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Illinois Fighting Illini 2026 Schedule
Every game on the calendar, with finals filled in as they land. Open any date for the preview beforehand, the live gamecast during, or the recap after.
2026 Illinois Fighting Illini Players
Who is leading the club this season, and the full squad behind them. Tap any name for their season so far, recent games and career line.
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116 playersOffense
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About the Illinois Fighting Illini
The Illinois Fighting Illini are a College Football FBS team that plays at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign. They are 8-4 this season.
The Illinois play in the Big Ten alongside the Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, and Wisconsin Badgers. Those are the clubs they meet most often each season, and the games that usually decide the division.
The Illinois are 6-1 at home and 2-3 on the road. They score 29.3 per game and allow 23.3. Over their last 10 games they are 6-4. Ca'Lil Valentine leads the club with 549 YDS, ahead of Kaden Feagin (499 YDS) and Aidan Laughery (305 YDS).
In their last three, the Illinois beat the Northwestern 20-13, lost to the Wisconsin 10-27, and beat the Maryland 24-6.
The Illinois next host the UAB Blazers on Thursday, September 3, then host the Duke Blue Devils on September 12 and host the Southern Illinois Salukis on September 19. Highlights sends a free preview before every Illinois game and a recap with the box score after.
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