College football, 2027 season

Illinois Fighting Illini football schedule 2027, printable

Every 2027 game Illinois and the Big Ten have announced, on one page to print now. What isn't set yet is a line to write on, and this page fills it in as it's announced.

12 of 12 opponents set 2 games dated Checked Oct 28

Illinois Fighting Illini

2027 football schedule, as announced

vs home (bold) · at away

Lines: write in days, kickoffs and TV as they're set

August 1

Date	Opponent	Game	Kickoff and TV
Sat 28	vsEastern Illinois

September 1

Date	Opponent	Game	Kickoff and TV
Sat 11	vsDelaware

Date to be announced 10

Date	Opponent	Game
To be announced	vsIndiana	Big Ten
To be announced	vsNorthwestern	Big Ten
To be announced	vsPenn State	Big Ten
To be announced	vsUCLA	Big Ten
To be announced	vsWisconsin	Big Ten
To be announced	vsMissouri · neutral site
To be announced	atMichigan	Big Ten
To be announced	atMinnesota	Big Ten
To be announced	atPurdue	Big Ten
To be announced	atUSC	Big Ten

Big Ten dates: 2026's came Jan 27, 2026. Kickoff times and TV are set during the season.

The Illinois Fighting Illini 2027 schedule so far

First game announced: vs Eastern Illinois, Saturday, August 28
Home (7): Delaware, Eastern Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, UCLA, Wisconsin
Away (4): Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue, USC
Neutral site: vs Missouri
To be announced: 10 dates

When the rest comes

The Big Ten set every team's 2027 conference opponents, home and away, on October 5, 2023. Its 2027 dates aren't out yet. Last year the Big Ten published 2026's dates on January 27, 2026.

Kickoff times and TV channels are set during the season, many only a week or two ahead. Once ESPN carries the 2027 season, after this season's playoff final, this address moves to the Illinois Fighting Illini schedule page, with times and TV as they're set and a calendar that fills in by itself.

Looking for this season? Illinois Fighting Illini 2026 schedule.

2027 schedules by conference

Conference	Opponents	Dates	2026's dates came
SEC	Sep 23, 2025	Not yet	Dec 11, 2025
Big Ten	Oct 5, 2023	Not yet	Jan 27, 2026
ACC	Sep 16, 2026	Expected late January 2027	Jan 26, 2026
Big 12	Nov 1, 2023	Not yet	Jan 21, 2026

The ACC's expected date is from North Carolina's release; the ACC itself hasn't said.Non-conference games are each school's own, announced years ahead; Notre Dame sets all of its own.

Every announced Illinois Fighting Illini game of 2027, with its source

Illinois Fighting Illini 2027 games announced so far
Date	Opponent	Game	Source
Saturday, August 28	vs Eastern Illinois	Home	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
Saturday, September 11	vs Delaware	Home	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
TBA	at Michigan	Away, Big Ten	mgoblue.com, Oct 28
TBA	at Minnesota	Away, Big Ten	gophersports.com, Oct 28
TBA	at Purdue	Away, Big Ten	purduesports.com, Oct 28
TBA	at USC	Away, Big Ten	usctrojans.com, Oct 28
TBA	vs Missouri	Neutral site	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
TBA	vs Penn State	Home, Big Ten	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
TBA	vs UCLA	Home, Big Ten	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
TBA	vs Wisconsin	Home, Big Ten	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
TBA	vs Northwestern	Home, Big Ten	fightingillini.com, Oct 28
TBA	vs Indiana	Home, Big Ten	fightingillini.com, Oct 28

Printing tips

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From Illinois: Illinois Football Future Schedules, Michigan Athletics: Future Michigan Football Schedules (updated 9/3/2026), Minnesota Athletics: 2027-28 Football Conference Opponents, Purdue Athletics: Purdue Football Future Schedules and USC Athletics: Future Football Schedules, checked October 28, 2026. PrintDates is not affiliated with the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Big Ten or the NCAA.

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