Tommy Armstrong runs away from Miami linebacker Tyriq McCord during the second half.

Miami 36
Nebraska 33

Sept. 19, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. Central
Sun Life Stadium •Miami, FL • ABC/ESPN2
1st2nd3rd4thOT F 
Nebraska03723033
Miami173103336
1st quarter
MIA: Herndon 10 pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 12:49
MIA: Brady 11 pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 8:04
MIA: Badgley 23 field goal, 1:11
2nd quarter
NEB: Brown 49 field goal, 8:37
MIA: Badgley 27 field goal, 2:32
3rd quarter
MIA: Yearby 41 run (Badgley kick) 13:50
NEB: Westerkamp 22 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 9:03
MIA: Badgley 41 field goal, 3:42
4th quarter
MIA: Badgley 28 field goal, 11:14
NEB: Moore 10 pass from Armstrong (Carter pass from Armstrong) 8:36
NEB: Reilly 21 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 3:46
NEB: Morgan 8 pass from Armstrong (Westerkamp pass from Armstrong) 0:33
Overtime
MIA: Badgley 27 field goal
 
                            NEB      MIA
FIRST DOWNS................  24       24
  Rushing.................... 8        4
  Passing................... 12       18
  Penalty.................... 4        2
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 32-153   33-132
PASSING YDS (NET).......... 309      379
  Att-Comp-Int......... 45-21-3  42-25-1
TOTAL OFFENSE .......... 77-462   75-511
Fumble Returns-Yards....... 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards........ 2-33     3-44
Kickoff Returns-Yards..... 3-71     3-44
Int. Returns-Yards......... 1-0     3-47
Punts (Number-Avg)...... 7-39.7   5-52.0
Fumbles-Lost............... 0-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards.......... 12-98   13-114
Possession Time.......... 31:38    28:22
Third-Down Conv. .......6 of 15  3 of 14
Fourth-Down Conv. ...... 1 of 1   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.... 3-4      7-8
Sacks By: Number-Yards.... 1-12     2-23

RUSHING
NEB: Newby 14-82; Armstrong 11-49; Reilly 2-14; Cross 4-11; Moore 1-minus 3.

MIA: Yearby 17-125; Walton 10-23; Rosier 1-minus 2; Team 2-minus 5; Kaaya 3-minus 9.

PASSING
NEB: Armstrong 21-45-3-309
MIA: Kaaya 25-42-1-379

RECEIVING
NEB: Westerkamp 5-95; Reilly 4-83; Morgan 4-78; Newby 4-16; Allen 1-12; Moore 1-10; Cotton 1-8; Carter 1-7.

MIA: Scott 9-151; Waters 4-82; Herndon 3-32; Brady 2-45; Njoku 2-23; Cager 2-16; Walton 1-13; Dobard 1-12; Yearby 1-5.

Attendance: 53,580

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Huskers Fall in OT After Amazing Comeback: Tommy Armstrong and the Huskers orchestrated the greatest fourth-quarter comeback in Nebraska history, erasing a 23-point deficit in the final 8:36 of regulation, but Miami escaped with a 36-33 overtime win.

Armstrong led Nebraska to 23 unanswered points to send the game to overtime tied at 33. Nebraska’s comeback included a trio of fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Armstrong to Alonzo Moore, Brandon Reilly and Stanley Morgan, and a pair of two-point conversion passes to Cethan Carter and Jordan Westerkamp. The conversion pass to Westerkamp tied the score with 33 seconds left.

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Pregame & team info
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
Joshua Kalu intercepts a Brad Kaaya pass in the end zone.

Commentary

Stryker

The game was a microcosm of Tommy Armstrong Jr. – maddening inefficiency combined with incredible resiliency and heart.

HuskerMax
Chatelain

Hope and hopelessness are waging an epic tug of war in Husker hearts.

Omaha World-Herald
Hamar

Although they had a shot at the end, the Huskers didn’t play well enough to win for most of the game.

Grand Island Independent
Vogel

Nebraska is thin on talent at some key spots, but they’re almost 3-0. That’s not worth anything now, but it might be down the line.

Hail Varsity
Shatel

This season isn’t about records. It’s about finding the way back to good, smart football.

Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

The Huskers showed more intensity in August scrimmages than they showed at times in the first half Saturday.

Lincoln Journal Star
Cote

What happened was the narrowest avoidance of what would have been one of the biggest collapses and embarrassments in Canes history.

Miami Herald
York

Harrassed all day and facing a fast pass rush and a number of dropped balls, Armstrong persevered and kept battling.

Huskers.com
Callahan

What’s probably most frustrating about Saturday’s game was the fact NU didn’t come to play early.

HuskerOnline
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