Nebraska got a second-quarter field goal to pull within 14-3, but the Huskers were unable to get any closer as No. 3 Michigan battled its way to a 34-3 win over the Huskers at the Big House in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday afternoon.
Although Nebraska capped a 12-play, 55-yard drive with a 37-yard Timmy Bleekrode field goal with 4:10 left in the first half, the Huskers lost starting quarterback Chubba Purdy late in the drive following Purdy's first-down gaining run. Purdy, who made his second straight start in place of an injured Casey Thompson, ended his day with a team-high 39 rushing yards on five carries, while completing 6-of-12 passes for 56 yards.