| Scoring Summary | 
Northern Illinois (2-1) vs. Nebraska (1-2)
Date: Sep 16, 2017  Site: Lincoln, Neb.  Stadium: Memorial Stadium  Attendance: 89664
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | 
| Northern Illinois | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 
| SCORING SUMMARY | NIU -NEB | |||
| 1st | 11:24 | NIU | LURRY, Shawun 87 yd interception return (HAGAN, Christia kick) | |
| 7 - 0 | ||||
| 01:13 | NIU | JOHNSON, Jawuan 25 yd interception return (HAGAN, Christia kick) | ||
| 14 - 0 | ||||
| 3rd | 08:05 | NEB | Tanner Lee 4 yd run (Drew Brown kick) | |
| 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 0:48 | 14 - 7 | |||
| 00:15 | NEB | Drew Brown 36 yd field goal | ||
| 15 plays, 71 yards, TOP 6:20 | 14 - 10 | |||
| 4th | 11:14 | NEB | Tanner Lee 1 yd run (Drew Brown kick) | |
| 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:14 | 14 - 17 | |||
| 08:52 | NIU | HUFF, Jordan 2 yd run (HAGAN, Christia kick) | ||
| 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:22 | 21 - 17 | |||
| Kickoff time: 11:05 am  End of Game: 2:20 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:15 Referee: Ron Hudson  Umpire: Ryan McClellan  Linesman: Jon Swartz  Line judge: Calvin Diggs  Back judge: Jake Kemp  Field judge: John Roggeman  Side judge: Jeff Pasold  Center judge: Jason Nickelby  Temperature: 74  Wind: SSE 8-13  Weather: Overcast | 
| Team Statistics | 
| Team Totals | NIU | NEB | 
| FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 18 | 
| Rushing | 7 | 6 | 
| Passing | 5 | 12 | 
| Penalty | 1 | 0 | 
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 85 | 85 | 
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 36 | 
| Average Per Rush | 2.7 | 2.4 | 
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 | 
| Yards Gained Rushing | 131 | 124 | 
| Yards Lost Rushing | 46 | 39 | 
| NET YARDS PASSING | 128 | 299 | 
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 15-23-0 | 25-47-3 | 
| Average Per Attempt | 5.6 | 6.4 | 
| Average Per Completion | 8.5 | 12.0 | 
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 | 
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 213 | 384 | 
| Total offense plays | 54 | 83 | 
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.9 | 4.6 | 
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 2-0 | 
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 5-48 | 
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-371 | 6-284 | 
| Average Yards Per Punt | 46.4 | 47.3 | 
| Net Yards Per Punt | 42.2 | 45.7 | 
| Inside 20 | 3 | 0 | 
| 50+ Yards | 2 | 4 | 
| Touchbacks | 1 | 1 | 
| Fair catch | 0 | 3 | 
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 4-260 | 4-260 | 
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 65.0 | 65.0 | 
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 36.0 | 40.0 | 
| Touchbacks | 1 | 3 | 
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2--10-0 | 5-13-0 | 
| Average Per Return | -5.0 | 2.6 | 
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-25-0 | 3-91-0 | 
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 30.3 | 
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-121-2 | 0-0-0 | 
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 | 
| Possession Time | 23:26 | 36:34 | 
| 1st Quarter | 3:18 | 11:42 | 
| 2nd Quarter | 7:20 | 7:40 | 
| 3rd Quarter | 4:56 | 10:04 | 
| 4th Quarter | 7:52 | 7:08 | 
| Third-Down Conversions | 3 of 13 | 6 of 19 | 
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 2 of 4 | 
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-2 | 3-5 | 
| Touchdowns | 1-2 | 2-5 | 
| Field goals | 0-2 | 1-5 | 
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-24 | 2-14 | 
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 2-2 | 
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-2 | 
| Points off turnovers | 14 | 7 | 
| Individual Statistics | 
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-EMBRY, Jalen 1-1; TEAM 1-0; SANTACATERINA D 1-0. Nebraska-Mikale Wilbon 1-0; D. Pierson-El 1-0. | 
| Drive Chart | 
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
| NIU | 1st | N00 | 11:24 | Interception | N00 | 11:24 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
| NIU | 1st | V26 | 09:11 | Punt | V46 | 07:05 | Punt | 6-20 | 2:06 | ||
| NIU | 1st | V40 | 05:42 | Punt | V46 | 04:40 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:02 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N00 | 01:13 | Interception | N00 | 01:13 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
| NIU | 1st | V20 | 00:10 | Punt | N22 | 11:16 | Missed FG | 10-58 | 3:54 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | V23 | 07:02 | Punt | V27 | 03:26 | Punt | 7-4 | 3:36 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | V05 | 00:00 | Missed FG | V05 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V25 | 15:00 | Kickoff | V31 | 13:51 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:09 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V33 | 12:19 | Punt | V29 | 10:17 | Punt | 3--4 | 2:02 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V02 | 00:00 | Punt | V02 | 08:53 | Fumble | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V25 | 08:00 | Kickoff | V45 | 06:35 | Punt | 4-20 | 1:25 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V25 | 00:15 | Kickoff | V23 | 13:28 | Punt | 3--2 | 1:47 | ||
| NIU | 4th | V25 | 11:14 | Kickoff | N00 | 08:52 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-75 | 2:22 | |
| NIU | 4th | V33 | 05:31 | Downs | N36 | 03:09 | Punt | 6-31 | 2:22 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N30 | 01:36 | Interception | N28 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-2 | 1:36 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N25 | 15:00 | Kickoff | V10 | 11:24 | Interception | 7-65 | 3:36 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N17 | 11:19 | Kickoff | N26 | 09:11 | Punt | 3-9 | 2:08 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N02 | 07:05 | Punt | N09 | 05:42 | Punt | 3-7 | 1:23 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N07 | 04:40 | Punt | N21 | 01:13 | Interception | 6-14 | 3:27 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N50 | 01:02 | Kickoff | N45 | 00:10 | Punt | 3--5 | 0:52 | ||
| NEB | 2nd | N22 | 11:16 | Missed FG | N49 | 07:02 | Punt | 9-27 | 4:14 | ||
| NEB | 2nd | N21 | 03:26 | Punt | V20 | 00:00 | Missed FG | 13-59 | 3:26 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | N26 | 13:51 | Punt | N28 | 12:19 | Punt | 3-2 | 1:32 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | N19 | 10:17 | Punt | N25 | 08:53 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:24 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | V02 | 08:53 | Fumble | V00 | 08:05 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-2 | 0:48 | |
| NEB | 3rd | N10 | 06:35 | Punt | V19 | 00:15 | * | FIELD GOAL | 15-71 | 6:20 | |
| NEB | 4th | N37 | 13:28 | Punt | V00 | 11:14 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-63 | 2:14 | |
| NEB | 4th | N24 | 08:46 | Kickoff | V33 | 05:31 | Downs | 8-43 | 3:15 | ||
| NEB | 4th | N20 | 03:09 | Punt | N16 | 01:36 | Interception | 4--4 | 1:33 | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Northern Illinois | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
| Time of possession | 03:18 | 07:20 | 04:56 | 07:52 | 10:38 | 12:48 | 23:26 | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 1/3 | 2/4 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 3/7 | 0/6 | 3/13 | ||
| Average field position | V28 | V23 | V27 | V42 | V27 | V33 | V31 | ||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Nebraska | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total | ||
| Time of possession | 11:42 | 07:40 | 10:04 | 07:08 | 19:22 | 17:12 | 36:34 | ||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 0/4 | 3/6 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 3/10 | 3/9 | 6/19 | ||
| Average field position | N20 | N21 | N38 | N27 | N20 | N33 | N27 | ||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||||
| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How Lost | Pl-Yds | TOP | RZ | |
| NEB | 1st | N25 | 15:00 | Kickoff | V10 | 11:24 | Interception | 7-65 | 3:36 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N00 | 11:24 | Interception | N00 | 11:24 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
| NEB | 1st | N17 | 11:19 | Kickoff | N26 | 09:11 | Punt | 3-9 | 2:08 | ||
| NIU | 1st | V26 | 09:11 | Punt | V46 | 07:05 | Punt | 6-20 | 2:06 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N02 | 07:05 | Punt | N09 | 05:42 | Punt | 3-7 | 1:23 | ||
| NIU | 1st | V40 | 05:42 | Punt | V46 | 04:40 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:02 | ||
| NEB | 1st | N07 | 04:40 | Punt | N21 | 01:13 | Interception | 6-14 | 3:27 | ||
| NIU | 1st | N00 | 01:13 | Interception | N00 | 01:13 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 0-0 | 0:00 | |
| NEB | 1st | N50 | 01:02 | Kickoff | N45 | 00:10 | Punt | 3--5 | 0:52 | ||
| NIU | 1st | V20 | 00:10 | Punt | N22 | 11:16 | Missed FG | 10-58 | 3:54 | ||
| NEB | 2nd | N22 | 11:16 | Missed FG | N49 | 07:02 | Punt | 9-27 | 4:14 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | V23 | 07:02 | Punt | V27 | 03:26 | Punt | 7-4 | 3:36 | ||
| NEB | 2nd | N21 | 03:26 | Punt | V20 | 00:00 | Missed FG | 13-59 | 3:26 | ||
| NIU | 2nd | V05 | 00:00 | Missed FG | V05 | 00:00 | End of half | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V25 | 15:00 | Kickoff | V31 | 13:51 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:09 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | N26 | 13:51 | Punt | N28 | 12:19 | Punt | 3-2 | 1:32 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V33 | 12:19 | Punt | V29 | 10:17 | Punt | 3--4 | 2:02 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | N19 | 10:17 | Punt | N25 | 08:53 | Punt | 3-6 | 1:24 | ||
| NIU | 3rd | V02 | 00:00 | Punt | V02 | 08:53 | Fumble | 0-0 | 0:00 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | V02 | 08:53 | Fumble | V00 | 08:05 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 2-2 | 0:48 | |
| NIU | 3rd | V25 | 08:00 | Kickoff | V45 | 06:35 | Punt | 4-20 | 1:25 | ||
| NEB | 3rd | N10 | 06:35 | Punt | V19 | 00:15 | * | FIELD GOAL | 15-71 | 6:20 | |
| NIU | 3rd | V25 | 00:15 | Kickoff | V23 | 13:28 | Punt | 3--2 | 1:47 | ||
| NEB | 4th | N37 | 13:28 | Punt | V00 | 11:14 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-63 | 2:14 | |
| NIU | 4th | V25 | 11:14 | Kickoff | N00 | 08:52 | * | TOUCHDOWN | 6-75 | 2:22 | |
| NEB | 4th | N24 | 08:46 | Kickoff | V33 | 05:31 | Downs | 8-43 | 3:15 | ||
| NIU | 4th | V33 | 05:31 | Downs | N36 | 03:09 | Punt | 6-31 | 2:22 | ||
| NEB | 4th | N20 | 03:09 | Punt | N16 | 01:36 | Interception | 4--4 | 1:33 | ||
| NIU | 4th | N30 | 01:36 | Interception | N28 | 00:00 | End of half | 4-2 | 1:36 | ||
| Defensive Statistics | 
| ## | Northern Illinois | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH | 
| 6 | JONES, Bobby | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.0/3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 57 | PUGH, Kyle | 6 | 5 | 11 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | 
| 8A | WILLIAMS, Mykel | 9 | 1 | 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 7 | JOHNSON, Jawuan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0/1 | . | . | 1-25 | . | . | . | . | 
| 15 | SMITH, Sutton | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.5/23 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2.0/16 | . | 
| 3A | EMBRY, Jalen | 3 | 1 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 12 | CORCORAN, Josh | . | 4 | 4 | 0.5/1 | . | . | 1-9 | . | . | . | 1 | 
| 99 | LEROY, Ben | 3 | . | 3 | 1.0/8 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.0/8 | . | 
| 1 | SMALLS, Albert | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 
| 20 | ALLEN, Mycial | 3 | . | 3 | 1.0/1 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | 2 | 
| 19 | LURRY, Shawun | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 1-87 | 1 | . | . | . | 
| 18 | SCHWAB, Alex | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 11 | FOSTER, Traysho | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 26 | MISTER, Tommy | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 98 | HEFLIN, Jack | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 10 | BROWN, D.J. | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 59 | SAK, Hayden | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 90 | LEE, William | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 
| 9A | SANDERS, Joe | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 
| 41 | LORBECK, Matt | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 40 | BROWN, Drequan | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 
| ## | Nebraska | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL/Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blkd | Sack/Yds | QBH | 
| 1A | Luke Gifford | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/4 | . | 
| 25 | Antonio Reed | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 24 | Aaron Williams | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 96 | Carlos Davis | . | 5 | 5 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/4 | . | 
| 91 | F. Akinmoladun | 3 | 1 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 49 | Chris Weber | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.5/4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 6 | Eric Lee Jr. | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 
| 3 | Marcus Newby | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 94 | Khalil Davis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5/9 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 0.5/3 | . | 
| 43 | Tyrin Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 7 | Mohamed Barry | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 2B | Lamar Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 5 | Dedrick Young | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 8 | Stanley Morgan | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 31 | Collin Miller | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 44 | M. Stoltenberg | . | 1 | 1 | 0.5/1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 2C | Alex Davis | . | 1 | 1 | 0.5/3 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5/3 | . | 
| 23 | Dicaprio Bootle | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 42 | J. Stovall | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 
| 19 | Marquel Dismuke | . | . | . | . | . | 1-0 | . | . | . | . | . | 
| Participation Report | 
| 
 | 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois: 1E-CHILDERS, Marcu, 2-PARKER, Jonatha, 3A-EMBRY, Jalen, 5-OLOOTU, Mayomi, 9-WESLEY, Jauan, 9A-SANDERS, Joe, 11-FOSTER, Traysho, 13-ABRESCH, Jackso, 18-SCHWAB, Alex, 21-JONES, Marcus, 25-ORNE, Josh, 26-MISTER, Tommy, 29-BUIRGE, Adam, 33-FISCHER, Aaron, 34-HAGAN, Christia, 36-FERENCE, Matt, 37-MILTON, Dwayne, 40-BROWN, Drequan, 41-LORBECK, Matt, 48-JONES-DAVIS A, 52-HLAVA, Jake, 53-WYNNE, Quintin, 55-KRAMER, Weston, 56-ROBERTS, Ryan, 59-SAK, Hayden, 84-HARMSTON, Ty, 89-BRINKMAN, Mitch, 90-LEE, William, 94-WEBSTER, Devin. | 
| Nebraska: 1-Tyjon Lindsey, 2-Zack Darlington, 2A-Tony Butler, 2C-Alex Davis, 2D-Austin Rose, 4-Avery Anderson, 7-Mohamed Barry, 8-Stanley Morgan, 9A-DaiShon Neal, 15-D. Pierson-El, 17-Sedrick King, 19-Marquel Dismuke, 22-Devine Ozigbo, 23-Dicaprio Bootle, 26-Kieron Williams, 31-Collin Miller, 33-Jaylin Bradley, 34-Drew Brown, 35-C. Lightbourn, 36-Reid Karel, 41-Luke McNitt, 42-J. Stovall, 43-Tyrin Ferguson, 54-Jordan Ober, 56-Boe Wilson, 57-J. Weinmaster, 65-C. Gaylord, 79-Michael Decker, 81-Gabe Rahn, 85-Matt Snyder, 86-Jack Stoll, 87-Conor Young, 94-Khalil Davis, 97-Deontre Thomas. | 
| Box Score | 
| 
Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Northern Illinois... 14  0  0  7  - 21       Record: (2-1)
Nebraska............  0  0 10  7  - 17       Record: (1-2)
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:24 NIU - LURRY, Shawun 87 yd interception return (HAGAN, Christia kick), , NIU 7 - NEB 0
    01:13 NIU - JOHNSON, Jawuan 25 yd interception return (HAGAN, Christia kick), , NIU 14 - NEB 0
3rd 08:05 NEB - Tanner Lee 4 yd run (Drew Brown kick), 2-2 0:48, NIU 14 - NEB 7
    00:15 NEB - Drew Brown 36 yd field goal, 15-71 6:20, NIU 14 - NEB 10
4th 11:14 NEB - Tanner Lee 1 yd run (Drew Brown kick), 6-63 2:14, NIU 14 - NEB 17
    08:52 NIU - HUFF, Jordan 2 yd run (HAGAN, Christia kick), 6-75 2:22, NIU 21 - NEB 17
                                    NIU      NEB
FIRST DOWNS...................       13       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    31-85    36-85
PASSING YDS (NET).............      128      299
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  23-15-0  47-25-3
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   54-213   83-384
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............    2--10     5-13
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     1-25     3-91
Interception Returns-Yards....    3-121      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   8-46.4   6-47.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      3-1      2-0
Penalties-Yards...............     3-25     5-48
Possession Time...............    23:26    36:34
Third-Down Conversions........  3 of 13  6 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   2 of 4
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-2      3-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-24     2-14
RUSHING: Northern Illinois-HUFF, Jordan 16-105; CHILDERS, Marcu 2-10;
JONES, Marcus 1-3; BLAKE, Christia 1-minus 1; SANTACATERINA D 7-minus 9; TEAM
4-minus 23. Nebraska-Mikale Wilbon 24-90; Devine Ozigbo 2-8; Luke McNitt 1-4; JD
Spielman 2-1; Tanner Lee 7-minus 18.
PASSING: Northern Illinois-SANTACATERINA D 15-22-0-128; BLAKE, Christia
0-1-0-0. Nebraska-Tanner Lee 25-47-3-299.
RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-BLAKE, Christia 5-77; WESLEY, Jauan 3-29;
BROWN, D.J. 3-18; TEARS, Spencer 2-minus 3; HUFF, Jordan 1-6; JONES, Marcus 1-1.
Nebraska-D. Pierson-El 8-101; Stanley Morgan 6-94; JD Spielman 3-52; Mikale
Wilbon 3-14; Tyjon Lindsey 2-18; Tyler Hoppes 2-17; Bryan Reimers 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS: Northern Illinois-LURRY, Shawun 1-87; JOHNSON, Jawuan
1-25; CORCORAN, Josh 1-9. Nebraska-None.
FUMBLES: Northern Illinois-TEAM 1-0; SANTACATERINA D 1-0; EMBRY, Jalen
1-1. Nebraska-Mikale Wilbon 1-0; D. Pierson-El 1-0.
Stadium: Memorial Stadium      Attendance: 89664
Kickoff time: 11:05 am  End of Game: 2:20 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:15
Officials: Referee: Ron Hudson; Umpire: Ryan McClellan; Linesman: Jon Swartz;
Line judge: Calvin Diggs; Back judge: Jake Kemp; Field judge: John Roggeman;
Side judge: Jeff Pasold; Center judge: Jason Nickelby;
Temperature: 74        Wind: SSE 8-13  Weather: Overcast
 | 
| Play-by-Play Summary | 
| Nebraska won toss and will receive. N.Illinois will defend S. goal. | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu35 | NIU ball on NIU35, HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the NEB0, touchback. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb25 | Tanner Lee pass complete to JD Spielman for 7 yards to the NEB32 (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 2-3 | at Neb32 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left end for 5 yards to the NEB37, 1ST DOWN NEB, out-of-bounds (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb37 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 36 yards to the NIU27, 1ST DOWN NEB, out-of-bounds (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu27 | Mikale Wilbon rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the NIU28 (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Neb | 2-11 | at Niu28 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 11 yards to the NIU17, 1ST DOWN NEB (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu17 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the NIU10 (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 2-3 | at Niu10 | Tanner Lee pass intercepted by LURRY, Shawun at the NIU13, LURRY, Shawun return 87 yards to the NEB0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:24. | 
| Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:36 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 7, Nebraska 0 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the NEB0, Tyjon Lindsey return 17 yards to the NEB17 (MISTER, Tommy). | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb17 | NEBRASKA drive start at 11:19. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb17 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the NEB20 (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 2-7 | at Neb20 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 5 yards to the NEB25 (EMBRY, Jalen). | 
| Neb | 3-2 | at Neb25 | Mikale Wilbon rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the NEB26 (JONES, Bobby;JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Neb | 4-1 | at Neb26 | C. Lightbourn punt 48 yards to the NIU26, fair catch by EMBRY, Jalen. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:08 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu26 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 09:11. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu26 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 6 yards to the NIU32 (Luke Gifford). | 
| Niu | 2-4 | at Niu32 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BROWN, D.J. for 3 yards to the NIU35 (Antonio Reed;Luke Gifford). | 
| Niu | 3-1 | at Niu35 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush up middle for 4 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN NIU (Carlos Davis;Dedrick Young). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu39 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to BLAKE, Christia. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu39 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 7 yards to the NIU46 (Lamar Jackson;Chris Weber). | 
| Niu | 3-3 | at Niu46 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to BROWN, D.J., PENALTY NIU pass interference declined. | 
| Niu | 4-3 | at Niu46 | FERENCE, Matt punt 53 yards to the NEB1, downed. | 
| Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:06 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb01 | NEBRASKA drive start at 07:05. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb01 | NEB ball on NEB2. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb02 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 2 yards to the NEB4 (LEROY, Ben). | 
| Neb | 2-8 | at Neb04 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 5 yards to the NEB9 (LURRY, Shawun;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 3-3 | at Neb09 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to JD Spielman (SMALLS, Albert). | 
| Neb | 4-3 | at Neb09 | C. Lightbourn punt 51 yards to the NIU40, fair catch by EMBRY, Jalen. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:23 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu40 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:42. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu40 | JONES, Marcus rush up middle for 3 yards to the NIU43 (Khalil Davis;Marcus Newby). | 
| Niu | 2-7 | at Niu43 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 3 yards to the NIU46 (Marcus Newby). | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Niu46 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to WESLEY, Jauan (Eric Lee Jr.). | 
| Niu | 4-4 | at Niu46 | FERENCE, Matt punt 47 yards to the NEB7, D. Pierson-El return 0 yards to the NEB7 (FOSTER, Traysho). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:02 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb07 | NEBRASKA drive start at 04:40. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb07 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the NEB9 (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 2-8 | at Neb09 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Tyler Hoppes for 11 yards to the NEB20, 1ST DOWN NEB (EMBRY, Jalen). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb20 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 17 yards to the NEB37, PENALTY NEB holding (Matt Farniok) 10 yards to the NEB10, NO PLAY. | 
| Neb | 1-20 | at Neb10 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Mikale Wilbon for 6 yards to the NEB16, PENALTY NEB illegal block (Jerald Foster) 10 yards to the NEB6. | 
| Neb | 1-24 | at Neb06 | 1st and 24. | 
| Neb | 1-24 | at Neb06 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Tyjon Lindsey for 7 yards to the NEB13 (EMBRY, Jalen). | 
| Neb | 2-17 | at Neb13 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 8 yards to the NEB21 (JONES, Bobby;PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 3-9 | at Neb21 | Tanner Lee pass intercepted by JOHNSON, Jawuan at the NEB25, JOHNSON, Jawuan return 25 yards to the NEB0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:13, QB hurry by BROWN, Drequan. | 
| Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 03:27 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 14, Nebraska 0 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the NEB0, JD Spielman return 50 yards to the 50 yardline (SCHWAB, Alex). | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb50 | NEBRASKA drive start at 01:02. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb50 | PENALTY NEB false start (Jerald Foster) 5 yards to the NEB45. | 
| Neb | 1-15 | at Neb45 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left end for no gain to the NEB45 (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Neb | 2-15 | at Neb45 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to JD Spielman. | 
| Neb | 3-15 | at Neb45 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Mikale Wilbon (SMITH, Sutton), QB hurry by CORCORAN, Josh. | 
| Neb | 4-15 | at Neb45 | C. Lightbourn punt 55 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 00:52 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:10. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu20 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to HUFF, Jordan for 6 yards to the NIU26 (Eric Lee Jr.;Luke Gifford). | 
| Drive: 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 03:54 | |||
| Northern Illinois 14, Nebraska 0 | 
| Niu | 2-4 | at Niu26 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. | 
| Niu | 2-4 | at Niu26 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU28 (Antonio Reed). | 
| Niu | 3-2 | at Niu28 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to TEARS, Spencer for 5 yards to the NIU33, 1ST DOWN NIU (Eric Lee Jr.). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu33 | SANTACATERINA D rush up middle for 5 yards to the NIU38 (F. Akinmoladun). | 
| Niu | 2-5 | at Niu38 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right tackle for 14 yards to the NEB48, 1ST DOWN NIU (Antonio Reed). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb48 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right end for 19 yards to the NEB29, 1ST DOWN NIU, out-of-bounds (Mohamed Barry). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb29 | BLAKE, Christia pass incomplete to BRINKMAN, Mitch. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Neb29 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to JONES, Marcus for 1 yard to the NEB28 (Mohamed Barry;Carlos Davis). | 
| Niu | 3-9 | at Neb28 | CHILDERS, Marcu rush up middle for 6 yards to the NEB22 (Chris Weber). | 
| Niu | 4-3 | at Neb22 | HAGAN, Christia field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide right, spot at NEB22, clock 11:16. | 
| Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 03:54 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb22 | NEBRASKA drive start at 11:16. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb22 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 2 yards to the NEB24 (SMALLS, Albert). | 
| Neb | 2-8 | at Neb24 | JD Spielman rush over left end for 7 yards to the NEB31 (WILLIAMS, Mykel;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 3-1 | at Neb31 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 13 yards to the NEB44, 1ST DOWN NEB (LEROY, Ben). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb44 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for loss of 5 yards to the NEB39, fumble by Mikale Wilbon recovered by NEB Tanner Lee at NEB39. | 
| Neb | 2-15 | at Neb39 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 14 yards to the NIU47, out-of-bounds (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 3-1 | at Niu47 | Timeout Nebraska, clock 08:21. | 
| Neb | 3-1 | at Niu47 | Tanner Lee rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN NEB (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu46 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left end for 3 yards to the NIU43 (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 2-7 | at Niu43 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan. | 
| Neb | 3-7 | at Niu43 | Timeout Nebraska, clock 07:26. | 
| Neb | 3-7 | at Niu43 | Tanner Lee sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NEB49 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Play originally ruled a fumble and return but overturned to sack. | |||
| Neb | 4-15 | at Neb49 | C. Lightbourn punt 28 yards to the NIU23, fair catch by MILTON, Dwayne. | 
| Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, TOP 04:14 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu23 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 07:02. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu23 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to TEARS, Spencer for loss of 8 yards to the NIU15 (Chris Weber;Aaron Williams). | 
| Niu | 2-18 | at Niu15 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to WESLEY, Jauan for 15 yards to the NIU30, out-of-bounds. | 
| Niu | 3-3 | at Niu30 | SANTACATERINA D rush up middle for 4 yards to the NIU34, 1ST DOWN NIU (F. Akinmoladun;Aaron Williams). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu34 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BROWN, D.J. for 12 yards to the NIU46, 1ST DOWN NIU. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu46 | TEAM rush for loss of 13 yards to the NIU33, fumble by TEAM recovered by NIU SANTACATERINA D at NIU33. | 
| Niu | 2-23 | at Niu33 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 04:16. | 
| Niu | 2-23 | at Niu33 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to BROWN, D.J. (Khalil Davis). | 
| Niu | 3-23 | at Niu33 | SANTACATERINA D rush for loss of 6 yards to the NIU27 (Khalil Davis). | 
| Niu | 4-29 | at Niu27 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 03:36. | 
| Niu | 4-29 | at Niu27 | FERENCE, Matt punt 47 yards to the NEB26, D. Pierson-El return -5 yards to the NEB21, fumble by D. Pierson-El recovered by NEB D. Pierson-El at NEB21. | 
| Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, TOP 03:36 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb21 | NEBRASKA drive start at 03:26. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb21 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 13 yards to the NEB34, 1ST DOWN NEB (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb34 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 25 yards to the NIU41, 1ST DOWN NEB (SMALLS, Albert). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu41 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan. | 
| Neb | 2-10 | at Niu41 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Mikale Wilbon, QB hurry by ALLEN, Mycial. | 
| Neb | 3-10 | at Niu41 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 14 yards to the NIU27, 1ST DOWN NEB (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu27 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 7 yards to the NIU20 (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 2-3 | at Niu20 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan. | 
| Neb | 3-3 | at Niu20 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to JD Spielman, QB hurry by PUGH, Kyle. | 
| Neb | 4-3 | at Niu20 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Mikale Wilbon for 11 yards to the NIU9, 1ST DOWN NEB, out-of-bounds (SMALLS, Albert). | 
| Neb | 1-G | at Niu09 | Tanner Lee sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU17 (LEROY, Ben). | 
| Neb | 2-G | at Niu17 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to D. Pierson-El. | 
| Neb | 3-G | at Niu17 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Mikale Wilbon for loss of 3 yards to the NIU20 (JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 4-G | at Niu20 | Timeout Nebraska, clock 00:02. | 
| Neb | 4-G | at Niu20 | Drew Brown field goal attempt from 37 BLOCKED, recovered by NIU TEAM at NIU5 spot at NIU5, clock 00:00 (blocked by LEE, William), TEAM for no gain to the NIU5. | 
| Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, TOP 03:26 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu05 | End of half, clock 00:00. | 
| Northern Illinois 14, Nebraska 0 | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu05 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NEB ball on NEB35, Drew Brown kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 15:00. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 4 yards to the NIU29 (Chris Weber). | 
| Niu | 2-6 | at Niu29 | SANTACATERINA D rush over right end for 2 yards to the NIU31, out-of-bounds. | 
| Niu | 3-4 | at Niu31 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to WIMANN, Shane. | 
| Niu | 4-4 | at Niu31 | FERENCE, Matt punt 53 yards to the NEB16, D. Pierson-El return 10 yards to the NEB26 (SCHWAB, Alex;PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:09 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb26 | NEBRASKA drive start at 13:51. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb26 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 1 yard to the NEB27 (JOHNSON, Jawuan;CORCORAN, Josh). | 
| Neb | 2-9 | at Neb27 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 1 yard to the NEB28 (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 3-8 | at Neb28 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan, QB hurry by SANDERS, Joe. | 
| Neb | 4-8 | at Neb28 | C. Lightbourn punt 51 yards to the NIU21, EMBRY, Jalen return 12 yards to the NIU33 (Collin Miller). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:32 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu33 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 12:19. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu33 | SANTACATERINA D rush over left end for no gain to the NIU33, out-of-bounds (Luke Gifford). | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Niu33 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 4 yards to the NIU37. | 
| Niu | 3-6 | at Niu37 | SANTACATERINA D sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NIU29 (Carlos Davis;Luke Gifford). | 
| Niu | 4-14 | at Niu29 | FERENCE, Matt punt 43 yards to the NEB28, D. Pierson-El return 1 yards to the NEB29 (SAK, Hayden), PENALTY NEB holding (Reid Karel) 10 yards to the NEB19, 1st and 10, NEB ball on NEB19. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 02:02 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb19 | NEBRASKA drive start at 10:17. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb19 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Tyler Hoppes for 6 yards to the NEB25 (JOHNSON, Jawuan;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 2-4 | at Neb25 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for no gain to the NEB25 (JOHNSON, Jawuan;SANDERS, Joe). | 
| Neb | 3-4 | at Neb25 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Tyler Hoppes (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Neb | 4-4 | at Neb25 | C. Lightbourn punt 51 yards to the NIU24, EMBRY, Jalen return -22 yards to the NIU2, fumble by EMBRY, Jalen recovered by NEB Marquel Dismuke at NIU2. | 
| Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:24 | |||
| Neb | 1-G | at Niu02 | NEBRASKA drive start at 08:53. | 
| Neb | 1-G | at Niu02 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for loss of 2 yards to the NIU4 (CORCORAN, Josh;SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Neb | 2-G | at Niu04 | Tanner Lee rush up middle for 4 yards to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05. | 
| Drew Brown kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 14, Nebraska 7 | |||
| Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:53 | |||
| Drew Brown kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, BLAKE, Christia return 25 yards to the NIU25 (J. Stovall;Tyrin Ferguson). | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 08:00. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right tackle for 18 yards to the NIU43, 1ST DOWN NIU (Marcus Newby). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu43 | BLAKE, Christia rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the NIU42, PENALTY NIU illegal formation declined. | 
| Niu | 2-11 | at Niu42 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BROWN, D.J. for 3 yards to the NIU45, out-of-bounds (Aaron Williams). | 
| Niu | 3-8 | at Niu45 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to BROWN, D.J.. | 
| Niu | 4-8 | at Niu45 | FERENCE, Matt punt 45 yards to the NEB10, downed. | 
| Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:25 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb10 | NEBRASKA drive start at 06:35. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb10 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan. | 
| Neb | 2-10 | at Neb10 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for 11 yards to the NEB21, 1ST DOWN NEB (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb21 | JD Spielman rush over left end for loss of 6 yards to the NEB15 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Neb | 2-16 | at Neb15 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 15 yards to the NEB30 (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 3-1 | at Neb30 | Luke McNitt rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the NEB34, 1ST DOWN NEB (JONES, Bobby;CORCORAN, Josh). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb34 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the NEB33 (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Neb | 2-11 | at Neb33 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 28 yards to the NIU39, 1ST DOWN NEB (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu39 | Devine Ozigbo rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the NIU31 (HEFLIN, Jack). | 
| Neb | 2-2 | at Niu31 | Devine Ozigbo rush up middle for no gain to the NIU31 (LORBECK, Matt;PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 3-2 | at Niu31 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan (LURRY, Shawun). | 
| Neb | 4-2 | at Niu31 | Tanner Lee pass complete to JD Spielman for 9 yards to the NIU22, 1ST DOWN NEB (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu22 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 2-10 | at Niu22 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the NIU19 (SMITH, Sutton;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 3-7 | at Niu19 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Connor Ketter, QB hurry by ALLEN, Mycial. | 
| Neb | 4-7 | at Niu19 | Drew Brown field goal attempt from 36 GOOD, clock 00:15. | 
| Northern Illinois 14, Nebraska 10 | |||
| Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, TOP 06:20 | |||
| Drew Brown kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 00:15. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 6 yards to the NIU31 (Dedrick Young;Carlos Davis). | 
| Drive: 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:47 | |||
| Northern Illinois 14, Nebraska 10 | 
| Niu | 2-4 | at Niu31 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. | 
| Niu | 2-4 | at Niu31 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the NIU29 (Antonio Reed;M. Stoltenberg). | 
| Niu | 3-6 | at Niu29 | SANTACATERINA D sacked for loss of 6 yards to the NIU23 (Khalil Davis;Alex Davis), fumble by SANTACATERINA D recovered by NIU SANTACATERINA D at NIU23. | 
| Niu | 4-12 | at Niu23 | FERENCE, Matt punt 47 yards to the NEB30, D. Pierson-El return 7 yards to the NEB37 (WILLIAMS, Mykel). | 
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:47 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb37 | NEBRASKA drive start at 13:28. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb37 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 21 yards to the NIU42, 1ST DOWN NEB (JOHNSON, Jawuan). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu42 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to D. Pierson-El. | 
| Neb | 2-10 | at Niu42 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left end for 4 yards to the NIU38 (JONES, Bobby;EMBRY, Jalen). | 
| Neb | 3-6 | at Niu38 | Tanner Lee pass complete to JD Spielman for 36 yards to the NIU2, 1ST DOWN NEB (LURRY, Shawun). | 
| Neb | 1-G | at Niu02 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU1 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Play originally ruled a TD. Play was reviewed and overturned. | |||
| Neb | 2-G | at Niu01 | Tanner Lee rush up middle for 1 yard to the NIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:14. | 
| Drew Brown kick attempt good. | |||
| Nebraska 17, Northern Illinois 14 | |||
| Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:14 | |||
| Drew Brown kickoff 65 yards to the NIU0, touchback. | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 11:14. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu25 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 47 yards to the NEB28, 1ST DOWN NIU (Eric Lee Jr.). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb28 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the NEB24 (Aaron Williams). | 
| Niu | 2-6 | at Neb24 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the NEB17, 1ST DOWN NIU (Luke Gifford;Aaron Williams). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb17 | PENALTY NIU false start (BRINKMAN, Mitch) 5 yards to the NEB22. | 
| Niu | 1-15 | at Neb22 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to WESLEY, Jauan for 4 yards to the NEB18 (Tyrin Ferguson). | 
| Niu | 2-11 | at Neb18 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to BLAKE, Christia for 16 yards to the NEB2, 1ST DOWN NIU (Luke Gifford). | 
| Niu | 1-G | at Neb02 | HUFF, Jordan rush over left tackle for 2 yards to the NEB0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:52. | 
| HAGAN, Christia kick attempt good. | |||
| Northern Illinois 21, Nebraska 17 | |||
| Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:28 | |||
| HAGAN, Christia kickoff 65 yards to the NEB0, JD Spielman return 24 yards to the NEB24 (BROWN, D.J.). | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb24 | NEBRASKA drive start at 08:46. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb24 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for no gain to the NEB24 (CORCORAN, Josh;PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 2-10 | at Neb24 | Mikale Wilbon rush up middle for 7 yards to the NEB31 (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 3-3 | at Neb31 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Stanley Morgan for 15 yards to the NEB46, 1ST DOWN NEB. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb46 | Tanner Lee pass complete to D. Pierson-El for 18 yards to the NIU36, 1ST DOWN NEB, out-of-bounds (ALLEN, Mycial). | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Niu36 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers. | 
| Neb | 2-10 | at Niu36 | Tanner Lee pass complete to Bryan Reimers for 3 yards to the NIU33 (PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 3-7 | at Niu33 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers. | 
| Neb | 4-7 | at Niu33 | Timeout Northern Illinois, clock 05:35. | 
| Neb | 4-7 | at Niu33 | Tanner Lee pass incomplete to Tyler Hoppes (ALLEN, Mycial), QB hurry by PUGH, Kyle. | 
| Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:15 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu33 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 05:31. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu33 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 2 yards to the NIU35 (F. Akinmoladun). | 
| Niu | 2-8 | at Niu35 | SANTACATERINA D pass complete to WESLEY, Jauan for 10 yards to the NIU45, 1ST DOWN NIU (Lamar Jackson). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Niu45 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right end for 14 yards to the NEB41, 1ST DOWN NIU (Antonio Reed). | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb41 | HUFF, Jordan rush over right tackle for no gain to the NEB41 (Carlos Davis;Dicaprio Bootle). | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Neb41 | Timeout Nebraska, clock 03:59. | 
| Niu | 2-10 | at Neb41 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 5 yards to the NEB36 (Luke Gifford). | 
| Niu | 3-5 | at Neb36 | SANTACATERINA D pass incomplete to BLAKE, Christia. | 
| Niu | 4-5 | at Neb36 | FERENCE, Matt punt 36 yards to the NEB0, touchback. | 
| Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 02:22 | |||
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb20 | NEBRASKA drive start at 03:09. | 
| Neb | 1-10 | at Neb20 | Mikale Wilbon rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the NEB24 (JOHNSON, Jawuan;PUGH, Kyle). | 
| Neb | 2-6 | at Neb24 | Tanner Lee rush for no gain to the NEB24 (LEE, William;JONES, Bobby). | 
| Neb | 3-6 | at Neb24 | Tanner Lee sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NEB16 (SMITH, Sutton). | 
| Neb | 4-14 | at Neb16 | Tanner Lee pass intercepted by CORCORAN, Josh at the NEB24, CORCORAN, Josh return 9 yards to the NEB15 (Stanley Morgan), PENALTY NIU unsportsmanlike conduct (LURRY, Shawun) 15 yards to the NEB30, 1st and 10, NIU ball on NEB30. | 
| Drive: 4 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:33 | |||
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb30 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS drive start at 01:36. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb30 | HUFF, Jordan rush up middle for 4 yards to the NEB26 (F. Akinmoladun), PENALTY NEB unsportsmanlike conduct (Lamar Jackson) 13 yards to the NEB13, 1ST DOWN NIU. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb13 | 1st and 10. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb13 | Timeout Nebraska, clock 01:31. | 
| Niu | 1-10 | at Neb13 | TEAM rush for loss of 3 yards to the NEB16. | 
| Niu | 2-13 | at Neb16 | TEAM rush for loss of 3 yards to the NEB19. | 
| Niu | 3-16 | at Neb19 | PENALTY NIU delay of game 5 yards to the NEB24. | 
| Niu | 3-21 | at Neb24 | TEAM rush for loss of 4 yards to the NEB28. | 
| Niu | 4-25 | at Neb28 | End of game, clock 00:00. | 
| Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:36 | |||
| FINAL SCORE | |||
| Northern Illinois 21, Nebraska 17 | 
| Play Breakdown Summary | 
| Northern Illinois Nebraska Down RUN PASS Total Down RUN PASS Total OVERALL.......... 29 25 54 OVERALL.......... 33 50 83 1ST DOWN......... 17 7 24 1ST DOWN......... 18 15 33 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 0 0 0 2ND DOWN-SHORT... 3 2 5 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 5 1 6 2ND DOWN-MIDDLE.. 3 0 3 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 2 9 11 2ND DOWN-LONG.... 5 14 19 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 1 1 2 3RD DOWN-SHORT... 4 1 5 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 1 3 4 3RD DOWN-MIDDLE.. 0 4 4 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 3 4 7 3RD DOWN-LONG.... 0 10 10 4TH DOWN......... 0 0 0 4TH DOWN......... 0 4 4 Northern Illinois Nebraska Formation RUN PASS Total Formation RUN PASS Total ............... 29 25 54 ............... 33 50 83 |