Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will face an FCS opponent, Eastern Illinois, in their 2024 season opener on August 29. For the full Illinois schedule, see 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
- The Fighting Illini will face the 36th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (77).
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season, Illinois will be facing the 28th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Taking into account their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (64), the Fighting Illini have the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football.
- Illinois has six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and zero squads with less than four wins last year.
- The Fighting Illini’s schedule in 2024 includes 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 year (63rd in FBS), and they allowed 377.3 yards per game (64th) on the defensive side of the ball.
- Offensively, 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).
- Offensively, the Fighting Illini ranked 36th in FBS with 264.6 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 71st in passing yards allowed per contest (228.1).
- Illinois averaged 126.4 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 98th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 63rd, surrendering 149.2 rushing yards per game.
- Despite sporting 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 offensively, ranking 97th in FBS by putting up a 36% third-down percentage.
- Illinois owned the 11th-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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