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Alamo Bowl Matchup - The Numbers

12/12/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football

NEBRASKA (9-2)

49San Jose St. 13
27at Notre Dame, OT24
42Iowa 13
42Missouri 24
49at Iowa St.27
56at Texas Tech 3
59Baylor0
14at Oklahoma31
56Kansas 17
28at Kansas St.29
34Colorado 32

NORTHWESTERN (8-3)

35N. Illinois17
38Duke5
14at TCU 41
47at Wisconsin, 2OT44
37at Michigan St.17
52Indiana33
28Purdue 41
41at Minnesota 35
54Michigan 51
17at Iowa27
61Illinois 23

Rushing Offense Car YdsYds Pg
Nebraska 6363842349.3
Northwestern 5652830257.3

Passing Offense Att CpYds Yds Pg
Nebraska 172841217 110.6
Northwestern 346 2022402 218.4

Total Offense PlaysYds Yds Pg
Nebraska8085059 459.9
Northwestern9115232 475.6

Rushing Defense Car YdsYds Pg
Nebraska 3451249113.6
Northwestern 4701981180.1

Pass Efficiency Defense AttCpYds TdsPts
Nebraska 393179 2291 10 110.04
Northwestern 367 194 2508 23 137.49

Total Defense PlaysYds Yds Pg
Nebraska7383540 321.8
Northwestern8374489 408.0

Net PuntingNo. YdsNet
Punts Avg Ret Ret Avg
Nebraska42 41.323289 34.5
Northwestern64 41.724323 36.6

Punt Returns NoYdsAvg
Nebraska4650611.0
Northwestern2020310.2

Kickoff Returns NoYdsAvg
Nebraska2338316.7
Northwestern4690019.6

Turnover Margin GainedLost
Fum Int TotFum Int TotMar/Gm
Nebraska 51419 9 817.18
Northwestern131225 6 713 1.09

Scoring Offense GPtsAvg
Nebraska 1145641.5
Northwestern 1142438.6

Scoring Defense GPtsAvg
Nebraska 1121319.4
Northwestern 1133430.4
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