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Nebraska Escapes Rutgers with Close 27-24 Win

Posted on August 19, 2013 at 04:35 PM.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Oct 4, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0)(1-0)	3	14	3	7	-	27
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1)(1-1)	3	7	0	14	-	24

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

After two weeks off #3 Nebraska came into their Big Ten opener a little rusty and almost fell victim to an upset. Although Rutgers was unable to get into the endzone in the 1st half they went into the locker room trailing only 17-10 thanks to an interception returned for a touchdown.

The second half would turn out to be a defensive struggle as neither team mustered much yardage. At the end of the third quarter Nebraska led the Scarlet Knights 20-10. Rutgers would try and mount a comeback as Senior QB Gary Nova led Rutgers all the way down inside the 5 where on 3 and goal from the 3 he found pay dirt himself with TD run to make it 20-17 halfway through the 4th. QB Tommy Armstrong Jr would not let his two earlier interceptions faze him as he led the Huskers offense down the field where he found his tight end Sam Cotton for a 17 yd scoring strike to increase the lead to 27-17. Rutgers would find the endzone once again with less than 2 minutes to go but a failed onside kick attempt would seal their fate as the Huskers escaped Piscataway with a close win.

Tune in next Saturday as Nebraska invades Happy Valley to face Penn State in what should be a thrilling Big Ten contest.