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Illinois at Nebraska

Saturday, October 1, 2016

No. 15 Nebraska beat Illinois 31–⁠16. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 10–⁠3–⁠1.

AwayIllinois3–⁠9 in 2016
16
Home15Nebraska9–⁠4 in 2016
31

Final at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), LincolnTV: ESPN2Attendance 90,374

At kickoff
71°F, mostly cloudy, wind 5 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK), 6 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Don Capron; umpire Steven Woods; head linesman John Wiercinski; line judge Brian Bolinger; side judge Bobby Sagers; field judge John Roggerman; back judge Kevin Schwarzel; center judge Brent DurbinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois0133016
Nebraska7302131

Standouts

Player stats

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Wes Lunt13/2213300
Chayce Crouch1/11300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Reggie Corbin972031
Kendrick Foster746131
Wes Lunt25014
Ke’Shawn Vaughn1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malik Turner557025
Zach Grant228017
Nathan Echard126026
Reggie Corbin318011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Patrick Nelson16000
Hardy Nickerson10000
Tre Watson10000
Dawuane Smoot8200
Darius Mosely4001

Nebraska

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Armstrong Jr.16/2322011
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Terrell Newby27140263
Devine Ozigbo103507
Tommy Armstrong Jr.812113
Brandon Reilly111011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jordan Westerkamp465028
Stanley Morgan Jr.339018
Devine Ozigbo137037
Terrell Newby226021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Michael Rose-Ivey6100
Dedrick Young II6000
Nathan Gerry5000
Joshua Kalu4000
Freedom Akinmoladun1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

IllinoisNebraska
270Total yards423
146Passing yards220
124Rushing yards203
6.3Yards per pass9.6
5.9Yards per rush4.1
12First downs23
2–⁠9Third downs10–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers2
7–⁠48Penalties3–⁠35
21:59Possession38:01
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

IllinoisNebraska
45%Success rate53%
0.03EPA per play0.22
0.89Explosiveness1.01
0.07Rushing EPA0.11
0.11Passing EPA0.50
40%Passing-down success61%
0.04First-down EPA−0.19
0.38Second-down EPA0.36
0.00Third-down EPA0.87
14%Havoc by its defense17%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nebraska 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Nebraska −21.5, over/under 53.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Nebraska 93%, Illinois 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Nebraska end zoneIllinois end zoneQ1 NebraskaTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 5 playsQ1 NebraskaMissed FG, 11 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 NebraskaField goal, 10 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 10 playsQ2 NebraskaInterception, 2 playsQ2 IllinoisField goal, 3 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 NebraskaFumble, 5 playsQ3 IllinoisField goal, 8 playsQ3 NebraskaTouchdown, 18 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 NebraskaTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 NebraskaTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 NebraskaEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Nebraska drives left to right, Illinois right to left.
  1. Q1 NebraskaTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 NebraskaMissed FG, 11 plays, 47 yards
  4. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 8 plays, 60 yards
  5. Q2 NebraskaField goal, 10 plays, 53 yards
  6. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 10 plays, 69 yards
  7. Q2 NebraskaInterception, 2 plays, 28 yards
  8. Q2 IllinoisField goal, 3 plays, −19 yards
  9. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  10. Q3 NebraskaFumble, 5 plays, 14 yards
  11. Q3 IllinoisField goal, 8 plays, 74 yards
  12. Q3 NebraskaTouchdown, 18 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q4 NebraskaTouchdown, 11 plays, 59 yards
  15. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q4 NebraskaTouchdown, 2 plays, 70 yards
  17. Q4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q4 NebraskaEnd of game, 2 plays, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Nebraska 7, Illinois 0
Nebraska Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 64 yds , Jordan Nelson return for 24 yds to the Neb 25
14:291st & 10 at own 25Terrell Newby run for 4 yds to the Neb 29
14:002nd & 6 at own 29Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 10 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
13:421st & 10 at own 39Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Neb 45
12:582nd & 4 at own 45Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 48
12:303rd & 1 at own 48Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
11:571st & 10 at opp 49Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 2 yds to the Illin 47
11:262nd & 8 at opp 47Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Illin 47
10:433rd & 8 at opp 47Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 18 yds to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down
10:231st & 10 at opp 29Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers
9:592nd & 10 at opp 29Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 13 yds to the Illin 16 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at opp 16Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 14
8:582nd & 8 at opp 14Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 13 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down
8:311st & goal at opp 1ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive Offside (James Crawford) to the Illin 1
8:231st & goal at opp 1Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Nebraska 7, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 5 plays
8:231st & 10 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:521st & 10 at own 25Reggie Corbin run for 7 yds to the Illin 32
7:372nd & 3 at own 32ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (Gabe Megginson) to the Illin 22
7:052nd & 13 at own 22Reggie Corbin run for 12 yds to the Illin 34
7:033rd & 1 at own 34NEBRASKA Penalty, Personal Foul (Joshua Kalu) to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
6:181st & 10 at own 49Kendrick Foster run for 3 yds to the Neb 48
6:032nd & 7 at opp 48Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Neb 47
4:593rd & 6 at opp 47Wes Lunt sacked by Freedom Akinmoladun for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 44
4:494th & 15 at own 44Ryan Frain punt for 42 yds, fair catch by De’Mornay Pierson-El at the Neb 14
Nebraska Missed FG, 11 plays
4:391st & 10 at own 14Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Neb 20
4:072nd & 4 at own 20Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 23
3:313rd & 1 at own 23Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Neb 24 for a 1ST down
2:321st & 10 at own 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 6 yards to the Neb 18
2:162nd & 16 at own 18Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Devine Ozigbo for 37 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at opp 45Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
1:312nd & 10 at opp 45Brandon Reilly run for 11 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at opp 34Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Illin 29
0:362nd & 5 at opp 29Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
0:303rd & 5 at opp 29NEBRASKA Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the Illin 34
0:013rd & 10 at opp 34NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Jordan Westerkamp) to the Illin 49
Q2 14:513rd & 25 at opp 49Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 10 yds to the Illin 39
Q2 14:084th & 15 at opp 39Drew Brown 56 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter5 drives, then Illinois 13, Nebraska 10
Illinois Touchdown, 8 plays
14:011st & 10 at own 40Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
13:372nd & 10 at own 40Ke’Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd to the Illin 41
13:213rd & 9 at own 41Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 13:21
13:153rd & 9 at own 41Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 11 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down
12:261st & 10 at opp 48Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 49
11:552nd & 13 at own 49Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 11 yds to the Neb 40
11:243rd & 2 at opp 40Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 5 yds to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 35Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Neb 31
10:112nd & 6 at opp 31Kendrick Foster run for 31 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)Tied at 7
Nebraska Field goal, 10 plays
10:112nd & 6 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 60 yds
9:461st & 10 at own 35Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Neb 39
9:272nd & 6 at own 39Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Neb 44
9:023rd & 1 at own 44Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down
8:291st & 10 at own 47Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 21 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 32Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
7:512nd & 10 at opp 32Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Mikale Wilbon for 13 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at opp 19Devine Ozigbo run for no gain to the Illin 19
6:432nd & 10 at opp 19Devine Ozigbo run for 7 yds to the Illin 12
6:043rd & 3 at opp 12Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El
5:594th & 3 at opp 12Drew Brown 29 yd FG GOODNebraska 10, Illinois 7
Illinois Field goal, 10 plays
5:594th & 3 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:531st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 10 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
5:191st & 10 at own 35Reggie Corbin run for 13 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
5:021st & 10 at own 48Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the Neb 44
4:242nd & 2 at opp 44Wes Lunt pass complete to Nathan Echard for 26 yds to the Neb 18 for a 1ST down
3:431st & 10 at opp 18Nathan Echard run for 1 yd to the Neb 17
2:592nd & 9 at opp 17Chayce Crouch pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Neb 4 for a 1ST down
2:251st & goal at opp 4ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Neb 9
1:571st & goal at opp 9Nathan Echard run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 10
1:522nd & goal at opp 10Wes Lunt pass incomplete
1:153rd & goal at opp 10Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 4 yds to the Neb 6
1:054th & 0 at opp 6Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:05
1:014th & goal at opp 6Chase McLaughlin 24 yd FG GOODTied at 10
Nebraska Interception, 2 plays
1:014th & 12 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Bryant return for 30 yds to the Neb 30
0:471st & 10 at own 30Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 28 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 42Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass intercepted Darius Mosely return for 24 yds to the Neb 46
Illinois Field goal, 3 plays
0:201st & 10 at opp 46Wes Lunt run for 14 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down
0:161st & 10 at opp 32Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:16
0:071st & 10 at opp 32Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 7 yds to the Neb 25
0:022nd & 3 at opp 25Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:02
0:002nd & 3 at opp 25Chase McLaughlin 43 yd FG GOODIllinois 13, Nebraska 10
3rd quarter4 drives, then Illinois 16, Nebraska 10
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 62 yds , Ke’Shawn Vaughn return for 13 yds to the Illin 16
14:501st & 10 at own 16Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Ke’Shawn Vaughn
14:502nd & 10 at own 16ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Dionte Taylor) to the Illin 8
14:422nd & 18 at own 8Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 12
13:583rd & 14 at own 12Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Dionte Taylor
13:444th & 14 at own 12Ryan Frain punt for 44 yds , De’Mornay Pierson-El returns for 27 yds to the Illin 29
Nebraska Fumble, 5 plays
13:201st & 10 at opp 29Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Illin 24
12:562nd & 5 at opp 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El
12:483rd & 5 at opp 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Sam Cotton for 12 yds to the Illin 12 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 12Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 15
11:252nd & 13 at opp 15Mikale Wilbon run for 3 yds to the Illin 12 Mikale Wilbon fumbled, recovered by Illin
Illinois Field goal, 8 plays
11:171st & 10 at own 12Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 25 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
10:541st & 10 at own 37Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Illin 38
10:032nd & 9 at own 38Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 17 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 45Reggie Corbin run for 31 yds to the Neb 14 for a 1ST down
9:021st & 10 at opp 14Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Neb 13
8:212nd & 9 at opp 13Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Neb 9
7:443rd & 5 at opp 9Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Nathan Echard
7:444th & 5 at opp 9ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Neb 14
7:404th & 10 at opp 14Chase McLaughlin 33 yd FG GOODIllinois 16, Nebraska 10
Nebraska Touchdown, 18 plays
7:404th & 10 at own 35Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:221st & 10 at own 25Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Neb 29
6:562nd & 6 at own 29Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Neb 32
6:203rd & 3 at own 32Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 6 yds to the Neb 38 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 38Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Neb 43
5:172nd & 5 at own 43Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 10 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at opp 47Devine Ozigbo run for no gain to the Illin 47
4:002nd & 10 at opp 47Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 49
3:233rd & 12 at opp 49ILLINOIS Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Chunky Clements) to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at opp 34Devine Ozigbo run for 2 yds to the Illin 32
2:192nd & 8 at opp 32Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 5 yds to the Illin 27
1:343rd & 3 at opp 27Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 28
1:034th & 4 at opp 28ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Darius Mosely) to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at opp 23De’Mornay Pierson-El run for 4 yds to the Illin 19
0:012nd & 6 at opp 19Terrell Newby run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 21
Q4 14:523rd & 8 at opp 21Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 8 yds to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:121st & 10 at opp 13Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Illin 7
Q4 13:382nd & 4 at opp 7Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 5
Q4 13:023rd & 2 at opp 5Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 4
Q4 12:234th & 1 at opp 4Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:581st & goal at opp 3Terrell Newby run for 3 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Nebraska 17, Illinois 16
4th quarter6 drives, then Nebraska 31, Illinois 16
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:581st & 10 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:331st & 10 at own 25Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 6 yds to the Illin 31
10:452nd & 4 at own 31Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 30
10:333rd & 5 at own 30Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
10:214th & 5 at own 30Ryan Frain punt for 42 yds , De’Mornay Pierson-El returns for 13 yds to the Neb 41
Nebraska Touchdown, 11 plays
9:591st & 10 at own 41Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Neb 46
9:202nd & 5 at own 46Terrell Newby run for 7 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
8:531st & 10 at opp 47Terrell Newby run for 7 yds to the Illin 40
8:312nd & 3 at opp 40Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 38
7:453rd & 1 at opp 38Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 35Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Illin 30
6:552nd & 5 at opp 30Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Illin 30
6:183rd & 5 at opp 30Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 21 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down
5:291st & goal at opp 9Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 8
5:122nd & goal at opp 8Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 6
4:323rd & goal at opp 6Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Trey Foster for 6 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Nebraska 24, Illinois 16
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:323rd & 7 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:201st & 10 at own 25Kendrick Foster run for 2 yds to the Illin 27
3:372nd & 8 at own 27Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 7 yds to the Illin 34
3:073rd & 1 at own 34Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
2:574th & 1 at own 34Ryan Frain punt for 38 yds , De’Mornay Pierson-El returns for 2 yds to the Neb 30
Nebraska Touchdown, 2 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 30Terrell Newby run for 7 yds to the Neb 37
2:032nd & 3 at own 37Terrell Newby run for 63 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Nebraska 31, Illinois 16
Illinois Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:032nd & 3 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 62 yds , Kendrick Foster return for 25 yds to the Illin 28
1:511st & 10 at own 28Wes Lunt pass incomplete
1:402nd & 10 at own 28Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 4 yds to the Illin 32
1:203rd & 6 at own 32Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Dominic Thieman
1:144th & 6 at own 32Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for no gain to the Illin 32
Nebraska End of game, 2 plays
1:001st & 10 at opp 32Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 31
0:012nd & 9 at opp 31TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 33

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Nebraska leads 14–⁠7–⁠1 in 22 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

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2024Illinois 31, Nebraska 24
2023Nebraska 20, Illinois 7
2022Illinois 26, Nebraska 9
2021Illinois 30, Nebraska 22
2020Illinois 41, Nebraska 23
2019Nebraska 42, Illinois 38

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