American college football season
The 1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 Washington State * L 7–4454,458 September 10 at Arizona State * L 16–2170,091 September 17 Utah * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 35–2454,002 October 1 at Ohio State W 31–1290,274 October 8 Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 20–063,473 October 15 at Wisconsin W 34–657,886 October 22 Michigan State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 21–2865,771 October 29 at Minnesota T 27–2740,554 November 5 No. 20 Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 21–2066,201 November 12 at No. 13 Michigan L 9–38105,714 November 19 Northwestern Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 14–943,329 vs. Florida * ESPN L 10–1448,218 [3] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold