Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 9:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northern Illinois Huskies face Notre Dame on September 7, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, keep scrolling.
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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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Huskies will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (67), Northern Illinois has the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football.
- The Huskies will have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (46).
- Northern Illinois’ schedule has five games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more wins and three against squads that had less than four wins).
- The Huskies’ schedule in 2024 includes five returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies had the 77th-ranked offense last year (369.4 yards per game), and they were even better defensively, ranking 23rd-best with just 321.5 yards allowed per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 107th-worst in FBS last season (21 points allowed per game), Northern Illinois had more success on offense, ranking 81st in FBS by totaling 24.9 points per game.
- The Huskies ranked 105th in passing yards last season (189.8 per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking fifth-best in FBS with 170.5 passing yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois put up 179.6 rushing yards per game on offense (37th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 67th defensively with 151 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois owned the 81st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -2, forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while turning it over 18 times (64th in FBS).
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