Oregon scored its lone touchdown of the game with 28 seconds remaining to complete a 17-14 comeback victory over Nebraska in Eugene, Oregon late Saturday night.
Nebraska led 14-6 entering the fourth quarter but the Ducks outscored the Huskers 11-0 in the final 15 minutes.
The Huskers led 7-0 at halftime before a pair of third-quarter Oregon field goals trimmed the lead to 7-6. Anthony Colandrea scored a rushing touchdown with seven seconds left in the third quarter to put Nebraska up eight, but the Huskers could not hold on to the lead.
Colandrea had one passing and one rushing touchdown while accounting for 202 of Nebraska’s 242 yards. Colandrea led Nebraska with 38 rushing yards while Kwazi Gilmer had six catches for 74 yards and one touchdown.
Defensively, three Huskers finished with double-digit tackles while NU had a season-high 11 tackles for loss. Nebraska held Oregon to 242 yards but the strong defensive effort came up just short against a Duck squad ranked 25th in the coaches poll.
Defenses highlighted most of the first half, as the only score came with a Husker touchdown with four seconds left to go before the break. The Blackshirts held Oregon’s offense to just 50 total yards and two first downs in the first half.
Oregon’s special teams downed a punt inside the 6-yard line early in the second quarter and Colandrea threw a pick to give the Ducks the ball at the NU 14-yard line, but Caleb Benning forced a punt and Jahsear Whittington recovered it to keep the game scoreless.
The Big Red went up 7-0 with a Gilmer touchdown with four seconds left in the half. Colandrea also found Gilmer four plays earlier for a 31-yard pass to put Nebraska in Oregon territory.
The Ducks cut the lead to 7-6 with a pair of field goals in the third quarter.
A Mozee 26-yard rush highlighted the drive that put the Big Red up 14-6 going into the fourth quarter. Colandrea added a 22-yard quarterback keeper to kick off the drive, and he also capped it with a 6-yard rushing touchdown.
Oregon used a field goal to cut the lead to five before marching 82 yards on 20 plays for the game-winning 4-yard touchdown pass.
The Huskers have an off week next weekend before returning to Memorial Stadium to host the Washington Huskies on Sat., Oct. 31.
