American college football season
The 2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team will represent the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini are led by Bret Bielema in his fourth season as the team's head coach. They play home games at Memorial Stadium located in Champaign, Illinois.
Schedule
Game summaries
vs Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-0) vs Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Eastern Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Statistics
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Eastern Illinois
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Eastern Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Kansas
Statistics
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Kansas
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Kansas
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Central Michigan
Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0) vs Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Central Michigan |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Statistics
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Central Michigan
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Central Michigan
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Nebraska
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Nebraska |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
Statistics
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Illinois
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Nebraska
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Nebraska
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Penn State
Statistics
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Illinois
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Penn State
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Penn State
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Purdue
Statistics
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Purdue
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Purdue
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Michigan
Statistics
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Michigan
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Michigan
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Oregon
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) at Oregon Ducks (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Oregon |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
Statistics
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Illinois
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Oregon
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Oregon
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) vs Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Minnesota |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Statistics
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Minnesota
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Minnesota
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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vs Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans (0-0) vs Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan State |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Statistics
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Michigan State
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Illinois
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Michigan State
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Rutgers
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
Statistics
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Illinois
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Rutgers
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Rutgers
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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at Northwestern
Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
Statistics
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Illinois
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Northwestern
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First downs |
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Plays–yards |
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Rushes–yards |
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Passing yards |
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Passing: comp–att–int |
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Time of possession |
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Illinois
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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Northwestern
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Passing |
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Rushing |
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Receiving |
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References
- ^ "2024 Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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