Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Ron Turner Conference: Big 10-
1998 Season Highlights
Ron Turner enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Washington State
13
20
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
48
20
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Louisville
9
35
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Iowa
14
37
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Northwestern
13
10
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Ohio State
0
41
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Wisconsin
3
37
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Purdue
9
42
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Penn State
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Indiana
31
16
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Michigan State
9
41
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 149
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 326
Defense Average 29.6
Opponents Record 71-57
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
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