The 2020 season's largest margin: Illinois 41, Nebraska 23. A 18-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2020 — The 2020 Season
Illinois's 2020 season (2-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Brandon PetersQB429 passing yards
- Isaiah WilliamsWR393 passing yards
- Chase BrownRB539 rushing yards
- Mike EpsteinRB361 rushing yards
- Josh ImatorbhebheWR297 receiving yards
- Daniel BarkerTE268 receiving yards
- Brian HightowerWR209 receiving yards
- Jake HansenLB67 tackles
- Tony AdamsDB51 tackles
- Jartavius MartinDB39 tackles
- Owen Carney Jr.LB5 sacks
- Isaiah GayLB2.5 sacks
- Roderick PerryDL2 sacks
Season leaders, 2020.
The season's deepest loss: Illinois 7, Wisconsin 45. A 38-point margin the season is remembered by.
"I-L-L"
2020 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.