1994 Northern Illinois
4–7 (3–3 Big West), coached by Charlie Sadler. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Illinois 49–17Sep 24
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Oklahoma State | L 14–31 | 57% |
| Sep 10 | at Louisiana | L 9–29 | 28% |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois | L 10–34 | 21% |
| Sep 24 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 49–17 | 67% |
| Oct 1 | vs Nevada | L 31–35 | 42% |
| Oct 8 | vs New Mexico State | W 48–27 | 52% |
| Oct 15 | atPacific | L 32–41 | 42% |
| Oct 22 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 27–17 | 63% |
| Oct 29 | at Vanderbilt | L 16–17 | 28% |
| Nov 5 | at Arkansas State | W 38–16 | 59% |
| Nov 12 | at Arkansas | L 27–30 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 30–27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big West.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 301–294
- Coach
- Charlie Sadler
- Elo
- 1387 −12 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.7 No. 85 of 106; offense No. 68, defense No. 92
- SRS
- −8.7 No. 78 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Sean Allgood
1994 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
 UNLV | 5–1 | 7–5 | |
| Louisiana | 5–1 | 6–5 | |
| Pacific | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
 Northern Illinois | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
 San José State | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
 Utah State | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| New Mexico State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Arkansas State | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.