Nebraska CornhuskersNebraska
vs 
Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnati
20 - 17
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Cincinnati | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Nebraska | Qtr | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 3 |
| 13 | Q2 | 0 |
| 0 | Q3 | 7 |
| 7 | Q4 | 7 |
| 20 | Final | 17 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q2 0:11 Touchdown Nebraska Dylan Raiola pass complete to Nyziah Hunter for 5 yds for a TD (Kyle Cunanan KICK) 13-3
Q3 6:53 Touchdown Cincinnati Brendan Sorsby Brendan Sorsby run for 7 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 13-10
Q4 10:36 Touchdown Nebraska Dylan Raiola pass complete to Dane Key for 3 yds for a TD (Kyle Cunanan KICK) 20-10
Q4 7:15 Touchdown Cincinnati Brendan Sorsby Brendan Sorsby run for 1 yd for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK) 20-17
Rivalry highlights
Series record
2-0
Nebraska first, 2 meetings since 1906
Series leader
Nebraska
Nebraska lead 2-0 in 2 meetings since 1906
Widest recent margin
41 points
Cincinnati 0-41 Nebraska, 1906
Tightest recent margin
3 points
Cincinnati 17-20 Nebraska, 2025
Highest recent total
41 points
Cincinnati 0-41 Nebraska, 1906
Head to head
Full rivalry page Nebraska 2 2 meetings since 1906 0 Cincinnati
Nebraska lead 2-0 in 2 meetings since 1906 Series leader: Nebraska.
Team stats, this game
NebraskaCincinnati356Total yards271
243Passing yards69
113Rushing yards202
0Turnovers2
0Sacks3
23First downs16
27Penalty yards20
Key players by position
| Nebraska | Pos | Cincinnati |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
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Current drive Game leaders
NEB CIN Nebraska vs Cincinnati player stats
Passing
| Nebraska | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Raiola | 33/42 | 243 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Sorsby | 13/25 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Nebraska | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Johnson | 25 | 108 | 0 | 16 |
| Heinrich Haarberg | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Janiran Bonner | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mekhi Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Raiola | 4 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
| Isaiah Mozee | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Sorsby | 13 | 96 | 2 | 29 |
| Tawee Walker | 7 | 53 | 0 | 11 |
| Evan Pryor | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
| Cyrus Allen | 2 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| Chance Williams | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Manny Covey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| Nebraska | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyziah Hunter | 6 | 65 | 1 | 24 |
| Dane Key | 6 | 51 | 1 | 15 |
| Luke Lindenmeyer | 5 | 47 | 0 | 19 |
| Emmett Johnson | 7 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 5 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Cortez Mills Jr. | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Quinn Clark | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Janiran Bonner | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Isaiah Mozee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus Allen | 5 | 41 | 0 | 14 |
| Joe Royer | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Patrick Gurd | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Evan Pryor | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Caldwell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Caleb Goodie | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tawee Walker | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Nebraska | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShon Singleton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Williams Nwaneri | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Javin Wright | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marques Buford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasan Mccullough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Lenhardt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Shavers Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Guthrie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keona Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Watson-Trent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Golday | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevon Gola-Callard | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Thompson | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Jiquan Sanks | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Logan Wilson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayden Barnes | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harrison | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew McDoom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dingle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simms III | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Antwan Peek Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Nebraska | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Cunanan | 2/2 | 52 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Rusnak | 1/1 | 45 | 2/2 | 5 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Nebraska: last 13 games before this one
7-6 in the last 13 · 23.5 scored · 19.5 allowed
WON 40-7 scored 40 · allowed 7 See game WON 28-10 scored 28 · allowed 10 See game WON 34-3 scored 34 · allowed 3 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game WON 28-10 scored 28 · allowed 10 See game WON 14-7 scored 14 · allowed 7 See game LOST 7-56 scored 7 · allowed 56 See game LOST 17-21 scored 17 · allowed 21 See game LOST 20-27 scored 20 · allowed 27 See game LOST 20-28 scored 20 · allowed 28 See game WON 44-25 scored 44 · allowed 25 See game LOST 10-13 scored 10 · allowed 13 See game WON 20-15 scored 20 · allowed 15 See game
Cincinnati: last 12 games before this one
5-7 in the last 12 · 25.2 scored · 24.6 allowed
WON 38-20 scored 38 · allowed 20 See game LOST 27-28 scored 27 · allowed 28 See game WON 27-16 scored 27 · allowed 16 See game WON 34-0 scored 34 · allowed 0 See game LOST 41-44 scored 41 · allowed 44 See game WON 19-13 scored 19 · allowed 13 See game WON 24-14 scored 24 · allowed 14 See game LOST 23-34 scored 23 · allowed 34 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game LOST 17-34 scored 17 · allowed 34 See game LOST 15-41 scored 15 · allowed 41 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game
The matchup
| Nebraska | Split | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 2025 record entering | 0-0 |
Recent meetings
2025
Cincinnati 17 : 20 Nebraska
17 : 20 Nebraska 1906
Cincinnati 0 : 41 Nebraska
0 : 41 Nebraska Nebraska · QB Anthony Colandrea Pass yards
1142
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
94-143
INT
2
Rule rush
333 yds
Gilmer rec
387 yds
Cincinnati · QB JC French Pass yards
949
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
86-123
INT
0
Payne rush
392 yds
Gibson rec
267 yds
2 
Brendan Sorsby QB 5 
Samaj Jones QB 9 Zebulin Kinsey QB 15 
Will Kocher QB 16 
Brady Lichtenberg QB 3 
Tawee Walker RB 5 
Jakorion Caffey RB 7 
Chance Williams RB 13 
Zion Johnson RB 21 
Evan Pryor RB 28 
Manny Covey RB 0 
Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Caleb Goodie Sr. WR 4 
Cyrus Allen WR 7 
Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 
Dakarai Anderson WR 9 
Jeff Caldwell WR 13 
Noah Jennings WR 14 
Elijah Jones WR 14 Kale Woodburn WR 18 
Giyahni Kontosis WR 27 
Taizaun Burns WR 81 Zane Kinsey WR 89 Nash Biglin WR 11 
Joe Royer TE 21 
Patrick Gurd TE 82 
Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 
Devyn Zahursky TE 85 
Lyviel Waters TE 86 
Kellen Davis TE 87 
Gavin Grover TE 88 
DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 
Evan Tengesdahl OL 53 
Gavin Gerhardt OL 56 Deondre Buford OL 59 
Jake Wheelock OL 63 
Zac Clarke OL 66 
Xavier Lozowicki OL 69 
JP Schrieber OL 70 
Cray Paich OL 71 
Judea Milon OL 72 
Nolan Latulippe OL 73 
Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 
Joe Cotton OL 75 
Marcus McGregor OL 76 
Zach Taylor OL 77 
Taran Tyo OL 78 
Grant Edgington OL 79 Ethan Green OL 2 
Dontay Corleone DL 4 
Marquaze Parker DL 14 
Mikah Coleman DL 21 
CJ McCray DL 26 
Cam Roetherford DL 55 
Isaiah Rogers DL 88 
CD McFee DL 90 
Jalen Hunt DL 92 
Elijah Gunn DL 93 
Harris Adams DL 95 
Lendric Barber DL 96 
Nathan Nunn DL 97 
Kamron Neal DL 99 Rob Jackson DL 15 
Kamari Burns DT 56 
Tim Griffin DT 95 
Keilan Smith DT 16 
Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 
Brian Simms III EDGE 24 
Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 
Myles Harrison EDGE 82 
James Early EDGE 91 
Drew Logan EDGE 3 
Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 
Marqavious Saboor LB 6 
Cincear Lewis LB 11 
Jake Golday LB 11 Darrell Gipson Jr. LB 15 
Jamari Johnson LB 22 
Jonathan Thompson LB 31 
Simeon Coleman LB 33 
George Leibold LB 35 
Drew Robinson LB 41 Quinn Staten LB 44 
Montay Weedon LB 45 
Ben Blevins LB 49 
Jack Dingle LB 52 
Ronan Casanova LB 1 
Christian Harrison DB 13 Quan Sanks DB 20 
Stanley Clyne DB 0 
Matthew McDoom CB 2 
Kye Stokes CB 6 
Zay Johnson CB 7 
Logan Wilson CB 8 
Ormanie Arnold CB 13 
Patrick Williams CB 23 
Willie Goodwyn CB 25 
Daniel James CB 3 
Tayden Barnes S 6 
Trevon Gola-Callard S 19 
CJ Jones S 20 
CJ Crite S 32 
Landen Schaefer S 36 
Xavier Williams S 93 
Max Lemasters PK 99 
Stephen Rusnak PK 31 
Max Fletcher P 35 
Dino Beslagic P 34 Weston Simmons LS 48 
Eli Stein LS
Brendan Sorsby QB 5 Samaj Jones QB 9 Zebulin Kinsey QB 15 Will Kocher QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg QB 3 Tawee Walker RB 5 Jakorion Caffey RB 7 Chance Williams RB 13 Zion Johnson RB 21 Evan Pryor RB 28 Manny Covey RB 0 Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Caleb Goodie Sr. WR 4 Cyrus Allen WR 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 Dakarai Anderson WR 9 Jeff Caldwell WR 13 Noah Jennings WR 14 Elijah Jones WR 14 Kale Woodburn WR 18 Giyahni Kontosis WR 27 Taizaun Burns WR 81 Zane Kinsey WR 89 Nash Biglin WR 11 Joe Royer TE 21 Patrick Gurd TE 82 Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 Devyn Zahursky TE 85 Lyviel Waters TE 86 Kellen Davis TE 87 Gavin Grover TE 88 DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 Evan Tengesdahl OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt OL 56 Deondre Buford OL 59 Jake Wheelock OL 63 Zac Clarke OL 66 Xavier Lozowicki OL 69 JP Schrieber OL 70 Cray Paich OL 71 Judea Milon OL 72 Nolan Latulippe OL 73 Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 Joe Cotton OL 75 Marcus McGregor OL 76 Zach Taylor OL 77 Taran Tyo OL 78 Grant Edgington OL 79 Ethan Green OL 2 Dontay Corleone DL 4 Marquaze Parker DL 14 Mikah Coleman DL 21 CJ McCray DL 26 Cam Roetherford DL 55 Isaiah Rogers DL 88 CD McFee DL 90 Jalen Hunt DL 92 Elijah Gunn DL 93 Harris Adams DL 95 Lendric Barber DL 96 Nathan Nunn DL 97 Kamron Neal DL 99 Rob Jackson DL 15 Kamari Burns DT 56 Tim Griffin DT 95 Keilan Smith DT 16 Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 Brian Simms III EDGE 24 Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 Myles Harrison EDGE 82 James Early EDGE 91 Drew Logan EDGE 3 Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 Marqavious Saboor LB 6 Cincear Lewis LB 11 Jake Golday LB 11 Darrell Gipson Jr. LB 15 Jamari Johnson LB 22 Jonathan Thompson LB 31 Simeon Coleman LB 33 George Leibold LB 35 Drew Robinson LB 41 Quinn Staten LB 44 Montay Weedon LB 45 Ben Blevins LB 49 Jack Dingle LB 52 Ronan Casanova LB 1 Christian Harrison DB 13 Quan Sanks DB 20 Stanley Clyne DB 0 Matthew McDoom CB 2 Kye Stokes CB 6 Zay Johnson CB 7 Logan Wilson CB 8 Ormanie Arnold CB 13 Patrick Williams CB 23 Willie Goodwyn CB 25 Daniel James CB 3 Tayden Barnes S 6 Trevon Gola-Callard S 19 CJ Jones S 20 CJ Crite S 32 Landen Schaefer S 36 Xavier Williams S 93 Max Lemasters PK 99 Stephen Rusnak PK 31 Max Fletcher P 35 Dino Beslagic P 34 Weston Simmons LS 48 Eli Stein LS 
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Nebraska vs Cincinnati: result and recap
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 20 - 17 on August 28, 2025. This Big 12 game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Nebraska and Cincinnati team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big 12 rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Nebraska vs Cincinnati?
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 20 - 17. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Nebraska vs Cincinnati in passing, rushing and receiving?
Dylan Raiola (Nebraska) led passers with 243 yards. Emmett Johnson (Nebraska) led rushers with 108 yards. Nyziah Hunter (Nebraska) led receivers with 65 yards on 6 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Nebraska play Cincinnati?
This Nebraska vs Cincinnati game was played on August 28, 2025 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.