The Sports Almanac


Illinois Fighting Illini Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 8-12
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1946
Rose Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Won
45-14
1951
Rose Bowl
Stanford Indians
Won
40-7
1963
Rose Bowl
Washington Huskies
Won
17-7
1982
Liberty Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
15-21
1983
Rose Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Lost
9-45
1985
Peach Bowl
Army Black Knights
Lost
29-31
1988
All-American Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
10-14
1989
Florida Citrus Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Won
31-21
1990
Hall of Fame Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
0-30
1991
Sun Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Lost
3-6
1992
Holiday Bowl
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Lost
17-27
1994
Liberty Bowl
East Carolina Pirates
Won
30-0
1999
MicronPC Bowl
Virginia Cavaliers
Won
63-21
2001
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
34-47
2007
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
17-49
2010
Texas Bowl
Baylor Bears
Won
38-14
2011
Fight Hunger Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Won
20-14
2014
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Lost
18-35
2019
Red Box Bowl
California Golden Bears
Lost
20-35
2022
ReliaQuest Bowl
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Lost
10-19


OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
Virginia Cavaliers
2
2
0
0
1.000
UCLA Bruins
4
2
2
0
.500
Stanford Cardinal
1
1
0
0
1.000
Washington Huskies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Baylor Bears
1
1
0
0
1.000
East Carolina Pirates
1
1
0
0
1.000
Florida Gators
1
0
1
0
.000
USC Trojans
1
0
1
0
.000
LSU Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Hawai'i Warriors
1
0
1
0
.000
Alabama Crimson Tide
1
0
1
0
.000
Army Black Knights
1
0
1
0
.000
Clemson Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1
0
1
0
.000
California Golden Bears 1
0
1
0
.000
Mississippi State Bulldogs 1
0
1
0
.000