2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Holiday Bowl vs. USC, L 42–45
Conference	Big Ten Conference West Division
2014 record	9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (Regular Season; 7th Year) Barney Cotton (Bowl Game)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Papuchis (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3 defense
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 87,091)

2014 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
#1 Ohio State x$#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
#5T Michigan State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rutgers		3	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					5	–	7
Penn State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
#13 Wisconsin x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	7
Northwestern		3	–	5					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 13, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Akinmoladun, Freedom TE	Grandview, MO	Grandview	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Jul 4, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Brown, Drew PK	Southlake, TX	Carroll	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Jun 7, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Bush, AJ QB	Norcross, GA	Norcross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.6	Feb 2, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Cockrell, Byerson DB	Scooba, MS	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Dec 6, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Darlington, Zack QB	Apopka, FL	Apopka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Jun 14, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Farmer, Tanner OL	Highland, IL	Highland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	5.2	Jun 11, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Foster, D.J. OL	Lincoln, NE	Southeast	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	5.4	Jun 15, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Gates, Nick OL	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	N/A	Jan 24, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Gifford, Luke ATH	Lincoln NE	Southeast	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	N/A	Mar 11, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Harrison, Monte WR	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit West	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Jul 4, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Irons, Glenn WR	New Orleans, LA	Edna Karr	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Jan 25, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 71
Jones, Chris DB	Jacksonville, FL	Sandalwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A	Jan 20, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Kalu, Joshua DB	Houston, TX	Alief Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Oct 14, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Keels, Joe DE	Highland, KS	Highland CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	4.8	Dec 10, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
King, Sedrick DE	Plant City, FL	Plant City	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jan 27, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Mosley, Trai DB	Pflugerville, TX	Hendrickson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	4.4	Jun 14, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Newell, Peyton DE	Hiawatha, KS	Hiawatha	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.9	Aug 30, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Pierson-El, Demornay WR	Alexandria, VA	West Potomac	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jun 15, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Stewart, Larenzo RB	Klein, TX	Klein Oak	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.4	Jul 5, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Stoltenberg, Mick OL	Gretna, NE	Gretna	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.8	Jun 15, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Tolbert, Jariah WR	New Orleans, LA	Edna Karr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Jan 9, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Walton, Jaevon ATH	New Orleans, LA	Edna Karr	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	N/A	Nov 16, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 72
Wilbon, Mmusicle RB	Chicago, IL	De La Salle	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	N/A	Jan 26, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Wills, Deandre DE	Lineville, AL	Central of Clay County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Feb 2, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34   Rivals: 32  ESPN: 39
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Walk-on recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Arneson, Noah DT	Omaha, NE	Omaha Gross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Boryca, Alex LB	Cozad, NE	Cozad	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Conrad, Cole OL	Fremont, NE	Fremont Bergan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Freudenberg, Ryan OL	Norfolk, NE	Lutheran High Northeast	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Graham, Nolan DB	Firth, NE	Norris	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Holtmeier, Blake WR	Kearney, NE	Kearney Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jakub, Cameron DB	Columbus, NE	Columbus	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jarzynka, Matt DE	Loup City, NE	Loup City	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kitrell, Bo FB/LB	Ashland, NE	Ashland-Greenwood	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Koley, Creighton DB	Omaha, NE	Omaha Skutt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Meduna, Nate TE	Wahoo, NE	Wahoo Neumann	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ortmeier, Trent OL	West Point, NE	Guardian Angels Central Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Owen, Dylan DL	Westchester, NY	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Pelzer, Brady WR	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue East	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Poppen, Garrett LB	Giltner, NE	Giltner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Reimers, Bryan TE	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln East	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Rose, Austin RB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln North Star	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Van Almen, Jack LB	Rochester Hills, MI	Stoney Creek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34   Rivals: 32  ESPN: 39
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 PM	Florida Atlantic*	#22	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 55–7	91,441
September 6	11:00 AM	#7 (FCS) McNeese State*	#19	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPNU	W 31–24	91,082
September 13	9:30 PM	at Fresno State*		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 55–19	41,031
September 20	7:00 PM	Miami (FL)*	#24	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 41–31	91,585
September 27	8:00 PM	Illinois	#21	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 45–14	91,255
October 4	7:00 PM	at #10 Michigan State	#19	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 27–22	75,923
October 18	6:30 PM	at Northwestern	#19	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 38–17	47,330
October 25	11:00 AM	Rutgers	#16	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 42–24	91,088
November 1	2:30 PM	Purdue	#17	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC/ESPN2	W 35–14	91,107
November 15	2:30 PM	at #22 Wisconsin	#11	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	ABC	L 59–24	80,539
November 22	11:00 AM	Minnesota	#21	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	ESPN	L 28–24	91,186
November 28	11:00 AM	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	ABC	W 37–34 OT	66,897
December 27	7:00 PM	vs. #24 USC	#25	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 42–45	55,789
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class IB 8 Ameer Abdullah (C) Sr TE 88 Freedom Akinmoladun Fr WR 7 Taariq Allen Jr WR 43 Noah Appleget Fr QB 4 Tommy Armstrong, Jr. So WR 33 Christian Bailey RFr WR 80 Kenny Bell (C) Sr TE 83 Jared Blum So QB 9 Tyson Broekemeier Jr WR 9 Sam Burtch Jr QB 6 AJ Bush Fr TE 11 Cethan Carter So OL 62 Cole Conrad Fr OL 68 Jake Cotton (C) Sr TE 84 Sam Cotton So IB 32 Imani Cross Jr QB 2 Zack Darlington Fr OL 63 Tanner Farmer Fr OL 59 Matt Finnin Jr OL 67 Jerald Foster Fr TE 42 Trey Foster So OL 51 Ryan Freudenburg Fr QB 17 Ryker Fyfe So OL 69 Nick Gates Fr WR 81 Kevin Gladney RFr OL 73 Sam Hahn So OL 72 Zach Hannon RFr TE 85 Greg Hart RFr WR 25 Blake Holtmeier Fr WR 13 Lane Hovey So WR 18 Glenn Irons Fr FB 35 Andy Janovich Jr OL 76 Dwayne Johnson Jr. RFr FB 38 Harrison Jordan RFr TE 89 Connor Ketter RFr FB 30 Bo Kitrell Fr OL 77 David Knevel RFr OL 70 Chongo Kondolo Jr IB 24 Murat Kuzu Jr OL 71 Alex Lewis Jr OL 75 Chris Long Jr FB 44 Mitch McCann So TE 41 Luke McNitt So TE 90 Nate Meduna Fr WR 82 Alonzo Moore So OL 74 Mike Moudy Sr IB 29 Graham Nabity So IB 39 Jordan Nelson So IB 34 Terrell Newby So OL 59 Trent Ortmeier Fr OL 54 Robby Painter So OL 56 Mark Pelini Sr WR 26 Brady Pelzer Fr WR 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El Fr OL 78 Givens Price Jr WR 48 Gabe Rahn RFr OL 65 Ryne Reeves Jr WR 87 Brandon Reilly So TE 45 Bryan Reimers Fr IB 23 Austin Rose Fr QB 5 Johnny Stanton RFr OL 57 Zach Sterup Jr TE 86 David Sutton Jr IB 28 Adam Taylor RFr OL 55 Paul Thurston So WR 19 Jariah Tolbert Fr WR 10 Jamal Turner Sr OL 66 Dylan Utter So WR 1 Jordan Westerkamp So OL 58 Corey Whitaker So IB 21 Mikale Wilbon Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 LeRoy Alexander So LB 13 Zaire Anderson Sr DL 61 Noah Arneson Fr LB 52 Josh Banderas So LB 53 Alex Boryca Fr DB 28 Byerson Cockrell Jr DT 7 Maliek Collins So LB 26 Thomas Connely Fr S 6 Corey Cooper (C) Sr CB 23 Daniel Davie Jr DE 88 Ross Dzuris So DE 49 Erik Evans RFr CB 31 Joey Felici Sr CB 30 Derek Foster Sr DE 95 Jack Gangwish Jr DB 25 Nate Gerry So DB 12 Luke Gifford Fr DB 29 Nolan Graham Fr DE 4 Randy Gregory Jr DE 91 Tyler Hoppes So DB 21 Charles Jackson Jr DB 39 Cameron Jakub Fr DE 47 Matt Jarzynka Fr DL 50 Garret Johns So DB 11 Chris Jones Fr DB 1 Boaz Joseph RFr DB 10 Joshua Kalu Fr DE 19 Joe Keels Jr DE 17 Sedrick King Fr DB 42 Creighton Koley Fr DL 58 Joel Lopez So LB 51 Courtney Love RFr DT 55 Kevin Maurice So LB 33 Garrett McKay So DE 90 Greg McMullen So CB 5 Josh Mitchell (C) Sr DB 16 Trai Mosley Fr DE 45 A.J. Natter RFr LB 3 Marcus Newby RFr DL 99 Peyton Newell Fr DL 76 Dylan Owen Fr LB 54 Garrett Poppen Fr DL 97 Logan Rath So DB 22 Anthony Ridder Jr LB 43 Trevor Roach Sr CB 14 Jonathan Rose Jr LB 15 Michael Rose-Ivey So LB 41 David Santos Jr LB 56 Brad Simpson So DB 8 D.J. Singleton RFr DL 44 Mick Stoltenberg Fr DB 36 Zach Stovall RFr DT 98 Vincent Valentine So LB 49 Chris Weber RFr LB 24 Austin Williams Sr DT 92 Kevin Williams Jr DB 27 Kieron Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 37 Mauro Bondi Jr PK 34 Drew Brown Fr LS 92 Josh Faulkenberry Fr P 27 Sam Foltz So PK 95 Spencer Lindsay So LS 91 Gabriel Miller So PK 47 Grant Schumacher RFr	Head coach Bo Pelini    7th season    8th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Ohio State Coordinators/assistant coaches 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 25, 2014

Game notes

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Florida Atlantic 7 0 0 0 7 • #22 Nebraska 14 17 17 7 55 Date: August 30 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 2:43 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 91,441 Game weather: Sunny, 81°F, Wind N@2mph, Humidty 68% Referee: Greg Blum TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

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Jordan Westerkamp about to catch a touchdown pass during the first quarter of the Nebraska vs. Florida Atlantic game, August 30, 2014

McNeese State

McNeese State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total McNeese State 7 7 0 10 24 • #19 Nebraska 14 7 3 7 31 Date: September 6 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:01 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 91,082 Game weather: Sunny, 64°F, Wind N@7mph, Humidty 66% Referee: Shawn Smith TV announcers (ESPNU): Adam Amin, John Congemi Source:

Scoring summary 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

Nebraska struggled with FCS opponent McNeese State. Running back Ameer Abdullah broke five tackles on a 58-yard TD 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 TD 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.

Fresno State

Nebraska at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 14 13 14 14 55 Fresno State 2 3 7 7 19 Date: September 13 Location: Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California Game start: 7:40 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:41 Game attendance: 41,031 Game weather: 99°F, Wind SSE@6mph, Partly Cloudy Referee: Ron Snodgrass TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, Jamie Erdhal Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Miami (FL) 7 7 7 10 31 • #24 Nebraska 7 10 14 10 41 Date: September 20 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 7:06 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 91,585 Game weather: Sunny, 76° F, Wind NNW@5-12mph, Humidty 42% Referee: Dennis Hennigan TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard, Shannon Spake Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

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Opening kickoff.

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Ameer Abdullah about to receive a snap from center.

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Nebraska with the ball on their final touchdown drive.

Illinois

Illinois at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 7 7 0 0 14 • #24 Nebraska 7 24 7 7 45 Date: September 27 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 8:13 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 91,255 Game weather: Clear, 74°F, Wind S@11mph, Humidty 56% Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, Rebecca Haarlow Source:

Scoring summary 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

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 3 TDs. 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.

Michigan State

Nebraska at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total #19 Nebraska 0 0 3 19 22 • #10 Michigan State 7 10 10 0 27 Date: October 4 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game start: 8:14 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:54 Game attendance: 75,923 Game weather: Lt. Rain, 42°F, Wind WSW@12 mph Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Northwestern

Nebraska at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • #19 Nebraska 0 14 7 17 38 Northwestern 7 10 0 0 17 Date: October 18 Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL Game start: 6:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 47,330 Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 47°F, Wind N@10mph Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Glen Mason, Lisa Byington Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Rutgers

Rutgers at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Rutgers 7 0 10 7 24 • #16 Nebraska 7 14 14 7 42 Date: October 25 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:01 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 91,088 Game weather: Sunny, 61°F, Wind N@5-10mph, Humidity 71% Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

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Ameer Abdullah running for a 53-yard touchdown (Nebraska vs Rutgers, 2014).

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Bo Pelini on the sideline (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014).

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Rutgers' quarterback Chris Laviano runs for a long gain (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014).

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Tommy Armstrong Jr. rolls out to pass (Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 2014).

Purdue

Purdue at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 7 0 7 14 • #17 Nebraska 7 14 7 7 35 Date: November 1 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:37 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 91,107 Game weather: Sunny, 50°F, Wind S@15-25mph, Humidity 37% Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ABC / ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Wisconsin

Nebraska at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total #11 Nebraska 10 7 0 7 24 • #22 Wisconsin 3 21 28 7 59 Date: November 15 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 2:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 80,539 Game weather: Overcast, 26°F, Wind W@5mph Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Minnesota 7 0 14 7 28 #21 Nebraska 7 14 3 0 24 Date: November 22 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:02 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 91,186 Game weather: Overcast, 44°F, Wind SSW@13mph, Humidity 37% Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Nebraska 0 7 7 17 6 37 Iowa 0 10 14 7 3 34 Date: November 28 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:05 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:44 Game attendance: 66,897 Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 28°F, Wind S@5-15mph Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Holiday Bowl

Nebraska vs. USC

1 2 3 4 Total #25 Nebraska 17 0 17 8 42 • #24 USC 10 14 21 0 45 Date: December 27 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA Game start: 7:10 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:55 Game attendance: 55,789 Game weather: 57 degrees, Clear, Wind NNW @ 8 mph Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack, Samantha Ponder Source:

Scoring summary 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

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.

Big Ten Players of the Week

• Week 1: Ameer Abdullah (Offensive Player of the Week)
• Week 2: Sam Foltz (Special Teams Player of the Week)
• Week 3: De'Mornay Pierson-El (Special Teams Player of the Week)
• Week 4: Ameer Abdullah (Co-Offensive Player of the Week)
• Week 5: Ameer Abdullah (Offensive Player of the Week)
• Week 9: Ameer Abdullah (Offensive Player of the Week)
• Week 14: Nate Gerry (Defensive Player of the Week)
• Week 14: De'Mornay Pierson-El (Co-Special Teams Player of the Week)

All-Conference honors

2014 Big Ten All-Conference honors:

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:

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)

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	22	19	RV	24	21	19	21	19	16	17	15	11	21	RV	25	25	RV
Coaches'	22	18	21	22	19	17	21	19	16	16	14	11	19	RV	23	22	RV
CFP	Not released									15	13	16	23	NR	NR	NR	Not released