Scheduled Games

2025 Football Schedule

Date	Time	At	Opponent	Location	TV	Radio	Tournament	Result	Links
August 29, 2025 (Friday)	6:30 PM CT	Home	Western Illinois	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	Peacock			W, 52-3	Box Score Recap Gallery
September 6, 2025 (Saturday)	11 AM CT	Away	Duke	Durham, N.C.	ESPN			W, 45-19	Box Score Recap Gallery
September 13, 2025 (Saturday)	6 PM CT	Home	Western Michigan	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	FS1			W, 38-0	Box Score Recap Gallery
September 20, 2025 (Saturday)	6:30 PM CT	Away	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	NBC			L, 10-63	Box Score Recap Gallery
September 27, 2025 (Saturday)	11 AM CT	Home	USC	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	FOX			W, 34-32	Box Score Recap Gallery
October 4, 2025 (Saturday)	11 AM CT	Away	Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	Big Ten Network			W, 43-27	Box Score Recap Gallery
October 11, 2025 (Saturday)	11 AM CT	Home	Ohio State	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	FOX			L, 16-34	Box Score Recap Gallery
October 25, 2025 (Saturday)	2:30 PM CT	Away	Washington	Seattle, Wash.	Big Ten Network			L, 25-42	Box Score Recap Gallery
November 1, 2025 (Saturday)	11 AM CT	Home	Rutgers	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	NBC			W, 35-13	Box Score Recap Gallery
November 15, 2025 (Saturday)	2:30 PM CT	Home	Maryland	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	FS1			W, 24-6	Box Score Recap Gallery
November 22, 2025 (Saturday)	6:30 PM CT	Away	Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.	Big Ten Network			L, 10-27	Box Score Recap Gallery
November 29, 2025 (Saturday)	6:30 PM CT	Home	Northwestern	Champaign, Ill. / Gies Memorial Stadium	FOX			W, 20-13	Box Score Recap Gallery
December 30, 2025 (Tuesday)	4:30 PM CT	Neutral	Tennessee	Nashville, Tenn. / Nissan Stadium	ESPN	Busey Bank Illini Sports Network	Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl		Bowl Central Listen Live Stats History