1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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American college football season
| 1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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All-American Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–5–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gene Dahlquist (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (1st season) |
| MVP | Keith Jones |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| 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 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, tied for 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 |
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| September 3 | Washington State * | L 7–44 | 54,458 | [3] | ||
| September 10 | at Arizona State * | L 16–21 | 70,091 | [4] | ||
| September 17 | Utah * |
| W 35–24 | 54,002 | [5] | |
| October 1 | at Ohio State | W 31–12 | 90,274 | [6] | ||
| October 8 | Purdue |
| W 20–0 | 63,743 | [7] | |
| October 15 | at Wisconsin | W 34–6 | 57,886 | [8] | ||
| October 22 | Michigan State |
| L 21–28 | 65,771 | [9] | |
| October 29 | at Minnesota | T 27–27 | 40,554 | [10] | ||
| November 5 | No. 20 Indiana |
| W 21–20 | 66,201 | [11] | |
| November 12 | at No. 13 Michigan | L 9–38 | 105,714 | [12] | ||
| November 19 | Northwestern |
| W 14–9 | 42,329 | [13] | |
| December 29 | vs. Florida * | ESPN | L 10–14 | 48,218 | [14] | |
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Roster
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References
[edit ]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Now Illini know score". Quad-City Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun Devils hold off Illini, 21–16". Southern Illinoisan. September 11, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delayed win tastes sweet". Quad-City Times. September 18, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erratic Buckeyes looked 'pathetic' in loss to Illinois". The Newark Advocate. October 2, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue shut down, shut out by Illinois". The Muncie Star. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Six means defest for 0–6 Wisconsin". Leader-Telegram. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loss brings Illini back to earth". Herald and Review. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late FG lets Illini tie Gophers". The Rock Island Argus. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "By George, Illini rally past Indiana". The Ann Arbor News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan tramples Illinois to clinch spot in Rose Bowl". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini Primous makes 'All-American' plays". The Pantagraph. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith's TDs lift Gators". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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