Regular Season Week 9: Cornhuskers at Fighting Illini
October 28, 2035 37° Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 42,602 (70%)
Cornhuskers 3 7 7 0 - 17
Fighting Illini 7 7 0 7 - 21
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Fighting Illini: 3-1-NEB 1 (10:06) 29-Christopher McNeal ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Raymond Vega. ILL 7 NEB 0
(Qtr 1) Cornhuskers: 4-3-ILL 13 (3:57) 18-Ronald Davis 30 yard field goal is GOOD. ILL 7 NEB 3
(Qtr 2) Cornhuskers: 1-1-ILL 0 (7:52) 5-Michael Robertson pass complete to 89-John Browning for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Ronald Davis. ILL 7 NEB 10
(Qtr 2) Fighting Illini: 2-5-NEB 5 (4:00) 17-David Vaughan pass complete to 20-Lionel Pellegrino for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Raymond Vega. ILL 14 NEB 10
(Qtr 3) Cornhuskers: 3-7-ILL 12 (6:55) 42-John Riley ran for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Ronald Davis. ILL 14 NEB 17
(Qtr 4) Fighting Illini: 2-2-NEB 8 (13:00) 20-Lionel Pellegrino ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Raymond Vega. ILL 21 NEB 17
Team Statistics
Fighting Illini Cornhuskers
First Downs 9 18
- Rushing 6 11
- Passing 2 7
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 232 300
- Offensive Plays 44 64
- Yards Per Play 5.27 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 138 199
- Rushing Attempts 34 44
- Yards Per Rush 4.06 4.52
Net Passing Yards 94 101
- Att/Comp/Int 9 / 8 / 1 20 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 101 101
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.40 5.05
- Yards Per Completion 12.63 6.73
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 9 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 3.2 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 2 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 14 1 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 36 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 10
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:15 34:44
Drive Charts
Fighting Illini
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:09 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
1 12:47 2:43 OPP 22 5 22 Touchdown
1 3:54 3:27 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
2 7:49 3:53 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 1:35 1:35 OWN 14 3 14 Half
3 6:51 3:33 OWN 30 5 15 Punt
3 1:06 3:09 OWN 41 7 59 Touchdown
4 10:41 3:26 OWN 20 5 20 Punt
4 5:10 0:07 OWN 24 1 -5 Interception
4 3:00 1:13 OWN 23 3 10 Punt
Cornhuskers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:51 0:04 OWN 20 1 0 Fumble
1 10:04 6:10 OWN 25 10 62 Field Goal
1 0:28 7:39 OWN 12 13 88 Touchdown
2 3:56 2:20 OWN 25 7 23 Punt
3 15:00 8:09 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
3 3:17 2:12 OWN 15 3 4 Punt
4 12:57 2:16 OWN 28 3 3 Punt
4 7:14 2:05 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
4 5:02 2:02 OPP 22 3 6 Missed FG
4 1:47 1:47 OWN 28 8 31 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Fighting Illini
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#29 Christopher McNeal 25 106 4.24 13 5 1
#20 Lionel Pellegrino 9 32 3.56 8 0 1
Cornhuskers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 John Riley 17 111 6.53 14 7 1
#39 David Fuller 27 88 3.26 16 2 0
Passing Stats
Fighting Illini
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 David Vaughan 9 8 101 1 / 7 1 42 1 110.88
Cornhuskers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Michael Robertson 20 15 101 0 / 0 1 16 0 102.29
Receiving Stats
Fighting Illini
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Ray Bailey 1 42 42.00 42 0
#81 Michael Mitchell 2 26 13.00 18 0
#89 Alfred Shine 2 15 7.50 10 0
#87 David Hacker 1 10 10.00 10 0
#20 Lionel Pellegrino 1 5 5.00 5 1
#29 Christopher McNeal 1 3 3.00 3 0
Cornhuskers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Anthony Giordano 5 42 8.40 16 0
#81 Travis Silva 2 29 14.50 15 0
#42 John Riley 2 10 5.00 10 0
#89 John Browning 3 9 3.00 5 1
#13 John Benton 2 6 3.00 4 0
#39 David Fuller 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Fighting Illini
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Leo Bury 13 36 1 4
#62 Brian Potter 18 33 0 0
#75 Darwin Mills 17 33 0 0
#65 Dustin Meza 10 35 0 0
#56 Alexander Ford 18 33 0 3
#12 Ray Bailey 0 13 0 1
#29 Christopher McNeal 3 0 0 0
#44 John Rodriguez 5 27 0 2
#81 Michael Mitchell 0 26 0 4
#88 Ryan Aiello 5 11 0 0
#57 Dennis Bean 8 2 0 0
#50 Ralph Harold 8 2 0 0
#91 Raphael Rainwater 8 3 0 0
#79 Richard Medina 0 2 0 0
#94 Jorge Roehl 0 2 0 0
#89 Alfred Shine 0 11 0 0
#87 David Hacker 0 12 0 0
#85 Charles Domenico 0 2 0 0
#20 Lionel Pellegrino 2 6 0 0
#63 Michael Cundiff 7 1 0 0
#42 Vincent Lusk 0 4 0 0
#15 Don Day 0 1 0 0
#90 Doug Snowden 0 1 0 0
#98 Marcus McCulloch 0 2 0 0
#28 Michael Gardner 0 1 0 0
#43 Clarence Cain 0 3 0 1
#60 Brian Wilson 0 2 0 1
#93 Chad Walker 0 3 0 0
#27 Richard Valdez 0 2 0 0
#93 Luther Bourget 0 1 0 0
Cornhuskers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Victor Baker 28 48 0 2
#76 James Kovac 24 48 0 4
#74 Albert Gilham 28 47 0 2
#81 Frederick Willis 0 22 0 1
#41 Ronald Ellis 5 21 0 0
#68 Clair Reed 27 47 0 2
#66 Sam Bunton 28 50 0 1
#80 Anthony Giordano 0 38 0 3
#23 Mervin Watkins 2 9 0 1
#39 David Fuller 3 0 0 0
#89 John Browning 0 25 0 1
#13 John Benton 0 22 0 1
#57 George Nielsen 4 2 0 0
#53 James Johnson 5 2 0 0
#69 Richard Lux 8 0 0 0
#76 Francis Rojo 8 1 0 0
#81 Travis Silva 0 18 0 1
#42 John Riley 4 3 0 0
#71 Julian Eaker 3 4 0 0
#93 Fritz Feemster 2 2 0 0
#48 Edward Stanley 0 3 0 1
#78 Vincent Goin 0 2 0 0
#27 William Ruiz 0 1 0 1
#55 Gary Bell 0 2 0 0
#92 Ricardo Padilla 0 2 0 0
#91 Charles Crowder 0 2 0 0
#65 Roderick Goodell 0 1 0 0
#64 Stephen Locascio 0 1 0 0
#45 Felix Gonzales 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Fighting Illini
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Cornhuskers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#96 Lee Burdick 1 10 10.00 0
Fumble Stats
Fighting Illini
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 Michael Gardner 0 1 0 0
#50 John Daniels 0 0 1 0
#99 Rowan Rowan 0 0 1 0
Cornhuskers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#39 David Fuller 2 0 0 0
Punting
Fighting Illini
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Edward Fitch 5 218 43.60 41.40 51 2
Cornhuskers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Randy Saxon 4 188 47.00 44.50 52 2
Kicking
Fighting Illini
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Raymond Vega 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 3 / 3
Cornhuskers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Ronald Davis 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 2 / 2
Punt Return
Fighting Illini
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Michael Gardner 3 14 4.7 12 0
Cornhuskers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 John Riley 1 11 11.0 11 0
Kick Return
Fighting Illini
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#29 Christopher McNeal 1 36 36.0 0
Cornhuskers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#42 John Riley 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Fighting Illini
Name Tackles Sacks
#43 Clarence Cain 10 0
#50 John Daniels 10 0
#91 Raphael Rainwater 9 0
#93 Luther Bourget 6 0
#48 Saul Menefee 5 0
#36 Billie Massey 5 0
#94 Jorge Roehl 4 0
#28 Michael Gardner 3 0
#49 John Malley 2 0
#99 Rowan Rowan 2 0
#27 Richard Valdez 1 0
#63 Michael Cundiff 1 0
#17 David Vaughan 1 0
Cornhuskers
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Lee Burdick 6 0
#91 Charles Crowder 6 0
#42 Donald Baker 5 0
#92 Ricardo Padilla 5 0
#57 George Nielsen 4 0
#45 Felix Gonzales 4 0
#48 Edward Stanley 4 0
#30 Jose Gipson 3 0
#27 William Ruiz 2 0
#90 Peter Paradis 2 1
#39 David Fuller 1 0
#93 Fritz Feemster 1 0
#53 James Johnson 1 0
#68 Clair Reed 1 0