1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2007 HUSKER FOOTBALL Nebraska Media Relations ● One Memorial Stadium ● Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 ● Phone: (402) 472-2263 ● Fax: (402) 472-2005 2007 Nebraska Schedule GAME FIVE ›› September NEBRASKA VS. IOWA STATE 1 . Nevada (ABC) . W, 52-10 Date: Saturday, Sept. 29 Time: 1:05 p.m. CT 8 . at Wake Forest (ESPN) . W, 20-17 Site: Lincoln, Neb. 15 . USC (ABC) . L, 49-31 22 . Ball State (FSN PPV) . W, 41-40 Stadium: Memorial Stadium/Tom Osborne Field 29 . Iowa State . 1:05 p.m. Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 81,067 October Rankings: NU (AP-25; Coaches-22); Iowa St. (NR) 6 . at Missouri (ESPN) . 8:15 p.m. Series Record: Nebraska leads, 83-16-2 13 . Oklahoma State (Homecoming) . TBA Last Season: NU 28, ISU 14 in Ames 20 . Texas A&M . TBA 27 . at Texas . TBA November NEBRASKA IOWA STATE 3 . at Kansas . TBA CORNHUSKERS CYCLONES 10 . Kansas State . TBA 3-1, 0-0 1-3, 0-0 23 . at Colorado (ABC) . 11 a.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION December Big 12 Championship Game Television Radio Internet 1 . at San Antonio (ABC) . 7 p.m. None Husker Sports Network Huskers.com HUSKERS.COM All times Central and subject to change Jim Rose—Play-by-Play Adrian Fiala—Color Special Events This Week in Husker Football Red Cross Day at Monday, Sept. 24 Matt Davison–Analyst Memorial Stadium 11:50 a.m. .......Coach Callahan on Big 12 Teleconference Sean Callahan—Sideline Tuesday, Sept. 25 Lane Grindle-Sideline Weekly Press Conference Satellite Radio 11 a.m. ..................................................................... Lunch Sirius, Channel 110 11:30-11:55 a.m. .....................................Player interviews Noon ......................................... Head Coach Bill Callahan Nebraska Set to Open Big 12 Play Against Cyclones Nebraska moves into the second phase of its schedule this Saturday when the Huskers open Big 12 Conference play 12:20-1:15 p.m. .......................................Player Interviews against Iowa State in Lincoln. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m. in front of the 286th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium. 3:45-6:10 p.m. ..............Practice (Interviews after practice) There is no television for the contest, but the game can be heard on the Husker Sports Network. Wednesday, Sept. 26 The two teams enter Saturday’s game after coming out on the opposite end of one-point games against opponents from 3:30-5:40 p.m. ..............Practice (Interviews after practice) the Mid-American Conference last weekend. The Huskers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Ball State, 41-40, while Iowa Thursday, Sept. 27 State dropped a 36-35 decision at Toledo on Saturday night. 3:30-5:25 p.m. ...........Practice (Coach Callahan available) The victory over Ball State allowed Nebraska to complete the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 3-1 mark, 7 p.m. ......................Coaches Radio Show (Coach Busch) giving the Huskers a winning non-league record for the 26th straight season. The Huskers will enter Saturday’s game ranked Friday, Sept. 28 25th in the Associated Press poll and 22nd in the USA Today Coaches poll. 6:50 a.m. ........Big Red Breakfast, Omaha (Coach Jordan) Iowa State comes to Lincoln with a 1-3 record, following its loss at Toledo on Saturday. The Cyclones, under the direction ... .............................Nebraska walk-thru (closed to media) of first-year coach Gene Chizik, also suffered close losses to Kent State and Northern Iowa, while posting an impressive Saturday, Sept. 29 15-13 victory over in-state rival Iowa on Sept. 15 in Ames. 1:05 p.m. ..Kickoff vs. Iowa State (Husker Sports Network) The Huskers have historically dominated Iowa State in Lincoln, winning each of the past 14 matchups between the two schools at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska also has a long history of success in conference openers, winning 31 of its last 32 league openers, including 10 of 11 since the inception of the Big 12 Conference in 1996. Huskers Use Record-Setting Passing Performance to Survive Shootout with Ball State On a record-setting day at Memorial Stadium, the Nebraska offense rolled up 552 yards to power the Huskers to a 41- 40 victory over visiting Ball State in a game that featured eight lead changes. Senior quarterback Sam Keller completed HUSKERS.COM 29-of-37 passes for three touchdowns and a school-record 438 yards to overcome a high-powered Cardinal offense. Keller threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns in the second half alone, including an 11-yard scoring strike to Maurice Purify with 3:13 to play to account for the final margin. However, the victory was not secure until Ball State missed a 55-yard field goal attempt with 17 seconds remaining. 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 Nebraska Football Game Notes - Game 5 Nebraska vs. Iowa State National Rankings Keller’s record-setting day highlighted an offensive explosion, as the two teams combined for 1,162 yards of total offense, Associated Press (Sept. 23) including 610 by Ball State, keyed by quarterback Nate Davis’ 422 passing yards. The teams combined for 57 points after No. Team (1st) Record Points halftime and the final punt of the afternoon occurred midway through the third quarter. 1. USC (43)* 3-0 1,601 In addition to Keller, several other Huskers had big offensive days. I-back Marlon Lucky set a record of his own by catching 2. LSU (22) 4-0 1,580 an NU running back record 11 passes for 81 yards. His 11 catches were the second-most ever by any Husker and he totaled 3. Oklahoma 4-0 1,456 183 all-purpose yards with 102 rushing yards on 21 carries. Tight end Sean 4. Florida 4-0 1,417 Hill caught three passes for 129 yards, while wide receiver Maurice Purify NU-Ball State Stat Wrap 5. West Virginia 4-0 1,388 Team Stats BSU NU 6. California 4-0 1,263 had six catches for 122 yards, marking the first time in school history Nebraska First Downs 27 25 7. Texas* 4-0 1,196 had a pair of 100-yard receivers in the same game. Rushes-Yards 36-188 36-114 8. Ohio State 4-0 1,193 The first quarter did not give an indication of the shootout to come. Passes 26-43-1 29-37-1 9. Wisconsin 4-0 1,030 Nebraska took the opening kickoff and marched 63 yards in nine plays, 10. Rutgers 3-0 1,008 Passing Yards 422 438 11. Oregon 4-0 944 capped by Lucky’s 28-yard touchdown run. Ball State tied the score early Total Offense 610 552 12. Boston College 4-0 927 in the second quarter after a 10-play, 80-yard drive, when the Cardinals Yds. per Play 7.7 7.6 13. Clemson 4-0 807 converted three third-and-long situations. Ball State added a field goal to Turnovers 2 3 14. Kentucky 4-0 708 take a 10-7 lead before Nebraska responded with an impressive 73-yard 3rd Down Conversions 9-15 8-13 15. Georgia 3-1 631 drive just before halftime to take a 14-10 edge into the locker room. NU Rushing Leaders 16. South Carolina 3-1 586 Marlon Lucky–21 carries, 102 yards, TD 17. Virginia Tech 3-1 568 A Nebraska fumble on its first drive of the second half set up a BSU 18. South Florida 3-0 539 touchdown for a 17-14 lead. Following a pair of punts, Keller hooked up NU Passing Leader 19. Hawaii 4-0 471 with Hill for a perfect 73-yard touchdown pass on third down. The Cardinals Sam Keller–29-37-1, 438 yards, 3 TD 20. Missouri* 4-0 401 re-took the lead on a 43-yard touchdown by MiQuale Lewis, but the third- NU Receiving Leaders Maurice Purify–6 receptions, 122 yards, TD 21. Penn State 3-1 337 quarter explosion was not over. Keller capped Nebraska’s next drive with an 22. Alabama 3-1 265 Marlon Lucky–11 receptions, 81 yards 23. Arizona State 4-0 206 18-yard touchdown pass to Nate Swift in the corner of the end zone to give Sean Hill–3 receptions, 129 yards, TD 24. Cincinnati 4-0 164 the Huskers a 28-24 edge. The see-saw affair continued as Davis hooked NU Defensive Leaders 25. Nebraska 3-1 134 up with Dante Love for a 58-yard touchdown with just 54 seconds remaining Steve Octavien–7 tackles, PBU, 2 hurries in the third quarter. Bo Ruud–6 tackles, 34-yard INT return for TD USA Today Coaches (Sept. 23) Zach Potter–4 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, FC No. Team (1st) Record Points The Cardinals took the largest lead of the game at 37-28 with 12:50 to 1. USC (44)* 3-0 1,481 play following a long touchdown drive, but Ball State missed the extra point. 2. LSU (8) 4-0 1,438 Nebraska fumbled deep in Ball State territory on its next drive, but senior linebacker Bo Ruud made the biggest defensive play 3. Florida (4) 4-0 1,347 of the day by intercepting a Davis pass and racing 34 yards for a score to pull NU within 37-35 with 9:21 left. Davis marched 4. Oklahoma (4) 4-0 1,336 the Cardinals down the field for a field goal and a 40-35 edge with 7:05 to play, but Keller was again up to the task.