Illinois made its first appearance in Pasadena in 12 years, led by linebacker Dick Butkus and fullback Jim Grabowski. Illinois trailed 7-0 before Jim Plankenhorn's 32-yard field goal with one second remaining in the first half put the Fighting Illini on the scoreboard. Illinois came out strong in the second half, grinding out touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to wear down the Huskies, 17-7. Grabowski earned MVP honors, gaining 125 yards and scoring one touchdown.
Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Illinois 0 3 7 7 17 Washington 0 7 0 0 7 Scoring Summary UW: Dave Kopay 7 run (Ron Medved kick) UI: Jim Plankenhorn 32 FG UI: Jim Warren 2 run (Plankenhorn kick) UI: Jim Grabowski 1 run (Plankenhorn kick) Team Statistics (Rushing-Passing-Total): UI - 102-43-145; UW - 59-71-130.1963 schedule
vs California 10 - 0 W Sep 28 vs Northwestern 10 - 9 W Oct 5 at Ohio State 20 - 20 T Oct 12 vs Minnesota 16 - 6 W Oct 19 at UCLA 18 - 12 W Oct 25 vs Purdue 41 - 21 W Nov 2 vs Michigan 8 - 14 L Nov 9 at Wisconsin 17 - 7 W Nov 16 at Michigan State 13 - 0 W Nov 28 1963-64 Rose Bowl vs Washington 17 - 7 W Jan 1, 1964 Previously unbeaten, #2 Illinois had an 8-7 lead with minutes left in a game at home against Michigan, when a fumble gave the Wolverines the ball 11 yards from goal, setting up Mel Anthony's winning score for a 14-8 upset. I do believe the illini would have won the national championship against Texas but never happened bummer. 63 was a good year for Chicago sports with these teams winning there championships Loyola (Illinois) wins 60-58 over Cincinnati-Ncaa BB champs Huskies (N.Illinois) 21-14 victory over SW Missouri State- College Division Da bears crushing Green Bay twice they went on to win the NFL championship against NY gmenBowl Game History
Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA January 1, 1947 Rose Bowl W UCLA 45 14 January 1, 1952 Rose Bowl W Stanford 40 7 January 1, 1964 Rose Bowl W Washington 17 7 December 29, 1982 Liberty Bowl L Alabama 15 21 January 2, 1984 Rose Bowl L UCLA 9 45 December 31, 1985 Peach Bowl L Army 29 31 December 29, 1988 All-American Bowl L Florida 10 14 January 1, 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl W Virginia 31 21 January 1, 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl L Clemson 0 30 December 31, 1991 John Hancock Bowl L UCLA 3 6 December 30, 1992 Holiday Bowl L Hawai 17 27 December 31, 1994 Liberty Bowl W E Carolina 30 0 December 30, 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl W Virginia 63 21 January 1, 2002 Sugar Bowl L LSU 34 47 January 1, 2008 Rose Bowl L USC 17 49 December 29, 2010 Texas Bowl W Baylor 38 14 Total 16 Bowl Games 7-9 398 354