Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Illinois Fighting Illini — Nov 7, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 November 7, 2026
Cornhuskers Nebraska NEB 4-2, 1-1 Away
November 7, 2026 1:00 am
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Fighting Illini Illinois ILL 3-3, 2-2 Home
Key Players
Nebraska
A. Colandrea QB
1389 PASS
315 RUSH
0 REC
K. Gilmer
0 PASS
0 RUSH
450 REC
M. Nelson RB
0 PASS
255 RUSH
146 REC
Illinois
K. Houser QB
1135 PASS
117 RUSH
0 REC
C. Dixon WR
0 PASS
15 RUSH
542 REC
A. Laughery RB
0 PASS
421 RUSH
44 REC
Stats Comparison
Overall Home vs Away
League Percentile Ranking
Nebraska
Illinois
Scoring 3–0
35.8 15th
Points
59th 27.3
16.8 17th
Opp Points
84th 27.8
19.0 9th
Point Diff
74th -0.5
Offense 6–0
422.2 32nd
Total Yds
61st 376.0
241.5 46th
Pass Yds
71st 218.7
180.7 33rd
Rush Yds
59th 157.3
24.5 11th
1st Downs
39th 21.5
51.2 9th
3rd Down%
27th 45.8
91.3 24th
Red Zone%
109th 77.8
Kicking & Discipline 0–3
40.0 134th
FG%
51st 80.0
0.7 16th
Turnovers
16th 0.7
8.7 129th
Penalties
5th 4.2
72.7 123rd
Penalty Yds
10th 37.2
Recent Form
Nebraska
L @ ORE 14-17
L vs IND 17-20
W vs MD 48-23
W @ MSU 31-13
W vs UND 34-7
Illinois
W vs ORE 21-10
W @ MSU 38-37
L vs PUR 17-24
L @ OSU 19-42
W vs SIU 48-10
Form Comparison
Nebraska vs Illinois
10 20 50
Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
November 7, 2026
Time
1:00 am