Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 9:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, versus Eastern Illinois of the FCS. Keep scrolling for 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.
- Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (75), Illinois has the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64), the Fighting Illini have the 22nd-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- Illinois has six games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and zero with less than four wins last year.
- The Fighting Illini have seven teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- On offense, the Fighting Illini ranked 63rd in FBS with 391 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 64th in total defense (377.3 yards allowed per contest).
- With 29.4 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 38th-worst in FBS last season, Illinois was forced to lean on its 83rd-ranked offense (24.5 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
- 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 defense, it ranked 63rd, surrendering 149.2 rushing yards per contest.
- The Fighting Illini owned the 97th-ranked third-down offense last season (36% third-down conversion rate), but they were worse defensively, ranking 23rd-worst with a 44% third-down conversion rate allowed.
- 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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