2025 Illini Football Schedule

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2025 Illini Football

Sat, Aug 30____Western Illinois
Sat, Sept 6____at Duke
Sat, Sept 13___Western Michigan
Sat, Sept 20___at Indiana
Sat, Sept 27___USC (Homecoming)
Sat, Oct 4_____at Purdue
Sat, Oct 11____Ohio State
Sat, Oct 18____--bye--
Sat, Oct 25____at Washington
Sat, Nov 1_____Rutgers
Sat, Nov 8_____--bye--
Sat, Nov 15____Maryland
Sat, Nov 22____at Wisconsin
Sat, Nov 29____Northwestern
 
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Illwinsagain
Excited Aww GIF
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Edit: I thought Duke was a home game. Yuck!
 
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WeWillWhen
So . . . tOSU or USC for Homecoming? Rutgers for Dads Day?

Middle of the schedule again the toughest part, just like this year.
 
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New Creation
Dan said:
2025 Illini Football


Sat, Aug 30____Western Illinois
Sat, Sept 6____at Duke
Sat, Sept 13___Western Michigan
Sat, Sept 20___at Indiana
Sat, Sept 27___USC
Sat, Oct 4_____at Purdue
Sat, Oct 11____Ohio State
Sat, Oct 18____--bye--
Sat, Oct 25____at Washington
Sat, Nov 1_____Rutgers
Sat, Nov 8_____--bye--
Sat, Nov 15____Maryland
Sat, Nov 22____at Wisconsin
Sat, Nov 29____Northwestern
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6-3 is a an achievable goal again. Get 2 wins in the non-con and boom 8 win season again.. OR MORE... lets make some big additions in the portal and strive for back to back 9 win seasons.
 
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STLflyinIllini
wish USC had to come here later on in the season when it was colder. Also don't love not having an off week after flying across the country to Washington. Felt like part of the reason we lost to Minny was the travel. No Oregon or PSU though so that's a plus.
 
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Dan
Illinois has set Homecoming for Sept. 27 against USC

Dads Day/Foundation Weekend for Nov. 1 against Rutgers

FamILLy Weekend, which launched in 2024 with a sellout against Kansas, is set for Sept. 13 against Western Michigan

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Big Ten Announces 2025 Illinois Football Schedule - University of Illinois Athletics

Illinois has set Homecoming for Sept. 27 against USC and Dads Day/Foundation Weekend for Nov. 1 against Rutgers.
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mhuml32
Dan said:
2025 Illini Football

Sat, Aug 30____Western Illinois
Sat, Sept 6____at Duke
Sat, Sept 13___Western Michigan
Sat, Sept 20___at Indiana
Sat, Sept 27___USC
Sat, Oct 4_____at Purdue
Sat, Oct 11____Ohio State
Sat, Oct 18____--bye--
Sat, Oct 25____at Washington
Sat, Nov 1_____Rutgers
Sat, Nov 8_____--bye--
Sat, Nov 15____Maryland
Sat, Nov 22____at Wisconsin
Sat, Nov 29____Northwestern
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(1) Don't love the byes being so close together
(2) All Saturday games
(3) Purdue sandwiched between USC and Ohio State makes me irrationally nervous
(4) First home game against Ohio State is almost nine years
(5) Almost dumb to say this with the transfer portal unknowns but.........every game but one is reasonable to expect an Illinois win? I'm not saying 11-1, but saying each individual game sans Ohio State.
 
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mhuml32
mhuml32 said:
(1) Don't love the byes being so close together
(2) All Saturday games
(3) Purdue sandwiched between USC and Ohio State makes me irrationally nervous
(4) First home game against Ohio State is almost nine years
(5) Almost dumb to say this with the transfer portal unknowns but.........every game but one is reasonable to expect an Illinois win? I'm not saying 11-1, but saying each individual game sans Ohio State.
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Also, Illinois has Washington and Maryland after byes, but neither of those teams also have a bye before that week. In fact, Illinois will be Washington's sixth straight opponent without a break.
 
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redwingillini11
The 2024 schedule looked like we would have to have be pretty aggressively optimistic to get to 6+ wins. 2025 looks like we should get to 6 wins even if we are super conservative pessimistic. Of course it's nonsense to predict head to head results right now, but I agree, it looks like we are more likely to maintain the solid momentum of this season rather than fall off in a bad way. Of course, I thought the same thing for 2023. Lets just crush it in the portal again and we can all take the offseason to enjoy what it means for Illinois football to be a top half of a top to conference in the country!
 
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mhuml32
Illinois' first bye is week 7. That's two weeks later than every other B1G team. Gotta stay healthy for the first half of the season.


Also, the only team playing Illinois coming off a bye is Purdue.
 
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Dan
Here's when various items of the 2024 schedule were set. (Unknown if it'll be the same timeframe for 2025 but it'd be nice if it's consistent.)

The 2024 schedule dates weren't locked in until the FOX Friday night games were announced.


March 21st - Week 1 Eastern Illinois game moved to Thursday.

May 22nd - FOX Friday night games announced (including Week 4 at Nebraska).

May 30th - Every Big Ten home game up to Week 3 was given a set kickoff time & TV, and all Homecoming games after Week 3 were given a kickoff window.
 
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mhuml32
Dan said:
Here's when various items of the 2024 schedule were set. (Unknown if it'll be the same timeframe for 2025 but it'd be nice if it's consistent.)

The 2024 schedule dates weren't locked in until the FOX Friday night games were announced.


March 21st - Week 1 Eastern Illinois game moved to Thursday.

May 22nd - FOX Friday night games announced (including Week 4 at Nebraska).

May 30th - Every Big Ten home game up to Week 3 was given a set kickoff time & TV, and all Homecoming games after Week 3 were given a kickoff window.
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Ah, good call. I actually prefer getting a Friday game for exposure and extra prep time possibilities. For example, would love for the WMU to be a Friday kickoff to allow an extra day before following Indiana road game.
 
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jamie13197
Pretty brutal schedule imo. Duke, USC, Washington, OSU, Indiana, Rutgers, Maryland, and Whisky. Hope for returning players, portal studs, and health. My Christmas list.
 
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jamie13197
illini0440 said:
It's a pretty favorable schedule
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We are replacing Kansas with Duke who just landed #1 Qb in portal. Whiskey for Michigan st., Maryland for Minnesota, USC for Michigan, OSU for Penn St. And I'll take Washington all day and on Sundays vs. Oregon. Oh ya, Indiana for Nebby. đź‘Ť I'll go with your take for now.
 
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