2008 HUSKER FOOTBALL

Nebraska Media Relations w One Memorial Stadium w Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 w Phone: (402) 472-2263 w Fax: (402) 472-2005 2008 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Game 9: Nebraska at No. 4 Oklahoma Aug. 30 Western Michigan (FSN PPV) W, 47-24 Nov. 1, 2008 w Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium w Sept. 6 San Jose St. (FSN PPV) W, 35-12 Norman, Okla. w 7 p.m. Sept. 13 New Mexico St. (FSN PPV) W, 38-7 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech (ABC) L, 35-30 Television: ESPN Radio: Husker Sports Network Oct. 4 Missouri (HC) (ESPN) L, 52-17 Series Record: Oklahoma leads, 43-37-3 Last Meeting: 2006 Big 12 Championship, OU, 21-7 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech (FSN) L, 37-31 (OT) Surface: Grass Capacity: 82,112 Oct. 18 at Iowa State (Versus) W, 35-7 Oct. 25 Baylor (Versus) W, 32-20 Nov. 1 at Oklahoma (ESPN) 7 p.m. Nov. 8 Kansas TBA Nov. 15 at Kansas State TBA Nov. 28 Colorado (ABC) 2:30 p.m. All times Central and subject to change Television Nebraska Oklahoma ESPN Record 5-3 (2-2, Big 12) Record 7-1 (3-1, Big 12) Mike Patrick, Play-by-Play Todd Blackledge, Color Ranking Not ranked Ranking No. 4 (AP/Coaches) Holly Rowe, Sidelines Last Game Def. Baylor, 32-20 Last Game def. Kansas St., 58-35 Coach Bo Pelini Coach Bob Stoops Radio Career/NU Record 6-3/1st year Career/OU Record 104-23/10th season Husker Sports Network vs. Oklahoma first meeting vs. Nebraska 4-1 Greg Sharpe, Play-by-Play Adrian Fiala, Color Matt Davison, Color This Week’s Matchup Lane Grindle, Sidelines Nebraska 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 Internet Championship Game in Kansas City. Nebraska comes into the game at 5-3 overall and 2-2 in conference Huskers.com play, following a 32-20 victory over Baylor in Lincoln. The Sooners are 7-1 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 Husker Sports Network free audio action after a 58-35 win at Kansas State. The game will mark Nebraska’s third of the season against a Live stats, game-day information, photo galleries top-10 opponent, as the Sooners enter the game ranked fourth by the Associated Press. Other The Series Satellite Radio Saturday’s meeting will be the 84th all-time between the two schools with Oklahoma holding a Sirius Channel 123 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 National Radio Big 12’s schedule rotation. Oklahoma has won the past two meetings in Norman, but Nebraska won Sports USA Radio Network four of the previous five matchups on the Sooners’ home field. Dan Fouts, Play-by-Play Gary Barnett, Color The Coaches Scott Yoffe, Sidelines Nebraska: 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 NU this Week 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. Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in time of Oklahoma: Bob Stoops (Iowa, ‘83) is in his 10th season as Oklahoma’s head coach, and owns possession, controlling the football for an average a 104-23 record with the Sooners. He has guided OU to five Big 12 Conference titles and the 2000 of 33:18 per game. In Big 12 play, Nebraska’s national championship. Stoops has led the Sooners to at least 11 wins in seven of his nine seasons ball-control offense has paid huge dividends. In in Norman. Like Bo Pelini, Stoops is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. league games only, the Huskers have controlled the ball an average of 37:29 per contest. Nebraska Football The offensive success has allowed Nebraska Nebraska is 813-336-40 all-time, one of just five schools with 800 all-time victories. w Nebraska has to run 101 more plays than its opponents in Big won five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). w The Cornhuskers have won 43 12 Conference games (313-212). In the last three conference championships. w Nebraska’s 44 all-time bowl appearances rank fifth nationally. w Since 1970, weeks alone, Nebraska has snapped the ball 86 Nebraska has 379 wins, 26 more than any other school in the country. w Nebraska’s 96 football Academic more times than the opposition. All-Americans leads the nation. w The Huskers have had 106 All-Americans in school history. Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska-Baylor Stat Wrap Noting Game Eight...Nebraska32 , Baylor 20 Team Stats BU NU * The Huskers improved to 10-1 all-time against Baylor, and defeated the Bears for the ninth First Downs 16 26 straight time. Nebraska is 8-1 all-time against Baylor in Lincoln. Rushes-Yards 33-216 37-161 Passes 9-20-0 32-46-0 * Senior wide receiver Nate Swift caught a career-high 11 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Passing Yards 134 336 The 11 receptions pushed Swift’s career receptions total to 147, establishing an NU career receptions Total Offense 350 497 record. Johnny Rodgers previously held the record with 143 receptions from 1970 to 1972. Swift broke 3rd-Down Conversions 11-17 0-10 the record on a nine-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter that gave Nebaska a 24-20 lead. Turnovers 0 1 * Swift added a 53-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, his sixth of the season and 18th Penalties 6-39 6-70 career TD catch. Swift has five career games with two touchdowns, including earlier this season Time of Possession 21:23 38:37 against Western Michigan. NU Rushing Leaders * In addition to setting a career high, Swift’s 11 receptions tied Maurice Purify (at Colorado, Nov. Marlon Lucky–16 carries, 83 yards, TD 23, 2007) and Marlon Lucky (vs. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007) for third on the Nebraska single- Joe Ganz–11 carries, 42 yards game receptions list. Swift’s previous career high in receptions was nine against both Missouri and NU Passing Leader Joe Ganz–32-46-0, 336 yards, 3 TD Oklahoma as a redshirt freshman in 2005. NU Receiving Leaders * Swift’s 121 receiving yards marked his seventh career 100-yard receiving game, second only to Nate Swift–11 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD Rodgers’ 10 games topping the century mark in receiving yards. Todd Peterson–6 receptions, 57 yards Niles Paul–5 receptions, 34 yards * Quarterback Joe Ganz completed 32-of-46 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns, marking NU Defensive Leaders Ganz’s third straight 300-yard passing game, his fourth of 2008 and the seventh of his career. Larry Asante–7 tackles, 1-4 sacks, 2-4 TFL * Ganz has completed 95-of-127 passes in the past three games, a completion percentage of .748. Ndamukong Suh–7 tackles, 1-1 TFL, blocked PAT NU Special Teams Leaders * The three touchdown passes marked the fifth time in his career Ganz has thrown for three or Adi Kunalic–6 kickoffs, 3 touchbacks more touchdowns. He moved into a tie for fourth with Turner Gill on Nebraska’s all-time passing TDs list with 34. 2008 Big 12 Conference Standings * The 69-yard pass in the fourth quarter from Ganz to I-back Marlon Lucky was the longest play North Division from scrimmage for Nebraska this season. Records Team Big 12 Overall Next Game * Nebraska trailed 20-17 at the half, but rallied for victory. NU had lost the previous 22 games it had Missouri 2-2 6-2 at Baylor trailed at the half since an 18-10 win over Penn State in 2003 when the Huskers trailed 10-9 at half. Kansas 2-2 5-3 Kansas State * Nebraska converted 4-of-5 red zone chances and scored on 15 straight trips into the red zone Nebraska 2-2 5-3 at Oklahoma before a fourth-quarter fumble. For the season, Nebraska is 31-of-36 in the red zone. Colorado 1-3 4-4 at Texas A&M Kansas St. 1-3 4-4 at Kansas * Nebraska continued to control the clock against Baylor. Nebraska held the ball for 19:19 in the Iowa St. 0-4 2-6 at Oklahoma State first half and 38:37 for the game. The Huskers have held the ball for 40:12 at Texas Tech two weeks South Division ago and for 37:11 at Iowa State. The Huskers have had the ball for at least 16:30 in seven straight Records halves dating back to the second half of the Missouri game. Team Big 12 Overall Next Game * Nebraska ran 83 offensive plays, while Baylor had just 53 snaps. Over the past three games, Texas 4-0 8-0 at Texas Tech Nebraska has had 241 offensive snaps, compared to just 155 for the three opponents. Texas Tech 4-0 8-0 Texas Oklahoma 3-1 7-1 Nebraska * In the past three games, Nebraska has had nine scoring drives of 4:00 or longer, including two Oklahoma St. 3-1 7-1 Iowa State against Baylor. In the first five games of the season Nebraska had seven drives of 4:00 or longer. Baylor 1-3 3-5 Missouri * Nebraska converted 11-of-17 third-down attempts and has been efficient in that area the past Texas A&M 1-3 3-5 Colorado three weeks. The Huskers have converted 25-of-42 third downs over the past three weeks for a .595 2008 Nebraska Non-Conference Opponents conversion percentage. Nebraska has converted 50 percent of its third-down attempts this season. Team Record Next Game On the flip side, the Husker defense held Baylor to 0-for-10 on third-down conversions. On its 10 Western Michigan 6-2 at E. Michigan third-down attempts Baylor gained a total of -11 yards, including four negative plays. San Jose State 5-3 at Idaho New Mexico State 3-4 Boise State * NU passed for at least 200 yards for the 13th straight game, including seven 300-yard games in Virginia Tech 5-3 Maryland (11/6) 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. continued on page 6 A Closer Look at the 2008 Nebraska Football Schedule Date...... Opponent...... Time/Result...... TV...... Series...... Last Meeting (Site)/Notes Aug. 30...... Western Michigan...... W, 47-24...... FSN PPV...... NU, 1-0...... Ganz tops 300 yards passing for fourth straight game; Henery 4-of-4 on FG attempts Sept. 6...... San Jose State...... W, 35-12...... FSN PPV...... NU, 2-0...... NU scores a defensive TD and special teams TD in same game for first time since 2002 Sept. 13...... New Mexico State...... W, 38-7...... FSN PPV...... NU, 3-0...... NU rushes for 330 yards; Ganz becomes third NU player with TD run, pass, catch in game Sept. 27...... Virginia Tech...... L, 35-30...... ABC...... NU, 1-1...... Huskers’ late rally falls short; Swift’s 88-yard punt return is fourth-longest in NU history Oct. 4...... Missouri (4)...... L, 52-17...... ESPN...... NU, 63-36-3...... Tigers win for first time in Lincoln since 1978; Peterson has career-high seven catches Oct. 11...... at Texas Tech (7)...... L, 37-31 (OT)...... FSN...... NU, 7-3...... NU drops to 5-1 all-time in overtime/Ganz’s 349 passing yards rank ninth on NU list Oct. 18...... at Iowa State...... W, 35-7...... Versus...... NU, 85-16-2...... NU outgains ISU 548-218; Swift 8-112-1 TD receiving; Ganz 283 passing in 1st half, 328 total Oct. 25...... Baylor...... W, 32-20...... Versus...... NU, 10-1...... Swift 11-121-2 TD receiving/Sets NU career receptions record/Ganz passes for 336 yards Nov. 1...... at Oklahoma...... 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, 76-39, 2007 (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

Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Noting Pelini Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini Born: Dec. 13, 1967 Bo Pelini is in his first season as Nebraska’s head coach after taking the Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio reins of the program last December. Pelini joined the Huskers after a highly Wife: Mary Pat successful five-year run as a collegiate defensive coordinator, including Children: Patrick, Kate and Caralyn orchestrating Nebraska’s defensive efforts in 2003. Pelini owns a 6-3 career High School: Cardinal Mooney, 1986 record after also serving as the interim head coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl College: Ohio State, 1990 win over Michigan State. Playing Experience Following his one season at Nebraska, Pelini served as the co-defensive 1987-90, Ohio State, free safety 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 Coaching Experience Tigers, Pelini led three consecutive defenses to No. 3 national rankings in total defense. He culminated Nebraska, 2008-present his time in Baton Rouge by helping the Tigers to the 2007 national championship. Head Coach In addition to his five seasons at the collegiate level, Pelini coached in the NFL for nine seasons LSU, 2005-07 serving three years each with the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. defensive coordinator Pelini was a team captain and four-year letterman as a safety at Ohio State from 1987 to 1990. Oklahoma, 2004 co-def. coordinator, defensive backs Pelini Brings Track Record of Defensive Success to NU While the 2008 season marks Bo Pelini’s first season as a head coach, he has an impressive Nebraska, 2003 track record as a defensive coordinator on the collegiate level. Pelini has been a part of five straight defensive coordinator, defenses that have ranked among the nation’s best units, including his 2003 defense at Nebraska. interim head coach for Alamo Bowl Pelini led the 2003 Green Bay Packers, 2000-02 Blackshirts to impressive National Rankings of Pelini-led Defenses linebackers numbers. Nebraska nabbed Total Rush Pass Eff. Pass Yds. Scoring a school-record 47 takeaways Nebraska New England Patriots, 1997-99 2003 11 24 1 11 2 linebackers in 2003, including a Big 12- record 32 interceptions. NU Oklahoma San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96 finished the season second 2004 13 6 42 28 3 assistant secondary in scoring defense, first in LSU 2005 3 6 3 11 3 Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 pass efficiency defense and 11th in total defense. The 2006 3 14 3 3 4 quarterbacks 2007 3 12 3 9 17 success under Pelini has Iowa, 1991 over the past four years, graduate assistant including the 2007 LSU defense that finished third nationally in total defense to help the Tigers to the BCS National Championship. Huskers Under Pelini * In 75 games as a collegiate coach, Pelini’s defenses have posted eight shutouts, held the Overall ...... 6-3 opposition to seven points or less 28 times and to 20 points or less 49 times. vs. AP Ranked Teams...... 0-2 * Pelini-led defenses have 155 total takeaways, including two top-three national rankings. vs. AP Top 10 Teams...... 0-2 vs. Unranked Teams...... 6-1 vs. Big 12 Teams...... 2-2 Pelini Looks to Build on Success of First-Year Coaches Home...... 4-2 Road...... 1-1 Bo Pelini is the 28th head coach in the 119 seasons of Nebraska football and is hoping to find the Neutral...... 1-0 first-year success of several of his predecessors. When Rushing for 200 or more yards...... 3-0 Three of the previous four Nebraska head coaches (since 1962) began their Husker coaching When Rushing for 300 or more yards...... 1-0 careers with nine-win seasons. Bob Devaney posted a 9-2 record and led NU to the Gotham Bowl When passing for 200 or more yards...... 4-3 in 1962. That success followed six straight losing seasons by Nebraska. Tom Osborne guided the When passing for 300 or more yards...... 3-1 When NU player rushes for 100 yards...... 2-0 Huskers to a 9-2-1 record and a trip to the Cotton Bowl in 1973, while Frank Solich’s first squad When NU has two 100-yard rushers...... 0-0 (1998) posted a 9-4 record and played in the Holiday Bowl. When NU player has 100 yards receiving...... 3-0 Pelini’s 4-0 start matched Tom Osborne for the fifth-best start to a Nebraska coaching career. 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 Cornhusker Staff Has Familiarity with Nebraska, Big 12 When forcing three or more turnovers...... 1-0 The Nebraska coaching staff has many faces that are familiar to Nebraska fans and observers of the When Nebraska scores first...... 5-0 Big 12 Conference. Two assistant coaches returned from Nebraska’s 2007 coaching staff in offensive When Nebraska leads at halftime...... 5-0 When Nebraska trails at halftime...... 1-3 coordinator/quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson and wide receivers coach Ted Gilmore. However, they When Nebraska is tied at halftime...... 0-0 are far from the only coaches who have familiarity with Nebraska and the Big 12 Conference. Games decided by 11 points or more...... 6-1 Led by head coach Bo Pelini, every member of the 2008 Nebraska coaching staff has previous Games decided by 10 or less...... 0-2 experience working in the Big 12. Pelini is one of eight full-time staff members who will enter the Games decided by 7 or less...... 0-2 season with previous experience on the Nebraska sideline. Each member of Nebraska’s offensive Games decided by 3 or less...... 0-0 Overtime games...... 0-1 coaching staff has prior experience coaching in the Big 12’s North Division.

Husker Coaching Staff

Carl Pelini Shawn Watson Tim Beck Ron Brown Barney Cotton Mike Ekeler Ted Gilmore John Papuchis Marvin Sanders James Dobson Def. Coord./DL Off. Coord./QB Running Backs Tight Ends Assoc. HC/OL Linebackers Asst. HC/RC/WR Def. Ends Secondary Strength Coach 1st Season 3rd Season 1st Season 1st/18th season 1st/2nd season 1st Season 4th Season 1st Season 1st/2nd Season 1st Season Field Press Box Press Box Field Field Field Field Press Box Press Box Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Three Things To Know About Saturday’s Game 2008 Nebraska-Oklahoma Team Statistical Comparison 1. Several coaches in Saturday’s Nebraska-Oklahoma game will have a Nebraska (5-3) / Oklahoma (7-1) connection with the other school or members of the opposing staff. Category NU / OU Big 12 / Big 12 Natl. / Natl. Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini served as co-defensive coordinator for Rushing Offense 149.1 / 177.8 6th / 4th 58th / 35th the 2004 season at Oklahoma and Nebraska linebackers coach Mike Passing Offense 297.0 / 364.4 6th / 2nd 12th / 3rd Ekeler was a graduate assistant with the Sooners in 2003 and 2004. Total Offense 446.1 / 542.1 6th / 2nd 15th / 4th Both Pelini and his brother, NU defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, are Scoring Offense 33.1 / 48.3 7th / 1st 29th / 2nd from Younstown, Ohio, and went to the same high school as OU head Rushing Defense 137.3 / 105.6 7th / 3rd 61st / 20th coach Bob Stoops. OU’s assistant offensive coordinator Jay Norvell Pass Defense 221.5 / 239.4 2nd / 5th 78th / 91st spent three years at Nebraska as offensive coordinator (2004 to 2006) Pass Efficiency Defense 129.2 / 112.8 7th / 1st 76th / 33rd while Sooner strength coach Jerry Schmidt is a Harvard, Neb., native Total Defense 358.8 / 345.0 5th / 2nd 66th / 54th and 1986 graduate of Nebraska. Oklahoma defensive line coach Jackie Scoring Defense 24.3 / 22.5 6th / 4th 60th / 50th Shipp was on staff at Southern Illinois from 1994 to 1996, when NU Net Punting 29.2 / 31.6 12th / 11th 118th / 106th offensive coordinator Shawn Watson was the Saluki’s head coach. Punt Returns 14.5 / 10.6 2nd / 6th 15th / 46th 2. NU will enter the game unranked for the third straight meeting and just Kickoff Returns 23.0 / 24.6 6th / 2nd 32nd / 14th the sixth time since 1962 when Bob Devaney took over the program. Turnover Margin -0.8 / 1.1 11th / 1st 96th / t-10th 3. Nebraska is looking for its second straight Big 12 road win. NU has won Sacks 2.0 / 3.5 6th / 2nd 45th / 3rd Tackles For Loss 5.4 / 8.5 7th / 2nd 78th / 5th consecutive league road games once since 2003 (at ISU and KSU in 2006) Sacks Allowed 1.6 / 1.0 6th / 4th t-48th / 14th and has lost its last two in Norman by a combined 61-17 margin. bold indicates top-25 national ranking Breaking Down the Sooners Offense Individual NCAA Statistical Leaders (top 25 only) The 2008 Sooners are one of the nation’s most prolific passing teams, Oklahoma – Sam Bradford, passing efficiency (3rd), total offense (t-5th); Juaquin Iglesias, as sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford guides an explosive offense receiving/game (19th); Ryan Broyles, punt returns (12th); DeMarco Murray, all-purpose (25th); that ranks third nationally in passing (364.4 ypg), fourth in total offense Gerald McCoy, sacks (t-25th); Travis Lewis, tackles (t-7th) (542.1 ypg) and second in Nebraska– Joe Ganz, passing efficiency (14th), total offense (12th) scoring (48.3 ppg). Bradford ranks third nationally in passing Nebraska-Oklahoma Series efficiency (185.85) and has Games: 83 2,775 yards and an impressive 2008 Oklahoma Schedule/Results Standing: Oklahoma leads, 43-37-3 Date Opponent Result/Time 29 touchdowns against just five At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 21-18-2 8/30 Chattanooga W, 57-2 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 19-17-2 interceptions this fall. He has 9/6 Cincinnati W, 52-26 a strong aresnal of receiving 9/13 vs. Washington (Seattle) W, 55-14 At Norman: Oklahoma leads, 22-16-0 threats, led by Juaquin Iglesias 9/27 TCU W, 35-10 At Owen Field: Oklahoma leads, 22-15-0 who has 746 yards and five 10/4 at Baylor W, 49-17 At Neutral Sites: Oklahoma leads, 3-0-1 10/11 vs. Texas (Dallas) L, 45-35 Current win streak (start): Oklahoma, three games (2004) touchdowns on 44 catches. He 10/18 Kansas W, 45-31 is one of four receivers with at 10/25 at Kansas State W, 58-35 Last 10 Meetings least four TD catches. 11/1 Nebraska 7 p.m. Rank 11/8 at Texas A&M TBA On the ground, DeMarco Date Site NU/OU Result . . . . . Score Murray has averaged 78.0 11/22 Texas Tech TBA 11/29 at Oklahoma State TBA 11/26/1993 Lincoln 2/16 W ...... 21-7 yards per game and has been 11/25/1994 Norman 1/ W ...... 13-3 complemented by Chris Brown’s 11/24/1995 Lincoln 1/ W ...... 37-0 72.0 rushing yards per game. Murray (9) and Brown (8) have 17 of the 11/2/1996 Norman 5/ W ...... 73-21 team’s 23 rushing touchdowns, and they’ve combined for 24 receptions 11/1/1997 Lincoln 1/ W ...... 69-7 out of the backfield. 10/28/2000 Norman 1/3 L ...... 14-31 Defense 10/27/2001 Lincoln 3/2 W ...... 20-10 OU may get more publicity for its offensive exploits this season, but the 11/13/2004 Norman /2 L ...... 3-30 Sooner defense has been equally as strong, especially against the run. 10/29/2005 Lincoln / L ...... 24-31 Oklahoma ranks 20th nationally in rushing defense, allowing teams just 12/2/2006 Kansas City** 19/8 L ...... 7-21 105.6 yards per game on the ground. Redshirt freshman linebacker Travis Lewis ranks seventh nationally, averaging 10.5 tackles per game to go with Series Notes: The Sooners defeated NU 21-7 in the 2006 Big 12 3.5 sacks and three interceptions. He is tied for the team lead in pickoffs Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., for OU's and tied for third in sacks, helping OU rank third nationally with 3.5 third straight series win...the 2005 meeting marked the first time since sacks per game (28 total this year). The Sooners rank fifth nationally by 1961 that both teams entered the game unranked...both teams finished averaging 8.5 tackles for loss per game, with 20 players having been in on the 2005 season ranked in the top 25...the Huskers and Sooners went a stop behind the line of scrimmage. head-to-head for 71 consecutive seasons (since 1927) before the streak Special Teams was snapped in 1998 with the start of the two-year, North-South rotations OU ranks 14th nationally by averaging 24.6 yards per kickoff return. in the Big 12...OU's 2000 win ended NU's series-long seven-game winning DeMarco Murray (24.9 yards per return) and Juaquin Iglasias (24.3 yards streak...NU had won six straight in Lincoln before the Sooners' 31-24 win per return) make an explosive combination, with Murray recording 15 of in 2005...the 1971 game was known as the “Game of the Century,” as No. the team’s 26 kickoff returns. The punt return game is 46th nationally 1 NU edged No. 2 OU, 35-31, in Norman...since the AP poll began in 1936, (10.6 yards per return). Ryan Broyles showed last week that he can flip the the NU-OU game has had at least one ranked team 57 times in 67 contests, field quickly as he exploded for a 68-yard return for a touchdown with less with both teams ranked in 23; the series has featured at least one top-10 than two minutes remaining in the first half against Kansas State. team in 46 games, two top-10 teams in 18...an unranked team has upset a Place-kicker Jimmy Stevens has attempted just five field goals this year, ranked team four additional times...one of the two teams has been ranked making three, however, he has made only one of three attempts longer entering the contest in all but three games since 1948...the winning team than 21 yards. He is 51-of-54 on PATs and is second on the squad and has had to come from behind in 26 of the last 37 games...the 1923 game 58th nationally in scoring. was the first played in NU’s Memorial Stadium.

Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes 800-Win Club continued from page 3 Nebraska is one of five programs with 800 all-time * Place-kicker Alex Henery missed an extra-point attempt in the fourth quarter ending a streak of victories, joining Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and 77 straight made to begin his career. Ohio State. NU reached the historic milestone in * Nebraska held Baylor without a point in the second half, marking the first time NU has held an 2006 and now has 813 all-time victories. 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 1. Michigan 871 defense since also recording three against New Mexico State. Nebraska has 16 sacks this season 2. Notre Dame 829 3. Texas 828 after recording a total of 13 sacks in 12 games last season. 4. Nebraska 813 * Nebraska blocked a second-quarter extra point (Ndamukong Suh), marking NU’s third blocked kick of 5. Ohio State 805 2008. The block was the second blocked extra point of Suh’s career (also vs. Texas A&M, 2007). Defensive Nebraska is in its 119th season of college football end Zach Potter blocked a field goal against New Mexico State and an extra point at Texas Tech. in 2008, and owns an 813-336-40 all-time record in 1,189 games (.701). Husker Schedule Among Nation’s Toughest 4Since the first season of Nebraska football in 1890, As expected, Nebraska’s 2008 schedule has turned out to be one of the toughest in the nation. Husker teams have won 11 or more games 12 times, Nebraska’s 2008 schedule includes six teams who played in a bowl game last season, and four teams including seven times since 1993. that were ranked in the final AP top 10 last season. Already this season, Nebraska faced consecutive 4Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven games against top 10 opponents–No. 4 Missouri and seventh-ranked Texas Tech. This week, NU will times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, face its third top-10 foe, taking on fourth-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. 1994, 1997). Last year, Nebraska faced 10 bowl teams, including four teams that finished in the top 10, and 4Nebraska (702), Michigan (705), Alabama (728) and this year’s schedule is shaping up to be equally difficult. Notre Dame (736) were the only programs to win 700 * Six of Nebraska’s 12 regular-season contests are against teams that participated in a bowl games in the 1900s. game following the 2007 campaign. Among the group are three teams that played in the Bowl Nation’s Best Since ‘70 Championship Series, including Virginia Tech (Orange), Oklahoma (Fiesta) and Kansas (Orange). Missouri (Cotton), Texas Tech (Gator) and Colorado (Independence) also played in bowl games Nebraska easily ranks as the nation’s winningest following last season. program since the start of the 1970s, when Bob Devaney guided NU to back-to-back national titles * Four of Nebraska’s 2008 opponents finished in the top 10 in the national polls last fall, including in 1970 and 1971. During the past four decades, Missouri (4-AP, 5–Coaches), Kansas (7), Oklahoma (8) and Virginia Tech (9). the Huskers have compiled a 379-95-5 record, for * Five Nebraska opponents were ranked in the top 17 in the preseason Associated Press Poll. a .796 winning percentage in 479 games. NU’s 379 * NU is one of just four teams in the country scheduled to play three 2007 BCS teams this fall, wins in that time period are 26 more than Michigan, and one of two teams that will face four foes that were ranked in the final top 10. which has the second-most wins since 1970. Games Against 2007 Top 10 Teams 1. Nebraska 379 4–Nebraska, Colorado 2. Michigan 353 3–Auburn, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech 3. Ohio State 352 4. Oklahoma 351 Games Against 2007 BCS Teams 5. Penn State 346 3–Nebraska, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida 4 Nebraska has won 10 games or more 21 times since 1970. Huskers Set to Face Ninth Top-10 Foe in Past Three Seasons 4 The Huskers have finished the regular season Nebraska's matchup against No. 4 Oklahoma is the ninth time in the past 33 games dating back to undefeated and untied seven times since 1965, and 2006 that the Huskers have squared off against a top-10 ranked team. The Huskers will be looking played in 13 national title games (for one of the two to get in the win column in those contests as the Huskers have dropped all eight contests. teams) and won five national titles since 1970. Nebraska faced four top-10 foes in 2006 and matched up with No. 1 USC and No. 8 Kansas in 4 Nebraska was the first team in college football 2007, before meeting No. 4 Missouri and No. 7 Texas Tech earlier this season. In addition, NU played history to win 100 or more games in consecutive at Missouri last season when the Tigers were ranked No. 17, before MU went on to finish No. 4. decades, ranking first in the 1980s (103-20) and  The last time Nebraska faced as many as nine top-10 teams in a shorter period of time was from second in the 1990s (108-16-1). NU narrowly missed late in the 1986 season through the 1988 season. In a 27-game stretch, including three bowl games, 100 wins in the 1970s (98). Nebraska faced 10 top-10 teams. The Huskers were 5-5 in those games. 1971 Nebraska, Oklahoma Teams to  Overall, Nebraska has faced 13 ranked teams since the start of the 2006 season.  The Huskers’ last victory over a top-10 opponent was a 20-10 victory over second-ranked Oklahoma Meet Again this Weekend in Lincoln in 2001. As part of the renewal of the “Battle of the Big Reds” Nebraska snapped a five-game road losing streak and five-game Big 12 road losing streak with the Oklahoma athletic department is hosting a reunion a 35-7 victory at Iowa State on Oct. 18. Picking up a second Big 12 road win will be a much stiffer of the 1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma game. The contest challenge against the fourth-ranked Sooners. NU will be looking for its first win over a top-10 team is simply known as the “Game of the Century.” on the road since No.7 Nebraska upended second-ranked Washington, 27-14, in 1997 at Seattle. Members of both teams will gather on Friday evening for a reception at the Switzer Center on the Youngstown, Ohio Will be Watching OU campus. As of late last week, nearly 40 members Nebraska and Oklahoma are closely linked in college football history as a result of great matchups of Oklahoma’s 1971 team had committed to attend, and more than 20 members of the Husker team were that have determined conference and national championships. The two schools now have another expected to attend. The teams will also be honored on link in the way of head coaches Bo Pelini and Bob Stoops. the field before the start of Saturday night’s game. Both Pelini and Stoops are natives of Youngstown, Ohio, and graduates of Youngstown’s Cardinal The 1971 meeting between the two schools on Mooney High School. Pelini graduated from Mooney in 1986, while Stoops finished up at the school Thanksgiving Day in Norman was a back-and-forth in 1978. Pelini spent the 2004 season on Stoops’ OU staff before moving on to LSU, and ultimately affair that was not decided until the waning moments. returning to Nebraska as head coach. Nebraska’s Jeff Kinney scored his fourth touchdown Nebraska has three Cardinal Mooney graduates on its coaching staff, including Bo Pelini, defensive of the afternoon with 1:38 remaining to give Nebraska coordinator Carl Pelini and running backs coach Tim Beck. Defensive graduate assistant Ross Watson a 35-31 victory. The Huskers went on to capture is also a native of Youngstown, Ohio. their second straight national championship, while The Sooner coaching staff also has Nebraska ties, as assistant offensive coordinator and receivers OU finished third. coach Jay Norvell was Nebraska’s offensive coordinator from 2004 to 2006. Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska Total Offense Stats Husker Offense Continuing Productive Run Nebraska finished the 2007 season ranked ninth Nebraska has been impressive on offense throughout the 2008 campaign, but has hit its stride nationally in total offense at 468.3 yards per game over the past three games. Nebraska ranks 12th nationally in passing offense at 297.0 yards per and the Huskers are averaging 446.1 ypg this game and is 15th in the nation in total offense, averaging 446.1 yards per game. Nebraska also season. The 2007 average was NU’s best since ranks 29th nationally in scoring offense at 33.1 points per game. In Big 12 games only, Nebraska averaging 513.7 yards per game in 1997. Last season marked the fourth time in the last 10 years ranks fourth in the conference averaging 471.2 yards per game. NU has averaged at least 400 yards of total offense. The success of the offense comes on the heels of an explosive offensive campaign in 2007. NU Prior to 1998, Nebraska averaged better than 400 finished last year ranked ninth nationally in total offense at 468.3 yards per game, and seventh in yards per game for 24 straight seasons. passing at 323.8 yards per game. The passing average was a school record, while the total offensive Year Total Offense average was Nebraska’s best in a decade. 1998 384.9 Nebraska boasts impressive numbers over the past several games dating back to last season. 1999 392.2 4Nebraska has gained 400 total yards or more in 10 of the past 13 games. 2000 459.9 2001 451.2 4The Huskers have passed for at least 200 yards in the past 13 games, with eight 300-yard games 2002 373.1 in that stretch. 2003 345.0 4The Huskers are averaging 487.7 yards per game over their past 11 games, including 343.9 yards 2004 363.2 per game through the air. Nebraska is averaging 38.9 points over its past 11 games and has scored 2005 320.3 at least 30 points in 10 of 11 games dating back to last season. 2006 414.6 4Among Nebraska’s offensive explosion to finish last year was a 702-yard day against Kansas State, 2007 468.3 the 10th-best output in school history and the best since 1995. Nebraska has produced two 500-yard 2008 446.1 total offense games in 2008. Nebraska Scoring Offense Stats NU finished 28th nationally in scoring at 33.4 Husker Offense Controlling Clock, Keeping Opponent “O” on Sideline points per game, the Huskers’ best scoring average The Nebraska offense has put together impressive numbers in recent weeks, and ranks fourth in since 2001. The 2008 Huskers are challenging that the Big 12 in total offense in conference games only. Most impressive has been Nebraska’s ability to average after scoring 30 or more points in seven of control the clock and keep opposing offenses off the field. the first eight games. Nebraska averaged 30 points The Huskers rank first in the conference in Big 12 games in time of possession, averaging 37:29. or more for 24 straight years from 1978 to 2001. Year Scoring Offense Overall this season, Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in time of possession, averaging 33:12. 2001 37.4 Nebraska amassed 40:12 in time of possession against Texas Tech to keep the Red Raiders’ 2002 27.4 high-powered offense on the sideline. NU continued to control the clock at Iowa State, with a 37:11- 2003 24.8 22:49 advantage in time of possession. Against Baylor, the trend continued with Nebraska holding 2004 25.0 the ball for 38:37. 2005 24.7 4Nebraska’s 40:12 time of possession against Texas Tech was its highest possession time since 2006 30.6 having the ball for 40:38 in the season opener against Nevada last season. It also marked Nebraska’s 2007 33.4 2008 33.1 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 NU Back on Scoring Track has held the ball for 40 minutes or longer just four times since 1980. Nebraska scored at least 30 points in seven 4NU has held the time of possession advantage in eight consecutive halves and has had at least straight games before posting 17 points against 16:30 in time of possession in the past seven halves. Missouri. That marked the longest streak of 30-plus 4Nebraska has run 241 plays in the last three weeks, while opponents have snapped the ball just point games since NU hit that mark in 13 straight 155 times. The Huskers have a 101-play advantage in four Big 12 Conference games. games, including the entire 1995 season and the 4Nebraska has had nine scoring drives of 4:00 or longer in the past three games, including four first game of the 1996 campaign. Nebraska has returned to the 30s the past three against Texas Tech, three at Iowa State and two against Baylor. weeks in games against Texas Tech, Iowa State and 4The Huskers’ 15-play scoring drive that consumed 8:03 of the first half at Texas Tech marked Baylor. Overall, Nebraska has 10 30-point efforts the Huskers’ longest scoring drive of the season in terms of both time and plays. The Huskers last in its past 11 games. had a longer scoring drive in terms of plays against Oklahoma in 2005. The last time an NU scoring Against Virginia Tech, Nebraska scored four drive took longer than 8:03 was against Penn State in 2003, when the Huskers used 8:12 on a touchdowns, ending a streak of six straight games touchdown drive. with five or more touchdowns. That streak was the longest with at least five touchdowns since the first eight games of the 1989 season. Charting the 2008 Husker Offense 4The scoring production allowed Nebraska to Nebraska is striving for offensive balance in 2008. A year ago, Nebraska ranked ninth nationally in total offense and seventh win each of its first three games by more than three touchdowns for the first time since 1995. 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 2008 Game Captains 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. Western Michigan–QB Joe Ganz, OG Matt Slauson, DE Barry Turner, P Dan Titchener Game Rushes Rush Yds. Passes Pass Yds. TO TOP 3rd Down San Jose State–WR Nate Swift, WR Todd Peterson, Western Michigan 31 138 20-36-1 345 2 30:24 5-13 DT Ty Steinkuhler, PK Alex Henery San Jose State 30 99 18-27-1 216 2 29:37 4-11 New Mexico State–TE Hunter Teafatiller, IB Marlon New Mexico State 44 330 18-24-0 223 1 31:06 5-10 Lucky, DE Zach Potter, LS T.J. O’Leary Virginia Tech 25 55 17-26-1 278 2 25:16 2-11 Virginia Tech–OT Lydon Murtha, WR Niles Paul, Missouri 34 76 27-39-1 293 2 33:57 12-19 CB Armando Murillo, S Larry Asante Texas Tech 35 114 37-45-1 357 1 40:12 7-12 Missouri–QB Joe Ganz, LB Cody Glenn, NT Iowa State 41 220 27-37-0 328 3 37:11 7-13 Ndamukong Suh, WR Chris Brooks Baylor 37 161 32-46-0 336 1 38:37 11-17 Texas Tech–OG Mike Huff, DE Pierre Allen, DE Pct. of Rushing Plays: 49.7% Clayton Sievers, P/H Jake Wesch Pct. of Passing Plays: 50.3% Iowa State–IB Marlon Lucky, IB Quentin Castille, Pct. of Total Offense Via Rush: 33.4% TE/FB Hunter Teafatiller, DE Zach Potter Pct. of Total Offense Via Pass: 66.6% Baylor–WR Nate Swift, DE Zach Potter, S Rickey Thenarse, S Matt O’Hanlon Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Big 12 Conference POW Nominees 4The Texas Tech game marked the only time since 1980 Nebraska had three scoring drives in a game Game Offense Defense Sp. Teams that each consumed at least 7:00. In fact, only once in the past 29 seasons has Nebraska had two W. Mich. Swift Glenn Henery 7:00-plus scoring drives in a game (2005 at Baylor). Scoring drive and time of possession statistics SJSU -- Suh Paul are sketchy prior to the 1980 season. NMSU Murtha Suh Potter 4Nebraska had not had three scoring drives of at least 10 plays in the same game since four 10-plus Va. Tech -- -- Swift play drives in a 73-31 win over Kansas State last season. Mizzou ------4Nebraska’s average scoring drive the past three weeks (15 total) has been 9.5 plays, 67.5 yards T. Tech Ganz Matt Holt Wesch and 4:46. Iowa State Ganz Potter -- 4The 92-yard scoring drive in the first quarter against Iowa State was Nebraska’s longest in distance Baylor Swift -- since a 94-yard TD drive against Nevada in the 2007 season opener. Oklahoma Kansas Kansas St. Husker Offense Also Has Quick-Strike Ability Colorado Nebraska has also shown the ability to put points on the scoreboard quickly. NU has produced 12 Bold indicates winner 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 Huskers on Watch/Award Lists average of more than 65 yards, but it took the Huskers an average of just 4.4 plays and only 1:38 Marlon Lucky, Sr., IB to find the end zone. Against the Broncos, four of NU’s five touchdown drives took less than two Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List minutes, including each of the final three TD drives, when Nebraska found the end zone in 47, 37 and Maxwell Award Watch List 37 seconds, respectively. Nebraska scored in four plays or less on four of its five touchdown drives, Doak Walker Award Watch List including a two-play, 74-yard scoring march on its final touchdown drive. The Huskers produced Joe Ganz, Sr., QB two quick-strike drives against Baylor. Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Quarterback Joe Ganz has directed the Husker offense to 10 touchdown drives under one minute Zach Potter, Sr., DE in the last nine games. Overall, the senior has guided the offense to 13 touchdown drives under one Lott Trophy Watch List (Impact Defensive Player) minute in his 11 career starts. Hendricks Award Watch List (Best DE) Husker Records Report “Joe the Quarterback” Senior quarterback Joe Ganz has been the man directing the Husker offense over the past 11 Category...... Record All-time...... 813-336-40 games. Ganz started the final three games of the 2007 season and the Palos Heights, Ill., native has Home...... 491-135-20 been outstanding since taking over the quarterback role. Memorial Stadium...... 366-112-13 In his first 11 starts, Ganz has thrown for more than 3,700 yards while helping Nebraska average Since 1962...... 447-114-5 nearly 39 points per game. Away...... 322-200-20 Among his accomplishments over his first 11 career starts, Ganz has: Road (on campus)...... 283-160-17 4 Thrown for 3,702 yards, a total that by itself would rank as the fifth-highest career passing Neutral Sites...... 39-39-3 total in school history. Ganz threw for 3,366 yards in his first 10 career starts, the most passing When Scoring 35+ Points...... 322-4 yards in a 10-game stretch. That total easily eclipsed the previous mark of 2,412 yards set by Zac vs. Big 12 Teams...... 461-171-16 Taylor over the final five games of the 2005 season and the first five games of the 2006 campaign. In Big 12 Action (since ‘96)...... 68-36 4 Thrown for 30 touchdowns, four more than Zac Taylor’s school-record 26 touchdown strikes Home...... 39-11 in 14 games in 2006. Away...... 26-23 4 Accumulated a school-record seven 300-yard passing games, four more than previous record Neutral...... 3-2 holder Zac Taylor totaled in 26 career starts. Ganz has thrown for at least 275 yards in nine of 11 Bowls...... 22-22 career starts. On ABC...... 84-44 4 Produced three of the five 400-yard passing days in school history in his three starts last In Overtime...... 5-1 season and the top two passing games in NU history – 510 yards against Kansas State and 484 At Night...... 67-26-3 vs. Ranked Teams... yards at Colorado. He also posted the top two total offense games in NU history with 528 yards All-Time...... 93-109-3 against KSU and 521 vs. Colorado. Ganz owns five of the top 10 passing days in school history, and Home...... 43-36-0 five of the top 10 total offense games in school history. Away...... 29-56-3 4 In his first 10 starts, Ganz guided the Husker offense to an average of 39.6 points per game. Neutral...... 21-17-0 Ganz’s average was the fifth-best total among all quarterbacks in school history over their first 10 as No. 1 Team...... 46-7-1 starts, trailing only Scott Frost (46.8 points per game), Tommie Frazier (41.8), Turner Gill (41.2) In Consecutive Sellout Streak... and Steve Taylor (39.9). Overall...... 256-39 4 Led NU to at least 30 points 10 times in 11 starts. No other quarterback in Nebraska history vs. Ranked Teams...... 39-24 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. NU Streaks...The Huskers have... 4 won 97 straight when rushing for 400 yards Ganz in 11 Career Starts 4 won 123 straight games when holding the Game A-C-I Yds TD Pct. Rushing Total Offense 2007 opponent to 10 or fewer points (230-5-1 all-time) KU 50-25-4 405 4 .500 5-11-1 416 4 scored in 159 consecutive games KSU 40-30-0 510 7 .750 6-18-0 528 4 scored in 261 straight home games CU 58-31-3 484 4 .534 6-37-2 521 4 shut out opponents 103 times 2008 WMU 36-20-2 345 4 .556 6-38-0 383 SJSU 25-17-1 216 0 .680 6-(-2)-0 214 NMSU 17-13-0 158 1 .765 5-69-1 227 VT 26-17-1 278 2 .654 8-18-0 296 MU 39-27-1 293 2 .692 3-(-7)-0 286 TT 44-36-1 349 2 .818 6-(-5)-1 344 ISU 37-27-0 328 1 .730 8-3-1 331 BU 46-32-0 336 3 .696 11-42-0 378 Totals 418-275-13 3,702 30 .658 70-222-6 3,924 3 6.5 ypg 6.7 ypg

Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Ganz Stacking up Well in Ascension in NU Record Book Continues for Ganz Head-to-Head Matchups Ganz enters the Oklahoma game with 3,860 career passing yards, the fifth-highest total in school The Big 12 Conference has rightfully earned the history. He has thrown for a career-high 2,303 yards this season and is within 350 yards of second reputation as the league with the best quarterbacks. place on the single-season passing list. Ganz is also within reach of Zac Taylor’s school-record For proof of this, one needs to look no further than season total of 3,197 yards, as Ganz is currently on pace to throw for 3,454 yards in the regular the NCAA statistical rankings that show eight Big 12 season. quarterbacks ranked among the top 22 nationally Ganz showed that his finish to 2007 was not a fluke in the season opener against Western in passing efficiency. Michigan, and he has continued his torrid play throughout 2008. While senior quarterback Joe Ganz is often 4The 345 yards passing against the Broncos were the most ever in a Nebraska season opener and overlooked among this group, his numbers stack up favorably with his more heralded peers. Ganz rank No. 10 on the Husker single-game passing list. Ganz had his most accurate passing day at Texas ranks 14th nationally in passing efficiency. Ganz Tech, hitting 36-of-44 passes for 349 yards, the ninth-best passing day in school history. has made seven career conference starts, and 4The 36 completions at Texas Tech tied a Nebraska school record. Ganz’s previous high in completions he has passed for more yards than the opposing was 31 at Colorado last season. quarterback each time. 4Ganz has connected on 122-of-166 passes in Big 12 play (73.5 percent) and his 70.0 completion Ganz fared well individually in head-to-head percentage in 2008 is well ahead of the NU record of 63.1 percent, set by Sam Keller last season. matchups with Heisman Trophy contenders Chase 4Ganz has 33 passes of 20 yards or more in 2008, and the Huskers have had at least seven receivers Daniel of Missouri and Graham Harrell of Texas catch passes in all seven games. Nebraska has completed passes to 16 receivers. Tech. Ganz threw for 37 more yards than Daniel, and out-yarded Harrell by 65 passing yards. This 4Ganz had at least four touchdown passes in each of his first four starts with 19 total in the four-game weekend, Ganz will face OU Heisman candidate period. His 19 TD passes were the most ever by a Nebraska quarterback in a four-game stretch. Sam Bradford, who ranks third nationally averaging 4Ganz’s 34 career touchdown passes are seventh on the Nebraska career list. He produced his fifth 346.9 yards per game. career game with three or more touchdowns against Baylor. Top Passing Games in NU History Ganz Joins Rare Company Against Aggies Rank, Player, Game Yards Ganz joined a pair of Heisman Trophy winners in the Nebraska record books against New Mexico

1. Joe Ganz, 2007 vs. Kansas St. 510 State. The senior scored touchdowns with his feet, arm and hands, achieving a feat duplicated at 2. Joe Ganz, 2007 at Colorado 484 3. Sam Keller, 2007 vs. Ball State 438 Nebraska by only 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers and 2001 Heisman winner Eric Crouch. 4. Zac Taylor, 2005 vs. Iowa State 431 In the second quarter, Ganz was on the receiving end of Marlon Lucky’s third career touchdown 5. Joe Ganz, 2007 at Kansas 405 pass and the first touchdown reception by a Nebraska quarterback in seven seasons. Later in the 6. Zac Taylor, 2006 vs. Kansas 395 quarter, Ganz had a 33-yard touchdown run on an option keeper to give the Huskers a 21-0 edge. 7. Zac Taylor, 2005 at Colorado 392 He completed football’s version of the cycle with a 35-yard scoring strike to tight end Mike McNeill 8. Sam Keller, 2007 vs. USC 389 in the third quarter. Ironically, Lucky nearly duplicated Ganz’s feat, needing only a TD reception to 9. Joe Ganz, 2008 at Texas Tech 349 join Ganz in the elite company. 10. Joe Ganz, 2008 vs. W. Michigan 345 Rodgers first accomplished the feat in the 1973 Orange Bowl against Notre Dame, while Crouch NU Season Passing matched the trifecta against California in 1999. Player, Years Yards Ganz is also one of three players nationally to accomplish the feat in 2008, joining James Casey 1. Zac Taylor, 2006 3,197 of Rice (vs. Tulsa) and Arkelon Hall of Memphis (vs. Louisville). 2. Zac Taylor, 2005 2,653 3. Sam Keller, 2007 2,422 Swift Enjoying Standout Senior Season; Moves to Top of Reception List 4. Joe Ganz, 2008 2,303 Wide receiver Nate Swift has been a key component 5. Dave Humm, 1972 2,074 Nebraska Career Receptions 6. Vince Ferragamo, 1976 2,071 in the Husker passing game since 2005, and he and fellow senior Todd Peterson have been Joe Ganz’s Player, Years...... Receptions 7. Joe Dailey, 2004 2,025 1. Nate Swift, 2005-present...... 147 8. Jerry Tagge, 1971 2,019 favorite targets in 2008. Arguably Nebraska’s most 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72...... 143 9. Tom Sorley, 1978 1,571 experienced player, Swift has played in 46 games with 3. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07...... 136 10. Dave Humm, 1973 1,526 24 career starts. Through eight games, Swift leads 4. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present...... 129 the team with 44 catches for a team-high 607 yards, 5. Matt Davison, 1997-2000...... 93 NU Career Passing an average of 13.8 yards per catch. He also leads the 6. Maurice Purify, 2006-07...... 91 Player, Years Yards 7. Todd Peterson, 2005-present...... 86 1. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 5,850 team with six touchdown receptions. The Hutchinson, Minn., native enjoyed a record- 8. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71...... 82 2. Dave Humm, 1972-74 5,035 9. Guy Ingles, 1968-70...... 74 setting day in the Huskers’ win over Baylor. Swift 3. Jerry Tagge, 1969-71 4,704 10. Tim Smith, 1977-79...... 72 4. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 4,481 hauled in a career-high 11 receptions for 121 yards 5. Joe Ganz, 2005-present 3,860 and a pair of touchdowns. In the process, Swift moved Career Receiving Yards 6. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 3,521 to the top of the Nebraska career receptions list. He Player, Years...... Yards 7. Turner Gill, 1980-83 3,317 now has 147 career catches, bettering the previous 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72...... 2,479 8. Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 3,224 record of 143 catches by 1972 Heisman Trophy 2. Nate Swift, 2005-present...... 2,142 9. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 2,848 winner Johnny Rodgers. 3. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07...... 1,762 10. Steve Taylor, 1985-88 2,815 4. Matt Davison, 1997-2000...... 1,456 Swift broke the record on a nine-yard touchdown 5. Maurice Purify, 2006-07...... 1,444 NU Career Touchdown Passes catch in the third quarter to give NU a 24-20 edge. 6. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present...... 1,363 Player, Years TDs He added a second TD in the fourth quarter to give 7. Todd Peterson, 2005-present...... 1,270 1. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 45 the Huskers a 30-20 cushion. The 100-yard outing 7. Matt Herian, 2002-06...... 1,243 2. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 43 was Swift’s seventh career 100-yard game, second 9. Irving Fryar, 1981-83...... 1,196 3. Dave Humm, 1972-74 41 in school history behind Rodgers’ 10, and the game 10. Guy Ingles, 1968-70...... 1,157 4. Turner Gill, 1980-83 34 marked the fifth two-touchdown outing of his career. Joe Ganz, 2005-present 34 6. Jery Tagge, 1969-71 32 The performance against Baylor came on the heels of a strong showing at Iowa State, when Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 32 Swift had eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown, all in the first half. The Minnesota native 8. Steve Taylor, 1985-88 30 opened his senior year with five catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Western 9. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 29 Michigan. Swift had a career-long 61-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against Western 10. Joe Dailey, 2003-04 19 Michigan, bettering a 49-yard reception against Troy in 2006. He added a two-yard TD reception Gerry Gdowski, 1987-89 19 late in the second quarter. Huskers.com Page  Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Swift & Peterson: With the career receptions record now in hand, Swift is also making a run at Rodgers’ career receiving Nebraska Career TD Catches Player, Years...... Touchdowns NU’s One-Two Receiving Punch yardage record. Swift has 2,142 career receiving yards, Swift Peterson Combined 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72...... 25 trailing Rodgers by 337 yards with four regular season Game No. Yards TD No. Yds. TD 2. Nate Swift, 2005-present...... 18 WMU 5 121 2 3 34 0 8-155-2 games remaining. Swift is averaging 75.9 receiving SJSU 6 70 0 4 59 0 10-129-0 yards per game and would need to average 84.3 yards Career 100-Yard Receiving Games NMSU 1 10 0 4 34 0 5-44-0 to reach Rodgers’ record. Swift’s 607 receiving yards Player, Years...... 100-Yard Games VT 3 58 0 4 60 1 7-118-1 this season are just off the single-season yardage top 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72...... 10 MU 5 45 1 7 81 0 12-126-1 10 and just 335 yards from first on that list. 2. Nate Swift, 2005-present...... 7 TT 5 70 0 8 77 1 13-147-1 Swift has caught a pass in 40 of 46 career games, 3. Irving Fryar, 1981-83...... 5 ISU 8 112 1 4 52 0 12-164-1 and his 11 catches against Baylor marked the 12th Nebraska Season Receptions BU 11 121 2 6 57 0 17-178-2 time in his career he had caught at least five passes. Totals 44 607 6 40 454 2 84-1,061-8 Player, Year...... Receptions Swift’s previous career high was nine catches against 1. Marlon Lucky, 2007...... 75 Marlon Lucky Game-by-Game in 2008 both Oklahoma and Missouri as a freshman in 2005. 2. Maurice Purify, 2007...... 57 Swift burst onto the scene in 2005, when he 3. Johnny Rodgers, 1972...... 55 Rushing Receiving 4. Johnny Rodgers, 1971...... 53 Game Att. Yards TD Lg No. Yds. TD caught an NU freshman record 45 passes, including seven touchdown grabs. He added 22 catches as a 5. Nate Swift, 2005...... 45 WMU 12 43 1 14 2 35 1 6. Nate Swift, 2008...... 44 sophomore. Swift caught 36 passes for 520 yards and SJSU 7 23 1 7 0 0 0 7. Terrence Nunn, 2005...... 43 NMSU 15 103 2 58 3 21 0 three touchdowns as a junior, helping Nebraska to a No. Cory Ross, 2005...... 43 VT 8 17 0 5 3 38 0 7 national ranking in passing offense. With 44 catches 9. Terrence Nunn, 2006...... 42 MU 14 46 0 9 0 0 0 this season, Swift has become the first player in school 10. Jeff Kinney, 1969...... 41 TT 16 66 0 10 7 80 0 history to catch 20 passes in four straight seasons. 11. Todd Peterson, 2008...... 40 ISU 15 74 2 15 2 16 0 In addition to his offensive impact, Swift is Irving Fryar, 1983...... 40 BU 16 83 1 18 3 82 0 Nebraska’s primary punt returner. Against Virginia Totals 103 455 7 58 20 272 1 Tech, Swift had an 88-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The return was the NU Season All-Purpose Yards Leaders fourth-longest in school history and the first NU punt return for a touchdown since 2002. The effort Year Player Yards Avg. earned Swift recognition as the Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. 2007 Marlon Lucky 1,559 141.7 2006 Brandon Jackson 1,459 104.2 Peterson Gives NU Veteran Receiving Tandem 2005 Cory Ross 1,274 106.1 Senior Todd Peterson teams with Swift to give Nebraska one of the Big 12’s most veteran receiving 2004 Cory Ross 1,393 126.6 tandems. Peterson is second on the team with 40 receptions for 454 yards and two touchdowns. His 2003 Josh Davis 1,474 113.3 40 receptions are tied for 11th on the NU single-season chart. 2002 Jammal Lord 1,412 100.9 The Grand Island, Neb., native has hauled in 25 receptions in four Big 12 games, including a 2001 Dahrran Diedrick 1,294 107.8 career-high eight catches for 77 yards and a touchdown at Texas Tech. His touchdown tied the game 2000 Dan Alexander 1,171 106.5 at 31-31 in the waning moments and forced overtime. Peterson has caught at least three passes in 1999 Eric Crouch 935 77.9 1998 Correll Buckhalter 887 73.9 every game this season and has topped 50 receiving yards each of the past five weeks. Peterson also 1997 Ahman Green 1,982 165.2 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. Nebraska Career Rushing The 6-4, 215-pound Peterson began his career on academic scholarship and as a walk-on football Player, Years...... Yards player, but was awarded a scholarship before the 2006 season. He is a three-time academic All- 1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83...... 4,780 Big 12 pick and a strong contender for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors this fall. Peterson 2. Ahman Green, 1995-97...... 3,880 was recently named a semifinalist for a National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame -- National Scholar-Athlete Award. 10. Derek Brown, 1990-92...... 2,699 11. Jammal Lord, 2000-03...... 2,573 Lucky Again Adding Dual-Threat Option to Husker Offense 12. Correll Buckhalter, 1997-00.... 2,522 13. Keith Jones, 1984-87...... 2,488 Senior I-back Marlon Lucky had one of the best seasons by a Nebraska running back in a decade 14. Dan Alexander, 1997-00...... 2,456 in 2007. Lucky had 1,019 rushing yards, just the second 1,000-yard rushing season by a Husker 15. Rick Berns, 1976-78...... 2,449 I-back since 2001. He also caught a Nebraska record 75 passes for 705 yards, shattering the 16. Roger Craig, 1979-82...... 2,446 previous NU record by 20 catches. Lucky finished 31st nationally in all-purpose yards, averaging 17. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present..2,331 145.2 yards per game. His 1,743 all-purpose yards were seventh in NU history and the most by a 18. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71...... 2,244 Husker since Ahman Green in 1997. 19. Doug DuBose, 1982-85...... 2,205 Lucky continues to make a dent in the NU record books in 2008. Against New Mexico State, 20. Bobby Reynolds, 1950-52...... 2,196 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 Nebraska Career All-Purpose Yards history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards. He moved into the top 20 with a 66-yard effort at Player, Years...... Yards 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72...... 5,586 Texas Tech, and is now 17th and within 368 yards of the top 10. 2. Mike Rozier, 1981-83...... 5,445 The North Hollywood, Calif., native continues to be a dual threat. He has caught 20 passes for 272 3. Ahman Green, 1995-97...... 4,280 yards and a touchdown in 2008, including a seven-catch, 80-yard effort at Texas Tech. He added a 4. Marlon Lucky, 2005-present....4,179 career-long 69-yard catch in the second half against Baylor, Nebraska’s longest play from scrimmage 5. Cory Ross, 2002-05...... 3,559 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.

Huskers.com Page 10 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Huskers Winning Third-Down Battle Husker Defense Continuing to Strive for Play-Making Ability Nebraska has been effective on third down on One of the hallmarks of Bo Pelini’s defenses has been play-making ability. Nebraska has flashed both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. That the ability to be a disruptive defensive unit in 2008, but is looking to be much more disruptive in was most evident in the 32-20 win over Baylor. the last third of the schedule. The Huskers have made progress in several areas as the season has Nebraska converted 11-of-17 third-down progressed. conversions on the offensive side of the ball. 4Nebraska has 16 sacks in eight games. NU had a season-high four sacks (28 yards) against Defensively, the Huskers shut out Baylor on third Western Michigan, had three each against New Mexico State and Baylor, with two each against San downs, as the Bears were 0-for-10 in that category. Jose State, Virginia Tech and Iowa State. Nebraska has surpassed last season’s sack total of 13. The The third-down success against Baylor allowed Nebraska to run 30 more plays than the Bears and Huskers had five games without a single sack in 2007. hold a 17-minute advantage in time of possession. 4NU has eight takeaways this season. Nebraska ended a 15-quarter drought without a takeaway In Big 12 games only, the Husker offense has with a pair of fumble recoveries in the final 16 minutes at Iowa State. Nebraska forced just one converted 60.7 percent of its third-down attempts turnover in the final seven games of last season, and had just 11 takeaways the entire season. With to rank third in the conference. Overall for the eight takeaways in the first eight games, Nebraska ranks 96th nationally in turnover margin at -0.75 season, Nebraska has converted 50 percent to rank per game. 12th nationally. 4Nebraska held Western Michigan to just eight yards rushing. The rushing total was the lowest Defensively, Nebraska is second in the league by a Nebraska opponent since Maine had -6 yards rushing in the 2005 season opener. Nebraska is in third-down defense in Big 12 games, allowing allowing 137.3 rushing yards per game. opponents to convert just 13-of-40 (32.5 percent). 4Iowa State’s 218 total yards were the fewest allowed by Nebraska in 19 games. Nebraska had For the season, Nebraska opponents have converted not held an opponent to less than 300 total yards since Nevada in the 2007 season opener (185). The 36.2 percent on third downs. last time Nebraska allowed fewer yards in a Big 12 game was 212 in a 2005 win at Colorado. The Husker offense will face a test in the third- 4The seven points by Iowa State were the fewest by a conference opponent since a 21-3 win at down category at Oklahoma. The Sooner defense Kansas State in 2006. ranks sixth nationally allowing opponents to 4Nebraska held Baylor scoreless in the second half in a 32-20 win in Lincoln. The game marked convert just 28.8 percent. In league games, OU is the first time Nebraska blanked an opponent after halftime since last year’s opener vs. Nevada. first in the Big 12 allowing opponents to convert 4 just 17-of-56 third downs. Nebraska 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 2008 Defense by the Numbers season. It marked the first time in 31 games since the Nicholls State in 2006 that Nebraska has not Sacks Game-by-Game 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 Game Sacks Yds. TFL Yards W. Mich. 4 28 7 39 150 passing yards allowed is the first time a Nebraska defense has accomplished that feat since the SJSU 2 14 9 27 Huskers held the first three opponents of 2007 to less than 150 yards each. NMSU 3 23 4 24 VT 2 4 8 16 Defensive Line Production Much-Improved in 2008 MU 0 0 4 6 A 49-yard interception return for a touchdown by Ndamukong Suh against San Jose State was 0 0 1 1 TT the highlight of the defensive line’s effort in the first half of the season. However, it is far from the ISU 2 9 5 18 BU 3 22 7 32 only bright spot for the defensive line as a whole, which has shown a much greater ability to make plays in 2008. Takeaways 4In addition to Suh’s interception, defensive end Zach Potter added an interception against the Game Fumb. INT Total Spartans. That marked the first time NU defensive linemen had two picks in a game since 1998. 1 1 2 W. Mich. 4Through eight games, the Husker defensive line has produced 12.5 sacks, 35 tackles for loss, SJSU 0 2 2 NMSU 0 2 2 two interceptions and seven pass breakups. Last season, Nebraska’s defensive front produced a VT 0 0 0 total of 7.5 sacks and 36 tackles for loss. MU 0 0 0 4Potter has 30 tackles, nine tackles for loss and and team-high three sacks. He made a career- TT 0 0 0 high tying six tackles against both Virginia Tech and Missouri. Potter also has two blocked kicks ISU 2 0 2 this season. BU 0 0 0 4Suh has a total of 41 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Suh is leading Against the Pass all Big 12 defensive linemen in tackles per game, averaging 5.1 stops per contest. Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks 4Senior defensive tackle Ty Steinkuhler had a career-high eight tackles against Western Michigan W. Mich. 49-30-1 342 2 50 4-28 and has 34 total stops. He finished the 2007 season with 13 total tackles and had 40 career tackles SJSU 35-21-2 242 0 55 2-14 entering 2008. Steinkuhler is tied for third in the Big 12 in tackles per game by defensive linemen NMSU 39-19-2 225 0 55 3-24 with 4.2 stops per contest. VT 15-9-0 171 0 40 2-4 4Sophomore defensive end Pierre Allen had a career-high 10 tackles, including three tackles for MU 24-19-0 261 3 58 0-0 loss against San Jose State after coming on for the injured Barry Turner. Allen has 34 tackles this TT 25-20-0 284 2 56 0-0 season, including six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He is also tied with Steinkuhler for third ISU 29-16-0 113 0 16 2-9 BU 20-9-0 134 0 44 3-22 in the Big 12 among tackles by defensive linemen (4.3 pg). Against the Run Senior Glenn Making Transition to Linebacker Game Att. Yds. TD Long Senior Cody Glenn has made a quick transition to the defensive side of the football. A running W. Mich. 25 8 0 7 back for the Huskers for his first three seasons at Nebraska, Glenn switched to linebacker during SJSU 32 111 1 24 NMSU 32 114 1 22 spring ball and quickly moved to the top of the depth chart at WILL linebacker. VT 55 206 3 30 Western Michigan’s offense got a first-hand look at Glenn’s defensive ability in the opener. Glenn MU 34 201 3 43 threw WMU quarterback Tim Hiller for a two-yard loss on the Broncos’ first offensive snap, setting TT 23 137 1 49 the tone for a big night for the Texas native. ISU 25 105 1 67 Glenn finished with a team-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops and three tackles for loss. BU 33 216 3 47 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.com Page 11 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes National Rankings Against Virginia Tech, Glenn notched a Nebraska season-high 14 tackles and added a quarterback Associated Press (Oct. 26) hurry. He was injured early in the Missouri game and did not play at Texas Tech. He returned to No. Team (1st) Record Points action against Iowa State and has a team-leading 44 tackles, including six tackles for loss. 1. Texas (65) 8-0 1,625 Glenn battled injuries during his time at running back, but tallied 579 yards and 14 touchdowns 2. Alabama 8-0 1,542 on 143 career carries, before making the switch to defense. 3. Penn State 9-0 1,503 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,361 Henery Among Nation’s Most Accurate Kickers 5. Florida 6-1 1,337 Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery tied a Memorial Stadium record against Western Michigan, 6. Texas Tech 8-0 1,280 as he booted four field goals in the Huskers’ win. The four field goals, each of which came from 7. Southern California 6-1 1,234 44 yards, not only tied the Memorial Stadium record, but ranked second all-time at Nebraska for 8. Georgia 7-1 1,212 most field goals in a game. It also marked just the second time in school history that a kicker has 9. Oklahoma State 7-1 1,168 connected on four field goals of 40 yards or more (NCAA record is 5). 10. Utah 8-0 1,027 The strong performance to open 2008 came on the heels of Henery’s perfect kicking season in 11. Boise State 7-0 946 2007. A year ago, he made all eight of his field-goal attempts, while connecting on 45-of-45 PATs. 12. TCU 8-1 848 Henery suffered his first career missed kick against New Mexico State, but hit on all five PATs 13. Ohio State 7-2 834 14. Missouri 6-2 791 against the Aggies and added a 19-yard field goal late in the contest. 15. LSU 5-2 649 4Henery nailed a career-long 48-yard field goal against Virginia Tech, bettering his 44-yarders in 16. Florida State 6-1 558 the opener. He also hit three PAT attempts against the Hokies. 17. Brigham Young 7-1 553 4Henery hit on 1-of-2 field goals against Baylor and is now 9-of-12 this season and 17-of-20 in 18. Ball State 8-0 542 his career. His 12 straight made field goals were the most ever to start a Nebraska career and fell 19. Tulsa 7-0 527 just five shy of the NU school record for consecutive field goals made. 20. Minnesota 7-1 438 4After connecting on the first 77 PAT attempts of his career, including 32 in 2008, Henery missed 21. North Carolina 6-2 228 his first career PAT in the fourth quarter against Baylor. 22. Michigan State 7-2 219 23. Oregon 6-2 188 Special Teams Makes Statement Early in Season 24. South Florida 6-2 100 In addition to Alex Henery’s strong kicking effort to open the season, Nebraska has had several 25. Maryland 6-2 89 other outstanding efforts on special teams.

4Fellow sophomore place-kicker Adi Kunalic has booted 22 of 48 kickoffs for touchbacks in 2008. USA Today Coaches (Oct. 26) The 22 touchbacks are the fourth-most of any school in the country. Last year, Kunalic delivered 28 No. Team (1st) Record Points touchbacks in 66 attempts and his 42.4 percent touchback rate was the best of any kicker in the country. 1. Texas (58) 8-0 1,522 In his two-year career, Kunalic has produced touchbacks on 50 of 114 kickoffs (43.9 percent). 2. Alabama 8-0 1,439 4 3. Penn State (3) 9-0 1,414 Entering the Oklahoma game, Nebraska kickers have made 114 of their last 118 kick attempts 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,265 dating back to 2006. Henery’s missed field goal against NMSU ended a streak of 87 consecutive 5. Texas Tech 8-0 1,246 made kicks by NU kickers. 6. Southern California 6-1 1,228 4Sophomore Niles Paul provided a spark in Nebraska’s 35-12 win over San Jose State with an 7. Florida 6-1 1,199 85-yard kickoff return for a TD to give NU a 21-12 lead early in the fourth quarter. Paul’s kickoff 8. Georgia 7-1 1,137 return for a touchdown marked the second kickoff return for a score by Nebraska in its last four 9. Utah 8-0 987 games (also Cortney Grixby vs. Kansas State in 2007). Before the two recent kickoff returns for 10. Oklahoma State 7-1 972 touchdowns, Nebraska had not returned a kickoff for a touchdown since 1998. Paul’s performance 11. Boise State 7-0 894 against San Jose State earned him Big 12 Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors. 12. TCU 8-1 813 Paul added a 69-yard kickoff return at Texas Tech. He ranks 34th nationally in kickoff returns, 13. Ohio State 7-2 752 averaging 25.0 yards per return, helping NU rank 32nd nationally in the category. Paul also recovered 14. Missouri 6-2 740 a fourth-quarter Iowa State fumble on a punt return, setting up an NU touchdown. 15. LSU 5-2 573 4Senior Nate Swift returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against 16. Florida State 6-1 546 Virginia Tech. Swift’s return was the fourth-longest in school history and the first punt return for a 17. Brigham Young 7-1 545 touchdown by Nebraska since 2002. Swift earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his 18. Tulsa 7-0 524 performance. Nebraska ranks 15th nationally in punt returns at 14.5 yards per attempt. 19. Ball State 8-0 445 4 20. Minnesota 7-1 403 Senior Zach Potter blocked a field goal attempt against New Mexico State, then added a blocked 21. Michigan State 7-2 292 PAT in overtime at Texas Tech. The two blocked kicks give the 6-7 Potter four career kick blocks. 22. North Carolina 6-2 232 Junior Ndamukong Suh added his second career blocked kick, swatting a Baylor PAT attempt in 23. South Florida 6-2 153 the first half. 24. Oregon 6-2 150 25. Maryland 6-2 71 Strong Starts Important for Huskers Nebraska started fast in both halves in its first three games of 2008 under Head Coach Bo Pelini, Huskers in the 2008 Polls before Virginia Tech and Missouri turned the tables on the Huskers. Date AP C H Results Nebraska outscored opponents 35-6 in the first quarter through three games and 24-7 in the Pre. RV RV -- def. W. Michigan, 47-24 third for a combined total of 59-13 in the two quarters. Against Virginia Tech, Nebraska fell behind 9-2 RV RV -- def. San Jose St., 35-12 9-7 after one quarter, and was outscored 10-7 in the third quarter. Missouri took a 14-7 lead after 9-7 -- RV -- def. New Mexico St., 38-7 one period and put the game out of reach by holding a 21-0 third-quarter scoring edge against 9-14 RV RV -- idle Nebraska. For the season, NU has a 63-50 edge in the opening quarter, but has a 52-41 deficit in 9-21 RV RV -- lost to Va. Tech, 35-30 the third. The Huskers have taken over the fourth quarter, outscoring opponents 90-31. 9-28 RV RV RV lost to Missouri, 52-17 The Huskers struggled with slow starts last season, as NU was outscored 101-76 in the opening 10-5 ------lost to Texas Tech, 37-31 quarter and 131-87 in the third. While the Huskers outscored their opponents in both the second 10-12 ------def. Iowa State, 35-7 and fourth quarters a year ago, opponents outscored Nebraska by 69 points in the first and third 10-19 ------def. Baylor, 32-20 quarters combined. 10-26 ------A=Associated Press; C-Coaches; H-Harris

Huskers.com Page 12 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Huskers Again Complete Non-League Teafatiller, O'Hanlon Awarded Scholarships; Walk-Ons Making Strong Impact Play With Winning Record Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini recently awarded a pair of former walk-ons with scholarships. Senior Nebraska finished the non-conference portion of tight end/fullback Hunter Teafatiller and junior safety Matt O'Hanlon were placed on scholarship its 2008 schedule with a 3-1 record. The 2008 season before the San Jose State game. marks the 27th straight season Nebraska has had a Teafatiller has been a contributor at tight end each of the past four seasons, and doubles as a winning non-conference record, dating back to a 2-2 fullback this season. The Kingsburg, Calif., native has 12 career receptions, including four touchdown record in 1981. Since 1981, the Huskers have lost catches. He has also been a key part of Nebraska's special teams units. either one (11 times) or zero (16 times) non-conference O'Hanlon was a strong contributor on special teams in 2006 and 2007, playing in 24 games. This games. The loss to Virginia Tech was just the Huskers’ third non-conference home loss since 1991. 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. NU Continues Season-Opening Success Teafatiller and O’Hanlon are just two of several walk-ons or former walk-ons making a strong Nebraska’s 47-24 victory over Western Michigan impact for the 2008 Huskers. on Aug. 30 continued a long string of success in 4Senior wideout Todd Peterson is the Huskers’ second-leading receiver with 40 catches and ranks season openers. The win was the Huskers’ nation- in the top 10 on both Nebraska’s receptions and receiving yards lists. leading 23rd straight victory in a season opener, 4Redshirt freshman defensive back Lance Thorell is a key member of Nebraska’s dime package four better than Florida’s 19 straight season- opening victories. The Huskers have won each of on defense. The Loomis, Neb., native has 20 total tackles this season, including 13 solo, and has their last 23 season openers by 10 or more points, been in the starting lineup three times. and own an 88-26-5 all-time record in season 4True freshman Matt Holt was a key performer at linebacker for the Huskers against Missouri openers. Nebraska has scored 40 or more points and Texas Tech in place of the injured Cody Glenn. Holt has 14 tackles on the season, including in the season opener in 16 of the past 23 seasons. eight stops against No. 7 Texas Tech when he earned his first career start. He is also a key member In that same period, the Huskers have limited the of the Husker special teams units. opposition to 14 points or less 15 times. 4Senior Tyler Wortman is listed as Nebraska’s No. 1 Buck linebacker. Wortman has played in all Season-Opening Win Streak eight games and made seven tackles on the year. Year Opponent (rank) Result 4The NU specialists group is keyed by walk-ons. Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery is among 1986 Florida State (11) W, 34-17 the nation’s most accurate kickers, while senior Dan Titchener has handled the punting chores for 1987 Utah State W, 56-12 the majority of the past three seasons. Senior Jake Wesch is in his third season as NU’s holder and 1988 Texas A&M (10)* W, 23-14 earned his first career starts at punter against Texas Tech and Iowa State, while senior T.J. O’Leary 1989 Northern Illinois W, 48-17 is in his third season as Nebraska’s long snapper. 1990 Baylor W, 13-0 1991 Utah State W, 59-28 1992 Utah W, 49-22 NCAA-Record 295 Consecutive Home Sellouts 1993 North Texas W, 76-14 Nebraska boasts an incredible NCAA-record 295 consecutive sellouts at Memorial Stadium. The 1994 West Virginia (24)* W, 31-0 sellout streak dates back to Hall of Fame Coach Bob Devaney's first year in 1962 (vs. Missouri on 1995 at Oklahoma State W, 64-21 Nov. 3). Notre Dame is second in all-time consecutive sellouts with 202, 93 fewer than Nebraska. 1996 Michigan State W, 55-14 1997 Akron W, 59-14 The Huskers are 256-39 during the 295 sellouts. The mark includes a 39-24 record against ranked 1998 Louisiana Tech** W, 56-27 teams. Nebraska is 5-0 in the five milestone sellouts during that period (50th, 100th, 150th, 200th 1999 at Iowa W, 42-7 and 250th sellouts), including a 24-7 win over No. 2 Colorado on Oct. 29, 1994 (No. 200) and a 44-13 2000 San Jose State W, 49-13 victory over Utah State on Sept. 7, 2002 (No. 250). 2001 TCU*** W, 21-7 The fan support at Memorial Stadium has led to a huge home advantage for the Huskers. NU has won 2002 Arizona State@ W, 48-10 at least six home games in 18 of the past 21 seasons and is 167-23 at home since 1981. 2003 Oklahoma St. (24) W, 17-7 2004 Western Illinois W, 56-17 2005 Maine W, 25-7 Nebraska Owns Dominant Edge at Memorial Stadium 2006 Louisiana Tech W, 49-10 Nebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with incredible success at Memorial Stadium through 2007 Nevada W, 52-10 the years. Nebraska has won at least six home games in 18 of the past 21 seasons (entering 2008). 2008 Western Michigan W, 47-24 Nebraska is 124-16 at home in the last 19 seasons (since 1989), including a pair of losses against *-Kickoff Classic ; **-Eddie Robinson Classic teams that went on to win the national championship–Colorado in 1990 and Washington in 1991. ***-Pigskin Classic; @-BCA Classic During Nebraska’s run of success at home in the past 25 years, Nebraska has had three home Huskers' Top 10 Home Crowds winning streaks of 20 or more games. Nebraska had a school-record 47-game home winning streak No. Attend. Opponent Date from 1991 to 1998, a 26-game home streak from 1998 to 2002 and a 21-game win streak in the 1. 85,831 Va. Tech (L, 35-30) Sept. 27, 2008 early 1980s. 2. 85,800 Colorado (W, 37-14) Nov. 24, 2006 Nebraska has not been shut out at home since a 12-0 loss to Kansas State in 1968 (261 games), 3. 85,372 Missouri (L, 52-17) Oct. 4, 2008 and has posted 40 unbeaten and untied home seasons. The Huskers are 491-135-20 (.776, 646 4. 85,197 Missouri (W, 34-20) Nov. 4, 2006 5. 85,187 Texas (L, 22-20) Oct. 21, 2006 games, 119 years) in Lincoln, and 366-112-13 (.759, 491 games, 86 years) in Memorial Stadium 6. 85,181 La. Tech (W, 49-10) Sept. 2, 2006 (since 1923). Nebraska owns 39 consecutive winning home seasons entering 2008. The Huskers are 7. 85,104 Baylor (W, 32-20) Oct. 25, 2008 4-2 at home in 2008, and need a victory in one of their last two home games to extend that mark. 8. 85,069 Kansas (W, 39-32, ot) Sept. 30, 2006 9. 84,959 USC (L, 49-31) Sept. 15, 2007 10. 84,821 N.M. State (W, 38-7) Sept. 13, 2008 Largest Crowds To See Nebraska Play No. Opponent Attend. 1. at Penn State, Sept. 14, 2002 110,753 2. Miami (Rose Bowl), Jan. 3, 2002 93,781 3. Stanford (Rose Bowl), Jan. 1, 1941 92,000 at USC, Sept. 16, 2006 92,000 5. at Texas, Oct. 27, 2007 85,968 6. vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 27, 2008 85,831 7. vs. Colorado, Nov. 24, 2006 85,800 8. vs. Missouri, Oct. 4, 2008 85,372 9. at Penn State, Sept. 25, 1982 85,304 10. vs. Missouri, Nov. 4, 2006 85,197 Huskers.com Page 13 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Huskers in the NFL Former Huskers Making Mark in NFL Player Team Nebraska has a long-standing tradition of placing large numbers of players in Titus Adams, DT New England* the NFL. A total of 31 former Huskers were listed on NFL rosters as of Sept. 5. A Ryon Bingham, DT San Diego full list of Huskers in the NFL is in the left margin. Zack Bowman, CB Chicago Since the start of Big 12 play in 1996, Nebraska has led all Big 12 schools with Stewart Bradley, LB Philadelphia 59 players selected in the NFL Draft. No other conference school has had more than Kris Brown, PK Houston 46 players chosen in that period. This past season, three Huskers were selected in Josh Brown, PK St. Louis the NFL Draft, marking the 39th straight year NU has had three or more players Mike Brown, S Chicago selected in the draft. Ralph Brown, CB Arizona Correll Buckhalter, RB Philadelphia Daniel Bullocks, S Detroit Conference Crowns Josh Bullocks, S New Orleans Nebraska made its first appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game Adam Carriker, DE St. Louis since 1999 with its 2006 trip to the league title game in Kansas City. The Ahman Green, RB Houston Huskers played in three of the first four Big 12 title games. Nebraska is Russ Hochstein, OL New England one of three teams to capture two or more Big 12 titles in the first 11 years Brandon Jackson, RB Green Bay of the conference, joining Oklahoma with five and Texas with two. Kansas Chris Kelsay, DE Buffalo State, Texas A&M and Colorado each captured one Big 12 crown. Oklahoma leads the way with six Sam Koch, P Baltimore Big 12 title game appearances, followed by Nebraska, Colorado and Texas with four each. Kyle Larson, P Cincinnati The Huskers have won 43 football conference championships overall, including eight under Coach Jay Moore, DE San Francisco** Bob Devaney and 13 under Coach Tom Osborne. Oklahoma has won 36 conference championships Carl Nicks, OL New Orleans to rank second behind NU among league schools. Chris Patrick, OL Philadelphia* Maurice Purify, WR Cincinnati* Dominic Raiola, C Detroit Huskers Among Leaders in AP National Titles Cory Ross, RB Baltimore Notre Dame leads the nation by winning eight Associated Press national titles since 1936, with Barrett Ruud, LB Tampa Bay Oklahoma (7), Alabama (6), Miami (5), USC (5), Nebraska (4) and Minnesota (4) next in line. While Bo Ruud, LB New England** the Huskers were awarded the national title by the coaches in 1997, NU finished second to Michigan Scott Shanle, LB New Orleans in the AP poll. Le Kevin Smith, DT New England In 1970, Nebraska was awarded the AP national title, but not the coaches (Texas was first, Ohio Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE Tennessee State second and NU third) as the final poll was released before the bowl games were played. In the Fabian Washington, CB Baltimore coaches poll (since 1950), Nebraska is tied for fourth with Miami and Texas with four titles, behind Demorrio Williams, LB Kansas City Alabama and Oklahoma with six apiece, and USC with five. *–Practice squad; **-Injured Reserve as of opening day, 20008 Huskers Continuing to Win in the Classroom Nebraska football carries the reputation of one of the nation’s most successful programs on the Big 12 History field. Also synonymous with Cornhusker football is success in the classroom. Division Winners Year North South Big 12 Champ Nation-Leading Total of Academic All-Americans 1996 Nebraska Texas Texas The Nebraska football program has 96 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, a nation-leading 1997 Nebraska Texas A&M Nebraska total. This fall, several Huskers are strong candidates to add to that list, including senior receiver 1998 Kansas St. Texas A&M Texas A&M Todd Peterson, senior punter Dan Titchener and senior linebacker Tyler Wortman. The Husker 1999 Nebraska Texas Nebraska athletic program as a whole also leads the nation with 263 academic All-Americans across all teams 2000 Kansas St. Oklahoma Oklahoma and all sports. Seven Huskers, including Peterson, Titchener and Wortman have been nominated 2001 Colorado Texas Colorado for Academic All-America honors this season. 2002 Colorado Oklahoma Oklahoma 2003 Kansas St. Oklahoma Kansas State Nebraska Leads Big 12 in Exhausted Eligibility Graduation Rates; Rank High in GSR Scores 2004 Colorado Oklahoma Oklahoma The NCAA released Graduation Success Rate scores and Exhausted Eligibility Graduation rates 2005 Colorado Texas Texas on Oct. 14, and Nebraska once again fared extremely well. 2006 Oklahoma Oklahoma Nebraska Nebraska was the Big 12 leader in exhausted eligibility rates for the sixth consecutive year. NU 2007 Missouri Oklahoma Oklahoma 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 NU Truly One of America’s Teams since the inception of the exhausted eligibility rate in 1991-92. Nebraska has relied on recruiting the entire nation Nebraska’s 93 percent exhausted eligibility rate ranks one percentage point higher than Texas for a number of years and its current roster reflects Tech, which ranks second in the Big 12 Conference at 92 percent. The national average for exhausted that tradition. The Huskers have players from 25 eligibility is 86 percent for Division I schools. states on their current roster. The Husker football team’s GSR score ranked near the top of the Big 12 Conference. The Huskers’ The NU roster is one of the most geographically 78 percent rate tied with Baylor for second in the Big 12, trailing only Texas Tech. Nebraska’s diverse in the country. Just three schools have more states represented on their 2008 roster than institutional GSR score of 76 percent ranked fourth in the Big 12. Nebraska. 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 Team States on 2008 Roster released GSR rates Army 35 (plus American Samoa) Notre Dame 29 Husker Seniors on Track for Degrees Navy 27 Senior offensive guard Mike Huff picked up his undergraduate degree in communication studies Nebraska 25 this past May and is playing the 2008 season as a graduate student. Senior guard Andy Christensen Air Force 25 graduated in August and is also in graduate school. An additional 10 members of the 2008 senior Stanford 24 (plus two foreign countries) class are expected to earn their degrees following the fall semester and 23 of the 25 members of Northwestern 23 Nebraska’s senior class are expected to have earned their degrees by next May.

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2008 Game-by-Game Notables Academic All-Big 12 Selections Western Michigan Fifteen Nebraska players were named to the 2007 academic All-Big 12 football team, including 12 * The win was the 23rd straight season Nebraska has first-team selections and three second-team honorees. Nebraska’s 15 academic All-Big 12 selections won its season opener, the nation’s longest streak of were the third-most among conference schools and NU’s 12 first-team selections were the second- wins in season openers. highest total in the league. * Bo Pelini became the fifth straight Nebraska first- The Nebraska honorees were led by junior linebacker Tyler Wortman who posted a perfect 4.0 year head coach to win his season opener. 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 * Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery connected perfect grade-point average. on four 44-yard field goals. His four field goals tied Also notable among Nebraska’s first-team selections was tight end J.B. Phillips, who was a first- a Memorial Stadium record and were the second team selection for the fourth consecutive year. Phillips graduated with his degree in marketing in most in school history. December of 2006, and completed his master’s degree in May of 2008. * Nebraska allowed eight rushing yards, the fewest Among returning Huskers, Peterson is a three-time first-team selection, while Titchener, defensive end since allowing -6 rushing yards vs. Maine in 2005. 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. San Jose State * Nose tackle Ndamukong Suh returned an Huskers Boast Impressive Total on Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll interception 49 yards for a touchdown–the first INT The Nebraska football program had 42 players named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring return for a score by an NU interior defensive lineman Academic Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes players who earned a 3.0 grade-point average or since Bruce Moore in 1992 against Arizona State. 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 * Nebraska also had a kickoff return for a to the honor roll. Husker seniors Peterson, Titchener and Wortman have each been named to the touchdown by Niles Paul. The game marked the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll all eight semesters. first time Nebraska scored both a defensive and special teams touchdown in the same game since the 2002 season opener against Arizona State. Peterson Honored with George Sullivan Scholarship The first George Finley Sullivan Endowed Scholarship was presented to senior receiver Todd New Mexico State Peterson during pre-game ceremonies before the Virginia Tech game. “Sully” served as Nebraska’s * New Mexico State’s fourth-quarter touchdown Head Athletic Trainer from 1977 to 1995 and as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Head Physical marked the first points by the Aggies in three all- Therapist from 1953 to 1977. time meetings with Nebraska. The Aggies were The scholarship was fully endowed in Sullivan’s honor in 2008 by the Touchdown Club of Nebraska, blanked 57-0 in 1979 and 68-0 in 1982. Inc., and many former Husker student-athletes graciously contributed to the fund. The scholarship * The 69 rushing yards by Joe Ganz were the will be presented annually to a “Nebraska varsity football student-athlete who has demonstrated a most by a Husker quarterback since Jammal Lord high level of athletic and academic achievement, with a strong commitment to community, effective rushed for 79 yards in the 2003 Alamo Bowl against leadership skills, a high degree of integrity, and commitment to excellence in all endeavors.” Preference Michigan State. 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 * Nebraska rushed for 330 yards, just the fourth seasons. Off the field, Peterson is a model student-athlete, carrying a 3.763 grade-point average in time Nebraska has topped 300 yards on the ground nutrition, exercise and health science. He is a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection since the start of the 2004 season. and was honored eight times with a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. A two- * Nebraska held NMSU scoreless in the first half, time selection to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team, he has participated in extensive community marking the first time in 23 games Nebraska has service. He is also a semifinalist for the Draddy Award, regarded as the “academic Heisman”. shut out an opponent in the first half. Wortman Honored with Brook Berringer Scholarship Virginia Tech Nebraska senior linebacker Tyler Wortman was presented the Brook Berringer Memorial Endowed * The Virginia Tech game ended a streak of six Scholarship during pre-game ceremonies before the San Jose State game. The scholarship was straight games in which Nebraska had scored 35 endowed in the memory of former Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer who died in a plane crash or more points, ending the third-longest streak in on April 18, 1996. school history. Criteria for the Brook Berringer Scholarship includes the following: Must be a football student-athlete; * The attendance of 85,831 is a new Memorial must be involved in community service along with high ideals, excellent character and integrity. Stadium record, bettering the crowd of 85,800 A native of Grand Island, Wortman fits the criteria of the Berringer Scholarship. He has worked against Colorado on Nov. 24, 2006. 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 Missouri mechanical engineering and was a first-team academic All-Big 12 selection in 2007. He is on track * The loss ended a streak of 15 straight Husker to earn his degree in May of 2009. He was also named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team this victories over Missouri in Lincoln. The setback past spring for his outreach work. Wortman has volunteered at Elliott Elementary School, as well was also just the Huskers’ second loss in their last as being a part of Nebraska's regular team hospital visits. 35 conference openers (2002 at Iowa State), and marked the first time since 1977 Nebraska has dropped its first conference home game. Jones Presented with Jake Young Memorial Scholarship Nebraska redshirt freshman offensive tackle Marcel Jones was presented with the Jake Young * Nebraska failed to score 30 points, ending a Memorial Endowed Scholarship before the start of the Baylor game. The scholarship is presented to streak of seven straight games with 30 or more a varsity football student-athlete that demonstrates a high level of athletic and academic achievement points, its longest streak of 30-plus point games and effective leadership skills. in 12 seasons. Jones is a native of Phoenix, Ariz., who started Nebraska's first two games this season and is a continued on next page 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. Huskers.com Page 15 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Texas Tech * The overtime loss was the first in six all-time Nebraska Possible Starters at a Glance overtime games for the Huskers. Nebraska won in Offense overtime at Missouri in 1997, at Colorado in 1999, Pos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable at Notre Dame in 2000, vs. Iowa State (2OT) in 2005 and Kansas in 2006. 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 * Nebraska did not score in the first quarter, TE–Mike McNeill* So. 6-4/240 18 catches are most by NU tight end since 2004/13.9 yards per catch marking the first time in nine games Nebraska did not score in the opening period (at Texas, 2007). 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 * NU’s 15-play scoring drive that consumed 8:03 of the first half marked the Huskers’ longest scoring LG–Keith Williams* So. 6-5/305 Has made first four career starts over past four weeks drive of the season in terms of time and plays. The -or- Mike Huff*** Sr. 6-4/300 Earned undergraduate degree last May/23 career starts Huskers last had a longer scoring drive in terms of C–Jacob Hickman** Jr. 6-4/290 Started at guard in 2007 before moving to center in off-season plays against Oklahoma in 2005. The last time an RG–Matt Slauson*** Sr. 6-5/320 30 career starts is most on team/dropped more than 20 pounds since ‘07 NU scoring drive took longer than 8:03 was against Penn State in 2003, when the Huskers used 8:12 on RT–Lydon Murtha*** Sr. 6-7/315 Missed first two games/Return helped NU rush for 330 vs. NMSU a touchdown drive. 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 Iowa State -or- Hunter Teafatiller*** Sr. 6-3/240 Lined up at tight end in first three seasons/Awarded scholarship in Sept. * The win ended Nebraska’s five-game road losing IB–Marlon Lucky*** Sr. 6-0/215 Fourth at NU in career all-purpose/Touchdown in eight of past 11 games streak both overall and in Big 12 Conference games. NU’s previous road victory was a 20-17 win -or- Roy Helu Jr.* So. 6-0/215 Second on team with 294 rushing yards/team-leading 5.9 ypc at Wake Forest last season. NU’s last win on the -or- Quentin Castille* So. 6-1/235 Third on team with 228 rushing yards; 7 career touchdowns road in league play was a 28-27 victory at Texas A&M in 2006. Defense * The 28-point victory was Nebraska’s second- Pos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable largest in a conference game in the last four B END–Zach Potter*** Sr. 6-7/280 21 career tackles for loss/30 tackles, 9 TFL, INT, 3 PBU, 2 blocked kicks seasons. It was also NU’s largest margin of victory NT–Ndamukong Suh** Jr. 6-4/300 Big 12 leader among DL in tackles per game/49-yard INT for TD vs. SJSU in a league road game since a 51-7 win at Kansas in 2001. 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 * The victory marked NU’s fourth straight over WLB–Cody Glenn*** Sr. 6-0/235 Team leader with 44 tackles/Missed majority of Mizzou and Tech games Iowa State, marking the eighth NU winning streak of four games or more in the all-time series. 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 * Nebraska forced Iowa State’s offense to three- and-out six times in the game, a season-high for RCB–Anthony West* So. 6-0/200 Nabbed first career INT in first start against W. Michigan/15 tackles the NU defense. 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 Teams Pos.–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

Huskers.com Page 16 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska Football Rosters As of Sept. 28, 2008; Lettermen in Bold; *-Indicates Letters Earned No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 2008 Numerical Roster 95 * Allen, Pierre DE 6-5 265 So. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson) No. Name...... Position 1 Chris Brooks...... WR 21 * Amukamara, Prince CB 6-1 195 So. Glendale, Ariz. (Apollo) 2 * Major Culbert...... S 70 Anderson, Kenny DE 6-2 235 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 2 Patrick Witt...... QB 4 * Asante, Larry S 6-1 210 Jr. Alexandria, Va. (Hayfield/Coffeyville CC) 3 Zac Lee...... QB 56 * Barfield, Shukree DT 6-4 290 Sr. Camden, N.J. (Garden City CC) 3 ** Rickey Thenarse...... S 66 Barrett, Cruz OL 6-4 310 So. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) 4 * Larry Asante...... S 56 Baumgartner, Justin LS 6-2 245 Sr. Cheyenne, Wyo. (Chadron State/Laramie County CC) 5 *** Marlon Lucky...... IB 83 Bechtold, Damon TE 6-4 215 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 5 * Anthony West...... CB 39 Blatchford, Justin DB 6-1 185 Fr. Ponca, Neb. 6 Khiry Cooper...... WR 14 * Blue, Anthony CB 5-10 180 So. Cedar Hill, Texas 6 * Armando Murillo...... CB 1 Brooks, Chris WR 6-2 210 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East) 7 Kody Spano...... QB 73 Burke, Keifer DT 6-3 220 Fr. Maxwell, Neb. 7 * Latravis Washington...... LB 72 * Burkes, Jaivorio OL 6-5 325 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Moon Valley) 8 Austin Cassidy...... S 8 * Will Henry...... WR 57 Callaway, Steve LS 5-9 215 Fr. Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) 9 Ben Lester...... WR 42 Camarata, Joseph LB 5-10 225 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. 9 Austin Stafford...... LB 82 ** Cammack, Wes WR 5-11 195 Jr. DeWitt, Neb. (Tri-County) 10 * Roy Helu Jr...... IB 58 Caputo, Mike OL 6-1 275 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 11 Curenski Gilleylen...... WR 8 Cassidy, Austin S 6-1 205 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 11 Justin Rogers...... DB 19 * Castille, Quentin IB 6-1 235 So. La Porte, Texas 12 ** Joe Ganz...... QB 77 Choi, Seung Hoon OL 6-2 300 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Christian) 12 Courtney Osborne...... DB 62 Christensen, Andy OL 6-3 305 Sr. Bennington, Neb. 13 P.J. Smith...... DB 51 Compton, Will LB 6-2 230 Fr. Bonne Terre, Mo. (North County) 14 * Anthony Blue...... CB 6 Cooper, Khiry WR 6-2 180 Fr. Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 14 Lester Ward...... IB 81 Cotton, Ben TE 6-6 230 Fr. Ames, Iowa 15 Beau Davis...... QB 31 Covey, Nick DE 6-2 250 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge) 15 Alfonzo Dennard...... DB 16 Jim Ebke...... QB 94 Crick, Jared DT 6-6 280 RFr. Cozad, Neb. 16 John Levorson...... DB 2 ** Culbert, Major S 6-0 205 Jr. Harbor City, Calif. (Nathaniel Narbonne) 17 *** Todd Peterson...... WR 27 Damkroger, Jonathon P/PK 6-1 180 So. Firth, Neb. (Norris) 17 Josh Williams...... DE 15 Davis, Beau QB 6-4 180 Sr. Venice, Calif. 18 ** Menelik Holt...... WR 20 Dean, Jase DB 6-0 180 Fr. Bridgeport, Neb. 18 Zach Ruiz...... QB 15 Dennard, Alfonzo DB 5-10 190 Fr. Rochelle, Ga. (Wilcox County) 18 Shawn Sullivan...... DB 52 ** Dillard, Phillip LB 6-1 235 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks) 19 * Quentin Castille...... IB 46 Dixon, Taylor WR 5-11 170 Fr. Wauneta, Neb. (Wauneta-Palisade) 20 Jase Dean...... DB 16 Ebke, Jim QB 6-0 210 So. Lincoln, Neb. (East/South Dakota State) 20 * Adi Kunalic...... PK 92 Fahie, Tyrone DE 6-3 255 So. Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes) 21 * Prince Amukamara...... CB 42 Fisher, Sean LB 6-6 225 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 21 Tim Marlowe...... WR 22 Mason Wald...... DB 49 Foxhoven, Tanner LB 6-3 210 Fr. Crofton, Neb. 23 Lance Thorell...... CB 12 ** Ganz, Joe QB 6-1 210 Sr. Palos Heights, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg) 24 * Niles Paul...... WR 41 Gillaspie, Aaron FB 6-2 240 So. Littleton, Colo. 24 Adam Watson...... DB 11 Gilleylen, Curenski WR 6-0 210 RFr. Leander, Texas 25 Kyler Reed...... TE 34 *** Glenn, Cody LB 6-0 235 Sr. Rusk, Texas 25 Jeremy Wallace...... RB/LB 41 * Grove, Thomas LB 6-2 225 So. Arlington, Neb. 26 Steven Osborne...... WR 28 * Hagg, Eric CB 6-2 200 So. Peoria, Ariz. (Ironwood) 27 Jonathon Damkroger...... P/PK 80 Harvey, David DE 6-4 265 Jr. La Plata, Md. (McDonough) 28 * Eric Hagg...... CB 30 Hays, Mike FB 6-1 230 RFr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 28 Austin Jones...... IB 10 * Helu Jr., Roy IB 6-0 215 So. Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) 29 Collins Okafor...... IB 90 * Henery, Alex PK 6-2 175 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 30 Mike Hays...... FB 74 Henry, Ricky OL 6-4 305 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Burke/N.D. State College of Science) 31 Nick Covey...... DE 32 Marcus Mendoza...... IB 8 * Henry, Will WR 6-5 220 So. El Paso, Texas (J.M. Hanks) 33 ** Matt O'Hanlon...... S 47 Hetzer, Tyson TE 6-6 250 Jr. Redding, Calif. (Anderson/Citrus College) 33 David Pillen...... LS 67 ** Hickman, Jacob OL 6-4 290 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial) 34 *** Cody Glenn...... LB 80 Hill, Ryan TE 6-3 245 RFr. Arvada, Colo. (West) 35 Matt Holt...... LB 35 Holt, Matt LB 6-0 200 Fr. Lee’s Summitt, Mo. (West) 35 Jordan Makovicka...... RB 18 ** Holt, Menelik WR 6-4 220 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine) 36 ** Thomas Lawson...... FB 61 *** Huff, Mike OL 6-4 300 Sr. Ralston, Neb. 36 Mathew May...... S 85 Hyland, KC WR 6-6 195 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 37 *** Jake Wesch...... PK/P 69 Iske, Cory OL 6-4 285 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 37 Kevin Thomsen...... FB 58 Jackson, Justin DL 6-3 255 Fr. Roca, Neb. (Norris) 39 Justin Blatchford...... DB 28 Jones, Austin IB 5-10 205 RFr. Centennial, Colo. (Smokey Hill) 40 * Blake Lawrence...... LB 41 Aaron Gillaspie...... FB 73 * Jones, D.J. OL 6-5 305 So. Omaha, Neb. (Central) 41 * Thomas Grove...... LB 78 Jones, Marcel OL 6-7 310 RFr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Trevor Browne) 42 Joseph Camarata...... LB 85 Klingelhoefer, Faron DE 6-2 255 Fr. Amherst, Neb. 42 Sean Fisher...... LB 54 Koehler, Colton LB 6-1 230 Jr. Harvard, Neb. (Nebraska Wesleyan) 43 Brent Moravec...... FS 44 Kreikemeier, Micah LB 6-3 210 Fr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 43 *** Ty Steinkuhler...... DT 20 * Kunalic, Adi PK 6-0 185 So. Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) 44 * Mike McNeill...... TE 40 * Lawrence, Blake LB 6-2 225 So. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West) 44 Micah Kreikemeier...... LB 36 ** Lawson, Thomas FB 6-0 250 Sr. Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) 45 Justin Makovicka...... FB 3 Lee, Zac QB 6-2 210 So. San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep/San Francisco City College) 45 Alonzo Whaley...... LB 48 Legate, Tyler FB 5-10 220 So. Neligh, Neb. (Neligh-Oakdale/South Dakota) 46 Taylor Dixon...... WR 9 Lester, Ben WR 5-10 170 RFr. Tecumseh, Neb. 47 Tyson Hetzer...... TE 47 William Yancy...... DE 16 Levorson, John DB 6-3 190 Fr. Crete, Neb. 48 Tyler Legate...... FB 75 Lingenfelter, Luke DE 6-4 255 RFr. Plainview, Neb. 48 Marcus Smith...... LB 5 *** Lucky, Marlon IB 6-0 215 Sr. North Hollywood, Calif. 49 Tanner Foxhoven...... LB 96 Maher, Brett PK/P 6-0 160 Fr. Kearney, Neb. 49 * Dreu Young...... TE 50 Quentin Toailoa...... 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51 Will Compton...... LB 35 Makovicka, Jordan RB 5-10 170 Fr. Ulysses, Neb. (East Butler) 52 ** Phillip Dillard...... LB 45 Makovicka, Justin FB 6-1 240 So. Ulysses, Neb. (East Butler) 53 * Tyler Wortman...... LB 61 Manninger, Matt LB 6-1 225 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 54 Colton Koehler...... LB 21 Marlowe, Tim WR 5-10 160 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 54 Max McShane...... OL 63 * Martin, Ben DT 6-4 275 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 55 Baker Steinkuhler...... DL 88 Martin, Jay TE 6-2 215 RFr. Waverly, Neb. 56 * Shukree Barfield...... DT 36 May, Mathew S 6-1 195 RFr. Imperial, Neb. (Chase County) 56 Justin Baumgartner...... LS 62 McClure, Mychael LB 6-5 210 Fr. Wisner, Neb. (Wisner-Pilger) 57 Steve Callaway...... LS 65 McDermott, Colin LB 6-2 225 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 58 Mike Caputo...... OL 58 Justin Jackson...... DL 66 McDermott, Conor DE 6-2 230 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 59 Brian Thorson...... OL 44 * McNeill, Mike TE 6-4 240 So. Kirkwood, Mo. 61 *** Mike Huff...... OL 54 McShane, Max OL 6-6 290 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. 61 Matt Manninger...... LB 67 Meginnis, Sam LB 6-2 210 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 62 Andy Christensen...... OL 32 Mendoza, Marcus IB 5-10 185 RFr. Houston, Texas (Spring Woods) 62 Mychael McClure...... LB 96 Meredith, Cameron DE 6-4 250 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) 63 * Ben Martin...... DT 63 Meyer, Derek OL 6-5 300 Sr. Campbell, Neb. (Silver Lake/Kansas State) 63 Derek Meyer...... OL 68 Molek, Josh DL 6-3 235 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 65 Colin McDermott...... LB 90 Moore, Terrence DT 6-3 275 RFr. New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35) 65 * Mike Smith...... OL 43 Moravec, Brent FS 6-0 180 Fr. Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 66 Cruz Barrett...... OL 6 * Murillo, Armando CB 6-0 190 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson/Eastern Arizona CC) 66 Conor McDermott...... DE 67 ** Jacob Hickman...... OL 76 *** Murtha, Lydon OL 6-7 315 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 67 Sam Meginnis...... LB 33 ** O’Hanlon, Matt S 5-11 195 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 68 Josh Molek...... DL 82 ** O'Leary, T.J. LS 6-1 235 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/New Mexico State) 68 * Keith Williams...... OL 29 Okafor, Collins IB 6-1 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 69 Cory Iske...... OL 12 Osborne, Courtney DB 6-3 175 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 70 Kenny Anderson...... DE 26 Osborne, Steven WR 6-4 185 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 70 *** Matt Slauson...... OL 24 * Paul, Niles WR 6-1 210 So. Omaha, Neb. (North) 71 Graham Stoddard...... LB 17 *** Peterson, Todd WR 6-4 215 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 72 * Jaivorio Burkes...... OL 33 Pillen, David LS 5-11 230 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) 73 Keifer Burke...... DT 98 *** Potter, Zach DE 6-7 280 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 73 * D.J. Jones...... OL 25 Reed, Kyler TE 6-3 220 Fr. Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 74 Ricky Henry...... OL 11 Rogers, Justin DB 5-11 180 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) 75 Luke Lingenfelter...... DE 76 *** Lydon Murtha...... OL 18 Ruiz, Zach QB 6-3 210 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. 77 Seung Hoon Choi...... OL 89 Santin, Jonathon DE 6-3 225 RFr. Fullerton, Neb. 78 Marcel Jones...... OL 88 *** Sievers, Clayton DE 6-4 255 Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. 79 Brandon Thompson...... OL 70 *** Slauson, Matt OL 6-5 320 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force Prep) 80 David Harvey...... DE 48 Smith, Marcus LB 6-1 195 Fr. Crete, Neb. 80 Ryan Hill...... TE 65 * Smith, Mike OL 6-6 285 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Palo Verde) 81 Ben Cotton...... TE 13 Smith, P.J. DB 6-2 205 Fr. River Ridge, La. (John Curtis) 82 ** Wes Cammack...... WR 7 Spano, Kody QB 6-2 210 Fr. Stephenville, Texas 82 ** T.J. O'Leary...... LS 9 Stafford, Austin LB 6-2 205 RFr. Hayward, Calif. 83 Damon Bechtold...... TE 55 Steinkuhler, Baker DL 6-6 290 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 85 KC Hyland...... WR 43 *** Steinkuhler, Ty DT 6-3 280 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 85 Faron Klingelhoefer...... DE 87 *** Nate Swift...... WR 71 Stoddard, Graham LB 6-2 215 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 88 Jay Martin...... TE 93 ** Suh, Ndamukong DT 6-4 300 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Grant) 88 *** Clayton Sievers...... DE 18 Sullivan, Shawn CB 5-10 190 RFr. Brenham, Texas 89 Jonathon Santin...... DE 87 *** Swift, Nate WR 6-2 200 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 89 *** Hunter Teafatiller...... TE/FB 89 *** Teafatiller, Hunter TE/FB 6-3 240 Sr. Kingsburg, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial) 90 * Alex Henery...... PK 3 ** Thenarse, Rickey S 6-0 195 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Jordan) 90 Terrence Moore...... DT 79 Thompson, Brandon OL 6-6 295 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas 92 Tyrone Fahie...... DE 37 Thomsen, Kevin FB 6-2 240 RFr. Elkhorn, Neb. 93 ** Ndamukong Suh...... DT 23 Thorell, Lance CB 6-1 190 RFr. Loomis, Neb. 94 Jared Crick...... DT 59 Thorson, Brian OL 6-3 280 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 95 * Pierre Allen...... DE 97 ** Titchener, Dan P 6-0 200 Sr. Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) 96 Brett Maher...... PK/P 50 Toailoa, Quentin DL 6-4 300 Fr. Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) 96 Cameron Meredith...... DE 97 ** Dan Titchener...... P 99 *** Turner, Barry DE 6-3 265 Sr. Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 98 *** Zach Potter...... DE 22 Wald, Mason DB 5-11 205 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) 99 *** Barry Turner...... DE 25 Wallace, Jeremy RB 6-1 220 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Bryan) 14 Ward, Lester IB 6-3 215 Fr. Brenham, Texas Pronunciation Guide 7 * Washington, Latravis LB 6-3 225 So. Bradenton, Fla. (Bayshore) Larry Asante...... uh-SAHN-tay 24 Watson, Adam S 6-0 190 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Niwot [Colo.]) Prince Amukamara...... ah-moo-kuh-mare-uh 37 *** Wesch, Jake PK/P 6-1 205 Sr. North Bend, Neb. Shukree Barfield...... shuh-KREE 5 * West, Anthony CB 6-0 200 So. San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma) Jaivorio Burkes...... juh-var-ee-o 45 Whaley, Alonzo LB 6-1 225 Fr. Madisonville, Texas Khiry Cooper...... KY-ree 17 Williams, Josh DE 6-4 225 Fr. Denton, Texas (Ryan) Tyrone Fahie...... FOY 68 * Williams, Keith OL 6-5 305 So. Florissant, Mo. (McClure North) Curenski Gilleylen...... GILL-ee-yen 2 Witt, Patrick QB 6-4 225 RFr. Wylie, Texas Roy Helu Jr...... hel-lue Menelik Holt...... men-uh-leek 53 * Wortman, Tyler LB 6-3 235 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) Faron Klingelhoefer...... fair-in 47 Yancy, William DE 6-4 245 RFr. Glendale, Ariz. (Ironwood) Micah Kreikemeier...... crack-meyer 49 * Young, Dreu TE 6-4 245 So. Cozad, Neb. Colton Koehler...... co-LER Adi Kunalic ...... ah-dee Kuh-NALEK Tyler Legate...... lug-GATE Football Staff John Levorson...... lev-er-SEN Head Coach: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990); Record at Nebraska: 6-3 Justin and Jordan Makovicka... mack-oh-VICK-uh Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Carl Pelini; Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Shawn Watson; Running Backs: Baker and Ty Steinkuhler...... STINE-kooler Tim Beck; Tight Ends: Ron Brown; Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line: Barney Cotton; Assistant Head Coach/Receivers/ Ndamukong Suh...... en-dom-ah-ken SUE Recruiting Coordinator: Ted Gilmore; Linebackers: Mike Ekeler; Defensive Ends: John Papuchis; Secondary: Marvin Sanders; Hunter Teafatiller...... TEE-fuh-tiller Graduate Assistant/Offense: Curt Baldus; Graduate Assistant/Defense: Ross Watson; Head Football Strength Coach: James Rickey Thenarse...... tuh-NARSE Dobson; Associate A.D./Football: Jeff Jamrog; Head Football Trainer: Mark Mayer; Equipment Manager: Jay Terry; Video Quentin Toailoa...... toe-uh-LOA Coordinator: Dusty Alves

Huskers.com Page 18 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska Depth Chart-Baylor Defense Strong Safety Free Safety 4 Larry Asante* 33 Matt O’Hanlon** 6-1, 210, Jr. 5-11, 195, Jr. - or- 2 Major Culbert** 3 Rickey Thenarse** 6-0, 205, Jr. 6-0, 195, Jr.

Will Linebacker Mike Linebacker Buck Linebacker 34 Cody Glenn*** 52 Phillip Dillard** 53 Tyler Wortman* Right Corner 6-0, 235, Sr. 6-1, 235, Jr. 6-3, 235, Sr. Left Corner 5 Anthony West* 40 Blake Lawrence* 51 Will COMPTON 42 Sean FISHER 6 Armando Murillo* 6-0, 200, So. 6-3, 225, So. -or- 6-2, 230, Fr. 6-6, 225, Fr. 6-0, 190, Sr. 21 Prince Amukamara* 35 Matt HOLT 54 Colton Koehler 7 Latravis WASHINGTON* 28 Eric Hagg* 6-1, 195, So. 6-0, 200, Fr. 6-1, 230, Jr. 6-3, 225, So. 6-2, 200, So. 23 Lance THORELL 15 Alfonzo DENNARD 6-1, 190, RFr. 5-10, 190, Fr. Left End Nose Tackle Defensive Tackle Right End 98 Zach Potter*** 93 Ndamukong Suh** 43 Ty Steinkuhler*** 95 Pierre Allen* 6-7, 280, Sr. 6-4, 300, Jr. 6-3, 280, Sr. 6-5, 265, So. 88 Clayton Sievers*** 56 Shukree Barfield* 94 Jared CRICK 96 Cameron MEREDITH 6-4, 255, Sr. 6-4, 290, Sr. 6-6, 280, RFr. 6-4, 250, Fr. 90 Terrence MOORE 6-3, 275, RFr. Offense Left Tackle Left Guard Center Right Guard Right Tackle 65 Mike Smith* 68 Keith Williams* 67 Jacob Hickman** 70 Matt Slauson*** 76 Lydon Murtha*** 6-6, 285, So. -or- 6-5, 305, So. -or- 6-4, 290, Jr. 6-5, 320, Sr. 6-7, 315, Sr. 72 Jaivorio Burkes* 61 Mike Huff*** 58 Mike Caputo 73 D.J. Jones* 78 Marcel Jones 6-5, 325, So. 6-4, 300, Sr. 6-1, 275, RFr. 6-5, 305, So. 6-7, 310, RFr.

Quarterback Wide Receiver X 12 Joe Ganz** Tight End Wide Receiver Z 87 Nate Swift*** 6-1, 210, Sr. 44 Mike McNeill* 17 Todd Peterson*** 6-2, 200, Sr. 2 Patrick Witt 6-4, 240, So. 6-4, 215, Sr. 18 Menelik Holt** 6-4, 225, RFr. 49 Dreu YOUNG* 24 Niles Paul* 6-4, 220, Jr. 3 Zac Lee 6-4, 245, So. 6-1, 210, So. - or - 8 Will HENRY* 6-2, 210, So. 89 Hunter TEAFATILLER*** 11 Curenski Gilleylen 6-5, 220, So. 6-3, 240, Sr. 6-0, 210, RFr. 1 Chris Brooks 80 Ryan Hill Fullback 6-2, 210, Jr. I-Back 6-3, 245, RFr. 36 Thomas Lawson** 5 Marlon Lucky*** 6-0, 250, Sr. -or- 6-0, 215, Sr. - or - 89 Hunter TEAFATILLER*** 10 Roy Helu Jr.* 6-3, 240, Sr. 6-0, 215, So. - or - 19 Quentin Castille* 6-1, 235, So. Special Teams Kickoff Returns Place-Kicker Punter Long Snapper Punt Returns 24 Niles PAUL* -and- 90 Alex Henery* 97 Dan Titchener** 82 T.J. O’Leary** 87 Nate SWIFT*** -or- 4 Larry ASANTE* -or- 6-2, 175, So. - or - 6-0, 200, Sr. -or- 6-1, 235, Sr. 24 Niles PAUL* 15 Alfonzo DENNARD 20 Adi Kunalic* 37 Jake Wesch*** 56 Justin Baumgartner 6-0, 185, So. 6-1, 205, Sr. 6-2, 245, Sr. Career Starts -- Offense Thomas Lawson, Sr., FB...... 2 Eric Hagg, Soph., CB...... 6 Matt Slauson, Sr., OG...... 30 Marcel Jones, RFr., OT...... 1 Clayton Sievers, Sr., DE*...... 4 Marlon Lucky, Sr., IB...... 26 Niles Paul, So., WR...... 1 Prince Amukamara, Soph., CB...... 3 Nate Swift, Sr., WR...... 24 Lance Thorell, RFr., CB...... 3 Mike Huff, Sr., OG...... 23 Career Starts -- Defense Tyler Wortman, Sr., LB...... 2 Lydon Murtha, Sr., OT...... 20 Armando Murillo, Sr., CB...... 19 Anthony Blue, Soph., CB...... 2 Jacob Hickman, Jr., C...... 18 Ndamukong Suh, Jr., NT...... 19 Rickey Thenarse, Jr., S...... 1 Todd Peterson, Sr., WR...... 12 Zach Potter, Sr., DE...... 19 Shukree Barfield, Sr., DT...... 1 Joe Ganz, Sr., QB...... 11 Larry Asante, Jr., SS...... 17 Matt Holt, Fr., LB...... 1 Mike McNeill, Soph., TE...... 8 Ty Steinkuhler, Sr., DT...... 16 Mike Smith, Soph., OT...... 6 Barry Turner, Sr., DE...... 13 Career Starts -- Special Teams Jaivorio Burkes, Soph., OT...... 5 Phillip Dillard, Jr., LB...... 8 Dan Titchener, Sr., P...... 32 Hunter Teafatiller, Sr., TE...... 4 Matt O’Hanlon, Sr., S...... 8 Alex Henery, Soph., PK...... 20 Keith Williams, Soph., OG...... 4 Cody Glenn, Sr., LB...... 7 Adi Kunalic, Soph., KO...... 20 Menelik Holt, Jr., WR...... 3 Anthony West, Soph., CB...... 6 Jake Wesch, Sr., P...... 2 Dreu Young, Soph., TE...... 3 Pierre Allen, Soph., DE...... 6

Huskers.com Page 19 Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes 2008 Nebraska Schedule and Results Date Opponent Result Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan W 47-24 1-0 0-0 3:11 84485 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State W 35-12 2-0 0-0 3:10 84146 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State W 38-7 3-0 0-0 3:14 84821 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech L 30-35 3-1 0-0 3:21 85831 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri* L 17-52 3-2 0-1 3:11 85372 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech* L (ot) 31-37 3-3 0-2 3:07 53449 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State* W 35-7 4-3 1-2 3:07 48794 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor* W 32-20 5-3 2-2 3:30 85104 Nov. 1, 2008 at Oklahoma* Nov. 8, 2008 Kansas* Nov. 15, 2008 at Kansas State* Nov. 28, 2008 Colorado* * Big 12 conference game

Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING 265 194 Points Per Game 33.1 24.2 FIRST DOWNS 190 145 Rushing 64 55 Passing 115 72 Penalty 11 18 RUSHING 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 16 PASSING 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 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 3569 2870 Total Plays 557 495 Average Per Play 6.4 5.8 Average Per Game 446.1 358.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-736 28-616 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-189 10-106 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-164 6-80 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.0 22.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.5 10.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 32.8 13.3 FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 11-3 PENALTIES-Yards 64-544 38-288 Average Per Game 68.0 36.0 PUNTS-Yards 27-973 37-1452 Average Per Punt 36.0 39.2 Net punt average 29.1 32.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:18 26:43 3RD-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 13-59 MISC YARDS 9 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-12 9-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-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 Total Nebraska 63 71 41 90 0 265 Opponents 50 55 52 31 6 194

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes 2008 Nebraska Individual Statistics RUSHING G/GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G FG SEQUENCE Nebraska OPPONENTS Lucky, Marlon 8/8 103 480 25 455 4.4 7 58 56.9 Western Michigan (44),(44),(44),(44) (19) Helu Jr., Roy 8/0 50 302 8 294 5.9 2 50 36.8 San Jose State - 41,(41),32,(27) New Mexico State 35,(19) 20 Castille, Quentin 8/0 58 240 12 228 3.9 3 19 28.5 Virginia Tech (48) (19),(38),(27),(36) Ganz, Joe 8/8 53 231 75 156 2.9 3 33 19.5 Missouri (28) (48),59 Mendoza, Marcus 3/0 5 47 2 45 9.0 0 35 15.0 Texas Tech 53,(21) (26) Swift, Nate 8/8 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 16 2.9 Iowa State - 40 Peterson, Todd 8/7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Baylor (27),52 19 Witt, Patrick 2/0 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. TEAM 3/0 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -1.3 Paul, Niles 8/1 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.8 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Total...... 8 277 1326 133 1193 4.3 15 58 149.1 Titchener, Dan 21 772 36.8 54 2 3 6 0 Wesch, Jake 5 201 40.2 55 2 1 1 0 Opponents...... 8 259 1271 173 1098 4.2 16 67 137.2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 Total...... 27 973 36.0 55 4 4 7 1 PASSING G/GS Effic Comp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Opponents...... 37 1452 39.2 69 3 6 11 0 Ganz, Joe 8/8 155.54 189-270-6 70.0 2303 15 69 287.9 Witt, Patrick 2/0 122.67 4-6-0 66.7 40 0 23 20.0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Lee, Zac 1/0 71.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 0 5 5.0 Kunalic, Adi 48 3188 66.4 22 0 Lucky, Marlon 8/8 598.00 1-1-0 100.0 20 1 20 2.5 Titchener, Dan 1 52 52.0 0 0 Wesch, Jake 8/2 167.20 1-1-0 100.0 8 0 8 1.0 Henery, Alex 1 52 52.0 0 0 Total...... 50 3292 65.8 22 0 616 44.7 25 Total...... 8 155.85 196-280-6 70.0 2376 16 69 297.0 Opponents...... 41 2535 61.8 6 3 736 41.0 29 Opponents...... 8 129.22 143-236-5 60.6 1772 7 58 221.5 |------PATs ------| RECEIVING G/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Swift, Nate 8/8 44 607 13.8 6 61 75.9 Henery, Alex 0 9-12 32-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 59 Peterson, Todd 8/7 40 454 11.4 2 25 56.8 Lucky, Marlon 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Holt, Menelik 8/3 25 278 11.1 1 25 34.8 Swift, Nate 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Lucky, Marlon 8/8 20 272 13.6 1 69 34.0 Ganz, Joe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 24 McNeill, Mike 8/8 18 250 13.9 3 35 31.2 McNeill, Mike 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Castille, Quentin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Paul, Niles 8/1 16 145 9.1 0 21 18.1 Peterson, Todd 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Helu Jr., Roy 8/0 10 137 13.7 0 27 17.1 Helu Jr., Roy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Young, Dreu 8/3 6 90 15.0 1 55 11.2 Paul, Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Castille, Quentin 8/0 5 66 13.2 0 31 8.2 Hill, Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Teafatiller, Hunter 7/2 3 27 9.0 0 15 3.9 Young, Dreu 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hill, Ryan 8/0 3 9 3.0 1 6 1.1 Suh, Ndamukong 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mendoza, Marcus 3/0 2 7 3.5 0 7 2.3 Holt, Menelik 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ganz, Joe 8/8 1 20 20.0 1 20 2.5 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Total...... 34 9-12 32-33 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 265 Gilleylen, Curenski 8/0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6 Opponents...... 24 9-15 21-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 194 Cammack, Wes 8/0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6 Lawson, Thomas 6/0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.7 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Total...... 8 196 2376 12.1 16 69 297.0 Ganz, Joe 8 323 156 2303 2459 307.4 Opponents...... 8 143 1772 12.4 7 58 221.5 Lucky, Marlon 8 104 455 20 475 59.4 Helu Jr., Roy 8 50 294 0 294 36.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Castille, Quentin 8 58 228 0 228 28.5 Swift, Nate 7 121 17.3 1 88 Mendoza, Marcus 3 5 45 0 45 15.0 Witt, Patrick 2 8 0 40 40 20.0 Paul, Niles 6 68 11.3 0 28 Swift, Nate 8 2 23 0 23 2.9 Total...... 13 189 14.5 1 88 Wesch, Jake 8 1 0 8 8 1.0 Opponents...... 10 106 10.6 0 28 Lee, Zac 1 2 0 5 5 5.0 Peterson, Todd 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long TEAM 3 2 -4 0 -4 -1.3 Potter, Zach 1 11 11.0 0 11 Paul, Niles 8 1 -6 0 -6 -0.8 West, Anthony 1 26 26.0 0 26 Total...... 8 557 1193 2376 3569 446.1 Murillo, Armando 1 57 57.0 0 57 Opponents...... 8 495 1098 1772 2870 358.8 Suh, Ndamukong 1 49 49.0 1 49 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G O’Hanlon, Matt 1 21 21.0 0 21 Paul, Niles 8 -6 145 68 625 0 832 104.0 Total...... 5 164 32.8 1 57 Swift, Nate 8 23 607 121 0 0 751 93.9 Opponents...... 6 80 13.3 1 33 Lucky, Marlon 8 455 272 0 0 0 727 90.9 Peterson, Todd 8 2 454 0 0 0 456 57.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Helu Jr., Roy 8 294 137 0 0 0 431 53.9 Paul, Niles 25 625 25.0 1 85 Castille, Quentin 8 228 66 0 0 0 294 36.8 Dennard, Alfonzo 3 32 10.7 0 12 Holt, Menelik 8 0 278 0 0 0 278 34.8 Gilleylen, C. 2 48 24.0 0 26 McNeill, Mike 8 0 250 0 0 0 250 31.2 Ganz, Joe 8 156 20 0 0 0 176 22.0 Asante, Larry 2 31 15.5 0 20 Young, Dreu 8 0 90 0 0 0 90 11.2 Total...... 32 736 23.0 1 85 Murillo, Armando 8 0 0 0 0 57 57 7.1 Opponents...... 28 616 22.0 0 57 Gilleylen, Curenski 8 0 5 0 48 0 53 6.6 Mendoza, Marcus 3 45 7 0 0 0 52 17.3 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Suh, Ndamukong 8 0 0 0 0 49 49 6.1 Murillo, Armando 1 11 11.0 0 11 Dennard, Alfonzo 7 0 0 0 32 0 32 4.6 Hagg, Eric 1 3 3.0 0 3 Asante, Larry 8 0 0 0 31 0 31 3.9 Total...... 2 14 7.0 0 11 Teafatiller, Hunter 7 0 27 0 0 0 27 3.9 West, Anthony 7 0 0 0 0 26 26 3.7 Opponents...... 3 64 21.3 0 48 O’Hanlon, Matt 8 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.6 Potter, Zach 8 0 0 0 0 11 11 1.4 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Hill, Ryan 8 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.1 Henery, Alex 9-12 75.0 1-1 3-3 0-1 5-5 0-2 48 1 Cammack, Wes 8 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.6 Lawson, Thomas 6 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.7 TEAM 3 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -1.3 Total...... 8 1193 2376 189 736 164 4658 582.2 Opponents...... 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 Saf Glenn, 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 ...... 1 Total...... 8-0 277 234 511 45-163 16-100 5-164 36 21 3-14 6 3 1 Opponents...... 8-0 - - - - 13-59 6-80 22 9 8-64 11 2 1

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Individual Game By Game RUSHING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Lucky, 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 16-83/1 Helu 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 2-6/0 Castille, 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 7-31/0 Ganz, 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 11-42/0 Mendoza, Marcus 5-45/0 DNP 2-12/0 3-33/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP Swift, 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 DNP TEAM 2--4/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--3/0 DNP - DNP 1--1/0 Paul, Niles 1--6/0 - - - 1--6/0 - - - -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Swift, 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 11-121/2 Peterson, 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 6-57/0 Holt, Menelik 25-278/1 5-59/0 2-24/0 - 1-20/0 5-67/1 6-55/0 5-45/0 1-8/0 Lucky, Marlon 20-272/1 2-35/1 - 3-21/0 3-38/0 - 7-80/0 2-16/0 3-82/0 McNeill, Mike 18-250/3 1-3/1 - 2-57/1 3-66/1 2-37/0 3-24/0 3-39/0 4-24/0 Paul, Niles 16-145/0 - 2-27/0 1-10/0 1-21/0 1-3/0 4-25/0 2-25/0 5-34/0 Helu 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 - 1-4/0 Castille, 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 - - 1-6/1 Mendoza, Marcus 2-7/0 DNP 1-0/0 - DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNP Gilleylen, 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 Effic Western Michigan 36 20 2 55.6 345 4 61 0 0 161.6 San Jose State 25 17 1 68.0 216 0 27 3 17 132.6 New Mexico State 17 13 0 76.5 158 1 35 0 0 174.0 Virginia Tech 26 17 1 65.4 278 2 46 2 11 172.9 Missouri 39 27 1 69.2 293 2 27 2 15 144.1 Texas Tech 44 36 1 81.8 349 2 43 2 7 158.9 Iowa State 37 27 0 73.0 328 1 27 2 4 156.4 Baylor 46 32 0 69.6 336 3 69 2 5 152.4 TOTALS 270 189 6 70.0 2303 15 69 13 59 155.5

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

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

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

#37 Wesch, Jake Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Texas Tech 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 0 167.2 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 0 167.2

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Swift, Nate 7-121 1-3 1-8 1-5 1-88 - 1-6 1-1 1-10 Paul, 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 CU Paul, Niles 25-625 2-49 2-111 2-29 6-121 3-88 5-156 1-12 4-59 Gilleylen, Curenski 2-48 1-22 - - 1-26 - - - - Dennard, Armando 3-32 DNP 2-21 - - 1-11 - - - Asante, Larry 2-31 2-31 ------

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Defense Game By Game TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Glenn, Cody 22-22 44 9-3 4-1 2-2 2-12 - DNP 3-2 2-2 Asante, Larry 29-13 42 3-3 6-1 1-0 3-3 1-0 8-1 3-2 4-3 Suh, Ndamukong 20-21 41 2-2 2-3 3-1 3-3 2-5 4-1 1-2 3-4 Dillard, Phillip 13-25 38 1-3 2-6 1-4 2-9 1-3 - 2-0 4-0 Allen, Pierre 13-21 34 1-0 3-7 1-2 3-6 1-4 1-0 2-0 1-2 Steinkuhler, Ty 15-19 34 3-5 4-2 - 1-5 0-6 4-0 2-1 1-0 O’Hanlon, Matt 19-14 33 3-2 2-3 1-1 3-5 4-1 2-1 3-0 1-1 Murillo, Armando 22-8 30 - 6-2 4-2 5-2 1-1 1-0 4-1 1-0 Potter, Zach 6-24 30 0-2 0-4 2-1 1-5 1-5 - 1-3 1-4 Hagg, Eric 22-6 28 3-2 2-0 9-1 1-1 2-0 3-0 - 2-2 Amukamara, Prince 15-10 25 5-3 2-1 3-3 0-2 1-0 - 2-0 2-1 Thorell, 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 1-0 Holt, Matt 11-3 14 DNP 0-1 0-1 - 3-0 7-1 - 1-0 Moore, Terrence 3-5 8 2-1 0-2 1-0 DNP 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP Thenarse, 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 1-0 Culbert, Major 3-4 7 DNP 0-1 - 1-3 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP Wortman, Tyler 3-4 7 1-1 - - 0-2 - - 2-0 0-1 Barfield, 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 DNP Cammack, Wes 3-0 3 - - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - Turner, Barry 1-2 3 1-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Koehler, Colton 1-2 3 0-1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 Paul, 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 - - - 1-0 May, Mathew 2-0 2 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1-0 Hays, Mike 0-1 1 - 0-1 ------Yancy, William 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Martin, Ben 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Crick, Jared 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - DNP - DNP Helu Jr., Roy 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - Cassidy, Austin 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Murtha, 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 -

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Defense Game By Game TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Tot WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Potter, Zach 4-5 9 - 1-6 1-8 3-2 2-2 - 1-8 1-1 Suh, Ndamukong 6-2 8 - - 2-15 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-5 1-1 Glenn, Cody 4-2 6 3-10 1-4 - - - DNP - 2-6 Allen, Pierre 4-2 6 - 3-8 1-1 1-2 - - - 1-7 Steinkuhler, 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 - DNP Asante, Larry 1-1 2 ------2-4 Turner, Barry 1-1 2 2-15 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Barfield, Shukree 1-0 1 1-3 - - DNP - - - - Koehler, Colton 1-0 1 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2 Amukamara, Prince 1-0 1 ------1-11 O’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 CU Potter, 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 - DNP Suh, Ndamukong 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-15 - - - - - Allen, Pierre 2-0 2.0 - - - 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-7 Amukamara, Prince 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-11 West, Anthony 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-2 DNP - - - - - Turner, Barry 1-0 1.0 1.0-14 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Sievers, Clayton 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-1 - Barfield, Shukree 1-0 1.0 1.0-3 - - DNP - - - - Asante, Larry 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-4 Dillard, Phillip 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-6 ------Steinkuhler, Ty 0-1 0.5 - - - 0.5-1 - - - -

INT RETURNS No-Yds WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Suh, 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 CU Murillo, Armando 1-1 ------1-11 - Hagg, Eric 1-3 1-3 ------

FORCED FUMBLES Number WMU SJSU NMSU VT MU TTU ISU BU OU KU KSU CU Allen, Pierre 1 ------1 - Thenarse, Rickey 1 - DNP DNP - - - 1 - Glenn, Cody 1 1 - - - - DNP - - Suh, Ndamukong 1 - - 1 - - - - - Hagg, Eric 1 1 ------Sievers, Clayton 1 ------1 -

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska Team Game By Game |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 31 138 1 32 20 345 4 61 20-36-2 345 4 61 5 102 0 25 3 41 0 28 483 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 30 99 3 17 18 216 0 27 18-27-1 216 0 27 4 132 1 85 3 23 0 15 315 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 44 330 3 58 18 223 2 35 18-24-0 223 2 35 2 29 0 18 1 5 0 5 553 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 25 55 1 12 17 278 2 46 17-26-1 278 2 46 7 147 0 28 2 84 1 88 333 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 34 76 0 9 27 293 2 27 27-39-1 293 2 27 4 99 0 36 0 0 0 0 369 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 35 114 2 10 37 357 2 43 37-45-1 357 2 43 5 156 0 69 1 6 0 6 471 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 41 220 4 50 27 328 1 27 27-37-0 328 1 27 1 12 0 12 1 1 0 1 548 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 37 161 1 18 32 336 3 69 32-46-0 336 3 69 4 59 0 19 2 29 0 19 497 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 Pts Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 41 32 73 8-39 4.0-28 2 1-3 1-26 4 8 0 5-5 0 0 0 47 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 38 38 76 9-27 2.0-14 0 0-0 2-60 3 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 36 30 66 4-24 3.0-23 1 0-0 2-78 5 7 1 5-5 0 0 0 38 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 29 66 95 11-16 2.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 30 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 28 32 60 6-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 38 4 42 1-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 39 12 51 5-18 2.0-9 3 2-11 0-0 1 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 28 20 48 9-32 3.0-22 0 0-0 0-0 6 3 1 4-3 0 0 1 32 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 OB Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 3 113 37.7 54 0 1 0 1 1 4-4 44 0 10 676 67.6 5 0 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 5 195 39.0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 410 68.3 4 0 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 1 39 39.0 39 0 0 0 0 1 2-1 19 0 7 473 67.6 1 0 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 5 147 29.4 41 1 0 1 0 1 1-1 48 0 6 388 64.7 2 0 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 4 110 27.5 40 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 28 0 3 194 64.7 1 0 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 1 55 55.0 55 0 1 0 1 0 2-1 21 0 6 383 63.8 3 0 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 5 184 36.8 50 0 2 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 6 384 64.0 3 0 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 3 130 43.3 47 0 0 0 0 2 2-1 27 1 6 384 64.0 3 0 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

Opponent Team Game By Game |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 25 8 1 7 30 342 2 50 30-49-1 342 2 50 5 139 0 57 0 0 0 0 350 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 32 111 1 24 21 242 0 55 21-35-2 242 0 55 2 69 0 36 4 26 0 11 353 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 32 114 1 22 19 225 0 55 19-39-2 225 0 55 6 129 0 33 1 0 0 0 339 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 55 206 3 30 9 171 0 40 9-15-0 171 0 40 4 94 0 41 3 63 0 28 377 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 34 201 3 43 19 261 3 58 19-24-0 261 3 58 2 56 0 34 0 0 0 0 462 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 23 137 3 49 20 284 2 56 20-25-0 284 2 56 3 50 0 21 0 0 0 0 421 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 25 105 1 67 16 113 0 16 16-29-0 113 0 16 3 39 0 16 2 17 0 17 218 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 33 216 3 47 9 134 0 44 9-20-0 134 0 44 3 40 0 24 0 0 0 0 350 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 Pts Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 39 22 61 8-21 0.0-0 1 0-0 2-48 1 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 33 30 63 7-22 3.0-17 0 1-0 1-0 0 3 0 1-0 0 0 0 12 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 37 42 79 7-14 0.0-0 0 1-48 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 29 26 55 6-22 2.0-11 1 1-8 1-15 1 3 1 3-3 0 0 1 35 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 37 38 75 7-22 2.0-15 1 1-0 1-17 2 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 52 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 65 8 73 3-12 2.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 2 2 0 5-4 0 0 0 37 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 60 18 78 5-24 2.0-4 5 3-8 0-0 2 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 42 50 92 3-7 2.0-5 3 1-0 0-0 0 2 1 3-2 0 0 0 20 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 OB Aug. 30, 2008 Western Michigan 5 181 36.2 41 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 19 0 5 303 60.6 0 0 Sept. 6, 2008 San Jose State 6 206 34.3 43 0 0 1 0 3 4-2 41 0 4 240 60.0 0 0 Sept. 13, 2008 New Mexico State 5 184 36.8 50 0 0 1 1 1 1-0 0 1 2 104 52.0 0 0 Sept. 27, 2008 Virginia Tech 5 173 34.6 47 0 0 0 0 3 4-4 38 0 8 496 62.0 1 0 Oct. 4, 2008 Missouri 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 48 0 9 602 66.9 4 1 Oct. 11, 2008 at Texas Tech 2 83 41.5 43 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 26 0 6 412 68.7 1 0 Oct. 18, 2008 at Iowa State 8 358 44.8 69 0 2 2 3 2 1-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 1 Oct. 25, 2008 Baylor 6 267 44.5 65 0 1 2 3 1 1-0 0 0 5 269 53.8 0 1 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

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Team Comparison Opponent Score 1st Dns (Run/Pass/Pen.) Rushing Passing Pass Yds Total Offense Ret Yds T/O Western Michigan 47-24 24/19 (7/0, 14/16, 3/3) 31-138/25-8 20-36-2/30-49-1 345/342 67-483/ 74-350 172/187 2/2 San Jose State 35-12 19/19 (6/9, 11/8, 2/2) 30-99/32-111 18-27-1/21-35-2 216/242 57-315/ 67-353 215/95 2/2 New Mexico State 38-7 28/19 (15/7, 12/9, 1/3) 44-330/32-114 18-24-0/19-39-2 223/225 68-553/ 71-339 112/177 1/2 Virginia Tech 30-35 14/21 (3/12, 10/7, 1/2) 25-55/55-206 17-26-1/9-15-0 278/171 51-333/ 70-377 231/180 2/0 Missouri 17-52 21/24 (4/8, 16/13, 1/3) 34-76/34-201 27-39-1/19-24-0 293/261 73-369/58-462 99/73 2/0 Texas Tech 31-37 29/16 (11/6, 17/9, 1/1) 35-114/23-137 37-45-1/20-25-0 357/284 80-471/48-421 162/50 1/0 Iowa State 35-7 29/11 (9/5, 18/5, 2/1) 41-220/25-105 27-37-0/16-29-0 328/113 78-548/54-218 24/64 3/2 Baylor 32-20 26/16 (9/8, 17/5, 0/3) 37-161/33-216 32-46-0/9-20-0 336/134 83-497/53-350 88/40 1/0 Totals 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 Penalties W. Michigan 5-13/6-17 0-0/2-4 30:24/29:36 0:48 4.5/0.3 9.6/7.0 7.2/4.7 3-37.7/5-36.2 6-60/5-45 San Jose State 4-11/5-14 0-0/0-0 29:37/30:23 0:46 3.3/3.5 8.0/6.5 5.5/5.3 5-39.0/6-34.3 12-103/7-47 New Mexico State 5-10/7-17 0-2/0-1 31:06/28:54 2:12 7.5/3.6 9.3/5.8 8.1/4.8 1-39.0/5-36.8 7-41/7-50 Virginia Tech 2-11/7-17 1-1/0-0 25:16/34:44 -9:28 2.2/3.7 10.7/11.4 6.5/5.4 5-29.4/5-34.6 7-69/4-30 Missouri 12-19/7-9 0-1/0-1 33:57/26:03 7:54 2.3/5.9 7.6/10.9 5.1/8.0 4-27.5/0-0.0 14-101/1-15 Texas Tech 7-12/4-8 1-2/1-1 40:12/19:48 20:24 3.3/6.0 7.9/11.4 5.9/8.8 1-55.0/2-41.5 8-55/2-20 Iowa State 7-13/2-13 0-0/1-1 37:11/22:49 14:22 5.4/4.2 8.9/3.9 7.0/4.0 5-36.8/8-44.8 4-45/6-42 Baylor 11-17/0-10 0-1/1-2 38:37/21:23 17:14 4.4/6.5 7.3/6.7 6.0/6.6 3-43.3/6-44.5 6-70/6-39 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

Nebraska Red Zone Chart NEBRASKA INSIDE OPPONENTS RED-ZONE Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Aug. 30 W. Michigan W, 47-24 5 5 31 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 6 San Jose State W, 35-12 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, 38-7 7 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, 30-35 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 4 Missouri* L, 17-52 4 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, 31-37 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, 35-7 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 25 Baylor W, 32-20 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 Game Aug. 30 W. Michigan W, 47-24 5 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sept. 6 San Jose State W, 35-12 5 3 12 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sept. 13 New Mexico St. W, 38-7 4 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Sept. 27 Virginia Tech L, 30-35 6 6 30 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 4 Missouri* L, 17-52 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 11 at Texas Tech* L, 31-37 5 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 18 at Iowa State* W, 35-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 25 Baylor W, 32-20 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 23 130 16 12 4 7 4 0 3 0 1 0 23 of 31 (74.2%)

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Miscellaneous Numbers LONG SEASON PLAYS (20 OR MORE YARDS) STARTING FIELD POSITION* Husker Long Plays Opponent Long Plays NU Avg. Start Opp. Avg. Start NU lead Rush Pass Ret. Total Rush Pass Ret. Total (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) W. Michigan 2 6 6 14 0 4 5 9 W. Michigan 37.7 (528/14/0/2) 30.3 (454/15/1/3) +7.5 San Jose St. 0 5 3 8 2 2 2 6 San Jose St. 21.8 (261/12/5/1) 34.9 (454/13/0/2) -13.1 New Mexico St. 4 4 2 10 1 2 6 9 New Mexico St. 36.7 (404/11/2/2) 27.1 (326/12/3/1) +9.6 Virginia Tech 0 6 7 13 2 3 2 7 Virginia Tech 25.3 (303/12/3/1) 41.2 (536/13/1/5) -15.9 Missouri 0 6 3 9 2 5 2 9 Missouri 26.1 (287/11/0/0) 32.3 (291/9/2/1) -6.2 at Texas Tech 0 5 2 7 1 6 2 9 at Texas Tech 29.3 (234/8/1/1) 25.9 (233/9/0/0) +3.4 at Iowa St. 1 5 0 6 1 0 0 1 at Iowa St. 28.5 (370/13/3/1) 29.1 (347/13/2/2) -0.6 Baylor 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 5 Baylor 32.6 (424/13/2/3) 20.5 (246/12/4/0) +12.1 at Oklahoma at Oklahoma Kansas Kansas at Kansas St. at Kansas St, Colorado Colorado Totals 7 39 23 69 11 24 20 55 Totals 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) DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Nebraska Opponent PENALTY NUMBERS Most Yards (Result) 92 vs. Iowa State (TD) 96 Baylor (TD) NU Pen.-Yds. Opp. Pen.-Yds Most Plays (Result) 15 at Texas Tech (TD) 15 New Mexico St. (Missed FG) W. Michigan 6-60 (10.0) 5-45 (9.0) Most Time (Result) 8:03 at Texas Tech (TD) 8:30 Missouri (Downs) 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) GAME-OPENING DRIVES Missouri 14-101 (7.2) 1-15 (15.0) [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] at Texas Tech 8-55 (6.9) 2-20 (10.0) Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds at Iowa State 4-45 (11.3) 6-42 (7.0) W. Michigan 0 1 20 0 0 (-1) Baylor 6-70 (11.7) 6-39 (6.5) San Jose St. 0 1 (-10) 6 3 59 at Oklahoma New Mexico St. 0 4 71 0 5 77 Kansas Virginia Tech 0 0 4 0 1 11 at Kansas State Missouri 7 3 60 7 1 63 Colorado at Texas Tech 0 2 27 0 1 13 Totals (Avg/Penalty) 64-544 (8.5) 38-288 (7.6) at Iowa St. 0 2 30 0 0 6 Avg/G 8.0-68.0 4.8-36.0 Baylor 0 1 34 0 0 0 at Oklahoma Kansas at 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 13 San Jose St. 0 2 29 0 1 15 New Mexico St. 7 2 76 0 1 6 Virginia Tech 0 0 (-10) 3 3 61 Missouri 0 2 26 7 3 52 at Texas Tech 3 6 75 7 4 77 at Iowa St. 0 1 10 7 2 80 Baylor 0 2 32 0 0 8 at Oklahoma Kansas at Kansas St. Colorado

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

NEBRASKA LONG PLAYS OPPONENT LONG PLAYS Yards Opponent Play Result Yards Opponent Play Result 88 Virginia Tech Punt return (Swift) Touchdown 67 Iowa State Rush (Robinson) Touchdown 85 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) Touchdown 58 Missouri Pass (Maclin from Daniel) Touchdown 69 Baylor Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-G 57 W. Michigan KO return (Winchester) 1st-10 69 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 56 Texas Tech Pass (Britton from Harrell) 1st-10 61 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 55 New Mexico St. Pass (Fleming from McDermott) 1st-10 58 New Mexico St. Rush (Lucky) 1st-10 55 San Jose St. Pass (Jurovich from Eden) 1st-G 57 New Mexico St. Int return (Murillo) 1st-10 50 W. Michigan Pass (Julien from Hiller) 1st-10 55 W. Michigan Pass (Young from Ganz) 1st-10 50 W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st-10 53 Baylor Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 49 Texas Tech Rush (Batch) 1st-10 50 Iowa State Rush (Helu) 1st-10 48 New Mexico St. Fumble return (Betts) 1st-G 49 San Jose St. Int return (Suh) Touchdown 47 Baylor Rush (Griffin) Touchdown 46 Virginia Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 47 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) 1st-10 43 Texas Tech Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 44 Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-G 36 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-10 43 Baylor Rush (Finley) Touchdown 35 New Mexico St. Rush (Mendoza) 1st-10 43 Missouri Rush (Washington) Touchdown 35 New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 41 Virginia Tech KO return (Lewis) 1st-10 33 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) Touchdown 40 Virginia Tech Pass (Smith from Taylor) 1st-Goal 32 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) Touchdown 36 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st-10 32 W. Michigan Rush (Ganz) 1st-10 35 Baylor Pass (Wright from Griffin) 1st-10 31 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-10 35 Texas Tech Pass (Crabtree from Harrell) Touchdown 31 W. Michigan Pass (Castille from Ganz) 1st-10 34 Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st-10 30 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 34 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-10 29 Virginia Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-10 33 New Mexico St. KO return (Anderson) 1st-10 28 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 33 San Jose St. KO return (Rutley) 1st-10 27 Iowa State Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-10 33 W. Michigan Pass (Ledbetter from Hiller) 1st-10 27 Missouri Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-10 33 W. Michigan Punt return (Delmas) 1st-10 27 Virginia Tech Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-10 31 Texas Tech Pass (Lewis from Harrell) 1st-10 27 San Jose St. Pass (Helu from Ganz) 1st-10 30 Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st-10 27 W. Michigan Rush (Helu Jr.) 1st-10 29 Missouri Rush (Washington) 1st-10 27 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-10 28 San Jose St. Pass (Richmond from Reed) 1st-10 26 Texas Tech Pass (Lucky from Ganz) 1st-10 28 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-10 26 Virginia Tech KO return (Gilleylen) 1st-10 27 Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-10 26 San Jose St. KO return (Paul) 1st-10 26 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) Touchdown 26 New Mexico St. Rush (Ganz) 1st-10 26 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st-10 26 W. Michigan Interception return (West) 1st-10 24 Baylor KO return (Baker) 1st-10 25 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 24 Texas Tech Pass (Batch from Harrell) 1st-G 25 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 24 Virginia Tech Pass (Boykins from Taylor) 1st-G 25 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-10 24 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st-10 25 W. Michigan Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 24 W. Michigan Pass (Stevens from Hiller) 1st-G 24 Iowa State Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 23 Missouri Pass (Coffman from Daniel) 1st-10 24 Missouri Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-10 23 New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st-10 24 Virginia Tech Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 22 Missouri KO return (Maclin) 1st-10 24 W. Michigan Punt return (Paul) 1st-10 22 New Mexico St. Rush (Colston) 1st-10 23 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 22 San Jose St. Rush (Davis) 1st-10 23 New Mexico St. Pass (Castille from Witt) 1st-G 22 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-10 23 San Jose St. Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan KO return (West) 1st-10 22 Missouri Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 21 Texas Tech KO return (Moore) 1st-10 22 New Mexico St. Pass (McNeill from Ganz) 1st-10 21 Virginia Tech Punt return (Harris) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 21 New Mexico St. KO return (Fleming) 1st-10 22 W. Michigan KO return (Gilleylen) 1st-10 21 New Mexico St. Pass (McDaniel from McDermott) 1st-10 21 Iowa State Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Missouri Pass (Alexander from Daniel) 1st-10 21 Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Virginia Tech Rush (Taylor) 1st-10 21 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 20 New Mexico St. KO return (Williams) 1st-10 21 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 21 Missouri KO return (Paul) 1st-10 21 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 21 Virginia Tech Pass (Paul from Ganz) 1st-10 21 New Mexico St. Int return (O’Hannlon) 1st-10 21 San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 21 San Jose St. Pass (Peterson from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Iowa State Pass (Swift from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Texas Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 20 Missouri Pass (Swift from Ganz) Touchdown 20 Missouri Pass (Holt from Ganz) Touchdown 20 Virginia Tech Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 20 Virginia Tech KO return (Paul) 1st-10 20 San Jose St. Pass (Holt from Ganz) 1st-10 20 W. Michigan KO return (Asante) 1st-10 20 New Mexico St. Pass (Ganz from Lucky) Touchdown

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Miscellaneous Numbers SCORING DRIVES OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES Scoring [---Time---] [--Plays--] [-----Drive-----] Game Drives Total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1or 0 Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play W. Michigan 9 18:25 2:03 47 5.3 6 0 W. Michigan 10 80 3:43 7-17 2nd/11:07 Ledbetter 3 pass from Hiller San Jose State 5* 11:03 2:12 24 4.8 3 2 W. Michigan 8 42 3:02 10-27 2nd/1:15 Potter 19 FG New Mexico State 6 13:43 2:17 31 5.2 2 1 W. Michigan 6 80 2:12 17-37 3rd/6:11 West 1 run W. Michigan 8 80 2:05 24-44 4th/14:43 Nunez 9 pass from Hiller Virginia Tech 5** 12:46 2:33 28 5.4 3 1 San Jose St. 5 59 2:00 6-0 1st/9:48 Reed 12 run Missouri 3 9:45 3:15 27 9.0 0 0 San Jose St. 9 50 3:50 9-14 2nd/7:09 Strubeck 41 FG at Texas Tech 5 30:36 6:07 58 11.8 0 0 San Jose St. 6 42 2:45 12-14 4th/12:17 Strubeck 27 FG at Iowa State 5 22:40 4:32 44 8.8 0 0 New Mexico St. 1 3 0:04 7-35 4th/12:31 Colston 3 run Baylor 5*** 16:09 3:14 40 8.0 3 1 Virginia Tech 3 5 1:16 9-0 1st/5:22 Evans 1 run at Oklahoma Virginia Tech 10 54 3:52 12-7 2nd/14:51 Keys 19 FG Kansas Virginia Tech 9 54 3:30 15-10 2nd/7:10 Keys 38 FG at Kansas State Virginia Tech 9 66 4:21 18-10 2nd/1:15 Keys 27 FG Colorado Virginia Tech 9 61 4:34 21-10 3rd/10:25 Keys 36 FG Virginia Tech 3 33 1:10 28-10 3rd/6:54 Evans 19 run Totals 43 2:15:07 3:08 299 6.9 17 5 Virginia Tech 11 80 5:24 35-23 4th/2:28 Taylor 2 run 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 Missouri 3 63 0:54 7-0 1st/14:01 Maclin 58 pass from Daniel ** - includes one (1) special teams TD which is zero (0) plays and time Missouri 8 80 3:02 14-7 1st/6:53 Washington 3 run *** - includes one (1) defensive safety which is zero (0) plays and time Missouri 12 61 5:15 17-7 2nd/10:54 Wolfert 48 FG Missouri 10 75 4:04 24-7 2nd/4:08 Jackson 1 run NEBRASKA SCORING DRIVES Missouri 0 0 0:00 31-7 2nd/2:59 Christopher 17 INT return [-----Drive-----] Missouri 6 52 2:33 38-10 3rd/7:16 Washington 7 pass from Daniel Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Missouri 4 72 1:11 45-10 3rd/2:24 Washington 43 run W. Michigan 4 61 1:47 7-0 1/8:06 Lucky 14 run Missouri 1 26 0:07 52-10 3rd/1:32 Alexander 26 pass from Daniel W. Michigan 8 62 4:24 14-0 1/0:55 McNeill 3 pass from Ganz Texas Tech 7 80 3:18 7-0 1st/4:49 Crabtree 35 pass from Harrell W. Michigan 4 4 0:51 17-0 2/14:50 Henery 44 FG Texas Tech 6 59 3:33 10-7 2nd/8:13 Carona 26 FG W. Michigan 4 73 0:47 24-7 2/10:14 Swift 61 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 8 21 4:15 27-7 2/4:27 Henery 44 FG Texas Tech 4 70 1:19 17-7 2nd/1:18 Woods 4 run W. Michigan 4 59 0:37 34-10 2/0:32 Swift 2 pass from Ganz Texas Tech 7 77 3:13 24-10 3rd/4:47 Crabtree 4 pass from Harrell W. Michigan 8 38 3:21 37-10 3/8:23 Henery 44 FG Texas Tech 10 80 3:45 31-24 4th/2:21 Harrell 1 run W. Michigan 2 74 0:37 44-17 3/1:48 Lucky 19 pass from Ganz Texas Tech 4 25 0:00 37-31 Overtime Morris 1 run W. Michigan 5 31 1:46 47-24 4/5:22 Henery 44 FG San Jose St. 9 86 4:26 7-6 1/5:16 Castille 3 run Iowa State 2 80 0:37 7-21 3rd/14:23 Robinson 67 run San Jose St. 0 0 0:00 14-6 1/3:09 Suh 49 interception return Baylor 3 63 0:35 7-7 1st/7:03 Finley 43 run San Jose St. 0 0 0:00 21-12 4/12:07 Paul 85 kickoff return Baylor 5 96 1:37 14-7 1st/2:26 Griffin 47 run San Jose St. 5 35 2:18 28-12 4/9:05 Helu 14 run Baylor 6 80 1:49 20-17 2nd/0:17 Jones 1 run San Jose St. 10 74 4:19 35-12 4/3:03 Lucky 2 run New Mexico St. 6 58 2:24 7-0 1st/0:13 Lucky 8 run New Mexico St. 1 20 0:08 14-0 2nd/12:52 Ganz 20 pass from Lucky New Mexico St. 6 89 2:43 21-0 2nd/7:11 Ganz 33 run New Mexico St. 6 76 2:53 28-0 3rd/12:01 Lucky 1 run New Mexico St. 4 62 1:24 35-0 3rd/5:01 McNeill 35 pass from Ganz NEBRASKA POINTS OFF TURNOVERS New Mexico St. 9 52 4:11 38-7 4th/8:15 Henery 19 FG Game TOs Gained TDs FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT) Virginia Tech 3 68 1:14 7-9 1st/3:54 McNeill 32 pass from Ganz W. Michigan 2 (4/1 F/L, 1 Int) 0 1-1 3 (2/0 F/L, 2 Int) Virginia Tech 9 45 3:56 10-12 2nd/10:45 Henery 48 FG Virginia Tech 12 75 6:40 17-28 3rd/00:04 Helu Jr. 12 run San Jose St. 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 Int) 2 0-0 14 (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) Virginia Tech 0 0 0:00 23-28 4th/7:52 Swift 88 punt return New Mexico St. 2 (3/0 F/L, 2 Int) 1 0-0 7 (2/1 F/L, 0 Int) Virginia Tech 4 80 0:56 30-35 4th/1:32 Peterson 17 pass from Ganz Missouri 7 60 4:06 7-7 1st/9:55 Swift 20 pass from Ganz Virginia Tech 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (3/1 F/L, 1 Int) Missouri 12 58 2:31 10-31 2nd/0:22 Henery 48 FG Missouri 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) Missouri 8 70 3:08 17-52 4th/0:00 Holt 20 pass from Ganz at Texas Tech 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) Texas Tech 15 74 8:03 7-7 2nd/11:46 Castille 4 run Texas Tech 14 75 7:00 10-17 3rd/8:00 Henery 21 FG at Iowa St. 2 (3/2 F/L, 0 Int) 1 0-0 7 (5/3 F/L, 0 Int) Texas Tech 13 73 7:37 17-24 4th/12:10 Ganz 1 run Baylor 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 (3/1 F/L, 0 Int) Texas Tech 8 68 4:04 24-24 4th/6:06 Young 2 pass from Ganz Texas Tech 8 79 1:52 31-31 4th/00:29 Peterson 17 pass from Ganz at Oklahoma Iowa State 9 92 4:32 7-0 1st/5:27 Swift 19 pass from Ganz Kansas Iowa State 11 85 5:25 14-0 2nd/8:59 Lucky 15 run at Kansas St. Iowa State 9 71 5:14 21-0 2nd/2:23 Lucky 4 run Iowa State 8 39 3:36 28-7 4th/6:35 Ganz 1 run Colorado Iowa State 7 80 3:53 35-7 4th/1:55 Castille 19 run Totals 8 (11/3 F/L, 5 Int) 4 1-1 31 (17/8 F/L, 6 Int) Baylor 6 39 3:02 7-0 1st/7:42 Hill 6 pass from Ganz Opponents 14 (17/8 F/L, 6 Int) 4 1-1 31 8 (11/3 F/L, 5 Int) Baylor 14 57 6:16 10-14 2nd/5:41 Henery 27 FG Baylor 4 36 1:35 17-14 2nd/2:06 Lucky 18 run Baylor 12 80 4:34 24-20 3rd/1:15 Swift 9 pass from Ganz Baylor 4 65 0:42 30-20 4th/12:11 Swift 53 pass from Ganz Baylor 0 0 0:00 32-20 4th/6:59 Team safety

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Individual Career/Season Superlatives SEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASSING YARDS SEASON AND CA REER, LONG EST PASS Player 2008 Career 2008 Career Beau Davis none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none 12 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 Joe Ganz 349 at Texas Tech 510 vs. Kansas St.^ 69 vs. Baylor (Lucky) same Zac Lee 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico St. (Cammack) same Patrick Witt 40 vs. New Mexico State same 23 vs. New Mexico. St. (Castille) same * - indicates touchdown pass ^- indicates school record

SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RECEIVING YARDS SEASON AND CA REER, LONG EST CATCH Player 2008 Career 2008 Career Chris Brooks none 4 vs. Nevada none 4 vs. Nevada (Keller) Wes Cammack 5 vs. New Mexico State same 5 vs. New Mexico State (Lee) same Quentin Castille 38 vs. W. Michigan same 31 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same Roy Helu Jr. 47 vs. Missouri same 27 three times (Ganz) same Menelik 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) same Thomas Lawson 4 vs. San Jose State 10 vs. Iowa State 4 vs. San Jose St. (Ganz) 6* vs. Iowa State (Keller) Marlon Lucky 82 Baylor 125 vs. Texas A&M 69 vs. Baylor (Ganz) same Mike McNeill 66 vs. Virginia Tech same 35* vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) same Marcus Mendoza 7 at Iowa State same 7 at Iowa State (Ganz) same Niles Paul 34 vs. Baylor same 21 two times (Ganz) same Todd Peterson 81 vs. Missouri 85 vs. Kansas State 25 vs. Virginia Tech(Ganz) 48 vs. Oklahoma (Taylor), 2006 Nate Swift 121 vs. W. Michigan, Baylor 135 at Missouri, 2005 61* vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same Hunter Teafatiller 27 vs. New Mexico State 29 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2006 15 vs. New Mexico St. (Ganz) 29* vs. La. Tech (Ganz), 2006 Dreu Young 55 vs. W. Michigan same 55 vs. W. Michigan (Ganz) same *Indicates touchdown scored

SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RUSHING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONG EST RUN Player 2008 Career 2008 Career Quentin Castille 75 vs. New Mexico State 102 vs. Oklahoma State 19 vs. Iowa State 23 vs. Oklahoma State Major Culbert none 35 vs. Nevada none 17 vs. Nevada Beau Davis none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 none -6 vs. Texas Tech, 2004 Joe Ganz 69 vs. New Mexico State same 33* vs. New Mexico State same Cody Glenn none 148 at Iowa State, 2006 none 36 at Iowa State, 2006 Roy Helu Jr. 66 at Iowa State same 50 at Iowa State same Marlon Lucky 103 vs. New Mexico State 233 vs. Nevada 58 vs. New Mexico State same Marcus Mendoza 33 vs. New Mexico State same 35 vs. New Mexico State same *Indicates touchdown scored

SEASON AND CAREER DEFENSE HIGHS Player Tackles (2008) Career TFL (2008) Career Sacks (2008) Career Pierre Allen 10 vs. San Jose St. same 3 vs. San Jose St. same 1.0 two times same Prince Amukamara 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 vs. Baylor same 1.0 vs. Baylor same Larry Asante 9 at Texas Tech 10 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 2 vs. Baylor same 1.0 vs. Baylor same Shukree Barfield 2 two times 3 vs. Texas A&M, 2007 1 vs. W. Michigan 1 two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan same Major Culbert 4 vs. Virginia Tech 6 vs. Missouri, 2007 none none none none Phillip Dillard 11 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 two times 1 four times 0.5 vs. San Jose St. same Cody Glenn 14 vs. Virginia Tech same 3 vs. W. Michigan same none none Eric Hagg 10 vs. New Mexico St. same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none none Matt Holt 8 at Texas Tech same none none none none Colton Koehler 1 three times same 1 vs. Baylor same none none Terrence Moore 3 vs. W. Michigan same 2 vs. W. Michigan same 2.0 vs. W. Michigan same Armando Murillo 8 vs. W. Michigan 9 vs. Iowa State, 2007 1 vs. two times 2 vs. Kansas St., 2007 0.5 vs. Kansas St. none Matt O’Hanlon 8 vs. Virginia Tech same 1 vs. Virginia Tech same none none Zach Potter 6 two times 6 four times 3 vs. Virginia Tech same 1.0 two times 1.0 three times Ty Steinkuhler 8 vs. W. Michigan same 1 three times 1 12 times 0.5 vs. Virginia Tech 0.5 two times Ndamukong Suh 7 two times same 2 two times 3 vs. Troy, 2006 2.0 vs. New Mexico St. same Rickey Thenarse 3 two times 5 two times 1 vs. Missouri same none none Lance Thorell 8 vs. New Mexico St. same none none none none Barry Turner 3 vs. W. Michigan 5 two times 2 vs. W. Michigan 3, two times 1.0 vs. W. Michigan 2.0 vs. Baylor, 2005 Anthony West 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 times Tyler Wortman 2 three times 3 vs. Colorado, 2007 none 2 vs. Kansas, 2007 none none

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows NEBRASKA TOTALS HIGHS LOWS Points Scored 47 (Western Michigan) 17 (Missouri) First Downs 29 (at Texas Tech, at Iowa State) 14 (Virginia Tech) Rushing Attempts 44 (New Mexico State) 25 (Virginia Tech) Rushing Yards 330 (New Mexico State) 55 (Virginia Tech) Passes Attempted 46 (Baylor) 24 (New Mexico State) Passes Completed 37 (at Texas Tech) 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 HIGHS Most Rushing Attempts ...... 16; Marlon Lucky at Texas Tech, vs. Baylor Most Net Rushing Yards ...... 103; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State Most Rushing TDs ...... 2; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State, at Iowa State Longest TD Run ...... 33; Joe Ganz vs. New Mexico State Longest Run, No TD ...... 58; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State Most Pass Attempts ...... 46; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor Most Completed Passes ...... 36; Joe Ganz at Texas Tech Most Passing Yards ...... 349; Joe Ganz at Texas Tech Longest TD Pass ...... 61; Joe Ganz to Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan Longest Pass, No TD ...... 69; Joe Ganz to Marlon Lucky vs. Baylor Most Pass Receptions ...... 11; Nate Swift vs. Baylor Most Receiving Yards ...... 121; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. Baylor Most TD Receptions ...... 2; Nate Swift vs. Western Michigan, vs. Baylor Most Total Offense Attempts ...... 57; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor (46 pass, 11 rush) Most Total Offense Yards ...... 378; Joe Ganz vs. Baylor (336 passing, 42 rushing) Most All Purpose Attempts ...... 23; Marlon Lucky vs. New Mexico State (16 rush, 7 rec.) Most All Purpose Yards ...... 181; Niles Paul at Texas Tech (25 rec., 156 kickoff return) Most Touchdowns Scored ...... 2; five times Most Field Goals Attempted ...... 4; Alex Henery vs. Western Michigan (4 made) Most Field Goals Made ...... 4; Alex Henery vs. Western Michigan (4 attempted) Longest Field Goal Made ...... 48; Alex Henery vs. Virginia Tech Longest Field Goal Attempted ...... 48; Alex Henery vs. Virginia Tech Most Interceptions...... 1; five players Longest Interception TD Return ...... 49; Ndamukong Suh vs. San Jose State Longest Interception Return, No TD ...... 57; Armando Murillo vs. New Mexico State Longest Fumble TD Return ...... n/a Longest Fumble Return, No TD ...... 11; Armando Murillo at Iowa State Longest Punt Return, TD ...... 88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech Longest Punt Return, No TD ...... 28; Niles Paul vs. Western Michigan Most Punt Return Yardage ...... 88; Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech (1 return) Longest Kickoff Return, TD ...... 85; Niles Paul vs. San Jose State Longest Kickoff Return, No TD ...... 26; Niles Paul vs. San Jose State Most 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

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHS....(CONTINUED) Most Total Tackles ...... 14; Cody Glenn vs. Virginia Tech (2 solo, 12 assist) Most Solo Tackles ...... 9; Cody Glenn vs. Western Michigan; Eric Hagg vs. New Mexico State Most 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 Michigan Most Blocked Field Goals ...... 1; Zach Potter vs. New Mexico State Most Blocked Punts ...... n/a Most Blocked PAT ...... 1; Zach Potter at Texas Tech; Ndamukong Suh vs. Baylor OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most 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 PLAYS Rush ...... 67; Alexan Robinson (at Iowa State) Pass ...... 58; Chase Daniel (Missouri) Field Goal...... 48; Jeff Wolfert (Missouri) Punt Return ...... 28; Victor Harris (Virginia Tech) Kickoff Return ...... 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 Lineups Husker Offensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent WRZ WRX TE LT LG C RG RT QB IB FB PK W. Michigan Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson M. Jones Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery San Jose St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Burkes Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Henery New Mexico St. Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery Virginia Tech Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Huff Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery Missouri Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Teafatiller^ Henery at Texas Tech Paul Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery at Iowa State Peterson Swift McNeill Burkes Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Me. Holt# Henery Baylor Peterson Swift McNeill Smith Williams Hickman Slauson Murtha Ganz Lucky Young^ Henery at Oklahoma Kansas at Kansas State Colorado ^ - NU opened in two tight end formation # - opened in three wide receiver set

Husker Defensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent Open End NT DT Base End SAM MLB WILL L CB FS SS R CB P W. Michigan Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Amukamara O’Hanlon Asante West Titchener San Jose St. Turner Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West Titchener New Mexico St. Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg* Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante Amukamara Titchener Virginia Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante Amukamara Titchener Missouri Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo Thenarse O’Hanlon West Titchener at Texas Tech Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Ma. Holt Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West Wesch at Iowa State Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Wortman Dillard Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West Wesch Baylor Allen Suh Steinkuhler Potter Hagg# Thorell# Glenn Murillo O’Hanlon Asante West Titchener at Oklahoma Kansas at Kansas State Colorado * - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime package

Overall Participation 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)

Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Game 1 Nebraska 47, Western Michigan 24 Game 2 Nebraska 35, San Jose State 12 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Western Michigan 0 10 7 7 24 San Jose State 6 3 0 3 12 Nebraska 14 20 10 3 47 Nebraska 14 0 0 21 35

Lincoln (Aug. 30) --- Nebraska won Lincoln (Sept. 6) --- Defense and its 23rd consecutive season-opening special teams made huge plays to propel victory, giving Coach Bo Pelini a victory the Cornhuskers to a 35-12 victory over in his debut as NU’s head coach. San Jose State. The Huskers improved Quarterback Joe Ganz led a high- to 2-0 on the season despite mustering octane Nebraska offense throughout the just 315 yards against the Spartans. night, producing his fourth consecutive San Jose State’s inspired defensive 300-plus yard passing game in his play kept their offense within striking fourth consecutive career start. Along distance into the fourth quarter, when with way, he became the first NU Jared Strubeck kicked a 27-yard field quarterback to throw for 300 or more goal with 12:17 left to pull within 14- yards four times in his career. Senior 12 of the Huskers. Just seconds later, wide receiver Nate Swift hauled in five NU sophomore Niles Paul electrified passes for 121 yards and a pair of the 84,145 fans that packed Memorial touchdowns. Place-kicker Alex Henery Stadium, exploding for an 85-yard shared the scoring load with four field goals of 44 yards each. kickoff return for a touchdown to put Nebraska on top 21-12. Cody Glenn, who was making his first career appearance on defense, The spectacular special teams sprint inspired the Blackshirt defense helped the Huskers hold the Broncos to just eight yards rushing on 25 on the next SJSU possession. The Huskers forced a sack and two carries. It was a solid opening performance although Western Michigan misfires that led to a short SJSU punt. Five plays later, Roy Helu Jr. finished with 350 yards on 49 attempts through the air. Nebraska’s put the Spartans away with a 14-yard touchdown run to give NU a 28- defense recorded eight tackles for loss, including four sacks, while 12 lead with 9:05 left in the game. forcing a pair of turnovers. 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 SCORING SUMMARY Spartans. Earlier in the day, fellow defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh 1st 08:06 NU Lucky 14 yd run (Henery kick) returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. 00:55 NU McNeill 3 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 2nd 14:50 NU Henery 44 yd field goal SCORING SUMMARY 11:07 WMU Ledbetter 3 yd pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 1st 09:48 SJSU Reed 12 yd run (Johnson kick failed) 10:14 NU Swift 61 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 05:16 NU Castille 3 yd run (Henery kick) 04:27 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 03:09 NU Suh 49 yd interception return (Henery kick) 01:15 WMU Potter 19 yd field goal 2nd 07:09 SJSU Strubeck 41 yd field goal 00:32 NU Swift 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 12:17 SJSU Strubeck 27 yd field goal 3rd 08:23 NU Henery 44 yd field goal 12:07 NU Paul 85 yd kickoff return (Henery kick) 06:11 WMU West 1 yd run (Potter kick) 09:05 NU Helu Jr. 14 yd run (Henery kick) 01:48 NU Lucky 19 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 03:03 NU Lucky 2 yd run (Henery kick) 4th 14:43 WMU Nunez 9 yd pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 05:22 NU Henery 44 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS SJSU NU FIRST DOWNS 19 19 TEAM STATISTICS WMU NU RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-137 30-99 FIRST DOWNS 19 24 PASSING YDS (NET) 216 216 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-8 31-138 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-19-2 27-18-1 PASSING YDS (NET) 342 345 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-353 57-315 Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-30-1 36-20-2 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-350 67-483 Punt Returns-Yards 4-26 3-23 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-69 4-132 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-41 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-60 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-139 5-102 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.3 5-39.0 Interception Returns-Yards 2-48 1-26 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.2 3-37.7 Penalties-Yards 7-47 12-103 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-0 Possession Time 30:23 29:37 Penalties-Yards 5-45 6-60 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 4 of 11 Possession Time 29:36 30:24 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 5 of 13 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 2-14 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-28 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, RUSHING: WMU-West, Brandon 12-29; Thompson, G. 3-5; Elsworth, Kirk 2- Myles 2-1. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 9-59; Lucky, Marlon 7-23; Mendoza, Marcus 3; Hiller, Tim 8-minus 29. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 7-52; Lucky, Marlon 12-43; 2-12; Castille, Quentin 6-7; Ganz, Joe 6-minus 2. Ganz, Joe 6-38; Castille, Quentin 6-5, PASSING: San Jose State-Reed, Kyle 18-26-1-161; Eden, Myles 1-7-1-55. PASSING: WMU-Hiller, Tim 30-49-1-342. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 20-36-2-345. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 17-25-1-216; Witt, Patrick 1-2-0-0. RECEIVING: WMU-Ledbetter, B. 9-123; West, Brandon 7-40; Julien, S. 5-85; RECEIVING: San Jose State-Richmond, David 5-59; Jurovich, Kevin 4-84; Simmons, John 3-24; Nunez, Juan 3-18; Williams, A. 2-28; Stevens, Matt 1- Clark, Jeff 4-22; Beauchman, Jalal 2-21; Williams, T. 2-16; Davis, Yonus 1-9; 24. Nebraska-Swift, Nate 5-121; Holt, Menelik 5-59; Castille, Q. 3-38; Peterson, Elledge, Brian 1-5. Nebraska- Swift, Nate 6-70; Peterson, Todd 4-59; Helu Jr., Todd 3-34; Lucky, Marlon 2-35; Young, Dreu 1-55; McNeill, Mike 1-3. Roy 2-32; Paul, Niles 2-27; Holt, Menelik 2-24; Lawson, Thomas 1-4; Mendoza, INTERCEPTIONS: WMU-Delmas, Louis 1-33; Wilson, C.J. 1-15. Nebraska- Marcus 1-0. West, Anthony 1-26. INTERCEPTIONS: San Jose State- Ihenacho, Duke 1-0. Nebraska- Suh, FUMBLES: WMU-West, Brandon 2-1; Ledbetter, Branden 1-0; Hiller, Tim 1-0. Ndamukong 1-49; Potter, Zach 1-11. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 2-0. FUMBLES: San Jose State-None. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): WMU-None. Nebraska-Moore, Terrence 2-0; Turner, Barry SACKS (Sacks-Yds): San Jose State-Cole, Justin 1-0; Ihenacho, Carl 1-0; Davis, 1-0; Barfield, Shukree 1-0. Adonis 1-0. Nebraska-West, Anthony 1-0; Potter, Zach 0-1; Dillard, Phillip 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): WMU-Delmas, Louis 5-6. Nebraska-Glenn, Cody 9-3 TACKLES (UA-A): San Jose State-Jones,Travis 4-4. Nebraska-Allen, Pierre 3-7 Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Game 3 Nebraska 38, New Mexico State 7 Game 4 Virginia Tech 35, Nebraska 30 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL New Mexico State 0 0 0 7 7 Virginia Tech 9 9 10 7 35 Nebraska 7 14 14 3 38 Nebraska 7 3 7 13 30

Lincoln (Sept. 13) --- Joe Ganz Lincoln (Sept. 27) --- Virginia Tech and Marlon Lucky made history as the scored on six straight possessions in Nebraska football team cruised to a 38- the second and third quarters and held 7 win over New Mexico State. off a late Nebraska rally to hand the Ganz led the way by becoming just the Huskers their first loss of the season, third Nebraska player in history to score 35-30, in front of a Memorial Stadium touchdowns by run, pass and catch record crowd of 85,831. in the same game. He joined Heisman Nebraska trailed 28-10 late in the Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers (1973 third quarter but rallied to cut the Orange Bowl vs. Notre Dame) and Eric deficit to 28-23 with more than seven Crouch (vs. California, 1999) in that minutes remaining, but the Huskers prestigious group. could get no closer. Lucky also did plenty of damage, Quarterback Joe Ganz led the offense notching the eighth 100-yard rushing as he finished with 278 passing yards game of his career. He became the 24th to earn as spot on the NU career top 10 running back in Nebraska history to cross the 2,000-yard mark in his chart. Todd Peterson and Mike McNeill each caught a touchdown pass career, as he reached the milestone on a career-long 58-yard run in the and were two of three receivers with more than 50 yards on the night. second half. Lucky finished with 103 yards on the ground and two TDs Nate Swift was the third, and he added an electrifying 88-yard punt as the Huskers rolled for a season-high 330 rushing yards. Overall, NU return for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to keep the amassed 553 yards of total offense. Huskers within striking distance. Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor guided a balanced Hokie SCORING SUMMARY attack on the ground and through the air. He finished with a game-high 1st 08:06 NU Lucky 14 yd run (Henery kick) 87 rushing yards on 15 carries, while completing 9-of-15 passes for 1st 00:13 NU Lucky 8 yd run (Henery kick) 171 yards. The Hokies finished with 377 yards of total offense. 2nd 12:52 NU Ganz 20 yd pass from Lucky (Henery kick) 07:11 NU Ganz 33 yd run (Henery kick) SCORING SUMMARY 3rd 12:01 NU Lucky 1 yd run (Henery kick) 1st 08:35 VT Virgil safety 05:01 NU McNeill 35 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 05:22 VT Evans 1 yd run (Keys kick) 4th 12:31 NMSU Colston 3 yd run (Hughes kick) 03:54 NU McNeill 32 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 08:15 NU Henery 19 yd field goal 2nd 14:51 VT Keys 19 yd field goal 10:45 NU Henery 48 yd field goal TEAM STATISTICS NMSU NU 07:10 VT Keys 38 yd field goal FIRST DOWNS 19 28 01:15 VT Keys 27 yd field goal RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-114 44-330 3rd 10:25 VT Keys 36 yd field goal PASSING YDS (NET) 225 223 06:54 VT Evans 19 yd run (Keys kick) Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-19-2 24-18-0 00:04 NU Helu Jr. 12 yd run (Henery kick) TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-339 68-553 4th 07:52 NU Swift 88 yd punt return (pass failed) Fumble Returns-Yards 1-48 0-0 02:28 VT Taylor 2 yd run (Keys kick) Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-5 01:32 NU Peterson 17 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-129 2-29 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-78 TEAM STATISTICS VT NU Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.8 1-39.0 FIRST DOWNS 21 14 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-206 25-55 Penalties-Yards 7-50 7-41 PASSING YDS (NET) 171 278 Possession Time 28:54 31:06 Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-9-0 26-17-1 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 10 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-377 51-333 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-4 4-7 Punt Returns-Yards 3-63 2-84 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-23 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-94 7-147 Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 0-0 RUSHING: New Mexico State-Colston, Marque 8-45; Opetaia, Ronald 7-39; Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.6 5-29.4 Neiman, Wes 3-30; Glynn, Tonny 3-6; Perez, Brandon 3-5; McDermott, J.J. 2-4; Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 Roberts, Donavan 1-2; Holbrook, Chase 5-minus 17. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-69 15-103; Castille, Quentin 10-75; Ganz, Joe 5-69; Mendoza, Marcus 3-33; Helu Possession Time 34:44 25:16 Jr., Roy 7-32; Swift, Nate 1-16; Peterson, Todd 1-2; Witt, Patrick 2-0. Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 2 of 11 PASSING: New Mexico State-Holbrook, Chase 15-30-2-142; McDermott, J.J. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 4-8-0-83; Neiman, Wes 0-1-0-0. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 13-17-0-158; Witt, Patrick Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 2-2 3-4-0-40; Lee, Zac 1-2-0-5; Lucky, Marlon 1-1-0-20. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-11 2-4 RECEIVING: New Mexico State-Williams, Chris 4-42; Neiman, Wes 4-36; RUSHING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 15-87; Evans, D 21-72; Lewis, K 17-50; Harris, A.J. 4-27; Fleming, Julius 2-60; Anderson, M. 2-32; McDaniel, Doug Coale, D 1-minus 1; Team 1-minus 2. Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 4-21; Ganz, Joe 1-21; Colston, Marque 1-5; Buckley, K. 1-2. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 4-34; 8-18; Lucky, Marlon 8-17; Castille, Quentin 3-8; TEAM 1-minus 3; Paul, Niles Teafatiller, Hunter 3-27; Lucky, Marlon 3-21; McNeill, Mike 2-57; Castille, 1-minus 6. Quentin 1-23; Ganz, Joe 1-20; Helu Jr., Roy 1-16; Paul, Niles 1-10; Swift, Nate PASSING: Virginia Tech-Taylor, T 9-15-0-171. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 17-26-1-278. 1-10; Cammack, Wes 1-5. RECEIVING: Virginia Tech-Boykin, J 2-58; Smith, A 2-54; Boone, G 2-33; INTERCEPTIONS: New Mexico State-None. Nebraska-Murillo, A. 1-57; Coale, D 2-14; Roberts, D 1-12. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 4-60; McNeill, Mike O’Hanlon, Matt 1-21. 3-66; Swift, Nate 3-58; Lucky, Marlon 3-38; Paul, Niles 1-21; Holt, Menelik 1-20; FUMBLES: New Mexico State-Williams, Chris 1-0; Holbrook, Chase 1-0; Young, Dreu 1-10; Gilleylen, Curenski 1-5. Colston, Marque 1-0. Nebraska-Witt, Patrick 2-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Virginia Tech-Harris, V 1-15. Nebraska-None. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): New Mexico State-None. Nebraska-Suh, Ndamukong 2-0; FUMBLES: Virginia Tech-None. Nebraska-Paul, Niles 2-0; Peterson, Todd 1-1. Potter, Zach 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Virginia Tech-Martin, O 1.5-10; Worilds, J 0.5-1. TACKLES (UA-A): New Mexico State-Richardson, D. 7-10. Nebraska-Hagg, Nebraska-Allen, Pierre 1.0-2; Potter, Zach 0.5-1; Steinkuhler, Ty 0.5-1. Eric 9-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Virginia Tech-Worilds, J 4-3. Nebraska-Glenn, Cody 2-12 Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Game 5 Missouri 52, Nebraska 17 Game 6 Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 (ot) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL Missouri 14 17 21 0 52 Nebraska 0 7 3 21 0 31 Nebraska 7 3 0 7 17 Texas Tech 7 10 7 7 6 37

Lincoln (Oct. 4) --- Missouri’s high- Lubbock, Texas (Oct. 11) -- powered offense helped the No. 4 Tigers - Nebraska took No. 7 Texas Tech ended a 30-year losing streak in Lincoln down to the wire and beyond, but an with a 52-17 victory over Nebraska on interception on the Huskers’ lone drive Homecoming at Memorial Stadium. in overtime ended NU’s upset hopes in The Huskers watched Heisman a 37-31 loss at Jones AT&T Stadium. Trophy hopeful Chase Daniel lead In a classic Big 12 showdown filled Missouri on scoring drives on eight of with big plays, Nebraska quarterback its first nine possessions in the opening Joe Ganz hit senior wide receiver Todd three quarters to take a commanding Peterson on a 17-yard touchdown strike 52-10 lead. The only drive the Tigers with 29 seconds left to cap the Huskers’ did not score with Daniel on the field 14-point fourth-quarter comeback and came on their final drive of the first half tie the score at 24 to end regulation. when they attempted a 59-yard field Ganz led Nebraska on three scoring goal as time expired after starting the drives in the fourth quarter as he ran drive with 16 seconds remaining in the half. in the first score from the 1 and then connected with tight end Dreu Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz actually surpassed Daniel’s passing Young for the second before answering TTUs’ go-ahead score with 2:21 yardage total by completing 27-of-39 passes for 293 yards and two to play. In the overtime, TTU scored first but NU’s Zach Potter blocked scores. Ganz’s last score came on a 20-yard strike to Menelik Holt the PAT, leaving the door open for the Huskers. However, Ganz’s pass as time expired. Todd Peterson was Ganz’s favorite target, hauling in on second down was intercepted to end the exciting game. seven receptions for 81 yards. Nate Swift added five catches for 45 For the game, Ganz hit a career-best 36-of-44 pass attempts for 349 yards and a score, while Holt added five receptions for 67 yards. yards, helping Nebraska amass 471 yards of total offense. Ganz and the Husker offense also had 80 offensive plays, compared to just 48 for SCORING SUMMARY Texas Tech, but the Red Raiders still managed 421 total yards. 1st 14:01 MU Maclin 58 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 09:55 NU Swift 20 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) SCORING SUMMARY 06:53 MU Washington 3 yd run (Wolfert kick) 1st 04:49 TT Crabtree 35 yd pass from Harrell (Carona kick) 2nd 10:54 MU Wolfert 48 yd field goal 2nd 11:46 NU Castille 4 yd run (Henery kick) 04:08 MU Jackson 1 yd run (Wolfert kick) 08:13 TT Carona 26 yd field goal 02:59 MU Christopher 17 yd int return (Wolfert kick) 01:18 TT Woods 4 yd run (Carona kick) 00:22 NU Henery 28 yd field goal 3rd 08:00 NU Henery 21 yd field goal 3rd 07:16 MU Washington 7 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 04:47 TT Crabtree 4 yd pass from Harrell (Carona kick) 02:24 MU Washington 43 yd run (Wolfert kick) 4th 12:10 NU Ganz 1 yd run (Henery kick) 01:32 MU Alexander 26 yd pass from Daniel (Wolfert kick) 06:06 NU Young 2 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 4th 00:00 NU Holt 20 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) TEAM STATISTICS MU NU OT 15:00 TT Morris 1 yd run (Carona kick blocked) FIRST DOWNS 24 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-201 34-76 TEAM STATISTICS NU TTU PASSING YDS (NET) 261 293 FIRST DOWNS 29 16 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-19-0 39-27-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-114 23-137 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-462 73-369 PASSING YDS (NET) 357 284 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-37-1 25-20-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-471 48-421 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-56 4-99 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 0-0.0 4-27.5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-156 3-50 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-15 14-101 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-55.0 2-41.5 Possession Time 26:03 33:57 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 9 12 of 19 Penalties-Yards 8-55 2-20 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Possession Time 40:12 19:48 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 12 4 of 8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 5-5 RUSHING: Missouri-Washington, Derrick 14-139; Moore, De’Vion 7-34; Maclin, Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-7 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, RUSHING: Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 16-66; Helu Jr., Roy 10-47; Castille, Joe 3-minus 7. Quentin 3-6; Ganz, Joe 6-minus 5. Texas Tech-Batch, Baron 10-97; Woods, PASSING: Missouri-Daniel, Chase 18-23-0-253; Patton, Chase 1-1-0-8. Nebraska- Shannon 10-36; Britton, Edward 1-2; Morris, Eric 1-1; Harrell, Graham 1-1. Ganz, Joe 27-39-1-293. PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 36-44-1-349; Wesch, Jake 1-1-0-8. Texas RECEIVING: Missouri-Maclin, Jeremy 5-89; Coffman, Chase 5-71; Saunders, Tech-Harrell, Graham 20-25-0-284. Tommy 3-21; Alexander, Dana 2-46; Washington, Der 2-13; Perry, Jared 1-13; RECEIVING: Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 8-77; Lucky, Marlon 7-80; Holt, Menelik Jones, Andrew 1-8. Nebraska-Peterson, Todd 7-81; Holt, Menelik 5-67; Swift, 6-55; Swift, Nate 5-70; Paul, Niles 4-25; McNeill, Mike 3-24; Helu Jr., Roy 2- Nate 5-45; Helu Jr., Roy 4-47; McNeill, Mike 2-37; Hill, Ryan 2-3; Young, Dreu 15;Young, Dreu 2-11. Texas Tech-Crabtree, M. 5-89; Lewis, Detron 4-47; Batch, 1-10; Paul, Niles 1-3. Baron 3-53; Britton, Edward 2-67; Morris, Eric 2-16; Woods, Shannon 2-1; INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri-Christopher, Brock 1-17. Nebraska-None. Swindall, T. 1-6; Leong, Lyle 1-5. FUMBLES: Missouri-None. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Texas Tech-Wall, Jamar 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Missouri-Chavis, Tommy 1.0-7; Baston, Jaron 1.0-0. FUMBLES: Nebraska-None. Texas Tech- None. Nebraska- None. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-None. Texas Tech- Williams, B., 1.0-5. TACKLES (UA-A): Missouri-Weatherspoon, Sean 5-4. Nebraska- Suh, TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Asante, Larry 8-1. Texas Tech-Charbonnet, D. 9-0. Ndamukong 2-5. Huskers.com Game 9–Oklahoma–Nov. 1, 2008 Nebraska Football Game Notes

Game 7 Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 Game 8 Nebraska 32, Baylor 20 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Nebraska 7 14 0 14 35 Baylor 14 6 0 0 20 Iowa State 0 0 7 0 7 Nebraska 7 10 7 8 32

Ames, Iowa (Oct. 18) --- Nebraska Lincoln (Oct. 25) --- Nate Swift dominated the first half and put Iowa broke Nebraska’s career receptions State away in the fourth quarter, as the record and scored a pair of second- Huskers snapped a three-game losing half touchdowns to lead Nebraska to streak with an impressive 35-7 win. a come-from-behind 32-20 win over In perhaps their best half of football Baylor at Memorial Stadium. of the season, the Huskers amassed Swift became NU’s career reception 349 yards of total offense in the first leader on a nine-yard touchdown pass half on their way to a 21-0 lead. from Joe Ganz with 1:15 left in the Nebraska opened the scoring with third quarter. The catch gave NU a 24- Nate Swift’s 19-yard reception from 20 lead and provided the senior with Joe Ganz with 5:27 left in the opening his 144th career catch, moving him quarter. Swift, who had eight catches ahead of 1972 Husker Heisman Trophy for 112 yards, became the second winner Johnny Rodgers. player in school history with more than It was Swift’s eighth catch of the day 2,000 receiving yards, finishing the day with 2,021 career yards. but he wasn’t done yet. After the Husker defense held Baylor on its Ganz completed 27-of-37 passes for 328 yards and one touchdown, next drive, Ganz hit Swift on a 53-yard touchdown strike to put NU leading a balanced arsenal that rolled up 548 yards of total offense, ahead 30-20 and seal Nebraska’s fifth win of the year. Swift finished including 220 yards on the ground. the day with a career-best 11 catches for 121 yards. The Blackshirt defense also held its own, allowing just 218 yards of While Swift took center stage, Nebraska’s win over the Bears was a total offense, including 105 on the ground. Armando Murillo, Cody classic team effort. Ganz completed 32-of-46 passes for 336 yards on Glenn and Larry Asante each had five tackles, while Murillo added an the afternoon, helping NU convert 11-of-17 third-down attempts. Ganz 11-yard fumble return and a pass breakup. Zach Potter and Clayton put the game away when he hooked up with Marlon Lucky on a 69- Sievers each posted a sack, with Sievers adding one of Nebraska’s three yard screen pass. Nebraska rolled up 497 yards of total offense on 83 forced fumbles while Potter had one the team’s seven pass breakups. offensive plays, including 161 rushing yards on 37 carries. Lucky led the Huskers with 83 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 05:27 NU Swift 19 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) SCORING SUMMARY 2nd 08:59 NU Lucky 15 yd run (Henery kick) 1st 07:42 NU Hill 6 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) 02:23 NU Lucky 4 yd run (Henery kick) 07:03 BU Finley 43 yd run (Parks kick) 3rd 14:23 ISU Robinson 67 yd run (Mahoney kick) 02:26 BU Griffin 47 yd run (Parks kick) 4th 06:35 NU Ganz 1 yd run (Henery kick) 2nd 05:41 NU Henery 27 yd field goal 01:55 NU Castille 19 yd run (Henery kick) 02:06 NU Lucky 18 yd run (Henery kick) 00:17 BU Jones 1 yd run (Parks kick blockd) TEAM STATISTICS NU ISU 3rd 01:15 NU Swift 9 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick) FIRST DOWNS 29 11 4th 12:11 NU Swift 53 yd pass from Ganz (Henery kick failed) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-220 25-105 06:59 NU TEAM safety PASSING YDS (NET) 328 113 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-27-0 29-16-0 TEAM STATISTICS BU NU TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-548 54-218 FIRST DOWNS 16 26 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-11 1-8 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-216 37-161 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2-17 PASSING YDS (NET) 134 336 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 3-39 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-9-0 46-32-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-350 83-497 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.8 8-44.8 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 3-2 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-29 Penalties-Yards 4-45 6-42 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-40 4-59 Possession Time 37:11 22:49 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 2 of 13 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-44.5 3-43.3 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 0-1 Penalties-Yards 6-39 6-70 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 2-4 Possession Time 21:23 38:37 Third-Down Conversions 0 of 10 11 of 17 RUSHING: Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 15-74; Castille, Quentin 11-70; Helu Jr., Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 Roy 6-66; Swift, Nate 1-7; Ganz, Joe 8-3. Iowa State-Robinson, Alexan 11-87; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-5 Arnaud, Austen 7-10; Bass, J.J. 5-9; Scales, Jason 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 3. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 3-22 PASSING: Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 27-37-0-328. Iowa State-Arnaud, Austen 16-29- 0-113. RUSHING: Baylor-Griffin, Robert 16-121; Finley, Jay 14-88; Wright, Kendall 2- RECEIVING: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 8-112; Holt, Menelik 5-45; Peterson, Todd 6; Jones, Jacoby 1-1. Nebraska-Lucky, Marlon 16-83; Ganz, Joe 11-42; Castille, 4-52; McNeill, Mike 3-39; Paul, Niles 2-25; Lucky, Marlon 2-16; Helu Jr., Roy 1- Quentin 7-31; Helu Jr., Roy 2-6; TEAM 1-minus 1. 27; Mendoza, Marcus 1-7; Castille, Quentin 1-5. Iowa State-Sumrall, R.J. 6-44; PASSING: Baylor-Griffin, Robert 9-20-0-134. Nebraska-Ganz, Joe 32-46-0-336. Catlett, Derrick 2-20; Hamilton, Marquis 2-15; Jones, Houston 2-13; Johnson, RECEIVING: Baylor-Wright, Kendall 3-60; White, Thomas 3-18; Fenty, Justin Sedrick 1-8; Franklin, Collin 1-7; Darks, Darius 1-4; Robinson, Alexan 1-2. 2-21;Smith, Ernest 1-35. Nebraska-Swift, Nate 11-121; Peterson, Todd 6-57; INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Iowa State-None. Paul, Niles 5-34; McNeill, Mike 4-24; Lucky, Marlon 3-82; Holt, Menelik 1-8; Hill, FUMBLES: Nebraska-Swift, Nate 1-0; Holt, Menelik 1-1; Peterson, Todd 1-1; Ryan 1-6; Young, Dreu 1-4. Ganz, Joe 1-1; Paul, Niles 1-0. Iowa State-Arnaud, Austen 1-0; McDowell, Devin INTERCEPTIONS: Baylor-None. Nebraska-None. 1-1; Catlett,Derrick 1-1. FUMBLES: Baylor-Baker, Mikail 1-0. Nebraska-Castille, Quentin 1-1; Ganz, SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-Zach Potter, 1.0-8, Sievers, Clayton, 1.0-1. Iowa Joe 1-0; Young, Dreu 1-0. State- Taylor, Kurtis, 1.0-4, Lyle, Christopher, 1.0-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Baylor-Patin, Earl 2.0-5. Nebraska-Amukamara, Prince TACKLES (UA-A): Nebraska-Murillo, Armando, 4-1. Iowa State- Smith, James. 1.0-11; Allen, Pierre 1.0-7; Asante, Larry 1.0-4. 8-4. TACKLES (UA-A): Baylor- Lake, Jordan 9-6. Nebraska-Asante, Larry 4-3. Huskers.com