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Football

2020 Football Season Opener vs. ISU Moved To Friday Night

Football

2020 Football Season Opener vs. ISU Moved To Friday Night

Illinois Future Schedules

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that it has moved Illinois' 2020 football season opener against Illinois State to Friday night, Sept. 4. The game was originally scheduled to be played Saturday, Sept. 5. 

It will be the fourth meeting between the two programs. The last time the Illini and Redbirds squared off in Memorial Stadium was Sept. 12, 2009, a 45-17 Illinois victory. Illinois leads the all-time series 3-0. 

Kick time and television for the game will be announced at a later date. 

2020 ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
 Date Opponent Location
 Sept. 4 Illinois State Memorial Stadium
 Sept. 12 UConn Memorial Stadium
 Sept. 19 Bowling Green Memorial Stadium
 Sept. 26 BYE
 Oct. 3 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
 Oct. 10 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb.
 Oct. 17 Purdue (Homecoming) Memorial Stadium
 Oct. 24 Minnesota (Foundation Weekend) Memorial Stadium
 Oct. 31 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis.
 Nov. 7 Iowa (Dads Day) Memorial Stadium
 Nov. 14 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind.
 Nov. 21 Ohio State Memorial Stadium
 Nov. 28 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill.
 Dec. 5 at Big Ten Championship Game Indianapolis, Ind.
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