Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
One of the top matchups on the Northern Illinois Huskies’ college football schedule in 2024 is on September 7, versus Notre Dame. The full slate can be found below.
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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 will have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (67).
- Northern Illinois will face the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (67).
- The Huskies will face the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (46).
- Northern Illinois’ schedule has five games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more victories and three against squads that had three or fewer wins).
- The Huskies’ schedule in 2024 features five returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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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 just 321.5 yards per game. They ranked 77th on offense (369.4 yards per game).
- Northern Illinois averaged 24.9 points per game on offense last season (81st in FBS), and it ranked 27th on defense with 21 points allowed per game.
- The Huskies sported the 105th-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (189.8 passing yards per game), and they were more effective defensively, ranking fifth-best with only 170.5 passing yards allowed 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 owned 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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