Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten Conference · 1-0 this season · Champaign, IL
Program
Head coachBret Bielema
StadiumMemorial Stadium60,670 seats
Record1-0Completed games this season
In the NFL23On NFL rosterssee themConferenceBig Ten Conference
2026 Schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs UAB | Thu, Sep 3 | W 42-23Thu, Sep 3 |
| 2 | vs Duke | Sat, Sep 12 | 3:30 PMSat, Sep 12FS1 |
| 3 | vs S Illinois | Sat, Sep 19 | 2:00 PMSat, Sep 19Peacock |
| 4 | @ 1Ohio State | Sat, Sep 26 | Time TBDSat, Sep 26 |
| 5 | vs Purdue | Sat, Oct 3 | Time TBDSat, Oct 3 |
| 6 | @ Michigan St | Sat, Oct 10 | Time TBDSat, Oct 10 |
| 7 | BYE | — | — |
| 8 | vs 2Oregon | Sat, Oct 24 | Time TBDSat, Oct 24 |
| 9 | @ Maryland | Sat, Oct 31 | Time TBDSat, Oct 31 |
| 10 | vs Nebraska | Fri, Nov 6 | 8:00 PMFri, Nov 6FOX |
| 11 | @ UCLA | Fri, Nov 13 | 9:00 PMFri, Nov 13FOX |
| 12 | vs 22Iowa | Sat, Nov 21 | Time TBDSat, Nov 21 |
| 13 | @ Northwestern | Sat, Nov 28 | Time TBDSat, Nov 28 |
Times are Eastern and come from ESPN, so a kickoff window fills in as the week gets named. Finals link to the box score.
In the NFL
23 on NFL rosters
Chase BrownRB · #30
CIN
Isaiah WilliamsWR · #18
NYJ
Pat BryantWR · #13
DEN
Tip ReimanTE · #87
ARI
Alex PalczewskiOL · #63DEN
Isaiah AdamsOL · #74ARI
J.C. DavisOL · #74
NYG
Kendrick GreenOL · #53
CLE
Nick AllegrettiOL · #67
WSH
Ted KarrasOL · #64CIN
Vederian LoweOL · #76
SF
Jer'Zhan NewtonDL · #95WSH
Del'Shawn PhillipsLB · #53
LAC
Gabe JacasLB · #50
NE
Jake HansenLB · #35
HOU
Milo EiflerLB · #45
TEN
Devon WitherspoonDB · #21
SEA
Kerby JosephDB · #31
DET
Nate HobbsDB · #22SF
Quan MartinDB · #20WSH
Sydney BrownDB · #29
ATL
Tony AdamsDB · #38TEN
Chase McLaughlinK · #4
TBEveryone from this program on an NFL roster right now, injured list included, with the club they play for. Practice squads aren't counted. Off nflverse, refreshed daily — a player cut on Tuesday is gone on Wednesday.
See the Illinois depth chart for the two-deep at every position. Coach, stadium and seating come from Ourlads and refresh twice a day — a capacity is the stadium's listed seating, not an attendance figure. Records count completed games; rankings are the latest AP poll.