2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The Illini were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Ten's West Division.{{cite web |work=CBS Sports |last=Cobb |first=David |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-football-predicted-order-of-finish-for-2023-michigan-picked-to-win-conference-title-over-ohio-state/ |title=Big Ten football predicted order of finish for 2023: Michigan picked to win conference title over Ohio State |date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023}}

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align="center" |align="center" Colspan="3" |Big Ten media poll West Division {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|Predicted finish|Team|Points (1st place votes)}}
align="center" | 1	Wisconsin	233 (20)
align="center" | 2	Iowa	232 (16)
align="center" | 3	Minnesota	176 (1)
align="center" | 4	Illinois	152
align="center" | 5	Nebraska	116
align="center" | 6	Purdue	89
align="center" | 7	Northwestern	38

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| rankyear = 2023

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, from the date when issued) - Released prior to game

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| seasonsource = {{cite web|title=2023 Football Schedule|publisher=Illinois Fighting Illini|accessdate=December 19, 2022|url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/schedule/2023}}

|September 2|6:30 p.m.||Toledo|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|BTN|W 30–28|48,898|

|{{tooltip|September 8|Friday}}|6:30 p.m.|at|Kansas|David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS|ESPN2|L 23–34|45,809|

|September 16|11:00 a.m.||No. 7 Penn State|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|FOX|L 13–30|49,099|

|September 23|2:30 p.m.||Florida Atlantic|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|BTN|W 23-17|53,512|

|September 30|2:30 p.m.|at|Purdue|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | Peacock |L 19–44|59,510|

|{{tooltip|October 6|Friday}}|6:00 p.m.||Nebraska|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|FS1| L 7—20 |46,703|

|October 14|2:30 p.m. |at|Maryland|SECU Stadium|College Park, MD| NBC | W 27–24|35,580|

|October 21|2:30 p.m.||Wisconsin|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|FS1 | L 21–25 |54,205|

|November 4|2:30 p.m.|at|Minnesota|Huntington Bank Stadium|Minneapolis, MN| BTN | W 27–26 |42,906|

|November 11|11:00 a.m.||Indiana|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL (rivalry)|BTN| W 48–45^OT |53,157|

|November 18|2:30 p.m.|at|No. 16 Iowa|Kinnick Stadium|Iowa City, IA|FS1| L 13–15 | 69,250 |

|November 25|2:30 p.m.||Northwestern|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL (rivalry)|BTN | L 43–45 | 42,310 |

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{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster/2023|accessdate=9/25/2023

|head_coach=

• Bret Bielema

|asst_coach=

• Barry Lunney Jr. – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
• Aaron Henry – Defensive coordinator
• Robby Discher – Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
• Terrance Jamison – Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line
• Thad Ward – Running backs
• George McDonald – Wide receivers/Assistant head coach
• Antonio Fenelus – Defensive Backs
• Bart Miller – Offensive Line
• Andy Buh – Linebackers
• Charlie Bullen – Outside linebackers/Pass rush coordinator
• Tank Wright – Director, Strength and Conditioning
• GC Yerry – Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning
• Nick Elicone – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
• Matt Manninger – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
• Tyler Mayo – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
• Danny Cameron – Quality Control, Offense
• Max Rosenthal – Quality Control, Offense
• Alex Panos – Quality Control, Defense
• Ryan Simerson – Quality Control, Defense
• Adam Kleffner – Offensive Analyst
• Kevin Laeone Richardson II – Defensive Analyst
• Chris Hurd – Special Teams Analyst
• Vincent Jeffries Jr. – Graduate Assistant
• Tyler King – Graduate Assistant
• Grant Morgan – Graduate Assistant
• Artur Sitkowski – Graduate Assistant

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