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Williams Nwaneri makes a tackle during the first half.

Minnesota 24
Nebraska 6

Oct. 17, 2025 • 7 p.m. Central
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN • FOX
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 3 3 0 0 6
Minnesota 0 7 7 10 24
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First quarter
 NEB: Cunanan 33 field goal, 0:00
Second quarter
 MIN: Lindsey 1 run (Denaburg kick) 13:20
 NEB: Cunanan 30 field goal, 4:25
Third quarter
 MIN: Brockington 20 pass from Lindsey (Denaburg kick) 2:36
Fourth quarter
 MIN: Taylor 1 run (Denaburg kick) 12:32
 MIN: Denaburg 30 field goal, 5:14

                        NEB       MIN
FIRST DOWNS ............ 13        18
  By Rushing ............ 3         8
  By Passing ............ 9         7
  By Penalty ............ 1         3
RUSHES-NET YDS ...... 29-36    35-186
  Yards Gained ........ 100       196
  Yards Lost ........... 64        10
NET YDS PASSING ....... 177       153
  Comp-Att-Int .... 17-25-0   16-20-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 54-213    55-339
Fumbles-Lost .......... 0-0       1-0
Penalized-Yards ...... 6-65      3-30
PUNTS-AVG .......... 5-44.6    5-39.6
  Net Yds Avg ........ 44.2      35.2
Punt Returns-Avg ... 2-11.0     1-2.0
K.O. Returns-Avg ... 1-12.0    2-16.5
Third-Down Conv. ..... 3-11      5-12
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 0-1       0-0
Sacks By-Yds .......... 1-2      9-63
Possession Time  .... 28:01     31:59

Attendance: 48,549

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Huskers, Raiola gobbled up by Gophers

Dylan Raiola was sacked nine times and the Blackshirts struggled to finish tackles as Minnesota dominated the game in every respect, upsetting the Huskers, 24-6.

The Huskers kept it close, 7-6, in the first half even as Raiola suffered five of his sacks. Two Nebraska drives inside the Minnesota 15 bogged down and resulted in field goals, while the Gophers got their touchdown after a 71-yard run to the NU 1.

The Gophers set the tone for the final two quarters by driving 98 yards for a touchdown on their first possession to make it a 14-6 game, moving the ball on the ground and through the air with relative ease. A fourth-down penalty did help keep that drive alive.

The Gophers tacked on 10 more points in the fourth quarter, essentially putting the game out of reach for the punchless visitors, who never really threatened after intermission. Even a garbage-time drive was stuffed on fourth down on the Minnesota 37 with three minutes left.

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2025 results
08/28 @ Cincinnati W 20-17
09/06 Akron W 68-0
09/13 Houston Christian W 59-7
09/20 Michigan L 27-30
10/04 Michigan St. W 38-27
10/11 @ Maryland W 34-31
10/17 @ Minnesota L 6-24
10/25 Northwestern W 28-21
11/01 South­ern Cal L 17-21
11/08 @ UCLA W 28-21
11/22 @ Penn State L 10-37
11/28 Iowa L 16-40
12/31 Utah L 22-44
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Commentary

Stryker

There were several demons the Huskers had a chance to slay ... They fed and nurtured those demons instead.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax/On SI
Stukenholtz

What was clear was how prepared the Golden Gophers were compared to Rhule’s Huskers.

Cole Stukenholtz
HuskerMax/On SI
Schubert

Nebraska has been a Big Ten team for 14 years now, and it can be argued they still haven’t adjusted to the conference or its traditional style of play.

Spencer Schubert
HuskerMax/On SI
Henry

Not that Nebraska has protected the quarterback at a high level ... but the assignment gets tougher when backups are in the game.

Kaleb Henry
HuskerMax/On SI
Christopherson

It was a team with a small margin for error playing bad football and not being as hungry as the dogs lined up on the other side.

Brian Christopherson
Husker247
Shatel

The Huskers reverted back to a team they thought they had left behind.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

What’s next for Nebraska? Well, I’m guessing it’ll be a quieter week on the Rhule-to-Penn State speculation front.

Steven Sipple *
HuskerOnline
Sherman

The QB shouldered the blame, but Rhule and the coordinators and the O-line are equally wearing this defeat.

Mitch Sherman *
The Athletic
Beecham

At this point in Rhule’s tenure, it doesn’t feel like a steady climb. More like a seasonal cycle.

Ben Beecham
Daily Nebraskan
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