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2021 Football Schedule

Times and dates are subject to change.

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2021 Football Schedule
Date Time At Opponent Location TV Radio Result Links
August 28, 2021 (Saturday) 12:20 PM CT Home Nebraska Champaign, Ill. FOX Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 30-22
September 4, 2021 (Saturday) 6:30 PM CT Home UTSA Champaign, Ill. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 30-37
September 11, 2021 (Saturday) 10 AM CT Away Virginia Charlottesville, Va. ACC Network Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 14-42
September 17, 2021 (Friday) 8:05 PM CT Home Maryland Champaign, Ill. FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 17-20
September 25, 2021 (Saturday) 2:30 PM CT Away Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 9-13
October 2, 2021 (Saturday) 11 AM CT Home Charlotte Champaign, Ill. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 24-14
October 9, 2021 (Saturday) 2:30 PM CT Home Wisconsin Champaign, Ill. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 0-24
October 23, 2021 (Saturday) 11 AM CT Away Penn State University Park, Pa. ABC Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 20-18 9OT
October 30, 2021 (Saturday) 11 AM CT Home Rutgers Champaign, Ill. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 14-20
November 6, 2021 (Saturday) 11 AM CT Away Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. ESPN2 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 14-6
November 20, 2021 (Saturday) 1 PM CT Away Iowa Iowa City, Iowa FS1 Busey Bank Illini Sports Network L, 23-33
November 27, 2021 (Saturday) 2:30 PM CT Home Northwestern Champaign, Ill. BTN Busey Bank Illini Sports Network W, 47-14