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1 Nebraska Media Relations 4 One Memorial Stadium 4 Lincoln, NE Phone: (402) sportsinfo@huskers.com 2014 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic (BTN) W, 55-7 Sept. 6 McNeese State (ESPNU) W, Sept. 13 at Fresno State (CBS Sports Net.) 9:30 p.m. Sept. 20 Miami (ABC/ESPN/2) 7 p.m. Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) (BTN) 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at Michigan State (ABC/ESPN/2) 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Northwestern (BTN) 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25 Rutgers TBA Nov. 1 Purdue TBA Nov. 15 at Wisconsin TBA Nov. 22 Minnesota TBA Nov. 28 at Iowa TBA All times Central Television CBS Sports Network Carter Blackburn, Play-by-Play Aaron Taylor, Analyst Jamie Erdhal, Sidelines Radio Husker Sports Network Greg Sharpe, Play-by-Play Matt Davison, Analyst Lane Grindle, Sidelines Digital Media Huskers.com HSN free audio Live stats, game-day information, photos and more on Other Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 108, XM HUSKER FOOTBALL Huskers Record: 2-0, 0-0 Rankings: AP RV; Coaches 21 Last Game: def. McNeese St., Coach: Bo Pelini Career/NU Record: 60-24/7th year vs. Fresno St.: 1-0 Game 3: Nebraska vs. Fresno State Sept. 13, 2014 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, Calif. 9:30 p.m. (CT) Game Information Television: CBS Sports Network Radio: Husker Sports Network Capacity: 41,031 Surface: FieldTurf Series Record: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Nebraska, 42-29, 2011 in Lincoln Bulldogs Record: 0-2 Rankings: not ranked Last Game: lost to Utah, Coach: Tim DeRuyter Career/FSU Record: 20-8/3rd season vs. Nebraska: 0-0 The Matchup Nebraska takes to the road for the first time in 2014 on Saturday evening when the Huskers travel to Fresno State to take on the Bulldogs. Game time from Fresno s Bulldog Stadium is set for 9:30 p.m. CT and the game will be available nationally on the CBS Sports Network. The Huskers head to Fresno with a 2-0 record after escaping with a victory over McNeese State last Saturday in Lincoln. Senior I-back Ameer Abdullah supplied the winning margin on a highlight-reel 58-yard catch and run for a touchdown with 20 seconds remaining. The win marked Nebraska s 10th straight victory in games decided by seven or fewer points dating back to September of Nebraska has started 2-0 for the sixth time in Bo Pelini s seven seasons as head coach, and will be looking for its first 3-0 start to a season since Nebraska will also be looking for a win in its road opener for the second straight year. Saturday s game will be the second all-time matchup between the schools and the second in a three-game series. The Huskers prevailed, 42-29, in the only other meeting in 2011 in Lincoln. The third meeting in the three-game series is scheduled for 2016 in Lincoln. Fresno State will enter the contest with an 0-2 record, following road losses at USC and Utah to open the season. The Bulldogs have won 13 straight home games entering Saturday s contest, marking the nation s longest home winning streak. The Series Nebraska defeated Fresno State, 42-29, in Lincoln in 2011 in the only previous meeting. The Huskers were spurred by a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Ameer Abdullah, who set a Nebraska record with 211 kickoff return yards in the contest. The Coaches Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 90) owns a record (.714) in his seventh season as head coach. He has guided NU to nine or more wins in each of his first six seasons as head coach, joining Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne in accomplishing that feat at Nebraska. His 60 wins trail only Osborne and Devaney on the NU wins list. Pelini joins Alabama s Nick Saban as the only head coaches in the nation to win nine or more games each of the past six seasons. Fresno State: Tim DeRuyter (Air Force, 85) is in his third season as head coach and owns a 20-8 record. DeRuyter has guided the Bullogs to a Mountain West title and a bowl game in each of his first two seasons, including an 11-2 record last season. Before taking over as the head coach at Fresno, DeRuyter had assistant stints at Texas A&M, Air Force, Nevada, Ohio and Navy. Nebraska Football Nebraska is all-time, one of just eight schools with 800 all-time victories Nebraska has won five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). The Cornhuskers have won 43 conference championships. NU s 50 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally. Since 1970, NU has 433 wins, 24 more than any other school. Nebraska s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. The Huskers have 110 first-team All- Americans in school history. Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

2 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Nebraska-McNeese State Stat Wrap Team Stats MSU NU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passes Passing Yards Total Offense rd-Down Conversions 5-of-17 4-of-13 Turnovers 1 1 Penalties Time of Possession 34:52 25:08 NU Rushing Leaders Tommy Armstrong Jr. 11 carries, 131 yards, TD (career high) Ameer Abdullah 17 carries, 54 yards, TD NU Passing Leader Tommy Armstrong Jr , 242 yards, 2 TD NU Receiving Leaders Ameer Abdullah 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD Jordan Westerkamp 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD NU Defensive Leaders Nate Gerry 6 UT, 7 AT, 13 TT, 2-3 TFL, PBU, Hurry Josh Banderas 3 UT, 7 AT, 10 TT, TFL Greg McMullen 6 UT, 3 AT, Sack, 2 TFL NU Special Teams Leader Sam Foltz 51.2-yard punting average, 4 inside 20, long-61 De Mornay Pierson-El 5 punt returns, 52 yards, long Big Ten Standings West Division Records Team Big Ten Overall Next Game Illinois at Washington Iowa Iowa State Minnesota at TCU Nebraska at Fresno State Wisconsin Bowling Green 9/20 Purdue vs. Notre Dame Northwestern Western Illinois 9/20 East Division Records Team Big Ten Overall Next Game Maryland West Virginia Penn State at Rutgers Rutgers Penn State Indiana at Bowling Green Michigan Miami (Ohio) Michigan State Eastern Michigan 9/20 Ohio State Kent State 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Team Overall Conf. Next Game Fla. Atlantic Tulsa McNeese St Prairie View A&M Fresno State Nebraska Miami Arkansas State Noting Game 2...Nebraska 31, McNeese State 24 Nebraska improved to 2-0 with the victory. The Huskers are now 11-0 all-time against FCS opponents, including two victories over McNeese State (also in 2002). Nebraska s 2-0 start marks the sixth time in seven seasons under Bo Pelini that Nebraska has started the season with a 2-0 record. The win marks the 10th straight win by the Huskers in a game decided by seven points or less. The streak leads the nation and dates back to a loss at UCLA in September of Sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards, including rushes of 42 and 24 yards in the first half and a 34-yard third-quarter rush. Those were the three longest runs of Armstrong s career, bettering a 17-yard rush last week against Florida Atlantic. Armstrong rushed six times for 87 yards before halftime. His previous career rushing high was 69 yards against Northwestern in Armstrong s 131 rushing yards mark the first 100-yard rushing game for a Nebraska quarterback since Taylor Martinez rushed for 140 yards on 19 carries in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin. Armstrong Jr. completed 16-of-31 passes for a 242 yards and two touchdowns. Armstrong connected with Jordan Westerkamp for a 40-yard touchdown in the first quarter and with Ameer Abdullah for the game-winning 58-yard touchdown in the fourth quater. In the first half, Armstrong was 4-of-4 passing for 78 yards and a touchdown on third down attempts. Armstrong accounted for 373 yards of total offense, marking the second consecutive week he has accounted for a career high in total offensive yards. In last week s season opener against Florida Atlantic, Armstrong accounted for 333 yards of total offense. Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 17 times for 54 yards and one touchdown. Abdullah also caught three passes for a career-high 96 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter that broke a tie. Abdullah s 58-yard catch alone broke his previous single-game high of 50 yards against UCLA in With his 54 rushing yards, Abdullah increased his career rushing total to 3,263 rushing yards. Abdullah is just 66 yards from the top five on the NU career rushing list (3,329 yards, Rex Burkhead). Abdullah finished the game with 184 all-purpose yards, including 90 yards in the fourth quarter on three touches. Sophomore receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught a team-high four passes for 61 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Through two games, Westerkamp has 11 receptions for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore punter Sam Foltz averaged 51.2 yards on six punts, including three punts of 50 yards or more. He also downed three punts inside the McNeese State 10-yard line and four inside MSU s 20. His play earned Foltz Big Ten Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors. The win improved Bo Pelini s record at Nebraska to 60-24, making him the third coach in NU history with 60 wins, joining Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney. The 98-yard interception return for a touchdown by McNeese State s Aaron Sam was the second-longest against Nebraska in school history. Minnesota s Gary Hohman had a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown against Nebraska on Oct. 4, Inside the Cornhuskers 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV Series Last Meeting (Site)/Notes Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic W, 55-7 BTN NU, 2-0 NU rolls for most total offensive yards in 23 years (784) and most rushing in 13 years (498) Sept. 6 McNeese State W, ESPNU NU, 1-0 Huskers win 10th straight game decided by 7 or less/abdullah 184 all-purpose yards Sept. 13 at Fresno State 9:30 p.m. CBSN NU, , NU (Lincoln)/Meeting will be the second in a three-game series between schools Sept. 20 Miami 7 p.m. ABC/ESPN Tied, , Miami (Pasadena)/First regular-season meeting between teams since 1976 Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) 8 p.m. BTN NU, , NU (Lincoln)/Huskers play host to Illini on Homecoming for second straight year Oct. 4 at Michigan State 7 p.m. ABC/ESPN NU, , MSU (Lincoln)/One of the two schools has played in first three B1G title games Oct. 18 at Northwestern 6:30 p.m. BTN NU, , NU (Lincoln)/Meetings from decided by a total of seven points Oct. 25 Rutgers TBA TBA NU, , NU 28-0 (New York)/First meeting in 94 seasons between the schools Nov. 1 Purdue TBA TBA Series tied, , NU 42-7 (W. Lafayette)/Purdue will make first-ever trip to Lincoln in 2014 Nov. 15 at Wisconsin TBA TBA Series tied, , UW (Indianapolis)/First matchup between schools as West Division opponents Nov. 22 Minnesota TBA TBA UM, , UM (Minneapolis)/Minnesota ended 16-game NU win streak in 2013 Nov. 28 at Iowa TBA TBA NU, , Iowa (Lincoln)/Huskers have won 2 of 3 Heroes Games since 2011 Dec. 6 BIG Championship 7:17 p.m. FOX NU, 0-1 Nebraska appeared in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game as Legends Division champion Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

3 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Noting Pelini Born: Dec. 13, 1967 Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio Wife: Mary Pat Children: Patrick, Kate and Caralyn High School: Cardinal Mooney, 1986 College: Ohio State, 1990 Playing Experience , Ohio State, free safety Coaching Experience Nebraska, 2008-present Head Coach LSU, defensive coordinator Oklahoma, 2004 co-def. coordinator, defensive backs Nebraska, 2003 defensive coordinator, interim head coach for Alamo Bowl Green Bay Packers, linebackers New England Patriots, linebackers San Francisco 49ers, assistant secondary Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 quarterbacks Iowa, 1991 graduate assistant Nebraska under Pelini Overall vs. AP Ranked Teams vs. AP Top 10 Teams vs. Unranked Teams vs. Big Ten Teams Home Road Neutral In August In September In October In November In December In January When Rushing for 200 or more yards When Rushing for 300 or more yards When Passing for 200 or more yards When Passing for 300 or more yards When NU player rushes for 100 yards When NU has two 100-yard rushers When NU player has 100 yards receiving When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher When Scoring 35 or More Points When Holding Opponent to 10 Pts. or less When forcing three or more turnovers When Nebraska scores first When Nebraska leads at halftime When Nebraska trails at halftime When Nebraska is tied at halftime Games decided by 11 points or more Games decided by 10 or less Games decided by 7 or less Games decided by 3 or less Overtime games Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini Bo Pelini is in his seventh season as Nebraska s head coach and owns a record with the Huskers. Pelini has won or shared four divisional titles in his first six seasons as head coach, including the 2012 Big Ten Legends Division crown. He guided NU to three straight Big 12 North Division crowns from 2008 to 2010, becoming the first coach in the history of the Big 12 to win at least a share of a division title in each of his first three years. He has guided Nebraska to at least nine wins each of his six seasons, and three 10-win seasons. Pelini is third on the Nebraska career victories list, trailing only Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney. Pelini took charge of the Huskers after a highly successful five-year run as a collegiate defensive coordinator, including orchestrating NU s defensive efforts in Pelini picked up his first college head coaching victory as NU s interim coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl against Michigan State. Following his one season at Nebraska, Pelini served as the co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2004, helping the Sooners to the Big 12 title and BCS title game. He then followed with three seasons as the defensive coordinator at LSU. With the Tigers, Pelini led three consecutive defenses to No. 3 national rankings in total defense. He culminated his time in Baton Rouge by helping the Tigers to the 2007 national championship. In addition to his five seasons as an assistant at the collegiate level, Pelini coached in the NFL for nine seasons, serving three years each with the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. Pelini was a team captain and four-year letterman as a safety at Ohio State from 1987 to Pelini Stacks up Well with Peers In guiding Nebraska to a record, Pelini has put himself in impressive company. 4 Among schools currently in a power conference, Pelini is just the eighth head coach in college football history to win at least nine games in each of his first six seasons on the job at that school. The group includes three Nebraska coaches (Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne, Pelini). 4 When looking only at coaches in their first head coaching job at a major conference school, Pelini is one of only three to win nine games in each of his first six years, joining Osborne and Barry Switzer (Oklahoma). 4 Pelini was among a group of 18 FBS head coaches who were hired for their jobs beginning with the 2008 season. Pelini leads that group of 18 head coaches in victories over the past six-plus years with 59 wins. In fact, Pelini is one of only six coaches in the group of 18 still in the job he was hired for prior to the 2008 season. Pelini Continues Defensive Accomplishments at Nebraska At Nebraska, Pelini has continued his history of building championship defenses. In 2009, the Huskers led the nation in scoring defense and had the nation s best scoring defensive improvement (18.1 ppg). When combining statistics since the start of the 2009 season, NU ranks second in pass efficiency defense, third in passing defense, 14th in total defense and 18th in scoring defense. With Pelini s previous track record, the success of his Nebraska defenses is no surprise. 4Pelini led the 2003 Blackshirts to a school-record 47 takeaways, including a Big 12-record 32 interceptions, and finished second nationally in scoring defense, first in pass efficiency defense and 11th in total defense. 4Pelini guided LSU defenses to No. 3 national finishes in total defense each of his three seasons in Baton Rouge. 4In 150 games as a collegiate coach, Pelini s defenses have posted 10 shutouts, held the opposition to seven points or less 42 times and to 20 points or less 94 times. Husker Staff Has Only One Change for 2014 Season Pelini had just one change in his full-time coaching staff during the offseason. Charlton Warren joined the Huskers as secondary coach after spending the past nine seasons at Air Force, including the past two years as defensive coordinator. Warren worked directly with the defensive backs all nine years with the Falcons. He also earned a reputation as the Falcons top recruiter and coordinated Air Force s recruiting efforts from 2006 to Warren joined a defensive staff led by John Papuchis, who enters his third season as defensive coordinator and seventh year overall on the Husker staff. Ross Els in his fourth season as the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, while defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski enters his third year at Nebraska. On offense, Tim Beck is in his fourth season as offensive coordinator and seventh season overall on Pelini s staff. Ron Brown (running backs) and Barney Cotton (offensive line/tight ends) have also been on staff for each of Pelini s seven seasons. Rich Fisher (receivers) and John Garrison (offensive line) each enter their fourth season Nebraska Coaching Staff Offense Defense Tim Beck Off. Coord./QBs 7th Year-Press Box John Papuchis Defensive Coordinator 7th Year-Field Ron Brown Running Backs 7th/24th Year-Field Ross Els Linebackers/RC 4th Year-Press Box Barney Cotton Run Game Coord./OL/TE 7th/8th Year-Press Box Rick Kaczenski Defensive Line 3rd Year-Field Rich Fisher Wide Receivers 4th Year-Field Charlton Warren Secondary 1st Year-Press Box Strength John Garrison Offensive Line 4th Year-Field James Dobson Strength Coach 6th Year Game 3 vs. Fresno State 4 125th Season of Nebraska Football

4 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Scouting Fresno State Fresno State hosts its first home game of the season Saturday when it welcomes No. 21 Nebraska to Bulldog Stadium. Although FSU is 0-2 this season and has been outscored by 71 points, Fresno State has won 13 consecutive home games, the longest home winning streak in the country. The Bulldogs have averaged 46.0 points per game at home during the win streak. The Bulldogs are averaging 20.0 points through two games this season while averaging passing yards Fresno State Facts Location: Fresno, Calif. Nickname: Bulldogs Enrollment: 21,389 Colors: Red & Blue Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Bulldog Stadium Capacity: 41,031 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Head Coach: Tim DeRuyter Alma Mater (Year): Air Force (1985) Record at FSU: 20-8 (third year) Career Record: 20-8 (third year) Record vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Fresno State State Schedule Aug. 30 at USC L, Sept. 6 at Utah L, Sept. 13 Nebraska 9:30 p.m. Sept. 20 Southern Utah 9 p.m. Sept. 26 at New Mexico 7 p.m. Oct. 3 San Diego State 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at UNLV 9 p.m. Oct. 17 at Boise State 7 p.m. Nov. 1 Wyoming TBA Nov. 8 San Jose State 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Nevada TBA Nov. 29 Hawaii 6 p.m. per game and rushing yards per contest. Marteze Waller is the leading rusher, carrying 31 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns this season. Brandon Connette has added 23 carries for 53 yards while completing 23-of-41 passes for 245 yards. Brian Burrell has completed 19-of-35 passes for 198 yards and two TDs. Josh Harper is Fresno State s leading receiver with 12 catches for 139 yards. Josh is the son of Willie Harper, who was a two-time All-America defensive lineman at Nebraska in 1971 and 1972, and he was a member of the Huskers 1970 and 1971 national championship teams. Defensively, Fresno State has surrendered more than 50 points in each of its first two games. In addition to allowing 55.5 points per game, the Bulldogs are allowing an average of yards per game. FSU ranks last nationally in scoring defense and next-to-last in total defense. Opponents average 6.6 yards per play against the Bulldogs. Series History The only previous meeting between Nebraska and Fresno State came on Sept, 10, 2011 in Lincoln, when the 10th-ranked Huskers held off Fresno State, Ameer Abdullah, then a freshman, set a school record with 211 kickoff return yards, including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Kenny Bell had his first career reception against Fresno State, a 42-yard grab in the second quarter. Fresno State Head Coach Tim DeRuyter Tim DeRuyter is in his third season at Fresno State, where he has guided the Bulldogs to a 20-8 record. DeRuyter inherited an FSU team that went 4-9 in 2011 before he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back Mountain West championships in 2012 and With a pair of conference titles in his first two seasons, DeRuyter ended Fresno State s 13-year drought without a conference championship. Last fall, Fresno State began the season 10-0 and defeated Utah State in the Mountain West Championship Game. DeRuyter has taken Fresno State to a bowl game in each of his first two seasons. Fresno State has been especially tough at home in DeRuyter s first two seasons. FSU is a perfect 12-0 at Bulldog Stadium under DeRuyter. Fresno State has scored at least 37 points in each of its 12 home games under DeRuyter, while averaging 51.9 points per game at Bulldog Stadium the past two seasons. Fresno State has been held under 40 points only twice in 12 home games under DeRuyter. A graduate of the Air Force Academy in 1985, DeRuyter came to Fresno State after serving as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Texas A&M in 2010 and He served as defensive coordinator for his alma mater from 2007 to 2009, after coordinating the defenses at Nevada ( ), Ohio ( and ) and Navy ( ). DeRuyter also coached the Navy secondary in 2001 and was an assistant coach at Air Force from 1989 to Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Fresno State Bulldogs (0-2, 0-0 Mountain West) Statistical Comparison Category (per game) NEB FSU Big Ten MWC Natl. Natl. Rushing Offense th 12th 2nd 108th Passing Offense th 5th 52nd 75th Total Offense st 11th 6th 107th Scoring Offense st 10th 24th 109th Rushing Defense th 11th 66th 119th Pass Efficiency Defense nd 12th 11th 123rd Pass Defense nd 11th 14th 115th Total Defense th 12th 21st 123rd Scoring Defense th 12th 29th 124th Net Punting st 7th 9th 86th Punt Returns th 10th 64th 107th Kickoff Returns th 7th 84th 86th Turnover Margin th 9th 55th 104th Sacks th 8th 92nd 92nd Tackles For Loss th 2nd 55th 32nd Sacks Allowed st 12th 7th 117th Fresno State Statistical Leaders Rushing G Att. Yards YPC TD Avg./G Marteze Waller, RB Brandon Connette, QB Brian Burrell, QB Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Brandon Connette, QB Brian Burrell, QB Receiving G No. Yards Avg. TD Avg./G Josh Harper, WR Malique Micenheimer, RB Marteze Waller, RB Aaron Peck, WR Greg Watson, WR Tackles G UT AT TT TFL Sacks Kyrie Wilson, ILB Derron Smith, FS Charles Washington, SS Jeff Camilli, ILB Bryan Harper, DB Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long None Field Goals Att. Made Pct. Blkd. Long None Punts No. Yards Avg. Blkd. Long Garrett Swanson, K/P Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

5 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 800-Win Club Nebraska is one of eight programs with 800 all-time victories, and NU s 867 all-time victories are fourth nationally. 1. Michigan Texas 876 Notre Dame Nebraska Ohio State Oklahoma Alabama Tennessee 806 Nebraska is in its 125th season of college football, and owns an all-time record in 1,264 games (.702). 4Since the first season of Nebraska football in 1890, Husker teams have won 11 or more games 12 times, including seven times since Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, 1994, 1997). Nation s Best Since 70 Nebraska ranks as the nation s winningest program since During the past four decades, the Huskers have compiled a record, for a.786 winning percentage in 554 games. NU s 433 wins in that time period are 24 more than any other school. 1. Nebraska Oklahoma Ohio State Michigan 394 4Nebraska has 40 nine-win seasons and win seasons since NU has posted six straight nine-win seasons for the first time since an NCAA-record 33 straight from 1969 to Overall, Nebraska has win seasons in school history, the third most among all college football programs, trailing only Oklahoma and Alabama. Most Wins Among 2008 Hiring Class Coach School Wins Bo Pelini Nebraska 59 Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 51 Ken Niumatalolo Navy 48 Art Briles Baylor 46 June Jones SMU 36 David Cutcliffe Duke 33 Note: The other 12 coaches in the 2008 hiring class are no longer with the school they were hired at in Year Win Total Among Nebraska Head Coaches Coach First 6 Years Wins Frank Solich Bo Pelini * Tom Osborne Bob Devaney * Entering season Most Coaching Wins Last Seven Seasons ( ) Coach School Wins Nick Saban Alabama 74 Chris Peterson Boise State/Wash. 71 Bob Stoops Oklahoma 65 Les Miles LSU 63 Brian Kelly Cin./Notre Dame 62 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 60 Gary Patterson TCU 59 Urban Meyer Florida/Ohio State 59 Bo Pelini Nebraska 59 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 59 *-Includes only active college coaches in What To Watch For This Week NU has won its past 10 games that have been decided by seven or fewer points, including a win over McNeese State. Huskers Celebrating 125th Season of Football The 2014 season marks the 125th year of intercollegiate football at Nebraska. Since the school s first football season in 1890, Nebraska has earned its place as one of the traditional national powers in college football. The Huskers have won five national championships, 43 conference championships and last year became just the third school to appear in 50 bowl games. Since 1962 alone, Nebraska has produced nine or more wins in 46 of 52 seasons. Nebraska will be celebrating its 125th season throughout 2014, most notably as part of the Homecoming festivities on the weekend of Sept. 27, when NU takes on Illinois at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska will also honor the 20th anniversary of the 1994 national championship team. The team will gather for a reunion on the weekend of Sept when Nebraska hosts Miami at Memorial Stadium. The 1994 Huskers capped a perfect 13-0 season with a victory over Miami in the Orange Bowl to give Tom Osborne his first national championship. Huskers Bidding for Seventh Straight Nine-Win Season Nebraska posted a 9-4 record in 2013, capped by a victory over Georgia in the Gator Bowl. The nine-win season in 2013 was Nebraska s sixth straight under Head Coach Bo Pelini s leadership and put Nebraska in elite company.» Nebraska is one of three schools that has won at least nine games each of the past six seasons, joining Alabama and Oregon.» Pelini has guided Nebraska to 10-win seasons in three of his six seasons.» The six straight years with at least nine wins marks the first time NU has accomplished that since its NCAA record streak of 33 straight nine-win seasons from 1969 to 2001.» Nebraska has 48 nine-win seasons in school history, including 40 since The Huskers 27 all-time 10-win seasons are third-most in college football history. Nebraska Among Big Ten s Best Over Past Three Seasons Nebraska finished 5-3 in Big Ten play in 2013 and has won 17 of 24 regular-season Big Ten games since joining the conference in Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to have a winning conference record each of the past three seasons. Overall, Nebraska has had a winning conference record each of the past six seasons, and is one of only eight schools in the country to accomplish that feat. Nebraska s 17 conference wins since the start of the 2011 season are the third-most regular-season Big Ten victories in that time period. Nebraska captured the Legends Division crown and made a trip to the Big Ten Conference title game in The Huskers have won 11 of their last 14 regular-season Big Ten games. Big Ten Records ( ) Conference Games Only 3-Year Champ. Overall Team B1G Rec. Division Game B1G Wins Ohio State Michigan State Wisconsin NEBRASKA Penn State Michigan Iowa Northwestern Minnesota Purdue Indiana Illinois Fresno State has won 13 straight home games, marking the nation s longest home winning streak. Huskers Set for Road Opener Nebraska hits the road for the first time in 2014, traveling to Fresno State for its road opener. The Huskers will be looking to win their road opener for the second straight season, after winning 42-7 at Purdue in the 2013 road opener. The Huskers task in Fresno will not be easy as the Bulldogs own the nation s longest home winning streak at 13 games. Last season, Nebraska ended Michigan s home winning streak at 19 games with a November victory. Nebraska is 3-3 in road openers under Bo Pelini, including a 2-2 mark in road openers against non-conference opponents. Nebraska finished 4-1 away from home in 2013, including a 3-1 record in road games. The Huskers own a 19-9 overall road record under Pelini. 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6 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Abdullah Game-by-Game in 2014 Game Att. Yards Avg. TD Long FAU MSU Abdullah 100-yard Rushing Games carries, 119 yards, 2 TD at UCLA 30 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD vs. Arkansas State 19 carries, 101 yards at Northwestern 24 carries, 101 yards, TD vs. Michigan 22 carries, 110 yards at Michigan State 31 carries, 116 yards vs. Penn State carries, 114 yards vs. Wyoming 17 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD vs. Southern Miss 15 carries, 139 yards, TD vs. South Dakota State 20 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD vs. Illinois 20 carries, 126 yards, TD at Purdue 19 carries, 165 yards at Minnesota 24 carries, 127 yards vs. Northwestern 27 carries, 105 yards at Michigan 22 carries, 123 yards vs. Michigan State 25 carries, 147 yards at Penn State 27 carries, 122 yards, TD vs. Georgia (Gator Bowl) carries, 232 yards, TD vs. Florida Atlantic Huskers With Back-to-Back 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons Ameer Abdullah, 1,137 yards in 2012; 1,483 in 2013 Roy Helu Jr., 1,147 yards in 2009; 1,245 in 2010 Calvin Jones, 1,210 yards in 1992; 1,043 in 1993 Derek Brown, 1,313 yards in 1991; 1,011 in 1992 Ken Clark, 1,497 yards in 1988; 1,196 in 1989 Doug DuBose, 1,040 yards in 1984; 1,161 in 1985 Mike Rozier, 1,689 yards in 1982; 2,148 in 1983 Jarvis Redwine, 1,042 yards in 1979; 1,119 in 1980 Also two 1,000-yard rushing seasons (non-consecutive) Ahman Green, 1,877 yards in 1997; 1,086 in 1995 NU Career Rushing Yards Rk. Player, Years Yards 1. Mike Rozier, , Ahman Green, , Eric Crouch, , Roy Helu Jr., , Rex Burkhead, , Ameer Abdullah, 2011-PRESENT 3, Calvin Jones, , Ken Clark, , Taylor Martinez, , I.M. Hipp, ,814 NU Season Rushing Yards Rk. Player, Year Yards 1. Mike Rozier, , Ahman Green, , Lawrence Phillips, , AMEER ABDULLAH, , Mike Rozier, , AMEER ABDULLAH, ,137 NU Career 100-Yard Games Rk. Player, Years 100-Yd Games 1. Mike Rozier, Ahman Green, Ameer Abdullah, 2011-PRESENT Eric Crouch, NU Career All-Purpose Yards Rk. Player, Years Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, , Mike Rozier, , Ameer Abdullah, 2011-PRESENT 5,339 Huskers vs. Mountain West Nebraska will square off with a member of the Mountain West Conference for the second straight season after defeating Wyoming in the 2013 season opener in Lincoln. Nebraska has had good success against the Mountain West Conference over the years. 4 Nebraska is 33-2 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference, including its 2011 victory over Fresno State. 4 Nebraska has 2016 home games scheduled against Fresno State and fellow Mountain West Conference member Wyoming. Both of those games complete three-game series against the opponents. Game-Winning Touchdown Latest Addition to Abdullah s Legacy Senior I-back Ameer Abdullah has quickly exhibited why he is a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy during the first two weeks of the 2014 season. Abdullah opened the season against Florida Atlantic with 21 carries for a career-high 232 yards and a touchdown in a 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic. His play earned him Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for the second time in his career. While the numbers in the opener were impressive, Abdullah produced a signature moment against McNeese State when the Huskers needed it most. With the game tied in the final minute, Abdullah unleashed a highlight-reel 58-yard catch and run for a touchdown that gave Nebraska a victory. Abdullah finished the day with 184 allpurpose yards, including a career-high 96 receiving yards on three receptions. Abdullah entered the year as the active career leader in the FBS ranks in all-purpose yards, while ranking third in career rushing yards. His Big Ten-leading 1,690 rushing yards in 2013 were the most for any returning player in the FBS ranks. His 232 yards rushing against FAU ranked as the 15th-best rushing effort in school history, and bettered his previous career best of 225 yards against Illinois in The outing marked his 18th career 100-yard rushing game, the thirdmost in Nebraska history. The impressive two-game start to 2014 has the Homewood, Ala., native in rare company in Nebraska history. 4 Abdullah has become the eighth player in Nebraska history to top 3,000 career rushing yards and the third NU I-back to join that group since Abdullah has increased his career rushing total to 3,263 yards to move FBS Active Career Leaders All-Purpose Yards Rk. Player, School Yards 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 5, Tyler Lockett, Kansas State 4, Jamison Crowder, Duke 4,398 Rushing Yards Rk. Player, School Yards 1. Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 3, Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 3, Braxton Miller, Ohio State 3, Jawon Chisholm, Akron 2, Trayion Durham, Kent State 2,712 into the No. 6 spot on the Husker career rushing list. Abdullah is just 66 rushing yards from the top five on the NU career list. He would need 1,518 yards the remainder of the year to surpass Rozier s school-record total of 4,780 yards. 4 Abdullah has topped 1,000 yards on the ground each of the past two seasons, and is one of only nine players in Nebraska history with a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Abdullah is attempting to become the first player in Husker history with three 1,000-yard seasons. 4 Abdullah s 1,690 yards in 2013 were fourth on the NU single-season rushing list. The rushing yardage total was the highest by a Nebraska player since Abdullah was the first Husker to reach 1,000 rushing yards in eight or fewer games since Ahman Green in Abdullah rushed for 100 or more yards in 11 of 13 games in 2013, including a season-high 225 yards against Illinois. His yard games tied the school record, also held by Rozier, Green and Lawrence Phillips. Abdullah rushed for 100 yards in eight straight games last season, tying the fourth-longest streak in school history. 4 Abdullah has 18 career 100-yard rushing efforts, passing Eric Crouch (17) against FAU for the third-most in school history. The yard games, trails only Rozier (26) and Green (20) on the NU career list. 4 In addition to his running skills, Abdullah is a receiving threat out of the backfield. He had 26 receptions for 232 yards and two touchdowns in 2013 and has 55 career receptions. His 96 receiving yards against McNeese State were a career high and the most by a Husker running back since Marlon Lucky had eight catches for 115 yards at Colorado in Abdullah had 1,999 all-purpose yards in 2013, the No. 3 single-season total in school history. With 241 allpurpose yards against Florida Atlantic and 184 against McNeese State, Abdullah has increased his career all-purpose yardage total to 5,339 yards. He has joined Heisman winners Johnny Rodgers and Mike Rozier as the only players to top 5,000 career all-purpose yards and is 247 all-purpose yards from the top spot on the NU career list. 4 Abdullah has scored a total of 29 touchdowns during his Nebraska career and has reached the end zone four different ways. He has 21 career rushing touchdowns, including two in 2014, five receiving touchdowns, as well as a punt return touchdown and a touchdown on a kickoff return. Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

7 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Big Ten Debuts New Divisions When Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011, the conference began divisional play with the Legends and Leaders divisions. Nebraska competed in the Legends Division the past three seasons, including winning the divisional title in With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten, the conference once again has a new divisional alignment. This fall will mark the debut of the Big Ten East and West divisions. Nebraska will compete in the West along with Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. The East is comprised of Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. In 2014 and 2015, the Big Ten will play an eight-game conference schedule before moving to a nine-game league slate in The next two seasons, Nebraska will play the other six members of the Big Ten West, as well as Michigan State and Rutgers from the East Division. The divisional winners will meet in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, Husker Run Game Continues to Pound Season-Opening Foes Nebraska exploded for 498 rushing yards vs. FAU, marking the second straight year NU rushed for at least 375 yards in the season opener. Over the past six openers, the Huskers have rushed for at least 229 yards in each game. 4 The Huskers have averaged rushing yards per game in the past six season openers. Big Ten Conference POW Nominees Game Offense Defense Sp. Teams Frosh FAU Abdullah McMullen Brown Brown MSU Abdullah -- Foltz -- FSU MIAMI ILL MSU NW RU PUR WIS MINN IOWA Bold indicates winner Husker Honors/Watch Lists Ameer Abdullah, Senior, IB Doak Walker Award Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List Hornung Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch AFCA Good Works Team Watch List Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Florida Atlantic) Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (vs. McNeese St.) Kenny Bell, Senior, WR Biletnikoff Award Watch List Hornung Award Watch List Randy Gregory, Junior, DE Ted Hendricks Award Watch List Lott Trophy Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Chuck Bednarik Watch List Corey Cooper, Senior, S Lott Trophy Watch List Mark Pelini, Senior, C Rimington Trophy Watch List Sam Foltz, Sophomore, P Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. McNeese St.) College Football Performance Punter of Week (vs. McNeese St.) NU Rushing Attack Pounds Owls in Opener Nebraska has featured one of the nation s top rushing attacks over the past several seasons and appears to have the same ability in The Huskers were dominant on the ground in a 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic in the season opener, rushing for 498 yards and averaging 8.7 yards per carry. The rushing output was Nebraska s best under Bo Pelini and the Huskers best since rushing for 641 yards at Baylor in Nebraska picked up 195 rushing yards against McNeese State and is averaging yards per game on the ground, good for second in the Big Ten and fifth nationally. 4 Nebraska s combined rushing output in the first two games of the season is the Huskers best through two games since The Huskers averaged rushing yards per game through two contests in In addition to Abdullah s career-high rushing effort against Florida Atlantic, sophomore Terrell Newby ran for a career-high 107 yards. The game marked the 76th time in school history Nebraska has had two or more 100-yard rushers, and the second straight year NU has accomplished that feat in the season opener. 4 Nebraska s 498-yard effort marked the 16th time under Pelini that Nebraska has rushed for at least 300 yards. The Huskers are a perfect 16-0 in those games, Rk. Game including a 3-0 record last season. 4 Nebraska has reached at least 200 rushing yards in 18 games since the start of the 2012 season, including five times in Nebraska was 5-0 when rushing for at least 200 yards last season. 4 In 2013, Nebraska finished third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in rushing, averaging yards per game. The 2013 rushing success continued Nebraska s recent surge on the ground. Nebraska has averaged better than 200 rushing yards per game for four straight seasons, and has ranked in the top 20 nationally each year from 2010 to NU led the Big Ten in rushing in 2012, and topped the Big 12 in rushing offense in Nebraska s 335 rushing yards against Illinois in 2013 marked its second-highest total in a Big Ten Conference game and its most since rushing for 346 yards at Minnesota in With Abdullah posting 1,690 rushing yards in 2013, Nebraska has had a 1,000-yard rusher each of the past five seasons. That is the longest stretch for NU since the Huskers had at least one 1,000-yard rusher from 1991 to NU Running Backs are Among Nation s Top Returning Groups Led by Abdullah, Nebraska s returning group of I-backs for the 2014 season was regarded as one of the nation s top position groups. Coming into the season, four returning I-backs combined to rush for 2,459 yards in That group included Abdullah (1,690 yards), junior Imani Cross (447), sophomore Terrell Newby (298) and sophomore walk-on Graham Nabity (24). 4 The 2,459 rushing yards by Nebraska s running backs were the third-most returning rushing yards for any group of running backs in the country. Army led the way with 2,520 yards, followed by Alabama (2,485) and Nebraska. 4 When including all positions, Nebraska returned 2,699 rushing yards from 2013, the sixth most in the nation. Returning Rushing Yards, RB Only Rank School Yards 1. Army 2, Alabama 2, Nebraska 2, UL-Lafayette 2, Wisconsin 2,164 Returning Rushing Yards, All Players Rank School Yards 1. Navy 3, Army 3, BYU 3, Oregon 2, Auburn 2, Nebraska 2, Yard Rushing Games Under Pelini Yards 1. vs. McNeese State, at Kansas State, vs. Idaho State, at Washington, vs. Wyoming, vs. Idaho, vs. Arkansas State, at Minnesota, at Kansas State, vs. South Dakota State, vs. Illinois, at Wyoming, vs. New Mexico State, vs. Missouri, at Michigan State, vs. Washington, Game 3 vs. Fresno State 8 125th Season of Nebraska Football

8 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 2014 Offense Game-by-Game Rushing Game Att. Yds. TD Long FAU MSU Passing Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks FAU MSU NU 100-yard Rushing Games in 2014 Ameer Abdullah 21 carries, 232 yards, TD vs. FAU Terrell Newby 16 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD vs. FAU Tommy Armstrong Jr. 11 carries, 131 yards, TD vs. McNeese St. Nebraska Total Offense Stats Year Total Offense Nebraska Scoring Offense Stats Year Scoring Offense Nebraska Rushing Offense Stats Year Rushing Offense Offense Rolls to Record Numbers Against Florida Atlantic Nebraska s offensive output against Florida Atlantic sent media and statisticians thumbing through the record books. Nebraska s 784 total offensive yards ranked as the fifth-highest total in school history and the most by a Husker team since 787 yards in the 1991 season opener against Utah State. Despite ranking fifth on the NU career total offense list, Nebraska s 784-yard output ranked as the most total offensive yards by a Big Ten team in modern conference history, bettering the previous record of 763 yards by Purdue against Indiana in Nebraska posted 437 total offense yards in a victory over McNeese State and is averaging yards of total offense through two games. That total ranks first in the Big Ten and sixth nationally. 4 Nebraska s two-game offensive output ranks in the top 20 in successive games in school history and is the most for the Huskers since gaining 1,312 combined yards in the final two games of 2007 vs. Kansas State and Colorado. 4The 1,221 yards of total offense is the Huskers best through two games since opening the 1995 season with a combined 1,337 yards against Oklahoma State and Michigan State. 4 The 784 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic were the second-most in a season opener against an FBS opponent over the past seven years. Only Arizona s output last weekend topped the Huskers offensive explosion. 4 Through two games Nebraska ranks first in the Big Ten in scoring at 43.0 points per game. 5,000/3,000/2,000 Seniors Ameer Abdullah and Kenny Bell have been linked throughout their Nebraska careers as leaders and playmakers for the Husker offense. Fittingly, the duo hit some significant milestones on the same afternoon in the season opener against Florida Atlantic. 4 Abdullah cracked the 5,000-yard mark in career all-purpose yardage with a 241-yard effort. His career total of 5,339 yards ranks third on the NU list, trailing only Heisman winners Johnny Rodgers (5,586) and Mike Rozier (5,445). 4 Abdullah s 232 yards rushing were a career high and his second 200-yard game in his NU career. The total also pushed him past 3,000 career rushing yards, joining seven other Huskers. 4 Bell recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four catches for 116 yards, including a 63-yard reception. Bell has increased his career total to 2,031 receiving yards, becoming the third Husker to reach 2,000 career receiving yards, joining Johnny Rodgers (2,479) and Nate Swift (2,476). Bell Poised to Move to Top of NU Receiving Lists Receiver Kenny Bell has been a regular in the starting lineup the past four seasons and is in position to break the Husker career records for receptions and receiving yards. In the season opener, Bell showed his play-making ability catching four passes for 116 yards, including a 63-yard reception. The 100-yard outing marked the fourth of Bell s Nebraska career. Bell had one catch against McNeese State before leaving with a groin injury, but he is expected to play against Fresno State. Bell battled through nagging injuries as a junior to lead Nebraska with 52 receptions for 577 yards and four touchdowns. His play earned the 6-1, 185-pound Bell honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades after he was a second-team choice as a sophomore in Bell now has 139 career catches for a total of 2,031 receiving yards. His 139 catches rank third in school history, after passing both Marlon Lucky and Terrence Nunn against Florida Atlantic. Bell is now 27 catches behind career record holder Nate Swift, and just four receptions behind Johnny Rodgers for the No. 2 spot on the list. Bell s 2,031 career receiving yards rank third in school history. He sits 448 yards from Johnny Rodgers school-record 2,479 career receiving yards. 4 Bell has led Nebraska in receptions for each of the past three seasons, becoming the first player to do so since Matt Davison from 1998 to In 2014, Bell could become the first player in school history to lead the team in receptions for four straight seasons. 4 Bell has topped 50 receptions each of the past two years and could become the first player in Nebraska history with three seasons of 50 or more receptions. 4 Bell has 15 career TD catches to rank in a tie for fourth in school history. Bell has a knack for the big play. Each of his last 13 touchdown receptions have covered at least 20 yards, including all four of his TD catches in NU Career Receptions Rk. Player, Years Catches 1. Nate Swift, Johnny Rodgers, Kenny Bell, 2011-PRESENT 139 NU Career Receiving Yards Rk. Player, Years Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, , Nate Swift, , KENNY BELL, 2011-PRESENT 2,031 NU Career TD Receptions Rk. Player, Years TD 1. Johnny Rodgers, Nate Swift, Maurice Purify, Kenny Bell, 2011-PRESENT 15 Jon Bostick, Quincy Enunwa, NU Season TD Receptions Rk. Player, Year TD 1. Quincy Enunwa, Johnny Rodgers, Nate Swift, Maurice Purify, KENNY BELL, others tied 8 NU Season Receptions Rk. Player, Year Catches 1. Marlon Lucky, Nate Swift, Todd Peterson, Maurice Purify, Johnny Rodgers, Johnny Rodgers, KENNY BELL, Quincy Enunwa, KENNY BELL, Nate Swift, Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

9 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Armstrong Game-by-Game in 2014 Rushing Passing Game Att. Yards TD Lg C-A-I Yds. TD Lg FAU MSU Game-by-Game Rushing Defense Game Att. Yds. TD Long FAU MSU Passing Defense Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks FAU MSU Sacks/TFL Game Sacks Yds. TFL Yards FAU MSU Turnover Margin Turnovers Takeaways Game Fumb. INT Total Fumb. INT Total +/- FAU MSU Penalties NU Opponent Game Pen. Yds. Pen. Yds. FAU MSU Nebraska Extends Season-Opening Win Streak Nebraska won its season opener for the 29th straight year with a dominant 55-7 victory over Florida Atlantic. The victory was NU s 29th consecutive season-opening win, five better than Florida s 24 straight wins in a season opener. Nebraska has scored at least 37 points in each of its seven season openers under Coach Bo Pelini, and has scored 40 or more points in 21 of the past 29 seasons. During the win streak, NU has limited opponents to 14 points or less 19 times and has won 28 of the 29 games by nine points or more. 4 Bell was also a strong threat in the kickoff return game in He averaged 26.5 yards per return, highlighted by a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Penn State. Bell ranked first in the Big Ten and 18th nationally in yards per kickoff return. This season he is a regular as both a kickoff and punt returner. 4 Bell had a standout sophomore season with 863 receiving yards, the fourth-highest single-season total in NU history and the most by a Husker sophomore. 4 Bell had a streak of 23 straight games with a catch end at Iowa in 2012, the third-longest streak in NU history. 4 Bell reached the 1,000-yard career receiving mark in 20 games, making him the second-fastest Husker to reach that mark. Only Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers reached 1,000 career receiving yards in fewer games. Bell hit 2,000 career yards in his 41st career game. Armstrong Continuing Winning Ways in 2014 Nebraska sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. is off to a strong start in 2014, showing the ability to hurt opposing defenses with both his arm and legs. Armstrong has bettered his career high in total offense each of the first two weeks, first rolling up 333 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic, followed by 373 yards against McNeese State. 4 Armstrong has posted his top two passing yardage games of his NU career in the first two weeks. He opened with 271 yards against Florida Atlantic, followed by a 242-yard effort against McNeese State. 4 Armstrong has looked very sharp in the running game. Against McNeese State, he rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards, the first 100-yard effort by a Husker quarterback since Taylor Martinez in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game. Armstrong is averaging and impressive 10.7 yards per carry. Against McNeese State, he had the three longest runs of his career, including a career-long 42-yard rush. 4 Armstrong has shown the ability to effectively lead the Nebraska offense since being pushed into action at mid-season in The Cibolo, Texas native has a 9-1 record as a starter and will look for his 10th victory at Fresno State this Saturday. Blackshirts Continuing Momemtum From 2013 Late-Season Surge The Nebraska defense has looked strong through two games, holding Florida Atlantic and McNeese State in check in posting two victories. Through two games, the Huskers are allowing an average of yards per game to rank fourth in the Big Ten and 21st nationally. 4The Blackshirts have excelled against the pass, allowing opponents to complete just 41.1 percent of their passes, the fourth-best pass defense mark in the country. Nebraska ranks 14th in the nation in passing yards allowed and 11th in the country in pass efficiency defense. 4The Blackshirts play early in the season is a continuation of a strong second half to the 2013 campaign. After struggling in the season s first four games of 2013, Nebraska was among the Big Ten s top defenses in conference play. In fact, over the past 11 games, Nebraska has held the opposition to less than 350 yards of total offense six times, including four games of less than 300 yards. 4Opponents have completed just 47.9 percent of their passes since the start of Big Ten Conference play last season. No Passing Zone Nebraska s Blackshirt defense has been among the nation s best since Bo Pelini took over as head coach in Nowhere is that more evident than in the Huskers stingy pass defense. When combining defensive numbers since the start of the 2009 season, Nebraska ranks second nationally in pass efficiency defense, trailing only Alabama. When looking at passing yards allowed per game, the Huskers are third behind only Alabama and Florida. 4In the first two games, the 2014 Blackshirts showed the same knack for making life difficult for opposing passers. Opposing quarterbacks have completed only 23-of-56 passes for 255 yards. Nebraska ranks 14th nationally in passing yards allowed and 11th in pass efficiency defense. 4In Big Ten Conference games last season, Nebraska led the league in opponent pass completion percentage, with Husker foes connecting on just 48.6 percent of their passes. Wisconsin was next best in that category at 52.1 percent opponent completion percentage. For all games, Nebraska ranked third in the Big Ten in opponent completion percentage at 54.1 percent. 4Nebraska led the nation in opponent pass completion percentage in 2012, and was first in the nation in pass efficiency defense in In addition to the success in passing defense, Nebraska ranks 14th in total defense over the past five seasons and is 18th nationally in scoring defense. Game 3 vs. Fresno State th Season of Nebraska Football

10 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Nebraska Football Facts Team Season of Football...125th National Championships... 5 Back-to-Back National Championship Seasons... 2 Undefeated Seasons Perfect Seasons... 9 Total Conference Championships All-Time Games Played... 1,264 All-Time Record (.702) National Ranking in All-Time Wins...4th All-Time Bowl Appearances National Ranking in Bowl Appearances...3rd All-Time Bowl Record Home Games Played Home Games Record (.778) Memorial Stadium Games Played Memorial Stadium Record (.764) Consecutive Home Winning Seasons Consecutive Home Sellouts Record in Sellout Streak vs. Ranked Teams All-Time Record in August (1.000) All-Time Record in September (.800) All-Time Record in October (.717) All-Time Record in November (.659) All-Time Record in December (.636) All-Time Record in January (.400) All-Time Record in February (1.000) Since Away Road (on campus) Neutral Sites vs. Big Ten Teams In Big Ten Action (beginning 2011) Home Away Neutral When Scoring 35+ Points When Allowing 10 or Less Points In Overtime At Night vs. Ranked Teams... All-Time Home Away Neutral as No. 1 Team Individual College Football Hall of Fame Players College Football Hall of Fame Coaches... 6 First-Team All-Americans CoSIDA Academic All-Americans* NCAA Top Ten Award Winners*... 9 Heisman Trophy Winners... 3 Walter Camp Award Winners... 3 Maxwell Trophy Winners... 1 Outland Trophy Winners*... 9 Lombardi Trophy Winners... 5 Butkus Award Winners... 1 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners... 1 Davey O Brien Award Winners... 1 Rimington Award Winners... 1 Bednarik Award Winners... 1 Nagurski Trophy Winners... 1 Retired Jerseys Retired Numbers... 2 All-Conference Selections *Total leads the nation NU Streaks...The Huskers have... 4 won 99 straight when rushing for 400 yards 4 scored in 230 consecutive games 4 scored in 299 straight home games 4 shut out opponents 105 times Gregory Set to Lead Blackshirts Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory immediately showed he was one of the Big Ten s top newcomers in By season s end, Gregory reached another level and was one of the nation s top overall defenders. Gregory was a first-team All-Big Ten choice for his play and was also named the Nebraska Team Defensive MVP in his first season in the program. He is in line to contend for national honors in Gregory was limited to a few snaps in the season opener before leaving for the day with a minor knee injury. Gregory had a procedure on the knee on Aug. 31 and missed the McNeese State contest but is hopeful of returning against Fresno State. The 6-6 Gregory led the Big Ten with 10.5 sacks for 69 yards in losses. Gregory s 0.8 sacks per game ranked 15th nationally. Gregory was at his best in conference play, with nine of his sacks coming in Big Ten action. Gregory s nine sacks in conference play were 2.5 more than any other Big Ten defender. Gregory had a season-high three sacks at Michigan and added 2.5 sacks against Purdue, with one of those resulting in a safety. Gregory had at least one sack in six Big Ten games, including five straight games from the Purdue through Michigan State contests. He closed the year with a sack and two tackles for loss in the Gator Bowl victory over Georgia. Gregory finished with a team-leading 19 TFL for 101 yards in losses and had a team-high 18 hurries, including four against Michigan State. He added an interception return for a touchdown against South Dakota State and also recovered a fumble and forced a fumble. Gregory was a dominant force at Michigan, keying a Blackshirt defense that recorded seven sacks and limited Michigan to -21 rushing yards. Gregory had three sacks for 14 yards in losses, including a key sack on the Wolverines final offensive possession. He added a 10-yard tackle for loss. Gregory s play was recognized as he was the co-big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. 4 Gregory s 10.5 sacks were the most ever for a Nebraska newcomer, while his 9.0 sacks in league games were just one shy of the most ever by a NU player in a conference season. Jim Skow had 10.0 sacks in seven Big Eight games in The 10.5 sacks by Gregory ranked ninth on the NU single-season chart, while his 19 tackles for loss tied for ninth, matching the total of Ndamukong Suh from his junior season in Huskers Look to Continue Tradition as Kicker U. Nebraska is breaking in a new place-kicker for the second straight season. True freshman Drew Brown earned the starting job after a strong fall camp, and is pushed by junior Mauro Bondi. Both Brown and Bondi have been solid to open the season. Brown connected on a 44-yard field goal and all six of his PAT attempts in the opener against Florida Atlantic, before adding a 31-yard field goal and hitting all four PATs vs. McNeese State. Bondi hit a 45-yard field goal and made NU s final PAT in the season opener. Last year, senior Pat Smith transferred from Western Illinois and proceeded to connect on 12-of-13 field goals. Smith s success in 2013 continued a recent tradition of Nebraska boasting remarkable success in the field goal department. 4 Since Alex Henery took over as the starting place-kicker in 2007, Husker kickers have connected on 124-of-144 field-goal attempts (.861). 4 Nebraska kickers in the same seven-season stretch have missed just four field goals from inside 40 yards, connecting on 77-of-81 attempts in that range, a remarkable 95.1 percent accuracy rate. 4 Eleven of the 20 field goal misses since 2007 have come on attempts of 50 yards or longer. Huskers Show Ability to Rally; Win Close Games Nebraska s victory over McNeese State was the Huskers latest victory in a tight game. Nebraska has now won 10 straight games decided by seven or fewer points, dating back to the 2012 season. The 10 straight wins is the longest streak in the FBS ranks. The Huskers posted a 5-0 record in 2013 in games decided by seven or fewer points, including four close wins after Nov. 1. The Huskers posted three close Big Ten wins against Northwestern (3 points), Michigan (4 points) and Penn State (3 points, OT). Nebraska also posted a three-point victory over Wyoming in the season opener, and finished the 2013 season with a five-point win over Georgia in the Gator Bowl. 4 Nebraska rallied from a 21-7 deficit for a win against Northwestern last season. That game marked Nebraska s fifth win in Big Ten play over the last two seasons when trailing by double digits. Nebraska also rallied from doublefigure deficits for conference wins in 2012 against Wisconsin (17 points), Northwestern (12 points), Michigan State (10 points) and Penn State (14 points). 4 Nebraska won six Big Ten games in 2012 and 2013 after trailing in the fourth quarter, including three in 2013 (Northwestern, Michigan and Penn State). Nebraska also trailed Northwestern, Michigan State and Penn State in the fourth quarter before winning in Game Win Streak in Games Decided by 7 or Less Date Opponent Result Note Wisconsin W, Nebraska trailed by 17 points twice in game at Northwestern W, Nebraska trailed by 12 points with less than seven minutes remaining at Michigan State W, Huskers scored winning touchdown with six seconds remaining at Iowa W, Wyoming W, Northwestern W, Huskers win on Hail Mary on game s final play at Michigan W, 17-3 NU drives for winning score with just over two minutes remaining at Penn State W, (ot) Huskers improved to 7-1 all-time in overtime games vs. Georgia W, McNeese State W, Huskers score winning touchdown with 20 seconds remaining Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

11 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com National Rankings Associated Press (Sept. 9) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Florida State (38) 2-0 1, Oregon (16) 2-0 1, Alabama (1) 2-0 1, Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1, Auburn 2-0 1, Georgia (1) 1-0 1, Texas A&M (2) 2-0 1, Baylor 2-0 1, USC 2-0 1, LSU 2-0 1, Notre Dame UCLA Michigan State Ole Miss Stanford Arizona State Virginia Tech Wisconsin Kansas State Missouri Louisville Ohio State Clemson South Carolina BYU USA Today Coaches (Sept. 9) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Florida State (51) 2-0 1, Alabama (1) 2-0 1, Oklahoma (3) 2-0 1, Oregon (6) 2-0 1, Auburn 2-0 1, Georgia (1) 1-0 1, Baylor 2-0 1, Texas A&M 2-0 1, LSU 2-0 1, USC Notre Dame UCLA Michigan State Arizona State Ole Miss Stanford Wisconsin Ohio State Virginia Tech Kansas State NEBRASKA Missouri South Carolina Clemson North Carolina Huskers in the 2014 Polls Date AP C Playoff Results Pre def. Florida Atlantic, def. McNeese State, RV Five Huskers Named Captains Five Nebraska seniors have been selected as captains for the 2014 season. The group includes three offensive players in I-back Ameer Abdullah, receiver Kenny Bell and offensive guard Jake Cotton. The defense is represented by cornerback Josh Mitchell and safety Corey Cooper. The players come from five different states including Nebraska (Cotton), Alabama (Abdullah), Colorado (Bell), Illinois (Cooper) and California (Mitchell). Cooper and Cotton have already earned their undergraduate degrees, while Abdullah, Bell and Mitchell are all on track to graduate this December. As a group, the five captains have combined for 100 career starts heading into the 2014 season. This marks the second consecutive season Nebraska has elected season-long captains after choosing game captains during Bo Pelini s first five seasons as head coach. Abdullah is just the eighth player in school history to be a two-time team captain, including five under Bo Pelini Cotton s selection marks the ninth straight year a Nebraska native has been a captain, including five Lincoln natives. The selection of two defensive backs as captains marks the first time NU has had two captains from the same position group since defensive linemen Zach Potter and Ty Steinkuhler in Nebraska last had a pair of defensive backs serve as captains in the same year in 1999, when Mike Brown and Ralph Brown were captains. Husker Senior Class Making the Grade Nebraska has a long history of academic success, and the 2014 team is poised to carry on that tradition. Nebraska leads the nation in academic All-Americans in football with 107 all-time first- or second-team selections. Nebraska also leads the way across all sports with 314 academic All-Americans. Nebraska has had 11 academic All-Americans in Bo Pelini s six seasons as head coach, the second-most in the nation in that time period. 4 All 13 members of Nebraska s 2014 senior class have already graduated or are on track to earn their degree by the completion of the fall semester. 4Among the group, safety Corey Cooper earned his degree in May, while linebacker Zaire Anderson and offensive guard Jake Cotton graduated in August. The other 10 members of the class are on pace to graduate this December. Junior Kevin Williams was also among the August graduates. The 2014 senior class is reflective of the academic commitment of Pelini s previous senior classes. Among his first six senior classes, 122 of 132 players have earned their degrees. Nebraska was also one of only 13 Football Bowl Subdivision programs to earn Public Recognition for high achievement in the Academic Progress Rate (APR). The Huskers ranked in the top 10 percent nationally among FBS schools. NU was joined by Wisconsin and Northwestern of the Big Ten, along with incoming Big Ten member Rutgers Husker Roster Represents All Parts of United States Nebraska s 2014 roster is again one of the most geographically diverse rosters in the country. The roster features players from 25 states as well as Canada. Only Army and Navy have more states represented on their 2014 rosters than Nebraska. Homestate Huskers dominate the roster with 70 players from Nebraska on the 2014 team. Texas provides Nebraska with its second-most players with 12 members of the 2014 team from the Lone Star state. Five other states have at least five players on the roster, including Illinois (7), Ohio (7), California (6), Florida (6), and Louisiana (6). Nebraska s recent recruiting classes are reflective of the Huskers national approach to recruiting. The 24-player recruiting class in 2014 represented 13 states, including four players from Louisiana and three each from Texas, Nebraska and Florida. In fact, over the past four years, Nebraska s recruiting classes have included players from 25 states, as well as Canada. 4 The Huskers have continued to make Texas recruiting a priority. Nebraska signed four players from Texas in February, marking the seventh straight year NU has had at least two players from the state. Pelini s first seven recruiting classes at Nebraska have included 37 signees from the Lone Star state. 4 Nebraska signed three players from the Florida prep ranks for the second straight year. Prior to 2013, Nebraska had never signed more than two high school players from Florida in a single recruiting class. In addition to the talented class of scholarship signees, Nebraska added 23 walk-on prospects to the program. The group of walk-ons included 20 in-state players and three out-of-state standouts. Nebraska has continued to make the walk-on program a major priority under Pelini s direction. The Husker program has added more than 130 walk-ons in seven seasons. Pelini had put 33 former walk-ons on scholarship during his first seven seasons in Lincoln, including the addition of receivers Sam Burtch and Brandon Reilly, punter Sam Foltz and offensive tackle Alex Lewis since the start of the 2014 spring semester Schedule Features Seven Bowl Teams In 2014, Nebraska will face seven teams that participated in bowl games a year ago. The Huskers opened with Florida Atlantic and McNeese State at home, before hitting the road for the first time in 2014 Saturday with a trip to Fresno State. The Fresno State game is the first of five straight prime-time contests for the Huskers. Nebraska closes non-conference play against Miami on Sept. 20 in Lincoln. The game will feature programs that combined for eight national championships from 1983 to The Huskers open Big Ten action with Homecoming against Illinois on Sept. 27, followed by prime-time road games at defending Big Ten champion Michigan State on Oct. 4 and at Northwestern on Oct. 18. Nebraska will welcome both Rutgers (Oct. 25) and Purdue (Nov. 1) to Lincoln for the first time on back-to-back weekends. The stretch run of the 2014 season will feature road trips to Wisconsin (Nov. 15) and Iowa (Nov. 28) sandwiched around the home finale against Minnesota on Nov. 22. Game 3 vs. Fresno State th Season of Nebraska Football

12 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Stanton Presented Sullivan Scholarship Redshirt freshman quaterback Johnny Stanton was presented with the George Sullivan Endowed Scholarship before the start of the Florida Atlantic game. The scholarship, presented by the Touchdown Club and friends, is named in honor of George Sullivan, who served as NU s head athletic trainer from 1977 to 1995 and as an assistant athletic trainer and head physical therapist from 1953 to Stanton, is a nutrition science/pre-medicine major, and carries better than a 3.5 grade-point average after his first year on campus. A native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Stanton earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first two semesters in Lincoln. The scholarship was fully endowed in Sullivan s honor in 2008 by the Touchdown Club of Nebraska, Inc., and many former Husker student-athletes graciously contributed to the fund. The scholarship is presented annually to a Nebraska varsity football student-athlete who has demonstrated a high level of athletic and academic achievement, with a strong commitment to community, effective leadership skills, a high degree of integrity, and commitment to excellence in all endeavors. Preference is given to student-athletes who intend to pursue a career in a health-related field. Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Adds New Members Nebraska s all-time leading tackler Barrett Ruud and three all-conference offensive linemen headlined the 2014 class of the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. The group was officially inducted on Friday, Sept. 5 and honored on the field before the start of the McNeese State game. Ruud, who is now on staff with Coach Bo Pelini s program, played eight seasons in the NFL after his NU career. In addition to owning a Nebraska record 432 total tackles, the Lincoln native is part of the most extensive family tradition in Husker football, dating back to his great-grandfather Clarence Swanson in Barrett joins his great-grandfather and his father, Tom, in the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. Russ Hochstein, a two-time first-team All-Big 12 choice as an offensive guard for the Huskers in 1999 and 2000, joins 1971 All-Big Eight offensive tackle Carl Johnson and 1982 All-Big Eight offensive guard Mike Mandelko in this year s Hall of Fame class. Hochstein, an All-American in 2000, went on to an impressive 12-year career in the NFL that included a pair of Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots ( ). Johnson, who helped Coach Bob Devaney s Big Red claim national titles in 1970 and 1971, was an All-Big Eight offensive tackle in 1971 before spending the 1972 and 1973 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. Mandelko was a three-year letterman for Coach Tom Osborne s Huskers from 1980 to The Lexington, Neb., native was an All-Big Eight choice as an offensive guard in 1982, helping the Huskers lead the nation with rushing yards and yards of total offense as a senior. The Nebraska Football Hall of Fame also will honor legendary Husker Coach and Athletic Director Tom Osborne with its President s Award in All-Time Bowl Appearances 1. Alabama Texas Nebraska Georgia 49 Tennessee 49 All-Time Bowl Victories 1. Alabama USC Oklahoma Georgia Texas Nebraska 25 Tennessee 25 Nebraska Continues NCAA Record Sellout Streak in 2014 One of the most remarkable streaks in collegiate sports passed its 50th anniversary in Nebraska has sold out every game at Memorial Stadium since Nov. 3, 1962, and the streak now stands at 335 games heading into the Huskers Sept. 20 home game against Miami. NU celebrated the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 26, 2009, against Louisiana-Lafayette, with a then-stadium record crowd of 86,304. Notre Dame is second in all-time consecutive sellouts with 239, 96 fewer than the Huskers. Nebraska established a new stadium record for attendance against UCLA on Sept. 14, 2013, with a crowd of 91,471. The crowd ranked as the 10th-largest to see any Nebraska game. NU s crowd of 91,441 for the 2014 season opener against Florida Atlantic was the second biggest in stadium history. Huskers Own Big Advantage at Memorial Stadium Nebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with great success at Memorial Stadium through the years. 4 Nebraska has won at least six home games in 22 of the past 28 seasons. Nebraska is (.871) at home in the last 26 seasons (since 1989). 4 Nebraska finished 7-0 at home in 2012 and is 26-5 at home the past four-plus seasons. Nebraska s perfect home season in 2012 was its first since The Huskers are 9-3 in Big Ten home games since joining the league in During Nebraska s run of success at home in the past three decades, NU has had three home winning streaks of 20 or more games, and overall has posted 41 unbeaten and untied home seasons. 4 The Huskers are (.778, 686 games, 125 years) in Lincoln, and (.764, 531 games, 91 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923). 4 The 2013 season marked the 45th straight year NU had a winning home season. Nebraska Ranks in Top 10 Nationally in Attendance Memorial Stadium was once again packed for every home game in 2013, putting Nebraska in the top 10 nationally in average attendance. Nebraska was ninth in average home attendance Huskers Top 10 Home Crowds No. Attend. Opponent Date 1. 91,471 UCLA (L, 41-21) Sept. 14, ,441 Florida Atlantic (W, 55-7) Aug. 30, ,260 Iowa (L, 17-38) Nov. 29, ,185 Wyoming (W, 37-34) Aug. 31, ,140 Northwestern (W, 27-24) Nov. 2, ,082 McNeese St. (W, 31-24) Sept. 6, ,872 Michigan St. (L, 41-28) Nov. 16, ,614 So. Dakota St. (2, 59-20) Sept. 21, ,466 So. Miss (W, 56-13) Sept. 7, ,458 Illinois (W, 39-19) Oct. 5, 2013 Largest Crowds To See Nebraska Play No. Opponent Attend. 1. at Michigan, Nov. 19, , at Michigan, Nov. 9, , at Penn State, Sept. 14, , at Penn State, Nov. 12, , at Ohio State, Oct. 6, , at Penn State, Nov. 23, , Miami (Rose Bowl), Jan. 3, , Stanford (Rose Bowl), Jan. 1, ,000 at USC, Sept. 16, , vs. UCLA, Sept. 14, ,471 home games in bold at 90,933 fans per game, according to 2013 attendance figures released by the NCAA. The average attendance for eight home games was the largest ever at Memorial Stadium following the East Stadium Expansion project that was completed before the start of the 2013 season. The No. 9 ranking in average attendance was the highest for Nebraska since full attendance figures are available beginning with the 1999 season. NU has ranked in the top 20 nationally in attendance each of the 15 years with available attendance figures. NU was also in the top 10 in 2009, checking in at No. 10 in average attendance. Nebraska was one of four Big Ten schools to rank in the top 10 in average attendance and the conference had seven teams in the top 25 nationally in attendance. Michigan was the national leader in average attendance at 111,592 fans per game with Ohio State second and Penn State fifth in average home attendance. In terms of total attendance for home games, Nebraska was third in the nation with 727,466 fans passing through Memorial Stadium s gates for eight home games. For all games (home and away) in 2013, Nebraska ranked fifth with 1,096,097 fans in attendance during NU s 13 games in Nebraska s impressive football attendance is reflective of the overall support of the Husker fan base. Nebraska was the only school in the country in to rank in the top 15 nationally in average attendance in football, volleyball, men s basketball, women s basketball and baseball. Nebraska combined for 1,321,428 fans in those five sports last season. Nebraska Reaches 50 Bowl Appearances Nebraska participated in its 50th all-time bowl game with its appearance in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl on Jan. 1, Nebraska joined Alabama (60) and Texas (52) as the only schools to play in 50 bowl games in school history. The Huskers have played in the postseason in 43 of the past 45 seasons, including an NCAA-record 35 straight bowl games from 1969 to Nebraska owns a all-time bowl record. Nebraska s 25 all-time bowl victories rank seventh nationally. Nebraska is 3-3 in bowl games during Bo Pelini s tenure as full-time head coach and 4-3 under Pelini overall, including the 2003 Alamo Bowl when he served as interim head coach. Nebraska played the first of its 50 bowls in the Rose Bowl, when No. 7 Nebraska lost to No. 2 Stanford, 21-13, following the 1940 season. Nebraska s 35 consecutive bowls began with a 45-6 win over Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl, and ended following its appearance in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. The Huskers have won 11 of 18 bowl games since the 1994 season. Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

13 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Huskers Prominent on NFL Rosters Nebraska has a long-standing tradition of placing large numbers of players in the NFL. As of Sept. 5, Nebraska had 26 players on NFL rosters. The 25 players represent 16 teams. Nebraska owns one of the most impressive histories of any school in producing NFL-caliber players. Since 1997, Nebraska has had 81 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 51 defensive players. Nebraska has had at least two players selected in the draft each of the past 45 seasons. Huskers in the NFL Player Prince Amukamara, CB Jason Ankrah, LB Larry Asante, S Zack Bowman, CB Josh Brown, PK Rex Burkhead, RB Will Compton, LB Jared Crick, DE Lavonte David, LB Alfonzo Dennard, CB Quincy Enunwa, WR Roy Helu Jr., RB Ricky Henry, OL Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB Marcel Jones, OL Sam Koch, P Spencer Long, OL Eric Martin, LB Niles Paul, TE Brent Qvale, OL Dominic Raiola, C Mo Seisay, CB Jeremiah Sirles, OL Matt Slauson, OG Daimion Stafford, S Ndamukong Suh, DT Team NY Giants Houston Oakland (IR) NY Giants NY Giants Cincinnati Washington Houston Tampa Bay New England New York Jets (Practice) Washington Kansas City (Practice) New Orleans Baltimore (Practice) Baltimore Washington Cleveland Washington New York Jets (Practice) Detroit Detroit (Practice) San Diego (Practice) Chicago Tennessee Detroit Nebraska Among Leaders in Associated Press National Titles Notre Dame and Alabama lead the nation by winning eight Associated Press national titles since 1936, with Oklahoma (7), Miami (5), USC (5), Nebraska (4) and Minnesota (4) next in line. While the Huskers were awarded the national title by the coaches in 1997, NU finished second to Michigan in the AP poll. In 1970, Nebraska was awarded the AP national title, but not the coaches (Texas was first, Ohio State second and NU third) as the final poll was released before the bowl games were played. In the coaches poll (since 1950), NU is tied for fourth with Miami and Texas with four titles, behind Alabama (8), Oklahoma (6) and USC (5). Conference Crowns Nebraska has won 43 football conference championships in school history and is looking for its first Big Ten Conference crown in in The Huskers won 13 conference titles under Tom Osborne and eight under Bob Devaney. During its 15-year history in the Big 12 Conference, Nebraska won league titles in 1997 and 1999, and also appeared in the Big 12 Championship Game in 1996, 2006, 2009 and Nebraska was one of just three teams to capture two or more Big 12 titles in the first 15 years of the league, joining Oklahoma and Texas. Nebraska s six Big 12 title game appearances were second only to Oklahoma s eight. Nebraska made its first appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game in Nebraska Possible Starters at a Glance Offense (*-Letters Earned) Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable WR Kenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 Limited snaps vs. McNeese State; probable for Fresno State game WR Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Primed for prominent role with season-ending injury to Jamal Turner WR-Jordan Westerkamp* So. 6-0/195 Team leader with 11 receptions for 186 yards and two TD TE Cethan Carter* So. 6-4/240 Eight career starts; first reception of season against McNeese State LT Alex Lewis Jr. 6-6/290 Joined Nebraska program after playing first two seasons at Colorado LG Jake Cotton*** Sr. 6-6/305 Son of NU TE/OL Coach Barney Cotton; one of five team captains C Mark Pelini** Sr. 6-0/290 Moved into starting role after serving as top reserve past two years RG Mike Moudy* Sr. 6-5/305 Five career starts; recovered from 2013 shoulder injury -or- Chongo Kondolo Jr. 6-4/300 Redshirted in 2013 after standout junior college career RT Zach Sterup** Jr. 6-8/320 Sat out opener with injury but returned to starting role vs. McNeese St. -or-givens Price* Jr. 6-4/310 Made first career start against FAU after serving as a reserve in 2013 QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. So. 6-1/ record as a starter, including 4-0 away from Lincoln FB Andy Janovich** Jr. 6-1/230 Played in first two games after minor knee injury during fall camp IB Ameer Abdullah*** Sr. 5-9/200 Poised to move into top five on rushing list at Fresno State Defense Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable DE Greg McMullen* So. 6-3/280 Team leader with four TFL, 1.5 sacks and three QB hurries DT Vincent Valentine* So. 6-3/325 Added strength and quickness in offseason; five tackles in two games DT Maliek Collins* So. 6-2/300 Standout HS wrestler provides powerful force in middle; four tackles DE Randy Gregory* Jr. 6-6/245 Missed most of first two games, but hopeful of return at Fresno State Jack Gangwish Jr. 6-2/260 Earned first career start vs. McNeese State in place of Gregory WILL Zaire Anderson* Sr. 5-11/ tackles, including three tackles for loss through two games MIKE Josh Banderas* So. 6-2/235 Recorded 10 tackles, including a tackle for loss vs. McNeese State BUCK David Santos** Jr. 6-0/225 Six tackles in each of first two games; 13 career starts CB Josh Mitchell** Sr. 5-11/160 One of five team captains; Has three PBU through two games CB Daniel Davie** Jr. 6-1/190 Recovered after knee injury last November; started first two games -or- Jonathan Rose* Jr. 6-1/195 Splitting time with Davie; Made five tackles in first two games NICKEL-Byerson Cockrell Jr. 6-0/185 Has five tackles in first two career games with Huskers S Corey Cooper*** Sr. 6-1/215 Team captain; Six tackles and INT; 19 career starts most on defense S Nate Gerry* So. 6-2/205 Team leader with 17 tackles, including career-high 13 vs. McNeese St. Special Teams Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable PK Drew Brown Fr. 5-11/180 Younger brother of former Husker and NFL PK Kris Brown -or- Mauro Bondi** Jr. 6-0/200 Made career-long 45-yard field goal in opener vs. FAU P Sam Foltz* So. 6-1/200 Averaged 51 ypp vs. McNeese St.; Big 10 Special Teams POW KO Mauro Bondi** Jr. 6-0/200 Has hit nine of 16 kickoffs for touchbacks KOR Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Back to full health after missing spring with shoulder surgery Kenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 Ranked among national leaders in KOR as a junior in 2013 PR De Mornay Pierson-El Fr. 5-9/175 Averaging 9.4 yards on seven returns; 25-yarder vs. McNeese State Kenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 Had two punt returns in opener against FAU LS Josh Faulkenberry RFr. 6-3/240 Walk-on stepped into role after back injury sidelined Gabe Miller H Sam Foltz So. 6-1/200 Serving double duty along with punting role Game 3 vs. Fresno State th Season of Nebraska Football

14 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Nebraska Depth Chart-Fresno State Offense Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. WR 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 7 Taariq Allen, 6-3, 200, Jr. -OR- 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, So. -OR- 13 Lane Hovey, 6-4, 205, So. LT 71 Alex Lewis, 6-6, 290, Jr. 59 Matt Finnin, 6-7, 305, Jr. -OR- 77 David Knevel, 6-9, 310, RFr. LG 68 Jake Cotton, 6-6, 305, Sr. 66 Dylan Utter, 6-1, 285, So. C 56 Mark Pelini, 6-0, 290, Sr. -OR- 65 Ryne Reeves, 6-3, 300, Jr. RG 74 Mike Moudy, 6-5, 305, Sr. -OR- 70 Chongo Kondolo, 6-4, 300, Jr. RT 57 Zach Sterup, 6-8, 320, Jr. -OR- 78 Givens Price, 6-4, 310, Jr. 59 Matt Finnin, 6-7, 305, Jr. TE 11 Cethan Carter, 6-4, 240, So. 84 Sam Cotton, 6-4, 250, So. 42 Trey Foster, 6-0, 245, So. WR 82 Alonzo Moore, 6-2, 195, So. 9 Sam Burtch, 6-3, 200, Jr. -OR- 81 Kevin Gladney, 6-1, 190, RFr. WR 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So. 15 De Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. -OR- 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, So. QB 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr., 6-1, 220, So. 17 Ryker Fyfe, 6-2, 210, So. 5 Johnny Stanton, 6-2, 230, RFr. IB 8 Ameer Abdullah, 5-9, 200, Sr. 32 Imani Cross, 6-1, 230, Jr. -OR- 34 Terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, So. FB 35 Andy Janovich, 6-1, 230, Jr. 38 Harrison Jordan, 5-10, 235, RFr. Defense Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. DE 90 Greg McMullen, 6-3, 280, So. 45 A.J. Natter, 6-5, 250, RFr. -OR- 19 Joe Keels, 6-3, 250, Jr. DT 98 Vincent Valentine, 6-3, 325, So. 55 Kevin Maurice, 6-3, 275, So. 97 Logan Rath, 6-4, 280, So. DT 7 Maliek Collins, 6-2, 300, So. 92 Kevin Williams, 6-2, 275, Jr. DE 4 Randy Gregory, 6-6, 245, Jr. 95 Jack Gangwish, 6-2, 260, Jr. BUCK 41 David Santos, 6-0, 225, Jr. 3 Marcus Newby, 6-1, 220, RFr. MIKE 52 Josh Banderas, 6-2, 235, So. 43 Trevor Roach, 6-2, 235, Sr. WILL 13 Zaire Anderson, 5-11, 220, Sr. 51 Courtney Love, 6-1, 240, RFr. CB 5 Josh Mitchell, 5-11, 160, Sr. 1 Boaz Joseph, 6-1, 190, RFr. -OR- 11 Chris Jones, 6-0, 170, Fr. S 6 Corey Cooper, 6-1, 215, Sr. 8 D.J. Singleton, 6-1, 200, RFr. S 25 Nate Gerry, 6-2, 205, So. 27 Kieron Williams, 6-0, 185, Fr. CB 23 Daniel Davie, 6-1, 190, Jr. -OR- 14 Jonathan Rose, 6-1, 195, Jr. NICKEL 28 Byerson Cockrell, 6-0, 185, Jr. 10 Josh Kalu, 6-1, 175, Fr. Special Teams Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. PK 34 Drew Brown, 5-11, 180, Fr. -OR- 37 Mauro Bondi, 6-0, 200, Jr. P 27 Sam Foltz, 6-1, 200, So. LS 92 Josh Faulkenberry, 6-3, 240, RFr. 61 Paul Kelly, 6-1, 255, Sr. HOLD 27 Sam Foltz, 6-1, 200, So. KO 37 Mauro Bondi, 6-0, 210, Jr. KOR 82 Alonzo Moore, 6-2, 195, So. 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 15 De Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. PR 15 De Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. OR- 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So. Career Starts OFFENSE Kenny Bell, Sr., WR...38 Ameer Abdullah, Sr., IB...22 Jake Cotton, Sr., OG...13 Tommy Armstrong Jr., So., QB...10 Cethan Carter, So., TE...8 Jamal Turner, Sr., WR...6 Mike Moudy, Sr., OG...5 Mark Pelini, Sr., C...4 Alonzo Moore, So., WR...3 Jordan Westerkamp., So., WR...3 Sam Burtch, Jr., WR...2 Andy Janovich, Jr., FB...2 Alex Lewis, Jr., OT...2 Zach Sterup, Jr., OT...1 Givens Price, Jr., OT...1 Sam Cotton, So., TE...1 defense Corey Cooper, Sr., S...19 Josh Mitchell, Sr., CB...17 David Santos, Jr., LB...13 Randy Gregory, Jr., DE...11 Zaire Anderson, Sr., LB...8 Vincent Valentine, So., DT...8 Michael Rose-Ivey, So., LB...7 Josh Banderas, So., LB...6 Nate Gerry, So., S...5 Maliek Collins, So., DT...3 Daniel Davie, Jr., CB...2 Greg McMullen, So., DE...2 Jack Gangwish, Jr., DE...1 LeRoy Alexander, So., S...1 specialists Sam Foltz, So., P...15 Drew Brown, Fr., PK...2 Pronunciation Guide Freedom Akinmoladun... Ack in muh-la-dune Taariq Allen... TUH-reak Zaire Anderson... ZY-eer Josh Banderas... BAN-dair-us Jared Blum... BLOOM Mauro Bondi...BOND-ee Alex Boryca... bur-its-kuh Tyson Broekemeier... BROCK-meyer Cethan Carter... SEETH-un Imani Cross...ih-MAHN-ee Joey Felici...fuh-LEE-see Ryan Freudenburg...fried-EN-burg Nate Gerry... Gary Sam Hahn...HAWN Tyler Hoppes... HOP-iss Andy Janovich... JAN-oh-VITCH Matt Jarzynka... JAR-zink-uh Boaz Joseph... BOSE Bo Kitrell... Kit-trul David Knevel...NEV-ull Chongo Kondolo... CHONG-go CON-DOUGH-low Murat Kuzu... murr-at KOO-zoo Nate Meduna...Med-nuh Mike Moudy...MOU-dee Graham Nabity...nab-itt-ee Terrell Newby... TAIR-ul Zach Sterup... STIR-up Jariah Tolbert... ja-rye-uh Kieron Williams... KYE-run Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

15 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers Roster *-Indicates Letters Earned No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 8 *** Abdullah, Ameer IB Sr. Homewood, Ala. 88 Akinmoladun, Freedom TE Fr. Grandview, Mo. 2 * Alexander, LeRoy S So. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 7 ** Allen, Taariq WR Jr. Weston, Mass. (The Rivers School) 13 * Anderson, Zaire LB Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Frankford/Riverside CC) 43 Appleget, Noah WR Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 4 * Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB So. Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 61 Arneson, Noah DL Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Gross Catholic) 33 Bailey, Christian WR RFr. San Clemente, Calif. 52 * Banderas, Josh LB So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 80 *** Bell, Kenny WR Sr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 83 Blum, Jared TE So. Gretna, Neb. 37 ** Bondi, Mauro PK Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. (West Boca Raton) 53 Boryca, Alex LB Fr. Cozad, Neb. 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB Jr. Aurora, Neb. 34 Brown, Drew PK Fr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 9 ** Burtch, Sam WR Jr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 6 Bush, AJ QB Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Norcross) 11 * Carter, Cethan TE So. Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 28 Cockrell, Byerson DB Jr. Columbus, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 7 * Collins, Maliek DT So. Kansas City, Mo. (Center) 26 Connely, Thomas LB Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 62 Conrad, Cole OL Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) 6 *** Cooper, Corey S Sr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 68 *** Cotton, Jake OL Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 84 * Cotton, Sam TE So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 32 ** Cross, Imani IB Jr. Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall) 2 Darlington, Zack QB Fr. Apopka, Fla. 23 ** Davie, Daniel CB Jr. Beatrice, Neb. 88 Dzuris, Ross DE So. Plattsmouth, Neb. 48 Evans, Erik DE RFr. Waverly, Neb. 63 Farmer, Tanner OL Fr. Highland, Ill. 92 Faulkenberry, Josh LS RFr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 31 Felici, Joey CB Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 59 * Finnin, Matt OL Jr. Crete, Ill. (Monee/College of DuPage) 27 * Foltz, Sam P So. Grand Island, Neb. 30 Foster, Derek CB Sr. Elm Creek, Neb. 67 Foster, Jerald DL Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 42 * Foster, Trey TE So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 51 Freudenberg, Ryan OL Fr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran-Northeast) 17 Fyfe, Ryker QB So. Grand Island, Neb. 95 Gangwish, Jack DE Jr. Wood River, Neb. 69 Gates, Nick OL Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 25 * Gerry, Nate S So. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington) 12 Gifford, Luke S Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 81 Gladney, Kevin WR RFr. Akron, Ohio (Firestone Senior) 29 Graham, Nolan DB Fr. Firth, Neb. (Norris) 4 * Gregory, Randy DE Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern/Arizona Western CC) 73 Hahn, Sam OL So. DeWitt, Neb. (Tri-County/North Dakota State) 72 Hannon, Zach OL RFr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 85 Hart, Greg TE RFr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 25 Holtmeier, Blake WR Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 91 Hoppes, Tyler DE So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest/Wayne State) 13 Hovey, Lane WR So. Adel, Iowa (Adel-Desoto-Minburn) 18 Irons, Glenn WR Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 21 ** Jackson, Charles DB Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 39 Jakub, Cameron DB Fr. Columbus, Neb. 35 ** Janovich, Andy FB Jr. Gretna, Neb. 47 Jarzynka, Matt DE Fr. Loup City, Neb. 50 Johns, Garret DT So. Aurora, Neb. 76 Johnson Jr., Dwayne OL RFr. Houston, Texas (Bellaire) 11 Jones, Chris CB Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) 38 Jordan, Harrison FB RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 1 Joseph, Boaz CB RFr. Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) 2 Kalu, Josh DB Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 19 Keels, Joe DE Jr. Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford/Highland CC) 61 Kelly, Paul LS Sr. Davie, Fla. (Archbishop McCarthy/Miami) 89 Ketter, Connor TE RFr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) 17 King, Sedrick DE Fr. Plant City, Fla. 30 Kitrell, Bo FB Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) 77 Knevel, David OL RFr. Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Pauline S. Johnson Collegiate) 42 Koley, Creighton DB Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 70 Kondolo, Chongo OL Jr. Carrollton, Texas (Creekview/Fresno City College) Numerical Roster No. Name...Position 1 Boaz Joseph... DB 1 * Jordan Westerkamp... WR 2 * LeRoy Alexander... S 2 Zack Darlington... QB 2 Josh Kalu... DB 3 Marcus Newby... LB 4 * Tommy Armstrong Jr... QB 4 * Randy Gregory...DE 5 *** Josh Mitchell...CB 5 Johnny Stanton... QB 6 AJ Bush... QB 6 *** Corey Cooper... S 7 ** Taariq Allen... WR 7 * Maliek Collins...DT 8 *** Ameer Abdullah...IB 8 D.J. Singleton... DB 9 Tyson Broekemeier... QB 9 ** Sam Burtch... WR 10 *** Jamal Turner... WR 11 * Cethan Carter... TE 11 Chris Jones... DB 12 Luke Gifford... DB 13 Lane Hovey... WR 13 * Zaire Anderson... LB 14 * Jonathan Rose...CB 15 De Mornay Pierson-El... WR 15 * Michael Rose-Ivey... LB 16 Trai Mosley... DB 17 Ryker Fyfe... QB 17 Sedrick King...DE 18 Glenn Irons... WR 19 Joe Keels...DE 19 Jariah Tolbert... WR 21 ** Charles Jackson... S 21 Mikale Wilbon...IB 22 Anthony Ridder... DB 23 ** Daniel Davie...CB 23 Austin Rose...IB 24 Murat Kuzu...IB 24 ** Austin Williams... LB 25 * Nate Gerry... DB 25 Blake Holtmeier... WR 26 Thomas Connely... LB 26 Brady Pelzer... WR 27 * Sam Foltz... P 27 Kieron Williams... DB 28 Byerson Cockrell... DB 28 Adam Taylor...IB 29 Nolan Graham... DB 29 Graham Nabity...IB 30 Derek Foster...CB 30 Bo Kitrell... FB 31 Joey Felici...CB 32 ** Imani Cross...IB 33 Christian Bailey... WR 33 Garrett McKay... LB 34 Drew Brown...PK 34 * Terrell Newby...IB 35 ** Andy Janovich... FB 36 Zach Stovall... DB 37 ** Mauro Bondi...PK 38 Harrison Jordan... FB 39 Cameron Jakub... DB 39 Jordan Nelson...IB 40 Jaevon Walton... LB 41 Luke McNitt... TE 41 ** David Santos... LB 42 * Trey Foster... TE Game 3 vs. Fresno State th Season of Nebraska Football

16 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 42 Creighton Koley... DB 43 Noah Appleget... WR 43 ** Trevor Roach... LB 44 Mitch McCann... FB 44 Mick Stoltenberg...DL 45 A.J. Natter...DE 45 Bryan Reimers... TE 47 Matt Jarzynka...DE 47 Grant Schumacher...PK 48 Gabe Rahn... WR 48 Erik Evans...DE 49 Chris Weber... LB 50 Garret Johns...DL 51 Ryan Freudenburg...OL 51 Courtney Love... LB 52 * Josh Banderas... LB 53 Alex Boryca... LB 54 Robby Painter...OL 54 Garrett Poppen... LB 55 * Kevin Maurice...DT 55 Paul Thurston...OL 56 ** Mark Pelini...OL 56 Brad Simpson... LB 57 ** Zach Sterup...OL 58 Joel Lopez...DL 58 Corey Whitaker...OL 59 * Matt Finnin...OL 59 Trent Ortmeier...OL 61 Noah Arneson...DL 61 Paul Kelly... LS 62 Cole Conrad...OL 63 Tanner Farmer...OL 65 ** Ryne Reeves...OL 66 Dylan Utter...OL 67 Jerald Foster...OL 68 *** Jake Cotton...OL 69 Nick Gates...OL 70 Chongo Kondolo...OL 71 Alex Lewis...OL 72 Zach Hannon...OL 73 Sam Hahn...OL 74 * Mike Moudy...OL 75 Chris Long...OL 76 Dwayne Johnson Jr...OL 76 Dylan Owen...DL 77 David Knevel...OL 78 * Givens Price...OL 80 *** Kenny Bell... WR 81 Kevin Gladney... WR 82 * Alonzo Moore... WR 83 Jared Blum... TE 84 * Sam Cotton... TE 85 Greg Hart... TE 86 David Sutton... TE 87 * Brandon Reilly... WR 88 Freedom Akinmoladun... TE 88 Ross Dzuris...DE 89 Connor Ketter... TE 90 * Greg McMullen...DE 90 Nate Meduna... TE 91 Tyler Hoppes...DE 91 * Gabe Miller... LS 92 Josh Faulkenberry... LS 92 * Kevin Williams...DT 95 Jack Gangwish...DE 95 Spencer Lindsay...PK 97 Logan Rath...DL 98 * Vincent Valentine...DT 99 Peyton Newell...DL *denotes letters earned 24 Kuzu, Murat IB Jr. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior High) 71 Lewis, Alex OL Jr. Tempe, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe/Colorado) 95 Lindsay, Spencer PK So. Kearney, Neb. 75 Long, Chris OL Jr. Blair, Neb. 58 Lopez, Joel DL So. Burlington, Ill. (Burlington Central) 51 Love, Courtney LB RFr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 55 * Maurice, Kevin DT So. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom) 44 McCann, Mitch FB So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 33 McKay, Garrett LB So. Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Servite/Santa Ana College) 90 * McMullen, Greg DE So. Akron, Ohio (Hoban) 41 McNitt, Luke TE So. Kearney, Neb. (Nebraska-Kearney) 90 Meduna, Nate TE Fr. Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) 91 * Miller, Gabe LS So. Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn) 5 *** Mitchell, Josh CB Sr. Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 82 * Moore, Alonzo WR So. Winnfield, La. (Winnfield Senior) 16 Mosley, Trai DB Fr. Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson) 74 * Moudy, Mike OL Sr. Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) 29 Nabity, Graham IB So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn) 45 Natter, A.J. DE RFr. Milton, Wis. 39 Nelson, Jordan IB So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 3 Newby, Marcus LB RFr. North Potomac, Md. (Quince Orchard) 34 * Newby, Terrell IB So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Chaminade) 99 Newell, Peyton DL Fr. Hiawatha, Kan. 76 Owen, Dylan DL Fr. Westchester, N.Y. (Somers/Bridgton Academy) 54 Painter, Robby OL So. Centennial, Colo. (Grandview) 56 ** Pelini, Mark OL Sr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 26 Pelzer, Brady WR Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 15 Pierson-El, De Mornay WR Fr. Alexandria, Va. (West Potomac) 54 Poppen, Garrett LB Fr. Giltner, Neb. 78 * Price, Givens OL Jr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 48 Rahn, Gabe WR RFr. Le Mars, Iowa (Le Mars) 97 Rath, Logan DT So. Aurora, Neb. (Giltner/South Dakota State) 65 ** Reeves, Ryne OL Jr. Crete, Neb. 87 * Reilly, Brandon WR So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 45 Reimers, Bryan TE Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 22 Ridder, Anthony S Jr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 43 ** Roach, Trevor LB Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. 23 Rose, Austin IB Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (North Star) 14 * Rose, Jonathan CB Jr. Leeds, Ala. (Leeds/Auburn) 15 * Rose-Ivey, Michael LB So. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 41 ** Santos, David LB Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 47 Schumacher, Grant PK RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 56 Simpson, Brad LB So. Omaha, Neb. (Ralston) 8 Singleton, D.J. DB RFr. Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter s Prep) 5 Stanton, Johnny QB RFr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) 57 ** Sterup, Zach OL Jr. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings St. Cecilia) 44 Stoltenberg, Mick DL Fr. Gretna, Neb. 36 Stovall, Zach DB RFr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 86 Sutton, David TE Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 28 Taylor, Adam IB RFr. Katy, Texas 55 Thurston, Paul OL So. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 19 Tolbert, Jariah WR Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 10 *** Turner, Jamal WR Sr. Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston) 66 Utter, Dylan OL So. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 98 * Valentine, Vincent DT So. Edwardsville, Ill. 40 Walton, Jaevon LB Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 49 Weber, Chris LB RFr. Elkhorn, Neb. 1 * Westerkamp, Jordan WR So. Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic) 58 Whitaker, Corey OL So. Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 21 Wilbon, Mikale IB Fr. Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) 24 ** Williams, Austin LB Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 92 * Williams, Kevin DT Jr. Holland, Ohio (Springfield) 27 Williams, Kieron S Fr. Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd/Air Force Prep) Game 3 vs. Fresno State Nebraska Football

17 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 2014 husker RECORDS WATCH ameer abdullah Senior I-Back NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCH Rushing Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Mike Rozier, IB, , Ahman Green, IB, , Eric Crouch, QB, , Roy Helu Jr., IB, , Rex Burkhead, IB, , Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 3, Calvin Jones, IB, , Ken Clark, IB, , Taylor Martinez, QB, , I.M. Hipp, IB, , Yard Rushing Games Rk. Player, Position, Years 100-Yd. Games 1. Mike Rozier, IB, Ahman Green, IB, Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present Eric Crouch, QB, Calvin Jones, IB, All-Purpose Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, , Mike Rozier, IB, , Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 5, Ahman Green, IB, , Marlon Lucky, IB, ,214 Receptions by a Running Back Rk. Player, Years Catches 1. Marlon Lucky, Jeff Kinney, Cory Ross, Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 55 Kickoff Return Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Josh Davis, IB, , Niles Paul, WR, , Tyrone Hughes, WB, , Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 1, Joe Walker, ROV, ,159 kenny bell Senior Wide Receiver NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCH Receptions Rk. Player, Position, Years Total 1. Nate Swift, WR, Johnny Rodgers, WB, Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present Terrence Nunn, WR, Marlon Lucky, IB, Receiving Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, , Nate Swift, WR, , Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 2, Terrence Nunn, WR, , Todd Peterson, WR, ,602 Receiving Touchdowns Rk. Player, Position, Years TDs 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, Nate Swift, WR, Maurice Purify, WR, Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 15 Jon Bostick, SE, Quincy Enunwa, WR, Yard Receiving Games Rk. Player, Position, Years Games 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, Nate Swift, WR, Irving Fryar, WB, Niles Paul, WR, Maurice Purify, WR, Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 4 7. Tracey Wistrom, TE, Johnny Mitchell, TE, Guy Ingles, SE, Consecutive Games with a Reception Rk. Player, Position Games 1. Johnny Rodger, WB Terrence Nunn, WR Kenny Bell, WR 23 Quincy Enunwa, WR 23 Note: Streak not active Kickoff Return Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Josh Davis, IB, , Niles Paul, WR, , Tyrone Hughes, WB, , Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 1, Joe Walker, ROV, , Dana Brinson, WB, , Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 1, Cortney Grixby, CB, , Johnny Rodgers, WB, Frank Solich, FB, Game 3 vs. Fresno State th Season of Nebraska Football

18 Cornhuskers to Watch Jordan Westerkamp Wide Receiver Sophomore Lombard, Ill. Catches 7 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards 125 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Long 40 vs. McNeese State CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 15/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 15/ Florida Atlantic: Caught seven passes for 125 yards, setting career highs in both categories... had a 41-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for his second career touchdown reception... Kenny Bell and Westerkamp combined to become the first Husker duo to both top 100 receiving yards in a game since Marlon Lucky (IB) and Maurice Purify (WR) achieved the feat at Colorado in Bell and Westerkamp became the first pair of wide receivers in Husker history to accomplish the feat. McNeese State: Caught a team-high four passes for 61 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Tommy Armstrong Jr. Quarterback Sophomore Cibolo, Texas Passing Attempts 31 vs. McNeese State; Completions 16 vs. McNeese State; Passing Yards 271 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long Pass 63 vs. Florida Atlantic; Passing TDs 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State Rushes 11 vs. McNeese State; Rushing Yards 131 vs. McNeese State; Rushing TDs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Long - 42 vs. McNeese State CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year G/GS Comp.-Att.-Int. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 11/ , CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 11/ Florida Atlantic: Completed 15-of-29 passes for a careerhigh 271 yards and two touchdowns... previous career high was 173 yards last season against Northwestern, a mark he surpassed before halftime with 184 yards passing... also finished with a then-career-high 333 yards of total offense, including 62 yards rushing and a touchdown on seven carries. McNeese State: Rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards, including rushes of 42 and 24 yards in the first half and a 34-yard third-quarter rush... were the three longest runs of Armstrong s career, bettering a 17-yard rush against Florida Atlantic... previous career rushing high was 69 yards against Northwestern in rushing yards marked the first 100-yard rushing game for a Nebraska quarterback since Taylor Martinez rushed for 140 yards on 19 carries in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin... completed 16-of-31 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns... was 4-of-4 passing for 78 yards and a touchdown on third down attempts in the first half... accounted for 373 yards of total offense, marking the second consecutive week he accounted for a career high in total offensive yards. Randy Gregory Defensive End Junior Fishers, Ind. Josh Mitchell Cornerback Senior Corona, Calif. 4 Tackles None; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / / Totals 14/ HONORS Water Camp Player of the Year Watch List Lombardi Award Watch List Check Bednarik Award Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Preseason First-Team All-American (Sporting News) Preseason Second Team All-American (Phil Steele, Athlon) Preseason All-Big Ten (Sporting News, Phil Steele, Athlon) Preseason Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Sporting News) Florida Atlantic: Started, but left the game in the first quarter with an injury and didn t return. McNeese State: Didn t play due to injury. 5 Tackles 2 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / / / Totals 36/ HONORS Team Captain Florida Atlantic: Tied a career high with two of Nebraska s five pass break-ups on the day. McNeese State: Recorded a pair of tackles and a pass break-up in the win. Corey Cooper Safety Senior Maywood, Ill. 6 Tackles 6 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs None; Interceptions 1 vs. McNeese State CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / / / Totals 40/ HONORS Team Captain Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten (Athlon) Florida Atlantic: Started at safety, but didn t record any stats. McNeese State: Totaled six tackles and notched NU s first turnover of the season with his second career interception on the last play of the game. Taariq Allen Wide Receiver Junior Weston, Mass. Catches 3 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards 27 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs None; Long 14 vs. McNeese State CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / / Totals 20/ Maliek Collins Defensive Tackle Sophomore Kansas City, Mo. 7 Florida Atlantic: Caught one pass for three yards. McNeese State: Hauled in a career-high three recepetions for a careerhigh 27 yards. 7 Tackles 3 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL / / Totals 14/ Florida Atlantic: Made his second career start, totaling one tackle and one QB hurry. McNeese State: Started and tied a career high with three tackles.

19 Cornhuskers to Watch Ameer Abdullah I-Back Senior Homewood, Ala. 8 Rushes 21 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards 232 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Long - 47 vs. Florida Atlantic Catches 3 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards 96 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs 1 vs. McNeese State; Long 58 vs. McNeese State CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD / / , / , / Totals 42/ , CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / / / / Totals 42/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD / / / / Totals 41/ , SCHOOL RECORD Most Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards vs. Fresno State 2014 HONORS Team Captain Big Ten Player of the Week (Aug. 30) Doak Walker Award Watch List Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List Preseason Second-Team All-American (Sporting News, Phil Steele, Athlon) Preseason All-Big Ten (Phil Steele, Sporting News, Athlon) Florida Atlantic: Rushed 21 times for a career-high 232 yards, topping his previous career high of 225 yards against Illinois in rushing total marked the 15th-most rushing yards in school history and the 37th 200-yard rushing game in Nebraska history... notched his 18th career 100-yard rushing game, has four career games of 150 rushing yards or more yards were the second-most by a Husker in a season opener, trailing Marlon Lucky s 233 yards against Nevada in McNeese State: Rushed 17 times for 54 yards and one touchdown... caught three passes for a career-high 96 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter that broke a tie yard catch alone broke his previous single-game high of 50 yards against UCLA in increased his career rushing total to 3,263 rushing yards... is just 66 yards from the top five on the NU career rushing list (3,329 yards, Rex Burkhead)... finished the game with 184 all-purpose yards, including 90 yards in the fourth quarter on three touches. Cethan Carter Tight End Freshman Metairie, La. Catches 1 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards 5 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs None; Long None CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / / Totals 15/ Florida Atlantic: Started at tight end, but didn t record a catch. McNeese State: Caught one pass for five yards. Zaire Anderson Linebacker Junior Philadelphia, Pa. 13 Tackles 8 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 2 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU 2012* 3/ / / Totals 17/ * - awarded medical redshirt Florida Atlantic: Led the Huskers in tackles with seven, including four solo stops... notched a TFL for four yards. McNeese State: Finished the game with eight tackles, including six solo stops... notched a pair of TFLs. Jonathan Rose Cornerback Sophomore Leeds, Ala. 14 Tackles 3 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / Totals 12/ Florida Atlantic: Recorded three tackles off the bench, all solo stops. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench. De Mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver Freshman Winnifield, La. Catches 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards 14 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long 8 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / Totals 2/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD / Totals 2/ Florida Atlantic: Hauled in a touchdown pass in his first career game as a Husker... ended the game with two catches for 14 yards and also returned a pair of punts for 14 yards. McNeese State: Returned five punts for 52 yards, including a 25-yard return... also returned a pair of kicks for 36 yards. Daneil Davie Cornerback Junior Beatrice, Neb. Nathan Gerry Defensive Back Sophomore Sioux Falls, S.D Tackles 5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs 1 vs. McNeese State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / / Totals 25/ Florida Atlantic: Made his first career start and finished the game with a career-high five tackles, all solo stops... bettered his previous career high of two tackles. McNeese State: Posted his first pass break-up of the season and added three tackles. 25 Tackles 13 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 2 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs 1 vs. McNeese State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / / Totals 15/ Florida Atlantic: Started at safety and record four tackles, including a TFL for one yard... also forced a fumble that was recovered by the Owls. McNeese State: Had a career day against the Cowboys, including a team-high and career-best 13 tackles... notched a pair of TFLs, a QB hurry and his first career pass break-up.

20 Cornhuskers to Watch Sam Foltz Punter Sophomore Grand Island, Neb. 27 Punts 6 vs. McNeese State; Punting Avg vs. McNeese State; Long Punt 61 vs. McNeese State; Inside 20 4 vs. McNeese State CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS Year G/GS Punts Yards Avg I Redshirt / , / Totals 15/ , HONORS Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 6) Florida Atlantic: Only needed to punt twice (71 yards) in season-opening 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic. McNeese State: Was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after booting six punts for 307 yards, an average of 51.2 yards per punt... trapped the Cowboys inside their own 20 yardline four times on the day. Byerson Cockrell Defensive Back Junior Columbus, Miss. 28 Tackles 3 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / Totals 2/ Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make three tackles and one pass break-up in his Husker debut. McNeese State: Came off the bench to make a pair of tackles. Imani Cross I-Back Junior Gainesville, Ga. 32 Rushes 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Rushing Yards 32 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long - 25 vs. Florida Atlantic Catches None; Receiving Yards None; Receiving TDs None; Long None CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD / / / Totals 29/ Florida Atlantic: Carried three times for 32 yards, including a 25-yard run in the first half... notched his 18th career rushing touchdown with a three-yard run in the second quarter. McNeese State: Carried the ball three times for one yard. Drew Brown Place Kicker Freshman Southlake, Texas Terrell Newby I-Back Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. 34 Field Goals Made 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Long Field Goal 44 vs. Florida Atlantic; PATs Made 6 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER KICKING STATISTICS Year G/GS PAT FG Long / Totals 2/ Florida Atlantic: Was a perfect 6-for-6 on PATs and knocked down a 44-yard field goal in his Husker debut. McNeese State: Made a 31-yard field goal and was 4-for-4 on PATs. 34 Rushes 16 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards 107 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long - 47 vs. Florida Atlantic Catches None; Receiving Yards None; Receiving TDs None; Long None Kickoff Return Yards - None; Longest Return - None Punt Return Yards - None; Longest Return - None CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD / / Totals 15/ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / / Totals 15/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD / / Totals 15/ Florida Atlantic: Notched his first career 100-yard game with 16 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns... previous career high was 76 yards on 15 carries against Wyoming in marked the 76th double 100-yard rushing game by two Nebraska backs, as Ameer Abdullah also ran for a careerhigh 232 yards. McNeese State: Carried the ball four times off the bench for nine yards. Mauro Bondi Place Kicker Junior Boca Raton, Fla. 37 Field Goals Made 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long Field Goal 45 vs. Florida Atlantic; PATs Made 1 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER KICKING STATISTICS Year G/GS PAT FG Long / Redshirt / / Totals 19/ Florida Atlantic: Booted a career-long 45-yard field goal and was 1-for-1 on PATs... knocked 10 kickoffs for 650 yards, including seven touchbacks. McNeese State: Averaged 63.2 yards on kickoffs with six kicks for 379 yards, including two touchbacks. David Santos Linebacker Junior Spring, Texas 41 Tackles 6 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU Redshirt / / / Totals 28/ Florida Atlantic: Started at linebacker and finished second on the team with six tackles, including one TFL. McNeese State: Produced six tackles for the second straight week. Trevor Roach Linebacker Senior Elkhorn, Neb. 43 Tackles 4 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU Redshirt / / Injured / Totals 12/ Florida Atlantic: Returned to the field after missing all of 2013 with injury... totaled four tackles, including a TFL... added a pass break-up and a QB hurry. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn t record any stats.

21 Cornhuskers to Watch Josh Banderas Linebacker Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. 52 Tackles 10 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU / / Totals 15/ Florida Atlantic: Started at linebacker, made four tackles and recorded one QB hurry. McNeese State: Finished second on the team with 10 tackles, including a TFL for three yards. Mark Pelini Offensive Line Senior Youngstown, Ohio CAREER Games Played: 21 (7 in 2012; 12 in 2013; 2 in 2014) Games Started: 4 (2 in 2013; 2 in 2014) 2014 HONORS Rimington Trophy Watch List 56 Florida Atlantic: Started at center and directed an offensive line that helped Nebraska roll up 784 yards, including 498 yards on the ground. McNeese State: Helped the Huskers rush for 195 yards. CAREER Games Played: 21 (3 in 2011; 5 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 2 in 2014) Games Started: 13 (11 in 2013; 2 in 2014) 2014 HONORS Team Captain Zach Sterup Offensive Line Junior Hastings, Neb. CAREER Games Played: 16 (4 in 2012; 12 in 2013) Games Started: 1 (1 in 2014) 57 Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench in the season opener. McNeese State: Made his first career start in the win over the Cowboys. Jake Cotton Offensive Line Senior Lincoln, Neb. 68 Florida Atlantic: Helped pave the way for Ameer Abdullah to rush for a career-high 232 yards, while the Huskers rolled up 498 rushing yards and 784 yards of total offense. McNeese State: Helped the Huskers produce two rushing touchdowns. CAREER Games Played: 2 (2 in 2014) Games Started: 2 (2 in 2014) Alex Lewis Offensive Line Junior Tempe, Ariz. 71 Florida Atlantic: Started at left tackle in his Husker debut... protected Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw for a career-high 271 yards and two touchdowns. McNeese State: Protected Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw for a 242 yards and two touchdowns. Mike Moudy Offensive Line Senior Castle Rock, Colo. CAREER Games Played: 14 (3 in 2012; 9 in 2013; 2 in 2014) Games Started: 5 (3 in 2013; 2 in 2014) Givens Price Offensive Line Junior Houston, Texas CAREER Games Played: 13 (3 in 2013; 8 in 2013; 3 in 2014) Games Started: 1 (1 in 2014) 74 Florida Atlantic: Helped pave the way for Ameer Abdullah to rush for a career-high 232 yards. McNeese State: Helped Tommy Armstrong Jr. rush for a career-high 131 yards. 78 Florida Atlantic: Made his first career start at Nebraska, starting at right tackle... helped Nebraska rack up a Big Ten record 784 yards of total offense. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench against the Cowboys. Kenny Bell Wide Receiver Junior Boulder, Colo. 80 Catches 4 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards 116 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs None; Long 63 vs. Florida Atlantic Kickoff Return Yards - None; Longest Kickoff Return - None Punt Return Yards - 5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Longest Punt Return - 3 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / / / Totals 42/ , CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD Redshirt / / / / Totals 42/ , HONORS Biletnikoff Award Watch List Paul Hornung Award Watch List Preseason All-Big Ten (Kick Returner, Phil Steele) Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten (KR & Receiver, Athlon) Florida Atlantic: Caught four passes for 116 yards, including a 63-yard reception in the third quarter, marking the thirdlongest catch of his career... increased his career yardage total to 2,017 yards to become the third player in school history with 2,000 career receiving yards... joined Johnny Rodgers (2,479 yards) and Nate Swift (2,476 yards) in that club... increased his career receptions total to 138 and moved into third place on the NU career receptions list... Bell and Jordan Westerkamp combined to become the first Husker duo to both top 100 receiving yards in a game since Marlon Lucky (IB) and Maurice Purify (WR) achieved the feat at Colorado in Bell and Westerkamp became the first pair of wide receivers in Husker history to accomplish the feat. McNeese State: Was limited to one catch for 14 yards due to a groin injury... also returned a pair of kickoffs for 56 yards Alonzo Moore Wide Receiver Sophomore Winnifield, La. Catches 1 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards 11 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs None; Long None CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 12/ Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench, but didn t record a catch. McNeese State: Started his first game of the season and caught one pass for 11 yards.

22 Cornhuskers to Watch Sam Cotton Tight End Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. Catches 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards 10 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs None; Long 10 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 12/ Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make one catch for 10 yards. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench against the Cowboys. Greg McMullen Defensive End Sophomore Akron, Ohio 90 Tackles 9 vs. McNeese State; Sacks 1 vs. McNeese State; Tackles for Loss 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries 3 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Redshirt / / Totals 13/ Florida Atlantic: Made his first career start at Nebraska... totaled four tackles and three of NU s eight QB hurries... notched a pass break-up and pair of TFL s for six yards, including a sack for four yards. McNeese State: Was third on the team with nine tackles, including a sack and a pair of TFLs. Jack Gangwish Defensive End Junior Wood River, Neb. 95 Tackles 5 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Redshirt / / / Totals 2/ Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench in his Husker debut, made one tackle and notched a QB hurry. McNeese State: Made a career-high five tackles in his first career start, including a TFL for one yard. Vincent Valentine Defensive Tackle Sophomore Edwardsville, Ill. 98 Tackles 3 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Redshirt / / Totals 15/ Florida Atlantic: Started at defensive tackle and made a pair of tackles... notched one of NU s eight QB hurries on the afternoon. McNeese State: Started at defensive tackle and made three tackles, all solo stops.

23 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2014 Nebraska Schedule and Results DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE RECORD CONFERENCE TIME ATTEND Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic W :20 91,441 Sept. 6 McNeese State W :23 91,082 * Big Ten conference game Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers 0 14 FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 1 2 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 7 2 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 4 1 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 KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:31 30:29 3RD-DOWN Conversions 12/25 9/32 3rd-Down Pct 48% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 2/3 4th-Down Pct 50% 67% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 11 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (8-9) 89% (4-5) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-9) 78% (3-5) 60% PAT-ATTEMPTS (11-11) 100% (4-4) 100% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 2/ /0 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL Nebraska Opponents HUSKERS.COM

24 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2014 Nebraska Individual Statistics RUSHING GP-GS ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G Abdullah, Ameer Armstrong Jr., Tommy Newby, Terrell Cross, Imani Nelson, Jordan Fyfe, Ryker Nabity, Graham Total Opponents FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG None Total Opponents FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT LG BLK Brown, Drew Bondi, Mauro Total Opponents FG SEQUENCE NEBRASKA OPPONENTS Florida Atlantic (44),(45) 45 McNeese State (31) (24) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PASSING G-S EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G Armstrong Jr., Tommy Fyfe, Ryker TEAM Stanton, Johnny Total Opponents RECEIVING G-GS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Westerkamp, Jordan Bell, Kenny Abdullah, Ameer Turner, Jamal Allen, Taariq Pierson-El, De Mornay Moore, Alonzo Cotton, Sam Carter, Cethan Total Opponents PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I BLKD Foltz, Sam Total Opponents KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Bondi, Mauro Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Pierson-El, De Mornay Bell, Kenny Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Cooper, Corey Total Opponents KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Bell, Kenny Pierson-El, De Mornay Moore, Alonzo Abdullah, Ameer Total Opponents HUSKERS.COM

25 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL PATS SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS Abdullah, Ameer Brown, Drew Newby, Terrell Westerkamp, Jordan Armstrong Jr., Tommy Cross, Imani Pierson-El, De Mornay Bondi, Mauro Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/G Abdullah, Ameer Armstrong Jr., Tommy Bell, Kenny Westerkamp, Jordan Newby, Terrell Pierson-El, De Mornay Turner, Jamal Cross, Imani Nelson, Jordan Allen, Taariq Fyfe, Ryker Moore, Alonzo Cotton, Sam Carter, Cethan Nabity, Graham Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Armstrong Jr., Tommy Abdullah, Ameer Newby, Terrell Fyfe, Ryker Cross, Imani Nelson, Jordan Stanton, Johnny Nabity, Graham Total Opponents HUSKERS.COM

26 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Defensive Statistics TACKLES SACKS- ---PASS DEF--- -FUMBLES- BLKD NAME GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 25 Gerry, Nate Anderson, Zaire Banderas, Josh McMullen, Greg Santos, David Davie, Daniel Gangwish, Jack Cooper, Corey Rose, Jonathan Cockrell, Byerson Valentine, Vincent Roach, Trevor Rath, Logan Collins, Maliek Williams, Kieron Kalu, Joshua Maurice, Kevin Mitchell, Josh Love, Courtney Hovey, Lane Williams, Austin Felici, Joey Natter, A.J Total Opponents SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES S-A/TOT FAU MCNEESE FRESNO MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G Rose, Jonathan 3-1/4 2-0/2 1-1/2 Kalu, Joshua 1-1/1-1-1/1 Williams, Kieron 1-1/2-1-1/2 Love, Courtney 1-0/1-1-0/1 Felici, Joey 0-1/1-0-1/1 Hovey, Lane 1-0/1-1-0/1 HUSKERS.COM

27 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Individual Game By Game RUSHING NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Abdullah, Ameer RB / / /1 Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB /2 7-62/ /1 Newby, Terrell RB / /2 2-9/0 Cross, Imani RB 6-33/1 3-32/1 3-1/0 Nelson, Jordan RB 5-32/0 5-32/0 DNP Fyfe, Ryker QB 4-29/0 4-29/0 DNP Nabity, Graham RB 1-4/0 1-4/0 DNP RECEIVING NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Westerkamp, Jordan WR / /1 4-61/1 Bell, Kenny WR 5-130/ /0 1-14/0 Abdullah, Ameer RB 4-105/1 1-9/0 3-96/1 Turner, Jamal WR 4-37/0 1-9/0 3-28/0 Allen, Taariq WR 4-30/0 1-3/0 3-27/0 Pierson-El, De Mornay WR 2-14/1 2-14/1 - Moore, Alonzo WR 1-11/0-1-11/0 Cotton, Sam TE 1-10/0 1-10/0 - Carter, Cethan TE 1-5/0-1-5/0 PASSING #4 Armstrong Jr., Tommy Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic. Florida Atlantic McNeese State TOTALS #17 Fyfe, Ryker Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida Atlantic TOTALS #5 Stanton, Johnny Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida Atlantic TOTALS PUNT RETURNS NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Pierson-El, De Mornay Bell, Kenny KICK RETURNS NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Bell, Kenny Pierson-El, De Mornay Abdullah, Ameer Moore, Alonzo HUSKERS.COM

28 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Defense Game By Game TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Gerry, Nate, DB Anderson, Zaire LB McMullen, Greg DE Banderas, Josh LB Santos, David LB Davie, Daniel DB Cooper, Corey, DB Gangwish, Jack DE Cockrell, Byerson DB Rose, Jonathan DB Valentine, Vincent DL Roach, Trevor LB Rath, Logan DL DNP Collins, Maliek DT Williams, Kieron DB Kalu, Joshua DB Mitchell, Josh DB Love, Courtney LB Maurice, Kevin DL Felici, Joey DB Hovey, Lane LB Natter, A.J. DE DNP Williams, Austin LB HUSKERS.COM

29 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Defense Game By Game TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A TOT FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL McMullen, Greg DE Anderson, Zaire LB Gerry, Nate DB Gangwish, Jack DE Banderas, Josh LB Love, Courtney LB Santos, David LB Rath, Logan DL DNP Roach, Trevor LB Maurice, Kevin DL SACKS UA-A TOT FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL McMullen, Greg DE Maurice, Kevin DL INT RETURNS NO-YDS FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Cooper, Corey FUMBLES RECOVERED NO-YDS FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL None FORCED FUMBLES NO FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Gerry, Nate FUMBLE RETURNS NO-YDS FAU MS FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL None HUSKERS.COM

30 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Team Game By Game ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- TOTAL DATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF. Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 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, 2014 Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 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, 2014 Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State Totals Opponent Opponent Team Game By Game ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- TOTAL DATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF. Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 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, 2014 Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 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, 2014 Florida Atlantic Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State Opponent totals Nebraska HUSKERS.COM

31 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Team Comparison OPPONENT SCORE 1ST DNS (RUN/PASS/PEN.) RUSHING PASSING PASS YDS TOTAL OFFENSE RET YDS T/O Florida Atlantic /13 (24/7; 11/5; 0/1) / / / / /105 0/0 McNeese State /15 (7/7; 9/7; 1/1) / / / / /182 1/1 Totals /28 (31/14; 20/12; 1/2) / / / / /287 1/1 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 PENLTIES Florida Atlantic 8-12/ /0-1 33:55/26:05 7:50 8.7/ / / / /3-22 McNeese State 4-13/ /2-2 25:08/34:52-9:44 5.9/ / / / /6-44 Totals 12-25/ /2-3 59:03/60:57-1:54 7.7/ / / / /66 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Nebraska Red Zone Chart NEBRASKA INSIDE OPPONENTS 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 Florida Atlantic W, Sept. 6 McNeese State W Totals of 9 (88.9%) 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 Florida Atlantic W Sept. 6 McNeese State W Totals of 5 (80.0%) HUSKERS.COM

32 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Miscellaneous Numbers LONG SEASON PLAYS (20 OR MORE YARDS) HUSKER LONG PLAYS OPPONENT LONG PLAYS RUSH PASS RET. TOTAL RUSH PASS RET. TOTAL Florida Atlantic McNeese State Totals OPPONENT LONG PLAYS (10; 1 RUNS; 4 PASSES; 5 RETURNS) YARDS OPPONENT PLAY RESULT 98 McNeese State IR (Sam) Touchdown 44 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st McNeese State Pass (Sams-Shelby) 1st McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Bennett) 1st McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Hetrick) 1st McNeese State Run (Sams) 1st Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st McNeese State KOR (Holmes) 1st Florida Atlantic Pass (Johnson-Whitehead) Touchdown DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Nebraska Opponent Most Yards (Result) 86 vs. FAU (TD) 88 vs. McNeese State (FG) Most Plays (Result) 13 vs. FAU (TD) 14 vs. McNeese State (FG) Most Time (Result) 5:41 vs. FAU (TD) 6:34 vs. FAU (Downs) NEBRASKA LONG PLAYS (19; 8 RUNS; 7 PASSES; 4 RETURNS) YARDS OPPONENT PLAY RESULT 63 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-Goal 58 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) Touchdown 47 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) Touchdown 43 Florida Atlantic Run (Newby) 1st McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 36 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 35 McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st McNeese State KOR (Abdullah) 1st McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) 1st Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) 1st Florida Atlantic Run (Cross) 1st-Goal 25 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st McNeese State PR (Pierson-El) 1st McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st-10 GAME-OPENING DRIVES [----- Nebraska ] [----- Opponent ] Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic McNeese State SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES [----- Nebraska ] [----- Opponent ] Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic McNeese State HUSKERS.COM

33 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCORING DRIVES Scoring [---Time---] [--Plays--] Game Drives Total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1 or 0 Florida Atlantic 9 27:33 3: McNeese St. 5 11:19 2: Fresno St. Miami Illinois Michigan St. Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Florida Atlantic : st/4:56 Whitehead 20 yd. pass from Johnson McNeese State : st/8:26 Milton 9 yd. run McNeese State 0 0 0: nd/10:08 Sam 98 yd. interception return McNeese State : th/13:45 Bolfing 1 yd. run McNeese State : th/4:21 Kjellsten 24 yd. kick Totals 14 38:52 2: Opponents 5 20:04 4: NEBRASKA SCORING DRIVES [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Florida Atlantic : st/9:19 Armstrong Jr. 5-yd. run Florida Atlantic : st/1:22 Westerkamp 36-yd. pass from Armstrong Florida Atlantic : nd/12:18 Brown 44-yd. FG Florida Atlantic : nd/6:29 Abdullah 47-yd. run Florida Atlantic : nd/2:30 Cross 3-yd. run Florida Atlantic : rd/10:18 Newby 2-yd. run Florida Atlantic : rd/6:41 Pierson-El 8-yd. pass from Armstrong Florida Atlantic : rd/3:09 Bondi 45-yd. FG Florida Atlantic : th/13:20 Newby 1-yd. run McNeese State : st/6:44 Westerkamp 40-yd. pass from Armstrong McNeese State : st/3:00 Abdullah 2-yd. run McNeese State : nd/5:47 Armstrong 1-yd. run McNeese State : rd/3:51 Brown 31-yd.FG McNeese State : th/0:20 Abdullah 58-yd. pass from Armstrong NEBRASKA POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Game TOs Gained TDs FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT) Florida Atlantic 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) McNeese State 1 (1/0 F/L 1 INT) (1/0 F/L, 1 INT) Fresno State Miami Illinois Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Totals 1 (2/0 F/L, 1 INT) (2/0 F/L, 1 INT) Opponents 1 (2/0 F/L, 1 INT) (2/0 F/L, 1 INT) STARTING FIELD POSITION* NU Avg. Start Opp. Avg. Start NU lead (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) Florida Atlantic 26.2 (341/13/2/0) 26.9 (350/13/0/0) -0.7 McNeese State 36.4 (473/14/2/1) 20.1 (261/13/6/1) 16.3 Fresno State Miami Illinois Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Totals 30.1 (814/27/4/1) 23.5 (611/26/6/1) 6.6 *does not include drives with time of 0:00 (ie, defensive and special teams touchdowns, end of half turnovers, overtime, etc.) PENALTY NUMBERS NU Pen.-Yds. Opp. Pen.-Yds Florida Atlantic McNeese State Fresno State Miami Illinois Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Totals (Avg/Penalty) (9.1) 9-66 (7.3) Avg/G HUSKERS.COM

34 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Individual Career/Season Superlatives SEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASSING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONGEST PASS Player 2014 Career 2014 Career Tommy Armstrong Jr. 271 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 63 vs. Florida Atlantic (Bell) Same Ryker Fife 9 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 9 vs. Florida Atlantic (Turner) Same Johnny Stanton IV 6 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 6 vs. Florida Atlantic (Pierson-El) *-Indicates touchdown pass SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RECEIVING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONGEST CATCH Player 2014 Career 2014 Career Ameer Abdullah 96 vs. McNeese State Same 58* vs. McNeese State (Armstrong) Same Taariq Allen 27 vs. McNeese State Same 14 vs. McNeese State Same Kenny Bell 116 vs. Florida Atlantic 136 vs. Minnesota, vs. Florida Atlantic (Armstrong) 74 at Ohio State, 2012 (Martinez) Sam Burtch 86 vs. Michigan State, * vs. Michigan State, 2013 (Armstrong) Cethan Carter 5 vs. McNeese State 43 vs. South Dakota State, vs. McNeese State 26 vs. South Dakota St., 2013 (Kellogg) Sam Cotton 10 vs. Florida Atlantic 17 vs. Illinois, vs. Florida Atlantic (Armstrong) 17 vs. Illinois, 2013 (Armstrong) Imani Cross -1 vs. Wyoming, vs. Wyoming, 2013 (Martinez) Trey Foster 9 at Purdue, at Purdue, 2013 (Kellogg) Andy Janovich 8 vs. Idaho State, vs. Idaho State, 2012 (Kellogg) Alonzo Moore 11 vs. McNeese State 43 vs. Northwestern, vs. McNeese State (Armstrong) 19 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 (Kellogg) Terrell Newby 9 vs. UCLA, vs. UCLA, 2013 (Martinez) De Mornay Pierson-EL 14 vs. Florida Atlantic same 8 vs. Florida Atlantic (Armstrong) Same Brandon Reilly 19 at Penn State, at Penn State, 2013 (Kellogg) Jamal Turner 28 vs. McNeese State 84 at Wisconsin, vs. McNeese State (McNeese St.) 43 vs. Fresno State, 2011 (Martinez) Jordan Westercamp 125 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 40* vs. McNeese State (Armstrong) 49* vs. Northwestern (Kellogg) Indicates touchdown scored SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RUSHING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONGEST RUN Player 2014 Career 2014 Career Ameer Abdullah 232 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 47 vs. Florida Atlantic 62 vs. Wyoming, 2013 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 131 vs. McNeese State Same 42 vs. McNeese State Same Kenny Bell 82 at Minnesota, * at Minnesota, 2011 Imani Cross 32 vs. Florida Atlantic 105 vs. Wyoming, vs. Florida Atlantic 51* vs. Michigan State, 2013 Ryker Fyfe 29 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 15 vs. Florida Atlantic Same Andy Janovich 6 vs. Idaho State, vs. Idaho State, 2012 Graham Nabity 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 14 vs. South Dakota State, vs. Florida Atlantic 6 vs. Southern Miss; vs. SDSU, 2013 Jordan Nelson 32 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 9 vs. Florida Atlantic Same Terrell Newby 107 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 43 vs. Florida Atlantic Same Jamal Turner 6 at UCLA, at UCLA, 2012 Jordan Westerkamp 7 vs. South Dakota State, vs. South Dakota State,2013 *Indicates touchdown scored SEASON AND CAREER, MOST TACKLES, TFLS AND SACKS Player Tackles (2014) Career TFL (2014) Career Sacks (2014) Career Zaire Anderson 8 vs. McNeese State 11 at Minnesota, vs. McNeese State 2 3x, last vs. McNeese State None 2 at Michigan, 2013 Josh Banderas 10 vs. McNeese State 11 vs. UCLA, vs. McNeese State 2 vs. UCLA, 2013 None 1 vs. UCLA, 2013 at Purdue, 13 Byerson Cockrell 3 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same None Same Maliek Collins 3 vs. McNeese State 3, 3x last vs. McNeese State None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 Corey Cooper 6 vs. McNeese State 12 vs. UCLA, 2013 None 1 7x, last vs. Michigan State, 2013 None 1 vs. SDSU; vs. Northwestern, 2013 Daniel Davie 5 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same None Same Joey Felici 1 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Jack Gangwish 5 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Nate Gerry 13 vs. McNeese State Same 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same Randy Gregory None 8 4x, last at Penn State, 2013 None 3 at Michigan, 2013 None 3.0 at Michigan, 2013 Lane Hovey 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Charles Jackson None 3 vs. Wyoming None Same None Same Josh Kalu 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Sme None Same Courtney Love 1 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Greg McMullen 9 vs. McNeese State Same 2 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State 2, 3x, last vs. McNeese State 1 vs. McNeese State 1 at Purdue, 2013; vs. McNeese State Josh Mitchell 2 vs. McNeese State 8 vs. Wisconsin, 2012 None 3 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2012 Kevin Maurice 1 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State 1 4x, last vs. McNeese State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic same 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic same A.J. Natter 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same None Same Logan Rath 4 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same Trevor Roach 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 7 vs. Chattanooga, vs. Florida Atlantic 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2011 None 0.5 vs. Idaho State, 2012 Michael Rose 11 vs. Illinois, vs. Illinois, 2013 None Same Jonathan Rose 3 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None same None Same David Santos 6 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State 13 at Minnesota, vs. Florida Atlantic 2 at Michigan, 2013 None 1 vs. SDSU; at Penn State, 2013 Kevin Williams None 2 vs. Idaho State, 2012 None 1 vs. Idaho State, 2012 None Same Kieron Williams 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Sams Vincent Valentine 3 vs. McNeese State 4 vs. Wyoming, 2013 None 1 vs. UCLA, 2013 None Same Austin Williams 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 at Penn State, 2013 None same None Same HUSKERS.COM

35 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows NEBRASKA TOTALS HIGHS LOWS Points Scored 55 vs. Florida Atlantic 31 vs. McNeese State First Downs 35 vs. Florida Atlantic 17 vs. McNeese State Rushing Attempts 57 vs. Florida Atlantic 33 vs. McNeese State Rushing Yards 498 vs. Florida Atlantic 195 vs. McNeese State Passes Attempted 35 vs. Florida Atlantic 35 vs. Florida Atlantic Passes Completed 17 vs. Florida Atlantic 17 vs. Florida Atlantic Had Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic Passing Yards 286 vs. Florida Atlantic 242 vs. McNeese State Total Plays 92 vs. Florida Atlantic 64 vs. McNeese State Total Yards 784 vs. Florida Atlantic 437 vs. McNeese State Possession Time 33:05 vs. Florida Atlantic 25:08 vs. McNeese State Fumbles 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Fumbles Lost 0 vs. Florida Atlantic 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Turnovers 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic Turnover Margin 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Penalties 6 vs. Florida Atlantic 6 vs. Florida Atlantic Yards Penalized 60 vs. Florida Atlantic 40 vs. McNeese State Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-9 vs. Florida Atlantic; 1-2 vs. McNeese State 1-9 vs. Florida Atlantic; 1-2 vs. McNeese State Team Tackles for Loss-Yards 6-19 vs. Florida Atlantic 5-10 vs. McNeese State OPPONENT TOTALS HIGHS LOWS Points Scored 24 vs. McNeese State 7 vs. Florida Atlantic First Downs 15 vs. McNeese State 13 vs. Florida Atlantic Rushing Attempts 45 vs. McNeese State 30 vs. Florida Atlantic Rushing Yards 178 vs. McNeese State 105 vs. Florida Atlantic Passes Attempted 30 vs. Florida Atlantic 26 vs. McNeese State Passes Completed 12 vs. McNeese State 11 vs. Florida Atlantic Had Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic Passing Yards 160 vs. McNeese State 95 vs. Florida Atlantic Total Plays 71 vs. McNeese State 60 vs. Florida Atlantic Total Yards 338 vs. McNeese State 200 vs. Florida Atlantic Possession Time 34:52 vs. McNeese State 26:05 vs. Florida Atlantic Fumbles 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Fumbles Lost 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Turnovers 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic Turnover Margin 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Penalties 6 vs. McNeese State 3 vs. Florida Atlantic Yards Penalized 44 vs. McNeese State 22 vs. Florida Atlantic Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-2 vs. McNeese State 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Team Tackles for Loss-Yards 7-19 vs. McNeese State 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most Rushing Attempts...21; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic Most Net Rushing Yards...232; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic Most Rushing TDs...2; Terrell Newby vs. Florida Atlantic Longest TD Run...47; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic Longest Run, No TD...43; Terrell Newby vs. Florida Atlantic Most Pass Attempts...31; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most Completed Passes...31; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most Passing Yards...271; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Florida Atlantic Most Passing TDs...2; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Longest TD Pass...58; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Ameer Abdullah vs. McNeese State Longest Pass, No TD...63; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Kenny Bell vs. Florida Atlantic Most Pass Receptions...7; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida Atlantic Most Receiving Yards...125; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida Atlantic Most TD Receptions...1; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida Atlantic; De Mornay Pierson-El vs. Florida Atlantic Most Total Offense Attempts...48; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State (17 rush, 31 passes) Most Total Offense Yards...373; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most All-Purpose Attempts...22; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic (21 rushes, 1 catch) Most All-Purpose Yards...241; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic Most Touchdowns Scored...2; Terrell Newby vs. Florida Atlantic Most Field Goals Attempted...1; Drew Brown vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida Atlantic Most Field Goals Made...1; Drew Brown vs. Florida Atlantic. vs. McNeese State; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida Atlantic Longest Field Goal Made...45; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida Atlantic Longest Field Goal Attempted...45; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida Atlantic Most Interceptions...1; Corey Cooper vs. McNeese State Longest Interception TD Return...None Longest Interception Return, No TD...0; Corey Cooper vs. McNeese State Longest Fumble TD Return...None Longest Fumble Return, No TD...None Longest Punt Return, TD...None Longest Punt Return, No TD...25; De Mornay Pierson-El vs. McNeese State Most Punt Return Yardage...52; De Mornay Pierson-El vs. McNeese State (5 returns) Longest Kickoff Return, TD...None Longest Kickoff Return, No TD...35; Kenny Bell vs. McNeese State Most Kickoff Return Yardage...56; Alonzo Moore (2 return) Most Punts...6; Sam Foltz vs. McNeese State (51.2 avg.) Highest Punting Average ; Sam Foltz vs. McNeese State (6 punts) Longest Punt...62; Sam Foltz vs. McNeese State HUSKERS.COM

36 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHS...(CONTINUED) Most Total Tackles...13; Nate Gerry vs. McNeese State (6 solo, 7 asst.) Most Solo Tackles...6; Nate Gerry and Greg McMullen vs. McNeese State Most Tackles for Loss...2; Greg McMullen vs. Florida Atlantic (6 yards), vs. McNeese State (3 yards); Nate Gerry vs. McNeese State (3 yards), Zaire Anderson (0 yards) Most Yards Lost...6; Greg McMullen vs. Florida Atlantic (2 TFL) Most Quarterback Sacks...1.0; Greg McMullen vs. McNeese State (2 yards) Most Yards Lost...5; Kevin Maurice (0.5 sacks) Most Pass Breakups...2; Josh Mitchell vs. Florida Atlantic Most Blocked Field Goals...None Most Blocked Punts...None Most Blocked PAT...None OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most Yards Rushing...77; Jay Warren (Florida Atlantic) Most Rushing Attempts...19; Kelvin Bennett (McNeese State) Most Yards Passing...101; Tyler Bolfing (McNeese State) Most Passing Attempts...18; Greg Hankerson (Florida Atlantic) Most Pass Completions...9; Tyler Bolfing (McNeese State) Most Pass Receptions...5; Lucky Whitehead (Florida Atlantic) Most Yards Receiving...47; Kent Shelby (McNeese State) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL LONGEST PLAYS Rush...26; Daniel Sams (McNeese State) Pass...40; Kent Shelby from Daniel Sams (McNeese State) Field Goal...24; Alex Kjellsten (McNeese State) Punt Return...11; Nate Holmes (McNeese State) Kickoff Return...44; Lucky Whitehead (Florida Atlantic) Fumble Return...None Interception Return...98*; Aaron Sam (McNeese State) Punt...66; Dalton Schomp (Florida Atlantic) Nebraska Starting Lineups HUSKER OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent WR WR TE RT RG C LG LT QB IB FB PK Florida Atlantic Bell Turner Carter Price Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown McNeese State Bell Turner Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown #-opened in three wide receiver formation; %-NU opened in a four-receiver set (three receivers and a tight end); ^-NU opened in two tight end set HUSKER DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent DE DT DT DE BUCK MIKE WILL LCB FS SS RCB P Florida Atlantic McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz Florida Atlantic McMullen Valentine Collins Gangwish Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz * - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime packages; %-NU opened with five defensive opened with three safties;!-nu opened with 3 defensive ends Overall Participation PLAYER (GAMES): Armstrong Jr., Tommy (2/2); Abdullah, Ameer (2/2); Allen, Taariq (2/-); Anderson, Zaire (2/2); Bailey, Christian (2/-); Banderas, Josh (2/2); Bell, Kenny (2/1); Bondi, Mauro (2/-); Brown, Drew (2/-); Carter, Cethan (2/2); Cockrell, Byerson (2/-); Collins, Maliek (2/2); Cooper, Corey (2/2); Cotton, Jake (2/2); Cotton, Sam (2/-); Cross, Imani (2/-); Davie, Daniel (2/2); Faulkenberry, Josh (2/-); Felici, Joey (2/-); Finnin, Matt (2/-); Foltz, Sam (2/-); Foster, Trey (1/-); Fyfe, Ryker (1/-); Gangwish, Jack (2/1); Gerry, Nate (2/2); Gladney, Kevin (2/-); Gregory, Randy (1/1); Hahn, Sam (1/-); Hannon, Zach (2/-); Hart, Greg (1/-); Hovey, Lane (2/-); Janovich, Andy (2/-); Jones, Chris (2/-); Johnson Jr., Dwayne (1/-); Kalu, Josh (3/-); Keels, Joe (1/-); Knevel, David (1/-); Kondolo, Chongo (2/-); Lewis, Alex (2/2); Love, Courtney (2/-); Maurice, Kevin (2/-); McMullen, Greg (2/2); Mitchell, Josh (2/2); Moore, Alonzo (2/1); Moudy, Mike (2/2); Nabity, Graham (1/-); Natter, A.J. (1/-); Nelson, Jordan (1/-); Newby, Marcus (2/-); Newby, Terrell (2/-); Pelini, Mark (2/2); Pierson-El, De Mornay (2/-); Price, Givens (2/1); Rath, Logan (1/-); Reeves, Ryne (2/-); Roach, Trevor (2/-); Rose, Jonathan (2/-); Santos, David (2/2); Simpson, Brad (2/-); Singleton, D.J. (2/-); Stanton, Johnny (1/-); Sterup, Zach (1/1); Sutton, David (2/-); Turner, Jamal (2/2); Utter, Dylan (2/-); Valentine, Vincent (2/2); Weber, Chris (2/-); Westerkamp, Jordan (2/2); Williams, Austin (2/-); Williams, Kevin (1/-); Williams, Kieron (2/-) HUSKERS.COM

37 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 1 No. 22 Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Florida Atlantic No. 22 Nebraska Lincoln (Aug. 30) --- Ameer Abdullah sprinted for a career-high 232 yards, while Kenny Bell and Jordan Westerkamp each added 100-yard receiving games, as No. 22 Nebraska rolled to a 55-7 victory over Florida Atlantic. The Husker offense enjoyed a record-setting day with a pair of 100-yard rushers and a pair of 100-yard receivers in the same game. Abdullah finished the day with 21 carries for 232 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Newby added his first career 100-yard game, crossing the plateau with 16 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Bell added his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four catches for 116 yards, while Westerkamp added his second career 100-yard game with career highs of seven catches for 125 yards and a touchdown. The Huskers finished with a Big Ten record 784 total yards, including 498 rushing and 286 passing. Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 15-of-29 passes for 271 and two touchdowns, while adding seven carries for 62 yards and another score to finish with 333 yards of total offense. The Huskers dominated offensively in the first half, scoring on each of their first five possessions to take a commanding 31-7 halftime lead. Armstrong put the Huskers on the board first with his five-yard touchdown run to cap Nebraska s eight-play, 86-yard opening drive of the season. The Owls answered with a touchdown drive of their own, capped by Jaquez Johnson s 20-yard touchdown pass to Lucky Whitehead with 4:56 left in the first. That would be the only score allowed by the Blackshirts, as Nebraska limited FAU to 200 yards of total offense. During one stretch, the Huskers forced seven consecutive 3-and-outs. Armstrong led NU on another first-quarter touchdown march, as NU went 75 yards in nine plays, capped by Westerkamp s 36-yard TD grab. The Huskers added freshman place-kicker Drew Brown s first career field goal, a 44-yarder, with 12:18 left in the half to push the margin to After the Blackshirts held on their next possession, Abdullah cruised over the 100-yard rushing mark for the 18th time in his career before breaking off a 47-yard scoring jaunt. Another defensive stop set up a seven-play, 66-yard drive capped by a punishing three-yard touchdown run by Imani Cross with 2:30 left to push the Big Red lead to The Huskers scored on each of their first five drives. Nebraska put the game out of reach, scoring on their first four possessions of the second half, including two scoring runs by Newby. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 09:19 NEB Armstrong Jr. 5 yd run (Brown kick) 1st 04:56 FAU Whitehead 20 yd pass from Johnson (Joseph kick) 1st 01:22 NEB Westerkamp 36 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 2nd 12:18 NEB Brown 44 yd field goal 2nd 06:29 NEB Abdullah 47 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 02:30 NEB Cross 3 yd run (Brown kick) 3rd 10:18 NEB Newby 2 yd run (Brown kick) 3rd 06:41 NEB Pierson-El 8 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 3rd 03:09 NEB Bondi 45 yd field goal 4th 13:20 NEB Newby 1 yd run (Bondi kick) TEAM STATISTICS FAU NEB 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 26:05 33:55 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 8 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances S Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: FAU- Warren, Jay 14-77; Johnson, Jaquez 4-19; Bussey, Henry 1-5; Hankerson, Greg 6-4; Moore, Tony 4-3; Whitehead, Lucky 1-minus-3. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer ; Newby, Terrell ; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 7-62; Nelson, Jordan 5-32; Cross, Imani 3-32; Fyfe, Ryker 4-29; Nabity, Graham 1-4. PASSING: FAU-Hankerson, Greg ; Johnson, Jaquez Nebraska- Armstrong Jr., Tommy ; Fyfe, Ryker ; TEAM ; Stanton, Johnny RECEIVING: FAU-Whitehead, Luck 5-40; Deleon, Alex 2-18; Moore, Tony 1-15; Harrop, Michael 1-12; Moise, Derek 1-10; Johnson, Jaquez 1-0.Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 7-125; Bell, Kenny 4-116; Pierson-El, De Mornay 2-14; Cotton, Sam 1-10; Turner, Jamal 1-9; Abdullah, Ameer 1-9; Allen, Taariq 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: FAU-None. Nebraska-None FUMBLES: FAU-Warren, Jay 1-0. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): FAU- None Nebraska- Maurice, Kevin 0.5-5; McMullen, Greg TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): FAU-Parms, Damian 8-1; Kirk, Andrae 5-4; Relf, Robert 5-4. Nebraska-Anderson, Zaire 3-4 HUSKERS.COM Game 2 No. 19 Nebraska 31, McNeese State 24 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL McNeese State No. 19 Nebraska Lincoln (Sept. 6) --- Ameer Adbullah turned a short pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. into a 58-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left, lifting No. 19 Nebraska to a win over McNeese State. The Cornhuskers were facing a 3rd-and-6 with the game tied against the FCS power when Armstrong, who finished 16-for-31 for 242 yards and two touchdowns through the air, hit Abdullah, who turned the short pass into a highlight reel play. Until the catch, Abdullah was limited to just 54 yards and one rushing touchdown on 17 carries. However, he added three receptions out of the backfield for a careerhigh 98 yards. Armstrong led the Husker rushing attack with a careerhigh 131 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries to lead a Nebraska ground game that finished with 195 yards. McNeese State finished with 338 total yards, but it was a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter by Aaron Sam that set the tone for the game. The Huskers were at the MSU 9-yard line looking to extend a 14-7 lead. McNeese State took an early 7-0 lead on a Derrick Milton nine-yard first-quarter run. Armstrong and the Huskers answered on the ensuing drive with a 40-yard touchdown strike to Jordan Westerkamp with 6:44 left in the opening period. Westerkamp finished his day with four receptions for 61 yards. After a defensive stop by the Blackshirts, NU headed to the second quarter with a 14-7 lead following a two-yard Abdullah. The defense kept the Cowboys at bay again and Nebraska sprinted into the red zone on a long run by Armstrong, before he threw his first interception of the season to tie the score at 14. Despite the major momentum swing, Armstrong and the Huskers responded with a 12-play, 82- yard drive capped by his one-yard touchdown plunge to take a lead to the halftime locker room. Nebraska pushed the lead to in the third quarter on Drew Brown s 31-yard field goal McNeese State refused to fold, answering with a one-yard touchdown run by Tyler Bolfing to cap a 12-play, 83-yard drive and pull the Cowboys within Nebraska s offense continued to struggle in the fourth quarter, and the Cowboys capitalized to tie the score on Alex Kjellsten s 24-yard field goal with 4:21 left, capping a 14-play 88-yard drive. Following Abdullah s 58-yard dash, the Cowboys started deep in their own territory with 14 seconds left and Corey Cooper intercepted Bolfing on the final play of the game to seal a Nebraska victory. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 06:44 NEB Westerkamp 40 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 1st 03:00 NEB Abdullah 2 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 10:08 MCN Sam 98 yd interception return (Kjellsten kick) 2nd 05:47 NEB Armstrong Jr. 1 yd run (Brown kick) 3rd 03:51 NEB Brown 31 yd field goal 4th 13:45 MCN Bolfing 1 yd run (Kjellsten kick) 4th 04:21 MCN Kjellsten 24 yd field goal 4th 00:20 NEB Abdullah 58 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) TEAM STATISTICS MCNEESE NEB 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 34:52 25:08 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: McNeese-Sams, Daniel 10-74; Bennett, Kelvin 19-53; Holmes, Nate 3-23; Milton, Derrick 6-18; Thomas, Khalil 1-9; Celestie, Ernest 1-3; Bolfing, Tyler 3-3; Long, Dylan 2-minus-5. Nebraska Armstrong Jr., Tommy ; Abdullah, Ameer 17-54; Newby, Terrell 2-9; Cross, Imani 3-1. PASSING: McNeese-Bolfing, Tyler ; Sams, Daniel Nebraska- Armstrong Jr., Tommy RECEIVING: McNeese-Shelby, Kent 2-47; Bennett, Kelvin 2-35; Celestie, Ernest 2-20; Hetrick, Zach 1-27; Holmes, Nate 1-12; Bush, David 1-6; Milton, Derrick 1-5; McGilvery, Jereon 1-5; Long, Dylan 1-3. Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 4-61; Abdullah, Ameer 3-96; Turner, Jamal 3-28; Allen, Taariq 3-27; Bell, Kenny 1-14; Moore, Alonzo 1-11; Carter, Cethan 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: McNeese-Sam, Aaron Nebraska-Cooper, Corey 1-0 FUMBLES: McNeese-Bolfing, Tyler 1-0. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): McNeese- Hill, Dominique 1-2. Nebraska-McMullen, Greg 1-2 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): McNeese-Ellefsen, Everett 4-3; Sam, Aaron 3-4; Spikes, Brent 1-6. Nebraska- Gerry, Nate 6-7