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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Big Ten
24
46% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois
Fighting Illini
Big Ten
27
54% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Illinois by 2.85
TOTAL POINTS
51
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Nebraska
Illinois
|
87
B+
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
89
B+
|
|
84
B
|
Offensive |
88
B+
|
|
90
A-
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
95
A
|
SoS (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
95
A
|
SoS (Future) |
91
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Nebraska
Illinois
| 44 | Overall | 21 |
| 36 | Power | 35 |
| 52 | Offensive | 38 |
| 31 | Defensive | 36 |
| 15 | SoS (Current) | 28 |
| 15 | SoS (Future) | 28 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Nebraska
Illinois
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
7-6 (53.8%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Home |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
2-6 (25%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Nebraska
Illinois
| #49 Northwestern | Best Win | #17 Southern Cal |
| #41 Minnesota | Worst Loss | #51 Wisconsin |
| 68 pts vs #227 Akron | Largest MOV | 49 pts vs #352 Western Illinois |
| 27 pts vs #36 Penn State | Largest MOD | 53 pts vs #1 Indiana |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Nebraska
Illinois
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 29.4 |
| 24.6 | Points Against | 23.6 |
| 36.1 | Home PPG | 31.3 |
| 20.9 | Home PA | 14.4 |
| 19.5 | Away PPG | 26.6 |
| 28.3 | Away PA | 35.6 |
| 85-79 | Opponent Record | 99-71 |
| 98.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 72.1 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| L 3 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Nebraska
Illinois
| Dec 31 (12) Utah (11-2) L 22-44 | Dec 30 Tennessee (8-5) W 30-28 |
| Nov 28 vs (15) Iowa (9-4) L 16-40 | Nov 29 vs Northwestern (7-6) W 20-13 |
| Nov 22 at Penn State (7-6) L 10-37 | Nov 22 at Wisconsin (4-8) L 10-27 |
| Nov 8 at UCLA (3-9) W 28-21 | Nov 15 vs Maryland (4-8) W 24-6 |
| Nov 1 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-21 | Nov 1 vs Rutgers (5-7) W 35-13 |
| Oct 25 vs Northwestern (7-6) W 28-21 | Oct 25 at Washington (9-4) L 25-42 |
| Oct 17 at Minnesota (8-5) L 6-24 | Oct 11 vs (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 16-34 |
| Oct 11 at Maryland (4-8) W 34-31 | Oct 4 at Purdue (2-10) W 43-27 |
| Oct 4 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 38-27 | Sep 27 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) W 34-32 |
| Sep 20 vs (20) Michigan (9-4) L 27-30 | Sep 20 at (1) Indiana (16-0) L 10-63 |
| Sep 13 vs Houston Christian (2-10) W 59-7 | Sep 13 vs Western Michigan (10-4) W 38-0 |
| Sep 6 vs Akron (5-7) W 68-0 | Sep 6 at Duke (9-5) W 45-19 |
| Aug 28 Cincinnati (7-6) W 20-17 | Aug 29 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 52-3 |
