FINAL SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Utah Utes game details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Allegiant Stadium · Attendance 38,879
Put the final score in perspective.
Utah finished 22 points ahead. The teams combined for 66 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Nebraska 14, Utah 24. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Utah outscored its opponent in 2 and Nebraska in 2. 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 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 7-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 343 | 535 |
| Passing | 182 | 310 |
| Comp/Att | 15/28 | 19/31 |
| Yards per pass | 6.5 | 10.0 |
| Rushing | 161 | 225 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 45 |
| Yards per rush | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 4-25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| TJ Lateef | 15/28 | 182 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 54.5 |
rushing
| Mekhi Nelson | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 1 | 38 |
| Isaiah Mozee | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 |
| TJ Lateef | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Kwinten Ives | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Mekhi Nelson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Isaiah Mozee | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Quinn Clark | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Dane Key | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Luke Lindenmeyer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
defensive
| Caleb Benning | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Shavers Jr. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Jones | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justyn Rhett | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Marshall | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceyair Wright | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Watson-Trent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Buford Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Lenhardt | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rex Guthrie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javin Wright | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Pietrzak | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keona Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Jeudy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Branch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Van Poppel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Parrott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bower | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Conn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Booker III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sua Lefotu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Goldman | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Charles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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kickReturns
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Kyle Cunanan | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Archie Wilson | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Utah Utes
passing
| Devon Dampier | 19/31 | 310 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 96.2 |
rushing
| Devon Dampier | 19 | 148 | 7.8 | 3 | 43 |
| Wayshawn Parker | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | 16 |
| NaQuari Rogers | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Byrd Ficklin | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nate Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Daniel Bray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Dallen Bentley | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 1 | 45 |
| JJ Buchanan | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Ryan Davis | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Wayshawn Parker | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 22 |
| Larry Simmons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
fumbles
defensive
| Moroni Anae | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levani Damuni | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Reynolds | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cotton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Tilmon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lander Barton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Lea'ea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kash Dillon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliki Vimahi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Elliss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bennee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Saunders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tao Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Holtzclaw | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Polu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Kaufusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Vakalahi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Stokes Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateaki Helu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Fonoimoana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Daniel Bray | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Smith Snowden | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Mana Carvalho | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Dillon Curtis | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 5/6 | 8 |
punting
| Orion Phillips | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:08 | Mekhi Nelson 38 Yd Run (Kyle Cunanan Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 8:33 | Devon Dampier 2 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:20 | Jacory Barney Jr. 8 Yd pass from TJ Lateef (Kyle Cunanan Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 10:05 | JJ Buchanan 20 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 14 – 14 |
| 2 | 4:13 | Dillon Curtis 28 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 17 |
| 2 | 0:20 | Devon Dampier 11 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 3 | 10:40 | NaQuari Rogers 3 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 14 – 31 |
| 3 | 5:56 | Devon Dampier 5 Yd Run (Dillon Curtis Kick) | 14 – 38 |
| 4 | 8:16 | Dallen Bentley 17 Yd pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis PAT failed) | 14 – 44 |
| 4 | 1:55 | TJ Lateef 7 Yd Run (TJ Lateef Pass to Quinn Clark for Two-Point Conversion) | 22 – 44 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:58 PM UTCData methodology