Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On August 31, the Northern Illinois Huskies will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Western Illinois, an FCS opponent. See below for more information.
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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
- Using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Huskies will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, Northern Illinois will be facing the 53rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- The Huskies are facing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- 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 have five games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies owned the 77th-ranked offense last season (369.4 yards per game), and they were even better on defense, ranking 23rd-best with only 321.5 yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois put up 24.9 points per game offensively last season (81st in FBS), and it gave up 21 points per game (27th) on defense.
- 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 giving up only 170.5 passing yards per game. They ranked 105th on offense (189.8 passing yards per game).
- Northern Illinois ranked 37th in run offense (179.6 rushing yards per game) and 67th in run defense (151 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- Northern Illinois ranked 81st in college football with a -2 turnover margin last season after forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) and committing 18 (64th in FBS).
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