2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Wesley Beschorner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Benedetto (1st season)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Akron  0 0   0 0  
Ball State  0 0   0 0  
Bowling Green  0 0   0 0  
Buffalo  0 0   0 0  
Central Michigan  0 0   0 0  
Eastern Michigan  0 0   0 0  
Kent State  0 0   0 0  
Miami (OH)  0 0   0 0  
Northern Illinois  0 0   0 0  
Ohio  0 0   0 0  
Toledo  0 0   0 0  
Western Michigan  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of July 19, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team will represent Northern Illinois University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by Thomas Hammock in his sixth year as the head coach. The Huskies will play home games at Huskie Stadium, located in DeKalb, Illinois. [1]

Contents

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Northern Illinois was picked to finish tied for third in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship. [2] [3]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Miami119 (9)
2Toledo109 (3)
T3Bowling Green92
T3Northern Illinois92
5Ohio81
6Eastern Michigan64
7Western Michigan60
8Central Michigan59
9Ball State42
10Buffalo37
11Akron24
12Kent State13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Miami10
2Toledo2

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 312:30 p.m. Western Illinois * ESPN+
September 72:30 p.m.at Notre Dame * NBC
September 21 Buffalo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
September 28at NC State *
October 5 UMass *
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
October 12at Bowling Green
October 19 Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
October 26at Ball State
November 66:00 p.m.at Western Michigan ESPN2/ESPNU
November 136:00 p.m. Akron
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 196:00 p.m./6:30 p.m./7:00 p.m.at Miami (OH) ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 30 Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL

[4]

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