Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
On October 19, the Illinois Fighting Illini will face Michigan — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is 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
- The Fighting Illini are playing the 36th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Illinois is facing the 28th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- The Fighting Illini are playing the 22nd-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Illinois’ schedule features six games against teams with winning records in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and zero against squads that picked up less than four wins).
- The Fighting Illini’s schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- The Fighting Illini totaled 391 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 64th, allowing 377.3 yards per contest.
- Illinois ranked 83rd in scoring offense (24.5 points per game) and 96th in scoring defense (29.4 points allowed per game) last season.
- The Fighting Illini totaled 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 36th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 71st, giving up 228.1 passing yards per contest.
- 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 conversion rate), the Fighting Illini put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 97th in FBS by posting a 36% third-down conversion rate.
- With 14 forced turnovers (105th in FBS) against 22 turnovers committed (112th in FBS), Illinois’ -8 turnover margin was the 12th-worst in college football last season.
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