The Illinois Fighting Illini were 6-4-1 in 1988. They fell to the Florida Gators, 14 to 10, in the All-American Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 8-3-1 | ||
4-1-3 | 6-4-3 | ||
5-2-1 | 6-5-1 | ||
6-1-1 | 6-5-1 | ||
2-5-1 | 4-6-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 235 | 4,016 | 761 | 5.3 | 1,647 | 382 | 4.3 | 2,369 | 379 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 62nd | 45th | 72nd | 37th | 59th | 93rd | 32nd | 30th | 22nd | 79th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 229 | 3,476 | 4.4 | 1,701 | 487 | 3.5 | 1,775 | 302 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 47th | 29th | 25th | 44th | 55th | 39th | 23rd | 49th | 20th | ||||||||||
Net | +6 | +540 | +761 | +0.9 | -54 | -105 | +0.8 | +594 | +77 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 56th | 36th | 72nd | 29th | 57th | 86th | 32nd | 17th | 19th | 47th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |