1964 Rose Bowl Program

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 gmen
 


Bowl 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