2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bret Bielema (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Barry Lunney Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Aaron Henry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Terrance Jamison (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (capacity: 60,670)

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^		9	–	0					15	–	0
No. 10 Ohio State		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 Penn State		7	–	2					10	–	3
Maryland		4	–	5					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					7	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	7					4	–	8
Indiana		1	–	8					3	–	9
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Northwestern		5	–	4					8	–	5
Wisconsin		5	–	4					7	–	6
Minnesota		3	–	6					6	–	7
Illinois		3	–	6					5	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		3	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team will represent the University of Illinois in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Illini are expected to be led by Bret Bielema in his third season as the team's head coach. They play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Toledo*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN
September 9		at Kansas*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX
September 23		Florida Atlantic*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL
September 30		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1
October 14		at Maryland	SECU Stadium College Park, MD
October 21		Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL
November 4		at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN
November 11		Indiana	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL
November 18		at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
November 25		Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Illinois in current position
Bret Bielema	Head coach	3rd
Aaron Henry	Defensive coordinator	1st
Barry Lunney Jr.	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	2nd
George McDonald	Wide receivers Coach / assistant head coach	3rd
Terrance Jamison	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive line coach	1st
Charlie Bullen	Outside linebackers Coach/Pass Rush Coordinator	1st
Bart Miller	Offensive line coach	3rd
Andy Buh	Linebackers coach	3rd
Antonio Fenelus	Defensive backs coach	1st
Robby Discher	Tight ends coach/special teams coordinator	1st
Thad Ward	Running backs coach	1st