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Illinois Football Team History

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: George A. Huff
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024

1898 Season Highlights

George A. Huff enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1898 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Wed., Sep. 28	vs. Illinois Wesleyan	18	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Physicians & Surgeons	6	11	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Notre Dame	0	5	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. DePauw	16	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Illinois Alumni	10	6	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Illinois Alumni	17	23	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Michigan	5	12	L	@ Detroit, MI
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Carlisle	0	11	L	@ Chicago, IL
Thu., Nov. 24	vs. Minnesota	11	10	W

1898 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	83
Scoring Average	9.2
Points Allowed	78
Defense Average	8.7
Opponents Record	18-7
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-4
Away Record	0-1

1898 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1898 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	4-5	83	78					George A. Huff
Minnesota	4-5	92	73					Jack Minds
Michigan	10-0	205	26					Gustave Ferbert
Northwestern	9-4-1	229	123					W.H. Bannard
Wisconsin	9-1	318	17					Phillip Phil King
Purdue	3-3	34	33					Alpha P. Jamison

1898 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1898 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).