FOOTBALL FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • MOST WINS in the Nation LAST 40, 50 & 60 YEARS GAME 12: NEBRASKA VS
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NEBRASKA FOOTBALL FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • MOST WINS IN THE nation LAST 40, 50 & 60 YEARS gAmE 12: NEBrASKA VS. IoWA BRIGHAM YOUNG Sept. 5 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) NoV. 27, 2015 • 2:30 P.m. (Ct) • Series: BYU, 1-0 mEmorIAL StAdIUm 28 • In Lincoln: BYU, 1-0 33 LINCoLN, NEB. NEBrASKA IOWA hY-VEE hEroES gAmE SoUth ALABAmA CorNhUSKErS CAPACItY: 86,047; SUrFACE: FIELdtUrF hAWKEYES Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. (BtN) • Record: 5-6 (3-4 Big ten) • Record: 11-0 (7-0 Big ten) 48 • Series: Nebraska, 1-0 9 • Last Game: rutgers, W, 31-14 • Last Game: Purdue, W, 40-20 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 1-0 • Rankings: Not ranked • Rankings: AP-3; • Series: Nebraska, 29-13-3 Coaches-3; CFP-5 (11-17) AT MIAMI Sept. 19 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) • Coach: mike riley ABC • Coach: Kirk Ferentz • At Nebraska: 5-6 (1st year) Adam Amin, Play-by-Play • At Iowa: 126-85 (17th year) • Series: tied 6-6 33 • At miami: miami, 5-1 36-OT • Career: 98-86 (15th year) Kelly Stouffer, Analyst • Career: 138-106 (20th year) • vs. Iowa: First meeting olivia harlan, Sidelines • vs. Nebraska: 1-5 SOUTHERN MISS Sept. 26 • 11 a.m. (ESPN News) thE mAtChUP HUSKER RADIO Nebraska completes the 2015 regular greg Sharpe • Series: Nebraska, 5-1 36 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 4-1 28 1 season with its traditional Black Friday matt davison game with Iowa. the border rivals will Lane grindle Nebraska has At ILLINoIS defeated two top-10 square off in the hyVee heroes game Steve taylor oCt. 3 • 3 p.m. (BtN) opponents in one with the contest televised nationally on NATIONAL SIMULCASTS month just once in ABC. Kickoff at memorial Stadium is • Series: Nebraska, 9-3-1 • Sirius: 84 • Xm: 84 13 14 school history. NU set for 2:30 p.m. Ct. • At Champaign: tied, 2-2-1 defeated a pair of Nebraska enters the game with a 5-6 top-10 teams in WISCoNSIN record and a 3-4 mark in Big ten play, following a 31-14 victory at rutgers oct. 10 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) october of 1995. on Nov. 14. NU comes into the matchup following a weekend off after • Series: Wisconsin, 6-4 Nebraska defeated #6 playing 11 straight weeks to open the season. A win over Iowa would even 21 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-1 23 michigan State earlier the huskers' record at 6-6 and secure a bowl bid for Nebraska. in November. Iowa comes into the game with a perfect 11-0 record, including a 7-0 mark AT MINNESOTA in Big ten Conference action. the hawkeyes defeated Purdue, 40-20 on oct. 17 • 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) ® Saturday, to clinch the Big ten West division and a spot in the Big ten • Series: minnesota, 31-23-2 14 Championship game in Indianapolis on dec. 5. 48 • At minneapolis: minn., 21-13-2 25 the hawkeyes are also right in the thick of the race for a spot in the College Iowa enters the game Football Playoff, ranking fifth in the Nov. 17 poll. Iowa checks in at No. 3 NORTHWESTERN with an 11-0 record. in this week's Associated Press Poll and USA today Coaches polls. the oct. 24 • 11 a.m. (ESPN2) the hawkeyes are just strength of the hawkeyes has been a strong defense that has limited • Series: Nebraska, 6-3 the 14th undefeated opponents to just 18.5 points per game and 322.5 yards of total offense. 28 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-2 30 team Nebraska has faced in Lincoln in A victory would give Nebraska two wins over top-10 teams in the month At PUrdUE November. the of November, after a 39-38 win over michigan State on Nov. 7. It would oct. 31 • 11 a.m. (ESPNU) huskers are 7-5-1 in mark the first time since 1999 that Nebraska has defeated a pair of top-10 teams in the same season. • Series: tied, 2-2 those games. 45 • At West Lafayette: Purdue, 2-1 55 NEBrASKA FootBALL toP 10 • Nebraska is 879-367-40 all-time, one of only 10 schools with 800 wins. #6 mIChIgAN StAtE Nov. 7 • 6 p.m. (ESPN) • the Cornhuskers rank fourth all-time with their 879 victories. 26 • Series: Nebraska, 8-2 • Nebraska has won five national titles (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). 39 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 5-1 38 the matchup with • the huskers have won 43 conference championships. AT RUTGERS Iowa will mark the 26th • Nebraska’s 51 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally. Nov. 14 • 2:30 p.m. (BtN) consecutive season • Series: Nebraska, 3-0 Nebraska has played • three huskers have won the heisman trophy (rodgers, rozier, Crouch). 31 • At Piscataway: Nebraska 1-0 14 on Black Friday. NU • Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. has played either IOWA oklahoma, Colorado • the huskers have 110 first-team All-Americans in school history. Nov. 27 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) or Iowa on the day • Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to total after thanksgiving 100 athletic and academic All-Americans. • Series: Nebraska, 29-13-3 every year since 1990, • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 14-3-1 compiling a 19-6 • memorial Stadium has been sold out every game since Nov. 3, 1962, record. a streak of 347 consecutive sellouts. PAGE 2 2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NEBrASKA CommUNICAtIoNS NEBrASKA mEdIA INFormAtIoN ANd PoLICIES one memorial Stadium P.o. Box 880123 CoACh ANd player availabilitY CrEdENtIALS media may make credential requests for Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 moNday Nebraska Weekly Press Conference home games on-line at huskers.com/media. Follow the (402) 472-2263 Coach riley will be available in the West Stadium Level steps on the web site to complete the application. You [email protected] 6 at memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m. Ct. the press will receive an e-mail confirming your application, and Shipping Address: 600 Stadium drive conference will be available free on-line at huskers. approval/denial e-mail. Contact Vicki Capazo at (402) com. Players will generally follow Coach riley at the 472-2263 with questions. once again this season, photo FootBALL CoNtACtS press conference. Id will be required to gain access to the stadium on game day and the name on your photo Id and credential Credential requests ........... huskers.com/media defensive coordinator mark Banker, requested must match. Single-game credentials will not be mailed Assistant A.d/Communications ........Keith mann defensive assistants and requested defensive players and must be picked up on game day at media will call. Phone .......................................402-472-0237 not at press conference available on field after practice. E-mail [email protected] tELECoNFErENCE/SAtELLItE FEEd/FtP Associate Comm. director..... Shamus mcKnight tUESday For video of Nebraska’s press conferences contact Phone .......................................402-472-7772 Big Ten Teleconference (Mike Riley - 11:24 a.m. CT) the Communications office. All of Coach riley’s press E-mail [email protected] Contact the Big ten Conference office at 847- conferences are available live on huskers.com. Several 696-1010 for more details. A playback of the call is players will follow riley at the press conference. Assistant Comm. director ..................matt Smith available later in the day and will also be available at Phone .......................................402-472-7780 www.bigten.org. mEdIA gUIdE ANd SUPPLEmENt oN-LINE E-mail [email protected] PdF versions of the 2015 Nebraska media guide and • 11:00 a.m. – Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern media supplement are available on huskers.com. Please Assistant Comm. director .............Jeremy Foote • 11:08 a.m. – Jim harbaugh, michigan go to the “Football” page, on the right menu, click on Phone .......................................402-472-7778 • 11:16 a.m. – Paul Chryst, Wisconsin “2015 media guide” and proceed. E-mail [email protected] • 11:24 A.m. – mIKE rILEY, NEBrASKA Admin. Assistant (Credentials) ........Vicki Capazo • 11:32 a.m. – mark dantonio, michigan State BANK oF thE WESt NEBrASKA Phone .......................................402-472-2263 • 11:40 a.m. – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa FootBALL ShoW “Day BY Day” E-mail ......................... [email protected] • 11:48 a.m. – tracy Claeys, minnesota the Nebraska Football television show will air on several • 11:56 a.m. – Kyle Flood, rutgers affiliates throughout the 2015 season.t he stations and huskers.com • @huskers • 12:04 p.m. – Bill Cubit, Illinois times are as follows: • 12:12 p.m. – mike Locksley, maryland • 12:20 p.m. – darrell hazell, Purdue • KoLN/KgIN–Lincoln (Sunday, 10:35 p.m.) gENErAL PoLICIES • 12:28 p.m. – James Franklin, Penn State • KNPL–North Platte (Sunday, 10:35 p.m.) All player and coach interviews must be arranged • 12:36 p.m. – Urban meyer, ohio State • KmtV–omaha (Sunday, 11 p.m.) at least one day in advance through the Nebraska • 12:44 p.m. – Kevin Wilson, Indiana • Fox Sports midwest–monday, 1 p.m. Communications office. Contact Keith mann, Shamus offensive coordinator danny Langsdorf, requested the N-Side Nebraska show will follow the half-hour mcKnight or matt Smith. All post-practice interviews football show and feature all 24 of Nebraska’s sports, will be conducted at the practice site. Interviews will offensive assistants and requested offensive players not at press conference available on field after practice. including football during the fall. not be conducted in the weight room, Student Life Complex, training room, hallways or the tunnel leading WEdNESday Img hUSKEr SPortS rAdIo NEtWorK from the locker room to the field.t he Nebraska locker No media access following Wednesday practice.