Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On August 29, the Illinois Fighting Illini will open their 2024 college football schedule against Eastern Illinois, an FCS opponent. 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (77), the Fighting Illini have the 36th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Illinois will face the 28th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (75).
- The Fighting Illini will face the 22nd-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (64).
- Illinois has six games this season against teams that finished above .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 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini averaged 391 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 64th, allowing 377.3 yards per game.
- 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 in games.
- The Fighting Illini totaled 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 36th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 71st, allowing 228.1 passing yards per contest.
- 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).
- In addition to a 44% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 23rd-worst in FBS, the Fighting Illini posted a 97th-ranked third-down percentage (36%) on offense.
- Illinois had 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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