Week 0
Final
NIU
NEB1Q 11:36
7 - 0
S. Lurry 87-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3
1Q 01:21
14 - 0
J. Johnson 25-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 9
3Q 08:10
14 - 7
T. Lee 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 00:20
14 - 10
D. Brown 36-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
4Q 11:19
14 - 17
T. Lee 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
4Q 08:55
21 - 17
J. Huff 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
299
Lee
NEB
Rush Yds
105
Huff
NIU
Rec Yds
101
Pierson-El
NEB
Scrim TD
2
Lee
NEB
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2017 Mid-American
NIU NEB
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toledo | 11 | 3 | .786 |
 Ohio | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Akron | 7 | 7 | .500 |
 Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Buffalo | 6 | 6 | .500 |
 Eastern Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Miami (OH) | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Bowling Green | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Kent State | 2 | 10 | .167 |
 Ball State | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 13 | 1 | .929 |
 Ohio State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
 Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Northwestern | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Michigan State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Iowa | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Michigan | 8 | 5 | .615 |
 Purdue | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Minnesota | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Indiana | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Nebraska | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Rutgers | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Maryland | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Illinois | 2 | 10 | .167 |
Game Summary
The Nebraska Cornhuskers fell to the Northern Illinois Huskies, 21 to 17, on September 16, 2017.
Game Info
September 16, 2017
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
Lincoln, Nebraska
72°
7 mph NE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Santacaterina #7 | 15/22 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2-14 | 117.1 |
C. Blake #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Lee #12 | 25/47 | 299 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 3-24 | 93.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Huff #23 | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 1 | 19 |
M. Childers #15 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Jones #21 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Blake #4 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
D. Santacaterina #7 | 7 | -9 | -1.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wilbon #21 | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 0 | 25 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
L. McNitt #41 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
JD Spielman #10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 |
T. Lee #12 | 7 | -18 | -2.6 | 2 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blake #4 | 5/7 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 47 |
J. Wesley #9 | 3/4 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
D.J. Brown #10 | 3/6 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Huff #23 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Jones #21 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Brinkman #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wimann #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Tears #14 | 2/2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pierson-El | 8/11 | 101 | 12.6 | 0 | 36 |
S. Morgan Jr. #8 | 6/12 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 28 |
JD Spielman #10 | 3/6 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 36 |
T. Lindsey #1 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Hoppes #88 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 3/5 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 |
B. Reimers #83 | 1/4 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Ketter #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Embry #3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Santacaterina #7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Pierson-El | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Dismuke #9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones IV #6 | 11-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Pugh #11 | 11-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #8 | 10-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #7 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith #15 | 6-5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Corcoran #12 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Embry #3 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. LeRoy #99 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smalls #1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #20 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lurry #19 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Schwab #18 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Foster #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Heflin #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Lorbeck #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mister #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sanders #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brown #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Gifford #12 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #96 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #25 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #24 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Akinmoladun #91 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Weber #49 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #94 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Lee Jr. #6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Newby #3 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferguson #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jackson #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Barry #7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Young #5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Davis #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Miller #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Morgan Jr. #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bootle #7 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stoltenberg #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hagan #34 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brown #34 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 36 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ference #36 | 8 | 371 | 46.4 | 53 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lightbourn #35 | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blake #4 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Lindsey #1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
JD Spielman #10 | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Embry #3 | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pierson-El | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Santacaterina #7 | 15/22 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2-14 | 117.1 |
C. Blake #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Huff #23 | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 1 | 19 |
M. Childers #15 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Jones #21 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Blake #4 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
D. Santacaterina #7 | 7 | -9 | -1.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blake #4 | 5/7 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 47 |
J. Wesley #9 | 3/4 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
D.J. Brown #10 | 3/6 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Huff #23 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Jones #21 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Brinkman #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wimann #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Tears #14 | 2/2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Embry #3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Santacaterina #7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jones IV #6 | 11-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Pugh #11 | 11-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #8 | 10-9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Johnson #7 | 8-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith #15 | 6-5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Corcoran #12 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Embry #3 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. LeRoy #99 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smalls #1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen #20 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Lurry #19 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Schwab #18 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Foster #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Heflin #98 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Lorbeck #9 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mister #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sanders #9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Brown #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hagan #34 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ference #36 | 8 | 371 | 46.4 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blake #4 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Embry #3 | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Lee #12 | 25/47 | 299 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 3-24 | 93.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Wilbon #21 | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 0 | 25 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
L. McNitt #41 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
JD Spielman #10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 |
T. Lee #12 | 7 | -18 | -2.6 | 2 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pierson-El | 8/11 | 101 | 12.6 | 0 | 36 |
S. Morgan Jr. #8 | 6/12 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 28 |
JD Spielman #10 | 3/6 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 36 |
T. Lindsey #1 | 2/2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
T. Hoppes #88 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 3/5 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 |
B. Reimers #83 | 1/4 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Ketter #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Pierson-El | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Wilbon #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Dismuke #9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Gifford #12 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Davis #96 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Reed #25 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #24 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Akinmoladun #91 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Weber #49 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Davis #94 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. Lee Jr. #6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Newby #3 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferguson #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jackson #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Barry #7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Young #5 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Davis #22 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Miller #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Morgan Jr. #8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ozigbo #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bootle #7 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stoltenberg #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brown #34 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 36 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Lightbourn #35 | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | 55 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Lindsey #1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
JD Spielman #10 | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pierson-El | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
7 plays,
65 yd,
03:36
6-0
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
7-0
3 plays,
9 yd,
02:13
7-0
6 plays,
20 yd,
02:06
7-0
3 plays,
7 yd,
01:23
7-0
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:02
7-0
6 plays,
34 yd,
03:27
13-0
0 play,
0 yd,
00:00
14-0
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:03
14-0
10 plays,
58 yd,
03:54
14-0
9 plays,
19 yd,
04:14
14-0
7 plays,
4 yd,
03:36
14-0
13 plays,
51 yd,
03:26
14-0
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:09
14-0
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:32
14-0
3 plays,
-12 yd,
02:02
14-0
5 plays,
8 yd,
02:12
14-7
4 plays,
20 yd,
01:30
14-7
15 plays,
71 yd,
06:20
14-10
3 plays,
-8 yd,
01:47
14-10
6 plays,
63 yd,
02:14
14-17
7 plays,
80 yd,
02:22
21-17
8 plays,
43 yd,
03:21
21-17
6 plays,
31 yd,
02:22
21-17
4 plays,
-12 yd,
01:33
21-17
5 plays,
-6 yd,
01:36
21-17
199
Total Yds
360
114
Pass Yds
275
85
Rush Yds
85
13
Total Drives
13
56
Total Plays
86
3.6
Yards Per Play
4.2
4.6
Yards Per Pass
5.5
2.7
Yards Per Rush
2.4
23:26
Possession
36:34
14
Biggest Lead
3
13
1st Downs
18
5
Passing 1st Downs
12
7
Rushing 1st Downs
6
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/13
3rd Down
6/19
0/0
4th Down
2/4
8
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
3
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
1
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
2.0
10
Tackles For Loss
3
0
D/ST TD
0
