1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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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 |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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September 9 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | T 0–0 | ||||||
September 16 | at No. 4 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–31 | ||||||
September 23 | Stanford* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 10–35 | ||||||
September 30 | at Syracuse* | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 28–14 | ||||||
October 7 | at Missouri* | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Rivalry) | L 3–45 | ||||||
October 14 | Wisconsin | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | T 20–20 | ||||||
October 21 | No. 19 Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | L 0–13 | ||||||
October 28 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 10–31 | ||||||
November 4 | No. 18 Michigan State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 19–59 | ||||||
November 11 | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | L 7–45 | ||||||
November 18 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 6–24 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1978 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1978 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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