Nebraska scored the last 34 points to beat Maryland 48-23 on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3. The win moved the Huskers to 5-0 and 2-0 in the Big Ten.
How it unfolded
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 48 |
Maryland led 16-7 after one quarter behind three Sean O’Haire field goals and a 65-yard touchdown catch by Chris Durr Jr. Mekhi Nelson ran for both early Nebraska scores, from 19 and 5 yards. DeJuan Williams’ 3-yard run made it 23-14 Maryland with 8:54 left in the half.
With Maryland driving inside the Nebraska 30, McDougle stepped in front of a Malik Washington pass and returned it 81 yards for a touchdown at 2:41. After a Maryland three-and-out, Colandrea led an eight-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Luke Lindenmeyer with five seconds left, for a 28-23 halftime lead.
After a scoreless third quarter, Vincent Genatone ran in from 1 yard to open the fourth. Kwazi Gilmer then caught touchdown passes of 5 and 30 yards from Colandrea, per the official scoring summary.
By the numbers
- Colandrea completed 26 of 39 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns and ran 10 times for 108 yards, the first 100-yard rushing game of his career.
- Gilmer set career highs with 11 catches for 147 yards.
- Nebraska finished with 447 total yards. Maryland had 300 in the first half and was held to 95 after halftime, per huskers.com.
- Nebraska was penalized 16 times for 132 yards, per AP.
- Attendance was 85,033, the 414th consecutive sellout.
