Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
One of the best matchups on the Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule in 2024 is on October 19, against Michigan. The full slate can be found in this article.
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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, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Fighting Illini will be facing the 36th-ranked schedule this year.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year, Illinois will be playing the 28th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64), the Fighting Illini have the 22nd-toughest conference schedule in college football.
- Illinois will play six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and zero squads with three or fewer wins last season.
- The Fighting Illini will see seven teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini totaled 391 yards per game on offense last season (63rd in FBS), and they allowed 377.3 yards per game (64th) on the defensive side of the ball.
- From an offensive standpoint, Illinois ranked 83rd in FBS with 24.5 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 96th in points allowed (377.3 points allowed per contest).
- The Fighting Illini totaled 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 36th in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 71st, allowing 228.1 passing yards per contest.
- Illinois put up 126.4 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 98th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 63rd, allowing 149.2 rushing yards per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS last season (44% third-down percentage), the Fighting Illini had more success on offense, ranking 97th in FBS by putting up a 36% third-down percentage.
- Illinois owned 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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