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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
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
  Record4-5
  Points Scored83
  Scoring Average9.2
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average8.7
  Opponents Record18-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-4
  Away Record0-1
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 4-58378   George A. Huff
Minnesota 4-59273   Jack Minds
Michigan 10-020526   Gustave Ferbert
Northwestern 9-4-1229123   W.H. Bannard
Wisconsin 9-131817   Phillip Phil King
Purdue 3-33433   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

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.