Illinois Fighting Illini @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
1st Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 1st
Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 64 yds , Jordan Nelson return for 24 yds to the Neb 25
4-yd Run
14:29 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 4 yds to the Neb 29
1st & 10 at NEB 25
10-yd Pass
14:00 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 10 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at NEB 29
6-yd Run
13:42 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Neb 45
1st & 10 at NEB 39
3-yd Run
12:58 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 48
2nd & 4 at NEB 45
3-yd Run
12:30 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at NEB 48
2-yd Pass
11:57 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 2 yds to the Illin 47
1st & 10 at ILL 49
0-yd Run
11:26 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Illin 47
2nd & 8 at ILL 47
18-yd Pass
10:43 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 18 yds to the Illin 29 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at ILL 47
Incompletion
10:23 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers
1st & 10 at ILL 29
13-yd Run
9:59 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 13 yds to the Illin 16 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at ILL 29
2-yd Run
9:35 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 14
1st & 10 at ILL 16
13-yd Pass
8:58 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 13 yds to the Illin 1 for a 1ST down
2nd & 8 at ILL 14
0-yd Penalty
8:31 - 1st
ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive Offside (James Crawford) to the Illin 1
1st & Goal at ILL 1
1-yd Touchdown Run
8:23 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
1st & Goal at ILL 1
Kickoff
8:23 - 1st
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7-yd Run
7:52 - 1st
Reggie Corbin run for 7 yds to the Illin 32
1st & 10 at ILL 25
10-yd Penalty
7:37 - 1st
ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (Gabe Megginson) to the Illin 22
2nd & 3 at ILL 32
12-yd Run
7:05 - 1st
Reggie Corbin run for 12 yds to the Illin 34
2nd & 13 at ILL 22
15-yd Penalty
7:03 - 1st
NEBRASKA Penalty, Personal Foul (Joshua Kalu) to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at ILL 34
3-yd Run
6:18 - 1st
Kendrick Foster run for 3 yds to the Neb 48
1st & 10 at ILL 49
1-yd Run
6:03 - 1st
Reggie Corbin run for 1 yd to the Neb 47
2nd & 7 at NEB 48
Sack
4:59 - 1st
Wes Lunt sacked by Freedom Akinmoladun for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 44
3rd & 6 at NEB 47
Punt
4:49 - 1st
Ryan Frain punt for 42 yds, fair catch by De'Mornay Pierson-El at the Neb 14
4th & 15 at ILL 44
2nd Quarter
6-yd Run
4:39 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Neb 20
1st & 10 at NEB 14
3-yd Run
4:07 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 23
2nd & 4 at NEB 20
1-yd Run
3:31 - 1st
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Neb 24 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at NEB 23
-6-yd Run
2:32 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 6 yards to the Neb 18
1st & 10 at NEB 24
37-yd Pass
2:16 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Devine Ozigbo for 37 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 16 at NEB 18
Incompletion
1:50 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
1st & 10 at ILL 45
11-yd Run
1:31 - 1st
Brandon Reilly run for 11 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at ILL 45
5-yd Run
1:11 - 1st
Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Illin 29
1st & 10 at ILL 34
Incompletion
0:36 - 1st
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
2nd & 5 at ILL 29
5-yd Penalty
0:30 - 1st
NEBRASKA Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the Illin 34
3rd & 5 at ILL 29
15-yd Penalty
0:01 - 1st
NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Jordan Westerkamp) to the Illin 49
3rd & 10 at ILL 34
End of 1st Quarter
10-yd Pass
14:51 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 10 yds to the Illin 39
3rd & 25 at ILL 49
Field Goal Missed
14:08 - 2nd
Drew Brown 56 yd FG MISSED
4th & 15 at ILL 39
Incompletion
14:01 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
1st & 10 at ILL 40
1-yd Run
13:37 - 2nd
Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd to the Illin 41
2nd & 10 at ILL 40
(13:21 - 2nd) Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 13:21
11-yd Pass
13:15 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 11 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down
3rd & 9 at ILL 41
-3-yd Run
12:26 - 2nd
Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 49
1st & 10 at NEB 48
11-yd Pass
11:55 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 11 yds to the Neb 40
2nd & 13 at ILL 49
5-yd Pass
11:24 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 5 yds to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at NEB 40
4-yd Run
11:15 - 2nd
Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Neb 31
1st & 10 at NEB 35
31-yd Touchdown Run
10:11 - 2nd
Kendrick Foster run for 31 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)
2nd & 6 at NEB 31
Kickoff
10:11 - 2nd
Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 60 yds
4-yd Run
9:46 - 2nd
Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Neb 39
1st & 10 at NEB 35
5-yd Run
9:27 - 2nd
Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Neb 44
2nd & 6 at NEB 39
3-yd Run
9:02 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at NEB 44
21-yd Pass
8:29 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 21 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 47
Incompletion
7:59 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
1st & 10 at ILL 32
13-yd Pass
7:51 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Mikale Wilbon for 13 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at ILL 32
0-yd Run
7:12 - 2nd
Devine Ozigbo run for no gain to the Illin 19
1st & 10 at ILL 19
7-yd Run
6:43 - 2nd
Devine Ozigbo run for 7 yds to the Illin 12
2nd & 10 at ILL 19
Incompletion
6:04 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De'Mornay Pierson-El
3rd & 3 at ILL 12
Field Goal Good
5:59 - 2nd
Drew Brown 29 yd FG GOOD
4th & 3 at ILL 12
Kickoff
5:59 - 2nd
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10-yd Pass
5:53 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 10 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILL 25
13-yd Run
5:19 - 2nd
Reggie Corbin run for 13 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILL 35
8-yd Run
5:02 - 2nd
Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the Neb 44
1st & 10 at ILL 48
26-yd Pass
4:24 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Nathan Echard for 26 yds to the Neb 18 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at NEB 44
1-yd Run
3:43 - 2nd
Nathan Echard run for 1 yd to the Neb 17
1st & 10 at NEB 18
13-yd Pass
2:59 - 2nd
Chayce Crouch pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Neb 4 for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 at NEB 17
5-yd Penalty
2:25 - 2nd
ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Neb 9
1st & Goal at NEB 4
-1-yd Run
1:57 - 2nd
Nathan Echard run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 10
1st & Goal at NEB 9
Incompletion
1:52 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass incomplete
2nd & Goal at NEB 10
4-yd Pass
1:15 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 4 yds to the Neb 6
3rd & Goal at NEB 10
(1:05 - 2nd) Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:05
Field Goal Good
1:01 - 2nd
Chase McLaughlin 24 yd FG GOOD
4th & Goal at NEB 6
Kickoff
1:01 - 2nd
Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Bryant return for 30 yds to the Neb 30
28-yd Pass
0:47 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 28 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 30
Interception
0:28 - 2nd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass intercepted Darius Mosely return for 24 yds to the Neb 46
1st & 10 at ILL 42
14-yd Run
0:20 - 2nd
Wes Lunt run for 14 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 46
(0:16 - 2nd) Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:16
7-yd Pass
0:07 - 2nd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 7 yds to the Neb 25
1st & 10 at NEB 32
(0:02 - 2nd) Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:02
Field Goal Good
0:00 - 2nd
Chase McLaughlin 43 yd FG GOOD
2nd & 3 at NEB 25
End of 2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 3rd
Drew Brown kickoff for 62 yds , Ke'Shawn Vaughn return for 13 yds to the Illin 16
Incompletion
14:50 - 3rd
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Ke'Shawn Vaughn
1st & 10 at ILL 16
8-yd Penalty
14:50 - 3rd
ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (Dionte Taylor) to the Illin 8
2nd & 10 at ILL 16
4-yd Run
14:42 - 3rd
Reggie Corbin run for 4 yds to the Illin 12
2nd & 18 at ILL 8
Incompletion
13:58 - 3rd
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Dionte Taylor
3rd & 14 at ILL 12
Punt
13:44 - 3rd
Ryan Frain punt for 44 yds , De'Mornay Pierson-El returns for 27 yds to the Illin 29
4th & 14 at ILL 12
5-yd Run
13:20 - 3rd
Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Illin 24
1st & 10 at ILL 29
Incompletion
12:56 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De'Mornay Pierson-El
2nd & 5 at ILL 24
12-yd Pass
12:48 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Sam Cotton for 12 yds to the Illin 12 for a 1ST down
3rd & 5 at ILL 24
-3-yd Run
12:05 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 15
1st & 10 at ILL 12
3-yd Run
11:25 - 3rd
Mikale Wilbon run for 3 yds to the Illin 12 Mikale Wilbon fumbled, recovered by Illin
2nd & 13 at ILL 15
25-yd Pass
11:17 - 3rd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 25 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILL 12
1-yd Run
10:54 - 3rd
Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Illin 38
1st & 10 at ILL 37
17-yd Pass
10:03 - 3rd
Wes Lunt pass complete to Zach Grant for 17 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 at ILL 38
31-yd Run
9:39 - 3rd
Reggie Corbin run for 31 yds to the Neb 14 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 45
1-yd Run
9:02 - 3rd
Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Neb 13
1st & 10 at NEB 14
4-yd Run
8:21 - 3rd
Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the Neb 9
2nd & 9 at NEB 13
Incompletion
7:44 - 3rd
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Nathan Echard
3rd & 5 at NEB 9
5-yd Penalty
7:44 - 3rd
ILLINOIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Neb 14
4th & 5 at NEB 9
Field Goal Good
7:40 - 3rd
Chase McLaughlin 33 yd FG GOOD
4th & 10 at NEB 14
4th Quarter
Kickoff
7:40 - 3rd
Chase McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4-yd Run
7:22 - 3rd
Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Neb 29
1st & 10 at NEB 25
3-yd Run
6:56 - 3rd
Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Neb 32
2nd & 6 at NEB 29
6-yd Pass
6:20 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 6 yds to the Neb 38 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 at NEB 32
5-yd Run
5:30 - 3rd
Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Neb 43
1st & 10 at NEB 38
10-yd Pass
5:17 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 10 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
2nd & 5 at NEB 43
0-yd Run
4:41 - 3rd
Devine Ozigbo run for no gain to the Illin 47
1st & 10 at ILL 47
-2-yd Run
4:00 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 49
2nd & 10 at ILL 47
15-yd Penalty
3:23 - 3rd
ILLINOIS Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Chunky Clements) to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
3rd & 12 at ILL 49
2-yd Run
2:55 - 3rd
Devine Ozigbo run for 2 yds to the Illin 32
1st & 10 at ILL 34
5-yd Pass
2:19 - 3rd
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 5 yds to the Illin 27
2nd & 8 at ILL 32
-1-yd Run
1:34 - 3rd
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 28
3rd & 3 at ILL 27
5-yd Penalty
1:03 - 3rd
ILLINOIS Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Darius Mosely) to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down
4th & 4 at ILL 28
4-yd Run
0:52 - 3rd
De'Mornay Pierson-El run for 4 yds to the Illin 19
1st & 10 at ILL 23
-2-yd Run
0:01 - 3rd
Terrell Newby run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 21
2nd & 6 at ILL 19
End of 3rd Quarter
8-yd Pass
14:52 - 4th
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 8 yds to the Illin 13 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at ILL 21
6-yd Run
14:12 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Illin 7
1st & 10 at ILL 13
2-yd Run
13:38 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 5
2nd & 4 at ILL 7
1-yd Run
13:02 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 4
3rd & 2 at ILL 5
1-yd Run
12:23 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 3 for a 1ST down
4th & 1 at ILL 4
3-yd Touchdown Run
11:58 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
1st & Goal at ILL 3
Kickoff
11:58 - 4th
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6-yd Pass
11:33 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 6 yds to the Illin 31
1st & 10 at ILL 25
-1-yd Run
10:45 - 4th
Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 30
2nd & 4 at ILL 31
Incompletion
10:33 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
3rd & 5 at ILL 30
Punt
10:21 - 4th
Ryan Frain punt for 42 yds , De'Mornay Pierson-El returns for 13 yds to the Neb 41
4th & 5 at ILL 30
5-yd Run
9:59 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Neb 46
1st & 10 at NEB 41
7-yd Run
9:20 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 7 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
2nd & 5 at NEB 46
7-yd Run
8:53 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 7 yds to the Illin 40
1st & 10 at ILL 47
2-yd Run
8:31 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 38
2nd & 3 at ILL 40
3-yd Run
7:45 - 4th
Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at ILL 38
5-yd Run
7:16 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Illin 30
1st & 10 at ILL 35
0-yd Run
6:55 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Illin 30
2nd & 5 at ILL 30
21-yd Pass
6:18 - 4th
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 21 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down
3rd & 5 at ILL 30
1-yd Run
5:29 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 8
1st & Goal at ILL 9
2-yd Run
5:12 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Illin 6
2nd & Goal at ILL 8
6-yd Touchdown Pass
4:32 - 4th
Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Trey Foster for 6 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
3rd & Goal at ILL 6
Kickoff
4:32 - 4th
Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2-yd Run
4:20 - 4th
Kendrick Foster run for 2 yds to the Illin 27
1st & 10 at ILL 25
7-yd Pass
3:37 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass complete to Justin Hardee for 7 yds to the Illin 34
2nd & 8 at ILL 27
Incompletion
3:07 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Malik Turner
3rd & 1 at ILL 34
Punt
2:57 - 4th
Ryan Frain punt for 38 yds , De'Mornay Pierson-El returns for 2 yds to the Neb 30
4th & 1 at ILL 34
7-yd Run
2:22 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 7 yds to the Neb 37
1st & 10 at NEB 30
63-yd Touchdown Run
2:03 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 63 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
2nd & 3 at NEB 37
Kickoff
2:03 - 4th
Drew Brown kickoff for 62 yds , Kendrick Foster return for 25 yds to the Illin 28
Incompletion
1:51 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass incomplete
1st & 10 at ILL 28
4-yd Pass
1:40 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass complete to Malik Turner for 4 yds to the Illin 32
2nd & 10 at ILL 28
Incompletion
1:20 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass incomplete to Dominic Thieman
3rd & 6 at ILL 32
0-yd Pass
1:14 - 4th
Wes Lunt pass complete to Reggie Corbin for no gain to the Illin 32
4th & 6 at ILL 32
1-yd Run
1:00 - 4th
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Illin 31
1st & 10 at ILL 32
-2-yd Run
0:01 - 4th
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 33
2nd & 9 at ILL 31
End of 4th Quarter
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2025 Standings
FBS
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 9-0 | 16-0 |
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 12-2 |
| Oregon | 8-1 | 13-2 |
| USC | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Michigan | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Washington | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Illinois | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Minnesota | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Nebraska | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Northwestern | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| UCLA | 3-6 | 3-9 |
| Penn State | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| Wisconsin | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| Michigan State | 1-8 | 4-8 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 4-8 |
| Purdue | 0-9 | 2-10 |
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