1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football
All-American Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
MVPKeith Jones
CaptainGlenn Cobb, Mark McGowan
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Washington State*
L 7–4454,458
September 10at Arizona State*
L 16–2170,091
September 17Utah*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 35–2454,002
October 1at Ohio State
W 31–1290,274
October 8Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 20–063,473
October 15at Wisconsin
W 34–657,886
October 22Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 21–2865,771
October 29at Minnesota
T 27–2740,554
November 5No. 20 Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–2066,201
November 12at No. 13 Michigan
L 9–38105,714
November 19Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 14–943,329
December 29vs. Florida*
L 10–1448,218[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Mike Bellamy Jr
QB 11 Jeff George So
RB 29 Howard Griffith So
TE 82 Frank Hartley So
RB 36 Keith Jones Sr
C 53 Tim Scully So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 96 Mel Agee So
LB 48 Darrick Brownlow So
DT 95 Moe Gardner So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[edit]

  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.
  3. ^ "Smith's TDs lift Gators". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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