IlliniGuys Staff
September 15, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois has climbed to #19 in this week's AP Top 25 poll & the Illini have made their season debut in the Coaches Poll coming in at #21.
For only the third time since 1951, the Illini have started 4-0 to begin a football season. The last two times were in 1951 under head coach Ray Eliot and 2011 under Ron Zook.
The matchup at Penn State on Saturday night on NBC with a 6:30 p.m. CST kickoff will consist of two ranked teams. Penn State, which has started out its season defeating West Virginia on the road along with defeating Bowling Green and Kent State at home is ranked #9 by the AP Poll and #8 by the Coaches Poll.
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571 Illini "Smash" the Terps
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570 Illini Feast on Ducks
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2.27.26 - Reaction to Illini Loss to Michigan, Deon Thomas & More
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569 Illini Fall to B1G Champs 84-70
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568 Illini Hoops Update
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567 Illini Fall to Bruins 95-94 in OT
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2.20.26 - Illini Men's & Women's Hoops Update
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566 Illini Slay Trojans
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565 Illini Defeat Hoosiers 71-51 in Boswell’s Return
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564 Illini Lead Evaporates in 92-90 OT Loss to Wisconsin
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563 Inside Scoop on New Illini DC Bobby Hauck
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562 Illini Fall 85-82 to MSU in OT
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