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Nebraska vs. Tennessee

Friday, December 30, 2016, Music City Bowl

Tennessee beat No. 24 Nebraska 38–⁠24. It was their third meeting; Nebraska leads the series 2–⁠1.

Neutral site24Nebraska9–⁠4 in 2016
24
Neutral siteTennessee9–⁠4 in 2016
38

Final at Nissan Stadium, NashvilleTV: ESPN, ESPNRMAttendance 68,496Payout $2,750,000 (Wikipedia)The game on Wikipedia

At kickoff
49°F, a few clouds, wind 9 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Nashville International Airport (KBNA), 10 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Mothershed,M.; umpire Meisenheimer,R.; head linesman Ammari,Rod; line judge Keller,Dale; side judge Weselch,Mike; field judge Morton,John; back judge Nelson,Justin; center judge McCabe,MikeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nebraska0771024
Tennessee02131438

Standouts

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Player stats

Nebraska

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryker Fyfe17/3624320
Zack Darlington2/61400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devine Ozigbo766042
Terrell Newby91509
Cethan Carter1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brandon Reilly498239
De’Mornay Pierson-El549019
Cethan Carter234033
Stanley Morgan Jr.328016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joshua Kalu8100
Lamar Jackson8000
Aaron Williams7100
Ross Dzuris6300

Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joshua Dobbs23/3829110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshua Dobbs11118329
John Kelly1570128
Alvin Kamara731011
Jauan Jennings21409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Malone5120159
Jauan Jennings659015
Alvin Kamara746012
Jason Croom238030
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
LaTroy Lewis7110
Cortez McDowell7000
Darrin Kirkland Jr.7200
Derek Barnett6110
Jonathan Kongbo4210
Corey Vereen1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NebraskaTennessee
318Total yards521
257Passing yards291
61Rushing yards230
6.1Yards per pass7.7
2.2Yards per rush6.1
18First downs25
5–⁠16Third downs6–⁠14
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
7–⁠41Penalties6–⁠65
28:28Possession31:32
0Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

NebraskaTennessee
35%Success rate49%
−0.12EPA per play0.26
0.97Explosiveness1.23
−0.15Rushing EPA0.21
−0.14Passing EPA0.30
16%Passing-down success30%
0.09First-down EPA0.24
−0.36Second-down EPA0.26
0.11Third-down EPA0.60
17%Havoc by its defense21%

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)

Tennessee 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Tennessee −3, over/under 59.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Tennessee 58%, Nebraska 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The Music City Bowl was put on by Music City Bowl, Inc., a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to March 2017, which takes in this game, reports $9.6 million in revenue and $9.1 million in expenses.

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 62-1720086).

Every drive

Tennessee end zoneNebraska end zoneQ1 TennesseePunt, 8 playsQ1 NebraskaPunt, 6 playsQ1 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 NebraskaPunt, 8 playsQ1 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ1 NebraskaPunt, 3 playsQ2 TennesseeTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 NebraskaPunt, 3 playsQ2 TennesseeTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 NebraskaPunt, 4 playsQ2 TennesseePunt, 7 playsQ2 NebraskaTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 TennesseeTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NebraskaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NebraskaFumble, 2 playsQ3 TennesseeTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 NebraskaPunt, 6 playsQ3 TennesseeField goal, 8 playsQ3 NebraskaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 TennesseeTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 NebraskaField goal, 6 playsQ4 NebraskaTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 TennesseeTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 NebraskaPunt, 3 playsQ4 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 NebraskaTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 NebraskaTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 TennesseeEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tennessee drives left to right, Nebraska right to left.
  1. Q1 TennesseePunt, 8 plays, 42 yards
  2. Q1 NebraskaPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  3. Q1 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  4. Q1 NebraskaPunt, 8 plays, 21 yards
  5. Q1 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  7. Q2 TennesseeTouchdown, 4 plays, 73 yards
  8. Q2 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q2 TennesseeTouchdown, 11 plays, 66 yards
  10. Q2 NebraskaPunt, 4 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 TennesseePunt, 7 plays, 31 yards
  12. Q2 NebraskaTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  13. Q2 TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q2 NebraskaEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  15. Q3 NebraskaFumble, 2 plays, 3 yards
  16. Q3 TennesseeTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q3 NebraskaPunt, 6 plays, 8 yards
  18. Q3 TennesseeField goal, 8 plays, 49 yards
  19. Q3 NebraskaTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q3 TennesseeTouchdown, 9 plays, 76 yards
  21. Q4 NebraskaField goal, 6 plays, 10 yards
  22. Q4 NebraskaTouchdown, 5 plays, 31 yards
  23. Q4 TennesseeTouchdown, 4 plays, 77 yards
  24. Q4 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  25. Q4 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  26. Q4 NebraskaTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 31 yards
  27. Q4 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  28. Q4 NebraskaTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 12 yards
  29. Q4 TennesseeEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 0
Tennessee Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Alvin Kamara run for 7 yds to the Tenn 32
14:302nd & 3 at own 32Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jason Croom for 8 yds to the Tenn 40 TENNESSEE Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Ethan Wolf) to the Tenn 25
14:011st & 10 at own 25Jauan Jennings run for 9 yds to the Tenn 34
13:372nd & 1 at own 34Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 5 yds to the Tenn 39 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 39Joshua Dobbs run for 29 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 32Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 33
11:532nd & 11 at opp 33Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Alvin Kamara
11:463rd & 11 at opp 33Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings, broken up by Joshua Kalu
11:384th & 11 at opp 33Trevor Daniel punt for 32 yds, downed at the Neb 1
Nebraska Punt, 6 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 1Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Neb 1
10:502nd & 10 at own 1Terrell Newby run for 2 yds to the Neb 3
10:113rd & 8 at own 3Ryker Fyfe pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 10 yds to the Neb 13 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at own 13Terrell Newby run for no gain to the Neb 13
9:002nd & 10 at own 13Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly, broken up by Rashaan Gaulden
8:553rd & 10 at own 13Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Cethan Carter
8:474th & 10 at own 13Caleb Lightbourn punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Cameron Sutton at the Tenn 45
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
8:271st & 10 at own 45Kamara, Alvin rush for loss of 2 yards to the TENNESSEE43, PENALTY TENNESSEE holding (Richmond, Drew) 10 yards to the TENNESSEE35, NO PLAY.
8:121st & 20 at own 35Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 6 yds to the Tenn 41
7:512nd & 14 at own 41TENNESSEE Penalty, False Start (Brett Kendrick) to the Tenn 36
7:262nd & 19 at own 36Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 5 yds to the Tenn 41
6:433rd & 14 at own 41Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Josh Smith
6:374th & 14 at own 41NEBRASKA Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the Tenn 46
Nebraska Punt, 8 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 20Terrell Newby run for 3 yds to the Neb 23
5:412nd & 7 at own 23Terrell Newby run for 9 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down
5:041st & 10 at own 32Devine Ozigbo run for 5 yds to the Neb 37
4:352nd & 5 at own 37Terrell Newby run for 4 yds to the Neb 41
4:103rd & 1 at own 41Ryker Fyfe run for 3 yds to the Neb 44 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 44Stanley Morgan Jr. run for no gain to the Neb 44
2:522nd & 10 at own 44Terrell Newby run for a loss of 3 yards to the Neb 41
2:213rd & 13 at own 41Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Terrell Newby
2:134th & 13 at own 41Caleb Lightbourn punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Cameron Sutton at the Tenn 9
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
1:581st & 10 at own 9John Kelly run for 6 yds to the Tenn 15
1:302nd & 4 at own 15Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings
1:253rd & 4 at own 15Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Alvin Kamara
1:114th & 4 at own 15Trevor Daniel punt for 50 yds, downed at the Neb 35
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
1:031st & 10 at own 35Terrell Newby run for 1 yd to the Neb 36
0:282nd & 9 at own 36Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Terrell Newby for no gain to the Neb 36
0:033rd & 9 at own 36NEBRASKA Penalty, False Start (Cole Conrad) to the Neb 31
Q2 14:533rd & 14 at own 31Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr.
Q2 14:464th & 14 at own 31Caleb Lightbourn punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Cameron Sutton at the Tenn 27
2nd quarter8 drives, then Tennessee 21, Nebraska 7
Tennessee Touchdown, 4 plays
14:381st & 10 at own 27Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 31 yds to the Neb 42 for a 1ST down
14:221st & 10 at opp 42Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 11 yds to the Neb 31 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 31Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 3 yds to the Neb 28
13:202nd & 7 at opp 28John Kelly run for 28 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 7, Nebraska 0
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
13:202nd & 7 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:151st & 10 at own 25Terrell Newby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 24
12:332nd & 11 at own 24Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
12:283rd & 11 at own 24Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Cethan Carter
12:204th & 11 at own 24Caleb Lightbourn punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Cameron Sutton at the Tenn 34
Tennessee Touchdown, 11 plays
12:151st & 10 at own 34Alvin Kamara run for 2 yds to the Tenn 36
11:372nd & 8 at own 36Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 12 yds to the Tenn 48 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at own 48John Kelly run for 10 yds to the Neb 42 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at opp 42Tyler Byrd run for 9 yds to the Neb 33
10:152nd & 1 at opp 33Joshua Dobbs run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 34
9:433rd & 2 at opp 34John Kelly run for 4 yds to the Neb 30 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 30Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Ethan Wolf, broken up by Chris Jones
9:082nd & 10 at opp 30Alvin Kamara run for 1 yd to the Neb 29
8:243rd & 9 at opp 29Joshua Dobbs run for 14 yds to the Neb 15 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 15John Kelly run for 5 yds to the Neb 10
7:362nd & 5 at opp 10Joshua Dobbs run for 10 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 14, Nebraska 0
Nebraska Punt, 4 plays
7:362nd & 5 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 62 yds
7:291st & 10 at own 35Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Terrell Newby for 11 yds to the Neb 46 for a 1ST down
6:551st & 10 at own 46Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El, broken up by Malik Foreman
6:472nd & 10 at own 46Devine Ozigbo run for 2 yds to the Neb 48
6:053rd & 8 at own 48Ryker Fyfe sacked by LaTroy Lewis for a loss of 7 yards to the Neb 41
5:254th & 15 at own 41Caleb Lightbourn punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Cameron Sutton at the Tenn 22
Tennessee Punt, 7 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 22Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Alvin Kamara
5:132nd & 10 at own 22Joshua Dobbs run for 3 yds to the Tenn 25
4:453rd & 7 at own 25Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 10 yds to the Tenn 35 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 35Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Smith for 14 yds to the Tenn 49 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at own 49Josh Smith run for a loss of 11 yards to the Tenn 38
3:372nd & 21 at own 38Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jason Croom
3:263rd & 21 at own 38Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 15 yds to the Neb 47
2:484th & 6 at opp 47Trevor Daniel punt for 47 yds for a touchback
Nebraska Touchdown, 3 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 20Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Cethan Carter for 33 yds to the Tenn 47 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 47Cethan Carter run for 9 yds to the Tenn 38
1:362nd & 1 at opp 38Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 38 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Tennessee 14, Nebraska 7
Tennessee Touchdown, 9 plays
1:362nd at the 50Drew Brown kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
1:301st & 10 at own 25Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 15 yds to the Tenn 40 for a 1ST down
1:161st & 10 at own 40Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings
1:132nd & 10 at own 40Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings
1:053rd & 10 at own 40Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 12 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down
0:481st & 10 at opp 48Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 9 yds to the Neb 39
0:392nd & 1 at opp 39Joshua Dobbs run for 14 yds to the Neb 25 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at opp 25Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 8 yds to the Neb 17
0:302nd & 2 at opp 17Timeout TENNESSEE, clock 00:30
0:262nd & 2 at opp 17Alvin Kamara run for 4 yds to the Neb 13 for a 1ST down
0:091st & goal at opp 2Joshua Dobbs run for 2 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 21, Nebraska 7
Nebraska End of half, 1 play
0:091st & 10 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 45 yds , Luke McNitt return for 13 yds to the Neb 33
0:021st & 10 at own 33TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 32
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tennessee 24, Nebraska 14
Nebraska Fumble, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 59 yds
14:531st & 10 at own 35Ryker Fyfe pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 3 yds to the Neb 38
14:142nd & 7 at own 38Ryker Fyfe pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 6 yds De’Mornay Pierson-El fumbled, forced by Malik Foreman, recovered by Tenn Malik Foreman
Tennessee Turnover on downs, 4 plays
14:071st & 10 at opp 44Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings, broken up by Joshua Kalu
14:002nd & 10 at opp 44Jauan Jennings run for 5 yds to the Neb 39
13:133rd & 5 at opp 39Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 4 yds to the Neb 35
12:474th & 1 at opp 35John Kelly run for no gain to the Neb 35
Nebraska Punt, 6 plays
12:421st & 10 at own 35Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Neb 38
11:582nd & 7 at own 38Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Cethan Carter for 1 yd to the Neb 39
11:173rd & 6 at own 39TENNESSEE Penalty, Defensive Offside (Rashaan Gaulden) to the Neb 44
10:563rd & 1 at own 44Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at own 47Ryker Fyfe sacked by Corey Vereen for a loss of 4 yards to the Neb 43
9:322nd & 14 at own 43Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
9:213rd & 14 at own 43Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete, broken up by Derek Barnett
9:124th & 14 at own 43Caleb Lightbourn punt for 34 yds, downed at the Tenn 23
Tennessee Field goal, 8 plays
9:051st & 10 at own 23Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 7 yds to the Tenn 30
8:262nd & 3 at own 30John Kelly run for 4 yds to the Tenn 34 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at own 34John Kelly run for 5 yds to the Tenn 39
7:232nd & 5 at own 39Joshua Dobbs run for 28 yds to the Neb 33 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 33Alvin Kamara run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 34
6:272nd & 11 at opp 34Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 6 yds to the Neb 28
5:583rd & 5 at opp 28Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Josh Malone
5:524th & 5 at opp 28Aaron Medley 46 yd FG GOODTennessee 24, Nebraska 7
Nebraska Touchdown, 5 plays
5:524th & 5 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:451st & 10 at own 25Ryker Fyfe pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 19 yds to the Neb 44 for a 1ST down
5:161st & 10 at own 44Devine Ozigbo run for 42 yds to the Tenn 14 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at opp 14Mikale Wilbon run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tenn 15
4:062nd & 11 at opp 15Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 6 yds to the Tenn 9
3:263rd & 5 at opp 9Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 9 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Tennessee 24, Nebraska 14
Tennessee Touchdown, 9 plays
3:263rd & 5 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds , Cameron Sutton return for 24 yds to the Tenn 24
3:081st & 10 at own 24Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 7 yds to the Tenn 31
2:382nd & 3 at own 31Alvin Kamara run for 11 yds to the Tenn 42 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at own 42Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings
2:022nd & 10 at own 42Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Ethan Wolf for 15 yds to the Neb 43 for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at opp 43John Kelly run for 4 yds to the Neb 39
1:062nd & 6 at opp 39Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jason Croom for 30 yds to the Neb 9 for a 1ST down
0:391st & goal at opp 9John Kelly run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 10
Q4 14:512nd & goal at opp 10John Kelly run for 7 yds to the Neb 3
Q4 14:093rd & goal at opp 3Joshua Dobbs run for 3 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 31, Nebraska 14
4th quarter9 drives, then Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24
Nebraska Field goal, 6 plays
14:093rd & 4 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:021st & 10 at own 25Ryker Fyfe pass complete to De’Mornay Pierson-El for 11 yds to the Neb 36 for a 1ST down
13:341st & 10 at own 36Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 39 yds to the Tenn 25 for a 1ST down
12:581st & 10 at opp 25Devine Ozigbo run for 2 yds to the Tenn 23
12:182nd & 8 at opp 23Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Alonzo Moore
12:183rd & 8 at opp 23NEBRASKA Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Tenn 28
12:113rd & 13 at opp 28Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Devine Ozigbo
12:064th & 13 at opp 28Drew Brown 45 yd FG GOODTennessee 31, Nebraska 17
Nebraska Touchdown, 5 plays
12:064th & 13 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 65 yds , Tyler Byrd return for 34 yds to the Tenn 31 Tyler Byrd fumbled, forced by JoJo Domann, recovered by Neb Mohamed Barry , return for 3 yds to the Tenn 31
11:561st & 10 at opp 31Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Devine Ozigbo for 11 yds to the Tenn 20 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 20Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
11:062nd & 10 at opp 20Devine Ozigbo run for 9 yds to the Tenn 11
10:403rd & 1 at opp 11Ryker Fyfe run for 2 yds to the Tenn 9 for a 1ST down
10:021st & goal at opp 9Ryker Fyfe run for 9 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)Tennessee 31, Nebraska 24
Tennessee Touchdown, 4 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 35Drew Brown kickoff for 57 yds , Micah Abernathy return for 15 yds to the Tenn 23
9:451st & 10 at own 23Alvin Kamara run for 7 yds to the Tenn 30
9:262nd & 3 at own 30Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Ethan Wolf
9:183rd & 3 at own 30Joshua Dobbs run for 11 yds to the Tenn 41 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at own 41Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 59 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
8:451st & 10 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds , Jordan Nelson return for 15 yds to the Neb 15 Jordan Nelson fumbled, recovered by Neb Christian Bailey
8:331st & 10 at own 15Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete
8:102nd & 10 at own 15Ryker Fyfe run for a loss of 5 yards to the Neb 10 Ryker Fyfe fumbled, recovered by Neb Ryker Fyfe
7:413rd & 15 at own 10Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to De’Mornay Pierson-El
7:244th & 15 at own 10Caleb Lightbourn punt for 52 yds , Cameron Sutton returns for 1 yd to the Tenn 39
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
7:141st & 10 at own 39John Kelly run for no gain to the Tenn 39
6:432nd & 10 at own 39John Kelly run for a loss of 3 yards to the Tenn 36
6:003rd & 13 at own 36Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Josh Malone
5:524th & 13 at own 36Trevor Daniel punt for 37 yds, fair catch by De’Mornay Pierson-El at the TENNESSEE 27 NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Lamar Jackson) to the Neb 17
Nebraska Turnover on downs, 11 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 17Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly
5:452nd & 10 at own 17NEBRASKA Penalty, False Start (Nick Gates) to the Neb 12
5:372nd & 15 at own 12Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 16 yds to the Neb 28 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at own 28Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Devine Ozigbo
5:102nd & 10 at own 28Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete
5:053rd & 10 at own 28Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete
5:054th & 10 at own 28Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 05:05
4:594th & 10 at own 28Fyfe, Ryker pass incomplete to Reilly, Brandon, PENALTY TENNESSEE pass interference (Osborne, Marquill) 15 yards to the NEBRASKA43, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NEBRASKA.
4:461st & 10 at own 43Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 6 yds to the Neb 49
4:202nd & 4 at own 49Ryker Fyfe pass complete to Bryan Reimers for 24 yds to the Tenn 27 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at opp 27Ryker Fyfe pass incomplete to Gabe Rahn
3:562nd & 10 at opp 27Ryker Fyfe sacked by Jonathan Kongbo for a loss of 16 yards to the Tenn 43 NEBRASKA Penalty, Intentional Grounding ( Yards) to the Tenn 43
3:293rd & 26 at opp 43Ryker Fyfe sacked by Derek Barnett for a loss of 9 yards to the Neb 48
3:294th & 35 at own 48Timeout TENNESSEE, clock 03:29
3:254th & 35 at own 48Zack Darlington pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr.
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at opp 48John Kelly run for 1 yd to the Neb 47
2:252nd & 9 at opp 47Joshua Dobbs run for 5 yds to the Neb 42
1:393rd & 4 at opp 42John Kelly run for no gain to the Neb 42
1:274th & 4 at opp 42Trevor Daniel punt for 40 yds, downed at the Neb 2
Nebraska Turnover on downs, 5 plays
1:211st & 10 at own 2Zack Darlington pass complete to Brandon Reilly for 12 yds to the Neb 14 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at own 14Zack Darlington pass incomplete to Brandon Reilly, broken up by Rashaan Gaulden
1:012nd & 10 at own 14Zack Darlington pass incomplete to Devine Ozigbo
0:543rd & 10 at own 14Zack Darlington pass incomplete to Bryan Reimers
0:464th & 10 at own 14Zack Darlington pass complete to Bryan Reimers for 2 yds to the Neb 16
Tennessee End of game, 1 play
0:421st & 10 at opp 16TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 17

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.

The series

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Nebraska leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.

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2016Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24Music City Bowl
1999Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21Fiesta Bowl
1997Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17Orange Bowl

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