Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On September 7, the Northern Illinois Huskies will meet Notre Dame — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is listed below.
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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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (67), the Huskies have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year, Northern Illinois will be facing the 53rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (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 year.
- The Huskies will play five games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies sported the 77th-ranked offense last year (369.4 yards per game), and they were even better on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best with only 321.5 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 season.
- The Huskies ranked 105th in passing yards last season (189.8 per game), but they played really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking fifth-best in FBS with 170.5 passing yards allowed per game.
- From an offensive standpoint, 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) last season, Northern Illinois’ -2 turnover margin ranked 81st in college football.
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