American college football season
The 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his second season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 3–8 and failed to make a bowl game.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 5:30 pm | at Washington State* | | FSN | L 13–20 | 31,568 | |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | | | W 48–20 | 35,475 | |
September 19 | 11:00 am | Louisville* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPN2 | L 9–35 | 39,475 | |
September 26 | 11:00 am | Iowa | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 44,245 | |
October 3 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | | ESPN+ | W 13–10 | 41,232 | |
October 10 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Ohio State | | ESPN+ | L 0–41 | 46,390 | |
October 17 | 11:00 am | No. 9 Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| ESPN2 | L 3–37 | 40,627 | |
October 24 | 1:00 pm | at Purdue | | | L 9–42 | 60,163 | |
October 31 | 11:00 am | at No. 10 Penn State | | ESPN+ | L 0–27 | 96,508 | |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | Indiana | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| | W 31–16 | 31,388 | [1] |
November 21 | 12:00 pm | at Michigan State | | | L 9–31 | 67,285 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |