ðɪ ɪlˈiːni wɛnt tə ðə hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ bˈoʊl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, lˈuːzɪŋ tə həwˈaɪiː baɪ ðə skˈoːɹ ʌv twˈɛnti sˈɛvən sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ænd ðə lˈɪbɚɾi bˈoʊl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, bˈiːɾɪŋ ˈiːst kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, θˈɜːɾi zˈiəɹoʊ, fɔːɹ tˈɛpɚz ˈoʊnli bˈoʊl vˈɪktɚɹi.
The Illini went to the Holiday Bowl in 1992, losing to Hawaii by the score of 27–17, and the Liberty Bowl in 1994, beating East Carolina, 30–0, for Tepper's only bowl victory.