Illinois Fighting Illini schedule & live scores API

Upcoming Illinois Fighting Illini games

Times are US Eastern; refreshed hourly. Full Illinois Fighting Illini schedule with JSON/CSV download

Recent Illinois Fighting Illini results

Live example: team detail

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/356"

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "356",
    "uid": "s:20~l:23~t:356",
    "slug": "illinois-fighting-illini",
    "location": "Illinois",
    "name": "Fighting Illini",
    "nickname": "Illinois",
    "abbreviation": "ILL",
    "displayName": "Illinois Fighting Illini",
    "shortDisplayName": "Illinois",
    "color": "ff5f05",
    "alternateColor": "13294b",
    "league": {},
    "venue": {
      "id": "3597",
      "name": "Foster Stadium",
      "city": "Lexington",
      "state": "VA",
      "indoor": false,
      "grass": true
    },
    "isActive": true,
    "isAllStar": false,
    "logos": [
      {
        "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0CWxFaV1xZTB5cUhQGX10",
        "width": 500,
        "height": 500,
        "alt": "",
        "rel": [
          "full",
          "default"
        ],
        "lastUpdated": "2025-12-23T01:44Z"
      },
      "... 13 more"
    ]
  }
}

Get Illinois Fighting Illini scores in code

The events endpoint returns the whole College Football scoreboard, so keep the games where either team id is 356.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/356"

# This team's games in the current scoreboard (filter by team id 356)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events" \
  | jq '.data[] | select(.homeTeam.id == "356" or .awayTeam.id == "356") | {name, date, status: .status.detail, home: .homeTeam.score, away: .awayTeam.score}'

const TEAM_ID = "356"; // Illinois Fighting Illini
const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const games = data.filter((e) => e.homeTeam.id === TEAM_ID || e.awayTeam.id === TEAM_ID);
for (const g of games) {
  console.log(g.shortName, g.status.detail, `${g.awayTeam.score}-${g.homeTeam.score}`);
}

import os, requests

TEAM_ID = "356"  # Illinois Fighting Illini
res = requests.get(
    "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
for g in res.json()["data"]:
    if TEAM_ID in (g["homeTeam"]["id"], g["awayTeam"]["id"]):
        print(g["shortName"], g["status"]["detail"], g["awayTeam"]["score"], g["homeTeam"]["score"])

Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call get_schedule with sport "football" and league "college-football" for the next 14 days and list the Illinois Fighting Illini games (team id 356) with dates and opponents; then call get_live_events and tell me if they are playing now.

More endpoints for this team: /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/356/roster, /sports/football/leagues/college-football/news?team=356. Step-by-step builds: guides.

FAQ

How do I get live Illinois Fighting Illini scores in JSON?

Call GET https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events/live with a free API key and keep the games where homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id is "356". The live endpoint returns the score, period, clock and status for games in progress. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.

Is there a free Illinois Fighting Illini API?

Yes. The Free plan of Realtime Sports API is $0 with 1,000 calls in the first 30 days, then 125 calls per month, no card. The same key covers every College Football team and the other leagues.

What is the Illinois Fighting Illini team id?

"356" in league "college-football" (sport "football"). Use it with /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/356 for team details and /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/356/roster for the roster, and to filter events by homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id.

When is the next Illinois Fighting Illini game?

Illinois Fighting Illini visit Michigan State Spartans on Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PM ET at Spartan Stadium. Times are US Eastern; this page refreshes hourly.

Does the API include Illinois Fighting Illini betting odds?

Yes, for upcoming College Football games that have a line: GET /sports/football/leagues/college-football/events/{eventId}/odds returns the spread, moneyline and total from a single source book, and /odds/history returns line moves. It is not a multi-book comparison feed.

Can I get Illinois Fighting Illini score alerts pushed to me?

Yes, on paid plans: register a webhook for event.score_change and event.final filtered to league "college-football", then keep deliveries where data.homeTeam.id or data.awayTeam.id is "356" (webhooks filter by league, not team). WebSocket works the same way.