Week 3 · 2017
Northern Illinois at Nebraska
Sat 09/16/2017 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)Nebraska pregame77% — Pregame win probability: 77% for Nebraska. Nebraska favored, and lost — Northern Illinois won.
Northern Illinois
21
8–5
Nebraska
17
4–8
Attendance
89,664
reported
Northern Illinois11 drives · 1 scoring · avg start own 28
Nebraska14 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 27
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NEB | own 25opp 10 | 8 plays, 65 yd | Defensive TD +7 NIU | 7–0 |
| 11:19 | NEB | own 17own 26 | 5 plays, 9 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 9:11 | NIU | own 26own 46 | 7 plays, 20 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 7:05 | NEB | own 2own 9 | 4 plays, 7 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 5:42 | NIU | own 40own 46 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 4:40 | NEB | own 7own 21 | 7 plays, 14 yd | Defensive TD +7 NIU | 14–0 |
| 1:02 | NEB | midfieldown 45 | 6 plays, -5 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 0:10 | NIU | own 20opp 22 | 11 plays, 58 yd | Missed FG | 14–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 11:16 | NEB | own 22own 49 | 12 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 7:02 | NIU | own 23own 27 | 10 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 3:26 | NEB | own 21opp 20 | 15 plays, 59 yd | Missed FG | 14–0 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | NIU | own 25own 31 | 5 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 13:51 | NEB | own 26own 28 | 4 plays, 2 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 12:19 | NIU | own 33own 29 | 4 plays, -4 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 10:17 | NEB | own 19own 25 | 4 plays, 6 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
| 8:53 | NEB | opp 2goal line | 2 plays, 2 yd | Touchdown +7 NEB | 14–7 |
| 8:00 | NIU | own 25own 45 | 6 plays, 20 yd | Punt | 14–7 |
| 6:35 | NEB | own 10opp 19 | 15 plays, 71 yd | Field goal +3 NEB | 14–10 |
| 0:15 | NIU | own 25own 23 | 6 plays, -2 yd | Punt | 14–10 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:28 | NEB | own 37goal line | 6 plays, 63 yd | Touchdown +7 NEB | 14–17 |
| 11:14 | NIU | own 25goal line | 8 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NIU | 21–17 |
| 8:46 | NEB | own 24opp 33 | 10 plays, 43 yd | On downs | 21–17 |
| 5:31 | NIU | own 33opp 36 | 8 plays, 31 yd | Punt | 21–17 |
| 3:09 | NEB | own 20own 16 | 4 plays, -4 yd | Turnover | 21–17 |
| 1:36 | NIU | own 30opp 28 | 7 plays, 42 yd | End of period | 21–17 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Northern Illinois–Nebraska after the drive.
Previous 2 meetings vs. Team
Nebraska 2–0 vs Northern Illinois
- 1990 · wk 3Northern Illinois 14 @ Nebraska 60
- 1989 · wk 2Northern Illinois 17 @ Nebraska 48
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