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Nebraska 38
Wyoming 14

Sep. 24, 2011 • 6:38 p.m. Central
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY • Versus
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 7 7 10 14 38
Wyoming 0 7 0 7 14

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1st quarter
NEB: Burkhead 45 run (Maher kick) 8:29
2nd quarter
NEB: Martinez 8 run (Maher kick) 6:28
WYO: Ogbonna 48 pass from Smith (Sullivan kick) 3:37
3rd quarter
NEB: Burkhead 16 run (Maher kick) 13:39 
NEB: Maher 20 field goal, 8:06 
4th quarter
NEB: Bell 8 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 13:55
WYO: Herron 10 pass from Smith (Sullivan kick) 8:13
NEB: Heard 1 run (Maher kick) 3:57

                             NEB      WYO
First downs ................. 24       18
  Rushing ................... 15        5 
  Passing .................... 7       11 
  Penalty .................... 2        2
Rushes-Yards (net) ...... 49-333   31-137
Passing yds (net) .......... 157      168
  Att-Comp-Int ......... 21-12-0  34-18-1
Total offense ........... 70-490   65-305
Fumble returns-Yards ....... 0-0      0-0
Punt returns-Yards ......... 1-4      1-9
Kickoff returns-Yards ..... 1-24     1-20
Int. returns-Yards ......... 1-0      0-0
Punts-Average ........... 3-53.0   6-44.0
Fumbles-Lost ............... 4-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards ........... 5-48     7-68
Possession time .......... 28:32    31:28
Third-down conv. ....... 7 of 13  7 of 17
Fourth-down conv. ....... 0 of 0   1 of 2
Red-zone scores-Chances .... 5-6      1-2
Sacks by-Yards ............. 1-3      1-3

RUSHING
NEB: R.Burkhead 15-170; A.Jones 4-38; T.Martinez 12-37; A.Abdullah 3-36; B.Heard 9-33; A.Green 3-19; T.Legate 1-4; TEAM 2-minus 4.

WYO: A.Alexander 14-55; B.Miller 10-38; G.Muhammad 3-21; R.Herron 1-21; B.Smith 3-2.

PASSING
NEB: Martinez, T. 12-21-0-157
WYO: B.Smith 17-33-1-166; A.McCoy 1-1-0-2

RECEIVING
NEB: B.Kinnie 3-31; J.Turner 2-23; K.Bell 2-20; K.Reed 1-44; Q.Enunwa 1-30; A.Abdullah 1-11; T.Legate 1-2; R.Burkhead 1-minus 4.

WYO: R.Herron 4-35; D.Rufran 3-26; J.Doctson 3-17; M.Ogbonna 2-54; C.McNeill 2-18; G.Muhammad 2-11; D.Lester 2-7.

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Huskers buck Cowboys; big night for Rex

I-back Rex Burkhead rushed for 170 yards and a pair of touchdowns to carry No. 9 Nebraska to a 38-14 win at previously unbeaten Wyoming.

The Huskers rolled up 333 rushing yards and 490 yards of total offense.

Burkhead’s big night started early, as he raced 45 yards for a TD on the first play of NU’s second possession of the game to put the Huskers up 7-0.

Quarterback Taylor Martinez gave the Huskers a 14-0 edge with an eight-yard touchdown run to cap an 80-yard drive in the second quarter. The Cowboys responded with a 48-yard TD pass to cut Nebraska’s lead to 14-7 with 3:37 left in the half.

The Huskers seized control after taking the second-half kickoff and starting at the Wyoming 41. Burkhead capped NU’s short drive with a 16-yard scoring run to make it 21-7. Brett Maher boosted the margin to 24-7 with a 20-yard field goal with 8:06 left in the quarter.

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2011 schedule
04/16 Red 32, White 29
09/03 Chattanooga W 40-7
09/10 Fresno St. W 42-29
09/17 Washington W 51-38
09/24 @ Wyoming W 38-14
10/01 @ Wisconsin L 17-48
10/08 Ohio St. W 34-27
10/22 @ Minnesota W 41-14
10/29 Michigan St. W 24-3
11/05 Northwestern L 25-28
11/12 @ Penn St. W 17-14
11/19 @ Michigan L 17-45
11/25 Iowa W 20-7
01/02 @ South Carolina L 13-30
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Rex Burkhead rushed for 170 yards on just 15 carries.

Commentary

Stryker

The offensive unit is where the Huskers’ speed advantage resides.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Shatel

This is a Nebraska team that is very happy to be 4-0 right now.

Tom Shatel
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

Most folks are picking Wisconsin to prevail next week. Evidence suggests that's a safe pick.

Steven M. Sipple
Lincoln Journal Star
Chatelain

Nebraska's slew of miscues is hard to overlook.

Dirk Chatelain
Omaha World-Herald
HuskerMike

It's time to stop making excuses and start executing.

HuskerMike
Jarecke

This offense is looking very clever and unpredictable.

Ken Jarecke
HuskerMax
Feit

It is reassuring to know the O Line is capable of taking big chunks of time off the clock.

Dave Feit
HuskerMax
Zatechka

Week five is dawning and we haven't yet had that definitive performance.

Rob Zatechka
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