Northern Illinois at Western Michigan Game Matchup

Northern Illinois Huskies at Western Michigan Broncos

Friday, November 28th 2014 (11:00 AM EST)
Western Michigan -7 (0) Open: 0.0
Northern Illinois 31 - Western Michigan: 21 (Mid-American)

Huskies (11 - 3) (7 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 25 - 19 (21 - 20 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Temp: 25°
NIU 2nd straight Road Game
Our Line: -2 (SP+ -)
PPG only: NIU: 28 - WMU: 24 (52)
WMU Win prob: 70% | Cover: 49%
NIU Travel: 165 miles, 1 hrs behind

Broncos (8 - 5) (10 - 3 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 31 (40 - 27 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Northern Illinois's 2014 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 8/28	Northern Illinois vs Presbyterian	-38.0		W 55 - 3
Sat 9/6	Northern Illinois at Northwestern	+2.5		W 23 - 15
Sat 9/13	Northern Illinois at UNLV	-12.0		W 48 - 34
Sat 9/20	Northern Illinois at Arkansas	+8.0		L 14 - 52
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/4	Northern Illinois vs Kent State	-22.0		W 17 - 14
Sat 10/11	Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan	-12.5		L 17 - 34
Sat 10/18	Northern Illinois vs Miami (OH)	-14.5		W 51 - 41
Sat 10/25	Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan	-20.5		W 28 - 17
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/5	Northern Illinois at Ball State	-1.5		W 35 - 21
Tue 11/11	Northern Illinois vs Toledo	-3.5		W 27 - 24
Tue 11/18	Northern Illinois at Ohio	-2.5		W 21 - 14
Fri 11/28	Northern Illinois at Western Michigan	+7.0		W 31 - 21
Fri 12/5	Northern Illinois vs Bowling Green	-2.5		W 51 - 17
Tue 12/23	Northern Illinois vs Marshall	+8.0	67.0	L 23 - 52

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Western Michigan's 2014 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 8/30	Western Michigan at Purdue	+7.5	50.0	L 34 - 43
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/13	Western Michigan at Idaho	+2.5		W 45 - 33
Sat 9/20	Western Michigan vs Murray State	-15.0		W 45 - 14
Sat 9/27	Western Michigan at Virginia Tech	+28.0		L 17 - 35
Sat 10/4	Western Michigan vs Toledo	+10.0		L 19 - 20
Sat 10/11	Western Michigan at Ball State	+6.0		W 42 - 38
Sat 10/18	Western Michigan at Bowling Green	+2.5		W 26 - 14
Sat 10/25	Western Michigan vs Ohio	-8.0		W 42 - 21
Sat 11/1	Western Michigan at Miami (OH)	-5.0		W 41 - 10
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan	-23.5		W 51 - 7
Sat 11/22	Western Michigan at Central Michigan	-1.0		W 32 - 20
Fri 11/28	Western Michigan vs Northern Illinois	-7.0		L 21 - 31
Sat 12/20	Western Michigan vs Air Force	-2.5	59.0	L 24 - 38

NIU's OC vs WMU's DC WMU's OC vs NIU's DC

Important Stats (2013)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NIU		0%	24.5	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	18.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
WMU		0%	28.9	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	31.3	0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NIU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
WMU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2013

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NIU Offense	14	24.5	20.7	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
WMU Defense	12	31.3	27.2	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NIU Defense	14	18.5	19.7	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
WMU Offense	12	28.9	39.8	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional Stats 2013

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Northern Illinois	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Western Michigan	12	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100

Run Game Stats (2014)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NIU Offense	14	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
WMU Defense	12	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NIU Defense	14	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
WMU Offense	12	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0

Pass Game Stats (2014)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NIU Offense	14	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
WMU Defense	12	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NIU Defense	14	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
WMU Offense	12	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Northern Illinois's Power Ratings
Northern Illinois's Power Rating: #NR
Northern Illinois's Offense Rating: #NR
Northern Illinois's Defense Rating: #NR
2014 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Northern Illinois's 2014 Expected Record: -
Northern Illinois's 2014 Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.

Northern Illinois's SP+ Ratings
Northern Illinois's 2014 Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: Western Michigan: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: Western Michigan:

Western Michigan's Power Ratings
Western Michigan's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Western Michigan's Offense Rating: #NR
Western Michigan's Defense Rating: #NR
2014 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Western Michigan's 2014 Expected Record: -

Western Michigan's SP+ Ratings
Western Michigan's 2014 Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Western Michigan's Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Western Michigan's Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Northern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 24.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 20.7
Defense: 18.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 19.7

Northern Illinois's 2014 Record
Record: 11 - 3
Record vs Spread: 7 - 7 - 0
Record on Road: 7 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Northern Illinois 28
Western Michigan 24

Projected Total Points: 52

Western Michigan Scoring
Offense: 28.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 39.8
Defense: 31.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 27.2

Western Michigan's 2014 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 10 - 3 - 0
Record at home: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/06	Western Michigan	28	Northern Illinois	42	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -2.5	Northern Illinois	51.5	Over
2023	11/14	Northern Illinois	24	Western Michigan	0	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -4.5	Northern Illinois	55.5	Under
2022	11/09	Western Michigan	21	Northern Illinois	24	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -1	Northern Illinois	49.0	Under
2021	11/23	Northern Illinois	21	Western Michigan	42	Western Michigan	Western Michigan -6.5	Western Michigan	60.0	Over
2020	11/28	Western Michigan	30	Northern Illinois	27	Western Michigan	Western Michigan -18.5	Northern Illinois	64.5	Under
2019	11/26	Northern Illinois	17	Western Michigan	14	Northern Illinois	Western Michigan -10	Northern Illinois	51.0	Under
2018	11/20	Western Michigan	28	Northern Illinois	21	Western Michigan	Northern Illinois -6.5	Western Michigan	48.5	Over
2017	11/15	Northern Illinois	35	Western Michigan	31	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -9	Western Michigan	49.5	Over
2016	10/08	Western Michigan	45	Northern Illinois	30	Western Michigan	Western Michigan -19	Northern Illinois	68.5	Over
2015	11/18	Northern Illinois	27	Western Michigan	19	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -3.5	Northern Illinois	59.5	Under
2014	11/28	Western Michigan	21	Northern Illinois	31	Northern Illinois	Western Michigan -7	Northern Illinois	0
2013	11/26	Northern Illinois	33	Western Michigan	14	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois -33.5	Western Michigan	0
2012	10/27	Western Michigan	34	Northern Illinois	48	Northern Illinois
2011	10/15	Northern Illinois	51	Western Michigan	22	Northern Illinois
2010	10/30	Western Michigan	21	Northern Illinois	28	Northern Illinois
2009	10/03	Northern Illinois	38	Western Michigan	3	Northern Illinois
2008	09/06	Western Michigan	29	Northern Illinois	26	Western Michigan
2007	10/13	Northern Illinois	13	Western Michigan	17	Western Michigan
2006	10/14	Western Michigan	16	Northern Illinois	14	Western Michigan
2005	11/23	Northern Illinois	42	Western Michigan	7	Northern Illinois
2004	10/23	Western Michigan	38	Northern Illinois	59	Northern Illinois
2003	10/18	Northern Illinois	37	Western Michigan	10	Northern Illinois
2002	10/26	Western Michigan	20	Northern Illinois	24	Northern Illinois
2001	10/20	Northern Illinois	20	Western Michigan	12	Northern Illinois
2000	10/20	Western Michigan	52	Northern Illinois	22	Western Michigan

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Western Michigan	8	4	5 Overs
Northern Illinois	17	8	5 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	16 - 9	4 - 8	2 - 5	2 - 3
Road Teams	9 - 16	8 - 4	3 - 2	5 - 2

(#NR) Northern Illinois Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Northern Illinois Ratings Matchup Western Michigan

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #

SP+ #Team not found for the given year.

#Team not found for the given year.

SP+ Off #Team not found for the given year.

#Team not found for the given year.

SP+ Def #Team not found for the given year.

#Team not found for the given year.

Rematch from Week 14
Western Michigan -7.0 (0)
Northern Illinois won at Western Michigan this year (31-21)

Previous Matchups
Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan last year (42-28)
Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan in 2023 (24-0)
Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan in 2022 (24-21)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Waldo Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 25° - Wind: 11 mph

Team Information
Injuries: NIU | WMU
Depth Chart: NIU | WMU
Rosters: NIU | WMU

(#NR) Western Michigan Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -

Northern Illinois's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Western Michigan's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Northern Illinois's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Western Michigan's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD