1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football
All-American Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
Michigan State 6 1 1 6 5 1
Illinois 5 2 1 6 5 1
Iowa 4 1 3 6 4 3
No. 20 Indiana 5 3 0 8 3 1
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Ohio State 2 5 1 4 6 1
Northwestern 2 5 1 2 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 0 1 10 0
Minnesota 0 6 2 2 7 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach John Mackovic, the Illini compiled a 6–5–1 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and lost to Florida in the 1988 All-American Bowl.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jeff George with 2,257 passing yards, running back Keith Jones with 1,108 rushing yards, and Steve Williams with 523 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Washington State*L 7–44
September 10at Arizona State*L 16–21
September 17Utah*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 35–24
October 1at Ohio StateW 31–12
October 8Purdue
W 20–0
October 15at WisconsinW 34–6
October 22Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 21–28
October 29at MinnesotaT 27–27
November 5No. 20 Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–20
November 12at No. 13 MichiganL 9–38
November 19Northwestern
W 14–9
December 29vs. Florida*L 10–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1988 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1988 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.