A highlight of the Northern Illinois Huskies’ 2024 college football schedule is a game against Notre Dame on September 7 — see below for more information.

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2024 Northern Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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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).
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, Northern Illinois will be facing the 53rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (46), the Huskies have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
• Northern Illinois will play five games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes four teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
• The Huskies will go up against five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)

• On defense, the Huskies were a top-25 unit last season, ranking 23rd-best by giving up only 321.5 yards per game. They ranked 77th on offense (369.4 yards 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 owned the 105th-ranked offense last season 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.
• Northern Illinois averaged 179.6 rushing yards per game on offense (37th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 67th defensively with 151 rushing yards allowed per game.
• Northern Illinois ranked 81st in college football with a -2 turnover margin last season after forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) and committing 18 (64th in FBS).

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