The Hurricanes beat 7-seed Illinois in the third round to advance to the sweet sixteen where they lost to Marquette.

Iowa beat Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

"They tore down one goal post when we beat Western Illinois," Brown said.

Galloway's telegram said, "There will be twelve Iowa men on the field to beat Illinois.

Minnesota had beaten Iowa 67-0, Wisconsin 54-0, and Chicago (a team that beat Illinois) 49-0.

If Ohio State beats Illinois, which is looking for its first victory, today and Michigan next week, it goes.

Michigan beat Illinois, 45-20, with help from a double pass, a halfback pass and a reverse.

They beat Virginia in the first round and Illinois in the second.

An average of 17.5 million viewers watched the game, down 27 percent from last year, when North Carolina beat Illinois.

Stopping Grange was considered to be the key to beating Illinois in 1925.