Saturday, 11/10/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| (18) Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 32 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 85,527 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. Della Valle returns 26 yards to the PSU26. | |
| Penn State - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, PSU26 | 14:54 | Zwinak rush right for 1 yard to the PSU27. |
| 2-9, PSU27 | 14:45 | Zwinak rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, PSU27 | 14:15 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Moseby-Felder for 23 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 13:30 | Zwinak rush middle for 50 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:14 | Ficken PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:14 | Penn State kicks off. Bell returns 13 yards to the Neb34. | |
| Nebraska - 13:07 | ||
| 1-10, Neb34 | 13:07 | Abdullah rush for 3 yards to the Neb37. |
| 2-7, Neb37 | 13:00 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Enunwa for -1 yard to the Neb36. |
| 3-8, Neb36 | 12:40 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-13, Neb31 | 12:19 | Martinez rush for 14 yards to the Neb45. |
| 1-10, Neb45 | 11:52 | Abdullah rush left for 8 yards to the PSU47. |
| 2-2, PSU47 | 11:30 | Abdullah rush right for 7 yards to the PSU40. |
| 1-10, PSU40 | 11:13 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU40 | 10:54 | Abdullah rush for 8 yards to the PSU32. |
| 3-2, PSU32 | 10:45 | Martinez rush for 3 yards to the PSU29. |
| 1-10, PSU29 | 10:02 | Martinez sacked by Barnes for -8 yards to the PSU37. |
| 2-18, PSU37 | 9:45 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Abdullah for 16 yards to the PSU21. Nebraska penalized -15 yards. |
| 3-17, PSU36 | 8:44 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Turner for 30 yards to the PSU6. |
| 1-6, PSU6 | 8:20 | Abdullah rush middle for -6 yards to the PSU12. |
| 2-12, PSU12 | 7:50 | Abdullah rush for -2 yards to the PSU14. |
| 3-14, PSU14 | 7:15 | Martinez rush for -1 yard to the PSU15. |
| 4-15, PSU15 | 6:37 | Maher 32 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:17 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU25. | |
| Penn State - 6:17 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 6:17 | Zwinak rush for 3 yards to the PSU28. |
| 2-7, PSU28 | 6:10 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Lehman for 17 yards to the PSU45. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 5:55 | Zwinak rush left for -1 yard to the PSU44. |
| 2-11, PSU44 | 4:50 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Robinson for 8 yards to the Neb48. |
| 3-3, Neb48 | 4:00 | Penn State penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-13, PSU42 | 3:30 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Robinson for 29 yards to the Neb29. |
| 1-10, Neb29 | 3:10 | Zwinak rush right for 3 yards to the Neb26. |
| 2-7, Neb26 | 2:45 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, Neb26 | 2:07 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Carter for 13 yards to the Neb13. |
| 1-10, Neb13 | 2:00 | Zwinak rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb10. Zwinak fumbles, Compton of Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Nebraska - 1:34 | ||
| 1-10, Neb6 | 1:34 | Abdullah rush for 33 yards to the Neb39. |
| 1-10, Neb39 | 1:18 | Heard rush right for 7 yards to the Neb46. |
| 2-3, Neb46 | 1:00 | Heard rush for 15 yards to the PSU39. |
| 1-10, PSU39 | 0:45 | Heard rush for 3 yards to the PSU36. |
| 2-7, PSU36 | 0:30 | Abdullah rush for -3 yards to the PSU39. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 3-10, PSU39 | 15:00 | Martinez rush for 12 yards to the PSU27. |
| 1-10, PSU27 | 14:51 | Abdullah rush right for 9 yards to the PSU18. |
| 2-1, PSU18 | 14:30 | Abdullah rush right for 2 yards to the PSU16. Penn State penalized 8 yards. |
| 1-8, PSU8 | 14:05 | Abdullah rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-8, PSU8 | 13:50 | Abdullah rush for -2 yards to the PSU10. |
| 3-10, PSU10 | 13:10 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, PSU10 | 12:33 | Maher 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 12:29 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU25. | |
| Penn State - 12:29 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 12:29 | McGloin pass completion to the right to James for 11 yards to the PSU36. |
| 1-10, PSU36 | 12:25 | Penn State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, PSU26 | 12:05 | Zordich rush right for 4 yards to the PSU30. |
| 2-16, PSU30 | 11:50 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| PSU30 | 11:27 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-16, PSU30 | 11:27 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-16, PSU30 | 11:22 | Butterworth punts. No return. Ball on Neb13. |
| Nebraska - 11:08 | ||
| 1-10, Neb13 | 11:08 | Abdullah rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb13 | 11:00 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Reed for 4 yards to the Neb17. |
| 3-6, Neb17 | 10:20 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Neb17 | 9:51 | Maher punts. Della Valle returns 15 yards to the Neb35. |
| Penn State - 9:41 | ||
| 1-10, Neb36 | 9:41 | Zordich rush right for 3 yards to the Neb33. |
| 2-7, Neb33 | 9:30 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Robinson for 10 yards to the Neb23. |
| 1-10, Neb23 | 9:15 | Zordich rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb23 | 8:52 | Nebraska penalized 12 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb11 | 8:22 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb16 | 8:22 | McGloin rush for 6 yards to the Neb10. |
| 2-9, Neb10 | 8:14 | Zordich rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, Neb10 | 7:55 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, Neb10 | 7:03 | Ficken 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:58 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 6:58 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 6:58 | Martinez rush for 11 yards to the Neb36. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 6:53 | Abdullah rush left for 2 yards to the Neb38. |
| 2-8, Neb38 | 6:22 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, Neb38 | 6:16 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Abdullah for 4 yards to the Neb42. |
| 4-4, Neb42 | 6:08 | Maher punts. Haffner returns 3 yards to the PSU31. |
| Penn State - 5:49 | ||
| 1-10, PSU32 | 5:49 | Belton rush middle for -1 yard to the PSU31. |
| PSU31 | 5:05 | Nebraska time out. |
| 2-11, PSU31 | 5:05 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-11, PSU31 | 5:00 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-11, PSU31 | 4:55 | Butterworth punts. Marlowe returns 0 yards. Marlowe fumbles, Hull of Penn State recovers and returns 1 yard to the Neb31. |
| 1-10, Neb31 | 4:48 | Zwinak rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb29. |
| 2-8, Neb29 | 4:24 | Zwinak rush left for 2 yards to the Neb27. |
| Neb27 | 3:34 | Nebraska time out. |
| 3-6, Neb27 | 3:34 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Robinson for 8 yards to the Neb19. |
| 1-10, Neb19 | 3:30 | Nebraska penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, Neb14 | 3:24 | Zwinak rush left for 4 yards to the Neb10. |
| 2-1, Neb10 | 3:00 | McGloin pass completion to the right to James for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:42 | Ficken PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:42 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 2:42 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 2:42 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb25 | 2:39 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Neb25 | 2:31 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, Neb25 | 2:25 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on Neb41. Penn State penalized -15 yards. |
| Penn State - 2:25 | ||
| 1-10, PSU44 | 2:25 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 1-15, PSU44 | 2:15 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Zwinak for 31 yards to the Neb25. |
| 1-10, Neb25 | 2:00 | Zwinak rush middle for 8 yards to the Neb17. |
| 2-2, Neb17 | 1:45 | Zwinak rush right for 1 yard to the Neb16. |
| 3-1, Neb16 | 1:30 | McGloin incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-1, Neb16 | 1:12 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| Neb21 | 1:12 | Penn State time out. |
| Neb21 | 1:12 | Penn State time out. |
| 4-6, Neb21 | 1:12 | Ficken 38 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:08 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 1:08 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 1:08 | Abdullah rush left for 7 yards to the Neb32. |
| 2-3, Neb32 | 0:55 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, Neb32 | 0:42 | Martinez rush middle for 9 yards to the Neb41. |
| 1-10, Neb41 | 0:34 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb36 | 0:17 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Abdullah for 5 yards to the Neb41. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 15:00 | Abdullah rush left for 5 yards to the Neb30. |
| 2-5, Neb30 | 14:55 | Abdullah rush right for 9 yards to the Neb39. |
| 1-10, Neb39 | 14:29 | Abdullah rush left for 6 yards to the Neb45. |
| 2-4, Neb45 | 13:57 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 9 yards to the PSU46. |
| 1-10, PSU46 | 13:35 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 22 yards to the PSU24. |
| 1-10, PSU24 | 13:20 | Martinez rush left for 2 yards to the PSU22. |
| 2-8, PSU22 | 12:54 | Martinez rush middle for 21 yards to the PSU1. |
| 1-1, PSU1 | 12:15 | Cross rush left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:48 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:48 | Nebraska kicks off. Della Valle returns 20 yards to the PSU22. | |
| Penn State - 11:42 | ||
| 1-10, PSU21 | 11:42 | Zwinak rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU24. |
| 2-7, PSU24 | 11:30 | McGloin sacked by Steinkuhler for -8 yards to the PSU16. |
| 3-15, PSU16 | 10:45 | McGloin pass to the middle intercepted by Stafford and returned 22 yards. |
| Nebraska - 10:22 | ||
| 1-4, PSU4 | 10:22 | Cross rush right for 2 yards to the PSU2. |
| 2-2, PSU2 | 10:10 | Cross rush right for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:37 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:37 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU25. | |
| Penn State - 9:37 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 9:37 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Kenney for 8 yards to the PSU33. |
| 2-2, PSU33 | 9:22 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-7, PSU28 | 8:59 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, PSU28 | 8:42 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Kenney for 7 yards to the PSU35. |
| 1-10, PSU35 | 8:35 | McGloin pass completion to the middle to Lehman for 12 yards to the PSU47. |
| 1-10, PSU47 | 8:30 | Zwinak rush right for 6 yards to the Neb47. |
| 2-4, Neb47 | 7:58 | Zwinak rush left for 3 yards to the Neb44. |
| 3-1, Neb44 | 7:36 | McGloin rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb42. |
| 1-10, Neb42 | 7:15 | Zwinak rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb38. |
| 2-6, Neb38 | 7:00 | Zwinak rush left for 20 yards to the Neb18. |
| 1-10, Neb18 | 6:40 | Zwinak rush left for 1 yard to the Neb17. |
| 2-9, Neb17 | 6:25 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Neb17 | 6:11 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Neb17 | 6:06 | Ficken 35 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 6:01 | Penn State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 6:01 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 6:01 | Abdullah rush for 8 yards to the Neb33. |
| 2-2, Neb33 | 5:55 | Abdullah rush left for 1 yard to the Neb34. |
| 3-1, Neb34 | 5:30 | Cross rush left for 3 yards to the Neb37. |
| 1-10, Neb37 | 4:45 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Cotton for 18 yards to the PSU45. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 4:23 | Martinez rush middle for 11 yards to the PSU34. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 4:00 | Abdullah rush left for 2 yards to the PSU32. |
| 2-8, PSU32 | 3:35 | Martinez rush middle for 7 yards to the PSU25. |
| 3-1, PSU25 | 3:00 | Cross rush left for 4 yards to the PSU21. |
| 1-10, PSU21 | 2:31 | Abdullah rush right for 6 yards to the PSU15. |
| 2-4, PSU15 | 1:52 | Abdullah rush left for 5 yards to the PSU10. |
| 1-10, PSU10 | 1:32 | Abdullah rush right for 1 yard to the PSU9. |
| 2-9, PSU9 | 1:00 | Abdullah rush for -3 yards to the PSU12. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 3-12, PSU12 | 15:00 | Martinez rush middle for 8 yards to the PSU4. Martinez fumbles, Fagnano of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards. Touchback. Ball on PSU20. |
| Penn State - 14:52 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 14:52 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Zordich for 3 yards to the PSU23. |
| 2-7, PSU23 | 14:44 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, PSU23 | 14:23 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, PSU23 | 14:18 | Butterworth punts. No return. Ball on Neb29. |
| Nebraska - 14:07 | ||
| 1-10, Neb29 | 14:07 | Abdullah rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb29 | 13:55 | Martinez rush middle for 5 yards to the Neb34. |
| 3-5, Neb34 | 13:23 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Reed for 56 yards to the PSU10. |
| 1-10, PSU10 | 12:50 | Martinez rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, PSU10 | 12:13 | Abdullah rush for 5 yards to the PSU5. |
| 3-5, PSU5 | 11:34 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Turner for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:57 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:57 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU25. | |
| Penn State - 10:57 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 10:57 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Robinson for 3 yards to the PSU28. |
| 2-7, PSU28 | 10:40 | Zwinak rush right for 17 yards to the PSU45. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 10:26 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU45 | 10:15 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Robinson for 38 yards to the Neb17. |
| 1-10, Neb17 | 10:00 | Zordich rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb15. |
| 2-8, Neb15 | 9:45 | Zwinak rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb13. |
| 3-6, Neb13 | 9:12 | McGloin sacked by Martin for -3 yards to the Neb16. Nebraska penalized 9 yards. |
| 1-7, Neb7 | 8:45 | Zwinak rush left for 4 yards to the Neb3. |
| 2-3, Neb3 | 8:18 | McGloin pass completion to the right to Lehman for 2 yards to the Neb1. Lehman fumbles, Stafford of Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. Touchback. Ball on Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 7:39 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 7:39 | Abdullah rush right for 7 yards to the Neb27. |
| 2-3, Neb27 | 7:30 | Abdullah rush left for 2 yards to the Neb29. |
| 3-1, Neb29 | 6:34 | Cross rush right for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, Neb29 | 6:00 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on PSU2. |
| Penn State - 5:31 | ||
| 1-10, PSU2 | 5:31 | Zordich rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU4. |
| 2-8, PSU4 | 5:20 | Penn State penalized -4 yards. Nebraska SAFETY. |
| 5:02 | Penn State kicks off. Janovich returns 0 yards. | |
| Nebraska - 5:00 | ||
| 1-10, Neb43 | 5:00 | Abdullah rush right for 5 yards to the Neb48. |
| 2-5, Neb47 | 4:45 | Abdullah rush right for -3 yards to the Neb44. |
| Neb44 | 4:11 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-8, Neb44 | 4:11 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-13, Neb39 | 4:11 | Martinez rush for 6 yards to the Neb45. |
| Neb45 | 3:51 | Penn State time out. |
| 4-7, Neb45 | 3:51 | Maher punts. Touchback. Ball on PSU20. |
| Penn State - 3:44 | ||
| 1-10, PSU20 | 3:44 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU20 | 3:40 | McGloin incomplete pass to the right. |
| PSU20 | 3:35 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-10, PSU20 | 3:35 | McGloin rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU24. |
| 4-6, PSU24 | 3:17 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Nebraska - 2:39 | ||
| 1-10, PSU24 | 2:39 | Abdullah rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, PSU24 | 2:30 | Cross rush middle for 8 yards to the PSU16. |
| 3-2, PSU17 | 1:45 | Cross rush right for 1 yard to the PSU16. |
| PSU16 | 0:27 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-1, PSU16 | 0:27 | Maher 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:23 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on PSU25. | |
| Penn State - 0:23 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 0:23 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, PSU25 | 0:18 | McGloin pass completion to the left to Zwinak for 6 yards to the PSU31. |
| 3-4, PSU31 | 0:05 | McGloin incomplete pass to the middle. |










