Final

Sunday, February 1, 2026

78 - 69

Final Score

Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini 28-9

Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers 19-7

Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini 28-9

78 - 69

Final Score

Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers 19-7

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Squares Analysis

Football squares come down to final score digits. Here's how these teams have been landing this season.

Fighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini

Hot Digits

Landing frequently this season

1 hit 7×

8 hit 6×

0 hit 5×

Cold Digits

Haven't hit this season

Based on 37 games this season

Cornhuskers

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Hot Digits

Landing frequently this season

2 hit 5×

6 hit 4×

8 hit 4×

Cold Digits

Haven't hit this season

Based on 26 games this season

Head-to-Head History

3 games in this rivalry

Last met 2 months ago

All-Time Series

2 Fighting Illini

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1 Cornhuskers

3 games played

155 avg total pts

0-4 top pair (1×)

Historical Digit Pairs

Top 3 cover 100% of games

0-4 1×

3-0 1×

9-8 1×

No dominant digit pair in this rivalry yet. Final scores have been spread across many combinations. These teams typically combine for 155+ points — expect higher-digit squares to stay in play.

Season Scoring

How these teams score this season

ILL

83.2 points per game

+14.5 pt diff

High-scoring in 43% of games

NEB

74.8 points per game

+9.3 pt diff

Expected Combined Score Based on season averages

158

Expect a high-scoring affair. Higher digits (7s, 8s, 4s) tend to hit more often in shootouts.

What are Football Squares?

A popular game day tradition! A 10×10 grid is drawn, participants claim squares, and winners are determined by the last digit of each team's score at the end of each quarter.

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