(19) Nebraska 15, (13) Virginia Tech 16 (F)
Saturday, 09/19/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (19) Nebraska | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| (13) Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 66,233 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. Roberts returns 76 yards to the Neb24. | |
| Virginia Tech - 14:48 | ||
| 1-10, Neb24 | 14:48 | Roberts rush right for -2 yards to the Neb26. |
| 2-12, Neb26 | 14:10 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-17, Neb31 | 14:10 | Taylor sacked by Turner and Suh for a 3 yard loss to the Neb34. |
| 3-20, Neb34 | 13:10 | Taylor pass completion to the left to Boyce for 21 yards to the Neb13. |
| 1-10, Neb13 | 12:39 | Williams rush middle for 7 yards to the Neb6. |
| 2-3, Neb6 | 12:10 | Williams rush left for 2 yards to the Neb4. |
| 3-1, Neb4 | 11:50 | Williams rush left for 3 yards to the Neb1. |
| 1-1, Neb1 | 11:20 | Williams rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:20 | Waldron PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Paul returns 21 yards to the Neb23. | |
| Nebraska - 11:09 | ||
| 1-10, Neb23 | 11:09 | Helu rush left for 2 yards to the Neb25. |
| 2-8, Neb25 | 10:35 | Lee pass completion to the right to Helu for -1 yards to the Neb24. |
| 3-9, Neb24 | 10:05 | Lee incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Neb24 | 9:39 | Henery punts. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20. |
| Virginia Tech - 9:28 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech20 | 9:28 | Williams rush right for 4 yards to the VaTech24. |
| 2-6, VaTech24 | 8:55 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-11, VaTech19 | 8:30 | Williams rush middle for 9 yards to the VaTech28. |
| 3-2, VaTech28 | 7:45 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Jefferson for 7 yards to the VaTech35. |
| 1-10, VaTech35 | 7:25 | Williams rush middle for 5 yards to the VaTech40. |
| 2-5, VaTech40 | 6:50 | Wilson rush right for -1 yards to the VaTech39. |
| 2-5, VaTech39 | 6:11 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-6, VaTech39 | 6:10 | Taylor pass completion to the middle to Boykin for 7 yards to the VaTech46. |
| 1-10, VaTech46 | 5:40 | Williams rush left for 4 yards to the Neb50. |
| 2-6, Neb50 | 5:15 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb49. |
| 3-5, Neb49 | 4:35 | Taylor pass completion to the middle to Boykin for 6 yards to the Neb43. |
| 1-10, Neb43 | 4:05 | Taylor sacked by Allen for a 13 yard loss to the VaTech44. |
| 2-23, VaTech44 | 3:11 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-28, VaTech39 | 2:50 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-28, VaTech39 | 2:49 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-28, VaTech39 | 2:42 | Bowden punts. Paul returns 55 yards to the VaTech23. |
| Nebraska - 2:25 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech23 | 2:25 | Helu rush left for 2 yards to the VaTech21. |
| 2-8, VaTech20 | 1:50 | Helu rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech18. |
| 3-6, VaTech18 | 1:10 | Helu rush right for -5 yards to the VaTech23. |
| 4-11, VaTech23 | 1:00 | Henery 40 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:56 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20. | |
| Virginia Tech - 0:56 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech20 | 0:56 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, VaTech20 | 0:50 | Williams rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech21. |
| 3-9, VaTech21 | 0:09 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 3-14, VaTech16 | 15:00 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-14, VaTech16 | 14:50 | Bowden punts. Paul returns 4 yards to the Neb42. |
| Nebraska - 14:38 | ||
| 1-10, Neb42 | 14:38 | Lee pass completion to the right to Holt for 13 yards to the VaTech45. |
| 1-10, VaTech45 | 14:15 | Lee pass completion to the right to Paul for 19 yards to the VaTech26. |
| 1-10, VaTech45 | 14:02 | Virginia Tech penalized 13 yards. |
| 1-10, VaTech13 | 14:02 | Lee incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, VaTech13 | 13:39 | Helu rush right for 3 yards to the VaTech10. |
| 3-7, VaTech10 | 13:00 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, VaTech10 | 12:53 | Henery 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 12:49 | Nebraska kicks off. Wilson returns 19 yards to the VaTech19. | |
| Virginia Tech - 12:44 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech19 | 12:44 | Oglesby rush right for -2 yards to the VaTech17. |
| 2-12, VaTech18 | 12:05 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Boykin for 17 yards to the VaTech35. |
| 1-10, VaTech35 | 11:35 | Williams rush left for 4 yards to the VaTech39. |
| 2-6, VaTech39 | 10:50 | Williams rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech40. |
| 3-5, VaTech40 | 10:10 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, VaTech40 | 10:07 | Bowden punts. Paul returns 19 yards to the Neb21. |
| Nebraska - 9:55 | ||
| 1-10, Neb21 | 9:55 | Helu rush left for 20 yards to the Neb41. |
| 1-10, Neb41 | 9:48 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 9:12 | Nebraska time out. |
| 1-15, Neb36 | 9:12 | Lee pass completion to the middle to Helu for 18 yards to the VaTech46. |
| 1-10, VaTech46 | 8:40 | Helu rush left for 20 yards to the VaTech26. |
| 1-10, VaTech26 | 8:10 | Helu rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech24. |
| 2-8, VaTech24 | 7:30 | Lee pass completion to the right to McNeill for 5 yards to the VaTech19. |
| 3-3, VaTech19 | 6:40 | Lee pass completion to the right to Burkhead for 16 yards to the VaTech3. |
| 1-3, VaTech3 | 6:15 | Lee rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech2. |
| 2-2, VaTech2 | 5:40 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-2, VaTech2 | 5:31 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-2, VaTech2 | 5:27 | Henery 19 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 5:23 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20. | |
| Virginia Tech - 5:23 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech20 | 5:23 | Taylor rush middle for 0 yards to the VaTech20. |
| 2-10, VaTech20 | 4:45 | Taylor pass completion to the middle to Coale for 8 yards to the VaTech28. |
| 3-2, VaTech28 | 4:20 | Williams rush right for 46 yards to the Neb26. |
| 1-10, Neb26 | 3:35 | Taylor rush left for -2 yards to the Neb28. |
| 2-12, Neb28 | 3:30 | Williams rush left for 6 yards to the Neb22. |
| 3-6, Neb22 | 3:00 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Neb22 | 2:35 | Waldron 39 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 2:30 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Paul returns 22 yards to the Neb29. | |
| Nebraska - 2:24 | ||
| 1-10, Neb29 | 2:24 | Helu rush right for 31 yards to the VaTech40. |
| 1-10, VaTech40 | 1:46 | Virginia Tech penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, VaTech25 | 1:46 | Helu rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech23. |
| 1-10, VaTech23 | 1:14 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 2-8, VaTech23 | 1:14 | Helu rush left for 2 yards to the VaTech21. |
| 3-6, VaTech21 | 0:30 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, VaTech21 | 0:22 | Henery 38 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:18 | Nebraska kicks off. Roberts returns 19 yards to the VaTech24. | |
| Virginia Tech - 0:11 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech24 | 0:11 | Williams rush left for -1 yards to the VaTech23. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Paul returns 27 yards to the Neb34. | |
| Nebraska - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Neb34 | 14:54 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb34 | 14:50 | Helu rush left for 2 yards to the Neb36. |
| 3-8, Neb36 | 14:20 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, Neb36 | 14:06 | Henery punts. No return. Ball on VaTech44. |
| Virginia Tech - 13:59 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech44 | 13:59 | Williams rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech45. |
| 2-9, VaTech45 | 13:15 | Taylor rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech46. |
| 3-8, VaTech46 | 13:12 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, VaTech46 | 13:07 | Bowden punts. No return. Ball on Neb13. |
| Nebraska - 12:55 | ||
| 1-10, Neb13 | 12:55 | Helu rush left for 3 yards to the Neb16. |
| 2-7, Neb16 | 12:10 | Helu rush middle for 15 yards to the Neb31. |
| 1-10, Neb31 | 11:45 | Lee pass to the left intercepted by Chancellor and returned -3 yards. |
| Virginia Tech - 11:40 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech33 | 11:40 | Taylor rush middle for 0 yards to the VaTech33. |
| 2-10, VaTech33 | 11:00 | Wilson rush middle for -2 yards to the VaTech31. |
| 3-12, VaTech31 | 10:20 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-12, VaTech31 | 10:15 | Bowden punts. Paul returns 1 yards to the Neb19. |
| Nebraska - 10:15 | ||
| 4-12, VaTech31 | 10:15 | Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb9 | 10:02 | Helu rush right for 4 yards to the Neb13. |
| 2-6, Neb13 | 9:35 | Helu rush right for 2 yards to the Neb15. |
| 3-4, Neb15 | 8:50 | Lee rush middle for 7 yards to the Neb22. |
| 1-10, Neb22 | 8:20 | Lee rush middle for 6 yards to the Neb28. |
| 2-4, Neb28 | 8:00 | Helu rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb31. |
| 3-1, Neb31 | 7:10 | Lee rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb33. |
| 1-10, Neb33 | 6:45 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb33 | 6:42 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-15, Neb28 | 6:42 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-15, Neb28 | 6:39 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-15, Neb28 | 6:34 | Henery punts. Hosley returns 6 yards to the VaTech29. |
| Virginia Tech - 6:20 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech29 | 6:20 | Williams rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech30. |
| 2-9, VaTech30 | 5:50 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-9, VaTech30 | 5:40 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-9, VaTech30 | 5:40 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, VaTech30 | 5:37 | Bowden punts. Paul returns 0 yards to the Neb18. |
| Nebraska - 5:27 | ||
| 1-10, Neb18 | 5:27 | Helu rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb21. |
| 2-7, Neb21 | 4:50 | Lee pass completion to the right to Brooks for 8 yards to the Neb29. |
| 1-10, Neb29 | 4:25 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb29 | 4:20 | Lee pass completion to the middle to Helu for 12 yards to the Neb41. |
| 1-10, Neb41 | 3:50 | Helu rush right for 29 yards to the VaTech30. |
| 1-10, VaTech30 | 3:10 | Helu rush left for 7 yards to the VaTech23. |
| 2-3, VaTech23 | 2:30 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-3, VaTech23 | 2:27 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-3, VaTech23 | 2:27 | Lee rush left for 17 yards to the VaTech6. |
| 1-6, VaTech6 | 1:55 | Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-16, VaTech16 | 1:55 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-21, VaTech21 | 1:55 | Lee incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-21, VaTech21 | 1:43 | Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-31, VaTech31 | 1:43 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-31, VaTech31 | 1:14 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-36, VaTech36 | 1:14 | Lee rush left for -1 yards to the VaTech37. |
| 4-37, VaTech37 | 0:35 | Henery punts. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20. |
| Virginia Tech - 0:32 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech20 | 0:32 | Williams rush middle for 4 yards to the VaTech24. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech - 15:00 | ||
| 2-6, VaTech24 | 15:00 | Oglesby rush middle for 5 yards to the VaTech29. |
| 3-1, VaTech29 | 14:20 | Wilson rush left for -2 yards to the VaTech27. |
| 4-3, VaTech27 | 13:39 | Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-8, VaTech22 | 13:39 | Bowden punts. Paul returns 7 yards to the Neb38. |
| Nebraska - 13:25 | ||
| 1-10, Neb38 | 13:25 | Helu rush right for 2 yards to the Neb40. |
| 2-8, Neb40 | 13:05 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, Neb40 | 12:58 | Lee pass completion to the middle to Brooks for 7 yards to the Neb47. |
| 4-1, Neb47 | 12:40 | Henery punts. No return. Ball on VaTech11. |
| Virginia Tech - 12:06 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech11 | 12:06 | Oglesby rush right for 4 yards to the VaTech15. |
| 2-6, VaTech15 | 11:30 | Taylor pass completion to the left to Wheeler for 14 yards to the VaTech29. |
| 1-10, VaTech29 | 11:00 | Williams rush left for 4 yards to the VaTech33. |
| 2-6, VaTech33 | 10:20 | Williams rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech35. |
| 3-4, VaTech35 | 9:50 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, VaTech35 | 9:43 | Bowden punts. No return. Ball on Neb25. |
| Nebraska - 9:34 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 9:34 | Helu rush left for 3 yards to the Neb28. |
| 2-7, Neb28 | 8:55 | Helu rush left for 6 yards to the Neb34. |
| 3-1, Neb34 | 8:30 | Helu rush right for 2 yards to the Neb36. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 8:00 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 7:55 | Nebraska time out. |
| 2-10, Neb36 | 7:55 | Lee pass completion to the right to Helu for 4 yards to the Neb40. |
| 3-6, Neb40 | 7:10 | Lee pass completion to the right to Gilleylen for 35 yards to the VaTech25. |
| 1-10, VaTech25 | 6:35 | Helu rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech24. |
| 2-9, VaTech24 | 6:10 | Helu rush middle for 6 yards to the VaTech18. |
| 3-3, VaTech18 | 5:15 | Helu rush right for -3 yards to the VaTech21. |
| 4-6, VaTech21 | 4:40 | Henery 38 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4:33 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20. | |
| Virginia Tech - 4:33 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech20 | 4:33 | Taylor rush right for 4 yards to the VaTech24. |
| 2-6, VaTech24 | 4:05 | Taylor pass completion to the middle to Williams for 2 yards to the VaTech26. |
| 3-4, VaTech26 | 3:30 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Boone for 5 yards to the VaTech31. |
| 1-10, VaTech31 | 3:05 | Taylor pass completion to the middle to Boykin for 14 yards to the VaTech45. |
| 1-10, VaTech45 | 2:45 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech46. |
| 2-9, VaTech46 | 2:20 | Taylor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-9, VaTech46 | 2:16 | Taylor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, VaTech46 | 2:12 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| Nebraska - 2:07 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech46 | 2:07 | Helu rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech44. |
| 1-10, VaTech44 | 2:03 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 2-8, VaTech44 | 2:03 | Lee rush right for 3 yards to the VaTech41. |
| 2-8, VaTech41 | 1:56 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 3-5, VaTech41 | 1:56 | Lee rush right for 4 yards to the VaTech37. |
| 3-5, VaTech37 | 1:51 | Virginia Tech time out. |
| 4-1, VaTech37 | 1:51 | Henery punts. No return. Ball on VaTech12. |
| Virginia Tech - 1:44 | ||
| 1-10, Neb12 | 1:44 | Nebraska penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, VaTech17 | 1:44 | Taylor sacked by Crick for a 1 yard loss to the VaTech16. |
| 2-6, VaTech16 | 1:20 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Coale for 81 yards to the Neb3. |
| 1-3, Neb3 | 1:11 | Taylor sacked by O'Hanlon for a 8 yard loss to the Neb11. |
| 2-11, Neb11 | 0:35 | Taylor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-11, Neb11 | 0:33 | Taylor pass completion to the right to Roberts for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:33 | Taylor two point pass is NO GOOD - intended for Roberts. | |
| 0:21 | Virginia Tech kicks off. Burkhead returns 18 yards to the Neb15. | |
| Nebraska - 0:18 | ||
| 1-10, VaTech15 | 0:18 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb10 | 0:12 | Lee pass to the middle intercepted by Carmichael and returned 6 yards. |










