PENN STATE Davis leads Cornhuskers past Nittany Lions, 18-10



David Dyches added four field goals for Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Josh Davis ran for a career-high 179 yards and Jammal Lord added 100 as No. 18 Nebraska beat Penn State 18-10 on Saturday night.
The Cornhuskers (3-0) ran on all but six of their plays from scrimmage, piling up 337 yards on the ground.
David Dyches kicked four field goals for the second straight game.
Nebraska, which struggled to finish drives in the first half, ran the ball on 16 straight plays while moving 80 yards for the go-ahead touchdown on the opening series of the third quarter.
Davis carried 10 times for 49 yards before Lord ran in from 3 yards to finish the drive, which chewed 8:12 off the clock. Davis was stopped short of the goal line on the 2-point try, leaving the Huskers with a 15-10 lead.
Pulling away
Penn State (1-2) moved to midfield midway through the fourth quarter, but Zack Mills fumbled a snap and Nebraska linebacker Barrett Ruud recovered.
Dyches, who had four field goals in last week's win over Utah State, kicked a 32-yarder with 3:53 left for an 8-point lead.
Mills completed a 31-yard pass to Gerald Smith as Penn State penetrated the Nebraska 40 on its final drive. But Mills threw four straight incompletions, and the Huskers ran out the clock.
Lord, who completed his only pass of the second half, finished 4-of-6 for 60 yards, with one interception.
Mills was 16-of-33 for 159 yards, with one interception.
Austin Scott was Penn State's top rusher, with 19 yards on six carries. The Lions ran for only 44 yards.
Penn State led 10-9 at half after converting a Lord fumble into a touchdown and using its 2-minute offense to set up Robbie Gould's 47-yard field goal as time ran in the second quarter.
Nebraska's offense showed it could move the ball from the start, but mistakes forced the Huskers to settle for Dyches' field goals of 36, 35 and 41 yards in the first half.