Nebraska 38, Minnesota 14

November 17, 2012 - Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, NE

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NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA             0    0    0   14      14
        NEBRASKA (16)        10   14   14    0      38   FINAL


        SCORING SUMMARY


        1ST QTR: NEB  - FG, BRETT MAHER 39 YD, 11:49
                 NEB  - TD, KENNY BELL 36 YD PASS FROM TAYLOR MARTINEZ (BRETT
                            MAHER KICK), 6:05
        2ND QTR: NEB  - TD, IMANI CROSS 3 YD RUN (BRETT MAHER KICK), 7:47
                 NEB  - TD, IMANI CROSS 1 YD RUN (BRETT MAHER KICK), 4:22
        3RD QTR: NEB  - TD, KENNY BELL 30 YD PASS FROM TAYLOR MARTINEZ (BRETT
                            MAHER KICK), 8:57
                 NEB  - TD, STANLEY JEAN-BAPTISTE 48 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
                            (BRETT MAHER KICK), 1:12
        4TH QTR: MINN - TD, MARQUEIS GRAY 1 YD RUN (JORDAN WETTSTEIN KICK), 7:39
                 MINN - TD, MARQUEIS GRAY 6 YD RUN (JORDAN WETTSTEIN KICK), 2:59


                                                                        



Extended Box


NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Minnesota             0  0  0 14  14 
Nebraska             10 14 14  0  38  FINAL 


 Nebraska-FG Maher 39
 Nebraska-K Bell 36 pass from Martinez (Maher kick)
 Nebraska-Cross 3 run
 Nebraska-Cross 1 run
 Nebraska-K Bell 30 pass from Martinez (Maher kick)
 Nebraska-Jean-Baptiste 48 interception return (Maher kick)
 Minnesota-Gray 1 run (Wettstein kick)
 Minnesota-Gray 6 run (Wettstein kick)


                      Minnesota    Nebraska 
First downs                  11          25 
Rushed-yards              29-87      47-133 
Passing yards                90         311 
Sacked-yards lost          1-10         2-9 
Return yards                 18           7 
Passes                  10-28-2     22-33-0 
Punts                   11-35.0      6-42.7 
Fumbles-lost                1-0         5-2 
Penalties-yards            4-37        5-47 
Time of possession        25:09       34:51 



Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Minnesota-R Williams 7-26, Shortell 1-14, Kirkwood 7-11, Gillum 4-13,
Maye 2-12, Gray 2-7, Nelson 6-4. Nebraska-Abdullah 18-79, Martinez 8-22,
Cross 10-19, Heard 7-18, Kellogg 2-(-3).


PASSING: Minnesota-Nelson 8-23-2-59, Shortell 2-5-0-31.
Nebraska-Martinez 21-29-0-308, Kellogg 1-4-0-3.


RECEIVING: Minnesota-McDonald 1-26, Crawford-Tufts 3-22, Engel 1-17,
R Williams 2-14, B Green 1-7, Fruechte 1-4, Kirkwood 1-0. Nebraska-K Bell 9-136,
Turner 6-83, Enunwa 4-65, K Reed 2-24, Osborne 1-3.



Att: 85,330
                                                                        


Game Story


LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Taylor Martinez threw for 308 yards and two
touchdowns to Kenny Bell while becoming No. 16 Nebraska's all-time
passing leader in a 38-14 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers (9-2, 6-1), who had to come from behind in the second
half in four of its first five Big Ten wins, scored on four of their first
six possessions against the Gophers (6-5, 2-5).

Nebraska can clinch the Legends Division title - and a berth in the league
 championship game against Wisconsin on Dec. 1 - with a win at Iowa on
Friday or a Michigan loss at Ohio State Saturday.

Martinez passed 36 yards to a wide-open Bell for the Huskers' first score,
and they later connected for a 30-yarder along the sideline.

Minnesota had 98 total yards entering the fourth quarter. Nebraska pulled
its starters, and the Gophers scored on MarQueis Gray's 1- and 6-yard runs.

The Gophers finished with 177 yards. Philip Nelson was 8 of 23 for 59 yards,
with two interceptions, for Minnesota.

Bell and Jamal Turner had career highs for catches and yards for Nebraska.
Bell had nine for 136 yards and Turner six for 83.

Ameer Abdullah went over 1,000 yards for the season, finishing with 79
yards on 18 carries. Rex Burkhead, an All-Big Ten pick a year ago, went
through warm-ups but did not play in a fourth straight game because of a
left knee sprain.

Imani Cross, the Huskers' dependable short-yardage back, scored on runs
of 3 and 1 yard.

The Huskers went unbeaten at home for the first time since 2001 and
won a fifth consecutive conference game for the first time since 2009,
when they were in the Big 12.

Coaching great Tom Osborne joined Bo Pelini in leading the Huskers onto
the field before kickoff. Osborne also was honored during a halftime
ceremony on ''Salute to Tom Osborne'' Day at Memorial Stadium.

Osborne, who won 255 games and three national titles from 1973-97, is
retiring as athletic director Jan. 1.

Nebraska took control early, with Martinez sharp and the defense holding
the Gophers to 60 yards in the first half.

The Huskers tried to land the knockout punch going into halftime, but the
Gophers stopped Cross for no gain on second-and-goal from the 1 as the
clock ran out.

Bell's second touchdown, followed by Stanley Jean-Baptiste's 48-yard
interception return, put the Huskers up 38-0 late in the third quarter.

Martinez completed his first six passes and finished 21 of 29. He increased
his career passing yards to 6,140, passing Zac Taylor's mark of 5,850 yards
in 2005-06.

Martinez's two TD passes give him a Big Ten-leading 21 for the season.

It was a mostly stress-free afternoon for the Huskers, who had to overcome
double-digit, second-half deficits to beat Wisconsin, Northwestern, Michigan
State and Penn State.

Nebraska took a quick 10-0 lead, and Minnesota crossed midfield just once
on its first eight possessions.