2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football season

2024 Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference	Big Ten West Division
2024 record	2-0 (0-0 B1G)
Head coach	FlutieFlakes (8th year)
Offensive scheme	TBD
Base defense	TBD
Captain	Jordan Harrison, Donald Longo, Khalil Haynes
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 61,760)
Seasons « 2023 2025 »

2024 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Michigan x		8	–	1					11	–	1
Ohio State		6	–	3					9	–	3
Michigan State		6	–	3					8	–	4
Maryland		5	–	4					6	–	6
Penn State		4	–	5					7	–	5
Indiana		1	–	8					3	–	9
Rutgers		1	–	8					2	–	10
West
Purdue x		7	–	2					9	–	3
Illinois		7	–	2					10	–	2
Wisconsin		7	–	2					10	–	2
Minnesota		4	–	5					6	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa		2	–	7					3	–	9
Nebraska		1	–	8					3	–	9
Big Ten Championship Game: Michigan vs Purdue
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	Sat.Evening	at Western Kentucky*	#5	Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	W 34-0
2	Sat.Afternoon	Fresno State*	#6	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 41-14
3	TBD	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
4	TBD	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
5	TBD	at East Carolina*		Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
7	TBD	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
8	TBD	Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
9	TBD	Rutgers		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
10	TBD	at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
11	TBD	Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
12	TBD	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
13	TBD	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
	vs. *
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Illinois	Season in current role
FlutieFlakes	Head Coach	9th	8th
Jordan Harrison	Quarterback	4th	3rd
Terrell Swain	Running Back	5th	3rd
Rory Cooley	Wide Receiver	4th	3rd
Xavier Rawls	Defensive End	3rd	2nd
Rakeem Phillips	Inside Linebacker	3rd	3rd
Donald Longo	Outside Linebacker	5th	4th

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Harrison, JordanJordan Harrison  3.5 !Jr QB Dawson, BlakeBlake Dawson 57.0 !Sr QB Pendleton, DennisDennis Pendleton 5.0 !Jr QB Culver, ChaseChase Culver 1.0 !Fr QB Paris, JordanJordan Paris 1.0 !Fr RB London, BookerBooker London 5.0 !Jr RB Swain, TerrellTerrell Swain  4.5 !Sr RB Bolton, MaxwellMaxwell Bolton 57.0 !Sr RB Francis, MarquiseMarquise Francis 57.0 !Sr RB Fulton, JamirJamir Fulton 5.0 !Jr RB Sanders, BryceBryce Sanders  1.5 !Fr RB Rolle, AndrewAndrew Rolle 1.0 !Fr FB Schmitz, SamSam Schmitz 5.0 !Jr FB Lowe, CarterCarter Lowe 5.0 !Jr WR Huff, WilliamWilliam Huff  1.5 !Fr WR Snell, JakeJake Snell 5.0 !Jr WR Haynes, KhalilKhalil Haynes  4.5 !Sr WR Cooley, RoryRory Cooley  3.5 !Jr WR Clausen, WillWill Clausen 57.0 !Sr WR De Los Santos, PatrickPatrick De Los Santos 5.0 !Jr WR Rice, DylanDylan Rice  2.5 !So WR Pressley, KaiKai Pressley 1.0 !Fr WR Aponte, FernandoFernando Aponte 1.0 !Fr TE Hubbard, ByronByron Hubbard 3.0 !So TE Herring, JalenJalen Herring  4.5 !Sr TE McLeod, ThiernoThierno McLeod 57.0 !Sr TE Simpkins, AdrianAdrian Simpkins 5.0 !Jr TE Lyles, DaleroyDaleroy Lyles  2.5 !So TE Bailey, JurdelJurdel Bailey 1.0 !Fr OT Carlin, AnthonyAnthony Carlin 3.0 !So OT Avalos, RomeoRomeo Avalos 3.0 !So OT Merrill, ChristopherChristopher Merrill  4.5 !Sr OT McFarland, FrankFrank McFarland 5.0 !Jr OT Kenney, CharlieCharlie Kenney 5.0 !Jr OT Saylor, MatthewMatthew Saylor 5.0 !Jr OT Cantrell, SolomonSolomon Cantrell  2.5 !So OG Dennison, JuliusJulius Dennison 3.0 !So OG Currie, StevenSteven Currie  3.5 !Jr OG Fischer, MohammedMohammed Fischer 57.0 !Sr OG Platt, VinceVince Platt 5.0 !Jr OG Aguilera, LucasLucas Aguilera 5.0 !Jr OG Martino, GrahamGraham Martino 5.0 !Jr OG Norton, SpencerSpencer Norton 1.0 !Fr OG Arndt, JosephJoseph Arndt 1.0 !Fr C Peralta, CarlosCarlos Peralta  4.5 !Sr C Dorsey, EliasElias Dorsey  4.5 !Sr C Slade, ShawnShawn Slade 1.0 !Fr C Hassan, MikeMike Hassan  2.5 !So	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Howell, AnthonyAnthony Howell  4.5 !Sr DE Wiley, KembrellKembrell Wiley 5.0 !Jr DE Rawls, XavierXavier Rawls  2.5 !So DE Stiles, JonathanJonathan Stiles  1.5 !Fr DE LeBlanc, IsaacIsaac LeBlanc 3.0 !So DE Saldivar, KelvinKelvin Saldivar 3.0 !So DE Nobles, TivonteTivonte Nobles  3.5 !Jr DT Doe, JordanJordan Doe  4.5 !Sr DT McRae, GriffinGriffin McRae  1.5 !Fr DT Clausen, DominicDominic Clausen  3.5 !Jr DT Morrell, FinnFinn Morrell 57.0 !Sr DT Sapp, JulienJulien Sapp 57.0 !Sr DT Russ, VernonVernon Russ 57.0 !Sr DT Whitley, BookerBooker Whitley 5.0 !Jr DT Bland, JaQuanJaQuan Bland  2.5 !So DT Cahill, IsaraeluIsaraelu Cahill 3.0 !So DT Whitlock, BobbyBobby Whitlock 57.0 !Sr DT Dumas, JaQuanJaQuan Dumas 1.0 !Fr DT Guajardo, MisaelMisael Guajardo 1.0 !Fr ILB Wilson, DarrenDarren Wilson 57.0 !Sr ILB Dougherty, TimothyTimothy Dougherty 57.0 !Sr ILB Phillips, RakeemRakeem Phillips 5.0 !Jr ILB Lusk, JuliusJulius Lusk 5.0 !Jr ILB Gossett, JamesJames Gossett  3.5 !Jr ILB Clement, WillWill Clement 1.0 !Fr OLB Longo, DonaldDonald Longo  4.5 !Sr OLB McNeil, TerrellTerrell McNeil  3.5 !Jr OLB Lacey, JosiahJosiah Lacey  3.5 !Jr OLB Hilton Jr., JohnJohn Hilton Jr.  1.5 !Fr OLB Sandoval, NicolasNicolas Sandoval  1.5 !Fr OLB Post, JustinJustin Post 1.0 !Fr OLB Terrell, DarronDarron Terrell 1.0 !Fr OLB Tucker, NoelNoel Tucker 1.0 !Fr CB Finney, CurtisCurtis Finney  4.5 !Sr CB Lyles, JeremiahJeremiah Lyles  3.5 !Jr CB Riggins, RonRon Riggins  3.5 !Jr CB Blackwell, IsaacIsaac Blackwell 57.0 !Sr CB Oliver, AbdulAbdul Oliver 5.0 !Jr CB Longo, HueHue Longo  2.5 !So CB Bryant, JohnteyJohntey Bryant 1.0 !Fr CB Sproles, KevinKevin Sproles 1.0 !Fr CB Chambers, DeVanteDeVante Chambers 1.0 !Fr FS Murphy-Neal, DonteDonte Murphy-Neal  3.5 !Jr FS Hobson, JadenJaden Hobson 57.0 !Sr FS Womack, ManuelManuel Womack 57.0 !Sr FS McClain, QuincyQuincy McClain  1.5 !Fr FS Pryor, CoryCory Pryor  1.5 !Fr SS Childs, AmariAmari Childs  1.5 !Fr SS Barber, IanIan Barber  3.5 !Jr SS Cooper, FreddieFreddie Cooper  2.5 !So	Special teams Pos. Name Class K McAuley, GabeGabe McAuley  1.5 !Fr P Walsh, SeanSean Walsh 3.0 !So LS Amador, EmmanuelEmmanuel Amador  2.5 !So	Head coach FlutieFlakes Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 3/23/2020

Depth chart

Defense FS Manuel Womack Quincy McClain WLB MLB SLB Donald Longo Rakeem Phillips Terrell McNeill John Hilton Jr. James Gossett Josiah Lacy SS Freddie Cooper Ian Barber CB Jeremiah Lyles Curtis Finney DE DT DT DE Xavier Rawls Bobby Whitlock JaQuan Bland Tivonte Nobles Jonathan Stiles Griffin McRae Dominic Clausen Anthony Howell CB Ron Riggins Isaac Blackwell Offense WR Rory Cooley William Huff LT LG C RG RT Anthony Carlin Spencer Norton Carlos Peralta Julius Dennison Romeo Avalos Christopher Merrill Steven Currie Elias Dorsey Graham Martino Milo Lindquist TE Byron Hubbard Jalen Herring WR Dylan Rice Jake Snell QB Jordan Harrison Blake Dawson RB Terrell Swain Bryce Sanders FB Sam Schmitz Carter Lowe Special Teams PK Gabe McAuley P Sean Walsh KR Khalil Haynes PR Isaac Blackwell LS Emmanuel Amador H Sean Walsh

Recruiting

High School

To be added.

Junior College Transfers

To be added.