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 Illinois Bowl History 


Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
 Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Bret Bielema
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

 Season   Date   Bowl Matchup 
  
All-American
  1988  12/29/1988  Florida  14-10  Illinois
  
Capital One
  1989  1/1/1990  Illinois  31-21  Virginia
  
Heart of Dallas
  2014  12/26/2014  Louisiana Tech  35-18  Illinois
  
Holiday
  1992  12/30/1992  Hawaii  27-17  Illinois
  
Kraft Fight Hunger
  2011  12/31/2011  Illinois  20-14  UCLA
  
Liberty
  1994  12/31/1994  Illinois  30-0  East Carolina
  1982  12/29/1982  Alabama  21-15  Illinois
  
Micron PC
  1999  12/30/1999  Illinois  63-21  Virginia
  
Outback
  1990  1/1/1991  Clemson  30-0  Illinois
  
Peach
  1985  12/31/1985  Army  31-29  Illinois
  
Redbox
  2019  12/30/2019  California  35-20  Illinois
  
ReliaQuest
  2022  1/2/2023  Mississippi State  19-10  Illinois
  
Rose
  2007  1/1/2008  Southern California  49-17  Illinois
  1983  1/2/1984  UCLA  45-9  Illinois
  1963  1/1/1964  Illinois  17-7  Washington
  1951  1/1/1952  Illinois  40-7  Stanford
  1946  1/1/1947  Illinois  45-14  UCLA
  
Sugar
  2001  1/1/2002  Louisiana State  47-34  Illinois
  
Sun
  1991  12/31/1991  UCLA  6-3  Illinois
  
Texas
  2010  12/29/2010  Illinois  38-14  Baylor

 

 



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