Nebraska built a 35-0 halftime lead and beat Bowling Green 56-7 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12. The win moved the Huskers to 2-0. Bowling Green fell to 0-2.
How it unfolded
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
Anthony Colandrea opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Jacory Barney Jr. at 7:34 of the first quarter. On the next Falcon drive, Williams Nwaneri batted a Jay Kastantin pass and Donovan Jones intercepted it, and Colandrea found Kwazi Gilmer for a 12-yard score seven plays later.
Gilmer added a diving 4-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. Freshman Jamal Rule carried three times for all 73 yards on the next drive, finishing with a 59-yard touchdown run. Colandrea and Barney connected again from 32 yards with 1:54 left for a 35-0 halftime lead.
Bowling Green ended the shutout bid on the first play of the fourth quarter, a 19-yard Kastantin pass to Leo Kemp. Isaiah Mozee answered with a 7-yard touchdown run, linebacker Derek Wacker returned a fumble 25 yards for the defense’s first score of the season, and TJ Lateef threw a 6-yard touchdown to Kwinten Ives for the final margin.
By the numbers
- Colandrea completed 20 of 24 passes for 222 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half.
- Barney caught eight passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
- Nebraska totaled 546 yards, 282 passing and 264 rushing. Bowling Green had 169.
- The Blackshirts allowed 46 yards on 21 plays in the first half.
- Attendance was 86,193, the 412th consecutive sellout.
