Illinois 2025 Football Schedule refers to the upcoming football games to be played by the University of Illinois Fighting Illini during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The schedule will include 12 regular-season games, with eight being home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The Fighting Illini will open the season on August 30, 2025, against the Ball State Cardinals at home. They will then face the following opponents:
- Sept. 6: at Indiana Hoosiers
- Sept. 13: vs. Western Michigan Broncos (at Soldier Field, Chicago)
- Sept. 20: at Fresno State Bulldogs
- Sept. 27: vs. Michigan State Spartans
- Oct. 4: vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Oct. 11: at Purdue Boilermakers
- Oct. 25: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
- Nov. 1: vs. Wisconsin Badgers
- Nov. 8: at Ohio State Buckeyes
- Nov. 15: vs. Northwestern Wildcats
- Nov. 22: at Penn State Nittany Lions
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