# 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team will represent the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini are led by Bret Bielema in his fifth season as the team's head coach. They play home games at Memorial Stadium located in Champaign, Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | Western Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL |
| September 6 | at Duke* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC |
| September 13 | Western Michigan* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL |
| September 20 | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (rivalry) |
| September 27 | USC | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL |
| October 4 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) |
| October 11 | Ohio State | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck) |
| October 25 | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA |
| November 1 | Rutgers | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL |
| November 15 | Maryland | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL |
| November 22 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI |
| November 29 | Northwestern | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (rivalry) |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### vs Western Illinois

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Leathernecks | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Illinois | Passing |
| Western Illinois | Rushing |
| Western Illinois | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### at Duke

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
| Blue Devils | | | 0 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Duke | Passing |
| Duke | Rushing |
| Duke | Receiving |

### vs Western Michigan

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Broncos | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Michigan | Passing |
| Western Michigan | Rushing |
| Western Michigan | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### at Indiana

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
| Hoosiers | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: September 20
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### vs USC

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Trojans | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### at Purdue

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
| Boilermakers | | | 0 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: October 4
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Purdue | Passing |
| Purdue | Rushing |
| Purdue | Receiving |

### vs Ohio State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: October 11
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### at Washington

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
* Date: October 25
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Washington | Passing |
| Washington | Rushing |
| Washington | Receiving |

### vs Rutgers

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: November 1
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### vs Maryland

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Terrapins | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: November 15
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Maryland | Passing |
| Maryland | Rushing |
| Maryland | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### at Wisconsin

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
| Badgers | | | 0 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: November 22
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Wisconsin | Passing |
| Wisconsin | Rushing |
| Wisconsin | Receiving |

### vs Northwestern

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wildcats | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northwestern | Passing |
| Northwestern | Rushing |
| Northwestern | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |