Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Bret Bielema Conference: Big 10-
2024 Season Highlights
Bret Bielema enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2024 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 vs. Eastern Illinois
45
0
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Kansas
23
17
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Central Michigan
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Nebraska
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Penn State
Sat., Oct. 5 OPEN Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Purdue
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Michigan
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Oregon
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Minnesota
Sat., Nov. 9 OPEN Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Michigan State
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Rutgers
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Northwestern
@ Wrigley Field
2024 Season Totals
Record 2-0
Points Scored 68
Scoring Average 34.0
Points Allowed 17
Defense Average 8.5
Opponents Record 1-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-0
Away Record 0-0
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2024 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2024 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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