Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17 November 12, 2016 - Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, NE

NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA             7   10    0    0      17
        NEBRASKA (21)         3    7    7    7      24   FINAL

        SCORING SUMMARY

        1ST QTR: MINN - TD, RODNEY SMITH 2 YD RUN (EMMIT CARPENTER KICK), 7:27
                 NEB  - FG, DREW BROWN 46 YD, 2:42
        2ND QTR: NEB  - TD, TRE BRYANT 35 YD PASS FROM TOMMY ARMSTRONG JR. (DREW
                            BROWN KICK), 13:24
                 MINN - TD, MITCH LEIDNER 1 YD RUN (EMMIT CARPENTER KICK), 4:54
                 MINN - FG, EMMIT CARPENTER 42 YD, :00
        3RD QTR: NEB  - TD, TERRELL NEWBY 31 YD PASS FROM TOMMY ARMSTRONG JR.
                            (DREW BROWN KICK), 9:16
        4TH QTR: NEB  - TD, TOMMY ARMSTRONG JR. 13 YD RUN (DREW BROWN KICK), 7:17

                                                                        

NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Minnesota             7 10  0  0  17 
Nebraska              3  7  7  7  24  FINAL 

 Minnesota-R Smith 3 run (Carpenter kick)
 Nebraska-FG Brown 46
 Nebraska-Bryant 35 pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)
 Minnesota-Leidner 1 run (Carpenter kick)
 Minnesota-FG Carpenter 42
 Nebraska-Newby 31 pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)
 Nebraska-Armstrong Jr. 13 run (Brown Kick)

                      Minnesota    Nebraska 
First downs                  15          19 
Rushed-yards              34-85      32-157 
Passing yards               180         217
Sacked-yards lost           0-0         1-6
Return yards                  0          -1 
Passes                  18-28-1     19-28-0 
Punts                    5-44.2      4-30.5 
Fumbles-lost                0-0         1-0 
Penalties-yards            2-15        8-81 
Time of possession        30:54       29:06


Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Minnesota-R Smith 17-53, Brooks 9-17, Leidner 8-15. Nebraska-Newby 16-85,
Armstrong Jr. 9-61, Pierson-El 3-21, Bryant 1-0, Fyfe 1-(-6).

PASSING: Minnesota-Leidner 18-27-1-180. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr. 19-27-0-217,
Fyfe 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-Wolitarsky 8-90, T Johnson 1-25, R Smith 3-17, Still 2-16,
Wozniak 1-11, Brooks 1-9, E Carter 1-6, Beebe 1-6. Nebraska-Westerkamp 6-50,
A Moore 3-36, Pierson-El 3-35, Bryant 1-35, Newby 1-31, C Carter 3-15, Wilbon 1-11,
Morgan Jr. 1-4.


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Game Story

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Knocked unconscious in last week's game, Nebraska quarterback
Tommy Armstrong Jr. wasn't medically cleared to play against Minnesota until hours
before kickoff Saturday night.

Everything was going great until the third quarter when he injured his left ankle
on a sneak and needed help to the sideline. When the offense returned to the field
early in the fourth, Memorial Stadium roared at the sight of Armstrong, and he went
on to lead the No. 21 Cornhuskers 91 yards to the tiebreaking touchdown in a 24-17
victory.

Armstrong scored the winner himself, tweaked his hamstring as he crossed the goal
line and was carried to the bench by offensive linemen Tanner Farmer and Jerald
Foster like a conquering hero.

"Tommy is the toughest dude I've been around," said safety Kieron Williams, who
finished off the Gophers with an interception with 1:29 left. "A lot of quarterbacks
wouldn't have played a snap. People can say what they want about him. I wouldn't
want to go to war with any other quarterback."

The Huskers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) still need to win out and have Wisconsin lose once
in order to reach the conference championship game. But the night was a perfect re-
set for a team that had lost two straight, including that humiliating 62-3 beat-down
at Ohio State last week.

Armstrong, who spent the week going through the concussion protocol, played one
of his best games in weeks and outperformed Minnesota's Mitch Leidner. Armstrong
was 19 for 27 for 217 yards with two touchdowns, and he ran nine times for 61 yards.
His last run was a 13-yarder to break a 17-17 tie with 7:17 left.

Before starting the winning drive, offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf and coach
Mike Riley asked Armstrong if there were certain types of plays he didn't want called
because of his health.

"I had to suck it up and know I would be OK," Armstrong said. "I told them to open
up the playbook. If we needed quarterback runs, I was there to run. If we needed to
throw outside the pocket, I could do that, too."

Riley said Armstrong's competitiveness showed through against the Gophers (7-3, 4-3).

"He doesn't ever like to come out of the game. He always thinks he's going to make
the next play," Riley said.

Nebraska allowed a season-low 265 total yards, with Aaron Williams and Josh Banderas
making 11 tackles apiece.

The Huskers trailed at halftime for a fourth straight game. Newby tied it 17-all in
the third quarter, taking a screen pass from Armstrong 31 yards to the end zone.

"You go the road and you have a chance," said Gophers coach Tracy Claeys, whose team
had its four-game winning streak end. "But we didn't play well enough in the second
half to win the ball game; Nebraska played better than we did."