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American college football season
The 2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini were led by Bret Bielema in his third season as the team's head coach. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
The Illini were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Ten's West Division.[1]
Big Ten media poll West Division
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Points (1st place votes)
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1 |
Wisconsin |
233 (20)
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2 |
Iowa |
232 (16)
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3 |
Minnesota |
176 (1)
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4 |
Illinois |
152
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5 |
Nebraska |
116
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6 |
Purdue |
89
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7 |
Northwestern |
38
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Toledo* | | BTN | W 30–28 | 48,898 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | at Kansas* | | ESPN2 | L 23–34 | 45,809 |
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September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 7 Penn State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| FOX | L 13–30 | 49,099 |
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September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| BTN | W 23–17 | 53,512 |
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September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | | Peacock | L 19–44 | 59,510 |
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| 6:00 p.m. | Nebraska | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| FS1 | L 7–20 | 46,703 |
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October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Maryland | | NBC | W 27–24 | 35,580 |
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October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Wisconsin![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| FS1 | L 21–25 | 54,205 |
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November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | | BTN | W 27–26 | 42,906 |
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November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Indiana | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| BTN | W 48–45OT | 53,157 |
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November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Iowa | | FS1 | L 13–15 | 69,250 |
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November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Northwestern | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| BTN | L 43–45 | 42,310 |
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National championship seasons in bold |