Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will face Eastern Illinois (FCS) on August 29, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the complete 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
- The Fighting Illini are facing the 36th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Illinois is playing the 28th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- The Fighting Illini will have the 22nd-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64).
- In 2024, Illinois’ schedule will feature six games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and zero games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
- The Fighting Illini will go toe-to-toe with seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini compiled 391.0 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 64th, giving up 377.3 yards per contest.
- Illinois ranked 83rd in scoring offense (24.5 points per game) and 96th in scoring defense (29.4 points allowed per game) last season.
- The Fighting Illini ranked 36th in pass offense (264.6 passing yards per game) and 71st in pass defense (228.1 passing yards allowed per game) last year.
- Illinois compiled 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.
- The Fighting Illini had the 97th-ranked third-down offense last season (36.0% third-down conversion rate), but they were worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 23rd-worst with a 44.0% third-down percentage allowed.
- Illinois forced 14 total turnovers (105th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) to record a turnover margin of -8, the 12th-worst in college football.
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