Northwestern 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:42 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On November 23, the Northwestern Wildcats will play Michigan — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is listed below.
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2024 Northwestern Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | August 31 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Duke | September 6 | 9:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Eastern Illinois (FCS) | September 14 | 7:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Washington | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Indiana | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Maryland | October 11 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Wisconsin | October 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Iowa | October 26 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Purdue | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Ohio State | November 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Michigan | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Illinois | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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Northwestern 2024 Strength of Schedule
- The Wildcats will have the sixth-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (88).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (80), Northwestern has the 12th-hardest schedule in college football.
- The Wildcats will have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71).
- Northwestern will play eight games in 2024 against teams with winning records in 2023 (five of those teams won nine or more games and one of them accumulated less than four wins).
- The Wildcats have eight games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)
- The Wildcats were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking 10th-worst with 303.9 yards per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 36th in FBS (340.8 yards allowed per game).
- Northwestern totaled 22.1 points per game on offense last season (106th in FBS), and it ranked 40th on defense with 22.5 points allowed per game.
- On defense, the Wildcats were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 15th-best by allowing just 182.9 passing yards per game. They ranked 96th on offense (202.0 passing yards per game).
- Northwestern was a bottom-25 run offense last season, ranking 13th-worst with 101.9 rushing yards per game. Defensively, it ranked 80th in FBS (157.8 rushing yards allowed per game).
- With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against nine turnovers committed (sixth in FBS), Northwestern’s +13 turnover margin was the third-best in college football last season.
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