University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 17
Huntington Bank Stadium
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
5-2 , 3-1
24
vs
6
Nebraska
5-2 , 2-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Nebraska
3
3
0
0
6
Minnesota
0
7
7
10
24
Team Stats
NEB
UMN
Total Yards
213
339
Pass Yards
177
153
Rushing Yards
36
186
Penalty Yards
65
30
1st Downs
13
18
3rd Downs
3
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
28:01
31:59
1st Quarter
NEB 3, UMN 0
NEB - Cunanan,Kyle 33 yd field goal 12 plays, 70 yards, TOP 06:42
2nd Quarter
NEB 3, UMN 7
UMN - Lindsey,Drake 1 yd run (Denaburg,Brady kick), 4 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:34
NEB 6, UMN 7
NEB - Cunanan,Kyle 30 yd field goal 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:28
3rd Quarter
NEB 6, UMN 14
UMN - Brockington,Lemeke 20 yd pass from Lindsey,Drake (Denaburg,Brady kick) 14 plays, 98 yards, TOP 08:43
4th Quarter
NEB 6, UMN 21
UMN - Taylor,Darius 1 yd run (Denaburg,Brady kick), 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:48
NEB 6, UMN 24
UMN - Denaburg,Brady 30 yd field goal 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:23
Game Leaders
CMP
16
TD
1
YDS
153
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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Gophers Down #25 Nebraska, 24-6; Break School Record with Nine Sacks
10/17/2025 10:30:00 PM | Football
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Darius Taylor ran for 148 yards and a touchdown, Drake Lindsey completed 16 of 20 passes for 153 yards and a score and Minnesota sacked quarterback Dylan Raiola nine times in a 24-6 victory over No. 25 Nebraska on Friday night.
The Gophers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) have won six straight against the Cornhuskers (5-2, 2-2), who fell short in their bid to win back-to-back road games in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2006. Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck improved to 7-1 against Nebraska, which hasn't won in Minneapolis since 2015.
Raiola completed 17 of 25 passes for 177 yards for the Huskers, who spent part of a short week addressing rumors of coach Matt Rhule's candidacy for the vacant Penn State job.
Anthony Smith and Karter Menz each had 2 1/2 sacks for Minnesota. Aided by the program's most sacks since Fleck became head coach in 2017, the Gophers held Nebraska to a season-low 36 yards rushing.
Lindsey found Le'Meke Brockington in the front corner of the end zone on a 20-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-6 with 2:36 left in the third quarter. A fourth-down defensive holding call kept the 98-yard, 14-play drive intact.
A pass-interference penalty negated a Nebraska interception on Minnesota's next possession, capped by Taylor's 1-yard touchdown run.
Minnesota led 7-6 at halftime thanks to a 1-yard, tush-push score by Lindsey 1:40 into the second quarter. Taylor's 71-yard run down the right sideline set up the touchdown and eclipsed the running back's 44 yards in the previous two games, his first since missing two contests with an injury.
The Takeaway
Nebraska: Inconsistent line play on both sides of the ball caught up with the Huskers, who were outgained 186-36 on the ground and rarely created a clean pocket for Raiola.
Minnesota: Ranked 114th nationally with 112.3 yards per game before Friday, the Gophers' rushing attack finally found its legs with the same outside zone runs that have vexed Nebraska in this matchup for the better part of the last decade.
Up Next
Nebraska: Hosts Northwestern on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Minnesota: At Iowa next Saturday.
The Gophers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) have won six straight against the Cornhuskers (5-2, 2-2), who fell short in their bid to win back-to-back road games in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2006. Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck improved to 7-1 against Nebraska, which hasn't won in Minneapolis since 2015.
Raiola completed 17 of 25 passes for 177 yards for the Huskers, who spent part of a short week addressing rumors of coach Matt Rhule's candidacy for the vacant Penn State job.
Anthony Smith and Karter Menz each had 2 1/2 sacks for Minnesota. Aided by the program's most sacks since Fleck became head coach in 2017, the Gophers held Nebraska to a season-low 36 yards rushing.
Lindsey found Le'Meke Brockington in the front corner of the end zone on a 20-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-6 with 2:36 left in the third quarter. A fourth-down defensive holding call kept the 98-yard, 14-play drive intact.
A pass-interference penalty negated a Nebraska interception on Minnesota's next possession, capped by Taylor's 1-yard touchdown run.
Minnesota led 7-6 at halftime thanks to a 1-yard, tush-push score by Lindsey 1:40 into the second quarter. Taylor's 71-yard run down the right sideline set up the touchdown and eclipsed the running back's 44 yards in the previous two games, his first since missing two contests with an injury.
The Takeaway
Nebraska: Inconsistent line play on both sides of the ball caught up with the Huskers, who were outgained 186-36 on the ground and rarely created a clean pocket for Raiola.
Minnesota: Ranked 114th nationally with 112.3 yards per game before Friday, the Gophers' rushing attack finally found its legs with the same outside zone runs that have vexed Nebraska in this matchup for the better part of the last decade.
Up Next
Nebraska: Hosts Northwestern on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Minnesota: At Iowa next Saturday.
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