RENEW TICKETS | PURCHASE NEW TICKETS
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – As part of the FamILLy First campaign, the Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced added incentives for fans to purchase their 2023 Fighting Illini football season tickets early before the April 21 deadline. Fans who renew or purchase tickets prior to April 7 will be in the running to win a personalized, team-issued, authentic football jersey.
Any fan who has purchased or renewed their season tickets since the on-sale date of Feb. 22 through end of business on April 8 will have a chance at the five available football jerseys, which will personalized with the name of their choice. Jerseys will be delivered prior to the first home game of the 2023 season.
The jerseys become the second incentive offered this renewal period. Fans who renewed and purchased between Feb. 22 and March 1 were entered into a random drawing for five Coach Bielema autographed balls, two VIP spring game experiences, two Smith Center Tours and one grand prize of a day at Memorial Stadium for a party of 20.
Those winners were:
- Jared Bottorff of Minooka
- Tony Gilmer of Bloomington
- Steven Konrad of Itasca
- Daniel and Tracy Mogged of Mount Zion
- Derek Persico of Plainfield
- Alan Puzey of Fairmount
- Alan Rolando of Gillespie
- Jeanne Roller of Monticello
Every fan who gets their season tickets before the April 21 will walk away with a special gift. All season ticket holders will be sent an exclusive FamILLy car magnet created just for season ticket holders to show off their commitment to the Fighting Illini this season.
Illinois returns 10 All-Big Ten performers, the most in the Big Ten West, after last year's team produced a program-record 19 All-Big Ten selections. Overall, the Illini return 13 starters on offense and defense, including All-American DT Jer'Zhan Newton, Freshman All-American OLB Gabe Jacas, and three offensive linemen from the program's first ever Joe Moore Award semifinalist group.
The Fighting Illini will host seven home games in 2023, including five Big Ten matchups. Illinois kicks off the season at home on Sept. 2 against Toledo, while hosting the 1983 Big Ten Championship reunion. Conference play starts early with a Sept. 16 matchup against defending Rose Bowl Champion Penn State, followed by the final non-conference game against Florida Atlantic. The remaining schedule features Nebraska on Oct. 7, Wisconsin for Homecoming on Oct. 21, Indiana for a Nov. 11 Dads Day, and Senior Day vs. in-state rival Northwestern on Nov. 25.
ABOUT FAMILLY FIRST: FamILLy First is a mentality. Whenever a FamILLy comes together, great things can be accomplished. Our mission is to unite the Illini FamILLy with a common goal of creating an electric gameday environment to propel Illinois Football forward. As a department, extensive effort has been made in the off-season to identify areas to better serve loyal Fighting Illini fans. In return we are asking our fans to put the FamILLy First in whatever capacity they can. Together we can create an unforgettable in-venue atmosphere that will provide our fans memories to last a lifetime, our student-athletes a competitive edge, and our recruits a place that they can envision calling home. Our shared love and devotion to Illinois is a strong bond that ties us together. It's what makes us FamILLy. Loyal I FUND members and season ticket holders are part of this FamILLy, but the FamILLy must grow to reach new heights.
