Illini finalize 2008 football schedule

Posted February 08, 2008 10:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff

Illinois has added Western Michigan as a 2008 opponent, completing its 12-game schedule.

The Illini will play Western Michigan on Nov. 8 at Ford Field in Detroit, home of the Detroit Lions. The game is the first in a two-game contract in which WMU visits Memorial Stadium in 2011.

Illinois' 2008 schedule

Aug. 30: vs. Missouri at St. Louis

Sept. 6: EASTERN ILLINOIS

Sept. 13: LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Sept. 27: at Penn State

Oct. 4: at Michigan

Oct. 11: MINNESOTA (homecoming)

Oct. 18: INDIANA (Foundation Day)

Oct. 25: at Wisconsin

Nov. 1: IOWA (Dad's Day)

Nov. 8: vs. Western Michigan at Detroit

Nov. 15: OHIO STATE

Nov. 22: at Northwestern

Home games in CAPS

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