Washington 19
Nebraska 7

Dec. 30, 2010 • 9 p.m. Central
Holiday Bowl • San Diego, CA • ESPN
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Nebraska07007
Washington1007219
1st quarter
UW: Polk 3 run (Folk kick) 9:08
UW: Folk 39 field goal, 1:29
2nd quarter
NU: Reed 15 pass from Martinez (Henery kick) 10:24
3rd quarter
UW: Locker 25 run (Folk kick) 13:18
4th quarter
UW: Safety, holding in end zone, 13:38	
   
                              NU       UW
FIRST DOWNS.................. 14       21
  Rushing..................... 6       14
  Passing..................... 7        4
  Penalty..................... 1        3
Rushes-Yards (net)........ 41-91   52-268
Passing yards (net).......... 98       72
  Att-Comp-Int.......... 21-10-1   19-6-0
Total offense ........... 62-189   71-340
Fumble returns-Yards........ 0-0     1-14
Punt returns-Yards.......... 0-0     3-15
Kickoff returns-Yards...... 4-81     3-62
Int. returns-Yards... ...... 0-0      1-0
Punts-Average............ 6-36.5   4-39.8
Fumbles-Lost................ 3-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards.......... 12-102     3-30
Possession time........... 28:56    31:04
Third-down conv. ....... 4 of 14  6 of 15
Fourth-down conv. ........2 of 3   0 of 2
Red-zone scores-Chances..... 1-1      1-3
Sacks by-Yards.............. 0-0     5-43
   
RUSHING
NU: R. Burkhead 12-39; R. Helu Jr. 11-34;
    T. Martinez 14-23; C. Green 3-minus 2;
    TEAM 1-minus 3. 
UW: C. Polk 34-177; J. Locker 13-83; 
    J. Callier 4-9; TEAM 1-minus 1.
   
PASSING
NU: C. Green 3-12-0-45; 
    T. Martinez 7-9-1-53.
UW: J. Locker 5-16-0-56; 
    J. Callier 1-2-0-16; TEAM 0-1-0-0.
   
RECEIVING
NU: M. McNeill 3-33; K. Reed 2-31; 
    B. Kinnie 2-21; R. Burkhead 2-12; 
    T. Martinez 1-1.
UW: D. Goodwin 2-30; C. Polk 2-22; 
    J. Locker 1-16; J. Kearse 1-4.
  
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In rematch, Huskies shut down Huskers

Nebraska struggled to find its offensive rhythm against an inspired Washington defense in a 19-7 loss to the Huskies in the Holiday Bowl

With the loss, the Huskers finished with a 10-4 record for the second straight season, while Washington closed the year with a 7-6 mark while winning its final four games.

Washington jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead after an early NU miscue on its first possession. The Huskers had put together an eight-play drive that crossed into UW territory when Victor Aiyewa forced a Rex Burkhead fumble. Ta’amu Alameda recovered the ball and returned it to the Nebraska 21. Three plays later, Chris Polk’s three-yard touchdown run gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead.

After Erik Folk’s 39-yard field goal with 1:29 left in the opening quarter, Nebraska put together its only successful drive with a 10-play, 74-yard march capped by Taylor Martinez’s 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kyler Reed.

The Huskers couldn’t mount any serious scoring threats in the second half. NU managed just 156 total yards in the game after rolling up 533 yards in the first meeting with the Huskies this season in Seattle.

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2010 schedule
04/17Red 21, White 16
09/04W. KentuckyW 49-10
09/11IdahoW 38-17
09/18@ WashingtonW 56-21
09/25South Dakota St.W 17-3
10/07@ Kansas St.W 48-13
10/16TexasL 13-20
10/23@ Oklahoma St.W 51-41
10/30MissouriW 31-17
11/06@ Iowa St.W 31-30
11/13KansasW 20-3
11/20@ Texas A&ML 6-9
11/26ColoradoW 45-17
12/04OklahomaL 20-23
12/30@ WashingtonL 7-19

Commentary

Stryker

Nebraska’s lack of discipline and cohesiveness is what turned this season into a disappointment.

HuskerMax
Shatel

The entire offense needs to be put under the microscope.

Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

I'm not sure Nebraska had a Plan B Thursday night.

Chatelain

This was a head scratcher. A complete failure to prepare.

Omaha World-Herald
Bishop

Washington was motivated, Nebraska was not.

Husker Mike

Tonight might have been the worst offensive performance by a Husker team in a bowl game ever, considering the level of competition.

McKewon

Big Ten power teams will play this game tape at summer picnics.

Nebraska StatePaper
Kelley

This … was as significant as any postseason win in Huskies history.

Seattle Times
Hamar

The Huskies just wanted this one more than the Huskers.

Grand Island Independent
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