The Northwestern Wildcats will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus Miami (OH). See below for more.

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2024 Northwestern Game and TV Schedule

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Northwestern 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Wildcats will face the sixth-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (88).
• According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (80), Northwestern has the 12th-hardest schedule in college football.
• Based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71), the Wildcats have the third-toughest conference schedule in college football.
• 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 season.
• The Wildcats have eight teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Northwestern Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Wildcats ranked 36th in total defense with 340.8 yards allowed per game last season, they were slightly less successful on offense, ranking 10th-worst (303.9 yards 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 year.
• The Wildcats ranked 96th in passing yards last year (202 per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking 15th-best in FBS with 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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