Nebraska Cornhuskers Pinstripe Bowl Betting Online
For the first time since 2016, the Nebraska Cornhuskers are going to a bowl game. Head coach Matt Rhule said he would do anything to gain a bowl berth and delivered the goods. Yet there is a sense that Nebraska left a lot of money on the table. They gave away seemingly certain wins against Illinois and Iowa and showed up late for work in a bad home loss to UCLA. They also could have beaten Ohio State and USC. Nebraska lost defensive coordinator Tony White to Florida Staten but has signed Dana Holgorsen as the offensive coordinator. Holgorsen joined the Huskers with three games to go and was instrumental in saving the season.
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In postseason action, on Saturday, December 28, 2024, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will face the Boston College Eagles in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY. Kickoff time is set for noon ET, and television coverage will be on ABC.
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Last game, the Boston College Eagles won 34-23 against the Pitt Panthers as 3.5-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 50.5. Boston College has a record of 7-5 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Boston College ranks 88th for total offense, 105th for passing, 50th for rushing and 57th for scoring. Defensively they rank 60th overall, 111th against the pass, 22nd against the rush, and 61st for points allowed. Also, Boston College ranks 47th for fewest turnovers lost and 11th for takeaways.
Nebraska Cornhuskers Weekly Recap
Last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers lost 13-10 against the Iowa Hawkeyes as 3-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 42. Nebraska has a record of 6-6 straight up, 6-4-2 against the spread, and 4-8 over/under the total. Nebraska ranks 95th for total offense, 67th for passing, 94th for rushing and 99th for scoring. Defensively they rank 19th overall, 52nd against the pass, 13th against the rush, and 20th for points allowed. Also, Nebraska ranks 66th for fewest turnovers lost and 49th for takeaways.
Not all demons have been eradicated for Nebraska football. Iowa kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired Friday night to beat Nebraska 13-10. The Hawkeyes close the regular season 8-4, while the Huskers are 6-6 headed into bowl season.
Nebraska jumped out to a 3-0 lead on its first offensive possession. The teams combined for 10 punts in the first half, but NU tacked on a touchdown in the final minute to take a 10-0 lead into the half. Then, the Nebraska of the past decade re-emerged.
The Big Red's opening drive of the third quarter ended with a missed field goal after a bad snap. Iowa's ensuing possession lasted just five plays, but the punt ended in a scramble in which Vincent Shavers thought the ball had touched a teammate. He attempted to grab the loose ball, which turned into a turnover and Iowa ball at the Nebraska four.
The Hawkeyes turned that special teams mistake into three points. After a Nebraska punt, Iowa's Kaleb Johnson took a screen pass 72 yards to the house, tying the game 10-10 early in the fourth quarter.
The contest remained close into the final minutes. The Blackshirts forced an Iowa punt with 1:45 left, setting up the Nebraska offense with the ball at its own 20 with two timeouts.
Husker quarterback Dylan Raiola marched the Big Red to the Nebraska 43. On first and 10, Max Llewellyn hit Raiola. The ball came loose, and Iowa recovered.
Iowa ran the ball up the middle with Johnson twice, burning the clock to just three seconds left. Drew Stevens then capped off the comeback with a 53-yard field goal.
2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 31 |
vs. UTEP |
W 40-7 |
1-0 |
| Sep 7 |
vs. Colorado |
W 28-10 |
2-0 |
| Sep 14 |
vs. Northern Iowa |
W 34-3 |
3-0 |
| Sep 20 |
vs. Illinois |
L 24-31 |
3-1 |
| Sep 28 |
at Purdue |
W 28-10 |
4-1 |
| Oct 5 |
vs. Rutgers |
W 14-7 |
5-1 |
| Oct 12 |
OFF |
| Oct 19 |
at Indiana |
L 7-56 |
5-2 |
| Oct 26 |
at Ohio State |
L 17-21 |
5-3 |
| Nov 2 |
vs. UCLA |
L 20-27 |
5-4 |
| Nov 9 |
OFF |
| Nov 16 |
at USC |
L 20-28 |
5-5 |
| Nov 23 |
vs. Wisconsin |
W 44-25 |
6-5 |
| Nov 29 |
at Iowa |
L 10-13 |
6-6 |
Once, It seemed as though the Nebraska football program had always been good, and it’s because they had been. They won 10 or more games 26 times, had five unbeaten seasons, and claimed five national championships. They played in 51 bowl games in those 55 years and were also ranked in the top 25 of every AP poll from 1970 to 2001.
The success didn’t start in 1961; it happened long before that. The Huskers enjoyed 17 straight winning campaigns at the beginning of the 20th century. Nebraska appeared in its first bowl game with a Rose Bowl loss following the 1940 season and wouldn’t get its first win until 1960. Bob Devaney led the Huskers to back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971 by going a combined 24-0-1.
Tom Osborne took over in 1972 and led the program to unprecedented success. The Huskers won at least nine games every season, were ranked in the AP poll every week, and appeared in a bowl at the conclusion of each season. Osborne retired following a perfect 13-0 record and the program’s fifth national championship in 1997. Nebraska ended its affiliation with the Big 12 Conference to join the Big Ten in 2011. The success hasn’t come as easily in the past decade or so, but Nebraska is hoping to take the next step forward in 2024.
After favorite son Scott Frost failed miserably as head coach from 2018-2022, Matt Rhule was hired. Rhule rebuilt programs at Temple and Baylor and has Nebraska on the right track. Ironically, Nebraska’s renaissance will be led by a native New Yorker who has become the ultimate Nebraska citizen.
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