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Ameer Abdullah finds a hole as Mike Moudy blocks.

Nebraska 42
Rutgers 24

Oct. 25, 2014 • 11 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • ESPN2
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Rutgers 7 0 10 7 24
Nebraska 7 14 14 7 42 
1st quarter
NEB: Armstrong 16 run (Brown kick) 6:48
RUT: Carroo 71 pass from Nova (Federico kick) 0:10
2nd quarter
NEB: Abdullah 53 run (Brown kick) 13:39
NEB: Abdullah 48 run (Brown kick) 10:28
3rd quarter
NEB: Cotton 8 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 12:08
RUT: Federico 41 field goal, 9:10
NEB: Westerkamp 4 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 2:35
RUT: Peoples 3 run (Federico kick) 0:04
4th quarter
NEB: Abdullah 23 run (Brown kick) 8:07
RUT: Martin 4 run (Federico kick) 5:11

                             RUT      NEB
FIRST DOWNS.................. 15       21
  Rushing..................... 7       11
  Passing..................... 8        8
  Penalty..................... 0        2
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....... 38-143   41-292
PASSING YDS (NET)........... 205      163
  Att-Comp-Int.......... 26-12-1  22-14-1
TOTAL OFFENSE ........... 64-348   63-455
Fumble Returns-Yards........ 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards.......... 0-0     4-36
Kickoff Returns-Yards..... 6-132    4-114
Int. Returns-Yards.......... 1-2     1-28
Punts (Number-Avg)....... 5-43.2   3-33.0
Fumbles-Lost................ 0-0      4-1
Penalties-Yards............ 4-26     5-35
Possession Time........... 30:32    29:28
Third-Down Conv. ....... 4 of 12  8 of 13
Fourth-Down Conv. ....... 0 of 1   0 of 0
Sacks By: Number-Yds........ 0-0     2-19

RUSHING
RUT: C.Laviano 5-54; R.Martin 6-32; D.Peoples 12-32; J.Goodwin 13-31; G.Nova 2-minus 6.

NEB: A.Abdullah 19-225; T.Newby 10-30; I.Cross 5-28; T.Armstrong 6-19; TEAM 1-minus 10.

PASSING
RUT: G.Nova 8-19-1-156;
     C.Laviano 4-7-0-49.
NEB: T.Armstrong 14-22-1-163.

RECEIVING
RUT: L.Carroo 5-127; T.Kroft 2-18; R.Martin 1-21; C.Agudosi 1-18; A.Turzilli 1-12; M.Burton 1-8; D.Peoples 1-1.

NEB: K.Bell 6-63; J.Westerkamp 3-40; A.Moore 2-26; A.Abdullah 2-26; S.Cotton 1-8.

Attendance: 91,088

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Abdullah carries Big Red: Ameer Abdullah produced a school-record 341 all-purpose yards, including 225 rushing, to power the No. 16 Huskers to a 42-24 win over Rutgers.

Fellow senior Kenny Bell hauled in six receptions for 63 yards to increase his career total to 167 receptions to pass Nate Swift’s previous school mark of 166.

Abdullah’s performance included touchdown runs of 53 and 48 yards on back-to-back carries to power Nebraska to a 21-7 halftime lead. On his opening carry of the second half, he added a 49-yard burst.

Omaha World-Herald*
• Defensive line rises in big spots – again – for Huskers | PDF
• Tom’s Takes
• Game replay
• Five things we learned, don’t know
• From the sidelines: Sirles returns; Governors on hand; Pierson-El’s drop
• Minds “lost” on Mitchell’s return, but football isn’t
• Quarter by quarter
• Tracking the offense, defense
• Postgame: Pelini says Huskers “didn’t play at standard we needed to”
Lincoln Journal Star*
• Abdullah carries Huskers past Scarlet Knights
• Bo: “I don’t like the way we played”
• Report card
• Flood defends decision to throw at end of first half
• Snap issues frustrate Beck
• Collins continues to make presence felt
• BC’s Extra Points: Hard Day’s Knight edition
• Bell grabs record, tries to soak up every moment of senior season
• NU notebook: Huskers, not Knights, get hands on a kick
• The Scene: Darlington returns to Memorial Stadium
• Sideline chatter: N.J. governor makes appearance
• Love and football: Husker fan marries Rutgers fan at halftime
More Neb. sources

Grand Island Independent*

• Sweet and Sour: Abdullah shines in uneven win for NU
• Beck frustrated by offense’s lapses
• Defensive linemen shine for Blackshirts
• Bell moving on up in NU record books

Huskers Illustrated

• Huskers post inconsistent win
• Beck talks playcalling

Hastings Tribune

• Huskers top Rutgers 42-24
• Cornhuskers’ receiver, running back have big days
• Expectations for Nebraska have risen

Hail Varsity

• Beyond the box score
• In the ring with Maliek Collins
• They said it
• 3 & out
• Tale of the tape

KETV

• NU runs through Rutgers

Nebraska Radio Network

• Abdullah, Bell power Huskers

HuskerOnline

• Huskers run over Rutgers
• Game rewind

Big Red Report

• Beck answers tough questions

Daily Nebraskan

• Nebraska defeats Rutgers

Nebraska Athletics

• Postgame notes
Opponent sources

Newark Star-Ledger

• Rutgers can’t handle Nebraska running game
• Offensive line overmatched
• Flood foolishly risks Nova in impossible spot
• Nebraska receiver compares Rutgers to … Wyoming?
• Rapid reaction
• Flood: Nova’s status unknown

Asbury Park Press

• Nova’s injury overshadows 18-point loss
• Game rewind

Daily Targum

• Nebraska’s star running back smashes Rutgers’ defense

Rutgers Athletics

• Rutgers falls at Nebraska
Other sources

Associated Press

• Abdullah leads Nebraska over Rutgers
• Rutgers coach expected tough game, and he was right

NFL.com

• Abdullah sets school all-purpose yards record

Des Moines Register

• Nebraska vs. Rutgers is the Big Ten’s new normal
• Abdullah turns heads of Heisman voters

Reuters

• Nebraska, Abdullah run over Rutgers
Photos/Audio/Video

Photos

• Getty Images
• Huskers.com: 1, 2
• Dennis Hubbard
• Lincoln Journal Star
• USA Today Sports
• Hail Varsity
• Athlon

Audio

• Audio highlights
• Complete radio broadcast

Video

• Highlights
• Postgame
• 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
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Nebraska Athletics
Kenny Bell runs for yardage after a catch.

Commentary

Stryker

Abdullah and Bell were worth the price of admission, which is a good thing because few others turned in an impressive performance.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Callahan

Sophomore defensive tackle Maliek Collins is beginning to put his name in consideration for All-Big Ten honors.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Vogel

It sounded like a coach who feels he has a team that’s almost ready to turn the corner.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Johnson

Are we too afraid to say this team is good enough to win the rest of its games, including the Big Ten title game?

Derek Johnson
HuskerMax
Chatelain

Why in the holy name of Cory Schlesinger, Husker Fan says, can’t Beck stick with what’s working?

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
York

For Ameer, records are nice, but memories are more important.

Randy York
Huskers.com
Sipple

Without Abdullah, the Huskers would have little to no chance to push their way over the hump and end their 15-year league-title drought.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Barfknecht

The injury to Nova in such a high-risk vs. almost-zero-return situation could haunt Rutgers for the rest of the season.

Lee Barfknecht *
Omaha World-Herald
Shatel

There is something Ripkenesque or Derek Jeter-like about No. 8 and his impact on Nebraska football.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
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