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1990 Northern Illinois

6–⁠5, coached by Jerry Pettibone.

Schedule and results

Northern Illinois in 1990, game by game: won vs. Eastern Illinois 28–17; lost at No. 10 Nebraska 14–60; lost at Toledo 14–23; won vs. Kansas State 42–35; lost at Northwestern 7–24; won vs. No. 24 Fresno State 73–18; won vs. Arkansas State 35–0; won vs. Murray State 49–7; won at Akron 31–28; lost at East Carolina 20–24; lost at Louisiana 20–24+55−46Won 28–17 vs. Eastern Illinois+11Eastern IllinoisLost 14–60 at No. 10 Nebraska-46No. 10 NebraskaLost 14–23 at Toledo-9ToledoWon 42–35 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 7–24 at Northwestern-17NorthwesternWon 73–18 vs. No. 24 Fresno State+55No. 24 Fresno StateWon 35–0 vs. Arkansas State+35Arkansas StateWon 49–7 vs. Murray State+42Murray StateWon 31–28 at Akron+3AkronLost 20–24 at East Carolina-4East CarolinaLost 20–24 at Louisiana-4Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsEastern IllinoisW 28–⁠1783%
Sep 8at10NebraskaL 14–⁠6025%
Sep 15atToledoL 14–⁠2345%
Sep 22vsKansas StateW 42–⁠3576%
Sep 29atNorthwesternL 7–⁠2469%
Oct 6vs24Fresno StateW 73–⁠1830%
Oct 13vsArkansas StateW 35–⁠078%
Oct 20vsMurray StateW 49–⁠786%
Nov 3atAkronW 31–⁠2859%
Nov 10atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠2453%
Nov 17atLouisianaL 20–⁠2457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Led the nationStacey Robinson: rushing touchdowns (19 TD), points (120 pts), points per game (10.9)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠260
Coach
Jerry Pettibone
Elo
1520 −5 this season
SP+ rating
1.0 No. 53 of 104; offense No. 29, defense No. 74
SRS
−1.7 No. 59 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Summers
Defensive coordinator
Tim McGuire
Captains
Kevin Cassidy, Paul Rogan and Claude Royster