1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–8 2–6 Ron Turner 2nd Buddy Teevens 2nd Pro-style Tim Kish 2nd 4–3 Danny Clark Ivan Benson Danny Clark Ryan Schau Memorial Stadium 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 149.1998 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1998-schedule.html 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).1998 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1998.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 1998 AP Central September 5 5:30 pm l y y Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA FSN 13–20 31,568 September 12 6:00 pm w y Middle Tennessee Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 48–20 35,475 September 19 11:00 am l y Louisville Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 9–35 39,475 September 26 11:00 am l Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 14–37 44,245 October 3 11:00 am w y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL rivalry ESPN Plus 13–10 41,232 October 10 11:00 am l Ohio State 1 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck ESPN 0–41 46,390 October 17 11:00 am l Wisconsin 9 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 3–37 40,627 October 24 1:00 pm l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 9–42 60,163 October 31 11:00 am l y Penn State 10 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN Plus 0–27 96,508 November 7 1:00 pm w Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 31–16 31,388 Tupper Mark Illini runs over Indiana https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110948849/herald-and-review/ October 8, 2022 Herald and Review November 8, 1998 C1 Newspapers.com November 21 12:00 pm l y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 9–31 67,285 http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/AllTimeScores.html fightingillini.com 2012-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120716221511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/AllTimeScores.html 2012-07-16 dead Roster 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini f 34 Fr Jameel Cook RB y 15 Fr Kurt Kittner QB y 12 Jr William Loyd WR 67 Sr J. P. Machado OL y 22 Sr Rob Majoy WR 6 Sr y George McDonald-Ashford WR y George McDonald (American football) 60 Sr Ryan Schau OL 62 Sr Tom Schau OL 76 Jr Brian Scott OL 16 So Roy Sessions WR 59 So Marques Sullivan T y 87 So Josh Whitman TE y 48 Jr Danny Clark Danny Clark (American football) LB y 57 So Marcus Hood LB 43 Fr Anthony Hurd CB 2 So Bobby Jackson S 66 Sr Garrett Johnson DT y 56 Sr Ryan Murphy DE 18 Jr Nolan Nawrocki S 99 So Fred Wakefield DE y 51 So Nathan Hodel LS y 98 Jr Neil Rackers K y https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1975_1999.aspx?#1998 *Ron Turner References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football