The Illinois Fighting Illini were 7-4 in 1982. They fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 21 to 15, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-1 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
6-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-5 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 323 | 4,604 | 844 | 5.5 | 1,350 | 391 | 3.5 | 3,254 | 453 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 16th | 14th | 21st | 85th | 96th | 62nd | 5th | 5th | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 208 | 3,856 | 4.8 | 1,567 | 443 | 3.5 | 2,289 | 359 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 57th | 59th | 41st | 23rd | 50th | 82nd | 91st | 42nd | ||||||||||
Net | +115 | +748 | +844 | +0.6 | -217 | -52 | -0.1 | +965 | +94 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 25th | 14th | 30th | 63rd | 72nd | 57th | 7th | 19th | 34th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |