Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northern Illinois Huskies will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus Western Illinois of the FCS. See below for more.
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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
- The Huskies are facing the 85th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- Northern Illinois will have the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (67).
- 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 a schedule that includes five games in 2024 against teams with winning records in 2023 (four of those teams won nine or more games and three of them had three or fewer wins).
- The Huskies have five games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies sported the 77th-ranked offense last season (369.4 yards per game), and they were even more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best with just 321.5 yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois compiled 24.9 points per game on offense last season (81st in FBS), and it ranked 27th on defense with 21 points allowed per game.
- 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 surrendering only 170.5 passing yards per game. They ranked 105th on offense (189.8 passing yards per game).
- Offensively, 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) while committing 18 (64th in FBS).
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