The Illinois Fighting Illini’s college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup against Michigan on October 19 — see below for more.

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2024 Illinois Game and TV Schedule

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Illinois 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Fighting Illini will be facing the 36th-ranked schedule this year.
• Illinois will face the 28th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (75).
• The Fighting Illini are playing the 22nd-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In 2024, Illinois will face six teams that had winning records last season, including three that won nine or more games, while facing zero squads that had three or fewer wins a season ago.
• The Fighting Illini have seven teams who made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Illinois Stat Insights (2023)

• From an offensive standpoint, the Fighting Illini ranked 63rd in FBS with 391 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 64th in total defense (377.3 yards allowed per contest).
• Illinois totaled 24.5 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 83rd in FBS. Defensively, it ranked 96th, giving up 29.4 points per game.
• The Fighting Illini put up 264.6 passing yards per game offensively last year (36th in FBS), and they allowed 228.1 passing yards per game (71st) on defense.
• Illinois compiled 126.4 rushing yards per game on offense (98th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 63rd on defense with 149.2 rushing yards allowed per game.
• In addition to a 44% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 23rd-worst in FBS, the Fighting Illini put up a 97th-ranked third-down conversion rate (36%) on offense.
• Illinois forced 14 total turnovers (105th in FBS) last season and turned it over 22 times (112th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -8, the 12th-worst in college football.

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