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(25) Nebraska at (17) Northwestern

3:30 pm EDT Sat Oct 20, 2012

  • Light Rain with Thunder Evanston, IL 69°F

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Nebraska 29 at Northwestern 28

29
Nebraska Cornhuskers
5-2 (Won last 1)
Final
Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska Cornhuskers 3 7 6 13 29
Northwestern Wildcats 7 7 7 7 28
28
Northwestern Wildcats
6-2 (Lost last 1)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NEB - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
11:36 Nebraska Cornhuskers NEB FG

Brett Maher kicked a 27-yard field goal

 3 - 0
2:21 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. TD

Trevor Siemian passed to Dan Vitale to the left for 10 yard gain (Jeff Budzien made PAT)

 3 - 7
2nd Quarter NEB - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
9:09 Nebraska Cornhuskers NEB TD

Taylor Martinez passed to Kenny Bell down the middle for 37 yard gain (Brett Maher made PAT)

 10 - 7
2:02 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. TD

Trevor Siemian passed to Tony Jones to the right for 27 yard gain (Jeff Budzien made PAT)

 10 - 14
3rd Quarter NEB - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
12:33 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. TD

Venric Mark rushed to the right for 80 yard gain (Jeff Budzien made PAT)

 10 - 21
1:46 Nebraska Cornhuskers NEB TD

Taylor Martinez rushed to the right for 3 yard gain (2pt attempt failed, Braylon Heard run to the right)

 16 - 21
4th Quarter NEB - N.W.
Scoring Summary: Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
9:24 Northwestern Wildcats N.W. TD

Mike Trumpy rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain (Jeff Budzien made PAT)

 16 - 28
6:08 Nebraska Cornhuskers NEB TD

Taylor Martinez passed to Taariq Allen to the left for 8 yard gain (Brett Maher made PAT)

 23 - 28
2:38 Nebraska Cornhuskers NEB TD

Taylor Martinez passed to Ben Cotton to the right for 7 yard gain (2pt attempt failed, Taylor Martinez pass to Jamal Turner)

 29 - 28

Passing

Team Statistics: Passing for Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Taylor Martinez 27 39 342 69.2 8.8 3 24 3 0 168.3
Team Statistics: Passing for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Trevor Siemian 15 35 116 42.9 3.3 0 0 2 0 89.6
Kain Colter 1 2 5 50.0 2.5 1 2 0 0 71.0

Rushing

Team Statistics: Rushing for Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Ameer Abdullah 19 101 5.3 15 0 0
Taylor Martinez 18 65 3.6 15 1 0
Braylon Heard 1 18 18.0 18 0 0
Rex Burkhead 4 13 3.3 8 0 0
Imani Cross 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Kenny Bell 1 1 1.0 1 0 0
Team Statistics: Rushing for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Venric Mark 16 118 7.4 80 1 0
Kain Colter 14 35 2.5 9 0 0
Mike Trumpy 6 16 2.7 4 1 0
Trevor Siemian 2 11 5.5 8 0 0

Receiving

Team Statistics: Receiving for Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Quincy Enunwa 6 110 18.3 31 0 0
Kenny Bell 6 77 12.8 37 1 0
Jamal Turner 3 56 18.7 25 0 0
Kyler Reed 2 36 18.0 20 0 0
Tim Marlowe 2 23 11.5 16 0 0
Ameer Abdullah 5 21 4.2 9 0 0
Taariq Allen 1 8 8.0 8 1 0
Ben Cotton 1 7 7.0 7 1 0
Steven Osborne 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
Team Statistics: Receiving for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Rashad Lawrence 4 41 10.3 24 0 0
Tony Jones 3 36 12.0 26 1 0
Kain Colter 3 17 5.7 8 0 0
Dan Vitale 2 14 7.0 10 1 0
Christian Jones 2 5 2.5 5 0 0
Kyle Prater 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
Cameron Dickerson 1 4 4.0 4 0 0

Kicking

Team Statistics: Kicking for Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Brett Maher 2 2 1 1 27 100.0 5
Team Statistics: Kicking for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Jeff Budzien 4 4 0 1 0 0.0 4

Punting

Team Statistics: Punting for Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Brett Maher 9 42.2 58 0 5 0
Team Statistics: Punting for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Brandon Williams 12 38.8 59 0 4 0

Kick/Punt Returns

Team Statistics: Returns for Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Kenny Bell 5 74 14.8 26 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ameer Abdullah 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 -5 -2.5 0 0
Team Statistics: Returns for Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Venric Mark 2 39 19.5 21 0 2 21 10.5 15 0
Tony Jones 1 20 20.0 20 0 1 3 3.0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 2:36 am ET

Top Performers

Nebraska
T. Martinez
Taylor Martinez QB

27-39, 342 yds
3 TDs
18 Rush, 65 yds, 1 TD

Northwestern
T. Siemian
Trevor Siemian QB

15-35, 116 yds
2 TDs

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: Nebraska Cornhuskers / Northwestern Wildcats
Team Statistics Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats
First Downs 26 14
Total Yards 543 301
Turnovers 3 0
First Downs 26 14
Passing 12 6
Rushing 12 6
Penalty 2 2
Third Down Efficiency 3-14 5-20
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-1 2-2
Total Net Yards 543 301
Total Plays 83 75
Average Gain Per Play 6.5 4.0
Net Yards Rushing 201 180
Rushes 44 38
Average Per Rush 4.6 4.7
Net Yards Passing 342 121
Completions-Attempts 27-39 16-37
Yards Per Pass Play 8.8 3.3
Times Sacked 3 1
Yards Lost to Sacks 24 2
Had Intercepted 0 0
Punts 9 12
Average Punt 42.2 38.8
Penalties 8 5
Penalty Yards 62 45
Fumbles 3 1
Fumbles Lost 3 0