How To Watch Illinois Fighting Illini Football Games Live
Watching Illinois Fighting Illini football games has never been easier. In 2021, there are a few primary different ways to watch Illinois Fighting Illini football games without cable. In this guide, we will cover the different available ways to stream football channels live such as ABC, ESPN, Big Ten Network and other channels on services such as AT&T TV, fuboTV, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
Please visit our guide on how to watch NCAA football games for more information regarding other NCAA football teams.
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Illinois Fighting Illini Channel Availability
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*Availability based on in-market location.
Illinois Fighting Illini TV Schedule 2021
| Date | Time | Opponent | Channel |
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| Saturday, August 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Nebraska Cornhuskers | FOX |
| Saturday, September 4 | 7:30 PM ET | UTSA Roadrunners | BTN |
| Saturday, September 11 | 11:00 AM ET | at Virginia Cavaliers | ACCN |
| Friday, September 17 | 9:00 PM ET | Maryland Terrapins | FS1 |
| Saturday, September 25 | TBD | at Purdue Boilermakers | TBD |
| Saturday, October 2 | TBD | Charlotte 49ers | TBD |
| Saturday, October 9 | 3:30 or 4 PM ET | Wisconsin Badgers (HC) | TBD |
| Saturday, October 16 | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| Saturday, October 23 | 12:00 PM ET | at Penn State Nittany Lions | TBD |
| Saturday, October 30 | TBD | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | TBD |
| Saturday, November 6 | TBD | at Minnesota Golden Gophers | TBD |
| Saturday, November 13 | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| Saturday, November 20 | TBD | at Iowa Hawkeyes | TBD |
| Saturday, November 27 | TBD | Northwestern Wildcats | TBD |
| Saturday, December 4 | 8:00 PM ET | Big Ten Championship | FOX |
Illinois Fighting Illini Live TV Streaming Options
There are many different live TV streaming options to watch Illinois Fighting Illini football games. These options include AT&T TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, Sling TV, and Youtube TV. Each live TV streaming service has a slightly different channel availability so please reference the channel availability section above.
Watch Illinois Football With DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream is the rebranded AT&T TV (late August 2021) which used to be DirecTV Now before that. This service might keep changing names but the experience and channels have remained relatively the same over the years. DirecTV Stream is one of the best options because it has almost every channel required to watch Illinois football games.
The service has all four local channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX). It has all of the cable sports networks (ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, NBC Sports Network, TBS, and TNT). DirecTV Stream also has several college sports networks (ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, and SEC Network).
Watch Illinois Football Games With fuboTV
fuboTV is one of our top choices for watching Fighting Illini games. This live TV streaming service has improved the quality of its service and channel offerings considerably over the last few years. fuboTV does not require a contract nor does it have any installation costs. It is also available on every major streaming device including smart TVs, phones, and tablets.
fuboTV gives subscribers access to the Big Ten Network, ESPN, and ESPN2. The service also includes ABC, CBS, ACC Network, SEC Network, PAC-12 Network, and CBS Sports Network.
To learn more about this service, please read out fuboTV review. You can try this service for one-week free that you can access by going here.
