The 2016 season's largest margin: Northern Illinois 44, Buffalo 7. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Correction
2016 is a losing-side chapter for Northern Illinois. The program metabolises it; the voice does not apologize.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Anthony MaddieQB1,213 passing yards
- Ryan GrahamQB688 passing yards
- Joel Bouagnon?885 rushing yards
- Jordan Huff?703 rushing yards
- Kenny GolladayWR1,164 receiving yards
- Christian BlakeWR457 receiving yards
- Aregeros TurnerWR415 receiving yards
- Sean FolliardLB81 tackles
- Jamaal PaytonLB76 tackles
- Brandon MayesS71 tackles
- Austin SmahaDE5 sacks
- Ladell FlemingDE4 sacks
- Josh CorcoranDE3 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Northern Illinois 17, South Florida 48. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Forward, Together Forward"
2016 sits in Northern Illinois's crisis ledger. The program does not moralise it. The next season begins the day this one ended and the crisis chapter closes when the ledger does.