Anyone remember the last time we played Illinois

It was a 28-21 win up there in 1980. I was in the third game but remember it well. I remember bits and pieces from the 1978 and 79 seasons, but I remember everything about 80. They had QB Dave Wilson( Saints fans will remember him), and they threw it around especially for 1980. He actually threw for 623 yards against Ohio State in a loss. Anyway, I vividly remember watching the Emory Bellard Show that Sunday night, and Coach being proud of our defense for holding Wilson to around 300 yards. Any stories from that game?

Wasn't that Austin Willliams' sophomore year?

1980--according to Jack

https://youtu.be/bVi6hKJJ3xk

I was 2 years out of college and that also was the year we beat BAMA 6-3.

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Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg

Wasn't that Austin Willliams' sophomore year?

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Rep!

I rode the train up there and the train station was about a mile from campus ...J Cooks ate Champagne Tony Eason up

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Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg

Wasn't that Austin Willliams' sophomore year?

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Brutual

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Originally Posted by tcdog70

1980--according to Jack

https://youtu.be/bVi6hKJJ3xk

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Most of those guys still get together to watch games at Scott Field.

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Originally Posted by parabrave

Most of those guys still get together to watch games at Scott Field.

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Billy Jackson—one of my favorite players

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Originally Posted by tcdog70

Billy Jackson—one of my favorite players

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Gulfport boys Roman Grace, Fred Collins, Bill Bell and Bobby Mik.

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I rode the train up there and the train station was about a mile from campus ...J Cooks ate Champagne Tony Eason up

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That's pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by tcdog70

1980--according to Jack

https://youtu.be/bVi6hKJJ3xk

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Nice find on that video. Homecoming was brutal but we made up for it in the end.

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Nice find on that video. Homecoming was brutal but we made up for it in the end.

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folks now days don't know what bad-asses Mc Dole and Haddix were--throw in Bond and Donald Ray King.

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Gulfport boys Roman Grace, Fred Collins, Bill Bell and Bobby Mik.

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Didn't Collins at FB break a 90 yard run for a TD right up the middle against OM in a game at Jackson? Watching the Wishbone was a thing of beauty those years. Hail State!

Yep. Fred was a as big as a Linebacker and still is.