The Illinois Fighting Illini will play an FCS opponent, Eastern Illinois, in their 2024 season opener on August 29. For the full Illinois schedule, see below.

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2024 Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Fighting Illini will have the 36th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (77).
• Illinois is facing the 28th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Fighting Illini are playing the 22nd-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Illinois has six games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and zero with less than four wins last year.
• The Fighting Illini have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)

• The Fighting Illini put up 391 yards per game on offense last season (63rd in FBS), and they allowed 377.3 yards per game (64th) on the defensive side of the ball.
• Illinois ranked 83rd in scoring offense (24.5 points per game) and 96th in scoring defense (29.4 points allowed per game) last season.
• On offense, the Fighting Illini ranked 36th in FBS with 264.6 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 71st in passing yards allowed per contest (228.1).
• 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.
• Illinois had the 12th-worst turnover margin in college football last season at -8, forcing 14 turnovers (105th in FBS) while turning it over 22 times (112th in FBS).

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