A once-promising season for Rutgers took another step backward on Friday night. Before an announced sell-out crowd, the Scarlet Knights lost 14-13 at home to Nebraska.
Rutgers is now 3-3 (0-3 Big Ten) on the season and has lost three straight games. Nebraska has now won consecutive games for the first time all season and improves to 3-3 (2-1 Big Ten).
Rutgers took a 13-0 lead into halftime, with a Noah Vedral 21-yard run on the game’s opening drive and two field goals from Jude McAtamney accounting for the offense.
Quarterback Evan Simon threw three interceptions as the Rutgers offense struggled in the second half.
The Scarlet Knights had 263 yards of total offense in the first half to 134 from Nebraska. Then came the second half when three interceptions from quarterback Evan Simon and some seriously disjointed offensive playcalling hurt the home team.
Rutgers managed just 85 yards of total offense in the second half.
Five things learned from Rutgers’ disappointing and disheartening loss to Nebraska.