That season, Illinois went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, but with that game serving as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal ... losing the Liberty Bowl in 1982 against the Crimson Tide.

Donation Options Search Search Search University of Illinois ... Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share University of Illinois football fans got their New Year ...

Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice were two of the top three picks in the 1996 NFL Draft after stellar careers at Illinois.

Illinois defeated Rutgers 38-31. The Illinois Fighting Illini football team became eligible to participate in a bowl game when it ... in journalism from the University of Illinois and a master's ...

The championship ring is filled with nods to the turnaround football season, according to photos posted to social media by an Illini assistant.

Philadelphia Eagles safety Sydney Brown became the latest former Illinois Fighting Illini football player to win the Super Bowl ... in journalism from the University of Illinois and a master's ...