The Illinois football team enters the 2024 season under fourth-year coach Bret Bielema. Will the Fighting Illini improve on their 5-7 record last season and return to another bowl game?
Bielema is 18-19 in three seasons in Champaign, with one bowl appearance in 2022. The coach will oversee a team picked to finish near the bottom of the new-look Big Ten Conference by the USA TODAY Network.
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This year the Big Ten welcomes new members UCLA, USC, Washington and Oregon. Illinois is set to face off with Oregon on Oct. 26 on the road.
See Illinois football ticket prices for every game this season
Illinois football tickets, best prices
Ticket prices for the Fighting Illini’s first game vs. Eastern Illinois at Memorial Stadium start here, not including fees:
Prices in the lower bowl are available for as low as $3 on StubHub.
To see a full list of ticket prices, visit StubHub, VividSeats, SeatGeek and Ticketmaster.
Illinois football 2024 schedule
This is the Illinois football 2024 schedule, with TV info; all times are CT.
Date |
Opponent |
Time, TV |
Thursday, Aug. 29 |
vs. Eastern Illinois |
8 p.m., BTN |
Saturday, Sept. 7 |
vs. Kansas |
6 p.m., FS1 |
Saturday, Sept. 14 |
vs. Central Michigan |
11 a.m., Peacock |
Friday, Sept. 20 |
at Nebraska* |
7 p.m., FOX |
Saturday, Sept. 28 |
at Penn State* |
TBA |
Saturday, Oct. 12 |
vs. Purdue* |
TBA |
Saturday, Oct. 19 |
vs. Michigan* |
TBA |
Saturday, Oct. 26 |
at Oregon* |
TBA |
Saturday, Nov. 2 |
vs. Minnesota* |
TBA |
Saturday, Nov. 9 |
BYE |
|
Saturday, Nov. 16 |
vs. Michigan State* |
TBA |
Saturday, Nov. 23 |
at Rutgers* |
TBA |
Saturday, Nov. 30 |
at Northwestern* |
TBA |
Saturday, Dec. 7 |
Big Ten championship game (Indianapolis)** |
7 p.m., CBS |
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