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Stanley Jean-Baptiste's pick-six

Nebraska 56
Soutthern Miss 13

Sep. 7, 2013 • 5 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • BTN
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Soutthern Miss 3 3 7 0 13
Nebraska 21 14 14 7 56 
1st quarter
NEB: Jean-Baptiste 43 interception return (Smith kick) 13:47
USM: Acosta 32 field goal, 5:42
NEB: Enunwa 16 pass from Martinez (Bondi kick) 1:24
NEB: Evans 22 interception return (Smith kick) 1:17  
2nd quarter
NEB: Abdullah 3 run (Smith kick) 7:01  
USM: Acosta 45 field goal, 3:11
NEB: Bell 21 pass from Martinez (Smith kick) 0:12  
3rd quarter
USM: Bradley 41 pass from Bridgford (Acosta kick) 11:43
NEB: Abdullah 37 run (Smith kick) 11:25  
NEB: Burtch 26 pass from Martinez (Smith kick) 10:32 
4th quarter
NEB: Cross 1 run (Bondi kick) 14:38 
 
                           USM        NEB
First downs ............... 16         30
  Rushing .................  4         16 
  Passing ................. 10         13 
  Penalty .................. 2          1
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ..... 27-62     46-285
PASSING YDS (NET) ........ 222        194
  Att-Comp-Int ....... 37-21-4    28-19-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ......... 64-284     74-479
Fumble Returns-Yds ....... 0-0        0-0
Punt Returns-Yds ......... 1-5        2-6
Kickoff Returns-Yds...... 2-22       2-89
Int. Returns-Yds ......... 0-0       4-86
Punts-Avg ............. 5-45.2     4-46.0
Fumbles-Lost ............. 2-0        1-1
Penalties-Yards ......... 7-55       6-75
Possession Time ........ 28:09      31:51
Third-Down Conv. ..... 4 of 13    7 of 12
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 0 of 1     1 of 1
Sacks By: Number-Yds ..... 0-0       1-10

RUSHING
USM: K.Hardy 10-35; J.Richard 4-24; T.Bracken 7-9; J.Hester 3-5; Team 1-minus-2; A.Bridgford 2-minus-9.

NEB: A.Abdullah 17-114;  T.Newby 8-60; T.Martinez 6-34; T.Armstrong 4-23; K.Frazier 4-21; I.Cross 4-14; G.Nabity 2-10; R.Kellogg III 1-9.

PASSING
USM: A.Bridgford 21-35-3 222; N.Mullens 0-2-1 0.

NEB: T.Martinez 15-23-0 170; R.Kellogg III 4-5-0 24.

RECEIVING
USM: T.Holmes 8-65; R.Bradley 3-57; T.Bracken 2-34; J.Richard 2-14; J.Revies 2-12; M.Triplett 1-15; J.Sims 1-13; J.Cox 1-7; D.Sullivan 1-5.

NEB: Q.Enunwa 5-58; A.Abdullah 4-16; K.Bell 3-45; J.Westerkamp 2-15; S.Burtch 1-26; C.Carter 1-12; J.Turner 1-9; T.Newby 1-minus-5.

Attendance: 90,466
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Ameer Abdullah runs past Jerrion Johnson in the second quarter.

Coverage

Stats & Recap
Complete Stats

Huskers soar past Golden Eagles: Nebraska’s Blackshirt defense hauled in four interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns, while Taylor Martinez threw three touchdown passes to lead a balanced offense in a 56-13 win over Southern Miss.

Nebraska finished with 479 total yards, including 285 rushing and 194 passing. I-back Ameer Abdullah led NU’s ground game with 17 carries for 114 yards.

USM had just four rushing yards until midway through the fourth quarter.

Omaha World-Herald*
• Blackshirts shake off doubts, help fuel Huskers’ blowout win
• Alt. version of above
• Tracking the offense, defense
• Game replay
• Quarter by quarter
• Tom’s Takes
• Five things we learned, still don’t know
• Notes: Demeanor, understanding of game helped Banderas land starter spot
• Handling hot weather proves to be (cool) breeze
• Turnovers are trouble for Golden Eagles as losing streak extends to 14 games
• Scoring fast – and slow
Lincoln Journal Star*
• Blackshirts lead rout of Southern Miss
• Armstrong looks good in Husker debut
• Notebook: Gregory swarms So. Miss. backfield
• Sideline chatter: Touted recruits attend Saturday’s game
• The scene: Weather just fine for a big-hair day
• Report card
• Banderas, Gerry instrumental for Blackshirts in first career starts
More Neb. sources

Hail Varsity

• Instant Reaction
• They Said It

HuskerOnline

• NU back on track with blowout win

Columbus Telegram

• Blackshirts make strides against USM

Grand Island Independent

• NU defense comes to play
• Freshmen Banderas, Gerry earn praise in first starts
• NU offense aiming for faster starts
Other sources

Associated Press

• Neb. starts fast, beats USM

ESPN.com

• Helmet stickers
• What we learned

Southern Miss Athletics

• Southern Miss Falls To Neb.

Hattiesburg American

• Eagles stumble to 2nd loss
• Monken will push balance
• Turnover troubles continue
• Another poor start

Jackson Clarion-Ledger

• Nebraska hands Southern Miss its 14th straight loss*
• Early turnover troubles, costly penalties continue*
Photos/Audio/Video

Photos: Huskers.com, LJS, OWH (1, 2), USA Today, AP & Getty, Corn Nation, Hail Varsity

Audio

• Postgame press conference
• Big Red Replay
• Complete radio broadcast

Video

• Game footage: Huskers.com, BTN, NCAA.com
• Postgame
• Big Red Wrap-Up
• Full game: DVD | YouTube
2013 schedule
04/06 Reds 32, Whites 25
08/31 Wyoming W 37-34
09/07 S. Miss W 56-13
09/14 UCLA L 21-41
09/21 South Dakota St. W 59-20
10/05 Illinois W 39-19
10/12 @ Purdue W 44-7
10/26 @ Minnesota L 23-34
11/02 Northwestern W 27-24
11/09 @ Michigan W 17-13
11/16 Michigan St. L 28-41
11/23 @ Penn St. W 23-20
11/29 Iowa L 17-38
01/01 @ Georgia W 24-19
Pregame links & info
Pregame page & opp. info
Predictions
Series history
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Randy Gregory had four QB hurries.

Commentary

Stryker

Pound for pound, Bell is the toughest Cornhusker, both physically and mentally.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Callahan

Nebraska paid Southern Miss over $2 million to play in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, and it was worth every penny.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Sipple

Nebraska was dialed-in. The Huskers’ body language was good from the start.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Chatelain

Gregory is ... the explosive edge rusher Nebraska desperately needs.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Hamar

There is no relaxing – not for the coaches, players or fans. It’s now UCLA week.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Shatel

We’ll know more a week from now. But we won’t see the finished puzzle, not by a long shot.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Vogel

It was less storm, more calm before the snap and it made a difference elsewhere.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Husker Mike

Offensively, it was another slow start for Nebraska, and I’m growing increasingly concerned about the offensive line.

Husker Mike
Whitney

I liked the pass rush, even though there weren’t any sacks.

Chris Whitney
KLIN
York

Gregory is showing signs of being a rather menacing pass rusher on the edge.

Randy York
Huskers.com
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