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)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (2nd season)
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  
  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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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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