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Nebraska at Minnesota

Oct 17, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 7

Away

Nebraska

Big Ten

Final Score

48 - 25

NM

Home

Minnesota

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Minnesota366
Nebraska464

Passing Yards

Minnesota301
Nebraska261

Rushing Yards

Minnesota65
Nebraska203

Turnovers

Minnesota3
Nebraska0

Game Conditions

Temperature54°F
Wind10 mph W

Humidity

37%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Mitch Leidner

Minnesota

YDS: 301

Rushing

Terrell Newby

Nebraska

YDS: 116

Receiving

K.J. Maye

Minnesota

YDS: 94

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Minnesota28:17
Nebraska31:43

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Nebraska pulls away from Minnesota 48-25

Standard

Nebraska defeated Minnesota 48-25 in Week 7 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 464-366 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Nebraska set the terms early in a game that finished 48-25. Terrell Newby run for 69 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK) came with {'seconds': 52, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Nebraska the first major swing.

Nebraska's box score carried the story: 464 total yards, 203 rushing yards, and 261 passing yards. Minnesota finished with 366 total yards, including 65 on the ground and 301 through the air.

Nebraska converted 7-13 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-3, Nebraska led 24-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Terrell Newby run for 69 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Terrell Newby run for 69 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK) (Nebraska led 7-7 over Minnesota).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Alonzo Moore for 32 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK) (Nebraska led 14-7 over Minnesota).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 24 yds for a TD, (Ryan Santoso KICK) (Minnesota led 7-0 over Nebraska).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Terrell Newby run for 9 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK) (Nebraska led 24-14 over Minnesota).

  • Field Goal Good

    Drew Brown 45 yd FG GOOD (Nebraska led 17-7 over Minnesota).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    KJ Maye run for 7 yds for a TD, (Ryan Santoso KICK) (Minnesota led 14-17 over Nebraska).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    48-25

    Nebraska defeated Minnesota.

  • Total yards

    464-366

    Nebraska held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    203

    Nebraska averaged 5.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    261

    Nebraska averaged 10 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-13

    Nebraska's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-15

    Minnesota's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMinnesotaNebraska
Total Yards366464
Passing Yards301261
Rushing Yards65203
First Downs1823
Third Down Efficiency6-157-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)6-552-25
Turnovers30
Completions / Attempts26-4018-26
Rushing Attempts2639
Passing TDs13
Rushing TDs22
Kicking Points512
Possession Time28:1731:43
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)