Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On September 7, the Northern Illinois Huskies will face Notre Dame — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.
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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
- The Huskies will have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (67).
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (67), Northern Illinois has the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (46), the Huskies have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Northern Illinois will play five games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes four teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
- The Huskies have five teams who made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies ranked 77th in total offense last year (369.4 yards per game), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best in FBS with 369.4 yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois ranked 81st in scoring offense (24.9 points per game) and 27th in scoring defense (21 points allowed per game) last year.
- Defensively, the Huskies were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking fifth-best by allowing just 170.5 passing yards per game. They ranked 105th on offense (189.8 passing yards per game).
- Northern Illinois totaled 179.6 rushing yards per game on offense last season (37th in FBS), and it gave up 151 rushing yards per game (67th) on the other side of the ball.
- 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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