Gator Bowl Scores: Nebraska Cornhuskers Stage Second Half Comeback to Beat Clemson Tigers

Quentin Castille rushed for 125 yards on 18 carries, Joe Ganz threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns and Todd Peterson had 96 yards receiving and a TD on four receptions as the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4) overcame a 21-10 deficit in the second half to beat the Clemson Tigers (7-6) 26-21 at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida on New Year’s Day.

After a scoreless first quarter the Tigers used their defense to put the first points of the game on the board as DeAndre McDaniel collected a Ganz fumble and went 28-yards for a touchdown to give Clemson a 7-0 lead. Nebraska answered with a 48-yard field goal from Alex Henery with 1:10 left in the half to cut their deficit to 7-3 and they were in great position to add another score after Clemson QB Cullen Harper was picked off at their 27-yard line. The Cornhuskers quickly returned the favor as Ganz was picked off on first down and Crezdon Butler returned it 59 yards down to the Nebraska 13-yard line with 54 seconds left on the clock. Harper was sacked on first down but then hit Aaron Kelly on a 25-yard touchdown pass and the Tigers carried a 14-3 lead into the half.

Nebraska came out in the third quarter and found the endzone on their opening possession when Ganz hit Nate Swift on a 17-yard touchdown pass to cut the Cornhuskers deficit to 14-10 but the Tigers responded on their first drive of the second half as Harper hit Jacoby Ford on a 41-yard touchdown pass to push the cushion back to 11-points.

Following the Tigers quick strike Ganz answered for the Cornhuskers as he found Peterson on a 19-yard touchdown toss and after a Harper interception Nebraska climbed to within 21-20 as Henery hit a 28-yard field goal. Nebraska’s defense then forced a four and out and Henery connected on another 28-yard field goal and the Cornhuskers had their first lead at 23-21 heading into the fourth.

Both defenses stepped it up in the final frame but Henery managed to boot his fourth field goal of the game, a 22-yarder, to push the Cornhuskers advantage to 26-21 with 5:20 left in the game. Clemson managed to drive down to the Nebraska 10-yard line and were starring at a first and goal with just under two minutes but after an incomplete pass Harper was sacked back at the 26-yard line and two incomplete passes followed to turn the ball over. Nebraska then took a knee to seal the game.

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