CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1991 Northern Illinois

2–⁠9, coached by Charlie Sadler.

Schedule and results

Northern Illinois in 1991, game by game: lost at Fresno State 7–55; won vs. Arkansas State 22–21; lost at Kansas State 17–34; lost at No. 9 Iowa 7–58; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 3–37; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–22; lost at No. 6 Florida 10–41; lost at Akron 7–17; lost vs. Louisiana 12–13; won vs. Illinois State 27–24; lost at Toledo 21–42+7−51Lost 7–55 at Fresno State-48Fresno StateWon 22–21 vs. Arkansas State+1Arkansas StateLost 17–34 at Kansas State-17Kansas StateLost 7–58 at No. 9 Iowa-51No. 9 IowaLost 3–37 vs. Louisiana Tech-34Louisiana TechLost 10–22 vs. Western Michigan-12Western MichiganLost 10–41 at No. 6 Florida-31No. 6 FloridaLost 7–17 at Akron-10AkronLost 12–13 vs. Louisiana-1LouisianaWon 27–24 vs. Illinois State+3Illinois StateLost 21–42 at Toledo-21Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atFresno StateL 7–⁠5536%
Sep 14vsArkansas StateW 22–⁠2179%
Sep 21atKansas StateL 17–⁠3450%
Sep 28at9IowaL 7–⁠5824%
Oct 5vsLouisiana TechL 3–⁠3743%
Oct 12vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠2242%
Oct 19at6FloridaL 10–⁠4110%
Oct 26atAkronL 7–⁠1741%
Nov 2vsLouisianaL 12–⁠1362%
Nov 16vsIllinois StateW 27–⁠2461%
Nov 23atToledoL 21–⁠4224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠364
Coach
Charlie Sadler
Elo
1356 −158 this season
SP+ rating
-21.7 No. 100 of 104; offense No. 94, defense No. 95
SRS
−22.2 No. 105 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Adam Dach, Nick Jones and Mike Westrick