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It’s been 24 years since the Illini last played in the Rose Bowl. We count down until their Jan. 1 date with USC.
FAST FACT
Julius Rykovich scored the first Illinois touchdown in a bowl game with a 6-yard run in the first quarter of the 1947 Rose Bowl. Rykovich and Buddy Young each ran for 103 yards as Illinois upset UCLA 45-14.
