Week 1
Final1Q 04:43
0 - 2
Safety by K. Joseph.
2Q 14:41
6 - 2
M. Stepp 2-yard TD run.
Missed XP

2Q 09:21
9 - 2
C. Culp 27-yard field goal.

2Q 02:58
9 - 9
M. Epstein 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q 00:47
9 - 16
C. Hart Jr. 41-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
3Q 06:59
9 - 23
L. Ford 2-yard TD catch from A. Sitkowski.
Made XP
3Q 04:06
9 - 30
I. Williams 1-yard TD catch from A. Sitkowski.
Made XP
3Q 04:01
16 - 30
A. Martinez 75-yard TD run.
Made XP

4Q 02:56
22 - 30
O. Martin 4-yard TD catch from A. Martinez.
Missed XP

Top Performers
Pass Yds
232
Martinez
NEB
Rush Yds
111
Martinez
NEB
Rec Yds
103
Martin
NEB
Scrim TD
1
Martin
NEB
Matchup
2021 Big 10
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2 | .857 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | .846 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | .417 | |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | .385 | |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 13 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
| 14 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Illinois Fighting Illini emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 30 to 22, on August 28, 2021.
Game Info
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 #28 | 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 #7 | 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 #28 | 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 #7 | 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 |
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
67
Penalty Yards
40
3
Sacks
5
17
Sack Yards
37
7
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
NEB
ILL