Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, against Eastern Illinois of the FCS. 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Fighting Illini will be facing the 36th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Illinois will be facing the 28th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Fighting Illini will face the 22nd-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64).
- Illinois’ schedule has six games against teams with winning records in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more wins and zero against squads that collected three or fewer wins).
- The Fighting Illini will play seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)
- Offensively, the Fighting Illini ranked 63rd in FBS with 391 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 64th in total defense (377.3 yards allowed per contest).
- Illinois totaled 24.5 points per game on offense last season (83rd in FBS), and it surrendered 29.4 points per game (96th) on defense.
- On offense, 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).
- Offensively, Illinois ranked 98th in FBS last season with 126.4 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 63rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (149.2).
- The Fighting Illini sported the 97th-ranked third-down offense last year (36% third-down conversion rate), but they were worse on defense, ranking 23rd-worst with a 44% third-down percentage allowed.
- Illinois had 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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