Illinois 30-22 Nebraska (28 Aug, 2021) Box Score

Nebraska Cornhuskers

0-1, 0-1 Conference

	1	2	3	4	T
NEB	0	9	7	6	22
ILL	2	14	14	0	30

Illinois Fighting Illini

1-0, 1-0 Conference

Nebraska Passing


Adrian Martinez#2
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT		QBR
16/32	232	7.3	1	0		66.3
16/32	232	7.3	1	0		--

Illinois Passing


Artur Sitkowski#9
Brandon Peters#18
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
12/15	124	8.3	2	97.5
3/4	35	8.8	0	22.9
15/19	159	8.4	2	--

Nebraska Rushing


Adrian Martinez#2
Gabe Ervin Jr.#22
Rahmir Johnson#14
Markese Stepp#30
Samori Toure#6
Team
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	111	6.5	1	75
12	33	2.8	0	11
4	11	2.8	0	7
3	10	3.3	1	7
2	9	4.5	0	5
1	-14	-14.0	0	0
39	160	4.1	2	75

Illinois Rushing


Mike Epstein#26
Reggie Love III#23
Chase Brown#2
Jakari Norwood#3
Chase Hayden#22
Isaiah Williams#1
Artur Sitkowski#9
Team
Brandon Peters#18
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	75	4.7	1	45
12	45	3.8	0	9
5	24	4.8	0	15
3	16	5.3	0	12
4	12	3.0	0	5
2	8	4.0	0	7
3	4	1.3	0	9
1	-2	-2.0	0	0
2	-15	-7.5	0	0
48	167	3.5	1	45

Nebraska Receiving


Oliver Martin#89
Samori Toure#6
Markese Stepp#30
Omar Manning#5
Austin Allen#11
Wyatt Liewer#85
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	103	17.2	1	43
3	37	12.3	0	16
1	30	30.0	0	30
2	26	13.0	0	18
2	23	11.5	0	14
2	13	6.5	0	7
16	232	14.5	1	43

Illinois Receiving


Deuce Spann#6
Isaiah Williams#1
Luke Ford#82
Donny Navarro III#86
Casey Washington#14
Jakari Norwood#3
Mike Epstein#26
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	45	45.0	0	45
6	41	6.8	1	14
3	30	10.0	1	19
1	21	21.0	0	21
2	13	6.5	0	7
1	7	7.0	0	7
1	2	2.0	0	2
15	159	10.6	2	45

Nebraska Fumbles


Adrian Martinez#2
Team
Myles Farmer#4
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
2	1	1

Illinois Fumbles


Donny Navarro III#86
Calvin Hart Jr.#5
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
0	0	2
1	1	1

Nebraska Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Nebraska Interceptions

Illinois Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Illinois Interceptions

Nebraska Kick Returns


Zavier Betts#15
Rahmir Johnson#14
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	17	17.0	17
1	13	13.0	13
2	30	15.0	17

Illinois Kick Returns


Donny Navarro III#86
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	9	9.0	9	0
1	9	9.0	9	0

Nebraska Punt Returns


Cam Taylor-Britt#5
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	1	0.5	2	0
2	1	0.5	2	0

Illinois Punt Returns


Donny Navarro III#86
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	7	7.0	7	0
1	7	7.0	7	0

Nebraska Kicking


Connor Culp#33
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	27	1/3	4
1/1	100.0	27	1/3	4

Illinois Kicking


James McCourt#17
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4

Nebraska Punting


Daniel Cerni#40
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	172	34.4	0	0	46
5	172	34.4	0	0	46

Illinois Punting


Blake Hayes#14
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	272	45.3	0	4	59
6	272	45.3	0	4	59

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

6:20 PM, 28 August 2021

Champaign, IL

Attendance: 41,064

Team	CONF	OVR
Indiana	6-0	9-0
Oregon	6-0	9-0
Ohio State	4-1	7-1
Penn State	4-1	7-1
Iowa	4-2	6-3
Minnesota	4-2	6-3
Illinois	3-3	6-3
Washington	3-3	5-4
Michigan	3-3	5-4
Wisconsin	3-3	5-4
UCLA	2-4	3-5
Nebraska	2-4	5-4
Michigan State	2-4	4-5
Northwestern	2-4	4-5
USC	2-5	4-5
Maryland	1-4	4-4
Rutgers	1-4	4-4
Purdue	0-5	1-7

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