Northern Illinois at Nebraska - 2019 Matchup Preview

Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers

Saturday, September 14th 2019 (8:00 PM EDT)
Nebraska -13.5 (53.0)
Nebraska 44 - Northern Illinois: 8

Huskies (5 - 7) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 17 - 24 (16 - 28 on Road)
'19 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

NIU 2nd straight Road Game
Our Line: -11 (SP+ NEB -17)
Projected Score: NIU: 20 - NEB: 30 (50)
NEB Win prob: 84% | Cover: 56%
NIU Travel: 418 miles

Cornhuskers (5 - 7) (3 - 9 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 25 (36 - 21 @ Home)
'19 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
NIU Players
NEB Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Northern Illinois's 2019 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Northern Illinois vs Illinois State	-6.5	42.5	W 24 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Northern Illinois at Utah	+23.0	45.0	L 17 - 35	O	Y
Sat 9/14	Northern Illinois at Nebraska	+13.5	53.0	L 8 - 44	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/28	Northern Illinois at Vanderbilt	+7.5	51.5	L 18 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Northern Illinois vs Ball State	-4.0	55.0	L 20 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/12	Northern Illinois at Ohio	+4.5	51.0	W 39 - 36	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Northern Illinois at Miami (OH)	-1.5	48.0	L 24 - 27	O	N
Sat 10/26	Northern Illinois vs Akron	-22.0	42.5	W 49 - 0	O	Y
Sat 11/2	Northern Illinois at Central Michigan	-1.0	48.5	L 10 - 48	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/13	Northern Illinois at Toledo	+2.5	54.5	W 31 - 28	O	Y
Tue 11/19	Northern Illinois vs Eastern Michigan	-3.5	56.5	L 17 - 45	O	N
Tue 11/26	Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan	+10.0	51.0	W 17 - 14	U	Y

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Predictions for Northern Illinois's Schedule

Nebraska's 2019 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Nebraska vs South Alabama	-35.0	65.0	W 35 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/7	Nebraska at Colorado	-4.0	64.0	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 9/14	Nebraska vs Northern Illinois	-13.5	53.0	W 44 - 8	U	Y
Sat 9/21	Nebraska at Illinois	-13.0	62.5	W 42 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/28	Nebraska vs Ohio State	+17.0	66.0	L 7 - 48	U	N
Sat 10/5	Nebraska vs Northwestern	-7.5	48.5	W 13 - 10	U	N
Sat 10/12	Nebraska at Minnesota	+7.0	47.0	L 7 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/26	Nebraska vs Indiana	-2.5	55.0	L 31 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/2	Nebraska at Purdue	-4.0	57.0	L 27 - 31	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Nebraska vs Wisconsin	+14.5	49.5	L 21 - 37	O	N
Sat 11/23	Nebraska at Maryland	-7.0	63.0	W 54 - 7	U	Y
Fri 11/29	Nebraska vs Iowa	+4.0	46.0	L 24 - 27	O	Y

Important Stats (2018)

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	.06	41%	17.1	43%	3	167	35%	155	3.21	.06	37%	24.3	32%	39%	2.79	61.1	1.4	1.4
NEB	.23	49%	28.7	52%	3.27	209	44%	247	3.52	.18	45%	24.6	50%	39%	3.55	71.7	1.8	1.7

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
NEB		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2018

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	17.1	16.3	40.6%	3.21	1.4	19	322	167	155	3.9	55%	44%	43%	35%	14%	.06
NEB Defense	12	24.6	20.9	45.2%	3.55	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	50%	39%	18%	.18

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	24.3	27.8	37.1%	2.79	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	48%	50%	32%	39%	15%	.06
NEB Offense	12	28.7	36.1	48.7%	3.52	1.8	23	456	209	247	5.4	50%	49%	52%	44%	18%	.23

Additional Stats 2018

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	28:08	19.3	36%	38%	6.5	61.1	1.4	1.4	6	2.9	2	28.7
Nebraska	12	27:44	23.1	37%	45%	7.6	71.7	1.8	1.7	5.9	2.1	1	26.2

Run Game Stats (2019)

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	55%	43%	42.6	166.9	3.9	16	.12	3	81%	10%	0.9
NEB Defense	12	49%	50%	-	-	-	-	.23	3.24	74%	10%	1

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	48%	32%	-	-	-	-	-.1	2.41	69%	11%	0.87
NEB Offense	12	50%	52%	38.7	209	5.4	25	.27	3.27	67%	13%	1.07

Pass Game Stats (2019)

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	44%	35%	16.9	28.6	155.4	5.4	9.2	15	11	-.01	1.4	32%	28%	.21	5%	1.8
NEB Defense	12	50%	39%	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	.15	1.6	32%	38%	.39	8%	1.9

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	50%	39%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.22	1.7	38%	35%	.27	4%	1.7
NEB Offense	12	49%	44%	21.4	33.7	247.2	7.3	11.5	19	11	.21	1.4	30%	35%	.36	4%	1.8

Northern Illinois's Power Ratings
Northern Illinois's Power Rating: NR
Northern Illinois's Offense Rating: NR
Northern Illinois's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating: #93
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Northern Illinois's 2019 Expected Record: -
Northern Illinois's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.9 #115
Northern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: 20.7 #106
Northern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.2 #102

Average Talent
Average Mountain West Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: Nebraska: 3.8

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northern Illinois: -13.9 Nebraska: 2.6

Nebraska's Power Ratings
Nebraska's Power Rating: 3.8 NR
Nebraska's Offense Rating: NR
Nebraska's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating: #24
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Nebraska's 2019 Expected Record: -
Nebraska's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: 2.6 #54
Nebraska's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.2 #40
Nebraska's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.4 #61

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Northern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 17.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 16.3
Defense: 24.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 27.8

Northern Illinois's 2019 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record on Road: 2 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Nebraska 30
Northern Illinois 20

Projected Total Points: 50

Nebraska Scoring
Offense: 28.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.1
Defense: 24.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 20.9

Nebraska's 2019 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record at home: 3 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/16	Nebraska	35	Northern Illinois	11	Nebraska -11.5	Nebraska	42.5	Over
2019	09/14	Nebraska	44	Northern Illinois	8	Nebraska -13.5	Nebraska	53.0	Under
2017	09/16	Nebraska	17	Northern Illinois	21	Nebraska -10.5	Northern Illinois	56.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Nebraska	2	2	1 Overs
Northern Illinois	1	1	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	2 - 1	2 - 1	2 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	1 - 2	1 - 2	0 - 0	1 - 2

(#) NIU at (#) NEB

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	NIU	NEB
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#115	#54
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#93	#24
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Northern Illinois Injury Report

Nebraska Injury Report

Northern Illinois on Offense


CategoryCat	NIU Off	NEB Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#106	#61
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Northern Illinois Run Game


CategoryCat	NIU Off	NEB Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Northern Illinois Pass Game


CategoryCat	NIU Off	NEB Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Nebraska on Offense


CategoryCat	NEB Off	NIU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#40	#102
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Nebraska Run Game


CategoryCat	NEB Off	NIU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Nebraska Pass Game


CategoryCat	NEB Off	NIU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
NEB 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'19 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

NIU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'19 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 3
Nebraska -13.5 (53.0)
Nebraska won vs Northern Illinois this year (44-8)

Previous Matchups
Nebraska beat Northern Illinois in 2023 (35-11)

NIU'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

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NIU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

NEB'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

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NEB's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD