Illinois

Big Ten · 1-1 · RankSlate FBS No. 47 · Not in the current bracket projection

Home field: Gies Memorial Stadium · Champaign, IL

Results

Season

2026: 1-1 overall

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2026-09-04	vs UAB	Champaign, IL	W 42-23
2026-09-12	vs Duke	Champaign, IL	L 27-31
2026-09-19	vs Southern Illinois	Champaign, IL	scheduled
2026-09-26	at Ohio State	Columbus, OH	scheduled
2026-10-03	vs Purdue	Champaign, IL	scheduled
2026-10-10	at Michigan State	East Lansing, MI	scheduled
2026-10-24	vs Oregon	Champaign, IL	scheduled
2026-10-31	at Maryland	College Park, MD	scheduled
2026-11-07	vs Nebraska	Champaign, IL	scheduled
2026-11-14	at UCLA	Pasadena, CA	scheduled
2026-11-21	vs Iowa	Champaign, IL	scheduled
2026-11-28	at Northwestern	Evanston, IL	scheduled

2025: 9-4 overall, 5-4 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2025-08-29	vs Western Illinois	Champaign, IL	W 52-3
2025-09-06	at Duke	Durham, NC	W 45-19
2025-09-13	vs Western Michigan	Champaign, IL	W 38-0
2025-09-20	at Indiana	Bloomington, IN	L 10-63
2025-09-27	vs USC	Champaign, IL	W 34-32
2025-10-04	at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	W 43-27
2025-10-11	vs Ohio State	Champaign, IL	L 16-34
2025-10-25	at Washington	Seattle, WA	L 25-42
2025-11-01	vs Rutgers	Champaign, IL	W 35-13
2025-11-15	vs Maryland	Champaign, IL	W 24-6
2025-11-23	at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	L 10-27
2025-11-30	vs Northwestern	Champaign, IL	W 20-13
Postseason
2025-12-30	N Tennessee	Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl	W 30-28

2024: 10-3 overall, 6-3 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2024-08-30	vs Eastern Illinois	Champaign, IL	W 45-0
2024-09-07	vs Kansas	Champaign, IL	W 23-17
2024-09-14	vs Central Michigan	Champaign, IL	W 30-9
2024-09-21	at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	W 31-24
2024-09-28	at Penn State	University Park, PA	L 7-21
2024-10-12	vs Purdue	Champaign, IL	W 50-49
2024-10-19	vs Michigan	Champaign, IL	W 21-7
2024-10-26	at Oregon	Eugene, OR	L 9-38
2024-11-02	vs Minnesota	Champaign, IL	L 17-25
2024-11-16	vs Michigan State	Champaign, IL	W 38-16
2024-11-23	at Rutgers	Piscataway, NJ	W 38-31
2024-11-30	N Northwestern	Chicago, IL	W 38-28
Postseason
2024-12-31	N South Carolina	Cheez-It Citrus Bowl	W 21-17