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Northwestern Wildcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

College Football

2-3

7-56

Final

3-3

Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)

Drive chart

Drives

End of 4th Quarter
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Touchdown
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Team	1	2	3	4	T
NU	7	0	0	0	7
NEB	21	14	14	7	56

Who won: Nebraska 56-7

The Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 56-7 on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE). The Nebraska outscored the Northwestern 21-7 in the 1st quarter. Adrian Martinez led the Nebraska in passing yards (11/17, 202 YDS, 1 TD). Ryan Hilinski led the Northwestern in passing yards (25/39, 256 YDS, 1 TD).

Cornhuskers start fast in 56-7 rout against Northwestern

In the 10 years since Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the Cornhuskers' tightest games have been against Northwestern.

What it means

Northwestern 0-2 on the road; Nebraska 3-0 at home.

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Quarterbacks

Northwestern5th in Big Ten

Ryan Hilinski QB

Season passing leader · 256 YDS, 1 TD

Nebraska10th in Big Ten

Adrian Martinez QB

Season passing leader · 202 YDS, 1 TD

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Game info

Venue: Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NE · Turf · Attendance 87,364

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