Watch Duke Blue Devils vs Illinois Fighting Illini live today on FS1 or stream the game on FOX One from Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL on Saturday, Sep. 12, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT during CFB Week 2 of the 2026 college football season. Illinois leads the series 2–1 and won last September's meeting in Durham 45–19, forcing five Duke turnovers along the way.

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Duke visits as the reigning ACC champion after beating Virginia in overtime for the title and Arizona State in the Sun Bowl. You can stream Duke vs Illinois live on FOX One. FOX One brings together live FOX College Football games, highlights, expert coverage, and live and on-demand FOX programming, all in one place. Start your 3-day free trial and stream on supported devices.

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Friday, Sept. 11, 2026
Week 2 — Watch Missouri vs Kansas — 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
Week 2 — Watch Oklahoma vs Michigan — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Wake Forest vs Purdue — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Howard vs Indiana — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Arizona vs BYU — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Duke vs Illinois — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Eastern Michigan vs Michigan State — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Utah State vs Washington — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Bowling Green vs Nebraska — 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch San Diego State vs UCLA — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Western Illinois vs Wisconsin — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Ohio State vs Texas — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch North Dakota State vs Air Force — 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Louisiana vs USC — 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT

Illinois leads this series 2–1, and the three meetings are spread across 68 years. Duke won the first 15–13 in Durham on Oct. 4, 1958. Illinois took the second 28–14 in Champaign in 1965. Then came a 45–19 Illinois win at Duke on Sept. 6, 2025, in which the Illini trailed by one at halftime before outscoring Duke 31–6 the rest of the way and forcing five turnovers.

Saturday is the back half of that home-and-home, which makes 2025 and 2026 the first back-to-back meetings in series history. No team has ever won two in a row against the other.