vs UAB Blazers
Thu, Sep 3, 6:00 PM · Final · Nonconference
W 42-23
Details2026 Big Ten football
Illinois Fighting Illini
Champaign, IL · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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2026 Regular season
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- Big Ten
- 2026 overall record
- 1-0
- 2026 conference record
- 0-0
- 2026 national AP rank
- Unranked
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Sat, Sep 12, 12:30 PM · Scheduled
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
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vs Southern Illinois
Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Scheduled · Nonconference
Fri, Sep 25, 9:00 PM · Scheduled · Conference game
Fri, Oct 2, 9:00 PM · Scheduled · Conference game
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- 2025 finish
- 9-4 · Unranked
- 2026 start
- Opens vs UAB Blazers on Sep 3; first conference game at Ohio State Buckeyes on Sep 25
- Current ranked opponents
- No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes · No. 2 Oregon Ducks · No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes
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