It was rather a night for Nebraska senior running back Ameer Abdullah: He rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns, caught a TD pass, moved into third position in the institution ‘s career rushing list and became the Huskers’ career leader in all-purpose yards as the Huskers downed Miami, 41-31.
Abdullah (5-foot-9, 200 pounds) now has 5,760 all-purpose yards, passing Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers (5,586) on Saturday night. It was the 20th 100-yard game of Abdullah’s career, the most of any present FBS player and tied for second-most (with Ahman Green) in school history. Abdullah has 3,602 career rushing yards; Green is second in school history with 3,880 and Mike Rozier first with 4,780.
Abdullah’s 3-yard TD reception tied it at 14 midway through the 2nd quarter. His first rushing touchdown came early in the 3rd quarter and gave Nebraska a 24-14 edge, and his second completed the Huskers’ marking and gave them a 41-24 lead with 4:13 left in the match.
Abdullah had a career-high 35 carries as Nebraska did a whole lot of damage to the earth; the Huskers rushed for 345 yards on 54 carries and tried only 13 passes. Nebraska ended with 458 absolute yards; the Huskers punted just once but they did commit two turnovers.
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Nebraska"s Ameer Abdullah runs for 229 yards, 2 TDs in triumph
