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How to Watch Illinois (6-6) vs. Cal (7-5)
Game Time: 3 p.m. CT (1 p.m. PT)
Location: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)
TV Channel: Fox
Online Streaming: FoxSportsGo
Radio: All Illinois football games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS 1400) and Chicago markets (WLS 890). The game is also broadcasted on other stations throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information.
Odds: Illinois (+6.5), O/U 43
Quick Hits:
Illinois Fighting Illini
Head Coach: Lovie Smith (15-33)
2018 Record: 4-8, 2-7 (7th in B1G West)
2019 Record: 6-6, 4-5 (4th in B1G West)
Find out what we think a win would mean for the program.
Hear from the Illini as they enter bowl season for the first time since 2014.
California Golden Bears
Head Coach: Justin Wilcox (19-18)
2018 Record: 7-6, 4-5 (5th in Pac-12 North)
2019 Record: 7-5, 4-5 (2nd in Pac-12 North)
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Series History
Illinois leads the all-time series over Cal, 7-3.
Cal is on a two-game winning streak.
Most recent matchup: Cal 35, Illinois 20 (Sept. 17, 2005)
Recent Redbox Bowl History
- 2018: Oregon 7, MSU 6
- 2017: Purdue 38, Arizona 35
- 2016: Utah 26, Indiana 24
- 2015: Nebraska 37, UCLA 29
- 2014: Stanford 45, Maryland 21
- 2013: Washington 31, BYU 16
Click here for a closer look at the past five.
This shirt was still a thing
Official @RedboxBowl T-shirts for this year’s contest b/w “Cal State” & Illinois h/t @GoldenBlogs pic.twitter.com/PegfPcWmG0
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 10, 2019