1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPDanny Clark
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 12 Michigan +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 24 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Minnesota   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northwestern   0 – 8     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Ron Turner, the Fighting Illini compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 326 to 149.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kurt Kittner (782 passing yards), running back Rocky Harvey (634 rushing yards), and wide receiver Lenny Willis (26 receptions for 301 yards).[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:30 pmat Washington State*
FSNL 13–2031,568
September 126:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
W 48–2035,475
September 1911:00 amLouisville*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN2L 9–3539,475
September 2611:00 amIowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN PlusL 14–3744,245
October 311:00 amat Northwestern
ESPN PlusW 13–1041,232
October 1011:00 amNo. 1 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
ESPNL 0–4146,390
October 1711:00 amNo. 9 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
ESPN2L 3–3740,627
October 241:00 pmat Purdue
L 9–4260,163
October 3111:00 amat No. 10 Penn State
ESPN PlusL 0–2796,508
November 71:00 pmIndiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 31–1631,388[3]
November 2112:00 pmat Michigan State
L 9–3167,285
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 34 Jameel Cook Sr
WR 6 George McDonald-Ashford  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1998 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "1998 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Tupper, Mark (November 8, 1998). "Illini runs over Indiana". Herald and Review. p. C1. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "fightingillini.com". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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