Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A game versus Notre Dame on September 7 is what stands out when looking at the Northern Illinois Huskies’ college football schedule in 2024. Keep scrolling to find dates and times for every game.
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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.
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Northern Illinois will be facing the 53rd-ranked schedule this year.
- The Huskies are playing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- In 2024, Northern Illinois will face five teams that had winning records last season, including four that won nine or more games, while facing three squads that picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
- The Huskies will face five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Huskies owned the 77th-ranked offense last season (369.4 yards per game), and they were even better on defense, ranking 23rd-best with just 321.5 yards allowed per game.
- With 21 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 107th-worst in FBS last season, Northern Illinois was forced to lean on its 81st-ranked offense (24.9 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- The Huskies had the 105th-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (189.8 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking fifth-best with just 170.5 passing yards allowed per game.
- Northern Illinois totaled 179.6 rushing yards per game offensively last year (37th in FBS), and it surrendered 151 rushing yards per game (67th) on defense.
- Northern Illinois forced 16 total turnovers (86th in FBS) last season and turned it over 18 times (64th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -2, 81st-ranked in college football.
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