The Northwestern Wildcats’ college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup versus Michigan on November 23 — see below for more.

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2024 Northwestern Game and TV Schedule

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Northwestern 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (88), the Wildcats have the sixth-hardest schedule in college football.
• Northwestern is facing the 12th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Wildcats will face the third-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (71).
• Northwestern will play eight teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule features five teams that had nine or more victories and one squad with less than four wins last year.
• The Wildcats have eight games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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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 contest. On defense, they ranked 36th in FBS (340.8 yards allowed per game).
• On offense, Northwestern ranked 106th in FBS with 22.1 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 40th in points allowed (340.8 points allowed per contest).
• On the defensive side of the ball, the Wildcats were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 15th-best by surrendering only 182.9 passing yards per game. They ranked 96th on offense (202 passing yards 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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