
Southern Miss 20
(0-1, 0-1 away)

(17) Nebraska 49
(1-0, 1-0 home)
Coverage: ABC/ESPN2
3:30 PM ET, September 1, 2012
Memorial Stadium, LINCOLN, NE
Top Performers
Passing: T. Martinez (NEB) - 354 YDS, 5 TD
Rushing: R. Burkhead (NEB) - 3 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: K. Reed (NEB) - 5 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | USM | NEB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 13:42 | Rex Burkhead 57 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 07:07 | Kenny Bell 26 Yd Pass From Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher Kick) | 0 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 06:54 | Tracy Lampley 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Corey Acosta Kick) | 7 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | USM | NEB | |||
![]() | TD | 13:09 | Dominique Sullivan 24 Yd Pass From Chris Campbell (Corey Acosta Kick) | 14 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 09:16 | Jake Long 9 Yd Pass From Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher Kick) | 14 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 01:44 | Corey Acosta 45 Yd | 17 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 01:03 | Steven Osborne 29 Yd Pass From Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher Kick) | 17 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | USM | NEB | |||
![]() | TD | 07:36 | Kyler Reed 18 Yd Pass From Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher Kick) | 17 | 35 |
![]() | TD | 02:44 | Braylon Heard 10 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick) | 17 | 42 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | USM | NEB | |||
![]() | FG | 13:03 | Corey Acosta 37 Yd | 20 | 42 |
![]() | TD | 07:47 | Ameer Abdullah 11 Yd Pass From Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher Kick) | 20 | 49 |
Team Stat Comparison
| USM | NEB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 33 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-14 | 12-15 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 260 | 632 |
| Passing | 75 | 354 |
Comp-Att | 7-19 | 26-34 |
Yards per pass | 3.9 | 10.4 |
| Rushing | 185 | 278 |
Rushing Attempts | 47 | 45 |
Yards per rush | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| Penalties | 4-35 | 2-30 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
| Southern Miss Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Campbell | 6/12 | 69 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Alford | 1/5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Lloyd | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 7/19 | 75 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Nebraska Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Martinez | 26/34 | 354 | 10.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 26/34 | 354 | 10.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Southern Miss Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Alford | 15 | 84 | 5.6 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Johnson | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Hester | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Richard | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| R. Lloyd | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Bracken | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Sims | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Campbell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 47 | 185 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 |
| Nebraska Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Abdullah | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 |
| R. Burkhead | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 57 |
| I. Cross | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 10 |
| B. Heard | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 20 |
| M. Marrow | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Martinez | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 10 |
| K. Bell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Zimmerer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Turner | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 278 | 6.2 | 2 | 57 |
| Southern Miss Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Lampley | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Sullivan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 |
| J. Hester | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | 24 |
| Nebraska Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Q. Enunwa | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 27 |
| K. Reed | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | 18 |
| J. Turner | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 36 |
| J. Long | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 24 |
| A. Abdullah | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 18 |
| S. Osborne | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 29 |
| K. Bell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 26 |
| T. Evans | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| T. Wullenwaber | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Cotton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 26 | 354 | 13.6 | 5 | 36 |
| Southern Miss Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Lampley | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 100 |
| J. Sims | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Team | 2 | 121 | 60.5 | 100 |
| Nebraska Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Bell | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 37 |
| T. Marlowe | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| C. McDermott | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Team | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 37 |
| Nebraska Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Abdullah | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 |
| Team | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 |
| Southern Miss Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Acosta | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Nebraska Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Maher | 0/2 | 0.0 | -- | 7/7 | 7 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0.0 | -- | 7/7 | 7 |
| Southern Miss Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| P. Boehme | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| C. Campbell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Team | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Nebraska Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Maher | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
ATTENDANCE: 85,425




