Nebraska 36
S. Miss 28

Sept. 26, 2015 • 11 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • ESPNews
1st2nd3rd4th F 
S. Miss0072128
Nebraska10127736
1st quarter
NEB - Jordan Westerkamp 6 pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) 9:57
NEB - Brown 29 field goal, 4:24
2nd quarter
NEB - Brown 27 field goal, 10:49
NEB - Brown 40 field goal, 5:31
NEB - Brown 22 field goal, 1:34
NEB - Brown 50 field goal, 0:00
3rd quarter
USM - Ito Smith 17 run (Parker Shaunfield kick) 13:19
NEB - Taariq Allen 10 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 0:27
4th quarter
USM - Casey Martin 21 pass from Nick Mullens (Shaunfield kick) 13:34
USM - Casey Martin 19 pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick) 12:26
NEB - Armstrong 16 run (Brown kick) 9:30
USM - Jalen Richard 1 run (Shaunfield kick) 6:55
  
                            USM      NEB
FIRST DOWNS................. 19       25
  Rushing.................... 1       10
  Passing................... 15       14
  Penalty.................... 3        1
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....... 23-11   39-242
PASSING YDS (NET).......... 447      368
Passes Att-Comp-Int.... 42-26-0  35-23-1
TOTAL OFFENSE .......... 65-458   74-610
Fumble Returns-Yards....... 0-0      1-1
Punt Returns-Yards......... 0-0     1-17
Kickoff Returns-Yards..... 4-81     3-31
Int. Returns-Yds.......... 1-30      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)...... 4-40.5   1-44.0
Fumbles-Lost............... 2-1      2-1
Penalties-Yards........... 9-80    12-98
Possession Time.......... 25:59    34:01
Third-Down Conv. ...... 4 of 14  4 of 13
Fourth-Down Conv. ...... 1 of 3   1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.... 4-7      7-8
Sacks By: Number-Yards.... 1-12     4-30

RUSHING
USM: Smith 7-29; Richard 11-22; Martin 1-minus 5; TEAM 1-minus 10; Mullens 3-minus 25

NEB: Newby 18-76; Janovich 5-68; Armstrong 7-63; Reilly 2-12; Cross 4-9; Moore 1-9; Turner 1-3; Ozigbo 1-2

PASSING
USM: Mullens 26-41-0-447; Sarrazin 0-1-0-0
NEB: Armstrong 23-35-1-368 

RECEIVING
USM: Martin 8-102; Thomas 5-121; Smith 5-72; Richard 4-60; Thompson 2-78; Davis 2-14; Hammond 1-5; Duckworth 1-4.

NEB: Westerkamp 11-118; Reilly 3-112; Morgan  2-32; Moore 2-27; Janovich 1-53; Cotton 1-13; Allen 1-10; Newby 1-4; Carter 1-minus 1

Attendance: 89,899

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Huskers Hold on for 36-28 Win: Tommy Armstrong, Drew Brown, Andy Janovich, Brandon Reilly and Jordan Westerkamp all produced career days to lead Nebraska to a 36-28 victory over Southern Miss.

Nebraska amassed 610 yards of total offense, including 242 on the ground, but several drives sputtered in the red zone. That kept Southern Miss within striking distance, and the Golden Eagles mounted a comback that wasn’t snuffed until Freedom Akinmoladun’s quarterback sack near midfield on the game’s final play.

Omaha World-Herald*
• Uneasy landing: Huskers miss chances to put game away, but hold off Southern Miss | PDF
• Tom’s Takes: The Armstrong-Westerkamp connection, fullback love, penalties
• Game replay
• McKewon analysis (video)
• Five things we learned, still don’t know
• Tracking the offense, defense
• Riley says he will examine Husker penalties
• As Husker DE Akinmoladun rises, quarterbacks fall
• Time runs out on Golden Eagles’ frantic finish
• Quarter by quarter
• Notes: For NU, turnovers hard to come by, penalties problematic
• Good day for Drew Brown comes with heartburn on try that would have iced game
• From the sidelines
LJS & GII*

Lincoln Journal Star

• Huskers, with help from the old fullback, survive Golden Eagles
• Walk-on from Elkhorn helps lead NU defense
• Quicker adjustment could have helped Southern Miss
• The Scene: Sadler happy in return to Lincoln
• Report card
• Brown’s record first half turns out critical in NU win
• Red zone woes plague offense that piles 610 yards
• Sideline Chatter
• BC’s Extra Points: Avoiding a Southern mess

 
Grand Island Independent

• Near miss: Nebraska avoids letting 22-point lead slip away
• Second half rocky for defense
• Armstrong continues to progress

 

Huskers.com
More Neb. sources

HuskerOnline

• Huskers hold on for win
• Red zone issues plague NU

 
Hail Varsity

• Beyond the box score
• Tale of the Tape

 
Big Red Report

• Nebraska holds on against USM
• Armstrong now No. 5 in career TD passes at Nebraska

 
Huskers Illustrated

• Huskers hang on
• Akinmoladun steps up
• Coverage, continuity challenges for linebackers

 
Daily Nebraskan

• Huskers escape with win
• Janovich explodes in win

 
Hastings Tribune

• Fullback Janovich part of 610-yard day

 
Husker Chalk Talk

• Charting Southern Miss – Hello Jano!
More sources

Associated Press

• Neb. holds off Southern Miss
• Akinmoladun likes new view from defensive end

 
Hattiesburg American*

• Southern Miss surges late but falls short
• Defense comes through in red zone for Golden Eagles
• Eagles wonder what could have been

 
Biloxi Sun-Herald

• Wild Southern Miss rally comes up short

 
Southern Miss Athletics

• Mullens Passes for Career High in Loss to Nebraska

 

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Series history
2015 schedule
04/11Whites 15, Reds 24
09/05BYUL 28-33
09/12South AlabamaW 48-9
09/19@ MiamiL 33-36
09/26S. MissW 36-28
10/03@ IllinoisL 13-14
10/10WisconsinL 21-23
10/17@ MinnesotaW 48-25
10/24NorthwesternL 28-30
10/31@ PurdueL 45-55
11/07Michigan St.W 39-38
11/14@ RutgersW 31-14
11/27IowaL 20-28
12/26UCLAW 37-29
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Drew Brown's five first-half field goals tied an NCAA record.

Commentary

Sherman

Nebraska enters Big Ten play next week at Illinois with a secondary in something close to disarray.

Mitch Sherman
ESPN.com
Hamar

Janovich’s runs will remind old-time Husker fans of guys like Tom Rathman or Cory Schlesinger.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Callahan

It’s hard what to make of this Husker football team other than a lot of questions still remain.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Vogel

It always felt like anything – good or bad – was possible with Oregon State. It feels that way now with Nebraska sitting at 2-2.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Chatelain

The current state of the program only enhanced the joy of seeing Janovich burst into the open field.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Stryker

When you think about Nebraska to this point in the season, average is an appropriate word.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Sipple

You can’t help but wonder if Nebraska defenders’ confidence is shaky. It looks shaky.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Planos

If the team aims to make anything remotely resembling a run this year they’ll need to improve substantially in the coming days.

Josh Planos
KETV
Shatel

In the end, you had a win and a team happy to take it.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
York

Fullbacks never have and never will enjoy the multiple opportunities I-backs have, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be equally explosive.

Randy York
Huskers.com
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