What year did Illinois go to the Rose Bowl?
What year did Illinois go to the Rose Bowl?
1947
The 1947 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game. It was the 33rd Rose Bowl Game. The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the UCLA Bruins, 45–14.
When was the last time Illinois was in a bowl game?
The 2019 team finished the season 6–7 with a loss in the 2019 Redbox Bowl. It was the first bowl game for the University of Illinois football team since 2014.
Who won the 1947 Rose Bowl?
Illinois Fighting
The 1947 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game. It was the 33rd Rose Bowl Game. The Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the UCLA Bruins, 45–14. Illinois halfbacks Buddy Young and Jules Rykovich shared the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game award.
When was the last time Illinois won the Big Ten championship?
Big Ten Tournament Championships
| Year | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bill Self | 72–59 |
| 2005 | Bruce Weber | 54–43 |
| 2021 | Brad Underwood | 91–88 OT |
| Big Ten Tournament Championships |
Is the Illinois Fighting Illini football team bowl eligible?
Illinois is now bowl eligible, for the first time under Lovie Smith, and there are still two games left to play. This will be Illinois’ 19th bowl appearance, and they are 8-10 all-time.
When was the last time the Illini won a bowl game?
1952 Rose Bowl, Stanford, W, 40-7 and 1964 Rose Bowl, Washington, W, 17-7: I refrained from commenting too much on these games because they happened decades before I was born. 1982 Liberty Bowl, Alabama, L, 15-21: Legendary coach of legendary coaches Bear Bryant’s last game! He forever lives on in houndstooth.
What was the biggest comeback in University of Illinois history?
They did it in extremely dramatic fashion, achieving the biggest comeback in school history (25 points). Illinois is now bowl eligible, for the first time under Lovie Smith, and there are still two games left to play. This will be Illinois’ 19th bowl appearance, and they are 8-10 all-time.
Who was the quarterback for Illinois in the 99 micron Bowl?
Mirrors the ’99 Micron Bowl in that Illinois dominates a better opponent in a fourth tier bowl. Remember, BU quarterback Robert Griffin III would go on to win the Heisman Trophy the next season. Another dull Illini-UCLA rock fight, this one between two teams that had already fired their coaches, a rarity in bowl games.