Ohio 21, Nebraska 49 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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OHIO	10	3	0	8	21
NEB	7	7	14	21	49

Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)

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Team stats

OHIO		NEB
17	First downs	28
303	Total yards	523
164	Passing yards	275
14-32	Comp-Att	18-32
5.1	Yards per pass	8.6
139	Rushing yards	248
33	Rushes	42
4.2	Yards per rush	5.9
6-15	3rd down	9-14
1-1	4th down	1-2
2-30	Penalties-yards	9-65
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
29:21	Time of possession	30:39
2	Sacks	2
5	Tackles for loss	4
2	QB hurries	5
5	Passes defended	8
0	Defensive TDs	0
23	Kick return yards	8
—	Punt return yards	9
1	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	4
7	Kicking points	7

Advanced stats

OHIO		NEB
+0.05	EPA per play	+0.46
35%	Success rate	51%
1.32	Explosiveness	1.54
+0.21	Rushing EPA per play	+0.53
46%	Rushing success rate	57%
-0.16	Passing EPA per play	+0.37
24%	Passing success rate	44%
49%	Standard downs success	49%
13%	Passing downs success	58%
3.40	Line yards per rush	3.67
1.14	Second-level yards	1.75
0.57	Open-field yards	1.98
11%	Stuff rate	15%
100%	Power success	83%
14%	Havoc caused	20%
5	Scoring chances	7
4.20	Points per chance	7.00
Own 29	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
3	Explosive plays	8
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q113:49
OhioTD
(13:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 N.Poulos pass complete short right to #15 R.Neer caught at NEB00, for 4 yards to the NEB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:49 #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #42 M.Haines, LS: #46 N.Hemer)
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yds
7-0
Q18:19
NebraskaTD
(08:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Rule rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:19 #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
7-7
Q13:16
OhioFG
(03:16) #47 W.Hryszko field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #42 M.Haines, LS: #46 N.Hemer), clock 03:16
Drive: 9 plays, 46 yds
10-7
Q210:38
OhioFG
(10:41) #47 W.Hryszko field goal attempt from 45 yards GOOD (H: #42 M.Haines, LS: #46 N.Hemer), clock 10:38
Drive: 11 plays, 51 yds
13-7
Q28:13
NebraskaTD
(08:19) No Huddle #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #25 J.Rule caught at OHI24, for 24 yards to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:13, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 7 plays, 92 yds
13-14
Q34:41
NebraskaTD
(04:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea rush left for 13 yards gain to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 11 plays, 73 yds
13-21
Q31:17
NebraskaTD
(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 M.Nelson rush right for 29 yards gain to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:17, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 8 plays, 69 yds
13-28
Q412:05
OhioTD
(12:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 N.Poulos rush left for 1 yard gain to the NEB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:05, #3 D.Dorwart pass attempt Successful
Drive: 10 plays, 70 yds
21-28
Q49:10
NebraskaTD
(09:24) No Huddle #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short middle to #13 M.Nelson caught at OHI45, for 51 yards to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:10, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
21-35
Q45:57
NebraskaTD
(06:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Rule rush left for 11 yards gain to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:57, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 5 plays, 70 yds
21-42
Q41:53
NebraskaTD
(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short left to #3 K.Gilmer caught at OHI00, for 9 yards to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Drive: 3 plays, 17 yds
21-49

Score shown OHIO-NEB.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Nick Poulos	14/31	164	5.3	1	0
Matt Vezza	0/1	0	0.0	0	1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Nick Poulos	10	70	7.0	1	17
Duncan Brune	9	32	3.6	0	9
Irving Brown	2	10	5.0	0	6
Preston Bowman	2	9	4.5	0	6
Victor Rosa	5	7	1.4	0	4
Mike Taylor Jr.	2	6	3.0	0	6
Matt Vezza	3	5	1.7	0	8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Riley Neer	6	104	17.3	1	68
Dom Dorwart	2	29	14.5	0	20
AJ Miller	2	18	9.0	0	14
Eian Pugh	2	8	4.0	0	11
Victor Rosa	1	5	5.0	0	5
Andrew Metzger	1	0	0.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
JT Haskins	8	6	0	1	0	0
Jack Fries	8	4	0	0.5	1	0
Charlie Christopher	7	4	0	0	0	0
Ike Ackerman	4	4	2	2	0	0
DJ James-Hamilton	4	3	0	0	0	0
Michael Molnar	4	2	0	0	0	0
Evan Herrmann	3	3	0	1	0	1
Tyler Gillison	3	1	0	0.5	1	1
DJ Walker	2	2	0	0	1	0
Khamani Debrow	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cody Raymond	2	2	0	0	0	0
Eli Thompson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ronald Jackson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kendall Bannister	1	1	0	0	1	0
Sandro Malicevic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nathan Hale	1	1	0	0	0	0
Barry Dillon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Minnis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Reagans	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nehemiah Dukes	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Will Hryszko	2/3	67.0	45	1/1	7

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Magnus Haines	4	181	45.3	0	0	53

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DJ James-Hamilton	1	23	23.0	23	0