The Northern Illinois Huskies were 8-5 in 2018. They fell to the UAB Blazers, 37 to 13, in the Boca Raton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-2 | 10-4 | |
2 | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
3 | 7-2 | 8-6 | |
4 | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
5 | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 14 | 282 | 4,512 | 998 | 4.5 | 2,337 | 597 | 3.9 | 2,175 | 401 | 5.4 | 43 | 313 | 270 | 140 | 111 | 19 | 91 | 856 |
Team Rank | 108th | 103rd | 14th | 127th | 54th | 12th | 95th | 108th | 67th | 127th | 126th | 2nd | 66th | 26th | 95th | 86th | 100th | 110th | |
Opponent | 14 | 317 | 5,006 | 1,096 | 4.8 | 1,537 | 567 | 2.7 | 3,469 | 479 | 7.2 | 50 | 325 | 285 | 87 | 162 | 36 | 82 | 633 |
Opponent Rank | 46th | 64th | 128th | 19th | 15th | 117th | 3rd | 122nd | 122nd | 64th | 2nd | 130th | 101st | 12th | 128th | 124th | 43rd | 85th | |
Net | -35 | -494 | -98 | -0.3 | +800 | +30 | +1.2 | -1,294 | -78 | -1.8 | -7 | -12 | -15 | +53 | -51 | -17 | +9 | +223 | |
Net Rank | 88th | 96th | 111th | 90th | 24th | 51st | 20th | 123rd | 115th | 118th | 43rd | 73rd | 85th | 17th | 121st | 127th | 93rd | 115th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |