Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northern Illinois Huskies will meet Western Illinois (FCS) on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.
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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
- In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Huskies will be playing the 85th-ranked schedule this year.
- Northern Illinois will face the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (67).
- Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Huskies will be playing the 91st-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Northern Illinois will play five teams this season 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 year.
- The Huskies have five teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- Defensively, the Huskies were a top-25 unit last season, ranking 23rd-best by giving up only 321.5 yards per game. They ranked 77th on offense (369.4 yards per game).
- Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 107th-worst in FBS last season (21 points allowed per game), Northern Illinois played better on offense, ranking 81st in FBS by putting up 24.9 points per game.
- The Huskies had the 105th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (189.8 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking fifth-best with only 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).
- 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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