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Standings

Big Ten Conference
#ClubW-LStreak
1USC Trojans2-0
2Illinois Fighting Illini1-0W1
3Indiana Hoosiers1-0
4Iowa Hawkeyes1-0
5Maryland Terrapins1-0

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Fighting Illini Overview

Illinois Fighting Illini are 1-0 this season in College Football FBS, 2nd in the Big Ten. They last beat UAB Blazers 42-23. They host Duke Blue Devils on Sep 12 at Gies Memorial Stadium. Bret Bielema is the head coach.

At a glance

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This season
2025 record
1-0
9-4
Streak
Rank in group
W1
#2
Head coach
Venue
Bret Bielema
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Recent results

How the last few went. The W or L belongs to Illinois Fighting Illini and the score is written their way round, so it reads the same whether they were at home or away.

OpponentResult
  • vsUAB BlazersW 42-23
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