Illinois beat Nebraska 24-13 at home; both teams entered at 5-3.
It was 7-7 at halftime, and Illinois pulled away by outscoring Nebraska 17-6 in the second half, including 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Nebraska outgained Illinois 426-376 and had 25 first downs to 19, but was flagged 11 times for 82 yards and converted 1 of 4 fourth downs.
Katin Houser threw for 292 yards and 3 touchdowns, and Collin Dixon caught 8 passes for 129 yards and 2 scores; Anthony Colandrea completed 32 of 43 for 284 yards for Nebraska.
Illinois improves to 6-3 and Nebraska falls to 5-4.