North­western 31

Nebraska 24

1st quarter
NW: Jackson 17 run (Kuhbander kick) 9:36
NU: Reimers 22 pass from Lee (Brown kick) 0:33 
2nd quarter
NW: Larkin 24 run (Kuhbander kick) 9:06
NU: Stoll 32 pass from Lee (Brown kick) 8:21 
NW: Kuhbander 24 field goal, 1:12
3rd quarter
NU: Newby 49 interception return (Brown kick) 14:08 
NU: Brown 23 field goal, 3:04
4th quarter
NW: Thorson 7 run (Kuhbander kick) 5:32
Overtime
NW: Thorson 1 run (Kuhbander kick)

                            NW      NEB
FIRST DOWNS................ 26       21
  Rushing.................. 14        7
  Passing................... 9       12
  Penalty................... 3        2
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..... 45-232   31-112
PASSING YDS (NET)......... 243      225
Passes Att-Comp-Int... 35-19-2  38-21-3
TOTAL OFFENSE ......... 80-475   69-337
Fumble Returns-Yds........ 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yds.......... 0-0      1-6
Kickoff Returns-Yds...... 1-36    5-102
Int. Returns-Yards....... 3-23     2-81
Punts (Number-Avg)..... 4-37.2   5-39.8
Fumbles-Lost.............. 0-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards.......... 6-65     7-68
Possession Time......... 28:20    31:40
Third-Down Conv. ..... 1 of 11  5 of 15
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 3 of 4   2 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances... 4-4      1-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards... 1-10      0-0

RUSHING
NW: Jackson 31-154; Larkin 10-69; Thorson 4-9.

NU: Ozigbo 23-72; Spielman 2-45; Pierson-El 1-7; Wilbon 1-2; Lindsey 2-minus 6; Lee 2-minus 8.

PASSING
NW: Thorson 19-35-2-243
NU: Lee 21-38-3-225.

RECEIVING
NW: Wilson 5-107; Skowronek 4-49; Dickerson 3-25; Nagel 2-24; Jackson 2-22; Larkin 2-12; Lees, Riley 1-4.

NU: Morgan 4-38; Pierson-El 4-34; Spielman 3-48; Stoll 3-41; Ozigbo 2-18; Wilbon 2-8; Reimers 1-22; Lindsey 1-8; Hoppes 1-8.

Attendance: 89,721

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