Saturday, 10/20/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | -- |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. Mark returns 21 yards to the NW30. | |
| Northwestern - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, NW30 | 14:54 | Colter rush right for 1 yard to the NW31. |
| 2-9, NW31 | 14:28 | Mark rush for 4 yards to the NW35. |
| 3-5, NW35 | 14:05 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, NW35 | 13:57 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb25. |
| Nebraska - 13:42 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 13:42 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb25 | 13:36 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Osborne for 4 yards to the Neb29. Northwestern penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb44 | 13:20 | Burkhead rush right for 8 yards to the NW48. |
| 2-2, NW48 | 12:52 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Enunwa for 30 yards to the NW18. |
| 1-10, NW18 | 12:20 | Martinez rush for 8 yards to the NW10. |
| 2-2, NW10 | 11:59 | Burkhead rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-2, NW10 | 11:36 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-2, NW10 | 11:29 | Maher 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:21 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 11:21 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 11:21 | Colter sacked by Meredith for -2 yards to the NW23. |
| 2-12, NW23 | 11:05 | Mark rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-12, NW23 | 10:48 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Jones for 5 yards to the NW28. |
| 4-7, NW28 | 10:02 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb13. |
| Nebraska - 9:23 | ||
| 1-10, Neb13 | 9:23 | Burkhead rush right for 3 yards to the Neb16. |
| 2-7, Neb16 | 8:57 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 6 yards to the Neb22. |
| 3-1, Neb22 | 8:47 | Burkhead rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb24. |
| 1-10, Neb24 | 8:21 | Martinez sacked by Proby and Williams for -6 yards to the Neb18. |
| 2-16, Neb18 | 7:56 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-16, Neb18 | 7:49 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Abdullah for 6 yards to the Neb24. |
| 4-10, Neb24 | 7:21 | Nebraska penalized -12 yards. |
| 4-22, Neb12 | 6:49 | Maher punts. Mark returns 15 yards to the Neb42. |
| Northwestern - 6:37 | ||
| 1-10, Neb42 | 6:37 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Colter for 1 yard to the Neb41. |
| 2-9, Neb41 | 6:12 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Jones for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, Neb41 | 5:41 | Colter rush for 3 yards to the Neb38. |
| 4-6, Neb38 | 5:09 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb1. |
| Nebraska - 4:46 | ||
| 1-10, Neb1 | 4:46 | Abdullah rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb3. |
| 2-8, Neb3 | 4:15 | Abdullah rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, Neb3 | 3:44 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-8, Neb3 | 3:33 | Nebraska penalized -1 yards. |
| 4-9, Neb2 | 3:33 | Maher punts. Mark returns 6 yards to the Neb49. |
| Northwestern - 3:28 | ||
| 1-10, Neb49 | 3:28 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Vitale for 4 yards to the Neb45. |
| 2-6, Neb45 | 3:18 | Siemian incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, Neb45 | 3:08 | Siemian incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Neb45 | 3:02 | Williams punts. Abdullah returns 0 yards. Abdullah fumbles, VanHoose of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb14 | 2:54 | Colter rush for 8 yards to the Neb6. |
| 2-2, Neb6 | 2:21 | Colter rush for -4 yards to the Neb10. |
| 3-6, Neb10 | 1:49 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Vitale for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:35 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:35 | Northwestern kicks off. Bell returns 26 yards to the Neb27. | |
| Nebraska - 1:28 | ||
| 1-10, Neb27 | 1:28 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 7 yards to the Neb34. |
| 2-3, Neb34 | 1:13 | Abdullah rush left for 7 yards to the Neb41. |
| 1-10, Neb41 | 0:54 | Martinez rush for 12 yards to the NW47. |
| 1-10, NW47 | 0:37 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Abdullah for 1 yard to the NW46. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 2-9, NW46 | 15:00 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Enunwa for 6 yards to the NW40. |
| 3-3, NW40 | 14:27 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-3, NW40 | 14:20 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on NW3. |
| Northwestern - 14:10 | ||
| 1-10, NW3 | 14:10 | Mark rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NW3 | 13:38 | Colter rush middle for 2 yards to the NW5. |
| 3-8, NW5 | 13:06 | Colter pass completion to the right to Jones for 5 yards to the NW10. |
| 4-3, NW10 | 12:33 | Williams punts. Bell returns 0 yards. Bell fumbles, VanHoose of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 1-10, NW38 | 12:23 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NW38 | 12:16 | Northwestern penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, NW28 | 12:08 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-20, NW28 | 12:03 | Mark rush middle for 4 yards to the NW32. |
| 4-16, NW32 | 11:35 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb39. |
| Nebraska - 11:24 | ||
| 1-10, Neb39 | 11:24 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb34 | 11:20 | Abdullah rush left for 11 yards to the Neb45. |
| 2-4, Neb45 | 10:50 | Abdullah rush for 13 yards to the NW42. |
| 1-10, NW42 | 10:26 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Reed for 20 yards to the NW22. Reed fumbles, Carpenter of Northwestern recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Northwestern - 10:15 | ||
| 1-10, NW22 | 10:15 | Mark rush middle for 2 yards to the NW24. |
| 2-8, NW24 | 10:01 | Northwestern penalized -12 yards. |
| 2-20, NW12 | 9:48 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-20, NW12 | 9:42 | Mark rush right for 4 yards to the NW16. |
| 4-16, NW16 | 9:27 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on NW45. |
| Nebraska - 9:09 | ||
| 1-10, NW45 | 9:09 | Abdullah rush for 8 yards to the NW37. |
| 2-2, NW37 | 8:42 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:25 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:25 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 8:25 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 8:25 | Colter rush for 9 yards to the NW34. |
| 2-1, NW34 | 8:00 | Mark rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, NW34 | 7:29 | Colter rush middle for 2 yards to the NW36. |
| 1-10, NW36 | 7:13 | Colter rush for -2 yards to the NW34. |
| 2-12, NW34 | 6:41 | Trumpy rush middle for 1 yard to the NW35. |
| 3-11, NW35 | 6:17 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, NW35 | 6:00 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb25. |
| Nebraska - 5:52 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 5:52 | Bell rush left for 1 yard to the Neb26. |
| 2-9, Neb26 | 5:21 | Martinez rush right for 8 yards to the Neb34. |
| 3-1, Neb34 | 4:56 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Abdullah for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, Neb34 | 4:23 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on 50. |
| Northwestern - 4:03 | ||
| 1-10, 50 | 4:03 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Lawrence for 4 yards to the Neb46. |
| 2-6, Neb46 | 3:44 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Prater for 4 yards to the Neb42. |
| 3-2, Neb42 | 3:32 | Mark rush right for 1 yard to the Neb41. |
| 4-1, Neb41 | 3:11 | Colter rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb38. |
| 1-10, Neb38 | 2:30 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb38 | 2:25 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Jones for 5 yards to the Neb33. |
| 3-5, Neb33 | 2:02 | Mark rush middle for 6 yards to the Neb27. |
| 1-10, Neb27 | 1:32 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Jones for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:25 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:25 | Northwestern kicks off. Bell returns 12 yards to the Neb22. | |
| Nebraska - 1:19 | ||
| 1-10, Neb22 | 1:19 | Martinez rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb23. |
| 2-9, Neb23 | 0:53 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Turner for 25 yards to the Neb48. |
| NW47 | 0:34 | Northwestern time out. |
| 1-10, Neb48 | 0:34 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Turner for 6 yards to the NW46. |
| NW41 | 0:24 | Nebraska time out. |
| 2-4, NW46 | 0:24 | Martinez sacked by Arnfelt for -9 yards to the Neb45. |
| Neb45 | 0:16 | Nebraska time out. |
| Neb45 | 0:16 | Northwestern time out. |
| 3-13, Neb45 | 0:16 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Abdullah for 9 yards to the NW46. |
| NW46 | 0:10 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-4, NW46 | 0:10 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on NW1. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Northwestern kicks off. Bell returns 15 yards to the Neb16. | |
| Nebraska - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Neb16 | 14:54 | Martinez rush left for 13 yards to the Neb29. |
| 1-10, Neb29 | 14:36 | Abdullah rush for 12 yards to the Neb41. |
| 1-10, Neb41 | 14:13 | Abdullah rush for 1 yard to the Neb42. |
| 2-9, Neb42 | 13:54 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Neb42 | 13:48 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Marlowe for 7 yards to the Neb49. |
| 4-2, Neb49 | 13:21 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on NW7. |
| Northwestern - 13:04 | ||
| 1-10, NW7 | 13:04 | Mark rush for 4 yards to the NW11. |
| 2-6, NW11 | 12:51 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Lawrence for 9 yards to the NW20. |
| 1-10, NW20 | 12:33 | Siemian incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NW20 | 12:28 | Mark rush for 80 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:17 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern kicks off. Bell returns 44 yards to the Neb48. Nebraska penalized -10 yards. | |
| Nebraska - 12:09 | ||
| 1-10, Neb15 | 12:09 | Abdullah rush for 15 yards to the Neb30. |
| 1-10, Neb30 | 11:57 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb30 | 11:47 | Heard rush for 18 yards to the Neb48. |
| 1-10, Neb48 | 11:32 | Martinez rush for 2 yards to the 50. |
| 2-8, 50 | 10:45 | Martinez rush for 15 yards to the NW35. |
| 1-10, NW35 | 10:17 | Abdullah rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, NW35 | 9:44 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, NW35 | 9:35 | Martinez rush for 7 yards to the NW28. |
| 4-3, NW28 | 9:08 | Martinez rush for -10 yards to the NW38. |
| Northwestern - 8:47 | ||
| 1-10, NW38 | 8:47 | Mark rush left for 3 yards to the NW41. |
| 2-7, NW41 | 8:25 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, NW41 | 8:17 | Nebraska penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb44 | 8:10 | Mark rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb44 | 7:44 | Colter rush left for 4 yards to the Neb40. |
| 3-6, Neb40 | 7:19 | Northwestern penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-11, Neb45 | 7:05 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, Neb45 | 6:38 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb13. |
| Nebraska - 6:31 | ||
| 1-10, Neb13 | 6:31 | Abdullah rush left for 16 yards to the Neb29. |
| 1-10, Neb29 | 6:12 | Abdullah rush for 4 yards to the Neb33. |
| 2-6, Neb33 | 6:03 | Abdullah rush for 4 yards to the Neb37. |
| 3-2, Neb37 | 5:19 | Abdullah rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb38. |
| 4-1, Neb38 | 4:52 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on NW4. |
| Northwestern - 4:26 | ||
| 1-10, NW4 | 4:26 | Mark rush right for 3 yards to the NW7. |
| 2-7, NW7 | 4:00 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, NW7 | 3:53 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, NW7 | 3:48 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on NW49. |
| Nebraska - 3:40 | ||
| 1-10, NW49 | 3:40 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 11 yards to the NW38. |
| 1-10, NW38 | 3:25 | Abdullah rush left for -1 yard to the NW39. |
| 2-11, NW39 | 2:47 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Marlowe for 16 yards to the NW23. |
| 1-10, NW23 | 2:14 | Martinez rush right for 6 yards to the NW17. |
| 2-4, NW17 | 1:46 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 11 yards to the NW6. Northwestern penalized 3 yards. |
| 1-3, NW3 | 1:21 | Martinez rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:09 | Heard two point rush -FAILED. | |
| 1:09 | Nebraska kicks off. Mark returns 18 yards to the NW23. | |
| Northwestern - 1:03 | ||
| 1-10, NW23 | 1:03 | Mark rush middle for 4 yards to the NW27. |
| 2-6, NW27 | 0:33 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, NW27 | 0:24 | Siemian incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, NW27 | 0:17 | Williams punts. Abdullah returns -5 yards to the Neb17. |
| Nebraska - 0:08 | ||
| 1-10, Neb17 | 0:08 | Martinez rush for 8 yards to the Neb25. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 2-2, Neb25 | 15:00 | Cross rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb28. |
| 1-10, Neb28 | 14:34 | Martinez sacked by Smith for -9 yards to the Neb19. |
| 2-19, Neb19 | 14:05 | Abdullah rush for 5 yards to the Neb24. |
| 3-14, Neb24 | 13:24 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-19, Neb19 | 13:03 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-24, Neb14 | 12:43 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-24, Neb14 | 12:31 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on NW48. |
| Northwestern - 12:23 | ||
| 1-10, NW48 | 12:23 | Colter rush for 6 yards to the Neb46. |
| 2-4, Neb46 | 11:58 | Mark rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb44. |
| 3-2, Neb44 | 11:42 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Colter for 8 yards to the Neb36. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 11:04 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb36 | 10:59 | Siemian pass completion to the middle to Dickerson for 3 yards to the Neb33. |
| Neb33 | 10:40 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-7, Neb33 | 10:40 | Siemian rush for 9 yards to the Neb24. Nebraska penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb14 | 10:16 | Trumpy rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb10. |
| 2-6, Neb10 | 10:02 | Trumpy rush left for 3 yards to the Neb7. |
| 3-3, Neb7 | 9:39 | Trumpy rush left for 2 yards to the Neb5. |
| 4-1, Neb5 | 9:24 | Colter rush right for 2 yards to the Neb3. |
| 1-3, Neb3 | 8:43 | Trumpy rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:31 | Budzien PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:31 | Northwestern kicks off. Bell returns 10 yards to the Neb20. | |
| Nebraska - 8:27 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 8:27 | Martinez rush left for 8 yards to the Neb28. |
| 2-2, Neb28 | 8:06 | Martinez rush for 6 yards to the Neb34. |
| 1-10, Neb34 | 7:45 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Neb34 | 7:35 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Neb34 | 7:30 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Reed for 16 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 7:15 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Abdullah for 5 yards to the NW45. |
| 2-5, NW45 | 6:58 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Enunwa for 7 yards to the NW38. |
| 1-10, NW38 | 6:28 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Enunwa for 30 yards to the NW8. |
| 1-8, NW8 | 6:08 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-8, NW8 | 6:01 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Allen for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:55 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:55 | Nebraska kicks off. Jones returns 19 yards to the NW21. | |
| Northwestern - 5:50 | ||
| 1-10, NW21 | 5:50 | Colter rush right for 3 yards to the NW24. |
| 2-7, NW24 | 5:14 | Trumpy rush left for 3 yards to the NW27. |
| 3-4, NW27 | 4:46 | Siemian incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-4, NW27 | 4:22 | Williams punts. No return. Ball on Neb24. |
| Nebraska - 4:10 | ||
| 1-10, Neb24 | 4:10 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Enunwa for 31 yards to the NW45. |
| 1-10, NW45 | 4:03 | Martinez rush for 2 yards to the NW43. |
| 2-8, NW43 | 3:47 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 5 yards to the NW38. |
| 3-3, NW38 | 3:09 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Enunwa for 6 yards to the NW32. |
| 1-10, NW32 | 2:38 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Turner for 25 yards to the NW7. |
| 1-7, NW7 | 2:19 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Cotton for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:08 | Martinez two point pass is NO GOOD - intended for Turner. | |
| 2:08 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on NW25. | |
| Northwestern - 2:08 | ||
| 1-10, NW25 | 2:08 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Colter for 8 yards to the NW33. |
| 2-2, NW33 | 1:47 | Siemian pass completion to the right to Lawrence for 4 yards to the NW37. |
| 1-10, NW37 | 1:43 | Siemian pass completion to the left to Lawrence for 24 yards to the Neb39. |
| 1-10, Neb39 | 1:35 | Siemian incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb39 | 1:30 | Siemian rush left for 3 yards to the Neb36. |
| Neb36 | 1:22 | Northwestern time out. |
| 3-7, Neb36 | 1:22 | Siemian incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-7, Neb36 | 1:16 | 53 yard field goal attempt by Budzien is NO GOOD. |
| Nebraska - 1:10 | ||
| 1-10, Neb36 | 1:10 | Abdullah rush right for -1 yard to the Neb35. |
| Neb35 | 1:07 | Northwestern time out. |
| 2-11, Neb35 | 1:07 | Abdullah rush for 3 yards to the Neb38. |
| 3-8, Neb38 | 0:31 | Abdullah rush right for 2 yards to the Neb40. |
| Neb40 | 0:16 | Northwestern time out. |
| 4-6, Neb40 | 0:16 | Maher punts. Mark returns 3 yards to the NW18. |
| Northwestern - 0:07 | ||
| 1-10, NW18 | 0:07 | Siemian incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NW18 | 0:02 | Colter incomplete pass to the left. |










