Illinois vs Oregon: shaded seats and sun by section

For Illinois vs Oregon at a 2:00 pm kickoff, 18 of 55 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 206, 207, 208, 202. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Oct 24, 2026, Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign. Kickoff 2:00 pm CT.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:00 pm kickoff?

Gies Memorial Stadium sun map, Illinois vs Oregon, 2:00 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 2:00 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
7:00 am	Parking lots open
12:00 pm	Gates open for premium seats
12:30 pm	Gates open
2:00 pm	Kickoff
Start of 4th quarter	Beer sales end
~5:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, beer and lot times from the fightingillini.com gameday guide and parking page.

Sun at kickoff: 34.5° high, bearing 204.9°. Still 4.9° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 206, 207, 208, 202, 203, 205. Shadiest: 231, 230, 229, 228, 227, 226. By level and side: balcony east 207 min, lower level north 115 min, lower level east 94 min, lower level south 66 min, lower level west 8 min, balcony west 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	lower level	east	79	4:20 pm	yes
Section 102	lower level	east	77	4:20 pm	yes
Section 103	lower level	east	69	at kickoff	yes
Section 104	lower level	east	84	4:30 pm	yes
Section 105	lower level	east	83	at kickoff	yes
Section 106	lower level	east	98	5:00 pm	yes
Section 107	lower level	east	95	4:50 pm	yes
Section 108	lower level	east	96	at kickoff	yes
Section 109	lower level	east	103	5:10 pm	yes
Section 110	lower level	east	153	5:20 pm	yes
Section 111	lower level	south	114	3:50 pm
Section 112	lower level	south	71	2:50 pm
Section 113	lower level	south	35	at kickoff
Section 114	lower level	south	17	at kickoff
Section 115	lower level	south	23	at kickoff
Section 116	lower level	south	44	at kickoff
Section 117	lower level	south	79	4:30 pm
Section 118	lower level	south	142	4:30 pm
Section 119	lower level	south	98	3:30 pm
Section 120	lower level	south	61	3:10 pm
Section 121	lower level	south	45	2:40 pm
Section 122	lower level	west	27	at kickoff
Section 123	lower level	west	13	at kickoff
Section 124	lower level	west	9	at kickoff
Section 125	lower level	west	14	at kickoff
Section 126	lower level	west	4	at kickoff
Section 127	lower level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 128	lower level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 129	lower level	west	3	at kickoff
Section 130	lower level	west	3	at kickoff
Section 131	lower level	west	4	at kickoff
Section 132	lower level	north	77	3:20 pm
Section 133	lower level	north	101	3:40 pm
Section 134	lower level	north	118	4:00 pm
Section 135	lower level	north	124	4:10 pm
Section 136	lower level	north	134	4:20 pm
Section 137	lower level	north	138	4:20 pm
Section 201	balcony	east	203	5:20 pm	yes
Section 202	balcony	east	208	5:30 pm	yes
Section 203	balcony	east	207	5:30 pm	yes
Section 204	balcony	east	201	5:20 pm	yes
Section 205	balcony	east	206	5:30 pm	yes
Section 206	balcony	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 207	balcony	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 208	balcony	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 209	balcony	east	180	not during the game	yes
Section 223	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 224	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 225	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 226	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 227	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 228	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 229	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 230	balcony	west	0	at kickoff
Section 231	balcony	west	0	at kickoff

Forecast: 72°F, wind 6 mph, rain chance up to 2%, cloud 100%. 10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 57°F (range 49-73°F), feels like 52°F, wind 10 mph, rain in 14% of game hours, clear skies in 34%.

Plan the game: all 55 Gies Memorial Stadium sections · Gies Memorial Stadium parking, shuttles and rideshare · Gies Memorial Stadium bag policy and stadium rules · how the Gies Memorial Stadium data is measured.