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
NebraskaNEB
IllinoisILL
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Adrian Martinez | 16/32 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 66.3 |
| ILL | Artur Sitkowski | 12/15 | 124 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 97.5 |
| ILL | Brandon Peters | 3/4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Adrian Martinez | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 1 | 75 |
| NEB | Gabe Ervin Jr. | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
| NEB | Rahmir Johnson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| NEB | Markese Stepp | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 |
| NEB | Samori Toure | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| ILL | Mike Epstein | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 45 |
| ILL | Reggie Love III | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| ILL | Chase Brown | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 |
| ILL | Jakari Norwood | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| ILL | Chase Hayden | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| ILL | Isaiah Williams | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| ILL | Artur Sitkowski | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 |
| ILL | Brandon Peters | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Oliver Martin | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 43 |
| NEB | Samori Toure | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 |
| NEB | Markese Stepp | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| NEB | Omar Manning | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| NEB | Austin Allen | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
| NEB | Wyatt Liewer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| ILL | Deuce Spann | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
| ILL | Isaiah Williams | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 14 |
| ILL | Luke Ford | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 |
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| ILL | Casey Washington | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| ILL | Jakari Norwood | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| ILL | Mike Epstein | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Adrian Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NEB | Myles Farmer | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Calvin Hart Jr. | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Nick Henrich | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Weston Reiman | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Damion Daniels | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NEB | Deontai Williams | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Garrett Nelson | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Marquel Dismuke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Mosai Newsom | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Pheldarius Payne | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Ben Stille | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Chris Kolarevic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Ty Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Caleb Tannor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Deontre Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Cam Taylor-Britt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Myles Farmer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Damian Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Grant Tagge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Isaac Gifford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | JoJo Domann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Jordon Riley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tony Adams | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Sydney Brown | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Calvin Hart Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ILL | Jake Hansen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jartavius Martin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jer'Zhan Newton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Devon Witherspoon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| ILL | Kerby Joseph | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Owen Carney Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Roderick Perry | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Seth Coleman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Keith Randolph Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Prather Hudson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tarique Barnes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Calvin Avery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Derrick Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Isaiah Gay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jamal Woods | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tahveon Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Connor Culp | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 1/3 | 4 |
| ILL | James McCourt | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Daniel Cerni | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| ILL | Blake Hayes | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 0 | 4 | 59 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Zavier Betts | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| NEB | Rahmir Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEB | Cam Taylor-Britt | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| ILL | Donny Navarro III | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
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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