Big Ten
The 2022 season's largest margin: Illinois 41, Northwestern 3. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Illinois·Big Ten
2022 — The Winning Chapter
Illinois's 2022 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Lost the ReliaQuest Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Tommy DeVitoQB2,619 passing yards
- Chase BrownRB1,643 rushing yards
- Reggie Love IIIRB330 rushing yards
- Isaiah WilliamsWR709 receiving yards
- Brian HightowerWR452 receiving yards
- Patrick BryantWR450 receiving yards
- Isaac DarkangeloLB67 tackles
- Jartavius MartinDB59 tackles
- Sydney BrownDB59 tackles
- Seth ColemanLB5 sacks
- Jer'Zhan NewtonDL5 sacks
- Gabe JacasLB4 sacks
Season leaders, 2022.
The season's deepest loss: Illinois 10, Mississippi State 19. A 9-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Illinois fell to Mississippi State 10-19 in the postseason.
"I-L-L"
2022 is a middle chapter for Illinois — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.