| Date | Location | Result | |
| Nov 25, 2016 | Kent, Ohio | NIU 31, Kent State 21 | Box score |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Ypsilanti, Mich. | NIU 31, Eastern Michigan 24 | Box score |
| Nov 09, 2016 | Chicago, Ill. | Toledo 31, NIU 24 | Box score |
| Nov 01, 2016 | DeKalb, Ill. | NIU 45, Bowling Green 20 | Box score |
| Oct 22, 2016 | DeKalb, Ill. | NIU 44, Buffalo 7 | Box score |
| Oct 15, 2016 | DeKalb, Ill. | Central Michigan 34, NIU 28 | Box score |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Kalamazoo, Mich. | Western Michigan 45, NIU 30 | Box score |
| Oct 01, 2016 | Muncie, Ind. | NIU 31, Ball State 24 | Box score |
| Sep 24, 2016 | DeKalb, Ill. | Western Illinois 28, NIU 23 | Box score |
| Sep 17, 2016 | DeKalb, Ill. | San Diego State 42, NIU 28 | Box score |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Tampa, Fla. | USF 48, NIU 17 | Box score |
| Sep 03, 2016 | Laramie, Wyo. | Wyoming Cowboys 40, NIU 34 | Box score |