Northwestern 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

One of the top games on the Northwestern Wildcats’ college football schedule in 2024 is on November 23, against Michigan. The full slate can be found in this article.

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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 face the sixth-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (88).
  • Northwestern will have the 12th-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (80).
  • The Wildcats will face the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71).
  • In 2024, Northwestern’s schedule will include eight games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including five games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
  • The Wildcats will have eight teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Wildcats ranked 10th-worst in total offense (303.9 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 36th with 340.8 yards allowed per contest.
  • 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 ranked 96th in passing yards last year (202.0 per game), but they excelled on defense, ranking 15th-best in FBS with 182.9 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Northwestern was a bottom-25 run offense last season, ranking 13th-worst with 101.9 rushing yards per game. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 80th in FBS (157.8 rushing yards allowed per game).
  • Northwestern forced 22 total turnovers (25th in FBS) last season and turned it over nine times (sixth in FBS) for a turnover margin of +13, the third-best in college football.

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