Big Ten · 1998

IllinoisFighting Illini

3–8 overall, 2–6 in conference. 11 games played.

Season

Record

3–8

2–6 in conference

Margin - All

−177

-16.1 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

13.5

149 total

Points against

29.6

326 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Ron Turner

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/04/1998 08:00 PMatWashington StateL 13–20

Fri 09/11/1998 08:00 PMvsMiddle TennesseeW 48–20

Fri 09/18/1998 08:00 PMvsLouisvilleL 9–35

Fri 09/25/1998 08:00 PMvsIowaL 14–37

Fri 10/02/1998 08:00 PMatNorthwesternW 13–10

Fri 10/09/1998 08:00 PMvs1Ohio StateL 0–41

Fri 10/16/1998 08:00 PMvs9WisconsinL 3–37

Fri 10/23/1998 08:00 PMatPurdueL 9–42

Fri 10/30/1998 07:00 PMat9Penn StateL 0–27

Fri 11/06/1998 07:00 PMvsIndianaW 31–16

Fri 11/20/1998 07:00 PMatMichigan StateL 9–41

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