In 2024, one of the best games on the Northwestern Wildcats’ college football schedule is versus Michigan on November 23 — keep scrolling to find out 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 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 include 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 play eight teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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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 a little better on defense, ranking 36th with 340.8 yards allowed per game.
• Northwestern averaged 22.1 points per game on offense last season (106th in FBS), and it ranked 40th on the other side of the ball with 22.5 points allowed per game.
• The Wildcats ranked 96th in passing yards last season (202.0 per game), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, 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 contest. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 80th in FBS (157.8 rushing yards allowed per game).
• Northwestern had the third-best turnover margin in college football last season at +13, forcing 22 turnovers (25th in FBS) while turning it over nine times (sixth in FBS).

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