Big Ten · 2025

IllinoisFighting Illini

9–4 overall, 5–4 in conference. 13 games played.

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl

Season

Record

9–4

5–4 in conference

Margin - All

+75

5.8 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

−40

-4.4 per game

9 conference games

Points for

29.4

382 total

Points against

23.6

307 total

Polls

#25Coaches

Final

Schedule

Bret Bielema

All times Eastern. For betting lines, hover over the game.

Fri 08/29/2025 07:30 PMPeacockvsWestern Illinois70° · 10 mph NEW 52–3100%

Sat 09/06/2025 12:00 PMESPNatDuke87° · 8 mph SWW 45–1943%

Sat 09/13/2025 07:00 PMFS1vsWestern Michigan89° · 9 mph SW 38–097%

Sat 09/20/2025 07:30 PMNBCat19Indiana83° · 2 mph SSWL 10–6367%

Sat 09/27/2025 12:00 PMFOXvs21USC82° · 0 mph NW 34–3233%

Sat 10/04/2025 12:00 PMBTNatPurdue82° · 6 mph SWW 43–2732%

Sat 10/11/2025 12:00 PMFOXvs1Ohio State72° · 6 mph EL 16–3415%

Sat 10/25/2025 03:30 PMBTNatWashington57° · 16 mph SL 25–4258%

Sat 11/01/2025 12:00 PMNBCvsRutgers49° · 6 mph SWW 35–1382%

Sat 11/15/2025 03:30 PMFS1vsMaryland72° · 15 mph NWW 24–687%

Sat 11/22/2025 07:30 PMBTNatWisconsin47° · 9 mph WL 10–2726%

Sat 11/29/2025 07:30 PMFOXvsNorthwestern34° · 27 mph SSEW 20–1369%

Tue 12/30/2025 05:30 PMESPNvs24TennesseeLiberty Mutual Music City Bowl32° · 8 mph WNWW 30–2843%Neutral

Home field

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

96%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Average crowd: 58,237
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 732 ft
Opened: 1923