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No. 15 Utah Hammers Nebraska in the Las Vegas Bowl, 44-22

The Huskers and Utes meet for a bowl clash in Las Vegas. Follow along for updates.
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Utah Utes tight end Dallen Bentley carries the ball against Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Rex Guthrie.
Utah Utes tight end Dallen Bentley carries the ball against Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Rex Guthrie. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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Bowl season continues Wednesday with a battle between the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

Nebraska is taking on No. 15 Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl. The game is being televised on ESPN. Follow along for updates.

Most recent updates at the top.

Final: Utah 44, Nebraska 22

Nebraska Athletics Postgame Notes

  • The appearance in the SRS Distribution Bowl was Nebraska’s 55th all-time bowl game. With today’s loss, Nebraska now owns a 27-28 all-time bowl record.
  • Nebraska redshirt freshman running back Mekhi Nelson rushed 12 times for 88 yards and a 38-yard touchdown. His previous career high was 19 rushing yards against Michigan.
  • Nelson’s 38-yard first-quarter touchdown run was the second of his career, with his previous TD against Akron. The 38-yard run was also a career-long for Nelson.
  • Nelson also added 48 receiving yards to give him a career-high 136 scrimmage yards.
  • Sophomore receiver Jacory Barney Jr. scored on an eight-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for his fifth receiving touchdown of the 2025 season.
  • Barney finished the game with two receptions for 21 yards, giving him 100 career receptions. He joins JD Spielman (121) as the only Huskers with 100 or more receptions in their first two seasons. Barney is the 13th player in school history with 100 career receptions.
  • Redshirt freshman safety Caleb Benning had 13 tackles in the game. He entered the game with 11 career tackles, including seven in 2025.
  • Sophomore linebacker Vincent Shavers had a career-high nine tackles. His previous career high was nine tackles earlier this season against Michigan State.
  • Redshirt freshman safety Rex Guthrie had three tackles in the game. He finished the 2025 season with 63 tackles, the second-most ever for a Husker freshman (trailing only Michael Rose-Ivey’s 65 tackles in 2013).
  • Junior defensive end Cameron Lenhardt had a nine-yard sack in the second quarter, marking his second sack of the season.
  • Sixth-year senior Turner Corcoran started at right tackle, marking his 40th career start. Corcoran started at least one game in each of the past six seasons.
  • Nebraska committed one turnover in today’s game and finished the season with just 11 turnovers. That set a school record for fewest turnovers in a season, bettering 12 turnovers in 1992.
  • NU finished the 2025 season with a +2 turnover margin, marking the first season the Huskers have had a positive turnover margin since 2016.
  • Nebraska allowed two touchdown passes in the game and only nine passing touchdowns this season. This marks the first season Nebraska has allowed fewer than 10 passing touchdowns since allowing seven in 2009.

End 4Q TJ Lateef's throw to the end zone falls incomplete as the clock runs out.

4Q 0:06 TIMEOUT NEBRASKA (3)

Nebraska has a 4th & 4 from the UT26 upcoming.

4Q 0:19 TIMEOUT NEBRASKA (2)

The Huskers have 2nd & 17 upcoming from the UT39.

4Q 0:26 TURNOVER ON DOWNS

Utah is stopped on UT32.

Utah 44, Nebraska 22

4Q 1:55 TOUCHDOWN NEBRASKA

TJ Lateef runs and hurdles into the end zone for the score. The two-point conversion is successful.

TWO MINUTE TIMEOUT

4Q 2:00 Nebraska has a 3rd & 2 from the UT07 upcoming.

Utah 44, Nebraska 14

4Q 8:16 TOUCHDOWN UTAH

The Utes drive 96 yards for another score, capped off by the 17-yard pass to Dallen Bentley. The extra point misses.

4Q 10:52 INTERCEPTION

Nebraska drives into Utah territory, but TJ Lateef throws into double coverage and is picked off. The Utes take over at the UT05.

4Q 14:09 Utah stalls out and punts to the NU04.

End 3Q Utah has a 2nd & 4 from the NU 37 upcoming.

3Q 0:17 TURNOVER ON DOWNS

Nebraska's fourth down attempt near midfield sees TJ Lateef's pass batted by a lineman and fall well short of Dane Key. Utah takes over at the NU43.

3Q 3:24 Utah answers with a three-and-out and punts for just the second time in the game. It is fair caught at the NU13.

3Q 4:52 Another three-and-out for Nebraska. Archie Wilson's punt is fair caught at the NU49.

3Q 5:05 TIMEOUT NEBRASKA (1)

The Huskers have a 3rd and 14 from the NU12 upcoming.

Utah 38, Nebraska 14

3Q 5:56 TOUCHDOWN UTAH

Utah overcomes an offensive pass interference penalty that wiped out a touchdown to get down to the NU05. On 4th and 1, Devon Dampier runs up the middle for the score.

3Q 8:59 Nebraska's first drive of third quarter is another three-and-out. Archie Wilson's punt flies 45 yards to the UT48 and is returned for one yard.

3Q 10:40 TOUCHDOWN UTAH

Utah takes the opening drive of the second half 75 yards for another touchdown, scoring on a three-yard run from NaQuari Rogers.

Halftime: Utah 24, Nebraska 14

Nebraska Athletics Halftime Notes

  • Nebraska redshirt freshman running back Mekhi Nelson rushed eight times for 74 yards and a 38-yard touchdown in the first half. His previous career high was 19 rushing yards against Michigan.
  • Nelson’s 38-yard first-quarter touchdown run was the second of his career, with his previous TD against Akron. The 38-yard run was also a career-long for Nelson.
  • Sophomore receiver Jacory Barney Jr. scored on an eight-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for his fifth receiving touchdown of the 2025 season.
  • Sixth-year senior Turner Corcoran started at right tackle, marking his 40th career start. Corcoran started at least one game in each of the past six seasons.
  • Junior defensive end Cameron Lenhardt had a nine-yard sack in the second quarter, marking his second sack of the season.

End 2Q Nebraska runs out the clock.

Utah 24, Nebraska 14

2Q 0:20 TOUCHDOWN UTAH

Devon Dampier runs up the middle untouched for an 11-yard touchdown.

2Q 0:24 TIMEOUT UTAH (1)

The Utes have a 3rd & 9 upcoming from the NU11.

2Q 1:12 TIMEOUT NEBRASKA (3)

Utah has a 1st and 10 upcoming from the NU12.

TWO MINUTE TIMEOUT

2Q 2:00 Utah has a 2nd & 9 from the UT27 upcoming.

2Q 2:12 Nebraska goes three-and-out for a third straight drive. Archie Wilson's punt goes 49 yards to the UT26.

Utah 17, Nebraska 14

2Q 4:13 FIELD GOAL UTAH

Aided by a fourth down conversion, Utah drives inside hte NU10 but the drive stalls. The 28-yard field goal is good.

2Q 8:20 Nebraska goes three-and-out for the second straight drive. Archie Wilson's punt goes 43 yards and is fair caught at the UT40.

2Q 8:35 TIMEOUT NEBRASKA (2)

Nebraska has a 3rd & 4 upcoming from the NU22.

Nebraska 14, Utah 14

2Q 10:05 TOUCHDOWN UTAH

Devon Dampier delivers a strike to JJ Buchanan to convert the 3rd & Goal from the NU20.

2Q 10:13 TIMEOUT NEBRASKA (1)

Utah makes it inside the NU10 but notches a negative play and an intentional grounding penalty. The Utes have 3rd and Goal from the NU20 upcoming.

2Q 13:28 Nebraska goes three-and-out. Archie Wilson's punt goes 39 yards and is fair caught at the UT26.

End 1Q A negative play that lost 11 yards due to a fumbled pitch got the Utes off track. A false start two plays later pushed them back even further. Utah's punt goes 35 yards and is fair caught at the NU25.

Nebraska 14, Utah 7

1Q 2:20 TOUCHDOWN NEBRASKA

Nebraska caps off a 6:13 drive with an eight-yard jet-sweep to Jacory Barney Jr.

Nebraska 7, Utah 7

1Q 8:33 TOUCHDOWN UTAH

Aided by a 45-yard pass, Utah answers two plays later with a two-yard touchdown run by Devon Dampier.

Nebraska 7, Utah 0

1Q 11:08 TOUCHDOWN NEBRASKA

Mekhi Nelson takes off for a 38-yard touchdown run to get the Huskers on the board.

Nebraska receives the opening kickoff, with Jacory Barney Jr. bringing it out to the NU18.

Nebraska Football 2025 Schedule

  • Aug. 28 Nebraska 20, Cincinnati 17
  • Sep. 6 Nebraska 68, Akron 0
  • Sep. 13 Nebraska 59, Houston Christian 7
  • Sep. 20 Michigan 30, Nebraska 27
  • Oct. 4 Nebraska 38, Michigan State 27
  • Oct. 11 Nebraska 34, Maryland 31
  • Oct. 17 Minnesota 24, Nebraska 6
  • Oct. 25 Nebraska 28, Northwestern 21
  • Nov. 1 USC 21, Nebraska 17
  • Nov. 8 Nebraska 28, UCLA 21
  • Nov. 22 at Penn State 37, Nebraska 10
  • Nov. 28 Iowa 40, Nebraska 16
  • Dec. 31 Utah 44, Nebraska 22 (Las Vegas Bowl)

Home games are bolded. All times central.

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Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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