Northern Illinois Huskies
FBS
Mid-American Conference · NIU
Team Vitals
-2.9
power · 2026 · #245 D1
-4.6 / +1.7
off / def (higher = better)
3–9
2025 record
113
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Iowa FBS | AWAY | Iowa 83% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Illinois State FCS | HOME | Illinois State 63% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Arizona FBS | AWAY | Arizona 80% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Georgia State FBS | AWAY | Georgia State 52% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Air Force FBS | HOME | Air Force 54% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Wyoming FBS | AWAY | Wyoming 60% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Hawai'i FBS | HOME | Hawai'i 58% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | UNLV FBS | AWAY | UNLV 73% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | San José State FBS | AWAY | San José State 56% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Nevada FBS | HOME | Northern Illinois 54% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | North Dakota State FCS | AWAY | North Dakota State 85% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | UTEP FBS | HOME | Northern Illinois 57% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Kent State vs | L | 31–35 |
| 2025-11-18 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Western Michigan vs | L | 19–35 |
| 2025-11-12 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Massachusetts @ | W | 45–3 |
| 2025-11-05 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Toledo @ | L | 3–42 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Ball State vs | W | 21–7 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Ohio @ | L | 21–48 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Eastern Michigan @ | L | 10–16 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Miami (OH) vs | L | 14–25 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | San Diego State vs | L | 3–6 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Mississippi State @ | L | 10–38 |
| 2025-09-05 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Maryland @ | L | 9–20 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Holy Cross vs | W | 19–17 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 205 | 292 | -87 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 319 | 241 | +78 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 324 | 273 | +51 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 | 327 | 393 | -66 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 451 | 472 | -21 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 232 | -83 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 274 | 338 | -64 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | 282 | 317 | -35 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 376 | 286 | +90 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 | 366 | 364 | +2 |
| 2015 | 8 | 6 | 436 | 387 | +49 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Urwiler | LB | 86 | #16 | 12 | 141 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 7.5 TFL |
| Jasper Beeler | DB | 76 | #133 | 12 | 77 tkl · 2 PD · 3 INT |
| Roy Williams | DL | 75 | #121 | 9 | 34 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Filip Maciorowski | LB | 71 | #166 | 12 | 87 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 6.5 TFL |
| Jacob Finley | DB | 69 | #323 | 11 | 57 tkl · 7 PD |
| Chavon Wright | RB | 68 | #231 | 12 | 875 rush yds · 5 TD · 8 rec |
| Telly Johnson Jr. | RB | 67 | #265 | 12 | 712 rush yds · 4 TD · 16 rec |
| Lance Ingold | DL | 66 | #368 | 5 | 17 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Muhammad Jammeh | DB | 66 | #481 | 12 | 60 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT |
| DeAree Rogers | WR | 65 | #401 | 12 | 46 rec · 506 yds · 3 TD |
| Devon Akers | TE | 63 | #170 | 1 | 1 rec · 7 yds · 1 TD |
| Jalonnie Williams | DL | 63 | #498 | 9 | 29 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Rickey Taylor Jr. | WR | 63 | #511 | 3 | 9 rec · 134 yds · 1 TD |
| Jake Ference | P | 63 | #64 | 7 | 30 punts · 43.7 yd avg |
| Donte Harrison | DB | 60 | #824 | 10 | 30 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT |
| Josh Holst | QB | 58 | #292 | 7 | 689 pass yds · 4 TD · 3 INT |
| Jalen Macon | QB | 57 | #325 | 5 | 105 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT |
| Jay'shon Thomas | DL | 56 | #891 | 10 | 21 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Ty Myles | DB | 55 | #1185 | 8 | 30 tkl · 1 PD |
| James Finley IV | DB | 54 | #1257 | 8 | 21 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT |
| Alvin Gulley Jr. | DL | 54 | #1016 | 8 | 15 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 TFL |
| Danny Vuckovic | P | 54 | #126 | 5 | 25 punts · 42.3 yd avg |
| Mark Hensley | DL | 54 | #1068 | 12 | 32 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL |
| Jackson Proctor | QB | 54 | #398 | 1 | 8 pass yds · 0 INT · 13 rush yds |
| Jason Fowler | TE | 53 | #374 | 1 | 2 rec · 14 yds |
| Reggie Jean | DL | 51 | #1239 | 5 | 10 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Andrew Glass | K | 51 | #257 | 12 | 11 FG · 20 XP · 53 pts |
| Kenji Lewis | WR | 48 | #1407 | 1 | 1 rec · 7 yds |
| James Little IV | DB | 48 | #1833 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Amari Williams | DB | 48 | #1834 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Danny Cronin | LB | 48 | #1150 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Lazaro Rogers | RB | 48 | #1117 | 7 | 189 rush yds · 1 TD · 1 rec |
| Romelo Ware | RB | 47 | #1165 | 1 | 1 rush yds |
| Triston White | RB | 46 | #1192 | 1 | — |
| Dasean Dixon | DL | 46 | #1640 | 12 | 26 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL |
| Micah Cook | DL | 46 | #1649 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jaylen Poe | RB | 44 | #1292 | 4 | 40 rush yds · 7 rec |
| Jake Appleget | TE | 44 | #608 | 6 | 7 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD |
| Kimar Nelson | LB | 44 | #1355 | 2 | 5 tkl |
| Malik Armstrong | DB | 42 | #2266 | 1 | 1 tkl |