Stories tagged "2017 Northwestern @ Nebraska" Number of articles found: 41

Husker Dan: Is this the beginning of the end?

11/5/17 | Husker Dan
  The sad part of last night's 31-24 OT loss to Northwestern was that this was a game Nebraska could have and should have won. The play selection late in regulation was absurd. And in the OT?  More of the same.  In short, Nebraska deserved to lose the game.  It's that simple. It's a shame, because the players were trying…

Stryker: Questionable competence predicts weak finish for Riley

11/4/17 | Tad Stryker
Mike Riley’s last stand in Lincoln ended just the way you might have predicted it would. When one last push would have clinched a victory, when the Cornhuskers could have given themselves and their embattled head coach some late-season momentum, they could not deliver the blow. At crunch time, with shadows lengthening and the game — and Riley’s last realistic…

Mike Riley transcript: 2017 Northwestern postgame

11/4/17 | HuskerMax
Opening Statement “Very disappointing loss, probably lots of things to look back on and talk about in that game. But, had an opportunity to win and let that slip away and couldn’t respond in overtime.”   On Tanner Lee’s interception “We actually had a max protection called, we got beat on a stunt and he was free. The hit caused…

Huskers fall in overtime

11/4/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska led Northwestern after dominating the third quarter, but the Huskers couldn't finish the job as the Wildcats prevailed in overtime, 31-24. It was Northwestern's third consecutive win in OT and Nebraska's third home loss in a row. Details on the game page.

Game stats: 2017 Northwestern-Nebraska

11/4/17 | HuskerMax
Northwestern vs Nebraska (Nov 04, 2017) Mobile-friendly version Scoring Summary Team Statistics Individual Statistics Drive Chart Defensive Statistics Game Participation Box Score Play-by-Play Scoring Summary Scoring Summary (Final) 2017 Nebraska Football Northwestern vs Nebraska (Nov 04, 2017 at Lincoln, Neb.) Northwestern (6-3,4-2) vs. Nebraska (4-5,3-3) Date: Nov 04, 2017 Site: Lincoln, Neb. Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 89721 Score by Quarters…

Postgame notes: 2017 Nebraska-Northwestern football

11/4/17 | HuskerMax
49 –– Senior linebacker Marcus Newby recorded his first career interception in the third quarter, returning it 49 yards for a touchdown to give Nebraska a 21-17 lead. The 49-yard interception return for a touchdown was the longest by a Husker since Larry Asante had a 74-yard interception return against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2009. It was the longest interception return of any kind by an…

Pregame Perspective: Current of dissatisfaction runs deep

11/4/17 | Tad Stryker
This week’s Pregame Perspective reveals a Nebraska fan base that clearly was looking for something better than a .500 football season. Three-quarters of those surveyed said they are not satisfied with NU’s 4-4 start. Late Saturday morning, before the Cornhuskers played Northwestern, I talked to Husker fans along 12th Street, near the Nebraska Union on campus and around Memorial Stadium,…

Veteran and Military Appreciation Game

11/3/17 | HuskerMax
Saturday's game against Northwestern will be Nebraska’s annual Veteran and Military Appreciation Game. • A 12-member Gate Sentinel group will be honored with approximately 21 minutes on the pregame countdown clock • Approximately 150 active military members and veterans will be sitting on the East apron behind the Nebraska bench • During its pregame performance, the Cornhusker Marching Band will play the…

Press conference quotes: Freedom Akinmoladun

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Football Weekly Press Conference Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) Pre Northwestern Defensive Lineman Freedom Akinmoladun On what it was like on the sideline “Oh it was amazing. Going out there, stopping, letting the offense do their work and seeing all those crazy things happening at that one period of time was amazing and [I have] much…

Press conference quotes: Drew Brown

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Football Weekly Press Conference Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) Pre Northwestern Kicker Drew Brown On tying with his brother Kris for second on Nebraska’s career field goal list with 57 "I am aware. It’s kind of cool to think about actually. He did so much while he was here, and it’s pretty cool to be able…

Press conference quotes: Jerald Foster

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Football Weekly Press Conference Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) Pre Northwestern Offensive Lineman Jerald Foster On last touchdown drive “There was a lot of emotion flying around. Big thing was just not to screw up. I didn’t want to be the problem for our team not being able to have success in that last drive. With…

Press conference quotes: Tanner Lee

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Football Weekly Press Conference Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) Pre Northwestern Quarterback Tanner Lee On the last touchdown “I am still excited that it happened, so excited that we got it done. It was a fun team win on the road. So, I think that was really good for us and really good for us leading…

Press conference quotes: Mohamed Barry

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Football Weekly Press Conference Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) Pre Northwestern Linebacker Mohamed Barry On if he has reviewed film of the Purdue game “Yeah. I think I started off great, where I wanted to start off. Then after that, I felt like I started tackling bad and felt like I was [poor], honestly and not…

Press conference quotes: Mike Riley

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Football Weekly Press Conference Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) Pre Northwestern Head Coach Mike Riley Opening Statement “I’ll start with the injuries. As you know, Luke Gifford didn’t play the other night. He has a hip problem that I would say the best way to describe it right now is still questionable. We’ll know more as the…

Monday press conference: 2017 Northwestern week

10/30/17 | HuskerMax
Video and transcripts from Monday's Nebraska football press conference ahead of the Huskers' home game against the Northwestern Wildcats.   Mike Riley Riley transcript Mohamed Barry Barry transcript Freedom Akinmoludun Akinmoladun transcript Tanner Lee Lee transcript Drew Brown Brown transcript Jerald Foster Foster transcript LJS recap

2017 Nebraska-Northwestern stats matchup

10/29/17 | HuskerMax
NEBRASKA 4-4 overall, 3-2 Big Ten NORTHWESTERN 5-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten Avg. Rank Avg. Rank Rushing offense 121.9 106 127.8 102 Passing offense 274.4 30 270.8 34 Pass efficiency 126.45 79 124.17 85 Total offense 396.3 65 398.5 63 Scoring offense 25.8 T-83 27.6 70 Rushing defense 170.0 70 118.0 17 Pass defense 221.4 67 270.8 119 Pass eff. defense 136.23…

2017 Nebraska eight-game stats

10/29/17 | HuskerMax
Nebraska Cumulative Season Statistics Team Statistics Individual Statistics Defensive Statistics Overall Team Statistics 2017 Nebraska Football Nebraska Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games TEAM STATISTICS NEB OPP -------------------------------------------------------- SCORING....................... 206 240 Points Per Game............. 25.8 30.0 Points Off Turnovers........ 31 52 FIRST DOWNS................... 162 174 Rushing..................... 54 73 Passing..................... 95 86 Penalty..................... 13 15 RUSHING YARDAGE...............…