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07/15/11 This season, Illinois is coming off of a Texas Bowl win over Baylor, marking Illinois' first Bowl win since 1999! Illinois has high expectations for the 2011 season even with the losses of star running back Mikel LeShoure, defensive lineman Corey Liuget, and linebacker Martez Wilson to the NFL. Illinois looks to build on a record-setting offense, and with the growth of redshirt sophomore Nathan ...
06/28/11 Ron Zook has some momentum at Illinois, which beat Baylor in the Texas Bowl to end last season.
03/26/11 A 24-point victory in the Texas Bowl and an upcoming schedule loaded with eight home games has created excitement around the Illinois football program. The Illini get off to an early start. Spring workouts run from 7 a.m. to 9:30 on weekdays. The spring game is April 23 in Memorial Stadium, and the Illini look to post back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1989-90.
02/27/11 Just two months after its Texas Bowl appearance, Baylor will be back on the football field when it opens spring drills Monday afternoon.
02/20/11 The final numbers are being prepared. But the bottom line for Illinois is that it sold half of its 12,000 Texas Bowl ticket allotment. The remainder of the tickets go back to the Big Ten, where all schools share in the sales shortfall.
02/02/11 6. Illinois Ron Zook's team moved up a couple of notches with a pair of signing day surprises. The school addressed its needs across the board. Winning the Texas Bowl had to help.
01/12/11 Jack Cornell figured the second option was his best. That has a history of working out. During the celebration of the University of Illinois football team's Texas Bowl victory over Baylor, Cornell felt like "doing something crazy."
01/02/11 HOUSTON - The first bowl game in 16 years was supposed to be a showcase of just how far Baylor's football program has come in recent years. Instead, a 38-14 smacking from Illinois in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night showed just how much farther the Bears must go to say that they've finally arrived.
01/01/11 Baylor sophomore quarterback and former Copperas Cove star Robert Griffin has racked up 3,795 yards of total offense and accounted for 29 touchdowns in helping lead the Bears to their first bowl game since 1994. The Bears play Illinois in the Texas Bowl at 5 p.m. today at Houston's Reliant Stadium.
12/31/10 News you can't leave work without: Before we move on to 2011, a look back at the "experts" who were right to pick Illinois against Baylor in the Texas Bowl. Appropriately, Voice of the Illini Brian Barnhart was the closest of all.
12/30/10 Mikel Leshoure ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor 38-14 Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl in Houston.
12/30/10 Mikel Leshoure ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor, 38-14, Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl. The Illini spoiled the Bears' first bowl appearance in 16 seasons. Both teams finished at 7-6.
12/30/10 Mikel Leshoure ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor 38-14 last night in the Texas Bowl in Houston.
12/30/10 HOUSTON - Baylor had not played in a bowl game since the Clinton administration before its Texas Bowl appearance against Illinois at Reliant Stadium Wednesday evening.
12/30/10 Baylor suffered a disappointing loss to the University of Illinois in the Texas Bowl Wednesday. While thousands of fans made the trip to the Reliant Stadium in Houston to support their team, there were plenty of others who hoped for a Bears victory in Waco.
12/29/10 HOUSTON - Tuesday was another big day in Houston for the Illini as they prepare for the 2010 Texas Bowl on Wednesday night. Usually the day before a game is pretty low-key, but today was full of events.
12/29/10 Mikel Leshoure ran for 184 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois earned its first bowl victory since 1999, beating Baylor 38-14 Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl.
12/29/10 Dec. 29, 2010 Texas Bowl-- Illinois 38, Baylor 14 Dec. 31, 1994 Alamo Bowl-- Washington St. 10, Baylor 3 Dec. 31, 1992 John Hancock Bowl-- Baylor 20, Arizona 15 Dec. 31, 1991 Copper Bowl-- Indiana 24, Baylor 0 Dec. 31, 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl-- Baylor 21, Colorado 9 Dec. 27, 1985 Liberty Bowl-- Baylor 21, LSU . 7 Dec. 31, 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl-- Oklahoma St. 24, Baylor 14 Jan. 1, 1981 Cotton Bowl ...
12/29/10 Wednesday's Texas Bowl will be Illinois' 16th postseason appearance. Our look back at the previous 15, courtesy Fred Kroner:
12/29/10 Dec. 29, 2010 Texas Bowl-- Illinois 38, Baylor 14 Jan. 1, 2008 Rose Bowl-- Southern Cal 49, Illinois 17 Jan. 1, 2002 Sugar Bowl-- LSU 47, Illinois 34 Dec. 30, 1999 Micronpc.com Bowl-- Illinois 63, Virginia 21 Dec. 31, 1994 Liberty Bowl-- Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 Dec. 30, 1992 Holiday Bowl-- Hawaii 27, Illinois 17 Dec. 31, 1991 John Hancock Bowl-- UCLA 6, Illinois 3 Jan. 1, 1991 Hall of Fame ...
12/29/10 Jan. 4, 2010 Fiesta Bowl-- Boise State 17, TCU 10 Dec. 23, 2008 Poinsettia Bowl-- TCU 17, Boise State 16 Dec. 28, 2007 Texas Bowl-- TCU 20, Houston 13 Dec. 19, 2006 Poinsettia Bowl-- TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7 Dec. 31, 2005 Houston Bowl-- TCU 27, Iowa State 24 Dec. 23, 2003 Fort Worth Bowl-- Boise State 34, TCU 31 Dec. 31, 2002 Liberty Bowl-- TCU 17, Colorado State 3 Dec. 28, 2001 ... | 
