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Illinois Football Team History

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Bret Bielema
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024

2022 Season Highlights

Bret Bielema enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

2022 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 27	vs. Wyoming	38	6	W
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Indiana	20	23	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Virginia	24	3	W
Thu., Sep. 22	vs. Chattanooga	31	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Wisconsin	34	10	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Iowa	9	6	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Minnesota	26	14	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Nebraska	26	9	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Michigan State	15	23	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Purdue	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Michigan	17	19	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Northwestern	41	3	W
Mon., Jan. 2	Mississippi State	10	19	L	ReliaQuest Bowl

2022 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	315
Scoring Average	24.2
Points Allowed	166
Defense Average	12.8
Opponents Record	78-73
Conference Record	5-4
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-2

2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2022 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purdue	8-6	372	383	Lost 7-63	6-3	230	219	Jeff Brohm
Minnesota	9-4	367	180	Won 28-20	5-4	190	143	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	8-5	315	166	Lost 10-19	5-4	212	138	Bret Bielema
Iowa	8-5	230	173	Won 21-0	5-4	168	160	Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin	7-6	342	263	Won 24-17	4-5	200	222	Paul Chryst/Jim Leonhard
Nebraska	4-8	271	331		3-6	177	220	Scott Frost/Mickey Joseph
Northwestern	1-11	165	340		1-8	104	261	Pat Fitzgerald

2022 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2022 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.