2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 November 2014 football 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg 100 Logo of the Nebraska athletic teams 2004– Big Ten Conference West Division Big Ten 9–4 5–3 Bo Pelini regular season 7th Barney Cotton interim; bowl game Tim Beck 4th John Papuchis 3rd Spread 4–3 Memorial Stadium Holiday Bowl vs. USC L 42–45 The 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. Following losses to both Wisconsin and Minnesota and a come from behind win in overtime at Iowa, Pelini was relieved of his coaching duties following the conclusion of the regular season on November 30, 2014. On December 4, 2014, Mike Riley was announced as the next head coach of the Nebraska football team, and would begin his duties immediately. However, he would not coach the Huskers in the Holiday Bowl, with that job instead handled by Barney Cotton. The Cornhuskers lost the Holiday Bowl to USC. Before the season Recruiting Scholarship recruits yes no 2013 Akinmoladun, Freedom TE Grandview, MO Grandview 6 4 240 4.7 July 4, 2013 3 3 3 82 3 Brown, Drew PK Southlake, TX Carroll 5 10 170 N/A June 7, 2013 3 2 2 77 3 Bush, AJ QB Norcross, GA Norcross 6 4 214 4.6 February 2, 2014 2 2 2 74 3 Cockrell, Byerson DB Scooba, MS East Mississippi CC 6 2 185 N/A December 6, 2013 3 2 3 73 3 Darlington, Zack QB Apopka, FL Apopka 6 1 210 N/A June 14, 2013 3 3 3 80 4 Farmer, Tanner OL Highland, IL Highland 6 4 315 5.2 June 11, 2013 3 4 4 80 4 Foster, D.J. OL Lincoln, NE Southeast 6 3 312 5.4 June 15, 2013 4 3 3 82 4 Gates, Nick OL Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman 6 4 272 N/A January 24, 2014 4 4 4 77 3 Gifford, Luke ATH Lincoln NE Southeast 6 3 198 N/A March 11, 2013 3 3 3 78 3 Harrison, Monte WR Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit West 6 3 200 4.5 July 4, 2013 3 4 4 81 4 Irons, Glenn WR New Orleans, LA Edna Karr 5 10 170 N/A January 25, 2014 2 2 2 71 3 Jones, Chris DB Jacksonville, FL Sandalwood 6 0 175 N/A January 20, 2014 2 3 3 70 3 Kalu, Joshua DB Houston, TX Alief Taylor 6 1 169 N/A October 14, 2013 3 3 3 78 3 Keels, Joe DE Highland, KS Highland CC 6 4 280 4.8 December 10, 2013 4 3 4 78 3 King, Sedrick DE Plant City, FL Plant City 6 4 230 N/A January 27, 2014 3 3 3 70 3 Mosley, Trai DB Pflugerville, TX Hendrickson 5 10 171 4.4 June 14, 2013 3 3 3 78 3 Newell, Peyton DE Hiawatha, KS Hiawatha 6 3 285 4.9 August 30, 2013 4 3 4 78 3 Pierson-El, Demornay WR Alexandria, VA West Potomac 5 9 174 4.5 June 15, 2013 3 3 3 78 3 Stewart, Larenzo RB Klein, TX Klein Oak 5 6 165 4.4 July 5, 2013 3 3 3 77 3 Stoltenberg, Mick OL Gretna, NE Gretna 6 5 250 4.8 June 15, 2013 3 3 3 75 3 Tolbert, Jariah WR New Orleans, LA Edna Karr 6 3 185 N/A January 9, 2014 3 2 3 77 3 Walton, Jaevon ATH New Orleans, LA Edna Karr 6 0 236 N/A November 16, 2013 3 3 3 72 3 Wilbon, Mikale RB Chicago, IL De La Salle 5 8 191 N/A January 26, 2014 3 4 4 76 3 Wills, Deandre DE Lineville, AL Central of Clay County 6 3 250 N/A February 2, 2014 3 2 2 N/A yes 2014 Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2014 Nebraska Commitments Scout.com 2014 Nebraska Commitments ESPN 2014 Nebraska Commitments 2014 Nebraska Commitments nebraska 204 158 247sports 34 32 39 36 March 17, 2014 no Walk-on recruits yes no 2013 Arneson, Noah DT Omaha, NE Omaha Gross 6 3 300 N/A Boryca, Alex LB Cozad, NE Cozad 6 2 220 N/A Conrad, Cole OL Fremont, NE Fremont Bergan 6 5 280 N/A Freudenberg, Ryan OL Norfolk, NE Lutheran High Northeast 6 5 290 N/A Graham, Nolan DB Firth, NE Norris 5 11 195 N/A Holtmeier, Blake WR Kearney, NE Kearney Catholic 6 2 190 N/A Jakub, Cameron DB Columbus, NE Columbus 5 11 170 N/A Jarzynka, Matt DE Loup City, NE Loup City 6 4 220 N/A Kitrell, Bo FB/LB Ashland, NE Ashland-Greenwood 6 1 210 N/A Koley, Creighton DB Omaha, NE Omaha Skutt 6 0 185 N/A Meduna, Nate TE Wahoo, NE Wahoo Neumann 6 5 220 N/A Ortmeier, Trent OL West Point, NE Guardian Angels Central Catholic 6 6 270 N/A Owen, Dylan DL Westchester, NY Bridgton Academy 6 5 240 N/A Pelzer, Brady WR Bellevue, NE Bellevue East 5 11 170 N/A Poppen, Garrett LB Giltner, NE Giltner 6 1 215 N/A Reimers, Bryan TE Lincoln, NE Lincoln East 6 5 205 N/A Rose, Austin RB Lincoln, NE Lincoln North Star 6 1 220 N/A Van Almen, Jack LB Rochester Hills, MI Stoney Creek 6 1 215 N/A yes 2014 Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2014 Nebraska Commitments Scout.com 2014 Nebraska Commitments ESPN 2014 Nebraska Commitments 2014 Nebraska Commitments nebraska 204 158 247sports 34 32 39 36 March 17, 2014 no Schedule 2014 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game Central y Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule – 2014 http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20080914202119/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=2012 dead September 14, 2008 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics February 5, 2013 August 30 2:30 p.m. w y 22 Florida Atlantic Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE BTN 55–7 91,441 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547968 Florida Atlantic vs. Nebraska – Box Score August 30, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 September 6 11:00 a.m. w y 19 McNeese State 7 (FCS) Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ESPNU 31–24 91,082 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547969 McNeese State vs. Nebraska – Box Score September 6, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 September 13 9:30 p.m. w y y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA CBSSN 55–19 41,031 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547970 Nebraska vs. Fresno State – Box Score September 13, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 September 20 7:00 p.m. w y 24 Miami (FL) rivalry Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ESPN2 41–31 91,585 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547789 Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska – Box Score September 20, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 September 27 8:00 p.m. w y 21 Illinois Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE BTN 45–14 91,255 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547908 Illinois vs. Nebraska – Box Score September 27, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 October 4 7:00 p.m. l y 19 Michigan State 10 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 22–27 75,923 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547956 Nebraska vs. Michigan State – Box Score October 4, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 October 18 6:30 p.m. w y 19 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 38–17 47,330 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547971 Nebraska vs. Northwestern – Box Score October 18, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 October 25 11:00 a.m. w 16 Rutgers Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ESPN2 42–24 91,088 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547972 Rutgers vs. Nebraska – Box Score October 25, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 November 1 2:30 p.m. w 15 Purdue Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ABC/ESPN2 35–14 91,107 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547973 Purdue vs. Nebraska – Box Score November 1, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 November 15 2:30 p.m. l y 16 Wisconsin 20 Freedom Trophy Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 24–59 80,539 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547974 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin – Box Score November 15, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 November 22 11:00 a.m. l 23 Minnesota 25 $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ESPN 24–28 91,186 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547966 Minnesota vs. Nebraska – Box Score November 22, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 November 28 11:00 a.m. w y Iowa Heroes Game Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 37–34 OT 66,897 http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400547935 Nebraska vs. Iowa – Box Score November 28, 2014 ESPN.com October 23, 2018 December 27 7:00 p.m. l y y USC 24 Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN 42–45 55,789 Roster and coaching staff 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers y Abdullah Ameer 8 IB S C y Akinmoladun Freedom 88 TE F y Allen Taariq 7 WR J Appleget Noah 43 WR F Armstrong Jr. Tommy 4 QB SO y Bailey Christian 33 WR RF Bell Kenny 80 WR S C y Blum Jared 83 TE SO Broekemeier Tyson 9 QB J Burtch Sam 9 WR J y Bush AJ 6 QB F Carter Cethan 11 TE SO y Conrad Cole 62 OL F Cotton Jake 68 OL S C Cotton Sam 84 TE SO Cross Imani 32 IB J Darlington Zack 2 QB F Farmer Tanner 63 OL F Finnin Matt 59 OL J Foster Jerald 67 OL F Foster Trey 42 TE SO Freudenburg Ryan 51 OL F Fyfe Ryker 17 QB SO Gates Nick 69 OL F Gladney Kevin 81 WR RF Hahn Sam 73 OL SO Hannon Zach 72 OL RF Hart Greg 85 TE RF Holtmeier Blake 25 WR F Hovey Lane 13 WR SO Irons Glenn 18 WR F Janovich Andy 35 FB J Johnson Jr. Dwayne 76 OL RF Jordan Harrison 38 FB RF Ketter Connor 89 TE RF Kitrell Bo 30 FB F Knevel David 77 OL RF Kondolo Chongo 70 OL J Kuzu Murat 24 IB J Lewis Alex 71 OL J Long Chris 75 OL J McCann Mitch 44 FB SO McNitt Luke 41 TE SO y Meduna Nate 90 TE F Moore Alonzo 82 WR SO Moudy Mike 74 OL S Nabity Graham 29 IB SO Nelson Jordan 39 IB SO Newby Terrell 34 IB SO Ortmeier Trent 59 OL F Painter Robby 54 OL SO Pelini Mark 56 OL S Pelzer Brady 26 WR F Pierson-El De'Mornay 15 WR F Price Givens 78 OL J Rahn Gabe 48 WR RF Reeves Ryne 65 OL J Reilly Brandon 87 WR SO Reimers Bryan 45 TE F Rose Austin 23 IB F Stanton Johnny 5 QB RF y Sterup Zach 57 OL J Sutton David 86 TE J Taylor Adam 28 IB RF y Thurston Paul 55 OL SO Tolbert Jariah 19 WR F Turner Jamal 10 WR S y Utter Dylan 66 OL SO Westerkamp Jordan 1 WR SO Whitaker Corey 58 OL SO Wilbon Mikale 21 IB F Alexander LeRoy 2 S SO S Anderson Zaire 13 LB S Arneson Noah 61 DL F Banderas Josh 52 LB SO Boryca Alex 53 LB F Cockrell Byerson 28 DB J Collins Maliek 7 DT SO y Connely Thomas 26 LB F Cooper Corey 6 S S C Davie Daniel 23 CB J Dzuris Ross 88 DE SO Evans Erik 49 DE RF Felici Joey 31 CB S Foster Derek 30 CB S Gangwish Jack 95 DE J Gerry Nate 25 S SO y Gifford Luke 12 DB F y Graham Nolan 29 DB F Gregory Randy 4 DE J y Hoppes Tyler 91 DE SO Jackson Charles 21 S J y Jakub Cameron 39 DB F Jarzynka Matt 47 DE F Johns Garret 50 DL SO Jones Chris 11 DB F y Chris Payton-Jones Joseph Boaz 1 DB RF Kalu Joshua 10 DB F Keels Joe 19 DE J King Sedrick 17 DE F Koley Creighton 42 DB F Lopez Joel 58 DL SO Love Courtney y Courtney Love (American football) 51 LB RF Maurice Kevin 55 DT SO McKay Garrett 33 LB SO McMullen Greg 90 DE SO Mitchell Josh 5 CB S C Mosley Trai 16 DB F Natter A.J. 45 DE RF Newby Marcus 3 LB RF Newell Peyton 99 DL F Owen Dylan 76 DL F Poppen Garrett 54 LB F Rath Logan 97 DL SO Ridder Anthony 22 DB J Roach Trevor 43 LB S y Rose Jonathan 14 CB J y Rose-Ivey Michael 15 LB SO y Santos David 41 LB J Simpson Brad 56 LB SO Singleton D.J. 8 S RF Stoltenberg Mick 44 DL F Stovall Zach 36 S RF Valentine Vincent 98 DT SO Weber Chris 49 LB RF Williams Austin 24 LB S Williams Kevin 92 DT J Williams Kieron 27 S F Bondi Mauro 37 PK J Brown Drew 34 PK F Faulkenberry Josh 92 LS F Foltz Sam 27 P SO Lindsay Spencer 95 PK SO Miller Gabriel 91 LS SO Schumacher Grant 47 PK RF http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=2014 August 25, 2014 Bo Pelini   7th season   8th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Ohio State Tim Beck   4th season as OC/QB coach   7th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: UCF John Papuchis   3rd season as DC coach   7th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Virginia Tech Ron Brown   4th season as RB coach   24th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Brown Barney Cotton   2nd season as AHC/TE coach   8th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Ross Els   4th season as LB coach   4th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha Rich Fisher   4th season as WR coach   4th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Colorado John Garrison   2nd season as OL coach   4th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Nebraska Rick Kaczenski   3rd season as DL coach   3rd year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Notre Dame James Dobson   7th season as S&C coach   7th year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Wisconsin Charlton Warren    1st season as Sec coach   1st year at Nebraska   Alma mater: Air Force Depth chart Single Set Back 4–3 Yes Yes Yes Tommy Armstrong Ryker Fyfe Johnny Stanton Ameer Abdullah Imani Cross Terrell Newby Andy Janovich Harrison Jordan Kenny Bell Brandon Reilly Jordan Westerkamp Taariq Allen De'Mornay Pierson-El Alonzo Moore Lane Hovey Cethan Carter Sam Cotton Trey Foster Alex Lewis David Kneval Jake Cotton Dylan Utter Mark Pelini Ryne Reeves Mike Moudy Chongo Kondolo Zach Sterup Givens Price Matt Finnin Zaire Anderson Courtney Love WILL Trevor Roach Josh Banderas MIKE David Santos Marcus Newby BUCK Corey Cooper D.J Singelton Nate Gerry Kieron Williams Daniel Davie Jonathan Rose Josh Mitchell Joshua Kalu Byerson Cockrell Randy Gregory Jack Gangwish Vincent Valentine Kevin Williams Maliek Collins Kevin Maurice Greg McMullen A.J Natter Joe Keels FB Andy Janovich FB Harrison Jordan Season-ending injury Number of games played () WR Jamal Turner (2) WR Sam Burtch (0) RB Adam Taylor (0) LB Michael Rose-Ivey (0) S LeRoy Alexander (0) S Charles Jackson (0) Drew Brown Sam Foltz Ameer Abdullah De'mornay Pierson-el Paul Kelly 110 84 No Game summaries Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic at Nebraska Florida Atlantic 7 0 0 0 #22 Nebraska 14 17 17 7 August 30 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 2:43 p.m. CST 3:20 91,441 Sunny, 81 F, Wind N@2 mph on, Humidity 68% Greg Blum Kevin Kugler, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning BTN Source:Scoring Summary (Final), 2014 Nebraska Football, Florida Atlantic vs #22 Nebraska (Aug. 30, 2014 at Lincoln, Neb.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2774387.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903101843/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2774387.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 September 3, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 9:19 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong Jr. 5-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 4:56 FAU Lucky Whitehead 20-yard pass from Jaquez Johnson (Greg Joseph kick) 7–7 1 1:22 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 36-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 12:18 Nebraska Drew Brown 44-yard field goal Nebraska 17–7 2 6:29 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 47-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–7 2 2:30 Nebraska Imani Cross 3-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 31–7 3 10:18 Nebraska Terrell Newby 2-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 38–7 3 6:41 Nebraska Demornay Pierson-El 8-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 45–7 3 3:09 Nebraska Mauro Bondi 45-yard field goal Nebraska 48–7 4 13:20 Nebraska Terrell Newby 1-yard run (Mauro Bondi kick) Nebraska 55–7 yes Nebraska opened the 2014 season, the 125th season in program history, with a home game against the Florida Atlantic Owls. Nebraska dominated the game and led from start to finish in a 55–7 rout. The Huskers ended the game with a Big Ten Conference record 784 yards of total offense, while allowing just 200 total yards to FAU. Nebraska now leads the all-time series with FAU 2–0. thumb|left|Jordan Westerkamp about to catch a touchdown pass during the first quarter of the Nebraska vs. Florida Atlantic game, August 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverJamal TurnerWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleGivens Price PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerJosh BanderasLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell McNeese State McNeese State at Nebraska McNeese State 7 7 0 10 #19 Nebraska 14 7 3 7 September 6 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 11:01 a.m. CST 3:23 91,082 Sunny, 64 F, Wind N@7 mph on, Humidty 66% Shawn Smith Adam Amin, John Congemi ESPNU Source:Scoring Summary (Final), 2014 Nebraska Football, McNeese State vs #19 Nebraska (Sept. 6, 2014 at Lincoln, Neb.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2782721.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics September 6, 2014 September 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911214821/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2782721.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 September 11, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 8:26 McNeese State Derrick Milton, 9-yard run (Alex Kjellsten kick) MSU 7–0 1 6:44 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp, 40-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 1 3:00 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah, 2-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 10:08 McNeese State Aaron Sam, 98-yard INT return 14–14 2 5:47 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong Jr., 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–14 3 3:51 Nebraska Drew Brown, 31-yard field goal Nebraska 24–14 4 13:45 McNeese State Tyler Bolfing, 1-yard run (Alex Kjellsten kick) Nebraska 24–21 4 4:21 McNeese State Alex Kjellsten, 24-yard field goal 24–24 4 0:20 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah, 58-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 31–24 yes Nebraska struggled with FCS opponent McNeese State. Running back Ameer Abdullah broke five tackles on a 58-yard touchdown reception with 20 seconds remaining in the game to lead Nebraska to a 31–24 win at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers totaled 437 yards in offense and allowed 338 to the Cowboys. Tommy Armstrong was 16-of-31 for 242 yards with 2 TDs and an INT passing, and was also the leading rusher with 11 carries for 131 yards and a score. Abdullah added 54 yards rushing with a touchdown on the ground and was the top receiver with three catches for 96 yards and the game-winning score. Jordan Westerkamp added four catches for 61 yards and a TD. McNeese State game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverJamal TurnerWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endJack GangwishLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerJosh BanderasLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Fresno State Nebraska at Fresno State Nebraska 14 13 14 14 Fresno State 2 3 7 7 September 13 Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California 7:40 p.m. PST 3:41 41,031 99 F, Wind SSE@6 mph on, Partly Cloudy Ron Snodgrass Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jamie Erdhal CBS Sports Network Source:Scoring Summary (Final), 2014 Nebraska Football, Nebraska vs. Fresno State (Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno, Ca.) http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/fs03.html Fresno State Athletics September 13, 2014 September 13, 2014 yes 1 13:14 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 70 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 12:03 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 57 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–0 1 9:09 Fresno State Team safety Nebraska 14–2 2 12:18 Nebraska Drew Brown 38 yard field goal Nebraska 17–2 2 9:11 Nebraska Demornay Pierson-El 86 yard punt return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–2 2 5:40 Nebraska Drew Brown, 22 yard field goal Nebraska 27–2 2 2:08 Fresno State Kody Kroening 27 yard field goal Nebraska 27–5 3 11:50 Nebraska Cethan Carter 20 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 34–5 3 4:42 Fresno State Brian Burrell 66 yard run (Kody Kroening kick) Nebraska 34–12 3 2:47 Nebraska Imani Cross 62 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 41–12 4 10:48 Nebraska Sam Cotton 23 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 48–12 4 6:25 Fresno State Delvon Hardaway 9 yard pass from Brian Burrell (Kody Kroening kick) Nebraska 48–19 4 3:04 Nebraska C. Bailey 10 yard pass from Ryker Fyfe (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 55–19 yes This was Nebraska's first road game of the 2014 season, taking on the Fresno State Bulldogs in Fresno, California. The two teams had only met once before, a 42–29 Nebraska win in Lincoln in 2011. Nebraska gained 562 yards of offense and never trailed in a 55–19 win over Fresno State. Tommy Armstrong threw for 260 yards and Ameer Abdullah rushed for 110 to lead the Huskers to a 3–0 start on the season. For the first time since 2007, Nebraska wore all-white uniforms whereas Fresno State wore alternate all-red ones. Fresno State game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverAlonzo MooreWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerJosh BanderasCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh MitchellNickelbackByerson CockrellNickelbackJoshua Kalu Miami (FL) Miami (FL) at Nebraska Miami (FL) 7 7 7 10 #24 Nebraska 7 10 14 10 September 20 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 7:06 p.m. CST 3:24 91,585 Sunny, 76 F, Wind NNW@5-12 mph on, Humidty 42% Dennis Hennigan Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake ESPN2 Source:Scoring Summary (Final), 2014 Nebraska Football, Nebraska vs. Miami (Sept. 20, 2014 at Lincoln, NE.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2836713.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics September 20, 2014 September 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045053/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2836713.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 September 24, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 10:26 Miami Duke Johnson 2 yard run (Michael Badgley kick) Miami 7–0 1 8:12 Nebraska Kenny Bell 40 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 2 13:52 Miami Clive Walford 6 yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick) Miami 14–7 2 7:10 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 3 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) 14–14 2 0:00 Nebraska Drew Brown 19 yard field goal Nebraska 17–14 3 10:06 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 6 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–14 3 5:09 Miami Malcolm Lewis 9 yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick) Nebraska 24–21 3 2:23 Nebraska Josh Mitchell 57 yard fumble recovery (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 31–21 4 13:37 Miami Michael Badgley 34 yard field goal Nebraska 31–24 4 9:21 Nebraska Drew Brown 39 yard field goal Nebraska 34–24 4 4:13 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 10 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 41–24 4 0:18 Miami Braxton Berrios 4 yard pass from Brad Kaaya (Michael Badgley kick) Nebraska 41–31 yes Nebraska hosted the Miami Hurricanes in game four of the 2014 season. This was the 11th meeting in the all-time series which was tied at five wins apiece. It was the first regular season meeting between the two since a 17–9 Nebraska win in 1976. The first meeting between the two took place in 1951 was the first-ever night game at Memorial Stadium. The Gotham Bowl matchup was Nebraska's first-ever bowl victory. Each of the past five bowl meetings for the two saw the winner declared the national champion. Nebraska won 41–31 making it the 400th win in Memorial Stadium history. The tunnel walk before the game featured the 1994 team including former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne to commemorate the 20th anniversary of defeating Miami for the national championship. left horizontal 250 Opening kickoff in the Nebraska vs. Miami game (9-20-2014).jpg Opening kickoff. Ameer Abdullah about to receive a snap (9-20-2014).jpg Ameer Abdullah about to receive a snap from center. Nebraska with the ball on their final touchdown drive against Miami (9-20-2014).jpg Nebraska with the ball on their final touchdown drive. Miami game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverAlonzo MooreWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerJosh BanderasLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Illinois Illinois at Nebraska Illinois 7 7 0 0 #24 Nebraska 7 24 7 7 September 27 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 8:13 p.m. CST 3:24 91,255 Clear, 74 F, Wind S@11 mph on, Humidty 56% Dave Witvoet Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, Rebecca Haarlow BTN Source:Scoring Summary (Final), 2014 Nebraska Football, Nebraska vs. Illinois (Sept. 27, 2014 at Lincoln, NE.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2860571.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics September 27, 2014 September 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114641/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2860571.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 October 6, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 12:27 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 12 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 11:24 Illinois Josh Ferguson 41 yard run (David Reisner kick) 7–7 2 13:21 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 8 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 9:52 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 2 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–7 2 8:43 Nebraska Kenny Bell 63 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–7 2 7:27 Illinois Geronimo Allen 58 yard pass from Reilly O'Toole (David Reisner kick) Nebraska 28–14 2 2:48 Nebraska Drew Brown 29 yard field goal Nebraska 31–14 3 7:56 Nebraska Imani Cross 4 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 38–14 4 4:58 Nebraska Terrell Newby 6 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 45–14 yes Nebraska opened up Big Ten play with a game against Illinois at home on Homecoming. The Huskers improved to 9–2–1 all-time against the Illini behind the rushing of Ameer Abdullah who put up 196 yards in the first half and 208 total yards and three touchdowns. The Huskers rushed for over 400 yards as a team en route to a dominating 45–14 victory. Nebraska broke out their "Red Rising" alternate uniforms from Adidas in this game. During the halftime performance, Nebraska's marching band spelled out "Fear Ameer" on the field. Illinois game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverAlonzo MooreWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh MitchellNickelbackByerson CockrellNickelbackJoshua Kalu Michigan State Nebraska at Michigan State #19 Nebraska 0 0 3 19 #10 Michigan State 7 10 10 0 October 4 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI 8:14 p.m. EST 3:54 75,923 Lt. Rain, 42 F, Wind WSW@12 mph on John O'Neill Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox ABC Source:Scoring Summary (Final), 2014 Nebraska Football, Nebraska vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4, 2014 at East Lansing, MI.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2882469.pdf?ATCLID=209697528&SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics October 4, 2014 October 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082558/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2882469.pdf?ATCLID=209697528&SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 October 6, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 8:22 Michigan State Tony Lippett 55 yard pass from Connor Cook (Michael Geiger kick) Michigan State 7–0 2 13:48 Michigan State Jeremy Langford 31 yard run (Michael Geiger kick) Michigan State 14–0 2 4:32 Michigan State Michael Geiger 28 yard field goal Michigan State 17–0 3 9:18 Michigan State Michael Geiger 27 yard field goal Michigan State 20–0 3 6:12 Nebraska Drew Brown 40 yard field goal Michigan State 20–3 3 2:02 Michigan State Tony Lippett 32 yard run (Michael Geiger kick) Michigan State 27–3 4 12:49 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 2 yard run (2 point conversion failed) Michigan State 27–9 4 4:10 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 1 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Michigan State 27–16 4 3:22 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 62 yard punt return (2 point conversion failed) Michigan State 27–22 yes 19th-ranked Nebraska traveled to East Lansing, Michigan to take on #10 Michigan State in a key Big Ten conference matchup. Heading into the game Nebraska was 7–1 all-time against the Spartans, with MSU picking up their first ever win over Nebraska last year in Lincoln by a score of 41–28. In the game Michigan State jumped out to a 27–3 lead going into the fourth quarter before the Huskers rallied with a 19-point final quarter. Nebraska was driving with the ball with less than a minute to go before throwing a game-ending interception to lose the first game of the year 27–22. Michigan State game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverAlonzo MooreWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endSam CottonLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleGivens Price PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerTrevor RoachLinebackerJosh BanderasLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Northwestern Nebraska at Northwestern #19 Nebraska 0 14 7 17 Northwestern 7 10 0 0 October 18 Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 6:30 p.m. CST 3:34 47,330 Mostly Cloudy, 47 F, Wind N@10 mph on Jerry McGinn Kevin Kugler, Glen Mason, Lisa Byington BTN Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football #19 Nebraska vs Northwestern (Oct 18, 2014 at Evanston, Ill.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2925018.pdf?ATCLID=209724090&SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics October 18, 2014 October 18, 2014August 2026 medicmedic yes 1 5:58 Northwestern Justin Jackson 2 yard run (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 7–0 2 10:14 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 1 yard run (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 2 1:52 Northwestern Justin Jackson 5 yard run (Mitchell kick) Northwestern 14–7 2 1:14 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 16 yard pass to Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 14–14 2 0:03 Northwestern Mitchell 29 yard field goal Northwestern 17–14 3 4:27 Nebraska Abdullah 1 yard run (Brown kick) Nebraska 21–17 4 13:16 Nebraska Abdullah 1 yard run (Brown kick) Nebraska 28–17 4 7:36 Nebraska Abdullah 1 yard run (Brown kick) Nebraska 35–17 4 4:28 Nebraska Brown 33 yard field goal Nebraska 38–17 yes 19th-ranked Nebraska traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a Big Ten West Division match-up. Coming into the game Nebraska led the all-time series with the Wildcats five games to two. Last year the Huskers captured a 27–24 victory on a last second Hail Mary touchdown pass. This year's game the two teams played even through two quarters of football before Nebraska pulled away in the second half. Ameer Abdullah recorded a career-high four TDs as the Huskers pulled out a 38–17 victory. Once again, Nebraska wore all white uniforms for this game while Northwestern wore alternate ones for Homecoming. Northwestern game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverAlonzo MooreWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endSam CottonLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerTrevor RoachLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh MitchellNickelbackByerson Cockrell Rutgers Rutgers at Nebraska Rutgers 7 0 10 7 #16 Nebraska 7 14 14 7 October 25 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 11:01 a.m. CST 3:13 91,088 Sunny, 61 F, Wind N@5-10 mph on, Humidity 71% Mike Cannon Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra ESPN2 Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football Rutgers vs #16 Nebraska (Oct 25, 2014 at Lincoln, Neb.) http://www.huskers.com//pdf9/2939231.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics October 25, 2014 October 25, 2014 dead https://www.webcitation.org/5ghdVXN4P?url=http://www.huskers.com//pdf7/134543.pdf May 12, 2009 mdy yes 1 6:48 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 16 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 0:10 Rutgers Leonte Carroo 71 yard pass from Gary Nova (Kyle Federico kick) 7–7 2 13:39 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 53 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 10:28 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 48 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–7 3 12:08 Nebraska Sam Cotton 8 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–7 3 9:10 Rutgers Kyle Federico 41 yard field goal Nebraska 28–10 3 6:35 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 4 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 35–10 3 0:04 Rutgers Desmon Peoples 3 yard run (Kyle Federico kick) Nebraska 35–17 4 8:07 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 23 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 42–17 4 5:11 Rutgers Robert Martin 4 yard run (Kyle Federico kick) Nebraska 42–24 yes Nebraska returned home for the first time in four weeks as the Huskers hosted Big Ten newcomer Rutgers. This was the first ever visit to Memorial Stadium by the Scarlet Knights, and was just the second all-time meeting between the two programs. The only other meeting came back in 1920, with the Huskers prevailing 28–0 at the New York Polo Grounds. The 94-year gap between games in the series is the longest for Nebraska against any opponent in school history. In the matchup, Ameer Abdullah rushed for 225 yards and set a single-game school record with 341 all-purpose yards and scored three TDs to lead Nebraska to a 42–24 win over the Scarlet Knights. Abdullah now has 6,604 career all-purpose yards, extending his school record and moving past Ohio State's Archie Griffin into second place in Big Ten history. Also, wide receiver Kenny Bell became Nebraska's career receptions leader with 167. left horizontal 200 Ameer Abdullah running for a 53-yard touchdown (Nebraska vs Rutgers, 2014).jpg Ameer Abdullah running for a 53-yard touchdown (Nebraska vs Rutgers, 2014) Bo Pelini on the sideline (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014).jpg Bo Pelini on the sideline (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014) Rutgers' quarterback runs for a long gain (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014).jpg Rutgers' quarterback Chris Laviano runs for a long gain (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014). Tommy Armstrong Jr. rolls out to pass (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014).jpg Tommy Armstrong Jr. rolls out to pass (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014). Rutgers game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverDe'mornay Pierson-ElWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endSam CottonLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerTrevor RoachLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Purdue Purdue at Nebraska Purdue 0 7 0 7 #17 Nebraska 7 14 7 7 November 1 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 2:37 p.m. CST 3:28 91,107 Sunny, 50 F, Wind S@15-25 mph on, Humidity 37% Dan Capron Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards ABC / ESPN2 Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football Purdue vs #17 Nebraska (Nov 01, 2014 at Lincoln, Neb.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2947187.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics November 1, 2014 November 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102061229/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2947187.pdf?SPSID=1&SPID=22&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100 November 2, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 13:25 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 17 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 11:48 Purdue Austin Appleby 25 yard run (Paul Griggs kick) 7–7 2 8:09 Nebraska Imani Cross 2 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 3:35 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 29 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–7 3 4:19 Nebraska Imani Cross 1 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–7 4 10:18 Purdue Cameron Posey 23 yard pass from Austin Appleby (Paul Griggs kick) Nebraska 28–14 4 2:00 Nebraska Terrell Newby 7 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 35–14 yes Purdue visited Memorial Stadium for the first time in program history on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Nebraska came away with a 35–14 victory in a game that saw Heisman Trophy candidate Ameer Abdullah suffer a knee injury early in the game that knocked him out of the contest. Purdue game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverDe'mornay Pierson-ElWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endSam CottonLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleKevin WilliamsDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerTrevor RoachLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Wisconsin Nebraska at Wisconsin #11 Nebraska 10 7 0 7 #22 Wisconsin 3 21 28 7 November 15 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 2:30 p.m. CST 3:34 80,539 Overcast, 26 F, Wind W@5 mph on John O'Neill Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay ABC Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football #11 Nebraska at #22 Wisconsin (Nov 15, 2014 at Madison, Wis.) https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2976759.pdf? University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics November 15, 2014 November 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045352/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2976759.pdf November 29, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 12:24 Nebraska Drew Brown 32 yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 1 9:21 Nebraska Kenny Bell 12 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–0 1 6:10 Wisconsin R. Gaglianone 26 yard field goal Nebraska 10–3 2 14:12 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 5 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–3 2 12:21 Wisconsin Melvin Gordon 62 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) Nebraska 17–10 2 7:21 Wisconsin Corey Clement 17 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) 17–17 2 3:31 Wisconsin Sam Arneson 5 yard pass from Joel Stave (R. Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 24–17 3 8:06 Wisconsin Melvin Gordon 1 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 31–17 3 5:46 Wisconsin Melvin Gordon 6 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 38–17 3 1:00 Wisconsin Tanner McEvoy 11 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 45–17 3 0:00 Wisconsin Melvin Gordon 26 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 52–17 4 5:34 Wisconsin Dar Ogunbowale 8 yard run (R. Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 59–17 4 2:54 Nebraska Terrell Newby 2 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Wisconsin 59–24 yes Nebraska traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in a key Big Ten West Division game on Saturday. Melvin Gordon ran for a new FBS single-game rushing record 408 yards. The Badgers scored 56 unanswered points after the Huskers started the game with a 17–3 lead to win the contest and the inaugural Freedom Trophy by a 59–24 score. Wisconsin game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverDe'mornay Pierson-ElWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerTrevor RoachLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Minnesota Minnesota at Nebraska Minnesota 7 0 14 7 #21 Nebraska 7 14 3 0 November 22 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 11:02 a.m. CST 3:20 91,186 Overcast, 44 F, Wind SSW@13 mph on, Humidity 37% Jerry McGinn Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill ESPN Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football: Minnesota at #21 Nebraska (Nov 22, 2014 at Lincoln, Neb.) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2995232.pdf University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics November 22, 2014 November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035840/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2995232.pdf November 29, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 9:42 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 2 yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 4:43 Minnesota Mitch Leidner 1 yard run (Ryan Santoso kick) 7–7 2 10:57 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 18 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 5:18 Nebraska Nate Gerry 85 yard blocked field goal return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–7 3 11:14 Minnesota David Cobb 17 yard run (Ryan Santoso kick) Nebraska 21–14 3 7:19 Nebraska Drew Brown 30 yard field goal Nebraska 24–14 3 1:47 Minnesota Rodrick Williams 19 yard run (Ryan Santoso kick) Nebraska 24–21 4 3:25 Minnesota Mitch Leidner 3 yard run (Ryan Santoso kick) Minnesota 28–24 yes Nebraska completed its 2014 home schedule when Minnesota came to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 22 for Senior Day. The Golden Gophers lead the all-time series 30–22–2, and Nebraska leads 2–1 since joining the Big Ten Conference. The Gophers overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat Nebraska for the second straight season and clinch a winning Big Ten season for the first time since the 2003 season with a 28–24 win. Minnesota game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverDe'mornay Pierson-ElWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterMark PeliniRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleZach Sterup PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh MitchellNickelbackByerson Cockrell Iowa Nebraska at Iowa Nebraska 0 7 7 17 6 Iowa 0 10 14 7 3 November 28 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 11:05 a.m. CST 3:44 66,897 Mostly Cloudy, 28 F, Wind S@5-15 mph on Mike Cannon Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich ABC Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football Nebraska vs Iowa (Nov. 28 at Iowa City, Iowa) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/3012512.pdf University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics November 28, 2014 December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217233148/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/3012512.pdf December 17, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 2 9:07 Iowa John Lowdermilk 17 yard interception return (Marshall Koehn kick) Iowa 7–0 2 1:44 Iowa Marshall Koehn 22 yard field goal Iowa 10–0 2 0:20 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 5 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Iowa 10–7 3 11:21 Iowa Tevaun Smith 37 yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick) Iowa 17–7 3 8:45 Iowa Drew Ott 12 yard punt return (Marshall Koehn kick) Iowa 24–7 3 1:44 Nebraska Taariq Allen 34 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Iowa 24–14 4 13:24 Nebraska Kenny Bell 32 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Iowa 24–21 4 12:06 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 80 yard punt return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–24 4 1:49 Iowa Jordan Canzeri 5 yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick) Iowa 31–28 4 0:08 Nebraska Drew Brown 20 yard field goal 31–31 OT 0:00 Iowa Marshall Koehn 25 yard field goal Iowa 34–31 OT 0:00 Nebraska Kenny Bell 9 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Nebraska 37–34 Yes Kenny Bell caught a 9-yard TD pass in overtime as Nebraska rallied to beat Iowa 37–34 in the Heroes Game on Black Friday. The Huskers trailed at one point 24–7 before starting their comeback. The game featured turnovers, big special teams play and stretches of solid defense. Nebraska improves to 3–1 against Iowa since joining the Big Ten and 29–13–3 overall. Iowa game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverDe'mornay Pierson-ElWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterRyne ReevesRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleGivens Price PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endJack GangwishLinebackerDavid SantosLinebackerTrevor RoachLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyByerson CockrellStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh Mitchell Holiday Bowl Nebraska vs. USC #25 Nebraska 17 0 17 8 #24 USC 10 14 21 0 December 27 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA 7:10 p.m. CST 3:55 55,789 57 degrees, Clear, Wind NNW @ 8 mph on Randy Christal Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder/Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad ESPN/ESPN Radio Source:Scoring Summary (Final) 2014 Nebraska Football Holiday Bowl Nebraska vs. USC (San Diego, CA) http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/3066616.pdf University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics December 27, 2014 December 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228085447/http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/3066616.pdf December 28, 2014 dead mdy-all yes 1 11:05 Nebraska Drew Brown 34 yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 1 10:54 USC Adoree Jackson 98 yard kickoff return (Andre Heidari kick) USC 7–3 1 8:23 Nebraska Kenny Bell 18 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–7 1 6:05 USC Andre Heidari 42 yard field goal 10–10 1 1:25 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 9 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–10 2 13:11 USC Nelson Agholor 17 yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick) 17–17 2 6:39 USC Javorius Allen 2 yard run (Andre Heidari kick) USC 24–17 3 12:01 USC Adoree Jackson 71 yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andrew Heidari kick) USC 31–17 3 9:41 Nebraska Ameer Abdullah 20 yard run (Drew Brown kick) USC 31–24 3 8:06 USC Javorius Allen 44 yard run (Andre Heidari kick) USC 38–24 3 2:28 Nebraska Drew Brown 24 yard field goal USC 38–27 3 2:03 USC Bryce Dixon 20 yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick) USC 45–27 3 0:24 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 65 yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) USC 45–34 4 6:52 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 15 yard run (Kenny Bell pass from Tommy Armstrong) USC 45–42 yes Nebraska traveled to San Diego to take on the USC Trojans in the Holiday Bowl. This was the fifth all-time meeting with the Trojans, but the Huskers have never won in this series, with USC leading all-time 0–3–1 before the game. The Huskers nearly came back from an 18-point second half deficit, but the Trojans prevailed 45–42. Nebraska was led by interim-coach Barney Cotton in this contest. USC game starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackTommy ArmstrongRunning backAmeer AbdullahWide receiverKenny BellWide receiverDe'mornay Pierson-ElWide receiverJordan WesterkampTight endCethan CarterLeft tackleAlex LewisLeft guardJake CottonCenterDylan UtterRight guardMike MoudyRight tackleGivens Price PositionPlayerDefensive endGreg McmullenDefensive tackleMaliek CollinsDefensive tackleVincent ValentineDefensive endRandy GregoryLinebackerJosh BanderasLinebackerZaire AndersonCornerbackDaniel DavieFree safetyCorey CooperStrong safetyNate GerryCornerbackJosh MitchellNickelbackByerson Cockrell Big Ten Players of the Week Week 1: Ameer Abdullah (offensive player of the week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090114aaa.html Big Ten Conference September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905003141/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090114aaa.html September 5, 2014 dead mdy-all Week 2: Sam Foltz (special teams player of the week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090814aaa.html Big Ten Conference September 8, 2014 September 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140908180453/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090814aaa.html September 8, 2014 dead mdy-all Week 3: De'Mornay Pierson-El (special teams player of the week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091514aaa.html Big Ten Conference September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161125233739/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091514aaa.html November 25, 2016 dead mdy-all Week 4: Ameer Abdullah (co-offensive Player of the Week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092214aaa.html Big Ten Conference September 22, 2014 September 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062100/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092214aaa.html September 24, 2014 dead mdy-all Week 5: Ameer Abdullah (offensive player of the week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092914aaa.html Big Ten Conference September 29, 2014 September 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103002/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092914aaa.html October 6, 2014 dead mdy-all Week 9: Ameer Abdullah (offensive player of the week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102714aab.html Big Ten Conference October 27, 2014 October 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029174629/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102714aab.html October 29, 2014 dead mdy-all Week 14: Nate Gerry (defensive player of the week)Big Ten Players of the Week http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120114aab.html Big Ten Conference December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109032020/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120114aab.html January 9, 2015 dead mdy-all Week 14: De'Mornay Pierson-El (Co-Special Teams Player of the Week) All-Conference honors 2014 Big Ten All-Conference honors:http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/AllBigTenIndividualHonors.pdf 2014 Big Ten All-Conference Awards Big Ten Conference December 29, 2014 December 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141209170106/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/AllBigTenIndividualHonors.pdf dead Coaches Position Player First team offense WR Kenny Bell First team defense DL Randy Gregory Second team offense RB Ameer Abdullah Second team defense DL Maliek Collins Honorable mention LB Zaire Anderson OL Jake Cotton P Sam Foltz DB Nate Gerry OL Alex Lewis DB Josh Mitchell Media Position Player First team defense DL Randy Gregory Second team offense RB Ameer Abdullah Second team defense DB Nate Gerry Honorable mention LB Zaire Anderson WR Kenny Bell DL Maliek Collins DB Corey Cooper OL Jake Cotton OL Alex Lewis DB Josh Mitchell All-Americans All-America Teams:College Football's 2014 Postseason All-America Team Steven Lassan http://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-footballs-2014-postseason-all-america-team Athlon Sports December 12, 2014 December 29, 20142014 CBS Sports College Football All-America Team http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24879398/cbs-sports-college-football-all-america-team CBS Sports December 10, 2014 December 29, 2014125th Walter Camp All-America Teams Announced http://waltercamp.org/125th-walter-camp-all-america-teams-announced/ Walter Camp Foundation December 29, 20142014 AP All-America Team, List http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/2014-ap-all-america-team-list Associated Press December 16, 2014 December 29, 2014 December 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217025813/http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/2014-ap-all-america-team-list deadScout 2014 All-America Team http://collegefootball.scout.com/story/1491096-scout-2014-all-america-team?s=194 Scout December 11, 2014 December 29, 2014Melvin Gordon, Amari Cooper Lead SI.com's 2014 All-America Team https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/15/college-football-all-america-team Sports Illustrated December 15, 2014 December 29, 2014SN All-American Team: Mariota, Cooper, Gordon Lead Way http://www.sportingnews.com/photos/4630079-college-football-sn-all-american-teams-photos-marcus-mariota-melvin-gordon-amari-cooper-jt-barrett-joey-bosa-scooby-wright/slide/288153 Sporting News December 16, 2014 December 29, 2014 December 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229235301/http://www.sportingnews.com/photos/4630079-college-football-sn-all-american-teams-photos-marcus-mariota-melvin-gordon-amari-cooper-jt-barrett-joey-bosa-scooby-wright/slide/288153 deadhttp://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2014/allamerica141217.html FWAA Names 2014 All-America Team Football Writers Association of America December 17, 2014 December 29, 2014http://philsteele.com/All_Conference/2014/2014_Postseason/All-American.html Phil Steele All-America Selections Phil Steele's Publications December 16, 2014 December 29, 2014 December 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141219184133/http://www.philsteele.com/All_Conference/2014/2014_Postseason/All-American.html dead RB – Ameer Abdullah (CBS Sports – 2nd Team | Walter Camp – 2nd Team | Athlon Sports – 2nd Team | AP – 2nd Team | Scout – 2nd Team | SI – 2nd Team | Phil Steele – 3rd Team) RET – De'Mornay Pierson-El (USA Today – 2nd Team | Athlon Sports – 3rd Team | SI – 2nd Team | Sporting News – 2nd Team | FWAA – 2nd Team | Phil Steele – 2nd Team) DE – Randy Gregory (AP – 3rd Team | FWAA – 2nd Team | Phil Steele – 2nd Team) NFL draft Ameer Abdullah (2nd round, 54th pick, Detroit Lions) Randy Gregory (2nd round, 60th pick, Dallas Cowboys) Kenny Bell (5th round, 162nd pick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)2015 NFL Draft Listing 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