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2008 Nebraska ScheduleDate Opponent(TV) Time/ResultAug.30 WesternMichigan(FSNPPV) W,47-24Sept.6 SanJoseSt.(FSNPPV) W,35-12Sept.13 NewMexicoSt.(FSNPPV) W,38-7Sept.27 VirginiaTech(ABC) L,35-30Oct.4 Missouri(HC)(ESPN) L,52-17Oct. 11 at Texas Tech (FSN) L, 37-31 (OT)Oct. 18 at Iowa State (Versus) W, 35-7Oct.25 Baylor(Versus) W,32-20Nov. 1 at Oklahoma (ESPN) 7 p.m.Nov.8 Kansas TBANov. 15 at Kansas State TBANov.28 Colorado(ABC) 2:30p.m.All times Central and subject to change

TelevisionESPNMike Patrick, Play-by-PlayTodd Blackledge, ColorHolly Rowe, Sidelines

RadioHusker Sports NetworkGreg Sharpe, Play-by-PlayAdrian Fiala, ColorMatt Davison, ColorLane Grindle, Sidelines

InternetHuskers.comHusker Sports Network free audioLive stats, game-day information, photo galleries

OtherSatellite RadioSirius Channel 123

National RadioSportsUSARadioNetworkDan Fouts, Play-by-PlayGary Barnett, ColorScott Yoffe, Sidelines

NU this WeekNebraska ranks fourth nationally in time of

possession, controlling the football for an average of 33:18 per game. In Big 12 play, Nebraska’s ball-control offense has paid huge dividends. In league games only, the Huskers have controlled the ball an average of 37:29 per contest.

The offensive success has allowed Nebraska to run 101 more plays than its opponents in Big 12 Conference games (313-212). In the last three weeks alone, Nebraska has snapped the ball 86 more times than the opposition.

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NebraskaRecord 5-3 (2-2, Big 12)Ranking Not rankedLastGame Def. Baylor, 32-20Coach Bo PeliniCareer/NURecord 6-3/1st yearvs.Oklahoma first meeting

Game 9: Nebraska at No. 4 OklahomaNov. 1, 2008 w Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium w Norman, Okla. w 7 p.m.

Television: ESPN Radio: Husker Sports NetworkSeries Record: Oklahoma leads, 43-37-3 Last Meeting: 2006 Big 12 Championship, OU, 21-7Surface: Grass Capacity: 82,112

OklahomaRecord 7-1 (3-1, Big 12)Ranking No. 4 (AP/Coaches)LastGame def. Kansas St., 58-35Coach Bob StoopsCareer/OURecord 104-23/10th seasonvs.Nebraska 4-1

This Week’s MatchupNebraska and Oklahoma renew one of college football’s top series this weekend with a Saturday

evening matchup at Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium. The meeting in Norman will be the first in the regular season between the old rivals since 2005. The two teams also squared off in the 2006 Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City. Nebraska comes into the game at 5-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play, following a 32-20 victory over Baylor in Lincoln. The Sooners are 7-1 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 action after a 58-35 win at Kansas State. The game will mark Nebraska’s third of the season against a top-10 opponent, as the Sooners enter the game ranked fourth by the Associated Press.

The SeriesSaturday’s meeting will be the 84th all-time between the two schools with Oklahoma holding a

43-37-3 advantage, including victories in each of the past three meetings. The two schools played for 71 consecutive seasons between 1927 and 1997, but have played just five times since with the Big 12’s schedule rotation. Oklahoma has won the past two meetings in Norman, but Nebraska won four of the previous five matchups on the Sooners’ home field.

The CoachesNebraska:Bo Pelini (Ohio State, ‘90) has a 6-3 record in his first season with the Huskers. In addition

to five 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.

Oklahoma:Bob Stoops (Iowa, ‘83) is in his 10th season as Oklahoma’s head coach, and owns a 104-23 record with the Sooners. He has guided OU to five Big 12 Conference titles and the 2000 national championship. Stoops has led the Sooners to at least 11 wins in seven of his nine seasons in Norman. Like Bo Pelini, Stoops is a native of Youngstown, Ohio.

Nebraska FootballNebraska is 813-336-40 all-time, one of just five schools with 800 all-time victories. w Nebraska has

won five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). w The Cornhuskers have won 43 conference championships. w Nebraska’s 44 all-time bowl appearances rank fifth nationally. w Since 1970, Nebraska has 379 wins, 26 more than any other school in the country. w Nebraska’s 96 football Academic All-Americans leads the nation. w The Huskers have had 106 All-Americans in school history.

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Nebraska-Baylor Stat WrapTeamStats BU NUFirstDowns 16 26Rushes-Yards 33-216 37-161Passes 9-20-0 32-46-0PassingYards 134 336TotalOffense 350 4973rd-DownConversions 11-17 0-10Turnovers 0 1Penalties 6-39 6-70TimeofPossession 21:23 38:37

NURushingLeadersMarlon Lucky–16 carries, 83 yards, TDJoe Ganz–11 carries, 42 yardsNUPassingLeaderJoe Ganz–32-46-0, 336 yards, 3 TDNUReceivingLeadersNate Swift–11 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TDTodd Peterson–6 receptions, 57 yardsNiles Paul–5 receptions, 34 yardsNUDefensiveLeadersLarry Asante–7 tackles, 1-4 sacks, 2-4 TFLNdamukong Suh–7 tackles, 1-1 TFL, blocked PATNUSpecialTeamsLeadersAdi Kunalic–6 kickoffs, 3 touchbacks

�008 Big 1� Conference StandingsNorthDivision RecordsTeam Big12 Overall NextGameMissouri 2-2 6-2 at Baylor Kansas 2-2 5-3 Kansas StateNebraska 2-2 5-3 at OklahomaColorado 1-3 4-4 at Texas A&MKansas St. 1-3 4-4 at KansasIowa St. 0-4 2-6 at Oklahoma State

SouthDivision RecordsTeam Big12 Overall NextGameTexas 4-0 8-0 at Texas TechTexas Tech 4-0 8-0 TexasOklahoma 3-1 7-1 NebraskaOklahoma St. 3-1 7-1 Iowa State Baylor 1-3 3-5 MissouriTexas A&M 1-3 3-5 Colorado

2008NebraskaNon-ConferenceOpponentsTeam Record NextGameWestern Michigan 6-2 at E. MichiganSan Jose State 5-3 at IdahoNew Mexico State 3-4 Boise StateVirginia Tech 5-3 Maryland (11/6)

A Closer Look at the 2008 Nebraska Football ScheduleDate ........... Opponent ......................Time/Result ......... TV .................. Series....................Last Meeting (Site)/Notes

Aug. �0 ....... Western Michigan ..........W, 47-24 ............... FSN PPV ......... NU, 1-0 .................Ganz tops �00 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 �00�

Sept. 13 ...... New Mexico State ..........W, 38-7. ................ FSN PPV ......... NU, 3-0 .................NU rushes for ��0 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 11-1�1-� TD receiving/Sets NU career receptions record/Ganz passes for ��6 yards

Nov. 1 .......... at Oklahoma ................... 7 p.m. .....................ESPN ...............OU, 43-37-3 ........... Oklahoma, 21-7, 2006 (K.C.)/Sooners have won 3 of 4 after NU seven-game win streak

Nov. 8 ......... Kansas ...........................TBA ...................... TBA ............... NU, 88-23-3 ..........Kansas, 76-�9, �007 (Lawrence)/Huskers have won 19 straight at home against Kansas

Nov. 15........ at Kansas State ............... TBA .........................TBA .................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

Noting Game Eight...Nebraska ��, Baylor �0* The Huskers improved to 10-1 all-time against Baylor, and defeated the Bears for the ninth straight time. Nebraska is 8-1 all-time against Baylor in Lincoln.

* Senior wide receiver NateSwift caught a career-high 11 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns. The 11 receptions pushed Swift’s career receptions total to 147, establishing an NU career receptions record. Johnny Rodgers previously held the record with 143 receptions from 1970 to 1972. Swift broke the record on a nine-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter that gave Nebaska a 24-20 lead.

* Swift added a 53-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, his sixth of the season and 18th career TD catch. Swift has five career games with two touchdowns, including earlier this season against Western Michigan.

* 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. Swift’s previous career high in receptions was nine against both Missouri and Oklahoma as a redshirt freshman in 2005.

* Swift’s 121 receiving yards marked his seventh career 100-yard receiving game, second only to Rodgers’ 10 games topping the century mark in receiving yards.

* Quarterback JoeGanz completed 32-of-46 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns, marking Ganz’s third straight 300-yard passing game, his fourth of 2008 and the seventh of his career.

* Ganz has completed 95-of-127 passes in the past three games, a completion percentage of .748. * The three touchdown passes marked the fifth time in his career Ganz has thrown for three or more touchdowns. He moved into a tie for fourth with Turner Gill on Nebraska’s all-time passing TDs list with 34. * The 69-yard pass in the fourth quarter from Ganz to I-back Marlon Lucky was the longest play from scrimmage for Nebraska this season.

* Nebraska trailed 20-17 at the half, but rallied for victory. 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.

* Nebraska converted 4-of-5 red zone chances and scored on 15 straight trips into the red zone before a fourth-quarter fumble. For the season, Nebraska is 31-of-36 in the red zone.

* Nebraska continued to control the clock against Baylor. Nebraska held the ball for 19:19 in the first half and 38:37 for the game. The Huskers have held the ball for 40:12 at Texas Tech two weeks ago and for 37:11 at Iowa State. The Huskers have had the ball for at least 16:30 in seven straight halves dating back to the second half of the Missouri game.

* Nebraska ran 83 offensive plays, while Baylor had just 53 snaps. Over the past three games, Nebraska has had 241 offensive snaps, compared to just 155 for the three opponents.

* In the past three games, Nebraska has had nine scoring drives of 4:00 or longer, including two against Baylor. In the first five games of the season Nebraska had seven drives of 4:00 or longer.

* Nebraska converted 11-of-17 third-down attempts and has been efficient in that area the past three weeks. The Huskers have converted 25-of-42 third downs over the past three weeks for a .595 conversion percentage. Nebraska has converted 50 percent of its third-down attempts this season. On the flip side, the Husker defense held Baylor to 0-for-10 on third-down conversions. On its 10 third-down attempts Baylor gained a total of -11 yards, including four negative plays.

* NU passed for at least 200 yards for the 13th straight game, including seven 300-yard games in that stretch. The Husker offense has gained 400 total yards or more in 10 of the past 13 games and scored 30 or more points in 11 of its past 12 games.

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Nebraska Head Coach Bo PeliniBoPelini 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 6-3 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 NUWhile 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 75 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 155 total takeaways, including two top-three national rankings.

Pelini Looks to Build on Success of First-Year CoachesBo 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 1�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.

Noting PeliniBorn: Dec. 13, 1967Hometown: Youngstown, OhioWife: Mary PatChildren:Patrick, Kate and CaralynHighSchool: Cardinal Mooney, 1986College: Ohio State, 1990

PlayingExperience1987-90, Ohio State, free safety CoachingExperienceNebraska, 2008-presentHead Coach

LSU, 2005-07defensive coordinator

Oklahoma, 2004co-def. coordinator, defensive backs

Nebraska, 2003defensive coordinator, interim head coach for Alamo Bowl

Green Bay Packers, 2000-02linebackers

New England Patriots, 1997-99linebackers

San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96assistant secondary

Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 quarterbacks

Iowa, 1991graduate assistant

Huskers Under PeliniOverall ................................................................... 6-3 vs. AP Ranked Teams ......................................... 0-2 vs. AP Top 10 Teams .......................................... 0-2 vs. Unranked Teams ........................................... 6-1 vs. Big 12 Teams................................................. 2-2 Home .................................................................. 4-2 Road ................................................................... 1-1 Neutral ............................................................... 1-0 When Rushing for 200 or more yards ................. 3-0 When Rushing for 300 or more yards ................. 1-0 When passing for 200 or more yards .................. 4-3 When passing for 300 or more yards .................. 3-1 When NU player rushes for 100 yards ................ 2-0 When NU has two 100-yard rushers .........................0-0 When NU player has 100 yards receiving ............ 3-0 When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher .................. 1-1 When Scoring 35 or More Points ........................ 4-0 When Hold Opp. to 10 Pts. or less ...................... 3-0 When forcing three or more turnovers ................ 1-0 When Nebraska scores first ................................ 5-0 When Nebraska leads at halftime ........................ 5-0 When Nebraska trails at halftime ........................ 1-3 When Nebraska is tied at halftime ...................... 0-0 Games decided by 11 points or more ................. 6-1 Games decided by 10 or less .............................. 0-2 Games decided by 7 or less ................................ 0-2 Games decided by 3 or less ................................ 0-0 Overtime games .................................................. 0-1

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National Rankings of Pelini-led Defenses Total Rush Pass Eff. Pass Yds. ScoringNebraska2003 11 24 1 11 2Oklahoma 2004 13 6 42 28 3LSU2005 3 6 3 11 32006 3 14 3 3 42007 3 12 3 9 17

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Three Things To Know About Saturday’s GameSeveral coaches in Saturday’s Nebraska-Oklahoma game will have a connection with the other school or members of the opposing staff. Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini served as co-defensive coordinator for the 2004 season at Oklahoma and Nebraska linebackers coach Mike Ekeler was a graduate assistant with the Sooners in 2003 and 2004. Both Pelini and his brother, NU defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, are from Younstown, Ohio, and went to the same high school as OU head coach Bob Stoops. OU’s assistant offensive coordinator Jay Norvell spent three years at Nebraska as offensive coordinator (2004 to 2006) while Sooner strength coach Jerry Schmidt is a Harvard, Neb., native and 1986 graduate of Nebraska. Oklahoma defensive line coach Jackie Shipp was on staff at Southern Illinois from 1994 to 1996, when NU offensive coordinator Shawn Watson was the Saluki’s head coach. NU will enter the game unranked for the third straight meeting and just the sixth time since 1962 when Bob Devaney took over the program.Nebraska is looking for its second straight Big 12 road win. NU has won consecutive league road games once since 2003 (at ISU and KSU in 2006) and has lost its last two in Norman by a combined 61-17 margin.

Breaking Down the Sooners

OffenseThe 2008 Sooners are one of the nation’s most prolific passing teams,

as sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford guides an explosive offense that ranks third nationally in passing (364.4 ypg), fourth in total offense (542.1 ypg) and second in scoring (48.3 ppg). Bradford ranks third nationally in passing efficiency (185.85) and has 2,775 yards and an impressive 29 touchdowns against just five interceptions this fall. He has a strong aresnal of receiving threats, led by Juaquin Iglesias who has 746 yards and five touchdowns on 44 catches. He is one of four receivers with at least four TD catches.

On the ground, DeMarco Murray has averaged 78.0 yards per game and has been complemented by Chris Brown’s 72.0 rushing yards per game. Murray (9) and Brown (8) have 17 of the team’s 23 rushing touchdowns, and they’ve combined for 24 receptions out of the backfield.

DefenseOU may get more publicity for its offensive exploits this season, but the

Sooner defense has been equally as strong, especially against the run. Oklahoma ranks 20th nationally in rushing defense, allowing teams just 105.6 yards per game on the ground. Redshirt freshman linebacker Travis Lewis ranks seventh nationally, averaging 10.5 tackles per game to go with 3.5 sacks and three interceptions. He is tied for the team lead in pickoffs and tied for third in sacks, helping OU rank third nationally with 3.5 sacks per game (28 total this year). The Sooners rank fifth nationally by averaging 8.5 tackles for loss per game, with 20 players having been in on a stop behind the line of scrimmage.

Special TeamsOU ranks 14th nationally by averaging 24.6 yards per kickoff return.

DeMarco Murray (24.9 yards per return) and Juaquin Iglasias (24.3 yards per return) make an explosive combination, with Murray recording 15 of the team’s 26 kickoff returns. The punt return game is 46th nationally (10.6 yards per return). Ryan Broyles showed last week that he can flip the field quickly as he exploded for a 68-yard return for a touchdown with less than two minutes remaining in the first half against Kansas State.

Place-kicker Jimmy Stevens has attempted just five field goals this year, making three, however, he has made only one of three attempts longer than 21 yards. He is 51-of-54 on PATs and is second on the squad and 58th nationally in scoring.

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Nebraska-Oklahoma SeriesGames:83Standing: Oklahoma leads, 43-37-3AtLincoln:Nebraska leads, 21-18-2AtMemorialStadium: Nebraska leads, 19-17-2AtNorman:Oklahoma leads, 22-16-0AtOwenField:Oklahoma leads, 22-15-0AtNeutralSites:Oklahoma leads, 3-0-1Currentwinstreak(start):Oklahoma, three games (2004)

Last10Meetings RankDate Site NU/OU Result . . . . . Score11/26/1993 Lincoln 2/16 W . . . . . . . . . 21-711/25/1994 Norman 1/ W . . . . . . . . . 13-311/24/1995 Lincoln 1/ W . . . . . . . . . 37-011/2/1996 Norman 5/ W . . . . . . . . 73-2111/1/1997 Lincoln 1/ W . . . . . . . . . 69-710/28/2000 Norman 1/3 L . . . . . . . 14-3110/27/2001 Lincoln 3/2 W . . . . . . . . 20-1011/13/2004 Norman /2 L . . . . . . . . 3-3010/29/2005 Lincoln / L . . . . . . . 24-3112/2/2006 Kansas City** 19/8 L . . . . . . . . 7-21

Series Notes: The Sooners defeated NU 21-7 in the 2006 Big 12 Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., for OU's third straight series win...the 2005 meeting marked the first time since 1961 that both teams entered the game unranked...both teams finished the 2005 season ranked in the top 25...the Huskers and Sooners went head-to-head for 71 consecutive seasons (since 1927) before the streak was snapped in 1998 with the start of the two-year, North-South rotations in the Big 12...OU's 2000 win ended NU's series-long seven-game winning streak...NU had won six straight in Lincoln before the Sooners' 31-24 win in 2005...the 1971 game was known as the “Game of the Century,” as No. 1 NU edged No. 2 OU, 35-31, in Norman...since the AP poll began in 1936, the NU-OU game has had at least one ranked team 57 times in 67 contests, with both teams ranked in 23; the series has featured at least one top-10 team in 46 games, two top-10 teams in 18...an unranked team has upset a ranked team four additional times...one of the two teams has been ranked entering the contest in all but three games since 1948...the winning team has had to come from behind in 26 of the last 37 games...the 1923 game was the first played in NU’s Memorial Stadium.

2008 Nebraska-Oklahoma Team Statistical ComparisonNebraska (5-3) / Oklahoma (7-1)Category NU / OU Big 1� / Big 1� Natl. / Natl.Rushing Offense 149.1 / 177.8 6th / 4th 58th / 35thPassing Offense 297.0 / 364.4 6th / 2nd 12th / 3rdTotal Offense 446.1 / 542.1 6th / 2nd 15th / 4thScoring Offense 33.1 / 48.3 7th / 1st 29th / 2ndRushing Defense 137.3 / 105.6 7th / 3rd 61st / 20thPass Defense 221.5 / 239.4 2nd / 5th 78th / 91stPass Efficiency Defense 129.2 / 112.8 7th / 1st 76th / 33rdTotal Defense 358.8 / 345.0 5th / 2nd 66th / 54thScoring Defense 24.3 / 22.5 6th / 4th 60th / 50thNet Punting 29.2 / 31.6 12th / 11th 118th / 106thPunt Returns 14.5 / 10.6 2nd / 6th 15th / 46thKickoff Returns 23.0 / 24.6 6th / 2nd 32nd / 14thTurnover Margin -0.8 / 1.1 11th / 1st 96th / t-10thSacks 2.0 / 3.5 6th / 2nd 45th / 3rdTackles For Loss 5.4 / 8.5 7th / 2nd 78th / 5thSacks Allowed 1.6 / 1.0 6th / 4th t-48th / 14thbold indicates top-�� national ranking

Individual NCAA Statistical Leaders (top 25 only)Oklahoma – Sam Bradford, passing efficiency (3rd), total offense (t-5th); Juaquin Iglesias, receiving/game (19th); Ryan Broyles, punt returns (12th); DeMarco Murray, all-purpose (25th); Gerald McCoy, sacks (t-25th); Travis Lewis, tackles (t-7th)Nebraska– Joe Ganz, passing efficiency (14th), total offense (12th)

2008 Oklahoma Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent Result/Time8/30 Chattanooga W, 57-2 9/6 Cincinnati W, 52-26 9/13 vs. Washington (Seattle) W, 55-14 9/27 TCU W, 35-10 10/4 at Baylor W, 49-17 10/11 vs. Texas (Dallas) L, 45-35 10/18 Kansas W, 45-31 10/25 at Kansas State W, 58-35 11/1 Nebraska 7 p.m.11/8 at Texas A&M TBA 11/22 Texas Tech TBA 11/29 at Oklahoma State TBA

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800-Win ClubNebraska 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 813 all-time victories.

1. Michigan 8712. Notre Dame 8293. Texas 8284.Nebraska 8135. Ohio State 805

Nebraska is in its 119th season of college football in 2008, and owns an 813-336-40 all-time record in 1,189 games (.701).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 ‘70Nebraska 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 379-95-5 record, for a .796 winning percentage in 479 games. NU’s 379 wins in that time period are 26 more than Michigan, which has the second-most wins since 1970.

1.Nebraska 3792. Michigan 3533. Ohio State 352 4. Oklahoma 3515. 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).

1971 Nebraska, Oklahoma Teams to Meet Again this Weekend As part of the renewal of the “Battle of the Big Reds” the Oklahoma athletic department is hosting a reunion of the 1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma game. The contest is simply known as the “Game of the Century.” Members of both teams will gather on Friday evening for a reception at the Switzer Center on the OU campus. As of late last week, nearly 40 members of Oklahoma’s 1971 team had committed to attend, and more than 20 members of the Husker team were expected to attend. The teams will also be honored on the field before the start of Saturday night’s game. The 1971 meeting between the two schools on Thanksgiving Day in Norman was a back-and-forth affair that was not decided until the waning moments. Nebraska’s Jeff Kinney scored his fourth touchdown of the afternoon with 1:38 remaining to give Nebraska a 35-31 victory. The Huskers went on to capture their second straight national championship, while OU finished third.

continued from page 3* Place-kicker Alex Henery missed an extra-point attempt in the fourth quarter ending a streak of 77 straight made to begin his career. * Nebraska held Baylor without a point in the second half, marking the first time NU has held an opponent scoreless in the second half since the 2007 season opener against Nevada.

* The Huskers also recorded three sacks for 22 yards. The three sacks are the most by the Nebraska defense since also recording three against New Mexico State. Nebraska has 16 sacks this season after recording a total of 13 sacks in 12 games last season.

* Nebraska blocked a second-quarter extra point (Ndamukong Suh), marking NU’s third blocked kick of 2008. The block was the second blocked extra point of Suh’s career (also vs. Texas A&M, 2007). Defensive end Zach Potter blocked a field goal against New Mexico State and an extra point at Texas Tech. Husker Schedule Among Nation’s Toughest

As expected, Nebraska’s 2008 schedule has turned out to be one of the toughest in the nation. Nebraska’s 2008 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. This week, NU will face its third top-10 foe, taking on fourth-ranked Oklahoma in Norman.

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 �007 Top 10 Teams4–Nebraska, Colorado3–Auburn, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech

Games Against �007 BCS Teams3–Nebraska, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida

Huskers Set to Face Ninth Top-10 Foe in Past Three Seasons Nebraska's matchup against No. 4 Oklahoma is the ninth time in the past 33 games dating back to 2006 that the Huskers have squared off against a top-10 ranked team. The Huskers will be looking to get in the win column in those contests as the Huskers have dropped all eight contests. Nebraska faced four top-10 foes in 2006 and matched up with No. 1 USC and No. 8 Kansas in 2007, before meeting No. 4 Missouri and No. 7 Texas Tech earlier this season. In addition, NU played at Missouri last season when the Tigers were ranked No. 17, before MU went on to finish No. 4. 4 The last time Nebraska faced as many as nine top-10 teams in a shorter period of time was from late in the 1986 season through the 1988 season. In a 27-game stretch, including three bowl games, Nebraska faced 10 top-10 teams. The Huskers were 5-5 in those games. 4 Overall, Nebraska has faced 13 ranked teams since the start of the 2006 season.4 The Huskers’ last victory over a top-10 opponent was a 20-10 victory over second-ranked Oklahoma in Lincoln in 2001. Nebraska snapped a five-game road losing streak and five-game Big 12 road losing streak with a 35-7 victory at Iowa State on Oct. 18. Picking up a second Big 12 road win will be a much stiffer challenge against the fourth-ranked Sooners. NU will be looking for its first win over a top-10 team on the road since No.7 Nebraska upended second-ranked Washington, 27-14, in 1997 at Seattle.

Youngstown, Ohio Will be Watching Nebraska and Oklahoma are closely linked in college football history as a result of great matchups that have determined conference and national championships. The two schools now have another link in the way of head coaches Bo Pelini and Bob Stoops. Both Pelini and Stoops are natives of Youngstown, Ohio, and graduates of Youngstown’s Cardinal Mooney High School. Pelini graduated from Mooney in 1986, while Stoops finished up at the school in 1978. Pelini spent the 2004 season on Stoops’ OU staff before moving on to LSU, and ultimately returning to Nebraska as head coach. Nebraska has three Cardinal Mooney graduates on its coaching staff, including Bo Pelini, defensive coordinator Carl Pelini and running backs coach Tim Beck. Defensive graduate assistant Ross Watson is also a native of Youngstown, Ohio. The Sooner coaching staff also has Nebraska ties, as assistant offensive coordinator and receivers coach Jay Norvell was Nebraska’s offensive coordinator from 2004 to 2006.

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Husker Offense Continuing Productive RunNebraska has been impressive on offense throughout the 2008 campaign, but has hit its stride

over the past three games. Nebraska ranks 12th nationally in passing offense at 297.0 yards per game and is 15th in the nation in total offense, averaging 446.1 yards per game. Nebraska also ranks 29th nationally in scoring offense at 33.1 points per game. In Big 12 games only, Nebraska ranks fourth in the conference averaging 471.2 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 over the past several games dating back to last season.4Nebraska has gained 400 total yards or more in 10 of the past 13 games.4The Huskers have passed for at least 200 yards in the past 13 games, with eight 300-yard games in that stretch. 4The Huskers are averaging 487.7 yards per game over their past 11 games, including 343.9 yards per game through the air. Nebraska is averaging 38.9 points over its past 11 games and has scored at least 30 points in 10 of 11 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.

Husker Offense Controlling Clock, Keeping Opponent “O” on SidelineThe 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 rank first in the conference in Big 12 games in time of possession, averaging 37:29. Overall this season, Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in time of possession, averaging 33:12.

Nebraska amassed 40:12 in time of possession against Texas Tech to keep the Red Raiders’ high-powered 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 38:37.4Nebraska’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 has held the time of possession advantage in eight consecutive halves and has had at least 16:30 in time of possession in the past seven halves.4Nebraska has run 241 plays in the last three weeks, while opponents have snapped the ball just 155 times. The Huskers have a 101-play advantage in four Big 12 Conference games.4Nebraska has had nine scoring drives of 4:00 or longer in the past 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.

Nebraska Total Offense StatsNebraska finished the 2007 season ranked ninth nationally in total offense at 468.3 yards per game and the Huskers are averaging 446.1 ypg this season. The 2007 average was NU’s best since averaging 513.7 yards per game in 1997. 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 TotalOffense1998 384.9 1999 392.22000 459.92001 451.22002 373.12003 345.02004 363.22005 320.32006 414.62007 468.32008 446.1

Nebraska Scoring Offense StatsNU finished 28th nationally in scoring at 33.4 points per game, the Huskers’ best scoring average since 2001. The 2008 Huskers are challenging that average after scoring 30 or more points in seven of the first eight games. Nebraska averaged 30 points or more for 24 straight years from 1978 to 2001. Year ScoringOffense2001 37.42002 27.42003 24.82004 25.02005 24.72006 30.62007 33.42008 33.1

NU Back on Scoring TrackNebraska 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.

Nebraska has returned to the 30s the past three weeks in games against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor. Overall, Nebraska has 10 30-point efforts in its past 11 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.

4The scoring production allowed Nebraska to win each of its first three games by more than three touchdowns for the first time since 1995.

2008 Game CaptainsWesternMichigan–QB Joe Ganz, OG Matt Slauson, DE Barry Turner, P Dan TitchenerSanJoseState–WR Nate Swift, WR Todd Peterson, DT Ty Steinkuhler, PK Alex HeneryNewMexicoState–TE Hunter Teafatiller, IB Marlon Lucky, DE Zach Potter, LS T.J. O’LearyVirginiaTech–OT Lydon Murtha, WR Niles Paul, CB Armando Murillo, S Larry AsanteMissouri–QB Joe Ganz, LB Cody Glenn, NT Ndamukong Suh, WR Chris BrooksTexas Tech–OG Mike Huff, DE Pierre Allen, DE Clayton Sievers, P/H Jake WeschIowaState–IB Marlon Lucky, IB Quentin Castille, TE/FB Hunter Teafatiller, DE Zach PotterBaylor–WR Nate Swift, DE Zach Potter, S Rickey Thenarse, S Matt O’Hanlon

Charting the �008 Husker OffenseNebraska 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 eight games in 2008, the Huskers are one of the nation’s most balanced teams in play selection. The Huskers have passed the ball 50.3 percent of the time, and have picked up 66.6 percent of their yardage by pass. Nebraska ranks 12th nationally in passing offense, 15th in total offense and 29th in scoring offense.

Game Rushes Rush Yds. Passes Pass Yds. TO TOP 3rd DownWestern Michigan 31 138 20-36-1 345 2 30:24 5-13San Jose State 30 99 18-27-1 216 2 29:37 4-11New Mexico State 44 330 18-24-0 223 1 31:06 5-10Virginia Tech 25 55 17-26-1 278 2 25:16 2-11Missouri 34 76 27-39-1 293 2 33:57 12-19Texas Tech 35 114 37-45-1 357 1 40:12 7-12Iowa State 41 220 27-37-0 328 3 37:11 7-13Baylor 37 161 32-46-0 336 1 38:37 11-17 Pct. of Rushing Plays: 49.7%Pct. of Passing Plays: 50.3%Pct. of Total Offense Via Rush: 33.4%Pct. of Total Offense Via Pass: 66.6%

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Big 1� Conference POW NomineesGame Offense Defense Sp.TeamsW.Mich. Swift Glenn HenerySJSU -- Suh PaulNMSU Murtha Suh PotterVa.Tech -- -- SwiftMizzou -- -- --T.Tech Ganz Matt Holt WeschIowaState Ganz Potter --Baylor Swift --OklahomaKansasKansasSt.ColoradoBoldindicateswinner

Huskers on Watch/Award ListsMarlonLucky,Sr.,IBWalter Camp Player of the Year Watch ListMaxwell Award Watch ListDoak Walker Award Watch ListJoeGanz,Sr.,QBJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch ListZachPotter,Sr.,DELott Trophy Watch List (Impact Defensive Player)Hendricks Award Watch List (Best DE)

Husker Records ReportCategory.............................................. RecordAll-time ............................................. 813-336-40 Home ............................................ 491-135-20 Memorial Stadium .................... 366-112-13 Since 1962 .......................................... 447-114-5 Away ............................................. 322-200-20 Road (on campus) ..................... 283-160-17 Neutral Sites ................................... 39-39-3When Scoring 35+ Points ........................... 322-4vs. Big 12 Teams ............................... 461-171-16 In Big 12 Action (since ‘96) .................... 68-36 Home ................................................. 39-11 Away .................................................. 26-23 Neutral ................................................... 3-2Bowls ......................................................... 22-22On ABC ...................................................... 84-44In Overtime .................................................... 5-1At Night ................................................... 67-26-3vs. Ranked Teams...All-Time ................................................. 93-109-3 Home .................................................. 43-36-0 Away ................................................... 29-56-3 Neutral ............................................... 21-17-0 as No. 1 Team ....................................... 46-7-1In Consecutive Sellout Streak...Overall ..................................................... 256-39 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 159 consecutive games4 scored in 261 straight home games4 shut out opponents 103 times

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.4Nebraska’s average scoring drive the past three weeks (15 total) has been 9.5 plays, 67.5 yards and 4:46.4The 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.

Husker Offense Also Has Quick-Strike AbilityNebraska has also shown the ability to put points on the scoreboard quickly. NU has produced 12

touchdown drives that have lasted 2:00 or less, and 11 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.

Quarterback Joe Ganz has directed the Husker offense to 10 touchdown drives under one minute in the last nine games. Overall, the senior has guided the offense to 13 touchdown drives under one minute in his 11 career starts.

“Joe the Quarterback”Senior quarterback JoeGanzhas been the man directing the Husker offense over the past 11

games. Ganz started the final three games of the 2007 season and the Palos Heights, Ill., native has been outstanding since taking over the quarterback role.

In his first 11 starts, Ganz has thrown for more than 3,700 yards while helping Nebraska average nearly 39 points per game.

Among his accomplishments over his first 11 career starts, Ganz has:4 Thrown for 3,702 yards, a total that by itself would rank as the fifth-highest career passing

total in school history. 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 30 touchdowns, four more than Zac Taylor’s school-record 26 touchdown strikes in 14 games in 2006.

4 Accumulated a school-record seven 300-yard passing games, four more than previous record holder Zac Taylor totaled in 26 career starts. Ganz has thrown for at least 275 yards in nine of 11 career 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 points per game), Tommie Frazier (41.8), Turner Gill (41.2) and Steve Taylor (39.9).

4 Led NU to at least 30 points 10 times in 11 starts. No other quarterback in Nebraska history helped his team score at least 30 points nine times in his first 10 career starts. Frost, Gill and Taylor each accomplished the feat eight times.

Ganz in 11 Career StartsGame A-C-I Yds TD Pct. Rushing TotalOffense2007KU 50-25-4 405 4 .500 5-11-1 416KSU 40-30-0 510 7 .750 6-18-0 528CU 58-31-3 484 4 .534 6-37-2 5212008WMU 36-20-2 345 4 .556 6-38-0 383SJSU 25-17-1 216 0 .680 6-(-2)-0 214NMSU 17-13-0 158 1 .765 5-69-1 227VT 26-17-1 278 2 .654 8-18-0 296MU 39-27-1 293 2 .692 3-(-7)-0 286TT 44-36-1 349 2 .818 6-(-5)-1 344ISU 37-27-0 328 1 .730 8-3-1 331BU 46-32-0 336 3 .696 11-42-0 378Totals 418-275-13 3,702 30 .658 70-222-6 3,924 ��6.� ypg ��6.7 ypg

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Ascension in NU Record Book Continues for GanzGanz enters the Oklahoma game with 3,860 career passing yards, the fifth-highest total in school

history. He has thrown for a career-high 2,303 yards this season and is within 350 yards of second place on the single-season passing list. Ganz is also within reach of Zac Taylor’s school-record season total of 3,197 yards, as Ganz is currently on pace to throw for 3,454 yards in the regular season.

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 122-of-166 passes in Big 12 play (73.5 percent) and his 70.0 completion percentage in 2008 is well ahead of the NU record of 63.1 percent, set by Sam Keller last season.4Ganz has 33 passes of 20 yards or more in 2008, and the Huskers have had at least seven receivers catch passes in all seven games. Nebraska has completed passes to 16 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 34 career touchdown passes are seventh on the Nebraska career list. He produced his fifth career game with three or more touchdowns against Baylor.

Ganz Joins Rare Company Against AggiesGanz 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 Enjoying Standout Senior Season; Moves to Top of Reception ListWide receiver NateSwift 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 46 games with 24 career starts. Through eight games, Swift leads the team with 44 catches for a team-high 607 yards, an average of 13.8 yards per catch. He also leads the team with six 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 147 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 100-yard outing was Swift’s seventh career 100-yard game, second in school history behind Rodgers’ 10, and the game marked the fifth two-touchdown outing of his career.

The performance against Baylor came on the heels of a strong showing at Iowa State, when Swift had eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown, all in the first half. The Minnesota native opened his senior year with five catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Western Michigan. Swift had a career-long 61-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against Western Michigan, bettering a 49-yard reception against Troy in 2006. He added a two-yard TD reception late in the second quarter.

Ganz Stacking up Well inHead-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 eight Big 12 quarterbacks ranked among the top 22 nationally in passing efficiency.

While senior quarterback Joe Ganz is often overlooked among this group, his numbers stack up favorably with his more heralded peers. Ganz ranks 14th nationally in passing efficiency. Ganz has made seven career conference starts, and he has passed for more yards than the opposing quarterback each time.

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. This weekend, Ganz will face OU Heisman candidate Sam Bradford, who ranks third nationally averaging 346.9 yards per game. Top Passing Games in NU History Rank,Player,Game Yards1. JoeGanz,2007vs.KansasSt. 5102. JoeGanz,2007atColorado 4843. Sam Keller, 2007 vs. Ball State 438 4. Zac Taylor, 2005 vs. Iowa State 4315. JoeGanz,2007atKansas 405 6. Zac Taylor, 2006 vs. Kansas 395 7. Zac Taylor, 2005 at Colorado 392 8. Sam Keller, 2007 vs. USC 3899. JoeGanz,2008atTexasTech 34910. JoeGanz,2008vs.W.Michigan 345

NU Season Passing Player,Years Yards 1. Zac Taylor, 2006 3,197 2. Zac Taylor, 2005 2,653 3. Sam Keller, 2007 2,4224. JoeGanz,2008 2,303 5. Dave Humm, 1972 2,074 6. Vince Ferragamo, 1976 2,071 7. Joe Dailey, 2004 2,025 8. Jerry Tagge, 1971 2,0199. Tom Sorley, 1978 1,571 10. Dave Humm, 1973 1,526 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 4,4815. JoeGanz,2005-present 3,860 6. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 3,521 7. Turner Gill, 1980-83 3,317 8. Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 3,224 9. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 2,848 10. Steve Taylor, 1985-88 2,815

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. Turner Gill, 1980-83 34 JoeGanz,2005-present 34 6. Jery Tagge, 1969-71 32 Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 328. Steve Taylor, 1985-88 30 9. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 2910. Joe Dailey, 2003-04 19 Gerry Gdowski, 1987-89 19

Nebraska Career ReceptionsPlayer, Years .........................................Receptions1. Nate Swift, 2005-present ........................ 1472. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72.......................... 1433. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07 ........................... 1364. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present ................... 1295. Matt Davison, 1997-2000 ........................... 936. Maurice Purify, 2006-07 ............................. 917. Todd Peterson, 2005-present.................... 868. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71 ................................... 829. Guy Ingles, 1968-70 .................................... 7410. Tim Smith, 1977-79 ..................................... 72

Career Receiving YardsPlayer, Years ................................................. Yards1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72....................... 2,4792. Nate Swift, 2005-present ..................... 2,1423. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07 ........................ 1,7624. Matt Davison, 1997-2000 ...................... 1,4565. Maurice Purify, 2006-07 ........................ 1,4446. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present ................ 1,3637. Todd Peterson, 2005-present............... 1,2707. Matt Herian, 2002-06 ............................ 1,2439. Irving Fryar, 1981-83 .............................. 1,19610. Guy Ingles, 1968-70 ............................... 1,157

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Swift & Peterson: NU’s One-Two Receiving Punch Swift Peterson CombinedGame No.YardsTD No. Yds. TD WMU 5 121 2 3 34 0 8-155-2SJSU 6 70 0 4 59 0 10-129-0NMSU 1 10 0 4 34 0 5-44-0VT 3 58 0 4 60 1 7-118-1MU 5 45 1 7 81 0 12-126-1TT 5 70 0 8 77 1 13-147-1ISU 8 112 1 4 52 0 12-164-1BU 11 121 2 6 57 0 17-178-2Totals 44 607 6 40 454 2 84-1,061-8 Marlon Lucky Game-by-Game in 2008 Rushing ReceivingGame Att. Yards TD Lg No. Yds.TDWMU 12 43 1 14 2 35 1SJSU 7 23 1 7 0 0 0NMSU 15 103 2 58 3 21 0VT 8 17 0 5 3 38 0MU 14 46 0 9 0 0 0TT 16 66 0 10 7 80 0ISU 15 74 2 15 2 16 0BU 16 83 1 18 3 82 0Totals 103 455 7 58 20 272 1

NU Season All-Purpose Yards LeadersYear Player Yards Avg.2007 MarlonLucky 1,559 141.72006 Brandon Jackson 1,459 104.22005 Cory Ross 1,274 106.12004 Cory Ross 1,393 126.62003 Josh Davis 1,474 113.32002 Jammal Lord 1,412 100.92001 Dahrran Diedrick 1,294 107.82000 Dan Alexander 1,171 106.51999 Eric Crouch 935 77.91998 Correll Buckhalter 887 73.91997 Ahman Green 1,982 165.2

Nebraska Career RushingPlayer,Years................................ Yards1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 .............. 4,7802. Ahman Green, 1995-97 ........... 3,880--10. Derek Brown, 1990-92 ............ 2,69911. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 ........... 2,57312. Correll Buckhalter, 1997-00 ... 2,52213. Keith Jones, 1984-87 .............. 2,48814. Dan Alexander, 1997-00 ......... 2,45615. Rick Berns, 1976-78 ............... 2,44916. Roger Craig, 1979-82 .............. 2,44617. MarlonLucky,2005-present.2,33118. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71 ............... 2,24419. Doug DuBose, 1982-85 ........... 2,20520. Bobby Reynolds, 1950-52 ....... 2,196

Nebraska Career All-Purpose Yards Player,Years..........................Yards1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 ..........5,5862. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 .................5,4453. Ahman Green, 1995-97 ..............4,2804. MarlonLucky,2005-present...4,1795. Cory Ross, 2002-05 ....................3,559

With the career receptions record now in hand, Swift is also making a run at Rodgers’ career receiving yardage record. Swift has 2,142 career receiving yards, trailing Rodgers by 337 yards with four regular season games remaining. Swift is averaging 75.9 receiving yards per game and would need to average 84.3 yards to reach Rodgers’ record. Swift’s 607 receiving yards this season are just off the single-season yardage top 10 and just 335 yards from first on that list.

Swift has caught a pass in 40 of 46 career games, and his 11 catches against Baylor marked the 12th time in his career he had caught at least five passes. Swift’s previous career high was nine catches against both Oklahoma and Missouri as a freshman in 2005.

Swift burst onto the scene in 2005, when he caught an NU freshman record 45 passes, including seven touchdown grabs. 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. With 44 catches this season, Swift has become 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.

Peterson Gives NU Veteran Receiving TandemSenior ToddPeterson teams with Swift to give Nebraska one of the Big 12’s most veteran receiving

tandems. Peterson is second on the team with 40 receptions for 454 yards and two touchdowns. His 40 receptions are tied for 11th on the NU single-season chart.

The Grand Island, Neb., native has hauled in 25 receptions in four Big 12 games, including a career-high 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 five weeks. Peterson also recently cracked the top 10 on both the career receptions and receiving yards list. His 86 career catches are good for seventh on that list, and his 1,270 yards also rank seventh.

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 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors this fall. Peterson was recently named a semifinalist for a National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete Award.

Lucky Again Adding Dual-Threat Option to Husker OffenseSenior I-back MarlonLucky 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 368 yards of the top 10.

The North Hollywood, Calif., native continues to be a dual threat. He has caught 20 passes for 272 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 129 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 4,179 yards, good for fourth in NU history, trailing only Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers and Mike Rozier, along with Ahman Green. He is 101 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 three career touchdowns, including a strike to Joe Ganz earlier this year against New Mexico State.

Nebraska Career TD CatchesPlayer, Years ...................................... Touchdowns1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72............................ 252. Nate Swift, 2005-present .......................... 18

Career 100-Yard Receiving GamesPlayer, Years ................................ 100-Yard Games1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72............................ 102. Nate Swift, 2005-present ............................73. Irving Fryar, 1981-83 ..................................... 5

Nebraska Season ReceptionsPlayer, Year ...........................................Receptions1. Marlon Lucky, 2007 .................................. 752. Maurice Purify, 2007................................... 573. Johnny Rodgers, 1972 ................................. 554. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 ................................. 535. Nate Swift, 2005 ....................................... 456. Nate Swift, 2008 ....................................... 447. Terrence Nunn, 2005 .................................. 43 Cory Ross, 2005........................................... 439. Terrence Nunn, 2006 .................................. 4210. Jeff Kinney, 1969 ......................................... 4111. Todd Peterson, 2008 ................................. 40 Irving Fryar, 1983 ........................................ 40

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Husker Defense Continuing to Strive for Play-Making AbilityOne 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 last third of the schedule. The Huskers have made progress in several areas as the season has progressed.

4Nebraska has 16 sacks in eight games. NU had a season-high four sacks (28 yards) against Western Michigan, had three each against New Mexico State and Baylor, with 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 eight 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 eight takeaways in the first eight games, Nebraska ranks 96th nationally in turnover margin at -0.75 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 137.3 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.

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 in 2006 that Nebraska has not allowed a pass of 20 yards or more.

4Baylor passed for 134 yards last week 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.

Defensive Line Production Much-Improved in �008A 49-yard interception return for a touchdown by NdamukongSuhagainst San Jose State was

the highlight of the defensive line’s effort in the first half of the season. However, it is far from the only bright spot for the defensive line as a whole, which has shown a much greater ability to make plays in 2008.

4In addition to Suh’s interception, defensive end ZachPotteradded an interception against the Spartans. That marked the first time NU defensive linemen had two picks in a game since 1998.

4Through eight games, the Husker defensive line has produced 12.5 sacks, 35 tackles for loss, two interceptions and seven pass breakups. Last season, Nebraska’s defensive front produced a total of 7.5 sacks and 36 tackles for loss.

4Potter has 30 tackles, nine tackles for loss and and team-high three sacks. He made a career-high tying six tackles against both Virginia Tech and Missouri. Potter also has two blocked kicks this season.

4Suh has a total of 41 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Suh is leading all Big 12 defensive linemen in tackles per game, averaging 5.1 stops per contest.

4Senior defensive tackle TySteinkuhlerhad a career-high eight tackles against Western Michigan and has 34 total stops. He finished the 2007 season with 13 total tackles and had 40 career tackles entering 2008. Steinkuhler is tied for third in the Big 12 in tackles per game by defensive linemen with 4.2 stops per contest.

4Sophomore defensive end PierreAllenhad a career-high 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss against San Jose State after coming on for the injured Barry Turner. Allen has 34 tackles this season, including six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He is also tied with Steinkuhler for third in the Big 12 among tackles by defensive linemen (4.3 pg).

Senior Glenn Making Transition to LinebackerSenior CodyGlennhas 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.

Huskers Winning Third-Down BattleNebraska 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 60.7 percent of its third-down attempts to rank third in the conference. Overall for the season, Nebraska has converted 50 percent to rank 12th nationally.

Defensively, Nebraska is second in the league in third-down defense in Big 12 games, allowing opponents to convert just 13-of-40 (32.5 percent). For the season, Nebraska opponents have converted 36.2 percent on third downs.

The Husker offense will face a test in the third-down category at Oklahoma. The Sooner defense ranks sixth nationally allowing opponents to convert just 28.8 percent. In league games, OU is first in the Big 12 allowing opponents to convert just 17-of-56 third downs.

2008 Defense by the NumbersSacks Game-by-Game Game Sacks Yds. TFL YardsW.Mich. 4 28 7 39SJSU 2 14 9 27NMSU 3 23 4 24VT 2 4 8 16 MU 0 0 4 6TT 0 0 1 1ISU 2 9 5 18BU 3 22 7 32

Takeaways Game Fumb. INT TotalW.Mich. 1 1 2SJSU 0 2 2NMSU 0 2 2VT 0 0 0MU 0 0 0TT 0 0 0ISU 2 0 2BU 0 0 0

Against the PassGame Passes Yds. TD Long SacksW.Mich. 49-30-1 342 2 50 4-28SJSU 35-21-2 242 0 55 2-14NMSU 39-19-2 225 0 55 3-24VT 15-9-0 171 0 40 2-4MU 24-19-0 261 3 58 0-0TT 25-20-0 284 2 56 0-0ISU 29-16-0 113 0 16 2-9BU 20-9-0 134 0 44 3-22

Against the RunGame Att. Yds. TD LongW.Mich. 25 8 0 7SJSU 32 111 1 24NMSU 32 114 1 22VT 55 206 3 30MU 34 201 3 43TT 23 137 1 49ISU 25 105 1 67BU 33 216 3 47

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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 returned to action against Iowa State and has a team-leading 44 tackles, including six tackles for loss. 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 KickersSophomore place-kicker AlexHenery 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 1-of-2 field goals against Baylor and is now 9-of-12 this season and 17-of-20 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.

Special Teams Makes Statement Early in SeasonIn addition to Alex Henery’s strong kicking effort to open the season, Nebraska has had several

other outstanding efforts on special teams.4Fellow sophomore place-kicker AdiKunalichas booted 22 of 48 kickoffs for touchbacks in 2008.

The 22 touchbacks are the fourth-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 50 of 114 kickoffs (43.9 percent).

4Entering the Oklahoma game, Nebraska kickers have made 114 of their last 118 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 NilesPaulprovided 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. He ranks 34th nationally in kickoff returns, averaging 25.0 yards per return, helping NU rank 32nd nationally in the category. Paul also recovered a fourth-quarter Iowa State fumble on a punt return, setting up an NU touchdown.

4Senior NateSwiftreturned 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 15th nationally in punt returns at 14.5 yards per attempt.

4Senior ZachPotterblocked a field goal attempt against New Mexico State, then added a blocked PAT in overtime at Texas Tech. The two blocked kicks give the 6-7 Potter four career kick blocks. Junior NdamukongSuhadded his second career blocked kick, swatting a Baylor PAT attempt in the first half.

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. For the season, NU has a 63-50 edge in the opening quarter, but has a 52-41 deficit in the third. The Huskers have taken over the fourth quarter, outscoring opponents 90-31.

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.

National RankingsAssociated Press (Oct. 26)No. Team(1st) Record Points 1. Texas (65) 8-0 1,625 2. Alabama 8-0 1,542 3. Penn State 9-0 1,503 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,361 5. Florida 6-1 1,337 6. Texas Tech 8-0 1,280 7. Southern California 6-1 1,234 8. Georgia 7-1 1,212 9. Oklahoma State 7-1 1,168 10. Utah 8-0 1,027 11. Boise State 7-0 946 12. TCU 8-1 848 13. Ohio State 7-2 834 14. Missouri 6-2 791 15. LSU 5-2 649 16. Florida State 6-1 558 17. Brigham Young 7-1 553 18. Ball State 8-0 542 19. Tulsa 7-0 527 20. Minnesota 7-1 438 21. North Carolina 6-2 228 22. Michigan State 7-2 219 23. Oregon 6-2 188 24. South Florida 6-2 100 25. Maryland 6-2 89 USA Today Coaches (Oct. 26)No. Team(1st) Record Points 1. Texas (58) 8-0 1,522 2. Alabama 8-0 1,439 3. Penn State (3) 9-0 1,414 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,265 5. Texas Tech 8-0 1,246 6. Southern California 6-1 1,228 7. Florida 6-1 1,199 8. Georgia 7-1 1,137 9. Utah 8-0 987 10. Oklahoma State 7-1 972 11. Boise State 7-0 894 12. TCU 8-1 813 13. Ohio State 7-2 752 14. Missouri 6-2 740 15. LSU 5-2 573 16. Florida State 6-1 546 17. Brigham Young 7-1 545 18. Tulsa 7-0 524 19. Ball State 8-0 445 20. Minnesota 7-1 403 21. Michigan State 7-2 292 22. North Carolina 6-2 232 23. South Florida 6-2 153 24. Oregon 6-2 150 25. Maryland 6-2 71

Huskers in the 2008 PollsDate AP C H ResultsPre. RV RV -- def. W. Michigan, 47-249-2 RV RV -- def. San Jose St., 35-129-7 -- RV -- def. New Mexico St., 38-79-14 RV RV -- idle9-21 RV RV -- lost to Va. Tech, 35-309-28 RV RV RV lost to Missouri, 52-1710-5 -- -- -- lost to Texas Tech, 37-3110-12 -- -- -- def. Iowa State, 35-710-19 -- -- -- def. Baylor, 32-2010-26 -- -- --A=Associated Press; C-Coaches; H-Harris



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 HunterTeafatiller and junior safety MattO'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 all eight games. The Bellevue, Neb., native has 33 total tackles. 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 ToddPetersonis the Huskers’ second-leading receiver with 40 catches and ranks in the top 10 on both Nebraska’s receptions and receiving yards lists. 4Redshirt freshman defensive back LanceThorellis a key member of Nebraska’s dime package on defense. The Loomis, Neb., native has 20 total tackles this season, including 13 solo, and has been in the starting lineup three times.4True freshman MattHoltwas 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 TylerWortmanis listed as Nebraska’s No. 1 Buck linebacker. Wortman has played in all eight games and made seven tackles on the year. 4The NU specialists group is keyed by walk-ons. Sophomore place-kicker AlexHeneryis among the nation’s most accurate kickers, while senior DanTitchenerhas handled the punting chores for the majority of the past three seasons. Senior JakeWeschis 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’Learyis in his third season as Nebraska’s long snapper. NCAA-Record �9� Consecutive Home Sellouts Nebraska boasts an incredible NCAA-record 295 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 202, 93 fewer than Nebraska. The Huskers are 256-39 during the 295 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 167-23 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 124-16 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 (261 games), and has posted 40 unbeaten and untied home seasons. The Huskers are 491-135-20 (.776, 646 games, 119 years) in Lincoln, and 366-112-13 (.759, 491 games, 86 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923). Nebraska owns 39 consecutive winning home seasons entering 2008. The Huskers are 4-2 at home in 2008, and need a victory in one of their last two home games to extend that mark.

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 SuccessNebraska’s 47-24 victory over Western Michigan

on Aug. 30 continued a long string of success in season openers. The win was the Huskers’ nation-leading 23rd straight victory in a season opener, four better than Florida’s 19 straight season-opening 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 StreakYear Opponent (rank) Result1986 Florida State (11) W, 34-171987 Utah State W, 56-121988 Texas A&M (10)* W, 23-141989 Northern Illinois W, 48-171990 Baylor W, 13-01991 Utah State W, 59-281992 Utah W, 49-221993 North Texas W, 76-141994 West Virginia (24)* W, 31-01995 at Oklahoma State W, 64-21 1996 Michigan State W, 55-141997 Akron W, 59-141998 Louisiana Tech** W, 56-271999 at Iowa W, 42-72000 San Jose State W, 49-132001 TCU*** W, 21-72002 Arizona State@ W, 48-102003 Oklahoma St. (24) W, 17-72004 Western Illinois W, 56-172005 Maine W, 25-72006 Louisiana Tech W, 49-102007 Nevada W, 52-102008 Western Michigan W, 47-24*-Kickoff Classic ; **-Eddie Robinson Classic***-Pigskin Classic; @-BCA Classic

Huskers' Top 10 Home CrowdsNo. Attend. Opponent Date1. 85,831 Va.Tech(L,35-30) Sept.27,20082. 85,800 Colorado (W, 37-14) Nov. 24, 20063. 85,372 Missouri(L,52-17) Oct.4,20084. 85,197 Missouri (W, 34-20) Nov. 4, 20065. 85,187 Texas (L, 22-20) Oct. 21, 20066. 85,181 La. Tech (W, 49-10) Sept. 2, 20067. 85,104 Baylor(W,32-20) Oct.25,20088. 85,069 Kansas (W, 39-32, ot) Sept. 30, 20069. 84,959 USC (L, 49-31) Sept. 15, 200710. 84,821 N.M.State(W,38-7) Sept.13,2008

Largest Crowds To See Nebraska PlayNo. Opponent Attend.1. at Penn State, Sept. 14, 2002 110,7532. Miami (Rose Bowl), Jan. 3, 2002 93,7813. Stanford (Rose Bowl), Jan. 1, 1941 92,000 at USC, Sept. 16, 2006 92,0005. at Texas, Oct. 27, 2007 85,9686. vs.VirginiaTech,Sept.27,2008 85,8317. vs. Colorado, Nov. 24, 2006 85,8008. vs.Missouri,Oct.4,2008 85,3729. at Penn State, Sept. 25, 1982 85,30410. vs. Missouri, Nov. 4, 2006 85,197

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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 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.

Huskers Continuing to Win in the ClassroomNebraska 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-AmericansThe Nebraska football program has 96 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, a nation-leading

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. Seven Huskers, including Peterson, Titchener and Wortman have been nominated for Academic All-America honors this season.

Nebraska Leads Big 1� in Exhausted Eligibility Graduation Rates; Rank High in GSR ScoresThe 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.

Huskers in the NFLPlayer TeamTitus Adams, DT New England*Ryon Bingham, DT San DiegoZack Bowman, CB ChicagoStewart Bradley, LB PhiladelphiaKris Brown, PK HoustonJosh Brown, PK St. LouisMike Brown, S ChicagoRalph Brown, CB ArizonaCorrell Buckhalter, RB PhiladelphiaDaniel Bullocks, S DetroitJosh Bullocks, S New OrleansAdam Carriker, DE St. LouisAhman Green, RB HoustonRuss Hochstein, OL New EnglandBrandon Jackson, RB Green BayChris Kelsay, DE BuffaloSam Koch, P BaltimoreKyle Larson, P CincinnatiJay Moore, DE San Francisco**Carl Nicks, OL New OrleansChris Patrick, OL Philadelphia*Maurice Purify, WR Cincinnati*Dominic Raiola, C DetroitCory Ross, RB BaltimoreBarrett Ruud, LB Tampa BayBo Ruud, LB New England**Scott Shanle, LB New OrleansLe Kevin Smith, DT New EnglandKyle Vanden Bosch, DE TennesseeFabian Washington, CB BaltimoreDemorrio Williams, LB Kansas City*–Practice squad; **-Injured Reserveas of opening day, 20008

Big 1� History DivisionWinnersYear North South Big12Champ1996 Nebraska Texas Texas1997 Nebraska Texas A&M Nebraska1998 Kansas St. Texas A&M Texas A&M1999 Nebraska Texas Nebraska2000 Kansas St. Oklahoma Oklahoma2001 Colorado Texas Colorado2002 Colorado Oklahoma Oklahoma2003 Kansas St. Oklahoma Kansas State2004 Colorado Oklahoma Oklahoma2005 Colorado Texas Texas2006 Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma2007 Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma

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 than Nebraska.

Team Stateson2008RosterArmy 35 (plus American Samoa)Notre Dame 29Navy 27Nebraska 25Air Force 25Stanford 24 (plus two foreign countries)Northwestern 23



2008 Game-by-Game NotablesWestern 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 first-year head coach to win his season opener.

* Sophomore place-kicker AlexHenery 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 all-time 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.

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Academic All-Big 1� SelectionsFifteen 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 second-highest 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 first-team 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 1� Commissioner’s Honor RollThe 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 ScholarshipThe first George Finley Sullivan Endowed Scholarship was presented to senior receiver Todd

Peterson during pre-game ceremonies 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 has been one of the top receiving targets for the Nebraska offense over the past three seasons. Off the 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. He is also a semifinalist for the Draddy Award, regarded as the “academic Heisman”.

Wortman Honored with Brook Berringer Scholarship Nebraska senior linebacker Tyler Wortman was presented the Brook Berringer Memorial Endowed Scholarship during pre-game ceremonies 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 start of 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 Nebraska's first two games this season 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.

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Nebraska Possible Starters at a GlanceOffensePos.–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 eight games/11 career touchdown catches

TE–Mike McNeill* So. 6-4/240 18 catches are most by NU tight end since 2004/13.9 yards per catch

LT– Mike Smith* So. 6-6/285 Started seven of eight games at LT/Came to NU as defensive end

-or- Jaivorio Burkes* So. 6-5/325 Back at full strength after preseason illness/first start of 2008 at ISU

LG–Keith Williams* So. 6-5/305 Has made first four career starts over past four 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 30 career starts is most on team/dropped more than 20 pounds since ‘07

RT–Lydon Murtha*** Sr. 6-7/315 Missed first two games/Return helped NU rush for 330 vs. NMSU

QB–Joe Ganz** Sr. 6-1/210 30 TD passes in 11 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 11 games

-or- Roy Helu Jr.* So. 6-0/215 Second on team with 294 rushing yards/team-leading 5.9 ypc

-or- Quentin Castille* So. 6-1/235 Third on team with 228 rushing yards; 7 career touchdowns

DefensePos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable

B END–Zach Potter*** Sr. 6-7/280 21 career tackles for loss/30 tackles, 9 TFL, INT, 3 PBU, 2 blocked kicks

NT–Ndamukong Suh** Jr. 6-4/300 Big 12 leader among DL in tackles per game/49-yard INT for TD vs. SJSU

DT–Ty Steinkuhler*** Sr. 6-3/280 Made a career-high eight tackles in opener against Western Michigan

O END–Pierre Allen* So. 6-5/265 Took over for injured Barry Turner/34 tackles, six tackles for loss in ‘08

WLB–Cody Glenn*** Sr. 6-0/235 Team leader with 44 tackles/Missed majority of Mizzou and Tech games

MLB–Phillip Dillard** Jr. 6-1/235 Oklahoma native is questionable with leg injury/38 tackles is fourth on team

BLB–Tyler Wortman* Sr. 6-3/235 Walk-on is in first year at top of depth chart/played key role late in 2007

RCB–Anthony West* So. 6-0/200 Nabbed first career INT in first start against W. Michigan/15 tackles

S–Matt O’Hanlon** Jr. 5-11/195 Started all eight games in 2008/awarded scholarship in September

S-Larry Asante* Jr. 6-1/210 78 tackles as a sophomore/42 tackles is second on team

S-Rickey Thenarse** Jr. 6-0/195 Made first career start against Missouri/two-time special teams MVP

LCB–Armando Murillo* Sr. 6-0/190 Has 30 tackles, an INT, a fumble recovery and team-high 7 PBU

NICKEL–Eric Hagg* So. 6-2/200 Backup corner has made six starts as nickel back/28 tackles, 4 PBU

DIME–Lance Thorell RFr. 6-1/190 Walk-on played 8-man football in high school/three starts, 20 tackles

Special TeamsPos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable

PK–Alex Henery* So. 6-2/175 Connected on four 44-yard FGs vs. Western Michigan/17-20 in career

P–Dan Titchener** Sr. 6-0/200 48 punts downed inside 20 in 135 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 2007/22 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 five punt returns for 49 yards in 2008

KOR–Niles Paul* So. 6-1/210 Two returns of 69 yards or more/TD vs. SJSU/Averging 25.0 per return

KOR–Alfonzo Dennard Fr. 5-10/190 One of five true freshmen to see action/3-32 KOR in 2008

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 second-largest 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 three-and-out six times in the game, a season-high for the NU defense.

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Nebraska Football RostersAs of Sept. 28, 2008; Lettermen in Bold; *-Indicates Letters EarnedNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown(HighSchool/College) 95 * Allen,Pierre DE 6-5 265 So. Denver,Colo.(ThomasJefferson)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/CoffeyvilleCC)56 * Barfield,Shukree DT 6-4 290 Sr. Camden,N.J.(GardenCityCC) 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 5-10180 So. CedarHill,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.(MoonValley) 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 5-11195 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. LaPorte,Texas77 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. HarborCity,Calif.(NathanielNarbonne) 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. PalosHeights,Ill.(AmosAlonzoStagg) 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,Texas41 * 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 * HeluJr.,Roy IB 6-0 215 So. Danville,Calif.(SanRamonValley)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. ElPaso,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. SanDiego,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. FortWorth,Texas(NorthCrowley)40 * Lawrence,Blake LB 6-2 225 So. ShawneeMission,Kan.(ShawneeMissionWest)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. NorthHollywood,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

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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/EasternArizonaCC)76 *** Murtha,Lydon OL 6-7 315 Sr. Hutchinson,Minn.33 ** O’Hanlon,Matt S 5-11195 Jr. Bellevue,Neb.(BellevueEast)82 ** O'Leary,T.J. LS 6-1 235 Sr. Omaha,Neb.(MillardNorth/NewMexicoState) 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. GrandIsland,Neb.(CentralCatholic) 33 Pillen, David LS 5-11 230 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin)98 *** Potter,Zach DE 6-7 280 Sr. Omaha,Neb.(CreightonPrep) 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. ColoradoSprings,Colo.(AirForcePrep) 48 Smith, Marcus LB 6-1 195 Fr. Crete, Neb.65 * Smith,Mike OL 6-6 285 So. LasVegas,Nev.(PaloVerde) 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, Texas87 *** Swift,Nate WR 6-2 200 Sr. Hutchinson,Minn.89 *** Teafatiller,Hunter TE/FB 6-3 240 Sr. Kingsburg,Calif.(SanJoaquinMemorial) 3 ** Thenarse,Rickey S 6-0 195 Jr. LosAngeles,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.(BrentwoodAcademy) 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. NorthBend,Neb. 5 * West,Anthony CB 6-0 200 So. SanDiego,Calif.(PointLoma) 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.(McClureNorth) 2 Witt, Patrick QB 6-4 225 RFr. Wylie, Texas 53 * Wortman,Tyler LB 6-3 235 Sr. GrandIsland,Neb.(CentralCatholic) 47 Yancy, William DE 6-4 245 RFr. Glendale, Ariz. (Ironwood)49 * Young,Dreu TE 6-4 245 So. Cozad,Neb.

Football StaffHeadCoach: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990); RecordatNebraska: 6-3 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Carl Pelini; Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Shawn Watson; Running Backs: Tim Beck; TightEnds: Ron Brown; AssociateHeadCoach/OffensiveLine: Barney Cotton; AssistantHeadCoach/Receivers/RecruitingCoordinator: Ted Gilmore; Linebackers: Mike Ekeler; DefensiveEnds: John Papuchis;Secondary:Marvin Sanders; GraduateAssistant/Offense: Curt Baldus; GraduateAssistant/Defense: Ross Watson; HeadFootballStrengthCoach: James Dobson; AssociateA.D./Football:Jeff Jamrog; HeadFootballTrainer: Mark Mayer; EquipmentManager: Jay Terry; VideoCoordinator: Dusty Alves

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 GuideLarry Asante ................................ uh-SAHN-tayPrince Amukamara ........ ah-moo-kuh-mare-uhShukree Barfield ..............................shuh-KREEJaivorio Burkes ............................. juh-var-ee-oKhiry Cooper .......................................... KY-reeTyrone Fahie .............................................. FOYCurenski Gilleylen ..........................GILL-ee-yenRoy Helu Jr. ...........................................hel-lueMenelik Holt ................................ men-uh-leekFaron Klingelhoefer ................................ fair-inMicah Kreikemeier .......................crack-meyerColton Koehler ....................................... co-LERAdi Kunalic ........................ah-dee Kuh-NALEKTyler Legate ....................................... lug-GATEJohn Levorson.................................. lev-er-SENJustin and Jordan Makovicka .. mack-oh-VICK-uhBaker and Ty Steinkuhler............. STINE-koolerNdamukong Suh ...............en-dom-ah-ken SUEHunter Teafatiller ........................TEE-fuh-tillerRickey Thenarse.............................. tuh-NARSEQuentin Toailoa ............................. toe-uh-LOA

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Nebraska Depth Chart-Baylor

Right Tackle76 Lydon MURTHA*** 6-7, 315, Sr.78 Marcel JONES 6-7, 310, RFr.

Center67 Jacob HICKMAN** 6-4, 290, Jr.58 Mike CAPUTO 6-1, 275, RFr.

Left Guard68 Keith WILLIAMS* 6-5, 305, So. -or-61 Mike HUFF*** 6-4, 300, Sr.

Left Tackle65 Mike SMITH* 6-6, 285, So. -or-72 Jaivorio BURKES* 6-5, 325, So.

Right Guard70 Matt SLAUSON*** 6-5, 320, Sr.73 D.J. JONES* 6-5, 305, So.

Wide Receiver Z17 Todd PETERSON*** 6-4, 215, Sr.24 Niles PAUL* 6-1, 210, So. - or -11 Curenski GILLEYLEN 6-0, 210, RFr.

Wide Receiver X87 Nate SWIFT*** 6-2, 200, Sr.18 Menelik HOLT** 6-4, 220, Jr. 8 Will HENRY* 6-5, 220, So. 1 Chris BROOKS 6-2, 210, Jr.

Tight End44 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.

Quarterback12 Joe GANZ** 6-1, 210, Sr.2 Patrick WITT 6-4, 225, RFr. 3 Zac LEE 6-2, 210, So.

Fullback36 Thomas LAWSON** 6-0, 250, Sr. -or-89 Hunter TEAFATILLER*** 6-3, 240, Sr.

I-Back5 Marlon LUCKY*** 6-0, 215, Sr. - or -10 Roy HELU JR.* 6-0, 215, So. - or -19 Quentin CASTILLE* 6-1, 235, So.

Nose Tackle9� Ndamukong SUH** 6-4, 300, Jr. 56 Shukree BARFIELD* 6-4, 290, Sr.90 Terrence MOORE 6-3, 275, RFr.

Defensive Tackle43 Ty STEINKUHLER*** 6-3, 280, Sr.94 Jared CRICK 6-6, 280, RFr.

Right End95 Pierre ALLEN* 6-5, 265, So.96 Cameron MEREDITH 6-4, 250, Fr.

Left End98 Zach POTTER*** 6-7, 280, Sr.88 Clayton SIEVERS*** 6-4, 255, Sr.

Left Corner6 Armando MURILLO* 6-0, 190, Sr.28 Eric HAGG* 6-2, 200, So.15 Alfonzo DENNARD 5-10, 190, Fr.

Buck Linebacker53 Tyler WORTMAN* 6-3, 235, Sr.42 Sean FISHER 6-6, 225, Fr.7 Latravis WASHINGTON* 6-3, 225, So.

Right Corner5 Anthony WEST* 6-0, 200, So.21 Prince AMUKAMARA* 6-1, 195, So.23 Lance THORELL 6-1, 190, RFr.

Mike Linebacker52 Phillip DILLARD** 6-1, 235, Jr.51 Will COMPTON 6-2, 230, Fr.54 Colton KOEHLER 6-1, 230, Jr.

Will Linebacker34 Cody GLENN*** 6-0, 235, Sr.40 Blake LAWRENCE* 6-3, 225, So. -or-�� Matt HOLT 6-0, 200, Fr.

Free Safety�� Matt O’HANLON** 5-11, 195, Jr. - or-3 Rickey THENARSE** 6-0, 195, Jr.

Strong Safety4 Larry ASANTE* 6-1, 210, Jr.2 Major CULBERT** 6-0, 205, Jr.

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Special TeamsPlace-Kicker90 Alex HENERY* 6-2, 175, So. - or -20 Adi KUNALIC* 6-0, 185, So.

Punter97 Dan TITCHENER** 6-0, 200, Sr. -or-37 Jake WESCH*** 6-1, 205, Sr.

Long Snapper82 T.J. O’LEARY** 6-1, 235, Sr.�6 Justin BAUMGARTNER 6-2, 245, Sr.

Career Starts -- OffenseMatt Slauson, Sr., OG ................................................. 30Marlon Lucky, Sr., IB ................................................... 26Nate Swift, Sr., WR ..................................................... 24Mike Huff, Sr., OG....................................................... 23Lydon Murtha, Sr., OT ................................................ 20Jacob Hickman, Jr., C .................................................. 18Todd Peterson, Sr., WR .............................................. 12Joe Ganz, Sr., QB......................................................... 11Mike McNeill, Soph., TE ................................................ 8Mike Smith, Soph., OT .................................................. 6Jaivorio Burkes, Soph., OT ............................................ 5Hunter Teafatiller, Sr., TE ............................................. 4Keith Williams, Soph., OG ............................................. 4Menelik Holt, Jr., WR .................................................... 3Dreu Young, Soph., TE .................................................. 3

Thomas Lawson, Sr., FB ................................................ 2Marcel Jones, RFr., OT .................................................. 1Niles Paul, So., WR ....................................................... 1

Career Starts -- DefenseArmando Murillo, Sr., CB ............................................ 19Ndamukong Suh, Jr., NT ............................................. 19Zach Potter, Sr., DE ..................................................... 19Larry Asante, Jr., SS .................................................... 17Ty Steinkuhler, Sr., DT ................................................ 16Barry Turner, Sr., DE ................................................... 13Phillip Dillard, Jr., LB ..................................................... 8Matt O’Hanlon, Sr., S .................................................... 8Cody Glenn, Sr., LB ....................................................... 7Anthony West, Soph., CB ............................................. 6Pierre Allen, Soph., DE .................................................. 6

Eric Hagg, Soph., CB ...................................................... 6Clayton Sievers, Sr., DE* ............................................... 4Prince Amukamara, Soph., CB ...................................... 3Lance Thorell, RFr., CB .................................................. 3Tyler Wortman, Sr., LB ................................................. 2Anthony Blue, Soph., CB ............................................... 2Rickey Thenarse, Jr., S .................................................. 1Shukree Barfield, Sr., DT ............................................... 1Matt Holt, Fr., LB .......................................................... 1

Career Starts -- Special TeamsDan Titchener, Sr., P ................................................... 32Alex Henery, Soph., PK ............................................... 20Adi Kunalic, Soph., KO ................................................ 20Jake Wesch, Sr., P ......................................................... 2

Kickoff Returns24 Niles PAUL* -and-4 Larry ASANTE* -or-15 Alfonzo DENNARD

Punt Returns87 Nate SWIFT*** -or-24 Niles PAUL*

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2008 Nebraska Schedule and ResultsDate Opponent Result Score Overall Conference Time AttendAug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan W 47-24 1-0 0-0 3:11 84485Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State W 35-12 2-0 0-0 3:10 84146Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State W 38-7 3-0 0-0 3:14 84821Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech L 30-35 3-1 0-0 3:21 85831Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri* L 17-52 3-2 0-1 3:11 85372Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech* L (ot) 31-37 3-3 0-2 3:07 53449Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State* W 35-7 4-3 1-2 3:07 48794Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor* W 32-20 5-3 2-2 3:30 85104Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma*Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas*Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State*Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado** Big 12 conference game

Team StatisticsTEAM STATISTICS NU OPPSCORING 265 194 Points Per Game 33.1 24.2FIRST DOWNS 190 145 Rushing 64 55 Passing 115 72 Penalty 11 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1193 1098 Yards gained rushing 1326 1271 Yards lost rushing 133 173 Rushing Attempts 277 259 Average Per Rush 4.3 4.2 Average Per Game 149.1 137.2 TDs Rushing 15 16PASSING YARDAGE 2376 1772 Att-Comp-Int 280-196-6 236-143-5 Average Per Pass 8.5 7.5 Average Per Catch 12.1 12.4 Average Per Game 297.0 221.5 TDs Passing 16 7TOTAL OFFENSE 3569 2870 Total Plays 557 495 Average Per Play 6.4 5.8 Average Per Game 446.1 358.8KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-736 28-616PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-189 10-106INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-164 6-80KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 22.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.5 10.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 32.8 13.3FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 11-3PENALTIES-Yards 64-544 38-288 Average Per Game 68.0 36.0PUNTS-Yards 27-973 37-1452 Average Per Punt 36.0 39.2 Net punt average 29.1 32.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:18 26:433RD-DOWN Conversions 53/106 38/105 3rd-Down Pct 50% 36%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/7 5/10 4th-Down Pct 29% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 16-100 13-59MISC YARDS 9 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 24FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-12 9-15ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES 31-36 86% 23-31 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 26-36 72% 16-31 52%PAT-ATTEMPTS 32-33 97% 21-24 88%ATTENDANCE 509759 102243 Games/Avg Per Game 6/84960 2/51122 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNebraska 63 71 41 90 0 265Opponents 50 55 52 31 6 194

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RUSHING G/GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GLucky, Marlon 8/8 103 480 25 455 4.4 7 58 56.9Helu Jr., Roy 8/0 50 302 8 294 5.9 2 50 36.8Castille, Quentin 8/0 58 240 12 228 3.9 3 19 28.5Ganz, Joe 8/8 53 231 75 156 2.9 3 33 19.5Mendoza, Marcus 3/0 5 47 2 45 9.0 0 35 15.0Swift, Nate 8/8 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 16 2.9Peterson, Todd 8/7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2Witt, Patrick 2/0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0TEAM 3/0 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -1.3Paul, Niles 8/1 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.8Total.......... 8 277 1326 133 1193 4.3 15 58 149.1Opponents...... 8 259 1271 173 1098 4.2 16 67 137.2

PASSING G/GS Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GGanz, Joe 8/8 155.54 189-270-6 70.0 2303 15 69 287.9Witt, Patrick 2/0 122.67 4-6-0 66.7 40 0 23 20.0Lee, Zac 1/0 71.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 0 5 5.0Lucky, Marlon 8/8 598.00 1-1-0 100.0 20 1 20 2.5Wesch, Jake 8/2 167.20 1-1-0 100.0 8 0 8 1.0Total.......... 8 155.85 196-280-6 70.0 2376 16 69 297.0Opponents...... 8 129.22 143-236-5 60.6 1772 7 58 221.5

RECEIVING G/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GSwift, Nate 8/8 44 607 13.8 6 61 75.9Peterson, Todd 8/7 40 454 11.4 2 25 56.8Holt, Menelik 8/3 25 278 11.1 1 25 34.8Lucky, Marlon 8/8 20 272 13.6 1 69 34.0McNeill, Mike 8/8 18 250 13.9 3 35 31.2Paul, Niles 8/1 16 145 9.1 0 21 18.1Helu Jr., Roy 8/0 10 137 13.7 0 27 17.1Young, Dreu 8/3 6 90 15.0 1 55 11.2Castille, Quentin 8/0 5 66 13.2 0 31 8.2Teafatiller, Hunter 7/2 3 27 9.0 0 15 3.9Hill, Ryan 8/0 3 9 3.0 1 6 1.1Mendoza, Marcus 3/0 2 7 3.5 0 7 2.3Ganz, Joe 8/8 1 20 20.0 1 20 2.5Gilleylen, Curenski 8/0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6Cammack, Wes 8/0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6Lawson, Thomas 6/0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.7Total.......... 8 196 2376 12.1 16 69 297.0Opponents...... 8 143 1772 12.4 7 58 221.5

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongSwift, Nate 7 121 17.3 1 88Paul, Niles 6 68 11.3 0 28Total.......... 13 189 14.5 1 88Opponents...... 10 106 10.6 0 28

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongPotter, Zach 1 11 11.0 0 11West, Anthony 1 26 26.0 0 26Murillo, Armando 1 57 57.0 0 57Suh, Ndamukong 1 49 49.0 1 49O’Hanlon, Matt 1 21 21.0 0 21Total.......... 5 164 32.8 1 57Opponents...... 6 80 13.3 1 33

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongPaul, Niles 25 625 25.0 1 85Dennard, Alfonzo 3 32 10.7 0 12Gilleylen, C. 2 48 24.0 0 26Asante, Larry 2 31 15.5 0 20Total.......... 32 736 23.0 1 85Opponents...... 28 616 22.0 0 57

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongMurillo, Armando 1 11 11.0 0 11Hagg, Eric 1 3 3.0 0 3Total.......... 2 14 7.0 0 11Opponents...... 3 64 21.3 0 48

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkHenery, Alex 9-12 75.0 1-1 3-3 0-1 5-5 0-2 48 1

2008 Nebraska Individual StatisticsFG SEQUENCE Nebraska OPPONENTSWestern Michigan (44),(44),(44),(44) (19)San Jose State - 41,(41),32,(27)New Mexico State 35,(19) 20Virginia Tech (48) (19),(38),(27),(36)Missouri (28) (48),59Texas Tech 53,(21) (26)Iowa State - 40Baylor (27),52 19Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdTitchener, Dan 21 772 36.8 54 2 3 6 0Wesch, Jake 5 201 40.2 55 2 1 1 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1Total.......... 27 973 36.0 55 4 4 7 1Opponents...... 37 1452 39.2 69 3 6 11 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnKunalic, Adi 48 3188 66.4 22 0 Titchener, Dan 1 52 52.0 0 0 Henery, Alex 1 52 52.0 0 0 Total.......... 50 3292 65.8 22 0 616 44.7 25Opponents...... 41 2535 61.8 6 3 736 41.0 29

|---------- PATs ----------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PtsHenery, Alex 0 9-12 32-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 59Lucky, Marlon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Swift, Nate 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Ganz, Joe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 24McNeill, Mike 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Castille, Quentin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Peterson, Todd 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Helu Jr., Roy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Paul, Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Hill, Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Young, Dreu 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Suh, Ndamukong 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Holt, Menelik 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 34 9-12 32-33 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 265Opponents...... 24 9-15 21-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 194

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GGanz, Joe 8 323 156 2303 2459 307.4Lucky, Marlon 8 104 455 20 475 59.4Helu Jr., Roy 8 50 294 0 294 36.8Castille, Quentin 8 58 228 0 228 28.5Mendoza, Marcus 3 5 45 0 45 15.0Witt, Patrick 2 8 0 40 40 20.0Swift, Nate 8 2 23 0 23 2.9Wesch, Jake 8 1 0 8 8 1.0Lee, Zac 1 2 0 5 5 5.0Peterson, Todd 8 1 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 3 2 -4 0 -4 -1.3Paul, Niles 8 1 -6 0 -6 -0.8Total.......... 8 557 1193 2376 3569 446.1Opponents...... 8 495 1098 1772 2870 358.8

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GPaul, Niles 8 -6 145 68 625 0 832 104.0Swift, Nate 8 23 607 121 0 0 751 93.9Lucky, Marlon 8 455 272 0 0 0 727 90.9Peterson, Todd 8 2 454 0 0 0 456 57.0Helu Jr., Roy 8 294 137 0 0 0 431 53.9Castille, Quentin 8 228 66 0 0 0 294 36.8Holt, Menelik 8 0 278 0 0 0 278 34.8McNeill, Mike 8 0 250 0 0 0 250 31.2Ganz, Joe 8 156 20 0 0 0 176 22.0Young, Dreu 8 0 90 0 0 0 90 11.2Murillo, Armando 8 0 0 0 0 57 57 7.1Gilleylen, Curenski 8 0 5 0 48 0 53 6.6Mendoza, Marcus 3 45 7 0 0 0 52 17.3Suh, Ndamukong 8 0 0 0 0 49 49 6.1Dennard, Alfonzo 7 0 0 0 32 0 32 4.6Asante, Larry 8 0 0 0 31 0 31 3.9Teafatiller, Hunter 7 0 27 0 0 0 27 3.9West, Anthony 7 0 0 0 0 26 26 3.7O’Hanlon, Matt 8 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.6Potter, Zach 8 0 0 0 0 11 11 1.4Hill, Ryan 8 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.1Cammack, Wes 8 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.6Lawson, Thomas 6 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.7TEAM 3 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -1.3Total.......... 8 1193 2376 189 736 164 4658 582.2Opponents...... 8 1098 1772 106 616 80 3672 459.0

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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 SafGlenn, Cody 7-7 22 22 44 6-20 . . 3 4 . 1 . .Asante, Larry 8-7 29 13 42 2-4 1.0-4 . 2 1 . . . .Suh, Ndamukong 8-8 20 21 41 8-25 2.0-15 1-49 3 2 . 1 1 .Dillard, Phillip 8-5 13 25 38 2-9 0.5-6 . 1 1 . . . .Steinkuhler, Ty 8-8 15 19 34 4-4 0.5-1 . . 3 . . . .Allen, Pierre 8-6 13 21 34 6-18 2.0-9 . 1 1 . 1 . .O’Hanlon, Matt 8-8 19 14 33 1-2 . 1-21 4 1 . . . .Murillo, Armando 8-7 22 8 30 2-1 . 1-57 7 1 1-11 . . .Potter, Zach 8-8 6 24 30 9-27 3.0-23 1-11 3 3 . . 2 .Hagg, Eric 8-6 22 6 28 1-5 . . 4 2 1-3 1 . .Amukamara, Prince 8-3 15 10 25 1-11 1.0-11 . 2 1 . . . .Thorell, Lance 7-3 13 7 20 . . . . . . . . .West, Anthony 7-6 13 2 15 1-2 1.0-2 1-26 3 . . . . .Holt, Matt 7-1 11 3 14 . . . . . . . . .Thenarse, Rickey 6-1 4 4 8 3-3 . . 1 . . 1 . .Sievers, Clayton 8-0 5 3 8 1-1 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1 . .Moore, Terrence 5-0 3 5 8 2-11 2.0-11 . . . . . . .Wortman, Tyler 8-2 3 4 7 . . . 1 . . . . .Barfield, Shukree 6-0 5 2 7 1-3 1.0-3 . . . . . . .Culbert, Major 5-0 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .Lawrence, Blake 5-0 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .Castille, Quentin 8-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .Cammack, Wes 8-0 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .Turner, Barry 2-2 1 2 3 2-15 1.0-14 . . . . . . .Paul, Niles 8-0 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . .Koehler, Colton 3-0 1 2 3 1-2 . . . . . . . .May, Mathew 3-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .Wald, Mason 8-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .Crick, Jared 6-0 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .Hays, Mike 8-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .O’Leary, T.J. 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Grove, Thomas 8-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Holt, Menelik 8-3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Peterson, Todd 8-8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Williams, Keith 8-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Cassidy, Austin 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Smith, Mike 8-7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Yancy, William 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Martin, Ben 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Murtha, Lydon 6-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Dennard, Alfonzo 7-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Helu Jr., Roy 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TEAM 3-0 . . . . . . . . . . . 1Total.......... 8-0 277 234 511 45-163 16-100 5-164 36 21 3-14 6 3 1Opponents...... 8-0 - - - - 13-59 6-80 22 9 8-64 11 2 1

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RUSHING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CULucky, Marlon 103-455/7 12-43/1 7-23/1 15-103/2 8-17/0 14-46/0 16-66/0 15-74/2 16-83/1Helu Jr., Roy 50-294/2 7-52/0 9-59/1 7-32/0 4-21/1 5-11/0 10-47/0 6-66/0 2-6/0Castille, Quentin 58-228/3 6-5/0 6-7/1 10-75/0 3-8/0 12-26/0 3-6/1 11-70/1 7-31/0Ganz, Joe 53-156/3 6-38/0 6--2/0 5-69/1 8-18/0 3--7/0 6--5/1 8-3/1 11-42/0Mendoza, Marcus 5-45/0 DNP 2-12/0 3-33/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNPSwift, Nate 2-23/0 - - 1-16/0 - - - 1-7/0 -Peterson, Todd 1-2/0 - - 1-2/0 - - - - -Witt, Patrick 2-0/0 DNP - 2-0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTEAM 2--4/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--3/0 DNP - DNP 1--1/0Paul, Niles 1--6/0 - - - 1--6/0 - - - -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUSwift, Nate 44-607/6 5-121/2 6-70/0 1-10/0 3-58/0 5-45/1 5-70/0 8-112/1 11-121/2Peterson, Todd 40-454/2 3-34/0 4-59/0 4-34/0 4-60/1 7-81/0 8-77/1 4-52/0 6-57/0Holt, Menelik 25-278/1 5-59/0 2-24/0 - 1-20/0 5-67/1 6-55/0 5-45/0 1-8/0Lucky, Marlon 20-272/1 2-35/1 - 3-21/0 3-38/0 - 7-80/0 2-16/0 3-82/0McNeill, Mike 18-250/3 1-3/1 - 2-57/1 3-66/1 2-37/0 3-24/0 3-39/0 4-24/0Paul, Niles 16-145/0 - 2-27/0 1-10/0 1-21/0 1-3/0 4-25/0 2-25/0 5-34/0Helu Jr., Roy 10-137/0 - 2-32/0 1-16/0 - 4-47/0 2-15/0 1-27/0 -Young, Dreu 6-90/1 1-55/0 - - 1-10/0 1-10/0 2-11/1 - 1-4/0Castille, Quentin 5-66/0 3-38/0 - 1-23/0 - - - 1-5/0 -Teafatiller, Hunter 3-27/0 DNP - 3-27/0 - - - - -Ganz, Joe 1-20/1 - - 1-20/1 - - - - -Hill, Ryan 3-9/1 - - - - 2-3/0 - - 1-6/1Mendoza, Marcus 2-7/0 DNP 1-0/0 - DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNPGilleylen, Curenski 1-5/0 - - - 1-5/0 - - - -Cammack, Wes 1-5/0 - - 1-5/0 - - - - -Lawson, Thomas 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 DNP - DNP - - -

PASSING#12 Ganz, Joe Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficWestern Michigan 36 20 2 55.6 345 4 61 0 0 161.6San Jose State 25 17 1 68.0 216 0 27 3 17 132.6New Mexico State 17 13 0 76.5 158 1 35 0 0 174.0Virginia Tech 26 17 1 65.4 278 2 46 2 11 172.9Missouri 39 27 1 69.2 293 2 27 2 15 144.1Texas Tech 44 36 1 81.8 349 2 43 2 7 158.9Iowa State 37 27 0 73.0 328 1 27 2 4 156.4Baylor 46 32 0 69.6 336 3 69 2 5 152.4TOTALS 270 189 6 70.0 2303 15 69 13 59 155.5

#2 Witt, Patrick Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficSan Jose State 2 1 0 50.0 0 0 0 0 0 50.0New Mexico State 4 3 0 75.0 40 0 23 0 0 159.0TOTALS 6 4 0 66.7 40 0 23 0 0 122.7

#3 Lee, Zac Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficNew Mexico State 2 1 0 50.0 5 0 5 0 0 71.0TOTALS 2 1 0 50.0 5 0 5 0 0 71.0

#5 Lucky, Marlon Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficNew Mexico State 1 1 0 100.0 20 1 20 0 0 598.0TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 20 1 20 0 0 598.0

#37 Wesch, Jake Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficTexas Tech 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 0 167.2TOTALS 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 CUSwift, Nate 7-121 1-3 1-8 1-5 1-88 - 1-6 1-1 1-10Paul, Niles 6-68 2-38 2-15 - 1--4 - - - 1-19

KICK RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUPaul, Niles 25-625 2-49 2-111 2-29 6-121 3-88 5-156 1-12 4-59Gilleylen, Curenski 2-48 1-22 - - 1-26 - - - -Dennard, Armando 3-32 DNP 2-21 - - 1-11 - - -Asante, Larry 2-31 2-31 - - - - - - -

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Defense Game By GameTOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUGlenn, Cody 22-22 44 9-3 4-1 2-2 2-12 - DNP 3-2 2-2Asante, Larry 29-13 42 3-3 6-1 1-0 3-3 1-0 8-1 3-2 4-3Suh, Ndamukong 20-21 41 2-2 2-3 3-1 3-3 2-5 4-1 1-2 3-4Dillard, Phillip 13-25 38 1-3 2-6 1-4 2-9 1-3 - 2-0 4-0Allen, Pierre 13-21 34 1-0 3-7 1-2 3-6 1-4 1-0 2-0 1-2Steinkuhler, Ty 15-19 34 3-5 4-2 - 1-5 0-6 4-0 2-1 1-0O’Hanlon, Matt 19-14 33 3-2 2-3 1-1 3-5 4-1 2-1 3-0 1-1Murillo, Armando 22-8 30 - 6-2 4-2 5-2 1-1 1-0 4-1 1-0Potter, Zach 6-24 30 0-2 0-4 2-1 1-5 1-5 - 1-3 1-4Hagg, Eric 22-6 28 3-2 2-0 9-1 1-1 2-0 3-0 - 2-2Amukamara, Prince 15-10 25 5-3 2-1 3-3 0-2 1-0 - 2-0 2-1Thorell, Lance 13-7 20 DNP - 3-5 0-1 4-1 5-0 1-0 -West, Anthony 13-2 15 2-1 3-0 DNP 1-0 2-1 1-0 3-0 1-0Holt, Matt 11-3 14 DNP 0-1 0-1 - 3-0 7-1 - 1-0Moore, Terrence 3-5 8 2-1 0-2 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNPThenarse, Rickey 4-4 8 - DNP DNP 1-2 1-2 - 2-0 -Sievers, Clayton 5-3 8 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 1-1 - 2-0 1-0Culbert, Major 3-4 7 DNP 0-1 - 1-3 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNPWortman, Tyler 3-4 7 1-1 - - 0-2 - - 2-0 0-1Barfield, Shukree 5-2 7 1-0 1-1 1-0 DNP 1-1 1-0 - -Lawrence, Blake 1-4 5 DNP DNP 0-2 0-2 - - 1-0 DNPCammack, Wes 3-0 3 - - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - -Turner, Barry 1-2 3 1-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPKoehler, Colton 1-2 3 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0Paul, Niles 2-1 3 1-0 0-1 - - - 1-0 - -Castille, Quentin 1-2 3 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 - - - -Wald, Mason 1-1 2 - - - 0-1 - - - 1-0May, Mathew 2-0 2 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0Hays, Mike 0-1 1 - 0-1 - - - - - -Yancy, William 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPMartin, Ben 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPCrick, Jared 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - DNP - DNPHelu Jr., Roy 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - -Cassidy, Austin 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPMurtha, Lydon 1-0 1 DNP DNP - 1-0 - - - -Peterson, Todd 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 -Smith, Mike 1-0 1 1-0 - - - - - - -Holt, Menelik 0-1 1 - 0-1 - - - - - -Williams, Keith 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-0 -Grove, Thomas 0-1 1 0-1 - - - - - - -O’Leary, T.J. 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - - - -Dennard, Alfonzo 1-0 1 DNP - - - - - 1-0 -

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TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUPotter, Zach 4-5 9 - 1-6 1-8 3-2 2-2 - 1-8 1-1Suh, Ndamukong 6-2 8 - - 2-15 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-5 1-1Glenn, Cody 4-2 6 3-10 1-4 - - - DNP - 2-6Allen, Pierre 4-2 6 - 3-8 1-1 1-2 - - - 1-7Steinkuhler, Ty 1-3 4 - 1-1 - 1-1 1-1 - 1-1 -Thenarse, Rickey 1-2 3 - DNP DNP 2-2 1-1 - - -Murillo, Armando 1-1 2 - 1-0 - 1-1 - - - -Dillard, Phillip 1-1 2 - 1-6 - - - - 1-3 -Moore, Terrence 2-0 2 2-11 - - DNP - DNP - DNPAsante, Larry 1-1 2 - - - - - - - 2-4Turner, Barry 1-1 2 2-15 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPBarfield, Shukree 1-0 1 1-3 - - DNP - - - -Koehler, Colton 1-0 1 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2Amukamara, Prince 1-0 1 - - - - - - - 1-11O’Hanlon, Matt 1-0 1 - - - 1-2 - - - -Hagg, Eric 1-0 1 - - - 1-5 - - - -West, Anthony 1-0 1 - 1-2 DNP - - - - -Sievers, Clayton 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1-1 -

SACKS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUPotter, Zach 2-2 3.0 - 0.5-6 1.0-8 0.5-1 - - 1.0-8 -Moore, Terrence 2-0 2.0 2.0-11 - - DNP - DNP - DNPSuh, Ndamukong 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-15 - - - - -Allen, Pierre 2-0 2.0 - - - 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-7Amukamara, Prince 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-11West, Anthony 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-2 DNP - - - - -Turner, Barry 1-0 1.0 1.0-14 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPSievers, Clayton 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - 1.0-1 -Barfield, Shukree 1-0 1.0 1.0-3 - - DNP - - - -Asante, Larry 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-4Dillard, Phillip 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-6 - - - - - -Steinkuhler, Ty 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-1 - - - -

INT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUSuh, Ndamukong 1-49 - 1-49 - - - - - -Potter, Zach 1-11 - 1-11 - - - - - -Murillo, Armando 1-57 - - 1-57 - - - - -West, Anthony 1-26 1-26 - DNP - - - - -O’Hanlon, Matt 1-21 - - 1-21 - - - - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CUMurillo, 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 CUAllen, Pierre 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 -

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Nebraska Team Game By Game

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| AllDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg PurpAug. 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 350Sept. 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 353Sept. 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 339Sept. 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 377Oct. 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 462Oct. 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 421Oct. 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 218Oct. 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 Opponent totals 259 1098 16 67 143 1772 7 58 143-236-5 1772 7 58 28 616 0 57 10 106 0 28 2870 Nebraska 277 1193 15 58 196 2376 16 69 196-280-6 2376 16 69 32 736 1 85 13 189 1 88 3569

|---------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 PtsAug. 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 24Sept. 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 12Sept. 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 7Sept. 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 35Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 37 38 75 7-22 2.0-15 1 1-0 1-17 2 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 52Oct. 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 37Oct. 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 7Oct. 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 Opponent totals 342 234 576 46-144 13.0-59 11 8-64 6-80 9 22 2 24-21 0 0 1 194 Nebraska 277 234 511 53-163 16.0-100 6 3-14 5-164 21 36 3 33-32 0 0 1 265

|---------------------PUNTING---------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OBAug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 5 181 36.2 41 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 19 0 5 303 60.6 0 0Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 6 206 34.3 43 0 0 1 0 3 4-2 41 0 4 240 60.0 0 0Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 5 184 36.8 50 0 0 1 1 1 1-0 0 1 2 104 52.0 0 0Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 5 173 34.6 47 0 0 0 0 3 4-4 38 0 8 496 62.0 1 0Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 48 0 9 602 66.9 4 1Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 2 83 41.5 43 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 26 0 6 412 68.7 1 0Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 8 358 44.8 69 0 2 2 3 2 1-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 1Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 6 267 44.5 65 0 1 2 3 1 1-0 0 0 5 269 53.8 0 1 Opponent totals 37 1452 39.2 69 0 3 6 7 11 15-9 48 1 41 2535 61.8 6 3 Nebraska 27 973 36.0 55 1 4 4 3 7 12-9 48 1 50 3292 65.8 22 0

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| AllDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg PurpAug. 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 483Sept. 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 315Sept. 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 553Sept. 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 333Oct. 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 369Oct. 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 471Oct. 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 548Oct. 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 Totals 277 1193 15 58 196 2376 16 69 196-280-6 2376 16 69 32 736 1 85 13 189 1 88 3569 Opponent 259 1098 16 67 143 1772 7 58 143-236-5 1772 7 58 28 616 0 57 10 106 0 28 2870

|---------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 PtsAug. 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 47Sept. 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 35Sept. 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 38Sept. 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 30Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 28 32 60 6-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17Oct. 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 31Oct. 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 35Oct. 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 Totals 277 234 511 53-163 16.0-100 6 3-14 5-164 21 36 3 33-32 0 0 1 265 Opponent 342 234 576 46-144 13.0-59 11 8-64 6-80 9 22 2 24-21 0 0 1 194

|---------------------PUNTING---------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OBAug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 3 113 37.7 54 0 1 0 1 1 4-4 44 0 10 676 67.6 5 0Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 5 195 39.0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 410 68.3 4 0Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 1 39 39.0 39 0 0 0 0 1 2-1 19 0 7 473 67.6 1 0Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 5 147 29.4 41 1 0 1 0 1 1-1 48 0 6 388 64.7 2 0Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 4 110 27.5 40 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 28 0 3 194 64.7 1 0Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 1 55 55.0 55 0 1 0 1 0 2-1 21 0 6 383 63.8 3 0Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 5 184 36.8 50 0 2 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 6 384 64.0 3 0Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 3 130 43.3 47 0 0 0 0 2 2-1 27 1 6 384 64.0 3 0 Totals 27 973 36.0 55 1 4 4 3 7 12-9 48 1 50 3292 65.8 22 0 Opponent 37 1452 39.2 69 0 3 6 7 11 15-9 48 1 41 2535 61.8 6 3

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Opponent Score 1st Dns (Run/Pass/Pen.) Rushing Passing Pass Yds Total Offense Ret Yds T/OWestern 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 2/2San 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 2/2New 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 1/2Virginia 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 2/0Missouri 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 2/0Texas 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 1/0Iowa 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 3/2Baylor 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 1/0Totals 265-194 190/145 (64/55, 115/72, 11/18) 277-1193/259-1098 196-280-6/143-236-5 2376/1772 557-3569/ 495-2870 1103/866 14/8

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 PenaltiesW. 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 6-60/5-45San 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 12-103/7-47New 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 7-41/7-50Virginia 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 7-69/4-30Missouri 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 14-101/1-15Texas 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 8-55/2-20Iowa 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 4-45/6-42Baylor 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 Totals 53-106/38-105 2-7/5-10 266:20/213:40 52:40 4.3/4.2 8.5/7.5 6.4/5.8 27-36.0/37-39.2 64-544/38-288

Team Comparison

Nebraska Red Zone ChartNEBRASKA 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 GameAug. 30 W. Michigan W, 47-24 5 5 31 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sept. 6 San Jose State W, 35-12 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, 38-7 7 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, 30-35 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 4 Missouri* L, 17-52 4 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, 31-37 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, 35-7 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 25 Baylor W, 32-20 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 31 197 26 14 12 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 31 of 36 (86.1%)

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 GameAug. 30 W. Michigan W, 47-24 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Sept. 6 San Jose State W, 35-12 5 3 12 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, 38-7 4 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, 30-35 6 6 30 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 4 Missouri* L, 17-52 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, 31-37 5 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, 35-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Oct. 25 Baylor W, 32-20 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 23 130 16 12 4 7 4 0 3 0 1 0 23 of 31 (74.2%)

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Miscellaneous NumbersLONG 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 9San Jose St. 0 5 3 8 2 2 2 6New Mexico St. 4 4 2 10 1 2 6 9Virginia Tech 0 6 7 13 2 3 2 7Missouri 0 6 3 9 2 5 2 9at Texas Tech 0 5 2 7 1 6 2 9at Iowa St. 1 5 0 6 1 0 0 1Baylor 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 5at OklahomaKansasat Kansas St.ColoradoTotals 7 39 23 69 11 24 20 55

DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Nebraska OpponentMost Yards (Result) 92 vs. Iowa State (TD) 96 Baylor (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 59New Mexico St. 0 4 71 0 5 77Virginia Tech 0 0 4 0 1 11Missouri 7 3 60 7 1 63at Texas Tech 0 2 27 0 1 13at Iowa St. 0 2 30 0 0 6Baylor 0 1 34 0 0 0at OklahomaKansasat Kansas St.Colorado

SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ]Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds W. Michigan 3 2 38 0 1 13San Jose St. 0 2 29 0 1 15New Mexico St. 7 2 76 0 1 6Virginia Tech 0 0 (-10) 3 3 61Missouri 0 2 26 7 3 52at Texas Tech 3 6 75 7 4 77at Iowa St. 0 1 10 7 2 80Baylor 0 2 32 0 0 8at OklahomaKansasat 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) -13.1New Mexico St. 36.7 (404/11/2/2) 27.1 (326/12/3/1) +9.6Virginia Tech 25.3 (303/12/3/1) 41.2 (536/13/1/5) -15.9Missouri 26.1 (287/11/0/0) 32.3 (291/9/2/1) -6.2at Texas Tech 29.3 (234/8/1/1) 25.9 (233/9/0/0) +3.4at Iowa St. 28.5 (370/13/3/1) 29.1 (347/13/2/2) -0.6Baylor 32.6 (424/13/2/3) 20.5 (246/12/4/0) +12.1at OklahomaKansasat Kansas St,ColoradoTotals 29.9 (2,811/94/16/11) 30.1 (2,887/96/13/14) - 0.2*does not include drives with time of 0:00 (ie, defensive and special teams touchdowns and overtime)

PENALTY NUMBERS NU Pen.-Yds. Opp. Pen.-YdsW. 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 OklahomaKansasat Kansas StateColoradoTotals (Avg/Penalty) 64-544 (8.5) 38-288 (7.6)Avg/G 8.0-68.0 4.8-36.0

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NEBRASKA LONG PLAYSYards Opponent Play Result88 Virginia Tech Punt return (Swift) Touchdown85 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) Touchdown69 Baylor Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-G 69 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1061 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown58 New Mexico St. Rush (Lucky) 1st-1057 New Mexico St. Int return (Murillo) 1st-1055 W. Michigan Pass (Young from Ganz) 1st-1053 Baylor Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown50 Iowa State Rush (Helu) 1st-1049 San Jose St. Int return (Suh) Touchdown46 Virginia Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1043 Texas Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1036 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-1035 New Mexico St. Rush (Mendoza) 1st-1035 New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown33 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) Touchdown32 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown32 W. Michigan Rush (Ganz) 1st-1031 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-1031 W. Michigan Pass (Castille from Ganz) 1st-1030 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1029 Virginia Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-1028 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1027 Iowa State Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-1027 Missouri Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-1027 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-1027 San Jose St. Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-1027 W. Michigan Rush (Helu Jr.) 1st-1027 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-1026 Texas Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-1026 Virginia Tech KO return (Gilleylen) 1st-1026 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) 1st-1026 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) 1st-1026 W. Michigan Interception return (West) 1st-1025 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1025 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1025 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-1025 W. Michigan Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-1024 Iowa State Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-1024 Missouri Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-1024 Virginia Tech Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-1024 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-1023 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1023 New Mexico St. Pass (Castille from Witt) 1st-G23 San Jose St. Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1022 Missouri Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-1022 New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-1022 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1022 W. Michigan KO return (Gilleylen) 1st-1021 Iowa State Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st-1021 Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1021 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1021 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1021 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-1021 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-1021 Virginia Tech Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st-1021 New Mexico St. Int return (O’Hannlon) 1st-1021 San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-1021 San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-1020 Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-1020 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1020 Missouri Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown20 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) Touchdown20 Virginia Tech Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-1020 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-1020 San Jose St. Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-1020 W. Michigan KO return (Asante) 1st-1020 New Mexico St. Pass (Ganz from Lucky) Touchdown

OPPONENT LONG PLAYSYards Opponent Play Result67 Iowa State Rush (Robinson) Touchdown 58 Missouri Pass (Maclin from Daniel) Touchdown57 W. Michigan KO return (Winchester) 1st-1056 Texas Tech Pass (Britton from Harrell) 1st-1055 New Mexico St. Pass (Fleming from McDermott) 1st-1055 San Jose St. Pass (Jurovich from Eden) 1st-G50 W. Michigan Pass (Julien from Hiller) 1st-1050 W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st-1049 Texas Tech Rush (Batch) 1st-1048 New Mexico St. Fumble return (Betts) 1st-G47 Baylor Rush (Griffin) Touchdown47 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) 1st-1044 Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-G43 Baylor Rush (Finley) Touchdown43 Missouri Rush (Washington) Touchdown41 Virginia Tech KO return (Lewis) 1st-1040 Virginia Tech Pass (Smith from Taylor) 1st-Goal36 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st-1035 Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-1035 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) Touchdown34 Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st-1034 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-1033 New Mexico St. KO return (Anderson) 1st-1033 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st-1033 W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st-1033 W. Michigan Punt return (Delmas) 1st-1031 Texas Tech Pass (Lewis from Harrell) 1st-1030 Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st-1029 Missouri Rush (Washington) 1st-1028 San Jose St. Pass (Richmond from Reed) 1st-1028 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-1027 Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-1026 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) Touchdown26 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st-1024 Baylor KO return (Baker) 1st-1024 Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-G24 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-G24 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st-1024 W. Michigan Pass (Stevens from Hiller) 1st-G23 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st-1023 New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st-1022 Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st-1022 New Mexico St. Rush (Colston) 1st-1022 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st-1022 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-1022 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-1021 Texas Tech KO return (Moore) 1st-1021 Virginia Tech Punt return (Harris) 1st-1021 New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st-1021 New Mexico St. Pass (McDaniel from McDermott) 1st-1020 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) 1st-1020 Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st-1020 New Mexico St. KO return (Williams) 1st-10

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NEBRASKA POINTS OFF TURNOVERSGame 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 OklahomaKansasat Kansas St.ColoradoTotals 8 (11/3 F/L, 5 Int) 4 1-1 31 (17/8 F/L, 6 Int)Opponents 14 (17/8 F/L, 6 Int) 4 1-1 31 8 (11/3 F/L, 5 Int)

Miscellaneous NumbersOPPONENT SCORING DRIVES [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time PlayW. Michigan 10 80 3:43 7-17 2nd/11:07 Ledbetter 3 pass from HillerW. Michigan 8 42 3:02 10-27 2nd/1:15 Potter 19 FGW. Michigan 6 80 2:12 17-37 3rd/6:11 West 1 runW. Michigan 8 80 2:05 24-44 4th/14:43 Nunez 9 pass from HillerSan Jose St. 5 59 2:00 6-0 1st/9:48 Reed 12 runSan Jose St. 9 50 3:50 9-14 2nd/7:09 Strubeck 41 FGSan Jose St. 6 42 2:45 12-14 4th/12:17 Strubeck 27 FGNew Mexico St. 1 3 0:04 7-35 4th/12:31 Colston 3 runVirginia Tech 3 5 1:16 9-0 1st/5:22 Evans 1 runVirginia Tech 10 54 3:52 12-7 2nd/14:51 Keys 19 FGVirginia Tech 9 54 3:30 15-10 2nd/7:10 Keys 38 FGVirginia Tech 9 66 4:21 18-10 2nd/1:15 Keys 27 FGVirginia Tech 9 61 4:34 21-10 3rd/10:25 Keys 36 FGVirginia Tech 3 33 1:10 28-10 3rd/6:54 Evans 19 runVirginia Tech 11 80 5:24 35-23 4th/2:28 Taylor 2 runMissouri 3 63 0:54 7-0 1st/14:01 Maclin 58 pass from DanielMissouri 8 80 3:02 14-7 1st/6:53 Washington 3 runMissouri 12 61 5:15 17-7 2nd/10:54 Wolfert 48 FGMissouri 10 75 4:04 24-7 2nd/4:08 Jackson 1 runMissouri 0 0 0:00 31-7 2nd/2:59 Christopher 17 INT returnMissouri 6 52 2:33 38-10 3rd/7:16 Washington 7 pass from DanielMissouri 4 72 1:11 45-10 3rd/2:24 Washington 43 runMissouri 1 26 0:07 52-10 3rd/1:32 Alexander 26 pass from DanielTexas Tech 7 80 3:18 7-0 1st/4:49 Crabtree 35 pass from HarrellTexas Tech 6 59 3:33 10-7 2nd/8:13 Carona 26 FGTexas Tech 4 70 1:19 17-7 2nd/1:18 Woods 4 runTexas Tech 7 77 3:13 24-10 3rd/4:47 Crabtree 4 pass from HarrellTexas Tech 10 80 3:45 31-24 4th/2:21 Harrell 1 runTexas Tech 4 25 0:00 37-31 Overtime Morris 1 runIowa State 2 80 0:37 7-21 3rd/14:23 Robinson 67 runBaylor 3 63 0:35 7-7 1st/7:03 Finley 43 runBaylor 5 96 1:37 14-7 1st/2:26 Griffin 47 runBaylor 6 80 1:49 20-17 2nd/0:17 Jones 1 run

SCORING DRIVES Scoring [---Time---] [--Plays--] Game Drives Total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1or 0W. Michigan 9 18:25 2:03 47 5.3 6 0San Jose State 5* 11:03 2:12 24 4.8 3 2 New Mexico State 6 13:43 2:17 31 5.2 2 1Virginia Tech 5** 12:46 2:33 28 5.4 3 1Missouri 3 9:45 3:15 27 9.0 0 0at Texas Tech 5 30:36 6:07 58 11.8 0 0at Iowa State 5 22:40 4:32 44 8.8 0 0Baylor 5*** 16:09 3:14 40 8.0 3 1at OklahomaKansasat Kansas StateColoradoTotals 43 2:15:07 3:08 299 6.9 17 5

Opponents 33 1:20:52 2:27 201 6.1 12 2* - includes one (1) defensive and one (1) special teams TD which are zero (0) plays and time** - includes one (1) special teams TD which is zero (0) plays and time*** - includes one (1) defensive safety which is zero (0) plays and time

NEBRASKA SCORING DRIVES [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time PlayW. Michigan 4 61 1:47 7-0 1/8:06 Lucky 14 runW. Michigan 8 62 4:24 14-0 1/0:55 McNeill 3 pass from GanzW. Michigan 4 4 0:51 17-0 2/14:50 Henery 44 FGW. Michigan 4 73 0:47 24-7 2/10:14 Swift 61 pass from GanzW. Michigan 8 21 4:15 27-7 2/4:27 Henery 44 FGW. Michigan 4 59 0:37 34-10 2/0:32 Swift 2 pass from GanzW. Michigan 8 38 3:21 37-10 3/8:23 Henery 44 FGW. Michigan 2 74 0:37 44-17 3/1:48 Lucky 19 pass from GanzW. Michigan 5 31 1:46 47-24 4/5:22 Henery 44 FGSan Jose St. 9 86 4:26 7-6 1/5:16 Castille 3 runSan Jose St. 0 0 0:00 14-6 1/3:09 Suh 49 interception returnSan Jose St. 0 0 0:00 21-12 4/12:07 Paul 85 kickoff returnSan Jose St. 5 35 2:18 28-12 4/9:05 Helu 14 runSan Jose St. 10 74 4:19 35-12 4/3:03 Lucky 2 runNew Mexico St. 6 58 2:24 7-0 1st/0:13 Lucky 8 runNew Mexico St. 1 20 0:08 14-0 2nd/12:52 Ganz 20 pass from LuckyNew Mexico St. 6 89 2:43 21-0 2nd/7:11 Ganz 33 runNew 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 GanzNew Mexico St. 9 52 4:11 38-7 4th/8:15 Henery 19 FGVirginia Tech 3 68 1:14 7-9 1st/3:54 McNeill 32 pass from GanzVirginia Tech 9 45 3:56 10-12 2nd/10:45 Henery 48 FGVirginia Tech 12 75 6:40 17-28 3rd/00:04 Helu Jr. 12 runVirginia Tech 0 0 0:00 23-28 4th/7:52 Swift 88 punt returnVirginia Tech 4 80 0:56 30-35 4th/1:32 Peterson 17 pass from GanzMissouri 7 60 4:06 7-7 1st/9:55 Swift 20 pass from GanzMissouri 12 58 2:31 10-31 2nd/0:22 Henery 48 FGMissouri 8 70 3:08 17-52 4th/0:00 Holt 20 pass from GanzTexas Tech 15 74 8:03 7-7 2nd/11:46 Castille 4 runTexas Tech 14 75 7:00 10-17 3rd/8:00 Henery 21 FGTexas Tech 13 73 7:37 17-24 4th/12:10 Ganz 1 runTexas Tech 8 68 4:04 24-24 4th/6:06 Young 2 pass from GanzTexas Tech 8 79 1:52 31-31 4th/00:29 Peterson 17 pass from GanzIowa State 9 92 4:32 7-0 1st/5:27 Swift 19 pass from GanzIowa State 11 85 5:25 14-0 2nd/8:59 Lucky 15 runIowa State 9 71 5:14 21-0 2nd/2:23 Lucky 4 runIowa State 8 39 3:36 28-7 4th/6:35 Ganz 1 runIowa State 7 80 3:53 35-7 4th/1:55 Castille 19 runBaylor 6 39 3:02 7-0 1st/7:42 Hill 6 pass from GanzBaylor 14 57 6:16 10-14 2nd/5:41 Henery 27 FGBaylor 4 36 1:35 17-14 2nd/2:06 Lucky 18 runBaylor 12 80 4:34 24-20 3rd/1:15 Swift 9 pass from GanzBaylor 4 65 0:42 30-20 4th/12:11 Swift 53 pass from GanzBaylor 0 0 0:00 32-20 4th/6:59 Team safety

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Individual Career/Season SuperlativesSEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASS ING YARDS SEASON AND CA REER, LONG EST PASSPlayer 2008 Career 2008 CareerBeau Davis none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004Joe Ganz 349 at Texas Tech 510 vs. Kansas St.^ 69 vs. Baylor (Lucky) sameZac Lee 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico St. (Cammack) samePatrick 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 CA REER, LONG EST CATCHPlayer 2008 Career 2008 CareerChris Brooks none 4 vs. Nevada none 4 vs. Nevada (Keller) Wes Cammack 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico State (Lee) sameQuentin Castille 38 vs. W. Michigan same 31 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) sameRoy Helu Jr. 47 vs. Missouri same 27 three times (Ganz) sameMenelik Holt 67 vs. Missouri same 25 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) 35 vs. Kansas State (Ganz)Curenski Gilleylen 5 vs. Virginia Tech same 5 vs. Virginia Tech (Ganz) sameThomas 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) sameMike McNeill 66 vs. Virginia Tech same 35* vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) sameMarcus Mendoza 7 at Iowa State same 7 at Iowa State (Ganz) sameNiles Paul 34 vs. Baylor same 21 two times (Ganz) sameTodd Peterson 81 vs. Missouri 85 vs. Kansas State 25 vs. Virginia Tech(Ganz) 48 vs. Oklahoma (Taylor), 2006Nate Swift 121 vs. W. Michigan, Baylor 135 at Missouri, 2005 61* vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) sameHunter Teafatiller 27 vs. New Mexico State 29 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2006 15 vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) 29* vs. La. Tech (Ganz), 2006Dreu Young 55 vs. W. Michigan same 55 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same*Indicates touchdown scored

SEASON AND CA REER, MOST RUSHING YARDS SEASON AND CA REER, LONG EST RUNPlayer 2008 Career 2008 CareerQuentin Castille 75 vs. New Mexico State 102 vs. Oklahoma State 19 vs. Iowa State 23 vs. Oklahoma StateMajor Culbert none 35 vs. Nevada none 17 vs. NevadaBeau Davis none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004Joe Ganz 69 vs. New Mexico State same 33* vs. New Mexico State sameCody Glenn none 148 at Iowa State, 2006 none 36 at Iowa State, 2006Roy Helu Jr. 66 at Iowa State same 50 at Iowa State sameMarlon Lucky 103 vs. New Mexico State 233 vs. Nevada 58 vs. New Mexico State sameMarcus Mendoza 33 vs. New Mexico State same 35 vs. New Mexico State same*Indicates touchdown scored

SEASON AND CAREER DEFENSE HIGHSPlayer Tackles (2008) Career TFL (2008) Career Sacks (2008) CareerPierre Allen 10 vs. San Jose St. same 3 vs. San Jose St. same 1.0 two times samePrince Amukamara 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 vs. Baylor same 1.0 vs. Baylor sameLarry Asante 9 at Texas Tech 10 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 2 vs. Baylor same 1.0 vs. Baylor sameShukree Barfield 2 two times 3 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 1 vs. W. Michigan 1 two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan sameMajor Culbert 4 vs. Virginia Tech 6 vs. Missouri, 2007 none none none nonePhillip Dillard 11 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 two times 1 four times 0.5 vs. San Jose St. sameCody Glenn 14 vs. Virginia Tech same 3 vs. W. Michigan same none noneEric Hagg 10 vs. New Mexico St. same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none noneMatt Holt 8 at Texas Tech same none none none noneColton Koehler 1 three times same 1 vs. Baylor same none noneTerrence Moore 3 vs. W. Michigan same 2 vs. W. Michigan same 2.0 vs. W. Michigan sameArmando Murillo 8 vs. W. Michigan 9 vs. Iowa State, 2007 1 vs. two times 2 vs. Kansas St., 2007 0.5 vs. Kansas St. noneMatt O’Hanlon 8 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none noneZach Potter 6 two times 6 four times 3 vs. Virginia Tech same 1.0 two times 1.0 three timesTy Steinkuhler 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 three times 1 12 times 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech 0.5 two timesNdamukong Suh 7 two times same 2 two times 3 vs. Troy, 2006 2.0 vs. New Mexico St. sameRickey Thenarse 3 two times 5 two times 1 vs. Missouri same none noneLance Thorell 8 vs. New Mexico St. same none none none noneBarry Turner 3 vs. W. Michigan 5 two times 2 vs. W. Michigan 3, two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan 2.0 vs. Baylor, 2005Anthony West 3 four times 3 five times 1 vs. San Jose St. 2 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 1.0 vs. San Jose St. 1.0 two timesTyler Wortman 2 three times 3 vs. Colorado, 2007 none 2 vs. Kansas, 2007 none none

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NEBRASKA TOTALS HIGHS LOWSPoints 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) 17 (Virginia Tech)Had Intercepted 2 (Western Michigan) 0 (New Mexico State, at Iowa State, Baylor)Passing Yards 349 (at Texas Tech) 216 (San Jose State)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 3 (at Iowa State) 1 (New Mexico State, at Texas Tech, Baylor)Turnover Margin +1 (New Mexico State) -2 (Virginia Tech, Missouri)Penalties 14 (Missouri) 4 (at Iowa State)Yards Penalized 103 (San Jose State) 41 (New Mexico State)Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-28 (Western Michigan) 0-0 (Missouri, at Texas Tech)Tackles for Loss-Yards 9-27 (San Jose State) 1-1 (at Texas Tech)

OPPONENT TOTALS HIGHS LOWS Points Scored 52 (Missouri) 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 462 (Missouri) 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)Fumbles Lost 2 (Iowa State) 0 (six times)Turnovers 2 (four times) 0 (Virginia Tech, Missouri, Texas Tech, Baylor)Turnover Margin +2 (Virginia Tech, Missouri) 0 (Western Michigan, San Jose State)Penalties 7 (San Jose State, New Mexico State) 1 (Missouri)Yards Penalized 47 (San Jose State) 15 (Missouri)Sacks By-Yards Lost 3-17 (San Jose State) 0-0 (Western Michigan, New Mexico State)Tackles for Loss-Yards Lost 8-21 (Western Michigan) 2-7 (at Texas Tech)

NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHSMost Rushing Attempts .................................. 16; Marlon Lucky at Texas Tech, vs. BaylorMost Net Rushing Yards ................................. 103; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico StateMost Rushing TDs .......................................... 2; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State, at Iowa StateLongest TD Run ............................................. 33; Joe Ganz vs. New Mexico StateLongest Run, No TD ....................................... 58; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico StateMost Pass Attempts ........................................ 46; Joe Ganz vs. BaylorMost Completed Passes .................................. 36; Joe Ganz at Texas TechMost Passing Yards ........................................ 349; Joe Ganz at Texas TechLongest TD Pass ............................................. 61; Joe Ganz to Nate Swift vs. Western MichiganLongest Pass, No TD ...................................... 69; Joe Ganz to Marlon Lucky vs. BaylorMost Pass Receptions ..................................... 11; Nate Swift vs. BaylorMost Receiving Yards ..................................... 121; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. BaylorMost TD Receptions ....................................... 2; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. BaylorMost 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 .................................. 181; Niles Paul at Texas Tech (25 rec., 156 kickoff return)Most Touchdowns Scored .............................. 2; five timesMost 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 TechLongest Field Goal Attempted ........................ 48; Alex Henery vs. Virginia TechMost Interceptions.......................................... 1; five playersLongest Interception TD Return ..................... 49; Ndamukong Suh vs. San Jose StateLongest Interception Return, No TD ............... 57; Armando Murillo vs. New Mexico StateLongest Fumble TD Return ............................ n/aLongest Fumble Return, No TD ...................... 11; Armando Murillo at Iowa StateLongest Punt Return, TD ................................ 88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia TechLongest Punt Return, No TD .......................... 28; Niles Paul vs. Western MichiganMost Punt Return Yardage .............................. 88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech (1 return)Longest Kickoff Return, TD ............................ 85; Niles Paul vs. San Jose StateLongest Kickoff Return, No TD ....................... 26; Niles Paul vs. San Jose StateMost Kickoff Return Yardage .......................... 121; Niles Paul vs. Virginia Tech (6 returns)Most Punts ..................................................... 5; Dan Titchener vs. San Jose State (39.0 avg.)Highest Punting Average ................................. 43.3; Dan Titchener vs. Baylor (3 punts)Longest Punt .................................................. 55; Jake Wesch at Texas Tech

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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 StateMost Tackles for Loss .................................... 3; Cody Glenn vs. W. Mich. (10 yards lost); Pierre Allen vs. San Jose St. (8 yards lost); Zach Potter vs. Va. Tech (2 yards lost)Most Yards Lost ............................................. 15; Barry Turner vs. Western Michigan (2 TFL)Most Quarterback Sacks ................................ 2; Terrence Moore vs. Western Michigan (11 yards lost); Ndamukong Suh vs. New Mexico State (15 yards lost)Most Yards Lost ............................................. 15; Ndamukong Suh vs. New Mexico State (2 sacks)Most Pass Breakups ....................................... 3; Cody Glenn vs. Western MichiganMost Blocked Field Goals ............................... 1; Zach Potter vs. New Mexico StateMost Blocked Punts ....................................... n/aMost Blocked PAT .......................................... 1; Zach Potter at Texas Tech; Ndamukong Suh vs. Baylor

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHSMost Yards Rushing ....................................... 139; Derrick Washington (Missouri)Most Rushing Attempts .................................. 21; Darren Evans (Virginia Tech)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 ..................................... 123; Brandon Ledbetter (Western Michigan)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL LONGEST PLAYSRush .............................................................. 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 ................................................ 57; Anthony Winchester (Western Michigan)Fumble Return ............................................... 48; Marvin Betts (New Mexico State)Interception Return ........................................ 33; Louis Delmas (Western Michigan)Punt ............................................................... 65; Derek Epperson (Baylor)

Nebraska Starting LineupsHusker Offensive Starters Game-by-GameOpponent WRZ WRX TE LT LG C RG RT QB IB FB PKW. Michigan Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson M. Jones Ganz Lucky Young^ HenerySan Jose St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ HeneryNew Mexico St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ HeneryVirginia Tech Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# HeneryMissouri Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Heneryat Texas Tech Paul Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Heneryat Iowa State Peterson Swift McNeill Burkes Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# HeneryBaylor Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Heneryat OklahomaKansasat Kansas StateColorado^ - NU opened in two tight end formation # - opened in three wide receiver set

Husker Defensive Starters Game-by-GameOpponent Open End NT DT Base End SAM MLB WILL L CB FS SS R CB PW. Michigan Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Amukamara O’Hanlon Asante West TitchenerSan Jose St. Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West TitchenerNew Mexico St. Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante Amukamara TitchenerVirginia Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante Amukamara TitchenerMissouri Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo Thenarse O’Hanlon West Titchenerat Texas Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Ma. Holt Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West Weschat Iowa State Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West WeschBaylor Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West Titchenerat OklahomaKansasat Kansas StateColorado

* - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime package

PLAYER (GAMES): 1- Brooks (6); 2-Culbert (5); 2- Witt (2); 3- Lee (1); 3- Thenarse (6); 4- Asante (8); 5- Lucky (8); 5- West (7); 6- Murillo (8); 8- Cassidy (1); 8- Henry (5); 10- Helu Jr. (8); 11- Gilleylen (8); 12- Ganz (8); 15- Dennard (7); 17- Peterson (8); 18- Menelik Holt (8); 18- Sullivan (1); 19- Castille (8); 20- Kunalic (8); 21- Amukamara (8); 22- Wald (8); 23- Thorell (7); 24- Paul (8); 24- Watson (1); 28- Hagg (8); 30- Hays (8); 31- Covey (1); 32- Mendoza (3); 33- O’Hanlon (8); 34- Glenn (7); 35- Matt Holt (8); 36- Lawson (6); 36- May (3); 37- Wesch (8); 40- Lawrence (5); 41- Grove (8); 42- Fisher (1); 43- Steinkuhler (8); 44- McNeill (8); 47- Yancy (1); 49- Young (8); 52- Dillard (8); 53- Wortman (8); 54- Koehler (3); 56- Barfield (7); 58- Caputo (4); 61- Huff (8); 63- Martin (1); 65- Smith (8); 67- Hickman (8); 68- K. Williams (8); 70- Slauson (8); 72- Burkes (8); 73- D.J. Jones (1); 76- Murtha (6); 78- M. Jones (8); 80- Hill (8); 82- Cammack (8); 82- O’Leary (8); 87- Swift (8); 88- Sievers (8); 89- Teafatiller (7); 90- Henery (8); 90- Moore (5); 92- Fahie (1); 93- Suh (8); 94- Crick (6); 95- Allen (8); 96- Meredith (1); 97- Titchener (7); 98- Potter (8); 99- Turner (2)

Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows

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SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 NUFIRST DOWNS 19 24RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-8 31-138PASSING YDS (NET) 342 345Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-30-1 36-20-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-350 67-483Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-41Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-139 5-102Interception Returns-Yards 2-48 1-26Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.2 3-37.7Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-0Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-60Possession Time 29:36 30:24Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 5 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 5-5Sacks 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 1 Nebraska 47, Western Michigan 24

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 high-octane 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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALWestern Michigan 0 10 7 7 24Nebraska 14 20 10 3 47

SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 goal4th 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 NUFIRST DOWNS 19 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-137 30-99PASSING YDS (NET) 216 216Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-19-2 27-18-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-353 57-315Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-26 3-23Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-69 4-132Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-60Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.3 5-39.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-47 12-103Possession Time 30:23 29:37Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3Sacks 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 2 Nebraska 35, San Jose State 12

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 game-changing defensive play of the day with an interception to stop the Spartans. Earlier in the day, fellow defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSan Jose State 6 3 0 3 12Nebraska 14 0 0 21 35

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SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 NUFIRST DOWNS 19 28RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-114 44-330PASSING YDS (NET) 225 223Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-19-2 24-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-339 68-553Fumble Returns-Yards 1-48 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-129 2-29Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-78Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.8 1-39.0Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-50 7-41Possession Time 28:54 31:06Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-4 4-7Sacks 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 3 Nebraska 38, New Mexico State 7

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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALNew Mexico State 0 0 0 7 7Nebraska 7 14 14 3 38

SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 goal3rd 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 NUFIRST DOWNS 21 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-206 25-55PASSING YDS (NET) 171 278Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-9-0 26-17-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-377 51-333Fumble Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-63 2-84Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-94 7-147Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.6 5-29.4Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-69Possession Time 34:44 25:16Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 2 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-11 2-4RUSHING: 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 4 Virginia Tech 35, Nebraska 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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALVirginia Tech 9 9 10 7 35Nebraska 7 3 7 13 30

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SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 goal3rd 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 NUFIRST DOWNS 24 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-201 34-76PASSING YDS (NET) 261 293Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-19-0 39-27-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-462 73-369Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-56 4-99Interception Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 0-0.0 4-27.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 1-15 14-101Possession Time 26:03 33:57Third-Down Conversions 7 of 9 12 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4Sacks 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 5 Missouri 52, Nebraska 17

Lincoln (Oct. 4) --- Missouri’s high-powered 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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALMissouri 14 17 21 0 52Nebraska 7 3 0 7 17

SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 TTUFIRST DOWNS 29 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-114 23-137PASSING YDS (NET) 357 284Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-37-1 25-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-471 48-421Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-156 3-50Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 1-55.0 2-41.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-55 2-20Possession Time 40:12 19:48Third-Down Conversions 7 of 12 4 of 8Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 5-5Sacks 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. TexasTech-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 6 Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 (ot)

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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT FINALNebraska 0 7 3 21 0 31Texas Tech 7 10 7 7 6 37

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SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 11RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-220 25-105PASSING YDS (NET) 328 113Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-27-0 29-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-548 54-218Fumble Returns-Yards 1-11 1-8Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 3-39Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.8 8-44.8Fumbles-Lost 5-3 3-2Penalties-Yards 4-45 6-42Possession Time 37:11 22:49Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 2 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 0-1Sacks 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 7 Nebraska 35, Iowa State 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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALNebraska 7 14 0 14 35Iowa State 0 0 7 0 7

SCORING SUMMARY1st 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 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-216 37-161PASSING YDS (NET) 134 336Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-9-0 46-32-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-350 83-497Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-29Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-40 4-59Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-44.5 3-43.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 6-39 6-70Possession Time 21:23 38:37Third-Down Conversions 0 of 10 11 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-5Sacks 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 8 Nebraska 32, Baylor 20

Lincoln (Oct. 25) --- Nate Swift broke Nebraska’s career receptions record and scored a pair of second-half 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.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALBaylor 14 6 0 0 20Nebraska 7 10 7 8 32

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