Northwestern 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northwestern Wildcats will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against Miami (OH). Keep scrolling for more.
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2024 Northwestern Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | August 31 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Duke | September 6 | 9:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Eastern Illinois (FCS) | September 14 | 7:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Washington | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Indiana | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Maryland | October 11 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Wisconsin | October 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Iowa | October 26 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Purdue | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Ohio State | November 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Michigan | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Illinois | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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Northwestern 2024 Strength of Schedule
- The Wildcats will have the sixth-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (88).
- Northwestern will face the 12th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (80).
- The Wildcats will face the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71).
- Northwestern has a schedule that features eight games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (five of those teams won nine or more games and one of them totaled less than four wins).
- The Wildcats will see eight teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)
- The Wildcats ranked 10th-worst in total offense (303.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 36th with 340.8 yards allowed per contest.
- With 22.5 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 94th-worst in FBS last season, Northwestern was forced to lean on its 106th-ranked offense (22.1 points per contest) to keep it in games.
- The Wildcats ranked 96th in passing yards last year (202 per game), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking 15th-best in FBS with 182.9 passing yards allowed per game.
- While Northwestern’s run defense ranked 80th with 157.8 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 13th-worst (101.9 rushing yards per game).
- Northwestern forced 22 total turnovers (25th in FBS) last season and turned it over nine times (sixth in FBS) for a turnover margin of +13, the third-best in college football.
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