He led all qualified rookies in the country in total offense at 295.1 yards per game. He set a Husker single-season record for 300-yard games with seven, powered the NU offense to eight games of 450-plus yards in 11 starts and finished with the second-best completion percentage for a season and fifth-best yardage season in Nebraska history (3,246) despite missing a September game against Troy with a knee injury.
Martinez closed his season, in a 31-28 walk-off loss to Iowa, with an outing that looked much like many others this fall. He completed 26 of 38 for 260 yards, rushed for 76 more, accounted for three total touchdowns and turned the ball over once.