<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>
<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>
last time illinois went to a bowl game
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December 26 , 2014
December 26 , 2014