Northwestern 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:12 am Friday, August 9, 2024
The Northwestern Wildcats will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Miami (OH) on August 31 — see below for more.
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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
- The Wildcats will have the sixth-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (88).
- Northwestern will have the 12th-toughest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (80).
- The Wildcats are facing the third-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Northwestern has eight games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including five teams that had nine or more wins and one with less than four wins last year.
- The Wildcats will have eight teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)
- The Wildcats were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking 10th-worst with 303.9 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 36th in FBS (340.8 yards allowed per game).
- Northwestern ranked 106th in scoring offense (22.1 points per game) and 40th in scoring defense (22.5 points allowed per game) last season.
- The Wildcats owned the 96th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (202 passing yards per game), and they were better defensively, ranking 15th-best with only 182.9 passing yards allowed per game.
- Northwestern ranked 13th-worst in rushing offense (101.9 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 80th with 157.8 rushing yards allowed per contest.
- With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against nine turnovers committed (sixth in FBS), Northwestern’s +13 turnover margin was the third-best in college football last season.
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