Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Sep 21, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NEB	7	7	13	15	42
ILL	14	7	14	3	38

Game Recap

Nebraska slips past Illinois 42-38 in conference opener. rian Martinez passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns to lead Nebraska over Illinois 42-38 Saturday night in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.

Scoring Summary

NEBILL

Q114:12Reggie Corbin 66 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).07
Q18:12Josh Imatorbhebhe 26 Yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt Kick).014
Q15:07Jack Stoll 6 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum Kick).714
Q213:46Ra'Von Bonner 2 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).721
Q28:20Wan'Dale Robinson 27 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum Kick).1421
Q311:16Dre Brown 36 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).1428
Q39:41Wan'Dale Robinson 3 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum Kick).2128
Q35:40Brandon Peters 10 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).2135
Q32:11Dedrick Mills 14 Yd Run (Lane McCallum PAT blocked).2735
Q414:29Dedrick Mills 2 Yd Run (Adrian Martinez Run for Two-Point Conversion).3535
Q412:08James McCourt 47 Yd Field Goal.3538
Q48:00Wan'Dale Robinson 1 Yd Run (Lane McCallum Kick).4238

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:48
07
Downs — 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:33
07
Punt — 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:24
07
Fumble — 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:18
07
Touchdown — 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:45
014
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
714
Punt — 5 plays, 8 yards, 2:53
714
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:30
714

2nd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:38
714
Fumble — 1 play, 8 yards, 0:09
714
TOUCHDOWN — 1 play, 2 yards, 0:05
721
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:45
721
Interception — 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:14
721
Touchdown — 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:27
1421
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:47
1421
Punt — 14 plays, 41 yards, 4:54
1421
END OF HALF — 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:32
1421

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:48
1421
Touchdown — 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:51
1428
Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:35
2128
PUNT — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:02
2128
Fumble — 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:52
2128
Fumble — 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:35
2128
Touchdown — 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:30
2135
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:29
2735
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:07
2735

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:35
3535
Field Goal — 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:14
3538
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:08
4238
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:17
4238
Missed FG — 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:35
4238
Downs — 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:22
4238
End of Game — 3 plays, -11 yards, 1:41
4238

Team Stats

NEB

ILL

42Points38

674Total Yards299

328Pass Yards78

346Rush Yards221

37:04Time of Possession22:56

32First Downs14

6Touchdowns5

0(1)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

4Turnovers1

70Penalty Yards30

Game Details

Saturday, September 21, 2019 · 8:00 PM

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA

attendance: 44,512 (445.1%)

spread: NEB -13

over/under: 62.5