Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northern Illinois Huskies’ college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup against Notre Dame on September 7 — see below for more.
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2024 Northern Illinois Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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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
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last season (67), the Huskies have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (67), Northern Illinois has the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football.
- According to their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (46), the Huskies have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Northern Illinois has five games scheduled against teams that had 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 teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies owned the 77th-ranked offense last year (369.4 yards per game), and they were even more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best with only 321.5 yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois totaled 24.9 points per game offensively last year (81st in FBS), and it surrendered 21 points per game (27th) on the other side of the ball.
- The Huskies sported the 105th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (189.8 passing yards per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking fifth-best with just 170.5 passing yards allowed 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 had 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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