The Northern Illinois University football team will take on Western Michigan on Wednesday, November 6 on ESPN2, as the Mid-American Conference and ESPN announced the network designations for the first week of #MACtion on Monday.

After a 10-day “mini-bye” as most of the league transitions to a midweek game schedule, NIU (4-4, 1-3 MAC) travels to Kalamazoo for a 6 p.m. match-up versus the Broncos (5-3, 4-0 MAC).

The game marks NIU’s fourth appearance on an over the air network in 2024, but its first on an ESPN channel. The Huskies defeated Notre Dame on NBC; the NIU-NC State game was carried by the CW, while NIU’s win over UMass was on CBS Sports Network.

NIU last appeared on ESPN2 on September 24, 2022, a 31-23 loss at Kentucky. The WMU game will mark the Huskies’ 41st game on the network, the most of any national or regional outlet.  The Huskies are 25-15 all-time in games that have aired on ESPN2.

The Huskies return home to Huskie Stadium to face Akron on Wednesday, November 13 for their only midweek #MACtion home game of the season.  Tickets are on sale now at NIUHuskies.com/tickets or by calling 815-753-PACK (7225) Monday through Friday during regular business hours.