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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               
 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
  Record2-0
  Points Scored68
  Scoring Average34.0
  Points Allowed17
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record1-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record0-0
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 
Michigan State 2-04334 1-02724  Jonathan Smith
Illinois 2-06817   Bret Bielema
Indiana 2-010810   Curt Cignetti
Nebraska 2-06817   Matt Rhule
Ohio State 2-01086   Ryan Day
Oregon 2-06148   Dan Lanning
Penn State 2-06839   James Franklin
Rutgers 2-09324   Greg Schiano
Southern California 2-07520   Lincoln Riley
Washington 2-06512   Jedd Fisch
Wisconsin 2-05527   Luke Fickell
Iowa 1-15920   Kirk Ferentz
Maryland 1-17434 0-12427  Mike Locksley
Michigan 1-14241   Sherrone Moore
Minnesota 1-16519   P.J. Fleck
Northwestern 1-13332   David Braun
Purdue 1-0490   Ryan Walters
UCLA 1-01613   DeShaun Foster

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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.