Illinois @ #15 Nebraska
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
1-2 / 0-0
16
31
#15 Nebraska
Cornhuskers
4-0 / 1-0
2016 Season

Memorial Stadium (NE)
Lincoln, NE
Capacity: 85,000
Attendance: 90,374

Series Stats

Illinois
Nebraska
Tie
3
10
1
14th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

14-13 Illinois
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 03, 2015
Illinois

West Division
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Schedule
vs Murray State W 3-52 9/3/2016
vs North Carolina L 48-23 9/10/2016
@ Western Michigan L 34-10 9/17/2016
@ Nebraska L 31-16 10/1/2016
vs Purdue L 34-31 10/8/2016
@ Rutgers W 7-24 10/15/2016
@ Michigan L 41-8 10/22/2016
@ Minnesota L 40-17 10/29/2016
@ Michigan State W 27-31 11/5/2016
vs Wisconsin L 48-3 11/12/2016
@ Iowa L 28-0 11/19/2016
vs Northwestern L 42-21 11/26/2016
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
85 to 85
this season
Lovie Smith's record
at Illinois
1 - 2 - 0
vs Nebraska
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
3 game(s)
from 2020
to 2022
Nebraska
4 game(s)
from 1892
to 1905
Stats
Nebraska

West Division
Head Coach
Mike Riley
Schedule
vs Fresno State W 10-43 9/3/2016
vs Wyoming W 17-52 9/10/2016
@ Oregon W 32-35 9/17/2016
@ Northwestern W 13-24 9/24/2016
vs Illinois W 16-31 10/1/2016
@ Indiana W 22-27 10/15/2016
@ Purdue W 14-27 10/22/2016
vs Wisconsin L 23-17 10/29/2016
vs Ohio State L 62-3 11/5/2016
@ Minnesota W 17-24 11/12/2016
@ Maryland W 7-28 11/19/2016
vs Iowa L 40-10 11/25/2016
@ Tennessee L 38-24 12/30/2016
Nebraska
has outscored their opponents
154 to 72
this season
Mike Riley's record
at Nebraska
10 - 7 - 0
vs Illinois
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2024
to 2024
Nebraska
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes