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6

FinalSep 29, 2017 · Gies Memorial Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Nebraska	7	14	0	7	28
Illinois	0	3	3	0	6

Game flow

Nebraska won by 22 · 6 scores

Lead changes

0

0 times tied

ILL biggest lead

—

never led

NEB biggest lead

+22

Q4 13:34

Time in front

ILL 0% · NEB 90%

tied 10% · 0:00 vs 53:57 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

8:57

TD De'Mornay Pierson-El 45 Yd pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown Kick)8 plays, 88 yds, 3:08 · from NEB 12

NEB 7–0 ILL

2nd quarter

14:57

FG Chase McLaughlin 25 Yd Field Goal 15 plays, 64 yds, 9:00 · from ILL 29

NEB 7–3 ILL

10:38

TD Devine Ozigbo 15 Yd Run (Drew Brown Kick)8 plays, 75 yds, 4:19 · from NEB 25

NEB 14–3 ILL

1:23

TD Tyler Hoppes 6 Yd pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown Kick)9 plays, 89 yds, 5:02 · from NEB 11

NEB 21–3 ILL

3rd quarter

7:49

FG Chase McLaughlin 25 Yd Field Goal 12 plays, 46 yds, 5:35 · from ILL 47

NEB 21–6 ILL

4th quarter

13:34

TD Stanley Morgan Jr. 23 Yd pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown Kick)14 plays, 93 yds, 6:27 · from NEB 7

NEB 28–6 ILL

Drives

ILL 2/8 scoredNEB 4/8 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	ILL	ILL 25	5	29	2:55	Punt
Q1	12:05	NEB	NEB 12	8	88	3:08	Touchdown
Q1	8:57	ILL	ILL 29	15	64	9:00	Field Goal
Q2	14:57	NEB	NEB 25	8	75	4:19	Touchdown
Q2	10:38	ILL	ILL 18	7	44	4:13	Punt
Q2	6:25	NEB	NEB 11	9	89	5:02	Touchdown
Q2	1:23	ILL	ILL 18	6	31	1:23	Interception
Q3	15:00	NEB	NEB 20	3	1	1:36	Punt
Q3	13:24	ILL	ILL 47	12	46	5:35	Field Goal
Q3	7:49	NEB	NEB 25	2	12	0:40	Fumble
Q3	7:09	ILL	NEB 32	3	-14	2:08	Punt
Q3	5:01	NEB	NEB 7	14	93	6:27	Touchdown

Win probability

Nebraska 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
Tanner Lee	17/24	246	10.3	3	0	91.6

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Devine Ozigbo	18	106	5.9	1	20
Mikale Wilbon	13	60	4.6	0	15
JD Spielman	2	12	6.0	0	8
Jaylin Bradley	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Tanner Lee	2	-16	-8.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Stanley Morgan Jr.	8	96	12.0	1	23
De'Mornay Pierson-El	4	94	23.5	1	45
Tyler Hoppes	2	27	13.5	1	21
JD Spielman	2	25	12.5	0	18
Tyjon Lindsey	1	4	4.0	0	4

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Chris Weber	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Brown	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Caleb Lightbourn	2	67	33.5	0	0	35

Biggest plays

NEB +15% Q2 14:57 NEBRASKA Penalty, personal foul (Carlos Davis) to the 50 yard line

NEB +14% Q1 8:57 Tanner Lee pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 45 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)

NEB +11% Q2 10:38 Devine Ozigbo run for 15 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)

ILL +8% Q2 14:57 Chase McLaughlin 25 yd FG GOOD

ILL +7% Q2 10:38 Drew Brown kickoff for 55 yds , Kendrick Foster return for no gain to the Illin 18 Kendrick Foster fumbled, recovered by Illin Kendrick Foster

Team stats

Stat	NEB	ILL
1st Downs	23	15
3rd down efficiency	7-11	5-12
4th down efficiency	1-1	0-0
Total Yards	411	199
Passing	246	106
Comp/Att	17/24	10/16
Yards per pass	10.3	6.6
Rushing	165	93
Rushing Attempts	38	37
Yards per rush	4.3	2.5
Penalties	5-70	5-49
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	31:08	28:52

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 4:34 3rd & 7 at ILL 21 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 23

Q4 4:34 2nd & 5 at ILL 19 TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 21

Q4 4:34 1st & 10 at ILL 24 Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Illin 19

Q4 4:34 3rd & 20 at ILL 44 Devine Ozigbo run for 20 yds to the Illin 24 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:34 2nd & 21 at ILL 45 Devine Ozigbo run for 1 yd to the Illin 44

Q4 4:34 1st & 10 at ILL 34 Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Illin 30 NEBRASKA Penalty, personal foul (Tanner Farmer) to the Illin 45

Q4 4:34 3rd & 4 at ILL 38 Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:34 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:34

Q4 4:40 2nd & 7 at ILL 41 Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Illin 38

Q4 4:40 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 04:40

Q4 6:47 1st & 10 at ILL 44 Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Illin 41

Q4 6:47 1st & 10 at NEB 46 Devine Ozigbo run for 10 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:47 3rd & 3 at NEB 31 Devine Ozigbo run for 15 yds to the Neb 46 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:47 2nd & 11 at NEB 23 Devine Ozigbo run for 8 yds to the Neb 31

Q4 6:47 Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 06:47

Q4 6:54 1st & 10 at NEB 24 Devine Ozigbo run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 23

Q4 9:18 4th & 13 at ILL 32 Blake Hayes punt for 44 yds, fair catch by De'Mornay Pierson-El at the Neb 24

Q4 9:18 3rd & 7 at ILL 38 Chayce Crouch sacked by Chris Weber for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 32

Q4 9:18 2nd & 4 at ILL 41 Mike Epstein run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 38

Q4 9:18 1st & 10 at ILL 35 Chayce Crouch run for 6 yds to the Illin 41

Q4 9:18 1st & 10 at ILL 16 Chayce Crouch pass complete to Mike Dudek for 19 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down

Q4 12:20 4th & 21 at NEB 49 Caleb Lightbourn punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 16

Q4 12:20 3rd & 11 at ILL 41 Tanner Lee sacked by Del'Shawn Phillips and Tre Watson for a loss of 10 yards to the Neb 49

Q4 12:20 2nd & 11 at ILL 41 Tanner Lee pass incomplete