Nebraska 52
Illinois 25

Sept. 21, 1985 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Illinois01001525
Nebraska141021752
First Quarter
NEB: Doug DuBose 1 run (Craig Schnitzler kick) 12:12
NEB: Chris Carr 56 interception return (C. Schnitzler kick) 10:12
Second Quarter
NEB: C. Schnitzler 35 field goal, 14:22
ILL: Chris White 42 field goal, 11:44
ILL: Cap Boso 5 pass from Jack Trudeau (White kick) 1:25
NEB: DuBose 1 run (C. Schnitzler kick) 0:28
Third Quarter
NEB: DuBose 49 run (C. Schnitzler kick) 12:52
NEB: Von Sheppard 12 run (C. Schnitzler kick) 3:16
NEB: Robb Schnitzler 9 pass from Travis Turner (C. Schnitzler kick) 0:27
Fourth Quarter
ILL: Boso 4 pass from Trudeau (David Williams pass from Trudeau) 12:54
ILL: Stephen Pierce 4 pass from Trudeau (White kick) 10:02
NEB: Chris Spachman 38 int. return (C. Schnitzler kick) 3:48

                         ILL       NEB
First downs ............. 19        27    
Rushes-yards ......... 30-98    74-456
Passing yards .......... 292       110
  Comp-Att-Int ..... 29-51-4    3-10-1
Total offense ....... 81-390    84-566
Return yards ............. 4       137
Sacks by .............. 2-12      4-19
Punts ................. 6-41      4-32
Fumbles-lost ........... 4-3       5-2
Penalties-yards ....... 4-25      3-34
Possession time ...... 26:40     33:20

RUSHING
ILL: Thomas Rooks 11-66, Eric Wycoff 6-28

NEB: DuBose 26-191, Tom Rathman 13-74, McCathorn Clayton 17-69, Paul Miles 8-53

PASSING
ILL: Trudeau 29-51-4-292.
NEB: Clayton 1-5-1-64, Turner 2-5-0-46

RECEIVING
ILL: D. Williams 7-119, Pierce 7-51, Boso 4-44, Rooks 3-16, Ray Wilson 3-16, Anthony Williams 2-33, Keith Jones 2-7

NEB: R. Schnitzler 2-73, Sheppard 1-37

Missed field goals: Neb, C. Schnitzler 39

ADDITIONAL STATS

Attendance: 76,149

Coverage

Recap

Chris Spachman gets in on the scoring with a 38-yard interception return in the fourth quarter. | Media guide photo

Husker thefts deflate Illinois’ air attack

McCathorn Clayton’s 64-yard pass to Robb Schnitzler late in the first half cooled an Illinois rally and spurred Nebraska to a 52-25 win over the Illini.

Illinois seemed to have momentum going its way just before halftime, having narrowed a 17-0 deficit to 17-10, but the Clayton-Schnitzler aerial set up a Doug DuBose touchdown in the final minute of the first half, starting a run of 28 unanswered points for Nebraska.

The Husker defense picked off four of Illinois quarterback Jack Trudeau’s 51 passes and returned two of them for touchdowns. Although the Illini gained 390 total yards, they were held to 98 yards rushing, including minus-5 in the second half.

1985 Nebraska-Illinois, Trudeau & KnoxTrudeau tries to get a pass over Nebraska linebacker Mike Knox. · Chicago Tribune · Newspapers.com

Game stories
Pregame & team info
1985 schedule
04/27Reds 26, Whites 21
09/07Florida St.L 13-17
09/21IllinoisW 52-25
09/28OregonW 63-0
10/05New MexicoW 38-7
10/12@ Oklahoma St.W 34-24
10/19@ MissouriW 28-20
10/26ColoradoW 17-7
11/02@ Kansas St.W 41-3
11/09Iowa St.W 49-0
11/16KansasW 56-6
11/23@ OklahomaL 7-27
01/01MichiganL 23-27
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