2024 Notre Dame, Oregon State, UConn, UMass, Washington State Preseason Predictions: Game-by-Game Picks and Team Schedules

It's a bit different to be an independent now.

Notre Dame is still fiercely on its own, UMass is going off to the MAC next season, Oregon State and Washington State are roommates in whatever the Pac-12 technically is, and UConn being awesome at basketball doesn't seem to matter too much to conferences,

All of that, and Army is in the American Athletic Conference.

However, that sort of means all five of these schools have terrific schedules that should be interesting. We try to pick and predict every game.

Independent Team Previews & Breakdowns
Notre Dame | Oregon State | UConn
UMass | Washington State
2024 All-Independent Team
2024 Top 20 Independent Players

2024 Notre Dame Football Schedule and Prediction

CFN Predicted Record 10-2
Aug 31 at Texas A&M L
Sept 7 Northern Illinois W
Sept 14 at Purdue W
Sept 21 Miami University W
Sept 28 Louisville W
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 Stanford W
Oct 19 at Georgia Tech W
Oct 26 vs Navy (in East Rutherford) W
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 Florida State W
Nov 16 Virginia W
Nov 23 Army (in Bronx) W
Nov 30 at USC L

2024 Oregon State Football Schedule and Prediction

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5
Aug 31 Idaho State W
Sept 7 at San Diego State W
Sept 14 Oregon L
Sept 21 Purdue L
Sept 28 OPEN DATE
Oct 5 Colorado State W
Oct 12 at Nevada W
Oct 19 UNLV W
Oct 26 at Cal L
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 San Jose State W
Nov 16 at Air Force L
Nov 23 Washington State W
Nov 30 at Boise State L

2024 UConn Football Schedule and Prediction

CFN Predicted Record: 6-6
Aug 31 at Maryland L
Sept 7 Merrimack W
Sept 14 at Duke L
Sept 21 Florida Atlantic W
Sept 28 Buffalo W
Oct 5 Temple W
Oct 12 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 Wake Forest L
Oct 26 Rice L
Nov 2 Georgia State W
Nov 9 at UAB L
Nov 16 OPEN DATE
Nov 23 at Syracuse L
Nov 30 at UMass W

2024 UMass Football Schedule and Prediction

CFN Predicted Record: Spring 2-10
Aug 31 Eastern Michigan L
Sept 7 at Toledo L
Sept 14 at Buffalo L
Sept 21 Central Connecticut W
Sept 28 at Miami University L
Oct 5 at Northern Illinois L
Oct 12 Missouri L
Oct 19 OPEN DATE
Oct 26 Wagner W
Nov 2 at Mississippi State L
Nov 9 OPEN DATE
Nov 16 Liberty L
Nov 23 at Georgia L
Nov 30 UConn L

2024 Washington State Football Schedule and Prediction

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5
Aug 31 Portland State W
Sept 7 Texas Tech L
Sept 14 at Washington L
Sept 21 San Jose State W
Sept 28 at Boise State L
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 at Fresno State L
Oct 19 Hawaii W
Oct 26 at San Diego State W
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 Utah State W
Nov 16 at New Mexico W
Nov 23 at Oregon State L
Nov 30 Wyoming W

Independent Team Previews & Breakdowns
Notre Dame | Oregon State | UConn
UMass | Washington State
2024 All-Independent Team
2024 Top 20 Independent Players