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Justin Blatchford hurries Penn State QB Matt McGloin

Nebraska 32
Penn State 23

Nov. 10, 2012 • 2:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • ABC/ESPN2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Penn State 7 13 3 0 23
Nebraska 3 3 14 12 32 
1st quarter
PSU: Zach Zwinak 50 run (Sam Ficken kick) 13:14
NEB: Brett Maher 32 field goal, 6:17
2nd quarter
NEB: Maher 27 field goal, 12:29
PSU: Ficken 27 field goal, 6:58
PSU: Jesse James 10 pass from Matt McGloin (Ficken kick) 2:42
PSU: Ficken 38 field goal, 1:08
3rd quarter
NEB: Imani Cross 1 run (Maher kick) 11:48
NEB: Cross 2 run (Maher kick) 9:37
PSU: Ficken 35 field goal, 6:01
4th quarter
NEB: Jamal Turner 5 pass from Taylor Martinez (Maher kick) 10:57
NEB: Safety, intentional grounding in end zone, 5:02
NEB: Maher 33 field goal, 0:23

                             PSU      NEB
FIRST DOWNS.................. 18       21
  By rushing ................. 4       15 
  By passing ................ 12        5 
  By penalty ................. 2        1
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....... 34-151   57-267
  Average Per Rush ......... 4.4      4.7
PASSING YDS (NET)........... 240      171
  Att-Comp-Int.......... 37-18-1  20-12-0
  Average Per Attempt....... 6.5      8.6
TOTAL OFFENSE ........... 71-391   77-438
  Average Gain Per Play .... 5.5      5.7
Fumble Returns-Yards........ 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards......... 2-20      1-1
Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 2-46     1-22
Int. Returns-Yards.......... 0-0     1-22
Punts (Number-Avg)....... 3-47.7   5-41.0
  Net Yards Per Punt ...... 47.3     33.0 
Fumbles-Lost................ 3-2      2-2
Penalties-Yards............ 8-80     7-55
Possession Time........... 25:41    34:19
Third-Down Conv. ....... 6 of 15  9 of 18
Fourth-Down Conv. ....... 0 of 1   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances..... 4-6      6-7
  Touchdowns ............... 1-6      3-7 
  Field goals .............. 3-6      3-7 
Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 2-9     3-14

RUSHING
PSU: Z.Zwinak 21-141; M.Zordich 6-12; M.McGloin 6-minus 1; B.Belton 1-minus 1. 

NEB: A.Abdullah 31-116; T.Martinez 15-104; B.Heard 3-25; I.Cross 8-22.

PASSING
PSU: M.McGloin 18-37-1-240.
NEB: T.Martinez 12-20-0-171. 

RECEIVING
PSU: A.Robinson 6-97; M.Lehman 3-32; Z.Zwinak 2-37; J.James 2-21; A.Kenney 2-15; B.Moseby-Felder 1-23; K.Carter 1-12; M.Zordich 1-3.

NEB: A.Abdullah 4-29; K.Reed 2-60; J.Turner 2-35; K.Bell 2-31; B.Cotton 1-18; Q.Enunwa 1-minus 2.

Attendance: 85,527

Coverage

Stats & Recap
Complete Stats

Huskers Rally to Nip Lions: Nebraska trailed 20-6 at half­time before outscoring Penn State 26-3 in the second half on its way to a 32-23 victory.

Taylor Martinez’s five-yard strike to Jamal Turner with 10:57 left gave the Huskers their first lead, 27-23. Martinez’s 56-yard pass to Kyler Reed helped set up the toss to Turner, and also put Reed over the 1,000-yard receiving mark for his career.

Martinez and I-back Ameer Abdullah both finished with 100-plus yards rushing.

Omaha World-Herald*
Lincoln Journal Star
• Comeback kids do it again
• Nebraska offense reverses fortunes with strong second half
• Goal-line fumble elicits varied PSU responses
• BC’s Extra Points
• Sideline chatter: Paul gets to watch his former teams
• Report card
• The scene: Responses vary in student-section inquiry
• Notebook: Freshman Cross cashes in during key moments
• Blackshirts settle in after tumultuous star
More Neb. sources

Grand Island Independent

• Again: Huskers rally for big win
• Cross a backfield beast
• Blackshirts shut down Penn State in second half

 
Daily Nebraskan

• Huskers defeat Penn State in second-half comeback
• Cross steps up in critical short-yard plays
• Big Ten title is within Nebraska’s grasp

 
Hail Varsity

• Season Saved … Again
• Tale of the Tape

 
HuskerOnline

• Huskers rally back again
• Controversial play aids NU

 
Nebraska Athletics

• NU postgame notes
• Bo Pelini quotes
• NU player quotes
• PSU postgame notes
• Bill O’Brien quotes
• PSU player quotes
Opponent sources

Harrisburg Patriot News

• Controversial call helps seal Nittany Lions’ fate
• Third-quarter woes leave Lions perplexed
• Hill says he was “just too anxious to get out there”
• Notebook
• Beyond the box score
• Game balls

 
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

• PSU falters in 2nd half
• DT Hill holds up in return

 
Philadelphia Inquirer

• Penn State falls short to Nebraska
• Wind was a factor

 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Penn State comes up short against Nebraska
• Controversial fumble adds to tough loss

 
York Daily Record

• Nebraska hands Nittany Lions a 32-23 loss
• Notebook: WR Allen Robinson emerging for Lions
Opponent & Nat'l sources

Penn State Collegian

• Nebraska rushes past Lions
• Second half haunts PSU
• Conspiracy theories unhealthy for fans

 
Penn State Athletics

• Nittany Lions Fall Short

 
Associated Press

• Martinez rallies Huskers

 
ESPN Big Ten Blog

• Huskers make crazy work like a charm
• McGloin upset with fumble call
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Pregame press
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
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Cameron Meredith forces a Penn State safety.

Commentary

Stryker

Nebraska found a way to keep its momentum moving toward Indianapolis.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Vogel

Home field has to mean something and, when Nebraska’s needed it most this season, it has.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Flounders

The game came down to Lehman’s fumble. Or maybe it was Lehman’s touch­down that was not called.

Bob Flounders
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Jones

The lack of an overturn was inexplicable.

David Jones
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Shatel

Put it on a T-shirt, Nittany fans. We’ll hang it in a frame next to the Crooked Sideline shirts from 1982.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Barfknecht

McGloin’s reaction will feed the black helicopter crowd.

Lee Barfknecht *
Omaha World-Herald
Hamar

Ho hum. Another game, another comeback.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Chatelain

There’s something wonderfully old-school about executing the same play over and over and over.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

Pelini's team came out swinging – and landing haymakers – immediately in the second half.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Whitney

The Huskers looked like a different team in the final 30 minutes.

Chris Whitney
KLIN
Callahan

You could play the next 100 years of Nebraska football and not see a string of comebacks like this.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Rudel

Even if Lehman had been awarded a touchdown, Nebraska still had plenty of time to rev up its high-powered offense.

Neil Rudel
Altoona Mirror
York

Once they can clean up some of their messes, there’s no telling how good they might be.

Randy York
Huskers.com
Fegely

Should Penn State leave the Big Ten? ... After seeing the Nebraska game, something has to change.

Zachary Fegely
Harrisburg Patriot-News
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