Illinois
B10 · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 3–8 | L 13–20 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | W 48–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 7–5 | L 9–35 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | L 14–37 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 13–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 0–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 3–37 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | L 9–42 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 0–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 31–16 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 9–41 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Indiana +4
- Northwestern +3
- Ohio State -1
- Wisconsin -1
- Penn State -3
- Purdue -4
- Louisville -5
- Michigan State -6
- Washington State -8
- Iowa -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.