Nebraska HC Matt Rhule sends message to Huskers fans after third straight loss.
Nebraska · WashingtonThe loss marked the third straight game in which Nebraska held a lead in the fourth quarter and walked off beaten. The skid has turned a 5-0 start into a 5-3 record, with the three losses coming by a combined 13 points.
The No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers erased a 17-6 fourth-quarter deficit to win 20-17 on Oct. 10, the Oregon Ducks followed with a 17-14 win a week later, and Washington finished the set on Halloween night. "I certainly understand how frustrated everyone is that this has happened three games in a row.
But all I can do is show up tomorrow and get back to work for Illinois," Rhule said. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
Kyle Cunanan then missed a 36-yard field goal that would have made it 10-3. Washington backup quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who entered early in the fourth quarter, kept the winning drive alive with a 24-yard completion to Chris Lawson on fourth-and-18.
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- Nebraska HC Matt Rhule sends message to Huskers fans after third straight loss.
- Matt Rhule had a message for Nebraska Cornhuskers fans in his postgame news conference Saturday night, after the Washington Huskies won 17-10 at Memorial Stadium in Nebraska’s annual Blackout Game.
- Oct 11, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule walks on the field during the game against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium.
- Washington finished with a season-low 267 yards and punted on eight of its nine possessions, and Nebraska carried a 7-3 lead into the fourth quarter.