Wisconsin 15
Nebraska 14

Nov. 19, 2022 • 11 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • ESPN
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  T 
Wisconsin 0 0 3 12 15
Nebraska 0 7 7 0 14 
Second quarter
NEB: T. Palmer 11 pass from C. Thompson (T. Bleekrode kick) 6:40
Third quarter
WIS: N. Van Zelst 25 field goal, 4:50
NEB: Palmer 19 pass from Thompson (Bleekrode kick) 0:34
Fourth quarter
WIS: S. Bell 10 pass from G. Mertz (pass failed) 10:07
WIS: Mertz 1 run (run failed) 0:35

                       WIS       NEB
FIRST DOWNS ........... 21        12
  RUSHING ............. 15         4
  PASSING .............. 6         6
  PENALTY .............. 0         2
RUSHES-NET YDS .... 52-235     29-65
NET YDS PASSING ....... 83       106
  COMP-ATT-INT .... 8-18-1   12-20-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ..... 70-318    49-171
FUMBLE-LOST .......... 0-0       0-0
PENALIZED-YDS ....... 5-50      2-15
PUNTS-AVERAGE ....... 4-42      6-44
PUNT RETURNS-YDS .... 2-22       0-0
K.O. RETURNS-YDS ..... 0-0      4-57
INTERCEPTIONS-YDS .... 0-0      1-23
POSSESSION TIME .... 36:57     23:03
THIRD-DOWN CONV. .... 8-15      5-11
FOURTH-DOWN CONV. .... 0-0       0-0
RED ZONE SCORES ...... 3-3       2-2
SACKS BY-YDS ........ 3-20      1-13

RUSHING
WIS: Mellusi 21-98, Allen 18-92, Guerendo 9-42, Bell 1-10, Mertz 3-minus-7.

NEB: Thompson 11-33, Grant 16-29, Ervin 1-4, TEAM 1-minus-1.

PASSING
WIS: Mertz 8-18-1 83.
NEB: Thompson 12-20-0 106. 

RECEIVING
WIS: Lewis 3-31, Guerendo 1-27, Eschenbach 2-15, Bell 1-10, Engram 1-0.

NEB: Palmer 4-47, Vokolek 2-20, Washington 2-16, Brewington 2-11, Martin 1-8, Manning 1-4.

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Badgers rally, extend hex over Huskers

Wisconsin erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter and beat the Huskers a ninth consecutive time, with a touchdown in the final minute providing the winning margin.

The game was close even though the Huskers managed just 171 yards of offense in quarterback Casey Thompson’s return. The Badgers nearly doubled that number and held commanding advantages of 235 to 65 in rushing yards and 36:57 to 23:03 in time of possession.

Wisconsin never led until quarterback Graham Mertz’s one-yard touchdown run with 35 seconds remaining. The score capped a seven-play, 50-yard drive that included a 27-yard pass from Graham Mertz to running back Isaac Guerendo to the Nebraska 7.

Nebraska’s two touchdowns came on passes from Thompson to Trey Palmer in the second and third quarters covering 11 and 19 yards. With four catches, Palmer increased his season total to 62, moving him into a tie for sixth place on the Nebraska single-season receptions list.

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04/09 White 43, Red 39
08/27 @ Northwestern* L 28-31 
09/03 North Dakota W 38-17 
09/10 Georgia Southern L 42-45 
09/17 Oklahoma L 14-49 
10/01 Indiana W 35-21 
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Commentary

Stryker

The Huskers had no clue how to finish off a mediocre opponent that was ripe for the picking.

Tad Stryker
All Huskers/HuskerMax
Christopherson

You kind of knew it would come down to if Nebraska could hold Wisconsin on the final drive. It didn’t happen.

Brian Christopherson
Husker247
Callahan

You feel for Nebraska’s seniors. They were so close to having a signature moment.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Shatel

As if the Big Ten experience hasn’t come with enough lessons, this most average Wisconsin team provided one more.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Vogel

I don’t think, as both programs face coaching decisions in the weeks ahead, there’s a ton of difference between Nebraska and Wisconsin right now.

Brandon Vogel *
Hail Varsity
Sipple

It’s hard to pin this loss on Nebraska’s defense. It keeps scrapping as the Husker offense scuffles to an alarming degree.

Steven Sipple *
HuskerOnline
Maier

The loss all but assured massive turnover in the program this offseason — even a win over Iowa next week won’t prevent that.

Joseph Maier
Daily Nebraskan
Sherman

The Huskers got seemingly every dose of good fortune for 55 minutes. ... The final five minutes amounted to nothing more than the latest chapter of Nebraska’s nightmare.

Mitch Sherman *
The Athletic
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