Week 1
Final
NEB
ILL1Q 04:43
0 - 2
Safety by K. Joseph.
Safety
4th & 17
2Q 14:41
6 - 2
M. Stepp 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
1st & Goal
2Q 09:21
9 - 2
C. Culp 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 5
2Q 02:58
9 - 9
M. Epstein 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 00:47
9 - 16
C. Hart Jr. 41-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 2
3Q 06:59
9 - 23
L. Ford 2-yard TD catch from A. Sitkowski.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
3Q 04:06
9 - 30
I. Williams 1-yard TD catch from A. Sitkowski.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 04:01
16 - 30
A. Martinez 75-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 02:56
22 - 30
O. Martin 4-yard TD catch from A. Martinez.
Touchdown
Missed XP
4th & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
232
Martinez
NEB
Rush Yds
111
Martinez
NEB
Rec Yds
103
Martin
NEB
Scrim TD
1
Martin
NEB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2021 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Michigan State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Iowa | 10 | 4 | .714 |
 Minnesota | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Purdue | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Penn State | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Maryland | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Illinois | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Rutgers | 5 | 8 | .385 |
 Nebraska | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Northwestern | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Indiana | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Illinois Fighting Illini emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 30 to 22, on August 28, 2021.
Game Info
August 28, 2021
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Champaign, Illinois
86°
13 mph SW
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Martinez #2 | 16/32 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 5-37 | 121.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Sitkowski #8 | 12/15 | 124 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 193.4 |
B. Peters #18 | 3/4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 2-15 | 148.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Martinez #2 | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 1 | 75 |
G. Ervin Jr. #22 | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
R. Johnson #14 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
M. Stepp #30 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 |
S. Toure #06 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Epstein #26 | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 45 |
R. Love III #23 | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
C. Brown #2 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 |
J. Norwood #3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
C. Hayden #2 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
I. Williams #1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
A. Sitkowski #8 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 |
B. Peters #18 | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | -6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Martin #89 | 6/11 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 43 |
S. Toure #06 | 3/5 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 |
M. Stepp #30 | 1/1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
O. Manning #5 | 2/2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
A. Allen #11 | 2/4 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
W. Liewer #85 | 2/6 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
C. Hickman #87 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Spann #5 | 1/1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
I. Williams #1 | 6/8 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 14 |
L. Ford #82 | 3/3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 |
D. Navarro #86 | 1/2 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
C. Washington #8 | 2/3 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
J. Norwood #3 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Epstein #26 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Martinez #2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Farmer #4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Navarro #86 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Hart Jr. #5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Henrich #42 | 10-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Reimer #28 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Dismuke #9 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Daniels #93 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Nelson #44 | 6-3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #8 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Payne #49 | 5-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Newsome #6 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Robinson #9 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Kolarevic #31 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stille #95 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Tannor #2 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thomas #97 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Farmer #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Taylor-Britt #5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Domann #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Riley #87 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Gifford #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Tagge #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Adams #6 | 11-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #30 | 9-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hart Jr. #5 | 6-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hansen #35 | 5-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Newton #94 | 5-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Martin #21 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Witherspoon #31 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Joseph #25 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Coleman #9 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Perry II #96 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Carney Jr. #99 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hudson #24 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Barnes #44 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Randolph Jr. #88 | 2-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Gay #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Avery #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Woods #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Culp #33 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 4 | 27 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McCourt #17 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cerni #40 | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 46 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes #14 | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 59 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Johnson #14 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Betts #15 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Navarro #86 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Taylor-Britt #5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Navarro #86 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Martinez #2 | 16/32 | 232 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 5-37 | 121.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Martinez #2 | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 1 | 75 |
G. Ervin Jr. #22 | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 |
R. Johnson #14 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
M. Stepp #30 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 |
S. Toure #06 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Martin #89 | 6/11 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 43 |
S. Toure #06 | 3/5 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 |
M. Stepp #30 | 1/1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
O. Manning #5 | 2/2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
A. Allen #11 | 2/4 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
W. Liewer #85 | 2/6 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
C. Hickman #87 | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Martinez #2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Farmer #4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Henrich #42 | 10-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Reimer #28 | 8-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Dismuke #9 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Daniels #93 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Nelson #44 | 6-3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Williams #8 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Payne #49 | 5-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Newsome #6 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Robinson #9 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Kolarevic #31 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Stille #95 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Tannor #2 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Thomas #97 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Farmer #4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Taylor-Britt #5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Domann #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson #38 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Riley #87 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Gifford #2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Tagge #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Culp #33 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 4 | 27 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cerni #40 | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Johnson #14 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Betts #15 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Taylor-Britt #5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Sitkowski #8 | 12/15 | 124 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 193.4 |
B. Peters #18 | 3/4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 2-15 | 148.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Epstein #26 | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 45 |
R. Love III #23 | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
C. Brown #2 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 |
J. Norwood #3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
C. Hayden #2 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
I. Williams #1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
A. Sitkowski #8 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 |
B. Peters #18 | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | -6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Spann #5 | 1/1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
I. Williams #1 | 6/8 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 14 |
L. Ford #82 | 3/3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 |
D. Navarro #86 | 1/2 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
C. Washington #8 | 2/3 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
J. Norwood #3 | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
M. Epstein #26 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Navarro #86 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C. Hart Jr. #5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Adams #6 | 11-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #30 | 9-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hart Jr. #5 | 6-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hansen #35 | 5-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Newton #94 | 5-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Martin #21 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Witherspoon #31 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Joseph #25 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Coleman #9 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Perry II #96 | 3-2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Carney Jr. #99 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hudson #24 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Barnes #44 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Randolph Jr. #88 | 2-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Gay #92 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Avery #93 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smith #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Woods #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McCourt #17 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes #14 | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 59 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Navarro #86 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Navarro #86 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Punt
5 plays,
23 yd,
02:360-0
Punt
4 plays,
23 yd,
02:200-0
Punt
5 plays,
18 yd,
02:150-0
Punt
6 plays,
3 yd,
03:420-2
Missed FG
5 plays,
39 yd,
02:150-2
Touchdown
7 plays,
48 yd,
02:276-2
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:096-2
Field Goal
8 plays,
60 yd,
03:019-2
Touchdown
11 plays,
43 yd,
06:249-9
Punt
5 plays,
7 yd,
01:179-9
Fumble
4 plays,
32 yd,
00:369-9
Fumble
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:219-15
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:009-16
End of Half
2 plays,
-7 yd,
00:379-16
Touchdown
14 plays,
75 yd,
08:049-23
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:459-23
Touchdown
3 plays,
47 yd,
01:109-30
Touchdown
1 play,
75 yd,
00:1316-30
Punt
5 plays,
17 yd,
02:3116-30
Punt
8 plays,
61 yd,
03:0816-30
Punt
7 plays,
25 yd,
03:4616-30
Touchdown
19 plays,
91 yd,
06:4222-30
Punt
5 plays,
16 yd,
01:4722-30
Downs
6 plays,
14 yd,
00:4322-30
1 play,
-2 yd,
00:11
22-30
355
Total Yds
309
195
Pass Yds
142
160
Rush Yds
167
12
Total Drives
13
76
Total Plays
70
4.7
Yards Per Play
4.4
5.3
Yards Per Pass
6.5
4.1
Yards Per Rush
3.5
25:05
Possession
34:55
7
Biggest Lead
21
19
1st Downs
18
10
Passing 1st Downs
8
8
Rushing 1st Downs
9
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
5/14
3rd Down
6/13
1/2
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
5
Penalties
3
3.0
Sacks
5.0
7
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
