Big Ten · FBS
Illinois 10-3
2024 season · Fighting Illini
No. 60 toughest schedule of 134 — see full rankings
Illinois is 10-3 under head coach Bret Bielema. Its 13 opponents were a combined 48-29 before playing the Fighting Illini and are 36-41 since. The best win was over Nebraska, which was 3-0 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Illinois, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Illinois.
Wk 1·
Eastern Illinois
Home · Big South-OVC · FCS
W 45-0
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-8
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 1
Eastern Illinois
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W 45-0
0-0
3-8
3-9
Wk 1·
Eastern Illinois
Home · Big South-OVC · FCS
W 45-0
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 3-8
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 1
Eastern Illinois
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W 45-0
0-0
3-8
3-9
Wk 3·
Home · Mid-American
W 30-9
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 3-6
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 3
W 30-9
1-1
3-6
4-8
Wk 3·
Home · Mid-American
W 30-9
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 3-6
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 3
W 30-9
1-1
3-6
4-8
Wk 5·
Away · Big Ten
L 7-21
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 9-3
- Total
- 13-3
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Wk 5
L 7-21
3-0
9-3
13-3
Wk 5·
Away · Big Ten
L 7-21
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 9-3
- Total
- 13-3
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Wk 5
L 7-21
3-0
9-3
13-3
W 38-16
- Before
- 4-5
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 12
14 days rest
W 38-16
4-5
1-1
5-7
W 38-16
- Before
- 4-5
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 12
14 days rest
W 38-16
4-5
1-1
5-7
Wk 14·
Neutral · Big Ten
W 38-28
- Before
- 4-7
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 14
W 38-28
4-7
0-0
4-8
Wk 14·
Neutral · Big Ten
W 38-28
- Before
- 4-7
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 14
W 38-28
4-7
0-0
4-8
W 21-17
- Before
- 9-3
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 9-4
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Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
31 days rest
W 21-17
9-3
0-0
9-4
W 21-17
- Before
- 9-3
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 9-4
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Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
31 days rest
W 21-17
9-3
0-0
9-4
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Bret Bielema
- Stadium
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), seats 60,670, Champaign, Illinois
- NFL draft
- 3 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 2
Receipt insights
- Best win by opponent record: South Carolina, finished 9-4 (won 21-17, Cheez-It Citrus Bowl).
- Illinois' opponents were a combined 48-29 (.623) before playing Illinois.
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Illinois
48-29
62.3%
vs. Illinois
3-10
23.1%
After playing Illinois
36-41
46.8%
Total (including vs. Illinois)
87-80
52.1%
Teams we beat53-71total (42.7%)
Before playing Illinois 33-26 · after 20-35
Teams that beat us34-9total (79.1%)
Before playing Illinois 15-3 · after 16-6
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Illinois uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Illinois is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Illinois uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.