| 1 | Thu, Sep 03 | vs  UAB | W 42-23 | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12 | vs  Duke | L 27-31 | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19 | vs Southern Illinois | W 48-10 | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26 | @  5 Ohio State | L 19-42 | Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 03 | vs  Purdue | L 17-24 | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10 | @  Michigan State | | Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI |
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17 | Open Date | |
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| 8 | Sat, Oct 24 | vs  15 Oregon | | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31 | @  Maryland | | Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
College Park, MD |
| 10 | Fri, Nov 06 | vs  Nebraska | | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 11 | Fri, Nov 13 | @  23 UCLA | | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21 | vs  14 Iowa | | Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28 | @  Northwestern | | Ryan Field
Evanston, IL |
| 14 | Sat, Dec 05 | Open Date | |
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