American college football season
The 2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by third-year head coach Lovie Smith , the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Big Ten's West Division. Illinois played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois .
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Offseason Recruiting Position key Recruits The Fighting Illini signed a total of 17 recruits on Early National Signing Day on December 20, 2017.
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
Schedule The 2018 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Fighting Illini hosted Big Ten foes Penn State , Purdue , Minnesota , Iowa , and traveled to Rutgers , Wisconsin , Maryland , Nebraska and Northwestern .[3]
The Fighting Illini hosted all three non-conference opponents, Kent State from the Mid-American Conference , Western Illinois from Missouri Valley Football Conference , and South Florida from the American Athletic Conference . The South Florida game was played at Soldier Field , home of the Chicago Bears .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 11:00 a.m. Kent State * BTN W 31–2431,898 September 8 6:30 p.m. Western Illinois * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN W 34–1439,252 September 15 2:30 p.m. vs. South Florida * BTN L 19–2521,725 8:00 p.m. No. 10 Penn State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL FS1 L 24–6334,704 October 6 11:00 a.m. at Rutgers BTN W 38–1736,702 October 13 2:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) FS1 L 7–4641,966 October 20 11:00 a.m. at No. 23 Wisconsin FS1 L 20–4979,736 October 27 2:30 p.m. at Maryland BTN L 33–6330,387 November 3 2:30 p.m. Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN W 55–3135,774 November 10 11:00 a.m. at Nebraska BTN L 35–5488,316 November 17 2:30 p.m. Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN L 0–6333,313 November 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 20 Northwestern BTN L 16–2437,124 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
7
10
7
0
24
Fighting Illini
3
0
21
7
31
Western Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Leathernecks
7
0
7
0
14
Fighting Illini
0
14
10
10
34
South Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
7
0
0
18
25
Fighting Illini
10
6
3
0
19
Penn State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Nittany Lions
7
14
7
35
63
Fighting Illini
7
10
7
0
24
At Rutgers
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
10
14
0
14
38
Scarlet Knights
7
7
0
3
17
Purdue
1
2
3
4
Total
Boilermakers
14
15
7
10
46
Fighting Illini
7
0
0
0
7
At Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
0
10
7
3
20
No. 23 Badgers
14
14
14
7
49
At Maryland
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
3
6
10
14
33
Terrapins
14
14
21
14
63
Minnesota
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Gophers
7
10
0
14
31
Fighting Illini
14
10
21
10
55
At Nebraska
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
14
7
0
14
35
Cornhuskers
21
17
7
9
54
Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
7
28
14
14
63
Fighting Illini
0
0
0
0
0
At Northwestern
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Illini
3
3
0
10
16
No. 20 Wildcats
7
14
3
0
24
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