2 0 0 8 H U S K E R F O O T B A L L 2008 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Aug. 30 Western Michigan (FSN PPV) W, 47-24 Sept. 6 San Jose St. (FSN PPV) W, 35-12 Sept. 13 New Mexico St. (FSN PPV) W, 38-7 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech (ABC) L, 35-30 Oct. 4 Missouri (HC) (ESPN) L, 52-17 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech (FSN) L, 37-31 (OT) Oct. 18 at Iowa State (Versus) W, 35-7 Oct. 25 Baylor (Versus) W, 32-20 Nov. 1 at Oklahoma (ESPN) L, 62-28 Nov. 8 Kansas (FSN PPV) W, 45-35 Nov. 15 at Kansas State (FSN PPV) 2:35 p.m. Nov. 28 Colorado (ABC) 2:30 p.m. All times Central and subject to change Television FSN-PPV Dan McLaughlin, Play-by-Play TBA, Color Joel Goldberg, Sidelines Available on participating cable systems and nationwide on participating satellite systems Radio Husker Sports Network Greg Sharpe, Play-by-Play Adrian Fiala, Color Matt Davison, Color Lane Grindle, Sidelines Internet Husker Sports Network free audio Live stats, game-day information, photo galleries Other Satellite Radio Sirius Channel 127 Nebraska Media Relations One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Phone: (402) 472-2263 Fax: (402) 472-2005 NU this Week Nebraska has distributed the ball extremely well this season in the passing game. The Huskers have had at least seven players catch a pass in all 10 games, and 18 players overall have a reception this season. The Huskers have six players with 20 or more catches, the most in school history, bettering five players with 20-plus catches in 2005 and 2006. In addition, receiver Niles Paul sits at 17 receptions. The record for most players with 30 or more catches in a season is four in both 2006 and 2007. Game 11: Nebraska at Kansas State Nov. 15, 2008 Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, Kan. 2:35 p.m. Television: FSN Pay-per-View Radio: Husker Sports Network Series Record: Nebraska leads, 75-15-2 Last Meeting: 2007 in Lincoln, NU 73-31 Surface: Fieldturf Capacity: 50,000 Nebraska Record 6-4 (3-3, Big 12) Ranking Not ranked Last Game def. Kansas, 45-35 Coach Bo Pelini Career/NU Record 7-4/1st year vs. Kansas State first meeting Kansas State Record 4-6 (1-5, Big 12) Ranking Not ranked Last Game lost to Missouri, 41-24 Coach Ron Prince Career/KSU Record 16-19, third season vs. Nebraska 0-2 This Week s Matchup Nebraska and Kansas State square off in a Big 12 North Division battle Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan. The game is Nebraska s final road contest of the 2008 campaign, while Kansas State finishes its schedule with home games against Nebraska and Iowa State (Nov. 22). Nebraska enters the game with a 6-4 record and a 3-3 Big 12 mark following a 45-35 win over Kansas last week in Lincoln. Kansas State comes into the contest at 4-6 overall and is 1-5 in Big 12 Conference play after a 41-24 setback at Missouri last Saturday night. The Wildcats must win their last two games to qualify for a bowl game, while Nebraska has secured its 38th bowl trip in 40 seasons. The Series Nebraska holds a commanding 75-15-2 edge in the 92 meetings between the schools, including a 33-7-2 advantage in Manhattan and a 14-4 mark at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kansas State captured five of seven meetings between 1998 and 2004, however, Nebraska has rebounded to win each of the last three meetings. A victory on Saturday in Manhattan would give the Huskers their seventh win streak of at least four games against Kansas State. The Coaches Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 90) has a 7-4 record in his first season with the Huskers. In addition to six 2008 wins, Pelini led Nebraska to a victory as interim head coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. Pelini has served as defensive coordinator at NU, Oklahoma and most recently LSU over the past five seasons. Previously, he had stints as an NFL assistant with San Francisco, New England and Green Bay. Kansas State: Ron Prince (Appalachian State, 92) is in his third season as Kansas State s head coach and has a 16-19 mark with the Wildcats. Prior to taking over at K-State, Prince was the offensive coordinator at Virginia. Prince is 0-2 against Nebraska. Nebraska Football Nebraska is 814-337-40 all-time, one of just five schools with 800 all-time victories. Nebraska has won five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). The Cornhuskers have won 43 conference championships. Nebraska s 44 all-time bowl appearances rank fifth nationally. Since 1970, Nebraska has 380 wins, 26 more than any other school in the country. Nebraska s 96 football Academic All-Americans leads the nation. The Huskers have had 106 All-Americans in school history.
Nebraska-Kansas Stat Wrap Team Stats KU NU First Downs 22 24 Rushes-Yards 39-118 35-167 Passes 15-30-1 29-38-1 Passing Yards 304 328 Total Offense 422 495 3rd-Down Conversions 3-12 6-14 Turnovers 1 3 Penalties 5-31 4-30 Time of Possession 25:14 34:46 NU Rushing Leaders Roy Helu Jr. 16 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD Quentin Castille 5 carries, 49 yards NU Passing Leader Joe Ganz 28-37-1, 324 yards, 3 TD NU Receiving Leaders Roy Helu 8 receptions, 61 yards Nate Swift 7 receptions, 111 yards, TD Todd Peterson 5 receptions, 72 yards NU Defensive Leaders Ndamukong Suh 5 UT, 7 AT, 12 TT, 2.5-18 sacks; 4-19 TFL Pierre Allen 2 UT, 5 AT, 7 TT, 1-15 sacks Zach Potter 3 UT, 3 AT, 6 TT, 1.5-9 sacks, fumble caused, INT NU Special Teams Leaders Nate Swift 4 punt returns for 80 yards 2008 Big 12 Conference Standings North Division Records Team Big 12 Overall Next Game Missouri 4-2 8-2 at Iowa State Nebraska 3-3 6-4 at Kansas State Kansas 3-3 6-4 Texas Colorado 2-4 5-5 Oklahoma State Kansas St. 1-5 4-6 Nebraska Iowa St. 0-6 2-8 Missouri South Division Records Team Big 12 Overall Next Game Texas Tech 6-0 10-0 Oklahoma (11/22) Texas 5-1 9-1 at Kansas Oklahoma 5-1 9-1 Texas Tech (11/22) Oklahoma St. 4-2 8-2 at Colorado Texas A&M 2-4 4-6 at Baylor Baylor 1-5 3-7 Texas A&M 2008 Nebraska Non-Conference Opponents Team Record Next Game Western Michigan 8-2 at Toledo San Jose State 6-4 at Nevada New Mexico State 3-6 at Fresno State Virginia Tech 6-3 at Miami A Closer Look at the 2008 Nebraska Football Schedule Date... Opponent...Time/Result... TV... Series...Last Meeting (Site)/Notes Noting Game 10...Nebraska 45, Kansas 35 * The victory was Nebraska s 20th straight against Kansas in Lincoln, dating back to 1968. * The victory gave Nebraska its sixth win of the season, making the Huskers eligible for their 38th bowl appearance in the last 40 years. * Nebraska improved to 5-2 at home in 2008, guaranteeing the Huskers a winning home record for the 40th consecutive season. * Junior nose tackle Ndamukong Suh had a career-high 12 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and four tackles for loss. His previous career best in tackles was seven on three different occasions. The 12 tackles are the most by a Nebraska defensive lineman since Titus Adams had 12 vs. KSU in 2005. * Suh also caught the first pass of his career, a 2-yard touchdown reception from Joe Ganz with 3:52 remaining in the fourth quarter to give NU a 38-28 lead. The touchdown was the first nondefensive touchdown by a defensive player since Barry Turner had a 29-yard touchdown reception on a fake field goal against Colorado in 2006. * I-back Roy Helu Jr. had eight receptions for 61 yards. Helu s eight receptions and 61 receiving yards were career bests, surpassing his four catches for 47 yards against Missouri on Oct. 4. * Helu also rushed 16 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns, reaching the 100-yard plateau for the second straight week. He became the first Nebraska back to rush for 100 yards or more in consecutive Big 12 games since Brandon Jackson topped the century mark against Oklahoma State and Missouri in 2006. * Quarterback Joe Ganz completed 28-of-37 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns. The game marked the eighth 300-yard passing day for Ganz in 13 career starts. He also threw three touchdowns, marking the sixth time in his career that he has thrown for at least three touchdowns. Ganz has 38 career touchdown passes, moving within seven TDs of first place on that list. * Senior receiver Nate Swift caught seven passes for 111 yards for his eighth career 100-yard receiving game and third in the past four games. Swift increased his career receiving yardage total to 2,336, moving him within 143 yards of Johnny Rodgers NU record total of 2,479 yards. * Junior receiver Chris Brooks caught his first career touchdown, a 25-yarder from Ganz in the second quarter. Brooks had two career receptions for six yards coming into the game. * The Nebraska offense continued to control the clock. The Huskers possessed the ball for a total of 34:46, including 18:15 in the first half. Nebraska has now held the time of possession advantage in 11 of the past 12 halves. The Huskers have had at least 16:30 in time of possession in 10 of the past 11 halves. * Zach Potter s fourth-quarter interception was his second of the season and third in his career. He also had an interception against San Jose State. * Senior I-back Marlon Lucky completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Mike McNeill in the first quarter. The TD pass was Lucky s second of the season and his fourth career touchdown pass. Lucky has completed 4-of-6 career passes for 69 yards and four touchdowns, good for a pass efficiency rating of 383.27. * Sophomore tight end Mike McNeill had four receptions, giving him 23 this season. Roy Helu s eight receptions gave him 20 this season, giving Nebraska six players with 20 or more receptions, a school record bettering the five each in 2005 and 2006. Aug. 30... Western Michigan...W, 47-24... FSN PPV... NU, 1-0...Ganz tops 300 yards passing for fourth straight game; Henery 4-of-4 on FG attempts Sept. 6... San Jose State...W, 35-12... FSN PPV... NU, 2-0...NU scores a defensive TD and special teams TD in same game for first time since 2002 Sept. 13... New Mexico State...W, 38-7... FSN PPV... NU, 3-0...NU rushes for 330 yards; Ganz becomes third NU player with TD run, pass, catch in game Sept. 27... Virginia Tech...L, 35-30... ABC... NU, 1-1...Huskers late rally falls short; Swift s 88-yard punt return is fourth-longest in NU history Oct. 4... Missouri (4)...L, 52-17... ESPN... NU, 63-36-3...Tigers win for first time in Lincoln since 1978; Peterson has career-high seven catches Oct. 11... at Texas Tech (7)... L, 37-31 (OT)...FSN...NU, 7-3... NU drops to 5-1 all-time in overtime/ganz s 349 passing yards rank ninth on NU list Oct. 18... at Iowa State... W, 35-7...Versus...NU, 85-16-2... NU outgains ISU 548-218; Swift 8-112-1 TD receiving; Ganz 283 passing in 1st half, 328 total Oct. 25... Baylor...W, 32-20... Versus... NU, 10-1... Swift 11-121-2 TD receiving/sets NU career receptions record/ganz passes for 336 yards Nov. 1... at Oklahoma (4)... L, 62-28...ESPN...OU, 44-37-3... Three first-quarter turnovers result in 21 OU points/helu 16-157-1 TD rushing Nov. 8... Kansas...W, 45-35... FSN PPV... NU, 89-23-3...NU s 20th straight win over KU in Lincoln/Suh 12 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks Nov. 15... at Kansas State... 2:35 p.m...fsn PPV...NU, 75-15-2... Nebraska, 73-31, 2007 (Lincoln)/NU looks for four straight vs. KSU after losing 5 of 7 Nov. 28... Colorado...2:30 p.m... ABC... NU, 46-18-2...Colorado, 65-51, 2007 (Boulder)/Road team has won four of past six matchups Page
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 1987-90, Ohio State, free safety Coaching Experience Nebraska, 2008-present Head Coach LSU, 2005-07 defensive coordinator Oklahoma, 2004 co-def. coordinator, defensive backs Nebraska, 2003 defensive coordinator, interim head coach for Alamo Bowl Green Bay Packers, 2000-02 linebackers New England Patriots, 1997-99 linebackers San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96 assistant secondary Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 quarterbacks Iowa, 1991 graduate assistant Huskers Under Pelini Overall... 7-4 vs. AP Ranked Teams... 0-3 vs. AP Top 10 Teams... 0-3 vs. Unranked Teams... 7-1 vs. Big 12 Teams... 3-3 Home... 5-2 Road... 1-2 Neutral... 1-0 In August... 1-0 In September... 2-1 In October... 2-2 In November... 1-1 In December... 1-0 When Rushing for 200 or more yards... 3-1 When Rushing for 300 or more yards... 1-0 When passing for 200 or more yards... 5-4 When passing for 300 or more yards... 4-1 When NU player rushes for 100 yards... 3-1 When NU has two 100-yard rushers...0-0 When NU player has 100 yards receiving... 4-0 When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher... 1-1 When Scoring 35 or More Points... 5-0 When Hold Opp. to 10 Pts. or less... 3-0 When forcing three or more turnovers... 1-0 When Nebraska scores first... 6-0 When Nebraska leads at halftime... 4-0 When Nebraska trails at halftime... 1-4 When Nebraska is tied at halftime... 1-0 Games decided by 11 points or more... 6-2 Games decided by 10 or less... 1-2 Games decided by 7 or less... 0-2 Games decided by 3 or less... 0-0 Overtime games... 0-1 Husker Coaching Staff Carl Pelini Def. Coord./DL 1st Season Field Shawn Watson Off. Coord./QB 3rd Season Press Box Tim Beck Running Backs 1st Season Press Box Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini Bo Pelini is in his first season as Nebraska s head coach after taking the reins of the program last December. Pelini joined the Huskers after a highly successful five-year run as a collegiate defensive coordinator, including orchestrating Nebraska s defensive efforts in 2003. Pelini owns a 7-4 career record after also serving as the interim head coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl win over 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 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 1990. Pelini Brings Track Record of Defensive Success to NU While the 2008 season marks Bo Pelini s first season as a head coach, he has an impressive track record as a defensive coordinator on the collegiate level. Pelini has been a part of five straight defenses that have ranked among the nation s best units, including his 2003 defense at Nebraska. Pelini led the 2003 Blackshirts to impressive numbers. Nebraska nabbed a school-record 47 takeaways in 2003, including a Big 12- record 32 interceptions. NU finished the season second in scoring defense, first in pass efficiency defense and 11th in total defense. The success under Pelini has over the past four years, including the 2007 LSU defense that finished third nationally in total defense to help the Tigers to the BCS National Championship. * In 77 games as a collegiate coach, Pelini s defenses have posted eight shutouts, held the opposition to seven points or less 28 times and to 20 points or less 49 times. * Pelini-led defenses have 157 total takeaways, including two top-three national rankings. Pelini Looks to Build on Success of First-Year Coaches Bo Pelini is the 28th head coach in the 119 seasons of Nebraska football and is hoping to find the first-year success of several of his predecessors. Three of the previous four Nebraska head coaches (since 1962) began their Husker coaching careers with nine-win seasons. Bob Devaney posted a 9-2 record and led NU to the Gotham Bowl in 1962. That success followed six straight losing seasons by Nebraska. Tom Osborne guided the Huskers to a 9-2-1 record and a trip to the Cotton Bowl in 1973, while Frank Solich s first squad (1998) posted a 9-4 record and played in the Holiday Bowl. Pelini s 4-0 start matched Tom Osborne for the fifth-best start to a Nebraska coaching career. Cornhusker Staff Has Familiarity with Nebraska, Big 12 The Nebraska coaching staff has many faces that are familiar to Nebraska fans and observers of the Big 12 Conference. Two assistant coaches returned from Nebraska s 2007 coaching staff in offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson and wide receivers coach Ted Gilmore. However, they are far from the only coaches who have familiarity with Nebraska and the Big 12 Conference. Led by head coach Bo Pelini, every member of the 2008 Nebraska coaching staff has previous experience working in the Big 12. Pelini is one of eight full-time staff members who will enter the season with previous experience on the Nebraska sideline. Each member of Nebraska s offensive coaching staff has prior experience coaching in the Big 12 s North Division. Ron Brown Tight Ends 1st/18th season Field Barney Cotton Assoc. HC/OL 1st/2nd season Field National Rankings of Pelini-led Defenses Total Rush Pass Eff. Pass Yds. Scoring Nebraska 2003 11 24 1 11 2 Oklahoma 2004 13 6 42 28 3 LSU 2005 3 6 3 11 3 2006 3 14 3 3 4 2007 3 12 3 9 17 Mike Ekeler Linebackers 1st Season Field Ted Gilmore Asst. HC/RC/WR 4th Season Field John Papuchis Def. Ends 1st Season Press Box Marvin Sanders Secondary 1st/2nd Season Press Box James Dobson Strength Coach 1st Season Page 4
Three Things To Know About Saturday s Game 1. 2. 3. Nebraska assistant coach (linebackers) Mike Ekeler is a 1995 graduate of Kansas State where he was a four-year letterman from 1991 to 1994. Ekeler helped the Wildcats to two bowl games and was named team captain by Coach Bill Snyder for the 1994 season, the only selfappointed team captain during his tenure. NU defensive coordinator Carl Pelini was a graduate assistant coach at KSU in 1989 and 1990 and a restricted earnings coach in 1991 while Husker assistant coach Tim Beck (running backs) followed Pelini as a graduate assistant coach in 1991 and 1992. Last year, Nebraska exploded for 73 points, the most points in series history and the most by NU in 10 seasons. The Huskers topped 700 yards of total offense, NU's highest output in 12 years, while setting school records for passing yards (519) and passing TDs (7). Nebraska is looking for its fourth straight win over the Wildcats, after KSU took five of seven matchups between 1998 and 2004. Kansas State s three-game win streak from was its longest in the 92-game history of the series. The Huskers will be looking for their second straight win in Manhattan, Kan., after losing the previous four matchups on the road. Breaking Down the Wildcats Offense The Kansas State offense runs through sophomore quarterback Josh Freeman, who ranks 13th nationally in total offense as he averages 292 yards per game. Freeman has passed for 2,552 yards and 15 touchdowns while tossing eight interceptions. He is also the team s rushing leader with 369 yards on a team-high 90 attempts. Freeman paces the squad with 14 rushing touchdowns, four more than the rest of the team combined. Along with Freeman, Lamark Brown has gained nearly 300 yards on the ground and is second on the squad with four rushing TDs this year. Freeman s favorite target this season has been Brandon 2008 Kansas State Schedule/Results Date Opponent Result/Time 8/30 North Texas W, 45-6 9/6 Montana State W, 69-10 9/17 at Louisville L, 29-38 9/27 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 45-37 10/4 Texas Tech L, 28-58 10/11 at Texas A&M W, 44-30 10/18 at Colorado L, 13-14 10/25 Oklahoma L, 35-58 11/1 at Kansas L, 21-52 11/8 at Missouri L, 24-41 11/15 Nebraska 2:35 p.m. 11/22 Iowa State TBA Banks, who is 21st in the nation in receptions per game. Banks has 57 catches for 917 yards (91.7 ypg) and eight receiving touchdowns. Last week against Missouri, Banks was also the team s leading rusher with 95 yards on two carries, icluding a 93-yard touchdown run. Five other Wildcats have at least 20 receptions this season. Defense Like many defenses in the offensively-geared Big 12 Conference, the KSU defense has struggled at times this season and ranks 110th in the country in total defense. The Wildcats are giving up more than 210 rushing yards per game this season while allowing 34.4 points per game. Joshua Moore leads the team with 60 tackles this season while adding a team-best two interceptions and 10 pass breakups. Defensive linemen Brandon Harold and Ian Campbell have provided the pressure up front, helping KSU average 1.6 sacks and 5.8 tackles for loss per game. Harold leads the team with 10.5 tackles for loss while Campbell has added eight TFLs, including a team-high 4.5 sacks. Special Teams The Wildcats have posted an impressive eight blocked kicks this season with six players collecting at least one block. KSU has turned four of its blocked punts into touchdowns, while the team s punt return leader, Deon Murphy, also has a punt return touchdown. Murphy is also the team leader with 27.4 yards per kickoff return. Like the Huskers, Kansas State has struggled in the punting game, as the Wildcats rank 109th nationally in net punting. Place-kicker Brooks Rossman has hit 8-of-11 field-goal attempts, including a solid 4-of-7 from longer than 40 yards. 2008 Nebraska-Kansas State Team Statistical Comparison Nebraska (6-4) / Kansas State (4-6) Category NU / KSU Big 12 / Big 12 Natl. / Natl. Rushing Offense 156.4 / 135.9 6th / 9th 53rd / 72nd Passing Offense 91.8 / 276.8 6th / 7th 13th / 17th Total Offense 448.2 / 412.7 6th / 8th 14th / 28th Scoring Offense 33.8 / 35.3 8th / 6th 23rd / 20th Rushing Defense 140.9 / 210.8 7th / 11th 63rd / 109th Pass Defense 239.1 / 240.5 4th / 5th 92nd / 93rd Pass Efficiency Defense 140.9 / 133.63 11th / 8th 99th / 87th Total Defense 380.0 / 451.3 5th / 12th 81st / 110th Scoring Defense 29.1 / 34.4 8th / 11th 89th / 108th Net Punting 32.8 / 31.9 9th / 11th 95th / 107th Punt Returns 15.4 / 11.6 2nd / 5th 10th / 33rd Kickoff Returns 21.9 / 22.6 10th / 8th 52nd / 33rd Turnover Margin -1.1 / -1.1 11th / 11th t-109th / t-109th Sacks 2.1 / 1.6 6th / 8th 45th / 80th Tackles For Loss 5.6 / 5.8 6th / 5th t-62nd / 54th Sacks Allowed 1.6 / 1.1 6th / 4th t-45th / 16th bold indicates top-25 national ranking Individual NCAA Statistical Leaders (top 25 only) Kansas State Josh Freeman, total offense (13th), passing yards/game (18th); Brandon Banks, receiving yards/game (21st) Nebraska Joe Ganz, passing efficiency (15th), total offense (12th), passing yards/game (11th) Nebraska-Kansas State Series Games: 92 Standing: Nebraska leads, 75-15-2 At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 41-8-0 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 35-8-0 At Manhattan: Nebraska leads, 33-7-2 At KSU Stadium: Nebraska leads, 14-4-0 At Neutral Sites: Nebraska leads, 1-0-0 Series continuous since: 1923 (86 games) Current win streak (start): Nebraska, three games (2005) Last 10 Meetings Rank Date Site NU/OU Result..... Score 11/14/1998 Manhattan 11/2 L....... 30-40 11/13/1999 Lincoln 7/5 W........ 41-15 11/11/2000 Manhattan 4/16 L....... 28-29 11/10/2001 Lincoln 2/ W........ 31-21 11/16/2002 Manhattan /11 L....... 13-49 11/15/2003 Lincoln 18/ L........ 9-38 10/23/2004 Manhattan / L....... 21-45 11/12/2005 Lincoln / W........ 27-25 10/14/2006 Manhattan 21/ W......... 21-3 11/10/2007 Lincoln / W........ 73-31 Series Notes: Nebraska's 29-game win streak vs. KSU was snapped in 1998, as was the Huskers' streak of 17 consecutive wins in Manhattan (39 years)...the 1992 game in Tokyo was the first time either school had played outside of the United States...KSU has entered nine of the last 15 meetings ranked in one of the major polls, after being ranked entering just one of the series' first 77 games...nebraska's 17-6 victory in 1994 marked the first time Nebraska started a walk-on (Matt Turman) at quarterback since 1984...Nebraska had scored 35 or more points in 16 straight meetings in Lincoln until 2001's 31-21 victory...nebraska s win in 1976 was its 500th all-time and the win in 2006 was its 700th all-time; the loss in 1958 was its 200th...Nebraska s only 1957 win was 14-7 at K-State...the Huskers handed the Wildcats their only loss in 1916 (6-1-1), 1922 (5-1-2) and 1999 (11-1-0)...NU had won 17 straight in Lincoln until a 38-9 loss in 2003... the Wildcats own the only shutout of Nebraska in Memorial Stadium in the last 37 years (12-0 in 1968)...the 1923, 1928, 1930, 1934 and 1938 games were played on Thanksgiving Day. 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800-Win Club Nebraska is one of five programs with 800 all-time victories, joining Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Ohio State. NU reached the historic milestone in 2006 and now has 814 all-time victories. 1. Michigan 872 2. Notre Dame 829 3. Texas 829 4. Nebraska 814 5. Ohio State 806 Nebraska is in its 119th season of college football in 2008, and owns an 814-337-40 all-time record in 1,191 games (.700). 4Since the first season of Nebraska football in 1890, Husker teams have won 11 or more games 12 times, including seven times since 1993. 4Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, 1994, 1997). 4Nebraska (702), Michigan (705), Alabama (728) and Notre Dame (736) were the only programs to win 700 games in the 1900s. Nation s Best Since 70 Nebraska easily ranks as the nation s winningest program since the start of the 1970s, when Bob Devaney guided NU to back-to-back national titles in 1970 and 1971. During the past four decades, the Huskers have compiled a 380-96-5 record, for a.795 winning percentage in 481 games. NU s 380 wins in that time period are 26 more than Michigan, which has the second-most wins since 1970. 1. Nebraska 380 2. Michigan 354 3. Ohio State 353 Oklahoma 353 5. Penn State 346 4 Nebraska has won 10 games or more 21 times since 1970. 4 The Huskers have finished the regular season undefeated and untied seven times since 1965, and played in 13 national title games (for one of the two teams) and won five national titles since 1970. 4 Nebraska was the first team in college football history to win 100 or more games in consecutive decades, ranking first in the 1980s (103-20) and second in the 1990s (108-16-1). NU narrowly missed 100 wins in the 1970s (98). 2008 Game Captains Western Michigan QB Joe Ganz, OG Matt Slauson, DE Barry Turner, P Dan Titchener San Jose State WR Nate Swift, WR Todd Peterson, DT Ty Steinkuhler, PK Alex Henery New Mexico State TE Hunter Teafatiller, IB Marlon Lucky, DE Zach Potter, LS T.J. O Leary Virginia Tech OT Lydon Murtha, WR Niles Paul, CB Armando Murillo, S Larry Asante Missouri QB Joe Ganz, LB Cody Glenn, NT Ndamukong Suh, WR Chris Brooks Texas Tech OG Mike Huff, DE Pierre Allen, DE Clayton Sievers, P/H Jake Wesch Iowa State IB Marlon Lucky, IB Quentin Castille, TE/FB Hunter Teafatiller, DE Zach Potter Baylor WR Nate Swift, DE Zach Potter, S Rickey Thenarse, S Matt O Hanlon Oklahoma-WR Todd Peterson, WR Chris Brooks, OG Matt Slauson, DT Ty Steinkuhler Kansas WR Todd Peterson, QB Joe Ganz, OG Matt Slauson, NT Ndamukong Suh Nebraska Looks to Even Road Record Nebraska faces its final road test this Saturday in Manhattan and will look to complete the regular season with a 2-2 record away from Lincoln. The Huskers lost road games against No. 2 Texas Tech and fifth-ranked Oklahoma, while winning at Iowa State. The win at Iowa State snapped a five-game road losing streak, dating back to last year s 20-17 victory at Wake Forest. It was also Nebraska s first Big 12 road win in five tries. A win over Kansas State in Manhattan would be the Huskers second straight at KSU (21-3, 2006) and would give NU a.500 or better road record for just the fourth time in the past eight seasons. A win would also mark NU s fourth.500 or better record in league play since 2002, and be the first time the Huskers have won back-to-back games in Manhattan since 1994 and 1996. Nebraska lost four straight games at Kansas State from 1998 to 2004. Nebraska owns a 14-4 all-time record at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Huskers won the first 13 meetings in the facility, before K-State s streak. Husker Schedule Among Nation s Toughest As expected, Nebraska s 2008 schedule has turned out to be one of the toughest in the nation. The schedule includes six teams who played in a bowl game last season, and four teams that were ranked in the final AP top 10 last season. Already this season, Nebraska faced consecutive games against top 10 opponents No. 4 Missouri and seventh-ranked Texas Tech, in addition to a trip to No. 4 Oklahoma. Last year, Nebraska faced 10 bowl teams, including four teams that finished in the top 10, and this year s schedule is shaping up to be equally difficult. * Six of Nebraska s 12 regular-season contests are against teams that participated in a bowl game following the 2007 campaign. Among the group are three teams that played in the Bowl Championship Series, including Virginia Tech (Orange), Oklahoma (Fiesta) and Kansas (Orange). Missouri (Cotton), Texas Tech (Gator) and Colorado (Independence) also played in bowl games following last season. * Four of Nebraska s 2008 opponents finished in the top 10 in the national polls last fall, including Missouri (4-AP, 5 Coaches), Kansas (7), Oklahoma (8) and Virginia Tech (9). * Five Nebraska opponents were ranked in the top 17 in the preseason Associated Press Poll. * NU is one of just four teams in the country scheduled to play three 2007 BCS teams this fall, and one of two teams that will face four foes that were ranked in the final top 10. Games Against 2007 Top 10 Teams 4 Nebraska, Colorado 3 Auburn, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech Games Against 2007 BCS Teams 3 Nebraska, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida Husker Offense Continuing Productive Run Nebraska has been impressive on offense throughout the 2008 campaign, but has hit its stride over the past five games. Nebraska ranks 13th nationally in passing offense at 291.8 yards per game and is 14th in the nation in total offense, averaging 448.2 yards per game. Nebraska also ranks 23rd nationally in scoring offense at 33.8 points per game. In Big 12 games only, Nebraska ranks fourth in the conference averaging 466.3 yards per game. The success of the offense comes on the heels of an explosive offensive campaign in 2007. NU finished last year ranked ninth nationally in total offense at 468.3 yards per game, and seventh in passing at 323.8 yards per game. The passing average was a school record, while the total offensive average was Nebraska s best in a decade. Nebraska boasts impressive numbers dating back to last season. 4Nebraska has gained 400 total yards or more in 12 of the past 15 games. 4The Huskers have passed for at least 200 yards in the past 15 games, with eight 300-yard games in that stretch. 4The Huskers are averaging 482.9 yards per game over their past 13 games, including 332.7 yards per game through the air. Nebraska is averaging 38.5 points over its past 13 games and has scored at least 30 points in 11 of 13 games dating back to last season. 4Among Nebraska s offensive explosion to finish last year was a 702-yard day against Kansas State, the 10th-best output in school history and the best since 1995. Nebraska has produced two 500-yard total offense games in 2008. Page 6
Nebraska Total Offense Stats Nebraska finished 2007 ranked ninth nationally in total offense at 468.3 yards per game. The 2007 average was NU s best since averaging 513.7 yards per game in 1997. The Huskers are averaging 448.2 ypg this season. Last season marked the fourth time in the last 10 years NU has averaged at least 400 yards of total offense. Prior to 1998, Nebraska averaged better than 400 yards per game for 24 straight seasons. Year Total Offense 1998 384.9 1999 392.2 2000 459.9 2001 451.2 2002 373.1 2003 345.0 2004 363.2 2005 320.3 2006 414.6 2007 468.3 2008 448.2 Nebraska Scoring Offense Stats NU finished 28th nationally in scoring at 33.4 points per game in 2007, its best scoring average since 2001. The 2008 Huskers are challenging that average after scoring 30 or more points in eight of the first 10 games. Nebraska averaged 30 points or more for 24 straight years from 1978 to 2001. Year Scoring Offense 2001 37.4 2002 27.4 2003 24.8 2004 25.0 2005 24.7 2006 30.6 2007 33.4 2008 33.8 NU Back on Scoring Track Nebraska scored at least 30 points in seven straight games before posting 17 points against Missouri. That marked the longest streak of 30-plus point games since NU hit that mark in 13 straight games, including the entire 1995 season and the first game of the 1996 campaign. Overall, Nebraska has 11 30-point efforts in its past 13 games. Against Virginia Tech, Nebraska scored four touchdowns, ending a streak of six straight games with five or more touchdowns. That streak was the longest with at least five touchdowns since the first eight games of the 1989 season. Nebraska Time of Possession The NU offense is one of the nation s best at controlling the clock. The Huskers rank second nationally in time of possession, averaging 33:11 per game. The Huskers average is their best since averaging 33:36 in 1994. NU s time of possesion average this season is nearly four minutes more than in 2007. Year Avg. TOP 1996 31:11 1997 32:48 1998 30:38 1999 31:13 2000 32:12 2001 31:48 2002 29:10 2003 31:41 2004 27:55 2005 29:56 2006 32:41 2007 29:14 2008 33:11 Husker Offense Controlling Clock, Keeping Opponent O on Sideline The Nebraska offense has put together impressive numbers in recent weeks, and ranks fourth in the Big 12 in total offense in conference games only. Most impressive has been Nebraska s ability to control the clock and keep opposing offenses off the field. The Huskers easily rank first in the conference in Big 12 games in time of possession, averaging 35:54. Overall this season, Nebraska ranks second nationally in time of possession, averaging 33:11. Nebraska amassed 40:12 in time of possession against Texas Tech to keep the Red Raiders highpowered offense on the sideline. NU continued to control the clock at Iowa State, with a 37:11-22:49 advantage in time of possession. Against Baylor, the trend continued with Nebraska holding the ball for 38:37. Nebraska again controlled the clock against Kansas, holding the ball for 34:46 to keep KU s high-powered offense sidelined. 4Nebraska s 40:12 time of possession against Texas Tech was its highest possession time since having the ball for 40:38 in the season opener against Nevada last season. It also marked Nebraska s highest possession time on the road since at least 1980, and Nebraska s largest possession advantage against a conference opponent since holding the ball for 42:50 against Colorado in 1992. Nebraska has held the ball for 40 minutes or longer just four times since 1980. 4NU held the time of possession advantage in nine consecutive halves prior to the second half at Oklahoma. The Huskers have had at least 16:30 in time of possession in 10 of the past 11 halves and has held the TOP edge in 11 of the last 12 halves. 4Nebraska ran 241 combined plays against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor, while those three opponents snapped the ball just 155 times. The Huskers have a 98-play advantage in six Big 12 games. 4Nebraska had nine scoring drives of 4:00 or longer in those three games, including four against Texas Tech, three at Iowa State and two against Baylor. 4The Huskers 15-play scoring drive that consumed 8:03 of the first half at Texas Tech marked the Huskers longest scoring drive of the season in terms of both time and plays. The Huskers last had a longer scoring drive in terms of plays against Oklahoma in 2005. The last time an NU scoring drive took longer than 8:03 was against Penn State in 2003, when the Huskers used 8:12 on a touchdown drive. 4The Texas Tech game marked the only time since 1980 Nebraska had three scoring drives in a game that each consumed at least 7:00. In fact, only once in the past 29 seasons has Nebraska had two 7:00-plus scoring drives in a game (2005 at Baylor). Scoring drive and time of possession statistics are sketchy prior to the 1980 season. 4Nebraska had not had three scoring drives of at least 10 plays in the same game since four 10-plus play drives in a 73-31 win over Kansas State last season. 4NU s average scoring drive the past five weeks (26 total) has been 8.3 plays, 66.0 yards and 4:01. 4The 92-yard scoring drive in the first quarter against Iowa State was Nebraska s longest in distance since a 94-yard TD drive against Nevada in the 2007 season opener. 4Nebraska had four touchdown drives of 80 yards or longer at Oklahoma. Nebraska had seven drives of 80 yards or more in the first eight games. The Huskers added an 80-yard scoring drive against Kansas. 4An improved running game has helped Nebraska control the clock. In the first six games of the season, the Husker offense averaged 4.1 yards per carry. In the last four games, Nebraska has averaged 5.1 yards per rushing attempt. Charting the 2008 Husker Offense Nebraska is striving for offensive balance in 2008. A year ago, Nebraska ranked ninth nationally in total offense and seventh in passing offense and more than 69 percent of the Huskers offense was generated through the air. Through 10 games in 2008, the Huskers are one of the nation s most balanced teams in play selection, having ran the ball 347 times while attempting 346 passes. The Huskers have picked up 65.1 percent of their yardage by pass. Nebraska ranks 13th nationally in passing offense, 14th in total offense and 23rd in scoring offense. Game Rushes Rush Yds. Passes Pass Yds. TO TOP 3rd Down Western Michigan 31 138 20-36-1 345 2 30:24 5-13 San Jose State 30 99 18-27-1 216 2 29:37 4-11 New Mexico State 44 330 18-24-0 223 1 31:06 5-10 Virginia Tech 25 55 17-26-1 278 2 25:16 2-11 Missouri 34 76 27-39-1 293 2 33:57 12-19 Texas Tech 35 114 37-45-1 357 1 40:12 7-12 Iowa State 41 220 27-37-0 328 3 37:11 7-13 Baylor 37 161 32-46-0 336 1 38:37 11-17 Oklahoma 35 204 16-28-2 214 4 30:42 5-12 Kansas 35 167 29-38-1 328 3 34:46 6-14 Pct. of Rushing Plays: 50.1% Pct. of Passing Plays: 49.9% Pct. of Total Offense Via Rush: 34.9% Pct. of Total Offense Via Pass: 65.1% Page 7
Big 12 Conference POW Nominees Game Offense Defense Sp. Teams W. Mich. Swift Glenn Henery SJSU -- Suh Paul NMSU Murtha Suh Potter Va. Tech -- -- Swift Mizzou -- -- -- T. Tech Ganz Matt Holt Wesch Iowa State Ganz Potter -- Baylor Swift Suh -- Oklahoma -- -- -- Kansas Helu Suh Henery Kansas St. Colorado Bold indicates winner Huskers on Watch/Award Lists Marlon Lucky, Sr., IB Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Doak Walker Award Watch List Joe Ganz, Sr., QB Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Zach Potter, Sr., DE Lott Trophy Watch List (Impact Defensive Player) Hendricks Award Watch List (Best DE) Husker Records Report Category... Record All-time... 814-337-40 Home... 492-135-20 Memorial Stadium... 367-112-13 Since 1962... 448-115-5 Away... 322-201-20 Road (on campus)... 283-161-17 Neutral Sites... 39-39-3 When Scoring 35+ Points... 323-4 vs. Big 12 Teams... 462-172-16 In Big 12 Action (since 96)... 69-37 Home... 40-11 Away... 26-24 Neutral... 3-2 Bowls... 22-22 On ABC... 84-44 In Overtime... 5-1 At Night... 67-27-3 vs. Ranked Teams... All-Time... 93-110-3 Home... 43-36-0 Away... 29-57-3 Neutral... 21-17-0 as No. 1 Team... 46-7-1 In Consecutive Sellout Streak... Overall... 257-39 vs. Ranked Teams... 39-24 NU Streaks...The Huskers have... 4 won 97 straight when rushing for 400 yards 4 won 123 straight games when holding the opponent to 10 or fewer points (230-5-1 all-time) 4 scored in 161 consecutive games 4 scored in 262 straight home games 4 shut out opponents 103 times Husker Offense Also Has Quick-Strike Ability Nebraska has also shown the ability to put points on the scoreboard quickly. NU has produced 14 touchdown drives that have lasted 2:00 or less, and 13 touchdown drives of five plays or less. In the season opener against Western Michigan, Nebraska s five touchdown drives covered an average of more than 65 yards, but it took the Huskers an average of just 4.4 plays and only 1:38 to find the end zone. Against the Broncos, four of NU s five touchdown drives took less than two minutes, including each of the final three TD drives, when Nebraska found the end zone in 47, 37 and 37 seconds, respectively. Nebraska scored in four plays or less on four of its five touchdown drives, including a two-play, 74-yard scoring march on its final touchdown drive. The Huskers produced two quick-strike drives against Baylor, and posted a one-play scoring drive against Kansas on a 52- yard Roy Helu Jr. touchdown run. Quarterback Joe Ganz has directed the Husker offense to 11 touchdown drives under one minute in the last 11 games. Overall, the senior has guided the offense to 14 touchdown drives under one minute in his 13 career starts. Husker Offense Productive in Red Zone Nebraska has made the most of its scoring opportunties throughout the season, most notably during Big 12 Conference play. On the year, Nebraska has converted 40-of-45 red-zone opportunities into scores, including 34 touchdowns and six field goals. The 89 percent efficiency mark ties for 15th nationally and is tied for third in the Big 12 Conference. The Huskers have been even more productive during conference action. Nebraska has traveled inside the 20-yard line 28 times in Big 12 play and put points on the board on 26 occasions. The 92.9 percent success rate ranks first in the Big 12, just ahead of Oklahoma and Texas Tech. Nebraska has been perfect in the red zone seven times in 10 games, including the past two weeks against Oklahoma and Kansas. Joe the Quarterback Senior quarterback Joe Ganz has been the man directing the Husker offense since late last season. Ganz started the final three games of 2007 and the Palos Heights, Ill., native has been outstanding since taking over the quarterback role. In his 13 career starts, Ganz has thrown for more than 4,200 yards while helping Nebraska average more than 38 points per game. Among his accomplishments over his first 13 career starts, Ganz has: 4 Thrown for 4,232 yards, a total that by itself would rank as the fifth-highest career passing total in school history. 4 Ganz threw for 3,366 yards in his first 10 career starts, the most passing yards in a 10-game stretch. That total easily eclipsed the previous mark of 2,412 yards set by Zac Taylor over the final five games of the 2005 season and the first five games of the 2006 campaign. 4 Thrown for 34 touchdowns, five more than Zac Taylor s school-record 26 touchdown strikes in 14 games in 2006. 4 Accumulated a school-record eight 300-yard passing games, five more than previous record holder Zac Taylor totaled in 26 career starts. Ganz has thrown for at least 275 yards in 10 of 13 starts. 4 Produced three of the five 400-yard passing days in school history in his three starts last season and the top two passing games in NU history 510 yards against Kansas State and 484 yards at Colorado. He also posted the top two total offense games in NU history with 528 yards against KSU and 521 vs. Colorado. Ganz owns five of the top 10 passing days in school history, and five of the top 10 total offense games in school history. 4 In his first 10 starts, Ganz guided the Husker offense to an average of 39.6 points per game. Ganz s average was the fifth-best total among all quarterbacks in school history over their first 10 starts, trailing only Scott Frost (46.8 ppg), Tommie Frazier (41.8), Turner Gill (41.2) and Steve Taylor (39.9). 4 Led NU to at least 30 points 11 times in 13 starts. No other quarterback in Nebraska history helped his team score at least 30 points nine times in his first 10 career starts. Ganz in 13 Career Starts Game A-C-I Yds TD Pct. Rushing Total Offense 2007 KU 50-25-4 405 4.500 5-11-1 416 KSU 40-30-0 510 7.750 6-18-0 528 CU 58-31-3 484 4.534 6-37-2 521 2008 WMU 36-20-2 345 4.556 6-38-0 383 SJSU 25-17-1 216 0.680 6-(-2)-0 214 NMSU 17-13-0 158 1.765 5-69-1 227 VT 26-17-1 278 2.654 8-18-0 296 MU 39-27-1 293 2.692 3-(-7)-0 286 TT 44-36-1 349 2.818 6-(-5)-1 344 ISU 37-27-0 328 1.730 8-3-1 331 BU 46-32-0 336 3.696 11-42-0 378 OU 26-14-2 206 1.538 4-5-0 211 KU 37-28-1 324 3.757 4-(-8)-0 316 Totals 481-317-16 4,232 34.659 78-219-6 4,451 5.5 ypg 42.4 ypg Page 8
Ganz Stacking up Well in Head-to-Head Matchups The Big 12 Conference has rightfully earned the reputation as the league with the best quarterbacks. For proof of this, one needs to look no further than the NCAA statistical rankings that show seven Big 12 quarterbacks ranked among the top 16 nationally in passing efficiency. While Joe Ganz is often overlooked among this group, his numbers stack up favorably with his more heralded peers. Ganz ranks 15th nationally in passing efficiency. Ganz has made nine career conference starts, and he has passed for more yards than the opposing quarterback eight times. OU s Sam Bradford was the first quarterback to out-yard Ganz, holding a 315-206 passing edge. Ganz rebounded to throw for 324 yards against Kansas, besting the 304 yards by KU s Todd Reesing, the second consecutive year Ganz has out-yarded the Jayhawk quarterback. Ganz fared well individually in head-to-head matchups with Heisman Trophy contenders Chase Daniel of Missouri and Graham Harrell of Texas Tech. Ganz threw for 37 more yards than Daniel, and out-yarded Harrell by 65 passing yards. Top Passing Games in NU History Rank, Player, Game Yards 1. Joe Ganz, 2007 vs. Kansas St. 510 2. Joe Ganz, 2007 at Colorado 484 3. Sam Keller, 2007 vs. Ball State 438 4. Zac Taylor, 2005 vs. Iowa State 431 5. Joe Ganz, 2007 at Kansas 405 6. Zac Taylor, 2006 vs. Kansas 395 7. Zac Taylor, 2005 at Colorado 392 8. Sam Keller, 2007 vs. USC 389 9. Joe Ganz, 2008 at Texas Tech 349 10. Joe Ganz, 2008 vs. W. Michigan 345 NU Season Passing Player, Years Yards 1. Zac Taylor, 2006 3,197 2. Joe Ganz, 2008 2,833 3. Zac Taylor, 2005 2,653 4. Sam Keller, 2007 2,422 5. Dave Humm, 1972 2,074 NU Season Touchdown Passes Player, Years Touchdowns 1. Zac Taylor, 2006 26 2. Vince Ferragamo, 1976 20 3. Joe Ganz, 2008 19 Zac Taylor, 2005 19 Gerry Gdowski, 1989 19 NU Career Passing Player, Years Yards 1. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 5,850 2. Dave Humm, 1972-74 5,035 3. Jerry Tagge, 1969-71 4,704 4. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 4,481 5. Joe Ganz, 2005-present 4,390 NU Career Touchdown Passes Player, Years TDs 1. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 45 2. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 43 3. Dave Humm, 1972-74 41 4. Joe Ganz, 2005-present 38 5. Turner Gill, 1980-83 34 NU Season Total Offense Player, Years Yards 1. Zac Taylor, 2006 3,165 2. Joe Ganz, 2008 2,986 3. Jammal Lord, 2002 2,774 4. Eric Crouch, 2001 2,625 5. Zac Taylor, 2005 2,612 Ascension in NU Record Book Continues for Ganz Ganz shattered Nebraska records in his second career start last season against Kansas State. A year later, Ganz is nearing the top of the NU passing record book. He enters this week s game with 4,390 career passing yards, the fifth-highest total in school history. He has thrown for 2,833 yards this season, the second-best total in school history. Ganz averages 283.3 yards passing per game to rank 11th nationally and is in position to shatter the school passing record. Ganz is within 364 yards of Zac Taylor s record total of 3,197 yards in 2006, and when including a bowl game Ganz is currently on pace to throw for 3,683 yards. Ganz showed that his finish to 2007 was not a fluke in the season opener against Western Michigan, and he has continued his torrid play throughout 2008. 4The 345 yards passing against the Broncos were the most ever in a Nebraska season opener and rank No. 10 on the Husker single-game passing list. Ganz had his most accurate passing day at Texas Tech, hitting 36-of-44 passes for 349 yards, the ninth-best passing day in school history. 4The 36 completions at Texas Tech tied a Nebraska school record. Ganz s previous high in completions was 31 at Colorado last season. 4Ganz has connected on 164-of-229 passes in Big 12 play (71.6 percent) and his 69.4 overall completion percentage is well ahead of the NU record of 63.1 percent, set by Sam Keller last season. 4Ganz has 231 completions in 10 games, just six completions shy of Zac Taylor s school record of 237 completions in 2005. 4Ganz has 39 passes of 20 yards or more in 2008, and the Huskers have had at least seven receivers catch passes in all 10 games. Nebraska has completed passes to 18 receivers. 4Ganz had at least four touchdown passes in each of his first four starts with 19 total in the four-game period. His 19 TD passes were the most ever by a Nebraska quarterback in a four-game stretch. 4Ganz s 38 career touchdown passes are fourth on the Nebraska career list. He produced his sixth career game with three or more touchdowns against Kansas. 4His 19 touchdown passes this season are tied for third on the NU season list, six shy of Taylor s record of 25 set in 14 games in 2006. 4Ganz has added 153 rushing yards this season and his 2,986 yards of total offense is the secondbest total in school history. He enters the Kansas State game 180 yards shy of establishing a new Nebraska season record in that category. Ganz ranks 10th in career total offense at Nebraska despite starting just 13 games. He has averaged 342.4 yards of total offense in his starts. Ganz Joins Rare Company Against Aggies Ganz joined a pair of Heisman Trophy winners in the Nebraska record books against New Mexico State. The senior scored touchdowns with his feet, arm and hands, achieving a feat duplicated at Nebraska by only 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers and 2001 Heisman winner Eric Crouch. In the second quarter, Ganz was on the receiving end of Marlon Lucky s third career touchdown pass and the first touchdown reception by a Nebraska quarterback in seven seasons. Later in the quarter, Ganz had a 33-yard touchdown run on an option keeper to give the Huskers a 21-0 edge. He completed football s version of the cycle with a 35-yard scoring strike to tight end Mike McNeill in the third quarter. Ironically, Lucky nearly duplicated Ganz s feat, needing only a TD reception to join Ganz in the elite company. Rodgers first accomplished the feat in the 1973 Orange Bowl against Notre Dame, while Crouch matched the trifecta against California in 1999. Ganz is also one of three players nationally to accomplish the feat in 2008, joining James Casey of Rice (vs. Tulsa) and Arkelon Hall of Memphis (vs. Louisville). Swift Moves to Top of Reception List; Closing in on Additional Records Wide receiver Nate Swift has been a key component in the Husker passing game since 2005, and he and fellow senior Todd Peterson have been Joe Ganz s favorite targets in 2008. Arguably Nebraska s most experienced player, Swift has played in 48 games with 26 career starts. Through 10 games, Swift leads the team with 54 catches for a team-high 801 yards, an average of 14.8 yards per catch. He also leads the team with eight touchdown receptions. The Hutchinson, Minn., native enjoyed a record-setting day in the Huskers win over Baylor. Swift hauled in a career-high 11 receptions for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns. In the process, Swift moved to the top of the Nebraska career receptions list. He now has 157 career catches, bettering the previous record of 143 catches by 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers. Swift broke the record on a nine-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter to give NU a 24-20 edge. He added a second TD in the fourth quarter to give the Huskers a 30-20 cushion. The record-setting day against Baylor is just part of a great senior season for Swift who is often overshadowed in a conference full of standout receivers. 4Swift caught seven passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in Nebraska s victory over Kansas last weekend. The outing marked Swift s eighth career 100-yard game, second in school history behind Rodgers 10. Swift has four 100-yard games this season, including three of the past four weeks. 4The two touchdown catches against Baylor marked the fifth time in his career Swift has caught two touchdowns in a game. He has at least one touchdown each of the past four weeks and his eight TD catches this season are tied for third on the NU single-season list. Swift has 20 career receiving touchdowns, five short of Rodgers record of 25. Page 9
Swift & Peterson: NU s One-Two Receiving Punch Swift Peterson Combined Game No. Yards TD No. Yds. TD WMU 5 121 2 3 34 0 8-155-2 SJSU 6 70 0 4 59 0 10-129-0 NMSU 1 10 0 4 34 0 5-44-0 VT 3 58 0 4 60 1 7-118-1 MU 5 45 1 7 81 0 12-126-1 TT 5 70 0 8 77 1 13-147-1 ISU 8 112 1 4 52 0 12-164-1 BU 11 121 2 6 57 0 17-178-2 OU 3 83 1 5 73 0 8-156-1 KU 7 111 1 5 72 0 12-183-1 Totals 54 801 8 50 599 2 104-1,400-10 National Rankings Associated Press (Nov. 9) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Alabama (44) 10-0 1,604 2. Texas Tech (21) 10-0 1,574 3. Florida 8-1 1,467 4. Texas 9-1 1,437 5. Oklahoma 9-1 1,375 6. Southern California 8-1 1,311 7. Penn State 9-1 1,161 8. Utah 10-0 1,157 9. Boise State 9-0 1,110 10. Ohio State 8-1 1,009 11. Oklahoma State 8-2 963 12. Missouri 8-2 913 13. Georgia 8-2 880 14. Ball State 9-0 677 15. TCU 9-2 623 16. BYU 9-1 602 17. North Carolina 7-2 597 18. Michigan State 9-2 584 19. LSU 6-3 552 20. Florida State 7-2 380 21. Pittsburgh 7-2 318 22. Cincinnati 7-2 269 23. Oregon State 6-3 124 24. South Carolina 7-3 117 25. Tulsa 8-1 84 USA Today Coaches (Nov. 9) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Alabama (44) 10-0 1,508 2. Texas Tech (17) 10-0 1,469 3. Florida 8-1 1,348 4. Oklahoma 9-1 1,314 5. Texas 9-1 1,300 6. Southern California 8-1 1,268 7. Utah 10-0 1,104 8. Penn State 9-1 1,074 9. Boise State 9-0 1,028 10. Ohio State 8-2 936 11. Missouri 8-2 883 12. Georgia 8-2 842 13. Oklahoma State 8-2 808 14. BYU 9-1 679 15. Michigan State 9-2 660 16. Ball State 9-0 590 17. North Carolina 7-2 543 18. TCU 9-2 475 19. Florida State 7-2 426 20. LSU 6-3 409 21. Pittsburgh 7-2 311 22. Cincinnati 7-2 183 23. South Carolina 7-3 155 24. Tulsa 8-1 144 25. Oregon State 6-3 71 4In addition to 100-yard days against Baylor and Kansas, Swift topped the century mark against Iowa State with eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown (all in first half) and five catches for 121 yards and two scores against Western Michigan. 4Swift had a then-career-long 61-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against Western Michigan, bettering a 49-yard reception against Troy in 2006. He established a new career-long catch with a 67-yarder at Oklahoma. 4 With the career receptions record in hand, Swift is now making a serious run at Rodgers career receiving yardage record. Swift has 2,336 career receiving yards, trailing Rodgers by 143 yards with three games remaining. Swift is averaging 80.1 receiving yards per game and would need to average 47.6 yards to reach Rodgers record. 4Swift s 801 receiving yards this season are fourth on the single-season yardage top 10 and just 141 yards from first on that list. 4His 54 catches this season are fourth on the NU season list, three shy of second place on the list and 21 receptions from first place. Swift has caught a pass in 42 of 48 career games, and his seven catches against Kansas marked the 13th time in his career he had caught at least five passes. He has reached five catches seven times in 2008. Swift burst onto the scene in 2005, when he caught an NU freshman record 45 passes, including seven touchdowns. He added 22 catches as a sophomore. Swift caught 36 passes for 520 yards and three touchdowns as a junior, helping Nebraska to a No. 7 national ranking in passing offense. This year Swift became the first player in school history to catch 20 passes in four straight seasons. In addition to his offensive impact, Swift is Nebraska s primary punt returner. Against Virginia Tech, Swift had an 88-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The return was the fourth-longest in school history and the first NU punt return for a touchdown since 2002. The effort earned Swift recognition as the Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. Nebraska Career Receptions Player, Years...Receptions 1. Nate Swift, 2005-present... 157 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72... 143 3. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07... 136 4. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present... 131 5. Todd Peterson, 2005-present... 96 6. Matt Davison, 1997-2000... 93 7. Maurice Purify, 2006-07... 91 8. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71... 82 9. Guy Ingles, 1968-70... 74 10. Tim Smith, 1977-79... 72 Career Receiving Yards Player, Years... Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72... 2,479 2. Nate Swift, 2005-present... 2,336 3. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07... 1,762 4. Matt Davison, 1997-2000... 1,456 5. Maurice Purify, 2006-07... 1,444 6. Todd Peterson, 2005-present... 1,415 7. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present... 1,366 8. Matt Herian, 2002-06... 1,243 9. Irving Fryar, 1981-83... 1,196 10. Guy Ingles, 1968-70... 1,157 Nebraska Career TD Catches Player, Years... Touchdowns 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72... 25 2. Nate Swift, 2005-present... 20 Career 100-Yard Receiving Games Player, Years... 100-Yard Games 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72... 10 2. Nate Swift, 2005-present...8 3. Irving Fryar, 1981-83... 5 Nebraska Season Receptions Player, Year...Receptions 1. Marlon Lucky, 2007... 75 2. Maurice Purify, 2007... 57 3. Johnny Rodgers, 1972... 55 4. Nate Swift, 2008... 54 5. Johnny Rodgers, 1971... 53 6. Todd Peterson, 2008... 50 7. Nate Swift, 2005... 45 8. Terrence Nunn, 2005... 43 Cory Ross, 2005... 43 10. Terrence Nunn, 2006... 42 Season Receiving Yards Player, Year... Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1972... 942 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1971... 872 3. Maurice Purify, 2007... 814 4. Nate Swift, 2008... 801 5. Irving Fryar, 1983... 780 6. Marlon Lucky, 2007... 706 7. Johnny Rodgers, 1970... 665 8. Nate Swift, 2005... 641 9. Maurice Purify, 2006... 630 10. Wilson Thomas, 2001... 616 -- Todd Peterson, 2008... 599 Peterson Gives Nebraska Offense Veteran Receiving Tandem Senior Todd Peterson teams with Swift to give Nebraska one of the Big 12 s most veteran receiving tandems. The duo has combined for double-figure catches six times in 2008, while totaling a combined 100 receiving yards or more nine times in 10 games. Peterson is second on the team with 50 receptions for 599 yards and two touchdowns. His 50 receptions are tied for fifth on the NU single-season chart, while his yardage total is just outside of the season top 10. The Grand Island, Neb., native has hauled in 35 receptions in six Big 12 games, including a careerhigh eight catches for 77 yards and a touchdown at Texas Tech. His touchdown tied the game at 31-31 in the waning moments and forced overtime. Peterson has caught at least three passes in every game this season and has topped 50 receiving yards each of the past seven weeks. Like Swift, Peterson continues to shoot up the career receiving charts. His 96 career catches are fifth on that list, and his 1,415 yards rank sixth, just 41 yards from the No. 4 spot. The 6-4, 215-pound Peterson began his career on academic scholarship and as a walk-on football player, but was awarded a scholarship before the 2006 season. He is a three-time academic All-Big 12 pick and a strong contender for Academic All-America honors this fall. Last week he was one of three Huskers named to the Academic All-District VII team, putting his name on the national ballot. Page 10
NU I-Backs Game-by-Game Lucky Helu Castille Game No. Yds. TD No. Yds. TD No. Yds. TD WMU 12 43 1 7 52 0 6 5 0 SJSU 7 23 1 9 59 1 6 7 1 NMSU 15 103 2 7 32 0 10 75 0 VT 8 17 0 4 21 1 3 8 0 MU 14 46 0 5 11 0 12 26 0 TT 16 66 0 10 47 0 3 6 1 ISU 15 74 2 6 66 0 11 70 1 BU 16 83 1 2 6 0 7 31 0 OU 5 8 0 16 157 1 7 2 1 KU 6 7 0 16 115 2 5 49 0 Totals 114 470 7 82 566 5 70 279 4 Receiving Lucky 22-275 yards-1 TD; Helu 20-217 yards Castille 7-86 yards NU Season All-Purpose Yards Leaders Year Player Yards Avg. 2007 Marlon Lucky 1,559 141.7 2006 Brandon Jackson 1,459 104.2 2005 Cory Ross 1,274 106.1 2004 Cory Ross 1,393 126.6 2003 Josh Davis 1,474 113.3 2002 Jammal Lord 1,412 100.9 2001 Dahrran Diedrick 1,294 107.8 2000 Dan Alexander 1,171 106.5 1999 Eric Crouch 935 77.9 1998 Correll Buckhalter 887 73.9 1997 Ahman Green 1,982 165.2 Nebraska Career Rushing Player, Years... Yards 1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83... 4,780 2. Ahman Green, 1995-97... 3,880 -- 10. Derek Brown, 1990-92... 2,699 11. Jammal Lord, 2000-03... 2,573 12. Correll Buckhalter, 1997-00... 2,522 13. Keith Jones, 1984-87... 2,488 14. Dan Alexander, 1997-00... 2,456 15. Rick Berns, 1976-78... 2,449 16. Roger Craig, 1979-82... 2,446 17. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present.2,346 18. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71... 2,244 19. Doug DuBose, 1982-85... 2,205 20. Bobby Reynolds, 1950-52... 2,196 Nebraska Career All-Purpose Yards Player, Years...Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72...5,586 2. Mike Rozier, 1981-83...5,445 3. Ahman Green, 1995-97...4,280 4. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present...4,197 5. Cory Ross, 2002-05...3,559 NU Truly One of America s Teams Nebraska has relied on recruiting the entire nation for a number of years and its current roster reflects that tradition. The Huskers have players from 25 states on their current roster. The NU roster is one of the most geographically diverse in the country. Just three schools have more states represented on their 2008 roster. Team States on 2008 Roster Army 35 (plus American Samoa) Notre Dame 29 Navy 27 Nebraska 25 Air Force 25 Stanford 24 (plus two foreign countries) Northwestern 23 Say Helu to Roy Sophomore I-back Roy Helu Jr. has been put together two outstanding games against Oklahoma and Kansas and shown his ability to be a future star in the Husker offense. Helu rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries at No. 4 Oklahoma, before enjoying another standout effort against the Jayahwks. Helu ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries against KU, while adding career bests in the receiving department with eight receptions for 61 yards. Helu produced his touchdowns (10 and 52 yards) on consecutive Nebraska offensive plays in the second half, turning a 21-17 NU deficit into a 31-21 advantage. The back-to-back 100-yard rushing outings marked the first time a Husker back has accomplished that feat in conference play in two seasons. Brandon Jackson topped the century mark in consecutive games against Oklahoma State and Missouri in 2006, on his way to All-Big 12 honors. Helu leads Nebraska with 566 rushing yards this season, while averaging an impressive 6.9 yards per carry. If Helu were to finish the season averaging 6.9 yards per attempt, it would be the best per carry average by a Husker in seven seasons. In fact, no Husker back with 100 carries or more has finished a season averaging more than six yards per carry since Dan Alexander (6.3 ypg on 182 att.) and Correll Buckhalter (7.1 ypc on 106 att.) each topped that mark in 2000. Helu has added 20 receptions this season, one of six Huskers with at least 20 catches in 2008. Lucky Again Adding Dual-Threat Option to Husker Offense Senior I-back Marlon Lucky had one of the best seasons by a Nebraska running back in a decade in 2007. Lucky had 1,019 rushing yards, just the second 1,000-yard rushing season by a Husker I-back since 2001. He also caught a Nebraska record 75 passes for 705 yards, shattering the previous NU record by 20 catches. Lucky finished 31st nationally in all-purpose yards, averaging 145.2 yards per game. His 1,743 all-purpose yards were seventh in NU history and the most by a Husker since Ahman Green in 1997. Lucky continues to make a dent in the NU record books in 2008. Against New Mexico State, Lucky recorded his eighth career 100-yard rushing game with 103 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. On a career-long 58-yard run in the third quarter, Lucky became the 24th player in school history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards. He moved into the top 20 with a 66-yard effort at Texas Tech, and is now 17th and within 353 yards of the top 10. The North Hollywood, Calif., native continues to be a dual threat. He has caught 22 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown in 2008, including a seven-catch, 80-yard effort at Texas Tech. He added a career-long 69-yard catch in the second half against Baylor, Nebraska s longest play from scrimmage this season. Lucky has 131 career catches to rank fourth on the NU career list and he has an opportunity to move to second on the list by season s end, trailing only teammate Nate Swift. This season Lucky has pushed his career all-purpose yardage total to 4,197 yards, good for fourth in NU history, trailing only Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers and Mike Rozier, along with Ahman Green. He is 83 yards from matching Green s total of 4,280 yards. Against Iowa State, Lucky rushed for a pair of touchdowns, including one on a direct snap. He has a a team-high seven rushing touchdowns in 2008, along with one receiving touchdown. Lucky has 22 career rushing touchdowns and four touchdown receptions. He has also thrown for four touchdowns on six career pass attempts. This season he has a 20-yard touchdown pass to Joe Ganz against New Mexico State and a four-yard TD pass to tight end Mike McNeill against Kansas. The pass to McNeill came after a direct snap to Lucky. Husker Defense Continuing to Strive for Play-Making Ability One of the hallmarks of Bo Pelini s defenses has been play-making ability. Nebraska has flashed the ability to be a disruptive defensive unit in 2008, but is looking to be much more disruptive in the final two games of the regular season. The Huskers have made progress in several areas as the season has progressed. 4Nebraska has 21 sacks in 10 games. Nebraska had a season-high five sacks for 42 yards in the 45-35 victory over Kansas, the most sacks by Nebraska since posting five against Auburn in the 2007 Cotton Bowl. This season, Nebraska had four sacks against Western Michigan, three each against New Mexico State and Baylor, and two each against San Jose State, Virginia Tech and Iowa State. Nebraska has surpassed last season s sack total of 13. The Huskers had five games without a single sack in 2007. 4NU has 10 takeaways this season. Nebraska ended a 15-quarter drought without a takeaway with a pair of fumble recoveries in the final 16 minutes at Iowa State. Nebraska forced just one turnover in the final seven games of last season, and had just 11 takeaways the entire season. With only 10 takeaways, Nebraska ranks 109th nationally in turnover margin at -1.1 per game. 4Nebraska held Western Michigan to just eight yards rushing. The rushing total was the lowest by a Nebraska opponent since Maine had -6 yards rushing in the 2005 season opener. Nebraska is allowing 140.9 rushing yards per game. 4Iowa State s 218 total yards were the fewest allowed by Nebraska in 19 games. Nebraska had not held an opponent to less than 300 total yards since Nevada in the 2007 season opener (185). The last time Nebraska allowed fewer yards in a Big 12 game was 212 in a 2005 win at Colorado. 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Huskers Winning Third-Down Battle Nebraska has been effective on third down on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. That was most evident in the 32-20 win over Baylor. Nebraska converted 11-of-17 third-down conversions on the offensive side of the ball. Defensively, the Huskers shut out Baylor on third downs, as the Bears were 0-for-10 in that category. The third-down success against Baylor allowed Nebraska to run 30 more plays than the Bears and hold a 17-minute advantage in time of possession. In Big 12 games only, the Husker offense has converted 57.2 percent of its third-down attempts to rank third in the conference. Overall for the season, Nebraska has converted 48.5 percent to rank 14th nationally. Defensively, Nebraska is second in the league in third-down defense in Big 12 games, allowing opponents to convert 23-of-65 (35.4 percent). For the season, Nebraska opponents have converted 36.9 percent on third downs. Nebraska allowed Kansas to convert just 3-of-12 third downs last week. In the last four games NU opponents have converted just 25 percent on third down. 2008 Defense by the Numbers Sacks Game-by-Game Game Sacks Yds. TFL Yards W. Mich. 4 28 7 39 SJSU 2 14 9 27 NMSU 3 23 4 24 VT 2 4 8 16 MU 0 0 4 6 TT 0 0 1 1 ISU 2 9 5 18 BU 3 22 7 32 OU 0 0 5 7 KU 5 42 8 55 Takeaways Game Fumb. INT Total W. Mich. 1 1 2 SJSU 0 2 2 NMSU 0 2 2 VT 0 0 0 MU 0 0 0 TT 0 0 0 ISU 2 0 2 BU 0 0 0 OU 0 1 1 KU 0 1 1 Against the Pass Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks W. Mich. 49-30-1 342 2 50 4-28 SJSU 35-21-2 242 0 55 2-14 NMSU 39-19-2 225 0 55 3-24 VT 15-9-0 171 0 40 2-4 MU 24-19-0 261 3 58 0-0 TT 25-20-0 284 2 56 0-0 ISU 29-16-0 113 0 16 2-9 BU 20-9-0 134 0 44 3-22 OU 30-21-1 315 5 48 0-0 KU 30-15-1 304 3 53 5-42 Against the Run Game Att. Yds. TD Long W. Mich. 25 8 0 7 SJSU 32 111 1 24 NMSU 32 114 1 22 VT 55 206 3 30 MU 34 201 3 43 TT 23 137 1 49 ISU 25 105 1 67 BU 33 216 3 47 OU 40 193 3 39 KU 39 118 2 14 4The seven points by Iowa State were the fewest by a conference opponent since a 21-3 win at Kansas State in 2006. 4Nebraska held Baylor scoreless in the second half in a 32-20 win in Lincoln. The game marked the first time Nebraska blanked an opponent after halftime since last year s opener vs. Nevada. 4Nebraska limited Iowa State to 113 passing yards, with a long pass play of 16 yards. The passing total was the lowest by a Husker opponent since Texas A&M threw for 100 yards in Lincoln last season. It marked the first time in 31 games since the Nicholls State game in 2006 that Nebraska has not allowed a pass of 20 yards or more. 4Baylor passed for 134 yards against Nebraska. The back-to-back games with less than 150 passing yards allowed is the first time a Nebraska defense has accomplished that feat since the Huskers held the first three opponents of 2007 to less than 150 yards each. Suh a Fixture in Opponent Backfields; Also Spending Time in NU Backfield Nebraska nose tackle Ndamukong Suh has received attention throughout his career for his unique name. This season it has been Suh s game that has received the majority of the attention. The junior from Portland, Ore., has made a strong case for first-team All-Big 12 honors with his outstanding play. Suh is coming off a dominant performance against Kansas when he recorded a career-high 12 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and four tackles for loss. He also contributed on offense, lining up at fullback in short-yardage packages. In the fourth quarter, Suh was on the receiving end of a twoyard touchdown pass to give Nebraska a 38-28 edge. The performance by Suh earned him Big 12 Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors and a Helmet Sticker from ESPN. Suh had several impressive accomplishments against the Jayhawks. 4His 12 tackles were the most by a defensive lineman since Titus Adams had 12 tackles against Kansas State in 2005. 4The 2.5 sacks were a career-best for Suh and the most by a Husker in 70 games (Demorrio Williams, 3 vs. Utah State, 2003) 4The four tackles for loss were the most by a Husker this season and the most by an NU defender in 38 games (Bo Ruud, 5 vs. Kansas State, 2005). The performance against Kansas continued an outstanding season for Suh. He has a team-leading 60 tackles, including seven games with five or more tackles. Suh s 6.0 tackles per game leads all Big 12 defensive linemen. His average is 1.6 tackles more than teammate Pierre Allen and Missouri s Stryker Sulak who are tied for second at 4.4 tackles per game. Suh s 60 tackles are the most by an NU defensive lineman since Ryon Bingham had 67 tackles in 2002. A defensive lineman has not led Nebraska in tackles since middle guard John Bell had a teamhigh 96 tackles in 1973. His 4.5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss are also tied for the team lead. In addition to his ability to disrupt the line of scrimmage and his touchdown catch, Suh also produced a highlight reel play against San Jose State. Suh picked off a Spartan pass at the line of scrimmage and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown. Entire Defensive Front Producing Impressive 2008 Campaign While Ndamukong Suh may be providing the headlines from the defensive line, the production of the unit as a whole has been outstanding. Head Coach Bo Pelini has repeatedly referred to the unit as the strength of his defense, and the numbers back up that statement. 4Through 10 games, the Husker defensive line has produced 17 sacks, 43 tackles for loss, three interceptions and seven pass breakups. Last season, Nebraska s defensive front produced a total of 7.5 sacks and 36 tackles for loss. 4The defensive front produced all five sacks against Kansas. The five sacks were the most by the Nebraska defense since the 2007 Cotton Bowl against Auburn. 4In addition to Suh s interception, defensive end Zach Potter added an interception against the Spartans. That marked the first time NU defensive linemen had two picks in a game since 1998. 4Potter added his second interception of the season in the fourth quarter against Kansas, setting up the clinching touchdown. Potter has three career interceptions, tying the NU record for career interceptions by a defensive end (Bill Weber, 1981-84, Willie Harper, 1970-72). 4Potter has 38 tackles, and is tied for Suh with a team-leading 12 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. In addition to his key interception against Kansas, Potter tied his career high with six tackles, including 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss. He also caused a fumble and had a hurry against the Jayhawks. 4Potter also has three blocked kicks this season, one off the Nebraska single-season record. He has five career blocked kicks. 4Senior defensive tackle Ty Steinkuhler had a career-high eight tackles against Western Michigan and has 37 total stops. He finished the 2007 season with 13 total tackles and had 40 career tackles entering 2008. Steinkuhler is tied for eighth in the Big 12 in tackles per game by defensive linemen with 3.7 stops per contest. 4Sophomore defensive end Pierre Allen had a career-high 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss against San Jose State after coming on for the injured Barry Turner. Allen has 44 tackles this season, including six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He is tied for second in the Big 12 among tackles by defensive linemen (4.4), trailing only Ndamukong Suh. Page 12
Huskers Again Complete Non-League Play With Winning Record Nebraska finished the non-conference portion of its 2008 schedule with a 3-1 record. The 2008 season marks the 27th straight season Nebraska has had a winning non-conference record, dating back to a 2-2 record in 1981. Since 1981, the Huskers have lost either one (11 times) or zero (16 times) non-conference games. The loss to Virginia Tech was just the Huskers third non-conference home loss since 1991. NU Continues Season-Opening Success Nebraska s 47-24 victory over Western Michigan on Aug. 30 continued a long string of success in season openers. The win was the Huskers nationleading 23rd straight victory in a season opener, four better than Florida s 19 straight seasonopening victories. The Huskers have won each of their last 23 season openers by 10 or more points, and own an 88-26-5 all-time record in season openers. Nebraska has scored 40 or more points in the season opener in 16 of the past 23 seasons. In that same period, the Huskers have limited the opposition to 14 points or less 15 times. Season-Opening Win Streak Year Opponent (rank) Result 1986 Florida State (11) W, 34-17 1987 Utah State W, 56-12 1988 Texas A&M (10)* W, 23-14 1989 Northern Illinois W, 48-17 1990 Baylor W, 13-0 1991 Utah State W, 59-28 1992 Utah W, 49-22 1993 North Texas W, 76-14 1994 West Virginia (24)* W, 31-0 1995 at Oklahoma State W, 64-21 1996 Michigan State W, 55-14 1997 Akron W, 59-14 1998 Louisiana Tech** W, 56-27 1999 at Iowa W, 42-7 2000 San Jose State W, 49-13 2001 TCU*** W, 21-7 2002 Arizona State@ W, 48-10 2003 Oklahoma St. (24) W, 17-7 2004 Western Illinois W, 56-17 2005 Maine W, 25-7 2006 Louisiana Tech W, 49-10 2007 Nevada W, 52-10 2008 Western Michigan W, 47-24 *-Kickoff Classic ; **-Eddie Robinson Classic ***-Pigskin Classic; @-BCA Classic Senior Glenn Making Transition to Linebacker Senior Cody Glenn has made a quick transition to the defensive side of the football. A running back for the Huskers for his first three seasons at Nebraska, Glenn switched to linebacker during spring ball and quickly moved to the top of the depth chart at WILL linebacker. Western Michigan s offense got a first-hand look at Glenn s defensive ability in the opener. Glenn threw WMU quarterback Tim Hiller for a two-yard loss on the Broncos first offensive snap, setting the tone for a big night for the Texas native. Glenn finished with a team-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops and three tackles for loss. He also caused a Western Michigan fumble and broke up three passes, just one PBU shy of the NU record for breakups by a linebacker. He backed his play up with another solid effort against San Jose State, registering five tackles, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries. Against Virginia Tech, Glenn notched a Nebraska season-high 14 tackles and added a quarterback hurry. He was injured early in the Missouri game and did not play at Texas Tech. He has returned to action the past four games. Glenn is third on the team with 51 tackles, including six tackles for loss and also has four pass breakups. Glenn battled injuries during his time at running back, but tallied 579 yards and 14 touchdowns on 143 career carries, before making the switch to defense. Henery Among Nation s Most Accurate Kickers Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery tied a Memorial Stadium record against Western Michigan, as he booted four field goals in the Huskers win. The four field goals, each of which came from 44 yards, not only tied the Memorial Stadium record, but ranked second all-time at Nebraska for most field goals in a game. It also marked just the second time in school history that a kicker has connected on four field goals of 40 yards or more (NCAA record is 5). The strong performance to open 2008 came on the heels of Henery s perfect kicking season in 2007. A year ago, he made all eight of his field-goal attempts, while connecting on 45-of-45 PATs. Henery suffered his first career missed kick against New Mexico State, but hit on all five PATs against the Aggies and added a 19-yard field goal late in the contest. 4Henery nailed a career-long 48-yard field goal against Virginia Tech, bettering his 44-yarders in the opener. He also hit three PAT attempts against the Hokies. 4Henery hit on a 35-yard field goal against Kansas and is now 10-of-13 on the season and 18-of- 21 in his career. His 12 straight made field goals were the most ever to start a Nebraska career and fell just five shy of the NU school record for consecutive field goals made. 4After connecting on the first 77 PAT attempts of his career, including 32 in 2008, Henery missed his first career PAT in the fourth quarter against Baylor. He is 87-of-88 in his career. The high school soccer standout showed his athleticism against Kansas, running nine yards for a first down on a fake field goal in the fourth quarter. NU scored three players later to take a 45-28 lead and put the game away. Special Teams Striving to Provide Big Plays In addition to Alex Henery s strong kicking effort, Nebraska has had several other outstanding efforts on special teams. 4Fellow sophomore place-kicker Adi Kunalic has booted 24 of 61 kickoffs for touchbacks in 2008. The 24 touchbacks are the sixth-most of any school in the country. Last year, Kunalic delivered 28 touchbacks in 66 attempts and his 42.4 percent touchback rate was the best of any kicker in the country. In his two-year career, Kunalic has produced touchbacks on 52 of 127 kickoffs (40.9 percent). 4Entering the Kansas State game, Nebraska kickers have made 125 of their last 129 kick attempts dating back to 2006. Henery s missed field goal against NMSU ended a streak of 87 consecutive made kicks by NU kickers. 4Sophomore Niles Paul provided a spark in Nebraska s 35-12 win over San Jose State with an 85-yard kickoff return for a TD to give NU a 21-12 lead early in the fourth quarter. Paul s kickoff return for a touchdown marked the second kickoff return for a score by Nebraska in its last four games (also Cortney Grixby vs. Kansas State in 2007). Before the two recent kickoff returns for touchdowns, Nebraska had not returned a kickoff for a touchdown since 1998. Paul s performance against San Jose State earned him Big 12 Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors. Paul added a 69-yard kickoff return at Texas Tech. Paul also recovered a fourth-quarter Iowa State fumble on a punt return, setting up an NU touchdown. 4Senior Nate Swift returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Virginia Tech. Swift s return was the fourth-longest in school history and the first punt return for a touchdown by Nebraska since 2002. Swift earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance. Nebraska ranks 10th nationally in punt returns at 15.4 yards per attempt. 4Senior Zach Potter blocked a field goal attempt against New Mexico State, then added a blocked PAT in overtime at Texas Tech and a blocked PAT at Oklahoma. The three blocked kicks give the 6-7 Potter five career kick blocks. Junior Ndamukong Suh added his second career blocked kick, swatting a Baylor PAT attempt in the first half. Page 13
Strong Starts Important for Huskers Nebraska started fast in both halves in its first three games of 2008 under Head Coach Bo Pelini, before Virginia Tech and Missouri turned the tables on the Huskers. Nebraska outscored opponents 35-6 in the first quarter through three games and 24-7 in the third for a combined total of 59-13 in the two quarters. Against Virginia Tech, Nebraska fell behind 9-7 after one quarter, and was outscored 10-7 in the third quarter. Missouri took a 14-7 lead after one period and put the game out of reach by holding a 21-0 third-quarter scoring edge against Nebraska. Oklahoma surged to a 35-0 edge after one period in a 62-28 loss in Norman. For the season, NU has now been outscored 92-70 in the opening quarter, and has a 72-58 deficit in the third. The Huskers have taken over the fourth quarter, outscoring opponents 118-45. The Huskers struggled with slow starts last season, as NU was outscored 101-76 in the opening quarter and 131-87 in the third. While the Huskers outscored their opponents in both the second and fourth quarters a year ago, opponents outscored Nebraska by 69 points in the first and third quarters combined. Huskers' Top 10 Home Crowds No. Attend. Opponent Date 1. 85,831 Va. Tech (L, 35-30) Sept. 27, 2008 2. 85,800 Colorado (W, 37-14) Nov. 24, 2006 3. 85,486 Kansas (W, 45-35) Nov. 8, 2008 4. 85,372 Missouri (L, 52-17) Oct. 4, 2008 5. 85,197 Missouri (W, 34-20) Nov. 4, 2006 6. 85,187 Texas (L, 22-20) Oct. 21, 2006 7. 85,181 La. Tech (W, 49-10) Sept. 2, 2006 8. 85,104 Baylor (W, 32-20) Oct. 25, 2008 9. 85,069 Kansas (W, 39-32, ot) Sept. 30, 2006 10. 84,959 USC (L, 49-31) Sept. 15, 2007 Largest Crowds To See Nebraska Play No. Opponent Attend. 1. at Penn State, Sept. 14, 2002 110,753 2. Miami (Rose Bowl), Jan. 3, 2002 93,781 3. Stanford (Rose Bowl), Jan. 1, 1941 92,000 at USC, Sept. 16, 2006 92,000 5. at Texas, Oct. 27, 2007 85,968 6. vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 27, 2008 85,831 7. vs. Colorado, Nov. 24, 2006 85,800 8. vs. Kansas, Nov. 8, 2008 85,486 9. vs. Missouri, Oct. 4, 2008 85,372 10. at Penn State, Sept. 25, 1982 85,304 Teafatiller, O'Hanlon Awarded Scholarships; Walk-Ons Making Strong Impact Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini recently awarded a pair of former walk-ons with scholarships. Senior tight end/fullback Hunter Teafatiller and junior safety Matt O'Hanlon were placed on scholarship before the San Jose State game. Teafatiller has been a contributor at tight end each of the past four seasons, and doubles as a fullback this season. The Kingsburg, Calif., native has 12 career receptions, including four touchdown catches. He has also been a key part of Nebraska's special teams units. O'Hanlon was a strong contributor on special teams in 2006 and 2007, playing in 24 games. This season, he has moved to the top of the depth chart at safety and has started nine games. The Bellevue, Neb., native has 45 tackles to rank fourth on the team. Teafatiller and O Hanlon are just two of several walk-ons or former walk-ons making a strong impact for the 2008 Huskers. 4Senior wideout Todd Peterson is the Huskers second-leading receiver with 50 catches and ranks in the top 10 on both Nebraska s receptions and receiving yards lists. 4Redshirt freshman defensive back Lance Thorell is a key member of Nebraska s dime package on defense. The Loomis, Neb., native has 21 total tackles this season, including 13 solo, and has been in the starting lineup four times. 4True freshman Matt Holt was a key performer at linebacker for the Huskers against Missouri and Texas Tech in place of the injured Cody Glenn. Holt has 14 tackles on the season, including eight stops against No. 7 Texas Tech when he earned his first career start. He is also a key member of the Husker special teams units. 4Senior Tyler Wortman is listed as Nebraska s No. 1 Buck linebacker. Wortman has made 24 tackles on the year. He had a career-high 11 tackles, including three tackles for loss at Oklahoma, and made six tackles including a tackle for loss vs. Kansas. 4The NU specialists group is keyed by walk-ons. Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery is among the nation s most accurate kickers, while senior Dan Titchener has handled the punting chores for the majority of the past three seasons. Senior Jake Wesch is in his third season as NU s holder and earned his first career starts at punter against Texas Tech and Iowa State, while senior T.J. O Leary is in his third season as Nebraska s long snapper. NCAA-Record 296 Consecutive Home Sellouts Nebraska boasts an incredible NCAA-record 296 consecutive sellouts at Memorial Stadium. The sellout streak dates back to Hall of Fame Coach Bob Devaney's first year in 1962 (vs. Missouri on Nov. 3). Notre Dame is second in all-time consecutive sellouts with 203, 93 fewer than Nebraska. The Huskers are 257-39 during the 296 sellouts. The mark includes a 39-24 record against ranked teams. Nebraska is 5-0 in the five milestone sellouts during that period (50th, 100th, 150th, 200th and 250th sellouts), including a 24-7 win over No. 2 Colorado on Oct. 29, 1994 (No. 200) and a 44-13 victory over Utah State on Sept. 7, 2002 (No. 250). The fan support at Memorial Stadium has led to a huge home advantage for the Huskers. NU has won at least six home games in 18 of the past 21 seasons and is 168-23 at home since 1981. Nebraska Owns Dominant Edge at Memorial Stadium Nebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with incredible success at Memorial Stadium through the years. Nebraska has won at least six home games in 18 of the past 21 seasons (entering 2008). Nebraska is 125-16 at home in the last 19 seasons (since 1989), including a pair of losses against teams that went on to win the national championship Colorado in 1990 and Washington in 1991. During Nebraska s run of success at home in the past 25 years, Nebraska has had three home winning streaks of 20 or more games. Nebraska had a school-record 47-game home winning streak from 1991 to 1998, a 26-game home streak from 1998 to 2002 and a 21-game win streak in the early 1980s. Nebraska has not been shut out at home since a 12-0 loss to Kansas State in 1968 (262 games), and has posted 40 unbeaten and untied home seasons. The Huskers are 492-135-20 (.776, 647 games, 119 years) in Lincoln, and 367-112-13 (.759, 492 games, 86 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923). Nebraska is 5-2 at home in 2008, securing its 40th consecutive winning home campaign. Page 14
Huskers in the NFL Player Team Titus Adams, DT New England* Ryon Bingham, DT San Diego Zack Bowman, CB Chicago Stewart Bradley, LB Philadelphia Kris Brown, PK Houston Josh Brown, PK St. Louis Mike Brown, S Chicago Ralph Brown, CB Arizona Correll Buckhalter, RB Philadelphia Daniel Bullocks, S Detroit Josh Bullocks, S New Orleans Adam Carriker, DE St. Louis Ahman Green, RB Houston Russ Hochstein, OL New England Brandon Jackson, RB Green Bay Chris Kelsay, DE Buffalo Sam Koch, P Baltimore Kyle Larson, P Cincinnati Jay Moore, DE San Francisco** Carl Nicks, OL New Orleans Chris Patrick, OL Philadelphia* Maurice Purify, WR Cincinnati* Dominic Raiola, C Detroit Cory Ross, RB Baltimore Barrett Ruud, LB Tampa Bay Bo Ruud, LB New England** Scott Shanle, LB New Orleans Le Kevin Smith, DT New England Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE Tennessee Fabian Washington, CB Baltimore Demorrio Williams, LB Kansas City * Practice squad; **-Injured Reserve as of opening day, 20008 Big 12 History Division Winners Year North South Big 12 Champ 1996 Nebraska Texas Texas 1997 Nebraska Texas A&M Nebraska 1998 Kansas St. Texas A&M Texas A&M 1999 Nebraska Texas Nebraska 2000 Kansas St. Oklahoma Oklahoma 2001 Colorado Texas Colorado 2002 Colorado Oklahoma Oklahoma 2003 Kansas St. Oklahoma Kansas State 2004 Colorado Oklahoma Oklahoma 2005 Colorado Texas Texas 2006 Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma 2007 Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma NU Among Leaders in AP National Titles Notre Dame leads the nation by winning eight Associated Press national titles since 1936, with Oklahoma (7), Alabama (6), 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), Nebraska is tied for fourth with Miami and Texas with four titles, behind Alabama and Oklahoma with six apiece, and USC with five. Former Huskers Making Mark in NFL Nebraska has a long-standing tradition of placing large numbers of players in the NFL. A total of 31 former Huskers were listed on NFL rosters as of Sept. 5. A full list of Huskers in the NFL is in the left margin. Since the start of Big 12 play in 1996, Nebraska has led all Big 12 schools with 59 players selected in the NFL Draft. No other conference school has had more than 46 players chosen in that period. This past season, three Huskers were selected in the NFL Draft, marking the 39th straight year NU has had three or more players selected in the draft. Conference Crowns Nebraska made its first appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game since 1999 with its 2006 trip to the league title game in Kansas City. The Huskers played in three of the first four Big 12 title games. Nebraska is one of three teams to capture two or more Big 12 titles in the first 11 years of the conference, joining Oklahoma with five and Texas with two. Kansas State, Texas A&M and Colorado each captured one Big 12 crown. Oklahoma leads the way with six Big 12 title game appearances, followed by Nebraska, Colorado and Texas with four each. The Huskers have won 43 football conference championships overall, including eight under Coach Bob Devaney and 13 under Coach Tom Osborne. Oklahoma has won 36 conference championships to rank second behind NU among league schools. Huskers Continuing to Win in the Classroom Nebraska football carries the reputation of one of the nation s most successful programs on the field. Also synonymous with Cornhusker football is success in the classroom. Nation-Leading Total of Academic All-Americans The Nebraska football program has 96 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, a nationleading total. This fall, several Huskers are strong candidates to add to that list, including senior receiver Todd Peterson, senior punter Dan Titchener and senior linebacker Tyler Wortman. The Husker athletic program as a whole also leads the nation with 263 academic All-Americans across all teams and all sports. Three Huskers Earn Academic All-District Honors Three Nebraska seniors were named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII team on Nov. 6. Receiver Todd Peterson, linebacker Tyler Wortman and punter Dan Titchener were among the 24 players named to the all-district squad. Each of the three players advance to the ballot for Academic All-America. That team will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Nebraska Leads Big 12 in Exhausted Eligibility Graduation Rates; Rank High in GSR Scores The NCAA released Graduation Success Rate scores and Exhausted Eligibility Graduation rates on Oct. 14, and Nebraska once again fared extremely well. Nebraska was the Big 12 leader in exhausted eligibility rates for the sixth consecutive year. NU boasted an impressive exhausted eligibility rate of 93 percent. Nebraska s exhausted eligibility rate has increased from 87 to 93 percent in the past eight years and improved 21 percentage points since the inception of the exhausted eligibility rate in 1991-92. Nebraska s 93 percent exhausted eligibility rate ranks one percentage point higher than Texas Tech, which ranks second in the Big 12 Conference at 92 percent. The national average for exhausted eligibility is 86 percent for Division I schools. The Husker football team s GSR score ranked near the top of the Big 12 Conference. The Huskers 78 percent rate tied with Baylor for second in the Big 12, trailing only Texas Tech. Nebraska s institutional GSR score of 76 percent ranked fourth in the Big 12. The Graduation Success Rate is an NCAA measurement that, unlike the federally mandated graduation rates, includes transfer data in the calculation. This marks the third year the NCAA has released GSR rates Husker Seniors on Track for Degrees Senior offensive guard Mike Huff picked up his undergraduate degree in communication studies this past May and is playing the 2008 season as a graduate student. Senior guard Andy Christensen graduated in August and is also in graduate school. An additional 10 members of the 2008 senior class are expected to earn their degrees following the fall semester and 23 of the 25 members of Nebraska s senior class are expected to have earned their degrees by next May. Page 15
2008 Game-by-Game Notables Western Michigan * The win was the 23rd straight season Nebraska has won its season opener, the nation s longest streak of wins in season openers. * Bo Pelini became the fifth straight Nebraska firstyear head coach to win his season opener. * Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery connected on four 44-yard field goals. His four field goals tied a Memorial Stadium record and were the second most in school history. * Nebraska allowed eight rushing yards, the fewest since allowing -6 rushing yards vs. Maine in 2005. San Jose State * Nose tackle Ndamukong Suh returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown the first INT return for a score by an NU interior defensive lineman since Bruce Moore in 1992 against Arizona State. * Nebraska also had a kickoff return for a touchdown by Niles Paul. The game marked the first time Nebraska scored both a defensive and special teams touchdown in the same game since the 2002 season opener against Arizona State. New Mexico State * New Mexico State s fourth-quarter touchdown marked the first points by the Aggies in three alltime meetings with Nebraska. The Aggies were blanked 57-0 in 1979 and 68-0 in 1982. * The 69 rushing yards by Joe Ganz were the most by a Husker quarterback since Jammal Lord rushed for 79 yards in the 2003 Alamo Bowl against Michigan State. * Nebraska rushed for 330 yards, just the fourth time Nebraska has topped 300 yards on the ground since the start of the 2004 season. * Nebraska held NMSU scoreless in the first half, marking the first time in 23 games Nebraska has shut out an opponent in the first half. Virginia Tech * The Virginia Tech game ended a streak of six straight games in which Nebraska had scored 35 or more points, ending the third-longest streak in school history. * The attendance of 85,831 is a new Memorial Stadium record, bettering the crowd of 85,800 against Colorado on Nov. 24, 2006. Missouri * The loss ended a streak of 15 straight Husker victories over Missouri in Lincoln. The setback was also just the Huskers second loss in their last 35 conference openers (2002 at Iowa State), and marked the first time since 1977 Nebraska has dropped its first conference home game. * Nebraska failed to score 30 points, ending a streak of seven straight games with 30 or more points, its longest streak of 30-plus point games in 12 seasons. continued on next page Academic All-Big 12 Selections Fifteen Nebraska players were named to the 2007 academic All-Big 12 football team, including 12 first-team selections and three second-team honorees. Nebraska s 15 academic All-Big 12 selections were the third-most among conference schools and NU s 12 first-team selections were the secondhighest total in the league. The Nebraska honorees were led by junior linebacker Tyler Wortman who posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average during the previous year. Among the 151 student-athletes honored by the Big 12, Wortman, a mechanical engineering major, was one of seven players recognized for carrying a perfect grade-point average. Also notable among Nebraska s first-team selections was tight end J.B. Phillips, who was a firstteam selection for the fourth consecutive year. Phillips graduated with his degree in marketing in December of 2006, and completed his master s degree in May of 2008. Among returning Huskers, Peterson is a three-time first-team selection, while Titchener, defensive end Zach Potter and safety Matt O Hanlon have each been honored twice. Other returning Huskers named to the first team included Wortman, receiver Wes Cammack, and offensive lineman Lydon Murtha. Huskers Boast Impressive Total on Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll The Nebraska football program had 42 players named to the Big 12 Commissioner s Spring Academic Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes players who earned a 3.0 grade-point average or better in the previous semester. Husker freshmen Thomas Grove, Jay Martin and Patrick Witt each posted a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring semester. In the fall semester, 39 Huskers were named to the honor roll. Husker seniors Peterson, Titchener and Wortman have each been named to the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll all eight semesters. Peterson Honored with George Sullivan Scholarship The first George Finley Sullivan Endowed Scholarship was presented to senior receiver Todd Peterson before the Virginia Tech game. Sully served as Nebraska s Head Athletic Trainer from 1977 to 1995 and as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Head Physical Therapist from 1953 to 1977. 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 will be 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. Peterson is a model student-athlete, carrying a 3.763 grade-point average in nutrition, exercise and health science. He is a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection and was honored eight times with a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll. A two-time selection to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team, he has participated in extensive community service. Wortman Honored with Brook Berringer Scholarship Nebraska senior linebacker Tyler Wortman was presented the Brook Berringer Memorial Endowed Scholarship before the San Jose State game. The scholarship was endowed in the memory of former Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer who died in a plane crash on April 18, 1996. Criteria for the Brook Berringer Scholarship includes the following: Must be a football student-athlete; must be involved in community service along with high ideals, excellent character and integrity. A native of Grand Island, Wortman fits the criteria of the Berringer Scholarship. He has worked his way up the depth chart to his current starting BUCK linebacker position. Off the field, Wortman excels in the classroom and in the community. He carries a 3.955 cumulative grade-point average in mechanical engineering and was a first-team academic All-Big 12 selection in 2007. He is on track to earn his degree in May of 2009. He was also named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team this past spring for his outreach work. Wortman has volunteered at Elliott Elementary School, as well as being a part of Nebraska's regular team hospital visits. Jones Presented with Jake Young Memorial Scholarship Nebraska redshirt freshman offensive tackle Marcel Jones was presented with the Jake Young Memorial Endowed Scholarship before the Baylor game. The scholarship is presented to a varsity football student-athlete that demonstrates a high level of athletic and academic achievement and effective leadership skills. Jones is a native of Phoenix, Ariz., who started NU's first two games and is a key member of the NU offensive line. Jones had an outstanding first year on campus with a 3.568 grade-piont average and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll each of his first two semesters. Marcel is the son of Ulysses and Tracy Torry. Young, a former Husker center who earned All-America honors on the field and Academic All-America honors in the classroom, was killed in a terrorist attack in Bali in October of 2002. Page 16
Texas Tech * The overtime loss was the first in six all-time overtime games for the Huskers. Nebraska won in overtime at Missouri in 1997, at Colorado in 1999, at Notre Dame in 2000, vs. Iowa State (2OT) in 2005 and Kansas in 2006. * Nebraska did not score in the first quarter, marking the first time in nine games Nebraska did not score in the opening period (at Texas, 2007). * NU s 15-play scoring drive that consumed 8:03 of the first half marked the Huskers longest scoring drive of the season in terms of time and plays. The Huskers last had a longer scoring drive in terms of plays against Oklahoma in 2005. The last time an NU scoring drive took longer than 8:03 was against Penn State in 2003, when the Huskers used 8:12 on a touchdown drive. Iowa State * The win ended Nebraska s five-game road losing streak both overall and in Big 12 Conference games. NU s previous road victory was a 20-17 win at Wake Forest last season. NU s last win on the road in league play was a 28-27 victory at Texas A&M in 2006. * The 28-point victory was Nebraska s secondlargest in a conference game in the last four seasons. It was also NU s largest margin of victory in a league road game since a 51-7 win at Kansas in 2001. * The victory marked NU s fourth straight over Iowa State, marking the eighth NU winning streak of four games or more in the all-time series. * Nebraska forced Iowa State s offense to threeand-out six times in the game, a season-high for the NU defense. Baylor * In addition to setting a career high, Swift s 11 receptions tied Maurice Purify (at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007) and Marlon Lucky (vs. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007) for third on the Nebraska single-game receptions list. * Nebraska trailed 20-17 at the half, but rallied. NU had lost the previous 22 games it had trailed at the half since an 18-10 win over Penn State in 2003 when the Huskers trailed 10-9 at half. * Place-kicker Alex Henery missed an extrapoint attempt in the fourth quarter ending a streak of 77 straight made to begin his career. Oklahoma * I-back Roy Helu produced his first career 100-yard rushing game with 16 carries for 157 yards and a touchdown. The rushing total was the most by a Husker in 21 games. Nebraska Possible Starters at a Glance Offense Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable WR (X) Nate Swift*** Sr. 6-2/200 Nebraska career leader in receptions, second in yards and TD catches WR (Z) Todd Peterson*** Sr. 6-4/215 At least three catches in all 10 games/11 career touchdown catches TE Mike McNeill* So. 6-4/240 23 catches are most by NU tight end since 2004/12.7 yards per catch LT Mike Smith* So. 6-6/285 Started nine of 10 games at LT/Came to NU as defensive end -or- Jaivorio Burkes* So. 6-5/325 Back at full strength after preseason illness/started at RT vs. Kansas LG Keith Williams* So. 6-5/305 Has made first five career starts over past six weeks -or- Mike Huff*** Sr. 6-4/300 Earned undergraduate degree last May/23 career starts C Jacob Hickman** Jr. 6-4/290 Started at guard in 2007 before moving to center in off-season RG Matt Slauson*** Sr. 6-5/320 32 career starts is most on team/dropped more than 20 pounds since 07 RT Lydon Murtha*** Sr. 6-7/315 Missed KU game with foot injury/expected to return vs. Kansas State QB Joe Ganz** Sr. 6-1/210 34 TD passes in 13 starts/five of top 10 passing days in NU history FB Thomas Lawson** Sr. 6-0/250 Scored touchdowns on all three receptions in 2007 -or- Hunter Teafatiller*** Sr. 6-3/240 Lined up at tight end in first three seasons/awarded scholarship in Sept. IB Marlon Lucky*** Sr. 6-0/215 Fourth at NU in career all-purpose/touchdown in eight of past 12 games -or- Roy Helu Jr.* So. 6-0/215 Leads team with 566 rushing yards/back-to-back 100-yard rushing games -or- Quentin Castille* So. 6-1/235 Third on team with 279 rushing yards/8 career touchdowns Defense Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable B END Zach Potter*** Sr. 6-7/280 24 career tackles for loss/38 tackles, 12 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT, 3 kick blocks NT Ndamukong Suh** Jr. 6-4/300 Big 12 leader among DL in tackles pg/career-high 12 tackles, 4 TFL vs. KU DT Ty Steinkuhler*** Sr. 6-3/280 Made a career-high eight tackles vs. Western Michigan/37 tackles in 08 O END Pierre Allen* So. 6-5/265 Took over for injured Barry Turner/44 tackles, seven tackles for loss WLB Cody Glenn*** Sr. 6-0/235 Third on team with 51 tackles despite missing majority of two games MLB Phillip Dillard** Jr. 6-1/235 Missed last two games with leg injury/38 tackles is fifth on team BLB Tyler Wortman* Sr. 6-3/235 Walk-on is in first year at top of depth chart/11 tackles vs. OU RCB Anthony West* So. 6-0/200 First career INT against W. Michigan/25 tackles in 2008/3 PBU vs. KU S Matt O Hanlon** Jr. 5-11/195 Started nine games in 2008/awarded scholarship in September S-Larry Asante* Jr. 6-1/210 78 tackles as a sophomore/second in 08 with 58 tackles (13 at OU) S-Rickey Thenarse** Jr. 6-0/195 Made second career start against Kansas/two-time special teams MVP LCB Armando Murillo* Sr. 6-0/190 Has 32 tackles, an INT, a fumble recovery and team-high 9 PBU NICKEL Eric Hagg* So. 6-2/200 Backup corner has made eight starts as nickel back/34 tackles, 6 PBU DIME Lance Thorell RFr. 6-1/190 Walk-on played 8-man football in high school/four starts, 21 tackles Special Teams Pos. Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable PK Alex Henery* So. 6-2/175 Connected on four 44-yard FGs vs. Western Michigan/18-21 in career P Dan Titchener** Sr. 6-0/200 51 punts downed inside 20 in 144 career punting attempts -or- Jake Wesch*** Sr. 6-1/205 First career starts at punter vs. Tech and ISU/Averaging 40.2 ypp KO Adi Kunalic* So. 6-0/185 Led nation in touchback percentage in 2007/24 touchbacks in 2008 LS T.J. O Leary** Sr. 6-1/235 Omaha native transferred from New Mexico State/third year as starter H Jake Wesch*** Sr. 6-1/205 Completed second career pass on fake FG vs. Texas Tech PR Nate Swift*** Sr. 6-2/200 88-yard return for TD vs. Virginia Tech was 4th-longest in NU history PR Niles Paul* So. 6-1/210 Has seven punt returns for 77 yards in 2008 KOR Niles Paul* So. 6-1/210 Two returns of 69 yards or more/td vs. SJSU/Averging 23.8 per return KOR Alfonzo Dennard Fr. 5-10/190 One of five true freshmen to see action/4-55 KOR in 2008 * Nebraska safety Larry Asante made a careerhigh 13 tackles, bettering his 10 tackles last season against Texas A&M. * The 35 points allowed by Nebraska in the first quarter were the most ever allowed in a quarter by NU. Page 17
Nebraska Football Rosters As of Sept. 28, 2008; Lettermen in Bold; *-Indicates Letters Earned No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 95 * Allen, Pierre DE 6-5 265 So. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson) 21 * Amukamara, Prince CB 6-1 195 So. Glendale, Ariz. (Apollo) 70 Anderson, Kenny DE 6-2 235 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 4 * Asante, Larry S 6-1 210 Jr. Alexandria, Va. (Hayfield/Coffeyville CC) 56 * Barfield, Shukree DT 6-4 290 Sr. Camden, N.J. (Garden City CC) 66 Barrett, Cruz OL 6-4 310 So. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) 56 Baumgartner, Justin LS 6-2 245 Sr. Cheyenne, Wyo. (Chadron State/Laramie County CC) 83 Bechtold, Damon TE 6-4 215 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 39 Blatchford, Justin DB 6-1 185 Fr. Ponca, Neb. 14 * Blue, Anthony CB 5-10 180 So. Cedar Hill, Texas 1 Brooks, Chris WR 6-2 210 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East) 73 Burke, Keifer DT 6-3 220 Fr. Maxwell, Neb. 72 * Burkes, Jaivorio OL 6-5 325 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Moon Valley) 57 Callaway, Steve LS 5-9 215 Fr. Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) 42 Camarata, Joseph LB 5-10 225 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. 82 ** Cammack, Wes WR 5-11 195 Jr. DeWitt, Neb. (Tri-County) 58 Caputo, Mike OL 6-1 275 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 8 Cassidy, Austin S 6-1 205 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 19 * Castille, Quentin IB 6-1 235 So. La Porte, Texas 77 Choi, Seung Hoon OL 6-2 300 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Christian) 62 Christensen, Andy OL 6-3 305 Sr. Bennington, Neb. 51 Compton, Will LB 6-2 230 Fr. Bonne Terre, Mo. (North County) 6 Cooper, Khiry WR 6-2 180 Fr. Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 81 Cotton, Ben TE 6-6 230 Fr. Ames, Iowa 31 Covey, Nick DE 6-2 250 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge) 94 Crick, Jared DT 6-6 280 RFr. Cozad, Neb. 2 ** Culbert, Major S 6-0 205 Jr. Harbor City, Calif. (Nathaniel Narbonne) 27 Damkroger, Jonathon P/PK 6-1 180 So. Firth, Neb. (Norris) 15 Davis, Beau QB 6-4 180 Sr. Venice, Calif. 20 Dean, Jase DB 6-0 180 Fr. Bridgeport, Neb. 15 Dennard, Alfonzo DB 5-10 190 Fr. Rochelle, Ga. (Wilcox County) 52 ** Dillard, Phillip LB 6-1 235 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks) 46 Dixon, Taylor WR 5-11 170 Fr. Wauneta, Neb. (Wauneta-Palisade) 16 Ebke, Jim QB 6-0 210 So. Lincoln, Neb. (East/South Dakota State) 92 Fahie, Tyrone DE 6-3 255 So. Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes) 42 Fisher, Sean LB 6-6 225 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 49 Foxhoven, Tanner LB 6-3 210 Fr. Crofton, Neb. 12 ** Ganz, Joe QB 6-1 210 Sr. Palos Heights, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg) 41 Gillaspie, Aaron FB 6-2 240 So. Littleton, Colo. 11 Gilleylen, Curenski WR 6-0 210 RFr. Leander, Texas 34 *** Glenn, Cody LB 6-0 235 Sr. Rusk, Texas 41 * Grove, Thomas LB 6-2 225 So. Arlington, Neb. 28 * Hagg, Eric CB 6-2 200 So. Peoria, Ariz. (Ironwood) 80 Harvey, David DE 6-4 265 Jr. La Plata, Md. (McDonough) 30 Hays, Mike FB 6-1 230 RFr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 10 * Helu Jr., Roy IB 6-0 215 So. Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) 90 * Henery, Alex PK 6-2 175 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 74 Henry, Ricky OL 6-4 305 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Burke/N.D. State College of Science) 8 * Henry, Will WR 6-5 220 So. El Paso, Texas (J.M. Hanks) 47 Hetzer, Tyson TE 6-6 250 Jr. Redding, Calif. (Anderson/Citrus College) 67 ** Hickman, Jacob OL 6-4 290 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial) 80 Hill, Ryan TE 6-3 245 RFr. Arvada, Colo. (West) 35 Holt, Matt LB 6-0 200 Fr. Lee s Summitt, Mo. (West) 18 ** Holt, Menelik WR 6-4 220 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine) 61 *** Huff, Mike OL 6-4 300 Sr. Ralston, Neb. 85 Hyland, KC WR 6-6 195 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 69 Iske, Cory OL 6-4 285 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 58 Jackson, Justin DL 6-3 255 Fr. Roca, Neb. (Norris) 28 Jones, Austin IB 5-10 205 RFr. Centennial, Colo. (Smokey Hill) 73 * Jones, D.J. OL 6-5 305 So. Omaha, Neb. (Central) 78 Jones, Marcel OL 6-7 310 RFr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Trevor Browne) 85 Klingelhoefer, Faron DE 6-2 255 Fr. Amherst, Neb. 54 Koehler, Colton LB 6-1 230 Jr. Harvard, Neb. (Nebraska Wesleyan) 44 Kreikemeier, Micah LB 6-3 210 Fr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 20 * Kunalic, Adi PK 6-0 185 So. Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) 40 * Lawrence, Blake LB 6-2 225 So. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West) 36 ** Lawson, Thomas FB 6-0 250 Sr. Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) 3 Lee, Zac QB 6-2 210 So. San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep/San Francisco City College) 48 Legate, Tyler FB 5-10 220 So. Neligh, Neb. (Neligh-Oakdale/South Dakota) 9 Lester, Ben WR 5-10 170 RFr. Tecumseh, Neb. 16 Levorson, John DB 6-3 190 Fr. Crete, Neb. 75 Lingenfelter, Luke DE 6-4 255 RFr. Plainview, Neb. 5 *** Lucky, Marlon IB 6-0 215 Sr. North Hollywood, Calif. 96 Maher, Brett PK/P 6-0 160 Fr. Kearney, Neb. 2008 Numerical Roster No. Name... Position 1 Chris Brooks... WR 2 * Major Culbert... S 2 Patrick Witt... QB 3 Zac Lee... QB 3 ** Rickey Thenarse... S 4 * Larry Asante... S 5 *** Marlon Lucky...IB 5 * Anthony West...CB 6 Khiry Cooper... WR 6 * Armando Murillo...CB 7 Kody Spano... QB 7 * Latravis Washington... LB 8 Austin Cassidy... S 8 * Will Henry... WR 9 Ben Lester... WR 9 Austin Stafford... LB 10 * Roy Helu Jr...IB 11 Curenski Gilleylen... WR 11 Justin Rogers... DB 12 ** Joe Ganz... QB 12 Courtney Osborne... DB 13 P.J. Smith... DB 14 * Anthony Blue...CB 14 Lester Ward...IB 15 Beau Davis... QB 15 Alfonzo Dennard... DB 16 Jim Ebke... QB 16 John Levorson... DB 17 *** Todd Peterson... WR 17 Josh Williams...DE 18 ** Menelik Holt... WR 18 Zach Ruiz... QB 18 Shawn Sullivan... DB 19 * Quentin Castille...IB 20 Jase Dean... DB 20 * Adi Kunalic...PK 21 * Prince Amukamara...CB 21 Tim Marlowe... WR 22 Mason Wald... DB 23 Lance Thorell...CB 24 * Niles Paul... WR 24 Adam Watson... DB 25 Kyler Reed... TE 25 Jeremy Wallace... RB/LB 26 Steven Osborne... WR 27 Jonathon Damkroger... P/PK 28 * Eric Hagg...CB 28 Austin Jones...IB 29 Collins Okafor...IB 30 Mike Hays... FB 31 Nick Covey...DE 32 Marcus Mendoza...IB 33 ** Matt O'Hanlon... S 33 David Pillen...LS 34 *** Cody Glenn... LB 35 Matt Holt... LB 35 Jordan Makovicka...RB 36 ** Thomas Lawson... FB 36 Mathew May... S 37 *** Jake Wesch... PK/P 37 Kevin Thomsen... FB 39 Justin Blatchford... DB 40 * Blake Lawrence... LB 41 Aaron Gillaspie... FB 41 * Thomas Grove... LB 42 Joseph Camarata... LB 42 Sean Fisher... LB 43 Brent Moravec... FS 43 *** Ty Steinkuhler...DT 44 * Mike McNeill... TE 44 Micah Kreikemeier... LB 45 Justin Makovicka... FB 45 Alonzo Whaley... LB 46 Taylor Dixon... WR 47 Tyson Hetzer... TE 47 William Yancy...DE 48 Tyler Legate... FB 48 Marcus Smith... LB 49 Tanner Foxhoven... LB 49 * Dreu Young... TE 50 Quentin Toailoa...DL Page 18
51 Will Compton... LB 52 ** Phillip Dillard... LB 53 * Tyler Wortman... LB 54 Colton Koehler... LB 54 Max McShane...OL 55 Baker Steinkuhler...DL 56 * Shukree Barfield...DT 56 Justin Baumgartner...LS 57 Steve Callaway...LS 58 Mike Caputo...OL 58 Justin Jackson...DL 59 Brian Thorson...OL 61 *** Mike Huff...OL 61 Matt Manninger... LB 62 Andy Christensen...OL 62 Mychael McClure... LB 63 * Ben Martin...DT 63 Derek Meyer...OL 65 Colin McDermott... LB 65 * Mike Smith...OL 66 Cruz Barrett...OL 66 Conor McDermott...DE 67 ** Jacob Hickman...OL 67 Sam Meginnis... LB 68 Josh Molek...DL 68 * Keith Williams...OL 69 Cory Iske...OL 70 Kenny Anderson...DE 70 *** Matt Slauson...OL 71 Graham Stoddard... LB 72 * Jaivorio Burkes...OL 73 Keifer Burke...DT 73 * D.J. Jones...OL 74 Ricky Henry...OL 75 Luke Lingenfelter...DE 76 *** Lydon Murtha...OL 77 Seung Hoon Choi...OL 78 Marcel Jones...OL 79 Brandon Thompson...OL 80 David Harvey...DE 80 Ryan Hill... TE 81 Ben Cotton... TE 82 ** Wes Cammack... WR 82 ** T.J. O'Leary...LS 83 Damon Bechtold... TE 85 KC Hyland... WR 85 Faron Klingelhoefer...DE 87 *** Nate Swift... WR 88 Jay Martin... TE 88 *** Clayton Sievers...DE 89 Jonathon Santin...DE 89 *** Hunter Teafatiller...TE/FB 90 * Alex Henery...PK 90 Terrence Moore...DT 92 Tyrone Fahie...DE 93 ** Ndamukong Suh...DT 94 Jared Crick...DT 95 * Pierre Allen...DE 96 Brett Maher... PK/P 96 Cameron Meredith...DE 97 ** Dan Titchener... P 98 *** Zach Potter...DE 99 *** Barry Turner...DE Pronunciation Guide Larry Asante... uh-sahn-tay Prince Amukamara... ah-moo-kuh-mare-uh Shukree Barfield...shuh-KREE Jaivorio Burkes...juh-var-ee-o Khiry Cooper... KY-ree Tyrone Fahie... FOY Curenski Gilleylen...GILL-ee-yen Roy Helu Jr....hel-lue Menelik Holt... men-uh-leek Faron Klingelhoefer... fair-in Micah Kreikemeier...crack-meyer Colton Koehler... co-ler Adi Kunalic...ah-dee Kuh-NALEK Tyler Legate... lug-gate John Levorson... lev-er-sen Justin and Jordan Makovicka.. mack-oh-vick-uh Baker and Ty Steinkuhler... STINE-kooler Ndamukong Suh...en-dom-ah-ken SUE Hunter Teafatiller...TEE-fuh-tiller Rickey Thenarse... tuh-narse Quentin Toailoa... toe-uh-loa 35 Makovicka, Jordan RB 5-10 170 Fr. Ulysses, Neb. (East Butler) 45 Makovicka, Justin FB 6-1 240 So. Ulysses, Neb. (East Butler) 61 Manninger, Matt LB 6-1 225 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 21 Marlowe, Tim WR 5-10 160 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 63 * Martin, Ben DT 6-4 275 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 88 Martin, Jay TE 6-2 215 RFr. Waverly, Neb. 36 May, Mathew S 6-1 195 RFr. Imperial, Neb. (Chase County) 62 McClure, Mychael LB 6-5 210 Fr. Wisner, Neb. (Wisner-Pilger) 65 McDermott, Colin LB 6-2 225 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 66 McDermott, Conor DE 6-2 230 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 44 * McNeill, Mike TE 6-4 240 So. Kirkwood, Mo. 54 McShane, Max OL 6-6 290 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. 67 Meginnis, Sam LB 6-2 210 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 32 Mendoza, Marcus IB 5-10 185 RFr. Houston, Texas (Spring Woods) 96 Meredith, Cameron DE 6-4 250 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) 63 Meyer, Derek OL 6-5 300 Sr. Campbell, Neb. (Silver Lake/Kansas State) 68 Molek, Josh DL 6-3 235 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 90 Moore, Terrence DT 6-3 275 RFr. New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35) 43 Moravec, Brent FS 6-0 180 Fr. Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 6 * Murillo, Armando CB 6-0 190 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson/Eastern Arizona CC) 76 *** Murtha, Lydon OL 6-7 315 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 33 ** O Hanlon, Matt S 5-11 195 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 82 ** O'Leary, T.J. LS 6-1 235 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/New Mexico State) 29 Okafor, Collins IB 6-1 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 12 Osborne, Courtney DB 6-3 175 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 26 Osborne, Steven WR 6-4 185 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 24 * Paul, Niles WR 6-1 210 So. Omaha, Neb. (North) 17 *** Peterson, Todd WR 6-4 215 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 33 Pillen, David LS 5-11 230 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) 98 *** Potter, Zach DE 6-7 280 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 25 Reed, Kyler TE 6-3 220 Fr. Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 11 Rogers, Justin DB 5-11 180 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) 18 Ruiz, Zach QB 6-3 210 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. 89 Santin, Jonathon DE 6-3 225 RFr. Fullerton, Neb. 88 *** Sievers, Clayton DE 6-4 255 Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. 70 *** Slauson, Matt OL 6-5 320 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force Prep) 48 Smith, Marcus LB 6-1 195 Fr. Crete, Neb. 65 * Smith, Mike OL 6-6 285 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde) 13 Smith, P.J. DB 6-2 205 Fr. River Ridge, La. (John Curtis) 7 Spano, Kody QB 6-2 210 Fr. Stephenville, Texas 9 Stafford, Austin LB 6-2 205 RFr. Hayward, Calif. 55 Steinkuhler, Baker DL 6-6 290 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 43 *** Steinkuhler, Ty DT 6-3 280 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 71 Stoddard, Graham LB 6-2 215 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 93 ** Suh, Ndamukong DT 6-4 300 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Grant) 18 Sullivan, Shawn CB 5-10 190 RFr. Brenham, Texas 87 *** Swift, Nate WR 6-2 200 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 89 *** Teafatiller, Hunter TE/FB 6-3 240 Sr. Kingsburg, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial) 3 ** Thenarse, Rickey S 6-0 195 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Jordan) 79 Thompson, Brandon OL 6-6 295 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas 37 Thomsen, Kevin FB 6-2 240 RFr. Elkhorn, Neb. 23 Thorell, Lance CB 6-1 190 RFr. Loomis, Neb. 59 Thorson, Brian OL 6-3 280 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 97 ** Titchener, Dan P 6-0 200 Sr. Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) 50 Toailoa, Quentin DL 6-4 300 Fr. Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) 99 *** Turner, Barry DE 6-3 265 Sr. Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 22 Wald, Mason DB 5-11 205 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) 25 Wallace, Jeremy RB 6-1 220 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Bryan) 14 Ward, Lester IB 6-3 215 Fr. Brenham, Texas 7 * Washington, Latravis LB 6-3 225 So. Bradenton, Fla. (Bayshore) 24 Watson, Adam S 6-0 190 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Niwot [Colo.]) 37 *** Wesch, Jake PK/P 6-1 205 Sr. North Bend, Neb. 5 * West, Anthony CB 6-0 200 So. San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma) 45 Whaley, Alonzo LB 6-1 225 Fr. Madisonville, Texas 17 Williams, Josh DE 6-4 225 Fr. Denton, Texas (Ryan) 68 * Williams, Keith OL 6-5 305 So. Florissant, Mo. (McClure North) 2 Witt, Patrick QB 6-4 225 RFr. Wylie, Texas 53 * Wortman, Tyler LB 6-3 235 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 47 Yancy, William DE 6-4 245 RFr. Glendale, Ariz. (Ironwood) 49 * Young, Dreu TE 6-4 245 So. Cozad, Neb. Football Staff Head Coach: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990); Record at Nebraska: 7-4 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Carl Pelini; Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Shawn Watson; Running Backs: Tim Beck; Tight Ends: Ron Brown; Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line: Barney Cotton; Assistant Head Coach/Receivers/ Recruiting Coordinator: Ted Gilmore; Linebackers: Mike Ekeler; Defensive Ends: John Papuchis; Secondary: Marvin Sanders; Graduate Assistant/Offense: Curt Baldus; Graduate Assistant/Defense: Ross Watson; Head Football Strength Coach: James Dobson; Associate A.D./Football: Jeff Jamrog; Head Football Trainer: Mark Mayer; Equipment Manager: Jay Terry; Video Coordinator: Dusty Alves Page 19
Nebraska Depth Chart-Kansas Defense Strong Safety 4 Larry Asante* 6-1, 210, Jr. 2 Major Culbert** 6-0, 205, Jr. Free Safety 33 Matt O Hanlon** 5-11, 195, Jr. - or- 3 Rickey Thenarse** 6-0, 195, Jr. Right Corner 5 Anthony West* 6-0, 200, So. 21 Prince Amukamara* 6-1, 195, So. 23 Lance THORELL 6-1, 190, RFr. Will Linebacker 34 Cody Glenn*** 6-0, 235, Sr. 40 Blake Lawrence* 6-3, 225, So. -or- 35 Matt HOLT 6-0, 200, Fr. Left End 98 Zach Potter*** 6-7, 280, Sr. 88 Clayton Sievers*** 6-4, 255, Sr. Nose Tackle 93 Ndamukong Suh** 6-4, 300, Jr. 90 Terrence MOORE 6-3, 275, RFr. Mike Linebacker 52 Phillip Dillard** 6-1, 235, Jr. 51 Will COMPTON 6-2, 230, Fr. 54 Colton Koehler 6-1, 230, Jr. Defensive Tackle 43 Ty Steinkuhler*** 6-3, 280, Sr. 94 Jared CRICK 6-6, 280, RFr. Buck Linebacker 53 Tyler Wortman* 6-3, 235, Sr. 42 Sean FISHER 6-6, 225, Fr. 7 Latravis WASHINGTON* 6-3, 225, So. Right End 95 Pierre Allen* 6-5, 265, So. 56 Shukree Barfield* 6-4, 290, Sr. Left Corner 6 Armando Murillo* 6-0, 190, Sr. 28 Eric Hagg* 6-2, 200, So. 15 Alfonzo DENNARD 5-10, 190, Fr. Offense Left Tackle 65 Mike Smith* 6-6, 285, So. -or- 72 Jaivorio Burkes* 6-5, 325, So. Left Guard 68 Keith Williams* 6-5, 305, So. -or- 61 Mike Huff*** 6-4, 300, Sr. Center 67 Jacob Hickman** 6-4, 290, Jr. 58 Mike Caputo 6-1, 275, RFr. Right Guard 70 Matt Slauson*** 6-5, 320, Sr. 73 D.J. Jones* 6-5, 305, So. Right Tackle 76 Lydon Murtha*** 6-7, 315, Sr. 78 Marcel Jones 6-7, 310, RFr. Wide Receiver X 87 Nate Swift*** 6-2, 200, Sr. 18 Menelik Holt** 6-4, 220, Jr. 1 Chris Brooks 6-2, 210, Jr. -or- 8 Will HENRY* 6-5, 220, So. Special Teams Kickoff Returns 24 Niles PAUL* -and- 4 Larry ASANTE* -or- 15 Alfonzo DENNARD Fullback 36 Thomas Lawson** 6-0, 250, Sr. -or- 89 Hunter TEAFATILLER*** 6-3, 240, Sr. Career Starts -- Offense Matt Slauson, Sr., OG... 32 Marlon Lucky, Sr., IB... 28 Nate Swift, Sr., WR... 26 Mike Huff, Sr., OG... 23 Lydon Murtha, Sr., OT... 21 Jacob Hickman, Jr., C... 20 Todd Peterson, Sr., WR... 14 Joe Ganz, Sr., QB... 13 Mike McNeill, Soph., TE... 10 Mike Smith, Soph., OT... 8 Jaivorio Burkes, Soph., OT... 6 Keith Williams, Soph., OG... 6 Dreu Young, Soph., TE... 4 Hunter Teafatiller, Sr., TE... 4 Menelik Holt, Jr., WR... 3 Place-Kicker 90 Alex Henery* 6-2, 175, So. - or - 20 Adi Kunalic* 6-0, 185, So. Quarterback 12 Joe Ganz** 6-1, 210, Sr. 2 Patrick Witt 6-4, 225, RFr. 3 Zac Lee 6-2, 210, So. I-Back 5 Marlon Lucky*** 6-0, 215, Sr. - or - 10 Roy Helu Jr.* 6-0, 215, So. - or - 19 Quentin Castille* 6-1, 235, So. Punter 97 Dan Titchener** 6-0, 200, Sr. -or- 37 Jake Wesch*** 6-1, 205, Sr. Thomas Lawson, Sr., FB... 2 Niles Paul, So., WR... 2 Marcel Jones, RFr., OT... 1 Career Starts -- Defense Armando Murillo, Sr., CB... 21 Ndamukong Suh, Jr., NT... 21 Zach Potter, Sr., DE... 21 Larry Asante, Jr., SS... 19 Ty Steinkuhler, Sr., DT... 18 Barry Turner, Sr., DE... 13 Matt O Hanlon, Sr., S... 9 Cody Glenn, Sr., LB... 9 Phillip Dillard, Jr., LB... 8 Anthony West, Soph., CB... 8 Pierre Allen, Soph., DE... 8 Tight End 44 Mike McNeill* 6-4, 240, So. 49 Dreu YOUNG* 6-4, 245, So. 89 Hunter TEAFATILLER*** 6-3, 240, Sr. 80 Ryan Hill 6-3, 245, RFr. Long Snapper 82 T.J. O Leary** 6-1, 235, Sr. 56 Justin Baumgartner 6-2, 245, Sr. Wide Receiver Z 17 Todd Peterson*** 6-4, 215, Sr. 24 Niles Paul* 6-1, 210, So. - or - 11 Curenski Gilleylen 6-0, 210, RFr. Punt Returns 87 Nate SWIFT*** -or- 24 Niles PAUL* Eric Hagg, Soph., CB... 8 Clayton Sievers, Sr., DE*... 4 Lance Thorell, RFr., CB... 4 Prince Amukamara, Soph., CB... 3 Tyler Wortman, Sr., LB... 3 Anthony Blue, Soph., CB... 2 Rickey Thenarse, Jr., S... 2 Shukree Barfield, Sr., DT... 1 Matt Holt, Fr., LB... 1 Career Starts -- Special Teams Dan Titchener, Sr., P... 34 Alex Henery, Soph., PK... 22 Adi Kunalic, Soph., KO... 22 Jake Wesch, Sr., P... 2 Page 20
2008 Nebraska Schedule and Results Date Opponent Result Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan W 47-24 1-0 0-0 3:11 84485 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State W 35-12 2-0 0-0 3:10 84146 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State W 38-7 3-0 0-0 3:14 84821 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech L 30-35 3-1 0-0 3:21 85831 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri* L 17-52 3-2 0-1 3:11 85372 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech* L (ot) 31-37 3-3 0-2 3:07 53449 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State* W 35-7 4-3 1-2 3:07 48794 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor* W 32-20 5-3 2-2 3:30 85104 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma* L 28-62 5-4 2-3 3:20 85212 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas* W 45-35 6-4 3-3 3:12 85486 Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State* Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado* * Big 12 conference game Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING 338 291 Points Per Game 33.8 29.1 FIRST DOWNS 229 188 Rushing 81 71 Passing 137 96 Penalty 11 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 1564 1409 Yards gained rushing 1758 1642 Yards lost rushing 194 233 Rushing Attempts 347 338 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.2 Average Per Game 156.4 140.9 TDs Rushing 20 21 PASSING YARDAGE 2918 2391 Att-Comp-Int 346-241-9 296-179-7 Average Per Pass 8.4 8.1 Average Per Catch 12.1 13.4 Average Per Game 291.8 239.1 TDs Passing 21 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 4482 3800 Total Plays 693 634 Average Per Play 6.5 6.0 Average Per Game 448.2 380.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 43-940 39-888 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-278 14-123 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-164 9-129 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 22.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.4 8.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 23.4 14.3 FUMBLES-LOST 23-12 12-3 PENALTIES-Yards 76-648 50-388 Average Per Game 64.8 38.8 PUNTS-Yards 36-1385 48-1867 Average Per Punt 38.5 38.9 Net punt average 32.8 31.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:11 26:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 64/132 48/130 3rd-Down Pct 48% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/10 6/12 4th-Down Pct 40% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 21-142 16-90 MISC YARDS 9 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 38 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-13 9-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES 40-45 89% 33-42 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 34-45 76% 26-42 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS 42-43 98% 34-38 89% ATTENDANCE 595245 187455 Games/Avg Per Game 7/85035 3/62485 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Nebraska 70 92 58 118 0 338 Opponents 92 76 72 45 6 291
2008 Nebraska Individual Statistics RUSHING G/GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Helu Jr., Roy 10/0 82 588 22 566 6.9 5 57 56.6 Lucky, Marlon 10/10 114 503 33 470 4.1 7 58 47.0 Castille, Quentin 10/0 70 294 15 279 4.0 4 19 27.9 Ganz, Joe 10/10 61 259 106 153 2.5 3 33 15.3 Mendoza, Marcus 3/0 5 47 2 45 9.0 0 35 15.0 Swift, Nate 10/10 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 16 2.3 Peterson, Todd 10/9 2 18 0 18 9.0 0 16 1.8 Witt, Patrick 3/0 3 17 1 16 5.3 1 16 5.3 Henery, Alex 10/10 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.9 McNeill, Mike 10/10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Paul, Niles 10/2 1 0 6-6 -6.0 0 0-0.6 TEAM 4/0 5 0 9-9 -1.8 0 0-2.2 Total... 10 347 1758 194 1564 4.5 20 58 156.4 Opponents... 10 338 1642 233 1409 4.2 21 67 140.9 PASSING G/GS Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Ganz, Joe 10 154.26 231-333-9 69.4 2833 19 69 283.3 Witt, Patrick 3/0 125.40 6-8-0 75.0 48 0 23 16.0 Lee, Zac 1/0 71.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 0 5 5.0 Lucky, Marlon 10/10 530.80 2-2-0 100.0 24 2 20 2.4 Wesch, Jake 10/0 167.20 1-1-0 100.0 8 0 8 0.8 Total... 10 155.32241-346-9 69.7 2918 21 69 291.8 Opponents... 10 140.32 179-296-7 60.5 2391 15 58 239.1 RECEIVING G/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Swift, Nate 10/10 54 801 14.8 8 67 80.1 Peterson, Todd 10/9 50 599 12.0 2 36 59.9 Holt, Menelik 9/3 25 278 11.1 1 25 30.9 McNeill, Mike 10/10 23 293 12.7 4 35 29.3 Lucky, Marlon 10/10 22 275 12.5 1 69 27.5 Helu Jr., Roy 10/0 20 217 10.9 0 27 21.7 Paul, Niles 10/2 17 159 9.4 0 21 15.9 Young, Dreu 10/4 7 98 14.0 1 55 9.8 Castille, Quentin 10/0 7 86 12.3 0 31 8.6 Teafatiller, Hunter 9/2 3 27 9.0 0 15 3.0 Hill, Ryan 10/0 3 9 3.0 1 6 0.9 Brooks, Chris 9/0 2 27 13.5 1 25 3.0 Gilleylen, Curenski 10/0 2 11 5.5 0 6 1.1 Mendoza, Marcus 3/0 2 7 3.5 0 7 2.3 Ganz, Joe 10/10 1 20 20.0 1 20 2.0 Cammack, Wes 10/0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 Lawson, Thomas 8/0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.5 Suh, Ndamukong 10/10 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.2 Total... 10 241 2918 12.1 21 69 291.8 Opponents... 10 179 2391 13.4 15 58 239.1 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Paul, Niles 33 786 23.8 1 85 Dennard, Alfonzo 4 55 13.8 0 23 Asante, Larry 2 31 15.5 0 20 Gilleylen, Curenski 2 48 24.0 0 26 Lawson, Thomas 1 4 4.0 0 4 Teafatiller, Hunter 1 16 16.0 0 16 Total... 43 940 21.9 1 85 Opponents... 39 888 22.8 0 62 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Murillo, Armando 1 11 11.0 0 11 Hagg, Eric 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total... 2 14 7.0 0 11 Opponents... 3 64 21.3 0 48 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Henery, Alex 10-13 76.9 1-1 3-3 1-2 5-5 0-2 48 1 FG SEQUENCE Nebraska OPPONENTS Western Michigan (44),(44),(44),(44) (19) San Jose State - 41,(41),32,(27) New Mexico State 35,(19) 20 Virginia Tech (48) (19),(38),(27),(36) Missouri (28) (48),59 Texas Tech 53,(21) (26) Iowa State - 40 Baylor (27),52 19 Oklahoma - - Kansas (35) - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Titchener, Dan 30 1184 39.5 58 2 4 9 0 Wesch, Jake 5 201 40.2 55 2 1 1 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 Total... 36 1385 38.5 58 4 5 10 1 Opponents... 48 1867 38.9 69 3 7 14 0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Kunalic, Adi 61 4010 65.7 24 0 Henery, Alex 1 52 52.0 0 0 Titchener, Dan 1 52 52.0 0 0 Total... 63 4114 65.3 24 0 888 43.6 26 Opponents... 56 3495 62.4 9 4 940 42.4 27 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Swift, Nate 11 201 18.3 1 88 Paul, Niles 7 77 11.0 0 28 Total... 18 278 15.4 1 88 Opponents... 14 123 8.8 0 28 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Potter, Zach 2 11 5.5 0 11 Thenarse, Rickey 1 0 0.0 0 0 Suh, Ndamukong 1 49 49.0 1 49 Murillo, Armando 1 57 57.0 0 57 O Hanlon, Matt 1 21 21.0 0 21 West, Anthony 1 26 26.0 0 26 Total... 7 164 23.4 1 57 Opponents... 9 129 14.3 2 33
2008 Nebraska Individual Statistics ---------- PATs ---------- SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Henery, Alex 0 10-13 42-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 Swift, Nate 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Lucky, Marlon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Helu Jr., Roy 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 McNeill, Mike 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Castille, Quentin 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Ganz, Joe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 24 Suh, Ndamukong 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Peterson, Todd 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Young, Dreu 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Brooks, Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Holt, Menelik 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Witt, Patrick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Paul, Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hill, Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Hagg, Eric 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total... 44 10-13 42-43 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 338 Opponents... 38 9-15 34-38 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 291 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Ganz, Joe 10 394 153 2833 2986 298.6 Helu Jr., Roy 10 82 566 0 566 56.6 Lucky, Marlon 10 116 470 24 494 49.4 Castille, Quentin 10 70 279 0 279 27.9 Witt, Patrick 3 11 16 48 64 21.3 Mendoza, Marcus 3 5 45 0 45 15.0 Swift, Nate 10 2 23 0 23 2.3 Peterson, Todd 10 2 18 0 18 1.8 Henery, Alex 10 1 9 0 9 0.9 Wesch, Jake 10 1 0 8 8 0.8 Lee, Zac 1 2 0 5 5 5.0 Paul, Niles 10 1-6 0-6 -0.6 TEAM 4 5-9 0-9 -2.2 Total... 10 693 1564 2918 4482 448.2 Opponents... 10 634 1409 2391 3800 380.0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Swift, Nate 10 23 801 201 0 0 1025 102.5 Paul, Niles 10-6 159 77 786 0 1016 101.6 Helu Jr., Roy 10 566 217 0 0 0 783 78.3 Lucky, Marlon 10 470 275 0 0 0 745 74.5 Peterson, Todd 10 18 599 0 0 0 617 61.7 Castille, Quentin 10 279 86 0 0 0 365 36.5 McNeill, Mike 10 0 293 0 0 0 293 29.3 Holt, Menelik 9 0 278 0 0 0 278 30.9 Ganz, Joe 10 153 20 0 0 0 173 17.3 Young, Dreu 10 0 98 0 0 0 98 9.8 Gilleylen, Curenski 10 0 11 0 48 0 59 5.9 Murillo, Armando 10 0 0 0 0 57 57 5.7 Dennard, Alfonzo 9 0 0 0 55 0 55 6.1 Mendoza, Marcus 3 45 7 0 0 0 52 17.3 Suh, Ndamukong 10 0 2 0 0 49 51 5.1 Teafatiller, Hunter 9 0 27 0 16 0 43 4.8 Asante, Larry 10 0 0 0 31 0 31 3.1 Brooks, Chris 9 0 27 0 0 0 27 3.0 West, Anthony 9 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.9 O Hanlon, Matt 10 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.1 Witt, Patrick 3 16 0 0 0 0 16 5.3 Potter, Zach 10 0 0 0 0 11 11 1.1 Henery, Alex 10 9 0 0 0 0 9 0.9 Hill, Ryan 10 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.9 Lawson, Thomas 8 0 4 0 4 0 8 1.0 Cammack, Wes 10 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.5 TEAM 4-9 0 0 0 0-9 -2.2 Total... 10 1564 2918 278 940 164 5864 586.4 Opponents... 10 1409 2391 123 888 129 4940 494.0
Defensive Statistics -------Tackles------- -Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP/GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Suh, Ndamukong 10/10 29 31 60 12-44 4.5-33 1-49 3 3. 1 1. Asante, Larry 10/9 40 18 58 2-4 1.0-4. 2 1.... Glenn, Cody 9/9 26 25 51 6-20.. 4 4. 1.. O Hanlon, Matt 10/9 27 18 45 1-2. 1-21 4 1.... Allen, Pierre 10/8 16 28 44 7-33 3.0-24. 1 1. 1.. Dillard, Phillip 8/5 13 25 38 2-9 0.5-6. 1 1.... Potter, Zach 10/10 9 29 38 12-36 4.5-32 2-11 3 4. 1 3. Steinkuhler, Ty 10/10 15 22 37 4-4 0.5-1.. 3.... Hagg, Eric 10/8 27 7 34 2-8.. 6 2 1-3 1.. Murillo, Armando 10/9 24 8 32 2-1. 1-57 9 1 1-11... Amukamara, Prince 10/3 18 12 30 2-12 1.0-11. 3 1.... West, Anthony 9/8 19 6 25 1-2 1.0-2 1-26 7..... Wortman, Tyler 10/3 9 15 24 4-10.. 1..... Thorell, Lance 8/4 13 8 21......... Holt, Matt 9/1 11 3 14......... Sievers, Clayton 10/0 7 4 11 3-6 1.0-1.. 1. 1.. Thenarse, Rickey 8/2 7 4 11 3-3. 1-0 1.. 1.. Culbert, Major 6/0 4 6 10......... Lawrence, Blake 7/0 2 7 9... 1..... Moore, Terrence 6/0 3 5 8 2-11 2.0-11....... Barfield, Shukree 8/0 5 3 8 1-3 1.0-3....... Koehler, Colton 4/0 4 3 7 1-2........ Paul, Niles 10/1 4 3 7..... 1-0... Wald, Mason 10/0 3 2 5......... Cammack, Wes 10/0 4. 4......... May, Mathew 5/0 3. 3......... Castille, Quentin 10/0 1 2 3......... Turner, Barry 2/2 1 2 3 2-15 1.0-14....... Crick, Jared 7/0 1 1 2... 1..... Hays, Mike 10/0 1 1 2......... Dennard, Alfonzo 9/0 2. 2......... Teafatiller, Hunter 9/2 2. 2......... Smith, Mike 10/9 1. 1......... Helu Jr., Roy 10/0 1. 1......... Cassidy, Austin 1/0 1. 1......... Brooks, Chris 9/0 1. 1......... Holt, Menelik 9/3. 1 1......... Murtha, Lydon 7/7 1. 1......... Martin, Ben 1/0. 1 1......... Yancy, William 1/0. 1 1......... Peterson, Todd 10/10 1. 1......... Williams, Keith 10/6 1. 1......... O Leary, T.J. 10/0 1. 1......... Kunalic, Adi 10/0 1. 1......... Grove, Thomas 10/0. 1 1......... TEAM 10/0........... 1 Total... 10 359 302 661 58-225 21-142 7-164 47 23 3-14 7 4 1 Opponents... 10 - - - - 16-90 9-129 25 10 12-64 16 2 1
Individual Game By Game RUSHING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Helu Jr., Roy 82-566/5 7-52/0 9-59/1 7-32/0 4-21/1 5-11/0 10-47/0 6-66/0 2-6/0 16-157/1 16-115/2 Lucky, Marlon 114-470/7 12-43/1 7-23/1 15-103/2 8-17/0 14-46/0 16-66/0 15-74/2 16-83/1 5-8/0 6-7/0 Castille, Quentin 70-279/4 6-5/0 6-7/1 10-75/0 3-8/0 12-26/0 3-6/1 11-70/1 7-31/0 7-2/1 5-49/0 Ganz, Joe 61-153/3 6-38/0 6--2/0 5-69/1 8-18/0 3--7/0 6--5/1 8-3/1 11-42/0 4-5/0 4--8/0 Mendoza, Marcus 5-45/0 DNP 2-12/0 3-33/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP Swift, Nate 2-23/0 - - 1-16/0 - - - 1-7/0 - - - Peterson, Todd 2-18/0 - - 1-2/0 - - - - - 1-16/0 - Witt, Patrick 3-16/1 DNP - 2-0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-16/1 DNP Henery, Alex 1-9/0 - - - - - - - - - 1-9/0 McNeill, Mike 1-0/0 - - - - - - - - 1-0/0 - Paul, Niles 1--6/0 - - - 1--6/0 - - - - - - TEAM 5--9/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--3/0 DNP - DNP 1--1/0 DNP 3--5/0 RECEIVING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Swift, Nate 54-801/8 5-121/2 6-70/0 1-10/0 3-58/0 5-45/1 5-70/0 8-112/1 11-121/2 3-83/1 7-111/1 Peterson, Todd 50-599/2 3-34/0 4-59/0 4-34/0 4-60/1 7-81/0 8-77/1 4-52/0 6-57/0 5-73/0 5-72/0 McNeill, Mike 23-293/4 1-3/1-2-57/1 3-66/1 2-37/0 3-24/0 3-39/0 4-24/0 1-6/0 4-37/1 Holt, Menelik 25-278/1 5-59/0 2-24/0-1-20/0 5-67/1 6-55/0 5-45/0 1-8/0 DNP - Lucky, Marlon 22-275/1 2-35/1-3-21/0 3-38/0-7-80/0 2-16/0 3-82/0-2-3/0 Helu Jr., Roy 20-217/0-2-32/0 1-16/0-4-47/0 2-15/0 1-27/0-2-19/0 8-61/0 Paul, Niles 17-159/0-2-27/0 1-10/0 1-21/0 1-3/0 4-25/0 2-25/0 5-34/0 1-14/0 - Young, Dreu 7-98/1 1-55/0 - - 1-10/0 1-10/0 2-11/1-1-4/0 1-8/0 - Castille, Quentin 7-86/0 3-38/0-1-23/0 - - - 1-5/0-1-3/0 1-17/0 Teafatiller, Hunter 3-27/0 DNP - 3-27/0 - - - - - - - Brooks, Chris 2-27/1 - - DNP - - - - - 1-2/0 1-25/1 Ganz, Joe 1-20/1 - - 1-20/1 - - - - - - - Gilleylen, Curenski 2-11/0 - - - 1-5/0 - - - - 1-6/0 - Hill, Ryan 3-9/1 - - - - 2-3/0 - - 1-6/1 - - Mendoza, Marcus 2-7/0 DNP 1-0/0 - DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP Cammack, Wes 1-5/0 - - 1-5/0 - - - - - - - Lawson, Thomas 1-4/0-1-4/0 DNP - DNP - - - - - Suh, Ndamukong 1-2/1 - - - - - - - - - 1-2/1 PASSING #12 Ganz, Joe Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Western Michigan 36 20 2 55.6 345 4 61 0 0 161.6 San Jose State 25 17 1 68.0 216 0 27 3 17 132.6 New Mexico State 17 13 0 76.5 158 1 35 0 0 174.0 Virginia Tech 26 17 1 65.4 278 2 46 2 11 172.9 Missouri 39 27 1 69.2 293 2 27 2 15 144.1 Texas Tech 44 36 1 81.8 349 2 43 2 7 158.9 Iowa State 37 27 0 73.0 328 1 27 2 4 156.4 Baylor 46 32 0 69.6 336 3 69 2 5 152.4 Oklahoma 26 14 2 53.8 206 1 67 1 8 117.7 Kansas 37 28 1 75.7 324 3 27 2 23 170.6 TOTALS 333 231 9 69.4 2833 19 69 16 90 154.3 #2 Witt, Patrick Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic San Jose State 2 1 0 50.0 0 0 0 0 0 50.0 New Mexico State 4 3 0 75.0 40 0 23 0 0 159.0 Oklahoma 2 2 0 100.0 8 0 6 0 0 133.6 TOTALS 8 6 0 75.0 48 0 23 0 0 125.4 #3 Lee, Zac Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic New Mexico State 2 1 0 50.0 5 0 5 0 0 71.0 TOTALS 2 1 0 50.0 5 0 5 0 0 71.0 #5 Lucky, Marlon Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic New Mexico State 1 1 0 100.0 20 1 20 0 0 598.0 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 20 1 20 0 0 598.0 #37 Wesch, Jake Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Texas Tech 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 0 167.2 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 0 167.2 PUNT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Swift, Nate 11-201 1-3 1-8 1-5 1-88 - 1-6 1-1 1-10 - 4-80 Paul, Niles 7-77 2-38 2-15 - 1--4 - - - 1-19 - 1-9 KICK RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Paul, Niles 33-786 2-49 2-111 2-29 6-121 3-88 5-156 1-12 4-59 7-145 1-16 Dennard, Alfonzo 4-55 DNP 2-21 - - 1-11 - - - - 1-23 Gilleylen, Curenski 2-48 1-22 - - 1-26 - - - - - - Asante, Larry 2-31 2-31 - - - - - - - - - Teafatiller, Hunter 1-16 DNP - - - - - - - - 1-16 Lawson, Thomas 1-4 - - DNP - DNP - - - - 1-4
Defense Game By Game TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Suh, Ndamukong 29-31 60 2-2 2-3 3-1 3-3 2-5 4-1 1-2 3-4 4-3 5-7 Asante, Larry 40-18 58 3-3 6-1 1-0 3-3 1-0 8-1 3-2 4-3 9-4 2-1 Glenn, Cody 26-25 51 9-3 4-1 2-2 2-12 - DNP 3-2 2-2 2-1 2-2 O Hanlon, Matt 27-18 45 3-2 2-3 1-1 3-5 4-1 2-1 3-0 1-1 3-2 5-2 Allen, Pierre 16-28 44 1-0 3-7 1-2 3-6 1-4 1-0 2-0 1-2 1-2 2-5 Potter, Zach 9-29 38 0-2 0-4 2-1 1-5 1-5 - 1-3 1-4 0-2 3-3 Dillard, Phillip 13-25 38 1-3 2-6 1-4 2-9 1-3 - 2-0 4-0 DNP DNP Steinkuhler, Ty 15-22 37 3-5 4-2 - 1-5 0-6 4-0 2-1 1-0 - 0-3 Hagg, Eric 27-7 34 3-2 2-0 9-1 1-1 2-0 3-0 - 2-2 3-1 2-0 Murillo, Armando 24-8 32-6-2 4-2 5-2 1-1 1-0 4-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 Amukamara, Prince 18-12 30 5-3 2-1 3-3 0-2 1-0 - 2-0 2-1 3-1 0-1 West, Anthony 19-6 25 2-1 3-0 DNP 1-0 2-1 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-3 5-1 Wortman, Tyler 9-15 24 1-1 - - 0-2 - - 2-0 0-1 3-8 3-3 Thorell, Lance 13-8 21 DNP - 3-5 0-1 4-1 5-0 1-0 - DNP 0-1 Holt, Matt 11-3 14 DNP 0-1 0-1 - 3-0 7-1 - 1-0 - - Thenarse, Rickey 7-4 11 - DNP DNP 1-2 1-2 - 2-0 - 1-0 2-0 Sievers, Clayton 7-4 11 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 1-1 - 2-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 Culbert, Major 4-6 10 DNP 0-1 - 1-3 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP 1-2 DNP Lawrence, Blake 2-7 9 DNP DNP 0-2 0-2 - - 1-0 DNP 1-2 0-1 Moore, Terrence 3-5 8 2-1 0-2 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP - DNP Barfield, Shukree 5-3 8 1-0 1-1 1-0 DNP 1-1 1-0 - - 0-1 - Paul, Niles 4-3 7 1-0 0-1 - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 1-2 Koehler, Colton 4-3 7 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 3-1 DNP Wald, Mason 3-2 5 - - - 0-1 - - - 1-0 1-0 1-1 Cammack, Wes 4-0 4 - - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - 1-0 - Castille, Quentin 1-2 3 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - Turner, Barry 1-2 3 1-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP May, Mathew 3-0 3 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 Dennard, Alfonzo 2-0 2 DNP - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - Crick, Jared 1-1 2 - - 1-0 - - DNP - DNP 0-1 DNP Teafatiller, Hunter 2-0 2 DNP - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 Hays, Mike 1-1 2-0-1 - - - - - - - 1-0 Williams, Keith 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - Smith, Mike 1-0 1 1-0 - - - - - - - - - Grove, Thomas 0-1 1 0-1 - - - - - - - - - Cassidy, Austin 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Kunalic, Adi 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - Holt, Menelik 0-1 1-0-1 - - - - - - DNP - Peterson, Todd 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - Yancy, William 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Helu Jr., Roy 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - Martin, Ben 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP O Leary, T.J. 1-0 1-1-0 - - - - - - - - Murtha, Lydon 1-0 1 DNP DNP - 1-0 - - - - - DNP Brooks, Chris 1-0 1 - - DNP - - - - - 1-0 -
Defense Game By Game TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Potter, Zach 5-7 12-1-6 1-8 3-2 2-2 - 1-8 1-1 1-0 2-9 Suh, Ndamukong 8-4 12 - - 2-15 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-5 1-1 - 4-19 Allen, Pierre 5-2 7-3-8 1-1 1-2 - - - 1-7 - 1-15 Glenn, Cody 4-2 6 3-10 1-4 - - - DNP - 2-6 - - Wortman, Tyler 4-0 4 - - - - - - - - 3-3 1-7 Steinkuhler, Ty 1-3 4-1-1-1-1 1-1 - 1-1 - - - Sievers, Clayton 2-1 3 - - - - - - 1-1 - 1-3 1-2 Thenarse, Rickey 1-2 3 - DNP DNP 2-2 1-1 - - - - - Moore, Terrence 2-0 2 2-11 - - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP Murillo, Armando 1-1 2-1-0-1-1 - - - - - - Asante, Larry 1-1 2 - - - - - - - 2-4 - - Amukamara, Prince 2-0 2 - - - - - - - 1-11 1-1 - Dillard, Phillip 1-1 2-1-6 - - - - 1-3 - DNP DNP Hagg, Eric 2-0 2 - - - 1-5 - - - - - 1-3 Turner, Barry 1-1 2 2-15 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Koehler, Colton 1-0 1 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2 - DNP Barfield, Shukree 1-0 1 1-3 - - DNP - - - - - - O Hanlon, Matt 1-0 1 - - - 1-2 - - - - - - West, Anthony 1-0 1-1-2 DNP - - - - - - - SACKS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Potter, Zach 3-3 4.5-0.5-6 1.0-8 0.5-1 - - 1.0-8 - - 1.5-9 Suh, Ndamukong 4-1 4.5 - - 2.0-15 - - - - - - 2.5-18 Allen, Pierre 3-0 3.0 - - - 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-7 - 1.0-15 Moore, Terrence 2-0 2.0 2.0-11 - - DNP - DNP - DNP - DNP Amukamara, Prince 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-11 - - West, Anthony 1-0 1.0-1.0-2 DNP - - - - - - - Turner, Barry 1-0 1.0 1.0-14 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Sievers, Clayton 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - - Barfield, Shukree 1-0 1.0 1.0-3 - - DNP - - - - - - Asante, Larry 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-4 - - Dillard, Phillip 0-1 0.5-0.5-6 - - - - - - DNP DNP Steinkuhler, Ty 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - INT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Potter, Zach 2-11 - 1-11 - - - - - - - 1-0 Suh, Ndamukong 1-49 - 1-49 - - - - - - - - West, Anthony 1-26 1-26 - DNP - - - - - - - Murillo, Armando 1-57 - - 1-57 - - - - - - - O Hanlon, Matt 1-21 - - 1-21 - - - - - - - Thenarse, Rickey 1-0 - DNP DNP - - - - - 1-0 - FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Murillo, Armando 1-1 - - - - - - 1-11 - - - Hagg, Eric 1-3 1-3 - - - - - - - - - FORCED FUMBLES Number WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Allen, Pierre 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - Potter, Zach 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 Thenarse, Rickey 1 - DNP DNP - - - 1 - - - Glenn, Cody 1 1 - - - - DNP - - - - Suh, Ndamukong 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - Hagg, Eric 1 1 - - - - - - - - - Sievers, Clayton 1 - - - - - - 1 - - -
Nebraska Team Game By Game ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING-- -------PASSING------- --KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 31 138 1 32 20 345 4 61 20-36-2 345 4 61 5 102 0 25 3 41 0 28 483 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 30 99 3 17 18 216 0 27 18-27-1 216 0 27 4 132 1 85 3 23 0 15 315 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 44 330 3 58 18 223 2 35 18-24-0 223 2 35 2 29 0 18 1 5 0 5 553 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 25 55 1 12 17 278 2 46 17-26-1 278 2 46 7 147 0 28 2 84 1 88 333 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 34 76 0 9 27 293 2 27 27-39-1 293 2 27 4 99 0 36 0 0 0 0 369 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 35 114 2 10 37 357 2 43 37-45-1 357 2 43 5 156 0 69 1 6 0 6 471 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 41 220 4 50 27 328 1 27 27-37-0 328 1 27 1 12 0 12 1 1 0 1 548 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 37 161 1 18 32 336 3 69 32-46-0 336 3 69 4 59 0 19 2 29 0 19 497 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma 35 204 3 57 16 214 1 67 16-28-2 214 1 67 7 145 0 29 0 0 0 0 418 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas 35 167 2 52 29 328 4 27 29-38-1 328 4 27 4 59 0 23 5 89 0 47 495 Totals 347 1564 20 58 241 2918 21 69 241-346-9 2918 21 69 43 940 1 85 18 278 1 88 4482 Opponent 338 1409 21 67 179 2391 15 58 179-296-7 2391 15 58 39 888 0 62 14 123 0 28 3800 ---------TACKLES--------- -SACKS- -FUMBLE- Pass Blkd -Kicks------XPTS- Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 41 32 73 8-39 4.0-28 2 1-3 1-26 4 8 0 5-5 0 0 0 47 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 38 38 76 9-27 2.0-14 0 0-0 2-60 3 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 36 30 66 4-24 3.0-23 1 0-0 2-78 5 7 1 5-5 0 0 0 38 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 29 66 95 11-16 2.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 30 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 28 32 60 6-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 38 4 42 1-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 39 12 51 5-18 2.0-9 3 2-11 0-0 1 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 28 20 48 9-32 3.0-22 0 0-0 0-0 6 3 1 4-3 0 0 1 32 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma 44 34 78 5-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 1 4-4 0 0 0 28 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas 37 34 71 10-55 5.0-42 1 0-0 1-0 2 7 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Totals 359 302 661 69-225 21.0-142 7 3-14 7-164 23 47 4 43-42 0 0 1 338 Opponent 437 272 709 62-202 16.0-90 16 12-64 9-129 10 25 2 38-34 0 0 1 291 ---------------------PUNTING--------------------- --FIELD GOALS-- ------KICKOFFS------ Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 3 113 37.7 54 0 1 0 1 1 4-4 44 0 10 676 67.6 5 0 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 5 195 39.0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 410 68.3 4 0 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 1 39 39.0 39 0 0 0 0 1 2-1 19 0 7 473 67.6 1 0 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 5 147 29.4 41 1 0 1 0 1 1-1 48 0 6 388 64.7 2 0 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 4 110 27.5 40 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 28 0 3 194 64.7 1 0 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 1 55 55.0 55 0 1 0 1 0 2-1 21 0 6 383 63.8 3 0 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 5 184 36.8 50 0 2 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 6 384 64.0 3 0 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 3 130 43.3 47 0 0 0 0 2 2-1 27 1 6 384 64.0 3 0 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma 7 320 45.7 58 0 0 1 1 3 0-0 0 0 5 318 63.6 0 0 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas 2 92 46.0 49 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 35 0 8 504 63.0 2 0 Totals 36 1385 38.5 58 1 4 5 4 10 13-10 48 1 63 4114 65.3 24 0 Opponent 48 1867 38.9 69 0 3 7 8 14 15-9 48 1 56 3495 62.4 9 4 Opponent Team Game By Game ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING-- -------PASSING------- --KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 25 8 1 7 30 342 2 50 30-49-1 342 2 50 5 139 0 57 0 0 0 0 350 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 32 111 1 24 21 242 0 55 21-35-2 242 0 55 2 69 0 36 4 26 0 11 353 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 32 114 1 22 19 225 0 55 19-39-2 225 0 55 6 129 0 33 1 0 0 0 339 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 55 206 3 30 9 171 0 40 9-15-0 171 0 40 4 94 0 41 3 63 0 28 377 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 34 201 3 43 19 261 3 58 19-24-0 261 3 58 2 56 0 34 0 0 0 0 462 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 23 137 3 49 20 284 2 56 20-25-0 284 2 56 3 50 0 21 0 0 0 0 421 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 25 105 1 67 16 113 0 16 16-29-0 113 0 16 3 39 0 16 2 17 0 17 218 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 33 216 3 47 9 134 0 44 9-20-0 134 0 44 3 40 0 24 0 0 0 0 350 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma 40 193 3 39 21 315 5 48 21-30-1 315 5 48 5 183 0 62 3-1 0 6 508 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas 39 118 2 14 15 304 3 53 15-30-1 304 3 53 6 89 0 25 1 18 0 18 422 Opponent totals 338 1409 21 67 179 2391 15 58 179-296-7 2391 15 58 39 888 0 62 14 123 0 28 3800 Nebraska 347 1564 20 58 241 2918 21 69 241-346-9 2918 21 69 43 940 1 85 18 278 1 88 4482 ---------TACKLES--------- -SACKS- -FUMBLE- Pass Blkd -Kicks------XPTS- Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 39 22 61 8-21 0.0-0 1 0-0 2-48 1 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 33 30 63 7-22 3.0-17 0 1-0 1-0 0 3 0 1-0 0 0 0 12 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 37 42 79 7-14 0.0-0 0 1-48 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 29 26 55 6-22 2.0-11 1 1-8 1-15 1 3 1 3-3 0 0 1 35 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 37 38 75 7-22 2.0-15 1 1-0 1-17 2 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 52 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 65 8 73 3-12 2.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 2 2 0 5-4 0 0 0 37 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 60 18 78 5-24 2.0-4 5 3-8 0-0 2 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 42 50 92 3-7 2.0-5 3 1-0 0-0 0 2 1 3-2 0 0 0 20 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma 40 22 62 7-19 1.0-8 1 2-0 2-44 0 3 0 9-8 0 0 0 62 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas 55 16 71 9-39 2.0-23 4 2-0 1-5 1 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Opponent totals 437 272 709 62-202 16.0-90 16 12-64 9-129 10 25 2 38-34 0 0 1 291 Nebraska 359 302 661 69-225 21.0-142 7 3-14 7-164 23 47 4 43-42 0 0 1 338 ---------------------PUNTING--------------------- --FIELD GOALS-- ------KICKOFFS------ Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 5 181 36.2 41 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 19 0 5 303 60.6 0 0 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 6 206 34.3 43 0 0 1 0 3 4-2 41 0 4 240 60.0 0 0 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 5 184 36.8 50 0 0 1 1 1 1-0 0 1 2 104 52.0 0 0 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 5 173 34.6 47 0 0 0 0 3 4-4 38 0 8 496 62.0 1 0 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 48 0 9 602 66.9 4 1 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 2 83 41.5 43 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 26 0 6 412 68.7 1 0 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 8 358 44.8 69 0 2 2 3 2 1-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 1 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 6 267 44.5 65 0 1 2 3 1 1-0 0 0 5 269 53.8 0 1 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma 4 160 40.0 51 0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 10 685 68.5 2 1 Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas 7 255 36.4 48 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 275 55.0 1 0 Opponent totals 48 1867 38.9 69 0 3 7 8 14 15-9 48 1 56 3495 62.4 9 4 Nebraska 36 1385 38.5 58 1 4 5 4 10 13-10 48 1 63 4114 65.3 24 0
Team Comparison Opponent Score 1st Dns (Run/Pass/Pen.) Rushing Passing Pass Yds Total Offense Ret Yds T/O Western Michigan 47-24 24/19 (7/0, 14/16, 3/3) 31-138/25-8 20-36-2/30-49-1 345/342 67-483/ 74-350 172/187 2/2 San Jose State 35-12 19/19 (6/9, 11/8, 2/2) 30-99/32-111 18-27-1/21-35-2 216/242 57-315/ 67-353 215/95 2/2 New Mexico State 38-7 28/19 (15/7, 12/9, 1/3) 44-330/32-114 18-24-0/19-39-2 223/225 68-553/ 71-339 112/177 1/2 Virginia Tech 30-35 14/21 (3/12, 10/7, 1/2) 25-55/55-206 17-26-1/9-15-0 278/171 51-333/ 70-377 231/180 2/0 Missouri 17-52 21/24 (4/8, 16/13, 1/3) 34-76/34-201 27-39-1/19-24-0 293/261 73-369/ 58-462 99/73 2/0 Texas Tech 31-37 29/16 (11/6, 17/9, 1/1) 35-114/23-137 37-45-1/20-25-0 357/284 80-471/ 48-421 162/50 1/0 Iowa State 35-7 29/11 (9/5, 18/5, 2/1) 41-220/25-105 27-37-0/16-29-0 328/113 78-548/ 54-218 24/64 3/2 Baylor 32-20 26/16 (9/8, 17/5, 0/3) 37-161/33-216 32-46-0/9-20-0 336/134 83-497/ 53-350 88/40 1/0 Oklahoma 28-62 15/21 (9/8, 6/11, 0/2) 35-204/40-193 16-28-2/21-30-1 214/315 63-418/ 70-508 145/226 4/1 Kansas 45-35 24/22 (8/8, 16/13, 0/1) 35-167/39-118 29-38-1/15-30-1 328/304 73-495/ 69-422 148/112 3/1 Totals 338-291 229/188 (81/71, 137/96, 11/21) 347-1564/338-1409 241-346-9/179-296-7 2918/2391 693-4482/ 634-3800 1396/1204 21/10 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Opponent 3rd Down 4th Down Time Poss Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Punting Penalties W. Michigan 5-13/6-17 0-0/2-4 30:24/29:36 0:48 4.5/0.3 9.6/7.0 7.2/4.7 3-37.7/5-36.2 6-60/5-45 San Jose State 4-11/5-14 0-0/0-0 29:37/30:23 0:46 3.3/3.5 8.0/6.5 5.5/5.3 5-39.0/6-34.3 12-103/7-47 New Mexico State 5-10/7-17 0-2/0-1 31:06/28:54 2:12 7.5/3.6 9.3/5.8 8.1/4.8 1-39.0/5-36.8 7-41/7-50 Virginia Tech 2-11/7-17 1-1/0-0 25:16/34:44-9:28 2.2/3.7 10.7/11.4 6.5/5.4 5-29.4/5-34.6 7-69/4-30 Missouri 12-19/7-9 0-1/0-1 33:57/26:03 7:54 2.3/5.9 7.6/10.9 5.1/8.0 4-27.5/0-0.0 14-101/1-15 Texas Tech 7-12/4-8 1-2/1-1 40:12/19:48 20:24 3.3/6.0 7.9/11.4 5.9/8.8 1-55.0/2-41.5 8-55/2-20 Iowa State 7-13/2-13 0-0/1-1 37:11/22:49 14:22 5.4/4.2 8.9/3.9 7.0/4.0 5-36.8/8-44.8 4-45/6-42 Baylor 11-17/0-10 0-1/1-2 38:37/21:23 17:14 4.4/6.5 7.3/6.7 6.0/6.6 3-43.3/6-44.5 6-70/6-39 Oklahoma 5-12/7-13 0-0/1-1 30:42/29:18 1:24 5.8/4.8 7.6/10.5 6.6/7.3 7-45.7/4-40.0 8-74/7-69 Kansas 6-14/3-12 2-3/0-1 34:46/25:14 9:32 4.8/3.0 8.6/10.1 6.8/6.1 2-46.0/7-36.4 4-30/5-31 Totals 64-132/48-130 4-10/6-12 331:48/268:12 63:36 4.5/4.2 8.4/8.1 6.5/6.0 36-38.5/48-38.9 76-648/50-388 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 W. Michigan W, 47-24 5 5 31 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 6 San Jose State W, 35-12 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, 38-7 7 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, 30-35 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 4 Missouri* L, 17-52 4 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, 31-37 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, 35-7 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 25 Baylor W, 32-20 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nov. 1 at Oklahoma L, 28-62 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 8 Kansas W, 45-35 5 5 31 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 45 40 256 34 18 16 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 40 of 45 (88.9%) Opponent Inside NEBRASKA Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ------- Failed to score inside RZ -------- Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Aug. 30 W. Michigan W, 47-24 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sept. 6 San Jose State W, 35-12 5 3 12 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, 38-7 4 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, 30-35 6 6 30 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 4 Missouri* L, 17-52 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, 31-37 5 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, 35-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 25 Baylor W, 32-20 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 1 at Oklahoma L, 28-62 8 7 48 7 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nov. 8 Kansas W, 45-35 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 33 199 26 17 9 7 4 0 4 0 1 0 33 of 42 (78.6%)
Miscellaneous Numbers Long Season Plays (20 or more yards) Husker Long Plays Opponent Long Plays Rush Pass Ret. Total Rush Pass Ret. Total W. Michigan 2 6 6 14 0 4 5 9 San Jose St. 0 5 3 8 2 2 2 6 New Mexico St. 4 4 2 10 1 2 6 9 Virginia Tech 0 6 7 13 2 3 2 7 Missouri 0 6 3 9 2 5 2 9 at Texas Tech 0 5 2 7 1 6 2 9 at Iowa St. 1 5 0 6 1 0 0 1 Baylor 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 5 at Oklahoma 3 2 2 7 1 6 4 11 Kansas 2 4 1 7 0 6 1 7 at Kansas St. Colorado Totals 12 45 26 83 12 36 25 73 Drive SUperlatives Nebraska Opponent Most Yards (Result) 92 vs. Iowa State (TD) 97 Oklahoma (TD) Most Plays (Result) 15 at Texas Tech (TD) 15 New Mexico St. (Missed FG) Most Time (Result) 8:03 at Texas Tech (TD) 8:30 Missouri (Downs) Game-Opening Drives [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds W. Michigan 0 1 20 0 0 (-1) San Jose St. 0 1 (-10) 6 3 59 New Mexico St. 0 4 71 0 5 77 Virginia Tech 0 0 4 0 1 11 Missouri 7 3 60 7 1 63 at Texas Tech 0 2 27 0 1 13 at Iowa St. 0 2 30 0 0 6 Baylor 0 1 34 0 0 0 at Oklahoma 0 0 0 7 2 53 Kansas 0 1 13 0 1 22 at Kansas St. Colorado Starting Field Position* NU Avg. Start Opp. Avg. Start NU lead (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) W. Michigan 37.7 (528/14/0/2) 30.3 (454/15/1/3) +7.5 San Jose St. 21.8 (261/12/5/1) 34.9 (454/13/0/2) -13.1 New Mexico St. 36.7 (404/11/2/2) 27.1 (326/12/3/1) +9.6 Virginia Tech 25.3 (303/12/3/1) 41.2 (536/13/1/5) -15.9 Missouri 26.1 (287/11/0/0) 32.3 (291/9/2/1) -6.2 at Texas Tech 29.3 (234/8/1/1) 25.9 (233/9/0/0) +3.4 at Iowa St. 28.5 (370/13/3/1) 29.1 (347/13/2/2) -0.6 Baylor 32.6 (424/13/2/3) 20.5 (246/12/4/0) +12.1 at Oklahoma 22.0 (330/15/4/0) 39.1 (587/15/4/4) -17.1 Kansas 39.4 (552/14/0/4) 30.2 (453/15/2/1) +9.2 at Kansas St, Colorado Totals 30.0 (3,693/123/20/15) 31.2 (3,927/126/19/19) - 1.2 *does not include drives with time of 0:00 (ie, defensive and special teams touchdowns and overtime) Penalty Numbers NU Pen.-Yds. Opp. Pen.-Yds W. Michigan 6-60 (10.0) 5-45 (9.0) San Jose State 12-103 (8.6) 7-47 (6.7) New Mexico State 7-41 (5.9) 7-50 (7.1) Virginia Tech 7-69 (9.9) 4-30 (7.5) Missouri 14-101 (7.2) 1-15 (15.0) at Texas Tech 8-55 (6.9) 2-20 (10.0) at Iowa State 4-45 (11.3) 6-42 (7.0) Baylor 6-70 (11.7) 6-39 (6.5) at Oklahoma 8-74 (9.3) 7-69 (9.8) Kansas 4-30 (7.5) 5-31 (6.2) at Kansas State Colorado Totals (Avg/Penalty) 76-648 (8.5) 50-388 (7.8) Avg/G 7.6-64.8 5.0-38.8 Second Half-Opening Drives [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds W. Michigan 3 2 38 0 1 13 San Jose St. 0 2 29 0 1 15 New Mexico St. 7 2 76 0 1 6 Virginia Tech 0 0 (-10) 3 3 61 Missouri 0 2 26 7 3 52 at Texas Tech 3 6 75 7 4 77 at Iowa St. 0 1 10 7 2 80 Baylor 0 2 32 0 0 8 at Oklahoma 7 2 83 7 3 66 Kansas 3 2 25 0 1 8 at Kansas St. Colorado
Nebraska Long Plays Yards Opponent Play Result 88 Virginia Tech Punt return (Swift) Touchdown 85 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) Touchdown 69 Baylor Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-G 69 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 67 Oklahoma Pass (Swift from Peterson) 1st-G 61 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 58 New Mexico St. Rush (Lucky) 1st-10 57 Oklahoma Rush (Helu) 1st-10 57 New Mexico St. Int return (Murillo) 1st-10 55 W. Michigan Pass (Young from Ganz) 1st-10 53 Baylor Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 52 Kansas Rush (Helu) Touchdown 50 Iowa State Rush (Helu) 1st-10 49 San Jose St. Int return (Suh) Touchdown 46 Virginia Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 43 Texas Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 41 Oklahoma Rush (Helu) 1st-10 36 Oklahoma Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-G 36 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-10 35 New Mexico St. Rush (Mendoza) 1st-10 35 New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 33 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) Touchdown 32 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 32 W. Michigan Rush (Ganz) 1st-10 31 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-10 31 W. Michigan Pass (Castille from Ganz) 1st-10 30 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 29 Oklahoma KO return (Paul) 1st-10 29 Virginia Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-10 28 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 27 Kansas Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 27 Iowa State Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-10 27 Missouri Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-10 27 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-10 27 San Jose St. Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-10 27 W. Michigan Rush (Helu Jr.) 1st-10 27 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-10 26 Texas Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-10 26 Virginia Tech KO return (Gilleylen) 1st-10 26 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) 1st-10 26 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) 1st-10 26 W. Michigan Interception return (West) 1st-10 25 Kansas Pass (Brooks from Ganz) Touchdown 25 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 25 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 25 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-10 25 W. Michigan Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 24 Kansas Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 24 Iowa State Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 24 Missouri Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-10 24 Virginia Tech Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 24 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-10 23 Kansas Rush (Helu) 1st-10 23 Kansas KO return (Dennard) 1st-10 23 Oklahoma Rush (Helu) 1st-10 23 Oklahoma KO return (Paul) 1st-10 23 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 23 New Mexico St. Pass (Castille from Witt) 1st-G 23 San Jose St. Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 22 Kansas Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 22 Missouri Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 22 New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan KO return (Gilleylen) 1st-10 21 Iowa State Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st-10 21 Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 21 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 21 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 21 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-10 21 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 21 Virginia Tech Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st-10 21 New Mexico St. Int return (O Hannlon) 1st-10 21 San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 21 San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 20 Missouri Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 20 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) Touchdown 20 Virginia Tech Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 20 San Jose St. Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 20 W. Michigan KO return (Asante) 1st-10 20 New Mexico St. Pass (Ganz from Lucky) Touchdown Opponent Long Plays Yards Opponent Play Result 67 Iowa State Rush (Robinson) Touchdown 62 Oklahoma KO return (Murray) 1st-10 58 Missouri Pass (Maclin from Daniel) Touchdown 57 Oklahoma KO return (Murray) 1st-10 57 W. Michigan KO return (Winchester) 1st-10 56 Texas Tech Pass (Britton from Harrell) 1st-10 55 New Mexico St. Pass (Fleming from McDermott) 1st-10 55 San Jose St. Pass (Jurovich from Eden) 1st-G 53 Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) Touchdown 50 W. Michigan Pass (Julien from Hiller) 1st-10 50 W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st-10 49 Texas Tech Rush (Batch) 1st-10 48 Oklahoma Pass (Chaney from Bradford) Touchdown 48 New Mexico St. Fumble return (Betts) 1st-G 47 Oklahoma Pass (Chaney from Bradford) 1st-10 47 Baylor Rush (Griffin) Touchdown 47 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) 1st-10 44 Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-G 43 Baylor Rush (Finley) Touchdown 43 Missouri Rush (Washington) Touchdown 41 Oklahoma Pass (Broyles from Bradford) 1st-10 41 Virginia Tech KO return (Lewis) 1st-10 40 Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) 1st-10 40 Oklahoma KO return (Iglesias) 1st-10 40 Virginia Tech Pass (Smith from Taylor) 1st-Goal 36 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st-10 35 Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-10 35 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) Touchdown 34 Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st-10 34 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-10 33 New Mexico St. KO return (Anderson) 1st-10 33 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st-10 33 W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st-10 33 W. Michigan Punt return (Delmas) 1st-10 31 Texas Tech Pass (Lewis from Harrell) 1st-10 30 Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st-10 29 Kansas Pass (Wilson from Reesing) 1st-10 29 Oklahoma Pass (Igelsias from Bradford) 1st-10 29 Missouri Rush (Washington) 1st-10 28 Kansas Pass (Meier from Reesing) Touchdown 28 Oklahoma Rush (Brown) 1st-G 28 San Jose St. Pass (Richmond from Reed) 1st-10 28 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-10 27 Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-10 26 Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) 1st-10 26 Oklahoma INT return (Holmes) 1st-G 26 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) Touchdown 26 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st-10 25 Kansas KO return (Herford) 1st-10 25 Oklahoma Pass (Murray from Bradford) Touchdown 24 Baylor KO return (Baker) 1st-10 24 Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-G 24 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-G 24 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st-10 24 W. Michigan Pass (Stevens from Hiller) 1st-G 23 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st-10 23 New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st-10 22 Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st-10 22 New Mexico St. Rush (Colston) 1st-10 22 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-10 21 Kansas Pass (Briscoe from Reesing) 1st-10 21 Texas Tech KO return (Moore) 1st-10 21 Virginia Tech Punt return (Harris) 1st-10 21 New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st-10 21 New Mexico St. Pass (McDaniel from McDermott) 1st-10 20 Oklahoma Pass (Gresham from Bradford) 1st-10 20 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) 1st-10 20 Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st-10 20 New Mexico St. KO return (Williams) 1st-10
Miscellaneous Numbers Scoring Drives Scoring [---Time---] [--Plays--] Game Drives Total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1or 0 W. Michigan 9 18:25 2:03 47 5.3 6 0 San Jose State 5* 11:03 2:12 24 4.8 3 2 New Mexico State 6 13:43 2:17 31 5.2 2 1 Virginia Tech 5** 12:46 2:33 28 5.4 3 1 Missouri 3 9:45 3:15 27 9.0 0 0 at Texas Tech 5 30:36 6:07 58 11.8 0 0 at Iowa State 5 22:40 4:32 44 8.8 0 0 Baylor 5*** 16:09 3:14 40 8.0 3 1 at Oklahoma 4 12:04 3:01 26 6.5 0 0 Kansas 7 20:55 2:59 47 6.7 1 1 at Kansas State Colorado Totals 54 2:48:06 3:06 372 6.9 18 6 Opponents 47 1:44:37 2:13 272 5.8 20 4 * - includes one (1) defensive and one (1) special teams TD which are zero (0) plays and time ** - includes one (1) special teams TD which is zero (0) plays and time *** - includes one (1) defensive safety which is zero (0) plays and time Nebraska Scoring Drives [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play W. Michigan 4 61 1:47 7-0 1/8:06 Lucky 14 run W. Michigan 8 62 4:24 14-0 1/0:55 McNeill 3 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 4 4 0:51 17-0 2/14:50 Henery 44 FG W. Michigan 4 73 0:47 24-7 2/10:14 Swift 61 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 8 21 4:15 27-7 2/4:27 Henery 44 FG W. Michigan 4 59 0:37 34-10 2/0:32 Swift 2 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 8 38 3:21 37-10 3/8:23 Henery 44 FG W. Michigan 2 74 0:37 44-17 3/1:48 Lucky 19 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 5 31 1:46 47-24 4/5:22 Henery 44 FG San Jose St. 9 86 4:26 7-6 1/5:16 Castille 3 run San Jose St. 0 0 0:00 14-6 1/3:09 Suh 49 interception return San Jose St. 0 0 0:00 21-12 4/12:07 Paul 85 kickoff return San Jose St. 5 35 2:18 28-12 4/9:05 Helu 14 run San Jose St. 10 74 4:19 35-12 4/3:03 Lucky 2 run New Mexico St. 6 58 2:24 7-0 1st/0:13 Lucky 8 run New Mexico St. 1 20 0:08 14-0 2nd/12:52 Ganz 20 pass from Lucky New Mexico St. 6 89 2:43 21-0 2nd/7:11 Ganz 33 run New Mexico St. 6 76 2:53 28-0 3rd/12:01 Lucky 1 run New Mexico St. 4 62 1:24 35-0 3rd/5:01 McNeill 35 pass from Ganz New Mexico St. 9 52 4:11 38-7 4th/8:15 Henery 19 FG Virginia Tech 3 68 1:14 7-9 1st/3:54 McNeill 32 pass from Ganz Virginia Tech 9 45 3:56 10-12 2nd/10:45 Henery 48 FG Virginia Tech 12 75 6:40 17-28 3rd/00:04 Helu Jr. 12 run Virginia Tech 0 0 0:00 23-28 4th/7:52 Swift 88 punt return Virginia Tech 4 80 0:56 30-35 4th/1:32 Peterson 17 pass from Ganz Missouri 7 60 4:06 7-7 1st/9:55 Swift 20 pass from Ganz Missouri 12 58 2:31 10-31 2nd/0:22 Henery 48 FG Missouri 8 70 3:08 17-52 4th/0:00 Holt 20 pass from Ganz Texas Tech 15 74 8:03 7-7 2nd/11:46 Castille 4 run Texas Tech 14 75 7:00 10-17 3rd/8:00 Henery 21 FG Texas Tech 13 73 7:37 17-24 4th/12:10 Ganz 1 run Texas Tech 8 68 4:04 24-24 4th/6:06 Young 2 pass from Ganz Texas Tech 8 79 1:52 31-31 4th/00:29 Peterson 17 pass from Ganz Iowa State 9 92 4:32 7-0 1st/5:27 Swift 19 pass from Ganz Iowa State 11 85 5:25 14-0 2nd/8:59 Lucky 15 run Iowa State 9 71 5:14 21-0 2nd/2:23 Lucky 4 run Iowa State 8 39 3:36 28-7 4th/6:35 Ganz 1 run Iowa State 7 80 3:53 35-7 4th/1:55 Castille 19 run Baylor 6 39 3:02 7-0 1st/7:42 Hill 6 pass from Ganz Baylor 14 57 6:16 10-14 2nd/5:41 Henery 27 FG Baylor 4 36 1:35 17-14 2nd/2:06 Lucky 18 run Baylor 12 80 4:34 24-20 3rd/1:15 Swift 9 pass from Ganz Baylor 4 65 0:42 30-20 4th/12:11 Swift 53 pass from Ganz Baylor 0 0 0:00 32-20 4th/6:59 Team safety Oklahoma 8 80 3:40 7-35 2nd/11:20 Castille 2 run Oklahoma 7 80 3:35 14-42 2nd/4:24 Helu 14 run Oklahoma 7 83 3:15 21-49 3rd/11:34 Swift 8 pass from Ganz Oklahoma 4 81 1:34 28-62 4th/0:21 Witt 16 run Kansas 8 80 3:57 7-0 1st/4:47 McNeill 4 pass from Lucky Kansas 8 67 2:20 14-14 2nd/2:17 Brooks 25 pass from Ganz Kansas 8 25 4:14 17-14 3rd/8:31 Henery 35 FG Kansas 8 78 4:19 24-21 3rd/0:08 Helu 10 run Kansas 1 52 0:09 31-21 4th/14:01 Helu 52 run Kansas 7 56 3:52 38-28 4th/5:58 Suh 2 pass from Ganz Kansas 7 22 2:04 45-28 4th/3:48 Swift 14 pass from Ganz Opponent Scoring Drives [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play W. Michigan 10 80 3:43 7-17 2nd/11:07 Ledbetter 3 pass from Hiller W. Michigan 8 42 3:02 10-27 2nd/1:15 Potter 19 FG W. Michigan 6 80 2:12 17-37 3rd/6:11 West 1 run W. Michigan 8 80 2:05 24-44 4th/14:43 Nunez 9 pass from Hiller San Jose St. 5 59 2:00 6-0 1st/9:48 Reed 12 run San Jose St. 9 50 3:50 9-14 2nd/7:09 Strubeck 41 FG San Jose St. 6 42 2:45 12-14 4th/12:17 Strubeck 27 FG New Mexico St. 1 3 0:04 7-35 4th/12:31 Colston 3 run Virginia Tech 3 5 1:16 9-0 1st/5:22 Evans 1 run Virginia Tech 10 54 3:52 12-7 2nd/14:51 Keys 19 FG Virginia Tech 9 54 3:30 15-10 2nd/7:10 Keys 38 FG Virginia Tech 9 66 4:21 18-10 2nd/1:15 Keys 27 FG Virginia Tech 9 61 4:34 21-10 3rd/10:25 Keys 36 FG Virginia Tech 3 33 1:10 28-10 3rd/6:54 Evans 19 run Virginia Tech 11 80 5:24 35-23 4th/2:28 Taylor 2 run Missouri 3 63 0:54 7-0 1st/14:01 Maclin 58 pass from Daniel Missouri 8 80 3:02 14-7 1st/6:53 Washington 3 run Missouri 12 61 5:15 17-7 2nd/10:54 Wolfert 48 FG Missouri 10 75 4:04 24-7 2nd/4:08 Jackson 1 run Missouri 0 0 0:00 31-7 2nd/2:59 Christopher 17 INT return Missouri 6 52 2:33 38-10 3rd/7:16 Washington 7 pass from Daniel Missouri 4 72 1:11 45-10 3rd/2:24 Washington 43 run Missouri 1 26 0:07 52-10 3rd/1:32 Alexander 26 pass from Daniel Texas Tech 7 80 3:18 7-0 1st/4:49 Crabtree 35 pass from Harrell Texas Tech 6 59 3:33 10-7 2nd/8:13 Carona 26 FG Texas Tech 4 70 1:19 17-7 2nd/1:18 Woods 4 run Texas Tech 7 77 3:13 24-10 3rd/4:47 Crabtree 4 pass from Harrell Texas Tech 10 80 3:45 31-24 4th/2:21 Harrell 1 run Texas Tech 4 25 0:00 37-31 Overtime Morris 1 run Iowa State 2 80 0:37 7-21 3rd/14:23 Robinson 67 run Baylor 3 63 0:35 7-7 1st/7:03 Finley 43 run Baylor 5 96 1:37 14-7 1st/2:26 Griffin 47 run Baylor 6 80 1:49 20-17 2nd/0:17 Jones 1 run Oklahoma 7 53 2:43 7-0 1st/12:17 Brown 2 run Oklahoma 0 0 0:00 14-0 1st/12:13 Franks 18 INT return Oklahoma 3 52 0:55 21-0 1st/10:31 Chaney 48 pass from Bradford Oklahoma 1 9 0:05 28-0 1st/9:27 Gresham 9 pass from Bradford Oklahoma 10 97 3:20 35-0 1st/0:04 Brown 1 pass from Bradford Oklahoma 9 44 3:07 42-7 2nd/8:06 Murray 3 run Oklahoma 4 43 1:18 49-14 2nd/2:56 Murray 8 run Oklahoma 6 66 1:58 56-21 3rd/9:30 Gresham 11 pass from Bradford Oklahoma 3 18 1:17 62-21 3rd/0:44 Murray 25 pass from Bradford Kansas 4 87 1:27 7-7 1st/3:17 Meier 28 pass from Reesing Kansas 2 64 0:33 14-7 2nd/4:39 Briscoe 53 pass from Reesing Kansas 4 20 1:28 21-17 3rd/4:32 Fields 11 pass from Reesing Kansas 9 80 4:06 28-31 4th/9:55 Sharp 7 run Kansas 9 75 1:28 35-45 4th/2:15 Reesing 14 run Nebraska Points Off Turnovers Game TOs Gained TDs FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT) W. Michigan 2 (4/1 F/L, 1 Int) 0 1-1 3 (2/0 F/L, 2 Int) San Jose St. 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 Int) 2 0-0 14 (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) New Mexico St. 2 (3/0 F/L, 2 Int) 1 0-0 7 (2/1 F/L, 0 Int) Virginia Tech 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (3/1 F/L, 1 Int) Missouri 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) at Texas Tech 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) at Iowa St. 2 (3/2 F/L, 0 Int) 1 0-0 7 (5/3 F/L, 0 Int) Baylor 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (3/1 F/L, 0 Int) at Oklahoma 1 (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) 0 0-0 0 (2/2 F/L, 2 Int) Kansas 1 (1/0 F/L, 1 Int) 1 0-0 7 (4/2 F/L, 1 Int) at Kansas St. Colorado Totals 10 (12/3 F/L, 7 Int) 5 1-1 38 (23/12 F/L, 9 Int) Opponents 21 (23/12 F/L, 9 Int) 9 1-1 66 10 (12/3 F/L, 7 Int)
Individual Career/Season Superlatives Season and Career, Most Passing Yards Season and Career, Longest Pass Player 2008 Career 2008 Career Beau Davis none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 Joe Ganz 349 at Texas Tech 510 vs. Kansas St.^ 69 vs. Baylor (Lucky) same Zac Lee 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico St. (Cammack) same Patrick Witt 40 vs. New Mexico State same 23 vs. New Mexico. St. (Castille) same * - indicates touchdown pass ^- indicates school record Season and Career, Most Receiving Yards Season and Career, Longest Catch Player 2008 Career 2008 Career Chris Brooks 25 vs. Kansas same 25* vs. Kansas (Ganz) same Wes Cammack 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico State (Lee) same Quentin Castille 38 vs. W. Michigan same 31 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same Roy Helu Jr. 61 vs. Kansas same 27 three times (Ganz) same Menelik Holt 67 vs. Missouri same 25 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) 35 vs. Kansas State (Ganz) Curenski Gilleylen 6 at Oklahoma same 6 at Oklahoma (Witt) same Thomas Lawson 4 vs. San Jose State 10 vs. Iowa State 4 vs. San Jose St. (Ganz) 6* vs. Iowa State (Keller) Marlon Lucky 82 Baylor 125 vs. Texas A&M 69 vs. Baylor (Ganz) same Mike McNeill 66 vs. Virginia Tech same 35* vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) same Marcus Mendoza 7 at Iowa State same 7 at Iowa State (Ganz) same Niles Paul 34 vs. Baylor same 21 two times (Ganz) same Todd Peterson 81 vs. Missouri 85 vs. Kansas State 36 at Oklahoma (Ganz) 48 vs. Oklahoma (Taylor), 2006 Nate Swift 121 vs. W. Michigan, Baylor 135 at Missouri, 2005 67 at Oklahoma (Ganz) same Hunter Teafatiller 27 vs. New Mexico State 29 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2006 15 vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) 29* vs. La. Tech (Ganz), 2006 Dreu Young 55 vs. W. Michigan same 55 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same *Indicates touchdown scored Season and Career, Most Rushing Yards Season and Career, Longest Run Player 2008 Career 2008 Career Quentin Castille 75 vs. New Mexico State 102 vs. Oklahoma State 19 vs. Iowa State 23 vs. Oklahoma State Major Culbert none 35 vs. Nevada none 17 vs. Nevada Beau Davis none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 Joe Ganz 69 vs. New Mexico State same 33* vs. New Mexico State same Cody Glenn none 148 at Iowa State, 2006 none 36 at Iowa State, 2006 Roy Helu Jr. 157 at Oklahoma same 57 at Oklahoma same Marlon Lucky 103 vs. New Mexico State 233 vs. Nevada 58 vs. New Mexico State same Marcus Mendoza 33 vs. New Mexico State same 35 vs. New Mexico State same *Indicates touchdown scored Season and Career Defense Highs Player Tackles (2008) Career TFL (2008) Career Sacks (2008) Career Pierre Allen 10 vs. San Jose St. same 3 vs. San Jose St. same 1.0 three times same Prince Amukamara 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 two times same 1.0 vs. Baylor same Larry Asante 13 at Oklahoma same 2 vs. Baylor same 1.0 vs. Baylor same Shukree Barfield 2 two times 3 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 1 vs. W. Michigan 1 two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan same Major Culbert 4 vs. Virginia Tech 6 vs. Missouri, 2007 none none none none Phillip Dillard 11 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 two times 1 four times 0.5 vs. San Jose St. same Cody Glenn 14 vs. Virginia Tech same 3 vs. W. Michigan same none none Eric Hagg 10 vs. New Mexico St. same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none none Matt Holt 8 at Texas Tech same none none none none Colton Koehler 4 at Oklahoma same 1 vs. Baylor same none none Terrence Moore 3 vs. W. Michigan same 2 vs. W. Michigan same 2.0 vs. W. Michigan same Armando Murillo 8 vs. W. Michigan 9 vs. Iowa State, 2007 1 vs. two times 2 vs. Kansas St., 2007 0.5 vs. Kansas St. none Matt O Hanlon 8 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none none Zach Potter 6 three times 6 five times 3 vs. Virginia Tech same 1.5 vs. Kansas same Ty Steinkuhler 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 three times 1 12 times 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech 0.5 two times Ndamukong Suh 12 vs. Kansas same 4 vs. Kansas same 2.5 vs. Kansas same Rickey Thenarse 3 two times 5 two times 1 vs. Missouri same none none Lance Thorell 8 vs. New Mexico St. same none none none none Barry Turner 3 vs. W. Michigan 5 two times 2 vs. W. Michigan 3, two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan 2.0 vs. Baylor, 2005 Anthony West 6 vs. Kansas same 1 vs. San Jose St. 2 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 1.0 vs. San Jose St. 1.0 two times Tyler Wortman 11 at Oklahoma same 3 at Oklahoma same none none
Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska Totals Highs Lows Points Scored 47 (Western Michigan) 17 (Missouri) First Downs 29 (at Texas Tech, at Iowa State) 14 (Virginia Tech) Rushing Attempts 44 (New Mexico State) 25 (Virginia Tech) Rushing Yards 330 (New Mexico State) 55 (Virginia Tech) Passes Attempted 46 (Baylor) 24 (New Mexico State) Passes Completed 37 (at Texas Tech) 16 (at Oklahoma) Had Intercepted 2 (Western Michigan, at Oklahoma) 0 (New Mexico State, at Iowa State, Baylor) Passing Yards 349 (at Texas Tech) 214 (at Oklahoma) Total Plays 83 (Baylor) 51 (Virginia Tech) Total Yards 553 (New Mexico State) 315 (San Jose State) Possession Time 40:12 (at Texas Tech) 25:16 (Virginia Tech) Fumbles 5 (at Iowa State) 0 (at Texas Tech) Fumbles Lost 3 (at Iowa State) 0 (Western Michigan, at Texas Tech) Turnovers 4 (at Oklahoma) 1 (New Mexico State, at Texas Tech, Baylor) Turnover Margin +1 (New Mexico State) -3 (at Oklahoma) Penalties 14 (Missouri) 4 (at Iowa State, Kansas) Yards Penalized 103 (San Jose State) 30 (Kansas) Sacks By-Yards Lost 5-42 (Kansas) 0-0 (Missouri, at Texas Tech, at Oklahoma) Tackles for Loss-Yards 9-27 (San Jose State) 1-1 (at Texas Tech) Opponent Totals Highs Lows Points Scored 62 (Oklahoma) 7 (New Mexico State, Iowa State) First Downs 24 (Missouri) 11 (Iowa State) Rushing Attempts 55 (Virginia Tech) 23 (at Texas Tech) Rushing Yards 216 (Baylor) 8 (Western Michigan) Passes Attempted 49 (Western Michigan) 15 (Virginia Tech) Passes Completed 30 (Western Michigan) 9 (Virginia Tech, Baylor) Had Intercepted 2 (San Jose State, New Mexico State) 0 (Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Baylor) Passing Yards 342 (Western Michigan) 113 (Iowa State) Total Plays 74 (Western Michigan) 48 (Texas Tech) Total Yards 508 (Oklahoma) 218 (Iowa State) Possession Time 34:44 (Virginia Tech) 19:48 (at Texas Tech) Fumbles 4 (Western Michigan) 0 (San Jose State, Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Oklahoma) Fumbles Lost 2 (Iowa State) 0 (seven times) Turnovers 2 (four times) 0 (Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Baylor) Turnover Margin +3 (Oklahoma) -1 (New Mexico State) Penalties 7 (San Jose State, New Mexico State, Oklahoma) 1 (Missouri) Yards Penalized 69 (Oklahoma) 15 (Missouri) Sacks By-Yards Lost 3-17 (San Jose State) 0-0 (Western Michigan, New Mexico State) Tackles for Loss-Yards Lost 9-41 (Kansas) 2-7 (at Texas Tech) Nebraska Individual Highs Most Rushing Attempts... 16; Marlon Lucky at Texas Tech, vs. Baylor; Roy Helu at Oklahoma, vs. Kansas Most Net Rushing Yards... 157; Roy Helu at Oklahoma Most Rushing TDs... 2; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State, at Iowa State, Roy Helu vs. Kansas Longest TD Run... 52; Roy Helu vs. Kansas Longest Run, No TD... 58; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State Most Pass Attempts... 46; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor Most Completed Passes... 36; Joe Ganz at Texas Tech Most Passing Yards... 349; Joe Ganz at Texas Tech Longest TD Pass... 61; Joe Ganz to Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan Longest Pass, No TD... 69; Joe Ganz to Marlon Lucky vs. Baylor Most Pass Receptions... 11; Nate Swift vs. Baylor Most Receiving Yards... 121; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. Baylor Most TD Receptions... 2; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. Baylor Most Total Offense Attempts... 57; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor (46 pass, 11 rush) Most Total Offense Yards... 378; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor (336 passing, 42 rushing) Most All Purpose Attempts... 23; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State (16 rush, 7 rec.) Most All Purpose Yards... 191; Nate Swift vs. Kansas (111 rec., 80 punt return) Most Touchdowns Scored... 2; five times Most Field Goals Attempted... 4; Alex Henery vs. Western Michigan (4 made) Most Field Goals Made... 4; Alex Henery vs. Western Michigan (4 attempted) Longest Field Goal Made... 48; Alex Henery vs. Virginia Tech Longest Field Goal Attempted... 48; Alex Henery vs. Virginia Tech Most Interceptions... 1; six players Longest Interception TD Return... 49; Ndamukong Suh vs. San Jose State Longest Interception Return, No TD... 57; Armando Murillo vs. New Mexico State Longest Fumble TD Return... n/a Longest Fumble Return, No TD... 11; Armando Murillo at Iowa State Longest Punt Return, TD... 88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech Longest Punt Return, No TD... 47; Nate Swift vs. Kansas Most Punt Return Yardage... 88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech (1 return) Longest Kickoff Return, TD... 85; Niles Paul vs. San Jose State Longest Kickoff Return, No TD... 29; Niles Paul at Oklahoma Most Kickoff Return Yardage... 145; Niles Paul at Oklahoma (7 returns) Most Punts... 7; Dan Titchener at Oklahoma (45.7 avg.) Highest Punting Average... 46.0; Dan Titchener vs. Kansas (2 punts) Longest Punt... 58; Dan Titchener at Oklahoma
Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska Individual Highs...(Continued) Most Total Tackles... 14; Cody Glenn vs. Virginia Tech (2 solo, 12 assist) Most Solo Tackles... 9; Cody Glenn vs. Western Michigan; Eric Hagg vs. New Mexico State; Larry Asante at Oklahoma Most Tackles for Loss... 4; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (19 yards lost) Most Yards Lost... 19; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (4 TFL) Most Quarterback Sacks... 2.5; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (18 yards lost) Most Yards Lost... 18; Ndamukong Suh vs. Kansas (2.5 sacks) Most Pass Breakups... 3; Cody Glenn vs. Western Michigan; Anthony West vs. Kansas Most Blocked Field Goals... 1; Zach Potter vs. New Mexico State Most Blocked Punts... n/a Most Blocked PAT... 1; Zach Potter at Texas Tech; Ndamukong Suh vs. Baylor; Zach Potter at Oklahoma Opponent Individual Highs Most Yards Rushing... 139; Derrick Washington (Missouri) Most Rushing Attempts... 22; Jake Sharp (Kansas) Most Yards Passing... 342; Tim Hiller (Western Michigan) Most Passing Attempts... 49; Tim Hiller (Western Michigan) Most Pass Completions... 30; Tim Hiller (Western Michigan) Most Pass Receptions... 9; Brandon Ledbetter (Western Michigan) Most Yards Receiving... 176; Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas) Opponent Individual Longest Plays Rush... 67; Alexan Robinson (at Iowa State) Pass... 58; Chase Daniel (Missouri) Field Goal... 48; Jeff Wolfert (Missouri) Punt Return... 28; Victor Harris (Virginia Tech) Kickoff Return... 62; DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma) Fumble Return... 48; Marvin Betts (New Mexico State) Interception Return... 33; Louis Delmas (Western Michigan) Punt... 65; Derek Epperson (Baylor) Nebraska Starting Lineups Husker Offensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent WRZ WRX TE LT LG C RG RT QB IB FB PK W. Michigan Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson M. Jones Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery San Jose St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Henery New Mexico St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery Virginia Tech Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery Missouri Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Henery at Texas Tech Paul Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery at Iowa State Peterson Swift McNeill Burkes Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery Baylor Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery at Oklahoma Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery Kansas Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Paul# Henery at Kansas State Colorado ^ - NU opened in two tight end formation # - opened in three wide receiver set Husker Defensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent Open End NT DT Base End SAM MLB WILL L CB FS SS R CB P W. Michigan Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Amukamara O Hanlon Asante West Titchener San Jose St. Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Titchener New Mexico St. Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante Amukamara Titchener Virginia Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante Amukamara Titchener Missouri Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo Thenarse O Hanlon West Titchener at Texas Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Ma. Holt Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Wesch at Iowa State Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Wesch Baylor Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Titchener at Oklahoma Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Wortman Glenn Murillo O Hanlon Asante West Titchener Kansas Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo Thenarse Asante West Titchener at Kansas State Colorado * - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime package Overall Participation Player (games): 1- Brooks (8); 2-Culbert (6); 2- Witt (3); 3- Lee (1); 3- Thenarse (8); 4- Asante (10); 5- Lucky (10); 5- West (9); 6- Murillo (10); 8- Cassidy (1); 8- Henry (7); 10- Helu Jr. (10); 11- Gilleylen (10); 12- Ganz (10); 15- Dennard (9); 17- Peterson (10); 18- Menelik Holt (9); 18- Sullivan (1); 19- Castille (10); 20- Kunalic (10); 21- Amukamara (10); 22- Wald (10); 23- Thorell (8); 24- Paul (10); 24- Watson (1); 28- Hagg (10); 30- Hays (10); 31- Covey (2); 32- Mendoza (3); 33- O Hanlon (10); 34- Glenn (9); 35- Matt Holt (10); 36- Lawson (8); 36- May (5); 37- Wesch (10); 40- Lawrence (7); 41- Grove (10); 42- Fisher (1); 43- Steinkuhler (10); 44- McNeill (10); 47- Yancy (1); 49- Young (10); 52- Dillard (8); 53- Wortman (10); 54- Koehler (4); 56- Barfield (9); 58- Caputo (5); 61- Huff (10); 63- Martin (1); 65- Smith (10); 67- Hickman (10); 68- K. Williams (10); 70- Slauson (10); 72- Burkes (10); 73- D.J. Jones (1); 76- Murtha (7); 78- M. Jones (10); 80- Hill (10); 82- Cammack (10); 82- O Leary (10); 87- Swift (10); 88- Sievers (10); 89- Teafatiller (9); 90- Henery (10); 90- Moore (6); 92- Fahie (1); 93- Suh (10); 94- Crick (8); 95- Allen (10); 96- Meredith (1); 97- Titchener (9); 98- Potter (10); 99- Turner (2).
Game 1 Nebraska 47, Western Michigan 24 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Western Michigan 0 10 7 7 24 Nebraska 14 20 10 3 47 Lincoln (Aug. 30) --- Nebraska won its 23rd consecutive season-opening victory, giving Coach Bo Pelini a victory in his debut as NU s head coach. Quarterback Joe Ganz led a highoctane Nebraska offense throughout the night, producing his fourth consecutive 300-plus yard passing game in his fourth consecutive career start. Along with way, he became the first NU quarterback to throw for 300 or more yards four times in his career. Senior wide receiver Nate Swift hauled in five passes for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Place-kicker Alex Henery shared the scoring load with four field goals of 44 yards each. Cody Glenn, who was making his first career appearance on defense, helped the Huskers hold the Broncos to just eight yards rushing on 25 carries. It was a solid opening performance although Western Michigan finished with 350 yards on 49 attempts through the air. Nebraska s defense recorded eight tackles for loss, including four sacks, while forcing a pair of turnovers. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 08:06 NU Lucky 14 yd run (Henery kick) 00:55 NU McNeill 3 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 14:50 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 11:07 WMU Ledbetter 3 yd pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 10:14 NU Swift 61 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 04:27 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 01:15 WMU Potter 19 yd field goal 00:32 NU Swift 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 3rd 08:23 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 06:11 WMU West 1 yd run (Potter kick) 01:48 NU Lucky 19 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 14:43 WMU Nunez 9 yd pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 05:22 NU Henery 44 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS WMU NU FIRST DOWNS 19 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-8 31-138 PASSING YDS (NET) 342 345 Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-30-1 36-20-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-350 67-483 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-41 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-139 5-102 Interception Returns-Yards 2-48 1-26 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.2 3-37.7 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-60 Possession Time 29:36 30:24 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 5 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-28 RUSHING: WMU-West, Brandon 12-29; Thompson, G. 3-5; Elsworth, Kirk 2-3; Hiller, Tim 8-minus 29. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 7-52; Lucky, Marlon 12-43; Ganz, Joe 6-38; Castille, Quentin 6-5, PASSING: WMU-Hiller, Tim 30-49-1-342. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 20-36-2-345. RECEIVING: WMU-Ledbetter, B. 9-123; West, Brandon 7-40; Julien, S. 5-85; Simmons, John 3-24; Nunez, Juan 3-18; Williams, A. 2-28; Stevens, Matt 1-24. Nebraska-Swift, Nate 5-121; Holt, Menelik 5-59; Castille, Q. 3-38; Peterson, Todd 3-34; Lucky, Marlon 2-35; Young, Dreu 1-55; McNeill, Mike 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: WMU-Delmas, Louis 1-33; Wilson, C.J. 1-15. Nebraska- West, Anthony 1-26. FUMBLES: WMU-West, Brandon 2-1; Ledbetter, Branden 1-0; Hiller, Tim 1-0. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 2-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): WMU-None. Nebraska-Moore, Terrence 2-0; Turner, Barry 1-0; Barfield, Shukree 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): WMU-Delmas, Louis 5-6. Nebraska-Glenn, Cody 9-3 Game 2 Nebraska 35, San Jose State 12 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL San Jose State 6 3 0 3 12 Nebraska 14 0 0 21 35 Lincoln (Sept. 6) --- Defense and special teams made huge plays to propel the Cornhuskers to a 35-12 victory over San Jose State. The Huskers improved to 2-0 on the season despite mustering just 315 yards against the Spartans. San Jose State s inspired defensive play kept their offense within striking distance into the fourth quarter, when Jared Strubeck kicked a 27-yard field goal with 12:17 left to pull within 14-12 of the Huskers. Just seconds later, NU sophomore Niles Paul electrified the 84,145 fans that packed Memorial Stadium, exploding for an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to put Nebraska on top 21-12. The spectacular special teams sprint inspired the Blackshirt defense on the next SJSU possession. The Huskers forced a sack and two misfires that led to a short SJSU punt. Five plays later, Roy Helu Jr. put the Spartans away with a 14-yard touchdown run to give NU a 28-12 lead with 9:05 left in the game. On San Jose State s next drive, Zach Potter made his third gamechanging defensive play of the day with an interception to stop the Spartans. Earlier in the day, fellow defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 09:48 SJSU Reed 12 yd run (Johnson kick failed) 05:16 NU Castille 3 yd run (Henery kick) 03:09 NU Suh 49 yd interception return (Henery kick) 2nd 07:09 SJSU Strubeck 41 yd field goal 4th 12:17 SJSU Strubeck 27 yd field goal 12:07 NU Paul 85 yd kickoff return (Henery kick) 09:05 NU Helu Jr. 14 yd run (Henery kick) 03:03 NU Lucky 2 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS SJSU NU FIRST DOWNS 19 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-137 30-99 PASSING YDS (NET) 216 216 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-19-2 27-18-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-353 57-315 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 4-26 3-23 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-69 4-132 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-60 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.3 5-39.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-47 12-103 Possession Time 30:23 29:37 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 4 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 2-14 RUSHING: San Jose State-Davis, Yonus 7-58; Reed, Kyle 15-32; Richmond, David 3-22; Rutley, Brandon 4-19; Liaina, Ina 1-3; Jurovich, Kevin 2-2; Eden, Myles 2-1. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 9-59; Lucky, Marlon 7-23; Mendoza, Marcus 2-12; Castille, Quentin 6-7; Ganz, Joe 6-minus 2. PASSING: San Jose State-Reed, Kyle 18-26-1-161; Eden, Myles 1-7-1-55. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 17-25-1-216; Witt, Patrick 1-2-0-0. RECEIVING: San Jose State-Richmond, David 5-59; Jurovich, Kevin 4-84; Clark, Jeff 4-22; Beauchman, Jalal 2-21; Williams, T. 2-16; Davis, Yonus 1-9; Elledge, Brian 1-5. Nebraska- Swift, Nate 6-70; Peterson, Todd 4-59; Helu Jr., Roy 2-32; Paul, Niles 2-27; Holt, Menelik 2-24; Lawson, Thomas 1-4; Mendoza, Marcus 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: San Jose State- Ihenacho, Duke 1-0. Nebraska- Suh, Ndamukong 1-49; Potter, Zach 1-11. FUMBLES: San Jose State-None. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): San Jose State-Cole, Justin 1-0; Ihenacho, Carl 1-0; Davis, Adonis 1-0. Nebraska-West, Anthony 1-0; Potter, Zach 0-1; Dillard, Phillip 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): San Jose State-Jones,Travis 4-4. Nebraska-Allen, Pierre 3-7
Game 3 Nebraska 38, New Mexico State 7 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL New Mexico State 0 0 0 7 7 Nebraska 7 14 14 3 38 Lincoln (Sept. 13) --- Joe Ganz and Marlon Lucky made history as the Nebraska football team cruised to a 38-7 win over New Mexico State. Ganz led the way by becoming just the third Nebraska player in history to score touchdowns by run, pass and catch in the same game. He joined Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers (1973 Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame) and Eric Crouch (vs. California, 1999) in that prestigious group. Lucky also did plenty of damage, notching the eighth 100-yard rushing game of his career. He became the 24th running back in Nebraska history to cross the 2,000-yard mark in his career, as he reached the milestone on a career-long 58-yard run in the second half. Lucky finished with 103 yards on the ground and two TDs as the Huskers rolled for a season-high 330 rushing yards. Overall, NU amassed 553 yards of total offense. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 08:06 NU Lucky 14 yd run (Henery kick) 1st 00:13 NU Lucky 8 yd run (Henery kick) 2nd 12:52 NU Ganz 20 yd pass from Lucky (Henery kick) 07:11 NU Ganz 33 yd run (Henery kick) 3rd 12:01 NU Lucky 1 yd run (Henery kick) 05:01 NU McNeill 35 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 12:31 NMSU Colston 3 yd run (Hughes kick) 08:15 NU Henery 19 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS NMSU NU FIRST DOWNS 19 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-114 44-330 PASSING YDS (NET) 225 223 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-19-2 24-18-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-339 68-553 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-48 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-129 2-29 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-78 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.8 1-39.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-50 7-41 Possession Time 28:54 31:06 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-4 4-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-23 RUSHING: New Mexico State-Colston, Marque 8-45; Opetaia, Ronald 7-39; Neiman, Wes 3-30; Glynn, Tonny 3-6; Perez, Brandon 3-5; McDermott, J.J. 2-4; Roberts, Donavan 1-2; Holbrook, Chase 5-minus 17. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 15-103; Castille, Quentin 10-75; Ganz, Joe 5-69; Mendoza, Marcus 3-33; Helu Jr., Roy 7-32; Swift, Nate 1-16; Peterson, Todd 1-2; Witt, Patrick 2-0. PASSING: New Mexico State-Holbrook, Chase 15-30-2-142; McDermott, J.J. 4-8-0-83; Neiman, Wes 0-1-0-0. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 13-17-0-158; Witt, Patrick 3-4-0-40; Lee, Zac 1-2-0-5; Lucky, Marlon 1-1-0-20. RECEIVING: New Mexico State-Williams, Chris 4-42; Neiman, Wes 4-36; Harris, A.J. 4-27; Fleming, Julius 2-60; Anderson, M. 2-32; McDaniel, Doug 1-21; Colston, Marque 1-5; Buckley, K. 1-2. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 4-34; Teafatiller, Hunter 3-27; Lucky, Marlon 3-21; McNeill, Mike 2-57; Castille, Quentin 1-23; Ganz, Joe 1-20; Helu Jr., Roy 1-16; Paul, Niles 1-10; Swift, Nate 1-10; Cammack, Wes 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: New Mexico State-None. Nebraska-Murillo, A. 1-57; O Hanlon, Matt 1-21. FUMBLES: New Mexico State-Williams, Chris 1-0; Holbrook, Chase 1-0; Colston, Marque 1-0. Nebraska-Witt, Patrick 2-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): New Mexico State-None. Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong 2-0; Potter, Zach 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): New Mexico State-Richardson, D. 7-10. Nebraska-Hagg, Eric 9-1. Game 4 Virginia Tech 35, Nebraska 30 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Virginia Tech 9 9 10 7 35 Nebraska 7 3 7 13 30 Lincoln (Sept. 27) --- Virginia Tech scored on six straight possessions in the second and third quarters and held off a late Nebraska rally to hand the Huskers their first loss of the season, 35-30, in front of a Memorial Stadium record crowd of 85,831. Nebraska trailed 28-10 late in the third quarter but rallied to cut the deficit to 28-23 with more than seven minutes remaining, but the Huskers could get no closer. Quarterback Joe Ganz led the offense as he finished with 278 passing yards to earn as spot on the NU career top 10 chart. Todd Peterson and Mike McNeill each caught a touchdown pass and were two of three receivers with more than 50 yards on the night. Nate Swift was the third, and he added an electrifying 88-yard punt return for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to keep the Huskers within striking distance. Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor guided a balanced Hokie attack on the ground and through the air. He finished with a game-high 87 rushing yards on 15 carries, while completing 9-of-15 passes for 171 yards. The Hokies finished with 377 yards of total offense. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 08:35 VT Virgil safety 05:22 VT Evans 1 yd run (Keys kick) 03:54 NU McNeill 32 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 14:51 VT Keys 19 yd field goal 10:45 NU Henery 48 yd field goal 07:10 VT Keys 38 yd field goal 01:15 VT Keys 27 yd field goal 3rd 10:25 VT Keys 36 yd field goal 06:54 VT Evans 19 yd run (Keys kick) 00:04 NU Helu Jr. 12 yd run (Henery kick) 4th 07:52 NU Swift 88 yd punt return (pass failed) 02:28 VT Taylor 2 yd run (Keys kick) 01:32 NU Peterson 17 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS VT NU FIRST DOWNS 21 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-206 25-55 PASSING YDS (NET) 171 278 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-9-0 26-17-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-377 51-333 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-63 2-84 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-94 7-147 Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.6 5-29.4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-69 Possession Time 34:44 25:16 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 2 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-11 2-4 RUSHING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 15-87; Evans, D 21-72; Lewis, K 17-50; Coale, D 1-minus 1; Team 1-minus 2. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 4-21; Ganz, Joe 8-18; Lucky, Marlon 8-17; Castille, Quentin 3-8; TEAM 1-minus 3; Paul, Niles 1-minus 6. PASSING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 9-15-0-171. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 17-26-1-278. RECEIVING: Virginia Tech-Boykin, J 2-58; Smith, A 2-54; Boone, G 2-33; Coale, D 2-14; Roberts, D 1-12. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 4-60; McNeill, Mike 3-66; Swift, Nate 3-58; Lucky, Marlon 3-38; Paul, Niles 1-21; Holt, Menelik 1-20; Young, Dreu 1-10; Gilleylen, Curenski 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Virginia Tech-Harris, V 1-15. Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Virginia Tech-None. Nebraska-Paul, Niles 2-0; Peterson, Todd 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Virginia Tech-Martin, O 1.5-10; Worilds, J 0.5-1. Nebraska-Allen, Pierre 1.0-2; Potter, Zach 0.5-1; Steinkuhler, Ty 0.5-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Virginia Tech-Worilds, J 4-3. Nebraska-Glenn, Cody 2-12
Game 5 Missouri 52, Nebraska 17 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Missouri 14 17 21 0 52 Nebraska 7 3 0 7 17 Lincoln (Oct. 4) --- Missouri s highpowered offense helped the No. 4 Tigers ended a 30-year losing streak in Lincoln with a 52-17 victory over Nebraska on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers watched Heisman Trophy hopeful Chase Daniel lead Missouri on scoring drives on eight of its first nine possessions in the opening three quarters to take a commanding 52-10 lead. The only drive the Tigers did not score with Daniel on the field came on their final drive of the first half when they attempted a 59-yard field goal as time expired after starting the drive with 16 seconds remaining in the half. Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz actually surpassed Daniel s passing yardage total by completing 27-of-39 passes for 293 yards and two scores. Ganz s last score came on a 20-yard strike to Menelik Holt as time expired. Todd Peterson was Ganz s favorite target, hauling in seven receptions for 81 yards. Nate Swift added five catches for 45 yards and a score, while Holt added five receptions for 67 yards. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 14:01 MU Maclin 58 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 09:55 NU Swift 20 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 06:53 MU Washington 3 yd run (Wolfert kick) 2nd 10:54 MU Wolfert 48 yd field goal 04:08 MU Jackson 1 yd run (Wolfert kick) 02:59 MU Christopher 17 yd int return (Wolfert kick) 00:22 NU Henery 28 yd field goal 3rd 07:16 MU Washington 7 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 02:24 MU Washington 43 yd run (Wolfert kick) 01:32 MU Alexander 26 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 4th 00:00 NU Holt 20 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS MU NU FIRST DOWNS 24 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-201 34-76 PASSING YDS (NET) 261 293 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-19-0 39-27-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-462 73-369 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-56 4-99 Interception Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 0-0.0 4-27.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 1-15 14-101 Possession Time 26:03 33:57 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 9 12 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 0-0 RUSHING: Missouri-Washington, Derrick 14-139; Moore, De Vion 7-34; Maclin, Jeremy 3-15; Jackson, Jimmy 8-11; Patton, Chase 1-2; Daniel, Chase 1-0. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 14-46; Castille, Q. 12-26; Helu Jr., Roy 5-11; Ganz, Joe 3-minus 7. PASSING: Missouri-Daniel, Chase 18-23-0-253; Patton, Chase 1-1-0-8. Nebraska- Ganz, Joe 27-39-1-293. RECEIVING: Missouri-Maclin, Jeremy 5-89; Coffman, Chase 5-71; Saunders, Tommy 3-21; Alexander, Dana 2-46; Washington, Der 2-13; Perry, Jared 1-13; Jones, Andrew 1-8. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 7-81; Holt, Menelik 5-67; Swift, Nate 5-45; Helu Jr., Roy 4-47; McNeill, Mike 2-37; Hill, Ryan 2-3; Young, Dreu 1-10; Paul, Niles 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri-Christopher, Brock 1-17. Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Missouri-None. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Missouri-Chavis, Tommy 1.0-7; Baston, Jaron 1.0-0. Nebraska- None. TACKLES (UA-A): Missouri-Weatherspoon, Sean 5-4. Nebraska- Suh, Ndamukong 2-5. Game 6 Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 (ot) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL Nebraska 0 7 3 21 0 31 Texas Tech 7 10 7 7 6 37 Lubbock, Texas (Oct. 11) -- - Nebraska took No. 7 Texas Tech down to the wire and beyond, but an interception on the Huskers lone drive in overtime ended NU s upset hopes in a 37-31 loss at Jones AT&T Stadium. In a classic Big 12 showdown filled with big plays, Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz hit senior wide receiver Todd Peterson on a 17-yard touchdown strike with 29 seconds left to cap the Huskers 14-point fourth-quarter comeback and tie the score at 24 to end regulation. Ganz led Nebraska on three scoring drives in the fourth quarter as he ran in the first score from the 1 and then connected with tight end Dreu Young for the second before answering TTUs go-ahead score with 2:21 to play. In the overtime, TTU scored first but NU s Zach Potter blocked the PAT, leaving the door open for the Huskers. However, Ganz s pass on second down was intercepted to end the exciting game. For the game, Ganz hit a career-best 36-of-44 pass attempts for 349 yards, helping Nebraska amass 471 yards of total offense. Ganz and the Husker offense also had 80 offensive plays, compared to just 48 for Texas Tech, but the Red Raiders still managed 421 total yards. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 04:49 TT Crabtree 35 yd pass from Harrell (Carona kick) 2nd 11:46 NU Castille 4 yd run (Henery kick) 08:13 TT Carona 26 yd field goal 01:18 TT Woods 4 yd run (Carona kick) 3rd 08:00 NU Henery 21 yd field goal 04:47 TT Crabtree 4 yd pass from Harrell (Carona kick) 4th 12:10 NU Ganz 1 yd run (Henery kick) 06:06 NU Young 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 02:21 TT Harrell 1 yd run (Carona kick) 00:29 NU Peterson 17 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) OT 15:00 TT Morris 1 yd run (Carona kick blocked) TEAM STATISTICS NU TTU FIRST DOWNS 29 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-114 23-137 PASSING YDS (NET) 357 284 Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-37-1 25-20-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-471 48-421 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-156 3-50 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-55.0 2-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-55 2-20 Possession Time 40:12 19:48 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 12 4 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-7 RUSHING: Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 16-66; Helu Jr., Roy 10-47; Castille, Quentin 3-6; Ganz, Joe 6-minus 5. Texas Tech-Batch, Baron 10-97; Woods, Shannon 10-36; Britton, Edward 1-2; Morris, Eric 1-1; Harrell, Graham 1-1. PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 36-44-1-349; Wesch, Jake 1-1-0-8. Texas Tech-Harrell, Graham 20-25-0-284. RECEIVING: Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 8-77; Lucky, Marlon 7-80; Holt, Menelik 6-55; Swift, Nate 5-70; Paul, Niles 4-25; McNeill, Mike 3-24; Helu Jr., Roy 2-15;Young, Dreu 2-11. Texas Tech-Crabtree, M. 5-89; Lewis, Detron 4-47; Batch, Baron 3-53; Britton, Edward 2-67; Morris, Eric 2-16; Woods, Shannon 2-1; Swindall, T. 1-6; Leong, Lyle 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Texas Tech-Wall, Jamar 1-0. FUMBLES: Nebraska-None. Texas Tech- None. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-None. Texas Tech- Williams, B., 1.0-5. TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Asante, Larry 8-1. Texas Tech-Charbonnet, D. 9-0.
Game 7 Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Nebraska 7 14 0 14 35 Iowa State 0 0 7 0 7 Ames, Iowa (Oct. 18) --- Nebraska dominated the first half and put Iowa State away in the fourth quarter, as the Huskers snapped a three-game losing streak with an impressive 35-7 win. In perhaps their best half of football of the season, the Huskers amassed 349 yards of total offense in the first half on their way to a 21-0 lead. Nebraska opened the scoring with Nate Swift s 19-yard reception from Joe Ganz with 5:27 left in the opening quarter. Swift, who had eight catches for 112 yards, became the second player in school history with more than 2,000 receiving yards, finishing the day with 2,021 career yards. Ganz completed 27-of-37 passes for 328 yards and one touchdown, leading a balanced arsenal that rolled up 548 yards of total offense, including 220 yards on the ground. The Blackshirt defense also held its own, allowing just 218 yards of total offense, including 105 on the ground. Armando Murillo, Cody Glenn and Larry Asante each had five tackles, while Murillo added an 11-yard fumble return and a pass breakup. Zach Potter and Clayton Sievers each posted a sack, with Sievers adding one of Nebraska s three forced fumbles while Potter had one the team s seven pass breakups. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 05:27 NU Swift 19 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 08:59 NU Lucky 15 yd run (Henery kick) 02:23 NU Lucky 4 yd run (Henery kick) 3rd 14:23 ISU Robinson 67 yd run (Mahoney kick) 4th 06:35 NU Ganz 1 yd run (Henery kick) 01:55 NU Castille 19 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS NU ISU FIRST DOWNS 29 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-220 25-105 PASSING YDS (NET) 328 113 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-27-0 29-16-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-548 54-218 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-11 1-8 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2-17 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 3-39 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.8 8-44.8 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 3-2 Penalties-Yards 4-45 6-42 Possession Time 37:11 22:49 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 2 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 0-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 2-4 RUSHING: Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 15-74; Castille, Quentin 11-70; Helu Jr., Roy 6-66; Swift, Nate 1-7; Ganz, Joe 8-3. Iowa State-Robinson, Alexan 11-87; Arnaud, Austen 7-10; Bass, J.J. 5-9; Scales, Jason 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 3. PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 27-37-0-328. Iowa State-Arnaud, Austen 16-29- 0-113. RECEIVING: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 8-112; Holt, Menelik 5-45; Peterson, Todd 4-52; McNeill, Mike 3-39; Paul, Niles 2-25; Lucky, Marlon 2-16; Helu Jr., Roy 1-27; Mendoza, Marcus 1-7; Castille, Quentin 1-5. Iowa State-Sumrall, R.J. 6-44; Catlett, Derrick 2-20; Hamilton, Marquis 2-15; Jones, Houston 2-13; Johnson, Sedrick 1-8; Franklin, Collin 1-7; Darks, Darius 1-4; Robinson, Alexan 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Iowa State-None. FUMBLES: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 1-0; Holt, Menelik 1-1; Peterson, Todd 1-1; Ganz, Joe 1-1; Paul, Niles 1-0. Iowa State-Arnaud, Austen 1-0; McDowell, Devin 1-1; Catlett,Derrick 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-Zach Potter, 1.0-8, Sievers, Clayton, 1.0-1. Iowa State- Taylor, Kurtis, 1.0-4, Lyle, Christopher, 1.0-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Murillo, Armando, 4-1. Iowa State- Smith, James. 8-4. Game 8 Nebraska 32, Baylor 20 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Baylor 14 6 0 0 20 Nebraska 7 10 7 8 32 Lincoln (Oct. 25) --- Nate Swift broke Nebraska s career receptions record and scored a pair of secondhalf touchdowns to lead Nebraska to a come-from-behind 32-20 win over Baylor at Memorial Stadium. Swift became NU s career reception leader on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Joe Ganz with 1:15 left in the third quarter. The catch gave NU a 24-20 lead and provided the senior with his 144th career catch, moving him ahead of 1972 Husker Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers. It was Swift s eighth catch of the day but he wasn t done yet. After the Husker defense held Baylor on its next drive, Ganz hit Swift on a 53-yard touchdown strike to put NU ahead 30-20 and seal Nebraska s fifth win of the year. Swift finished the day with a career-best 11 catches for 121 yards. While Swift took center stage, Nebraska s win over the Bears was a classic team effort. Ganz completed 32-of-46 passes for 336 yards on the afternoon, helping NU convert 11-of-17 third-down attempts. Ganz put the game away when he hooked up with Marlon Lucky on a 69- yard screen pass. Nebraska rolled up 497 yards of total offense on 83 offensive plays, including 161 rushing yards on 37 carries. Lucky led the Huskers with 83 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 07:42 NU Hill 6 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 07:03 BU Finley 43 yd run (Parks kick) 02:26 BU Griffin 47 yd run (Parks kick) 2nd 05:41 NU Henery 27 yd field goal 02:06 NU Lucky 18 yd run (Henery kick) 00:17 BU Jones 1 yd run (Parks kick blockd) 3rd 01:15 NU Swift 9 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 12:11 NU Swift 53 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick failed) 06:59 NU TEAM safety TEAM STATISTICS BU NU FIRST DOWNS 16 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-216 37-161 PASSING YDS (NET) 134 336 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-9-0 46-32-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-350 83-497 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-29 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-40 4-59 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-44.5 3-43.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 6-39 6-70 Possession Time 21:23 38:37 Third-Down Conversions 0 of 10 11 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 3-22 RUSHING: Baylor-Griffin, Robert 16-121; Finley, Jay 14-88; Wright, Kendall 2-6; Jones, Jacoby 1-1. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 16-83; Ganz, Joe 11-42; Castille, Quentin 7-31; Helu Jr., Roy 2-6; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: Baylor-Griffin, Robert 9-20-0-134. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 32-46-0-336. RECEIVING: Baylor-Wright, Kendall 3-60; White, Thomas 3-18; Fenty, Justin 2-21;Smith, Ernest 1-35. Nebraska-Swift, Nate 11-121; Peterson, Todd 6-57; Paul, Niles 5-34; McNeill, Mike 4-24; Lucky, Marlon 3-82; Holt, Menelik 1-8; Hill, Ryan 1-6; Young, Dreu 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Baylor-None. Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Baylor-Baker, Mikail 1-0. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1; Ganz, Joe 1-0; Young, Dreu 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Baylor-Patin, Earl 2.0-5. Nebraska-Amukamara, Prince 1.0-11; Allen, Pierre 1.0-7; Asante, Larry 1.0-4. TACKLES (UA-A): Baylor- Lake, Jordan 9-6. Nebraska-Asante, Larry 4-3.
Game 9 Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Nebraska 0 14 7 7 28 Oklahoma 35 14 13 0 62 Norman, Okla. (Nov. 1) --- No. 4 Oklahoma jumped out of the gates and never looked back, rolling up more than 500 yards of total offense while dominating the Cornhuskers in a 62-28 Sooner victory. OU scored on seven of its first eight possessions, as well as a defensive score on a interception return on the Huskers first play from scrimmage. The Sooners led 35-0 at the end of the first quarter, the most points ever scored in any quarter against the Huskers. While the Sooners were clicking on both sides of the ball, Nebraska finally woke up on offense as it tallied 204 yards on the ground and 214 through the air. Sophomore I-back Roy Helu Jr. led the charge with a career-high 157 rushing yards on 16 carries. He ripped off a careerlong 57-yarder in the fourth quarter, while senior wide receiver Nate Swift added a career-long 67-yard reception to set up NU s first score. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 12:17 OU Brown 2 yd run (Stevens kick) 12:13 OU Franks 18 yd INT return (Stevens kick) 10:31 OU Chaney 48 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 09:27 OU Gresham 9 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 00:04 OU Brown 1 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 2nd 11:20 NU Castille 2 yd run (Henery kick) 08:06 OU Murray 3 yd run (Stevens kick) 04:24 NU Helu 14 yd run (Henery kick) 02:56 OU Murray 8 yd run (Stevens kick) 3rd 11:34 NU Swift 8 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 09:30 OU Gresham 11 yd pass from Bradford (Stevens kick) 00:44 OU Murray 25 yd pass from Bradford (kick blockd) 4th 00:21 NU Witt 16 yd run (Henery kick) TEAM STATISTICS NU OU FIRST DOWNS 15 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-204 40-193 PASSING YDS (NET) 214 315 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-16-2 30-21-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-418 70-508 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3--1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-145 5-183 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-44 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-45.7 4-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-74 7-69 Possession Time 30:42 29:18 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 7-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 RUSHING: Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 16-157; Witt, Patrick 1-16; Peterson, Todd 1-16; Lucky, Marlon 5-8; Ganz, Joe 4-5; Castille, Quentin 7-2; McNeill, Mike 1-0. Oklahoma-Brown, Chris 9-89; Murray, DeMarco 14-57; Madu, Mossis 8-15; Bradford, Sam 2-14; Johnson, Justin 4-11; Iglesias, Juaquin 1-7; Johnson, Manuel 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Nebraska--Ganz, Joe 14-26-2-206; Witt, Patrick 2-2-0-8. Oklahoma- Bradford, Sam 19-27-1-311; Halzle, Joey 2-3-0-4. RECEIVING: Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 5-73; Swift, Nate 3-83; Helu Jr., Roy 2-19; Paul, Niles 1-14; Young, Dreu 1-8; Gilleylen, Curenski 1-6; McNeill, Mike 1-6; Castille, Quentin 1-3; Brooks, Chris 1-2. Oklahoma-Chaney, Quentin 5-128; Gresham, Jermaiah 5-52; Iglesias, Juaquin 3-37; Madu, Mossis 3-19; Tennell, Adron 2-12; Broyles, Ryan 1-41; Murray, DeMarco 1-25; Brown, Chris 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Thenarse, R. 1-0. Oklahoma-Holmes, Lendy 1-26; Franks, Dominque 1-18. FUMBLES: Nebraska-Young, Dreu 1-1; Castille, Quentin 1-1. Oklahoma-None. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-None. Oklahoma-Alexander, Frank 1-8. TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Asante, Larry, 9-4. Oklahoma- Lewis, Travis. 5-4. Game 10 Nebraska 45, Kansas 35 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Kansas 7 7 7 14 35 Nebraska 7 7 10 21 45 Lincoln (Nov. 8) --- Behind big plays from sophomore I-back Roy Helu Jr. and junior defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, the Nebraska football team scored 21 fourth-quarter points and held on for a 45-35 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks in front of the 296th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium on a chilly and windy Saturday afternoon. In the fourth quarter, Helu and Suh both shined. Helu rushed for 78 yards and one touchdown in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 115 yards rushing and a game-high eight catches. His 176 all-purpose yards were also a career high, fueled by his second straight 100-yard rushing game. Suh also added a touchdown in the fourth quarter when he lined up at fullback and caught his first career pass for a two-yard TD that put NU up by 10 points with less than six minutes remaining. Suh recorded a career-high 12 tackles, including four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 07:42 NU Hill 6 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 04:47 NU McNeill 4 yd pass from Lucky (Henery kick) 03:17 KU Meier 28 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick) 2nd 04:39 KU Briscoe 53 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick) 02:17 NU Brooks 25 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 3rd 08:31 NU Henery 35 yd field goal 04:32 KU Fields 11 yd pass from Reesing (Branstetter kick) 00:08 NU Helu 10 yd run (Henery kick) 4th 14:01 NU Helu 52 yd run (Henery kick) 09:55 KU Sharp 7 yd run (Branstetter kick) 05:58 NU Suh 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 03:48 NU Swift 14 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 02:15 KU Reesing 14 yd run (Branstetter kick) TEAM STATISTICS KU NU FIRST DOWNS 22 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-118 35-167 PASSING YDS (NET) 304 328 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-15-1 38-29-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-422 73-495 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-18 5-89 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-89 4-59 Interception Returns-Yards 1-5 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-36.4 2-46.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-2 Penalties-Yards 5-31 4-30 Possession Time 25:14 34:46 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 6 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-23 5-42 RUSHING: Kansas-Sharp, Jake 22-90; Reesing, Todd 16-35; Meier, Kerry 1- minus 7. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 16-115; Castille, Q. 5-49; Henery, Alex 1-9; Lucky, Marlon 6-7; TEAM 3-minus 5; Ganz, Joe 4-minus 8. PASSING: Kansas-Reesing, Todd 15-30-1-304. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 28-37-1-324; Lucky, Marlon 1-1-0-4. RECEIVING: Kansas-Briscoe, Dezmon 6-176; Meier, Kerry 3-52; Wilson, Johnathon 3-51; Sharp, Jake 2-14; Fields, Dexton 1-11. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 8-61; Swift, Nate 7-111; Peterson, Todd 5-72; McNeill, Mike 4-37; Lucky, Marlon 2-3; Brooks, Chris 1-25; Castille, Q. 1-17; Suh, Ndamukong 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Kansas-Holt, James 1-5. Nebraska-Potter, Zach 1-0. FUMBLES: Kansas-Reesing, Todd 1-0. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 1-1; Ganz, Joe 1-0; Henery, Alex 1-0; Swift, Nate 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Kansas-Rivera, Mike 1-12; Holt, James 1-11. Nebraska- Suh, Ndamukong 2.5-18 TACKLES (UA-A): Kansas-Stuckey, Darrel 14-1. Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong, 5-7.