2014 HUSKER FOOTBALL Nebraska Media Relations 4 One Memorial Stadium 4 Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 4 Phone: (402) 472-2263 4 [email protected] 2014 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Game 4: Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic (BTN) W, 55-7 Sept. 6 McNeese State (ESPNU) W, 31-24 Nebraska vs. Miami Sept. 13 at Fresno State (CBS Sports Net.) W, 55-19 Sept. 20, 2014 | Memorial Stadium Sept. 20 Miami (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) (BTN) 8 p.m. Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. (CT) Oct. 4 at Michigan State (ABC/ESPN/2) 7 p.m. Huskers Hurricanes Oct. 18 at Northwestern (BTN) 6:30 p.m. Record: 3-0, 0-0 Game Information Record: 2-1, 0-1 Oct. 25 Rutgers TBA Rankings: AP–24; Television: ESPN2 Rankings: not ranked Nov. 1 Purdue TBA Coaches–22 Radio: Husker Sports Network Last Game: Nov. 15 at Wisconsin TBA Last Game: Capacity: 87,000 def. Arkansas St., 41-20 Nov. 22 Minnesota TBA def. Fresno St., 55-19 Surface: FieldTurf Coach: Al Golden Series Record: Tied, 5-5 Nov. 28 at Iowa TBA Coach: Bo Pelini UM/Career Record: Last Meeting:Miami 37, Nebraska 14, 2002 Rose Bowl All times Central Career/NU Record: 24-16, 4th year/ Special Events: 1994 National Championship Team 61-24, 7th year 51-50, 9th year Recognition, Brook Berringer Scholarship Presentation Television vs. Miami: 0-0 vs. Nebraska: 0-0 ESPN2 Joe Tessitore, Play-by-Play The Matchup Brock Huard, Analyst Two of college football’s most dominant programs meet for the first time in more than a decade on Saturday Shannon Spake, Sidelines when Nebraska plays host to the Miami Hurricanes at Memorial Stadium. The matchup will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with kickoff set for shortly after 7 p.m. CDT. Radio The two programs have combined for 10 national championships, including eight since 1983. Nebraska won its third national championship and first under Tom Osborne in 1994 by defeating Miami in the Orange Bowl. The 20th Husker Sports Network anniversary of that national championship will be honored in Lincoln this weekend. Miami also clinched three of its Greg Sharpe, Play-by-Play five national titles with wins over Nebraska in bowl games between 1983 and 2001. Matt Davison, Analyst The 2014 Huskers will look to complete non-conference play unbeaten for the first time since 2011. Nebraska Lane Grindle, Sidelines improved to 3-0 on the season with a 55-19 rout of Fresno State on the road Saturday night. The Huskers showed their explosiveness in the win, recording four scoring plays of 50 yards or more. Digital Media Saturday’s game is the first of a home-and-home series with the Hurricanes. Nebraska will play at Miami on Sept. Huskers.com 19, 2015, to complete the two-game non-conference series. HSN free audio Miami comes into the game with a 2-1 record following consecutive victories over Florida A&M and Arkansas State. The Hurricanes lost at Louisville to open the season on Labor Day. Miami comes to Lincoln having won eight Live stats, game-day information, photos and more consecutive regular season non-conference games. Facebook.com/Huskers @Huskers on Twitter The Series @HuskerFBNation The series between the schools is tied at five wins apiece. The schools have met six times in bowl games and four times in the regular season. Saturday’s game will be the first regular season meeting since a 17-9 victory by No. 2 Other Nebraska in Lincoln in 1976. Miami has captured four of the past five meetings in bowl games, with four of those National Radio-ESPN Radio contests on Miami’s home field in the Orange Bowl. ESPN Radio Bill Rosinksi-Play-by-Play The Coaches Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, ‘90) owns a 61-24 record (.718) in his seventh season as head coach. He has David Norrie-Analyst guided NU to nine or more wins in each of his first six seasons as head coach, joining Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne Joe Schad-Sidelines in accomplishing that feat at Nebraska. His 61 wins trail only Osborne and Devaney on the NU wins list. Pelini joins Satellite Radio Alabama’s Nick Saban as the only head coaches in the nation to win nine or more games each of the past six seasons. Sirius Channel 113, XM 196 Miami: Al Golden (Penn State, ‘91) is in his fourth season as Miami’s head coach and his ninth season overall as a collegiate head coach. Golden has guided Miami to a 24-16 record in his tenure including a trip to the Russell Athletic Bowl in 2013. Golden previously served as the head coach at Temple from 2006 to 2010, and has stints as an assistant at Virginia, Boston College and Penn State. Nebraska Football Nebraska is 868-357-40 all-time, one of just eight schools with 800 all-time victories w Nebraska has won five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). w The Cornhuskers have won 43 conference championships. w NU’s 50 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally. w Since 1970, NU has 434 wins, 24 more than any other school. w Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. w The Huskers have 110 first-team All- Americans in school history. GAME 4 VS. MIAMI 1 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL HUSKERS.COM Nebraska-Fresno State Stat Wrap Noting Game 3...Nebraska 55, Fresno State 19 Team Stats NU FSU 4 Nebraska improved to 3-0 with the victory, marking the fourth time in seven seasons under Bo Pelini that Nebraska First Downs 22 20 has started 3-0, but the first time since the 2011 season. Nebraska won its road opener for the second straight season Rushes-Yards 42-280 28-105 and improved to 4-3 in road openers under Pelini. The Huskers have won four straight games away from Lincoln, Passes 14-24-0 30-59-0 including wins at Michigan and Penn State last season as well as a Gator Bowl victory over Georgia. Nebraska improved Passing Yards 282 241 to 20-9 in true road games under Pelini. Total Offense 562 346 3rd-Down Conversions 6-of-15 6-of-23 4 Nebraska improved to 2-0 against Fresno State and 34-2 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Turnovers 1 0 Conference. NU and Fresno State will complete a three-game series with a 2016 game in Lincoln. Penalties 6-61 5-55 Time of Possession 30:40 29:20 4 Nebraska’s victory ended Fresno State’s 13-game win streak at Bulldog Stadium, ending the nation’s longest home winning streak. NU Rushing Leaders Ameer Abdullah–19 carries, 110 yards, TD 4 With the win, Nebraska is guaranteed a winning non-conference record for the 32nd consecutive season since Imani Cross–3 carries, 69 yards, TD; 62-yard TD (career long) a 2-2 record in 1981. Tommy Armstrong Jr.–9 carries, 65 yards NU Passing Leader 4 Sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and a career-high three Tommy Armstrong Jr.–12-21-0, 260 yards, 3 TD (career high) touchdowns. Armstrong opened the night with a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game’s NU Receiving Leaders fourth play, Armstrong’s longest completion in a regular-season game and second-longest completion of his career. Jordan Westerkamp–2 receptions, 85 yards, 70-yard TD Kenny Bell–5 receptions, 84 yards 4 Armstrong’s 260 passing yards marked his third straight game to start the season with 200 or more passing yards. NU Defensive Leaders 4 Armstrong Jr. also rushed nine times for 65 yards to account for 325 total offense yards. Armstrong has topped Joshua Kalu–6 TT, TFL, PBU, fumble caused 300 yards of total offense in all three games, marking the first time a Husker has topped 300 yards of total offense Vincent Valentine–4 TT, 3 TFL, 2-12 sacks in three straight games since Joe Ganz accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor in 2008. Daniel Davie–3 UT, 2 TFL NU Special Teams Leader 4 Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 19 times for 110 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown run in the first De’Mornay Pierson-El–5 punt returns, 150 yards, 86-yard TD quarter to give NU a 14-0 lead. Abdullah’s 57-yard run was a season long and his third run of at least 30 yards in 2014. 2014 Big Ten Standings 4 With his 110 rushing yards, Abdullah increased his career rushing total to 3,373 rushing yards, moving him into West Division the top five on the Nebraska career rushing list. Abdullah passed Rex Burkhead (3,329) against Fresno State. Records 4 Abdullah finished the game with 110 all-purpose yards, increasing his career total to 5,449 yards. Abdullah moved Team Big Ten Overall Next Game up to second place on the NU career all-purpose yards list, passing Mike Rozier (5,445) for the No. 2 spot. Abdullah Nebraska 0-0 3-0 Miami now trails career all-purpose yards leader Johnny Rodgers (5,586) by just 141 yards. Illinois 0-0 2-1 Texas State Iowa 0-0 2-1 at Pittsburgh 4 Sophomore receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to Minnesota 0-0 2-1 San Jose State open the scoring. Westerkamp caught a touchdown for the third consecutive game, marking the first Husker to have Wisconsin 0-0 1-1 Bowling Green a touchdown reception in three straight games since Quincy Enunwa caught a touchdown pass in each of the first Purdue 0-0 1-2 Southern Illinois three games last season.