Team Season · MAC
NORTHERN ILLINOIS · 2024
7–5 regular season · 8–5 overallFamous Idaho Potato Bowl · W
BOOMBLÄT Season Score
69BLIP
13 scored games · bowl-weighted · percentile-normalised vs all FBS team-seasons · schedule strength does not touch this number
The Season in Numbers
2024 · Game Scores by Week
Season peaked at 73 (BLIP) in the Week 1 54–15 win over Western Illinois and bottomed at 31 (BLÄT) in the Week 9 23–25 loss to Ball State. 5 sub-55 games across 13 scored.
Week by Week
Week 1Wvs Western IllinoisFCS54–1573BLIPWeek 2Wat Notre Dame Fighting Irish16–1457BLIP
Week 3Bye week
Week 4Lvs Buffalo Bulls · OT20–2343BLÄTWeek 5Lat NC State Wolfpack17–2434BLÄTWeek 6Wvs Massachusetts Minutemen34–2066BLIPWeek 7Wat Bowling Green Falcons17–766BLIPWeek 8Lvs Toledo Rockets6–1332BLÄTWeek 9Lat Ball State Cardinals23–2531BLÄTWeek 10Bye week
Week 11Wat Western Michigan Broncos42–2871BLIPWeek 12Wvs Akron Zips29–1669BLIPWeek 13Lat Miami (OH) RedHawks9–2040BLÄTWeek 14Wvs Central Michigan Chippewas24–1665BLIPFamous Idaho Potato BowlWvs Fresno State Bulldogs · OT · neutral28–2057BLIPPostseason
MAC TitleDid not qualifyDid not reach the MAC Championship Game
Famous Idaho Potato BowlBeat Fresno State 28–20 (OT)Dec 23, 2024 · Albertsons Stadium · 1.1× bowl weighting
Key Stats · 2024
PPG
24.5
Opp PPG
18.5
Avg Total Yards
382
Turnover Diff
-3
Sacks
28
Best Game
73
About This Season
The 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies went 7–5 in the regular season and won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to close at 8–5. BOOMBLÄT scored every game from the box score — a 69 BLIP season, ranked against every scored FBS team-season. The schedule rated .464 — a × 0.93 weight toward the all-time score, never toward this season's number.