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Illinois Bowl History

1947 ROSE BOWL

Jan. 1, 1947 // Pasedena, Calif.

In the first Rose Bowl under the Big Ten-Pac 10 agreement, unheralded Illinois routed highly ranked UCLA, 45-14. Illinois running backs Julius Rykovich and Claude “Buddy” Young rushed for 103 yards apiece. During the course of the game, six different Illinois players scored touchdowns as the Fighting Illini racked up their first Bowl victory.

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Bowl Archive

  • 1947 Rose Bowl
    vs. UCLA W, 45-14
  • 1952 Rose Bowl
    vs. Stanford W, 40-7
  • 1964 Rose Bowl
    vs. Washington W, 17-7
  • 1982 Liberty Bowl
    vs. Alabama L, 21-15
  • 1984 Rose Bowl
    vs. UCLA L, 45-9
  • 1985 Peach Bowl
    vs. Army L, 31-29
  • 1988 All-American Bowl
    vs. Florida L, 14-10
  • 1990 Citrus Bowl
    vs. Virginia W, 31-21
  • 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl
    vs. Clemson L, 30-0
  • 1991 John Hancock Bowl
    vs. UCLA L, 6-3
  • 1992 Holiday Bowl
    vs. Hawaii L, 27-17
  • 1994 Liberty Bowl
    vs. E. Carolina W, 30-0
  • 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl
    vs. Virginia W, 63-21
  • 2002 Sugar Bowl
    vs. LSU L, 47-34
  • 2008 Rose Bowl
    vs. USC L, 49-17
  • 2010 Texas Bowl
    vs. Baylor W, 38-14
  • 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
    vs. UCLA W, 20-14
  • 2014 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
    vs. La. Tech L, 35-18