All Huskers

Nebraska Football Leads Wisconsin 24-10 at Halftime

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are 30 minutes from clinching bowl eligibility.

Kaleb Henry

Nov 23, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) waits for a snap during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium.
Nov 23, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) waits for a snap during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
In this story:

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are 30 minutes away from clinching bowl eligibility.

Nebraska leads Wisconsin 24-10 at halftime. The winner of this game will get to a sixth win on the season and become bowl eligible.

The Huskers got a kickoff return to midfield to open the game. That turned into a short field, and, eventually, a touchdown run by Heinrich Haarberg.

Wisconsin answered with a touchdown drive, but the Badgers struggled offensively the rest of the half, adding just one field goal. Wisconsin missed two other field goals.

Nebraska added touchdowns from Dante Dowdell and Jahmal Banks. After the Banks touchdown with 17 seconds to go, Wisconsin fumbled on the first play to give Nebraska a chance to score again. John Hohl drilled the 37-yard field goal to send the Big Red into the half with the lead.

NU has 237 total yards to UW's 205. The Huskers have a two-yard advantage in passing and a 78-48 lead in rushing yards.

Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is 17-for-22 passing. Emmett Johnson is leading the ground attack with 51 yards on eight carries.

Wisconsin will have the ball to begin the second half.

Nebraska Athletics Notes

  • Senior offensive tackle Bryce Benhart started his 52nd career game. He is tied with Ralph Brown for the most starts in Nebraska history by a non-kicker. He is one start behind the overall record holder, place-kicker Alex Henery, who had 53 career starts.
  • Junior quarterback Heinrich Haarberg opened the scoring with a five-yard touchdown run on the opening series. It was Haarberg’s first rushing touchdown of the season and the sixth of his career.
  • True freshman receiver Jacory Barney Jr. caught four passes for 40 yards in the first half He increased his season receptions total to 44, setting a school record for catches by a true freshman, bettering the 40 receptions by Wan’Dale Robinson in 2019. The overall freshman receptions record is 55.
  • Sophomore running back Dante Dowdell had a 12-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter for his team-leading ninth rushing touchdown of the season. He is one shy of becoming the first Husker since 2019 with 10 rushing TDs in a season (Dedrick Mills, 10, 2019).
  • Senior receiver Jahmal Banks caught his third TD pass of the season in the second quarter, and his first TD catch in six games.
  • Place-kicker John Hohl made a 37-yard field goal to conclude the first-half scoring. Hohl has now connected on six straight field goals.
  • Nebraska’s 24 first-half points were its most since scoring 28 in the first half against Colorado.
  • Today’s game captains were seniors Bryce Benhart, Isaac Gifford, John Bullock and Nash Hutmacher.

MORE: I-80 Club: Has Nebraska Football Jumped the Shark?

MORE: After Nebrasketball: Nebraska Beats No. 14 Creighton

MORE: Red State: Nebrasketball Upsets No. 14 Creighton in Omaha, 74-63

MORE: Blue State: Creighton Women's Basketball Upends No. 21 Nebraska, 80-74

Stay up to date on all things Huskers by bookmarking Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI, subscribing to HuskerMax on YouTube, and visiting HuskerMax.com daily.

Published
Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

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. 

Home/Football