1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football
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
1988 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 3 Washington State* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL L 744    
September 10 at Arizona State* Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 1621    
September 17 Utah* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 3524    
October 1 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) W 3112    
October 8 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) W 200    
October 15 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 346    
October 22 Michigan State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 2128    
October 29 at Minnesota H.H.H. MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN T 2727    
November 5 No. 20 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 2120    
November 12 at No. 13 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 938    
November 19 Northwestern Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 149    
December 29 vs. Florida* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (All-American Bowl) L 1014    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


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.
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