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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: John Mackovic
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 John Mackovic enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Washington State  7   44   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Arizona State  16   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Utah  35   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Ohio State  31   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Purdue  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Wisconsin  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Michigan State  21   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Minnesota  27   27   T       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Indiana  21   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Michigan  9   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Northwestern  14   9   W       
 Thu., Dec. 29   Florida  10   14   L    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record6-5 -1
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average20.4
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average20.3
  Opponents Record64-66
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2 -1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1988 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-3-1396235Won  34-105-3257168  Bill Mallory
Illinois 6-5-1245243Lost  10-145-2-1177140  John Mackovic
Minnesota 2-7-2195246 0-6-2120182  John Gutekunst
Michigan 9-2-1361167Won  22-147-0-127394  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 6-5-1269177Lost  27-346-1-121976  George J. Perles
Iowa 6-4-3336233Lost  23-284-1-3213141  Hayden Fry
Purdue 4-7124303 3-578221  Fred Akers
Ohio State 4-6-1229283 2-5-1157199  John Cooper
Northwestern 2-8-1192350 2-5-1137234  Francis Peay
Wisconsin 1-10106314 1-772248  Don Morton

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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