Final
Nebraska 29
(5-2, 2-1 Big Ten)
Northwestern 28
(6-2, 2-2 Big Ten)
Coverage: ESPN2/ABC Regional
3:30 PM ET, October 20, 2012
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
Top Performers
Passing: T. Martinez (NEB) - 342 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: V. Mark (NW) - 16 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: K. Bell (NEB) - 6 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Nebraska at 15:00 | NEB | NW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Maher kickoff for 56 yards returned by Venric Mark for 21 yards to the Nwest 30. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northwestern at 14:42 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 30 | Kain Colter rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 31. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NW 31 | Venric Mark rush for 4 yards to the Nwest 35. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NW 35 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Kain Colter. | |||
| 4th and 5 at NW 35 | Brandon Williams punt for 40 yards, fair catch by Ameer Abdullah at the Neb 25. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 01:18 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Nebraska at 13:42 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 25 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete to Kenny Bell. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NEB 25 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Steven Osborne for 4 yards to the Neb 44, NORTHWESTERN penalty 15 yard Personal Foul on Ibraheim Campbell accepted for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 44 | Rex Burkhead rush for 8 yards to the Nwest 48. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NW 48 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Quincy Enunwa for 30 yards to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Taylor Martinez rush for 8 yards to the Nwest 10. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NW 10 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete to Jamal Turner. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NW 10 | Rex Burkhead rush for no gain to the Nwest 10. | |||
| 4th and 2 at NW 10 | Brett Maher 27 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 | 0 | |
| Brett Maher kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 8 plays 65 yards, 02:21 NEBRASKA FG | ||||
| Northwestern at 11:21 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 25 | Kain Colter sacked by Cameron Meredith for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 23. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 12 at NW 23 | Venric Mark rush for no gain to the Nwest 23. | |||
| 3rd and 12 at NW 23 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Tony Jones for 5 yards to the Nwest 28. | |||
| 4th and 7 at NW 28 | Brandon Williams punt for 59 yards, downed at the Neb 13. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays 3 yards, 01:58 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Nebraska at 9:23 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 13 | Rex Burkhead rush for 3 yards to the Neb 16. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 7 at NEB 16 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Kenny Bell for 6 yards to the Neb 22. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NEB 22 | Rex Burkhead rush for 2 yards to the Neb 24 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 24 | Taylor Martinez sacked by Damien Proby for a loss of 6 yards to the Neb 18. | |||
| 2nd and 16 at NEB 18 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete to Jamal Turner. | |||
| 3rd and 16 at NEB 18 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Ameer Abdullah for 6 yards to the Neb 24. | |||
| 4th and 10 at NEB 24 | NEBRASKA penalty 12 yard Personal Foul on Daimion Stafford accepted. | |||
| 4th and 22 at NEB 12 | Brett Maher punt for 45 yards, returned by Venric Mark for 15 yards to the Neb 42. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 6 plays -1 yards, 02:46 NEBRASKA PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 6:37 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 42 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Kain Colter for 1 yard to the Neb 41. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NEB 41 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Christian Jones for no gain to the Neb 41. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at NEB 41 | Kain Colter rush for 3 yards to the Neb 38. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NEB 38 | Brandon Williams punt for 37 yards, downed at the Neb 1. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays 4 yards, 01:51 NORTHWSTRN PUNT | ||||
| Nebraska at 4:46 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 1 | Ameer Abdullah rush for 2 yards to the Neb 3. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 8 at NEB 3 | Ameer Abdullah rush for no gain to the Neb 3. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at NEB 3 | Taylor Martinez pass incomplete to Ben Cotton. | |||
| 4th and 8 at NEB 3 | NEBRASKA penalty 1 yard Delay of Game on Brett Maher accepted. | |||
| 4th and 9 at NEB 2 | Brett Maher punt for 53 yards, returned by Venric Mark for 6 yards to the Neb 49. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEBRASKA drive: 3 plays 1 yards, 01:18 NEBRASKA PUNT | ||||
| Northwestern at 3:28 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 49 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Dan Vitale for 4 yards to the Neb 45. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at NEB 45 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Christian Jones. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NEB 45 | Trevor Siemian pass incomplete to Kain Colter. | |||
| 4th and 6 at NEB 45 | Brandon Williams punt for 31 yards, returned by Ameer Abdullah for no gain, fumbled, recovered by Nwest Nick VanHoose at the Neb 14. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 14 | Kain Colter rush for 8 yards to the Neb 6. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NEB 6 | Kain Colter rush for a loss of 4 yards to the Neb 10. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at NEB 10 | Trevor Siemian pass complete to Dan Vitale for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 3 | 6 | |
| Jeff Budzien extra point GOOD. | 3 | 7 | ||
| Jeff Budzien kickoff for 64 yards returned by Kenny Bell for 26 yards to the Neb 27. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NORTHWSTRN drive: 3 plays 14 yards, 01:19 NORTHWSTRN TD | ||||
| Nebraska at 1:35 | NEB | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 27 | Taylor Martinez pass complete to Kenny Bell for 7 yards to the Neb 34. | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 3 at NEB 34 | Ameer Abdullah rush for 7 yards to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NEB 41 | Taylor Martinez rush for 12 yards to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 47 | Ameer Abdullah rush for 1 yard to the Nwest 46. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
