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Nebraska and Rutgers meet in Big Ten play
By The Associated Press
Nebraska (5-4) at Rutgers (2-7), Nov. 14 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
Opening Line: Nebraska by 13.5. Against the spread: Nebraska 6-3, Rutgers 4-5.
How to watch: BTN
Key stats
Nebraska Offense
Overall: 425 yards per game (34th in FBS)
Passing: 243.3 yards per game (46th)
Rushing: 181.7 yards per game (36th)
Scoring: 30.2 points per game (53rd)
Nebraska Defense
Overall: 282.4 yards per game (12th in FBS)
Passing: 192.1 yards per game (38th)
Rushing: 90.3 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 16.6 points per game (17th)
Rutgers Offense
Overall: 363.1 yards per game (86th in FBS)
Passing: 219.9 yards per game (79th)
Rushing: 143.2 yards per game (88th)
Scoring: 25.8 points per game (90th)
Rutgers Defense
Overall: 411.9 yards per game (121st in FBS)
Passing: 225.6 yards per game (87th)
Rushing: 186.3 yards per game (121st)
Scoring: 32.4 points per game (125th)
Rutgers is 84th in third down percentage, converting 38.9% of the time.
Nebraska ranks 1st on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 25.2%.
Rutgers ranks 123rd in the FBS with a -6 turnover margin, compared to
Nebraska's 41st-ranked +3 margin.
Nebraska ranks 120th in the FBS averaging 70.8 penalty yards per game, compared
to Rutgers' 5th-ranked 34.2 per-game average.
Rutgers is 85th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on
85.4% of trips. Nebraska's red zone offense ranks 32nd, scoring on 89.7% of red
zone opportunities.
Nebraska is 12th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 32:44.
Team leaders
Nebraska
Passing: Anthony Colandrea, 2,109 yards, 16 TDs, 7 INTs, 63.1 completion
percentage
Rushing: Jamal Rule, 532 yards on 88 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Kwazi Gilmer, 603 yards on 46 catches, 7 TDs
Rutgers
Passing: Dylan Lonergan, 1,066 yards, 10 TDs, 6 INTs, 58.3 completion percentage
Rushing: Antwan Raymond, 789 yards on 149 carries, 6 TDs
Receiving: K.J. Duff, 774 yards on 45 catches, 9 TDs
Last game
Nebraska fell 24-13 to Illinois on Nov. 6. Colandrea threw for 284 yards on
32-of-43 attempts (74.4%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also
carried the ball nine times for 27 yards. Rule had 69 rushing yards on 15
carries, adding five receptions for 29 yards. Jacory Barney Jr. had six
receptions for 93 yards and one touchdown.
Rutgers lost 31-10 to Wisconsin on Nov. 7. A.J. Surace led Rutgers with 161
yards on 14-of-24 passing (58.3%) for one touchdown and no interceptions.
Raymond carried the ball 15 times for 56 yards, adding one reception for 21
yards. Ben Black had six receptions for 70 yards.
Next game
Nebraska hosts No. 21 Ohio State on Nov. 21. Rutgers plays at Penn State on
Nov. 21.
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