Washington takes down No. 17 Nebraska, 19-7 in Holiday Bowl

By The Associated Press     Dec 31, 2010

? Jake Locker bounced back from an injury and scored on a 25-yard run in the third quarter, and tailback Chris Polk ran for 177 yards and a score to help the Washington Huskies to a win over the listless Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Holiday Bowl.

The Huskies (7-6) avenged a 56-21 loss to the Huskers (10-4) in Seattle on Sept. 18. The Cornhuskers piled up 533 yards of total offense in that game, including 383 rushing.

While Washington was a winner in its first bowl game since 2002, the Huskers came out flat in their second straight Holiday Bowl appearance.

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