Kenny Larabee, KLIN
Dante Dowdell gains nine yards on a run that helped set up the Huskers' touchdown at the end of the first half.

Illinois 31
Nebraska 24

Sept. 20, 2024 • 7 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • FOX
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Illinois7377731
Nebraska10707024
First quarter
ILL: Bryant 27 pass from Altmyer (Olano kick) 11:54
NEB: Hohl 21 field goal, 3:15
NEB: Neyor 6 pass from Raiola (Hohl kick) 0:32
Second quarter
ILL: Olano 26 field goal, 11:37 
NEB: Neyor 11 pass from Raiola (Hohl kick) 0:16
Third quarter
ILL: Arkin 3 pass from Altmyer (Olano) 1:55
Fourth quarter
NEB: Bonner 1 pass from Raiola (Hohl kick) 14:57
ILL: Henderson 6 pass from Altmyer (Olano kick) 10:36
Overtime
ILL: Bryant 4 pass from Altmyer (Olano kick)

                       ILL       NEB
FIRST DOWNS ........... 25        20
  RUSHING .............. 9         7
  PASSING ............. 11        13
  PENALTY .............. 5         0
RUSHES-NET YDS .... 39-166     33-48
NET YDS PASSING ...... 215       297
  COMP-ATT-INT ... 21-27-0   24-35-1
TOTAL OFFENSE ..... 66-381    68-345
FUMBLES-LOST ......... 2-2       3-0
PENALIZED-YDS ....... 3-20      9-89
PUNTS-AVERAGE ....... 2-37      3-50
PUNT RETURNS-YDS .... 3-60       0-0
K.O. RETURNS-YDS .... 3-59      1-26
INTERCEPTIONS-YDS .... 1-0       0-0
POSSESSION TIME .... 29:39     30:21
THIRD-DOWN CONV. .... 7-13      8-15
FOURTH-DOWN CONV. .... 2-3       0-1
RED ZONE SCORES ...... 4-4       4-4
SACKS BY-YARDS ...... 5-46       2-7

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Huskers fall to Illini in overtime

Luke Altmyer outdueled Dylan Raiola as the Illini traded scoring drives with the Huskers in regulation and then dominated overtime for a 31-24 win.

Nebraska had its chances late in the fourth quarter, but Raiola overthrew an open receiver in the end zone, and a field goal attempt from 39 yards was wide left.

Illinois needed just two plays to score its overtime touchdown, gashing the Blackshirts with a 21-yard run and then scoring easily on a short pass. The Huskers then went backward in their attempt to match the Illini’s score, suffering a false-start penalty and three quarterback sacks.

With that performance in overtime, Nebraska extended a nearly decade-long streak of failing to score in OT or to even get a first down.

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Commentary

Stryker

The main problem for the Big Red was that as the second half wore on, they started absorbing body blows instead of handing them out.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax/SI
Christopherson

In some ways, it was a stunner. Not that Nebraska lost. But that the Blackshirts, which have been considered a likely strength all offseason, never got a grip on the game.

Brian Christopherson
Husker247
Callahan

We saw just how special Dylan Raiola’s arm talent can be, but we also saw some of the question marks this team still has.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Stukenholtz

Fans of this program remember the sins of the past all too well, and they certainly cropped up again late in NU’s 31-24 overtime loss.

Cole Stukenholtz
KLIN/HuskerMax
Shatel

The Blackshirts found out quickly they weren’t facing Colorado’s porous offensive line.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Just

The season is far from lost. There’s still some hope to be found for the future.

Amie Just *
Lincoln Journal Star
Rubek

For the second week in a row, the Blackshirts failed to live up to their standard.

Anthony Rubek
Daily Nebraskan
Asmussen

Yeah, it’s only one road win. But it was a huge moment for the program.

Bob Asmussen
Champaign News-Gazette
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