1992 Northern Illinois

5–⁠6, coached by Charlie Sadler.

Schedule and results

Northern Illinois in 1992, game by game: lost at Illinois 14–30; won vs. Illinois State 26–19; won at Arkansas State 31–0; lost at Wisconsin 17–18; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 13–21; won vs. Southern Miss 23–10; won vs. Liberty 27–21; lost at Western Michigan 7–13; won at Louisiana 23–15; lost at Army 14–21; lost vs. Toledo 8–25+31−17Lost 14–30 at Illinois-16IllinoisWon 26–19 vs. Illinois State+7Illinois StateWon 31–0 at Arkansas State+31Arkansas StateLost 17–18 at Wisconsin-1WisconsinLost 13–21 vs. Middle Tennessee-8Middle TennesseeWon 23–10 vs. Southern Miss+13Southern MissWon 27–21 vs. Liberty+6LibertyLost 7–13 at Western Michigan-6Western MichiganWon 23–15 at Louisiana+8LouisianaLost 14–21 at Army-7ArmyLost 8–25 vs. Toledo-17Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 25–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠193
Coach
Charlie Sadler
Elo
1392 −12 this season
SP+ rating
-7.0 No. 81 of 105; offense No. 99, defense No. 35
SRS
−6.5 No. 77 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Brad Capes, Rob Wagner and Larry Wynn