FINAL SCORE
Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers game details
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · Attendance 85,962
Put the final score in perspective.
Nebraska finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 57 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Wisconsin 20, Nebraska 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Nebraska outscored its opponent in 3 and Wisconsin in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 24 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-15 | 5-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 295 | 440 |
| Passing | 239 | 181 |
| Comp/Att | 15/28 | 17/29 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 6.2 |
| Rushing | 56 | 259 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 46 |
| Yards per rush | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Penalties | 2-15 | 6-70 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:55 | 30:30 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wisconsin Badgers
passing
| Joel Stave | 12/23 | 214 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 80.3 |
| Danny O'Brien | 3/4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 69.9 |
| James White | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
rushing
| Montee Ball | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 3 | 14 |
| Melvin Gordon III | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny O'Brien | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James White | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Stave | 4 | -33 | -8.3 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Jared Abbrederis | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 1 | 54 |
| Chase Hammond | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Jordan Fredrick | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Kenzel Doe | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Melvin Gordon III | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
kickReturns
| James White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Kenzel Doe | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
kicking
| Jack Russell | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/3 | 2 |
| Kyle French | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Drew Meyer | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| Taylor Martinez | 17/29 | 181 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 83.8 |
rushing
| Taylor Martinez | 13 | 107 | 8.2 | 1 | 38 |
| Rex Burkhead | 18 | 86 | 4.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Braylon Heard | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Kenny Bell | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Ben Cotton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Jamal Turner | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Kyler Reed | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Steven Osborne | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
kickReturns
| Ameer Abdullah | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 83 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Brett Maher | 3/4 | 75.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 12 |
punting
| Brett Maher | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:02 | WISCONSIN rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 11:02 | WISCONSIN Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 7:20 | WISCONSIN rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 0 |
| 1 | 7:20 | WISCONSIN Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 0 |
| 1 | 5:29 | NEBRASKA 26 yard field goal GOOD. | 14 – 3 |
| 2 | 11:50 | WISCONSIN pass complete for a touchdown. | 20 – 3 |
| 2 | 3:11 | NEBRASKA pass complete for a touchdown. | 20 – 9 |
| 2 | 3:11 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 20 – 10 |
| 3 | 10:29 | WISCONSIN rush for a touchdown. | 26 – 10 |
| 3 | 10:29 | WISCONSIN Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 10 |
| 3 | 8:56 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 27 – 16 |
| 3 | 8:56 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 17 |
| 3 | 3:47 | NEBRASKA pass complete for a touchdown. | 27 – 23 |
| 3 | 3:47 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 24 |
| 3 | 0:55 | NEBRASKA 38 yard field goal GOOD. | 27 – 27 |
| 4 | 9:41 | NEBRASKA 41 yard field goal GOOD. | 27 – 30 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:13 AM UTCData methodology