Saturday, 11/17/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| (16) Nebraska | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 85,330 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Minnesota kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 15:00 | Abdullah rush right for 4 yards to the Neb29. |
| 2-6, Neb29 | 14:45 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 9 yards to the Neb38. |
| 1-10, Neb38 | 14:20 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Turner for 16 yards to the Minn46. Minnesota penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn30 | 14:20 | Abdullah rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn28. |
| 2-8, Minn28 | 13:20 | Abdullah rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, Minn28 | 13:00 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Turner for 6 yards to the Minn22. |
| 4-2, Minn22 | 12:00 | Maher 39 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:49 | Nebraska kicks off. Maye returns 27 yards to the Minn29. | |
| Minnesota - 11:42 | ||
| 1-10, Minn29 | 11:42 | Nelson rush right for 9 yards to the Minn38. |
| 2-1, Minn38 | 11:20 | Nelson pass completion to the right to Kirkwood for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, Minn38 | 10:46 | Kirkwood rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, Minn38 | 10:00 | Eldred punts. Turner returns 0 yards. Turner fumbles, Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Nebraska - 9:45 | ||
| 1-10, Neb15 | 9:45 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb10 | 9:25 | Abdullah rush for 3 yards to the Neb13. |
| 2-12, Neb13 | 9:00 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Turner for 22 yards to the Neb35. |
| 1-10, Neb35 | 8:40 | Abdullah rush for 9 yards to the Neb44. |
| 2-1, Neb44 | 8:18 | Abdullah rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb46. |
| 1-10, Neb46 | 8:00 | Heard rush for 7 yards to the Minn47. |
| 2-3, Minn47 | 7:15 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 5 yards to the Minn42. |
| 1-10, Minn42 | 6:50 | Abdullah rush middle for 5 yards to the Minn37. |
| 2-5, Minn36 | 6:25 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:05 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:05 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 6:05 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 6:05 | Williams rush left for 1 yard to the Minn26. |
| 2-9, Minn26 | 5:40 | Nelson pass completion to the right to Green for 7 yards to the Minn33. |
| 3-2, Minn33 | 5:05 | Williams rush left for 1 yard to the Minn34. |
| 4-1, Minn34 | 4:27 | Eldred punts. Turner returns 2 yards to the Neb25. |
| Nebraska - 3:56 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 3:56 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb25 | 3:52 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Turner for 4 yards to the Neb29. |
| 3-6, Neb29 | 3:35 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, Neb29 | 3:02 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on Minn14. |
| Minnesota - 2:48 | ||
| 1-10, Minn14 | 2:48 | Nelson pass completion to the middle to Engel for 17 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 2:20 | Nelson pass completion to the left to Crawford-Tufts for 5 yards to the Minn36. |
| 2-5, Minn36 | 1:55 | Kirkwood rush right for 2 yards to the Minn38. |
| 3-3, Minn38 | 1:22 | Nebraska penalized 4 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn42 | 0:57 | Nelson pass completion to the left to Crawford-Tufts for 12 yards to the Neb46. |
| 1-10, Neb46 | 0:40 | Nelson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb46 | 0:16 | Nelson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Neb46 | 0:10 | Nelson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, Neb46 | 0:04 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Neb26. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Neb26 | 15:00 | Abdullah rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb29. |
| 2-7, Neb29 | 14:40 | Abdullah rush right for 6 yards to the Neb35. |
| 3-1, Neb35 | 14:14 | Cross rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb37. |
| 1-10, Neb37 | 13:30 | Abdullah rush middle for 5 yards to the Neb42. |
| 2-5, Neb42 | 13:10 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 8 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 12:45 | Abdullah rush for -5 yards to the Neb45. |
| 2-15, Neb45 | 12:05 | Minnesota penalized 3 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb48 | 11:42 | Abdullah rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn49. |
| 2-7, Minn49 | 11:30 | Martinez rush for 5 yards to the Minn44. |
| 3-2, Minn44 | 11:00 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| Minn44 | 10:39 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-2, Minn44 | 10:39 | Maher punts. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. |
| Minnesota - 10:39 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 10:39 | Kirkwood rush middle for -1 yard to the Minn19. |
| 2-11, Minn19 | 10:20 | Nelson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-11, Minn19 | 9:59 | Nelson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, Minn19 | 9:54 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Neb37. |
| Nebraska - 9:42 | ||
| 1-10, Neb37 | 9:42 | Abdullah rush for 18 yards to the Minn45. |
| 1-10, Minn45 | 9:21 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 5 yards to the Minn40. |
| 2-5, Minn40 | 9:05 | Martinez rush for 8 yards to the Minn32. |
| 1-10, Minn32 | 8:35 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 29 yards to the Minn3. |
| 1-3, Minn3 | 8:12 | Cross rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:47 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:47 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 7:47 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 7:47 | Nelson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn25 | 7:40 | Kirkwood rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn27. |
| 3-8, Minn27 | 7:30 | Nelson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, Minn27 | 6:53 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Minn34. |
| Nebraska - 6:41 | ||
| 1-10, Minn34 | 6:41 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Turner for 8 yards to the Minn26. |
| 2-2, Minn26 | 6:25 | Abdullah rush middle for -5 yards to the Minn31. |
| 3-7, Minn31 | 5:50 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Enunwa for 29 yards to the Minn2. |
| 1-2, Minn2 | 5:30 | Cross rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn1. |
| 2-1, Minn1 | 4:44 | Cross rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:22 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:22 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 4:22 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 4:22 | Nelson pass completion to the left to Williams for 9 yards to the Minn34. |
| 2-1, Minn34 | 4:00 | Nelson rush for 2 yards to the Minn36. |
| 1-10, Minn36 | 3:30 | Maye rush for 4 yards to the Minn40. |
| 2-6, Minn40 | 2:50 | Nelson rush middle for -1 yard to the Minn39. |
| 3-7, Minn39 | 2:10 | Nelson sacked by Evans for -9 yards to the Minn30. |
| Minn30 | 1:34 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-16, Minn30 | 1:34 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Neb35. |
| Nebraska - 1:26 | ||
| 1-10, Neb35 | 1:26 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Enunwa for 11 yards to the Neb46. |
| 1-10, Neb46 | 1:15 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Enunwa for 4 yards to the 50. |
| 2-6, 50 | 1:06 | Martinez rush middle for 8 yards to the Minn42. |
| 1-10, Minn42 | 0:59 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Reed for 11 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 0:53 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Minn31 | 0:47 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Minn31 | 0:40 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Reed for 12 yards to the Minn19. |
| 1-10, Minn19 | 0:20 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn19 | 0:14 | Minnesota penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-4, Minn4 | 0:09 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 3 yards to the Minn1. |
| Minn1 | 0:02 | Nebraska time out. |
| Minn1 | 0:02 | Minnesota time out. |
| 2-1, Minn1 | 0:02 | Cross rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 15:00 | Kirkwood rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn28. |
| 2-7, Minn28 | 14:45 | Nelson rush middle for 1 yard to the Minn29. |
| 3-6, Minn29 | 14:05 | Nelson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Minn29 | 13:44 | Eldred punts. Turner returns 5 yards to the Neb40. |
| Nebraska - 13:33 | ||
| 1-10, Neb40 | 13:33 | Martinez rush middle for 5 yards to the Neb45. Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb35 | 13:18 | Martinez rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-15, Neb35 | 12:35 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-15, Neb35 | 12:16 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Turner for 27 yards to the Minn38. |
| 1-10, Minn38 | 11:44 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn38 | 11:36 | Abdullah rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn35. Abdullah fumbles, Manuel of Minnesota recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Minnesota - 11:29 | ||
| 1-10, Minn36 | 11:29 | Nelson pass to the right intercepted by Stafford. No return. |
| Nebraska - 11:21 | ||
| 1-10, Neb26 | 11:21 | Abdullah rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb26 | 11:00 | Martinez rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, Neb26 | 10:30 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Enunwa for 21 yards to the Neb47. |
| 1-10, Neb47 | 10:00 | Abdullah rush middle for 23 yards to the Minn30. |
| 1-10, Minn30 | 9:20 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 30 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:57 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:57 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 8:57 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 8:57 | Williams rush right for 11 yards to the Minn36. |
| 1-10, Minn36 | 8:40 | Williams rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn38. |
| 2-8, Minn38 | 8:10 | Nelson pass completion to the left to Crawford-Tufts for 5 yards to the Minn43. Nebraska penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb42 | 7:28 | Nelson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb42 | 7:25 | Williams rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb39. |
| 3-7, Neb39 | 7:00 | Nelson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, Neb39 | 6:38 | Eldred punts. Touchback. Ball on Neb20. |
| Nebraska - 6:30 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 6:30 | Heard rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb22. |
| 2-8, Neb22 | 6:10 | Heard rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-8, Neb22 | 5:30 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Bell for 8 yards to the Neb30. |
| 1-10, Neb30 | 5:06 | Abdullah rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb33. |
| 2-7, Neb34 | 4:30 | Martinez rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb35. |
| 3-6, Neb35 | 3:40 | Martinez rush middle for -4 yards to the Neb31. Martinez fumbles, Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-6, Neb35 | 2:53 | Maher punts. Jones returns 22 yards to the Minn37. |
| Minnesota - 2:44 | ||
| 1-10, Minn36 | 2:44 | Kirkwood rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn38. |
| 2-8, Minn38 | 2:05 | Nelson rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn40. |
| 3-6, Minn40 | 1:45 | Nelson pass to the left intercepted by Jean-Baptiste and returned 48 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Nebraska - 1:12 | ||
| 1:12 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:12 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn25. | |
| Minnesota - 1:12 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 1:12 | Maye rush for 7 yards to the Minn32. |
| 2-3, Minn32 | 0:40 | Nelson pass completion to the right to Fruechte for 3 yards to the Minn35. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Minn36 | 15:00 | Williams rush middle for 5 yards to the Minn41. |
| 2-5, Minn41 | 14:30 | Kirkwood rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn44. |
| 3-2, Minn44 | 14:05 | Nelson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, Minn44 | 13:35 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Neb14. |
| Nebraska - 13:28 | ||
| 1-10, Neb14 | 13:28 | Heard rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb18. |
| 2-6, Neb18 | 13:00 | Heard rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb20. |
| 3-4, Neb20 | 12:16 | Kellogg incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-4, Neb20 | 12:12 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on Neb43. |
| Minnesota - 11:58 | ||
| 1-10, Neb43 | 11:58 | Williams rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb41. |
| 2-8, Neb41 | 11:40 | Nelson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, Neb41 | 11:16 | Nelson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-8, Neb41 | 11:11 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Neb12. |
| Nebraska - 11:05 | ||
| 1-10, Neb12 | 11:05 | Heard rush for 1 yard to the Neb13. |
| 2-9, Neb13 | 10:50 | Heard rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb17. |
| 3-5, Neb17 | 9:53 | Kellogg incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, Neb17 | 9:45 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on Minn42. |
| Minnesota - 9:35 | ||
| 1-10, Minn42 | 9:35 | Shortell rush middle for 14 yards to the Neb44. |
| 1-10, Neb44 | 9:15 | Shortell pass completion to the left to McDonald for 26 yards to the Neb18. |
| 1-10, Neb18 | 8:57 | Gillum rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb16. |
| 2-8, Neb16 | 8:30 | Nebraska penalized 14 yards. |
| 1-2, Neb2 | 8:06 | Gillum rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb1. |
| 2-1, Neb1 | 7:58 | Gray rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:39 | Wettstein PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:39 | Minnesota kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 7:39 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 7:39 | Cross rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb27. |
| 2-8, Neb27 | 7:15 | Kellogg incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, Neb27 | 7:07 | Kellogg pass completion to the left to Osborne for 2 yards to the Neb29. |
| 4-6, Neb29 | 7:07 | Maher punts. Jones returns 0 yards. |
| Minnesota - 6:38 | ||
| 1-10, Minn32 | 6:38 | Gillum rush middle for 5 yards to the Minn37. |
| 2-5, Minn37 | 6:17 | Shortell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, Minn37 | 6:08 | Shortell pass completion to the middle to Crawford-Tufts for 6 yards to the Minn43. |
| 1-10, Minn43 | 5:50 | Gillum rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn47. |
| 2-6, Minn47 | 5:20 | Shortell incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, Minn47 | 4:57 | Shortell incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Minn47 | 4:50 | Eldred punts. No return. Ball on Neb9. |
| Nebraska - 4:42 | ||
| 1-10, Neb9 | 4:42 | Cross rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Neb9 | 4:42 | Kellogg rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb11. |
| 3-8, Neb11 | 4:42 | Kellogg rush middle for -5 yards to the Neb6. |
| 3-8, Neb5 | 3:43 | Kellogg fumbles, Keith of Minnesota recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Minnesota - 3:04 | ||
| 1-5, Neb6 | 3:04 | Gray rush middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:59 | Wettstein PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:59 | Minnesota kicks off. Bell returns 23 yards to the Neb35. | |
| Nebraska - 2:51 | ||
| 1-10, Neb35 | 2:51 | Cross rush middle for 6 yards to the Neb41. |
| 2-4, Neb40 | 2:20 | Cross rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb42. |
| 3-2, Neb42 | 1:40 | Cross rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb44. |
| 1-10, Neb44 | 0:50 | TEAM rush middle for -2 yards to the Neb42. |










