Northern Ill. 11-3 (8-1)
Offensive Rating: 1.085
Defensive Rating: 1.014
Overall Rating: 1.071
Mid-American| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Offense | Defense |
|---|
| YPP | Score | YPP | Score |
|---|
| 09/03/2011 | Army | W | 49 - 26 | 7.169 | 1.138 | 5.177 | 0.959 |
| 09/10/2011 | @ Kansas | L | 42 - 45 | 7.452 | 1.059 | 5.933 | 1.516 |
| 09/17/2011 | # Wisconsin | L | 7 - 49 | 4.558 | 0.825 | 7.667 | 1.047 |
| 09/24/2011 | Cal Poly | W | 47 - 30 | | | | |
| 10/01/2011 | @ Central Mich. | L | 41 - 48 | 6.179 | 0.848 | 9.383 | 1.670 |
| 10/08/2011 | Kent St. | W | 40 - 10 | 5.548 | 1.195 | 1.148 | 0.277 |
| 10/15/2011 | Western Mich. | W | 51 - 22 | 8.500 | 1.321 | 4.101 | 0.645 |
| 10/22/2011 | @ Buffalo | W | 31 - 30 | 4.493 | 0.699 | 6.217 | 1.342 |
| 11/01/2011 | @ Toledo | W | 63 - 60 | 8.581 | 1.570 | 6.618 | 1.083 |
| 11/08/2011 | @ Bowling Green | W | 45 - 14 | 7.787 | 1.359 | 5.860 | 1.109 |
| 11/15/2011 | Ball St. | W | 41 - 38 | 7.474 | 1.135 | 5.768 | 1.162 |
| 11/25/2011 | Eastern Mich. | W | 18 - 12 | 5.018 | 0.813 | 3.836 | 0.766 |
| 12/02/2011 | # Ohio | W | 23 - 20 | 6.532 | 1.144 | 5.239 | 0.838 |
| 01/08/2012 | # Arkansas St. | W | 38 - 20 | 5.208 | 1.006 | 4.379 | 0.765 |
@ = Away Game #= Neutral Game