THIRD AND DATA

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 10 meetings vs. Illinois

Nebraska 8–1–1 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
  • 1953 · wk 2Illinois 21 @ Nebraska 21

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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