Illinois Fighting Illini @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
1st Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 1st
Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4-yd Run
14:45 - 1st
Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
1st & 10 at ILL 25
20-yd Pass
14:30 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Tip Reiman for 20 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at ILL 29
1-yd Run
14:00 - 1st
Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
1st & 10 at ILL 49
4-yd Run
13:30 - 1st
Tommy DeVito run for 4 yds to the Neb 46
2nd & 9 at 50
46-yd Touchdown Pass
12:33 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 46 yds for a TD, (Fabrizio Pinton PAT MISSED)
3rd & 5 at NEB 46
Kickoff
12:33 - 1st
Caleb Griffin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
19-yd Pass
12:10 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass complete to Anthony Grant for 19 yds to the Neb 44 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 25
3-yd Run
12:00 - 1st
Casey Thompson run for 3 yds to the Neb 47
1st & 10 at NEB 44
22-yd Run
11:30 - 1st
Anthony Grant run for 22 yds to the Illin 31 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 at NEB 47
Incompletion
11:02 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass incomplete to Trey Palmer
1st & 10 at ILL 31
Incompletion
10:57 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass incomplete to Travis Vokolek
2nd & 10 at ILL 31
Interception
10:51 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass intercepted Jartavius Martin return for no gain to the Illin 17
3rd & 10 at ILL 31
5-yd Penalty
10:51 - 1st
ILLINOIS Penalty, False Start (Alex Pihlstrom) to the Illin 12
1st & 10 at ILL 17
-1-yd Pass
10:30 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 11
1st & 15 at ILL 12
6-yd Run
10:00 - 1st
Chase Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 17
2nd & 16 at ILL 11
6-yd Pass
9:20 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 6 yds to the Illin 23
3rd & 10 at ILL 17
Punt
8:41 - 1st
Hugh Robertson punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Trey Palmer at the Neb 34
4th & 4 at ILL 23
Incompletion
8:35 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass incomplete to Brody Belt
1st & 10 at NEB 34
4-yd Run
8:25 - 1st
Anthony Grant run for 4 yds to the Neb 38
2nd & 10 at NEB 34
1-yd Pass
7:45 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass complete to Anthony Grant for 1 yd to the Neb 39
3rd & 6 at NEB 38
Punt
7:03 - 1st
Brian Buschini punt for 51 yds , Isaiah Williams returns for 24 yds to the Illin 34
4th & 5 at NEB 39
4-yd Run
6:50 - 1st
Josh McCray run for 4 yds to the Illin 38
1st & 10 at ILL 34
-3-yd Pass
6:20 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Hank Beatty for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 35
2nd & 6 at ILL 38
6-yd Run
6:00 - 1st
Tommy DeVito run for 6 yds to the Illin 41
3rd & 9 at ILL 35
Punt
5:04 - 1st
Hugh Robertson punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Oliver Martin at the Neb 19
4th & 3 at ILL 41
1-yd Run
5:00 - 1st
Anthony Grant run for 1 yd to the Neb 20
1st & 10 at NEB 19
4-yd Pass
4:30 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass complete to Nate Boerkircher for 4 yds to the Neb 24
2nd & 9 at NEB 20
15-yd Pass
4:00 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass complete to Alante Brown for 15 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
3rd & 5 at NEB 24
Incompletion
3:34 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass incomplete to Trey Palmer
1st & 10 at NEB 39
45-yd Pass
3:20 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass complete to Chancellor Brewington for 45 yds to the Illin 16 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at NEB 39
Incompletion
2:53 - 1st
Casey Thompson pass incomplete
1st & 10 at ILL 16
8-yd Run
2:45 - 1st
Anthony Grant run for 8 yds to the Illin 8
2nd & 10 at ILL 16
0-yd Run
2:25 - 1st
Anthony Grant run for no gain to the Illin 8
3rd & 2 at ILL 8
Field Goal Good
1:49 - 1st
Timmy Bleekrode 26 yd FG GOOD
4th & 2 at ILL 8
2nd Quarter
Kickoff
1:49 - 1st
Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
19-yd Pass
1:40 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Tip Reiman for 19 yds to the Illin 44 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILL 25
2-yd Run
1:10 - 1st
Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 46
1st & 10 at ILL 44
12-yd Pass
0:40 - 1st
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 12 yds to the Neb 42 for a 1ST down
2nd & 8 at ILL 46
1-yd Run
0:25 - 1st
Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Neb 41
1st & 10 at NEB 42
End of 1st Quarter
8-yd Run
14:50 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Neb 33
2nd & 9 at NEB 41
8-yd Run
14:30 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Neb 25 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at NEB 33
0-yd Run
14:00 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito run for no gain to the Neb 25
1st & 10 at NEB 25
3-yd Pass
13:20 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 3 yds to the Neb 22
2nd & 10 at NEB 25
Sack
12:30 - 2nd
Isaiah Williams sacked by Quinton Newsome for a loss of 12 yards to the Neb 34
3rd & 7 at NEB 22
(12:13 - 2nd) Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 12:13
5-yd Penalty
12:13 - 2nd
ILLINOIS Penalty, False Start (Hunter Whitenack) to the Neb 39
4th & 19 at NEB 34
Punt
12:02 - 2nd
Hugh Robertson punt for 32 yds, downed at the Neb 7
4th & 24 at NEB 39
-2-yd Run
11:30 - 2nd
Jaquez Yant run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 5
1st & 10 at NEB 7
32-yd Pass
11:20 - 2nd
Casey Thompson pass complete to Alante Brown for 32 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down
2nd & 12 at NEB 5
0-yd Run
11:00 - 2nd
Jaquez Yant run for no gain to the Neb 37
1st & 10 at NEB 37
7-yd Run
10:00 - 2nd
Casey Thompson run for 7 yds to the Neb 44
2nd & 10 at NEB 37
56-yd Touchdown Pass
9:38 - 2nd
Casey Thompson pass complete to Travis Vokolek for 56 yds for a TD, (Timmy Bleekrode PAT BLOCKED)
3rd & 3 at NEB 44
Kickoff
9:38 - 2nd
Brendan Franke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
-1-yd Run
9:30 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 24
1st & 10 at ILL 25
6-yd Pass
8:40 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 6 yds to the Illin 30
2nd & 11 at ILL 24
Sack
8:00 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito sacked by Isaac Gifford for a loss of 7 yards to the Illin 23
3rd & 5 at ILL 30
Punt
7:29 - 2nd
Hugh Robertson punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Trey Palmer at the Neb 30
4th & 12 at ILL 23
Incompletion
7:24 - 2nd
Casey Thompson pass incomplete to Rahmir Johnson
1st & 10 at NEB 30
-1-yd Run
7:15 - 2nd
Anthony Grant run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 29
2nd & 10 at NEB 30
(6:45 - 2nd) Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 06:45
Interception
6:31 - 2nd
Casey Thompson pass intercepted Sydney Brown return for 37 yds to the Neb 11
3rd & 11 at NEB 29
10-yd Run
6:25 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 10 yds to the Neb 1 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 11
1-yd Touchdown Run
6:03 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 1 yd for a TD, (Caleb Griffin KICK)
1st & Goal at NEB 1
Kickoff
6:03 - 2nd
Caleb Griffin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1-yd Pass
5:40 - 2nd
Logan Smothers pass complete to Trey Palmer for 1 yd to the Neb 26
1st & 10 at NEB 25
7-yd Run
5:30 - 2nd
Logan Smothers run for 7 yds to the Neb 33
2nd & 9 at NEB 26
-1-yd Run
4:45 - 2nd
Logan Smothers run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 32
3rd & 2 at NEB 33
Punt
4:31 - 2nd
Brian Buschini punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Williams at the Illin 28
4th & 3 at NEB 32
9-yd Run
4:20 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 9 yds to the Illin 37
1st & 10 at ILL 28
5-yd Run
3:50 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 42 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at ILL 37
21-yd Run
3:30 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 21 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILL 42
2-yd Run
2:40 - 2nd
Reggie Love III run for 2 yds to the Neb 35
1st & 10 at NEB 37
8-yd Pass
2:15 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Casey Washington for 8 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down
2nd & 8 at NEB 35
5-yd Run
1:40 - 2nd
Reggie Love III run for 5 yds to the Neb 22
1st & 10 at NEB 27
3-yd Run
1:00 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Neb 19
2nd & 5 at NEB 22
2-yd Run
0:35 - 2nd
Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Neb 17 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at NEB 19
(0:34 - 2nd) Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:34
5-yd Pass
0:30 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Luke Ford for 15 yds to the Neb 2 ILLINOIS Penalty, Illegal Block (Tip Reiman) to the Neb 12
1st & 10 at NEB 2
Incompletion
0:27 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito pass incomplete to Pat Bryant
1st & 5 at NEB 12
12-yd Touchdown Pass
0:23 - 2nd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Chase Brown for 12 yds for a TD, (Caleb Griffin KICK)
2nd & 5 at NEB 12
Kickoff
0:23 - 2nd
Caleb Griffin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
-2-yd Run
0:10 - 2nd
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 23
1st & 10 at NEB 25
End of 2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 3rd
Caleb Griffin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7-yd Pass
14:40 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Anthony Grant for 7 yds to the Neb 32
1st & 10 at NEB 25
3-yd Run
14:30 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy run for 3 yds to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at NEB 32
17-yd Run
13:53 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy run for 2 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at NEB 37
Incompletion
13:35 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Chancellor Brewington
1st & 10 at ILL 48
5-yd Penalty
13:35 - 3rd
NEBRASKA Penalty, False Start (Trent Hixson) to the Neb 47
2nd & 10 at ILL 48
Incompletion
13:29 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Trey Palmer
2nd & 15 at NEB 47
0-yd Run
13:20 - 3rd
Anthony Grant run for no gain to the Neb 47
3rd & 15 at NEB 47
Punt
12:38 - 3rd
Brian Buschini punt for 44 yds, downed at the Illin 9
4th & 15 at NEB 47
8-yd Run
12:30 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Illin 17
1st & 10 at ILL 9
Fumble Recovery
11:51 - 3rd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 6 yds Isaiah Williams fumbled, recovered by Neb Quinton Newsome
2nd & 2 at ILL 17
Incompletion
11:46 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Trey Palmer
1st & 10 at ILL 23
0-yd Run
11:30 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy run for no gain to the Illin 23
2nd & 10 at ILL 23
Interception
10:56 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy pass intercepted Sydney Brown return for 10 yds to the Illin 13 ILLINOIS Penalty, Personal Foul (12 Yards) to the Illin 12
3rd & 10 at ILL 24
1-yd Run
10:45 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 13
1st & 10 at ILL 12
5-yd Run
10:15 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 18
2nd & 9 at ILL 13
8-yd Pass
9:30 - 3rd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Casey Washington for 8 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at ILL 18
5-yd Run
9:00 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 31
1st & 10 at ILL 26
3-yd Pass
8:30 - 3rd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Reggie Love III for 3 yds to the Illin 34
2nd & 5 at ILL 31
3-yd Pass
7:50 - 3rd
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Brian Hightower for 3 yds to the Illin 37 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at ILL 34
17-yd Run
7:30 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 17 yds to the Neb 46 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at ILL 37
-2-yd Run
6:40 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 48
1st & 10 at NEB 46
10-yd Penalty
6:10 - 3rd
ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (Isaiah Adams) to the Illin 42
2nd & 12 at NEB 48
31-yd Run
6:00 - 3rd
Tommy DeVito run for 16 yds to the NEBRASKA 42 for a 1ST down NEBRASKA Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down
2nd & 22 at NEB 42
3-yd Run
5:30 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Neb 24
1st & 10 at NEB 27
(4:55 - 3rd) Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 04:55
3-yd Run
4:45 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Neb 21
2nd & 7 at NEB 24
3-yd Run
4:00 - 3rd
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Neb 18
3rd & 4 at NEB 21
Field Goal Good
3:29 - 3rd
Caleb Griffin 36 yd FG GOOD
4th & 1 at NEB 18
Kickoff Return (Offense)
3:29 - 3rd
Caleb Griffin kickoff for 65 yds , Tommi Hill return for 18 yds to the Neb 18
0-yd Run
3:00 - 3rd
Anthony Grant run for 10 yds to the Neb 28 NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Neb 18
1st & 10 at NEB 28
0-yd Run
2:45 - 3rd
Anthony Grant run for no gain to the Neb 18
1st & 10 at NEB 18
8-yd Run
2:15 - 3rd
Anthony Grant run for 8 yds to the Neb 26
2nd & 10 at NEB 18
0-yd Pass
1:45 - 3rd
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Chancellor Brewington for no gain to the Neb 26
3rd & 2 at NEB 26
Punt
1:00 - 3rd
Brian Buschini punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Williams at the Illin 27
4th & 2 at NEB 26
4th Quarter
3-yd Run
0:45 - 3rd
Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the Illin 30
1st & 10 at ILL 27
18-yd Run
0:10 - 3rd
Tommy DeVito run for 18 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 at ILL 30
End of 3rd Quarter
5-yd Run
14:45 - 4th
Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Neb 47
1st & 10 at ILL 48
Incompletion
14:28 - 4th
Tommy DeVito pass incomplete to Tip Reiman
2nd & 5 at NEB 47
2-yd Pass
14:20 - 4th
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Chase Brown for 2 yds to the Neb 45
3rd & 5 at NEB 47
5-yd Penalty
13:45 - 4th
ILLINOIS Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the 50 yard line
4th & 3 at NEB 45
Punt
13:26 - 4th
Hugh Robertson punt for 50 yds for a touchback
4th & 8 at 50
Fumble Recovery
13:12 - 4th
Anthony Grant run for 5 yds to the Neb 25 Anthony Grant fumbled, forced by Jartavius Martin, recovered by Illin Jer'Zhan Newton
1st & 10 at NEB 20
0-yd Run
13:00 - 4th
Chase Brown run for no gain to the Neb 25
1st & 10 at NEB 25
-1-yd Pass
12:20 - 4th
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Chase Brown for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 26
2nd & 10 at NEB 25
3-yd Run
11:45 - 4th
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Neb 23
3rd & 11 at NEB 26
Field Goal Good
11:12 - 4th
Caleb Griffin 41 yd FG GOOD
4th & 8 at NEB 23
Kickoff Return (Offense)
11:12 - 4th
Caleb Griffin kickoff for 60 yds , Zach Weinmaster return for 14 yds to the Neb 19
Incompletion
10:59 - 4th
Chubba Purdy pass incomplete to Trey Palmer
1st & 10 at NEB 19
-2-yd Run
10:45 - 4th
Jaquez Yant run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 17
2nd & 10 at NEB 19
8-yd Pass
9:50 - 4th
Chubba Purdy pass complete to Marcus Washington for 8 yds to the Neb 25
3rd & 12 at NEB 17
Punt
9:32 - 4th
Brian Buschini punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Isaiah Williams at the Illin 23
4th & 5 at NEB 25
-7-yd Run
9:00 - 4th
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 26 ILLINOIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Illin 16
1st & 10 at ILL 26
3-yd Run
8:45 - 4th
Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 19
1st & 17 at ILL 16
9-yd Pass
8:15 - 4th
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 9 yds to the Illin 28
2nd & 14 at ILL 19
(7:38 - 4th) Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 07:38
6-yd Pass
7:30 - 4th
Tommy DeVito pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 6 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down
3rd & 5 at ILL 28
6-yd Run
6:50 - 4th
Chase Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 40
1st & 10 at ILL 34
0-yd Run
6:00 - 4th
Chase Brown run for no gain to the Illin 40
2nd & 4 at ILL 40
6-yd Run
5:20 - 4th
Chase Brown run for 6 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at ILL 40
0-yd Run
4:30 - 4th
Reggie Love III run for no gain to the Illin 46
1st & 10 at ILL 46
3-yd Run
3:53 - 4th
Reggie Love III run for 3 yds to the Illin 49
2nd & 10 at ILL 46
(3:53 - 4th) Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 03:53
-1-yd Run
3:30 - 4th
Reggie Love III run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 48
3rd & 7 at ILL 49
Punt
3:01 - 4th
Hugh Robertson punt for 52 yds for a touchback
4th & 8 at ILL 48
Sack
2:30 - 4th
Chubba Purdy sacked by Kenenna Odeluga for a loss of 6 yards to the Neb 14
1st & 10 at NEB 20
4-yd Run
1:50 - 4th
Anthony Grant run for 4 yds to the Neb 18
2nd & 16 at NEB 14
Sack
1:15 - 4th
Chubba Purdy sacked by Jer'Zhan Newton for a loss of 10 yards to the Neb 8
3rd & 12 at NEB 18
Punt
0:46 - 4th
Brian Buschini punt for 55 yds, downed at the Illin 37
4th & 22 at NEB 8
-1-yd Run
0:30 - 4th
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 36
1st & 10 at ILL 37
-1-yd Run
0:10 - 4th
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 35
2nd & 11 at ILL 36
End of 4th Quarter
ILL @ NEB Videos
Chase Brown capitalizes on the INT for a Illinois TD
- 1:01
Chase Brown crosses the goal line for his 2nd TD
- 0:23
Travis Vokolek breaks free for a 56-yard Nebraska TD
- 0:30
Game Information
Lincoln, NE

ABC

2025 Standings
FBS
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 9-0 | 16-0 |
| Ohio State | 9-0 | 12-2 |
| Oregon | 8-1 | 13-2 |
| USC | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Michigan | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Iowa | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Washington | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Illinois | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Minnesota | 5-4 | 8-5 |
| Nebraska | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Northwestern | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| UCLA | 3-6 | 3-9 |
| Penn State | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| Wisconsin | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| Michigan State | 1-8 | 4-8 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 4-8 |
| Purdue | 0-9 | 2-10 |
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