The Northern Illinois Huskies will meet Western Illinois (FCS) on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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2024 Northern Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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Northern Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Huskies will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Northern Illinois will be playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this year.
• The Huskies will have the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (46).
• Northern Illinois’ schedule includes five games against teams with winning records in 2023 (four against teams with nine or more victories and three against squads that collected less than four wins).
• The Huskies will play five teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)

• The Huskies ranked 77th in total offense last season (369.4 yards per game), but they thrived on defense, ranking 23rd-best in FBS with 369.4 yards allowed per game.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 107th-worst in FBS last season (21 points allowed per game), Northern Illinois had more success offensively, ranking 81st in FBS by averaging 24.9 points per game.
• Defensively, the Huskies were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking fifth-best by surrendering just 170.5 passing yards per game. They ranked 105th on offense (189.8 passing yards per game).
• Northern Illinois averaged 179.6 rushing yards per game offensively last year (37th in FBS), and it gave up 151 rushing yards per game (67th) on the other side of the ball.
• With 16 forced turnovers (86th in FBS) against 18 turnovers committed (64th in FBS), Northern Illinois (-2) had the 81st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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