The Northern Illinois Huskies will open their 2024 college football schedule against Western Illinois, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — see below for more.

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2024 Northern Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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Northern Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Huskies will be facing the 85th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• Northern Illinois will face the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (67).
• The Huskies will face the 91st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (46).
• In 2024, Northern Illinois will face five teams that had winning records last season, including four that won nine or more games, while facing three squads that picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
• The Huskies will go toe-to-toe with five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Northern Illinois Stat Insights (2023)

• The Huskies had the 77th-ranked offense last season (369.4 yards per game), and they were even better on defense, ranking 23rd-best with only 321.5 yards allowed per game.
• Northern Illinois ranked 81st in scoring offense (24.9 points per game) and 27th in scoring defense (21 points allowed per game) last season.
• The Huskies sported 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 just 170.5 passing yards allowed per game.
• Northern Illinois put up 179.6 rushing yards per game on offense (37th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 67th on defense with 151 rushing yards allowed per game.
• With 16 forced turnovers (86th in FBS) against 18 turnovers committed (64th in FBS) last season, Northern Illinois’ -2 turnover margin ranked 81st in college football.

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