| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 57-yard run by Rex Burkhead. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 13:42 Time Remaining. |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 26-yard pass from Taylor Martinez to Kenny Bell. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 7:07 Time Remaining. |
| Southern Miss Touchdown - 100-yard kickoff return by Tracy Lampley. (Corey Acosta extra point is good.). 6:54 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Southern Miss Touchdown - 24-yard pass from Chris Campbell to Dominique Sullivan. (Corey Acosta extra point is good.). 13:09 Time Remaining. |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Taylor Martinez to Jake Long. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 9:16 Time Remaining. |
| Southern Miss Field Goal - 45-yarder by Corey Acosta. 1:44 Time Remaining. |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 29-yard pass from Taylor Martinez to Steven Osborne. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 1:03 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Taylor Martinez to Kyler Reed. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 7:36 Time Remaining. |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 10-yard run by Braylon Heard. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 2:44 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Southern Miss Field Goal - 37-yarder by Corey Acosta. 13:03 Time Remaining. |
| Nebraska Touchdown - 11-yard pass from Taylor Martinez to Ameer Abdullah. (Brett Maher extra point is good.). 7:47 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Southern Miss | Nebraska |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 20 | 33 |
| By Rushing | 15 | 15 |
| By Passing | 4 | 17 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 7-14-50.0 | 12-15-80.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 260 | 632 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 66 | 79 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 3.9 | 8.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 185 | 278 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 47 | 45 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 75 | 354 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-17 | 1-8 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 19-7-0 | 34-26-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 3.9 | 10.4 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 5-41.6 | 1-21.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 121 | 139 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 0-0 | 3-41 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-121 | 4-98 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 4-35 | 2-30 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 7 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 5 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 7-7 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 20 | 49 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:22 | 31:38 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Southern Miss | Nebraska |
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| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| T.Martinez | 34 | 26 | 354 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34 | 26 | 354 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Maher | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Total | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Abdullah | 3 | 41 | 21 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 41 | 21 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Acosta | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 8 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| B.Maher | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 | | Total | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
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