2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarry Lunney Jr. (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRyan Walters (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   9 0     13 1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^   8 1     11 2  
No. 7 Penn State   7 2     11 2  
Maryland   4 5     8 5  
Michigan State   3 6     5 7  
Indiana   2 7     4 8  
Rutgers   1 8     4 8  
West Division
Purdue xy   6 3     8 6  
Illinois   5 4     8 5  
Iowa   5 4     8 5  
Minnesota   5 4     9 4  
Wisconsin   4 5     7 6  
Nebraska   3 6     4 8  
Northwestern   1 8     1 11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represents the University of Illinois in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Bret Bielema was in his second season as the team's head coach. The Fighting Illini played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Key players included senior quarterback Tommy DeVito and junior running back Chase Brown.

In Week 6, the Fighting Illini became ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2011.[1] The Illini clinched a winning season for the first time since that same season.

  1. ^ "Illinois Football Ranked in the AP Top 25". University of Illinois Athletics. October 9, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2024.