Big Ten · 1988

IllinoisFighting Illini

6–5 overall, 5–2 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

6–5

5–2 in conference

Margin - All

+2

0.2 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

20.4

245 total

Points against

20.3

243 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

John Mackovic

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/02/1988 08:00 PMvsWashington StateL 7–44

Fri 09/09/1988 08:00 PMatArizona StateL 16–21

Fri 09/16/1988 08:00 PMvsUtahW 35–24

Fri 09/30/1988 08:00 PMatOhio StateW 31–12

Fri 10/07/1988 08:00 PMvsPurdueW 20–0

Fri 10/14/1988 08:00 PMatWisconsinW 34–6

Fri 10/21/1988 08:00 PMvsMichigan StateL 21–28

Fri 10/28/1988 08:00 PMvsMinnesotaT 27–27

Fri 11/04/1988 07:00 PMvs20IndianaW 21–20

Fri 11/11/1988 07:00 PMat13MichiganL 9–38

Fri 11/18/1988 07:00 PMvsNorthwesternW 14–9

Wed 12/28/1988 07:00 PMvsFloridaL 10–14Neutral

Home field

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

96%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Champaign, IL
Capacity: 60,670
Average crowd: 58,237
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 732 ft
Opened: 1923