Cethan Carter crosses the goal line for the Huskers’ first touchdown on a 32-yard run.

Nebraska 31
Rutgers 14

Nov. 14, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. Central
High Point Solutions Stadium •Piscataway, NJ • BTN
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Nebraska1477331
Rutgers077014
1st quarter
NEB: Cethan Carter 32 run (Drew Brown kick) 10:56 
NEB: Jordan Westeramp 15 pass from Tommy Armstrong (Brown kick) 2:39 
2nd quarter
NEB: Alonzo Moore 44 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 11:49 
RUT: Robert Martin 1 run (Kyle Federico kick) 1:17
3rd quarter
RUT: Chris Laviano 5 pass from Janarion Grant (Federico kick) 6:03
NEB: Carter 11 pass from Armstrong (Brown kick) 1:58 
4th quarter
NEB: Brown 44 field goal, 14:50

                             NEB      RUT
FIRST DOWNS.................. 16       15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....... 38-174    39-89
PASSING YDS (NET)........... 188      170
  Att-Comp-Int.......... 21-14-3  28-14-2
TOTAL OFFENSE ............59-362   67-259
Fumble Returns-Yards........ 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards.......... 1-4      1-5
Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 2-35     4-79
Int. Returns-Yards......... 2-24     3-61
Punts (Number-Avg)....... 5-40.4   6-37.5
Fumbles-Lost................ 2-0      2-0
Penalties-Yards............ 2-15     4-23
Possession Time........... 30:01    29:59
Third-Down Conv. ....... 5 of 11  3 of 14
Fourth-Down Conv. ....... 0 of 0   0 of 4
Red-Zone Scores-Chances..... 2-2      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards..... 6-41     1-14

RUSHING
NEB: Cross 20-90; Ozigbo 2-33; Carter 1-32; Moore 1-7; Janovich 2-5; Newby 1-4; Armstrong 7-2; Reilly 1-2; TEAM 3-minus 5; Lewis 0-4

RUT: Hicks 12-61; Martin 12-40; Laviano 13-3; Cioffi 1-0; Goodwin 1-minus 15

PASSING
NEB: Armstrong 14-21-3-188
RUT: Laviano 13-27-2-165
     Grant 1-1-0-5

RECEIVING
NEB: Carter 4-57; Westerkamp 3-32; Reilly, 2-16; Newby 2-11; Moore 1-44; Hovey 1-19; Turner 1-9

RUT: Carroo 4-62; Grant 4-58; Scarff 3-24; Patton 2-21; Laviano 1-5

Attendance: 45,606

Marcus Newby sack
Marcus Newby sacks Rutgers quarterback Chris Laviano for an eight-yard loss

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Huskers Roll to 31-14 Win at Rutgers: Nebraska jumped to a 21-0 lead in the first half and never looked back in a 31-14 victory at Rutgers.

The Huskers wasted little time taking control of the game, marching 78 yards in eight plays capped by Cethan Carter’s 32-yard touchdown dash on a tight end reverse on his first career carry.

The Blackshirt defense played arguably its most complete game of the season, holding Rutgers to 259 yards of offense and notching six quarterback sacks. Rutgers had to drive just 35 and six yards for its two touchdowns, both set up by interceptions.

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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
Jordan Westerkamp picks up a first down in the second quarter.

Commentary

Vogel

If the Purdue loss was marked by an almost total lack of hope, now, with no game to play next Saturday, there’s some.

Hail Varsity
Sipple

Snicker if you want, but Iowa will encounter a confident crew Nov. 27 in Lincoln.

Lincoln Journal Star
Callahan

I thought both linebacker Josh Banderas and defensive end Greg McMullen played their best games of the season.

HuskerOnline
Kelly

[Armstrong] was nearly perfect until we saw the old Tommy take over his body and throw three interceptions.

Daily Nebraskan
Shatel

The 2015 Nebraska football team has arrived at the party. Yeah, the Huskers are late. They’re also right on time.

Omaha World-Herald
Stryker

Handling a 3-7 Rut­gers team is not a major accomplish­ment, but it’s a big step for­ward for a defense that has made medi­ocre quarterbacks look like All-Americans.

HuskerMax
York

It was a good day for Carter and another productive performance from Cavanaugh’s offensive line.

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