Illini Bowl Hopes End With Loss To Wildcats Premium Story

Jacob Charest (Holly Smith)
Jacob Charest (Holly Smith)
By Jack Lyman
InsideIllini.com staff
Date: Nov 14, 2009

The Fighting Illini football team suffered a heart-breaking loss to the Northwestern Wildcats Saturday at Memorial Stadium, 21-16. The Illini made a valiant comeback from an 18 point deficit, but their last minute effort ended without a score. As a result, the Wildcats are the first to display the new Land of Lincoln trophy presented to the intrastate winner.

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