2024 Football Schedule
Overall10-30.769
Conference6-30.667
StreakW4
Home6-1
Away3-2
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 (Thu) | 8 PM CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | W 45-0 | |
| Sep 7 (Sat) | 6 PM CT | Home | #19 Kansas | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | W 23-17 | |
| Sep 14 (Sat) | 11 AM CT | Home | Central Michigan | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | W 30-9 | |
| Sep 20 (Fri) | 7 PM CT | Away | #22 Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. / Memorial Stadium | W 31-24 | |
| Sep 28 (Sat) | 6:30 PM CT | Away | #9 Penn State | University Park, Pa. / Beaver Stadium | L 7-21 | |
| Oct 12 (Sat) | 2:30 PM CT | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | W 50-49 | |
| Oct 19 (Sat) | 2:30 PM CT | Home | #24 Michigan | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | W 21-7 | |
| Oct 26 (Sat) | 2:30 PM CT | Away | #1 Oregon | Eugene, Ore. / Autzen Stadium | L 9-38 | |
| Nov 2 (Sat) | 11 AM CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | L 17-25 | |
| Nov 16 (Sat) | 1:30 PM CT | Home | Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. (Gies Memorial Stadium) | W 38-16 | |
| Nov 23 (Sat) | 11 AM CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. / SHI Stadium | W 38-31 | |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | 11 AM CT | Away | Northwestern | Chicago, Ill. (Wrigley Field) | W 38-28 | |
| Dec 31 (Tue) | 2 PM CT | Neutral | #14 South Carolina | Orlando, Fla. (Camping World Stadium) | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | W 21-17 |