University of Illinois
3-2 , 0-1
Nebraska
4-1 , 1-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
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| Illinois | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Illinois Falls to Nebraska in Big Ten Opener, 39-19
October 5, 2013 | Football
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Nebraska 39, Illinois 19
Sat. October 5, 2013  Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Neb.
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Tommy Armstrong, starting his second straight game in place of injured quarterback Taylor Martinez, led the Cornhuskers (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) to touchdowns on his first three series and was solid throughout.
Armstrong was 8 of 13 for 135 yards.
Just as big as Armstrong's performance was that of Nebraska's defense, which had been one of the nation's worst through four games.
Illinois (3-2, 0-1), which came in averaging 40 points a game, didn't score its first touchdown until the middle of the third quarter. Twice when the Illini looked as if they would make a game of it, the Huskers made big stops.
Josh Ferguson led the Illini with 114 yards on 19 carries and another 82 yards on eight catches.
Team Stats
ILL 0, NEB 7
NEB - Abdullah, Ameer 2 yd run (Smith, Pat kick), 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:16
ILL 0, NEB 14
NEB - Enunwa, Quincy 4 yd pass from Armstrong, T. (Smith, Pat kick) 10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:30
ILL 0, NEB 17
NEB - Smith, Pat 27 yd field goal 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:36
ILL 3, NEB 17
ILL - Zalewski, T. 38 yd field goal 14 plays, 72 yards, TOP 5:09
ILL 3, NEB 23
NEB - Cross, Imani 2 yd run (Smith, Pat kickfailed), 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:26
ILL 5, NEB 23
ILL - TEAM 3 yd safety
ILL 5, NEB 30
NEB - Abdullah, Ameer 43 yd run (Bondi, Mauro kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:02
ILL 12, NEB 30
ILL - Young, Donovonn 1 yd run (Zalewski, T. kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 7:04
ILL 12, NEB 36
NEB - Bell, Kenny 37 yd pass from Armstrong, T. (Bondi, Mauro kickfailed) 3 plays, 39 yards, TOP 0:38
ILL 12, NEB 39
NEB - Smith, Pat 32 yd field goal 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 4:27
ILL 19, NEB 39
ILL - Ferguson, Josh 1 yd run (Zalewski, T. kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:19
