Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On October 19, the Illinois Fighting Illini will face Michigan — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is listed below.
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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
- In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Fighting Illini will be facing the 36th-ranked schedule this year.
- In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Illinois will be facing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64), the Fighting Illini have the 22nd-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- Illinois has a schedule that features six games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and zero of them picked up three or fewer wins).
- The Fighting Illini’s schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini totaled 391 yards per game on offense last season (63rd in FBS), and they ranked 64th on the other side of the ball with 377.3 yards allowed per game.
- Illinois totaled 24.5 points per game on offense last year (83rd in FBS), and it surrendered 29.4 points per game (96th) on the other side of the ball.
- The Fighting Illini put up 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season (36th in FBS), and they ranked 71st on the other side of the ball with 228.1 passing yards allowed per game.
- Offensively, Illinois ranked 98th in FBS last season with 126.4 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 63rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (149.2).
- The Fighting Illini owned the 97th-ranked third-down offense last year (36% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-worst with a 44% third-down percentage allowed.
- With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 22 turnovers committed (112th in FBS), Illinois’ -8 turnover margin was the 12th-worst in college football last season.
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