Illinois Outlasts South Carolina in Cheez-it Citrus Bowl

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The Illini save their best for last in a 21-17 win over the favored Gamecocks to secure their first 10-win season since 2001
No. 21 Illinois beats No. 14 South Carolina 21-17 in the Citrus Bowl for its 10th win of the season
Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois the lead, and the Illini held on to beat No. 14 South Carolina 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
Illinois beats South Carolina 21-17 in Citrus Bowl for first 10-win season since 2001
That was it — Illinois had a 10-win football team for the first time since 2001, a bowl win for the first time since 2011 and arguably its biggest win in any game since the 2007 upset at No. 1 Ohio State.
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