After a breakout 10-3 campaign in 2024, Illinois football enters the 2025 season with rising expectations and a belief that ...

Illinois had only qualified for two bowl games in the nine seasons before Bielema, and the program hasn’t won one since 2011. New Year’s Eve poses the biggest bowl game for Illinois since its Rose ...

Dec. 29, 2010 Texas Bowl-Illinois 38, Baylor 14. Jan. 1, 2008 Rose Bowl-Southern Cal 49, Illinois 17. Jan. 1, 2002 Sugar Bowl-LSU 47, Illinois 34 ...

That season, Illinois went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, but with that game serving as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal this year, the Illini will instead have to look toward other high ...

In the ’47 Rose Bowl, Illinois piled up what was to be a record 320 yards rushing, compared to 62 for UCLA. Young and halfback teammate Julius Rykovich were co-players of the game.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther walked into the Illinois football complex offices at Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Without saying a word, he got the message to ...

The eight victories were their most in a season since 2007, when they won nine games and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl under former head coach Ron Zook. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you ...

Illinois last went to the Citrus Bowl after the 1989 season, and Illinois beat Virginia 31-21 on Jan. 1, 1990. Action Network makes Illinois football an underdog vs. South Carolina ...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- When Illinois faces UCLA on Saturday, the Fighting Illini will be playing their first game at the Rose Bowl since Jan. 2, 1984. In coach Ron Turner's view, it comes nearly ...

Illinois will make its second-ever appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl, which was formerly known as the Hall of Fame Bowl (1986–1995) and Outback Bowl (1996–2022).