Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:51 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
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last year (77), the Fighting Illini have the 36th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Taking into account 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 take on six teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and zero squads with three or fewer wins last season.
- 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)
- The Fighting Illini put up 391 yards per game on offense last season (63rd in FBS), and they ranked 64th defensively with 377.3 yards allowed per game.
- Illinois had the 83rd-ranked scoring offense last season (24.5 points per game), and it was worse defensively, ranking 38th-worst with 29.4 points allowed per game.
- The Fighting Illini ranked 36th in pass offense (264.6 passing yards per game) and 71st in pass defense (228.1 passing yards allowed per game) last season.
- 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 year.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 23rd-worst in FBS last season (44% third-down conversion rate), the Fighting Illini played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 97th in FBS by putting up a 36% third-down conversion rate.
- 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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