Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN

Scores

Final

(13) Nebraska 41

(6-1, 2-1 Big Ten)

Minnesota 14

(1-6, 0-3 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: ABC/ESPN2

3:30 PM ET, October 22, 2011

TCF Bank Stadium, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

		1	2	3	4	T
#13	NEB	10	24	7	0	41
	MINN	0	0	7	7	14

Top Performers

Passing: T. Martinez (NEB) - 162 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing: R. Burkhead (NEB) - 23 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: D. McKnight (MINN) - 2 REC, 77 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NEB	MINN
	FG	08:03	Brett Maher 22 Yd	3	0
	TD	03:27	Tyler Legate 10 Yd Pass From Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher Kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER				NEB	MINN
	TD	14:38	Kenny Bell 82 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick)	17	0
	FG	09:49	Brett Maher 25 Yd	20	0
	TD	09:34	Austin Cassidy 11 Yd Fumble Return (Brett Maher Kick)	27	0
	TD	00:33	Rex Burkhead 4 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick)	34	0
THIRD QUARTER				NEB	MINN
	TD	06:45	Marqueis Gray 5 Yd Run (Chris Hawthorne Kick)	34	7
	TD	00:39	Aaron Green 4 Yd Run (Mauro Bondi Kick)	41	7
FOURTH QUARTER				NEB	MINN
	TD	01:41	Duane Bennett 6 Yd Run (Chris Hawthorne Kick)	41	14

Team Stat Comparison

	NEB	MINN
1st Downs	27	11
3rd down efficiency	8-17	7-15
4th down efficiency	3-3	1-2
Total Yards	515	254
Passing	169	122
Comp-Att	14-23	9-18
Yards per pass	7.3	6.8
Rushing	346	132
Rushing Attempts	56	39
Yards per rush	6.2	3.4
Penalties	5-43	5-55
Turnovers	0	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	31:52	28:08

Nebraska Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
T. Martinez	13/22	162	7.4	1	0
B. Carnes	1/1	7	7.0	0	0
Team	14/23	169	7.3	1	0

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
M. Gray	9/18	122	6.8	0	0
Team	9/18	122	6.8	0	0

Nebraska Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Burkhead	23	117	5.1	1	19
K. Bell	1	82	82.0	1	82
T. Martinez	10	52	5.2	0	18
B. Heard	7	42	6.0	0	22
A. Abdullah	7	30	4.3	0	9
A. Green	6	20	3.3	1	7
T. Legate	1	3	3.0	0	3
A. Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	56	346	6.2	3	82

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Gray	17	67	3.9	1	30
D. Bennett	12	55	4.6	1	11
D. Kirkwood	8	17	2.1	0	4
M. Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0
-. Team	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
Team	39	132	3.4	2	30

Nebraska Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Kinnie	2	58	29.0	0	61
K. Bell	4	25	6.3	0	9
B. Cotton	2	25	12.5	0	17
J. Turner	2	20	10.0	0	13
K. Cooper	1	16	16.0	0	16
T. Legate	1	10	10.0	1	10
T. Marlowe	1	8	8.0	0	8
Q. Enunwa	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	14	169	12.1	1	61

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. McKnight	2	77	38.5	0	53
D. Crawford-Tufts	2	17	8.5	0	12
M. Jones	1	9	9.0	0	9
B. Green	1	6	6.0	0	6
C. McGarry	1	6	6.0	0	6
D. Goodger	1	4	4.0	0	4
E. Lair	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	9	122	13.6	0	53

Nebraska Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Marlowe	2	33	16.5	23
Team	2	33	16.5	23

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Bennett	5	103	20.6	26
M. Jones	3	92	30.7	48
Team	8	195	24.4	48

Nebraska Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Maher	2/3	66.7	25	4/4	10
M. Bondi	0/0	0.0	--	1/1	1
Team	2/3	66.7	25	5/5	11

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
C. Hawthorne	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2

Nebraska Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Maher	2	49	24.5	0	1	28
Team	2	49	24.5	0	1	28

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
D. Orseske	6	199	33.2	0	1	40
Team	6	199	33.2	0	1	40

ATTENDANCE: 49,187