Northwestern 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On August 31, the Northwestern Wildcats will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Miami (OH). See below for more info.
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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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (88), the Wildcats have the sixth-hardest schedule in college football.
- Northwestern will have the 12th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (80).
- Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71), the Wildcats have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- Northwestern has eight games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including five teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last season.
- The Wildcats have eight teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)
- While the Wildcats ranked 36th in total defense with 340.8 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little worse on offense, ranking 10th-worst (303.9 yards per game).
- Northwestern averaged 22.1 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 106th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 40th, giving up 22.5 points per game.
- The Wildcats owned the 96th-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (202 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on defense, ranking 15th-best with just 182.9 passing yards allowed per game.
- While Northwestern’s run defense ranked 80th with 157.8 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 13th-worst (101.9 rushing yards per game).
- Northwestern had the third-best turnover margin in college football last season at +13, forcing 22 turnovers (25th in FBS) while turning it over nine times (sixth in FBS).
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