Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup against Michigan on October 19 — see below 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
- 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 (75), Illinois has the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
- The Fighting Illini are playing the 22nd-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Illinois’ schedule includes six games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and zero against squads that had three or fewer wins).
- 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 compiled 391 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 64th, allowing 377.3 yards per game.
- Illinois put up 24.5 points per game on offense last season (83rd in FBS), and it allowed 29.4 points per game (96th) on defense.
- 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 ranked 98th in run offense (126.4 rushing yards per game) and 63rd in run defense (149.2 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS last season (44% third-down percentage), the Fighting Illini played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 97th in FBS by posting 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) for a turnover margin of -8, the 12th-worst in college football.
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