1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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All-American Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Florida | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1988 record | 6–5–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | John Mackovic (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (1st season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 3 | Washington State* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 7–44 | ||||||
September 10 | at Arizona State* | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 16–21 | ||||||
September 17 | Utah* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 35–24 | ||||||
October 1 | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | W 31–12 | ||||||
October 8 | Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | W 20–0 | ||||||
October 15 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 34–6 | ||||||
October 22 | Michigan State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 21–28 | ||||||
October 29 | at Minnesota | H.H.H. Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | T 27–27 | ||||||
November 5 | No. 20 Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 21–20 | ||||||
November 12 | at No. 13 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 9–38 | ||||||
November 19 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | W 14–9 | ||||||
December 29 | vs. Florida* | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl) | L 10–14 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1988 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1988 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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