▁a ▁big ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Qu arter ▁and ▁the ▁defense ▁held ▁the ▁Ill ini ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Neb r aska ▁ ▁Un like ▁previous ▁games , ▁Minnesota ▁jump ed ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁fast ▁start ▁and ▁kept ▁Neb r aska ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁qu arters ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁domin ating ▁ 3 4 - 7 ▁win . ▁Moh amed ▁I bra him ▁ran ▁for ▁three ▁touch down s ▁for ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁Johnson ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁receiving . ▁ ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁ranked ▁team , ▁ ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁started ▁out ▁fast ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁up ▁a ▁touch down ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Qu arter ▁to ▁cr ush ▁the ▁R ut gers ▁Sc ar let ▁Kn ights ▁ 4 2 - 7 . ▁Antoine ▁Win field ▁Jr . ▁recorded ▁a ▁pick ▁six ▁and ▁Morgan ▁toss ed ▁two ▁more ▁touch down ▁passes . ▁After ▁Moh amed ▁I bra him ' s ▁touch down ▁run ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁a ▁four ▁score ▁lead , ▁walk - on ▁holder ▁and ▁four - time ▁cancer ▁surv iv or ▁Case y ▁O ' B rien ▁made ▁an ▁appearance , ▁holding ▁for ▁Minnesota ' s ▁fourth ▁extra ▁point ▁attempt ▁which ▁was ▁good . ▁After ▁the ▁P AT , ▁O ' B rien ▁was ▁mob bed ▁by ▁his