Illinois Football Schedule & CFP Odds
Illinois is 3-3 in 2026 and competes in the Big Ten, with a 0.1% modeled chance to make the College Football Playoff, including 0.0% automatic-bid and 0.1% at-large probability.
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2026 Illinois Football Schedule
| Week | Date | Site | Opponent | Result / outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-04 | home | UAB | W 42-23 |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | home | Duke | L 27-31 |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | home | Southern Illinois | W 48-10 |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | away | Ohio State | L 19-42 |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | home | Purdue | L 17-24 |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | away | Michigan State | W 38-37 |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | home | Oregon | 12.8% win probability |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | away | Maryland | 66.1% win probability |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | home | Nebraska | 16.8% win probability |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | away | UCLA | 21.7% win probability |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | home | Iowa | 28.1% win probability |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | away | Northwestern | 13.6% win probability |