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Stat tracking: Blackshirts do their job in two categories; First-down struggles continue for offense | Football



First-down yardage

Entering Friday: The Huskers’ third-down woes on offense had been traced to struggles on first down, including negative plays due to penalties, bad snaps and poor execution.

Friday: There was a mixed bag of results here. Wan’Dale Robinson broke free for 12 yards on the first play of the game, and the Husker QBs were 11-of-14 passing for 89 yards on first down. But a couple of bad snaps on first down put the Huskers behind the sticks. NU had six negative plays on first down, including its final offensive snap — a sack of Adrian Martinez. Nebraska averaged 4 yards per first-down play.

Running back production

Entering Friday: Nebraska’s quarterbacks had accounted for 65.4% of the team’s rushing yards. The Husker running backs (not counting Robinson) had combined for 53 carries for 169 yards through four games.

Friday: Senior Dedrick Mills was out for a second straight contest, so the Huskers were once again shorthanded in the running back department. QBs Martinez and Luke McCaffrey combined for 17 of the team’s 38 rush attempts. Freshman Marvin Scott had seven carries for 13 yards but was not on the field in the second half, and sophomore Rahmir Johnson had five totes for 23 yards and a touchdown. NU continues to rely on the quarterbacks and Robinson on the ground.



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