Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northern Illinois Huskies will begin their 2024 college football schedule versus Western Illinois, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — see below for more.
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2024 Northern Illinois Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois (FCS) | August 31 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ Notre Dame | September 7 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | NBC |
| Buffalo | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ North Carolina State | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| UMass | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Bowling Green | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Toledo | October 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Ball State | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Western Michigan | November 6 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Akron | November 13 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Miami (OH) | November 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Central Michigan | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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Northern Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Huskies will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Northern Illinois is facing the 53rd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- Taking into account their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (46), the Huskies have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Northern Illinois has five games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including four teams that had nine or more wins and three with less than four wins last season.
- The Huskies will clash with five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies ranked 77th in total offense last season (369.4 yards per game), but they really clicked on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best in FBS with 369.4 yards allowed per game.
- With 21 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 107th-worst in FBS last season, Northern Illinois was forced to rely on its 81st-ranked offense (24.9 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- On the defensive side of the ball, the Huskies were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking fifth-best by surrendering only 170.5 passing yards per game. They ranked 105th on offense (189.8 passing yards per game).
- Offensively, Northern Illinois ranked 37th in FBS last season with 179.6 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 67th in rushing yards allowed per contest (151).
- With 16 forced turnovers (86th in FBS) against 18 turnovers committed (64th in FBS), Northern Illinois (-2) owned the 81st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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