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2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
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Illinois announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[2] 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.[3] 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.
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Wyoming
At Indiana
Virginia
No. 10 (FCS) Chattanooga
At Wisconsin
Illinois vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: October 1, 2022
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 73,502
- Referee: Jerry Servinski
- TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Krystle Rich (sideline)
Iowa
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.
Minnesota
At Nebraska
No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini (6–1) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4) – Game summary
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
- Date: October 29, 2022
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 86,691
- Referee: Greg Blum
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
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Michigan State
Week Nine: Michigan State at No. 16 Illinois– Game summary
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
- Date: November 5, 2022
- Game time: 3:40 p.m.
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Cloudy, Wind: SW 30 mph (48 km/h)
- Game attendance: 56,092
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
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Purdue
At No. 3 Michigan
At Northwestern
Vs. No. 22 Mississippi State (ReliaQuest Bowl)
No. 22 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (ReliaQuest Bowl)
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
- Date: Monday, January 2, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) west
- Game attendance: 35,797
- TV announcers (ESPN2/Bowl Season Radio): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)/Bill Roth (play-by-play), Hans Olsen (analyst), and Despina Barton (sideline)
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