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FinalAug 28, 2021 · Gies Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Nebraska	0	9	7	6	22
Illinois	2	14	14	0	30

Game flow

Illinois won by 8 · 9 scores

Lead changes

2

1 time tied

ILL biggest lead

+21

Q3 4:01

NEB biggest lead

+7

Q2 9:15

Time in front

ILL 59% · NEB 19%

tied 22% · 35:19 vs 11:34 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Illinois is ahead, below it Nebraska. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

4:07

SF Team Safety

NEB 0–2 ILL

2nd quarter

14:25

TD Markese Stepp 2 Yd Run (Connor Culp PAT failed)7 plays, 63 yds, 2:27 · from NEB 37

NEB 6–2 ILL

9:15

FG Connor Culp 27 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 60 yds, 3:01 · from NEB 31

NEB 9–2 ILL

2:51

TD Mike Epstein 1 Yd Run (James McCourt Kick)11 plays, 75 yds, 6:24 · from ILL 25

NEB 9–9 ILL

0:37

Sack Calvin Hart Jr. 41 Yd Fumble Return (James McCourt Kick)

NEB 9–16 ILL

3rd quarter

6:56

TD Luke Ford 2 Yd pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt Kick)14 plays, 75 yds, 8:04 · from ILL 25

NEB 9–23 ILL

4:01

TD Isaiah Williams 1 Yd pass from Artur Sitkowski (James McCourt Kick)3 plays, 47 yds, 1:10 · from NEB 47

NEB 9–30 ILL

3:48

TD Adrian Martinez 75 Yd Run (Connor Culp Kick)1 play, 75 yds, 0:13 · from NEB 25

NEB 16–30 ILL

4th quarter

2:41

TD Oliver Martin 4 Yd pass from Adrian Martinez (Connor Culp PAT failed)19 plays, 91 yds, 6:42 · from NEB 9

NEB 22–30 ILL

Drives

ILL 4/12 scoredNEB 5/12 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	NEB	NEB 25	5	23	2:36	Punt
Q1	12:24	ILL	ILL 26	4	23	2:20	Punt
Q1	10:04	NEB	NEB 1	5	18	2:15	Punt
Q1	7:49	ILL	ILL 37	6	3	3:42	Safety
Q1	4:07	ILL	ILL 24	5	39	2:15	Missed FG
Q1	1:52	NEB	NEB 37	7	63	2:27	Touchdown
Q2	14:25	ILL	ILL 25	3	8	2:09	Punt
Q2	12:16	NEB	NEB 31	8	60	3:01	Field Goal
Q2	9:15	ILL	ILL 25	11	75	6:24	Touchdown
Q2	2:51	NEB	NEB 25	5	7	1:17	Punt
Q2	1:34	ILL	ILL 29	4	32	0:36	Fumble
Q2	0:58	NEB	NEB 39	3	2	0:21	Fumble Touchdown

Win probability

Illinois 100% · pregame line Nebraska −6.5 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Adrian Martinez	16/32	232	7.3	1	0	66.2

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Adrian Martinez	17	111	6.5	1	75
Gabe Ervin Jr.	12	33	2.8	0	11
Rahmir Johnson	4	11	2.8	0	7
Markese Stepp	3	10	3.3	1	7
Samori Toure	2	9	4.5	0	5
Team	1	-14	-14.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Oliver Martin	6	103	17.2	1	43
Samori Toure	3	37	12.3	0	16
Markese Stepp	1	30	30.0	0	30
Omar Manning	2	26	13.0	0	18
Austin Allen	2	23	11.5	0	14
Wyatt Liewer	2	13	6.5	0	7

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Connor Culp	1/1	100.0	27	1/3	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Daniel Cerni	5	172	34.4	0	0	46

Biggest plays

ILL +24% Q2 2:51 Mike Epstein run for 1 yd for a TD, (James McCourt KICK)

ILL +24% Q2 0:37 Adrian 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)

NEB +18% Q2 2:51 James McCourt kickoff for 80 yds for a touchback

NEB +16% Q4 2:41 Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 4 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp PAT MISSED)

ILL +16% Q4 2:41 Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Team stats

Stat	NEB	ILL
1st Downs	19	18
3rd down efficiency	5-14	6-13
4th down efficiency	1-2	0-0
Total Yards	392	326
Passing	232	159
Comp/Att	16/32	15/19
Yards per pass	7.3	8.4
Rushing	160	167
Rushing Attempts	39	48
Yards per rush	4.1	3.5
Penalties	5-67	3-40
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	25:05	34:55

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:00 1st & 10 at NEB 27 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 29

Q4 0:11 4th & 10 at NEB 27 Adrian Martinez pass incomplete

Q4 0:19 3rd & 10 at NEB 27 Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer

Q4 0:25 2nd & 10 at NEB 27 Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer

Q4 0:31 1st & 10 at NEB 27 Adrian Martinez pass incomplete

Q4 0:42 2nd & 10 at NEB 13 Adrian Martinez pass complete to Austin Allen for 14 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down

Q4 0:48 1st & 10 at NEB 13 Adrian Martinez pass incomplete

Q4 0:54 4th & 7 at ILL 41 Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Oliver Martin at the Neb 13

Q4 1:00 Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:00

Q4 1:01 3rd & 8 at ILL 40 Reggie Love III run for 1 yd to the Illin 41

Q4 1:05 Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:05

Q4 1:06 2nd & 11 at ILL 37 Mike Epstein run for 3 yds to the Illin 40

Q4 1:11 Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:11

Q4 1:12 1st & 10 at ILL 38 Reggie Love III run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 37

Q4 1:35 2nd & 1 at ILL 34 Chase Hayden run for 4 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:29 1st & 10 at ILL 25 Reggie Love III run for 9 yds to the Illin 34

Q4 2:41 Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 2:41 4th & Goal at ILL 4 Adrian Martinez pass complete to Oliver Martin for 4 yds for a TD, (Connor Culp PAT MISSED)

Q4 2:49 3rd & Goal at ILL 4 Gabe Ervin run for no gain to the Illin 4

Q4 3:20 2nd & Goal at ILL 4 Gabe Ervin run for no gain to the Illin 4

Q4 4:10 1st & Goal at ILL 5 Adrian Martinez run for 1 yd to the Illin 4

Q4 4:20 3rd & 5 at ILL 10 Gabe Ervin run for 5 yds to the Illin 5 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:27 2nd & 5 at ILL 10 Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Wyatt Liewer

Q4 4:51 1st & 10 at ILL 15 Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 5 yds to the Illin 10