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1 2014 HUSKER FOOTBALL 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.) W, Sept. 20 Miami (ESPN2) 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 ESPN2 Joe Tessitore, Play-by-Play Brock Huard, Analyst Shannon Spake, 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 National Radio-ESPN Radio ESPN Radio Bill Rosinksi-Play-by-Play David Norrie-Analyst Joe Schad-Sidelines Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 113, XM 196 Huskers Record: 3-0, 0-0 Rankings: AP 24; Coaches 22 Last Game: def. Fresno St., Coach: Bo Pelini Career/NU Record: 61-24, 7th year vs. Miami: 0-0 Game 4: Nebraska vs. Miami Sept. 20, 2014 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m. (CT) Game Information Television: ESPN2 Radio: Husker Sports Network Capacity: 87,000 Surface: FieldTurf Series Record: Tied, 5-5 Last Meeting: Miami 37, Nebraska 14, 2002 Rose Bowl Special Events: 1994 National Championship Team Recognition, Brook Berringer Scholarship Presentation Hurricanes Record: 2-1, 0-1 Rankings: not ranked Last Game: def. Arkansas St., Coach: Al Golden UM/Career Record: 24-16, 4th year/ 51-50, 9th year vs. Nebraska: 0-0 The Matchup Two of college football s most dominant programs meet for the first time in more than a decade on Saturday when Nebraska plays host to the Miami Hurricanes at Memorial Stadium. The matchup will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with kickoff set for shortly after 7 p.m. CDT. The two programs have combined for 10 national championships, including eight since Nebraska won its third national championship and first under Tom Osborne in 1994 by defeating Miami in the Orange Bowl. The 20th anniversary of that national championship will be honored in Lincoln this weekend. Miami also clinched three of its five national titles with wins over Nebraska in bowl games between 1983 and The 2014 Huskers will look to complete non-conference play unbeaten for the first time since Nebraska improved to 3-0 on the season with a rout of Fresno State on the road Saturday night. The Huskers showed their explosiveness in the win, recording four scoring plays of 50 yards or more. Saturday s game is the first of a home-and-home series with the Hurricanes. Nebraska will play at Miami on Sept. 19, 2015, to complete the two-game non-conference series. Miami comes into the game with a 2-1 record following consecutive victories over Florida A&M and Arkansas State. The Hurricanes lost at Louisville to open the season on Labor Day. Miami comes to Lincoln having won eight consecutive regular season non-conference games. The Series The series between the schools is tied at five wins apiece. The schools have met six times in bowl games and four times in the regular season. Saturday s game will be the first regular season meeting since a 17-9 victory by No. 2 Nebraska in Lincoln in Miami has captured four of the past five meetings in bowl games, with four of those contests on Miami s home field in the Orange Bowl. The Coaches Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 90) owns a record (.718) 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 61 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. Miami: Al Golden (Penn State, 91) is in his fourth season as Miami s head coach and his ninth season overall as a collegiate head coach. Golden has guided Miami to a record in his tenure including a trip to the Russell Athletic Bowl in Golden previously served as the head coach at Temple from 2006 to 2010, and has stints as an assistant at Virginia, Boston College and Penn State. 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 434 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 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

2 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Nebraska Media Information and Policies Nebraska Media Relations Mailing Address One Memorial Stadium P.O. Box Lincoln, NE Shipping Address: 600 Stadium Drive Phone Credential Requests...Huskers.com/Media Media Relations Football Contacts Assistant A.D/Media Relations... Keith Mann Phone Associate Media Relations Director... Shamus McKnight Phone Assistant Media Relations Director...Matt Smith Phone Assistant Media Relations Director... Jeremy Foote Phone Office Manager (Credentials)...Vicki Capazo Phone General Policies 8 All player and coach interviews must be arranged at least one day in advance through the Husker Media Relations Office. Contact Keith Mann, Shamus McKnight or Matt Smith at All postpractice interviews will be conducted at the practice site (Practice fields or Memorial Stadium). Interviews will not be conducted in the weight room, Student Life Complex, training room, hallways or the tunnel leading from the locker room to the field. The Nebraska locker room, training room and football office meeting rooms are OFF-LIMITS to the media. When arriving for post-practice interviews, media should access Memorial Stadium through Gate 11 entrance, or wait in the Hawks Center lobby if practice is on the practice fields or inside the Hawks Center. 8 Players cell phone numbers will NOT be given to the media. Requested NU players are available (depending on class schedules) at the Monday press conferences (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) and after practice on the field on Tuesday. 8 Practices are closed to the media and to the general public during the season. Media will be allowed to shoot photos/video at the start of practice on Tuesdays. A media relations representative will be on hand to direct media on how long they may shoot. 8 After all games, Nebraska's locker room is closed. Requested players and coaches will be brought to the postgame interview room after a 10-minute cooling off period. At home, the postgame interview room is located in the strength complex of the Osborne Athletic Complex. Media are asked to wait to set up equipment until the conclusion of halftime. On the road, Coach Pelini and requested players and assistant coaches will be brought to the designated interview area. Please note, NO INTERVIEWS will be conducted on the field as the players are returning to the locker room. Coach and Player Availability Monday 8 Nebraska Weekly Press/Teleconference, Coach Pelini will be available in person at Memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m. CT or via teleconference at (888) Call Media Relations Office for the weekly passcode. Players will generally follow Coach Pelini at the press conference. Tuesday 8 Big Ten Teleconference, Bo Pelini at 11:24 a.m. CT, Contact the Big Ten Conference Office at for more details. A playback of the call is available later in the day and will also be available at 11:00 a.m. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 11:08 a.m. Brady Hoke, Michigan 11:16 a.m. Gary Andersen, Wisconsin 11:24 a.m. Bo PELINI, NEBRASKA 11:32 a.m. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 11:40 a.m. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 11:48 a.m. Jerry Kill, Minnesota 11:56 a.m. Kyle Flood, Rutgers 12:04 p.m. Tim Beckman, Illinois 12:12 p.m. Randy Edsall, Maryland 12:20 p.m. Darrell Hazell, Purdue 12:28 p.m. James Franklin, Penn State 12:36 p.m. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 12:44 p.m. Kevin Wilson, Indiana 8 Offensive coordinator Tim Beck, defensive coordinator John Papuchis and requested players will be available on the field following practice. Wednesday 8 No media access following Wednesday practice. Thursday 8 Coach Pelini available after practice on field. Friday 8 No Media Availability. Pelini Phone Interviews 8 Media wishing to try to arrange a phone interview may contact Keith Mann for availability. Please contact the Media Relations Office the week prior to the requested time for interview. Player Phone Interviews 8 Out-of-town media requesting phone interviews with Nebraska players should contact Keith Mann or Shamus McKnight with those requests, preferably on Sundays, but no later than 10 a.m. CT on Monday of game week. At least two players will also be included on Nebraska s weekly teleconference on Monday following Coach Pelini. Weekly Media Calendar: Nebraska vs. Miami (Sept ) Monday, Sept. 15 Press Conference 11 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. Bo Pelini Players to follow No Practice Tuesday, Sept. 16 Big Ten Teleconference 11 a.m. Call begins 11:24 a.m. Bo Pelini contact Big Ten office for details Practice 3:45-5:30 p.m. Off. Coordinator Tim Beck, Def. Coordinator John Papuchis and requested players available after practice Wednesday, Sept. 17 Practice 3:45-5:30 p.m. No Media Access Nebraska Football Radio Hour (Husker Sports Network) 7 p.m.--defensive coordinator John Papuchis Thursday, Sept. 18 Practice 4:30-5:15 p.m. Coach Pelini Available after practice Credentials 8 Media may make credential requests for Nebraska home games on-line at Huskers.com/media. Follow the steps on the web site to complete the application. You will receive an confirming your application, and approval/denial . Contact Vicki Capazo at (402) with questions. Once again this season, photo ID will be required to gain access to the stadium on game day and the name on your photo ID and credential must match. Single-game credentials will not be mailed and must be picked up on game day at media will call. Huskers.com 8 Huskers.com is the official site of Nebraska Athletics and includes updated stats, game notes, depth chart and extensive quotes and audio and video clips from Nebraska s Monday press conference, including Coach Pelini and selected Nebraska players in the afternoon. Teleconference/Satellite Feed/FTP 8For video of Nebraska s press conferences contact the Media Relations Office. All of Coach Pelini s press conferences are available via teleconference, and video is available through Huskers.com. Two or three players will be on the call immediately following Pelini. Player/Coach Mug Shots 8 Husker color digital mugs can be downloaded directly to your system for media usage. The head shots are available for media use at Huskers.com (go to football page, go to roster, click on player s name, when picture appears, click on the magnifying glass below the picture, then click the word larger.) Action photos and/or a DVD of Nebraska mug shots may be obtained by calling or ing the Nebraska Media Relations Office. Media Guide and Supplement On-Line 8 PDF versions of the 2014 Nebraska media guide and media supplement are available on Huskers.com. Please go to the Football page, on the right menu, click on 2014 Media Guide and proceed. Bank of the West Nebraska Football Show 8 Head Coach Bo Pelini and host Greg Sharpe review each Nebraska football game on the Bank of the West Nebraska Football Show. The show first airs on Sunday evenings on local affilates. Husker Sports Network 8 Nebraska football can be heard from coast-to-coast and worldwide through the Husker Sports Network. The Husker Sports Network will continue the strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in Nebraska games can be heard on nearly 50 stations, covering all of Nebraska in addition to affiliates in several other states. Fans around the world can also listen to the games on Huskers.com and the official Huskers App, as well as Sirius/XM Radio. Friday, Sept. 19 Afternoon Practice in Lincoln No Media Access Saturday, Sept. 20 Nebraska vs. Miami, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Post-Game Coach Pelini and requested players available in postgame interview area immediately following the game. Game 4 vs. Miami 2 125th Season of Nebraska Football

3 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Nebraska-Fresno State Stat Wrap Team Stats NU FSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passes Passing Yards Total Offense rd-Down Conversions 6-of-15 6-of-23 Turnovers 1 0 Penalties Time of Possession 30:40 29:20 NU Rushing Leaders Ameer Abdullah 19 carries, 110 yards, TD Imani Cross 3 carries, 69 yards, TD; 62-yard TD (career long) Tommy Armstrong Jr. 9 carries, 65 yards NU Passing Leader Tommy Armstrong Jr , 260 yards, 3 TD (career high) NU Receiving Leaders Jordan Westerkamp 2 receptions, 85 yards, 70-yard TD Kenny Bell 5 receptions, 84 yards NU Defensive Leaders Joshua Kalu 6 TT, TFL, PBU, fumble caused Vincent Valentine 4 TT, 3 TFL, 2-12 sacks Daniel Davie 3 UT, 2 TFL NU Special Teams Leader De Mornay Pierson-El 5 punt returns, 150 yards, 86-yard TD 2014 Big Ten Standings West Division Records Team Big Ten Overall Next Game Nebraska Miami Illinois Texas State Iowa at Pittsburgh Minnesota San Jose State Wisconsin Bowling Green Purdue Southern Illinois Northwestern Western Illinois East Division Records Team Big Ten Overall Next Game Penn State Massachusetts Maryland at Syracuse Michigan Utah Ohio State Cincinnati 9/27 Indiana at Missouri Michigan State Eastern Michigan Rutgers at Navy 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Team Overall Conf. Next Game Fla. Atlantic at Wyoming McNeese St Arkansas Tech 9/27 Fresno State Southern Utah Miami at Nebraska Noting Game 3...Nebraska 55, Fresno State 19 Nebraska improved to 3-0 with the victory, marking the fourth time in seven seasons under Bo Pelini that Nebraska has started 3-0, but the first time since the 2011 season. Nebraska won its road opener for the second straight season and improved to 4-3 in road openers under Pelini. The Huskers have won four straight games away from Lincoln, including wins at Michigan and Penn State last season as well as a Gator Bowl victory over Georgia. Nebraska improved to 20-9 in true road games under Pelini. Nebraska improved to 2-0 against Fresno State and 34-2 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference. NU and Fresno State will complete a three-game series with a 2016 game in Lincoln. Nebraska s victory ended Fresno State s 13-game win streak at Bulldog Stadium, ending the nation s longest home winning streak. With the win, Nebraska is guaranteed a winning non-conference record for the 32nd consecutive season since a 2-2 record in Sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. Armstrong opened the night with a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game s fourth play, Armstrong s longest completion in a regular-season game and second-longest completion of his career. Armstrong s 260 passing yards marked his third straight game to start the season with 200 or more passing yards. Armstrong Jr. also rushed nine times for 65 yards to account for 325 total offense yards. Armstrong has topped 300 yards of total offense in all three games, marking the first time a Husker has topped 300 yards of total offense in three straight games since Joe Ganz accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor in Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 19 times for 110 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give NU a 14-0 lead. Abdullah s 57-yard run was a season long and his third run of at least 30 yards in With his 110 rushing yards, Abdullah increased his career rushing total to 3,373 rushing yards, moving him into the top five on the Nebraska career rushing list. Abdullah passed Rex Burkhead (3,329) against Fresno State. Abdullah finished the game with 110 all-purpose yards, increasing his career total to 5,449 yards. Abdullah moved up to second place on the NU career all-purpose yards list, passing Mike Rozier (5,445) for the No. 2 spot. Abdullah now trails career all-purpose yards leader Johnny Rodgers (5,586) by just 141 yards. Sophomore receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to open the scoring. Westerkamp caught a touchdown for the third consecutive game, marking the first Husker to have a touchdown reception in three straight games since Quincy Enunwa caught a touchdown pass in each of the first three games last season. Senior receiver Kenny Bell caught five passes for 84 yards to increase his career receptions total to 144. Bell moved past Johnny Rodgers (143 catches) into second place on the NU career receptions list. Bell is now 22 catches behind Nate Swift s school record of 166 career receptions. Freshman punt returner De Mornay Pierson-El returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give Nebraska a 24-2 lead. The 86-yard return was the seventh-longest punt return in school history and longest ever by a Husker freshman. It also marked Nebraska s longest punt return since Eric Haag s school-record 95-yard punt return against Texas in 2010 and the first punt return for a score by Nebraska since Ameer Abdullah had an 81-yard TD return vs. Idaho State in Nebraska sophomore I-back Imani Cross had a career-long 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, bettering his previous career long of 51 yards vs. Michigan State in Nebraska sophomore tight end Cethan Carter caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, marking his first career touchdown reception. Nebraska had four scoring plays of more than 50 yards, marking the first time Nebraska has had four touchdowns of at least 50 yards in Bo Pelini s seven seasons as head coach. 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, 2-0 Huskers win 10th straight game decided by 7 or less/abdullah 184 all-purpose yards Sept. 13 at Fresno State W, CBSN NU, 2-0 Nebraska explodes for four scoring plays of more than 50 yards/armstrong 260 passing, 3 TD Sept. 20 Miami 7 p.m. ESPN2 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 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

4 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 60 wins. In fact, Pelini is one of only five 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, 15th in total defense and 17th 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 151 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 95 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 4 vs. Miami 4 125th Season of Nebraska Football

5 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Scouting Miami Miami seeks its eighth consecutive regular-season non-conference victory Saturday, as the Hurricanes have not lost a regular-season non-conference game since a 41-3 defeat at Notre Dame on Oct. 6, Miami brings a 2-1 record into tonight s game, rebounding from a conference road loss to Louisville in the season opener to post consecutive victories over Florida A&M and Arkansas State by a combined score of Under center, Miami starts Miami Fresno State Facts Location: Coral Gables, Fla. Nickname: Hurricanes Enrollment: 15,629 Colors: Orange, Green & White Conference: ACC Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Capacity: 74,916 Series Record: Tied, 5-5 Head Coach: Al Golden Alma Mater (Year): Penn State (1991) Record at Miami: (fourth season) Career Record: (ninth season) Record vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Miami Schedule Sept. 1 at Louisville L, Sept. 6 Florida A&M W, 41-7 Sept. 13 Arkansas State W, Sept. 20 at Nebraska 7 p.m. Sept. 27 Duke TBA Oct. 4 at Georgia Tech TBA Oct. 11 Cincinnati TBA Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1 North Carolina TBA Nov. 15 Florida State TBA Nov. 22 at Virginia TBA Nov. 29 Pittsburgh TBA true freshman Brad Kaaya, a high school teammate of Nebraska sophomore I-back Terrell Newby. Kaaya is completing 60 percent of his passes through three games and has amassed 693 passing yards with seven touchdowns against five interceptions. His favorite targets have been Herb Waters and Braxton Berrios, who have hauled in 10 catches apiece. The Hurricanes biggest threat has been speedster Phillip Dorsett who is averaging 35.5 yards per catch on his eight receptions with four touchdowns. Kaaya s transition to college football has been aided by a solid running game, highlighted by Duke Johnson. Johnson has carried the ball 43 times this fall for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He is averaging 92.3 yards per game, and Johnson ranks eighth on Miami s all-time rushing list with 2,144 career yards. Miami is averaging 31.7 points per game and yards of total offense per contest. Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 19.3 points per game. Opponents are averaging only total yards against Miami, as the Hurricanes have limited their first three opponents to only 248 rushing yards. Series History The all-time series between Nebraska and Miami is tied, 5-5. The Huskers and Hurricanes are meeting for the first time since the 2002 BCS National Championship Game, and the programs are facing each other in the regular season for the first time since Six of the 10 all-time meetings have been in bowl games, including each of the last five matchups. Nebraska is 3-0 against Miami in Lincoln and the Huskers are 3-1 against the Hurricanes in regular-season meetings. Miami is 4-2 against Nebraska in bowl games, including Orange Bowl victories that clinched the national title for the Hurricanes following the 1983 and 1991 seasons and Miami s 2002 National Championship Game victory over the Huskers. Nebraska defeated Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl, clinching Tom Osborne s first national championship during the 1994 season. Miami Head Coach Al Golden Al Golden led Miami back to a bowl game in 2013, when the Hurricanes opened the year 7-0 and finished with a 9-4 record. He has has won 13 of his last 18 games on the Hurricane sideline and owns a record in his fourth season at Miami. Golden came to Miami after serving as the head coach at Temple from 2006 to 2010, when he led the Owls to a record. In compiling a 17-8 record in his final two seasons, Golden led Temple to its first bowl appearance in 20 years in Before becoming a head coach, Golden spent five seasons as the defensive coordinator at Virginia from 2001 to He coached linebackers for Penn State, his alma mater, in 2000 after previously coaching the linebackers at Boston College from 1997 to Golden s first collegiate coaching job was as a graduate assistant at Virginia. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Miami Hurricanes (2-1, 0-1 ACC) Statistical Comparison Category (per game) NEB MIAMI Big Ten ACC Natl. Natl. Rushing Offense nd 12th 8th 90th Passing Offense nd 7th 47th 67th Total Offense st 12th 5th 86th Scoring Offense st 10th 10th 65th Rushing Defense th 3rd 50th 15th Pass Efficiency Defense nd 5th 9th 47th Pass Defense nd 5th 19th 26th Total Defense th 3rd 18th 8th Scoring Defense rd 5th 20th 35th Net Punting st 1st 7th 6th Punt Returns th 6th 26th 62nd Kickoff Returns th 7th 71st 78th Turnover Margin th 12th 75th 95th Sacks th 4th 62nd 13th Tackles For Loss rd 7th 22nd 27th Sacks Allowed st 11th 5th 70th Miami Statistical Leaders Rushing G Att. Yards YPC TD Avg./G Duke Johnson, RB Joe Yearby, RB Gus Edwards, RB Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Brad Kaaya, QB Jake Heaps, QB Receiving G No. Yards Avg. TD Avg./G Herb Waters, WR Braxton Berrios, WR Phillip Dorsett, WR Clive Walford, TE Malcolm Lewis, WR Tackles G UT AT TT TFL Sacks Denzel Perryman, LB Anthony Chickillo, DL Thurston Armbrister, LB Deon Bush, DB Dallas Crawford, DB Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long Stacy Coley, WR Field Goals Att. Made Pct. Blkd. Long Matt Goudis, K Punts No. Yards Avg. Blkd. Long Justin Vogel, P Game 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

6 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 800-Win Club Nebraska is one of eight programs with 800 all-time victories, and NU s 868 all-time victories are fourth nationally. 1. Michigan Notre Dame Texas NEBRASKA Ohio State Oklahoma Alabama Tennessee 806 Nebraska is in its 125th season of college football, and owns an all-time record in 1,265 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 555 games. NU s 434 wins in that time period are 24 more than any other school. 1. NEBRASKA Oklahoma Ohio State Michigan 395 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 60 Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 52 Ken Niumatalolo Navy 49 Art Briles Baylor 47 David Cutcliffe Duke 34 Note: The other 13 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 75 Chris Peterson Boise State/Wash. 72 Bob Stoops Oklahoma 66 Les Miles LSU 64 Brian Kelly Cin./Notre Dame 63 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 61 Bo PELINI NEBRASKA 60 Urban Meyer Florida/Ohio State 60 Gary Patterson TCU 60 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 59 *-Includes only active college coaches in What To Watch For This Week Nebraska and Miami have combined for 10 national championships, all since Four of the titles have been clinched by defeating each other. 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. 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 to Honor 1994 National Championship Team Nebraska is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its 1994 national championship by honoring members of that team this weekend. The team will have a private banquet on Friday night, and will be honored on the field at Saturday s game against Miami. The 1994 Huskers finished a perfect 13-0 in 1994, capping the season with a come-from-behind victory over Miami in the Orange Bowl. The perfect season gave Head Coach Tom Osborne his first national championship, and NU went on to win national titles in 1995 and Nebraska was determined to win the 1994 title after a last-second Orange Bowl loss to Florida State cost the Huskers a national championship in The determination and hunger from that loss paid off in 1994, as Nebraska overcame numerous injuries to win several close games. Four of the Huskers 13 victories were decided by 10 or fewer points, and NU had to use three starting quarterbacks on the season due to injuries. Nebraska shut out 24th-ranked West Virginia, 31-0, in the Kickoff Classic to open the season before winning at Texas Tech. The Huskers cruised to a victory over 13th-ranked UCLA in week three behind 484 rushing yards. Following wins over Pacific, Wyoming and Oklahoma State, the Huskers were tested again in a 17-6 road win at No. 16 Kansas State. Sophomore walk-on Matt Turman earned the start at quarterback, but Lawrence Phillips 126 rushing yards would be all the offense NU would need as the Husker defense limited Kansas State to 242 total yards. Nebraska next earned a 42-7 win at Missouri before facing a higher-ranked opponent for the only time all season. No. 3 Nebraska celebrated its 200th consecutive home sellout with a dominating 24-7 victory over second-ranked Colorado on Oct. 29. Nebraska finished the regular season with a 28-point win over Kansas, a 16-point win at Iowa State and a 10-point victory at Oklahoma in the regular-season finale. In the Orange Bowl, No. 3 Miami jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead and a 17-7 lead in the third quarter. But NU rallied, scoring 17 unanswered points, including a pair of touchdown runs by Cory Schlesinger in the game s final 7:38. Huskers- Canes Look to add To Memorable Series History Although Nebraska and Miami are meeting for just the 11th time, the series has featured some memorable games, including several with a national championship on the line. Six of the 10 meetings have been in bowl games, including the past five matchups. In those last five games, the winner was crowned as the national champion four times. The series got off to a historical start in 1951, when the Huskers lost to the Hurricanes in Miami, 19-7, in the first night game in Nebraska history. Eleven years later, Nebraska defeated Miami, 36-34, at the Gotham Bowl in New York City, marking the Huskers first-ever bowl win. The programs met again in the postseason in the 1984 Orange Bowl, when Nebraska suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses in school history. The unbeaten and top-ranked Huskers staged a late comeback to pull within one at with 48 seconds remaining. With the 399 Nebraska has 399 all-time wins at Memorial Stadium and will look for No. 400 on Saturday night. NU-Miami Series Games: 10 Standing: Series tied, 5-5 At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 3-0 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 3-0 At Miami: Miami leads, 4-1 At Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1 Current win streak (start): Miami, one game (2002) Rank Date Site NU/UM Result Score 11/30/1951 Miami / L /17/1953 Lincoln / W /15/1962 New York* / W /4/1975 Lincoln 4/ W /2/1976 Lincoln 2/ W /2/1984 Miami** 1/5 L /2/1989 Miami** 6/2 L /1/1992 Miami** 11/1 L /1/1995 Miami** 1/3 W /3/2002 Pasadena# 4/1 L *-Gotham Bowl ; **-Orange Bowl; #-Rose Bowl Game 4 vs. Miami 6 125th Season of 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, Big Ten Conference POW Nominees Game Offense Defense Sp. Teams Frosh FAU Abdullah McMullen Brown Brown MSU Abdullah -- Foltz -- FSU Armstrong Valentine Pierson-El Pierson-El 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.) national championship on the line, Coach Tom Osborne elected to forgo a shared crown and go for the outright title by choosing to go for two instead of kicking the extra point. Miami deflected Turner Gill s pass on the attempt, lifting the Hurricanes to their first of four national championships in a nine-year span. Miami capped its run of national titles with a 22-0 shutout of Nebraska in the 1992 Orange Bowl. Osborne and the Huskers got their revenge three years later, when No. 1 Nebraska used a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat the third-ranked Hurricanes, 24-17, in the 1995 Orange Bowl. That victory gave Osborne his first national title and began Nebraska s stretch of three national championships in a four-season span from 1994 to Overall, Nebraska and Miami combined for seven national titles in 15 seasons from 1983 to 1997, facing each other in four bowl games during that span. The most recent matchup came in the 2002 National Championship game at the Rose Bowl under the BCS format. Miami defeated Nebraska, 37-14, to earn its fourth bowl game victory over the Huskers. Huskers Look to Complete Perfect Non-Conference Season Nebraska improved to 3-0 in 2014 with a victory at Fresno State. The win gave Nebraska a 3-0 start for the first time since 2011, and marked the fourth time in seven seasons under Bo Pelini that the Huskers have started The victory at Fresno State ensured the Huskers of a winning non-conference record, marking the 33rd straight season NU has accomplished that feat since a 2-2 record outside of Big Eight play in Nebraska will attempt to complete non-conference play undefeated with a win over Miami on Saturday night. Nebraska has had two perfect non-league seasons under Pelini, most recently in Nebraska has had 23 unbeaten non-conference seasons since NU Tough Under the Lights at Memorial Stadium Nebraska has been extremely tough at home in night games at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers have won 13 straight home night games and are 39-5 all-time under the lights in Lincoln. Nebraska was 2-0 at home in night games in The Huskers dominance at night in Lincoln has been impressive, as 30 of the home night wins have been by at least 13 points. 4Nebraska s five losses in home night games have all come against teams that won at least 10 games in that season (Washington, 1991; Texas, 2002; USC, 2007; Virginia Tech and Missouri, 2008). 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 Game 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

8 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Abdullah Game-by-Game in 2014 Game Att. Yards Avg. TD Long FAU MSU FSU Totals 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 19 carries, 110 yards, TD at Fresno State 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., , Ameer Abdullah, 2011-PRESENT 3, Rex Burkhead, , 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, , Ameer Abdullah, 2011-PRESENT 5, Mike Rozier, ,445 Game-Winning Touchdown Latest Addition to Abdullah s Legacy Senior I-back Ameer Abdullah has shown early in the 2014 season why he is a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy. 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 the Owls. 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. He posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 19 carries for 110 yards at Fresno State. Abdullah broke a season-long 57-yard TD run in the first quarter. Abdullah is the FBS active leader in career all-purpose yards, while ranking second in rushing yards. His Big Tenleading 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 impressive start to 2014 has the Homewood, Ala., native in rare company in Nebraska history. 4 Abdullah is 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 3,373 yards to move into the No. 5 spot on the Husker career rushing list. Abdullah passed Rex Burkhead against Fresno State, and now has Roy Helu Jr. (No. 4, 3,404 yards) and Eric Crouch (No. 3, 3,434 in his sights. Abdullah would need 1,408 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 FBS Active Career Leaders All-Purpose Yards Rk. Player, School Yards 1. Ameer Abdullah, NEBRASKA 5, Tyler Lockett, Kansas State 4, Jamison Crowder, Duke 4,419 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, Yard Rushing Games Rk. Player, School 100-Yard Games 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Todd Gurley, Georgia Braxton Miller, Ohio State Jahwan Edwards, Ball State Jawon Chisholm, Akron 12 T.J. Yeldon, Alabama 12 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 11 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 19 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 535 allpurpose yards on the season, Abdullah has increased his career all-purpose yardage total to 5,449 yards. He has joined Heisman winners Johnny Rodgers and Mike Rozier as the only players to top 5,000 career all-purpose yards. Abdullah is 137 yards from Rodgers school record of 5,586 career all-purpose yards. 4 Abdullah has scored a total of 30 touchdowns during his Nebraska career and has reached the end zone four different ways. He has 22 career rushing touchdowns, including two in 2014, five receiving touchdowns, as well as a punt return touchdown and a touchdown on a kickoff return. NU Rushing Attack Off to Strong Start in 2014 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 Through three games, Nebraska is averaging rushing yards per game to rank second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally. 4 Nebraska s combined rushing output in the first three games of the season is the Huskers best through three games since The Huskers averaged rushing yards per game through three 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. Game 4 vs. Miami 8 125th Season of Nebraska Football

9 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 2014 Offense Game-by-Game Rushing Game Att. Yds. TD Long FAU MSU FSU Passing Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks FAU MSU FSU 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. Ameer Abdullah 19 carries, 100 yards, TD at Fresno State Nebraska Total Offense Stats Year Total Offense Nebraska Scoring Offense Stats Year Scoring Offense Nebraska Rushing Offense Stats Year Rushing Offense Nebraska s 498-yard effort against FAU 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, including a 3-0 record last season. 300-Yard Rushing Games Under Pelini 4 Nebraska has reached at least 200 rushing yards in Rk. Game Yards 19 games since the start of the 2012 season, including five 1. vs. McNeese State, at Kansas State, times in 2013 and two of three games in Nebraska 3. vs. Idaho State, was 5-0 when rushing for at least 200 yards last season. 4. at Washington, In 2013, Nebraska finished third in the Big Ten and 5. vs. Wyoming, th nationally in rushing, averaging yards per game. The 2013 rushing success continued Nebraska s recent surge on the ground. Nebraska has averaged better vs. Idaho, 2010 vs. Arkansas State, 2012 at Minnesota, than 200 rushing yards per game for four straight seasons, 9. at Kansas State, vs. South Dakota State, and has ranked in the top 20 nationally each year from vs. Illinois, to NU led the Big Ten in rushing in 2012, and 12. at Wyoming, topped the Big 12 in rushing offense in vs. New Mexico State, Nebraska s 335 rushing yards against Illinois in vs. Missouri, marked its second-highest total in a Big Ten Conference game and its most since rushing for 346 yards at Minnesota in at Michigan State, vs. Washington, 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. 4 Through three games in 2014, Nebraska I-backs have combined to rush for 674 yards, putting the group on pace to eclipse last year s total. 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 2,699 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 Through three games Nebraska is averaging yards of total offense to rank first in the Big Ten and fifth nationally. 4 Nebraska s two-game offensive output vs. FAU and McNeese State ranked 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 1,783 yards of total offense through three games (594.3 ypg) is the Huskers best offensive start to a season since averaging yards per game through three games in 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 against UNLV in the season opener this year topped the Huskers offensive explosion. 4 Through three games Nebraska ranks first in the Big Ten and 10th nationally in scoring at 47.0 points per game. Game 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

10 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 FSU Totals NU Career Receptions Rk. Player, Years Catches 1. Nate Swift, Kenny Bell, 2011-PRESENT Johnny Rodgers, NU Career Receiving Yards Rk. Player, Years Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, , Nate Swift, , KENNY BELL, 2011-PRESENT 2,115 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, 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. 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 5,449 yards ranks second on the NU list, trailing only 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers (5,586). 4 Abdullah s 232 yards rushing against Florida Atlantic 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. He now has 3,373 career rushing yards to rank fifth in school history. 4 Bell recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four catches for 116 yards vs. FAU, including a 63-yard reception. Bell has increased his career total to 2,115 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 returned with a strong outing at Fresno State. Bell had five catches for 84 yards against the Bulldogs, including a 37-yard catch. With his five catches, Bell increased his career receptions total to 144, moving him to No. 2 on the Nebraska career chart, one catch ahead of 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers. Bell is now 22 receptions behind career leader Nate Swift, who had 166 career catches. Bell is also poised to challenge the career receiving yardage record. His 2,115 career receiving yards rank third in school history, and he is sits 364 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 Bell s four 100-yard receiving games ranks in a tie for fifth in school history. 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. The 6-1, 185-pound Bell earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades in 2013 after he was a second-team choice as a sophomore in 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 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 again surpassed 300 yards of total offense at Fresno State, passing for 260 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 65 yards. Armstrong has become the first Nebraska quarterback since Joe Ganz in 2008 to account for 300 yards of total offense in three straight games. 4 Armstrong s average of total offensive yards per game ranks second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally. 4 Armstrong has posted his top three passing yardage games of his NU career in the first three weeks. He opened with 271 yards against Florida Atlantic, followed by a 242-yard effort against McNeese State, and the 260 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Fresno State. 4 Armstrong has increased his career passing yardage total to 1,739 yards and is 21 yards from cracking the top 20 on the Nebraska career passing list. 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 an impressive 9.6 yards per carry and has just two yards lost on 27 rushing attempts. 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 10-1 record as a starter. He improved to 5-0 in games away from Memorial Stadium with the win at Fresno State. Game 4 vs. Miami th Season of Nebraska Football

11 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Huskers Show Big-Play Ability in Win at Fresno State Nebraska posted a victory at Fresno State in large part because of explosive plays on offense and special teams. Nebraska had four scoring plays of at least 50 yards, including two rushes, a passing touchdown and a punt return for a score. 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. connected on a 70-yard TD pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game s third play from scrimmage. The catch was the longest of Westerkamp s career, and it was also Armstrong s longest pass in a regular-season game. 4 Ameer Abdullah had a 57-yard first-quarter touchdown run, marking a season long rush for the Heisman candidate. 4 Imani Cross 62-yard touchdown run was a career-long rush for the junior, bettering a 51-yard TD last season vs. Michigan State. 4 De Mornay Pierson-El returned a second-quarter punt 86 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest ever punt return by a Nebraska freshman, and the seventh-longest punt return in school history. The Huskers four scores of 50 yards or longer marked the first time under Bo Pelini the Huskers have had four touchdowns of at least 50 yards. Nebraska had a total of 11 plays of 20 yards or more against Fresno State, including eight plays from scrimmage and three returns Game-by-Game Rushing Defense Game Att. Yds. TD Long FAU MSU FSU Passing Defense Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks FAU MSU FSU Sacks/TFL Game Sacks Yds. TFL Yards FAU MSU FSU Turnover Margin Turnovers Takeaways Game Fumb. INT Total Fumb. INT Total +/- FAU MSU FSU Penalties NU Opponent Game Pen. Yds. Pen. Yds. FAU MSU FSU Blackshirts Continuing Momemtum From 2013 Late-Season Surge The Nebraska defense has looked strong through three games, holding each opponent in check in posting three wins. Through three games, the Huskers are allowing an average of yards per game to rank fifth in the Big Ten and 18th nationally. 4The Blackshirts have excelled against the pass, allowing opponents to complete just 46.1 percent of their passes, the best mark in the Big Ten. Nebraska ranks 19th in the nation in passing yards allowed and ninth 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 12 games, Nebraska has held the opposition to less than 350 yards of total offense seven times, including four games of less than 300 yards. 4Opponents have completed just better than 48 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 three games, the 2014 Blackshirts showed the same knack for making life difficult for opposing passers. Opposing quarterbacks have completed only 53-of-115 passes for 496 yards. Nebraska ranks 19th nationally in passing yards allowed and ninth 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 15th in total defense over the past five seasons and is 17th nationally in scoring defense. Gregory Returns to Anchor Blackshirt Front Four 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, before returning in a limited role at Fresno State. Gregory had three unassisted tackles and two quarterback hurries against the Bulldogs. 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 Gregory is the anchor of a Husker front four that is off to a strong start this season. Fellow defensive end Greg McMullen leads Nebraska with five tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, while defensive tackle Vincent Valentine recorded a pair of sacks at Fresno State. Game 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

12 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... 1,265 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 (includes Miami) Record in Sellout Streak vs. Ranked Teams All-Time Record in August (1.000) All-Time Record in September (.801) 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 231 consecutive games 4 scored in 299 straight home games 4 shut out opponents 105 times 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 backed up by junior Mauro Bondi. Both Brown and Bondi have been solid to open the season. Brown connected on a 44-yard field goal on his first career attempt against Florida Atlantic and is 4-of-5 on the season. He has also hit 17-of-17 PAT attempts. 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 126-of-147 field-goal attempts (.857). 4 Nebraska kickers in the same seven-season stretch have missed just four field goals from inside 40 yards, connecting on 79-of-83 attempts in that range, a remarkable 95.2 percent accuracy rate. 4 Eleven of the 21 field goal misses since 2007 have come on attempts of 50 yards or longer. Special Teams Off to Flying Start Nebraska made improved special teams a focus of its offseason work and the dividends have come early in NU has continued its recent tradition of being one of the nation s top kicking teams, but that is not the only area of success. 4 Junior punter Sam Foltz leads the Big Ten by averaging 47.3 yards per punt. He ranks eighth nationally and has eight punts of 50 yards or more, while six have been downed inside the opposition s 20-yard line. 4 Behind Foltz s leg, NU ranks first in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in net punting at 44.7 yards per punt. 4 Nowhere is Nebraska s special teams improvement more evident than in the punt return game. True freshman De Mornay Pierson-El has emerged as a dangerous return threat, including an 86-yard touchdown return at Fresno State. The 86-yard return was the longest ever by a freshman and the seventh-longest in school history. It was also the longest in the FBS ranks in Pierson-El earned Big Ten Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors for his effort at Fresno State. 4 Through three games, Nebraska has a total of 211 punt return yards, including 12 returns for 216 yards by Pierson-El. Last season, Nebraska totaled 70 punt returns yards for the entire season. 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 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 114 career starts. 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. Game 4 vs. Miami th Season of Nebraska Football

13 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com National Rankings Associated Press (Sept. 14) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Florida State (37) 2-0 1, Oregon (17) 3-0 1, Alabama (1) 3-0 1, Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1, Auburn 2-0 1, Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1,195 7, Baylor 3-0 1, LSU 3-0 1, Notre Dame Ole Miss Michigan State UCLA Georgia South Carolina Arizona State Stanford USC Missouri Wisconsin Kansas State BYU Clemson Ohio State NEBRASKA Oklahoma State USA Today Coaches (Sept. 14) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Florida State (50) 2-0 1, Alabama (1) 3-0 1, Oregon (6) 2-0 1, Oklahoma (4) 3-0 1, Auburn 2-0 1, Baylor 3-0 1, Texas A&M 3-0 1, LSU 3-0 1, Notre Dame UCLA Michigan State Ole Miss Arizona State Georgia Stanford South Carolina Wisconsin Ohio State Missouri Kansas State USC NEBRASKA BYU Clemson North Carolina Huskers in the 2014 Polls Date AP C Playoff Results Pre def. Florida Atlantic, def. McNeese State, RV def. Fresno State, 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 first six seasons as head coach, the second-most in the nation in that time period. 4 All 14 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), Florida (7), California (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. 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 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 Go for Win No. 400 at Memorial Stadium With a 2-0 home record this season, Nebraska is just one win away from posting its 400th victory at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers are looking to become just the fifth team to reach 400 wins in its current home stadium. Memorial Stadium hosted its first game on Oct. 13, 1923, a 24-0 victory over Oklahoma. The Huskers are in their 92nd season calling Memorial Stadium home. Nebraska boasts a (.764) record inside Memorial Stadium, including a 39-5 record in night games. Memorial Stadium was named to honor all Nebraskans who served and died while serving in the United States military. Most Wins in Current Home Stadium Rk. School (Home Stadium - Year Opened) Wins 1. Tennessee (Neyland Stadium ) Ohio State (Ohio Stadium ) Michigan (Michigan Stadium ) LSU (Tiger Stadium ) Nebraska (Memorial Stadium ) Oklahoma (Memoiral Stadium 1 923) 366 Game 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

14 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 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 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 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 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 4 vs. Miami th Season of Nebraska Football

15 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 Moved to No. 2 on Husker receptions chart against Fresno State WR Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Has stepped into more prominent role with injury to Jamal Turner WR-Jordan Westerkamp* So. 6-0/195 Team leader with 13 receptions for 271 yards and three TDs TE Cethan Carter* So. 6-4/240 Nine career starts; first TD reception of career at Fresno 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 Six 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 past two weeks -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 become NU all-time leader in all-purpose yards vs. Miami Defense Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable DE Greg McMullen* So. 6-3/280 Team leader with five TFL, 2.5 sacks and four QB hurries DT Vincent Valentine* So. 6-3/325 Had two sacks for 12 yards in losses at Fresno State; 9 tackles in 2014 DT Maliek Collins* So. 6-2/300 Standout HS wrestler provides powerful force in middle; eight tackles DE Randy Gregory* Jr. 6-6/245 Returned from injury at Fresno St. with three tackles and two hurries WILL Zaire Anderson* Sr. 5-11/ tackles, including three tackles for loss through three 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/ tackles on year, including six tackles twice; 13 career starts CB Josh Mitchell** Sr. 5-11/160 One of five team captains; Has five PBU through three games CB Daniel Davie** Jr. 6-1/190 Recovered after knee injury last November; started first three games -or- Jonathan Rose* Jr. 6-1/195 Splitting time with Davie; Made eight tackles through three games NICKEL-Byerson Cockrell Jr. 6-0/185 Has eight tackles in first three career games with Huskers S Corey Cooper*** Sr. 6-1/215 Team captain; Nine tackles and INT; 20 career starts most on defense S Nate Gerry* So. 6-2/205 Team leader with 19 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.; No. 8 nationally in punting (47.3 ypp) KO Mauro Bondi** Jr. 6-0/200 Has hit 12 of 24 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 Had 150 yards in returns, including 86-yard TD at Fresno State 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 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

16 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com Nebraska Depth Chart-Miami Offense Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. WR 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 7 Taariq Allen, 6-3, 200, Jr. -OR- 13 Lane Hovey, 6-4, 205, So. 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, 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. 11 Chris Jones, 6-0, 170, Fr. -OR- 1 Boaz Joseph, 6-1, 190, RFr. 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. 34 Terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, So. 15 De Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. PR 15 De Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So. Career Starts OFFENSE Kenny Bell, Sr., WR...39 Ameer Abdullah, Sr., IB...23 Jake Cotton, Sr., OG...14 Tommy Armstrong Jr., So., QB...11 Cethan Carter, So., TE...9 Jamal Turner, Sr., WR...6 Mike Moudy, Sr., OG...6 Mark Pelini, Sr., C...5 Alonzo Moore, So., WR...4 Jordan Westerkamp., So., WR...4 Alex Lewis, Jr., OT...3 Zach Sterup, Jr., OT...2 Sam Burtch, Jr., WR...2 Andy Janovich, Jr., FB...2 Givens Price, Jr., OT...1 Sam Cotton, So., TE...1 defense Corey Cooper, Sr., S...20 Josh Mitchell, Sr., CB...18 David Santos, Jr., LB...13 Randy Gregory, Jr., DE...12 Zaire Anderson, Sr., LB...8 Vincent Valentine, So., DT...9 Michael Rose-Ivey, So., LB...7 Josh Banderas, So., LB...7 Nate Gerry, So., S...6 Maliek Collins, So., DT...4 Daniel Davie, Jr., CB...3 Greg McMullen, So., DE...3 Byerson Cockrell, Jr., DB...1 Joshua Kalu, Jr., DB...1 Jack Gangwish, Jr., DE...1 LeRoy Alexander, So., S...1 specialists Sam Foltz, So., P...16 Drew Brown, Fr., PK...3 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 Game 4 vs. Miami th Season of Nebraska Football

17 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 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

18 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 4 vs. Miami th Season of Nebraska Football

19 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, , Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 3, Rex Burkhead, IB, , 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, , Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 5, Mike Rozier, IB, , 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, Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present Johnny Rodgers, WB, 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 4 vs. Miami Nebraska Football

20 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, at Fresno State; Long 70 at Fresno State CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 16/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 16/ 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. Fresno State: Caught a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to open the scoring... caught a touchdown for the third consecutive game, marking the first Husker to have a touchdown reception in three straight games since Quincy Enunwa caught a touchdown pass in each of the first three games of Marcus Newby Linebacker R. Freshman North Potomac, Md. 1 3 Tackles 1 at Fresno State; Sacks 1 at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries 1 at Fresno State; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / Totals 3/ Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench but didn t record any stats. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn t record any stats. Fresno State: First career tackle was a nineyard sack... also notched a QB hurry. 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 70 at Fresno State; Passing TDs 3 at Fresno 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 12/ , CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 12/ Florida Atlantic: Completed 15-of-29 passes for a career-high 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. Fresno State: Completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, including a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game s third play... was his longest completion in a regular-season game and second-longest completion of his career... also connected on TD passes to tight ends Cethan Carter and Sam Cotton in the second half passing yards marked his third straight game to start the season with 200 or more passing yards... also rushed nine times for 65 yards to account for 325 total offense yards... has topped 300 yards of total offense in all three games, marking the first time a Husker has topped 300 yards of total offense in three straight games since Joe Ganz accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor in surpassed 2,000 career total offensive yards, pushing his career total to 2,199 yards. Randy Gregory Defensive End Junior Fishers, Ind. Tackles 3 at Fresno State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / / Totals 15/ 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. Fresno State: Returned to the starting lineup after missing a game due to injury... posted three tackles, all solo stops. Josh Mitchell Cornerback Senior Corona, Calif. 4 5 Tackles 4 at Fresno State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / / / Totals 37/ 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. Fresno State: Posted four solo tackles and tied his career high for the second time this season with two pass break-ups.

21 Corey Cooper Safety Senior Maywood, Ill. 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 21/ Cornhuskers to Watch Maliek Collins Defensive Tackle Sophomore Kansas City, Mo. 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 41/ 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. Fresno State: Made three tackles in his 20th career start. 7 Florida Atlantic: Caught one pass for three yards. McNeese State: Hauled in a career-high three recepetions for a careerhigh 27 yards. Fresno State: Saw time off the bench but did not record a catch. 7 Tackles 4 at Fresno 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 15/ Florida Atlantic: Made his second career start, totaling one tackle and one QB hurry. McNeese State: Started and tied a then-career high with three tackles. Fresno State: Set a career high with four tackles that doubled his season total. 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, at Fresno State; Long - 57 at Fresno State 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 43/ , CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / / / / Totals 43/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD / / / / Totals 43/ , SCHOOL RECORD Most Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards vs. Fresno State 2014 HONORS Team Captain Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Sept. 6) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1) 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 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 finished the game with 184 all-purpose yards, including 90 yards in the fourth quarter on three touches. Fresno State: Rushed 19 times for 110 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give NU a 14-0 lead yard run was a season long and his third run of at least 30 yards in rushing yards marked his nation-leading 19th career 100-yard rushing game... is third on the Nebraska career list for 100-yard rushing games, trailing Ahman Green (20) and career leader Mike Rozier (26)... increased his career rushing total to 3,373 rushing yards, moving him into the top five on the Nebraska career rushing list... is within 61 yards of moving into the No. 3 spot on the NU career rushing list (No. 4 Roy Helu Jr., 3,404; No. 3 Eric Crouch, 3,434)... finished the game with 110 all-purpose yards, increasing his career total to 5,449 yards... moved up to second place on the NU career all-purpose yards list, passing Mike Rozier (5,445) for the No. 2 spot... trails career all-purpose yards leader Johnny Rodgers (5,586) by just 141 yards. Joshua Kalu Defensive Back Freshman Houston, Texas Tackles 6 at Fresno State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / Totals 3/ Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench in his first career game and made one tackle. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles and record a QB hurry. Fresno State: Made his first career start, as the Huskers began the game with six defensive backs on the field... led the Huskers with six tackles, all solo stops... also notched a TFL, forced a fumble and broke up a pass. Cethan Carter Tight End Sophomore Metairie, La. Catches 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Receiving Yards 20 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs 1 at Fresno State; Long 20 at Fresno State CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / / Totals 16/ Florida Atlantic: Started at tight end, but didn t record a catch. McNeese State: Caught one pass for five yards. Fresno State: Recorded his first career TD reception on a 20-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. Chris Jones Defensive Back Freshman Jacksonville, Fla. 11 Tackles 2 at Fresno State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / Totals 3/ Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench but didn t record any stats. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn t record any stats. Fresno State: Recorded a pair of tackles, his first career stops.

22 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 18/ * - 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. Fresno State: Saw time off the bench, but didn t record any stats. Jonathan Rose Cornerback Sophomore Leeds, Ala. 14 Tackles 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss None; QB Hurries None; PBUs 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / Totals 13/ Florida Atlantic: Recorded three tackles off the bench, all solo stops. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench. Fresno State: Recorded three solo stops off the bench and notched his first career pass break-up at Nebraska. 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 3/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD / Totals 3/ HONORS Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 15) 15 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. Fresno State: Returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown in Cornhuskers to Watch the second quarter to give Nebraska a 24-2 lead... was the seventh-longest punt return in school history and longest ever by a Husker freshman... marked Nebraska s longest punt return since Eric Haag s school-record 95-yard punt return against Texas in 2010 and the first punt return for a score by Nebraska since Ameer Abdullah had an 81-yard TD return vs. Idaho State in finished the day with five punt returns for 150 yards. Daneil Davie Cornerback Junior Beatrice, Neb. Tackles 5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 2 at Fresno State; QB Hurries None; PBUs 1 vs. McNeese State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Redshirt / / / Totals 26/ 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. Fresno State: Record three solo stops, including a pair of TFLs for four yards. Nathan Gerry Defensive Back Sophomore Sioux Falls, S.D 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 16/ 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. Fresno State: Went over 50 career tackles with a pair of stops. 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 16/ , HONORS Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 8) 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. Fresno State: Averaged 47.4 yards on five punts (237 yards)... booted a game-long 59-yard punt and trapped the Bulldogs inside their own 20 twice on the night. Byerson Cockrell Defensive Back Junior Columbus, Miss. 28 Tackles 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries None; PBUs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT / Totals 3/ 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. Fresno State: Made his first career start, as Nebraska opened with six defensive backs... made three tackles, including his first career TFL... added his second pass break-up on the year. Imani Cross I-Back Junior Gainesville, Ga. 32 Rushes 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Rushing Yards 69 at Fresno State; Rushing TDs 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Long - 62 at Fresno State Catches None; Receiving Yards None; Receiving TDs None; Long None CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD / / / Totals 30/ 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. Fresno State: Carried three times for 69 yards, including a a career-long 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter... bettered his previous career long of 51 yards vs. Michigan State in 2013.

23 Cornhuskers to Watch Drew Brown Place Kicker Freshman Southlake, Texas Field Goals Made 2 at Fresno State; Long Field Goal 44 vs. Florida Atlantic; PATs Made 7 at Fresno State CAREER KICKING STATISTICS Year G/GS PAT FG Long / Totals 3/ 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. Fresno State: Was 2-for-3 on field goals, including makes from 38 and 22 yards, while missing from 42 yards... was 7-for-7 on PATs Terrell Newby I-Back Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif Rushes 16 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards 107 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long - 47 vs. Florida Atlantic Catches 1 at Fresno State; Receiving Yards 12 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs None; Long 12 at Fresno State CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G/GS Att. Yards TD / / Totals 16/ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD / / Totals 16/ CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD / / Totals 16/ 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. Fresno State: Carried the ball seven times for 18 yards off the bench... added a 12-yard reception and a 20-yard kickoff return. 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 20/ 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. Fresno State: Recorded three touchbacks on eight kickoffs... finished with 513 yards, an average of 64.1 yards per kickoff. 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 29/ 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. Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench. 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 13/ 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. Fresno State: Made three tackles, all solo stops, off the bench. Josh Banderas Linebacker Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. 52 Tackles 10 vs. McNeese State; Sacks None; Tackles for Loss 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU / / Totals 16/ 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. Fresno State: Finished the day with four tackles, including his second TFL of the season. Mark Pelini Offensive Line Senior Youngstown, Ohio CAREER Games Played: 22 (7 in 2012; 12 in 2013; 3 in 2014) Games Started: 5 (2 in 2013; 3 in 2014) 2014 HONORS Rimington Trophy Watch List Kevin Maurice Defensive Tackle Sophomore Orlando, Fla. 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. Fresno State: Helped Nebraska roll up four scoring plays of at least 50 yards. Zach Sterup Offensive Line Junior Hastings, Neb. CAREER Games Played: 17 (4 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 3 in 2014) Games Started: 2 (2 in 2014) 55 Tackles 2 at Fresno State; Sacks 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Tackles for Loss 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries None; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL / / Totals 9/ Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench and teamed with Greg McMullen for a sack. McNeese State: Produced one tackle off the bench. Fresno State: Recorded a pair of tackles off the bench. 57 Florida Atlantic: Didn t play in the season opener due to injury. McNeese State: Made his first career start in the 31-24

24 Cornhuskers to Watch win over the Cowboys. Fresno State: Helped protect Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw three touchdown passes. CAREER Games Played: 22 (3 in 2011; 5 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 3 in 2014) Games Started: 14 (11 in 2013; 3 in 2014) 2014 HONORS Team Captain 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. Fresno State: Helped NU roll up 280 on the ground and a pair of rushing touchdowns. CAREER Games Played: 3 (3 in 2014) Games Started: 3 (3 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. Fresno State: Helped the offensive line produce a no sack game. Mike Moudy Offensive Line Senior Castle Rock, Colo. CAREER Games Played: 15 (3 in 2012; 9 in 2013; 3 in 2014) Games Started: 6 (3 in 2013; 3 in 2014) Givens Price Offensive Line Junior Houston, Texas CAREER Games Played: 14 (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. Fresno State: Started and helped NU average 6.7 yards per carry. 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. Fresno State: Came off the bench to help NU amass 562 yards of total offense. Kenny Bell Wide Receiver Junior Boulder, Colo. Catches 5 at Fresno State; Receiving Yards 116 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs None; Long 63 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / / / Totals 43/ , CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD Redshirt / / / / Totals 43/ , 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... 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. Fresno State: Caught five passes for 84 yards to increase his career receptions total to moved past Johnny Rodgers (143 catches) into second place on the NU career receptions list... is 22 catches behind Nate Swift s school record of 166 career receptions... increased his career yardage total to 2,115 yards, moving him within 364 yards of the NU career receiving yardage record. 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 13/ 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. Fresno State: Started and didn t record a catch, but did return a kick 18 yards. Sam Cotton Tight End Sophomore Lincoln, Neb. Catches 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Receiving Yards 23 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs 1 at Fresno State; Long 23 at Fresno State CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Redshirt / / Totals 13/ Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make one catch for 10 yards. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench against the Cowboys. Fresno State: Caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr., his second career TD. Greg McMullen Defensive End Sophomore Akron, Ohio 90 Tackles 9 vs. McNeese State; Sacks 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno 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 14/ 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. Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles, including an eight-yard sack. 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 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Redshirt / / / Totals 3/ 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. Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench and recorded a pass break-up.

25 Cornhuskers to Watch Vincent Valentine Defensive Tackle Sophomore Edwardsville, Ill. 98 Tackles 4 at Fresno State; Sacks 2 at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss 3 at Fresno State; QB Hurries 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs None; Interceptions None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Redshirt / / Totals 16/ 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. Fresno State: Had a career night with two sacks for 12 yards... finished with three TFLs for 14 yards.

26 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 Sept. 13 at Fresno State W :41 41,031 * Big Ten conference game Team Statistics TEAM StatiSTICS NU OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3 4 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 9 3 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 8 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1, 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 27-1, Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:54 30:06 3RD-DOWN Conversions 18/40 15/55 3rd-Down Pct 45% 27% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 3/4 4th-Down Pct 50% 75% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (11-12) 92% (6-8) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (9-12) 75% (4-8) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (18-18) 100% (6-6) 100% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 2/ /41031 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QuaRteRS 1st 2ND 3RD 4th Ot Total Nebraska Opponents HUSKERS.COM

27 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 Fyfe, Ryker Nelson, Jordan 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) Fresno State 43,(38),(22) 30,(27) 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 Stanton, Johnny TEAM Total Opponents RECEIVING G-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Westerkamp, Jordan Bell, Kenny Abdullah, Ameer Turner, Jamal Allen, Taariq Hovey, Lane Cotton, Sam Carter, Cethan Pierson-El, De Mornay Newby, Terrell Moore, Alonzo Bailey, Christian 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 Brown, Drew Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Pierson-El, De Mornay Bell, Kenny Santos, David Total Opponents INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Cooper, Corey Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Pierson-El, De Mornay Moore, Alonzo Bell, Kenny Newby, Terrell Abdullah, Ameer Total Opponents HUSKERS.COM

28 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL PAtS SCORING TD fgs Kick Rush Rcv PASS DXP Saf pts Brown, Drew Abdullah, Ameer Westerkamp, Jordan Cross, Imani Newby, Terrell Pierson-El, De Mornay Armstrong Jr., Tommy Cotton, Sam Carter, Cethan Bailey, Christian Bondi, Mauro Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Abdullah, Ameer Bell, Kenny Westerkamp, Jordan Pierson-El, De Mornay Armstrong Jr., Tommy Newby, Terrell Cross, Imani Hovey, Lane Moore, Alonzo Fyfe, Ryker Turner, Jamal Nelson, Jordan Cotton, Sam Allen, Taariq Carter, Cethan Bailey, Christian Nabity, Graham Santos, David Total Opponents total offense G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Armstrong Jr., Tommy Abdullah, Ameer Newby, Terrell Cross, Imani Fyfe, Ryker Nelson, Jordan Nabity, Graham Stanton, Johnny Total Opponents HUSKERS.COM

29 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 Banderas, Josh Anderson, Zaire McMullen, Greg Santos, David Davie, Daniel Kalu, Joshua Cooper, Corey Valentine, Vincent Rose, Jonathan Cockrell, Byerson Collins, Maliek Gangwish, Jack Roach, Trevor Mitchell, Josh Williams, Kieron Maurice, Kevin Rath, Logan Gregory, Randy Williams, Kevin Weber, Chris Jones, Chris Williams, Austin Love, Courtney Foltz, Sam Nelson, Jordan B Hovey, Lane Natter, A.J Newby, Marcus Joseph, Boaz Keels, Joe Simpson, Brad Felici, Joey Total Opponents Special Teams Tackles S-A/Tot fau mcneese fs miami ill msu NW RUT PUR WIS minn iowa B1G Rose, Jonathan 3-1/4 2-0/2 1-1/2 - Kalu, Joshua 2-1/3-1-1/1 1-0/1 Roach, Trevor 2-0/ /2 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 - Davie, Daniel 1-0/ /1 Simpson, Brad 1-0/ /1 Nelson, Jordan 1-0/ /1 Williams, Austin 1-0/ /1 Foltz, Sam 1-0/ /1 HUSKERS.COM

30 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 9-65/0 Newby, Terrell RB / /2 2-9/0 7-18/0 Cross, Imani RB 9-102/2 3-32/1 3-1/0 3-69/1 Fyfe, Ryker QB 5-41/0 4-29/0 DNP 1-12/0 Nelson, Jordan RB 7-35/0 5-32/0 DNP 2-3/0 Nabity, Graham RB 2-7/0 1-4/0 DNP 1-3/0 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 2-85/1 Bell, Kenny WR / /0 1-14/0 5-84/0 Abdullah, Ameer RB 4-105/1 1-9/0 3-96/1 - Hovey, Lane WR 3-48/ /0 Turner, Jamal WR 4-37/0 1-9/0 3-28/0 DNP Cotton, Sam TE 2-33/1 1-10/0-1-23/1 Allen, Taariq WR 4-30/0 1-3/0 3-27/0 - Carter, Cethan TE 2-25/1-1-5/0 1-20/1 Pierson-El, De Mornay WR 2-14/1 2-14/1 - - Newby, Terrell RB 1-12/ /0 Moore, Alonzo WR 1-11/0-1-11/0 - Bailey, Christian WR 1-10/ /1 passing #4 Armstrong Jr., Tommy Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic. Florida Atlantic McNeese State Fresno State TOtalS #17 Fyfe, Ryker Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida Atlantic Fresno State TOtalS #5 Stanton, Johnny Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida Atlantic Fresno State 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 Santos, David 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 Newby, Terrell HUSKERS.COM

31 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 Banderas, Josh LB McMullen, Greg DE Anderson, Zaire LB Santos, David LB Davie, Daniel DB Cooper, Corey DB Kalu, Joshua DB Valentine, Vincent DL Gangwish, Jack DE Rose, Jonathan DB Collins, Maliek DT Cockrell, Byerson DB Roach, Trevor LB Mitchell, Josh DB Maurice, Kevin DL Rath, Logan DL DNP - Williams, Kieron DB Williams, Kevin DL DNP 2-1 Gregory, Randy DE DNP 3-0 Williams, Austin LB Love, Courtney LB Jones, Chris DB Weber, Chris LB Newby, Marcus LB Simpson, Brad LB Keels, Joe DE Foltz, Sam P Felici, Joey DB Nelson, Jordan IB DNP 0-1 Hovey, Lane WR Joseph, Boaz DB DNP DNP 1-0 Natter, A.J. DE DNP DNP HUSKERS.COM

32 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 Valentine, Vincent DL Anderson, Zaire LB Davie, Daniel DB Gerry, Nate DB Williams, Kevin DL DNP Gangwish, Jack DE Love, Courtney LB Cockrell, Byerson. DB Kalu, Joshua DB Roach, Trevor LB Newby, Marcus LB Banderas, Josh LB Santos, David LB Maurice, Kevin DL Rath, Logan DL DNP - SACKS UA-A tot FAU MS fs miami ill msu NW RUT PUR WIS minn iowa B1G Bowl McMullen, Greg DE Valentine, Vincent DL Newby, Marcus LB 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 Kalu, Joshua Fumble Returns No-YDS FAU MS fs miami ill msu NW RUT PUR WIS minn iowa B1G Bowl None HUSKERS.COM

33 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 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno 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 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno 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 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno 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 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno 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 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno 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 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State Opponent totals Nebraska HUSKERS.COM

34 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 Fresno State /20 (7/5; 13/13; 2/2) / / / / /150 1/0 Totals /48 (38/19; 33/25; 3/4) / / / / /437 2/1 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 Fresno State 6-15/ /1-1 30:40/29:20 1:20 6.7/ / / / /5-55 Totals 18-40/ /3-4 89:43/90:17-0:34 7.4/ / / / /121 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 Sept. 13 at Fresno State W totals of 12 (91.7%) 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 Sept. 13 at Fresno State W totals of 8 (75.0%) HUSKERS.COM

35 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 Fresno State Totals Drive SUperlatives Nebraska Opponent Most Yards (Result) 98 at Fresno State (TD) 88 vs. McNeese State (FG) Most Plays (Result) 13 vs. FAU (TD) 14 vs. McNeese St. (FG); at Fresno St. (FG) Most Time (Result) 5:41 vs. FAU (TD) 6:34 vs. FAU (Downs) Nebraska Long Plays (30; 11 Runs; 12 Passes; 7 Returns) Yards Opponent play Result 86 Fresno State PR (Pierson-El) Touchdown 70 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 63 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-Goal 62 Fresno State Run (Cross) Touchdown 58 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) Touchdown 57 Fresno State Run (Abdullah) Touchdown 51 Fresno State PR (Pierson-El) 1st Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) Touchdown 43 Florida Atlantic Run (Newby) 1st McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 37 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st 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 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Hovey) 1st Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) 1st Fresno State Rush (Armstrong) 1st Florida Atlantic Run (Cross) 1st-Goal 25 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st McNeese State PR (Pierson-El) 1st McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Carter) Touchdown 21 McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Cotton) Touchdown 20 Fresno State KOR (T. Newby) 1st-10 Opponent Long Plays (20; 2 Runs; 8 Passes; 10 Returns) Yards Opponent play Result 98 McNeese State IR (Sam) Touchdown 66 Fresno State Run (Burrell) Touchdown 44 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st McNeese State Pass (Sams-Shelby) 1st Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Bennett) 1st Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Root) 1st McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Hetrick) 1st McNeese State Run (Sams) 1st Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Watson) 1st Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Harper) 1st Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Hardaway) 1st Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st McNeese State KOR (Holmes) 1st Florida Atlantic Pass (Johnson-Whitehead) Touchdown 20 Fresno State KOR (Scott) 1st-10 Game-Opening Drives [----- Nebraska ] [----- Opponent ] Opponent pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic McNeese State Fresno State Second Half-Opening Drives [----- Nebraska ] [----- Opponent ] Opponent pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic McNeese State Fresno State HUSKERS.COM

36 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. 9 17:47 1: 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 Fresno State 0 0 0: st/9:09 Team Safety Fresno State : nd/2:08 Kroening 27-yd. FG Fresno State : rd/4:42 Burrell 66-yd run Fresno State : th/6:25 Hardaway 9-yd. pass from Burrell Totals 23 56:39 2: Opponents 9 24:42 2: 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 Fresno State : st/13:14 Westerkamp 70-yd. pass from Armstrong Fresno State : st/12:03 Abdullah 57 yd. run Fresno State : nd/12:18 Brown 38-yd FG Fresno State 0 0 0: nd/9:11 Pierson-El 86-yd. punt return Fresno State : nd/5:40 Brown 22-yd. FG Fresno State : rd/11:50 Carter 20 yd. pass from Armstrong Fresno State : rd/2:47 Cross 62 yd. run Fresno State : th/10:48 Cotton 23-yd. pass from Armstrong Fresno State : th/3:04 Bailey 10-yd. pass from Fyfe 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 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) (4/1, F/L, 0 INT) Miami Illinois Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Totals 1 (3/0 F/L, 1 INT) (6/1 F/L, 1 INT) Opponents 2 (6/1 F/L, 1 INT) (3/0 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 28.7 (488/17/5/2) 26.1 (469/18/4/1) 2.7 Miami Illinois Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Totals 29.6 (1302/44/9/3) 24.6 (1080/44/10/2) 5.0 *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) (9.5) (8.6) Avg/G HUSKERS.COM

37 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 70* at Fresno State (Westerkamp) 99* vs. Georgia, 2013 (Enunwa) Ryker Fife 22 at Fresno State Same 12 at Fresno State (T. Newby) 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 Christian Bailey 10 at Fresno State Same 10* at Fresno State (Fyfe) 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 20 at Fresno State 43 vs. South Dakota State, * at Fresno State (Armstrong) 26 vs. South Dakota St., 2013 (Kellogg) Sam Cotton 23 at Fresno State Same 23* at Fresno State (Armstrong) Same Imani Cross -1 vs. Wyoming, vs. Wyoming, 2013 (Martinez) Trey Foster 9 at Purdue, at Purdue, 2013 (Kellogg) Lane Hovey 48 at Fresno State Same 29 at Fresno State (Armstrong) Same 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 12 at Fresno State Same 12 at Fresno State (Fyfe) Same 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 70* at Fresno 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 57* at Fresno State 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 69 at Fresno State 105 vs. Wyoming, * at Fresno State Same 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 St.; at Fresno St. 2 vs. UCLA, 2013 None 1 vs. UCLA, 2013 at Purdue, 13 Byerson Cockrell 3 vs. FAU; at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same None Same Maliek Collins 4 at Fresno State Same 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 2 at Fresno State 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 3 at Fresno State 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 Chris Jones 2 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Boaz Joseph 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Josh Kalu 6 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same None Same Joe Keels 1 at Fresno State Same None Same 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 St.; at Fresno St. 1 3x, last at Fresno State Josh Mitchell 4 at Fresno State 8 vs. Wisconsin, 2012 None 3 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2012 Kevin Maurice 2 at Fresno State Same 1 vs. Florida Atlantic same 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic same A.J. Natter 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same None Same Marcus Newby 1 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State 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. FAU; at Fresno State 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 Brad Simpson 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Kevin Williams 3 at Fresno State Same 2 at Fresno State Same None Same Kieron Williams 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Sams Austin Williams 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 at Penn State, 2013 None same None Same Vincent Valentine 4 at Fresno State 4 vs. Wyoming, 2013; at Fresno State 3 at Fresno State Same 2.0 at Fresno State Same Chris Weber 2 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same HUSKERS.COM

38 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska totals highs lows Points Scored 55 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 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 24 at Fresno State Passes Completed 17 vs. Florida Atlantic 14 at Fresno State Had Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 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 4 at Fresno State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Fumbles Lost 1 at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Turnovers 1 vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic Turnover Margin 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State -1 at Fresno State Penalties 6 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 4 McNeese State Yards Penalized 61 at Fresno State 40 vs. McNeese State Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-29 at Fresno State 1-9 vs. Florida Atlantic; 1-2 vs. McNeese State Team Tackles for Loss-Yards at Fresno State 5-10 vs. McNeese State Opponent totals highs lows Points Scored 24 vs. McNeese State 7 vs. Florida Atlantic First Downs 20 at Fresno State 13 vs. Florida Atlantic Rushing Attempts 45 vs. McNeese State 28 at Fresno State Rushing Yards 178 vs. McNeese State 105 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Passes Attempted 59 at Fresno State 26 vs. McNeese State Passes Completed 30 at Fresno State 11 vs. Florida Atlantic Had Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Passing Yards 241 at Fresno State 95 vs. Florida Atlantic Total Plays 87 at Fresno State 60 vs. Florida Atlantic Total Yards 346 at Fresno 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; at Fresno State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State Fumbles Lost 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State Turnovers 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Turnover Margin +1 at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Penalties 6 vs. McNeese State 3 vs. Florida Atlantic Yards Penalized 55 at Fresno State 22 vs. Florida Atlantic Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-2 vs. McNeese State 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 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...62; Imani Cross at Fresno State Longest Run, No TD...43; Terrell Newby vs. Florida Atlantic Most Pass Attempts...31; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most Completed Passes...16; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most Passing Yards...271; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Florida Atlantic Most Passing TDs...3; Tommy Armstrong Jr. at Fresno State Longest TD Pass...70; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Jordan Westerkamp at Fresno 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; 8 times 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...3; Drew Brown at Fresno State Most Field Goals Made...2; Drew Brown at Fresno State 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...86; De Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State Longest Punt Return, No TD...51; De Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State Most Punt Return Yardage...150; De Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno 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

39 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; Joshua Kalu at Fresno State Most Tackles for Loss...3; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (14 yards) Most Yards Lost...14; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (3 TFL) Most Quarterback Sacks...2.0; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (12 yards) Most Yards Lost...12; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (2.0 sacks) Most Pass Breakups...2; Josh Mitchell vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 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...241; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Most Passing Attempts...59; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Most Pass Completions...30; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Most Pass Receptions...9; Josh Harper (Fresno State) Most Yards Receiving...76; Josh Harper (Fresno State) Opponent Individual Longest Plays Rush...66*; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Pass...40; Kent Shelby from Daniel Sams (McNeese State) Field Goal...27; Kody Kroening (Fresno State) Punt Return...19; LaKendrick Williams (Fresno 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 Moore Turner Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown Fresno State Bell Moore 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 McNeese State McMullen Valentine Collins Gangwish Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz McNeese State McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Cockerell# Banderas Kalu# 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 (3/3); Abdullah, Ameer (3/3); Allen, Taariq (3/-); Anderson, Zaire (3/2); Bailey, Christian (3/-); Banderas, Josh (3/3); Bell, Kenny (3/3); Blum, Jared (1/0); Bondi, Mauro (3/-); Brown, Drew (3/-); Carter, Cethan (3/3); Cockrell, Byerson (3/1); Collins, Maliek (3/3); Cooper, Corey (3/3); Cotton, Jake (3/3); Cotton, Sam (3/-); Cross, Imani (3/-); Davie, Daniel (3/3); Faulkenberry, Josh (3/-); Felici, Joey (3/-); Finnin, Matt (3/-); Foltz, Sam (3/-); Foster, Trey (2/-); Fyfe, Ryker (2/-); Gangwish, Jack (3/1); Gerry, Nate (3/3); Gladney, Kevin (3/-); Gregory, Randy (2/2); Hahn, Sam (1/-); Hannon, Zach (3/-); Hart, Greg (2/-); Hovey, Lane (3/-); Janovich, Andy (3/-); Jones, Chris (3/-); Johnson Jr., Dwayne (1/-); Kalu, Joshua (3/1); Keels, Joe (3/-); Kelly, Paul (1/-); Knevel, David (2/-); Kondolo, Chongo (2/-); Lewis, Alex (3/3); Love, Courtney (3/-); Maurice, Kevin (3/-); McMullen, Greg (3/3); Mitchell, Josh (3/3); Moore, Alonzo (3/2); Moudy, Mike (3/3); Nabity, Graham (2/-); Natter, A.J. (1/-); Nelson, Jordan (2/-); Newby, Marcus (3/-); Newby, Terrell (3/-); Pelini, Mark (3/3); Pierson-El, De Mornay (3/-); Price, Givens (3/1); Rath, Logan (3/-); Reeves, Ryne (3/-); Roach, Trevor (3/-); Rose, Jonathan (3/-); Santos, David (3/2); Simpson, Brad (3/-); Singleton, D.J. (3/-); Stanton, Johnny (2/-); Sterup, Zach (2/2); Sutton, David (2/-); Turner, Jamal (2/2); Utter, Dylan (3/-); Valentine, Vincent (3/3); Weber, Chris (3/-); Westerkamp, Jordan (3/3); Williams, Austin (3/-); Williams, Kevin (2/-); Williams, Kieron (3/-) HUSKERS.COM

40 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

41 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 3 Nebraska 55, Fresno State 19 SCORE BY QUARTERS FINAL Arkansas Nebraska State Fresno Nebraska State Fresno, Calif. (Sept. 13) -- Nebraska scored on four plays of 55 or more yards, rolling to a win over Fresno State. Nebraska (3-0) snapped Fresno State s 13-game home winning streak, which was the second-longest home streak in the nation. The Huskers got big nights from I-back Ameer Abdullah, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., wide recveivers Kenny Bell and Jordan Westerkamp and freshman punt returner De Mornay Pierson-El. Abdullah notched his 19th career 100-yard rushing game with 19 carries for 110 yards, including a 57-yard scoring run in the first quarter. Bell and Westerkamp both produced 80-yard receiving games, as Bell pulled down a team-high five catches for 84 yards, while Westerkamp added two catches for 85 yards. Armstrong completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, while Pierson-El added a huge night for the Big Red, returning five punts for 150 yards, including an 86-yard return for a touchdown. The Huskers wrote the storyline early, as Armstrong connected with Westerkamp for a 70-yard touchdown pass on NU s fourth offensive play of the game s to jump to a 7-0 lead. On NU s next offensive play, Abdullah sprinted 57 yards to paydirt, putting the Huskers up 14-0 less than three minutes into the action. The Huskers struck with another big play late in the first half, as De Mornay Pierson-El exploded on an electric 86-yard punt return for a touchdown to put the Big Red up After another Blackshirt stop, Pierson-El continued to spark the Huskers with a 51-yard return on his next touch, setting up Drew Brown s second field goal and giving NU a 27-5 halftime lead. The Big Red kept their foot on the gas to start the second half with the Blackshirts forcing a quick stop on the Bulldogs opening drive. Armstrong and the Huskers then went 75 yards in four plays, capped by Armstrong s 20-yard scoring pass to Cethan Carter to push the lead to Following a 66-yard touchdown run by Burrell, Nebraska zipped 98 yards in just four plays, capped by an Imani Cross 62-yard sprint to the end zone Armstrong threw his third TD pass of the night, finding Sam Cotton for a 23-yard strike to make it with 10:48 left. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 13:14 NEB Westerkamp 70 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 1st 12:03 NEB Abdullah 57 yd run (Brown kick) 1st 09:09 FS Team safety 2nd 12:18 NEB Brown 38 yd field goal 2nd 09:11 NEB Pierson-El 86 yd punt return (Brown kick) 2nd 05:40 NEB Brown 22 yd field goal 2nd 02:08 FS Kroening 27 yd field goal 3rd 11:50 NEB Carter 20 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 3rd 04:42 FS Burrell 66 yd run (Kroening kick) 3rd 02:47 NEB Cross 62 yd run (Brown kick) 4th 10:48 NEB Cotton, S. 23 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 4th 06:25 FS Hardaway 9 yd pass from Burrell (Kroening kick) 4th 03:04 NEB Bailey 10 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick) TEAM StatiSTICS Neb FS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:40 29:20 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 6 of 23 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: FS-Burrell, Brian 9-59; Quezada, Josh 10-28; Waller, Marteze 7-19; Root, Dillon 1-1; Micenheimer, Malique 1-minus-2. Nebraska- Abdullah, Ameer ; Cross, Imani 3-69; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 9-65; Newby, Terrell 7-18; Fyfe, Ryker 1-12; Nabity, Graham 1-3; Nelson, Jordan 2-3. passing: FS--Burrell, Brian Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy ; Fyfe, Ryker RECEIVING: FS-Harper, Josh 9-76; Hardaway, Delvon 4-52; Watson, Greg 4-45; Peck, Aaron 3-17; Williams, LeKendrick 3-5; Root, Dillon 2-38; Waller, Marteze 2-0; Johnson, Justin 1-7; Micenheimer, Malique 1-6; Quezada, Josh 1-minus-5. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 5-84; Hovey, Lane 3-48; Westerkamp, Jordan 2-85; Cotton, Sam 1-23; Carter, Cethan 1-20; Newby, Terrell 1-12; Bailey, Christian INTERceptiONS: FS-None. Nebraska-None FUMBLES: FS-Root, Dillon 1-0 Nebraska-Pierson-El, De Mornay 2-0; Newby, Terrell 1-0; Santos, David 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): FS-None. Nebraska-Valentine, Vincent 2-14; McMullen, Greg 1-8; Newby, Marcus 1-9 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): FS-Edwards, Shannon 7-0; Riley, Curtis 6-1. Nebraska-Kalu, Joshua 6-0 HUSKERS.COM