THIRD AND DATA

Week 4 · 2024

#24 Illinois at #22 Nebraska

Fri 09/20/2024 08:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)Nebraska pregame71% — Pregame win probability: 71% for Nebraska. Nebraska favored, and lost — Illinois won.Conference

83°Clear7 mph SE · 33% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

#24 Illinois

31

10–3

#22 Nebraska

24

7–6

Attendance

86,936

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2024, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip6
  • 44-star recruitQB9Luke Altmyer6'2"·2054yr
    2,717 Pass yds22 TD6 Int60.8 Cmp%217 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Donovan Leary6'2"·2153yr
    29 Pass yds0 TD0 Int40.0 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB6Cal Swanson6'3"·2102yr
  • 33-star recruitQB10Trey Petty6'0"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB11Jacob Huber6'1"·2003yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Kirkland Michaux6'4"·2253yr
NEBQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 55-star recruitQB8Dylan Raiola6'3"·2321yr
    2,806 Pass yds13 TD11 Int67.0 Cmp%-65 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Jalyn Gramstad6'0"·2001yr
    11 Pass yds0 TD0 Int33.3 Cmp%2 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Daniel Kaelin6'3"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB17Luke Longval6'2"·2152yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Bode Soukup6'2"·2051yr
ILLOffensive lineNo blue chips20
NEBDefensive line5 blue chips23
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitDE91Alex Bray6'4"·2652yr
    20 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDE49Harrysson Ngassa6'4"·2321yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL6Dennis Briggs Jr. ← Florida State6'4"·2907yr
    42 Tackles4.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL23TeRah Edwards6'2"·3155yr
    38 Tackles4.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna6'4"·2801yr
    15 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL9Jeremiah Warren6'2"·3052yr
    10 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell6'5"·2852yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL62Enyce Sledge ← Auburn6'3"·3203yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Gentle Hunt ← Florida A&M5'11"·3053yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John6'3"·2951yr
  • 22-star recruitDL98Steven Scott III6'5"·2851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL93Henry Engel6'2"·2952yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo6'3"·3151yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL48Carter Smith6'3"·2501yr
  • 33-star recruitDT94Angelo McCullom6'2"·3171yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
NEBOffensive line6 blue chips23
ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips18
  • 33-star recruitRB2Josh McCray6'1"·2354yr
    117 Car609 Rush yds10 TD5.2 Rush avg
    13 Rec116 Rec yds8.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery5'11"·2003yr
    97 Car589 Rush yds4 TD6.1 Rush avg
    9 Rec32 Rec yds3.6 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine5'11"·2051yr
    53 Car212 Rush yds1 TD4.0 Rush avg
    5 Rec30 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson6'4"·2403yr
    6 Car12 Rush yds0 TD2.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad5'8"·1852yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Aaron Ball5'11"·2051yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Petey Olaleye5'7"·2051yr
  • 33-star recruitTE85Tanner Arkin6'4"·2654yr
    16 Rec111 Rec yds3 TD6.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE84Carson Goda ← Saint Anselm6'2"·2351yr
    4 Rec49 Rec yds1 TD12.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin6'3"·2602yr
    5 Rec37 Rec yds0 TD7.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE14Cole Rusk ← Murray State6'5"·2454yr
    career 39 Rec512 Rec yds6 TD13.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Henry Boyer6'6"·2703yr
    career 3 Rec20 Rec yds0 TD6.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Clayton Leonard6'3"·2523yr
  • 33-star recruitTE82Nate Guinn6'6"·2402yr
  • 33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger6'5"·2451yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE7Nick True6'5"·2402yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE33Jake Furtney6'4"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Jake Petrow6'3"·2101yr
NEBLinebackers2 blue chips18
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB5John Bullock6'0"·2306yr
    70 Tackles10.0 TFL4.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB28Mikai Gbayor6'2"·2224yr
    49 Tackles6.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Javin Wright6'5"·2306yr
    34 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB48MJ Sherman6'3"·2455yr
    29 Tackles5.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB7Stefon Thompson ← Syracuse6'1"·2405yr
    27 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Vincent Shavers Jr.6'1"·2251yr
    25 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB18Kai Wallin6'5"·2552yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB47Gage Stenger6'2"·2253yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB47Noah Bustard6'2"·2352yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB45Dylan Rogers6'3"·2402yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB59Grant Buda6'0"·2254yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB54Jacob Bower6'1"·2252yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB45Roger Gradney6'0"·2251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB43Michael Booker III6'1"·2304yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB51Danny Pasko6'1"·2252yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Gage Wager5'10"·1902yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB32Trent Uhlir6'1"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB42Derek Wacker6'1"·2351yr
ILLLinebackers1 blue chip15
  • 33-star recruitLB17Gabe Jacas6'3"·2753yr
    71 Tackles13.0 TFL8.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB28Dylan Rosiek6'1"·2354yr
    61 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz6'2"·2403yr
    54 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Seth Coleman6'5"·2456yr
    53 Tackles6.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Ryan Meed6'1"·2306yr
    50 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB3Alec Bryant6'3"·2504yr
    22 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB45Malachi Hood6'2"·2283yr
    14 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB0Jojo Hayden6'2"·2452yr
    10 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Ezekiel Holmes6'5"·2556yr
    7 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB39Kenenna Odeluga6'1"·2354yr
    7 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB42Luke Zardzin6'0"·2254yr
    7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown6'1"·2551yr
    0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB15Ronan Poynton6'1"·2352yr
    career 1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin6'4"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitLB47Easton Baker6'0"·2001yr
NEBBacks & tight ends3 blue chips24
  • —No recruiting profile foundFB34Barret Liebentritt6'0"·2353yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundFB40Trevor Ruth6'0"·2352yr
  • 44-star recruitRB22Dante Dowdell ← Oregon6'2"·2252yr
    143 Car614 Rush yds12 TD4.3 Rush avg
    7 Rec21 Rec yds3.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Emmett Johnson5'11"·2003yr
    117 Car598 Rush yds1 TD5.1 Rush avg
    38 Rec273 Rec yds7.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB14Rahmir Johnson5'10"·2006yr
    54 Car260 Rush yds1 TD4.8 Rush avg
    21 Rec179 Rec yds8.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Gabe Ervin Jr.6'1"·2204yr
    14 Car41 Rush yds2 TD2.9 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB33Maurice Mazzccua5'8"·2002yr
    5 Car8 Rush yds0 TD1.6 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Kwinten Ives6'3"·2152yr
    6 Car7 Rush yds1 TD1.2 Rush avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB32Kenneth Williams5'9"·1911yr
    1 Car5 Rush yds0 TD5.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB35Mekhi Nelson6'0"·2001yr
    1 Car2 Rush yds0 TD2.0 Rush avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB30Vincent Genatone ← Montana6'0"·2252yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB45Izaac Dickey5'10"·2201yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB31Ryker Evans5'11"·1801yr
  • 44-star recruitTE24Thomas Fidone II6'6"·2554yr
    36 Rec373 Rec yds0 TD10.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87Nate Boerkircher6'4"·2505yr
    6 Rec102 Rec yds0 TD17.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE29Carter Nelson6'5"·2501yr
    10 Rec86 Rec yds1 TD8.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Luke Lindenmeyer6'3"·2553yr
    5 Rec50 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE10Heinrich Haarberg6'5"·2304yr
    2 Rec16 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE8Ismael Smith Flores6'5"·2552yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86AJ Rollins6'5"·2554yr
  • 33-star recruitTE87Ian Flynt6'4"·2761yr
  • 33-star recruitTE82Eric Ingwerson6'7"·2651yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE48Cayden Echternach6'4"·2602yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE49Danny King6'4"·2501yr
ILLReceivers1 blue chip15
  • 33-star recruitWR13Pat Bryant6'3"·2004yr
    53 Rec978 Rec yds10 TD18.5 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitWR4Zakhari Franklin ← Ole Miss6'1"·1906yr
    56 Rec658 Rec yds4 TD11.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR80Hank Beatty5'11"·1853yr
    20 Rec294 Rec yds1 TD14.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon6'1"·2152yr
    18 Rec264 Rec yds0 TD14.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR88Malik Elzy6'2"·2142yr
    4 Rec77 Rec yds1 TD19.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Ashton Hollins6'5"·2003yr
    2 Rec40 Rec yds0 TD20.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR7Kenari Wilcher6'0"·1852yr
    4 Rec30 Rec yds0 TD7.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Alexander Capka-Jones6'4"·1902yr
    2 Rec21 Rec yds0 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Carlos Orr-Gillespie6'1"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Weston Adams5'11"·1923yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR87Tyler McClure6'2"·2002yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR18Michael Bartolotta6'2"·2151yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR20Morrison Giggetts5'8"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Mario Sanders5'10"·1911yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR18Blayne Sisson6'2"·1901yr
NEBDefensive backs3 blue chips30
ILLDefensive backs2 blue chips22
NEBReceivers4 blue chips21
  • 33-star recruitWR80Jahmal Banks ← Wake Forest6'4"·2205yr
    44 Rec587 Rec yds3 TD13.3 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitWR18Isaiah Neyor ← Texas6'4"·2206yr
    34 Rec455 Rec yds5 TD13.4 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR2Jacory Barney Jr.6'0"·1751yr
    55 Rec447 Rec yds0 TD8.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR19Jaylen Lloyd5'10"·1852yr
    13 Rec255 Rec yds0 TD19.6 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR4Janiran Bonner6'2"·2253yr
    11 Rec67 Rec yds1 TD6.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84Alex Bullock6'2"·2054yr
    1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR26Roman Mangini5'10"·1753yr
    1 Rec11 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR2Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda6'1"·2005yr
    1 Rec10 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR15Keelan Smith6'3"·2101yr
    1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR4Malachi Coleman6'5"·2052yr
    career 8 Rec139 Rec yds1 TD17.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR19Jaidyn Doss5'11"·1902yr
    career 2 Rec20 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR83Dae'vonn Hall6'2"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitWR11Demitrius Bell6'0"·1952yr
  • 33-star recruitWR10Brice Turner6'2"·2102yr
  • 33-star recruitWR18Quinn Clark6'5"·2151yr
  • 33-star recruitWR8Isaiah McMorris5'11"·1751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR41Elliott Brown5'11"·1855yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR88Cooper Hausmann5'11"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Hayes Miller6'0"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR46Connor Schutt6'6"·2251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84DJ Singleton Jr.5'10"·1501yr
ILLKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK37Ethan Moczulski ← Texas A&M5'11"·1953yr
    1 FG2 FGA59 Long3 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK24David Olano5'11"·1772yr
    17 FG20 FGA50 Long89 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK80Fabrizio Pinton6'3"·2313yr
    8 Punts40.8 Avg2 In 20
NEBKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK30Tristan Alvano6'1"·2052yr
    3 FG4 FGA31 Long21 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK90John Hohl6'0"·1951yr
    10 FG15 FGA54 Long53 Pts
  • 22-star recruitPK81Nico Ottomanelli6'3"·2001yr
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP19Hugh Robertson6'2"·2255yr
    37 Punts40.8 Avg20 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP18Declan Duley6'2"·2202yr
NEBPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundP13Brian Buschini6'1"·2254yr
    45 Punts44.7 Avg16 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP37Kamdyn Koch6'2"·2151yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Illinois

Nebraska 6–4 vs Illinois

  • 2023 · wk 6Nebraska 20 @ Illinois 7
  • 2022 · wk 9Illinois 26 @ Nebraska 9
  • 2021 · wk 1Nebraska 22 @ Illinois 30
  • 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

Previous meeting vs. Matt Rhule

Illinois 0–1 vs Matt Rhule

  • 2023 · wk 6Nebraska 20 @ Illinois 7

Previous 6 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Nebraska 2–4 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2023 · wk 6Nebraska 20 @ Illinois 7
  • 2022 · wk 9Illinois 26 @ Nebraska 9
  • 2021 · wk 1Nebraska 22 @ Illinois 30
  • 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.

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