Illinois had a season for the ages. The record may not show it. The fans may not believe it. But statistically, this was the best season in a decade, and rivaling for the best season since 2007.
But how?
In my last column, I said I would be looking into Illinois statistically and try to make sense of all the numbers. Compared to past seasons, how much better was the 2022 team?
For this analysis,
- this year's Illinois team is in orange,
- previous years’ Illinois teams that made bowl games are in brown,
- and previous years’ Illinois teams that failed to make a bowl are in blue.