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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: Ron Turner
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
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
  Record3-8
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average13.5
  Points Allowed326
  Defense Average29.6
  Opponents Record71-57
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6229249 2-6157214  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7245305 2-6125230  Cam Cameron
Illinois 3-8149326 2-679251  Ron Turner
Ohio State 11-1430144Won  24-147-128899  John Cooper
Wisconsin 11-1382143Won  38-317-122191  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-3359235Won  45-317-115993  Lloyd Carr
Purdue 9-4444276Won  37-346-2304158  Joe Tiller
Penn State 9-3317183Won  26-145-3189147  Joe Paterno
Michigan State 6-6336294 4-4223193  Nick Saban
Iowa 3-8172287 2-6114225  Hayden Fry
Northwestern 3-9214337 0-893251  Gary Barnett

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.


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