In their 2024 season opener, on August 31, the Northwestern Wildcats will face Miami (OH). For the full Northwestern schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Northwestern Game and TV Schedule

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Northwestern 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Wildcats are playing the sixth-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
• Northwestern is playing the 12th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Wildcats will face the third-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (71).
• Northwestern’s schedule has eight games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (five against teams with nine or more victories and one against a squad that collected less than four wins).
• The Wildcats will have eight teams who made a 2023 bowl game 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 worse on offense, ranking 10th-worst (303.9 yards per game).
• Northwestern compiled 22.1 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 106th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 40th, giving up 22.5 points per game.
• The Wildcats had the 96th-ranked offense last season in terms of passing yards (202 passing yards per game), and they were more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 15th-best with just 182.9 passing yards allowed per game.
• Northwestern was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking 13th-worst with 101.9 rushing yards per contest. On defense, it ranked 80th in FBS (157.8 rushing yards allowed per game).
• 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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