FINAL SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers game details
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 3:30 PM ET
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · Attendance 85,330
Put the final score in perspective.
Nebraska finished 24 points ahead. The teams combined for 52 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Minnesota 0, Nebraska 24. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Nebraska outscored its opponent in 3 and Minnesota 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 | 11 | 25 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 1-13 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 177 | 444 |
| Passing | 90 | 311 |
| Comp/Att | 10/28 | 22/33 |
| Yards per pass | 3.2 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | 87 | 133 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 47 |
| Yards per rush | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Penalties | 4-37 | 5-47 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 25:02 | 34:43 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers
passing
| Philip Nelson | 8/23 | 59 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 21.4 |
| Max Shortell | 2/5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 94.6 |
rushing
| Rodrick Williams Jr | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Max Shortell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| James Gillum | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| K.J. Maye | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Donnell Kirkwood | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 |
| MarQueis Gray | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Philip Nelson | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Andre McDonald | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Devin Crawford-Tufts | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Derrick Engel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Rodrick Williams Jr | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Brandon Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaac Fruechte | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Donnell Kirkwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| K.J. Maye | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Marcus Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Michael Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Jordan Wetstein | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Christian Eldred | 11 | 385 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| Taylor Martinez | 21/29 | 308 | 10.6 | 2 | 0 | 94.9 |
| Ron Kellogg III | 1/4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
rushing
| Ameer Abdullah | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 23 |
| Taylor Martinez | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Imani Cross | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 2 | 6 |
| Braylon Heard | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Ron Kellogg III | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Kenny Bell | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 2 | 36 |
| Jamal Turner | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 0 | 27 |
| Quincy Enunwa | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 29 |
| Kyler Reed | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Steven Osborne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Jamal Turner | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jamal Turner | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
kicking
| Brett Maher | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Brett Maher | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:49 | NEBRASKA 39 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 6:05 | NEBRASKA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 9 |
| 1 | 6:05 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 7:47 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 16 |
| 2 | 7:47 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 17 |
| 2 | 4:22 | NEBRASKA rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 23 |
| 2 | 4:22 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 24 |
| 3 | 8:57 | NEBRASKA pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 30 |
| 3 | 8:57 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 31 |
| 3 | 1:12 | NEBRASKA interception return for a touchdown. | 0 – 37 |
| 3 | 1:12 | NEBRASKA Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 38 |
| 4 | 7:39 | MINNESOTA rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 38 |
| 4 | 7:39 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 38 |
| 4 | 2:59 | MINNESOTA rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 38 |
| 4 | 2:59 | MINNESOTA Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 38 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:13 AM UTCData methodology