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
NEB2 plays, 0 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Luke Akers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Heinrich Haarberg pass intercepted | 0 |
NU4 plays, -7 yd · Punt | ||||
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Brendan Sullivan run for 2 yds to the NEB 46 Brendan Sullivan fumbled, recovered by NU Brendan Sullivan | +2 |
| 14:53 | 2nd & 12 | opp 46 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz | 0 |
| 14:53 | 3rd & 12 | opp 46 | Brendan Sullivan sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the NU 49 | −5 |
| 13:26 | 4th & 17 | own 49 | Hunter Renner punt for 50 yds | 0 |
NEB4 plays, 3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:26 | 1st & 10 | own 1 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 1 yd to the NEB 2 | +1 |
| 13:26 | 2nd & 9 | own 2 | Emmett Johnson run for 2 yds to the NEB 4 | +2 |
| 13:26 | 3rd & 7 | own 4 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Thomas Fidone II | 0 |
| 12:02 | 4th & 7 | own 4 | Brian Buschini punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NEB 47 | 0 |
NU4 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 12:02 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for 3 yds to the NEB 44 | +3 |
| 12:02 | 2nd & 7 | opp 44 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to A.J. Henning | 0 |
| 12:02 | 3rd & 7 | opp 44 | Brendan Sullivan run for 2 yds to the NEB 42 | +2 |
| 10:33 | 4th & 5 | opp 42 | Hunter Renner punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Billy Kemp IV at the NEB 13 | 0 |
NEB2 plays, -3 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 10:33 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 3 yds Billy Kemp IV fumbled, recovered by NEB Thomas Fidone II | +3 |
| 9:39 | 2nd & 13 | own 10 | Heinrich Haarberg pass intercepted | 0 |
NU5 plays, -14 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 9:39 | 1st & 10 | opp 13 | Northwestern Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the NEB 21 | −10 |
| 9:39 | 1st & 18 | opp 21 | Jack Lausch run for no gain to the NEB 21 | 0 |
| 9:39 | 2nd & 18 | opp 21 | Brendan Sullivan sacked by Nash Hutmacher for a loss of 9 yards to the NEB 30 | −9 |
| 9:39 | 3rd & 27 | opp 30 | Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the NEB 27 | +3 |
| 7:18 | 4th & 24 | opp 27 | Jack Olsen 45 yd FG GOOD | +45 |
NEB10 plays, 35 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 7:11 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Luke Akers kickoff for 65 yds , Tommi Hill return for 36 yds to the NEB 36 | +36 |
| 7:11 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 1 yd to the NEB 35 | +1 |
| 7:11 | 2nd & 11 | own 35 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 3 yds to the NEB 38 | +3 |
| 7:11 | 3rd & 8 | own 38 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Alex Bullock for 15 yds to the NU 47 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 7:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Emmett Johnson run for 5 yds to the NU 42 | +5 |
| 7:11 | 2nd & 5 | opp 42 | Emmett Johnson run for 10 yds to the NU 32 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 7:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Emmett Johnson run for 1 yd to the NU 31 | +1 |
| 7:11 | 2nd & 9 | opp 31 | Anthony Grant run for 2 yds to the NU 29 | +2 |
| 7:11 | 3rd & 7 | opp 29 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Janiran Bonner | 0 |
| 3:11 | 4th & 7 | opp 29 | Tristan Alvano 47 yd FG GOOD | +47 |
NU7 plays, 16 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Tristan Alvano kickoff for 57 yds , A.J. Henning return for 16 yds to the NU 24 | +16 |
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Northwestern Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the NU 40 for a 1ST down | −15 |
| 3:06 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the NU 39 | +1 |
| 3:06 | 2nd & 11 | own 39 | Brendan Sullivan run for 6 yds to the NU 45 | +6 |
| 3:06 | 3rd & 5 | own 45 | PENALTY NW False Start (Carsello,Jackson) 5 yards from NW 45 to NW 40. NO PLAY. | −5 |
| 3:06 | 3rd & 10 | own 40 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to A.J. Henning | 0 |
| 1:07 | 4th & 10 | own 40 | Luke Akers punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Billy Kemp IV at the NEB 23 | 0 |
NEB10 plays, 27 yd · Punt | ||||
| 1:07 | 1st & 10 | own 23 | Anthony Grant run for 11 yds to the NEB 34 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 0:00 | own 34 | End of 1st Quarter | 0 | |
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | Anthony Grant run for 2 yds to the NEB 36 | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | own 36 | Joshua Fleeks run for no gain to the NEB 36 | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | own 36 | PENALTY NEB False Start (Corcoran,Turner) 5 yards from NEB36 to NEB31. NO PLAY. | −5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 13 | own 31 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 16 yds to the NEB 47 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 47 | Anthony Grant run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line | +3 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 7 | midfield | Heinrich Haarberg run for no gain to the 50 yard line | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 7 | midfield | Heinrich Haarberg run for no gain to the 50 yard line | 0 |
| 11:20 | 4th & 7 | midfield | Brian Buschini punt for 42 yds | 0 |
NU11 plays, 73 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 11:20 | 1st & 10 | own 8 | Anthony Tyus III run for 2 yds to the NU 10 | +2 |
| 11:20 | 2nd & 8 | own 10 | Anthony Tyus III run for 5 yds to the NU 15 | +5 |
| 11:20 | 3rd & 3 | own 15 | Anthony Tyus III run for 15 yds to the NU 30 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 11:20 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Anthony Tyus III run for 39 yds to the NEB 31 for a 1ST down | +39 |
| 11:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 31 | Brendan Sullivan run for 6 yds to the NEB 25 | +6 |
| 11:20 | 2nd & 4 | opp 25 | Cam Porter run for 5 yds to the NEB 20 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 11:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Cam Porter run for 2 yds to the NEB 18 | +2 |
| 11:20 | 2nd & 8 | opp 18 | Anthony Tyus III run for 2 yds to the NEB 20 | +2 |
| 11:20 | 3rd & 10 | opp 20 | Brendan Sullivan run for 6 yds to the NEB 14 | +6 |
| 11:20 | 4th & 4 | opp 14 | PENALTY NW False Start (Halkyard,William) 5 yards from NEB14 to NEB19. NO PLAY. | −5 |
| 5:48 | 4th & 9 | opp 19 | Jack Olsen 37 yd FG GOOD | +37 |
NEB11 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Luke Akers kickoff for 61 yds , Tommi Hill return for 19 yds to the NEB 23 | +19 |
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | own 23 | Emmett Johnson run for 9 yds to the NEB 32 | +9 |
| 5:41 | 2nd & 1 | own 32 | Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the NEB 35 for a 1ST down Northwestern Penalty, Personal Foul (Anto Saka) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +18 |
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 5 yds to the NU 45 | +5 |
| 5:41 | 2nd & 5 | opp 45 | Emmett Johnson run for 5 yds to the NU 40 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | opp 40 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Nate Boerkircher for 7 yds to the NU 33 | +7 |
| 5:41 | 2nd & 3 | opp 33 | Emmett Johnson run for 2 yds to the NU 31 | +2 |
| 5:41 | 3rd & 1 | opp 31 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 2 yds to the NU 29 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | opp 29 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 20 yds to the NU 9 for a 1ST down | +20 |
| 5:41 | 1st & goal | opp 9 | Emmett Johnson run for 6 yds to the NU 3 | +6 |
| 0:23 | 2nd & goal | opp 3 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 3 yds for a TD (Tristan Alvano KICK) | +3 |
NU8 plays, 18 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 0:23 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Brian Buschini kickoff for 59 yds | 0 |
| 0:23 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Joseph Himon II run for 9 yds to the NU 34 | +9 |
| 0:23 | 2nd & 1 | own 34 | Joseph Himon II run for 2 yds to the NU 36 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 0:10 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:10 | 0 |
| 0:10 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Joseph Himon II for 7 yds to the NU 43 | +7 |
| 0:04 | 2nd & 3 | own 43 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:04 | 0 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 3 | own 43 | Brendan Sullivan pass intercepted | 0 |
| 0:00 | own 0 | End of 2nd Quarter | 0 | |
NU6 plays, 6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Tristan Alvano kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 5 yds to the NU 30 | +5 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 5 | own 30 | PENALTY NW False Start (Priebe,Josh) 5 yards from NW 30 to NW 25. NO PLAY. | −5 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Cam Johnson | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 10 | own 25 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Porter for 6 yds to the NU 31 | +6 |
| 13:20 | 4th & 4 | own 31 | Hunter Renner punt for 51 yds , Alex Bullock returns for 1 yd to the NEB 19 | +1 |
NEB7 plays, 10 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:20 | 1st & 10 | own 19 | Joshua Fleeks run for 6 yds to the NEB 13 Joshua Fleeks fumbled, recovered by NEB Joshua Fleeks | +6 |
| 13:20 | 2nd & 16 | own 13 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 10 yds to the NEB 23 | +10 |
| 13:20 | 3rd & 6 | own 23 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 8 yds to the NEB 31 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 13:20 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 1 yd to the NEB 32 | +1 |
| 13:20 | 2nd & 9 | own 32 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 3 yds to the NEB 29 Heinrich Haarberg fumbled, recovered by NEB Heinrich Haarberg | +3 |
| 13:20 | 3rd & 12 | own 29 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Jaidyn Doss | 0 |
| 9:53 | 4th & 12 | own 29 | Brian Buschini punt for 36 yds, fair catch by A.J. Henning at the NU 35 | 0 |
NU9 plays, 29 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 9:53 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the NU 41 | +6 |
| 9:53 | 2nd & 4 | own 41 | Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the NU 44 | +3 |
| 9:53 | 3rd & 1 | own 44 | Cam Porter run for 2 yds to the NU 46 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 9:53 | 1st & 10 | own 46 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for 32 yds to the NEB 22 for a 1ST down | +32 |
| 9:53 | 1st & 10 | opp 22 | No Huddle-Shotgun Lausch,Jack rush left for 0 yards to the NEB22 (Hutmacher,Nash; Butler,Jimari) PENALTY NW Personal Foul (Gordon,Thomas) 15 yards from NEB22 to NEB37. NO PLAY. | −15 |
| 9:53 | 1st & 25 | opp 37 | Jack Lausch run for 3 yds to the NEB 34 | +3 |
| 9:53 | 3rd & 24 | opp 36 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Anthony Tyus III | 0 |
| 9:53 | 2nd & 22 | opp 34 | Jack Lausch sacked by Luke Reimer for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 36 | −2 |
| 6:06 | 4th & 24 | opp 36 | Jack Olsen 54 yd FG MISSED | +54 |
NEB4 plays, 0 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:06 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Alex Bullock | 0 |
| 6:06 | 2nd & 10 | own 36 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Alex Bullock | 0 |
| 6:06 | 3rd & 10 | own 36 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Malachi Coleman | 0 |
| 5:41 | 4th & 10 | own 36 | Brian Buschini punt for 29 yds | 0 |
NU6 plays, 19 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Joseph Himon II run for 3 yds to the NU 32 | +3 |
| 5:41 | 2nd & 13 | own 32 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 17 yds to the NU 49 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz | 0 |
| 5:41 | 2nd & 10 | own 49 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz | 0 |
| 5:41 | 3rd & 10 | own 49 | Brendan Sullivan run for 5 yds to the NEB 46 | +5 |
| 3:45 | 4th & 5 | opp 46 | Hunter Renner punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NEB 5 | 0 |
NEB5 plays, 29 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:45 | 1st & 10 | own 5 | Emmett Johnson run for 24 yds to the NEB 29 for a 1ST down | +24 |
| 3:45 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Anthony Grant run for 1 yd to the NEB 30 | +1 |
| 3:45 | 2nd & 9 | own 30 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Jaidyn Doss for 4 yds to the NEB 34 | +4 |
| 3:45 | 3rd & 5 | own 34 | Heinrich Haarberg run for no gain to the NEB 34 | 0 |
| 0:51 | 4th & 5 | own 34 | Brian Buschini punt for 55 yds , A.J. Henning returns for no gain to the NU 10 A.J. Henning fumbled, recovered by NU A.J. Henning | 0 |
NU6 plays, -4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 0:51 | 1st & 10 | own 10 | Joseph Himon II run for 4 yds to the NU 14 | +4 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 6 | own 14 | Joseph Himon II run for 3 yds to the NU 17 | +3 |
| 0:00 | own 14 | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 3 | own 17 | PENALTY NW False Start (Tiernan,Caleb) 5 yards from NW 17 to NW 12. NO PLAY. | −5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | own 12 | Brendan Sullivan sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the NU 6 | −6 |
| 14:10 | 4th & 14 | own 6 | Hunter Renner punt for 38 yds | 0 |
NEB1 play, 44 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:03 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Malachi Coleman for 44 yds for a TD (Tristan Alvano KICK) | +44 |
NU7 plays, 68 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 13:57 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Tristan Alvano kickoff for 64 yds , A.J. Henning return for 24 yds to the NU 25 | +24 |
| 13:57 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Bryce Kirtz | 0 |
| 13:57 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 66 yds to the NEB 9 for a 1ST down | +66 |
| 13:57 | 1st & goal | opp 9 | Anthony Tyus III run for 4 yds to the NEB 5 | +4 |
| 13:57 | 2nd & goal | opp 5 | Brendan Sullivan sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 7 | −2 |
| 13:57 | 3rd & goal | opp 7 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Marshall Lang for no gain to the NEB 7 | 0 |
| 11:09 | 4th & goal | opp 7 | Jack Olsen 25 yd FG GOOD | +25 |
NEB7 plays, 21 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:09 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Luke Akers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 11:09 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 5 yds to the NEB 30 | +5 |
| 11:09 | 2nd & 5 | own 30 | Joshua Fleeks run for 10 yds to the NEB 40 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 11:09 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Anthony Grant run for 3 yds to the NEB 43 | +3 |
| 11:09 | 2nd & 7 | own 43 | Heinrich Haarberg pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 3 yds to the NEB 46 | +3 |
| 11:09 | 3rd & 4 | own 46 | Heinrich Haarberg pass incomplete to Thomas Fidone II | 0 |
| 8:39 | 4th & 4 | own 46 | Brian Buschini punt for 42 yds, fair catch by A.J. Henning at the NU 12 | 0 |
NU8 plays, 12 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:39 | 1st & 10 | own 12 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for 5 yds to the NU 17 | +5 |
| 8:39 | 2nd & 5 | own 17 | A.J. Henning run for 4 yds to the NU 13 | +4 |
| 8:39 | 3rd & 9 | own 13 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 14 yds to the NU 27 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 8:39 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the NU 26 | +1 |
| 8:39 | 2nd & 11 | own 26 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 8 yds to the NU 34 | +8 |
| 8:39 | 3rd & 3 | own 34 | Shotgun Himon II,Joseph rush right for 1 yard gain to the NW 35 (Brown,Omar; Robinson,Ty) PENALTY NW Personal Foul (Gordon,Thomas) 15 yards from NW 34 to NW 19. NO PLAY. | −15 |
| 8:39 | 3rd & 18 | own 19 | Brendan Sullivan sacked by James Williams for a loss of 5 yards to the NU 14 | −5 |
| 4:39 | 4th & 23 | own 14 | Hunter Renner punt for 52 yds | 0 |
NEB7 plays, 23 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:39 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 16 yds to the NEB 40 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 4:39 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the NEB 43 | +3 |
| 4:39 | 2nd & 7 | own 43 | Emmett Johnson run for 3 yds to the NEB 46 | +3 |
| 3:12 | 3rd & 4 | own 46 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 03:12 | 0 |
| 3:12 | 3rd & 4 | own 46 | Heinrich Haarberg run for 1 yd to the NEB 47 | +1 |
| 3:06 | 4th & 3 | own 47 | Timeout Northwestern, clock 03:06 | 0 |
| 2:59 | 4th & 3 | own 47 | Brian Buschini punt for 40 yds, fair catch by A.J. Henning at the NU 13 | 0 |
NU7 plays, 1 yd · On downs | ||||
| 2:59 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Brendan Sullivan run for 10 yds to the NU 23 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 2:59 | 1st & 10 | own 23 | Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 13 yds to the NU 36 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 2:59 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Brendan Sullivan sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the NU 30 | −6 |
| 2:59 | 2nd & 16 | own 30 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to A.J. Henning | 0 |
| 1:33 | 3rd & 16 | own 30 | Timeout Nebraska, clock 01:33 | 0 |
| 1:33 | 3rd & 16 | own 30 | Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete to Cam Johnson | 0 |
| 1:21 | 4th & 16 | own 30 | Brendan Sullivan sacked for a loss of 16 yards to the NU 14 | −16 |
NEB3 plays, -8 yd · End of period | ||||
| 1:21 | 1st & 10 | opp 14 | Kneel down by Nebraska at NW 20 for loss of 6 yards. | −6 |
| 0:01 | 2nd & 16 | opp 20 | Kneel down by Nebraska at NW 22 for loss of 2 yards. | −2 |
| 0:00 | opp 20 | End of 4th Quarter | 0 | |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
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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