Does Illinois play today? College football schedule for next game after Week 11 bye

Posted by Admin November 9, 2024 Football

The bye week comes at a good time for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

The Fighting Illini (6-3) are having a solid season, but have lost two in a row after a 6-1 start. Illinois lost to No. 1 Oregon before the Illini lost their first home game of the season, against red-hot Minnesota. Despite this, the Illini are poised to make a run toward a bowl game.

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Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini come back from the bye with three final games — at home against Michigan State before two road games at Rutgers and vs Northwestern at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Here’s all you need to know about Illinois’ schedule in Week 11 and onward:

Does Illinois play today?

The Fighting Illini will not play Saturday, which serves as the second of two byes of the season. Illinois also had a bye in Week 6.

Every team in the Football Bowl Subdivision gets two byes this season because of an NCAA by-law that prohibits FBS teams from playing a game before the first Thursday before Labor Day.

Big Ten schedule Week 11 2024

Friday’s game

Saturday’s games

Illinois football schedule 2024

Below is Illinois’ 2024 college football schedule, including its Week 11 bye on Saturday, with TV info; all times are CT.

Thursday, Aug. 29: Illinois 45, Eastern Illinois 0 | Recap
Saturday, Sept. 7: Illinois 23, Kansas 17 | Recap
Saturday, Sept. 14: Illinois 30, Central Michigan 9 | Recap
Friday, Sept. 20: No. 24 Illinois 31, No. 22 Nebraska 24 (OT) | Recap
Saturday, Sept. 28: No. 8 Penn State 21, No. 21 Illinois 7 | Recap
Saturday, Oct. 5: BYE
Saturday, Oct. 12: Illinois 50, Purdue 49 (OT)
Saturday, Oct. 19: Illinois 21, Michigan 7
Saturday, Oct. 26: Oregon 38, Illinois 9
Saturday, Nov. 2: Minnesota 25, Illinois 17
Saturday, Nov. 9: BYE
Saturday, Nov. 16: vs. Michigan State* | 1:30 p.m. | FS1 (Fubo free trial)
Saturday, Nov. 23: at Rutgers*
Saturday, Nov. 30: at Northwestern*

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