Referee Greg Blum; umpire Brett Denker; head linesman Dan Richard; line judge Jeff Meslow; side judge Gaylon Williams; field judge Kyle DeBuse; back judge Doug Warns; alternate Tim O’Dey (c)Game officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
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Photos from the game
Ameer Abdullah running north to south in Memorial Stadium during the Nebraska vs. Florida Atlantic college football game on August 30, 2014Photo: I am One of Many, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jordan Westerkamp about to catch a touchdown pass during the first quarter of the Nebraska vs. Florida Atlantic game, August 30, 2014Photo: I am One of Many, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Florida Atlantic
Nebraska
200
Total yards
784
95
Passing yards
286
105
Rushing yards
498
3.2
Yards per pass
8.2
3.5
Yards per rush
8.7
13
First downs
35
4–15
Third downs
8–12
0–1
Fourth downs
0–0
0
Turnovers
0
3–22
Penalties
6–60
25:42
Possession
33:55
Efficiency
Florida Atlantic
Nebraska
30%
Success rate
58%
−0.10
EPA per play
0.51
1.02
Explosiveness
1.35
−0.10
Rushing EPA
0.59
−0.10
Passing EPA
0.35
21%
Passing-down success
48%
−0.22
First-down EPA
0.23
−0.04
Second-down EPA
0.57
0.26
Third-down EPA
1.37
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Nebraska 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Nebraska −20, over/under 52.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Nebraska drives left to right, Florida Atlantic right to left.
Dalton Schomp punt for 58 yds , De’Mornay Pierson-El returns for 15 yds to the Neb 29
Nebraska Touchdown, 8 plays
1:51
1st & 10 at own 29
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 32
1:20
2nd & 7 at own 32
Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Jamal Turner for 9 yds to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down
0:48
1st & 10 at own 41
Terrell Newby run for 43 yds to the FlAtl 16 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 16
Terrell Newby run for 9 yds to the FlAtl 7
Q4 14:55
2nd & 1 at opp 7
Terrell Newby run for 5 yds to the FlAtl 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:10
1st & goal at opp 2
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the FlAtl 1
Q4 13:55
2nd & goal at opp 1
Terrell Newby run for no gain to the FlAtl 1
Q4 13:20
3rd & goal at opp 1
Terrell Newby run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mauro Bondi KICK)Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7
Florida Atlantic Turnover on downs, 12 plays
13:20
3rd & 9 at own 35
Mauro Bondi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:50
1st & 10 at own 25
Jay Warren run for 8 yds to the FlAtl 33
12:36
2nd & 2 at own 33
Jay Warren run for 4 yds to the FlAtl 37 for a 1ST down
12:02
1st & 10 at own 37
Jay Warren run for 4 yds to the FlAtl 41
11:30
2nd & 6 at own 41
Jay Warren run for 8 yds to the FlAtl 49 for a 1ST down
11:14
1st & 10 at own 49
Greg Hankerson pass complete to Derek Moise for 10 yds to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down
10:39
1st & 10 at opp 41
Jay Warren run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 42
10:00
2nd & 11 at opp 42
Jay Warren run for 8 yds to the Neb 34 Jay Warren fumbled, recovered by FlAtl
9:10
3rd & 3 at opp 34
Greg Hankerson pass complete to Michael Harrop for 12 yds to the Neb 22 for a 1ST down
8:30
1st & 10 at opp 22
Greg Hankerson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 23
8:06
2nd & 11 at opp 23
Jay Warren run for 10 yds to the Neb 13
7:51
3rd & 1 at opp 13
FLA ATLANTIC Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Neb 18
7:29
3rd & 6 at opp 18
Timeout FLA ATLANTIC, clock 07:29
7:20
3rd & 6 at opp 18
Greg Hankerson run for 4 yds to the Neb 14
6:46
4th & 2 at opp 14
Jay Warren run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 15
Nebraska Punt, 5 plays
6:36
1st & 10 at own 15
Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 18
6:02
2nd & 7 at own 18
Terrell Newby run for 19 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down
5:38
1st & 10 at own 37
Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Neb 39
4:59
2nd & 8 at own 39
Ryker Fyfe run for 1 yd to the Neb 40
4:34
3rd & 7 at own 40
Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Kevin Gladney
4:26
4th & 7 at own 40
Sam Foltz punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Lucky Whitehead at the FlAtl 20
Florida Atlantic Punt, 3 plays
4:00
1st & 10 at own 20
Tony Moore run for no gain to the FlAtl 20
3:20
2nd & 10 at own 20
Tony Moore run for 4 yds to the FlAtl 24
3:00
3rd & 6 at own 24
Henry Bussey run for 5 yds to the FlAtl 29
2:22
4th & 1 at own 29
Dalton Schomp punt for 40 yds, downed at the Neb 31
Nebraska End of game, 7 plays
1:58
1st & 10 at own 31
Graham Nabity run for 4 yds to the Neb 35
1:40
2nd & 6 at own 35
Jordan Nelson run for 9 yds to the Neb 44 for a 1ST down
1:26
1st & 10 at own 44
Jordan Nelson run for 4 yds to the Neb 48
1:18
2nd & 6 at own 48
Jordan Nelson run for 6 yds to the FlAtl 46 for a 1ST down
0:53
1st & 10 at opp 46
Jordan Nelson run for 8 yds to the FlAtl 38
0:12
2nd & 2 at opp 38
Jordan Nelson run for 5 yds to the FlAtl 33 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 33
Johnny Stanton pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 6 yds to the FlAtl 27
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
RushingAmeer Abdullah21 carries, 232 yards, 1 TDNebraska
Florida Atlantic
Nebraska