Former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler was also killed; LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the accident but sustained only non-life-threatening injuries.

At the end of the game, Kyle Kasun intercepted the ball as the time expired, allowing the white team to win.

Tommy Armstrong Jr., Ryker Fyfe and Patrick O'Brien all played at quarterback for team Red.

The Cornhuskers will host Big Ten opponents Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, and Purdue, and will travel to Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.

Nebraska opened the 2016 season with a non-conference matchup against Fresno State at Memorial Stadium.

Before the game, there was a tribute to the late Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, who was killed in a car crash in July.

Before their first punt, the Huskers observed a moment of silence for Foltz by sending only 10 players onto the field with no punter waiting for the snap.

Senior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw three touchdown passes during this matchup, in which he set the record for most career touchdown passes in the Nebraska program history, surpassing Taylor Martinez's previous record of 56.

The Cornhuskers will travel to Eugene, Oregon in the 2017 season to face the Ducks at Autzen Stadium, game 2 of the home-and-home series between the two programs.

Nebraska opened conference play with their first road game of the season in Evanston, Illinois against Northwestern.

In the second quarter, Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson ran the ball 42 yards for a touchdown.

Nebraska played its second conference game at home against the Illinois Fighting Illini on October 1, 2016.

Nebraska beat the Illini by a score of 31–16, claiming their 5th win on the season to make the Cornhuskers 5–0.