Saturday, 09/04/10
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| (8) Nebraska | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 85,555 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. McNeal returns 22 yards to the WestKy22. | |
| Western Kentucky - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy22 | 14:55 | Rainey rush right for 0 yards to the WestKy22. |
| 2-10, WestKy22 | 14:25 | Rainey rush left for 1 yard to the WestKy23. |
| 3-9, WestKy23 | 13:45 | Rainey rush right for 2 yards to the WestKy25. |
| 4-7, WestKy25 | 13:25 | Brakefield punts. No return. Ball on Neb45. |
| Nebraska - 12:40 | ||
| 1-10, Neb45 | 12:40 | Helu rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb49. |
| 2-6, Neb49 | 12:10 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Kinnie for 5 yards to the WestKy46. |
| 3-1, WestKy46 | 11:45 | Martinez rush middle for 46 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:23 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:23 | Nebraska kicks off. McNeal returns 27 yards to the WestKy27. | |
| Western Kentucky - 11:17 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy27 | 11:17 | Rainey rush middle for 2 yards to the WestKy29. |
| 2-8, WestKy29 | 10:45 | McNeal rush left for 2 yards to the WestKy31. |
| 3-6, WestKy31 | 10:30 | Jakes pass completion to the middle to Rainey for 8 yards to the WestKy39. |
| 1-10, WestKy39 | 10:10 | Jakes pass completion to the right to Rainey for 2 yards to the WestKy41. |
| 2-8, WestKy41 | 9:30 | Jakes rush left for 4 yards to the WestKy45. |
| 3-4, WestKy45 | 8:40 | Jakes sacked by Steinkuhler for a 8 yard loss to the WestKy37. |
| 4-12, WestKy37 | 7:40 | Brakefield punts. Paul returns 22 yards to the Neb48. |
| Nebraska - 7:23 | ||
| 1-10, Neb48 | 7:23 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Burkhead for 28 yards to the WestKy24. |
| 1-10, WestKy24 | 7:05 | Burkhead rush middle for 4 yards to the WestKy20. |
| 2-6, WestKy20 | 6:30 | Burkhead rush left for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:11 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:11 | Nebraska kicks off. McNeal returns 21 yards to the WestKy21. | |
| Western Kentucky - 6:06 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy21 | 6:06 | Rainey rush middle for 7 yards to the WestKy28. |
| 2-3, WestKy28 | 5:28 | Rainey rush right for 8 yards to the WestKy36. |
| 1-10, WestKy36 | 5:15 | Rainey rush left for 3 yards to the WestKy39. |
| 2-7, WestKy39 | 4:30 | Rainey rush middle for 6 yards to the WestKy45. |
| 3-1, WestKy45 | 3:50 | Jakes rush middle for 2 yards to the WestKy47. |
| 1-10, WestKy47 | 3:30 | Jakes incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, WestKy47 | 3:20 | Western Kentucky penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, WestKy37 | 3:00 | Rainey rush left for 3 yards to the WestKy40. |
| 3-17, WestKy40 | 2:20 | Jakes pass completion to the middle to McNeal for 8 yards to the WestKy48. |
| 4-9, WestKy48 | 1:45 | Brakefield punts. No return. Ball on Neb13. |
| Nebraska - 1:15 | ||
| 1-10, Neb13 | 1:15 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Kinnie for 13 yards to the Neb26. |
| 1-10, Neb26 | 0:55 | Robinson rush right for -4 yards to the Neb22. |
| 2-14, Neb22 | 0:15 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Kinnie for 13 yards to the Neb35. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 3-1, Neb35 | 15:00 | Helu rush right for 10 yards to the Neb45. |
| 1-10, Neb45 | 14:40 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Paul for 10 yards to the WestKy45. |
| 1-10, WestKy45 | 14:20 | Paul rush right for 8 yards to the WestKy37. |
| 1-10, WestKy37 | 13:16 | Nebraska time out. |
| 2-2, WestKy37 | 13:16 | Martinez rush left for 0 yards to the WestKy37. |
| 3-2, WestKy37 | 12:45 | Robinson rush middle for -5 yards to the WestKy42. |
| 4-7, WestKy42 | 12:10 | Henery punts. McNeal returns 4 yards to the WestKy14. |
| Western Kentucky - 11:46 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy14 | 11:46 | Rainey rush left for 3 yards to the WestKy17. |
| 1-10, WestKy14 | 11:46 | Western Kentucky penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-17, WestKy7 | 11:05 | Rainey rush middle for 3 yards to the WestKy10. |
| 2-14, WestKy10 | 10:30 | Rainey rush right for 5 yards to the WestKy15. |
| 3-9, WestKy15 | 10:00 | Jakes incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, WestKy15 | 9:54 | Brakefield punts. Paul returns 31 yards to the WestKy34. |
| Nebraska - 9:36 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy34 | 9:36 | Burkhead rush right for 2 yards to the WestKy32. |
| 2-8, WestKy32 | 9:00 | Green pass completion to the middle to Paul for 5 yards to the WestKy27. |
| 3-3, WestKy27 | 8:20 | Green pass completion to the right to Kinnie for 6 yards to the WestKy21. |
| 1-10, WestKy21 | 8:00 | Burkhead rush right for 8 yards to the WestKy13. |
| 2-2, WestKy13 | 7:20 | Green rush left for 3 yards to the WestKy10. |
| 1-10, WestKy10 | 7:00 | Green rush left for 7 yards to the WestKy3. |
| 2-3, WestKy3 | 6:30 | Helu rush left for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:49 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:49 | Nebraska kicks off. McNeal returns 29 yards to the WestKy29. | |
| Western Kentucky - 5:43 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy29 | 5:43 | Rainey rush middle for 2 yards to the WestKy31. |
| 2-8, WestKy31 | 5:05 | Jakes rush left for 2 yards to the WestKy33. |
| 3-6, WestKy33 | 4:30 | Jakes pass completion to the right to Rainey for 4 yards to the WestKy37. |
| 3-6, WestKy33 | 4:30 | Nebraska penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb48 | 4:10 | Jakes incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Neb48 | 4:04 | Rainey rush left for 0 yards to the Neb48. |
| 3-10, Neb48 | 3:36 | Jakes pass completion to the left to Jeffries for -2 yards to the Neb50. |
| 4-12, Neb50 | 3:25 | Brakefield punts. Touchback. Ball on Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 3:19 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 3:19 | Robinson rush left for 4 yards to the Neb24. |
| 2-6, Neb24 | 2:45 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-6, Neb24 | 2:39 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-6, Neb24 | 2:39 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Neb24 | 2:35 | Henery punts. McNeal returns 0 yards to the WestKy26. |
| Western Kentucky - 2:35 | ||
| 4-6, WestKy24 | 2:35 | Western Kentucky penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-10, WestKy16 | 2:31 | Rainey rush middle for 11 yards to the WestKy27. |
| 1-10, WestKy27 | 2:00 | Jakes incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, WestKy27 | 1:54 | Rainey rush middle for 1 yard to the WestKy28. |
| 2-10, WestKy28 | 1:50 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-9, WestKy28 | 1:50 | Jakes pass completion to the middle to Doyle for 6 yards to the WestKy34. |
| 3-9, WestKy34 | 1:02 | Western Kentucky time out. |
| 4-3, WestKy34 | 1:02 | Western Kentucky penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-8, WestKy29 | 1:02 | Brakefield punts. Paul returns 6 yards to the Neb28. |
| Nebraska - 0:50 | ||
| 1-10, Neb28 | 0:50 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb28 | 0:45 | Martinez sacked by Smith for a 2 yard loss to the Neb26. |
| 3-12, Neb26 | 0:25 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-12, Neb26 | 0:18 | Henery punts. No return. Ball on WestKy32. |
| Western Kentucky - 0:09 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy32 | 0:09 | Rush middle for -1 yards to the WestKy31. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky kicks off. Marlowe returns 27 yards to the Neb32. | |
| Nebraska - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, Neb32 | 14:53 | Martinez rush right for 43 yards to the WestKy25. |
| 1-10, WestKy25 | 14:35 | Helu rush middle for 1 yard to the WestKy24. |
| 2-9, WestKy24 | 14:00 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, WestKy24 | 13:54 | Western Kentucky penalized 5 yards. |
| 3-4, WestKy19 | 13:40 | Martinez rush middle for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:54 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:54 | Nebraska kicks off. McNeal returns 22 yards to the WestKy24. | |
| Western Kentucky - 12:47 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy24 | 12:47 | Jakes incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, WestKy24 | 12:42 | Rainey rush middle for 4 yards to the WestKy28. |
| 3-6, WestKy28 | 12:05 | Jakes pass completion to the left to Vasquez for 11 yards to the WestKy39. |
| 1-10, WestKy39 | 11:30 | Jakes pass completion to the left to Rainey for 24 yards to the Neb37. |
| 1-10, Neb37 | 11:20 | Jakes pass completion to the right to Johnson for 12 yards to the Neb25. |
| 1-10, Neb25 | 10:40 | McNeal rush left for 7 yards to the Neb18. |
| 2-3, Neb18 | 10:00 | Rainey rush right for 4 yards to the Neb14. |
| 2-3, Neb14 | 9:17 | Western Kentucky time out. |
| 1-10, Neb14 | 9:17 | McNeal rush left for 5 yards to the Neb9. |
| 2-5, Neb9 | 8:40 | Jakes incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-5, Neb9 | 8:29 | Western Kentucky time out. |
| 3-5, Neb9 | 8:29 | Jakes incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, Neb9 | 8:24 | Tinius 25 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:20 | Western Kentucky kicks off. Marlowe returns 42 yards to the Neb42. | |
| Nebraska - 8:13 | ||
| 1-10, Neb42 | 8:13 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Reed for 4 yards to the Neb46. |
| 2-6, Neb46 | 8:00 | Robinson rush left for 3 yards to the Neb49. |
| 3-3, Neb49 | 7:25 | Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-3, Neb39 | 6:30 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-13, Neb39 | 6:30 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Paul for 17 yards to the WestKy44. |
| 3-13, Neb39 | 6:30 | Paul fumbles, Santoro of Western Kentucky recovers and returns 0 yards to the WestKy44. |
| Western Kentucky - 6:19 | ||
| 3-13, WestKy39 | 6:19 | Western Kentucky penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, WestKy34 | 6:05 | Johnson rush middle for 7 yards to the WestKy41. |
| 2-13, WestKy41 | 5:25 | Jakes pass completion to the middle to Vasquez for 12 yards to the Neb47. |
| 3-1, Neb47 | 5:00 | Rainey rush right for 46 yards to the Neb1. |
| 3-1, Neb47 | 5:00 | Rainey fumbles, Hagg of Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards to the Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 4:19 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 4:19 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb20 | 4:15 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Burkhead for 19 yards to the Neb39. |
| 1-10, Neb39 | 3:55 | Marlowe rush left for 13 yards to the WestKy48. |
| 1-10, WestKy48 | 3:35 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Paul for 27 yards to the WestKy21. |
| 1-10, WestKy21 | 3:25 | Martinez rush middle for 6 yards to the WestKy15. |
| 2-4, WestKy15 | 2:20 | Martinez rush middle for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:01 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:01 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on WestKy20. | |
| Western Kentucky - 2:01 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy20 | 2:01 | Rainey rush right for 3 yards to the WestKy23. |
| 2-7, WestKy23 | 1:25 | McNeal rush left for 5 yards to the WestKy28. |
| 2-7, WestKy23 | 1:25 | Nebraska penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, WestKy43 | 1:10 | Rainey rush left for 5 yards to the WestKy48. |
| 2-5, WestKy48 | 0:30 | Rainey rush right for 9 yards to the Neb43. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Neb43 | 15:00 | Jakes pass completion to the middle to Doyle for 18 yards to the Neb25. |
| 1-10, Neb25 | 14:40 | Rainey rush left for 4 yards to the Neb21. |
| 2-6, Neb21 | 14:10 | Rainey rush left for 3 yards to the Neb18. |
| 3-3, Neb18 | 13:40 | Jakes pass completion to the left to Jones for 17 yards to the Neb1. |
| 1-1, Neb1 | 13:00 | Western Kentucky penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-6, Neb6 | 13:00 | Rainey rush middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:46 | Tinius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky kicks off. Kinnie returns 14 yards to the Neb24. | |
| Nebraska - 12:40 | ||
| 12:40 | Nebraska penalized -10 yards. | |
| 1-10, Neb14 | 12:40 | Green pass completion to the right to Kinnie for 8 yards to the Neb22. |
| 2-2, Neb22 | 12:00 | Green rush left for 6 yards to the Neb28. |
| 1-10, Neb28 | 11:40 | Burkhead rush right for 24 yards to the WestKy48. |
| 1-10, WestKy48 | 11:20 | Green pass completion to the middle to Kinnie for 14 yards to the WestKy34. |
| 1-10, WestKy34 | 11:00 | Green incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, WestKy34 | 10:54 | Helu rush right for 11 yards to the WestKy23. |
| 2-10, WestKy34 | 10:54 | Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-10, WestKy44 | 9:52 | Nebraska time out. |
| 2-9, WestKy33 | 9:52 | Green pass completion to the middle to Paul for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:45 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:45 | Nebraska kicks off. McNeal returns 11 yards to the WestKy16. | |
| Western Kentucky - 9:36 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy16 | 9:36 | Rainey rush right for 4 yards to the WestKy20. |
| 2-6, WestKy20 | 9:00 | Jakes pass to the left intercepted by Smith and returned 23 yards. |
| Nebraska - 9:00 | ||
| 2-6, Neb20 | 9:00 | Smith fumbles, Rainey of Western Kentucky recovers and returns 0 yards to the WestKy2. |
| Western Kentucky - 9:00 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy2 | 9:00 | Rainey rush middle for 1 yard to the WestKy3. |
| 1-10, WestKy3 | 8:10 | Western Kentucky time out. |
| 2-9, WestKy3 | 8:10 | Rainey rush middle for 2 yards to the WestKy5. |
| 3-7, WestKy5 | 7:40 | Jakes incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, WestKy5 | 7:25 | Brakefield punts. No return. Ball on WestKy13. |
| Nebraska - 6:31 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy13 | 6:31 | Jones rush right for 8 yards to the WestKy5. |
| 2-2, WestKy5 | 6:00 | Jones rush left for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:42 | Henery PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:42 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on WestKy20. | |
| Western Kentucky - 5:42 | ||
| 1-10, WestKy20 | 5:42 | Rainey rush left for 1 yard to the WestKy21. |
| 1-10, WestKy20 | 5:42 | Nebraska penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, WestKy36 | 5:25 | Jakes incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, WestKy36 | 5:19 | Rainey rush middle for 5 yards to the WestKy41. |
| 3-5, WestKy41 | 4:45 | Jakes incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, WestKy41 | 4:40 | Brakefield punts. No return. Ball on Neb21. |
| Nebraska - 4:11 | ||
| 1-10, Neb21 | 4:11 | Lee rush middle for 7 yards to the Neb28. |
| 2-3, Neb28 | 3:35 | Lee pass completion to the right to Hill for 11 yards to the Neb39. |
| 1-10, Neb39 | 3:15 | Lee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb39 | 2:53 | Lee pass completion to the middle to Enunwa for 10 yards to the Neb49. |
| 1-10, Neb49 | 2:30 | Lee rush left for 7 yards to the WestKy44. |
| 2-3, WestKy44 | 2:00 | Okafor rush right for 2 yards to the WestKy42. |
| 3-1, WestKy42 | 1:25 | Ward rush middle for 2 yards to the WestKy40. |
| 1-10, WestKy40 | 0:25 | Lee pass completion to the right to Henry for 24 yards to the WestKy16. |
| 1-10, WestKy16 | 0:18 | Lee rush left for 7 yards to the WestKy9. |
