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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 .
Illinois announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[ 1] The 2022 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Fighting Illini will host Big Ten foes Iowa , Minnesota , Michigan State , and Purdue and will travel to Indiana , Wisconsin , Nebraska , Michigan and Northwestern .[ 2] The Fighting Illini will host all three of their non-conference opponents, Wyoming from the Mountain West , Virginia from ACC , and Chattanooga from Division I FCS .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 27 3:00 p.m. Wyoming * BTN W 38–637,832
7:00 p.m. at Indiana FS1 L 20–2344,357
September 10 3:00 p.m. Virginia * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPNU W 24–333,669
7:30 p.m. No. 10 (FCS ) Chattanooga * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN W 31–037,579
October 1 11:00 a.m. at Wisconsin BTN W 34–1073,502
October 8 6:30 p.m. Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN W 9–644,910
October 15 11:00 a.m. Minnesota No. 24 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN W 26–1445,683
October 29 2:30 p.m. at Nebraska No. 17 ABC W 26–986,691
November 5 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 16 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN L 15–2356,092
November 12 11:00 a.m. Purdue No. 21 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) ESPN2 L 24–3145,574
November 19 11:00 a.m. at No. 3 Michigan ABC L 17–19110,433
November 26 2:30 p.m. at Northwestern BTN W 41–325,744
11:00 a.m. vs. No. 22 Mississippi State * ESPN2 L 10–1935,797 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
3
0
3
0
6
Fighting Illini
7
10
7
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
7
3
7
3
20
Hoosiers
3
13
0
7
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
3
0
0
0
3
Fighting Illini
14
7
3
0
24
No. 10 (FCS) Chattanooga[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 (FCS) Mocs
0
0
0
0
0
Fighting Illini
10
14
7
0
31
Illinois vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Fighting Illini
7
7
17 3 34
Badgers
7
3
0 0 10
at Camp Randall Stadium , Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 1, 2022Game time : 11:00 a.m.Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 73,502Referee : Jerry ServinskiTV announcers (BTN ) : Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Krystle Rich (sideline)[1]
Game information
First quarter
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 11:15 Wisconsin 7–0 , Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:39
ILL – Tommy DeVito 1-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 4:30 Tie 7–7 , Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:39
Second quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 39-yard field goal, 14:53. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:32.
ILL – Tommy DeVito 1-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 7:31 Illinois 14–10 , Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:48
Third quarter
ILL – Tommy DeVito 1-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 10:24 Illinois 21–10 , Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:36
ILL – Caleb Griffin 44-yard field goal, 9:03. Illinois 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:18.
ILL – Chase Brown 49-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 6:42 Illinois 31–10 , Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:14
Fourth quarter
ILL – Caleb Griffin 31-yard field goal, 14:18. Illinois 34–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:18.
Top passers
Top rushers
ILL – Chase Brown – 25 carries, 129 yards, TD
WIS – Chez Mellusi – 7 carries, 16 yards
Top receivers
ILL – Brian Hightower – 5 receptions, 59 yards
WIS – Chimere Dike – 5 receptions, 76 yards
Top defenders
Iowa at Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
3
3 0 0
6
• Fighting Illini
3
3 0 3
9
Date: October 8Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 6:40 pm CDT Game attendance: 44,910Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Greg BlumTV announcers (BTN ): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 9:03 Illinois F. Pinton 27-yard field goal Illinois 3–0
3:51 Iowa Drew Stevens 32-yard field goal Tied 3–3
2 8:00 Illinois F. Pinton 37-yard field goal Illinois 6–3
2:48 Iowa Drew Stevens 27-yard field goal Tied 6–6
4 2:49 Illinois F. Pinton 36-yard field goal Illinois 9–6
Illinois won for the first time in nine tries in the series since the two teams became part of the Big Ten West. It was also former Iowa player and coach Bret Bielema 's first game at Illinois against Iowa, as he missed the 2021 meeting due to issues relating to COVID-19.
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Statistics
IOWA
ILL
First downs
13
18
Total yards
221
316
Rushing yards
52
200
Passing yards
169
116
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
28:55
31:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Iowa
Passing
Spencer Petras
18/36, 169 yards, INT
Rushing
Leshon Williams
7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Sam LaPorta
9 receptions, 100 yards
Illinois
Passing
Artur Sitkowski
13/19, 74 yards, INT
Rushing
Chase Brown
31 carries, 146 yards
Receiving
Brian Hightower
5 receptions, 68 yards
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
0
7
7
0
14
No. 24 Fighting Illini
7
6
7
6
26
No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini (6–1) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 17 Fighting Illini
6
14
3 3 26
Cornhuskers
3
6
0 0 9
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
Date : October 29, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 86,691Referee : Greg BlumTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)Sources :
Game information
First quarter
(12:33) ILL – Isaiah Williams 46-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Illinois 6–0 )
(1:49) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:15; Illinois 6–3 )
Second quarter
(9:38) NEB – Travis Vokolek 56-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:24; Nebraska 9–6 )
(6:03) ILL – Chase Brown 1-yard run, Caleb Griffin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:28; Illinois 13–9 )
(0:23) ILL – Chase Brown 12-yard pass from Tommy DeVito, Caleb Griffin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:08; Illinois 20–9 )
Third quarter
(3:29) ILL – Caleb Griffin 36-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:27; Illinois 23–9 )
Fourth quarter
(11:12) ILL – Caleb Griffin 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:00; Illinois 26–9 )
Statistics
ILL
NEB
First downs
18
9
Total yards
367
248
Rushes/yards
48–188
25–60
Passing yards
179
188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–22–0
11–24–3
Time of possession
38:13
21:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Illinois
Passing
Tommy DeVito
20/22, 179 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Chase Brown
32 carries, 149 yards, TD
Receiving
Isaiah Williams
9 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Nebraska
Passing
Casey Thompson
7/15, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Anthony Grant
12 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
Travis Vokolek
1 reception, 56 yards, TD
Week Nine: Michigan State at No. 16 Illinois– Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan State
3
6
14 0 23
No. 16 Illinois
7
0
0 8 15
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
Date : November 5, 2022Game time : 3:40 p.m.Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C), Cloudy, Wind: SW 30 mph (48 km/h)Game attendance : 56,092Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (BTN) : Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)Sources :
Game information
First Quarter
(08:03) ILL TD: Isaiah Williams 60-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Caleb Griffin kick)ILL 7–0 ; 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:42
(01:36) MSU FG: Ben Patton 21-yard field goalILL 7–3 ; 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:27
Second Quarter
(10:21) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 1-yard pass from Payton Thorned (kick failed)MSU 9–7 ; 7 plays 61 yards, 3:48
Third Quarter
(05:45) MSU TD: Jarek Broussard 11-yard run (Ben Patton kick)MSU 16–7 ; 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:48
(05:27) MSU TD: Jayden Reed 16-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Ben Patton kick)MSU 23–7 ; 3 plays 41 yards, 1:22
Fourth Quarter
(14:27) ILL TD: Isaiah Williams 7-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Tip Redmon pass from Tommy DeVito)MSU 23–15 ; 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:25
Passing
MSU – Payton Thorne : 19/29, 182 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
ILL – Tommy DeVito: 25/37, 288 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
MSU – Jalen Berger : 15 carries, 84 yards
ILL – Chase Brown: 33 carries, 140 yards
Receiving
MSU – Jayden Reed : 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
ILL – Isaiah Williams: 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
1
2
3
4
Total
Boilermakers
0
14
7
10
31
No. 21 Fighting Illini
7
7
7
3
24
Illinois at No. 3 Michigan (rivalry )
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini
0
3 14 0
17
• No. 3 Wolverines
7
0 3 9
19
Scoring summary 1 11:28 MICH Blake Corum 2-yard run (Jake Moody kick) MICH 7–0
2 4:03 ILL Caleb Griffin 29-yard field goal MICH 7–3
3 11:10 MICH Jake Moody 46-yard field goalMICH 10–3
3 7:43 ILL Chase Brown 8-yard run (Caleb Griffin kick) Tied 10–10
3 1:36 ILL Chase Brown 37-yard run (Caleb Griffin kick) ILL 17–10
4 12:31 MICH Jake Moody 41-yard field goal ILL 17–13
4 3:14 MICH Jake Moody 33-yard field goal ILL 17–16
4 0:09 MICH Jake Moody 35-yard field goal MICH 19–17
Statistics
UI
No. 3 UM
First downs
20
18
Plays–yards
64–326
74–376
Rushes–yards
34–148
40–168
Passing yards
178
208
Passing: comp –att –int
21–30–0
18–34–0
Time of possession
24:57
35:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Illinois
Passing
Tommy DeVito
21/30, 178 yards
Rushing
Chase Brown
29 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Casey Washington
6 receptions, 53 yards
No. 3 Michigan
Passing
J. J. McCarthy
18/34, 208 yards
Rushing
Blake Corum
18 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Colston Loveland
3 receptions, 50 yards
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
7
10
17
7
41
Wildcats
0
0
0
3
3
Vs. No. 22 Mississippi State (ReliaQuest Bowl)[ edit ]
No. 22 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (ReliaQuest Bowl)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 22 Mississippi State
0
3
0 16 19
Illinois
0
7
3 0 10
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Mississippi State
Illinois
2
2:49
10
77
4:45
Illinois
Tommy DeVito 2-yard touchdown run, Caleb Griffin kick good
0
7
2
0:09
8
55
2:40
Miss. State
38-yard field goal by Massimo Biscardi
3
7
3
6:57
11
45
5:13
Illinois
52-yard field goal by Caleb Griffin
3
10
4
14:54
13
75
7:03
Miss. State
Justin Robinson 8-yard touchdown reception from Will Rogers , Massimo Biscardi kick good
10
10
4
0:04
9
68
1:46
Miss. State
27-yard field goal by Massimo Biscardi
13
10
4
0:00
Miss. State
Fumble recovery returned 60 yards for touchdown by Marcus Banks, kick not attempted
19
10
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
19
10
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