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CHAMPAIGN, IL - September 04, 2023 - Illinois fans during the game between the Toledo Rockets and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. Photo by Craig Pessman Craig Pessman

 Craig Pessman

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Illinois football game against Ohio State on Saturday, Oct. 11 is sold out. 

Single-game tickets remain available for Illinois' six other home games at Memorial Stadium via Tickets.FightingIllini.com. Limited tickets remain available for matchups against Western Michigan (Sept. 13) and USC (Sept. 27).

Illinois sold out of season tickets for the first time in at least 20 years. Season tickets in the Memorial Stadium suites, Colonnades Club, and 77 Club tickets are also sold out.

Student season tickets remain on sale. Students are encouraged to secure their season tickets today, as Illinois anticipates to sell out of student season tickets for the second consecutive season in 2025. 

Illinois enters the season ranked #12 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, while defending national champion Ohio State is ranked #2. The Fighting Illini begin the season ranked in the Coaches Poll top 15 for the first time since 1990. 

Illinois returns 16 starters from last season — tied for the most in the nation — and 18 starters from last year's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl team that finished #16 in the final Coaches Poll.