The Nebraska Cornhuskers lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini 9-26 on Saturday.
The Cornhuskers got off to a solid start. It was a 9-13 game late in the second quarter. Unfortunately, quarterback Casey Thompson went down with an injury. Chubba Purdy took over at quarterback, and the offense struggled to get going.
Following the loss, the Cornhuskers have dropped to 3-5 on the season. It also drops their conference record to 2-3, which sinks them down to sixth place in the Big Ten West. Northwestern remains in seventh with a 1-4 conference record and 1-7 overall record.
Let’s take a look at two key stats from Saturday’s loss.