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NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 5 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 46 CONFERENCE TITLES • 53 BOWL GAMES GAME 1: ARKANSAS STATE 0-0 NEBRASKA VS. ARKANSAS STATE 1 NEBRASKA 0-0 SEPT. 2, 2017 • 7 P.M. (CT) Saturday, Sept. 2 • 7 p.m. (BTN) LINCOLN, NEB. • MEMORIAL STADIUM Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium NEBRASKA CAPACITY: 85,458 • SURFACE: FIELDTURF ARKANSAS STATE NEBRASKA 0-0 CORNHUSKERS ALL-TIME SERIES: NEBRASKA, 2-0 RED WOLVES 2 OREGON 0-0 Saturday, Sept. 9 • 3:30 p.m. (FOX) • Record: 0-0 (0-0, Big Ten) • Record: 0-0 (0-0, Sun Belt) Eugene, Ore. • Autzen Stadium • Last Year: 9-4 (5-3, Big Ten) • Last Year: 8-5 (7-1, Sun Belt) NORTHERN ILLINOIS 0-0 • Rankings: Receiving Votes • Rankings: Not ranked 3 • Coach: Mike Riley • Coach: Blake Anderson NEBRASKA 0-0 • At Nebraska: 15-11 (3rd year) BTN • At ASU.: 24-15 (4th year) Saturday, Sept. 16 • 11 a.m. (FS1) • Career: 108-91 (17th year) Joe Beninati, Play-by-Play • Career: same Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium • vs. Arkansas State: 0-0 Glen Mason, Analyst • vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Elise Menaker, Sidelines RUTGERS 0-0 4 NEBRASKA 0-0 THE MATCHUP HUSKER RADIO Saturday, Sept. 23 • 2:30/3 p.m. (TBA) Nebraska kicks off its 128th season Greg Sharpe Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium 12 this Saturday with a matchup against Nebraska is a perfect Matt Davison Arkansas State, the defending Sun NEBRASKA 0-0 12-0 all-time against Ben McLaughlin Belt Conference champion. The 5 current members ILLINOIS 0-0 Huskers are coming off a 9-4 record NATIONAL SIMULCASTS of the Sun Belt Friday, Sept. 29 • 7 p.m. (FS1) in 2016, while Arkansas State posted • Sirius: 137 • XM: 195 Conference, including Champaign, Ill. • Memorial Stadium an 8-5 record last season. Saturday's a 2-0 record against game is set for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff with the game nationally televised on #10 WISCONSIN 0-0 Arkansas State. 6 BTN and available on the IMG Husker Sports Network. NEBRASKA 0-0 Saturday, Oct. 7 • TBA (TBA) Nebraska heads into Head Coach Mike Riley's third season with game- Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium tested experience on both sides of the ball, while also introducing new faces at several key positions. The game will mark the Husker debut for #2 OHIO STATE 0-0 starting quarterback Tanner Lee, who spent the first three years of his 7 NEBRASKA 0-0 career at Tulane. Defensively, Nebraska returns significant experience Saturday, Oct. 14 • TBA (TBA) in the secondary and talented players at all three levels of the defense, Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium 19 which will feature a 3-4 look under new defensive coordinator Bob Diaco. Nebraska has won NEBRASKA 0-0 19 consecutive The Red Wolves ended last year as one of the nation’s hottest teams, 8 PURDUE 0-0 home night games winning eight of their final nine games en route to earning their fifth Sun at Memorial Stadium Belt title in six seasons. Arkansas State has played in a bowl game each Saturday, Oct. 28 • TBA (TBA) dating back to 2008. of the past six seasons. West Lafayette, Ind. • Ross-Ade Stadium Overall Nebraska is NEBRASKA 0-0 45-5 (.900) in home Saturday night's game is the third meeting between the two schools, all at 9 night games at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska was victorious in 2009 and 2012 matchups NORTHWESTERN 0-0 Memorial Stadium. with the Red Wolves in Lincoln. Saturday, Nov. 4 • TBA (TBA) Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium NEBRASKA FOOTBALL TOP 10 NEBRASKA 0-0 • Nebraska is 889-372-40 all-time, one of only 10 schools with 800 wins. 10 MINNESOTA 0-0 • The Cornhuskers rank fourth all-time with their 889 victories. Saturday, Nov. 11 • TBA (TBA) 128 • Nebraska has won five national titles (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). Minneapolis, Minn. • TCF Bank Stadium Saturday's • The Huskers have won an NCAA record 46 conference championships. NEBRASKA 0-0 11 game opens the • Nebraska’s 53 all-time bowl appearances rank second in NCAA history. #6 PENN STATE 0-0 128th season of • Three Huskers have won the Heisman Trophy (Rodgers, Rozier, Crouch). Saturday, Nov. 18 • TBA (TBA) intercollegiate football University Park, Pa. • Beaver Stadium at the University • Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. of Nebraska. The IOWA 0-0 • The Huskers have 110 first-team All-Americans in school history. Huskers have posted 12 NEBRASKA 0-0 50 nine-win seasons • Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to total Friday, Nov. 24 • 3 p.m. (FS1) in the first 127 years 100 athletic and academic All-Americans. Lincoln, Neb. • Memorial Stadium of competition, while winning five national • Memorial Stadium has been sold out every game since Nov. 3, 1962, a streak of 355 consecutive sellouts (including Arkansas State). BIG TEN CONFERENCE championships and 46 13 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME conference crowns. Saturday, Dec. 2 • 7 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis, Ind. • Lucas Oil Stadium 2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 3 NEBRASKA-ARKANSAS STATE SERIES NEBRASKA TO PLAY Rank ATTRACTIVE HOME SCHEDULE Date Site NU/ASU Res. Score Nebraska posted a perfect 7-0 home record 9/12/2009 Lincoln 22/-- W 38-9 at Memorial Stadium in 2016, just the second 9/15/2012 Lincoln / W 42-13 undefeated record in Lincoln since 2001. This fall, Nebraska will play host to a strong seven- • Saturday's meeting is the third matchup game home schedule as part of an attractive BIG TEN STANDINGS between the two schools, all at Memorial WEST DIVISION 2017 slate that includes nine Big Ten games. Stadium. Place Team Overall Big Ten The home schedule will be highlighted by 1. Illinois 0-0 0-0 • Nebraska has outscored Arkansas State 52-9 matchups against 2016 College Football Playoff Iowa 0-0 0-0 in the first half of the previous two meetings participant Ohio State, Big Ten West Division Minnesota 0-0 0-0 at Memorial Stadium. champion Wisconsin and Iowa. Northwestern Nebraska 0-0 0-0 Northwestern 0-0 0-0 • Nebraska limited Arkansas State to less than and Rutgers will also visit during Big Ten play. In addition to this week's game with Arkansas Purdue 0-0 0-0 300 yards of total offense in both of the Wisconsin 0-0 0-0 meetings, while topping 490 yards of offense State, Nebraska will host Northern Illinois in in each game. non-conference play. EAST DIVISION Place Team Overall Big Ten Nebraska will also complete a home-and-home 1. Indiana 0-0 0-0 HUSKERS VS. SUN BELT series with Oregon by visiting Eugene in the Maryland 0-0 0-0 Nebraska owns a perfect 12-0 record all-time season’s second game. The Huskers make Big Michigan 0-0 0-0 against current members of the Sun Belt Ten road trips to Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota and Michigan State 0-0 0-0 Conference, most recently a 2015 victory over 2016 Big Ten champion Penn State. Nebraska’s Ohio State 0-0 0-0 South Alabama. 2017 schedule features games against seven Penn State 0-0 0-0 teams that played in a bowl game last year. The Huskers have multiple victories over Arkansas Rutgers 0-0 0-0 State (2-0), New Mexico State (3-0), Troy (4-0) HUSKERS LOOK TO EXTEND and single victories over South Alabama, Idaho BIG TEN CONFERENCE and Louisiana-Lafayette. HOME WIN STREAK Nebraska's undefeated home season in 2016 PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES Nebraska has future games scheduled with Troy was its 28th all-time at Memorial Stadium, Game Offense Defense Sp. Teams Frosh (2018) and South Alabama (2019). which opened in 1923. The Huskers bring a ASU seven-game home winning streak into the ORE LAST 5 GAMES VS. SUN BELT season opener with Arkansas State. NIU Date Opponent Result RU 9-12-15 South Alabama W, 48-9 • The Huskers were one of only five FBS teams ILL 9-15-12 Arkansas State W, 42-13 to go 7-0 or better at home last season, along WIS 9-11-10 Idaho W, 38-17 with Alabama (7-0), Michigan (8-0), Ohio State OSU 9-26-09 La.-Lafayette W, 55-0 (7-0) and Penn State (7-0). PUR 9-12-09 Arkansas State W, 38-9 NU • Overall, Nebraska was one of only 14 FBS MINN teams to go undefeated at home during the NEBRASKA LOOKS TO EXTEND 2016 season. PSU PRIME-TIME HOME DOMINANCE IOWA Memorial Stadium is always a tough environment • Nebraska owns a seven-game home winning Bold indicates winner for visiting teams in Lincoln. That is never more streak that ranks in a tie for fifth nationally true than in night games at Memorial Stadium. entering the 2017 season. 2017 HUSKER HONORS The Huskers have won 19 straight home • Nebraska also has a history of dominating in its Drew Brown, Sr., PK night games in Lincoln. NU is 45-5 all-time in season opener, winning 30 of its past 31 season • Lou Groza Award Watch List (1 of 30) Memorial Stadium night games. openers. The only setback in that stretch is a loss • Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (1 of 109) to BYU in 2015, when the Cougars completed • Senior Bowl Watch List • The Huskers’ dominance at night in Lincoln has a Hail Mary on the final paly. been impressive, as 33 of the home night wins Nick Gates, Jr., OT • Outland Trophy Watch List (1 of 81) have been by at least 13 points.