The crowd went crazy as Nebraska won the game. The Rugters versus Nebraska game was great game to watch, as it led Nebraska into a 7-1 record. This was the first time since 2011, that Nebraska had this record. Nebraska was able to stop a team on their opening drive, giving them a great head start. Tommy Armstrong Jr. made the games first touchdown. This was the fifth time the Huskers have scored on their opening drive this season. Late in the first quarter, the Huskers gave up a 71-yard touchdown pass, which was the longest one the team has given up all year.
In the second quarter, Rugters had only 25 total yards. Ameer Abdullah sprinted 53 yards into the end zone, to put the Huskers up 14-7, and added another 48-yard touchdown later in the quarter. This game was the 23rd time in his career, or sixth time in this season, Abdullah has rushed more than 100 yards in a game. This game, he also broke the school record in 341 all-purpose yards. Abdullah says, "All that stuff is good. You can't get caught up in that though right now because that's not what is important. What is important is tomorrow and making sure we handle this win the right way. Being as mature as possible about it and move on to Purdue."
Armstrong threw two passes to the back of the end zone to Sam Cotton and Jordan Westerkamp in the third-quarter. One of these was the fifth time this season Nebraska scored on their opening driving of the second half. Armstrong finished with 163 passing yards, making 14 of 22 passes and three total touchdowns. Kenny Bell passed the school record for career receptions of 166, in the fourth quarter.
Lead Coach Bo Pelini said, "Well, we got the win. I'm happy about that. That's about all I'm happy about. I thought we were sloppy, inconsistent and we didn't play at the standard we needed to. I'll take the win though. Anytime you win a football game, it's never easy to win. But I have higher standards than what I watched out there today. And it starts with me. It starts with our coaching staff. I don't like the way we played."
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