CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – The Illinois football team is ranked #24 in this week’s AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after loss to Oregon last weekend. Illinois hosts Minnesota on Saturday at 11 a.m. for Dads Day and Military Appreciation Day.
Illinois has earned a 6-2 start ad remains undefeated at Memorial Stadium. The Fighting Illini have been ranked for seven consecutive weeks, the program’s most AP Poll appearances since the 2001 Big Ten championship team was ranked for 10 weeks. The team’s two losses have come against top 10 teams — #1 Oregon and #9 Penn State.
Tickets for Saturday’s game are still available at FightingIllini.com.