Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In 2024, one of the top matchups on the Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule is against Michigan on October 19 — keep scrolling to find out more.
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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.
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season, Illinois will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- The Fighting Illini are facing the 22nd-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Illinois will take on six teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that put up nine or more victories and zero squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Fighting Illini will play seven games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini compiled 391 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 64th, surrendering 377.3 yards per game.
- From an offensive standpoint, Illinois ranked 83rd in FBS with 24.5 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 96th in points allowed (377.3 points allowed per contest).
- The Fighting Illini put up 264.6 passing yards per game offensively last season (36th in FBS), and they allowed 228.1 passing yards per game (71st) on defense.
- Illinois put up 126.4 rushing yards per game offensively last season (98th in FBS), and it gave up 149.2 rushing yards per game (63rd) on the defensive side of the ball.
- Despite having a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS last season (44% third-down conversion rate), the Fighting Illini put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 97th in FBS by putting up a 36% third-down percentage.
- Illinois owned the 12th-worst turnover margin in college football last season at -8, forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) while turning it over 22 times (112th in FBS).
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