Final

Nebraska 29
(5-2, 2-1 Big Ten)

Northwestern 28
(6-2, 2-2 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN2/ABC Regional
3:30 PM ET, October 20, 2012
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
Top Performers
Passing: T. Martinez (NEB) - 342 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: V. Mark (NW) - 16 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: K. Bell (NEB) - 6 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Nebraska at 14:55 | NEB | NW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd and 2 at NEB 25 | Imani Cross rush for 3 yards to the Neb 28 for a 1ST down. | 16 | 21 | |
| 1st and 10 at NEB 28 | Taylor Martinez sacked by Drew Smith for a loss of 9 yards to the Neb 19. | |||
| 2nd and 19 at NEB 19 | Ameer Abdullah rush for 5 yards to the Neb 24. | |||
| 3rd and 14 at NEB 24 | NEBRASKA penalty 5 yard Sideline Interference on Team accepted, no play. | |||
| 3rd and 19 at NEB 19 | NEBRASKA penalty 5 yard Illegal Formation on Jeremiah Sirles accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 24 at NEB 14 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete to Kenny Bell. | |||
| 4th and 24 at NEB 14 | Brett Maher punt for 38 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 48. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 5 plays -3 yards, 02:46 NEBRASKA PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 12:23 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 48 | Kain Colter rush for 6 yards to the Neb 46. | 16 | 21 | |
| 2nd and 4 at NEB 46 | Venric Mark rush for 2 yards to the Neb 44. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NEB 44 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Kain Colter for 8 yards to the Neb 36 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 36 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Rashad Lawrence. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NEB 36 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Cameron Dickerson for 4 yards to the Neb 32. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NEB 32 | Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 10:40. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NEB 32 | Trevor Siemian rush for 8 yards to the Neb 14, NEBRASKA penalty 10 yard Holding on Antonio Bell accepted for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 14 | Mike Trumpy rush for 4 yards to the Neb 10. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NEB 10 | Mike Trumpy rush for 3 yards to the Neb 7. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NEB 7 | Mike Trumpy rush for 2 yards to the Neb 5. | |||
| 4th and 1 at NEB 5 | Kain Colter rush for 2 yards to the Neb 3 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NEB 3 | Mike Trumpy rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 16 | 27 | |
| Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD. | 16 | 28 | ||
| Jeff Budzien kickoff for 56 yards returned by Kenny Bell for 11 yards to the Neb 20. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 11 plays 52 yards, 03:52 NORTHWSTRN TD | ||||
| Nebraska at 8:31 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 20 | Taylor Martinez rush for 8 yards to the Neb 28. | 16 | 28 | |
| 2nd and 2 at NEB 28 | Taylor Martinez rush for 6 yards to the Neb 34 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 34 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NEB 34 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete to Jamal Turner. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NEB 34 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Kyler Reed for 16 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 50 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Ameer Abdullah for 5 yards to the Nwest 45. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at NW 45 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Quincy Enunwa for 7 yards to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 38 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Quincy Enunwa for 30 yards to the Nwest 8 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 8 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Taariq Allen for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 22 | 28 | |
| Brett Maher extra point GOOD. | 23 | 28 | ||
| Brett Maher kickoff for 64 yards returned by Tony Jones for 20 yards to the Nwest 21. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 9 plays 80 yards, 02:36 NEBRASKA TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 5:55 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 21 | Kain Colter rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 24. | 23 | 28 | |
| 2nd and 7 at NW 24 | Mike Trumpy rush for 3 yards to the Nwest 27. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NW 27 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Kain Colter. | |||
| 4th and 4 at NW 27 | Brandon Williams punt for 49 yards, downed at the Neb 24. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays 6 yards, 01:45 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Nebraska at 4:10 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 24 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Quincy Enunwa for 31 yards to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down. | 23 | 28 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 45 | Taylor Martinez rush for 2 yards to the Nwest 43. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at NW 43 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Kenny Bell for 5 yards to the Nwest 38. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NW 38 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Quincy Enunwa for 6 yards to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 32 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Jamal Turner for 25 yards to the Nwest 7 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at NW 7 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Ben Cotton for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 29 | 28 | |
| Taylor Martinez pass attempt failed . | ||||
| Brett Maher kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 6 plays 76 yards, 02:02 NEBRASKA TD | ||||
| Northwestern at 2:08 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Kain Colter for 8 yards to the Nwest 33. | 29 | 28 | |
| 2nd and 2 at NW 33 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Rashad Lawrence for 4 yards to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Rashad Lawrence for 24 yards to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 39 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NEB 39 | Trevor Siemian rush for 3 yards to the Neb 36. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NEB 36 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 1:22. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at NEB 36 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Dan Vitale. | |||
| 4th and 7 at NEB 36 | Jeff Budzien 53 yard field goal MISSED. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 6 plays 39 yards, 00:58 NORTHWSTRN FGA | ||||
| Nebraska at 1:10 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 36 | Ameer Abdullah rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 35. | 29 | 28 | |
| 2nd and 11 at NEB 35 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 1:07. | |||
| 2nd and 11 at NEB 35 | Ameer Abdullah rush for 3 yards to the Neb 38. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NEB 38 | Ameer Abdullah rush for 2 yards to the Neb 40. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NEB 40 | Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 0:17. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NEB 40 | Brett Maher punt for 45 yards, returned by Tony Jones for 3 yards, fumbled, recovered by Nwest Tony Jones at the Nwest 18. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 3 plays 4 yards, 01:02 NEBRASKA FUMB | ||||
| Northwestern at 0:08 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Kain Colter. | 29 | 28 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NW 18 | Kain Colter pass incomplete to Tony Jones. | |||
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||

