The 22nd-ranked Mississippi Bulldogs will look to honor their late coach Mike Leach with their second bowl victory in three years when they take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday in Tampa, Florida. The Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 in the SEC), who finished the regular season with three wins over the past four games, have compiled a 14-11 bowl record, winning 10 of their last 15 bowl appearances. The Fighting Illini (8-4, 5-4 in the Big Ten), who l ost three of their last four games to cost them the Big Ten West title, is 8-11 in bowl games, but just 2-4 in bowls since 2001. This will be just the third meeting between the schools, who split the previous two matchups.
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