Where Northern Illinois Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

0-6 · Mountain West

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  1. 3rd down conversion allowed

    Extreme · Weakness

    61.6%

    Highest of 138 teams

    +3.9 SD from the average of 37.8%

  2. Point margin / game

    Extreme · Weakness

    -21.5

    2nd-lowest of 138 teams

    -2.3 SD from the average of +5.1

  3. Points / game

    Outlier · Weakness

    14.2

    2nd-fewest of 138 teams

    -2.0 SD from the average of 29.0

  4. Points allowed / game

    Outlier · Weakness

    35.7

    7th-most of 138 teams

    +1.8 SD from the average of 23.8

  5. 3rd down conversion

    Notable · Weakness

    30.9%

    Tied for 10th-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.4 SD from the average of 41.0%

  6. Yards / game

    Notable · Weakness

    307.7

    9th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.4 SD from the average of 394.4

  7. Yards / play

    Notable · Weakness

    4.9

    12th-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.4 SD from the average of 5.9

  8. Rushing yards / game

    Notable · Style

    101.0

    6th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.3 SD from the average of 165.6

  9. Yards / play allowed

    Notable · Weakness

    6.4

    15th-highest of 138 teams

    +1.3 SD from the average of 5.5

  10. Yards allowed / game

    Notable · Weakness

    414.5

    20th-most of 138 teams

    +1.1 SD from the average of 354.5

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.