| ESPN'S TAKE | 
What a tremendous game. Nebraska did a great job of hanging in there until Cortney Grixby's punt return turned the momentum in its favor. The Cornhuskers made a nice adjustment to turn to Cory Ross and the running game, and QB Zac Taylor had a gutty performance. Michigan was up 11 points with just under nine minutes left, but couldn't finish. Fourth-quarter turnovers by Chad Henne and Jason Avant were key. -- Jim Donnan
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| Team Stat Comparison | | |  |  | | 1st Downs | 23 | 16 | | Total Yards | 400 | 318 | | Passing | 270 | 167 | | Rushing | 130 | 151 | | Penalties | 6-49 | 9-76 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 5-17 | 4-16 | | 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-1 | | Turnovers | 3 | 2 | | Possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
| Michigan Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | C. Henne | 21/43 | 270 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | M. Hart | 19 | 74 | 0 | 18 | | C. Henne | 13 | 38 | 1 | 14 | | K. Grady | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| Michigan Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | J. Avant | 8 | 71 | 0 | 26 | | M. Manningham | 3 | 28 | 1 | 21 | | A. Bass | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12 | | M. Hart | 2 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Nebraska Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | Z. Taylor | 14/31 | 167 | 3 | 2 |
| Nebraska Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | C. Ross | 28 | 161 | 1 | 31 | | M. Lucky | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | Z. Taylor | 7 | -10 | 0 | 12 |
| Nebraska Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | T. Nunn | 4 | 91 | 2 | 52 | | N. Swift | 3 | 31 | 1 | 14 | | F. Hardy | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13 | | C. Ross | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Scoring Summary | | FIRST QUARTER | MICH | NEB | | TD | 8:04 | TERRENCE NUNN 52 YD PASS FROM ZAC TAYLOR (JORDAN CONGDON KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 73 yards. | 0 | 7 | | TD | 5:48 | TYLER ECKER 13 YD PASS FROM CHAD HENNE (GARRETT RIVAS KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 30 yards. | 7 | 7 | | SECOND QUARTER | MICH | NEB | | TD | 11:43 | MIKE MASSEY 16 YD PASS FROM CHAD HENNE (GARRETT RIVAS KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 28 yards. | 14 | 7 | | TD | 2:37 | NATE SWIFT 14 YD PASS FROM ZAC TAYLOR (JORDAN CONGDON KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 70 yards. | 14 | 14 | | THIRD QUARTER | MICH | NEB | | FG | 8:54 | JORDAN CONGDON 20 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 62 yards. | 14 | 17 | | TD | 6:31 | MARIO MANNINGHAM 21 YD PASS FROM CHAD HENNE (GARRETT RIVAS KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 58 yards. | 21 | 17 | | FOURTH QUARTER | MICH | NEB | | TD | 11:40 | CHAD HENNE 7 YD RUN (GARRETT RIVAS KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 53 yards. | 28 | 17 | | TD | 8:08 | CORY ROSS 31 YD RUN (TODD PETERSON 2PT PASS FROM ZAC TAYLOR) Drive info: 2 plays, 38 yards. | 28 | 25 | | TD | 4:29 | TERRENCE NUNN 13 YD PASS FROM ZAC TAYLOR (JORDAN CONGDON KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 17 yards. | 28 | 32 |
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