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The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference. Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships.
The 2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represents the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini are led by Bret Bielema in his fourth season as the team's head coach. They play home games at Memorial Stadium located in Champaign, Illinois.
Illinois (No. 16), Tulane (No. 19), and Oregon State (No. 23) were all ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014. Oklahoma 's streak of 41 consecutive weeks in the CFP rankings ended, the Sooners overall have the third most appearances in the CFP rankings at 46 weeks, tied with Clemson.
Here is the full College Football Playoff bracket according to the rankings released Tuesday: Note: Rankings are based on seeds No. 12 BYU vs. No. 5 Ohio State to face No. 4 Boise State
On October 19, during the Homecoming Weekend, the Fighting Illini upset the undefeated No. 6 ranked Wisconsin Badgers on a 39-yard game-winning field goal by James McCourt. It was Illinois' first win against a top ranked team since 2007, when they had upset No. 1 ranked Ohio State in Columbus with a score of 28–21.
The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season will be released Tuesday, Nov. 5. A new top 25 ranking is then released by the CFP selection committee every Tuesday through Dec. 3.
The AP Poll began with the 1936 college football season. [6] The Coaches Poll began with the 1950 college football season and became the second major polling system. [7] [better source needed] In 1978, Division I football was split into two distinct divisions and a second poll was added for the new Division I-AA. [8]
The 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented [1] the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois , and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference .