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Minnesota 28
Nebraska 24

Nov. 22, 2014 • 11 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • ESPN
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Minnesota 7 0 14 7 28
Nebraska 7 14 3 0 24 
1st quarter
NU: Abdullah 2 run (Brown kick), 9:42
UM: Leidner 1 run (Santoso kick) 4:43
2nd quarter
NU: Pierson-El 18 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 10:57
NU: Gerry 85 return of blocked field goal (Brown kick) 5:18
3rd quarter
UM: Cobb 17 run (Santoso kick) 11:14
NU: Brown 30 field goal, 7:19
UM: Williams 19 run (Santoso kick) 1:47
4th quarter
UM: Leidner 3 run (Santoso kick) 3:25

                           MIN      NEB
FIRST DOWNS................ 23       18
  Rushing.................. 15       10
  Passing................... 7        7
  Penalty................... 1        1
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..... 53-281   38-174
PASSING YDS (NET)......... 135      223
  Att-Comp-Int......... 18-8-0  20-12-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ......... 71-416   58-397
Fumble Returns-Yards..... 2-26      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards....... 1-12      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.... 4-76     1-16
Punts (Number-Avg)..... 4-37.8   4-43.5
Fumbles-Lost.............. 2-0      3-2
Penalties-Yards.......... 1-15     3-25
Possession Time......... 35:03    24:57
Third-Down Conv. ..... 5 of 12  6 of 13
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 1 of 1   0 of 0
Sacks By-Yards........... 4-23     2-22

RUSHING
UM: M.Leidner 22-111; D.Cobb 15-80; D.Kirkwood 7-32; R.Williams 3-22; K.Maye 2-15; B.Edwards, 2-11; D.Jones 1-8; Team 1-minus 2; Z.Epping 0-4.

NU: A.Abdullah 20-98; T.Armstrong 12-45; I.Cross 6-31.

PASSING
UM: M.Leidner 8-17-0-135; TEAM 0-1-0-0.

NU: T.Armstrong 12-19-0-223; TEAM 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING
UM: M.Williams 3-45; K.Maye 2-50; D.Cobb 2-29; M.Thomas 1-11.

NU: J.Westerkamp 5-47; D.Pierson-El 4-87; K.Bell 1-73; L.Hovey 1-13; A.Moore 1-3.

Attendance: 91,186
Kenny Bell
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Kenny Bell pulls in a pass in the first quarter. He was knocked out of the game at the end of the 73-yard play.

Coverage

Stats & Recap
Complete Stats

Huskers come up short against Gophers: Nebraska trailed only for the game’s final 3:25, but the Huskers’ last drive ended on a turnover inside the Minnesota 5-yard line as the Gophers escaped from Memorial Stadium with a 28-24 win.

Trailing 24-21, Minnesota took over at its own 20 with 8:34 left and put together an 80-yard drive in 10 plays that took 5:09 off the clock and provided the go-ahead touchdown.

Omaha World-Herald*
• Gophers rally past Huskers; Pelini says NU “didn’t deserve to win” | PDF
• Game replay
• After clock hits zero, Gophers look to Wisconsin
• Tracking the offense, defense
• Tom’s Takes
• “No loss is easy to take, especially in this state”
• Five things we learned, don’t know
• Gophers go from afterthought to thinking of a title
• Notes: Pelini says deep pass on second-and-1 a “bad call”
• “Leaky yards” lead to long drives for Gophers
• From the sidelines: Husker fans wake up to see seniors off
• Quarter by quarter
Lincoln Journal Star
• Minnesota rallies to stun Huskers 28-24
• Report card
• Gophers steal the ball, game from Huskers
• Husker defense can’t get grasp of Leidner, Gopher ground attack
• BC’s Extra Points: Gopher Broke edition
• Fumbles halt Husker scoring chances
• Huskers’ chief surgeon since 1974 says goodbye
• Notebook: Leland Gangwish watches his grandson play for the first time
• The scene: Gopher technician can’t hide, not even in Lincoln
More Neb. sources

Grand Island Independent*

• Nebraska surrenders big lead, falls to Minnesota
• Beck left second-guessing key fourth-quarter call
• Gerry flashes playmaking abilities

Huskers Illustrated

• Opportunity missed
• Report card: Mixed results
• NU fumbles one at home

Hail Varsity

• Beyond the box score
• Tale of the Tape

KMTV

• NU stunned on Senior Day

HuskerOnline

• Huskers fall short
• Defense takes the blame

Nebraska Athletics

• Bo Pelini quotes
• NU player quotes
Opponent sources

Minneapolis Star Tribune

• One “Big Red” down as Gophers stun Huskers
• Victory shows depth of Gophers’ progress under Kill
• Gophers rebounded from Nebraska’s demoralizing TD off blocked field goal
• Gophers defensive back makes up for error with game-saver
• Notes: Sore left hamstring shelves Cobb

St. Paul Pioneer Press

• Gophers will play for Big Ten West title after win over Nebraska
• Boddy-Calhoun delivers game-winning strip
• Guard Zac Epping bails out his QB with key fumble recovery

Minnesota Athletics

• Gophers rally past Nebraska
• Mobile-friendly stats
National sources

Fox Sports North

• Mental toughness propels Minnesota to historic win
• 5 things we learned
• Notebook

NBCSports.com

• Nebraska fumbles away a win

Associated Press

• Minnesota rallies to get past Nebraska

ESPN.com

• Instant analysis

BTN.com

• Minnesota records “signature win” of Jerry Kill era
• Week 13 honors, grades, stock reports & numbers
Photos/Audio/Video

Photos

• Getty Images
• Huskers.com
• Lincoln Journal Star
• USA Today Sports
• Corn Nation

Audio

• Audio highlights
• Complete radio broadcast

Video

• Game highlights
• Huskers’ final play
• Postgame press conference
• Big Red Wrap-Up
• Full game: DVD | YouTube
2014 schedule
04/12 Reds 55, Whites 46
08/30 Florida Atlantic W 55-7
09/06 McNeese St. W 31-24
09/13 @ Fresno St. W 55-19
09/20 Miami W 41-31
09/27 Illinois W 45-14
10/04 @ Michigan St. L 22-27
10/18 @ Northwestern W 38-17
10/25 Rutgers W 42-24
11/01 Purdue W 35-14
11/15 @ Wisconsin L 24-59
11/22 Minnesota L 24-28
11/28 @ Iowa W 37-34
12/27 @ USC L 42-45
Pregame links & info
Pregame page & opp. info
Predictions | Stats matchup
Series history
Nebraska Athletics
Nate Gerry returns a blocked field goal for a touchdown.

Commentary

Muessel

Nebraska has a systemic issue in execution and funda­mentals, and break­downs in those areas have transformed from gimmicks and hiccups to predictable trends.

Grant Muessel
Hail Varsity
Hayes

Look closely at what you just saw, Nebraska. Your next coach was the guy standing on the other sideline.

Matt Hayes
Sporting News
Callahan

Nebraska knew what was coming but they still couldn’t stop it.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Vogel

Nebraska had its shot - 205 seconds to go 75 yards. And on that drive, Abdullah ... touched the ball once.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Johnson

Minnesota made Nebraska’s offense look like amateur hour.

Derek Johnson
HuskerMax
Shatel

I’d say it’s embarrassing that Nebraska football is now getting schooled by the same style that it mastered all those years. But you can’t really be embarrassed anymore, can you?

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Staples

Somebody in Lincoln needs to decide what they want the program to be.

Andy Staples
Sports Illustrated
Sipple

Bottom line, Eichorst must gauge the temperature of the fan base and guard against discernible apathy and, worse, acceptance.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Stryker

When Pelini was hired in December 2007, he talked about playing hard-nosed football and winning championships. Well, it’s 2014, and neither is happening.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Sherman

This is the new normal at Nebraska, and even the coach won’t argue.

Mitch Sherman
ESPN.com
Chatelain

The Blackshirts are lost and Pelini’s vision is fading further and further away, as distant as Chimney Rock. It’s someone else’s turn.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Hamar

The loss Saturday wasn’t due to a lack of effort. It was due to a lack of execution. That’s nothing new for this team.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Pernell

It is finally time to move on from head coach Bo Pelini.

Jeremy Pernell
HuskerMax
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