FINAL SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini game details
Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 8:00 PM ET
Gies Memorial Stadium · Attendance 44,512
Put the final score in perspective.
Nebraska finished 4 points ahead. The teams combined for 80 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Nebraska 14, Illinois 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Illinois outscored its opponent in 2 and Nebraska in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 32 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 11-19 | 1-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 674 | 299 |
| Passing | 328 | 78 |
| Comp/Att | 22/34 | 9/24 |
| Yards per pass | 9.6 | 3.3 |
| Rushing | 346 | 221 |
| Rushing Attempts | 64 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Penalties | 10-70 | 4-30 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 37:04 | 22:56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| Adrian Martinez | 22/34 | 328 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 82.5 |
rushing
| Adrian Martinez | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 0 | 44 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 1 | 21 |
| Maurice Washington | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 41 |
| Dedrick Mills | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 2 | 14 |
| Wyatt Mazour | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| JD Spielman | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 0 | 41 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 2 | 27 |
| Jack Stoll | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wyatt Mazour | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dedrick Mills | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kanawai Noa | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Kanawai Noa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Spielman | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Lane McCallum | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Isaac Armstrong | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini
passing
| Brandon Peters | 9/22 | 78 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 14.6 |
| Trenard Davis | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Matt Robinson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
rushing
| Reggie Corbin | 20 | 134 | 6.7 | 1 | 66 |
| Dre Brown | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 36 |
| Jakari Norwood | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ra'Von Bonner | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 |
| Brandon Peters | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Isaiah Williams | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Ricky Smalling | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Josh Imatorbhebhe | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
| Ra'Von Bonner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dre Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevon Sidney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Dre Brown | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Kenyon Sims | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Trevon Sidney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
kicking
| James McCourt | 1/1 | 100.0 | 47 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Blake Hayes | 8 | 368 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 14:12 | Reggie Corbin 66 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 8:12 | Josh Imatorbhebhe 26 Yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 1 | 5:07 | Jack Stoll 6 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:46 | Ra'Von Bonner 2 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick) | 7 – 21 |
| 2 | 8:20 | Wan'Dale Robinson 27 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum Kick) | 14 – 21 |
| 3 | 11:16 | Dre Brown 36 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick) | 14 – 28 |
| 3 | 9:41 | Wan'Dale Robinson 3 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum Kick) | 21 – 28 |
| 3 | 5:40 | Brandon Peters 10 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick) | 21 – 35 |
| 3 | 2:11 | Dedrick Mills 14 Yd Run (Lane McCallum PAT blocked) | 27 – 35 |
| 4 | 14:29 | Dedrick Mills 2 Yd Run (Adrian Martinez Run for Two-Point Conversion) | 35 – 35 |
| 4 | 12:08 | James McCourt 47 Yd Field Goal | 35 – 38 |
| 4 | 8:00 | Wan'Dale Robinson 1 Yd Run (Lane McCallum Kick) | 42 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 5:57 AM UTCData methodology