The Northwestern Wildcats will face Miami (OH) in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Northwestern schedule, see below.

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2024 Northwestern Game and TV Schedule

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Northwestern 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (88), the Wildcats have the sixth-toughest schedule in college football.
• Northwestern is playing the 12th-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Wildcats are playing the third-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In 2024, Northwestern’s schedule will feature eight games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including five games against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads with less than four 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 were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking 10th-worst with 303.9 yards per game. On defense, they ranked 36th in FBS (340.8 yards allowed per game).
• Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 94th-worst in FBS last season (22.5 points allowed per game), Northwestern put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 106th in FBS by averaging 22.1 points per game.
• Defensively, the Wildcats were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 15th-best by giving up just 182.9 passing yards per game. They ranked 96th on offense (202 passing yards 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 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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