Matt Rhule's shortcomings against ranked teams continued Friday night, as his 22nd-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers fell to the No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini 31-24 in overtime.
With that loss, Rhule-coached teams are now just 2-20 all-time against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, per Shane Shoemaker of Athlon Sports. Rhule has also lost 14 consecutive games to ranked opponents.
While several of Rhule's ranked losses came during his time at Temple and Baylor, Nebraska is in the midst of a long run of futility against ranked opponents as well, having lost 25 straight games to Top 25 teams dating back to 2016, according to ESPN.