Nebraska 28

Illinois 6

1st quarter
NU: Pierson-El 45 pass from Lee (Brown kick) 8:57 
2nd quarter
IL: McLaughlin 25 field goal, 14:47
NU: Ozigbo 15 run (Brown kick) 10:38 
NU: Hoppes 6 pass from Lee (Brown kick) 1:23 
3rd quarter
IL: McLaughlin 25 field goal, 7:49
4th quarter
NU: Morgan 23 pass from Lee (Brown kick) 13:34 
 
                             NU        IL
FIRST DOWNS................. 23        15
  Rushing.................... 9         6
  Passing................... 12         7
  Penalty.................... 2         2
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 38-165     37-93
PASSING YDS (NET).......... 246       106
  Att-Comp-Int. ....... 24-17-0   16-10-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS..... 62-411    53-199
Fumble Returns-Yards....... 0-0       1-5
Punt Returns-Yards......... 1-4       0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards..... 1-20      3-43
Int. Returns-Yards......... 1-0       0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)...... 2-33.5    5-37.0
Fumbles-Lost............... 4-1       3-0
Penalties-Yards........... 5-70      5-49
Possession Time.......... 31:08     28:52
Third-Down Conv. ...... 7 of 11   5 of 12
Fourth-Down Conv. ...... 1 of 1    0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.... 2-3       2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yds ..... 5-32      2-16

RUSHING
NU: Ozigbo 18-106; Wilbon 13-60; Spielman 2-12; Bradley 1-7; TEAM 2-minus 4; Lee 2-minus 16.

IL: Epstein 10-42; Crouch 18-37; Bonner 4-10; Corbin 4-9; Foster 1-minus 5.

PASSING
NU: Lee 17-24-0-246.

IL: Crouch 9-15-1-99; Davis 1-1-0-7.

RECEIVING
NU: Morgan 8-96; Pierson-El 4-94; Hoppes 2-27; Spielman 2-25; Lindsey 1-4.
 
IL: Turner 3-25; Dudek 2-37; Green 1-18; Thieman 1-11; Smalling 1-10; Walker 1-7; Bonner 1-minus 2.

Attendance: 43,058