FINAL SCORE
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Nebraska Cornhuskers game details
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · Attendance 85,290
Put the final score in perspective.
Nebraska finished 29 points ahead. The teams combined for 55 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Arkansas State 3, Nebraska 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Nebraska outscored its opponent in 3 and Arkansas State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Arkansas State | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
 Nebraska | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 | 10-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 286 | 527 |
| Passing | 138 | 180 |
| Comp/Att | 16/32 | 13/14 |
| Yards per pass | 4.3 | 12.9 |
| Rushing | 148 | 347 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 59 |
| Yards per rush | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| Penalties | 5-34 | 4-34 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 4 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 34:38 | 47:08 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Arkansas State Red Wolves
passing
| Ryan Aplin | 16/30 | 138 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 37.8 |
| Fredi Knighten | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
rushing
| Rocky Hayes | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 15 |
| David Oku | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Frankie Jackson | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ryan Aplin | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Fredi Knighten | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| J.D. McKissic | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Carlos McCants | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 22 |
| R.J. Fleming | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| David Oku | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Julian Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Jarboe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Frankie Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Frankie Jackson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Rocky Hayes | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Rocky Hayes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
kicking
| Brian Davis | 2/2 | 100.0 | 32 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Neely Sullivent | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Ryan Wilbourn | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Ryan Aplin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| Taylor Martinez | 13/14 | 180 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 | 96.8 |
rushing
| Ameer Abdullah | 30 | 167 | 5.6 | 2 | 45 |
| Imani Cross | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | 44 |
| Taylor Martinez | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 1 | 27 |
| Braylon Heard | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Mike Marrow | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Kenny Bell | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 2 | 42 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Kyler Reed | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Ben Cotton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jake Long | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Taariq Allen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Braylon Heard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
| P.J. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Kenny Bell | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Conor McDermott | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
kicking
| Brett Maher | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
punting
| Brett Maher | 2 | 115 | 57.5 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:55 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 9:55 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:30 | NEBRASKA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 1 | 0:30 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 13:00 | ARKANSAS ST 31 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 9:29 | NEBRASKA pass complete for a touchdown. | 3 – 20 |
| 2 | 9:29 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 3 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:35 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 3 – 27 |
| 2 | 0:35 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 3 – 28 |
| 3 | 10:01 | NEBRASKA fumbled. | 10 – 28 |
| 3 | 10:01 | ARKANSAS ST Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 28 |
| 3 | 4:19 | ARKANSAS ST 32 yard field goal GOOD. | 13 – 28 |
| 4 | 12:50 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 34 |
| 4 | 12:50 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 13 – 35 |
| 4 | 9:01 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 41 |
| 4 | 9:01 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 13 – 42 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:59 AM UTCData methodology