After being fired by Florida , he became the head coach at the University of Illinois .
He coached there for seven seasons , finishing with a winning record twice and going to one Rose Bowl ( which University of Illinois lost , handily , to USC ) .
After being fired by Florida , he became the head coach at the University of Illinois , and he coached there for seven seasons , finishing with a winning record twice and going to one Rose Bowl ( which Illinois lost , handily , to USC ) .