Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Match Player Stats On Sep 07, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 7, 2013

No. 19 Nebraska 56, Southern Mississippi 13: Taylor Martinez passed for three touchdowns and Ameer Abdullah rushed for 114 yards and two scores as the Cornhuskers routed the Golden Eagles.

Stanley Jean-Baptiste and Ciante Evans each returned interceptions for touchdowns in the opening quarter and Nebraska (2-0) led by 29 points at halftime. Southern Mississippi (0-2) possesses the longest active losing streak among FBS schools with 14 straight defeats.

Jean-Baptiste intercepted Golden Eagles quarterback Allan Bridgford and returned it 43 yards just 73 seconds into the game and Evans picked off a deflection for his first of two interceptions and scooted 22 yards to make it 21-3 with 1:17 left in the quarter. Martinez teamed up with Quincy Enunwa on a 16-yard aerial between the two defensive scores.

Abdullah scored on a 3-yard run with 7:01 left in the first half and Martinez tossed a 21-yard scoring aerial to Kenny Bell 12 seconds before halftime for a 35-6 advantage.

Bridgford threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Rickey Bradley early in the third quarter before Abdullah scored on a 37-yard run and Martinez connected with Sam Burtch on a 26-yard scoring play to make it 49-13. Imami Cross added a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Abdullah topped 100 yards in both games this season and eight times in his career. กญ Bridgford threw three interceptions and backup Nick Mullens tossed one and the Golden Eagles have thrown eight interceptions in two games. กญ The Cornhuskers had 285 rushing yards and a 479-284 edge in total offense.