Northwestern 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Northwestern Wildcats’ college football schedule for 2024 includes a standout matchup versus Michigan on November 23 — 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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (88), the Wildcats have the sixth-toughest schedule in college football.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year (80), Northwestern has the 12th-toughest schedule in college football.
- The Wildcats are playing the third-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Northwestern has a schedule that features eight games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (five of those teams won nine or more games and one of them accumulated less than four wins).
- The Wildcats will have eight teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)
- The Wildcats were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking 10th-worst with 303.9 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 36th in FBS (340.8 yards allowed per game).
- With 22.5 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 94th-worst in FBS last season, Northwestern was forced to rely on its 106th-ranked offense (22.1 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- The Wildcats ranked 96th in passing yards last season (202 per game), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking 15th-best in FBS with 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 less successful on offense, ranking 13th-worst (101.9 rushing yards per game).
- Northwestern owned 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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