Schedule

2026 · 12 games · times ET

Times & broadcasts subject to change

WK 01SEP 3 · THUVS

UABUP NEXT

9:00 PM ETBTN

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WK 02SEP 12 · SATVS

Duke

3:30 PM ETFS1

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WK 03SEP 19 · SATVS

Southern Illinois

2:00 PM ETPeacock

WK 04SEP 26 · SATAT

Ohio StateBig Ten

TBD

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WK 05OCT 3 · SATVS

PurdueBig Ten

TBD

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WK 06OCT 10 · SATAT

Michigan StateBig Ten

TBD

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WK 07

Open Date

Next: Oregon · Oct 24

WK 08OCT 24 · SATVS

OregonBig Ten

TBD

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WK 09OCT 31 · SATAT

MarylandBig Ten

TBD

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WK 10NOV 6 · FRIVS

NebraskaBig Ten

8:00 PM ETFOX

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WK 11NOV 13 · FRIAT

UCLABig Ten

9:00 PM ETFOX

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WK 12NOV 21 · SATVS

IowaBig Ten

TBD

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WK 13NOV 28 · SATAT

NorthwesternBig Ten

TBD

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Program & Venue

Program

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Conference Big TenFootball began 1890Location Champaign, Illinois

Home

Gies Memorial Stadium

60,670Listed capacity

Location Champaign, Illinois

Coaching staff

Head coachBret Bielema

Offensive coordinatorBarry Lunney Jr.

Defensive coordinatorBobby Hauck

Identity

Orange Primary

Blue Secondary