Week 8 · 2015

Northwestern at Nebraska

Sat 10/24/2015 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)Nebraska pregame67%Pregame win probability: 67% for Nebraska. Nebraska favored, and lost — Northwestern won.Conference

Northwestern

30

10–3

Nebraska

28

6–7

Attendance

89,493

reported

NU5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Vault return for 24 yds to the NEBRASKA 41 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Nwest 14+24
14:501st & 10own 14Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 15+1
14:072nd & 9own 15Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 16+1
13:583rd & 8own 16Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
13:504th & 8own 16Hunter Niswander punt for 36 yds, fair catch by De'Mornay Pierson-El at the Neb 480

NEB9 plays, 26 yd · Field goal

13:201st & 10own 48Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 47−1
12:552nd & 11own 47Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 9 yds to the Nwest 44+9
12:033rd & 2opp 44Imani Cross run for 6 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down+6
12:001st & 10opp 38Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Nwest 33+5
11:302nd & 5opp 33Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Alonzo Moore for 7 yds to the Nwest 26 for a 1ST down+7
10:591st & 10opp 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for no gain to the Nwest 260
10:362nd & 10opp 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
10:313rd & 10opp 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
10:264th & 10opp 26Drew Brown 43 yd FG GOOD+43

NU5 plays, 70 yd · Touchdown

10:264th & 10own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Vault return for 25 yds to the NEBRASKA 40 NEBRASKA Penalty, Defensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 30+25
10:021st & 10own 30Clayton Thorson run for 68 yds to the Neb 2 for a 1ST down+68
9:301st & goalopp 2Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 3−1
9:002nd & goalopp 3Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Neb 1+2
8:453rd & goalopp 1Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)+1

NEB8 plays, 33 yd · Punt

8:453rd & 9own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 60 yds , Jordan Stevenson return for 4 yds to the Neb 9+4
8:401st & 10own 9Terrell Newby run for 8 yds to the Neb 17+8
7:342nd & 2own 17Andy Janovich run for 3 yds to the Neb 20 for a 1ST down+3
7:211st & 10own 20Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 15 yds to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down+15
6:401st & 10own 35Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 5 yds to the Neb 40+5
5:542nd & 5own 40Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Neb 42+2
5:343rd & 3own 42Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Terrell Newby0
5:254th & 3own 42Sam Foltz punt for 54 yds, fair catch by Miles Shuler at the Nwest 40

NU1 play, -4 yd · Safety

5:191st & 10own 4Clayton Thorson sacked by Ross Dzuris for a loss of 4 yards for a SAFETY−4

NEB11 plays, 38 yd · Punt

5:191st & 10opp 20Jack Mitchell kickoff for 59 yds , Jordan Stevenson return for 13 yds to the Neb 33 NEBRASKA Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the Neb 24+13
5:151st & 10own 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
4:452nd & 10own 24Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 27+3
4:273rd & 7own 27NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (8 Yards) to the Neb 35 for a 1ST down+8
4:031st & 10own 35Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 3 yds to the Neb 38+3
3:332nd & 7own 38Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 24 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down+24
3:101st & 10opp 38Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Nwest 36+2
3:102nd & 8opp 36Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 6 yds to the Nwest 30 NEBRASKA Penalty, Illegal Block (-15 Yards) to the Nwest 45−9
2:162nd & 17opp 45Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Cethan Carter0
1:443rd & 17opp 45Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 7 yds to the Nwest 38+7
1:214th & 10opp 38Sam Foltz punt for 38 yds for a touchback0

NU4 plays, 3 yd · Punt

1:001st & 10own 20Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 22+2
0:182nd & 8own 22Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 1 yd to the Nwest 23+1
0:123rd & 7own 23Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Dan Vitale0
0:034th & 7own 23Hunter Niswander punt for 31 yds , De'Mornay Pierson-El returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 45+31

NEB5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 45Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0
14:282nd & 10own 45Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 7 yds to the Nwest 48+7
14:183rd & 3opp 48Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Jordan Westerkamp0
14:104th & 3opp 48Sam Foltz punt for 48 yds for a touchback0

NU4 plays, 2 yd · Punt

14:051st & 10own 20Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson0
13:452nd & 10own 20Solomon Vault run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 19−1
13:053rd & 11own 19Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for 3 yds to the Nwest 22+3
12:414th & 8own 22TEAM punt blocked by Andy Janovich blocked by Andy Janovich+41

NEB4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

12:001st & 10own 37Terrell Newby run for 9 yds to the Neb 46+9
11:352nd & 1own 46De'Mornay Pierson-El run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 45−1
11:183rd & 2own 45Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
11:094th & 2own 45Sam Foltz punt for 55 yds for a touchback0

NU5 plays, -1 yd · Punt

10:501st & 10own 20Solomon Vault run for 3 yds to the Nwest 23+3
10:392nd & 7own 23Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Dickerson0
10:393rd & 7own 23NEBRASKA Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the Nwest 28+5
9:583rd & 2own 28Clayton Thorson sacked by Nate Gerry for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 19−9
9:534th & 11own 19Hunter Niswander punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 470

NEB6 plays, 18 yd · Defensive TD

9:501st & 10opp 47Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Nwest 41+6
9:062nd & 4opp 41Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Nwest 40+1
8:333rd & 3opp 40Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 5 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down+5
8:031st & 10opp 35Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Jordan Westerkamp0
7:552nd & 10opp 35Terrell Newby run for 6 yds to the Nwest 29+6
7:173rd & 4opp 29Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass intercepted for a TD Nick VanHoose return for 72 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)−72

NEB15 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

7:171st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:061st & 10own 25Andy Janovich run for 1 yd to the Neb 26+1
6:322nd & 9own 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Cethan Carter0
6:083rd & 9own 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 12 yds to the Neb 38 for a 1ST down+12
5:201st & 10own 38Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 6 yds to the Neb 44+6
4:552nd & 4own 44Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Neb 46+2
4:303rd & 2own 46Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds to the Neb 49 for a 1ST down+3
3:451st & 10own 49Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Nwest 49+2
3:052nd & 8opp 49Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jamal Turner for 20 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down+20
2:331st & 10opp 29Imani Cross run for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 35−6
2:192nd & 16opp 35Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Cethan Carter0
2:193rd & 16opp 35Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:190
1:523rd & 16opp 35Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 25 yds to the Nwest 10 for a 1ST down+25
1:351st & goalopp 10Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for no gain to the Nwest 100
1:072nd & goalopp 10Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 10 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)+10

NU11 plays, 61 yd · End of period

1:072nd & 10own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 56 yds , Miles Shuler return for 19 yds to the Nwest 28+19
0:471st & 10own 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 8 yds to the Nwest 36+8
0:302nd & 2own 36Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 4 yds to the Nwest 40 for a 1ST down+4
0:201st & 10own 40Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Mike McHugh0
0:082nd & 10own 40Clayton Thorson run for 49 yds to the Neb 11 for a 1ST down+49
0:081st & 10opp 11Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:080
0:081st & 10opp 11Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:080
0:031st & 10opp 11Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Christian Jones0
0:032nd & 10opp 11Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:030
0:002nd & 10opp 11Jack Mitchell 28 yd FG GOOD+28
0:00goal lineEnd of 2nd Quarter0

NEB16 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:551st & 10own 25Imani Cross run for 1 yd to the Neb 26+1
14:242nd & 9own 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Jamal Turner0
14:203rd & 9own 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Cethan Carter for 11 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down+11
13:151st & 10own 37Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Neb 34−3
13:002nd & 13own 34Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De'Mornay Pierson-El0
12:303rd & 13own 34Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 30 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down+30
12:151st & 10opp 36Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 37−1
11:492nd & 11opp 37Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly0
11:003rd & 11opp 37Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 4 yds to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Sideline Interference (16 Yards) to the Nwest 17 for a 1ST down+20
10:571st & 10opp 17Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
10:202nd & 10opp 17Imani Cross run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 19−2
9:573rd & 12opp 19Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Lane Hovey for 15 yds to the Nwest 4 for a 1ST down+15
9:181st & goalopp 4Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Nwest 40
9:032nd & goalopp 4Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Jordan Westerkamp0
8:593rd & goalopp 4Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 4 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)+4

NU10 plays, 61 yd · Field goal

8:593rd & 10own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 57 yds , Miles Shuler return for 30 yds to the Nwest 38+30
8:381st & 10own 38Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 14 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down+14
8:301st & 10opp 48Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
8:152nd & 10opp 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jelani Roberts for 4 yds to the Neb 44+4
7:443rd & 6opp 44Clayton Thorson run for 15 yds to the Neb 29 for a 1ST down+15
7:231st & 10opp 29Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Miles Shuler0
7:052nd & 10opp 29Clayton Thorson pass complete to Mike McHugh for 22 yds to the Neb 7 for a 1ST down+22
6:281st & goalopp 7Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Neb 2+5
5:253rd & goalopp 1Clayton Thorson run for no gain to the Neb 10
5:184th & goalopp 1Jack Mitchell 18 yd FG GOOD+18

NEB14 plays, 45 yd · Field goal

5:184th & 4own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 62 yds , Jordan Stevenson return for 21 yds to the Neb 24+21
4:551st & 10own 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 13 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down+13
4:071st & 10own 37Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Terrell Newby for 6 yds to the Neb 43+6
3:402nd & 4own 43Imani Cross run for 5 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down+5
3:151st & 10own 48Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Imani Cross for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
2:472nd & 8midfieldTommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Jamal Turner0
2:403rd & 8midfieldNORTHWESTERN Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down+15
2:281st & 10opp 35Imani Cross run for 6 yds to the Nwest 29+6
2:202nd & 4opp 29Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the Nwest 24 for a 1ST down+5
1:191st & 10opp 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to De'Mornay Pierson-El0
0:502nd & 10opp 24Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 1 yd to the Nwest 23+1
0:003rd & 9opp 23Tommy Armstrong Jr. sacked by Dean Lowry for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 31−8
0:00own 0End of 3rd Quarter0
14:554th & 17opp 31Drew Brown 48 yd FG GOOD+48

NU5 plays, 0 yd · Punt

14:554th & 17own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:491st & 10own 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Christian Jones0
14:232nd & 10own 25Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 250
14:043rd & 10own 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
13:534th & 10own 25Hunter Niswander punt for 56 yds, downed at the Neb 190

NEB4 plays, 7 yd · Punt

13:351st & 10own 19Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Neb 21+2
13:252nd & 8own 21Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to De'Mornay Pierson-El for 5 yds to the Neb 26+5
12:413rd & 3own 26Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Jordan Westerkamp0
12:414th & 3own 26Sam Foltz punt for 63 yds , Miles Shuler returns for 6 yds to the Nwest 32 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Illegal Block (9 Yards) to the Nwest 8+6

NU10 plays, 92 yd · Touchdown

12:411st & 10own 8NEBRASKA Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the Nwest 23 for a 1ST down+15
12:211st & 10own 23Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
12:152nd & 10own 23Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
12:003rd & 10own 23Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 15 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down+15
11:561st & 10own 38Clayton Thorson pass incomplete0
11:202nd & 10own 38Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 5 yds to the Nwest 43+5
11:203rd & 5own 43Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for 9 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down+9
10:561st & 10opp 48Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Neb 45+3
10:202nd & 7opp 45Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down+8
9:531st & 10opp 37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Dan Vitale for 37 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)+37

NEB5 plays, -10 yd · Punt

9:531st & 10own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:451st & 10own 25Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete to Taariq Allen0
9:412nd & 10own 25Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
9:003rd & 10own 25Tommy Armstrong Jr. sacked by Dean Lowry for a loss of 10 yards to the Neb 15−10
8:424th & 20own 15Sam Foltz punt for 46 yds , Miles Shuler returns for 21 yds to the Neb 40+21

NU5 plays, 31 yd · Field goal

8:201st & 10opp 40Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 27 yds to the Neb 13 for a 1ST down+27
8:121st & 10opp 13Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson0
8:002nd & 10opp 13Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Neb 9+4
7:313rd & 6opp 9Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Solomon Vault0
7:274th & 6opp 9Jack Mitchell 27 yd FG GOOD+27

NEB9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

7:274th & 6own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:171st & 10own 25Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 14 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down+14
6:381st & 10own 39Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Jordan Westerkamp for 17 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down+17
6:201st & 10opp 44Imani Cross run for 4 yds to the Nwest 40+4
5:452nd & 6opp 40Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
5:363rd & 6opp 40Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass incomplete0
5:294th & 6opp 40Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 37 yds to the Nwest 3 for a 1ST down+37
4:401st & goalopp 3Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Nwest 30
4:232nd & goalopp 3Tommy Armstrong Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )+3

NU12 plays, 50 yd · End of period

4:232nd & 10own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 62 yds , Miles Shuler return for 22 yds to the Nwest 25+22
4:041st & 10own 25Clayton Thorson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30+5
3:272nd & 5own 30Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 32+2
3:143rd & 3own 32Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 28 yds to the Neb 40 for a 1ST down+28
2:301st & 10opp 40Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Neb 38+2
1:582nd & 8opp 38Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Neb 30 for a 1ST down+8
1:581st & 10opp 30Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 01:580
1:261st & 10opp 30Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down NEBRASKA Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (14 Yards) to the Neb 13 for a 1ST down+17
1:181st & 10opp 13TEAM run for a loss of 8 yards to the Neb 21−8
0:402nd & 18opp 21TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 23−2
0:003rd & 20opp 23TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 25−2
0:00goal lineEnd of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 5 meetings vs. Team

Nebraska 4–1 vs Northwestern

  • 2014 · wk 8Nebraska 38 @ Northwestern 17
  • 2013 · wk 10Northwestern 24 @ Nebraska 27
  • 2012 · wk 8Nebraska 29 @ Northwestern 28
  • 2011 · wk 10Northwestern 28 @ Nebraska 25
  • 2000 · wk 1Northwestern 17 @ Nebraska 66

Previous 4 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald

Nebraska 3–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald

  • 2014 · wk 8Nebraska 38 @ Northwestern 17
  • 2013 · wk 10Northwestern 24 @ Nebraska 27
  • 2012 · wk 8Nebraska 29 @ Northwestern 28
  • 2011 · wk 10Northwestern 28 @ Nebraska 25

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