FINAL SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Penn State Nittany Lions game details
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM ET
Beaver Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Nebraska finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 31 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Nebraska 10, Penn State 0. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Penn State outscored its opponent in 1 and Nebraska in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Nebraska | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
 Penn State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 | 5-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 331 | 375 |
| Passing | 146 | 216 |
| Comp/Att | 13/27 | 17/35 |
| Yards per pass | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Rushing | 188 | 166 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 6-45 | 3-32 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 17:43 | 18:57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| Taylor Martinez | 13/26 | 143 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 53.5 |
| Rex Burkhead | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
rushing
| Rex Burkhead | 26 | 121 | 4.7 | 1 | 14 |
| Taylor Martinez | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 |
| Kyler Reed | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Marlowe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
receiving
| Kenny Bell | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Kyler Reed | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Khiry Cooper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tim Marlowe | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ben Cotton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Tim Marlowe | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kenny Bell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Tim Marlowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Brett Maher | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Brett Maher | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions
passing
| Matt McGloin | 16/34 | 193 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 35.8 |
| Curtis Drake | 1/1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 99.6 |
rushing
| Stephfon Green | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 2 | 11 |
| Silas Redd | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon Beachum | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Shawney Kersey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Suhey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt McGloin | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Derek Moye | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | 40 |
| Curtis Drake | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Justin Brown | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Devon Smith | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Matt McGloin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Andrew Szczerba | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Allen Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kevin Haplea | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Stephfon Green | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
kickReturns
| Chaz Powell | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 26 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Justin Brown | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Drew Astorino | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Anthony Fera | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Anthony Fera | 7 | 296 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 10:55 | NEBRASKA 41 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 0:44 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 9 – 0 |
| 2 | 0:44 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 0 |
| 3 | 8:51 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 16 – 0 |
| 3 | 8:51 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 0 |
| 3 | 5:07 | PENN ST rush for a touchdown. | 17 – 6 |
| 3 | 5:07 | PENN ST Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 7 |
| 4 | 5:42 | PENN ST rush for a touchdown. | 17 – 13 |
| 4 | 5:42 | PENN ST Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 14 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:15 AM UTCData methodology