Nebraska 32 Michigan 28
December 28, 2005
-- 7 p.m. CST, ESPN
Alamodome -- San Antonio, Texas | Order the game on DVD
1 2 3 4 - Final
Michigan 7 7 7 7 - 28
Nebraska 7 7 3 15 - 32
1st quarter
NU - Nunn 52 yd. pass from Taylor (Congdon kick) 8:04
MU - Ecker 13 yd. pass from Henne (Rivas kick) 5:48
2nd quarter
MU - Massey 16 yd. pass from Henne (Rivas kick) 11:43
NU - Swift 14 yd. pass from Taylor (Congdon kick) 2:37
3rd quarter
NU - Congdon 20 yd. FG 8:54
MU - Manningham 21 yd. pass from Henne (Rivas kick) 6:31
4th quarter
MU - Henne 7 yd. run (Rivas kick) 11:40
NU - Ross 31 yd. run (Peterson pass from Taylor) 8:08
NU - Nunn 13 yd. pass from Taylor (Congdon kick) 4:29
MICH NU
FIRST DOWNS................... 23 16
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 42-130 37-151
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 270 167
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 21-43-1 14-31-2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 85-400 68-318
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 2-16
Punt Returns-Yards............ 7-72 3-32
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 6-186 2-43
Interception Returns-Yards.... 2-0 1-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 7-34.9 8-51.5
Fumbles-Lost.................. 4-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards............... 6-49 9-76
Possession Time............... 31:21 28:39
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 17 4 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 1
RUSHING No Gain Loss Net TD
Ross, Cory 28 165 4 161 1
Lucky, Marlon 1 3 0 3 0
Team 1 0 3 -3 0
Taylor, Zac 7 17 27 -10 0
PASSING Att Cmp Int Yds TD
Taylor, Zac 31 14 2 167 3
RECEIVING No. Yds TD Long
Nunn, Terrence 4 91 2 52
Swift, Nate 3 31 1 14
Hardy, Frantz 3 27 0 13
Ross, Cory 3 8 0 6
Phillips, J.B. 1 10 0 10
Attendance: 62,016
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Official recapHuskers Beat Michigan for Alamo Bowl Title Senior I-back Cory Ross rushed for 161 yards, including a fourth-quarter touchdown run to power the Nebraska football team to its third straight win and its third Alamo Bowl title in the past six years with a 32-28 victory over No. 20 Michigan
• Omaha World-Herald:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Lincoln Journal Star:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• HuskerNews.com
• Nebraska StatePaper
• Austin American-Statesman
• Houston Chronicle
• San Antonio Express-News
• Detroit Free Press 1, 2, 3
• Toledo Blade: 1, 2,
• UM Athletics
• New York Times
• ESPN
• MSNBC (with Shockwave diagram of final play)
• Sun Belt officiating statement
 Photo courtesy of Huskers.com
Cory Ross rushed for 161 yards, including 102 in the second half. |
• Photos: Detroit News, Huskers.com, OWH
• Video:
The final play, Game highlights (1, 2, 3)
• Commentary:
• Colonel Mustard
• Husker Dan
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