Northern Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ college football schedule for 2024 includes meeting Notre Dame on September 7. See below to check out 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

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last season (67), the Huskies have the 85th-ranked schedule in college football.
  • Northern Illinois is facing the 53rd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Huskies will have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (46).
  • Northern Illinois will face five teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against four teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
  • 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 more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-best with only 321.5 yards allowed per game.
  • Northern Illinois owned the 81st-ranked scoring offense last year (24.9 points per game), and it was worse defensively, ranking 107th-worst with 21 points allowed per game.
  • The Huskies ranked 105th in passing yards last year (189.8 per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking fifth-best in FBS with 170.5 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Northern Illinois ranked 37th in run offense (179.6 rushing yards per game) and 67th in run defense (151 rushing yards allowed per game) last year.
  • 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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