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— Tomislav Ivisic scored 18 points and led five players into double-figure scoring as Illinois raced to a 90-58 victory over in-state rival SIU Edwardsville on Friday night to win its second ...
Fighting Illini. Follow. 7-3. 5th in Big Ten. Josh McCray runs for three TDs to lead Illinois to a 38-16 win over slumping Michigan State. — Josh McCray ran for three touchdowns and Luke...
- Rose Bowl, 1947 – Illinois 45, UCLA 14
- Rose Bowl, 1952 – Illinois 40, Stanford 7
- Rose Bowl, 1963 – Illinois 17, Washington 7
- Liberty Bowl, 1982 – Illinois 15, Alabama 21
- Rose Bowl, 1984 – Illinois 9, UCLA 45
- Peach Bowl, 1985 – Illinois 29, Army 31
- All-American Bowl, 1988 – Illinois 10, Florida 14
- Florida Citrus Bowl, 1990 – Illinois 31, Virginia 21
- John Hancock Bowl, 1991 – Illinois 3, UCLA 6
- Holiday Bowl, 1992 – Illinois 17, Hawaii 27
Illinois wins it’s first ever bowl game appearance and the inaugural Big Ten/Pac-12 Rose Bowl. The 1947 Rose Bowl was the first of 75 straight sellouts. Illinois head coach Ray Eliotwould win his first of two Rose Bowls with the Illini.
After a five year absence coach Ray Eliot wins his second Rose Bowl win as he leads 9-0-1 Illinois to an undefeated season. This would be the school’s only appearance for just over a decade.
The last Rose Bowl appearance the Fighting Illini would make until 1983 was led by coach Pete Elliott. The 7-1-1 Fighting Illini won the 50th annual Rose Bowl on the backs of All-American running back Jim Grabowski’s two touchdowns and center/linebacker Dick Butkus‘ interception and fumble recovery.
“Bear” Bryant sailed off into the sunset at the expense of the Illinois faithful winning the final game he’d ever coach. Future New England Patriot quarterback Tony Eason (lost Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears) threw for 423 against Bryant’s defense, but was intercepted four times in the game, three of which were to Jeremiah Castille.
The Bruins returned the favor of the beatdown Illinois gave them in 1947 by drubbing the #4 ranked Fighting Illini in the 70th annual Rose Bowl. Illinois wouldn’t gain a single yard on the ground and threw four interceptions despite half of the UCLA team battling food poisoning that morning. One of the biggest upsets in Rose Bowl history and a dark...
Illinois’ third bowl game defeat came at the hands of the Army Cadets. In a back and forth game that was played by two teams with drastically different styles Illinois had a chance at the end of the game to tie on a two-point conversion, but failed. Illinois quarterback Jack Trudeauhad a much better showing, but still threw two back-breaking interc...
Emmitt Smith would be all the offense the Gators would need to sneak by the Fighting Illini. The list of Illinois quarterbacks struggling in the postseason continued as Jeff Georgethrew two interceptions and no touchdowns. The Illini would go winless in four bowl games in the 80s. Promising, but frustrating decade that would turn out to be the heig...
The only major bowl game victory in the modern era. Illinois quarterback Jeff George sticks with his New Year’s resolution and finally breaks the bowl game losing streak. The future first overall draft pick throws for over 300 yards and three touchdowns in a game that was never really close. 11th ranked Illinois held a three score lead for most of ...
Another stinker of a game. Illinois and UCLA remained tied at three until an Illinois fumble on their own 11-yard led to UCLA’s game winning field goal.
Hawaii running back Travis Sims tore up the Kevin Hardy, Simeon Riceled Illinois defense in a game that was never as close as the score indicates. Illinois’ fifth straight bowl appearance was yet again spoiled for a fourth time. Hawaii would earn their first AP ranking (20) after their dominance over the Illini.
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2 days ago · With a 38-16 win over Michigan State on Saturday, No. 24 Illinois (7-3, Big Ten 4-3) wrapped up its 2024 home schedule, ending its season slate in Champaign at 6-1, good for the program's highest ...
Illini Inquirer Podcast Ep. 886 | Gophers hand Illini first home loss of the season. Minnesota rallies to defeat No. 24 Illinois 25-17 for the Golden Gophers' 4th straight win. Big Ten...
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Led by third-year head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Illinois was invited to the Liberty Bowl , where the Illini defeated East Carolina .
