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De’Mornay Pierson-El eludes a defender during his 86-yard punt return.

Nebraska 55
Fresno St. 19

Sept. 13, 2014 • 9:40 p.m. Central
Bulldog Stadium •Fresno, CA • CBS Sports Network
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Nebraska1413141455
Fresno St.237719
1st quarter
NU: Westerkamp 70 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 13:14
NU: Abdullah 57 run (Brown kick) 12:03 
FS: Safety, ball illegally batted through end zone, 9:21 
2nd quarter
NU: Brown 38 field goal, 12:18
NU: Pierson-El 86 punt return (Brown kick) 9:11
NU: Brown 22 field goal, 5:40
FS: Kroening 27 field goal, 2:08
3rd quarter
NU: Carter 20 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 11:50
FS: Burrell 66 run (Kroening kick) 4:42
NU: Cross 62 run (Brown kick) 2:47
4th quarter
NU: Cotton 23 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 10:48
FS: Hardaway 9 pass from Burrell (Kroening kick) 6:25
NU: Bailey 20 pass from Fyfe (Brown kick) 3:04
 
                            NU       FS
FIRST DOWNS................ 22       20
  Rushing................... 7        5
  Passing.................. 13       13
  Penalty................... 2        2
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..... 42-280   28-105
PASSING YDS (NET)......... 282      241
  Att-Comp-Int........ 24-14-0  59-30-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS.... 66-562   87-346
Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards...... 6-140     2-15
Kickoff Returns-Yards.... 3-38    6-135
Int. Returns-Yards........ 0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)..... 5-47.4  13-40.5
Fumbles-Lost.............. 4-1      1-0
Penalties-Yards.......... 6-61     5-55
Possession Time......... 30:40    29:20
Third-Down Conv. ..... 6 of 15  6 of 23
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 0 of 0   1 of 1
Sacks By: Number-Yds .... 4-29      0-0

RUSHING
NU: A.Abdullah 19-110; I.Cross 3-69; T.Armstrong 9-65; T.Newby 7-18; R.Fyfe 1-12; G.Nabity 1-3; J.Nelson 2-3. 

FS: B.Burrell 9-59; J.Quezada 10-28; M.Waller 7-19; D.Root 1-1; M.Michenheimer 1-minus 2.

PASSING
NU: T.Armstrong 12-21-0-260;
    R.Fyfe 2-3-0-22.
FS: B.Burrell 30-59-0-241

RECEIVING
NU: K.Bell 5-84; L.Hovey 3-48; J.Westerkamp 2-85;  S.Cotton 1-23; C.Carter 1-20; T.Newby 1-12; C.Bailey 1-10.

FS: J.Harper 9-76; D.Hardaway 4-52; G.Watson 4-45; A.Peck 3-17; L.Williams 3-5; D.Root 2-38; M.Waller 2-0; J.Johnson 1-7; M.Michenheimer 1-6; J.Quezada 1-minus 5.

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Big Plays Bury Bulldogs: Nebraska scored on four plays of 55 or more yards and never looked back in rolling to a 55-19 win Saturday night, snapping Fresno State’s 13-game home winning streak.

Playing on a 99-degree night, the Huskers racked up 562 yards of total offense.

The Huskers got big nights from I-back Ameer Abdullah, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., wide receivers Kenny Bell and Jordan Westerkamp, and punt returner De’Mornay Pierson-El, who had 150 yards in punt returns.

Omaha World-Herald*
• Huskers roll past Fresno State
• Alt. version of above
• Game replay
• Tom’s Takes
• Tracking the offense, defense
• Five things we learned, don’t know
• McKewon analysis (video)
• Big gains help Huskers pound Dogs’ all-or-nothing defensive attack
• Bolstered by Gregory’s return, Husker defensive line has succesful “hunt”
• Notes: Walk-on Lane Hovey steps up; Kalu shines in start; Gregory sees “dirty” play
• From the sidelines: Husker skill players follow Ameer’s orders to start fast
• Fresno offense wants to find quality in its quantity; young defense has room to grow
Lincoln Journal Star*
• Big plays carry Huskers past Bulldogs
• Pierson-El gives NU big spark
• NU notebook: So much for uniform jinx
• Report card
• The Scene: Road games are home games for some Husker fans
• Railyard chatter: Thousands descend on Haymarket for late-night viewing
• BC’s Extra Points: Taming Bulldogs
More Neb. sources

Hail Varsity

• Beyond the box score
• Tale of the tape

Grand Island Independent

• Huskers use big plays to blast Fresno State

Daily Nebraskan

• Huskers run away with road victory

HuskerOnline

• Huskers run away from Bulldogs

Huskers Illustrated

• Report card

KETV

• Nebraska routs Fresno State
Natl. & opponent sources

Fresno Bee

• Home no help: Fresno State blown out again*
• Brian Burrell gets full QB duty*
• Little chance to see likes of Nebraska on future schedules*

Fresno State Athletics

• Fresno State Defeated By Nebraska

Mountain West Connection

• A Big Red embarrassment

Associated Press

• Neb. hammers Fresno State
• Pierson-El pumping life into punt returns

Reuters

• Nebraska 55, Fresno State 19
Photos/Audio/Video

Photos

• Huskers Illustrated
• USA Today Sports
• Huskers.com
• Omaha World-Herald: 1, 2
• Lincoln Journal Star

Audio

• Game highlights
• Complete radio broadcast

Video

• CBS Sports Network recap
• Huskers.com highlights
• Postgame press conference
• Big Red Wrap-Up
• Full game: DVD | YouTube
2014 schedule
04/12Reds 55, Whites 46
08/30Florida AtlanticW 55-7
09/06McNeese St.W 31-24
09/13@ Fresno St.W 55-19
09/20MiamiW 41-31
09/27IllinoisW 45-14
10/04@ Michigan St.L 22-27
10/18@ NorthwesternW 38-17
10/25RutgersW 42-24
11/01PurdueW 35-14
11/15@ WisconsinL 24-59
11/22MinnesotaL 24-28
11/28@ IowaW 37-34
12/27@ USCL 42-45
Pregame links & info
Pregame page & opponent info
Predictions | Stats matchup
Series history
Nebraska Athletics
Jordan Westerkamp on his 70-yard TD catch

Commentary

Shatel

NU showed up in a strange place and showed up in the right way.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Chatelain

You don’t make ‘SportsCenter’ by avoiding turnovers and fielding punts. But you do win games.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Callahan

Probably my biggest concern tonight with the offense was they were home run or bust.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Sipple

Give credit where it’s due. NU overlooked McNeese State. It didn’t repeat that error.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Stryker

Encouraging sign: Armstrong started to involve his tight ends in the attack.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Vogel

Like a lot of pure home run hitters, Nebraska’s still striking out too much to truly be comfortable.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
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