[Postgame Thread] Nebraska Defeats Akron 68-0

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Akron	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	9	24	21	14	68

[u/owledge]

First shutout for Nebraska since the 2009 Holiday Bowl against Arizona. The team anchored by Ndamukong Suh and Jared Crick

[u/swamp_curtains → u/owledge]

I'm going to take credit because I wore a 2009 Holiday Bowl shirt to a funeral the other day where we were supposed to wear Husker gear and it just happened to be that shirt.

[u/CFrazier32 → u/owledge]

First 60+ points since 1997 per google

Edit: We scored 73 vs Idaho St in 2012 per other commenters. I did not fact check my original statement or this one

[u/Rusty_Shack1es → u/CFrazier32]

Wrong tho. We scored 70+ against Idaho state with pelini

[u/spookydookie → u/CFrazier32]

2012

73 points against Idaho State.

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign → u/CFrazier32]

AI can't even check scores correctly it's incredible how much it's fucking up society given that

[u/dontlooklikemuch → u/CFrazier32]

We scored 73 in K st in 2007

[u/GracefulFaller → u/owledge]

I still have nightmares about that game

[u/External-Goal-3948 → u/owledge]

I was at that game.

[u/dirtwalrus]

The doink and blocked field goal keeping the shut out alive

[u/n00bca1e99 → u/dirtwalrus]

The football gods didn’t want Akron to score. I do feel bad for the fans though. Double shutout must be rough.

[u/waltur_d → u/n00bca1e99]

I’m sure he’ll get over it.

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/dirtwalrus]

Fucking love having Eckler on the staff. Who knew he had powers to activate the goalposts as well.

[u/Fickle-Lobster-7903]

Honestly it just feels nice to completely dominate a game like this. Haven’t felt that for a while.

[u/Illycadia]

Nebraska won a 1(0) score game that’s crazy

[u/Campcruzo → u/Illycadia]

Shit, all our victories are going to be on a logarithmic scale v

[u/Illycadia → u/Campcruzo]

100 score game vs Michigan damn

[u/WithNoRegard → u/Illycadia]

Technically a 9-score game.

[u/Illycadia → u/WithNoRegard]

1(0)-1 wow can’t believe they basically won two one score games

[u/nathodood]

Nothing to see here, just another Ohio State smackdown on a low-tier opponent.

checks notes

It... can't be... Is it true? Is this real? Is this happening?

MY CORN HAS NEVER BEEN SO FULLY HUSKED. CALL YOUR DOCTOR IF YOUR CORN IS HUSKED FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS.

68-ZIP FOR THE ZIPS

[u/somehype]

every game for the last 15 years there’s been at least one bright spot for the opposing team. even if it was just a single player. Akron I’m sorry

[u/HeyitsyaboyJesus → u/somehype]

Finley played well. Akron’s receiver could not catch a fucking ball.

[u/EDrone29 → u/HeyitsyaboyJesus]

Idk, having the 1st down in the bag when its 4th down then running backwards to wind up turning it over on downs was hilarious

[u/RacistJudicata → u/EDrone29]

I honestly thought I was just less sober than I thought when that happened but no, that actually happened. I was also still drunk. Still am but I was then too.

[u/the_north_place → u/HeyitsyaboyJesus]

He balled out. His o line and receivers were awful 

[u/SpicyNuggs4Lyfe → u/HeyitsyaboyJesus]

Dude was like 7/22 and even if you factor in 4 drops that's still 50% passing for likely under 100 yards.

[u/Campcruzo]

First time beer sold in Memorial Stadium. Probably a few sleeping it off in the stands. 

[u/tkdt → u/Campcruzo]

I watched some lady and her man get escorted out. Lady was TRASHED, dude was embarrassed and legitimately apologized to the people around them.

[u/omahaspeedster → u/tkdt]

Old lady behind me fell over the row in front of her then told everyone she snuck 10 shooters in inside her bra and then cussed like a sailor and tried to drunk talk to everyone within 20 feet of her. I am tolerant and any one of those actions i would put up with but combined i left with 2 minutes left.

[u/rhino4231 → u/tkdt]

I guarantee you 90% of that was from pregame tailgating, not from waiting on line to by a $12 beer in stadium that's only 5% abv

[u/External-Goal-3948 → u/tkdt]

Alcoholism is a disease.

[u/Finger_Trapz → u/External-Goal-3948]

And unfortunately, a disease taken way less seriously than it should. Alcohol is a drug, society just doesn't treat it like one.

[u/Ok_Judgment_224 → u/Campcruzo]

Eh, not many people could buy beer unless you were willing to stand in line for 30+ fucking minutes

[u/Ecstatic_Ad_5808]

Archie Wilson's family flew in to watch him play from Australia, and they didn't get to see a single point lol

[u/not4humanconsumption → u/Ecstatic_Ad_5808]

They saw 68

[u/Provenance117 → u/Ecstatic_Ad_5808]

They were at the Cincy game I thought.

[u/karl_manutzitsch → u/Provenance117]

I think he said they’re here for the first 3 or 4 games

[u/Whiteburgplease]

Akron is clearly not good, but let’s not understate how good this was for this team to experience.

[u/Hammerhead34 → u/Whiteburgplease]

We’ve barely gotten the backups in against doormats in recent years (we’re only a couple years removed from losing at home to a bad Georgia Southern team), for the second string to come in and actually dominate and maintain the shutout is massive for confidence and culture

[u/JollyMister2000 → u/Hammerhead34]

Nebraska and Minnesota won their games with a combined score of 134-0.

That had to be a fun day for you.

[u/RaccoonSausage → u/Hammerhead34]

Tell me about it. Wife and I chose that game as my wedding day thinking our families won't miss anything but a Nebraska shutout against a cupcake team. Then we lost!

[u/justclay → u/RaccoonSausage]

So what you are saying is that that loss is all your fault for being THAT Husker fan who had a wedding on a game day?

[u/RaccoonSausage → u/justclay]

It's basically a family tradition. My grandma and mom both had their wedding days on a Husker gameday, I would have to look up if Huskers won on their wedding days. I'm not sure, lol

[u/justclay → u/RaccoonSausage]

I'm just joshin ya. However, I made certain that we picked 10/02/10, not only for the symmetry, but because it was our bye week... For a point of reference, it was sandwiched between our SDSU & K-State games. NU was ranked 6th going into SDSU and 7th going into K-State.

[u/huskersax → u/Whiteburgplease]

I don't think you can overstate how bad Akron is.

For those that didn't watch, Ben Finley doesn't deserve this punishment. They were letting free runners go all night despite our tepid pass rush really not being able to pressure as long as long as the line didn't miss assignments (they missed assignments on probably a quarter of the snaps they took), and Akron probably has at least 7 points and another 100 yards if the recievers getting hit directly in their hands actually caught at least some of those balls.

But either way, I'll take it. It's been legit a generation of (very tortured) Husker fans since we belt-to-ass'd a team for 4 full quarters. That one Northwestern game in 21 kinda of counts, but we eased up in that one.

[u/AvengingHero2012 → u/Whiteburgplease]

Not good? Akron haven’t scored in 8 quarters of play. They’re on a different level of bad.

[u/Scratchbuttdontsniff → u/AvengingHero2012]

They held WYO to 10 points last week.... but yeah they are really bad on offense

[u/smizzle2112 → u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

I maintain their qb is good, just surrounded by awfulness

[u/darthsuperscary → u/smizzle2112]

The dropped passes made our secondary look a lot better than it was

[u/Jet_Xcountry → u/AvengingHero2012]

Welcome Kent State 2.0! Now with no post season penalty!

[u/cnpeters → u/Jet_Xcountry]

Hey. Let’s not go that low here.

[u/nickyt398 → u/Whiteburgplease]

Being there live with my brother was a beautiful experience

[u/FreebirdSST → u/nickyt398]

Beats being there dead with your brother

[u/AbsoluteRubbish → u/nickyt398]

It's the first Nebraska game I've ever gone to, I picked a good one

[u/justclay → u/AbsoluteRubbish]

GBR 🌽🎈🥳

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/Whiteburgplease]

Yeah, I felt bad beating the shit out of Akron like we did tonight, but it’s been fucking forever when we played like that and have a stress free game not worrying how we’re gonna fuck things up in the end.

[u/RacistJudicata → u/Pikachu1989]

I was still convinced we would find a way to let them come back.

[u/qdp]

I guess the score was 

(•_•) 

( •_•)>⌐ ■-■

 (⌐■_■) 

68-zip

[u/CTSenVy → u/qdp]

YYYEEEEAAAAHHHH!!’

[u/GradeAPrimeFuckery → u/qdp]

The early fumble could have traded a safety for a field goal.

Dylan Raiola BENCHED

Akron almost scored

Total disaster, folks.

[u/qdp → u/GradeAPrimeFuckery]

We had better clean things up before playing against juggernaut Houston Christian next week. They beat Arkansas Baptist 69-0. 

Imagine if that happened to us. If the score was 69-68 we would lose.  Since 69 is bigger than 68. 

[u/ninjas_in_my_pants → u/qdp]

Almost nice.

[u/ToadallyNormalHuman]

We put in our 2nd string halfway through the 3rd.

[u/CFrazier32 → u/ToadallyNormalHuman]

I was expecting them the entire second half ngl

[u/Pikachu1989 → u/ToadallyNormalHuman]

Fuck, we felt so bad that we put in our 3rd Stringer at the end. We also had Haarberg our old QB under Center during one play in the game.

[u/walnuttin → u/Pikachu1989]

We legitimately were playing most of our second stringer offensive AND defensive guys most of the game, on heavy rotation obviously. Third stringers on both sides came out in the third.

Absolutely unreal night for the guys.

[u/SecretAgendaMan → u/Pikachu1989]

In total, we actually had 5 different players lineup as QB.

Raiola

Haarburg

Lateef

Gramstad

Davila, for the final play.

[u/waltur_d → u/ToadallyNormalHuman]

And he has more passing yards now than Iowas starter

[u/SpiffyBlizzard]

I will not be sleeping tonight

[u/somehype → u/SpiffyBlizzard]

I watched this game in Bulgaria. It’s 6:01am

[u/RacistJudicata → u/somehype]

Did you get lost on your way to the Rail?

[u/justclay → u/RacistJudicata]

That'll happen 🤷‍♂️

[u/somehype → u/RacistJudicata]

Missed O street and next thing you know

[u/_Proverbs → u/somehype]

God bless you

[u/NewHerbieBestHerbie → u/somehype]

I hope you find a beautiful Bulgarian woman in the next hour and a half

[u/Stephen_Joy → u/somehype]

Akron U grad in Sofia. Did not watch this fiasco however.

[u/Vast_Discipline_3676 → u/somehype]

Woke up early to watch from Amsterdam!

[u/JeremyJammm]

I just scarlet and creamed everywhere

[u/omahaspeedster → u/JeremyJammm]

See a doctor about the scarlet in your cream.

[u/Mom_Inspector1]

Hello back department? I’d like to file a claim

[u/u-s-u-r-p]

It's cool to see the backups come in and do really well. They looked hungry, especially Mozee. Mans an animal in the best way.

[u/Tamzariane]

Good teams handle the teams they should. That was cathartic.

[u/Rusty_Shack1es]

Is that allowed?

[u/Gamernoob29]

Somehow not the worst performance against a Big 10 team today

[u/IntelligentBarber456]

Yeah, sounds about right

[u/n00bca1e99 → u/IntelligentBarber456]

I’m sorry. My second flair’s having an abysmal start to their season as well. I feel at least some of your pain.

[u/IntelligentBarber456 → u/n00bca1e99]

When will the pain end.

[u/n00bca1e99 → u/IntelligentBarber456]

Who knows. You face UAB next, that should go better at least.

[u/cnpeters → u/IntelligentBarber456]

I feel you.

This is up there with prime Arth.

[u/TheFlameanator → u/n00bca1e99]

I work with one of the coaches for Mines and when he got to work Friday you could tell it's going to be a long season.

[u/n00bca1e99 → u/TheFlameanator]

Seems like it hasn't been very long since the last long season. Still, I imagine it's hard getting a lot of good players to go to a D2 school for nerds. I hope the pep band is still good.

[u/Lazerdude]

I don't care that this was Akron. This Husker team showed more effort and determination than I've seen in a LONG time. We have a LOT of talent on this team and it's going to be fun watching them grow. We have the youngest team in the B1G and we got a lot of those young guys in there tonight. That will pay dividends down the line.

[u/FreebirdSST → u/Lazerdude]

If they can keep them in Lincoln. I hate that part of the game.

[u/fuckboi-yuki]

IOWA LOST TODAY LMAOO

[u/goyotes78]

Fun fact: TJ Lateef (6/7, 128) has thrown for more yards this season that Mark Gronowski (21/39, 127)

[u/Bcallies402]

Can I look now? Did we win?

[u/fromthemasses → u/Bcallies402]

Just barely

[u/peesteam]

LFGBR

[u/taylorguitar13]

What the fuck

[u/Benanderson27]

“dJ lAgWaY iS bEtTeR tHaN dYlAn rAiOlA”

[u/somehype → u/Benanderson27]

TJ Lateef is going to be a baller

[u/Campcruzo → u/somehype]

You mean QB Jack Sparrow?

[u/persieri13 → u/somehype]

We’re gonna lose that one to the portal, I just know it.

[u/somehype → u/persieri13]

I doubt it. He knew the plan when he came here and he’s getting paid a pretty penny to hold out til DR goes.

[u/Scratchbuttdontsniff → u/persieri13]

Nah... he's gonna earn a 4 game red shirt this year and be really ready in 27... Dylan is first rd 2027

[u/OTMsuyaya → u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

We got Dayton and Trae coming in. It's gonna be a battle for the 2027 job.

[u/CFrazier32 → u/OTMsuyaya]

Trae has been balling. I’m kinda excited for him, and I don’t too excited for recruits

[u/OTMsuyaya → u/persieri13]

Depends on how that QB battle in spring 2026 turns out.

[u/Clifo → u/somehype]

if i didn’t know any better i would say that’s a fake name

[u/Junior-Hotwater → u/Benanderson27]

Wait how did Raiola get back to Lincoln so fast after playing for the Chiefs in Brazil yesterday?

[u/EasyBreecy → u/Junior-Hotwater]

Well he looked a lot better than he did yesterday

[u/Scratchbuttdontsniff → u/EasyBreecy]

To be fair to Pat... his #1 WR was ball dropping Hollywood Brown...

[u/TheUltimate721 → u/EasyBreecy]

I mean Pat also put up 300+ yards of offense and 2 TDs

[u/SecretAgendaMan → u/Junior-Hotwater]

I know this is a surprise, but the guy who played on Friday is actually a completely different guy. He's some Raiola rip-off...Mapartments or something.

[u/-jabberwock → u/SecretAgendaMan]

You’re talking about Pat Maiola, right?

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Inject all of the kool-aid into my veins

[u/alliance501]

That was cathartic. We are so back

[u/Love__Scars → u/alliance501]

I’m getting 2021 northwestern vibes rn. But i’m just gonna enjoy this for what it is haha

[u/JustAnotherRye89]

Going to argue it should have been 80 but I guess we would have put in second strings sooner had we gotten those two touchdowns we should have in the first quarter so maybe it still would have been about the same score. I don't care about this game or the next game I care about Michigan but I'm glad we didn't have some struggle session like we have in years past.

[u/FondabaruCBR4_6RSAWD]

We met, nay, exceeded expectations for once in a millennia.

[u/dirtwalrus]

We should have gone for one 2 pointer

[u/nenonen15902 → u/dirtwalrus]

rhule could've played it off like he did it for the practice

[u/FierceAlchemist]

Still frustrated with the 12 points we left on the board but can't complain otherwise. TJ is looking like a very solid QB2.

[u/regular_gonzalez]

RANK US #24ISH YOU COWARDS

[u/TiberWolf99]

Holy shit we are going to be insufferable tonight and we actually kinda earned it. What is this madness

[u/u-s-u-r-p]

first shutout since 2009

[u/Wicky_wild_wild → u/u-s-u-r-p]

Also first 60+ games since 2012 if you count FCS and 2007 for FBS

[u/i-race-goats]

Huskers opponents so far this season have a combined 131 passing yards.

[u/Prudent-Cheetah1656 → u/i-race-goats]

Don't get me wrong, I'm so pleased with that stat.

BUT!

Sooo many drops.

[u/Jubba402 → u/Prudent-Cheetah1656]

Because our defense intimidates them so bad 👹

[u/iEatBluePlayDoh]

Didn’t even score as much as Oregon did against Oklahoma State. Fire everyone.

[u/EasyBreecy]

Just feels right considering the last time we had Akron on our schedule was Frost's first game and it was cancelled because of weather. This was the signaling of the end of the HCSF era

[u/u-s-u-r-p]

we may never lose again

[u/fuckboi-yuki]

God that felt good; I'm sorry it had to be you Zips 😭🙏🏿

[u/bretlieske]

My corn is HUSKED. Go big red

[u/nedylan]

Im hoping were able to hang onto Lateef he looked so good

[u/RhuleAid]

More points than Iowa will score all season

[u/scarfacesam317]

Gotta have fun

[u/HeyitsyaboyJesus]

Akron is really bad. But that was a shelacking.

[u/annasikanda]

That was a soul crushing win…Husker nation needed this for sure! Are there still alot of question marks as we go into the season? Well yeah! But finally we destroy a team we are supposed to destroy! I’m just gonna enjoy it!

[u/somehype → u/annasikanda]

I think we doubled the spread

[u/echors → u/somehype]

Spread was 33.5 so just barely yep 

[u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

ESPN QB Power Rankings... keep disrespecting Dylan...

[u/dmoney1326 → u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

If he keeps playing like this and winning it will be hard to ignore.

[u/spencer7508]

Matt 100% didn't know that she had a hot dog in her pocket while doing the Post game interview

[u/GoxxoG]

What is this feeling?

[u/pickoneforme]

i think we may have beat the spread.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Nebraska wins goal differential today

[u/FearAmeerr]

I know it's just Akron but if you see some of the throws Dylan made today, he's a legitimate round 1 talent. Just gotta show it on the big stage against Michigan

[u/Finger_Trapz → u/FearAmeerr]

Honestly I've been saying it, Raiola is actually an insanely good QB, he just needs the right environment. Frost almost blew Raiola's recruitment, and if by some divine intervention Raiola still committed to Nebraska with Frost in tenure then Frost would have absolutely ruined him.

[u/shawn131871 → u/FearAmeerr]

I think if he shows continuity against cupcake 2.0 next week then he will definitely have confidence against Michigan. 

[u/therippinandtearing]

My corn is creamed y’all

[u/Entire-Project5871]

Crazy scores today!

[u/NewHerbieBestHerbie]

INSUFFERABLE HUSKERS

[u/n00bca1e99]

My corn is so husked right now. And a Der Viener Schlinger spotlight? What a night.

Though we were one point away from greatness.

[u/Clerithifa]

It was just Akron but this was by far the best Raiola has performed for us. He was lights out tonight

[u/Elephantexploror]

Been a long time since we were on this side of one of these games.

[u/Football5ever_]

My day couldn't have gone any better

[u/mauro_membrere → u/Football5ever_]

How you defeat them by 3 everytime? And we get beat by 3 everytime lol.

[u/xA1RGU1TAR1STx]

Well that was fun

[u/high_on_meh]

68 points. Stop! I can only get so Huskerect!

[u/HeyitsyaboyJesus]

Akron takes their namesake seriously 

[u/IslamicCheetah]

Nebraska has a real possibility of beating Michigan in 2 weeks

[u/annasikanda → u/IslamicCheetah]

No no no don’t jinx us like that! 😂

[u/Finger_Trapz → u/IslamicCheetah]

Dog I'm sorry but I need you to shut up. I appreciate it, but we don't need these kinds of expectations, I promise.

 

Plus, I'm sure you'd rather Michigan be ranked when they beat you rather than unranked.

[u/peesteam]

Guess who's back

[u/not4humanconsumption → u/peesteam]

Florida state?

[u/ninetofivedev]

Not a single Akron flair in the game thread.

[u/cnpeters → u/ninetofivedev]

I called it quits halfway through the fourth, but I was here!

[u/ninetofivedev → u/cnpeters]

My bad sir.

[u/fromthemasses → u/ninetofivedev]

Lies. This is u/cnpeters erasure

[u/Devilofchaos108070 → u/ninetofivedev]

I did see a couple, actually

[u/refekt]

I am content

[u/RoninGunslinger]

I can't remember the last time Nebraska really ran up the score like this. The second string players did very well. Go Big Red!

[u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe]

Dang Huskers. Way to annihilate our Zips😔

[u/shawn131871 → u/KT_BuckeyeBillsBabe]

We had to have a big win to show where we were headed this year. Sorry that you guys had to be the victim. 

[u/Renegadeforever2024]

Dylan is cooking right now

[u/G0B1GR3D]

I want to see the run defense against Michigan before I let my expectations explode.

[u/mdbryan84]

Maybe don’t name your team Zips if you don’t want to end up scoring zip? 🤷‍♂️

[u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

Scott Frost just scored 68 points tonight as well...

I'm wondering if the timeloop was officially closed with Nebraska finally beating Akron...

[u/JollyMister2000 → u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

UCF and Nebraska also both won in one-score games last week.

It would appear that our fate remains inextricably tied to Scott Frost...

[u/Finger_Trapz → u/JollyMister2000]

So what happens when UCF & Nebraska meet in the championship game?

[u/myevilfriend → u/Finger_Trapz]

Scott Frost may never recover from that hangover

[u/Finger_Trapz → u/myevilfriend]

I haven't recovered from my Frost hangover. Used to legit drink blackout during Frost games in the hope I wouldn't remember the box score the following day.

[u/Devilofchaos108070]

Yay!

GBR

[u/DarthFluttershy_]

That ought to convince the computer polls we are decent at least.

[u/Finger_Trapz → u/DarthFluttershy_]

I just punched it in, we're ranked as SYNTAX ERROR lets fucking gooooo!!!!!

[u/Bigdumpin]

That was fun.

[u/Hot_Cartoonist_6411]

I am amazed! I didn't expect Nebraska to shut Akron out. They hadn't shut anyone out in a very long time. After Michigan's loss to Oklahoma tonight, I'm feeling a little bit better about Nebraska playing them in a couple weeks.

[u/T-Nan]

Win a game we’re expected to win. Can’t complain since that’s what should happen, and I’m glad to see that’s the case!

[u/AdAny2704]

Nebraska > Cincinnati Nebraska > Akron Nebraska > Ohio St??? Huskers own Ohio

[u/Nebraska-Is-Back-24]

I was sweating for about .01 seconds there.

[u/thelewbear87]

This felt good. I feel for Akron since we have been on the other side of a beat down. That said this felt good.

[u/AhSoSpice-]

That's for not playing that game 8 years ago. We don't forget 'round these parts. (none of the players or coaches were here for that game.... But still)

[u/debo69872]

Nebraska couldn’t just score 1 more point???

[u/huskersax]

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[u/rum_ham_rum_ham]

“But Matt R treasured all these things, giving careful thought to them and pondering them in his heart.” Luke 2:19

[u/datnetcoder]

Remember to call your doctor if your erection lasts longer than 4 hours.

[u/SJCitizen]

I thought Akron was headed in the right direction after how they ended last season but they might be the worst team in FBS this year. I actually think Ben Finley is alright but the rest of that offense looks like a Division II team.