The 2013 Illinois Fighting Illini football team season represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

They were led by second-year head coach Tim Beckman, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.

[1] For only the second time in Soldier Field's 89-year history, the stadium hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

[2] The Fighting Illini's last appearance at Soldier Field was during the 1994 season in which the team lost 10–9 to #22 ranked Washington State Cougars.

[3] Additionally, the University of Illinois Alumni Association, Illinois Foundation, and Division and Intercollegiate Athletics are hosting an "Illini Fest" family tailgate prior the start of the football game.