Week 8 · 2023
Northwestern at Nebraska
Sat 10/21/2023 03:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)Nebraska pregame77% — Pregame win probability: 77% for Nebraska. Nebraska favored, and won.Conference
73°Clear14 mph N · 25% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Northwestern
9
8–5
Nebraska
17
5–7
Attendance
86,769
reported
NorthwesternNU
NebraskaNEB
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Brendan Sullivan | 12/23 | 176 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| NEB | Heinrich Haarberg | 8/17 | 85 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 19.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Anthony Tyus III | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 39 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Jack Lausch | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| NU | A.J. Henning | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| NU | Brendan Sullivan | 14 | -16 | -1.1 | 0 | 10 |
| NEB | Emmett Johnson | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | 24 |
| NEB | Heinrich Haarberg | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 |
| NEB | Anthony Grant | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| NEB | Joshua Fleeks | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Bryce Kirtz | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 66 |
| NU | A.J. Henning | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 32 |
| NU | Cam Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| NU | Joseph Himon II | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| NU | Marshall Lang | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Malachi Coleman | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 |
| NEB | Thomas Fidone II | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| NEB | Alex Bullock | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| NEB | Nate Boerkircher | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NEB | Jaidyn Doss | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| NEB | Billy Kemp IV | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | A.J. Henning | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Billy Kemp IV | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Heinrich Haarberg | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Joshua Fleeks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Bryce Gallagher | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Xander Mueller | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Coco Azema | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Devin Turner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Carmine Bastone | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Kenny Soares Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Theran Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Anto Saka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Jaylen Pate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Ore Adeyi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Rod Heard II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Sean McLaughlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Braden Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Brendan Flakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Evan Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Garnett Hollis Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Luke Akers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Will Halkyard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Isaac Gifford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Nash Hutmacher | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Princewill Umanmielen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Jimari Butler | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Luke Reimer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Malcolm Hartzog Jr. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NEB | Javin Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Cameron Lenhardt | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | John Bullock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Phalen Sanford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NEB | Tamon Lynum | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Elijah Jeudy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Omar Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Quinton Newsome | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Ashton Hausmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Ethan Piper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Garrett Snodgrass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | James Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | MJ Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Mikai Gbayor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Tommi Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NEB | Ty Hahn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Ty Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Devin Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Rod Heard II | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| NEB | Tommi Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Jack Olsen | 3/4 | 75.0 | 45 | 0/0 | 9 |
| NEB | Tristan Alvano | 1/1 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Hunter Renner | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
| NU | Luke Akers | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| NEB | Brian Buschini | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | A.J. Henning | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 24 |
| NEB | Tommi Hill | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 36 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | A.J. Henning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEB | Alex Bullock | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Nebraska 5–5 vs Northwestern
- 2022 · wk 1Nebraska 28 @ Northwestern 31
- 2021 · wk 5Northwestern 7 @ Nebraska 56
- 2020 · wk 10Nebraska 13 @ Northwestern 21
- 2019 · wk 6Northwestern 10 @ Nebraska 13
- 2018 · wk 7Nebraska 31 @ Northwestern 34
- 2017 · wk 10Northwestern 31 @ Nebraska 24
- 2016 · wk 4Nebraska 24 @ Northwestern 13
- 2015 · wk 8Northwestern 30 @ Nebraska 28
- 2014 · wk 8Nebraska 38 @ Northwestern 17
- 2013 · wk 10Northwestern 24 @ Nebraska 27
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