2021 Volleyball Schedule
Overall22-120.647
Conference12-80.600
StreakL1
Home5-7
Away10-4
Neutral7-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 (Fri) | 12 p.m. CT | Neutral | UC Santa Barbara | Milwaukee, WI | Panther Invite | W 3-2 |
| Aug 27 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | Panther Invite | W 3-0 |
| Aug 28 (Sat) | 5 p.m. CT | Neutral | Valparaiso | Milwaukee, WI | Panther Invite | W 3-0 |
| Sep 3 (Fri) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | #11 Washington | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge | L 1-3 |
| Sep 4 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Home | Colorado | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge | L 2-3 |
| Sep 10 (Fri) | 10:30 a.m. CT | Neutral | Omaha | Omaha, NE | Bluejay Invitational | W 3-1 |
| Sep 10 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Neutral | SMU | Omaha, NE | Bluejay Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Sep 11 (Sat) | 10:30 a.m. CT | Away | #19 Creighton | Omaha, NE | Bluejay Invitational | L 1-3 |
| Sep 17 (Fri) | 12 p.m. CT | Neutral | Missouri | Normal, IL | Redbird Classic | W 3-0 |
| Sep 17 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Illinois State | Normal, IL | Redbird Classic | W 3-0 |
| Sep 18 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | North Texas | Normal, IL | Redbird Classic | W 3-0 |
| Sep 22 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | W 3-2 | |
| Sep 25 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | W 3-2 | |
| Oct 1 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | #4 Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | W 3-2 | |
| Oct 3 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | #5 Wisconsin | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | L 1-3 | |
| Oct 6 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | #6 Purdue | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | L 2-3 | |
| Oct 9 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | #4 Wisconsin | Madison, WI | L 1-3 | |
| Oct 13 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Oct 16 (Sat) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | #9 Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | L 0-3 | |
| Oct 20 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, IL | W 3-1 | |
| Oct 23 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | Michigan | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | W 3-1 | |
| Oct 29 (Fri) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 3-2 | |
| Oct 30 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | #13 Penn State | University Park, PA | W 3-1 | |
| Nov 4 (Thu) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | #9 Nebraska | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 6 (Sat) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | #11 Minnesota | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 12 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | Indiana | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Nov 14 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | #10 Ohio State | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | L 0-3 | |
| Nov 19 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, IN | W 3-0 | |
| Nov 21 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Maryland | Champaign, IL (Huff Hall) | W 3-0 | |
| Nov 24 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | L 1-3 | |
| Nov 26 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | W 3-0 | |
| Dec 3 (Fri) | 4 p.m. CT | Neutral | West Virginia | Lexington, KY | NCAA Tournament | W 3-1 |
| Dec 4 (Sat) | 4 p.m. CT | Away | No. 7 Kentucky | Lexington, KY | NCAA Tournament | W 3-1 |
| Dec 9 (Thu) | 8:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | No. 10 Nebraska | Austin, TX | NCAA Tournament | L 0-3 |