Close ballgames all across the Big Ten this week, with only Ohio State’s victory over Rutgers never really being in doubt. Michigan State used 24 4th quarter points to pull away from visiting Indiana while Northwestern was able to go in to Lincoln and emerge victorious after a few rough weeks.
Northwestern 30, Nebraska 28
Nebraska won the battle for total yards (373-333), time of possession (38:58-21:02), and first downs (22-14) but could not come out on top where it mattered. A Tommy Armstrong Jr. touchdown run with 4 minutes to go brought the Huskers within two but the two-point conversion fell to the turf and Nebraska couldn’t recover in time to get the win.