The Illinois Fighting Illini will face an FCS opponent, Eastern Illinois, in their 2024 season opener on August 29. For the full Illinois schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (77), the Fighting Illini have the 36th-ranked schedule in college football.
• Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this season (75), Illinois has the 28th-ranked schedule in college football.
• The Fighting Illini will have the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last season (64).
• Illinois will play six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and zero squads with three or fewer wins last year.
• The Fighting Illini will have seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)

• The Fighting Illini put up 391 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 63rd in FBS. On defense, they ranked 64th, surrendering 377.3 yards per game.
• Illinois put up 24.5 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 83rd in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 96th, allowing 29.4 points per game.
• The Fighting Illini ranked 36th in pass offense (264.6 passing yards per game) and 71st in pass defense (228.1 passing yards allowed per game) last year.
• Illinois totaled 126.4 rushing yards per game on offense (98th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 63rd defensively with 149.2 rushing yards allowed per game.
• 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 had more success on offense, ranking 97th in FBS by posting a 36% third-down conversion rate.
• 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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