2016 Volleyball Schedule
Overall17-140.548
Conference10-100.500
StreakL1
Home8-5
Away5-8
Neutral4-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Orange & Blue Scrimmage | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | N - | |
| Aug 26 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Arkansas | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | Illini Classic Presented by Hyatt Place | W 3-0 |
| Aug 27 (Sat) | 10 a.m. CT | Home | Xavier | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | Illini Classic Presented by Hyatt Place | W 3-1 |
| Aug 27 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Missouri State | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | Illini Classic Presented by Hyatt Place | L 2-3 |
| Sep 3 (Sat) | 4 p.m. CT | Neutral | No. 9 Stanford | Boulder, CO | Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge | L 2-3 |
| Sep 4 (Sun) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Colorado | Boulder, CO | Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge | L 2-3 |
| Sep 9 (Fri) | 9 p.m. CT | Away | (RV) Oregon | Eugene, OR | Nike Invitational | L 0-3 |
| Sep 10 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Neutral | Belmont | Eugene, OR | Nike Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Sep 10 (Sat) | 8 p.m. CT | Neutral | Saint Mary's (Calif.) | Eugene, OR | Nike Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Sep 16 (Fri) | 4:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Omaha | St. Louis, Mo | Billiken Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Sep 17 (Sat) | 10 a.m. CT | Neutral | Murray State | St. Louis, Mo | Billiken Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Sep 17 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Saint Louis | Saint Louis, MO | Billiken Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Sep 21 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | No. 10 Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | W 3-2 | |
| Sep 24 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Sep 28 (Wed) | 7:30 p.m. CT | Home | No. 1 Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | L 0-3 | |
| Oct 2 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Maryland | College Park, MD | W 3-2 | |
| Oct 5 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, IL | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 8 (Sat) | 7:30 p.m. CT | Away | No. 2 Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 1-3 | |
| Oct 12 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | No. 14 Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 15 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 21 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Indiana | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 22 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | L 2-3 | |
| Oct 28 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | No. 1 Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | L 0-3 | |
| Oct 29 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | L 2-3 | |
| Nov 4 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | No. 17 Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | L 1-3 | |
| Nov 5 (Sat) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Away | No. 16 Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 11 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | No. 3 Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 12 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | No. 2 Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 18 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Nov 19 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) | W 3-1 | |
| Nov 25 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 3-0 | |
| Nov 26 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | No. 15 Penn State | University Park, PA | L 1-3 |