Huskers Blank Rutgers, 31-0

Nebraska football amassed 429 yards of total offense in a 31-0 win at Rutgers on Saturday afternoon.

The Huskers pitched their first shutout since joining the Big Ten to improve to 6-4 and 3-4 in the Big Ten, while Rutgers fell to 2-8 and 1-6 in league play. 

Nebraska's shutout is the first against a conference opponent since 2003.

The Huskers finished with 237 yards on the ground, with Jamal Rule accounting for 103 yards on 22 totes to tally his third 100-yard game this season.  

Anthony Colandrea finished 15-of-22 through the air with 188 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with Luke Lindenmeyer and Carter Nelson. 

Defensively, the Blackshirts held Rutgers to just 143 yards while forcing two turnovers, with Caleb Benning and Jeremiah Charles picking off Rutgers quarterback AJ Surace. Jordan Ochoa and Jahsear Whittington each recorded a sack for the Big Red. 

The Huskers got on the board first, going up 7-0 on a season-long 16-play, 9:17 drive that was 94 yards and culminated with a Lindenmeyer reception in the end zone. It was Nebraska's fourth 90+ yard touchdown drive in the last three games. Rule rushed for 34 yards during the drive.

NU tacked on another score to go up 14-0 before halftime. A 40-yard completion from Colandrea to C. Nelson set up a six-yard Colandrea quarterback keeper for the touchdown. 

A Benning interception gave Nebraska the ball at its own 49-yard line at the start of the third quarter. M. Nelson capped the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run that put NU up 21-0. 

C. Nelson put the Big Red up 28-0 with 14:30 to go on a 13-yard touchdown reception. Rule ran for 28 yards in the drive and Lindenmeyer grabbed a 16-yard reception to put NU in the red zone. 

The Huskers will return to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln to take on the No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Nov. 21. A game time and television network is yet to be determined.