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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024
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  30   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Nebraska  31   24   W (OT)      
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Penn State  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Purdue  50   49   W (OT)      
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Michigan  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Oregon  9   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Minnesota  17   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Michigan State  38   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Rutgers  38   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Northwestern  38   28   W    @ Wrigley Field   
 Tue., Dec. 31   South Carolina            @ Orlando, FL   Citrus Bowl
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored347
  Scoring Average28.9
  Points Allowed265
  Defense Average22.1
  Opponents Record69-65
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-2
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2024 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Oregon 13-0467231 9-0312132  Dan Lanning
Indiana 11-1520176 8-1360152  Curt Cignetti
Penn State 11-2437213 8-1276129  James Franklin
Ohio State 10-2426131 7-2269111  Ryan Day
Illinois 9-3347265 6-3249239  Bret Bielema
Iowa 8-4336205 6-3239164  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7-5267246 5-4197187  Sherrone Moore
Minnesota 7-5316210 5-4224191  P.J. Fleck
Rutgers 7-5335286 4-5216239  Greg Schiano
Southern California 6-6357282 4-5247213  Lincoln Riley
Washington 6-6270274 4-5186238  Jedd Fisch
Nebraska 6-6286238 3-6184218  Matt Rhule
Michigan State 5-7229311 3-6157280  Jonathan Smith
UCLA 5-7221303 3-6168243  DeShaun Foster
Wisconsin 5-7271277 3-6206208  Luke Fickell
Maryland 5-7284365 2-7169325  Mike Locksley
Northwestern 3-9214316 1-8150277  David Braun
Purdue 1-11189479 0-9112375  Ryan Walters

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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