Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Eastern Illinois, an FCS opponent, on August 29 — 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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (77), the Fighting Illini have the 36th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (75), Illinois has the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
- 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 will play six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and zero squads with three or fewer wins last year.
- The Fighting Illini will go up against seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini put up 391 yards per game on offense last season (63rd in FBS), and they ranked 64th on defense with 377.3 yards allowed per game.
- Illinois ranked 83rd in scoring offense (24.5 points per game) and 96th in scoring defense (29.4 points allowed per game) last year.
- The Fighting Illini compiled 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, giving up 228.1 passing yards per game.
- Illinois put up 126.4 rushing yards per game on offense last season (98th in FBS), and it surrendered 149.2 rushing yards per game (63rd) on the defensive side of the ball.
- The Fighting Illini had the 97th-ranked third-down offense last year (36% third-down percentage), but they were worse on the other side of the ball, 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) for a turnover margin of -8, the 12th-worst in college football.
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