2008 Season in Review

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1 2008 Season in Review nebraska vs. clemson DID YOU KNOW? With Nebraska trailing by a point and less than two minutes remaining in the game against Colorado, sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery etched his name into Husker lore by booting a school and Memorial Stadium record 57-yard field goal. The historic kick capped his second game this year with four field goals. nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 79

2 2009 konica minolta gator bowl 2008 Nebraska Schedule and Results Date opponent Result Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan W : Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State W : Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State W : Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech L : Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri* L : Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech* L (ot) : Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State* W : Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor* W : Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma* L : Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas* W : Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State* W : Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado* W : * Big 12 conference game Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS nu opp SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 34:00 26:00 3RD-DOWN Conversions 77/159 54/153 3rd-Down Pct 48% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/13 9/18 4th-Down Pct 38% 50% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 9 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES % % RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS % % PAT-ATTEMPTS % % ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 8/ /58975 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Joe Ganz has thrown for 23 touchdowns this season, while Nebraska s opponents have combined for only 17 touchdown passes. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ot total Nebraska Opponents husker football

3 2008 Nebraska Individual Statistics RUSHING G/GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Helu Jr., Roy 12/ Lucky, Marlon 11/ Castille, Quentin 12/ Ganz, Joe 12/ Mendoza, Marcus 4/ Swift, Nate 12/ Peterson, Todd 12/ Lee, Zac 2/ Witt, Patrick 4/ Henery, Alex 12/ McNeill, Mike 12/ Paul, Niles 12/ Wesch, Jake 12/ TEAM Total Opponents PASSING G/GS Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Ganz, Joe 12/ Witt, Patrick 4/ Lee, Zac 2/ Lucky, Marlon 11/ Wesch, Jake 12/ Total Opponents RECEIVING G/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Swift, Nate 12/ Peterson, Todd 12/ McNeill, Mike 12/ Holt, Menelik 11/ Helu Jr., Roy 12/ Lucky, Marlon 11/ Paul, Niles 12/ Young, Dreu 12/ Castille, Quentin 12/ Teafatiller, Hunter 11/ Hill, Ryan 12/ Brooks, Chris 11/ Gilleylen, Curenski 11/ Mendoza, Marcus 4/ Ganz, Joe 12/ Cammack, Wes 12/ Lawson, Thomas 10/ Suh, Ndamukong 12/ Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS no. Yds Avg TD Long Swift, Nate Paul, Niles Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS no. Yds Avg TD Long Potter, Zach Suh, Ndamukong O Hanlon, Matt Thenarse, Rickey Asante, Larry West, Anthony Wortman, Tyler Murillo, Armando Total Opponents KICK RETURNS no. Yds Avg TD Long Paul, Niles Dennard, Alfonzo Lawson, Thomas Gilleylen, Curenski Asante, Larry Teafatiller, Hunter Total Opponents nebraska vs. clemson FUMBLE RETURNS no. Yds Avg TD Long Hagg, Eric Murillo, Armando Total Opponents FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk Henery, Alex FG SEQuence nebraska opponents Western Michigan (44),(44),(44),(44) (19) San Jose State - 41,(41),32,(27) New Mexico State 35,(19) 20 Virginia Tech (48) (19),(38),(27),(36) Missouri (28) (48),59 Texas Tech 53,(21) (26) Iowa State - 40 Baylor (27),52 19 Oklahoma - - Kansas (35) - Kansas State - - Colorado (35),(27),(37),(57) (37) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Titchener, Dan Wesch, Jake TEAM Total Opponents KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Kunalic, Adi Henery, Alex Titchener, Dan Total Opponents nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 81

4 2009 konica minolta gator bowl 2008 Nebraska Individual Statistics PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Henery, Alex Swift, Nate Lucky, Marlon Helu Jr., Roy Castille, Quentin Ganz, Joe McNeill, Mike Peterson, Todd Suh, Ndamukong Young, Dreu Holt, Menelik Mendoza, Marcus Witt, Patrick Paul, Niles Hill, Ryan Brooks, Chris TEAM Hagg, Eric Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Ganz, Joe Helu Jr., Roy Lucky, Marlon Castille, Quentin Mendoza, Marcus Witt, Patrick Swift, Nate Lee, Zac Peterson, Todd Henery, Alex Wesch, Jake Paul, Niles TEAM Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Swift, Nate Paul, Niles Helu Jr., Roy Lucky, Marlon Peterson, Todd Castille, Quentin McNeill, Mike Holt, Menelik Ganz, Joe Young, Dreu Dennard, Alfonzo Mendoza, Marcus Suh, Ndamukong Gilleylen, Curenski Murillo, Armando Teafatiller, Hunter Lawson, Thomas Asante, Larry Brooks, Chris West, Anthony O Hanlon, Matt Lee, Zac Witt, Patrick Potter, Zach Hill, Ryan Henery, Alex Wortman, Tyler Cammack, Wes Wesch, Jake TEAM Total Opponents Nate Swift is on pace to become the first Husker wide receiver to lead Nebraska s position players in scoring since Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers in Ndamukong Suh is not only Nebraska s leading tackler with 68 stops, he also ranks ninth on the team in scoring with three touchdowns, including two defensive scores and one offensive touchdown. husker football

5 nebraska vs. clemson Defensive Statistics Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP/GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Suh, Ndamukong Asante, Larry Glenn, Cody Allen, Pierre O Hanlon, Matt Potter, Zach Steinkuhler, Ty Dillard, Phillip Murillo, Armando Hagg, Eric Amukamara, Prince Wortman, Tyler West, Anthony Thorell, Lance Thenarse, Rickey Lawrence, Blake Koehler, Colton Holt, Matt Sievers, Clayton Culbert, Major Barfield, Shukree Moore, Terrence Paul, Niles Cammack, Wes May, Mathew Wald, Mason Teafatiller, Hunter Dennard, Alfonzo Hays, Mike Turner, Barry Castille, Quentin Crick, Jared Smith, Mike Holt, Menelik Kunalic, Adi Cassidy, Austin Helu Jr., Roy Williams, Keith Grove, Thomas Brooks, Chris Peterson, Todd O Leary, T.J Yancy, William Martin, Ben Murtha, Lydon TEAM Total Opponents nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 83

6 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Individual Game By Game RUSHING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Helu Jr., Roy /7 7-52/0 9-59/1 7-32/0 4-21/1 5-11/ /0 6-66/0 2-6/ / / / /0 Lucky, Marlon / /1 7-23/ /2 8-17/ / / / /1 5-8/0 6-7/ /0 DNP Castille, Quentin /6 6-5/0 6-7/ /0 3-8/ /0 3-6/ /1 7-31/0 7-2/1 5-49/0 6-51/ /1 Ganz, Joe /5 6-38/0 6--2/0 5-69/1 8-18/0 3--7/0 6--5/1 8-3/ /0 4-5/0 4--8/ /2 13-9/0 Mendoza, Marcus /1 DNP 2-12/0 3-33/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP 10-58/1 DNP Swift, Nate 2-23/ / / Peterson, Todd 2-18/ / / Lee, Zac 2-17/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-17/0 DNP Witt, Patrick 3-16/1 DNP - 2-0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-16/1 DNP - DNP Henery, Alex 1-9/ /0 - - McNeill, Mike 1-0/ / Paul, Niles 1--6/ / Wesch, Jake 1--9/ /0 TEAM 5--9/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--3/0 DNP - DNP 1--1/0 DNP 3--5/0 DNP DNP RECEIVING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Swift, Nate / /2 6-70/0 1-10/0 3-58/0 5-45/1 5-70/ / /2 3-83/ /1 4-98/0 2-10/1 Peterson, Todd /3 3-34/0 4-59/0 4-34/0 4-60/1 7-81/0 8-77/1 4-52/0 6-57/0 5-73/0 5-72/0 4-47/1 4-44/0 McNeill, Mike /6 1-3/1-2-57/1 3-66/1 2-37/0 3-24/0 3-39/0 4-24/0 1-6/0 4-37/1 3-52/1 3-70/1 Holt, Menelik /1 5-59/0 2-24/0-1-20/0 5-67/1 6-55/0 5-45/0 1-8/0 DNP /0 Lucky, Marlon /1 2-35/1-3-21/0 3-38/0-7-80/0 2-16/0 3-82/0-2-3/0 - DNP Helu Jr., Roy /0-2-32/0 1-16/0-4-47/0 2-15/0 1-27/0-2-19/0 8-61/0-5-49/0 Paul, Niles /0-2-27/0 1-10/0 1-21/0 1-3/0 4-25/0 2-25/0 5-34/0 1-14/0-3-31/0 1-11/0 Young, Dreu 9-140/1 1-55/ /0 1-10/0 2-11/1-1-4/0 1-8/0-2-42/0 - Castille, Quentin 8-89/0 3-38/0-1-23/ /0-1-3/0 1-17/0-1-3/0 Teafatiller, Hunter 3-27/0 DNP / Brooks, Chris 2-27/1 - - DNP /0 1-25/1 - - Ganz, Joe 1-20/ / Gilleylen, Curenski 2-11/ / /0 - - DNP Hill, Ryan 3-9/ / / Mendoza, Marcus 2-7/0 DNP 1-0/0 - DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP Cammack, Wes 1-5/ / Lawson, Thomas 1-4/0-1-4/0 DNP - DNP Suh, Ndamukong 1-2/ /1 - - PASSING #12 Ganz, Joe att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Western Michigan San Jose State New Mexico State Virginia Tech Missouri Texas Tech Iowa State Baylor Oklahoma Kansas Kansas State Colorado TOTALS #2 Witt, Patrick A att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic San Jose State New Mexico State Oklahoma TOTALS #3 Lee, Zac att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic New Mexico State TOTALS #5 Lucky, Marlon A att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic New Mexico State TOTALS #37 Wesch, Jake A att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Texas Tech TOTALS PUNT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Swift, Nate Paul, Niles KICK RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Paul, Niles Dennard, Alfonzo DNP Gilleylen, Curenski DNP Asante, Larry Lawson, Thomas DNP - DNP Teafatiller, Hunter 1-16 DNP husker football

7 nebraska vs. clemson Defense Game By Game TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Suh, Ndamukong Asante, Larry Glenn, Cody DNP DNP DNP Allen, Pierre O Hanlon, Matt Potter, Zach Steinkuhler, Ty Dillard, Phillip DNP DNP DNP DNP Murillo, Armando Hagg, Eric Amukamara, Prince Wortman, Tyler West, Anthony DNP Thorell, Lance DNP DNP Thenarse, Rickey DNP DNP Lawrence, Blake DNP DNP DNP Koehler, Colton DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Holt, Matt DNP DNP DNP Sievers, Clayton Culbert, Major DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 1-2 DNP DNP DNP Barfield, Shukree DNP DNP Moore, Terrence DNP 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP - DNP - DNP Paul, Niles Cammack, Wes Wald, Mason May, Mathew DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP Teafatiller, Hunter DNP Dennard, Armando DNP Turner, Barry DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Hays, Mike Castille, Quentin Crick, Jared DNP - DNP DNP Peterson, Todd Holt, Menelik DNP Kunalic, Adi Murtha, Lydon DNP DNP DNP DNP - Helu Jr., Roy Williams, Keith Brooks, Chris DNP Smith, Mike Martin, Ben DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Grove, Thomas Cassidy, Austin DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP O Leary, T.J Yancy, William DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 85

8 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Defense Game By Game TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Suh, Ndamukong Potter, Zach Allen, Pierre Steinkuhler, Ty Thenarse, Rickey DNP DNP Glenn, Cody DNP DNP DNP Wortman, Tyler Sievers, Clayton Barfield, Shukree DNP DNP Hagg, Eric Murillo, Armando Amukamara, Prince Asante, Larry Dillard, Phillip DNP DNP DNP DNP Moore, Terrence DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP Turner, Barry DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP O Hanlon, Matt West, Anthony DNP May, Mathew DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP Koehler, Colton DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - SACKS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Potter, Zach Suh, Ndamukong Allen, Pierre Barfield, Shukree DNP DNP Thenarse, Rickey DNP DNP Moore, Terrence DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP Steinkuhler, Ty West, Anthony DNP Turner, Barry DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Amukamara, Prince May, Mathew DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP Asante, Larry Sievers, Clayton Dillard, Phillip DNP DNP DNP DNP INT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Potter, Zach Suh, Ndamukong Wortman, Tyler Murillo, Armando Asante, Larry Thenarse, Rickey DNP DNP West, Anthony DNP O Hanlon, Matt FUMBLEs Recovered No WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Paul, Niles Hagg, Eric Murillo, Armando May, Mathew 1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP FORCED FUMBLES no WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Amukamara, Prince Thenarse, Rickey 1 - DNP DNP Potter, Zach Glenn, Cody DNP DNP DNP Allen, Pierre May, Mathew 1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP Hagg, Eric Suh, Ndamukong Sievers, Clayton husker football

9 Nebraska Team Game By Game nebraska vs. clemson ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado totals Opponent TACKLES SACKS- -FUMBLE- Pass Blkd -Kicks------XPTS- Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado totals Opponent PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFS Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado totals Opponent Opponent Team Game By Game ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado opponent totals Nebraska TACKLES SACKS- -FUMBLE- Pass Blkd -Kicks------XPTS- Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado opponent totals Nebraska PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFS Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas Nov 15, 2008 at Kansas State Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado opponent totals Nebraska nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 87

10 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Team Comparison Opponent Score 1st Dns (Run/Pass/Pen.) Rushing Passing Pass Yds Total Offense Ret Yds T/O Western Michigan /19 (7/0, 14/16, 3/3) / / / / /187 2/2 San Jose State /19 (6/9, 11/8, 2/2) 30-99/ / / / /95 2/2 New Mexico State /19 (15/7, 12/9, 1/3) / / / / /177 1/2 Virginia Tech /21 (3/12, 10/7, 1/2) 25-55/ / / / /180 2/0 Missouri /24 (4/8, 16/13, 1/3) 34-76/ / / / /73 2/0 Texas Tech /16 (11/6, 17/9, 1/1) / / / / /50 1/0 Iowa State /11 (9/5, 18/5, 2/1) / / / / /64 3/2 Baylor /16 (9/8, 17/5, 0/3) / / / / /40 1/0 Oklahoma /21 (9/8, 6/11, 0/2) / / / / /226 4/1 Kansas /22 (8/8, 16/13, 0/1) / / / / /112 3/1 Kansas State /13 (18/6, 11/5, 0/2) / / / / /242 2/1 Colorado /13 (11/4, 12/9, 0/0) / / / / /256 2/4 Totals /214 (110/81, 160/110, 11/23) / / / / / /15 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Opponent 3rd Down 4th Down Time Poss Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Punting Penalties W. Michigan 5-13/ /2-4 30:24/29:36 0:48 4.5/ / / / /5-45 San Jose State 4-11/ /0-0 29:37/30:23 0:46 3.3/ / / / /7-47 New Mexico State 5-10/ /0-1 31:06/28:54 2:12 7.5/ / / / /7-50 Virginia Tech 2-11/ /0-0 25:16/34:44-9:28 2.2/ / / / /4-30 Missouri 12-19/ /0-1 33:57/26:03 7:54 2.3/ / / / /1-15 Texas Tech 7-12/ /1-1 40:12/19:48 20:24 3.3/ / / / /2-20 Iowa State 7-13/ /1-1 37:11/22:49 14:22 5.4/ / / / /6-42 Baylor 11-17/ /1-2 38:37/21:23 17:14 4.4/ / / / /6-39 Oklahoma 5-12/ /1-1 30:42/29:18 1:24 5.8/ / / / /7-69 Kansas 6-14/ /0-1 34:46/25:14 9:32 4.8/ / / / /5-31 Kansas State 7-13/ /1-4 36:35/23:25 13:10 6.4/ / / / /5-25 Colorado 6-14/ /2-2 39:36/20:24 19:12 3.5/ / / / /2-14 Totals / / :59/312:01 95:58 4.6/ / / / / Nebraska Red Zone Chart Nebraska Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Aug. 30 W. Michigan W, Sept. 6 San Jose State W, Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, Oct. 4 Missouri* L, Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, Oct. 25 Baylor* W, Nov. 1 at Oklahoma* L, Nov. 8 Kansas* W, Nov. 15 at Kansas State* W, Nov. 28 Colorado* W, Totals of 57 (86.0%) Opponent Inside NEBRASKA Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Aug. 30 Western Michigan W, Sept. 6 San Jose State W, Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, Oct. 4 Missouri* L, Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, Oct. 25 Baylor* W, Nov. 1 at Oklahoma* L, Nov. 8 Kansas* W, Nov. 15 at Kansas State* W, Nov. 28 Colorado* W, Totals of 46 (78.3%) 88 husker football

11 Miscellaneous Numbers Long Season Plays (20 or more yards) husker Long Plays O opponent Long Plays Rush Pass Ret. Total Rush Pass Ret. Total W. Michigan San Jose St New Mexico St Virginia Tech Missouri at Texas Tech at Iowa St Baylor at Oklahoma Kansas at Kansas St Colorado Totals Drive Superlatives nebraska opponent Most Yards (Result) 92 vs. Iowa State (TD) 97 Oklahoma (TD) Most Plays (Result) 15 at Texas Tech (TD) 15 New Mexico St. (Missed FG) Most Time (Result) 8:03 at Texas Tech (TD) 8:30 Missouri (Downs) Game-Opening Drives [----- Nebraska ] [----- Opponent ] Opponent pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds W. Michigan (-1) San Jose St. 0 1 (-10) New Mexico St Virginia Tech Missouri at Texas Tech at Iowa St Baylor at Oklahoma Kansas at Kansas St Colorado nebraska vs. clemson Starting Field Position* nu Avg. Start opp. Avg. Start NU lead (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) W. Michigan 37.7 (528/14/0/2) 30.3 (454/15/1/3) +7.5 San Jose St (261/12/5/1) 34.9 (454/13/0/2) New Mexico St (404/11/2/2) 27.1 (326/12/3/1) +9.6 Virginia Tech 25.3 (303/12/3/1) 41.2 (536/13/1/5) Missouri 26.1 (287/11/0/0) 32.3 (291/9/2/1) -6.2 at Texas Tech 29.3 (234/8/1/1) 25.9 (233/9/0/0) +3.4 at Iowa St (370/13/3/1) 29.1 (347/13/2/2) -0.6 Baylor 32.6 (424/13/2/3) 20.5 (246/12/4/0) at Oklahoma 22.0 (330/15/4/0) 39.1 (587/15/4/4) Kansas 39.4 (552/14/0/4) 30.2 (453/15/2/1) +9.2 at Kansas St (591/15/2/4) 28.8 (375/13/3/0) Colorado 41.1 (493/12/1/3) 32.1 (417/13/1/1) +9.0 Totals 31.8 (4,777/150/23/22) 31.0 (4,719/152/23/20) *does not include drives with time of 0:00 (ie, defensive and special teams touchdowns and overtime) Penalty Numbers nu Pen.-Yds. opp. Pen.-Yds W. Michigan 6-60 (10.0) 5-45 (9.0) San Jose State (8.6) 7-47 (6.7) New Mexico State 7-41 (5.9) 7-50 (7.1) Virginia Tech 7-69 (9.9) 4-30 (7.5) Missouri (7.2) 1-15 (15.0) at Texas Tech 8-55 (6.9) 2-20 (10.0) at Iowa State 4-45 (11.3) 6-42 (7.0) Baylor 6-70 (11.7) 6-39 (6.5) at Oklahoma 8-74 (9.3) 7-69 (9.8) Kansas 4-30 (7.5) 5-31 (6.2) at Kansas State 7-56 (8.0) 5-25 (5.0) Colorado 3-15 (5.0) 2-14 (7.0) Totals (Avg/Penalty) (8.4) (7.5) Avg/G Second Half-Opening Drives [----- Nebraska ] [----- Opponent ] Opponent pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds W. Michigan San Jose St New Mexico St Virginia Tech 0 0 (-10) Missouri at Texas Tech at Iowa St Baylor at Oklahoma Kansas at Kansas St (-2) Colorado Over the final three games of the regular season, the Husker offense crossed midfield on 35 of its 41 drives, including its last 18 drives overall. NU has snapped the ball in the opponent s territory on 166 of its last 228 snaps (73 percent). nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 89

12 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Nebraska Long Plays (105 plays of 20-or-more yards) Yards Opponent play Result 88 Virginia Tech Punt return (Swift) Touchdown 85 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) Touchdown 69 Baylor Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-G 69 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st Oklahoma Pass (Swift from Peterson) 1st-G 61 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 58 New Mexico St. Rush (Lucky) 1st Oklahoma Rush (Helu) 1st New Mexico St. Int return (Murillo) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Young from Ganz) 1st Baylor Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 52 Kansas Rush (Helu) Touchdown 50 Iowa State Rush (Helu) 1st San Jose St. Int return (Suh) Touchdown 46 Virginia Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Colorado Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 43 Texas Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Oklahoma Rush (Helu) 1st Kansas State Rush (Castille) Touchdown 36 Colorado KO return (Paul) 1st Kansas State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Oklahoma Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-G 36 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st New Mexico St. Rush (Mendoza) 1st New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 33 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) Touchdown 32 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 32 W. Michigan Rush (Ganz) 1st Kansas State Rush (Mendoza) Touchdown 31 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Castille from Ganz) 1st Colorado KO return (Paul) 1st Colorado INT return (Suh) Touchdown 30 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Colorado KO return (Dennard) 1st Kansas State Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st Oklahoma KO return (Paul) 1st Virginia Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st Kansas Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st Iowa State Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st Missouri Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st San Jose St. Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st W. Michigan Rush (Helu Jr.) 1st W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st Texas Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st Virginia Tech KO return (Gilleylen) 1st San Jose St. KO return (Paul) 1st New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) 1st W. Michigan Interception return (West) 1st Colorado Rush (Helu) 1st Kansas State Punt Return (Swift) 1st Kansas State Rush (Ganz) Touchdown 25 Kansas Pass (Brooks from Ganz) Touchdown 25 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st Kansas State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Kansas State Rush (Helu) Touchdown 24 Kansas Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Iowa State Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st Missouri Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st Virginia Tech Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st Colorado Rush (Helu) 1st Kansas State Pass (Young from Ganz) 1st Kansas State KO return (Dennard) 1st Kansas State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Kansas Rush (Helu) 1st Kansas KO return (Dennard) 1st Oklahoma Rush (Helu) 1st Oklahoma KO return (Paul) 1st Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st New Mexico St. Pass (Castille from Witt) 1st-G 23 San Jose St. Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Kansas Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Missouri Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st W. Michigan KO return (Gilleylen) 1st Colorado KO return (Paul) 1st Iowa State Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st Virginia Tech Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st New Mexico St. Int return (O Hannlon) 1st San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st Colorado Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st Colorado KO return (Lawson) 1st Kansas State KO return (Paul) 1st Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st Missouri Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 20 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) Touchdown 20 Virginia Tech Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st San Jose St. Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st W. Michigan KO return (Asante) 1st New Mexico St. Pass (Ganz from Lucky) Touchdown 90 Opponent Long Plays (87 plays of 20-or-more yards) Yards Opponent play Result 98 Kansas State KO return (Banks) Touchdown 68 Colorado Pass (Greer from Hawkins) Touchdown 67 Iowa State Rush (Robinson) Touchdown 63 Kansas State Pass (Pierce from Freeman) Touchdown 62 Oklahoma KO return (Murray) 1st Missouri Pass (Maclin from Daniel) Touchdown 57 Colorado KO return (Smith) 1st Kansas State INT return (Herndon) Touchdown 57 Oklahoma KO return (Murray) 1st W. Michigan KO return (Winchester) 1st Texas Tech Pass (Britton from Harrell) 1st New Mexico St. Pass (Fleming from McDermott) 1st San Jose St. Pass (Jurovich from Eden) 1st-G 53 Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) Touchdown 51 Kansas State Pass (Murphy from Coffman) 1st-Goal 50 W. Michigan Pass (Julien from Hiller) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st Texas Tech Rush (Batch) 1st Oklahoma Pass (Chaney from Bradford) Touchdown 48 New Mexico St. Fumble return (Betts) 1st-G 47 Oklahoma Pass (Chaney from Bradford) 1st Baylor Rush (Griffin) Touchdown 47 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) 1st Colorado Pass (Smith from Hawkins) 1st Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-G 43 Baylor Rush (Finley) Touchdown 43 Missouri Rush (Washington) Touchdown 41 Oklahoma Pass (Broyles from Bradford) 1st Virginia Tech KO return (Lewis) 1st Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) 1st Oklahoma KO return (Iglesias) 1st Virginia Tech Pass (Smith from Taylor) 1st-Goal 36 Colorado Rush (Sumler) Touchdown 36 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) Touchdown 34 Kansas State KO return (Banks) 1st Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st New Mexico St. KO return (Anderson) 1st San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st W. Michigan Punt return (Delmas) 1st Texas Tech Pass (Lewis from Harrell) 1st Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st Kansas Pass (Wilson from Reesing) 1st Oklahoma Pass (Igelsias from Bradford) 1st Missouri Rush (Washington) 1st Kansas Pass (Meier from Reesing) Touchdown 28 Oklahoma Rush (Brown) 1st-G 28 San Jose St. Pass (Richmond from Reed) 1st W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st Colorado KO return (Smith) 1st Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) 1st Oklahoma INT return (Holmes) 1st-G 26 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) Touchdown 26 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st Colorado KO return (Smith) 1st Kansas KO return (Herford) 1st Oklahoma Pass (Murray from Bradford) Touchdown 24 Baylor KO return (Baker) 1st Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-G 24 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-G 24 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st W. Michigan Pass (Stevens from Hiller) 1st-G 23 Colorado Pass (McKnight from Hawkins) 1st Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st Colorado Pass (McKnight from Hawkins) 1st Colorado Pass (Deehan from Hawkins) 1st Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st New Mexico St. Rush (Colston) 1st San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st Colorado KO return (Smith) 1st Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) 1st Texas Tech KO return (Moore) 1st Virginia Tech Punt return (Harris) 1st New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st New Mexico St. Pass (McDaniel from McDermott) 1st Kansas State KO return (Banks) 1st Oklahoma Pass (Gresham from Bradford) 1st Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) 1st Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st New Mexico St. KO return (Williams) 1st-10 husker football

13 Miscellaneous Numbers Scoring Drives Scoring [Time] [ Plays ] Game drives total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1 or 0 W. Michigan 9 18:25 2: San Jose State 5* 11:03 2: New Mexico State 6 13:43 2: Virginia Tech 5** 12:46 2: Missouri 3 9:45 3: at Texas Tech 5 30:36 6: at Iowa State 5 22:40 4: Baylor 5*** 16:09 3: at Oklahoma 4 12:04 3: Kansas 7 20:55 2: at Kansas State 8 21:01 2: Colorado 8**** 26:33 3: Totals 70 3:35:40 3: Opponents 56 1:58:37 2: * - includes one (1) defensive and one (1) special teams TD which are zero (0) plays and time ** - includes one (1) special teams TD which is zero (0) plays and time *** - includes one (1) defensive safety which is zero (0) plays and time **** - includes one (1) defensive TD which is zero (0) plays and time Nebraska Scoring Drives (71) [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play W. Michigan : /8:06 Lucky 14 run W. Michigan : /0:55 McNeill 3 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 4 4 0: /14:50 Henery 44 FG W. Michigan : /10:14 Swift 61 pass from Ganz W. Michigan : /4:27 Henery 44 FG W. Michigan : /0:32 Swift 2 pass from Ganz W. Michigan : /8:23 Henery 44 FG W. Michigan : /1:48 Lucky 19 pass from Ganz W. Michigan : /5:22 Henery 44 FG San Jose St : /5:16 Castille 3 run San Jose St : /3:09 Suh 49 interception return San Jose St : /12:07 Paul 85 kickoff return San Jose St : /9:05 Helu 14 run San Jose St : /3:03 Lucky 2 run New Mexico St : st/0:13 Lucky 8 run New Mexico St : nd/12:52 Ganz 20 pass from Lucky New Mexico St : nd/7:11 Ganz 33 run New Mexico St : rd/12:01 Lucky 1 run New Mexico St : rd/5:01 McNeill 35 pass from Ganz New Mexico St : th/8:15 Henery 19 FG Virginia Tech : st/3:54 McNeill 32 pass from Ganz Virginia Tech : nd/10:45 Henery 48 FG Virginia Tech : rd/00:04 Helu Jr. 12 run Virginia Tech 0 0 0: th/7:52 Swift 88 punt return Virginia Tech : th/1:32 Peterson 17 pass from Ganz Missouri : st/9:55 Swift 20 pass from Ganz Missouri : nd/0:22 Henery 48 FG Missouri : th/0:00 Holt 20 pass from Ganz Texas Tech : nd/11:46 Castille 4 run Texas Tech : rd/8:00 Henery 21 FG Texas Tech : th/12:10 Ganz 1 run Texas Tech : th/6:06 Young 2 pass from Ganz Texas Tech : th/00:29 Peterson 17 pass from Ganz Iowa State : st/5:27 Swift 19 pass from Ganz Iowa State : nd/8:59 Lucky 15 run Iowa State : nd/2:23 Lucky 4 run Iowa State : th/6:35 Ganz 1 run Iowa State : th/1:55 Castille 19 run Baylor : st/7:42 Hill 6 pass from Ganz Baylor : nd/5:41 Henery 27 FG Baylor : nd/2:06 Lucky 18 run Baylor : rd/1:15 Swift 9 pass from Ganz Baylor : th/12:11 Swift 53 pass from Ganz Baylor 0 0 0: th/6:59 Team safety Oklahoma : nd/11:20 Castille 2 run Oklahoma : nd/4:24 Helu 14 run Oklahoma : rd/11:34 Swift 8 pass from Ganz Oklahoma : th/0:21 Witt 16 run Kansas : st/4:47 McNeill 4 pass from Lucky Kansas : nd/2:17 Brooks 25 pass from Ganz Kansas : rd/8:31 Henery 35 FG Kansas : rd/0:08 Helu 10 run Kansas : th/14:01 Helu 52 run Kansas : th/5:58 Suh 2 pass from Ganz Kansas : th/3:48 Swift 14 pass from Ganz Kansas State : st/7:13 Helu 1 run Kansas State : st/2:28 Castille 37 run Kansas State : nd/11:33 Helu 24 run Kansas State : nd/7:05 Peterson 5 pass from Ganz Kansas State : nd/0:44 McNeill 18 pass from Ganz Kansas State : th/14:47 Ganz 25 run Kansas State : th/11:57 Ganz 14 run Kansas State : th/3:05 Mendoza 31 run Colorado : st/5:46 Swift 2 pass from Ganz Colorado : st/4:04 McNeill 53 pass from Ganz Colorado : nd/12:08 Henery 35 FG Colorado : nd/2:03 Castille 1 run Colorado : rd/9:49 Henery 27 FG Colorado 4 7 1: th/8:09 Henery 37 FG Colorado : th/1:43 Henery 57 FG Colorado 0 0 0: th/0:55 Suh 30 INT return nebraska vs. clemson Opponent Scoring Drives (56) [ Drive ] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play W. Michigan : nd/11:07 Ledbetter 3 pass from Hiller W. Michigan : nd/1:15 Potter 19 FG W. Michigan : rd/6:11 West 1 run W. Michigan : th/14:43 Nunez 9 pass from Hiller San Jose St : st/9:48 Reed 12 run San Jose St : nd/7:09 Strubeck 41 FG San Jose St : th/12:17 Strubeck 27 FG New Mexico St : th/12:31 Colston 3 run Virginia Tech 3 5 1: st/5:22 Evans 1 run Virginia Tech : nd/14:51 Keys 19 FG Virginia Tech : nd/7:10 Keys 38 FG Virginia Tech : nd/1:15 Keys 27 FG Virginia Tech : rd/10:25 Keys 36 FG Virginia Tech : rd/6:54 Evans 19 run Virginia Tech : th/2:28 Taylor 2 run Missouri : st/14:01 Maclin 58 pass from Daniel Missouri : st/6:53 Washington 3 run Missouri : nd/10:54 Wolfert 48 FG Missouri : nd/4:08 Jackson 1 run Missouri 0 0 0: nd/2:59 Christopher 17 INT return Missouri : rd/7:16 Washington 7 pass from Daniel Missouri : rd/2:24 Washington 43 run Missouri : rd/1:32 Alexander 26 pass from Daniel Texas Tech : st/4:49 Crabtree 35 pass from Harrell Texas Tech : nd/8:13 Carona 26 FG Texas Tech : nd/1:18 Woods 4 run Texas Tech : rd/4:47 Crabtree 4 pass from Harrell Texas Tech : th/2:21 Harrell 1 run Texas Tech : Overtime Morris 1 run Iowa State : rd/14:23 Robinson 67 run Baylor : st/7:03 Finley 43 run Baylor : st/2:26 Griffin 47 run Baylor : nd/0:17 Jones 1 run Oklahoma : st/12:17 Brown 2 run Oklahoma 0 0 0: st/12:13 Franks 18 INT return Oklahoma : st/10:31 Chaney 48 pass from Bradford Oklahoma 1 9 0: st/9:27 Gresham 9 pass from Bradford Oklahoma : st/0:04 Brown 1 pass from Bradford Oklahoma : nd/8:06 Murray 3 run Oklahoma : nd/2:56 Murray 8 run Oklahoma : rd/9:30 Gresham 11 pass from Bradford Oklahoma : rd/0:44 Murray 25 pass from Bradford Kansas : st/3:17 Meier 28 pass from Reesing Kansas : nd/4:39 Briscoe 53 pass from Reesing Kansas : rd/4:32 Fields 11 pass from Reesing Kansas : th/9:55 Sharp 7 run Kansas : th/2:15 Reesing 14 run Kansas State 0 0 0: st/11:51 Herndon 57 interception return Kansas State : nd/14:07 Pierce 63 pass from Freeman Kansas State : rd/2:52 Coffman 1 run Kansas State 0 0 0: th/14:33 Banks 98 kickoff return Colorado : st/14:06 Geer 68 pass from Hawkins Colorado : st/10:33 Sumler 36 run Colorado : nd/9:08 Goodman 37 FG Colorado 0 0 0: nd/1:11 Smith 58 fumble recovery Colorado : rd/5:39 Sumler 4 run Nebraska Points Off Turnovers Game TOs Gained tds FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT) W. Michigan 2 (4/1 F/L, 1 Int) (2/0 F/L, 2 Int) San Jose St. 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 Int) (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) New Mexico St. 2 (3/0 F/L, 2 Int) (2/1 F/L, 0 Int) Virginia Tech 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) (3/1 F/L, 1 Int) Missouri 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) at Texas Tech 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) at Iowa St. 2 (3/2 F/L, 0 Int) (5/3 F/L, 0 Int) Baylor 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 Int) (3/1 F/L, 0 Int) at Oklahoma 1 (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) (2/2 F/L, 2 Int) Kansas 1 (1/0 F/L, 1 Int) (4/2 F/L, 1 Int) at Kansas St. 1 (3/1 F/L, 0 Int) (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) Colorado 4 (1/1 F/L, 3 Int) (4/2 F/L, 0 Int) Totals 15 (16/5 F/L, 10 Int) (28/15 F/L, 10 Int) Opponents 25 (28/15 F/L, 10 Int) (16/5 F/L, 10 Int) nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 91

14 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Individual Career/Season Superlatives Season and Career, Most Passing Yards Season and Career, Longest Pass Player 2008 career 2008 career Beau Davis none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 Joe Ganz 349 at Texas Tech 510 vs. Kansas St.^ 69 vs. Baylor (Lucky) same Zac Lee 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico St. (Cammack) same Patrick Witt 40 vs. New Mexico State same 23 vs. New Mexico. St. (Castille) same * - indicates touchdown pass ^- indicates school record Season and Career, Most Receiving Yards Season and Career, Longest Catch Player 2008 career 2008 career Chris Brooks 25 vs. Kansas same 25* vs. Kansas (Ganz) same Wes Cammack 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico State (Lee) same Quentin Castille 38 vs. W. Michigan same 31 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same Roy Helu Jr. 61 vs. Kansas same 27 three times (Ganz) same Menelik Holt 67 vs. Missouri same 25 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) 35 vs. Kansas State (Ganz) Curenski Gilleylen 6 at Oklahoma same 6 at Oklahoma (Witt) same Thomas Lawson 4 vs. San Jose State 10 vs. Iowa State 4 vs. San Jose St. (Ganz) 6* vs. Iowa State (Keller) Marlon Lucky 82 Baylor 125 vs. Texas A&M 69 vs. Baylor (Ganz) same Mike McNeill 70 vs. Colorado same 53* vs. Colorado (Ganz) same Marcus Mendoza 7 at Iowa State same 7 at Iowa State (Ganz) same Niles Paul 34 vs. Baylor same 21 two times (Ganz) same Todd Peterson 81 vs. Missouri 85 vs. Kansas State 36 at Oklahoma (Ganz) 48 vs. Oklahoma (Taylor), 2006 Nate Swift 121 vs. W. Michigan, Baylor 135 at Missouri, at Oklahoma (Ganz) same Hunter Teafatiller 27 vs. New Mexico State 29 vs. Louisiana Tech, vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) 29* vs. La. Tech (Ganz), 2006 Dreu Young 55 vs. W. Michigan same 55 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same *Indicates touchdown scored Season and Career, Most Rushing Yards Season and Career, Longest Run Player 2008 career 2008 career Quentin Castille 75 vs. New Mexico State 102 vs. Oklahoma State 37 at Kansas State* same Major Culbert none 35 vs. Nevada none 17 vs. Nevada Beau Davis none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 Joe Ganz 95 at Kansas State same 33* vs. New Mexico State same Roy Helu Jr. 166 vs. Colorado same 57 at Oklahoma same Marlon Lucky 103 vs. New Mexico State 233 vs. Nevada 58 vs. New Mexico State same Marcus Mendoza 58 at Kansas State same 35 vs. New Mexico State same *Indicates touchdown scored Season and Career Defense Highs Player Tackles (2008) Career TFL (2008) career Sacks (2008) career Pierre Allen 10 vs. San Jose St. same 3 vs. San Jose St. same 1.0 four times same Prince Amukamara 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 two times same 1.0 vs. Baylor same Larry Asante 13 at Oklahoma same 2 vs. Baylor same 1.0 vs. Baylor same Shukree Barfield 2 three times 3 vs. Texas A&M, vs. Colorado same 2.0 vs. Colorado same Major Culbert 4 vs. Virginia Tech 6 vs. Missouri, 2007 none same none same Phillip Dillard 11 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 two times 1 four times 0.5 vs. San Jose St. same Eric Hagg 10 vs. New Mexico St. same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none same Matt Holt 8 at Texas Tech same none same none same Colton Koehler 8 at Kansas State same 1 vs. Baylor same none same Blake Lawrence 5 at Kansas State same None same none same Terrence Moore 3 vs. W. Michigan same 2 vs. W. Michigan same 2.0 vs. W. Michigan same Armando Murillo 8 vs. W. Michigan 9 vs. Iowa State, vs. two times 2 vs. Kansas St., vs. Kansas St. same Matt O Hanlon 8 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 two times same none same Zach Potter 6 three times 6 five times 3 vs. Virginia Tech same 1.5 vs. Kansas same Ty Steinkuhler 8 vs. W. Michigan same 2 vs. Colorado same 1.0 vs. Colorado same Ndamukong Suh 12 vs. Kansas same 4 vs. Kansas same 2.5 vs. Kansas same Rickey Thenarse 8 vs. Colorado same 2 vs. Colorado same 1.0 two times same Lance Thorell 8 vs. New Mexico St. same none same none same Barry Turner 3 vs. W. Michigan 5 two times 2 vs. W. Michigan 3, two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan 2.0 vs. Baylor, 2005 Anthony West 6 vs. Kansas same 1 vs. San Jose St. 2 vs. Texas A&M, vs. San Jose St. 1.0 two times Tyler Wortman 11 at Oklahoma same 3 at Oklahoma same none same 92 husker football

15 Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska TotalS highs lows Points Scored 56 (at Kansas State) 17 (Missouri) First Downs 29 (at Texas Tech, at Iowa State, at Kansas State) 14 (Virginia Tech) Rushing Attempts 53 (at Kansas State) 25 (Virginia Tech) Rushing Yards 340 (at Kansas State) 55 (Virginia Tech) Passes Attempted 46 (Baylor) 24 (New Mexico State) Passes Completed 37 (at Texas Tech) 16 (at Oklahoma, at Kansas State) Had Intercepted 2 (Western Michigan, at Oklahoma) 0 (New Mexico State, at Iowa State, Baylor, Colorado) Passing Yards 349 (at Texas Tech) 214 (at Oklahoma) Total Plays 83 (Baylor) 51 (Virginia Tech) Total Yards 610 (at Kansas State) 315 (San Jose State) Possession Time 40:12 (at Texas Tech) 25:16 (Virginia Tech) Fumbles 5 (at Iowa State) 0 (at Texas Tech) Fumbles Lost 3 (at Iowa State) 0 (Western Michigan, at Texas Tech) Turnovers 4 (at Oklahoma) 1 (New Mexico State, at Texas Tech, Baylor) Turnover Margin +2 (Colorado) -3 (at Oklahoma) Penalties 14 (Missouri) 3 (Colorado) Yards Penalized 103 (San Jose State) 15 (Colorado) Sacks By-Yards Lost 5-42 (Kansas), 5-34 (Colorado) 0-0 (Missouri, at Texas Tech, at Oklahoma) Tackles for Loss-Yards 9-27 (San Jose State), 9-42 (Colorado) 1-1 (at Texas Tech) nebraska vs. clemson Opponent TotalS highs lows Points Scored 62 (Oklahoma) 7 (New Mexico State, Iowa State) First Downs 24 (Missouri) 11 (Iowa State) Rushing Attempts 55 (Virginia Tech) 23 (at Texas Tech) Rushing Yards 216 (Baylor) 8 (Western Michigan) Passes Attempted 49 (Western Michigan) 15 (Virginia Tech) Passes Completed 30 (Western Michigan) 9 (Virginia Tech, Baylor) Had Intercepted 3 (Colorado) 0 (Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas State) Passing Yards 342 (Western Michigan) 113 (Iowa State) Total Plays 74 (Western Michigan) 48 (Texas Tech, Colorado) Total Yards 508 (Oklahoma) 218 (Iowa State) Possession Time 34:44 (Virginia Tech) 19:48 (at Texas Tech) Fumbles 4 (Western Michigan) 0 (San Jose State, Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Oklahoma) Fumbles Lost 2 (Iowa State) 0 (seven times) Turnovers 4 (Colorado) 0 (Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Baylor) Turnover Margin +3 (Oklahoma) -2 (Colorado) Penalties 7 (San Jose State, New Mexico State, Oklahoma) 1 (Missouri) Yards Penalized 69 (Oklahoma) 14 (Colorado) Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-36 (Colorado) 0-0 (Western Michigan, New Mexico State) Tackles for Loss-Yards Lost 9-41 (Kansas) 2-7 (at Texas Tech) Nebraska Individual Highs Most Rushing Attempts...25; Roy Helu vs. Colorado Most Net Rushing Yards...166; Roy Helu vs. Colorado Most Rushing TDs...2; Marlon Lucky, two times; Roy Helu, two times; Joe Ganz, once Longest TD Run...52; Roy Helu vs. Kansas Longest Run, No TD...58; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State Most Pass Attempts...46; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor Most Completed Passes...36; Joe Ganz at Texas Tech Most Passing Yards...349; Joe Ganz at Texas Tech Longest TD Pass...61; Joe Ganz to Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan Longest Pass, No TD...69; Joe Ganz to Marlon Lucky vs. Baylor Most Pass Receptions...11; Nate Swift vs. Baylor Most Receiving Yards...121; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. Baylor Most TD Receptions...2; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. Baylor Most Total Offense Attempts...57; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor (46 pass, 11 rush) Most Total Offense Yards...378; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor (336 passing, 42 rushing) Most All Purpose Attempts...30; Roy Helu vs. Colorado (25 rush, 5 rec.) Most All Purpose Yards...215; Roy Helu vs. Colorado (166 rush, 49 rec.) Most Touchdowns Scored...2; seven times Most Field Goals Attempted...4; Alex Henery vs. Western Michigan (4 made); Alex Henery vs. Colorado (4 made) Most Field Goals Made...4; Alex Henery vs. Western Michigan (4 attempted); Alex Henery vs. Colorado (4 attempted) Longest Field Goal Made...57; Alex Henery vs. Colorado (SCHOOL and MEMORIAL STADIUM RECORD) Longest Field Goal Attempted...57; Alex Henery vs. Colorado Most Interceptions...1; eight players Longest Interception TD Return...49; Ndamukong Suh vs. San Jose State Longest Interception Return, No TD...57; Armando Murillo vs. New Mexico State Longest Fumble TD Return...n/a Longest Fumble Return, No TD...11; Armando Murillo at Iowa State Longest Punt Return, TD...88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech Longest Punt Return, No TD...47; Nate Swift vs. Kansas Most Punt Return Yardage...88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech (1 return) Longest Kickoff Return, TD...85; Niles Paul vs. San Jose State Longest Kickoff Return, No TD...36; Niles Paul vs. Colorado Most Kickoff Return Yardage...145; Niles Paul at Oklahoma (7 returns) Most Punts...7; Dan Titchener at Oklahoma (45.7 avg.) Highest Punting Average ; Dan Titchener vs. Kansas (2 punts) Longest Punt...58; Dan Titchener at Oklahoma nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 93

16 2009 konica minolta gator bowl Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska Individual Highs...(Continued) Most Total Tackles...14; Cody Glenn vs. Virginia Tech (2 solo, 12 assist) Most Solo Tackles...9; Cody Glenn vs. Western Michigan; Eric Hagg vs. New Mexico State; Larry Asante at Oklahoma Most Tackles for Loss...4; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (19 yards lost) Most Yards Lost...19; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (4 TFL) Most Quarterback Sacks...2.5; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (18 yards lost) Most Yards Lost...18; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (2.5 sacks) Most Pass Breakups...3; Cody Glenn vs. Western Michigan; Anthony West vs. Kansas Most Blocked Field Goals...1; Zach Potter vs. New Mexico State Most Blocked Punts...n/a Most Blocked PAT...1; Zach Potter at Texas Tech; Ndamukong Suh vs. Baylor; Zach Potter at Oklahoma Opponent Individual Highs Most Yards Rushing...139; Derrick Washington (Missouri) Most Rushing Attempts...22; Jake Sharp (Kansas) Most Yards Passing...342; Tim Hiller (Western Michigan) Most Passing Attempts...49; Tim Hiller (Western Michigan) Most Pass Completions...30; Tim Hiller (Western Michigan) Most Pass Receptions...9; Brandon Ledbetter (Western Michigan) Most Yards Receiving...176; Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas) Opponent Individual Longest Plays Rush...67; Alexan Robinson (at Iowa State) Pass...68; Cody Hawkins (Colorado) Field Goal...48; Jeff Wolfert (Missouri) Punt Return...28; Victor Harris (Virginia Tech) Kickoff Return...98; Brandon Banks (Kansas State) Fumble Return...58; Jimmy Smith (Colorado) Interception Return...57; Courtney Herndon (Kansas State) Punt...65; Derek Epperson (Baylor) Nebraska Starting Lineups Husker Offensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent WRZ WRX te lt lg C RG RT QB IB FB pk W. Michigan Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson M. Jones Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery San Jose St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Henery New Mexico St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery Virginia Tech Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery Missouri Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Henery at Texas Tech Paul Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery at Iowa State Peterson Swift McNeill Burkes Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery Baylor Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery at Oklahoma Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery Kansas Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Paul# Henery at Kansas State Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Paul# Henery Colorado Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Helu Me. Holt# Henery ^ - NU opened in two tight end formation # - opened in three wide receiver set Husker Defensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent Open End NT DT Base End SAM MLB WILL L CB FS SS R CB P W. Michigan Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Amukamara O Hanlon Asante West Titchener San Jose St. Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Titchener New Mexico St. Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante Amukamara Titchener Virginia Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante Amukamara Titchener Missouri Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo Thenarse O Hanlon West Titchener at Texas Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Ma. Holt Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Wesch at Iowa State Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Wesch Baylor Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Titchener at Oklahoma Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Wortman Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Titchener Kansas Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo Thenarse Asante West Titchener at Kansas State Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Wortman Lawrence Murillo Thenarse Asante West Titchener Colorado Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Wortman Thorell# Murillo Thenarse Asante West Titchener * - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime package Overall Participation number- Player (games): 1- Brooks (11); 2-Culbert (6); 2- Witt (4); 3- Lee (2); 3- Thenarse (10); 4- Asante (12); 5- Lucky (11); 5- West (11); 6- Murillo (12); 7- Washington (9); 8- Cassidy (2); 8- Henry (8); 10- Helu Jr. (12); 11- Gilleylen (11); 12- Ganz (12); 15- Dennard (11); 17- Peterson (12); 18- Menelik Holt (11); 18- Sullivan (1); 19- Castille (12); 20- Kunalic (12); 21- Amukamara (12); 22- Wald (12); 23- Thorell (10); 24- Paul (12); 24- Watson (2); 28- Hagg (12); 30- Hays (12); 31- Covey (3); 32- Mendoza (4); 33- O Hanlon (12); 34- Glenn (9); 35- Matt Holt (9); 36- Lawson (10); 36- May (7); 37- Wesch (12); 40- Lawrence (9); 41- Grove (12); 42- Fisher (1); 43- Steinkuhler (12); 44- McNeill (12); 47- Yancy (1); 49- Young (12); 52- Dillard (8); 53- Wortman (12); 54- Koehler (6); 56- Barfield (10); 58- Caputo (6); 61- Huff (12); 63- Martin (1); 65- Smith (12); 67- Hickman (12); 68- K. Williams (12); 70- Slauson (12); 72- Burkes (12); 73- D.J. Jones (2); 76- Murtha (8); 78- M. Jones (12); 80- Hill (12); 82- Cammack (12); 82- O Leary (12); 87- Swift (12); 88- Sievers (12); 89- Teafatiller (11); 90- Henery (12); 90- Moore (7); 92- Fahie (1); 93- Suh (12); 94- Crick (9); 95- Allen (12); 96- Meredith (1); 97- Titchener (11); 98- Potter (12); 99- Turner (2). 94 husker football

17 game 1 Nebraska - 47 Western Michigan - 24 Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 30, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Western Michigan Nebraska Nebraska won its 23rd consecutive seasonopening victory, giving Coach Bo Pelini a win in his debut as NU s head coach. Quarterback Joe Ganz led a high-octane Nebraska offense throughout the night, producing his fourth consecutive 300-plus yard passing game in his fourth consecutive career start. Along the way, he became the first NU quarterback to throw for 300 or more yards four times in his career. Senior wide receiver Nate Swift hauled in five passes for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Place-kicker Alex Henery shared the scoring load with four field goals of 44 yards each. The Huskers held the Broncos to just eight yards rushing on 25 carries. It was a solid opening performance although Western Michigan finished with 350 yards on 49 attempts through the air. Nebraska s defense recorded eight tackles for loss, including four sacks, while forcing a pair of turnovers. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 08:06 NU Lucky 14 yd run (Henery kick) 00:55 NU McNeill 3 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 14:50 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 11:07 WMU Ledbetter 3 yd pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 10:14 NU Swift 61 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 04:27 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 01:15 WMU Potter 19 yd field goal 00:32 NU Swift 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 3rd 08:23 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 06:11 WMU West 1 yd run (Potter kick) 01:48 NU Lucky 19 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 14:43 WMU Nunez 9 yd pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 05:22 NU Henery 44 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS wmu nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:36 30:24 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 5 of 13 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: WMU-West, Brandon 12-29; Thompson, G. 3-5; Elsworth, Kirk 2-3; Hiller, Tim 8-minus 29. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 7-52; Lucky, Marlon 12-43; Ganz, Joe 6-38; Castille, Quentin 6-5, PASSING: WMU-Hiller, Tim Nebraska-Ganz, Joe RECEIVING: WMU-Ledbetter, B ; West, Brandon 7-40; Julien, S. 5-85; Simmons, John 3-24; Nunez, Juan 3-18; Williams, A. 2-28; Stevens, Matt Nebraska-Swift, Nate 5-121; Holt, Menelik 5-59; Castille, Q. 3-38; Peterson, Todd 3-34; Lucky, Marlon 2-35; Young, Dreu 1-55; McNeill, Mike 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: WMU-Delmas, Louis 1-33; Wilson, C.J Nebraska-West, Anthony FUMBLES: WMU-West, Brandon 2-1; Ledbetter, Branden 1-0; Hiller, Tim 1-0. Nebraska- Ganz, Joe 2-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): WMU-None. Nebraska-Moore, Terrence 2-0; Turner, Barry 1-0; Barfield, Shukree 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): WMU-Delmas, Louis 5-6. Nebraska-Glenn, Cody 9-3 game 2 Nebraska - 35 San Jose State - 12 nebraska vs. clemson Lincoln, Neb. Sept. 6, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL San Jose State Nebraska Defense and special teams made huge plays to propel the Cornhuskers to a victory over San Jose State. San Jose State s inspired defensive play kept their offense within striking distance into the fourth quarter, when Jared Strubeck kicked a 27- yard field goal with 12:17 left to pull within of the Huskers. Just seconds later, NU sophomore Niles Paul electrified the 84,145 fans that packed Memorial Stadium, exploding for an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to put Nebraska on top The spectacular special teams sprint inspired the Blackshirt defense on the next SJSU possession. The Huskers forced a sack and two misfires that led to a short SJSU punt. Five plays later, Roy Helu Jr. put the Spartans away with a 14-yard touchdown run to give NU a lead with 9:05 left in the game. On San Jose State s next drive, Zach Potter made his third game-changing defensive play of the day with an interception to stop the Spartans. Earlier in the day, fellow defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 09:48 SJSU Reed 12 yd run (Johnson kick failed) 05:16 NU Castille 3 yd run (Henery kick) 03:09 NU Suh 49 yd interception return (Henery kick) 2nd 07:09 SJSU Strubeck 41 yd field goal 4th 12:17 SJSU Strubeck 27 yd field goal 12:07 NU Paul 85 yd kickoff return (Henery kick) 09:05 NU Helu Jr. 14 yd run (Henery kick) 03:03 NU Lucky 2 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS SJSu nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:23 29:37 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 4 of 11 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: San Jose State-Davis, Yonus 7-58; Reed, Kyle 15-32; Richmond, David 3-22; Rutley, Brandon 4-19; Liaina, Ina 1-3; Jurovich, Kevin 2-2; Eden, Myles 2-1. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 9-59; Lucky, Marlon 7-23; Mendoza, Marcus 2-12; Castille, Quentin 6-7; Ganz, Joe 6-minus 2. PASSING: San Jose State-Reed, Kyle ; Eden, Myles Nebraska-Ganz, Joe ; Witt, Patrick RECEIVING: San Jose State-Richmond, David 5-59; Jurovich, Kevin 4-84; Clark, Jeff 4-22; Beauchman, Jalal 2-21; Williams, T. 2-16; Davis, Yonus 1-9; Elledge, Brian 1-5. Nebraska- Swift, Nate 6-70; Peterson, Todd 4-59; Helu Jr., Roy 2-32; Paul, Niles 2-27; Holt, Menelik 2-24; Lawson, Thomas 1-4; Mendoza, Marcus 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: San Jose State- Ihenacho, Duke 1-0. Nebraska- Suh, Ndamukong 1-49; Potter, Zach FUMBLES: San Jose State-None. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): San Jose State-Cole, Justin 1-0; Ihenacho, Carl 1-0; Davis, Adonis 1-0. Nebraska-West, Anthony 1-0; Potter, Zach 0-1; Dillard, Phillip 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): San Jose State-Jones,Travis 4-4. Nebraska-Allen, Pierre 3-7 nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 95

18 konica minolta gator bowl game 3 Nebraska - 38 New Mexico State - 7 Lincoln, Neb. Sept. 13, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL New Mexico State Nebraska Joe Ganz and Marlon Lucky made history as the Nebraska football team cruised to a 38-7 win over New Mexico State. Ganz led the way by becoming just the third Nebraska player in history to score touchdowns by run, pass and catch in the same game. He joined Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers (1973 Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame) and Eric Crouch (vs. California, 1999) in that prestigious group. Lucky also did plenty of damage, notching the eighth 100-yard rushing game of his career. He became the 24th running back in Nebraska history to cross the 2,000-yard mark in his career, as he reached the milestone on a career-long 58-yard run in the second half. Lucky finished with 103 yards on the ground and two TDs as the Huskers rolled for a season-high 330 rushing yards. Overall, NU amassed 553 yards of total offense. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 08:06 NU Lucky 14 yd run (Henery kick) 1st 00:13 NU Lucky 8 yd run (Henery kick) 2nd 12:52 NU Ganz 20 yd pass from Lucky (Henery kick) 07:11 NU Ganz 33 yd run (Henery kick) 3rd 12:01 NU Lucky 1 yd run (Henery kick) 05:01 NU McNeill 35 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 12:31 NMSU Colston 3 yd run (Hughes kick) 08:15 NU Henery 19 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS nmsu nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:54 31:06 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 10 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: New Mexico State-Colston, Marque 8-45; Opetaia, Ronald 7-39; Neiman, Wes 3-30; Glynn, Tonny 3-6; Perez, Brandon 3-5; McDermott, J.J. 2-4; Roberts, Donavan 1-2; Holbrook, Chase 5-minus 17. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon ; Castille, Quentin 10-75; Ganz, Joe 5-69; Mendoza, Marcus 3-33; Helu Jr., Roy 7-32; Swift, Nate 1-16; Peterson, Todd 1-2; Witt, Patrick 2-0. PASSING: New Mexico State-Holbrook, Chase ; McDermott, J.J ; Neiman, Wes Nebraska-Ganz, Joe ; Witt, Patrick ; Lee, Zac ; Lucky, Marlon RECEIVING: New Mexico State-Williams, Chris 4-42; Neiman, Wes 4-36; Harris, A.J. 4-27; Fleming, Julius 2-60; Anderson, M. 2-32; McDaniel, Doug 1-21; Colston, Marque 1-5; Buckley, K Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 4-34; Teafatiller, Hunter 3-27; Lucky, Marlon 3-21; McNeill, Mike 2-57; Castille, Quentin 1-23; Ganz, Joe 1-20; Helu Jr., Roy 1-16; Paul, Niles 1-10; Swift, Nate 1-10; Cammack, Wes 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: New Mexico State-None. Nebraska-Murillo, A. 1-57; O Hanlon, Matt FUMBLES: New Mexico State-Williams, Chris 1-0; Holbrook, Chase 1-0; Colston, Marque 1-0. Nebraska-Witt, Patrick 2-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): New Mexico State-None. Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong 2-0; Potter, Zach 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): New Mexico State-Richardson, D Nebraska-Hagg, Eric 9-1. game 4 Virginia Tech - 35 Nebraska - 30 Lincoln, Neb. Sept. 28, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Virginia Tech Nebraska Virginia Tech scored on six straight possessions in the second and third quarters and held off a late Nebraska rally to hand the Huskers their first loss of the season, NU trailed late in the third quarter then rallied to cut the lead to with more than seven minutes left, but Nebraska would get no closer. Joe Ganz led the offense as he finished with 278 passing yards to earn as spot on the NU career top 10 chart. Todd Peterson and Mike McNeill each caught a touchdown pass and were two of three receivers with more than 50 yards on the night. Nate Swift was the third, and he added an electrifying 88-yard punt return for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to keep NU within striking distance. Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor guided a balanced Hokie attack on the ground and through the air. He finished with a game-high 87 rushing yards on 15 carries, while completing 9-of-15 passes for 171 yards. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 08:35 VT Virgil safety 05:22 VT Evans 1 yd run (Keys kick) 03:54 NU McNeill 32 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 14:51 VT Keys 19 yd field goal 10:45 NU Henery 48 yd field goal 07:10 VT Keys 38 yd field goal 01:15 VT Keys 27 yd field goal 3rd 10:25 VT Keys 36 yd field goal 06:54 VT Evans 19 yd run (Keys kick) 00:04 NU Helu Jr. 12 yd run (Henery kick) 4th 07:52 NU Swift 88 yd punt return (pass failed) 02:28 VT Taylor 2 yd run (Keys kick) 01:32 NU Peterson 17 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS vt nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:44 25:16 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 2 of 11 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 15-87; Evans, D 21-72; Lewis, K 17-50; Coale, D 1-minus 1; Team 1-minus 2. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 4-21; Ganz, Joe 8-18; Lucky, Marlon 8-17; Castille, Quentin 3-8; TEAM 1-minus 3; Paul, Niles 1-minus 6. PASSING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T Nebraska-Ganz, Joe RECEIVING: Virginia Tech-Boykin, J 2-58; Smith, A 2-54; Boone, G 2-33; Coale, D 2-14; Roberts, D Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 4-60; McNeill, Mike 3-66; Swift, Nate 3-58; Lucky, Marlon 3-38; Paul, Niles 1-21; Holt, Menelik 1-20; Young, Dreu 1-10; Gilleylen, Curenski 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Virginia Tech-Harris, V Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Virginia Tech-None. Nebraska-Paul, Niles 2-0; Peterson, Todd 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Virginia Tech-Martin, O ; Worilds, J Nebraska-Allen, Pierre 1.0-2; Potter, Zach 0.5-1; Steinkuhler, Ty TACKLES (UA-A): Virginia Tech-Worilds, J 4-3. Nebraska-Glenn, Cody 2-12 husker football

19 game 5 Missouri - 52 Nebraska - 17 Lincoln, Neb. Oct. 4, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Missouri Nebraska Missouri s high-powered offense helped the No. 4 Tigers end a 30-year losing streak in Lincoln with a victory over Nebraska on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers watched Chase Daniel lead Missouri on scoring drives on eight of its first nine possessions in the opening three quarters to take a commanding lead. The only drive the Tigers did not score with Daniel on the field came on their final drive of the first half when they attempted a 59-yard field goal as time expired after starting the drive with 16 seconds remaining in the half. Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz actually surpassed Daniel s passing yardage total by completing 27-of-39 passes for 293 yards and two scores. Ganz s last score came on a 20-yard strike to Menelik Holt as time expired. Todd Peterson was Ganz s favorite target, hauling in seven receptions for 81 yards. Nate Swift added five catches for 45 yards and a score, while Holt added five receptions for 67 yards. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:01 MU Maclin 58 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 09:55 NU Swift 20 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 06:53 MU Washington 3 yd run (Wolfert kick) 2nd 10:54 MU Wolfert 48 yd field goal 04:08 MU Jackson 1 yd run (Wolfert kick) 02:59 MU Christopher 17 yd int return (Wolfert kick) 00:22 NU Henery 28 yd field goal 3rd 07:16 MU Washington 7 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 02:24 MU Washington 43 yd run (Wolfert kick) 01:32 MU Alexander 26 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 4th 00:00 NU Holt 20 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS mu nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 26:03 33:57 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 9 12 of 19 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Missouri-Washington, Derrick ; Moore, De Vion 7-34; Maclin, Jeremy 3-15; Jackson, Jimmy 8-11; Patton, Chase 1-2; Daniel, Chase 1-0. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 14-46; Castille, Q ; Helu Jr., Roy 5-11; Ganz, Joe 3-minus 7. PASSING: Missouri-Daniel, Chase ; Patton, Chase Nebraska-Ganz, Joe RECEIVING: Missouri-Maclin, Jeremy 5-89; Coffman, Chase 5-71; Saunders, Tommy 3-21; Alexander, Dana 2-46; Washington, Der 2-13; Perry, Jared 1-13; Jones, Andrew 1-8. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 7-81; Holt, Menelik 5-67; Swift, Nate 5-45; Helu Jr., Roy 4-47; McNeill, Mike 2-37; Hill, Ryan 2-3; Young, Dreu 1-10; Paul, Niles 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri-Christopher, Brock Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Missouri-None. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Missouri-Chavis, Tommy 1.0-7; Baston, Jaron Nebraska- None. TACKLES (UA-A): Missouri-Weatherspoon, Sean 5-4. Nebraska- Suh, Ndamukong 2-5. game 6 Texas Tech - 37 Nebraska - 31 (OT) nebraska vs. clemson Lubbock, Texas Oct. 11, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS OT FINAL Nebraska Texas Tech Nebraska took No. 7 Texas Tech down to the wire and beyond, but an interception on the Huskers lone drive in overtime ended NU s upset hopes in a loss at Jones AT&T Stadium. In a classic Big 12 showdown filled with big plays, Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz hit senior wide receiver Todd Peterson on a 17-yard touchdown strike with 29 seconds left to cap the Huskers 14- point fourth-quarter comeback and tie the score at 31 to end regulation. Ganz led Nebraska on three scoring drives in the fourth quarter as he ran in the first score from the 1 and then connected with tight end Dreu Young for the second before answering TTU s go-ahead score with 2:21 to play. In the overtime, TTU scored first but NU s Zach Potter blocked the PAT, leaving the door open for the Huskers. However, Ganz s pass on second down was intercepted to end the exciting game. For the game, Ganz hit a career-best 36-of-44 pass attempts for 349 yards, helping Nebraska amass 471 yards of total offense. Ganz and the Husker offense also had 80 offensive plays, compared to just 48 for Texas Tech, but the Red Raiders still managed 421 total yards. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 04:49 TT Crabtree 35 yd pass from Harrell (Carona kick) 2nd 11:46 NU Castille 4 yd run (Henery kick) 08:13 TT Carona 26 yd field goal 01:18 TT Woods 4 yd run (Carona kick) 3rd 08:00 NU Henery 21 yd field goal 04:47 TT Crabtree 4 yd pass from Harrell (Carona kick) 4th 12:10 NU Ganz 1 yd run (Henery kick) 06:06 NU Young 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 02:21 TT Harrell 1 yd run (Carona kick) 00:29 NU Peterson 17 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) OT 15:00 TT Morris 1 yd run (Carona kick blocked) TEAM STATISTICS nu ttu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 40:12 19:48 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 12 4 of 8 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 16-66; Helu Jr., Roy 10-47; Castille, Quentin 3-6; Ganz, Joe 6-minus 5. Texas Tech-Batch, Baron 10-97; Woods, Shannon 10-36; Britton, Edward 1-2; Morris, Eric 1-1; Harrell, Graham 1-1. PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe ; Wesch, Jake Texas Tech-Harrell, Graham RECEIVING: Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 8-77; Lucky, Marlon 7-80; Holt, Menelik 6-55; Swift, Nate 5-70; Paul, Niles 4-25; McNeill, Mike 3-24; Helu Jr., Roy 2-15;Young, Dreu Texas Tech-Crabtree, M. 5-89; Lewis, Detron 4-47; Batch, Baron 3-53; Britton, Edward 2-67; Morris, Eric 2-16; Woods, Shannon 2-1; Swindall, T. 1-6; Leong, Lyle 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Texas Tech-Wall, Jamar 1-0. FUMBLES: Nebraska-None. Texas Tech- None. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-None. Texas Tech- Williams, B., TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Asante, Larry 8-1. Texas Tech-Charbonnet, D nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 97

20 2009 konica minolta gator bowl game 7 Nebraska - 35 Iowa State - 7 Ames, Iowa Oct. 18, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Nebraska Iowa State Nebraska dominated the first half and put Iowa State away in the fourth quarter, as the Huskers snapped a three-game losing streak with an impressive 35-7 win. In perhaps their best half of football of the season, the Huskers amassed 349 yards of total offense in the first half on their way to a 21-0 lead. Nebraska opened the scoring with Nate Swift s 19-yard reception from Joe Ganz with 5:27 left in the opening quarter. Swift, who had eight catches for 112 yards, became the second player in school history with more than 2,000 receiving yards, finishing the day with 2,021 career yards. Ganz completed 27-of-37 passes for 328 yards and one touchdown, leading a balanced arsenal that rolled up 548 yards of total offense, including 220 yards on the ground. The Blackshirt defense also held its own, allowing just 218 yards of total offense, including 105 on the ground. Armando Murillo and Larry Asante each had five tackles, while Murillo added an 11-yard fumble return and a pass breakup. Zach Potter and Clayton Sievers each posted a sack, with Sievers adding one of Nebraska s three forced fumbles while Potter had one the team s seven pass breakups. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 05:27 NU Swift 19 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 08:59 NU Lucky 15 yd run (Henery kick) 02:23 NU Lucky 4 yd run (Henery kick) 3rd 14:23 ISU Robinson 67 yd run (Mahoney kick) 4th 06:35 NU Ganz 1 yd run (Henery kick) 01:55 NU Castille 19 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS nu isu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 37:11 22:49 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 2 of 13 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 15-74; Castille, Quentin 11-70; Helu Jr., Roy 6-66; Swift, Nate 1-7; Ganz, Joe 8-3. Iowa State-Robinson, Alexan 11-87; Arnaud, Austen 7-10; Bass, J.J. 5-9; Scales, Jason 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 3. PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe Iowa State-Arnaud, Austen RECEIVING: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 8-112; Holt, Menelik 5-45; Peterson, Todd 4-52; McNeill, Mike 3-39; Paul, Niles 2-25; Lucky, Marlon 2-16; Helu Jr., Roy 1-27; Mendoza, Marcus 1-7; Castille, Quentin 1-5. Iowa State-Sumrall, R.J. 6-44; Catlett, Derrick 2-20; Hamilton, Marquis 2-15; Jones, Houston 2-13; Johnson, Sedrick 1-8; Franklin, Collin 1-7; Darks, Darius 1-4; Robinson, Alexan 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Iowa State-None. FUMBLES: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 1-0; Holt, Menelik 1-1; Peterson, Todd 1-1; Ganz, Joe 1-1; Paul, Niles 1-0. Iowa State-Arnaud, Austen 1-0; McDowell, Devin 1-1; Catlett, Derrick 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-Zach Potter, 1.0-8, Sievers, Clayton, Iowa State- Taylor, Kurtis, 1.0-4, Lyle, Christopher, TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Murillo, Armando, 4-1. Iowa State- Smith, James game 8 Nebraska - 32 Baylor - 20 Lincoln, Neb. Oct. 25, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Baylor Nebraska Nate Swift broke Nebraska s career receptions record and scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to lead Nebraska to a come-from-behind win over Baylor at Memorial Stadium. Swift became NU s career reception leader on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Joe Ganz with 1:15 left in the third quarter. The catch gave NU a lead and provided the senior with his 144th career catch, moving him ahead of 1972 Husker Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers. It was Swift s eighth catch of the day but he wasn t done yet. After the Husker defense held Baylor on its next drive, Ganz hit Swift on a 53-yard touchdown strike to put NU ahead and seal Nebraska s fifth win of the year. Swift finished the day with a career-best 11 catches for 121 yards. While Swift took center stage, Nebraska s win over the Bears was a classic team effort. Ganz completed 32-of-46 passes for 336 yards on the afternoon, helping NU convert 11- of-17 third-down attempts. Ganz put the game away when he hooked up with Marlon Lucky on a 69-yard screen pass. Nebraska rolled up 497 yards of total offense on 83 offensive plays, including 161 rushing yards on 37 carries. Lucky led the Huskers with 83 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 07:42 NU Hill 6 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 07:03 BU Finley 43 yd run (Parks kick) 02:26 BU Griffin 47 yd run (Parks kick) 2nd 05:41 NU Henery 27 yd field goal 02:06 NU Lucky 18 yd run (Henery kick) 00:17 BU Jones 1 yd run (Parks kick blocked) 3rd 01:15 NU Swift 9 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 12:11 NU Swift 53 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick failed) 06:59 NU TEAM safety TEAM STATISTICS bu nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 21:23 38:37 Third-Down Conversions 0 of of 17 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Baylor-Griffin, Robert ; Finley, Jay 14-88; Wright, Kendall 2-6; Jones, Jacoby 1-1. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 16-83; Ganz, Joe 11-42; Castille, Quentin 7-31; Helu Jr., Roy 2-6; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: Baylor-Griffin, Robert Nebraska-Ganz, Joe RECEIVING: Baylor-Wright, Kendall 3-60; White, Thomas 3-18; Fenty, Justin 2-21; Smith, Ernest Nebraska-Swift, Nate ; Peterson, Todd 6-57; Paul, Niles 5-34; McNeill, Mike 4-24; Lucky, Marlon 3-82; Holt, Menelik 1-8; Hill, Ryan 1-6; Young, Dreu 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Baylor-None. Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Baylor-Baker, Mikail 1-0. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1; Ganz, Joe 1-0; Young, Dreu 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Baylor-Patin, Earl Nebraska-Amukamara, Prince ; Allen, Pierre 1.0-7; Asante, Larry TACKLES (UA-A): Baylor- Lake, Jordan 9-6. Nebraska-Asante, Larry husker football

21 game 9 Oklahoma - 62 Nebraska - 28 Norman, Okla. Nov. 1, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Nebraska Oklahoma No. 4 Oklahoma jumped out of the gates and never looked back, rolling up more than 500 yards of total offense while dominating the Cornhuskers in a Sooner victory. OU scored on seven of its first eight possessions, while adding an interception return for a TD on the Huskers first play from scrimmage. The Sooners led 35-0 at the end of the first quarter, the most points ever scored in any quarter against NU. While the Sooners were clicking on both sides of the ball, Nebraska finally woke up on offense as it tallied 204 yards on the ground and 214 through the air. Sophomore I-back Roy Helu Jr. led the charge with a 157 rushing yards on 16 carries. He ripped off a career-long 57-yarder in the fourth quarter, while senior wide receiver Nate Swift added a career-long 67-yard reception to set up NU s first score. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 12:17 OU Brown 2 yd run (Stevens kick) 12:13 OU Franks 18 yd INT return (Stevens kick) 10:31 OU Chaney 48 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 09:27 OU Gresham 9 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 00:04 OU Brown 1 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 2nd 11:20 NU Castille 2 yd run (Henery kick) 08:06 OU Murray 3 yd run (Stevens kick) 04:24 NU Helu 14 yd run (Henery kick) 02:56 OU Murray 8 yd run (Stevens kick) 3rd 11:34 NU Swift 8 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 09:30 OU Gresham 11 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 00:44 OU Murray 25 yd pass from Bradford (kick blockd) 4th 00:21 NU Witt 16 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS nu ou FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:42 29:18 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 13 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards game 10 Nebraska - 45 Kansas - 35 nebraska vs. clemson Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 8, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Kansas Nebraska Behind big plays from sophomore I-back Roy Helu Jr. and junior defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, the Nebraska football team scored 21 fourthquarter points and held on for a victory over the Kansas Jayhawks in front of the 296th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium. In the fourth quarter, Helu and Suh both shined. Helu rushed for 78 yards and one touchdown in the quarter and finished with a game-high 115 yards rushing and a game-high eight catches. His 176 allpurpose yards were also a then-career high, fueled by his second straight 100-yard rushing game. Suh also added a touchdown in the fourth quarter when he lined up at fullback and caught his first career pass for a two-yard TD that put NU up by 10 points with less than six minutes remaining. Suh recorded a careerhigh 12 tackles, including four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 04:47 NU McNeill 4 yd pass from Lucky (Henery kick) 03:17 KU Meier 28 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick) 2nd 04:39 KU Briscoe 53 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick) 02:17 NU Brooks 25 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 3rd 08:31 NU Henery 35 yd field goal 04:32 KU Fields 11 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick) 00:08 NU Helu 10 yd run (Henery kick) 4th 14:01 NU Helu 52 yd run (Henery kick) 09:55 KU Sharp 7 yd run (Branstetter kick) 05:58 NU Suh 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 03:48 NU Swift 14 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 02:15 KU Reesing 14 yd run (Branstetter kick) TEAM STATISTICS ku nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 25:14 34:46 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 6 of 14 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy ; Witt, Patrick 1-16; Peterson, Todd 1-16; Lucky, Marlon 5-8; Ganz, Joe 4-5; Castille, Quentin 7-2; McNeill, Mike 1-0. Oklahoma-Brown, Chris 9-89; Murray, DeMarco 14-57; Madu, Mossis 8-15; Bradford, Sam 2-14; Johnson, Justin 4-11; Iglesias, Juaquin 1-7; Johnson, Manuel 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Nebraska--Ganz, Joe ; Witt, Patrick Oklahoma-Bradford, Sam ; Halzle, Joey RECEIVING: Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 5-73; Swift, Nate 3-83; Helu Jr., Roy 2-19; Paul, Niles 1-14; Young, Dreu 1-8; Gilleylen, Curenski 1-6; McNeill, Mike 1-6; Castille, Quentin 1-3; Brooks, Chris 1-2. Oklahoma-Chaney, Quentin 5-128; Gresham, Jermaiah 5-52; Iglesias, Juaquin 3-37; Madu, Mossis 3-19; Tennell, Adron 2-12; Broyles, Ryan 1-41; Murray, DeMarco 1-25; Brown, Chris 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Thenarse, R Oklahoma-Holmes, Lendy 1-26; Franks, Dominque FUMBLES: Nebraska-Young, Dreu 1-1; Castille, Quentin 1-1. Oklahoma-None. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-None. Oklahoma-Alexander, Frank 1-8. TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Asante, Larry, 9-4. Oklahoma- Lewis, Travis RUSHING: Kansas-Sharp, Jake 22-90; Reesing, Todd 16-35; Meier, Kerry 1-minus 7. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy ; Castille, Q. 5-49; Henery, Alex 1-9; Lucky, Marlon 6-7; TEAM 3-minus 5; Ganz, Joe 4-minus 8. PASSING: Kansas-Reesing, Todd Nebraska-Ganz, Joe ; Lucky, Marlon RECEIVING: Kansas-Briscoe, Dezmon 6-176; Meier, Kerry 3-52; Wilson, Johnathon 3-51; Sharp, Jake 2-14; Fields, Dexton Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 8-61; Swift, Nate 7-111; Peterson, Todd 5-72; McNeill, Mike 4-37; Lucky, Marlon 2-3; Brooks, Chris 1-25; Castille, Q. 1-17; Suh, Ndamukong 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Kansas-Holt, James 1-5. Nebraska-Potter, Zach 1-0. FUMBLES: Kansas-Reesing, Todd 1-0. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 1-1; Ganz, Joe 1-0; Henery, Alex 1-0; Swift, Nate 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Kansas-Rivera, Mike 1-12; Holt, James Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong TACKLES (UA-A): Kansas-Stuckey, Darrel Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong, 5-7. nebraska s 45th bowl appearance 99

22 konica minolta gator bowl game 11 Nebraska - 56 Kansas State - 28 Manhattan, Kan. Nov. 15, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Nebraska Kansas State Joe Ganz rushed for a career-high 95 yards while adding 270 yards through the air to lead the Huskers over Kansas State, Ganz scored twice on the ground and threw for two more scores, while directing an NU offense that amassed over 600 total yards. His 270 yards passing gave him 3,103 yards through the air this season, as he joined Zac Taylor as the only quarterbacks in school history to throw for 3,000 yards in a season. Ganz also completed 16-of-25 passes on the day to give him 247 pass completions in 2008, good for a new Nebraska record. Nate Swift was Ganz s favorite target, catching four balls for 98 yards, just missing his second straight 100-yard receiving game. The senior from Hutchinson, Minn., has now totaled 899 receiving yards on the season and 2,434 yards in his career. The Blackshirt defense allowed just 247 total offense yards. KSU scored just two offensive touchdowns, getting its other two scores on defense and special teams. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:51 KS Herndon 57 yd INT return (Rossman kick) 07:13 NU Helu 1 yd run (Henery kick) 02:28 NU Castille 37 yd run (Henery kick) 2nd 14:07 KS Pierce 63 yd pass from Freeman (Rossman kick) 11:33 NU Helu 24 yd run (Henery kick) 07:05 NU Peterson 5 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 00:44 NU McNeill 18 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 3rd 02:52 KS Coffman 1 yd run (Rossman kick) 4th 14:47 NU Ganz 25 yd run (Henery kick) 14:33 KS Banks 98 yd kickoff return (Rossman kick) 11:57 NU Ganz 14 yd run (Henery kick) 03:05 NU Mendoza 31 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS nu ksu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 36:35 23:25 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 2 of 13 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 11-95; Helu Jr., Roy 13-72; Mendoza, Marcus 10-58; Castille, Quentin 6-51; Lucky, Marlon 11-47; Lee, Zac Kansas State-Brown, Lamark 13-49; Dold, Logan 9-19; Banks, Brandon 2-13; Coffman, Carson 2-5; Freeman, Josh 6- minus 27. PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe Kansas State-Freeman, Josh ; Coffman, Carson RECEIVING: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 4-98; Peterson, Todd 4-47; McNeill, Mike 3-52; Paul, Niles 3-31; Young, Dreu Kansas State-Pierce, Ernie 4-94; Murphy, Deon 4-65; Banks, Brandon 3-16; Mastrud, Jeron INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Kansas State-Herndon, Courtney FUMBLES: Nebraska-Mendoza, Marcus 1-1. Kansas State-Freeman, Josh 1-0; Murphy, Deon 1-1; Banks, Brandon 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong 1-15; Thenarse, Rickey 1-14; Potter, Zach 1-12; May, Mathew 1-8. Kansas State-Childs, Eric 1-2. TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Koehler, Colton, 3-5. Kansas State- Moore, Joshua game 12 Nebraska - 40 Colorado - 31 Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 28, 2008 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Colorado Nebraska Alex Henery booted a school-record 57-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining and Ndamukong Suh added a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown 48 seconds later as NU rallied for a victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado jumped out to an early 14-0 lead but the Huskers cored the final 13 points of the game to cap third-largest comeback in NU history. The Huskers crossed midfield on each of their 11 drives, and Nebraska ran 29 more plays than Colorado. The Huskers took 63 snaps in CU territory, while Colorado ran only 48 total plays. CU went more than 10 minutes of game time without running an offensive play in the second and third quarters, while the Huskers forced four turnovers, their highest total in 21 games. Offensively, Joe Ganz threw for 229 yards to become Nebraska s single-season passing leader with 3,332 yards, while Roy Helu Jr. rushed for a career-high 166 yards. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:06 CU Greer 68 yd pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 10:33 CU Sumler 36 yd run (Goodman kick) 5:46 NU Swift 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4:04 NU McNeill 53 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 12:08 NU Henery 35 yd field goal 9:08 CU Goodman 37 yd field goal 2:03 NU Castille 1 yd run (Henery kick) 1:11 CU Smith 58 yd fumble return (Goodman kick) 3rd 9:49 NU Henery 27 yd field goal 5:39 CU Sumler 4 yd run (Goodman kick) 4th 8:09 NU Henery 37 yd field goal 1:43 NU Henery 57 yd field goal 0:55 NU Suh 30 yd INT return (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS cu nu FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 20:24 39:36 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 10 6 of 14 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Colorado-Sumler, Demetrius 9-65; Hansen, Tyler 3-11; Scott, Darrell 2-minus 1; Hawkins, Cody 8-minus 33. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy ; Castille, Quentin 12-12; Ganz, Joe 13-9; Wesch, Jake 1-minus 9. PASSING: Colorado-Hawkins, Cody ; McKnight, Scotty ; TEAM Nebraska-Ganz, Joe RECEIVING: Colorado-McKnight, Scotty 4-58; Greer, Riar 2-86; Smith, Josh 2-52; Crawford. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 5-49; Peterson, Todd 4-44; McNeill, Mike 3-70; Holt, Menelik INTERCEPTIONS: Colorado-none. Nebraska-Wortman, Tyler 1-8; Suh, Ndamukong 1-30; Asante, Larry 1-0. FUMBLES: Colorado-Cantrell, Maurice 1-1. Nebraska-Paul, Niles 1-0; Swift, Nate 1-0; Ganz, Joe 1-1; Wesch, Jake 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Colorado-Jones, Brad 2-10; Mahnke, Patrick 1-15; Hypolite, George Nebraska-Barfield, Shukree 2-13; Allen, Pierre 1-2; Steinkuhler, Ty 1-12; Thenarse, Rickey 1-7. TACKLES (UA-A): Colorado-Smart, Jeff 6-6. Nebraska-Thenarse, Rickey 5-3. husker football