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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 29, Northwestern 28
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 20, 2012
Where: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Temperature: 57°
Head Official: Dennis Lipski
Attendance: 47330

Nebraska 29, Northwestern 28: Taylor Martinez threw two touchdown passes in the final 5:55 to lead the visiting Cornhuskers to a comeback win.

Martinez's 7-yard pass to Ben Cotton with 2:08 remaining capped Nebraska's rally from a 12-point deficit and gave the Huskers a one-point lead. Martinez hit Taariq Allen on an 8-yard scoring pass with 5:55 left to cut Northwestern's lead to 28-23.

The Wildcats drove to Nebraska's 36-yard line, but Jeff Budzien's 53-yard field goal attempt with 58 seconds remaining was wide to the right for his first miss of the season.

Nebraska (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) won despite losing three fumbles in the first half. Rex Burkhead, the Cornhuskers' top running back, left the game in the first half with a knee injury and didn't return. Venric Mark scored on an 80-yard run and Trevor Siemian threw for two touchdowns to lead Northwestern (6-2, 2-2).

The Huskers outgained the Wildcats in total yardage 543-301. Martinez completed 27 of 39 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns. Mike Trumpy's 3-yard run with 8:31 remaining in the game gave the Wildcats a 28-16 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Nebraska was 3 of 14 third down conversions. ... Mark gained 118 yards on 16 carries. ... The Huskers had the advantage in first downs 26-14.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Nebraska   Northwestern
Ameer Abdullah Player Venric Mark
19 Attempts 16
101 Yards 118
5.3 Avg Yards 7.4
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Nebraska   Northwestern
Quincy Enunwa Player Rashad Lawrence
6 Receptions 4
110 Yards 41
18.3 Avg Yards 10.2
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Nebraska 543 201 342 4 1 0 1.0 0
Northwestern 301 180 121 4 0 0 3.0 1