Week 1 · 2021
Nebraska at Illinois
Sat 08/28/2021 01:20 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame33% — Pregame win probability: 33% for Illinois. Nebraska favored, and lost — Illinois won.Conference
87°9 mph S · 61% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Nebraska
22
3–9
Illinois
30
5–7
Attendance
41,064
reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| ILL | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 25:05 | 71 | 392 | 5-67 | 19 | 5-14 35.7% | 1-2 50.0% |
| ILL | 34:55 | 67 | 326 | 3-40 | 18 | 6-13 46.2% | 0-0 |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 16-32 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | 15-19 | 159 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 39 | 160 | 4.1 | 2 |
| ILL | 48 | 167 | 3.5 | 1 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 39 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| ILL | 39 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | 2 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| ILL | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Illinois 2–8 vs Nebraska
- 2020 · wk 12Illinois 41 @ Nebraska 23
- 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 3 meetings vs. Bret Bielema
Nebraska 1–2 vs Bret Bielema
- 2012 · wk 14 (coaching change that season)Nebraska 31 @ Wisconsin 70
- 2012 · wk 5 (coaching change that season)Wisconsin 27 @ Nebraska 30
- 2011 · wk 5Nebraska 17 @ Wisconsin 48
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
Previous 3 meetings vs. Scott Frost
Illinois 1–2 vs Scott Frost
- 2020 · wk 12Illinois 41 @ Nebraska 23
- 2019 · wk 4Nebraska 42 @ Illinois 38
- 2018 · wk 11Illinois 35 @ Nebraska 54
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