Link: Full Game Notes: Huskers.com
WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 2022 | 11:00 AM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: ESPN2 (Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Taylor McGregor)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
HUSKERS
Record: 3-5 (2-3)
Last Game: vs. #17 Illinois (L 9-26)
Streak: Lost 2
Rank: NR
Interim Head Coach: Mickey Joseph (2-3, 1st season NU | 15-10, 3rd season overall)
Joseph vs. Minnesota: 0-0
GOLDEN GOPHERS
Record: 5-3 (2-3)
Last Game: vs. Buttgers (W 31-0)
Streak: Won 1
Rank: NR
Head Coach: P.J. Fleck (40-26, 6th season MIN | 70-48, 10th season overall)
Fleck vs. Nebraska: 4-1
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
2 - Nebraska's defense has allowed only two second-half touchdowns combined in the past four games. The Huskers have kept three of their past four opponents out of the end zone in the second half.
63 - Saturday's game will mark the 63rd all-time meeting with Minnesota, the Huskers' most frequent Big Ten opponent. The schools met 50 times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952.
156 - Running back Anthony Grant has 156 carries this season, while leading the team with 743 rushing yards. Grant's 156 rushes are the most by a Husker since Terrell Newby carried the ball 190 times for 879 yards in 2016.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska plays its second consecutive home game against a Big Ten West foe on Saturday, when the Huskers play host to the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT with television coverage on ESPN2.
The Huskers stand at 3-5 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten Conference play after a 26-9 setback against No. 17 Illinois last Saturday in Lincoln. Nebraska held a three-point advantage midway through the second quarter, but the Fighting Illini scored two touchdowns in the final six minutes of the first half to seize control. Illinois neutralized the Huskers' offense in the second half to secure the 17-point win.
Nebraska heads into the final stretch of the season needing to win three of its final four games in order to reach bowl eligibility. For the second straight week, Nebraska will face a powerful running game and
a stout defense when it takes on Minnesota.
Minnesota comes into the contest with a 5-3 overall record and a 2-3 mark in Big Ten action. The Gophers opened the year with four consecutive victories, before a three-game losing streak. Minnesota got back on track last Saturday with a 31-0 shutout victory over Buttgers in Minneapolis. The Gophers allowed just 134 total yards in the win and held the ball for more than 41 minutes.
Coach P.J. Fleck's team averages 222.8 yards per game on the ground to rank 12th nationally and second in the Big Ten. Senior running back Mo Ibrahim averages 142.6 rushing yards per contest to rank among the top 10 rushers in the country. Defensively, Minnesota allows just 274.4 total yards and 14.4 points per game and has allowed 10 or fewer points in five of eight games.
SERIES HISTORY
Nebraska and Minnesota have met every year since the Huskers joined the Big Ten with the 2022 season marking the 12th straight year the schools have met. Overall, Nebraska has faced Minnesota more than any other Big Ten team with Saturday's meeting the 63rd all-time between the two schools. Minnesota leads the all-time series 35-25-2.
- Minnesota has a 6-5 edge in the series since 2011, with victories in each of the last three meetings and four of the past five dating back to 2017
- Nebraska owned a 16-game win streak in the series from 1963 to 2012, before the Gophers snapped the streak with a victory in Lincoln in 2013.
- The 2020 game in Lincoln was played on December 12, the only December game in Memorial Stadium history.
Nebraska vs. Minnesota Big Ten History
2011: #13 Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14 (Minneapolis)
2012: #16 Nebraska 38, Minnesota 14 (Lincoln)
2013: Minnesota 34, Nebraska 23 (Minneapolis)
2014: Minnesota 28, #21 Nebraska 24 (Lincoln)
2015: Nebraska 48, Minnesota 25 (Minneapolis)
2016: #21 Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17 (Lincoln)
2017: Minnesota 54, Nebraska 21 (Minneapolis)
2018: Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28 (Lincoln)
2019: Minnesota 34, Nebraska 7 (Minneapolis)
2020: Minnesota 24, Nebraska 17 (Lincoln)
2021: Minnesota 30, Nebraska 23 (Minneapolis)
ABOUT MINNESOTA
Minnesota has fielded a football team since 1882, and the Golden Gophers have tallied over 700 wins as a program. Minnesota has claimed seven national titles and 18 Big Ten Conference championships. The Gophers have made 22 bowl game appearances, claiming 10 wins. Minnesota's last bowl appearance came in 2021 when the Gophers took on West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, with Minnesota claiming an 18-6 victory.
First Year: 1882
All-Time Record: 707-526-42 (.571)
Bowl Record: 10-12
Conference Titles: 18
National Titles: 7 (1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960)
Stadium: Huntington Bank Stadium
Capacity: 50,805
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enrollment: 47,568
Colors: Maroon & Gold
ABOUT 2022 MINNESOTA
Minnesota Schedule/Results
New Mexico State (W 38-0)
Western Illinois (W 62-10)
Colorado (W 49-7)
at Michigan State (W 34-7)
Purdoodoo (L 10-20)
at Illinois (L 14-26)
at Penn State (L 17-45)
Buttgers (W 31-0)
at Nebraska
Northwestern
Cockeye
at Wisconsin
Minnesota started the season strong with four straight wins against New Mexico State, Western Illinois, Colorado and Michigan State. The Gophers dropped three Big Ten games in a row, but rebounded with a 31-0 win over Buttgers last weekend.
Minnesota enters this game averaging 421.0 yards per game, with 222.8 yards per game on the ground and 198.2 yards per game through the air. Tanner Morgan has completed 97-of-145 passes for 1,286 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Brevyn Spann-Ford has 27 receptions for 349 yards and two touchdowns, followed by Michael Brown-Stephens with 19 grabs for 311 yards. Mohamed Ibrahim paces the Gopher rushing attack with 955 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Defensively, Minnesota boasts the seventh-best defense in the country, allowing only 274.4 yards per game and 14.4 points per game. Mariano Sori-Marin leads the Gophers with 59 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Tyler Nubin is second on the team with 35 tackles and has a team-leading three interceptions on the year.
ABOUT P.J. FLECK
P.J. Fleck is in his sixth season as the head coach at Minnesota with a 40-26 record, and is in his 10th season overall as a collegiate head coach with a record of 70-48.
In his first five years, Fleck has recorded two seasons with nine wins or more. In 2019, Minnesota finished 11-2, the most wins for a Gopher team in a season in program history. Fleck was named the 2019 Big Ten Coach of the Year and was a National Coach of the Year finalist.
Fleck came to Minnesota after spending four years as the head coach at Western Michigan, where he was 30-22 overall and 21-11 in the Mid-American Conference. The Broncos were 1-11 in his first year in 2013, but ended the 2016 season with a No. 12 national ranking, a 13-1 record, a conference championship and a berth in the Cotton Bowl.
Prior to serving as a head coach, Fleck served as a wide receivers coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012), Buttgers (2010-11) and Northern Illinois (2007-09).
Fleck vs. Nebraska
Fleck will face Nebraska for the sixth time as a head coach on Saturday. He holds a 4-1 record against the Big Red.
The Huskers last faced Fleck in 2021, when NU traveled to Minnesota. Fleck and the Gophers claimed the 30-23 victory over Nebraska.
LAST MEETING: OCTOBER 16, 2021
Minnesota 30, Nebraska 23
Minneapolis - Minnesota set the tone in the first half and Nebraska was unable to convert some golden second-half opportunities, as the Huskers suffered a 30-23 Big Ten Conference road loss to the Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday.
In a game in which most statistics were remarkably similar, Nebraska slipped to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten with its fifth loss this season by one score. Minnesota improved to 4-2 and 2-1 in the conference. Minnesota managed 396 yards of total offense, while Nebraska put up 377 total yards and won the punting battle by a total of 20 yards. Both teams were flagged for just three penalties for 25 yards. The Gophers controlled time of possession, 38:01-21:59 but ran just four more offensive plays than the Big Red. Both teams also missed a field goal. Nebraska did not commit a turnover and forced a pair of Minnesota turnovers with third-quarter interceptions.
Adrian Martinez completed 18-of-33 passes for 241 yards including a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to tight end Austin Allen, who led the Husker receiving corps with five receptions for 121 yards. Levi Falck added four catches for 36 yards, while Zavier Betts contributed two receptions for 35 yards and one carry for 27 more yards.
Rahmir Johnson led the Nebraska ground game with 11 carries for 83 yards while adding one reception for six yards in just three quarters. Minnesota's defense held Martinez in check in the rushing game, holding him to minus-17 yards on eight carries, including two sacks for 19 yards lost and a fourth-quarter safety.
Minnesota's Tanner Morgan completed 20-of-24 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw a pair of third-quarter interceptions on consecutive pass attempts that allowed Nebraska to change the game's momentum.
Chris Autman-Bell led the Minnesota receivers with nine catches for 103 yards and a score, while Mike Brown-Stephens added three receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown of his own. Brice Williams led the Golden Gophers ground game with 127 yards on 17 carries, including the game-clinching 56-yard touchdown run with 2:12 left in the contest. Overall, Minnesota put up 182 rushing yards on 43 carries, while Nebraska answered with 136 yards on 31 totes.
JoJo Domann and Garrett Nelson led the Blackshirts with eight tackles apiece, while Cam Taylor-Britt, Deontai Williams and Nick Henrich all pitched in seven stops. Taylor-Britt and Williams added the two biggest defensive plays with momentum-changing interceptions, while Taylor-Britt also notched a huge 12-yard sack that stopped another Minnesota drive.
Nebraska trailed 21-9 at halftime and the Golden Gophers opened the second half with the ball. Minnesota drove to the NU 33 before quarterback Morgan took a shot into the end zone against the Blackshirt secondary. Taylor-Britt made an explosive close on the receiver and the ball, snagging his first interception of the season in the end zone to thwart the Gophers.
The Huskers were unable to turn that interception into points, but on Minnesota's next offensive play, Morgan was intercepted again, this time by Deontai Williams - his fourth of the season - to put the Nebraska offense back in business. Johnson then turned the Minnesota mistake into points with one-yard run to pull Nebraska within 21-16 with 9:19 left in the third quarter.
The Blackshirts then forced a three-and-out on Minnesota's ensuing drive, setting the Big Red offense up with excellent field position at the Gopher 47. Martinez quickly led Nebraska back to the red zone. But on second and goal, Minnesota mauled Johnson short of the goal line and he did not return to the game. On third down, Martinez sampled the right side and surged toward the goal line. He was ruled short of the end zone, even though his right foot stepped on the goal line with the ball tucked in his right hand.
The Golden Gophers then stopped a stumbling Jaquez Yant short of the end zone on fourth down with 3:42 left in the third period. The Blackshirts forced another three-and-out, but Martinez and the Husker offense were stymied by the Minnesota defense for the next 15 minutes, including a missed 27-yard field goal just three seconds into the fourth quarter.
The score remained 21-16 deep into the fourth quarter and Nebraska gained possession with just under five minutes remaining and 89 yards in front of them. But on the first play of the drive, Martinez retreated in the pocket and was corralled in the end zone. He unleashed a ball toward the Minnesota sideline but there was no Husker receiver in the area and he was flagged for intentional grounding, resulting in a safety to give the Gophers a 23-16 lead and the ball with 4:45 left.
Just over two minutes later, Williams blasted through the line on third-and-short and rumbled 56 yards for a touchdown in the longest play for either team in the game. Williams' run put the Gophers up 30-16.
But Martinez and the Huskers refused to quit, racing 75 yards in just one minute to pull back within a touchdown. Nebraska then attempted an onside kick, that was not initially cleanly recovered by the Minnesota hands team, but the Gophers secured the ball before the Huskers could get their hands on it.
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WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 2022 | 11:00 AM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: ESPN2 (Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Taylor McGregor)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
HUSKERS
Record: 3-5 (2-3)
Last Game: vs. #17 Illinois (L 9-26)
Streak: Lost 2
Rank: NR
Interim Head Coach: Mickey Joseph (2-3, 1st season NU | 15-10, 3rd season overall)
Joseph vs. Minnesota: 0-0
GOLDEN GOPHERS
Record: 5-3 (2-3)
Last Game: vs. Buttgers (W 31-0)
Streak: Won 1
Rank: NR
Head Coach: P.J. Fleck (40-26, 6th season MIN | 70-48, 10th season overall)
Fleck vs. Nebraska: 4-1
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
2 - Nebraska's defense has allowed only two second-half touchdowns combined in the past four games. The Huskers have kept three of their past four opponents out of the end zone in the second half.
63 - Saturday's game will mark the 63rd all-time meeting with Minnesota, the Huskers' most frequent Big Ten opponent. The schools met 50 times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952.
156 - Running back Anthony Grant has 156 carries this season, while leading the team with 743 rushing yards. Grant's 156 rushes are the most by a Husker since Terrell Newby carried the ball 190 times for 879 yards in 2016.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska plays its second consecutive home game against a Big Ten West foe on Saturday, when the Huskers play host to the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT with television coverage on ESPN2.
The Huskers stand at 3-5 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten Conference play after a 26-9 setback against No. 17 Illinois last Saturday in Lincoln. Nebraska held a three-point advantage midway through the second quarter, but the Fighting Illini scored two touchdowns in the final six minutes of the first half to seize control. Illinois neutralized the Huskers' offense in the second half to secure the 17-point win.
Nebraska heads into the final stretch of the season needing to win three of its final four games in order to reach bowl eligibility. For the second straight week, Nebraska will face a powerful running game and
a stout defense when it takes on Minnesota.
Minnesota comes into the contest with a 5-3 overall record and a 2-3 mark in Big Ten action. The Gophers opened the year with four consecutive victories, before a three-game losing streak. Minnesota got back on track last Saturday with a 31-0 shutout victory over Buttgers in Minneapolis. The Gophers allowed just 134 total yards in the win and held the ball for more than 41 minutes.
Coach P.J. Fleck's team averages 222.8 yards per game on the ground to rank 12th nationally and second in the Big Ten. Senior running back Mo Ibrahim averages 142.6 rushing yards per contest to rank among the top 10 rushers in the country. Defensively, Minnesota allows just 274.4 total yards and 14.4 points per game and has allowed 10 or fewer points in five of eight games.
SERIES HISTORY
Nebraska and Minnesota have met every year since the Huskers joined the Big Ten with the 2022 season marking the 12th straight year the schools have met. Overall, Nebraska has faced Minnesota more than any other Big Ten team with Saturday's meeting the 63rd all-time between the two schools. Minnesota leads the all-time series 35-25-2.
- Minnesota has a 6-5 edge in the series since 2011, with victories in each of the last three meetings and four of the past five dating back to 2017
- Nebraska owned a 16-game win streak in the series from 1963 to 2012, before the Gophers snapped the streak with a victory in Lincoln in 2013.
- The 2020 game in Lincoln was played on December 12, the only December game in Memorial Stadium history.
Nebraska vs. Minnesota Big Ten History
2011: #13 Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14 (Minneapolis)
2012: #16 Nebraska 38, Minnesota 14 (Lincoln)
2013: Minnesota 34, Nebraska 23 (Minneapolis)
2014: Minnesota 28, #21 Nebraska 24 (Lincoln)
2015: Nebraska 48, Minnesota 25 (Minneapolis)
2016: #21 Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17 (Lincoln)
2017: Minnesota 54, Nebraska 21 (Minneapolis)
2018: Nebraska 53, Minnesota 28 (Lincoln)
2019: Minnesota 34, Nebraska 7 (Minneapolis)
2020: Minnesota 24, Nebraska 17 (Lincoln)
2021: Minnesota 30, Nebraska 23 (Minneapolis)
ABOUT MINNESOTA
Minnesota has fielded a football team since 1882, and the Golden Gophers have tallied over 700 wins as a program. Minnesota has claimed seven national titles and 18 Big Ten Conference championships. The Gophers have made 22 bowl game appearances, claiming 10 wins. Minnesota's last bowl appearance came in 2021 when the Gophers took on West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, with Minnesota claiming an 18-6 victory.
First Year: 1882
All-Time Record: 707-526-42 (.571)
Bowl Record: 10-12
Conference Titles: 18
National Titles: 7 (1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960)
Stadium: Huntington Bank Stadium
Capacity: 50,805
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enrollment: 47,568
Colors: Maroon & Gold
ABOUT 2022 MINNESOTA
Minnesota Schedule/Results
New Mexico State (W 38-0)
Western Illinois (W 62-10)
Colorado (W 49-7)
at Michigan State (W 34-7)
Purdoodoo (L 10-20)
at Illinois (L 14-26)
at Penn State (L 17-45)
Buttgers (W 31-0)
at Nebraska
Northwestern
Cockeye
at Wisconsin
Minnesota started the season strong with four straight wins against New Mexico State, Western Illinois, Colorado and Michigan State. The Gophers dropped three Big Ten games in a row, but rebounded with a 31-0 win over Buttgers last weekend.
Minnesota enters this game averaging 421.0 yards per game, with 222.8 yards per game on the ground and 198.2 yards per game through the air. Tanner Morgan has completed 97-of-145 passes for 1,286 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Brevyn Spann-Ford has 27 receptions for 349 yards and two touchdowns, followed by Michael Brown-Stephens with 19 grabs for 311 yards. Mohamed Ibrahim paces the Gopher rushing attack with 955 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Defensively, Minnesota boasts the seventh-best defense in the country, allowing only 274.4 yards per game and 14.4 points per game. Mariano Sori-Marin leads the Gophers with 59 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Tyler Nubin is second on the team with 35 tackles and has a team-leading three interceptions on the year.
ABOUT P.J. FLECK
P.J. Fleck is in his sixth season as the head coach at Minnesota with a 40-26 record, and is in his 10th season overall as a collegiate head coach with a record of 70-48.
In his first five years, Fleck has recorded two seasons with nine wins or more. In 2019, Minnesota finished 11-2, the most wins for a Gopher team in a season in program history. Fleck was named the 2019 Big Ten Coach of the Year and was a National Coach of the Year finalist.
Fleck came to Minnesota after spending four years as the head coach at Western Michigan, where he was 30-22 overall and 21-11 in the Mid-American Conference. The Broncos were 1-11 in his first year in 2013, but ended the 2016 season with a No. 12 national ranking, a 13-1 record, a conference championship and a berth in the Cotton Bowl.
Prior to serving as a head coach, Fleck served as a wide receivers coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012), Buttgers (2010-11) and Northern Illinois (2007-09).
Fleck vs. Nebraska
Fleck will face Nebraska for the sixth time as a head coach on Saturday. He holds a 4-1 record against the Big Red.
The Huskers last faced Fleck in 2021, when NU traveled to Minnesota. Fleck and the Gophers claimed the 30-23 victory over Nebraska.
LAST MEETING: OCTOBER 16, 2021
Minnesota 30, Nebraska 23
Minneapolis - Minnesota set the tone in the first half and Nebraska was unable to convert some golden second-half opportunities, as the Huskers suffered a 30-23 Big Ten Conference road loss to the Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday.
In a game in which most statistics were remarkably similar, Nebraska slipped to 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten with its fifth loss this season by one score. Minnesota improved to 4-2 and 2-1 in the conference. Minnesota managed 396 yards of total offense, while Nebraska put up 377 total yards and won the punting battle by a total of 20 yards. Both teams were flagged for just three penalties for 25 yards. The Gophers controlled time of possession, 38:01-21:59 but ran just four more offensive plays than the Big Red. Both teams also missed a field goal. Nebraska did not commit a turnover and forced a pair of Minnesota turnovers with third-quarter interceptions.
Adrian Martinez completed 18-of-33 passes for 241 yards including a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to tight end Austin Allen, who led the Husker receiving corps with five receptions for 121 yards. Levi Falck added four catches for 36 yards, while Zavier Betts contributed two receptions for 35 yards and one carry for 27 more yards.
Rahmir Johnson led the Nebraska ground game with 11 carries for 83 yards while adding one reception for six yards in just three quarters. Minnesota's defense held Martinez in check in the rushing game, holding him to minus-17 yards on eight carries, including two sacks for 19 yards lost and a fourth-quarter safety.
Minnesota's Tanner Morgan completed 20-of-24 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw a pair of third-quarter interceptions on consecutive pass attempts that allowed Nebraska to change the game's momentum.
Chris Autman-Bell led the Minnesota receivers with nine catches for 103 yards and a score, while Mike Brown-Stephens added three receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown of his own. Brice Williams led the Golden Gophers ground game with 127 yards on 17 carries, including the game-clinching 56-yard touchdown run with 2:12 left in the contest. Overall, Minnesota put up 182 rushing yards on 43 carries, while Nebraska answered with 136 yards on 31 totes.
JoJo Domann and Garrett Nelson led the Blackshirts with eight tackles apiece, while Cam Taylor-Britt, Deontai Williams and Nick Henrich all pitched in seven stops. Taylor-Britt and Williams added the two biggest defensive plays with momentum-changing interceptions, while Taylor-Britt also notched a huge 12-yard sack that stopped another Minnesota drive.
Nebraska trailed 21-9 at halftime and the Golden Gophers opened the second half with the ball. Minnesota drove to the NU 33 before quarterback Morgan took a shot into the end zone against the Blackshirt secondary. Taylor-Britt made an explosive close on the receiver and the ball, snagging his first interception of the season in the end zone to thwart the Gophers.
The Huskers were unable to turn that interception into points, but on Minnesota's next offensive play, Morgan was intercepted again, this time by Deontai Williams - his fourth of the season - to put the Nebraska offense back in business. Johnson then turned the Minnesota mistake into points with one-yard run to pull Nebraska within 21-16 with 9:19 left in the third quarter.
The Blackshirts then forced a three-and-out on Minnesota's ensuing drive, setting the Big Red offense up with excellent field position at the Gopher 47. Martinez quickly led Nebraska back to the red zone. But on second and goal, Minnesota mauled Johnson short of the goal line and he did not return to the game. On third down, Martinez sampled the right side and surged toward the goal line. He was ruled short of the end zone, even though his right foot stepped on the goal line with the ball tucked in his right hand.
The Golden Gophers then stopped a stumbling Jaquez Yant short of the end zone on fourth down with 3:42 left in the third period. The Blackshirts forced another three-and-out, but Martinez and the Husker offense were stymied by the Minnesota defense for the next 15 minutes, including a missed 27-yard field goal just three seconds into the fourth quarter.
The score remained 21-16 deep into the fourth quarter and Nebraska gained possession with just under five minutes remaining and 89 yards in front of them. But on the first play of the drive, Martinez retreated in the pocket and was corralled in the end zone. He unleashed a ball toward the Minnesota sideline but there was no Husker receiver in the area and he was flagged for intentional grounding, resulting in a safety to give the Gophers a 23-16 lead and the ball with 4:45 left.
Just over two minutes later, Williams blasted through the line on third-and-short and rumbled 56 yards for a touchdown in the longest play for either team in the game. Williams' run put the Gophers up 30-16.
But Martinez and the Huskers refused to quit, racing 75 yards in just one minute to pull back within a touchdown. Nebraska then attempted an onside kick, that was not initially cleanly recovered by the Minnesota hands team, but the Gophers secured the ball before the Huskers could get their hands on it.
