<Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Ron Turner </Td> <Td> 7--1 </Td> <Td> 10--2 </Td> </Tr> <P> Illinois has a record of 8--10 in bowl games . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Bowl </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1947 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> UCLA </Td> <Td> W 45--14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1952 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> Stanford </Td> <Td> W 40--7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1964 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> W 17--7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1982 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> L 15--21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2, 1984 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> UCLA </Td> <Td> L 9--45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1985 </Td> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> L 29--31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 1988 </Td> <Td> All - American Bowl </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> L 10--14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1990 </Td> <Td> Florida Citrus Bowl </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> W 31--21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 1991 </Td> <Td> Hall of Fame Bowl </Td> <Td> Clemson </Td> <Td> L 0--30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1991 </Td> <Td> John Hancock Bowl </Td> <Td> UCLA </Td> <Td> L 3--6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1992 </Td> <Td> Holiday Bowl </Td> <Td> Hawai'i </Td> <Td> L 17--27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 1994 </Td> <Td> Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> East Carolina </Td> <Td> W 30--0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 30, 1999 </Td> <Td> MicronPC.com Bowl </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> W 63--21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2002 </Td> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> LSU </Td> <Td> L 34--47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1, 2008 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> USC </Td> <Td> L 17--49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 29, 2010 </Td> <Td> Texas Bowl </Td> <Td> Baylor </Td> <Td> W 38--14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 31, 2011 </Td> <Td> Fight Hunger Bowl </Td> <Td> UCLA </Td> <Td> W 20--14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 26, 2014 </Td> <Td> Heart of Dallas Bowl </Td> <Td> Louisiana Tech </Td> <Td> L 18--35 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Bowl </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr>

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