In front of a packed house, Northwestern couldn’t stop Nebraska’s high-powered offense and lost 24-13 to open Big Ten play.
The Cornhuskers racked up over 500 yards of offense in a game that could’ve been a blowout if not for several breaks that went Northwestern’s way.
On the opening drive of the game, Nebraska literally fumbled away a potential 7-0 lead. Tommy Armstrong handed the ball off to Terrell Newby, who found a huge hole in the middle of the Northwestern run defense and appeared to be gone. However, the Wildcats caught an enormous break when Newby lunged for the goal line and the ball slipped out of his hand, rolling out of the back of the end zone for a touchback.