Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Aug 28, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

Game Recap

Illinois fends off Nebraska in 30-22 season-opening win. Under a new coach, with fans packed into the stands for the first time since 2019 and its backup quarterback at the helm, Illinois beat Nebraska 30-22 on Saturday to kick off the 2021 college football season.

Scoring Summary

NEBILL

Q14:07Team Safety.02
Q214:25Markese Stepp 2 Yd Run (Connor Culp PAT failed).62
Q29:15Connor Culp 27 Yd Field Goal.92
Q22:51Mike Epstein 1 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick).99
Q20:37Calvin Hart Jr. 41 Yd Fumble Return (James McCourt Kick).916
Q36:56Luke Ford 2 Yd pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt Kick).923
Q34:01Isaiah Williams 1 Yd pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt Kick).930
Q33:48Adrian Martinez 75 Yd Run (Connor Culp Kick).1630
Q42:41Oliver Martin 4 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Connor Culp PAT failed).2230

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:36
00
Punt — 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:20
00
Punt — 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:15
00
Safety — 6 plays, 3 yards, 3:42
02
Missed FG — 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:15
02

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:27
62
Punt — 3 plays, 8 yards, 2:09
62
Field Goal — 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:01
92
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24
99
Punt — 5 plays, 7 yards, 1:17
99
Fumble — 4 plays, 32 yards, 0:36
99
Fumble Touchdown — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:21
916
End of Half — 2 plays, -7 yards, 0:37
916

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:04
923
Punt — 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:45
923
Touchdown — 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:10
930
Touchdown — 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13
1630
Punt — 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:31
1630

4th Quarter

Punt — 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:08
1630
Punt — 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:46
1630
Touchdown — 19 plays, 91 yards, 6:42
2230
Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:47
2230
Downs — 6 plays, 14 yards, 0:43
2230
End of Game — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:11
2230

Team Stats

NEB

ILL

22Points30

392Total Yards326

232Pass Yards159

160Rush Yards167

25:05Time of Possession34:55

19First Downs18

3Touchdowns4

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

1Turnovers1

67Penalty Yards40

Game Details

Saturday, August 28, 2021 · 1:20 PM

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA

attendance: 41,064 (410.6%)

spread: NEB -6.5

over/under: 52.5