Week 12 · 2020

Illinois at Nebraska

Sat 11/21/2020 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)Nebraska pregame87%Pregame win probability: 87% for Nebraska. Nebraska favored, and lost — Illinois won.Conference

42°6 mph ESE · 72% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Illinois

41

2–6

Nebraska

23

3–5

Attendance

not reported

NEB2 plays, 4 yd · Turnover

15:001st & 10own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds , Alante Brown return for 17 yds to the Neb 17+17
15:001st & 10own 17Luke McCaffrey run for 4 yds to the Neb 21 Luke McCaffrey fumbled, recovered by Illin Jake Hansen+4

ILL4 plays, 21 yd · Touchdown

14:481st & 10opp 21NEBRASKA Penalty, substitution infraction (5 Yards) to the Neb 16+5
14:481st & 5opp 16Brandon Peters run for 12 yds to the Neb 4 Brandon Peters fumbled, forced by JoJo Domann, for a 1ST down+12
14:481st & goalopp 4Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Neb 3+1
13:312nd & goalopp 3Chase Brown run for 3 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)+3

NEB13 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown

13:311st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds , Alante Brown return for 29 yds to the Neb 29+29
13:251st & 10own 29Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Levi Falck for 7 yds to the Neb 36+7
13:252nd & 3own 36Luke McCaffrey run for 2 yds to the Neb 38+2
13:253rd & 1own 38Marvin Scott III run for 3 yds to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down+3
13:251st & 10own 41Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Austin Allen for 6 yds to the Neb 47+6
13:252nd & 4own 47Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Zavier Betts for 9 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down+9
13:251st & 10opp 44Luke McCaffrey run for 6 yds to the Illin 38+6
13:252nd & 4opp 38Marvin Scott III run for 5 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down+5
13:251st & 10opp 33Marvin Scott III run for 5 yds to the Illin 28+5
13:252nd & 5opp 28Marvin Scott III run for 7 yds to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down+7
13:251st & 10opp 21Luke McCaffrey run for 10 yds to the Illin 11 for a 1ST down+10
13:251st & 10opp 11Luke McCaffrey run for 6 yds to the Illin 5+6
9:202nd & 4opp 5Luke McCaffrey run for 5 yds for a TD (Connor Culp KICK)+5

ILL10 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

9:201st & 0own 35Connor Culp kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:201st & 10own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Brian Hightower for 12 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down+12
9:201st & 10own 37Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 4 yds to the Illin 41+4
9:202nd & 6own 41Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the Illin 46+5
9:203rd & 1own 46Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down+1
9:201st & 10own 47Chase Brown run for no gain to the Illin 470
9:202nd & 10own 47Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 9 yds to the Neb 44+9
9:203rd & 1opp 44Chase Brown run for 7 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down+7
9:201st & 10opp 37Chase Brown run for 35 yds to the Neb 2 for a 1ST down+35
5:391st & goalopp 2Chase Brown run for 2 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)+2

NEB10 plays, 36 yd · Turnover

5:391st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 60 yds , Alante Brown return for 17 yds to the Neb 22+17
5:331st & 10own 22Luke McCaffrey run for 4 yds to the Neb 26+4
5:332nd & 6own 26Luke McCaffrey run for 8 yds to the Neb 34 for a 1ST down+8
5:331st & 10own 34Wan'Dale Robinson run for 4 yds to the Neb 38+4
5:332nd & 6own 38Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Wan'Dale Robinson0
5:333rd & 6own 38Luke McCaffrey run for 14 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down+14
5:331st & 10opp 48Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Wan'Dale Robinson0
5:332nd & 10opp 48Luke McCaffrey run for 6 yds to the Illin 42+6
5:333rd & 4opp 42Luke McCaffrey run for no gain to the Illin 420
5:334th & 4opp 42pass intercepted Tarique Barnes return for no gain to the Illin 350

ILL10 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown

2:321st & 10own 35Brandon Peters pass complete to Kyron Cumby for no gain to the Illin 350
2:322nd & 10own 35ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (Kyron Cumby) to the Illin 30−5
2:322nd & 15own 30Brown,Chase rush up middle for no gain to the ILL30 (Domann, JoJo), PENALTY NEB personal foul (Rogers, Casey) 15 yards to the ILL45, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY.+15
2:321st & 10own 45Brandon Peters run for 7 yds to the Neb 48+7
2:322nd & 3opp 48Brandon Peters pass complete to Kyron Cumby for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 49−1
0:00goal lineEnd of 1st Quarter0
15:003rd & 4opp 49Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 17 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down+17
15:001st & 10opp 32Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe0
15:002nd & 10opp 32Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Neb 28+4
13:483rd & 6opp 28Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 28 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)+28

NEB6 plays, 15 yd · Punt

13:481st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
13:481st & 10own 25Wan'Dale Robinson run for 14 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down+14
13:481st & 10own 39Luke McCaffrey run for 1 yd to the Neb 40+1
13:482nd & 9own 40Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Austin Allen, broken up by Khalan Tolson0
13:483rd & 9own 40Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Alante Brown0
13:484th & 9own 40William Przystup punt for 42 yds0

ILL4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

12:531st & 10own 18Brandon Peters run for no gain to the Illin 180
12:532nd & 10own 18Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 8 yds to the Illin 26+8
12:533rd & 2own 26Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker, broken up by JoJo Domann0
12:534th & 2own 26Blake Hayes punt for 49 yds , Cam Taylor-Britt returns for 21 yds to the Neb 47 NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Neb 36+21

NEB11 plays, 52 yd · Field goal

11:321st & 10own 36Marvin Scott III run for a loss of 3 yards to the Neb 33−3
11:322nd & 13own 33Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 16 yds to the Neb 49 for a 1ST down+16
11:321st & 10own 49Luke McCaffrey run for no gain to the Neb 490
11:322nd & 10own 49Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Travis Vokolek0
11:323rd & 10own 49Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Austin Allen for 11 yds to the NEBRASKA 40 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down+26
11:321st & 10opp 25Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Oliver Martin for 16 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down+16
11:321st & goalopp 9Marvin Scott III run for 4 yds to the Illin 5+4
11:322nd & goalopp 5Marvin Scott III run for 3 yds to the Illin 2+3
11:323rd & goalopp 2Luke McCaffrey run for 1 yd to the Illin 1+1
11:324th & goalopp 1Scott, Marvin rush up middle for 1 yard to the ILL0, PENALTY NEB holding 11 yards to the ILL12, NO PLAY.−11
7:324th & goalopp 12Connor Culp 30 yd FG GOOD+30

ILL5 plays, 89 yd · Touchdown

7:321st & 0own 35Connor Culp kickoff for 65 yds , Kyron Cumby return for 22 yds to the Illin 11 Kyron Cumby fumbled, forced by TEAM, ILLINOIS Penalty, illegal block (11 Yards) to the Illin 11+22
7:251st & 10own 11Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Illin 19+8
7:252nd & 2own 19Mike Epstein run for 58 yds to the Neb 23 for a 1ST down+58
7:251st & 10opp 23Brandon Peters pass complete to Josh Imatorbhebhe for 22 yds to the Neb 1 for a 1ST down+22
5:501st & goalopp 1Mike Epstein run for 1 yd for a TD (James McCourt KICK)+1

NEB6 plays, 1 yd · Punt

5:501st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:501st & 10own 25Marvin Scott III run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 23−2
5:502nd & 12own 23Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Levi Falck0
5:503rd & 12own 23Luke McCaffrey run for 8 yds to the Neb 31+8
5:504th & 4own 31NEBRASKA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Neb 26−5
5:504th & 9own 26William Przystup punt for 56 yds, downed at the Illin 180

ILL9 plays, 16 yd · Punt

4:441st & 10own 18Brandon Peters fumbled, Brandon Peters pass incomplete0
4:442nd & 10own 18Chase Brown run for 7 yds to the Illin 25+7
4:443rd & 3own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Chase Brown for 12 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down+12
4:441st & 10own 37Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 38+1
4:442nd & 9own 38Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 4 yds to the Illin 42+4
2:013rd & 5own 42Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 02:010
2:013rd & 5own 42Brandon Peters sacked by Will Honas for a loss of 8 yards to the Illin 34−8
1:494th & 13own 34Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:490
1:494th & 13own 34Blake Hayes punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Neb 23 , Cam Taylor-Britt returns for 1 yd to the Neb 23+1

NEB10 plays, 23 yd · Turnover

1:411st & 10own 23Luke McCaffrey run for 4 yds to the Neb 27+4
1:412nd & 6own 27Luke McCaffrey run for 18 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down+18
1:411st & 10own 45Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete0
1:412nd & 10own 45Luke McCaffrey sacked by Owen Carney Jr. for a loss of 9 yards to the Neb 36−9
1:413rd & 19own 36Luke McCaffrey run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line+14
0:404th & 5midfieldTimeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:400
0:404th & 5midfieldLuke McCaffrey pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 5 yds to the NEBRASKA 45 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down+5
0:401st & 10opp 45Luke McCaffrey run for a loss of 9 yards to the Neb 46 Luke McCaffrey fumbled, recovered by Neb Luke McCaffrey−9
0:292nd & 19own 46Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:290
0:292nd & 19own 46Luke McCaffrey pass intercepted Tony Adams return for 23 yds to the 50 yard line+23

ILL4 plays, 31 yd · End of period

0:171st & 10midfieldIsaiah Williams run for 6 yds to the Neb 44+6
0:082nd & 4opp 44Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:080
0:082nd & 4opp 44Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 25 yds to the Neb 19 for a 1ST down+25
0:00goal lineEnd of 2nd Quarter0

ILL17 plays, 65 yd · Field goal

15:001st & 10own 35Connor Culp kickoff for 54 yds , Kyron Cumby return for 18 yds to the Illin 29+18
14:541st & 10own 29Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for no gain to the Illin 290
14:542nd & 10own 29Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 32+3
14:543rd & 7own 32Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 31−1
14:544th & 8own 31Blake Hayes run for 14 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down+14
14:541st & 10own 45Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 7 yds to the Neb 48+7
14:542nd & 3opp 48Chase Brown run for no gain to the Neb 480
14:543rd & 3opp 48Brandon Peters run for 4 yds to the Neb 44 for a 1ST down+4
14:541st & 10opp 44Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Josh Imatorbhebhe0
14:542nd & 10opp 44Chase Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 45−1
14:543rd & 11opp 45Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 11 yds to the Neb 34 for a 1ST down NEBRASKA Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Myles Farmer) to the Neb 19 for a 1ST down+26
14:541st & 10opp 19Chase Brown run for 9 yds to the Neb 10+9
14:542nd & 1opp 10Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Neb 5 for a 1ST down+5
14:541st & goalopp 5Chase Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 6−1
14:542nd & goalopp 6Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker0
14:543rd & goalopp 6Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Daniel Barker0
8:234th & goalopp 6James McCourt 24 yd FG GOOD+24

NEB7 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

8:231st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
8:231st & 10own 25Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Austin Allen for 12 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down+12
8:231st & 10own 37Luke McCaffrey run for 16 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down+16
8:231st & 10opp 47Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Oliver Martin for 14 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down+14
8:231st & 10opp 33Wan'Dale Robinson run for 32 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down+32
8:231st & goalopp 1Wan'Dale Robinson run for no gain to the Illin 10
6:482nd & goalopp 1Luke McCaffrey run for 1 yd for a TD (Connor Culp KICK) ILLINOIS Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined+1

ILL11 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

6:481st & 0own 35Connor Culp kickoff for 42 yds0
6:481st & 10own 25Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Illin 29+4
6:482nd & 6own 29Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down+8
6:481st & 10own 37Mike Epstein run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 35 Mike Epstein fumbled, recovered by Illin Mike Epstein−2
6:482nd & 12own 35Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 25 yds to the Neb 40 for a 1ST down+25
6:481st & 10opp 40Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Neb 38+2
6:482nd & 8opp 38Brandon Peters run for 11 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down+11
6:481st & 10opp 27Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro for 23 yds to the Neb 4 for a 1ST down+23
6:481st & goalopp 4Chase Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 5−1
6:482nd & goalopp 5Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Neb 1+4
2:313rd & goalopp 1Brandon Peters run for 1 yd for a TD (James McCourt KICK)+1

NEB5 plays, 19 yd · Turnover

2:311st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
2:311st & 10own 25Wan'Dale Robinson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 23−2
2:312nd & 12own 23Luke McCaffrey run for no gain to the Neb 23 NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined0
2:313rd & 12own 23Luke McCaffrey run for 11 yds to the Neb 34+11
2:314th & 1own 34Wan'Dale Robinson run for 10 yds to the Neb 44 Wan'Dale Robinson fumbled, forced by Khalan Tolson, recovered by Illin Khalan Tolson+10

ILL14 plays, 41 yd · Field goal

0:561st & 10opp 44Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Neb 42+2
0:562nd & 8opp 42Chase Brown run for 11 yds to the Neb 31 for a 1ST down+11
0:00goal lineEnd of 3rd Quarter0
15:001st & 10opp 31Chase Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 33−2
15:002nd & 12opp 33Brandon Peters run for 9 yds to the Neb 24+9
13:383rd & 3opp 24Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 13:380
13:383rd & 3opp 24Isaiah Williams run for 6 yds to the Neb 18 for a 1ST down+6
13:381st & 10opp 18Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Neb 14+4
13:382nd & 6opp 14Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the Neb 9+5
13:383rd & 1opp 9Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Neb 5 for a 1ST down+4
13:381st & goalopp 5Chase Brown run for no gain to the Neb 50
13:382nd & goalopp 5Brandon Peters pass incomplete0
13:383rd & goalopp 5Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Neb 3+2
10:144th & goalopp 3James McCourt 21 yd FG GOOD+21

NEB14 plays, 41 yd · Turnover

10:141st & 0own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
10:141st & 10own 25Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 24−1
10:142nd & 11own 24Luke McCaffrey pass incomplete to Travis Vokolek0
10:143rd & 11own 24Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Austin Allen for 9 yds to the Neb 33+9
10:144th & 2own 33Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 14 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down+14
10:141st & 10own 47Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 7 yds to the Illin 46+7
10:142nd & 3opp 46Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Austin Allen for 5 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down+5
10:141st & 10opp 41Luke McCaffrey run for 15 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down+15
7:571st & 10opp 26Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 07:570
7:571st & 10opp 26Luke McCaffrey sacked by Roderick Perry II and Owen Carney Jr. for a loss of 14 yards to the Illin 40−14
7:572nd & 24opp 40Wan'Dale Robinson run for 2 yds to the Illin 38+2
7:573rd & 22opp 38Luke McCaffrey pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 4 yds to the Illin 34+4
6:494th & 18opp 34Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 06:490
6:494th & 18opp 34Luke McCaffrey pass intercepted Jake Hansen return for 8 yds to the Illin 9+8

ILL4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

6:381st & 10own 9Mike Epstein run for 2 yds to the Illin 11+2
6:382nd & 8own 11Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 15+4
6:383rd & 4own 15Isaiah Williams run for 2 yds to the Illin 17+2
6:384th & 2own 17Blake Hayes punt for 44 yds , Oliver Martin returns for 7 yds to the Neb 46+7

NEB7 plays, 54 yd · Touchdown

4:101st & 10own 46Adrian Martinez run for 13 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down+13
4:101st & 10opp 41Adrian Martinez sacked by Isaiah Gay for a loss of 5 yards to the Illin 46−5
4:102nd & 15opp 46Adrian Martinez pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 31 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down+31
4:101st & 10opp 15Adrian Martinez pass incomplete0
4:102nd & 10opp 15Adrian Martinez pass complete to Rahmir Johnson for 8 yds to the Illin 7+8
4:103rd & 2opp 7Rahmir Johnson run for 3 yds to the Illin 4 for a 1ST down+3
2:121st & goalopp 4Adrian Martinez pass complete to Levi Falck for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)+4

ILL6 plays, 26 yd · End of period

2:121st & 0own 35Connor Culp on-side kick recovered by ILLINOIS at the NEBRASKA 48 NEBRASKA Penalty, Defensive offside (JoJo Domann) to the Neb 47+12
2:111st & 10opp 47Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Neb 44+3
2:112nd & 7opp 44Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Neb 40+4
2:113rd & 3opp 40Mike Epstein run for 21 yds to the Neb 19 for a 1ST down+21
2:111st & 10opp 19Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 21−2
0:00goal lineEnd of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 9 meetings vs. Team

Nebraska 8–1 vs Illinois

  • 2019 · wk 4Nebraska 42 @ Illinois 38
  • 2018 · wk 11Illinois 35 @ Nebraska 54
  • 2017 · wk 5Nebraska 28 @ Illinois 6
  • 2016 · wk 5Illinois 16 @ Nebraska 31
  • 2015 · wk 5Nebraska 13 @ Illinois 14
  • 2014 · wk 5Illinois 14 @ Nebraska 45
  • 2013 · wk 6Illinois 19 @ Nebraska 39
  • 1986 · wk 4Nebraska 59 @ Illinois 14
  • 1985 · wk 4Illinois 25 @ Nebraska 52

Previous 2 meetings vs. Scott Frost

Illinois 0–2 vs Scott Frost

  • 2019 · wk 4Nebraska 42 @ Illinois 38
  • 2018 · wk 11Illinois 35 @ Nebraska 54

Previous 4 meetings vs. Lovie Smith

Nebraska 4–0 vs Lovie Smith

  • 2019 · wk 4Nebraska 42 @ Illinois 38
  • 2018 · wk 11Illinois 35 @ Nebraska 54
  • 2017 · wk 5Nebraska 28 @ Illinois 6
  • 2016 · wk 5Illinois 16 @ Nebraska 31

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