Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:55 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
A highlight of the Illinois Fighting Illini’s 2024 college football schedule is a matchup with Michigan on October 19 — keep scrolling for more information.
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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 difficulty, 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.
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64), the Fighting Illini have the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football.
- Illinois has six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and zero squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Fighting Illini have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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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 year.
- With 29.4 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 38th-worst in FBS last season, Illinois had to rely on its 83rd-ranked offense (24.5 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- 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 the other side of the ball.
- From an offensive standpoint, 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 sported the 97th-ranked third-down offense last season (36% third-down percentage), but they were worse on defense, ranking 23rd-worst with a 44% third-down conversion rate allowed.
- Illinois had 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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