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Postgame Notes: Nebraska at Cockeye
- The six point loss marked the sixth straight win for Cockeye in the series. Nebraska now leads the all-time series 29-19-3, including a 10-9 edge in Cockeye City. The last three Huskers losses in the series have been decided by a total of 12 points
- Quarterback Adrian Martinez completed 18-of-20 passes for 174 yards, pushing his career passing total to 5,020 yards. He is the sixth Husker player to pass for 5,000 yards in a career and is one of three Nebraska players with 5,000 career passing yards and 1,000 career rushing yards
- Martinez's 90.0 percent completion rate broke his own single-game completion percentage record, for games with a minimum of 20 attempts. Martinez completed 25-of-29 passes (86.2 percent) against Minnesota in 2018
- Sophomore receiver/running back Wan'Dale Robinson accounted for 117 yards from scrimmage including 42 rushing yards on six carries, and nine receptions for 75 yards. It marked the second straight game Robinson has totaled more than 100 yards, with 120 last week against Illinois
- Robinson's nine receptions were a career-high, surpassing his eight catches at Illinois last season
- Redshirt freshman running back Rahmir Johnson had a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter for his first rushing touchdown of the season and second of his career. Johnson had five carries for 23 yards in the game
- Tight end Austin Allen had two receptions for 28 yards. It marked his fifth straight game with at least 25 receiving yards. He is the first tight end to have five straight games with 25 or more receiving yards since Kyler Reed had six straight games with 25 yards or more in 2010
- The Nebraska defense limited Cockeye to 129 rushing yards on 45 carries, an average of 2.9 yards per attempt. Cockeye rushed for just 35 yards on 17 carries in the first half. Cockeye had averaged 244.2 yards rushing in the past five games against Nebraska, including 6.2 yards per carry
- Senior cornerback Dicaprio Bootle had a second quarter interception, marking his first career interception
- Redshirt freshman linebacker Luke Reimer finished with a career-high 12 tackles, including 11 solo stops. That surpassed his previous career high of 10 tackles at Northwestern on Nov. 7
- Sophomore defensive lineman Casey Rogers recorded his first career sack on a nine-yard sack to end the first half. Rogers tied his career high with five tackles
- Place kicker Connor Culp made field goals of 31 and 39 yards in the second quarter. It improved Culp to 9-of-10 on the season, including six consecutive field goals made
- Players making their first Nebraska starts in today's game included receivers Zavier Betts and Oliver Martin and tight end Travis Vokolek
Postgame Notes: Nebraska at Cockeye
- The six point loss marked the sixth straight win for Cockeye in the series. Nebraska now leads the all-time series 29-19-3, including a 10-9 edge in Cockeye City. The last three Huskers losses in the series have been decided by a total of 12 points
- Quarterback Adrian Martinez completed 18-of-20 passes for 174 yards, pushing his career passing total to 5,020 yards. He is the sixth Husker player to pass for 5,000 yards in a career and is one of three Nebraska players with 5,000 career passing yards and 1,000 career rushing yards
- Martinez's 90.0 percent completion rate broke his own single-game completion percentage record, for games with a minimum of 20 attempts. Martinez completed 25-of-29 passes (86.2 percent) against Minnesota in 2018
- Sophomore receiver/running back Wan'Dale Robinson accounted for 117 yards from scrimmage including 42 rushing yards on six carries, and nine receptions for 75 yards. It marked the second straight game Robinson has totaled more than 100 yards, with 120 last week against Illinois
- Robinson's nine receptions were a career-high, surpassing his eight catches at Illinois last season
- Redshirt freshman running back Rahmir Johnson had a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter for his first rushing touchdown of the season and second of his career. Johnson had five carries for 23 yards in the game
- Tight end Austin Allen had two receptions for 28 yards. It marked his fifth straight game with at least 25 receiving yards. He is the first tight end to have five straight games with 25 or more receiving yards since Kyler Reed had six straight games with 25 yards or more in 2010
- The Nebraska defense limited Cockeye to 129 rushing yards on 45 carries, an average of 2.9 yards per attempt. Cockeye rushed for just 35 yards on 17 carries in the first half. Cockeye had averaged 244.2 yards rushing in the past five games against Nebraska, including 6.2 yards per carry
- Senior cornerback Dicaprio Bootle had a second quarter interception, marking his first career interception
- Redshirt freshman linebacker Luke Reimer finished with a career-high 12 tackles, including 11 solo stops. That surpassed his previous career high of 10 tackles at Northwestern on Nov. 7
- Sophomore defensive lineman Casey Rogers recorded his first career sack on a nine-yard sack to end the first half. Rogers tied his career high with five tackles
- Place kicker Connor Culp made field goals of 31 and 39 yards in the second quarter. It improved Culp to 9-of-10 on the season, including six consecutive field goals made
- Players making their first Nebraska starts in today's game included receivers Zavier Betts and Oliver Martin and tight end Travis Vokolek
