Illinois 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Illinois Fighting Illini will face Eastern Illinois (FCS) on August 29, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the complete slate.
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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 playing the 36th-ranked schedule this year.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (75), Illinois has the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
- The Fighting Illini will face the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (64).
- Illinois’ schedule includes 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 will face seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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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 owned the 83rd-ranked scoring offense last season (24.5 points per game), and it was less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 38th-worst with 29.4 points allowed per game.
- The Fighting Illini totaled 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season (36th in FBS), and they ranked 71st on the other side of the ball with 228.1 passing yards allowed per game.
- 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 put up better results on offense, ranking 97th in FBS by posting a 36% third-down percentage.
- 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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