Nebraska @ Illinois, Week 0 · 2021

223–9@FINAL305–7
Sat, Aug 28, 2021Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL

HOW IT WENT

Week 0 · 2021
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Nebraska097622
Illinois21414030

PLAY-BY-PLAY

178 plays
Q4Illinois1 play · -2 yds · 0:11 · End of Game22–30
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:001st & 10 at NEB 27TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 29
Q4Nebraska6 plays · 14 yds · 0:43 · Downs22–30
  1. 0:114th & 10 at NEB 27Adrian Martinez pass incomplete
  2. 0:193rd & 10 at NEB 27Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer
  3. 0:252nd & 10 at NEB 27Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer
  4. 0:311st & 10 at NEB 27Adrian Martinez pass incomplete
  5. 0:422nd & 10 at NEB 13Adrian Martinez pass complete to Austin Allen for 14 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down
  6. 0:481st & 10 at NEB 13Adrian Martinez pass incomplete
Q4Illinois5 plays · 16 yds · 1:47 · Punt22–30
  1. 0:544th & 7 at ILL 41Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Oliver Martin at the Neb 13
  2. 1:004th & 7 at ILL 41Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:00
  3. 1:013rd & 8 at ILL 40Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the Illin 41
  4. 1:053rd & 8 at ILL 40Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:05
  5. 1:062nd & 11 at ILL 37Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Illin 40
  6. 1:112nd & 11 at ILL 37Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:11
  7. 1:121st & 10 at ILL 38Reggie Love III run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 37
  8. 1:352nd & 1 at ILL 34Chase Hayden run for 4 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down
  9. 2:291st & 10 at ILL 25Reggie Love III run for 9 yds to the Illin 34
  10. 2:414th & 9 at NEB 35Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4Nebraska19 plays · 91 yds · 6:42 · Touchdown22–30
  1. 2:414th & Goal at ILL 4Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 4 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp PAT MISSED)
  2. 2:493rd & 4 at ILL 4Gabe Ervin run for no gain to the Illin 4
  3. 3:202nd & 4 at ILL 4Gabe Ervin run for no gain to the Illin 4
  4. 4:101st & 5 at ILL 5Adrian Martinez run for 1 yd to the Illin 4
  5. 4:203rd & 5 at ILL 10Gabe Ervin run for 5 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down
  6. 4:272nd & 5 at ILL 10Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer
  7. 4:511st & 10 at ILL 15Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 5 yds to the Illin 10
  8. 5:151st & 24 at ILL 41Adrian Martinez run for 26 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down
  9. 5:231st & 24 at ILL 41Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 05:23
  10. 5:301st & 10 at ILL 27TEAM run for a loss of 14 yards to the Illin 41 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Neb Gabe Ervin
  11. 6:043rd & 3 at ILL 37Adrian Martinez run for 10 yds to the Illin 27 for a 1ST down
  12. 6:192nd & 3 at ILL 37Rahmir Johnson run for no gain to the Illin 37
  13. 7:001st & 10 at ILL 44Rahmir Johnson run for 7 yds to the Illin 37
  14. 7:112nd & 8 at NEB 47Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 9 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
  15. 7:221st & 10 at NEB 45Rahmir Johnson run for 2 yds to the Neb 47
  16. 7:403rd & 6 at NEB 29Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 16 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down
  17. 8:152nd & 8 at NEB 27Rahmir Johnson run for 2 yds to the Neb 29
  18. 8:311st & 10 at NEB 25Adrian Martinez run for 2 yds to the Neb 27
  19. 8:572nd & 1 at NEB 18Adrian Martinez pass complete to Wyatt Liewer for 7 yds to the Neb 25 for a 1ST down
  20. 9:151st & 10 at NEB 9Adrian Martinez pass complete to Austin Allen for 9 yds to the Neb 18
Q4Illinois7 plays · 25 yds · 3:46 · Punt16–30
  1. 9:234th & 8 at ILL 49Blake Hayes punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Oliver Martin at the Neb 9
  2. 9:303rd & 8 at ILL 49Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
  3. 10:022nd & 11 at ILL 46Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 3 yds to the Illin 49
  4. 10:131st & 10 at ILL 47Mike Epstein run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 46 ILLINOIS Penalty, Illegal Formation ( Yards) declined
  5. 11:032nd & 3 at ILL 43Reggie Love III run for 4 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:451st & 10 at ILL 36Reggie Love III run for 7 yds to the Illin 43
  7. 12:122nd & 5 at ILL 29Reggie Love III run for 7 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
  8. 12:591st & 10 at ILL 24Reggie Love III run for 5 yds to the Illin 29
Q3Nebraska8 plays · 36 yds · 3:08 · Punt16–30
  1. 13:094th & 16 at ILL 43Daniel Cerni punt for 19 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 24
  2. 13:163rd & 16 at ILL 43Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Oliver Martin
  3. 13:332nd & 26 at NEB 47Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 10 yds to the Illin 43
  4. 14:041st & 20 at ILL 47Adrian Martinez sacked by Roderick Perry II for a loss of 6 yards to the Neb 47
  5. 14:501st & 10 at ILL 37Martinez, Adrian rush for no gain to the ILLINOIS37, PENALTY NEBRASKA holding (Jurgens, Cameron) 10 yards to the ILLINOIS47, NO PLAY.
  6. 14:552nd & 26 at NEB 35Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 28 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
  7. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  8. 0:001st & 25 at NEB 36Gabe Ervin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 35
  9. 0:091st & 10 at ILL 49Martinez, Adrian pass complete to Toure, Samori for 24 yards to the ILLINOIS25, PENALTY NEBRASKA pass interference (Martin, Oliver) 15 yards to the NEBRASKA36, NO PLAY.
  10. 0:352nd & 3 at NEB 46Gabe Ervin run for 5 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
  11. 0:471st & 10 at NEB 39Adrian Martinez run for 7 yds to the Neb 46
  12. 1:101st & 10 at NEB 21Adrian Martinez pass complete to Omar Manning for 18 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
Q3Illinois5 plays · 17 yds · 2:31 · Punt16–30
  1. 1:174th & 4 at ILL 42Blake Hayes punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Oliver Martin at the Neb 21
  2. 1:253rd & 4 at ILL 42Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
  3. 1:283rd & 4 at ILL 42Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:28
  4. 2:002nd & 9 at ILL 37Chase Hayden run for 5 yds to the Illin 42
  5. 2:421st & 10 at ILL 36Chase Hayden run for 1 yd to the Illin 37
  6. 3:082nd & 8 at ILL 27Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Luke Ford for 9 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
  7. 3:311st & 10 at ILL 25Chase Hayden run for 2 yds to the Illin 27
  8. 3:481st & 10 at NEB 35Brendan Franke kickoff for 57 yds for a touchback
Q3Nebraska1 play · 75 yds · 0:13 · Touchdown16–30
  1. 3:481st & 10 at NEB 25Adrian Martinez run for 75 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp KICK)
  2. 4:011st & 10 at ILL 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Illinois3 plays · 47 yds · 1:10 · Touchdown9–30
  1. 4:011st & Goal at NEB 1Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 1 yd for a TD, (James McCourt KICK)
  2. 4:202nd & 9 at NEB 46Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Deuce Spann for 45 yds to the Neb 1 for a 1ST down
  3. 5:021st & 10 at NEB 47Jakari Norwood run for 1 yd to the Neb 46
Q3Nebraska3 plays · -10 yds · 1:45 · Punt9–23
  1. 5:114th & 20 at NEB 10Daniel Cerni punt for 37 yds, downed at the Neb 47
  2. 5:413rd & 13 at NEB 17Adrian Martinez sacked by Seth Coleman for a loss of 7 yards to the Neb 10
  3. 6:073rd & 3 at NEB 27Martinez, Adrian rush for 2 yards to the NEBRASKA29, PENALTY NEBRASKA holding (Banks, Brant) 10 yards to the NEBRASKA17, NO PLAY.
  4. 6:372nd & 10 at NEB 20Adrian Martinez run for 7 yds to the Neb 27
  5. 6:451st & 10 at NEB 20Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Chris Hickman
  6. 6:563rd & 7 at ILL 35James McCourt kickoff for 58 yds , Rahmir Johnson return for 13 yds to the Neb 20
Q3Illinois14 plays · 75 yds · 8:04 · Touchdown9–23
  1. 6:563rd & Goal at NEB 2Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Luke Ford for 2 yds for a TD, (James McCourt KICK)
  2. 7:232nd & 2 at NEB 2Reggie Love III run for no gain to the Neb 2
  3. 8:081st & 5 at NEB 5Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the Neb 2
  4. 8:482nd & 8 at NEB 19Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 14 yds to the Neb 5 for a 1ST down
  5. 9:151st & 10 at NEB 21Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Neb 19
  6. 9:523rd & 1 at NEB 23Mike Epstein run for 2 yds to the Neb 21 for a 1ST down
  7. 10:362nd & 3 at NEB 25Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 2 yds to the Neb 23
  8. 11:131st & 10 at NEB 32Reggie Love III run for 7 yds to the Neb 25
  9. 11:433rd & 6 at NEB 41Artur Sitkowski run for 9 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down
  10. 12:402nd & 3 at NEB 38Artur Sitkowski run for a loss of 3 yards to the Neb 41
  11. 12:481st & 10 at NEB 45Isaiah Williams run for 7 yds to the Neb 38
  12. 13:431st & 10 at ILL 40Chase Brown run for 15 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down
  13. 14:172nd & 7 at ILL 28Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 12 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
  14. 14:531st & 10 at ILL 25Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 28
  15. 15:001st & 10 at NEB 35Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Nebraska2 plays · -7 yds · 0:37 · End of Half9–16
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:012nd & 6 at NEB 23Adrian Martinez sacked by Jer'Zhan Newton for a loss of 11 yards to the Neb 12
  3. 0:211st & 10 at NEB 19Gabe Ervin run for 4 yds to the Neb 23
  4. 0:371st & 10 at ILL 35James McCourt kickoff for 63 yds , Zavier Betts return for 17 yds to the Neb 19
Q2Nebraska3 plays · 2 yds · 0:21 · Fumble Touchdown9–16
  1. 0:373rd & 2 at NEB 47Adrian Martinez sacked by Keith Randolph Jr. for a loss of 6 yards Adrian Martinez fumbled, recovered by Illin Calvin Hart Jr. , return for 41 yds for a TD, (James McCourt KICK)
  2. 0:473rd & 2 at NEB 47Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:47
  3. 0:482nd & 10 at NEB 39Adrian Martinez pass complete to Omar Manning for 8 yds to the Neb 47
  4. 0:531st & 10 at NEB 39Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Chris Hickman
Q2Illinois4 plays · 32 yds · 0:36 · Fumble9–9
  1. 0:582nd & 10 at ILL 40Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Donny Navarro III for 21 yds Donny Navarro III fumbled, forced by Luke Reimer, recovered by Neb Myles Farmer
  2. 1:071st & 10 at ILL 40Artur Sitkowski pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
  3. 1:112nd & 5 at ILL 34Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Casey Washington for 6 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
  4. 1:231st & 10 at ILL 29Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the Illin 34
Q2Illinois11 plays · 75 yds · 6:24 · Touchdown9–9
  1. 2:511st & Goal at NEB 1Mike Epstein run for 1 yd for a TD, (James McCourt KICK)
  2. 3:203rd & 6 at NEB 8Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Jakari Norwood for 7 yds to the Neb 1 for a 1ST down
  3. 3:532nd & 8 at NEB 10Reggie Love III run for 2 yds to the Neb 8
  4. 4:341st & 10 at NEB 12Artur Sitkowski pass complete to Mike Epstein for 2 yds to the Neb 10
  5. 5:143rd & 2 at NEB 16Mike Epstein run for 4 yds to the Neb 12 for a 1ST down
  6. 5:512nd & 5 at NEB 19Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Neb 16
  7. 5:571st & 10 at NEB 24Mike Epstein run for 5 yds to the Neb 19
  8. 6:321st & 10 at NEB 41NEBRASKA Penalty, Personal Foul (Caleb Tannor) to the Neb 24 for a 1ST down
  9. 6:333rd & 7 at ILL 44Sitkowski, Artur pass pass intercepted by Taylor-Britt, Cam at the ILLINOIS46, Taylor-Britt, Cam return 0 yards to the ILLINOIS46, PENALTY NEBRASKA roughing passer (Tannor, Caleb) 15 yards to the NEBRASKA41, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ILLINOIS.
  10. 7:142nd & 7 at ILL 44Chase Brown run for no gain to the Illin 44
  11. 7:571st & 10 at ILL 41Jakari Norwood run for 3 yds to the Illin 44
  12. 8:502nd & 6 at ILL 29Jakari Norwood run for 12 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down
  13. 9:001st & 10 at ILL 25Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
  14. 9:154th & 5 at NEB 35Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Illinois3 plays · 8 yds · 2:09 · Punt6–2
  1. 12:164th & 2 at ILL 33Blake Hayes punt for 38 yds , Cam Taylor-Britt returns for 2 yds to the Neb 31
  2. 12:563rd & 1 at ILL 34Mike Epstein run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 33
  3. 13:302nd & 4 at ILL 31Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Illin 34
  4. 14:151st & 10 at ILL 25Mike Epstein run for 6 yds to the Illin 31
  5. 14:251st & 10 at NEB 35Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Nebraska5 plays · 7 yds · 1:17 · Punt9–9
  1. 1:344th & 17 at NEB 32Daniel Cerni punt for 46 yds , Donny Navarro III returns for 7 yds to the Illin 29
  2. 1:453rd & 17 at NEB 32Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Chris Hickman
  3. 1:513rd & 17 at NEB 32Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:51
  4. 1:591st & 10 at NEB 39Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Austin Allen
  5. 2:152nd & 5 at NEB 30Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 9 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
  6. 2:461st & 10 at NEB 25Adrian Martinez run for 5 yds to the Neb 30
  7. 2:511st & 25 at ILL 20James McCourt kickoff for 80 yds for a touchback
  8. 1:522nd & 10 at NEB 39Adrian Martinez sacked by Calvin Hart Jr. for a loss of 7 yards to the Neb 32
Q2Nebraska8 plays · 60 yds · 3:01 · Field Goal9–2
  1. 9:154th & 5 at ILL 9Connor Culp 27 yd FG GOOD
  2. 9:183rd & 5 at ILL 9Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Austin Allen
  3. 9:512nd & 10 at ILL 14Samori Toure run for 5 yds to the Illin 9
  4. 9:571st & 10 at ILL 14Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer
  5. 10:293rd & 3 at ILL 19Adrian Martinez run for 5 yds to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down
  6. 11:451st & 10 at ILL 26Gabe Ervin run for 1 yd to the Illin 25
  7. 12:001st & 10 at NEB 31Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 43 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down
  8. 11:382nd & 9 at ILL 25Gabe Ervin run for 6 yds to the Illin 19
Q1Nebraska7 plays · 63 yds · 2:27 · Touchdown6–2
  1. 14:251st & Goal at ILL 2Markese Stepp run for 2 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp PAT MISSED)
  2. 14:553rd & 2 at ILL 6Samori Toure run for 4 yds to the Illin 2 for a 1ST down
  3. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  4. 0:002nd & 9 at ILL 13Markese Stepp run for 7 yds to the Illin 6
  5. 0:521st & 10 at ILL 14Markese Stepp run for 1 yd to the Illin 13
  6. 1:091st & 10 at ILL 44Adrian Martinez pass complete to Markese Stepp for 30 yds to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:182nd & 7 at NEB 40Adrian Martinez run for 1 yd to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Owen Carney Jr.) to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
  8. 1:461st & 10 at NEB 37Adrian Martinez run for 3 yds to the Neb 40
Q1Illinois5 plays · 39 yds · 2:15 · Missed FG0–2
  1. 1:524th & 16 at NEB 37James McCourt 55 yd FG MISSED
  2. 1:583rd & 14 at NEB 35Artur Sitkowski sacked by Pheldarius Payne for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 37
  3. 2:572nd & 8 at NEB 29Brandon Peters sacked by Deontre Thomas and Garrett Nelson for a loss of 6 yards to the Neb 35
  4. 3:271st & 10 at NEB 31Mike Epstein run for 2 yds to the Neb 29
  5. 4:001st & 10 at ILL 24Mike Epstein run for 45 yds to the Neb 31 for a 1ST down
  6. 4:071st & 10 at NEB 20Brendan Franke kickoff for 55 yds , Donny Navarro III return for 9 yds to the Illin 34 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Illin 24
Q1Illinois6 plays · 3 yds · 3:42 · Safety0–2
  1. 4:074th & 17 at NEB 0Team Safety
  2. 4:493rd & 8 at ILL 49Brandon Peters sacked by Pheldarius Payne for a loss of 9 yards to the Illin 40
  3. 5:302nd & 9 at ILL 48Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the Illin 49
  4. 6:031st & 10 at ILL 47Isaiah Williams run for 1 yd to the Illin 48
  5. 6:563rd & 7 at ILL 40Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 7 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down
  6. 7:082nd & 7 at ILL 40Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro III
  7. 7:421st & 10 at ILL 37Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Illin 40
Q1Nebraska5 plays · 18 yds · 2:15 · Punt0–0
  1. 7:494th & 3 at NEB 19Daniel Cerni punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 37
  2. 8:263rd & 9 at NEB 13Adrian Martinez run for 6 yds to the Neb 19
  3. 8:392nd & 9 at NEB 13Adrian Martinez pass incomplete
  4. 9:191st & 10 at NEB 12Gabe Ervin run for 1 yd to the Neb 13
  5. 9:552nd & 10 at NEB 1Gabe Ervin run for 11 yds to the Neb 12 for a 1ST down
  6. 10:001st & 10 at NEB 1Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Oliver Martin
Q1Illinois4 plays · 23 yds · 2:20 · Punt0–0
  1. 10:044th & 6 at ILL 49Blake Hayes punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Neb 1
  2. 10:333rd & 15 at ILL 40Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 9 yds to the Illin 49
  3. 11:152nd & 12 at ILL 43Mike Epstein run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 40
  4. 11:521st & 10 at ILL 45Mike Epstein run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 43
  5. 12:161st & 10 at ILL 26Brandon Peters pass complete to Luke Ford for 19 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
Q1Nebraska5 plays · 23 yds · 2:36 · Punt0–0
  1. 12:244th & 4 at NEB 48Daniel Cerni punt for 26 yds, downed at the Illin 26
  2. 12:343rd & 4 at NEB 48Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Samori Toure
  3. 13:012nd & 10 at NEB 42Adrian Martinez pass complete to Wyatt Liewer for 6 yds to the Neb 48
  4. 13:241st & 10 at NEB 42Gabe Ervin run for no gain to the Neb 42
  5. 14:192nd & 9 at NEB 26Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 16 yds to the Neb 42 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:551st & 10 at NEB 25Gabe Ervin run for 1 yd to the Neb 26
  7. 15:001st & 10 at ILL 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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