1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1978 record 1–8–2 (0–6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Moeller (2nd season)
MVP John Sullivan, Randy Taylor
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1978 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 1 0  8 3 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 1 1  9 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 0  7 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 0  5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 2  5 4 2
Indiana 3 5 0  4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0  2 9 0
Illinois 0 6 2  1 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 1  0 10 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Gary Moeller, the Illini compiled a 1–8–2 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Rich Weiss with 665 passing yards, running back Wayne Strader with 389 rushing yards, and wide receiver Jeff Barnes with 270 receiving yards.[2] Linebacker John Sullivan and center Randy Taylor were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 9 Northwestern Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) T 00    
September 16 at No. 4 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 031    
September 23 Stanford* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 1035    
September 30 at Syracuse* Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY W 2814    
October 7 at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Rivalry) L 345    
October 14 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL T 2020    
October 21 No. 19 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) L 013    
October 28 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN L 1031    
November 4 No. 18 Michigan State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 1959    
November 11 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 745    
November 18 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 624    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. "1978 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1978 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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