Wk 10 · 2026
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini — Fri, Nov 6
Fri, Nov 6 ·
Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign
· FOX
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What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Nebraska form
L 16-40vs IOWAL 10-37at PSUW 28-21at UCLAL 17-21vs USCW 28-21vs NU
2025 season
Illinois form
W 20-13vs NUL 10-27at WISW 24-6vs MDW 35-13vs RUTGL 25-42at WASH
2025 season
Nebraska this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Illinois this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Nebraska | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan St Big Ten | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Maryland Big Ten | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Oregon Big Ten | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Ohio State Big Ten | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa Big Ten | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Nebraska leads the series 7–5 · Illinois won the last one
12 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.1 points toward Nebraska
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-20 | Illinois 31 — 24 Nebraska | at NEB | Illinois |
| 2023 | 2023-10-06 | Nebraska 20 — 7 Illinois | at ILL | Nebraska |
| 2022 | 2022-10-29 | Illinois 26 — 9 Nebraska | at NEB | Illinois |
| 2021 | 2021-08-28 | Nebraska 22 — 30 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2020 | 2020-11-21 | Illinois 41 — 23 Nebraska | at NEB | Illinois |
| 2019 | 2019-09-21 | Nebraska 42 — 38 Illinois | at ILL | Nebraska |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Illinois 35 — 54 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
| 2017 | 2017-09-29 | Nebraska 28 — 6 Illinois | at ILL | Nebraska |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | Illinois 16 — 31 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
| 2015 | 2015-10-03 | Nebraska 13 — 14 Illinois | at ILL | Illinois |
| 2014 | 2014-09-27 | Illinois 14 — 45 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
| 2013 | 2013-10-05 | Illinois 19 — 39 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
Nebraska leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Dylan Raiola QB #8 | 181/250, 2000 YDS, 18 TD, 6 INT |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 59/95, 722 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Rushing | Emmett Johnson RB #21 | 251 CAR, 1451 YDS, 12 TD |
| Kwinten Ives RB #21 | 16 CAR, 119 YDS, 2 TD | |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 27 CAR, 98 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Nyziah Hunter WR #13 | 43 REC, 617 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jacory Barney Jr. WR #2 | 43 REC, 463 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Dane Key WR #18 | 35 REC, 424 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Emmett Johnson RB #21 | 46 REC, 370 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Javin Wright LB #33 | 83 |
| DeShon Singleton S #8 | 70 | |
| Rex Guthrie S #21 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Williams Nwaneri EDGE #96 | 2.5 |
| Dasan McCullough EDGE #22 | 2 | |
| Kade Pietrzak EDGE #93 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | DeShon Singleton S #8 | 2 |
| Javin Wright LB #33 | 1 | |
| Malcolm Hartzog S #15 | 1 |
Illinois leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Luke Altmyer QB #9 | 226/332, 2811 YDS, 21 TD, 5 INT |
| Hank Beatty WR #80 | 2/2, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Ca'Lil Valentine RB #5 | 123 CAR, 549 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kaden Feagin TE #83 | 119 CAR, 499 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Aidan Laughery RB #21 | 62 CAR, 305 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Beatty WR #80 | 64 REC, 826 YDS, 3 TD |
| Collin Dixon WR #17 | 33 REC, 538 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Hudson Clement WR #13 | 33 REC, 406 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 19 REC, 234 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matthew Bailey DB #7 | 76 |
| Miles Scott S #10 | 59 | |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Gabe Jacas EDGE #17 | 11 |
| Leon Lowery Jr. LB #9 | 2 | |
| Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #13 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Miles Scott S #10 | 3 |
| Dylan Rosiek LB #28 | 1 | |
| Torrie Cox Jr. DB #5 | 1 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.