Regular Season Week 5: Fighting Illini at Cornhuskers
October 04, 2037 58° Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 58,464 (68%)
Fighting Illini 0 6 0 0 - 6
Cornhuskers 10 0 0 6 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cornhuskers: 2-1-ILL 0 (8:57) 24-Richard Fitzgerald ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Ronald Davis. NEB 76-Francis Rojo was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NEB 7 ILL 0
(Qtr 1) Cornhuskers: 4-6-ILL 19 (5:16) 18-Ronald Davis 36 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 10 ILL 0
(Qtr 2) Fighting Illini: 4-5-NEB 32 (8:37) 14-Kevin Simpson 51 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 10 ILL 3
(Qtr 2) Fighting Illini: 1-10-NEB 38 (0:03) 14-Kevin Simpson 56 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 10 ILL 6
(Qtr 4) Cornhuskers: 4-13-ILL 37 (12:20) 18-Ronald Davis 54 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 13 ILL 6
(Qtr 4) Cornhuskers: 4-1-ILL 20 (2:19) 18-Ronald Davis 37 yard field goal is GOOD. NEB 16 ILL 6
Team Statistics
Cornhuskers Fighting Illini
First Downs 16 13
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 10 7
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 218 171
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards Per Play 3.41 2.95
Net Rushing Yards 104 66
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards Per Rush 3.06 3.67
Net Passing Yards 114 105
- Att/Comp/Int 26 / 20 / 0 36 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 25 4 / 34
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.80 2.63
- Yards Per Completion 6.95 6.95
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 12 5 / 46
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 10 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 38
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 20
Time of Possession 35:28 24:32
Drive Charts
Cornhuskers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:06 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
1 8:02 2:50 OPP 35 5 16 Field Goal
1 2:56 4:47 OWN 45 9 42 Missed FG
2 8:33 3:57 OWN 25 6 23 Punt
2 2:15 1:08 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
3 12:05 4:10 OWN 19 7 31 Punt
3 4:11 1:30 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
3 0:26 3:11 OWN 43 7 20 Field Goal
4 11:16 3:24 OWN 35 5 -1 Punt
4 6:28 4:12 OPP 41 6 21 Field Goal
4 0:13 0:13 OWN 30 1 0 Game
Fighting Illini
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:54 0:52 OWN 28 2 8 Fumble
1 5:12 2:16 OWN 25 3 -15 Punt
2 13:09 4:36 OWN 20 11 48 Field Goal
2 4:36 2:21 OWN 11 5 19 Punt
2 1:07 1:07 OWN 29 4 33 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:55 OWN 25 5 11 Punt
3 7:55 3:44 OWN 10 6 19 Punt
3 2:41 2:15 OWN 17 3 -13 Punt
4 12:15 0:59 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
4 7:52 1:24 OWN 1 3 1 Punt
4 2:16 2:03 OWN 25 13 45 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Richard Fitzgerald 17 46 2.71 13 2 1
#41 Ronald Ellis 13 43 3.31 10 1 0
#5 David Varela 3 18 6.00 10 1 0
#81 Travis Silva 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0
Fighting Illini
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 David Fuller 14 54 3.86 11 2 0
#17 David Vaughan 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#44 John Rodriguez 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#31 Robert Yoder 2 -2 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 David Varela 26 20 139 4 / 25 0 23 0 88.46
Fighting Illini
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 David Vaughan 36 20 139 4 / 34 0 19 0 64.47
Receiving Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Robert Sampson 8 41 5.13 11 0
#24 Richard Fitzgerald 3 39 13.00 23 0
#15 Elmer Shain 4 28 7.00 10 0
#87 Karen Morris 2 16 8.00 9 0
#41 Ronald Ellis 2 8 4.00 5 0
#86 Shane Santiago 1 7 7.00 7 0
Fighting Illini
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Michael Mitchell 6 55 9.17 19 0
#12 Ray Bailey 3 15 5.00 7 0
#39 David Fuller 3 15 5.00 9 0
#44 John Rodriguez 3 13 4.33 8 0
#31 Robert Yoder 2 11 5.50 10 0
#87 David Hacker 1 10 10.00 10 0
#83 Jerry Knight 1 10 10.00 10 0
#88 Ryan Aiello 1 10 10.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Cornhuskers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Steven Tan 41 34 1 2
#56 Lance Cox 37 28 1 3
#66 Sam Bunton 41 38 1 4
#41 Ronald Ellis 18 12 0 1
#86 Shane Santiago 1 24 0 1
#85 Kenneth Kimberling 2 15 0 2
#80 Robert Sampson 0 10 0 0
#68 Charles Antle 42 36 0 1
#62 Thomas Hayes 37 36 0 2
#84 Brian Landeros 0 12 0 2
#24 Richard Fitzgerald 17 14 0 1
#74 Albert Gilham 13 6 0 0
#15 Elmer Shain 0 17 0 0
#87 Karen Morris 0 17 0 1
#81 Travis Silva 0 2 0 0
#53 James Johnson 6 1 0 0
#69 Richard Lux 8 0 0 0
#76 Francis Rojo 10 2 0 0
#71 Julian Eaker 5 0 0 0
#93 Edward Sammons 0 1 0 0
#45 Felix Gonzales 0 1 0 0
#55 Gary Bell 0 1 0 0
#50 John Snell 0 1 0 0
#97 David Vega 0 1 0 0
#98 Jeremy Clinton 0 1 0 0
Fighting Illini
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Leo Bury 43 27 2 3
#39 David Fuller 9 7 1 1
#79 Richard Medina 0 1 0 0
#96 Marcus McCulloch 0 2 0 0
#51 Philip Edgington 0 2 0 0
#27 Richard Valdez 0 1 0 0
#95 Thomas Mitchell 0 1 0 0
#60 Brian Wilson 0 2 0 0
#66 David Edmonds 5 2 0 0
#93 Luther Bourget 0 3 0 0
#93 Chad Walker 0 1 0 0
#91 Robert Montijo 0 2 0 0
#70 Malcolm Wooten 50 27 0 0
#52 Gil Harder 48 26 0 0
#56 Alexander Ford 49 29 0 1
#44 John Rodriguez 17 12 0 1
#65 Dustin Meza 41 25 0 3
#20 Dustin Satterlee 1 0 0 0
#81 Michael Mitchell 5 19 0 0
#88 Ryan Aiello 2 10 0 0
#62 Brian Potter 10 1 0 0
#71 Thomas Woodward 9 0 0 0
#75 Darwin Mills 9 0 0 0
#63 Scott Hughes 3 0 0 0
#87 David Hacker 0 11 0 1
#84 Christopher Burns 0 7 0 0
#12 Ray Bailey 0 10 0 1
#38 Angel Gonzalez 4 7 0 1
#31 Robert Yoder 3 2 0 0
#83 Jerry Knight 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Illini
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#53 James Johnson 0 1 0 0
Fighting Illini
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#39 David Fuller 1 0 0 0
Punting
Cornhuskers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Charles Stern 5 243 48.60 48.00 65 4
Fighting Illini
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Edward Fitch 7 332 47.43 46.29 53 1
Kicking
Cornhuskers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Ronald Davis 3 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 1 / 1
Fighting Illini
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Kevin Simpson 2 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 2 56 0 / 0
Punt Return
Cornhuskers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Robert Sampson 3 10 3.3 8 0
Fighting Illini
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Ray Bailey 1 3 3.0 3 0
Kick Return
Cornhuskers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Illini
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Angel Gonzalez 1 38 38.0 0
Defensive Stats
Cornhuskers
Name Tackles Sacks
#51 Joseph Borden 8 0
#97 David Vega 7 0
#42 Donald Baker 7 0
#53 James Johnson 5 0
#90 Peter Paradis 2 2
#58 Dale Hancock 2 0
#39 Carlos Russell 2 0
#29 Guy Miller 2 0
#18 Ronald Davis 1 0
#55 Gary Bell 1 1
#94 Michael Freeman 1 0
#45 Felix Gonzales 1 0
#50 John Snell 1 1
#98 Jeremy Clinton 1 0
Fighting Illini
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Dave Pack 9 1
#36 Billie Massey 7 0
#98 Mark Davis 7 1
#95 Thomas Mitchell 6 0
#93 Luther Bourget 5 0
#47 Michael Davis 4 0
#91 Robert Montijo 3 0
#66 David Edmonds 3 0
#48 Saul Menefee 3 0
#61 Stephen Garvin 3 2
#49 John Malley 3 0
#27 Richard Valdez 1 0
#88 Ryan Aiello 1 0
#79 Richard Medina 1 0
#60 Brian Wilson 1 0
#93 Chad Walker 1 0
#62 Brian Potter 1 0
#51 Philip Edgington 1 0