2012 OPPONENTS SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES IDAHO STATE BENGALS Game 1 - Sept. 1, 2012 | Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. | 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Game 4 - Sept. 22, 2012 | Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. | TBA (TBD) General Info General Info Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Nickname: Golden Eagles Location: Pocatello, Idaho Nickname: Bengals Enrollment: 16,506 Colors: Black & Gold Enrollment: 14,489 Colors: Black & Orange President: Dr. Martha D. Saunders Affiliation: FBS President: Dr. Arthur Vailas Affiliation: FCS Interim Athletic Director: Jeff Hammond Conference: USA Athletic Director: Jeff Tingey Conference: Big Sky

Stadium: Roberts Stadium Series Record: NU leads, 2-1 Stadium: Holt Arena Series Record: First meeting Capacity: 36,000 2011 Record: 12-2 (6-2) Capacity: 12,000 2011 Record: 2-9 (1-7) Playing Surface: Momentum Turf Starters Returning/Lost: 12/12 2012 Schedule Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Returning/Lost: 16/8 2012 Schedule 9/1 at Nebraska 9/1 at Air Force Head Coach Ellis Johnson (The Citadel, 1975) Head Coach Mike Kramer (Idaho, 1977) 9/15 East Carolina 9/8 Black Hills State Career Record: 17-28 in four seasons Career Record: 79-84 in 13 seasons 9/22 at Western Kentucky 9/22 at Nebraska Record at Southern Miss: First season Record at Idaho State: 2-9 in one season 9/29 Louisville 9/29 Sacramento State Career vs. Nebraska: First meeting Career vs. Nebraska: First season 10/6 Boise State 10/6 at Portland State Office Phone: (601) 266-4567 Office Phone: (208) 282-2704 10/13 at UCF 10/13 UC Davis Media Relations - Football SID: Jack Duggan 10/20 Marshall Media Relations - Football SID: Steve Schaack 10/20 at Northern Colorado E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/27 at Rice E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/27 at Montana Office Phone: (601) 266-4503 118 College Ave., #5161 11/3 UAB Office Phone: (208) 282-2621 Media Relations 11/3 Northern Arizona SID Fax: (601) 266-4507 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 11/10 at SMU SID Fax: (208) 282-3659 921 S. 8th Stop 8173 11/10 at Cal Poly Cell Phone: (601) 596-5637 11/17 UTEP Cell Phone: (208) 406-3570 Pocatello, ID 83209 11/17 Weber State Press Box Phone: (601) 266-5525 11/24 at Memphis Press Box Phone: (208) 282-4668 Web site: southernmiss.com Web site: isubengals.com

UCLA BRUINS Game 2 - Sept. 8, 2012 | Rose Bowl - Pasadena, Calif. | 6:30 p.m. (Fox) Game 5 - Sept. 29, 2012 | Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. (ABC) General Info General Info Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Nickname: Bruins Location: Madison, Wis. Nickname: Badgers Enrollment: 40,500 Colors: Blue & Gold Enrollment: 23,581 Colors: Cardinal & White Chancellor: Dr. Gene Block Affiliation: FBS Chancellor: Carolyn Martin Affiliation: FBS Athletic Director: Dan Guerrero Conference: Pacific-12 Athletic Director: Conference: Big Ten Stadium: Rose Bowl Series Record: NU leads, 6-4 Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium Series Record: Tied, 3-3 Capacity: 91,500 2011 Record: 6-8 (5-4) Capacity: 80,321 2011 Record: 11-3 (6-2) Playing Surface: Natural Grass Starters Returning/Lost: 17/9 2012 Schedule Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Returning/Lost: 11/13 2012 Schedule 8/30 at Rice 9/1 Northern Iowa Head Coach Jim Mora (Washington, 1984) Head Coach Bret Bielema (Iowa, 1992) 9/8 Nebraska 9/8 at Oregon State Career Record: First season Career Record: 60-19 in six seasons 9/15 Houston 9/15 Utah State Record at UCLA: First season Record at Wisconsin: Same 9/22 Oregon State 9/22 UTEP Career vs. Nebraska: First meeting Career vs. Nebraska: 1-0 9/29 at Colorado 9/29 at Nebraska Office Phone: (310) 206-6622 Office Phone: (608) 262-1861 10/6 at California 10/6 Illinois Media Relations - Football SID: Steve Rourke 10/13 Utah Media Relations - Football SID: Brian Lucas 10/13 at Purdue E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/27 at Arizona State E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/20 Minnesota Office Phone: (301) 206-6831 J.D. Morgan Center, 325 11/3 Arizona Office Phone: (608) 263-5052 University of Wisconsin 10/27 Michigan State SID Fax: (310) 825-8664 Westwood Plaza 11/10 at Washington State Cell Phone: (608) 513-3987 Intercollegiate Athletics 11/10 at Indiana Cell Phone: NA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1639 11/17 USC SID Fax: (608) 262-8184 Kellner Hall 11/17 Ohio State Press Box Phone: (626) 397-4210 11/24 Stanford Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 1440 Monroe Street 11/24 at Penn State Web site: uclabruins.com Web site: uwbadgers.com Madison, WI 53711

ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES Game 3 - Sept. 15, 2012 | Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb.eb. | 11 a.m.a.m. (ESPN/2/U) Game 6 - Oct. 6, 2012 | Ohio Stadium - Columbus, Ohio | 7 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/2) General Info General Info Location: Jonesboro, Ark. Nickname: Red Wolves Location: Columbus, Ohio Nickname: Buckeyes Enrollment: 13,239 Colors: Scarlet & Black Enrollment: 56,064 Colors: Scarlet & Gray President: Dr. Charles Welch Affiliation: FBS President: E. Gordon Gee Affiliation: FBS Athletic Director: Dr. Dean Lee Conference: Sun Belt Athletic Director: Gene Smith Conference: Big Ten Stadium: ASU Stadium Series Record: NU leads, 1-0 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Series Record: OSU leads, 2-1 Capacity: 30,406 2011 Record: 10-3 (8-0) Capacity: 102,329 2011 Record: 6-7 (3-5) Playing Surface: Field Turf Starters Returning/Lost: 8/16 20120122 SchedScheduleule Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Returning/Lost: 18/6 2012 Schedule 9/1 at Oregon 9/1 Miami (Ohio) Head Coach Gus Malzahn (Henderson State, 1990) Head Coach Urban Meyer (Cincinnati, 1986) 9/8 Memphis 9/8 Central Florida Career Record: First Season Career Record: 104-23 in 10 seasons 9/15 at Nebraska 9/15 California Record at Arkansas State: First season Record at Ohio State: First Season 9/22 Alcorn State 9/22 UAB Career vs. Nebraska: First meeting Career vs. Nebraska: First Meeting 9/29 Western Kentucky 9/29 at Michigan State Office Phone: (870) 972-2082 Office Phone: (614) 292-7620 10/4 Florida International 10/6 Nebraska Media Relations - Football SID: Jerry Scott 10/13 South Alabama Media Relations - Football SID: Jerry Emig 10/13 at Indiana E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/23 at Louisiana-Lafayette E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/20 Purdue Office Phone: (870) 972-3405 Sports Information 11/3 at North Texas Office Phone: (614) 688-0343 Communications 10/27 at Penn State SID Fax: (870) 972-3367 P.O. Box 1000 11/8 Louisiana-Monroe SID Fax: (614) 292-8547 2400 Olentangy River Rd. 11/3 Illinois Cell Phone: (870) 243-6021 State University, AR 72467 11/17 at Troy Cell Phone: (614) 203-2766 Columbus, OH 43210 11/17 at Wisconsin Press Box Phone: (870) 972-2541 12/1 Middle Tennessee Press Box Phone: (614) 292-1812 11/24 Michigan Web site: astateredwolves.com Web site: ohiostatebuckeyes.com

200 THISISNEBRASKA.COM | HUSKERS.COM Game 7 - Oct. 20, 2012 | Ryan Field - Evanston, Ill. | TBA Game 10 - Nov. 10, 2012 | Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. | TBA General Info General Info Location: Evanston, Ill. Nickname: Wildcats Location: University Park, Pa. Nickname: Nittany Lions Enrollment: 8,367 Colors: Purple and White Enrollment: 42,294 Colors: Crimson & Blue President: Morton Schapiro Affiliation: FBS President: Dr. Rodney Erickson Affiliation: FBS Athletic Director: Jim Phillips Conference: Big Ten Athletic Director: Tim Curley Conference: Big Ten Stadium: Ryan Field Series Record: NU Leads, 3-2 Stadium: Beaver Stadium Series Record: Series Tied, 7-7 Capacity: 47,130 2011 Record: 6-7 (3-5) Capacity: 107,282 2011 Record: 9-4 (6-2) Playing Surface: Natural Grass Starters Returning/Lost: 13-11 2012 Schedule Playing Surface: Natural Grass Starters Returning/Lost: 10/13 2012 Schedule 9/1 at Syracuse 9/1 Ohio Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern, 1997) Head Coach Bill O'Brien (Brown, 1992) 9/8 Vanderbilt 9/8 at Virginia Career Record: 40-36 in six seasons Career Record: First season 9/15 Boston College 9/15 Navy Record at Northwestern: Same Record at Penn State: First season 9/22 South Dakota 9/22 Temple Career vs. Nebraska: 1-0 Career vs. Nebraska: First meeting 9/29 Indiana 9/29 at Illinois Office Phone: (847) 491-7274 Office Phone: (814) 865-0411 10/6 at Penn State 10/6 Northwestern Media Relations - Football SID: Julie Dunn 10/13 at Minnesota Media Relations - Football SID: Jeff Nelson 10/20 at Iowa E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/20 Nebraska E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/27 Ohio State Office Phone: (847) 491-3746 Athletics Communications 10/27 Iowa Office Phone: (814) 865-1757 Athletic Communications 11/3 at Purdue SID Fax: (847) 491-8818 1501 Central Street 11/10 at Michigan SID Fax: (814) 863-3165 101-D Bryce Jordan Center 11/10 at Nebraska Cell Phone: (847) 815-2859 Evanston, IL 60208 11/17 at Michigan State Cell Phone: (814) 777-1411 University Park, PA 16802 11/17 Indiana Press Box Phone: (847) 491-8835 11/24 Illinois Press Box Phone: (814) 863-1121 11/24 Wisconsin Web site: nusports.com Web site: gopsusports.com

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Game 8 - Oct. 27, 2012 | Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/2) Game 11 - Nov. 17, 2012| Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. | TBA General Info General Info Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Nickname: Wolverines Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Nickname: Golden Gophers Enrollment: 41,942 Colors: Maize & Blue Enrollment: 50,883 Colors: Maroon & Gold President: Mary Sue Coleman Affiliation: FBS President: Eric Kaler Affiliation: FBS Athletic Director: Dave Brandon Conference: Big Ten Athletic Director: Norwood Teague Conference: Big Ten

Stadium: Michigan Stadium Series Record: UM Leads 4-2-1 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Series Record: UM leads 29-21-2 ‹ Capacity: 109,901 2011 Record: 11-2 (6-2) Capacity: 50,805 2011 Record: 3-9 (2-6) Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 2012 Schedule Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Returning/Lost: 16/11 2012 Schedule 9/1 vs. Alabama 8/30 at UNLV Head Coach Brady Hoke (Ball State, 1982) Head Coach Jerry Kill (Southwestern College, 1983) (Arlington, Texas) 9/8 New Hampshire Career Record: 58-52 in nine seasons Career Record: 130-82 in 17 seasons 9/8 Air Force 9/15 Western Michigan Record at Michigan: 11-2 in one season Record at Minnesota: 3-9 in one season 9/15 Massachusetts 9/22 Syracuse Career vs. Nebraska: 1-1 Career vs. Nebraska: 0-1 9/22 at Notre Dame 9/29 at Iowa Office Phone: (734) 763-4422 Office Phone: (612) 624-6004 10/6 at Purdue 10/13 Northwestern Media Relations - Football SID: Justin Dickens 10/13 Illinois Media Relations - Football SID: Paul Rovnak 10/20 at Wisconsin E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/20 Michigan State E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/27 Purdue Office Phone: (734) 763-4423 Media Relations 10/27 at Nebraska Office Phone: (612) 625-9379 Athletic Communications 11/3 Michigan SID Fax: (734) 647-1188 1100 South State St. 11/3 at Minnesota SID Fax: (612) 625-0359 516 15th Ave. SE 11/10 at Illinois Cell Phone: (734) 763-4423 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 11/10 Northwestern Cell Phone: (612) 592-5741 Minneapolis, MN 55455 11/17 at Nebraska Press Box Phone: (734) 998-7188 11/24 at Ohio State Press Box Phone: (612) 624-6325 11/24 Michigan State Web site: mgoblue.com Web site: gophersports.com

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Game 9 - Nov. 3, 2012 |Spartan Stadium - East Lansing, Mich. | TBA Game 12 - Nov. 23, 2012 | Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa | 11 a.m. (ABC) General Info General Info Location: East Lansing, Mich. Nickname: Spartans Location: Iowa City, Iowa Nickname: Hawkeyes Enrollment: 47,965 Colors: Green & White Enrollment: 30,893 Colors: Gold & Black President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Affiliation: FBS President: Sally Mason Affiliation: FBS Athletic Director: Mark Hollis Conference: Big Ten Athletic Director: Gary Barta Conference: Big Ten

Stadium: Spartan Stadium Series Record: NU Leads 6-0 Stadium: Kinnick Stadium Series Record: NU Leads, 27-12-3 Capacity: 75,005 2011 Record: 11-3 (7-1) Capacity: 70,585 2011 Record: 7-6 (4-4) Playing Surface: Natural Grass Starters Returning/Lost: 17/10 2012 Schedule Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Returning/Lost: 12/12 2012 Schedule 8/31 Boise State 9/1 Northern Illinois Head Coach Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, 1979) Head Coach (Connecticut, 1978) 9/8 at Central Michigan (Chicago, Ill.) Career Record: 62-39 in eight seasons Career Record: 108-87 in 16 seasons 9/15 Notre Dame 9/8 Iowa State Record at Michigan State: 44-22 in five seasons Record at Iowa: 96-66 in 13 seasons 9/22 Eastern Michigan 9/15 Northern Iowa Career vs. Nebraska: 0-1 Career vs. Nebraska: 0-3 9/29 Ohio State 9/22 Central Michigan Office Phone: (517) 355-1647 Office Phone: (319) 335-8943 10/6 at Indiana 9/29 Minnesota Media Relations - Football SID: John Lewandowski 10/13 Iowa Media Relations - Football SID: Steve Roe 10/13 at Michigan State E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/20 at Michigan E-mail: [email protected] SID Mailing Address: 10/20 Penn State Office Phone: (517) 355-2271 Athletic Communications 10/27 at Wisconsin Office Phone: (319) 335-9411 Suite 157 10/27 at Northwestern SID Fax: (517) 353-9636 Z-22 Breslin Center 11/3 Nebraska SID Fax: (319) 335-9417 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 11/3 at Indiana Cell Phone: (517) 243-2354 East Lansing, MI 48824-1047 11/17 Northwestern Cell Phone: (319) 430-6346 Hawkins Drive 11/10 Purdue Press Box Phone: (517) 353-0360 11/24 at Minnesota Press Box Phone: (319) 335-9467 Iowa City, IA 52242-1020 11/17 at Michigan Web site: msuspartans.com Web site: hawkeyesports.com 11/23 Nebraska

INTRO | THIS IS NEBRASKA | COACHES | 2012 HUSKERS | SEASON REVIEW | RECORDS | HISTORY | ADMINISTRATION | MEDIA 201 2012 NEBRASKA OPPONENT SCHEDULES

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1

at East at Western at C-USA Bye Louisville Boise State at UCF Marshall at Rice UAB at SMU UTEP Nebraska Carolina Kentucky Memphis Championship

at Pac-12 at Rice Oregon at Arizona Nebraska Houston at Colorado at California Utah Bye Arizona Washington USC Stanford Championship (Aug. 30) State State State (Nov. 30)

at Florida at Louisiana Louisiana- at Western South Middle at Oregon Memphis Alcorn State International Bye Lafayette Bye Monroe at Troy Bye Nebraska Kentucky Alabama Tennessee (Oct. 4) (Oct. 23) (Nov. 8)

Black Hills Sacramento at Portland at Northern Northern at Air Force Bye at Nebraska UC Davis at Montana at Cal Poly Weber State FCS Playoffs FCS Playoffs State State State Colorado Arizona

Northern at Oregon Michigan at Penn Big Ten Utah State UTEP at Nebraska Illinois at Purdue Minnesota Bye at Indiana Ohio State Iowa State State State Championship

Central at Michigan at Penn at Big Ten Miami (OH) California UAB Nebraska at Indiana Purdue Illinois Bye Michigan Florida State State Wisconsin Championship

Boston South at Penn at at Michigan Big Ten at Syracuse Vanderbilt Indiana Nebraska Iowa Bye at Michigan Illinois College Dakota State Minnesota State Championship

at Notre Michigan at at at Ohio Big Ten vs. Alabama Air Force Massachusetts Bye at Purdue Illinois Northwestern Iowa Dame State Nebraska Minnesota State Championship

Boise State at Central Eastern at at Big Ten Notre Dame Ohio State at Indiana Iowa at Michigan Nebraska Bye Northwestern (Aug. 31) Michigan Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Championship

Big Ten Ohio at Virginia Navy Temple at Illinois Northwestern Bye at Iowa Ohio State at Purdue at Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin Championship

at UNLV New Western at Michigan Big Ten Syracuse at Iowa Bye Northwestern Purdue Michigan at Illinois at Nebraska (Aug. 30) Hampshire Michigan Wisconsin State Championship

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vs. Northern Northern Central at Michigan at Nebraska Big Ten Iowa State Minnesota Bye Penn State at Indiana Purdue at Michigan Illinois Iowa Michigan State Northwestern (Nov. 23) Championship

FUTURE NEBRASKA SCHEDULES 2013 2014* 2015 2016* 2017* Aug. 31 Wyoming Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic Sept. 5 BYU Sept. 3 Fresno State Sept. 9 at Tennessee Sept. 7 at Southern Miss Sept. 13 at Fresno State Sept. 12 South Alabama Sept. 10 Tennessee Sept. 14 UCLA Sept. 20 Miami (Fla.) Sept. 19 at Miami (Fla.) Sept. 17 Wyoming 2019* Sept. 21 South Dakota State Oct. 4 at Northwestern Sept. 26 Southern Miss Oct. 1 at Northwestern Aug. 31 South Alabama Oct. 5 Illinois Oct. 11 Penn State Oct. 3 at Minnesota Oct. 8 Wisconsin * - remainder of schedule TBA Oct. 12 at Purdue Oct. 18 at Illinois Oct. 17 Northwestern Oct. 22 Minnesota Oct. 26 at Minnesota Nov. 1 Minnesota Oct. 24 at Wisconsin Oct. 29 at Michigan State Nov. 2 Northwestern Nov. 8 Michigan Oct. 31 Michigan State Nov. 5 at Indiana Nov. 9 at Michigan Nov. 15 at Michigan State Nov. 7 at Michigan Nov. 12 Michigan Nov. 16 Michigan State Nov. 22 Purdue Nov. 14 Indiana Nov. 19 Penn State Nov. 23 at Penn State Nov. 29 at Iowa Nov. 21 at Penn State Nov. 26 at Iowa Nov. 30 Iowa * - one non-conference game TBA Nov. 28 Iowa * - one non-conference game TBA

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