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2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2021
team	Nebraska Cornhuskers
sport	football
image	Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg
image_size	100
conference	Big Ten Conference
division	West
short_conf	Big Ten
record	3–9
conf_record	1–8
head_coach	Scott Frost
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Matt Lubick
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Spread option
def_coach	Erik Chinander
dc_year	4th
def_scheme	3–4
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Scott Frost and played its games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers were the first team in Division I history to lose nine games by single digits, six of which came against ranked teams (three against Top 10 teams).

Offseason

2021 NFL draft

The following players declared for the 2021 NFL draft:

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
Dicaprio Bootle	#7	CB	5'10"	195	Senior	Miami, FL
Matt Farniok	#71	OL	6'6"	330	Senior	Sioux Falls, SD
Brenden Jaimes	#76	OT	6'5"	300	Senior	Austin, TX
Dedrick Mills	#26	RB	5'11"	220	Senior	Waycross, GA
Jack Stoll	#86	TE	6'4"	260	Senior	Lone Tree, CO

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
David Alston	#45	LB	6'4"	235	Junior	St. Paul, MN	Montana State
Matthew Anderson	#72	OL	6'6"	255	Sophomore	Leesville, LA	Louisiana-Lafayette
Jared Bubak	#80	TE	6'5"	245	Graduate	Lincoln, NE	Central Missouri
Niko Cooper	#32	LB	6'5"	225	Junior	Memphis, TN	Western Kentucky
Ronald Delancy III	#0	CB	5'11"	160	Freshman	Miami, FL	Toledo
Will Farniok	#68	OL	6'3"	295	Junior	Sioux Falls, SD	Tulsa
Marcus Fleming	#6	WR	5'10"	160	Freshman	Miami, FL	Maryland
Jimmy Fritzsche	#78	OL	6'7"	290	Sophomore	Greenville, SC	TBD
Jamin Graham	#89	DL	6'4"	265	Sophomore	Attalla, AL	Jacksonville State
Keem Green	#4	DL	6'4"	320	Senior	Sumter, SC	South Carolina
Demariyon Houston	#10	WR	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Oklahoma City, OK	Missouri
Austin Jablonski	#47	WR	6'2"	215	Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	Concordia (NE)
Luke McCaffrey	#7	QB	6'2"	200	Sophomore	Highlands Ranch, CO	Louisville Cardinals football team	Rice
Caden McCormack	#59	LB	6'0"	235	Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska–Kearney
Jamie Nance	#3	WR	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Blanchard, OK	Utah State
Ryan Novosel	#32	K	6'0"	160	Freshman	Wilmette, IL	Georgetown
Kurt Rafdal	#82	TE	6'7"	245	Senior	Carmel, IN	Boise State
Wan'Dale Robinson	#1	WR	5'10"	185	Junior	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky
Ronald Thompkins	#25	RB	5'11"	195	Sophomore	Loganville, GA	Retired
Kade Warner	#81	WR	6'1"	210	Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	Kansas State
Boe Wilson	#56	OL	6'3"	300	Graduate	Lee's Summit, MO	Western Kentucky
Branson Yager	N/A	OL	6'8"	330	Freshman	Grantsville, UT	TBD

Incoming

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous
Chancellor Brewington	WR	6'3"	185	Junior	Chandler, AZ	Northern Arizona
Kyan Brumfield	DB	6'0"	185	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Texas Tech
Brendan Franke	K	6'3"	235	Sophomore	Gretna, NE	Morningside
Josh Jasek	K	6'1"	175	Sophomore	Iowa City, IA	Iowa Western
Tyreke Johnson	DB	6'1"	190	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Ohio State
Chris Kolarevic	LB	6'1"	225	Junior	Traverse City, MI	Northern Iowa
Markese Stepp	RB	6'0"	235	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	USC
Samori Toure	WR	6'3"	190	Graduate	Portland, OR	Montana

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 20 scholarship recruits and 20 walk-ons during national signing period.

Scholarship recruits

Walk-on recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

Rimington Trophy	Cam Jurgens	C	JR

Preseason Big Ten Media poll and awards

Below are the results of the preseason Big Ten media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2021 poll, Ohio State was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game. This is the 11th iteration of the preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which polls at least one credentialed media member for each Big Ten team. Only three times in the last 11 years has the media accurately predicted the Big Ten champion.

7	Michigan State	52.5

7	Illinois	47

3	Wisconsin over Ohio State	1

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.

12	Tanner Morgan	QB	Minnesota	3.5 (1)

16	Owen Carney	LB	Illinois	1

Schedule

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The Big Ten released a revised conference schedule on February 5, 2021 to correct home/away matchups that were altered from the 2020 COVID-stricken season.

Personnel

Roster

Scott Frost
Erik Chinander – Defensive coordinator
Matt Lubick – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Greg Austin– Offensive linemen
Sean Beckton – Tight ends
Mike Dawson – Outside linebackers/edge
Travis Fisher – Defensive backs
Ryan Held – Running backs
Barrett Ruud – Inside linebackers
Tony Tuioti – Defensive linemen
Mario Verduzco – Quarterbacks
Bill Busch – Defensive analyst
Steve Cooper – Offensive quality control
Due to COVID-19, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to student-athletes who competed during the 2020–21 season where it would not count against a student's years of eligibility. As a result, all returning players are listed as the same class as 2020.

Depth chart

Sevion Morrison Chris Hickman Brant Banks RB Gabe Ervin (4) OT Teddy Prochazka (5) ILB Will Honas (0) NB Javin Wright (0)

Game summaries

at Illinois

;First quarter

(4:07) ILL – Team safety (''Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 3:24; '''Illinois 2–0''''') ;Second quarter
(14:25) NEB – Markese Stepp 2-yard run (''Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:27; '''Nebraska 6–2''''')
(9:15) NEB – Connor Culp 27-yard field goal (''Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:01; '''Nebraska 9–2''''')
(2:51) ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (''Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24; '''Illinois 9–9''''')
(0:37) ILL – Calvin Hart Jr. 41-yard fumble return, James McCourt kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:21; '''Illinois 16–9''''') ;Third quarter
(6:56) ILL – Luke Ford 2-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski, James McCourt kick (''Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:04; '''Illinois 23–9''''')
(4:01) ILL – Isaiah Williams 1-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski, James McCourt kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:10; '''Illinois 30–9''''')
(3:48) NEB – Adrian Martinez 75-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; '''Illinois 30–16''''') ;Fourth quarter
(2:41) NEB – Oliver Martin 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (''Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 6:42; '''Illinois 30–22''''')

Statistics	Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}"
First downs	19	18
Total yards	392	326
Rushes/yards	39–160	48–167
Passing yards	232	159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–0	15–19–0
Time of possession	25:05	34:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	16/32, 232 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Adrian Martinez	17 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Oliver Martin	6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
Illinois Fighting Illini	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Illinois	Passing	Artur Sitkowski	12/15, 124 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Mike Epstein	16 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving	Deuce Spann	1 reception, 45 yards

vs Fordham

;First quarter

(3:59) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:41; '''Nebraska 7–0''''') ;Second quarter
(14:14) FORD – Fotis Kokosioulis 31-yard pass from Tim DeMorat, Nick Leinenweber kick (''Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; '''Tied 7–7''''')
(11:36) NEB – Connor Culp 39-yard field goal (''Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; '''Nebraska 10–7''''')
(3:56) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:44; '''Nebraska 17–7''''')
(0:29) NEB – Sevion Morrison 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 1:58; '''Nebraska 24–7''''') ;Third quarter
(8:24) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 2-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:40; '''Nebraska 31–7''''')
(3:58) NEB – Samori Toure 8-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:53; '''Nebraska 38–7''''') ;Fourth quarter
(14:26) NEB – Sevion Morrison 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; '''Nebraska 45–7''''')
(1:43) NEB – Marvin Scott III 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:13; '''Nebraska 52–7''''')

Statistics	Fordham Rams	border=1}}"
First downs	12	34
Total yards	292	633
Rushes/yards	28–129	65–329
Passing yards	163	304
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–3	21–30–0
Time of possession	23:39	35:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham Rams	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Fordham	Passing	Tim DeMorat	17/29, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Trey Wilson III	13 carries, 75 yards
Receiving	DeQuece Carter	5 receptions, 69 yards
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	17/23, 254 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Markese Stepp	18 carries, 101 yards
Receiving	Samori Toure	8 receptions, 133 yards

vs Buffalo

;First quarter None ;Second quarter

(6:56) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 2-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44; '''Nebraska 7–0''''')
(0:34) NEB – Samori Toure 68-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:58; '''Nebraska 14–0''''') ;Third quarter
(9:17) BUFF – Alex McNulty 45-yard field goal (''Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:08; '''Nebraska 14–3''''') ;Fourth quarter
(14:47) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; '''Nebraska 21–3''''')
(5:53) NEB – Samori Toure 68-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:10; '''Nebraska 28–3''''')

Statistics	Buffalo Bulls	border=1}}"
First downs	19	19
Total yards	359	516
Rushes/yards	33–135	41–220
Passing yards	224	296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–50–1	14–20–0
Time of possession	32:00	28:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo Bulls	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Buffalo	Passing	Kyle Vantrease	27/50, 224 yards, INT
Rushing	Kevin Marks Jr.	21 carries, 85 yards
Receiving	Quian Williams	8 receptions, 93 yards
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	13/19, 242 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Adrian Martinez	9 carries, 112 yards
Receiving	Samori Toure	2 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

at No. 3 Oklahoma

;First quarter

(8:02) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (''Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58; '''Oklahoma 7–0''''')
(1:21) NEB – Connor Culp 51-yard field goal (''Drive: 14 plays, 42 yards, 6:41; '''Oklahoma 7–3''''') ;Second quarter None ;Third quarter
(3:50) OKLA – Jeremiah Hall 1-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Gabe Brkic kick (''Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:29; '''Oklahoma 14–3''''')
(0:08) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run (''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; '''Oklahoma 14–9''''')
(0:08) OKLA – Pat Fields defensive PAT conversion (''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; '''Oklahoma 16–9''''') ;Fourth quarter
(10:24) OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 2-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (''Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:44; '''Oklahoma 23–9''''')
(5:38) NEB – Omar Manning 21-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02; '''Oklahoma 23–16''''')

Statistics	Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}"
First downs	18	21
Total yards	384	408
Rushes/yards	38–95	35–194
Passing yards	289	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–25–1	24–34–0
Time of possession	29:10	30:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	19/25, 289 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	11 carries, 42 yards
Receiving	Zavier Betts	6 receptions, 31 yards
Oklahoma Sooners	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Oklahoma	Passing	Spencer Rattler	24/34, 214 yards, TD
Rushing	Eric Gray	15 carries, 84 yards
Receiving	Jadon Haselwood	6 receptions, 61 yards

at No. 20 Michigan State

;First quarter None ;Second quarter

(14:08) MSU – Jayden Reed 35-yard pass from Payton Thorne, Matt Coghlin kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52; '''Michigan State 7–0''''')
(11:22) NEB – Connor Culp 28-yard field goal (''Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:46; '''Michigan State 7–3''''')
(8:20) MSU – Matt Coghlin 26-yard field goal (''Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54; '''Michigan State 10–3''''')
(4:20) NEB – Adrian Martinez 12-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; '''Tied 10–10''''')
(1:03) MSU – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal (''Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; '''Michigan State 13–10''''') ;Third quarter
(9:10) NEB – Connor Culp 28-yard field goal (''Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:50; '''Tied 13–13''''') ;Fourth quarter
(7:29) NEB – Adrian Martinez 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:05; '''Nebraska 20–13''''')
(3:47) MSU – Jayden Reed 62-yard punt return, Matt Coghlin kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:26; '''Tied 20–20''''') ;Overtime
(0:00) MSU – Matt Coghlin 21-yard field goal (''Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:00; '''Michigan State 23–20''''')

Statistics	Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}"
First downs	26	12
Total yards	442	254
Rushes/yards	50–194	30–71
Passing yards	248	183
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–36–1	14–23–1
Time of possession	37:28	22:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	24/34, 244 yards, INT
Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	19 carries, 76 yards
Receiving	Zavier Betts	5 receptions, 62 yards
Michigan State Spartans	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Michigan State	Passing	Payton Thorne	14/23, 183 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Kenneth Walker III	19 carries, 61 yards
Receiving	Tre Mosley	6 receptions, 70 yards

vs Northwestern

;First quarter

(14:10) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; '''Nebraska 7–0''''')
(9:19) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:13; '''Nebraska 14–0''''')
(4:14) NEB – Adrian Martinez 25-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:31; '''Nebraska 21–0''''')
(1:37) NW – Stephon Robinson Jr. 28-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Charlie Kuhbander kick (''Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:31; '''Nebraska 21–7''''') ;Second quarter
(12:37) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; '''Nebraska 28–7''''')
(0:42) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 9-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:10; '''Nebraska 35–7''''') ;Third quarter
(13:48) NEB – Zavier Betts 83-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 0:13; '''Nebraska 42–7''''')
(9:16) NEB – Samori Toure 58-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:41; '''Nebraska 49–7''''') ;Fourth quarter
(9:44) NEB – Sevion Morrison 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 8:03; '''Nebraska 56–7''''')

Statistics	Northwestern Wildcats	border=1}}"
First downs	17	28
Total yards	293	657
Rushes/yards	26–37	53–427
Passing yards	256	230
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–0	15–21–0
Time of possession	25:55	34:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern Wildcats	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Northwestern	Passing	Ryan Hilinski	29/35, 256 yards, TD
Rushing	Evan Hull	7 carries, 31 yards
Receiving	Stephon Robinson Jr.	8 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	11/17, 202 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Jaquez Yant	13 carries, 127 yards
Receiving	Samori Toure	2 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 9 Michigan

;First quarter None ;Second quarter

(9:52) MICH – Jake Moody 35-yard field goal (''Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:55; '''Michigan 3–0''''')
(3:19) MICH – Jake Moody 21-yard field goal (''Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:18; '''Michigan 6–0''''')
(0:09) MICH – Hassan Haskins 3-yard run, Jake Moody kick (''Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:28; '''Michigan 13–0''''') ;Third quarter
(12:49) NEB – Austin Allen 46-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; '''Michigan 13–7''''')
(3:36) MICH – Hassan Haskins 3-yard run (''Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:31; '''Michigan 19–7''''')
(1:24) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 41-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; '''Michigan 19–14''''')
(0:52) NEB – Levi Falck 13-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Adrian Martinez two-point run (''Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07; '''Nebraska 22–19''''') ;Fourth quarter
(11:21) MICH – Blake Corum 29-yard run, Jake Moody kick (''Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; '''Michigan 26–22''''')
(7:08) NEB – Adrian Martinez 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; '''Nebraska 29–26''''')
(3:00) MICH – Jake Moody 31-yard field goal (''Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:08; '''Tied 29–29''''')
(1:24) MICH – Jake Moody 39-yard field goal (''Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 0:21; '''Michigan 32–29''''')

Statistics	Michigan Wolverines	border=1}}"
First downs	26	19
Total yards	459	431
Rushes/yards	42–204	32–140
Passing yards	255	291
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–39–1	18–28–1
Time of possession	34:24	25:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan Wolverines	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Michigan	Passing	Cade McNamara	22/38, 255 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Hassan Haskins	21 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Daylen Baldwin	6 receptions, 64 yards
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	18/28, 291 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	17 carries, 67 yards
Receiving	Rahmir Johnson	6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

at Minnesota

;First quarter

(6:33) MINN – Brevyn Spann-Ford 5-yard pass from Cole Kramer, Matthew Trickett kick (''Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:42; '''Minnesota 7–0''''')
(3:59) NEB – Connor Culp 50-yard field goal (''Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:34; '''Minnesota 7–3''''') ;Second quarter
(14:53) MINN – Mike Brown-Stephens 28-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (''Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:06; '''Minnesota 14–3''''')
(5:47) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 6-yard run (''Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:21; '''Minnesota 14–9''''')
(1:53) MINN – Chris Autman-Bell 6-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; '''Minnesota 21–9''''') ;Third quarter
(9:29) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:42; '''Minnesota 21–16''''') ;Fourth quarter
(4:45) MINN – Esezi Otomewo safety (''Drive: 1 play, −11 yards, 0:08; '''Minnesota 23–16''''')
(2:12) MINN – Bryce Williams 56-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:33; '''Minnesota 30–16''''')
(1:12) NEB – Austin Allen 9-yard from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:00; '''Minnesota 30–23''''')

Statistics	Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}"
First downs	19	22
Total yards	377	396
Rushes/yards	31–136	43–182
Passing yards	241	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–0	21–25–2
Time of possession	21:59	38:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	18/33, 241 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Austin Allen	5 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
Minnesota Golden Gophers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	20/24, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Bryce Williams	17 carries, 127 yards, TD
Receiving	Chris Autman-Bell	11 receptions, 103 yards, TD

vs Purdue

;First quarter

(6:16) NEB – Omar Manning 16-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:36; '''Nebraska 7–0''''') ;Second quarter
(12:37) PUR – Jalen Graham 45-yard interception return, Mitchell Fineran kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:15; '''Tied 7–7''''')
(10:45) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; '''Nebraska 14–7''''')
(3:48) PUR – Zander Horvath 1-yard run, Mitchell Fineran kick (''Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:57; '''Tied 14–14''''')
(1:20) NEB – Chase Contreraz 33-yard field goal (''Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:28; '''Nebraska 17–14''''') ;Third quarter
(2:47) PUR – Milton Wright 3-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (''Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:59; '''Purdue 21–17''''') ;Fourth quarter
(10:05) PUR – Jackson Anthrop 9-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (''Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; '''Purdue 28–17''''')
(1:44) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 12-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (''Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 1:30; '''Purdue 28–23''''')

Statistics	Purdue Boilermakers	border=1}}"
First downs	23	19
Total yards	349	399
Rushes/yards	41–116	29–130
Passing yards	233	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–45–0	14–29–4
Time of possession	38:38	21:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue Boilermakers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	34/45, 233 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	King Doerue	17 carries, 74 yards
Receiving	David Bell	9 receptions, 74 yards
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	14/29, 269 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing	Jaquez Yant	6 carries, 60 yards
Receiving	Omar Manning	4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 5 Ohio State

;First quarter None ;Second quarter

(11:25) OSU – Noah Ruggles 26-yard field goal (''Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:52; '''Ohio State 3–0''''')
(6:41) OSU – Chris Olave 3-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (''Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:24; '''Ohio State 10–0''''')
(3:52) NEB – Chase Contreraz 39-yard field goal (''Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:49; '''Ohio State 10–3''''')
(3:34) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 75-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (''Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18; '''Ohio State 17–3''''')
(2:53) NEB – Samori Toure 72-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; '''Ohio State 17–10''''') ;Third quarter
(9:42) OSU – Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal (''Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:44; '''Ohio State 20–10''''')
(2:05) OSU – Noah Ruggles 35-yard field goal (''Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:21; '''Ohio State 23–10''''')
(0:22) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; '''Ohio State 23–17''''') ;Fourth quarter
(1:29) OSU – Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal (''Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; '''Ohio State 26–17''''')

Statistics	Ohio State Buckeyes	border=1}}"
First downs	25	18
Total yards	495	361
Rushes/yards	30–90	34–113
Passing yards	405	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–54–2	16–31–1
Time of possession	33:52	26:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	36/54, 405 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	21 carries, 92 yards
Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	15 receptions, 240 yards, TD
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	16/31, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	16 carries, 62 yards
Receiving	Samori Toure	4 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD

at No. 15 Wisconsin

;First quarter

(14:47) WISC – Stephan Bracey 91-yard kickoff return, Collin Larsh kick (''Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; '''Wisconsin 7–0''''')
(12:41) NEB – Markese Stepp 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:06; '''Tied 7–7''''')
(1:59) WIC – Braelon Allen 71-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:23; '''Wisconsin 14–7''''') ;Second quarter
(6:35) NEB – Samori Toure 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:02; '''Tied 14–14''''') ;Third quarter
(11:35) WISC – Kendric Pryor 17-yard pass from Graham Mertz, Collin Larsh kick (''Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:01; '''Wisconsin 21–14''''')
(6:24) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11; '''Tied 21–21''''')
(1:30) WISC – Braelon Allen 3-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; '''Wisconsin 28–28''''') ;Fourth quarter
(6:27) NEB – Marvin Scott III 3-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:52; '''Tied 28–28''''')
(3:50) WISC – Braelon Allen 53-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (''Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; '''Wisconsin 35–28''''')

Statistics	Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}"
First downs	22	15
Total yards	452	397
Rushes/yards	35–101	31–252
Passing yards	351	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–35–2	12–18–0
Time of possession	33:17	26:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	23/35, 351 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Brody Belt	7 carries, 31 yards
Receiving	Austin Allen	7 receptions, 143 yards
Wisconsin Badgers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Graham Mertz	12/18, 145 yards, TD
Rushing	Braelon Allen	22 carries, 228 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jake Ferguson	8 receptions, 92 yards

vs No. 17 Iowa

;First quarter

(9:18) NEB – Logan Smothers 2-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:42; '''Nebraska 7–0''''') ;Second quarter
(10:39) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 51-yard field goal (''Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:57; '''Nebraska 7–3''''')
(4:20) NEB – Jaquez Yant 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:19; '''Nebraska 14–3''''')
(0:39) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 48-yard field goal (''Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:41; '''Nebraska 14–6''''') ;Third quarter
(5:54) NEB – Logan Smothers 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (''Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:18; '''Nebraska 21–6''''')
(0:27) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 36-yard field goal (''Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:27; '''Nebraska 21–9''''') ;Fourth quarter
(14:16) IOWA – Kyler Fisher 14-yard blocked punt return, Caleb Shudak kick (''Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:11; '''Nebraska 21–16''''')
(9:56) IOWA – Team safety (''Drive: 1 play, −1 yards, 0:41; '''Nebraska 21–18''''')
(7:21) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 44-yard field goal (''Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:35; '''Tied 21–21''''')
(2:58) IOWA – Spencer Petras 2-yard run, Caleb Shudak kick (''Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:00; '''Iowa 28–21''''')

Statistics	Iowa Hawkeyes	border=1}}"
First downs	19	18
Total yards	364	327
Rushes/yards	37–186	43–129
Passing yards	178	198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–27–0	16–22–1
Time of possession	31:53	28:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa Hawkeyes	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	7/13, 102 yards
Rushing	Tyler Goodson	23 carries, 156 yards
Receiving	Sam LaPorta	3 receptions, 61 yards
Nebraska Cornhuskers	border=1}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Logan Smothers	16/22, 198 yards, INT
Rushing	Logan Smothers	24 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Samori Toure	6 receptions, 67 yards

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

JoJo Domann	Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week	Week 5

All-Conference awards

2021 Big Ten Offense All-Conference Teams and Awards

TE	Austin Allen

DB	Deontai Williams	Honorable Mention

DB	Deontai Williams	Honorable Mention

National awards

All-America awards

DB	JoJo Domann	Second Team

Players drafted into the NFL

7	258	Samori Toure	WR	Green Bay Packers

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