The Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule for 2024 includes a standout matchup against Michigan on October 19 — keep scrolling for more.

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2024 Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Fighting Illini will be facing the 36th-ranked schedule this year.
• Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, Illinois will be facing the 28th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• According to their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (64), the Fighting Illini have the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football.
• Illinois will take on six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pair them against three teams that ended with nine or more victories and zero squads with less than four 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 ranked 63rd in total offense (391 yards per game) and 64th in total defense (377.3 yards allowed per game) last year.
• Illinois totaled 24.5 points per game offensively last season (83rd in FBS), and it allowed 29.4 points per game (96th) on defense.
• The Fighting Illini totaled 264.6 passing yards per game on offense last season (36th in FBS), and they ranked 71st on the other side of the ball with 228.1 passing yards allowed per game.
• On offense, Illinois ranked 98th in FBS last season with 126.4 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 63rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (149.2).
• In addition to a 44% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 23rd-worst in FBS, the Fighting Illini posted a 97th-ranked third-down conversion rate (36%) on offense.
• 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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