THIRD AND DATA

Week 10 · 2026

Nebraska at Illinois

Fri 11/06/2026 08:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Conference

51°Mostly Cloudy7 mph N · 6% chance of rain · 89% humidityNational Weather Service forecast for the kickoff hour, issued 2 hours ago

Nebraska

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5–3

Illinois

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5–3

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Nebraska attacking · vs what Illinois has allowed

Nebraska7 unplaced7 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Barney16 of 23Q. Clark6 of 8J. Rule4 of 4Other13 of 19Unattributed130 of 214
DeepShort
NEB13.8
ILL allowed10.4
NEB14.8
ILL allowed14.4
NEB7.9
ILL allowed13.0
NEB7.4
ILL allowed6.2
NEB7.2
ILL allowed8.8
NEB5.4
ILL allowed6.5
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Illinois

Illinois attacking · vs what Nebraska has allowed

Illinois7 unplaced5 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
C. Dixon30 of 38H. Clement17 of 27B. Trimble13 of 18Other19 of 29Unattributed77 of 124
DeepShort
ILL16.1
NEB allowed5.7
ILL10.0
NEB allowed0.0
ILL4.5
NEB allowed7.8
ILL7.6
NEB allowed5.3
ILL7.0
NEB allowed10.6
ILL6.1
NEB allowed4.3
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Nebraska

Rushing

Nebraska attacking · vs what Illinois has allowed

Nebraska1 unplaced
J. Rule72A. Colandrea56I. Mozee45Other27Unattributed81
NEB6.4
ILL allowed5.5
NEB4.6
ILL allowed4.5
NEB6.0
ILL allowed3.2
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Illinois

Illinois attacking · vs what Nebraska has allowed

Illinois3 unplaced
A. Laughery88C. Valentine49J. Anderson38Other59Unattributed2
ILL7.2
NEB allowed5.1
ILL4.4
NEB allowed3.9
ILL8.7
NEB allowed4.1
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Nebraska

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Nebraska

Illinois 5–5 vs Nebraska

  • 2024 · wk 4Illinois 31 @ Nebraska 24
  • 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

Previous 7 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Nebraska 2–5 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2024 · wk 4Illinois 31 @ Nebraska 24
  • 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.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Matt Rhule

Illinois 1–1 vs Matt Rhule

  • 2024 · wk 4Illinois 31 @ Nebraska 24
  • 2023 · wk 6Nebraska 20 @ Illinois 7

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