| Season | Bowl | Result |
| 1994 | Liberty | Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 |
| 1992 | Holiday | Hawaii 27, Illinois 17 |
| 1991 | John Hancock Bowl | UCLA 6, Illinois 3 |
| 1990 | Hall of Fame | Clemson 30, Illinois 0 |
| 1989 | Citrus | Illinois 31, Virginia 21 |
| 1988 | All-American | Florida 14, Illinois 10 |
| 1985 | Peach | Army 31, Illinois 29 |
| 1983 | Rose | UCLA 45, Illinois 9 |
| 1982 | Liberty | Alabama 21, Illinois 15 |
| 1963 | Rose | Illinois 17, Washington 7 |
| 1951 | Rose | Illinois 40, Stanford 7 |
| 1946 | Rose | Illinois 45, UCLA 14 |
