Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule for 2024 includes facing Michigan on October 19. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.
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2024 Illinois Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois (FCS) | August 29 | 9:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Kansas | September 7 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Central Michigan | September 14 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | Peacock |
| @ Nebraska | September 20 | 8:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| @ Penn State | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Purdue | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Michigan | October 19 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Oregon | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Minnesota | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Michigan State | November 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Rutgers | November 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Northwestern | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Fighting Illini will be facing the 36th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season, Illinois will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- The Fighting Illini are playing the 22nd-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Illinois has six games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and zero with less than four wins last year.
- The Fighting Illini have seven teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini put up 391 yards per game offensively last year (63rd in FBS), and they gave up 377.3 yards per game (64th) on defense.
- Illinois compiled 24.5 points per game on offense last season (83rd in FBS), and it ranked 96th on defense with 29.4 points allowed per game.
- The Fighting Illini totaled 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season (36th in FBS), and they allowed 228.1 passing yards per game (71st) on the other side of the ball.
- Illinois averaged 126.4 rushing yards per game on offense (98th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 63rd defensively with 149.2 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Despite having a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS last season (44% third-down percentage), the Fighting Illini had more success on offense, ranking 97th in FBS by putting up a 36% third-down percentage.
- Illinois forced 14 total turnovers (105th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) resulting in a turnover margin of -8, the 12th-worst in college football.
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