The University of Toledo football team will have a non-conference game at Illinois on Sept. 2, 2023 the school announced Thursday.
The game at Memorial Stadium will be the first-ever matchup between the teams.
"The Illinois game adds another quality opponent to our future non-conference football schedule," UT vice president and athletic director Mike O'Brien said in a release. "Over the next few years we will play three teams from the Big Ten (Michigan State and Ohio State), as well as Kentucky and Notre Dame. These are exciting games for our players and are also close enough for our fans to attend in large numbers.