Ticket Stub: September 20, 1986 - Nebraska (59) vs. Illinois (14) in Champaign-Urbana. Measures about 3.25" x 2" and is ungraded. Selling as is - see photos for condition as there may be some wear and creases! Will ship in a plastic top loader.

The first play of the game set the tone for the entire night in Nebraska’s 59-14 romp over Illinois. Illini quarterback Chris Lamb took the game’s first snap and dropped back to pass, but his aerial landed in the hands of Husker cornerback Brian Davis, who raced untouched 32 yards into the end zone. That gave Nebraska a 7-0 lead in the first 12 seconds. The Huskers built the lead to 28-0 at the end of the first quarter, and they were never seriously threatened. Keith Jones accounted for 168 of Nebraska’s 470 rushing yards as the Illini netted just three yards on the ground.

The 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They finished this season ranked #4 in the Coaches Poll and #5 in the AP poll, going 10-2 overall, 5-2 in the Big 8 Conference and winning the Sugar Bowl 30-15 over LSU.

The 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike White, the Fighting Illini compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference game), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 299 to 189. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Shane Lamb (1,414 passing yards, 50.7% completion percentage), running back Keith Jones (534 rushing yards, 4.0 yards per carry), wide receiver Stephen Pierce (43 receptions for 602 yards), and kicker Chris Siambekos (61 points, 19 of 20 extra points, 14 of 19 field goals).