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Trudeau was the starting quarterback of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team his sophomore through senior years. As a sophomore, he led the Illini to become the first and only Big Ten team to beat all nine conference opponents in a single season. The Illini went to the 1984 Rose Bowl where they lost to UCLA 45–9. He earned All-Big Ten honors in 1984 and 1985. He set school records in pass attempts (1151), completions (737), yards (8146) and touchdowns (51 ). He set an NCAA record with 215 attempts without an interception. He was the 1984 runner up for Davey O'Brien Award, given to the top college QB in the nation.
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