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Nebraska 30
Penn State 23

Nov. 14, 2020 • 11 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • FS1
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Penn State 0 6 10 7 23
Nebraska 10 17 0 3 30 
First quarter
NEB: McCaffrey 1 run (Culp kick) 11:25
NEB: Culp 22 field goal, 6:14
Second quarter
PSU: Pinegar 33 field goal, 14:50
NEB: Betts 45 pass from McCaffrey (Culp kick) 14:01
NEB: D.Williams 26 fumble return (Culp kick) 11:29
PSU: Pinegar 40 field goal, 5:48
NEB: Culp 25 field goal, 0:00
Third quarter
PSU: Lee 31 run (Pinegar kick) 7:51
PSU: Pinegar 27 field goal, 1:01
Fourth quarter
NEB: Culp 30 field goal, 10:34
PSU: Ford 5 run (Pinegar kick) 9:20

                           PSU      NEB
FIRST DOWNS................ 30       17
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..... 52-245   39-146
PASSING YDS (NET)......... 256      152
  Att-Comp-Int........ 39-19-1  21-13-1
TOTAL OFFENSE.......... 91-501   60-298
Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0     1-26
Punt Returns-Yards....... 1-21     1-25
Kickoff Returns-Yds...... 4-51      0-0
Int. Returns-Yards........ 1-0     1-55
Punts (Number-Avg)..... 1-34.0   4-40.5
Fumbles-Lost.............. 1-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards.......... 4-50     5-39
Possession Time......... 36:24    23:36
Third-Down Conv. ........ 8/17     4/12
Fourth-Down Conv. ........ 3/5   1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances... 4-6      4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards.... 1-4     2-17

RUSHING
PSU: Ford, Devyn 16-66; Levis, Will 18-61; Holmes, Caziah 4-50; Lee, Keyvone 8-49; Clifford, Sean 6-19.

NEB: McCaffrey, Luke 13-67; Robinson, W. 16-60; Mills, Dedrick 3-11; Scott, Marvin 5-11; Thompkins, R. 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 5.

PASSING
PSU: Levis, Will 14-31-0-219; Clifford, Sean 5-8-1-37.

NEB: McCaffrey, Luke 13-21-1-152.

RECEIVING
PSU: Freiermuth, Pat 7-113; Washington, P. 5-70; Lambert-Smith,K 3-35; Dotson, Jahan 2-27; George, Daniel 1-6; Ford, Devyn 1-5.

NEB: Robinson, W. 5-11; Allen, Austin 3-39; Betts, Zavier 2-54; Falck, Levi 1-21; Scott, Marvin 1-14; Warner, Kade 1-13.

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FANALYTIX

Huskers start fast, hold off rallying Lions

In a tale of two very different halves, Nebraska’s defense held on fourth down on back-to-back drives inside the Husker 11-yard line to secure a 30-23 win over Penn State at Memorial Stadium.

Nebraska’s impressive defensive stands in the final four minutes came after Penn State threatened to erase a 27-6 halftime advantage for the Big Red, which won its 2020 home opener to improve to 1-2 on the year. The Huskers sent the Nittany Lions back to State College with an 0-4 record.

The Husker defense put up heroic efforts from start to finish, but none were bigger than Luke Reimer’s sack of Penn State’s Will Levis on 3rd-and-goal at the NU 9 with 48 seconds left, as Nebraska held a tenuous 30-23 lead. Reimer’s sack set up 4th-and-13, and senior defensive lineman Ben Stille put the exclamation point on the win with his hit on Levis to force a flailing, desperation toss that fell incomplete in the middle of the field.

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10/24 @ Ohio St. L 17-52
11/07 @ Northwestern L 13-21
11/14 Penn St. W 30-23
11/21 Illinois L 23-41
11/27 @ Iowa L 20-26
12/05 @ Purdue W 37-27
12/12 Minnesota L 17-24
12/18 @ Rutgers W 28-21
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Commentary

Stryker

Despite giving up 500 yards in 91 snaps, the Husker defense won this game; the offense simply avoided losing it.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Shatel

This was Frost’s 10th win at Nebraska, hardly a distinguished list. But by far it’s his best win. A much-needed win.

Tom Shatel
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

This win was so difficult for Nebraska to come by, it almost felt like it had to beat Penn State twice.

Steven M. Sipple
Lincoln Journal Star
Vogel

This win ... came in the way that so many Husker losses have come during the Frost era.

Brandon Vogel
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Callahan

I loved the play call to freshman wide receiver Zavier Betts. It was straight out of the Bellevue West playbook and something he was very comfortable running.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Chatelain

Winning matters, even during a pandemic, especially after 357 days without success.

Dirk Chatelain
Omaha World-Herald
Wirt

Nebraska ended up winning against Penn State where it lost against Northwestern — in the red zone.

Landon Wirt
Daily Nebraskan
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