Nebraska 29Northwestern 28
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | ||
| Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | |
| Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
1st quarter
NEB: Maher 27 field goal, 11:21
NWN: Vitale 10 pass from Siemian (Budzien kick) 1:35
2nd quarter
NEB: Bell 37 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 8:25
NWN: Jones 26 pass from Siemian (Budzien kick) 1:25
3rd quarter
NWN: Mark 80 run (Budzien kick) 12:17
NEB: Martinez 3 run (run failed) 1:09
4th quarter
NWN: Trumpy 3 run (Budzien kick) 8:31
NEB: Allen 8 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 5:55
NEB: Cotton 7 pass from Martinez (pass failed) 2:08
NEB NWN
First downs.................. 26 14
By rushing ................ 12 6
By passing ................ 12 6
By penalty ................. 2 2
Rushes-Yards (net)....... 44-201 38-180
Average per rush.......... 4.6 4.7
Passing yards (net)......... 342 121
Att-Comp-Int.......... 39-27-0 37-16-0
Total offense ........... 83-543 75-301
Average gain per play .... 6.5 4.0
Fumble returns-Yards........ 0-0 0-0
Punt returns-Yards......... 3--5 3-24
Kickoff returns-Yards...... 5-74 3-59
Int. returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average............ 9-42.2 12-38.8
Fumbles-Lost................ 3-3 1-0
Penalties-Yards............ 8-62 5-45
Possession time........... 32:25 27:35
Third-down conversions.. 3 of 14 5 of 20
Fourth-down conversions.. 0 of 1 2 of 2
Red-zone scores-Chances..... 4-4 2-2
Touchdowns ............... 3-4 2-2
Field goals .............. 1-4 0-2
Sacks by: Number-Yards...... 1-2 3-24
RUSHING
NEB: A.Abdullah 19-101; T.Martinez 18-65; B.Heard 1-18; R.Burkhead 4-13; I.Cross 1-3; K.Bell 1-1.
NWN: V.Mark 16-118; K.Colter 14-35; M.Trumpy 6-16; T.Siemian 2-11.
PASSING
NEB: T.Martinez 27-39-0-342.
NWN: T.Siemian 15-35-0-116; K.Colter 1-2-0-5.
RECEIVING
NEB: Q.Enunwa 6-110; K.Bell 6-77; A.Abdullah 5-21; J.Turner 3-56; K.Reed 2-36; T.Marlowe 2-23; T.Allen 1-8; B.Cotton 1-7; S.Osborne 1-4.
NWN: R.Lawrence 4-41; T.Jones 3-36; K.Colter 3-17; D.Vitale 2-14; C.Jones 2-5; K.Prater 1-4; C.Dickerson 1-4.
Attendance: 47,330
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Martinez Leads Late Comeback Against Cats: Taylor Martinez accounted for more than 400 total-offense yards and rallied Nebraska from 12 points down midway through the fourth quarter for a 29-28 win at Northwestern.
It was Nebraska’s second double-digit rally in Big Ten play this season and the Huskers’ first road win of the year. It matched the largest fourth-quarter comeback in school history.
Omaha World-Herald*
- Win by a whisker: Martinez keys comeback in one of his finest performances | PDF
- Game Replay
- Hamstrung Huskers
- Pelini: NU needs to clean up mistakes
- Five things we learned, still don't know
- Tracking the offense, defense
- Tom's Takes
- Husker defense doesn’t crumble
- Quarter by quarter
- Notes: Ryan Field is small but picturesque
- Notes: Injured Enunwa keeps head in game
- Husker fans help silence home team
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2012 schedule
| 09/01 | S. Miss | W 49-20 |
| 09/08 | @ UCLA | L 30-36 |
| 09/15 | Arkansas St. | W 42-13 |
| 09/22 | Idaho St. | W 73-7 |
| 09/29 | Wisconsin | W 30-27 |
| 10/06 | @ Ohio St. | L 38-63 |
| 10/20 | @ Northwestern | W 29-28 |
| 10/27 | Michigan | W 23-9 |
| 11/03 | @ Michigan St. | W 28-24 |
| 11/10 | Penn St. | W 32-23 |
| 11/17 | Minnesota | W 38-14 |
| 11/23 | @ Iowa | W 13-7 |
| 12/01 | @ Wisconsin | L 31-70 |
| 01/01 | Georgia | L 31-45 |
Commentary
Stryker
This is a devilishly hard team to figure out, let alone have confidence in.
Hamar
The Huskers made plays when they had to. They also had all those mistakes that made a comeback necessary.
Haugh
The Big Red Army made so much noise after Nebraska took the lead that Northwestern players needed to use a ‘silent count.’
Dienhart
Go ahead and dream a little, Cornhuskers fans. It’s OK. This team may have turned a big corner on this day.
Shatel
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you outlast yourself.
Sipple
Wild mood swings? We’ve come to expect them from Pelini’s teams. But this was ridiculous.
Chatelain
The actual events at Ryan Field should give you less hope – not more – about the long-term future of the program.