With very few teams having played in Week 0, I didn’t color code the pile for Nebraska. Instead I focused on some specific stats from the gave vs Illinois. Then, we take a look at Fordham and how they fared (FCS) in 2020.
Nebraska vs Illinois
The numbers were definitely lying to us this week. On paper, Nebraska should have won this game.
- First downs: Nebraska 19; Illinois 18
- Total offense: Nebraska 392; Illinois 326
- Yards/rush attempt: Nebraska 4.1; Illinois 3.5
- Yards/completion: Nebraska 14.5; Illinois 10.6
- Interceptions: Nebraska 0; Illinois 0 (/insert sad face gif here)
- Fumbles lost: Nebraska 1; Illinois 1
- Red zone scores/chances: Nebraska 3/3; Illinois 3/3
- Quarters played by backup QB: Nebraska 0; Illinois 3+
Okay.