Evanston, Ill. - Quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. continued his impressive play by recording his first 100-yard rushing game of the season while adding nearly 250 passing yards to lead No. 20 Nebraska to a 24-13 win over Northwestern at Ryan Field on Saturday night.
Nebraska, which improved to 4-0 while adding a road win to open Big Ten Conference play, amassed 556 yards of total offense, while holding the Wildcats to 388 total yards. The Big Red also dominated time of possession 35:23-24:37. Northwestern slipped to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten while playing in front of a crowd of just over 40,000 at Ryan Field that included well over 20,000 Big Red fans.