Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 11:13 am Friday, August 9, 2024
A matchup against Michigan on October 19 is what jumps out when looking at the Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule in 2024. See below to find dates and times for every game.
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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 playing the 36th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (75), Illinois has the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
- The Fighting Illini are facing 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 put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and zero with less than four wins last season.
- The Fighting Illini will see seven teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini ranked 63rd in total offense (391 yards per game) and 64th in total defense (377.3 yards allowed per game) last season.
- On offense, 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).
- On offense, 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 put up 126.4 rushing yards per game offensively last season (98th in FBS), and it surrendered 149.2 rushing yards per game (63rd) on defense.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS last season (44% third-down percentage), 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 conversion rate.
- 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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