Saturday, 11/12/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (19) Nebraska | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| (12) Penn State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 107,903 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU20. | |
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 15:00 | Suhey rush left for 3 yards to the PSU23. |
| 2-7, PSU23 | 14:40 | Redd rush for 3 yards to the PSU26. |
| 3-4, PSU26 | 14:12 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, PSU26 | 13:40 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Neb34. |
| Nebraska - 13:34 | ||
| 1-10, Neb34 | 13:34 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb34 | 13:28 | Martinez rush right for -1 yard to the Neb33. |
| 3-11, Neb33 | 13:18 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Marlowe for 15 yards to the Neb48. |
| 1-10, Neb48 | 12:35 | Burkhead rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb48 | 12:07 | Martinez rush middle for -3 yards to the Neb45. |
| 3-13, Neb45 | 11:45 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-13, Neb45 | 11:11 | Maher punts. Brown returns 13 yards to the PSU19. |
| Penn State - 11:00 | ||
| 1-10, PSU19 | 11:00 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Robinson for 9 yards to the PSU28. |
| 2-1, PSU28 | 10:40 | Green rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, PSU28 | 10:19 | Green rush right for 2 yards to the PSU30. |
| 1-10, PSU30 | 9:45 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, PSU30 | 9:14 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Green for 3 yards to the PSU33. |
| 3-7, PSU33 | 9:04 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Drake for 31 yards to the Neb36. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 8:12 | Redd rush for 2 yards to the Neb34. |
| 2-8, Neb34 | 7:58 | Kersey rush for 4 yards to the Neb30. |
| 3-4, Neb30 | 7:13 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, Neb30 | 6:38 | 47 yard field goal attempt by Fera is NO GOOD. |
| Nebraska - 6:33 | ||
| 1-10, Neb30 | 6:33 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb30 | 6:28 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, Neb30 | 6:23 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, Neb30 | 6:18 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on PSU28. |
| Penn State - 6:11 | ||
| 1-10, PSU28 | 6:11 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Moye for 11 yards to the PSU39. |
| 1-10, PSU39 | 6:06 | Redd rush for 3 yards to the PSU42. |
| 2-7, PSU42 | 5:29 | Redd rush right for 3 yards to the PSU45. |
| 3-5, PSU44 | 4:55 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, PSU44 | 4:23 | Fera punts. Touchback. Ball on Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 4:15 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 4:15 | Burkhead rush for 7 yards to the Neb27. |
| 2-3, Neb27 | 4:04 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 5 yards to the Neb32. |
| 1-10, Neb32 | 3:30 | Burkhead rush right for 6 yards to the Neb38. |
| 2-4, Neb38 | 3:12 | Abdullah rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-4, Neb38 | 2:42 | Maher punts. Astorino returns 7 yards to the PSU16. |
| Penn State - 2:02 | ||
| 1-10, PSU16 | 2:02 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Haplea for 7 yards to the PSU23. |
| 2-2, PSU23 | 1:26 | Redd rush for 7 yards to the PSU30. |
| 1-10, PSU30 | 1:05 | Redd rush left for 14 yards to the PSU44. |
| PSU43 | 0:33 | Penn State time out. |
| 1-10, PSU44 | 0:33 | Green rush for 5 yards to the PSU49. |
| 2-5, PSU49 | 0:28 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-5, PSU49 | 15:00 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, PSU49 | 14:55 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Neb27. |
| Nebraska - 14:48 | ||
| 1-10, Neb27 | 14:48 | Penn State penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, Neb32 | 14:43 | Martinez rush left for 6 yards to the Neb38. |
| 1-10, Neb38 | 14:19 | Burkhead rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb39. |
| 2-9, Neb39 | 14:03 | Martinez rush for 10 yards to the Neb49. |
| 1-10, Neb49 | 13:34 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Cotton for 14 yards to the PSU37. |
| 1-10, PSU37 | 13:17 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 12 yards to the PSU25. |
| 1-10, PSU25 | 12:59 | Burkhead rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU23. |
| 2-8, PSU23 | 12:32 | Martinez rush for -3 yards to the PSU26. |
| 3-11, PSU26 | 12:04 | Martinez rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU23. |
| 4-8, PSU23 | 11:28 | Maher 41 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:55 | Nebraska kicks off. Returns 25 yards to the PSU28. | |
| Penn State - 10:47 | ||
| 1-10, PSU28 | 10:47 | Redd rush for 1 yard to the PSU29. |
| 2-9, PSU29 | 10:32 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, PSU29 | 10:03 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Moye for 15 yards to the PSU44. |
| 1-10, PSU44 | 9:54 | Redd rush left for 4 yards to the PSU48. |
| 2-6, PSU48 | 9:19 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the 50. |
| 3-4, 50 | 8:44 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, 50 | 8:07 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Neb21. |
| Nebraska - 8:01 | ||
| 1-10, Neb21 | 8:01 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Reed for 6 yards to the Neb27. |
| 2-4, Neb27 | 7:44 | Burkhead rush left for 13 yards to the Neb40. |
| 1-10, Neb40 | 7:10 | Burkhead rush left for 5 yards to the Neb45. |
| 2-5, Neb45 | 6:49 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, Neb45 | 6:21 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Burkhead for 1 yard to the Neb46. |
| 4-4, Neb46 | 6:09 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on PSU13. |
| Penn State - 5:36 | ||
| 1-10, PSU13 | 5:36 | Beachum rush for 4 yards to the PSU17. |
| 2-6, PSU17 | 5:22 | Beachum rush left for 15 yards to the PSU32. |
| 1-10, PSU32 | 4:56 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU32 | 4:21 | Green rush middle for 5 yards to the PSU37. |
| 3-5, PSU37 | 4:10 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, PSU37 | 3:41 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 3:33 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 3:33 | Burkhead rush left for 7 yards to the Neb27. |
| 2-3, Neb27 | 3:25 | Burkhead rush right for 2 yards to the Neb29. |
| 3-1, Neb29 | 3:08 | Martinez rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb31. |
| 1-10, Neb31 | 2:30 | Martinez rush for 1 yard to the Neb32. |
| 2-9, Neb32 | 2:16 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Reed for 24 yards to the PSU44. |
| 1-10, PSU44 | 1:49 | Marlowe rush for 4 yards to the PSU40. |
| 2-6, PSU40 | 1:44 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, PSU40 | 1:38 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Enunwa for 8 yards to the PSU32. |
| 1-10, PSU32 | 1:28 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Cooper for 17 yards to the PSU15. |
| 1-10, PSU15 | 1:13 | Martinez rush for 1 yard to the PSU14. |
| PSU14 | 1:01 | Nebraska time out. |
| 2-9, PSU14 | 1:01 | Burkhead incomplete pass to the right. |
| PSU14 | 0:55 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-9, PSU14 | 0:55 | Penn State penalized 12 yards. |
| 1-2, PSU2 | 0:49 | Abdullah rush right for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:44 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:44 | Nebraska kicks off. Powell returns 19 yards to the PSU19. | |
| Penn State - 0:39 | ||
| 1-10, PSU19 | 0:39 | Beachum rush for 11 yards to the PSU30. |
| 1-10, PSU30 | 0:30 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Moye for 12 yards to the PSU42. |
| 1-10, PSU42 | 0:22 | Penn State penalized -15 yards. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Bell returns 25 yards to the Neb23. | |
| Nebraska - 14:56 | ||
| 1-10, Neb23 | 14:56 | Burkhead rush middle for 10 yards to the Neb33. |
| 1-10, Neb33 | 14:49 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb33 | 14:30 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Neb33 | 14:24 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-15, Neb28 | 14:22 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 1 yard to the Neb29. |
| 4-14, Neb29 | 14:00 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on PSU30. |
| Penn State - 13:42 | ||
| 1-10, PSU30 | 13:42 | Redd rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU34. |
| 2-6, PSU34 | 13:27 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Szczerba for 13 yards to the PSU47. |
| 1-10, PSU47 | 13:03 | Redd rush right for 6 yards to the Neb47. |
| 2-4, Neb47 | 12:27 | Redd rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb44. |
| 3-1, Neb44 | 12:20 | Green rush right for 3 yards to the Neb41. |
| 1-10, Neb41 | 12:00 | McGloin sacked by Meredith and Martin for -6 yards to the Neb47. McGloin fumbles, Martin of Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Nebraska - 11:44 | ||
| 1-10, Neb48 | 11:44 | Martinez rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb48 | 11:21 | Burkhead rush left for 11 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 11:07 | Burkhead rush middle for 8 yards to the PSU33. |
| 2-2, PSU33 | 10:53 | Burkhead rush for 1 yard to the PSU32. |
| 3-1, PSU32 | 10:22 | Martinez rush for 1 yard to the PSU31. |
| 1-10, PSU31 | 9:40 | Burkhead rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, PSU31 | 9:23 | Martinez rush middle for 17 yards to the PSU14. |
| 1-10, PSU14 | 9:14 | Burkhead rush for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:51 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:51 | Nebraska kicks off. Powell returns 16 yards to the PSU18. | |
| Penn State - 8:43 | ||
| 1-10, PSU18 | 8:43 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Brown for 9 yards to the PSU27. |
| 2-1, PSU27 | 8:33 | Redd rush for 4 yards to the PSU31. |
| 1-10, PSU31 | 8:09 | Redd rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, PSU31 | 7:43 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Smith for 10 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 7:13 | Green rush for 4 yards to the PSU45. |
| 2-6, PSU45 | 6:50 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Brown for 5 yards to the 50. |
| 3-1, 50 | 6:22 | Nebraska penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb45 | 6:00 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Moye for 40 yards to the Neb5. |
| 1-5, Neb5 | 5:35 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-5, Neb5 | 5:10 | Green rush middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:07 | Fera PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:07 | Penn State kicks off. Marlowe returns 27 yards to the Neb33. | |
| Nebraska - 5:02 | ||
| 1-10, Neb33 | 5:02 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb28 | 5:02 | Martinez rush right for 5 yards to the Neb33. |
| 2-10, Neb33 | 4:53 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 24 yards to the PSU43. |
| 1-10, PSU43 | 4:15 | Martinez rush for 5 yards to the PSU38. |
| 2-5, PSU38 | 3:50 | Martinez rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-5, PSU38 | 3:29 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, PSU38 | 2:57 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-10, PSU43 | 2:57 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on PSU14. |
| Penn State - 2:50 | ||
| 1-10, PSU14 | 2:50 | Beachum rush right for 2 yards to the PSU16. |
| 2-8, PSU16 | 2:43 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, PSU16 | 2:12 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-8, PSU16 | 2:06 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Neb32. Nebraska penalized -15 yards. |
| Nebraska - 1:59 | ||
| 1-10, Neb17 | 1:59 | Martinez rush right for 2 yards to the Neb19. |
| 2-8, Neb19 | 1:50 | Burkhead rush left for 6 yards to the Neb25. |
| 3-2, Neb25 | 1:21 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Enunwa for 6 yards to the Neb31. |
| 1-10, Neb31 | 0:53 | Burkhead rush right for 4 yards to the Neb35. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 2-6, Neb35 | 15:00 | Burkhead rush left for 3 yards to the Neb38. |
| 3-3, Neb38 | 14:50 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, Neb38 | 14:13 | Maher punts. Brown returns 15 yards to the PSU35. |
| Penn State - 14:02 | ||
| 1-10, PSU35 | 14:02 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Green for 3 yards to the PSU38. |
| 2-7, PSU38 | 13:52 | Green rush middle for 8 yards to the PSU46. |
| 1-10, PSU46 | 13:19 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU46 | 12:49 | Green rush right for 2 yards to the PSU48. |
| 3-8, PSU48 | 12:40 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-8, PSU48 | 12:16 | Fera punts. Touchback. Ball on Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 12:06 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 12:06 | Burkhead rush middle for 11 yards to the Neb31. |
| 1-10, Neb31 | 11:45 | Burkhead rush middle for -5 yards to the Neb26. |
| 2-15, Neb26 | 11:25 | Martinez rush right for 6 yards to the Neb32. |
| 3-9, Neb32 | 11:14 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Reed for 11 yards to the Neb43. |
| 1-10, Neb43 | 10:19 | Burkhead rush middle for 8 yards to the PSU49. |
| 2-2, PSU49 | 10:07 | Burkhead rush left for 0 yards. Burkhead fumbles, Hodges of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Penn State - 9:35 | ||
| 1-10, PSU49 | 9:35 | Green rush for 4 yards to the Neb47. |
| 2-6, Neb47 | 9:27 | Green rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb44. |
| 3-3, Neb44 | 8:56 | Green rush left for 2 yards to the Neb42. |
| 4-1, Neb42 | 8:12 | Beachum rush for 2 yards to the Neb40. |
| 1-10, Neb40 | 7:56 | Beachum rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb37. |
| 2-7, Neb37 | 7:33 | Beachum rush left for -1 yard to the Neb38. |
| 3-8, Neb38 | 7:00 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Brown for 16 yards to the Neb22. |
| 1-10, Neb22 | 6:26 | Drake pass completion to the left to McGloin for 16 yards to the Neb6. |
| 1-6, Neb6 | 5:43 | Green rush left for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:42 | Fera PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:42 | Penn State kicks off. Abdullah returns 15 yards to the Neb22. | |
| Nebraska - 5:36 | ||
| 1-10, Neb22 | 5:36 | Burkhead rush left for 2 yards to the Neb24. |
| 2-8, Neb24 | 5:26 | Martinez rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb28. |
| 3-4, Neb28 | 4:37 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, Neb28 | 4:01 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on PSU11. |
| Penn State - 3:52 | ||
| 1-10, PSU11 | 3:52 | McGloin rush for 6 yards to the PSU17. |
| 2-4, PSU17 | 3:42 | Green rush for 11 yards to the PSU28. |
| 1-10, PSU28 | 3:24 | Green rush for 8 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-2, PSU36 | 2:58 | Green rush for 1 yard to the PSU37. |
| 3-1, PSU37 | 2:15 | Redd rush middle for 0 yards. |
| PSU37 | 1:55 | Penn State time out. |
| 4-1, PSU37 | 1:55 | Redd rush left for 0 yards. |
| Nebraska - 1:49 | ||
| 1-10, PSU37 | 1:49 | Burkhead rush right for 3 yards to the PSU34. |
| PSU34 | 1:44 | Penn State time out. |
| 2-7, PSU34 | 1:44 | Burkhead rush right for 3 yards to the PSU31. |
| PSU31 | 1:39 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-4, PSU31 | 1:39 | Burkhead rush for 2 yards to the PSU29. |
| PSU29 | 0:54 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-2, PSU29 | 0:54 | Burkhead rush for 1 yard to the PSU28. |
| Penn State - 0:49 | ||
| 1-10, PSU28 | 0:49 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Green for -1 yard to the PSU27. |
| 2-11, PSU27 | 0:33 | Nebraska penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-10, PSU37 | 0:25 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU37 | 0:19 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, PSU37 | 0:15 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Smith for 9 yards to the PSU46. |
| 4-1, PSU46 | 0:05 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |










