Washington 17, Nebraska 10: Two scores in 15 seconds flip Lincoln

Washington trailed for almost the entire night in Lincoln. Then it scored twice in 15 seconds. That was enough to win 17-10 at Nebraska on Saturday.

With 1:30 left, Demond Williams Jr. hit Chris Lawson for a 25-yard touchdown. That gave the Huskies their first lead. On Nebraska's next snap, A. McLaughlin intercepted Anthony Colandrea and returned it 48 yards for another score.

Nebraska outgained Washington by 120 yards. It also turned the ball over three times, and the third one decided the game. Full prices and line history are on the game page.

How it was won

Nebraska scored first. Colandrea found Mekhi Nelson for a 24-yard touchdown with 1:40 left in the first quarter, and K. Cunanan added the kick.

Washington answered with T. Robles' 50-yard field goal at 0:41 of the second quarter. Nebraska led 7-3 at the half.

The score stayed 7-3 until the final 90 seconds. Then the Huskies went in front on the Williams-to-Lawson touchdown. McLaughlin's pick-six 15 seconds later made it 17-7.

Nebraska kicker J. Hohl hit a 42-yard field goal with 31 seconds left. The Cornhuskers got no closer.

The box score leans toward the home side in almost every category except turnovers:

• Total yards: Nebraska 387, Washington 267.
• Rushing yards: Nebraska 132, Washington 32.
• First downs: Nebraska 21, Washington 17.
• Third down: Nebraska went 6 of 13. Washington went 5 of 15.
• Time of possession: Nebraska held the ball for 30:42. Washington held it for 29:18.

Washington had no turnovers. Nebraska had three, all of them Colandrea interceptions.

Colandrea finished 24 of 44 for 255 yards, with one touchdown and three interceptions. Jamal Rule ran 13 times for 72 yards, and Nelson added 24 yards on six carries. Jacory Barney Jr. caught six passes for 65 yards, and Luke Lindenmeyer caught five for 61.

For Washington, Elijah Brown went 19 of 30 for 136 yards with no touchdowns. Williams ran four times for 28 yards, which was most of the team's 32 rushing yards.

The Huskies' offense ran through Lawson. He caught 12 passes for 155 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. Dezmen Roebuck was next with five catches for 25 yards.

Against the number

Nebraska closed as a 7.5-point favorite. Washington covered and won outright.

The closing moneyline had Washington at +240 and Nebraska at -298. Anyone holding the Huskies at that price was paid on a game they trailed until the last 90 seconds.

The total closed at 49.5. The teams combined for 27 points, a clear under. Seventeen of those points came in the final 1:30. Before that, the game sat at 10 points through more than 58 minutes.

What's next

Washington is 5-3 and has won two straight, following last week's 38-26 win at Purdue. Before that, the Huskies lost three in a row: to Minnesota by three, at USC by four and to Iowa. They host Penn State on Saturday, November 7.

Nebraska is also 5-3, and its season is heading the other way. The Cornhuskers opened 5-0. They have now lost three straight by a combined 13 points: 20-17 to Indiana, 17-14 at Oregon and this one. They play at Illinois on Friday, November 6, on Fox.