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NEBRASKA FOOTBALL FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • MOST WINS IN THE NATION LAST 30, 40, 50 & 60 YEARS BRIGHAM YOUNG GAME 1: NEBRASKA vs. BYU Sept. 5 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) SEPT. 5, 2015 • 2:30 P.M. • Series: First meeting MEMORIAL STADIUM • In Lincoln: First meeting LINCOLN, NEB. NEBRASKA BRIGHAM YOUNG SOUTH ALABAMA CORNHUSKERS COUGARS Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. (BTN) • Record: 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten) • Record: 0-0 (Independent) • Series: First meeting • AP Ranking: RV • AP Ranking: RV • In Lincoln: First meeting • Coaches Ranking: RV • Coaches Ranking: RV • Series: First meeting • Series: First meeting AT MIAMI • Coach: Mike Riley ABC (NATIONAL) • Coach: Bronco Mendenhall Sept. 19 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) • At Nebraska: 0-0 (1st year) Sean McDonough, Play-by-Play • At BYU: 90-39 (11th year) • Series: Nebraska, 7-6 • Career: 93-80 (15th year) Chris Spielman, Analyst • Career: 90-39 (11th year) • At Miami: Miami, 4-1 • vs. BYU: 1-2 Todd McShay, Field Analyst • vs. Nebraska: 0-0 SOUTHERN MISS THE MATCHUP Sept. 26 • 11 a.m. (TBA) Nebraska opens the 2015 season • Series: Nebraska, 4-1 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-1 1 on Saturday afternoon with an HUSKER RADIO Mike Riley will coach intersectional matchup against BYU Greg Sharpe his first game as at Memorial Stadium. The game is set Matt Davison AT ILLINOIS Nebraska's head for a national television audience on Lane Grindle OCT. 3 • TBA coach on Saturday. ABC, with kickoff set for shortly after • Series: Nebraska, 9-2-1 Riley is the 29th head 2:30 p.m. CT. NATIONAL SIMULCASTS • At Champaign: Nebraska, 2-1-1 coach in Husker • Sirius: 84 • XM: 84 history. Nebraska The game will mark the Cornhuskers' WISCONSIN coaches are 20-7-1 debut under head coach Mike Riley. WESTWOOD ONE RADIO Oct. 10 • TBA in their first game, While Riley is new to Lincoln, he Chuck Cooperstein • Series: Wisconsin, 5-4 including 5-0 since is a proven winner in the coaching Derek Rackley • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-0 1962. profession. Before taking over at Nebraska, Riley spent the previous 12 seasons at Oregon State. AT MINNESOTA Oct. 17 • TBA ® Riley will guide a Nebraska team that returns 16 starters from a team • Series: Minnesota, 31-22-2 that finished 9-4 in 2014. Nebraska will also be looking to win its season • At Minneapolis: Minn., 21-12-2 29 opener for the 30th consecutive season, a streak that leads the nation. NORTHWESTERN Nebraska has won BYU finished the 2014 campaign with an 8-5 record, but was a perfect 3-0 Oct. 24 • TBA its season opener for against Power Five opponents, including victories at Texas and California. 29 consecutive years • Series: Nebraska, 6-2 The Cougars are one of 10 programs in the country to have appeared in • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-1 dating back to 1986. a bowl game each of the past 10 seasons. The streak is the AT PURDUE longest in the nation, Saturday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools, Oct. 31 • TBA four longer than which rank first and fifth, respectively, in victories in the past 40 seasons. Florida (25). Saturday's game will also be the 341st consecutive sellout at Memorial • Series: Nebraska, 2-1 • At West Lafayette: Tied, 1-1 Stadium. MICHIGAN STATE NEBRASKA FOOTBALL TOP 10 Nov. 7 • 6/7 p.m. (TBA) • Nebraska is 874-351-40 all-time, one of only 10 schools with 800 wins. • Series: Nebraska, 7-2 11 • The Cornhuskers rank fourth all-time with their 873 victories. • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 4-1 Nebraska plays 11 • Nebraska has won five national titles (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). consecutive games AT RUTGERS without a bye to • The Huskers have won 43 conference championships. Nov. 14 • TBA start the season. The • Nebraska’s 51 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally. • Series: Nebraska, 2-0 Huskers are one of • At Piscataway: First meeting • Three Huskers have won the Heisman Trophy (Rodgers, Rozier, Crouch). only 12 FBS teams who will play 11 or • Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. IOWA more consecutive • The Huskers have 110 first-team All-Americans in school history. Nov. 27 • TBA weeks without a bye • Series: Nebraska, 29-13-3 in 2015. • Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to total • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 14-3-1 100 athletic and academic All-Americans. • Memorial Stadium has been sold out every game since Nov. 2, 1962, BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME a streak of 341 consecutive sellouts. Dec. 5 • 7 p.m. (FOX) 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. – Jerry Kill, Minnesota The Nebraska Football television show will air on several • 11:56 a.m. – Kyle Flood, Rutgers affiliates throughout the 2015 season. As of Aug. 27, Huskers.com • @Huskers • 12:04 p.m. – Tim Beckman, Illinois the stations and times are as follows: • 12:12 p.m. – Randy Edsall, 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. The Nebraska locker No media access following Wednesday practice. The Husker IMG Sports room, training room and football office meeting rooms 2015 NEBRASKA STATIONS Network will continue are OFF-LIMITS to the media. When arriving for post- THURSDAY • Ainsworth: 1400 AM Coach Riley available after practice on field. the strong tradition practice interviews, media should wait in the Hawks • Alliance: 1400 AM of broadcasting Center lobby, or access Memorial Stadium through FRIDAY • Beatrice: 1450 AM excellence in 2015, as Gate 11 entrance if practice is in the stadium. No Media Availability. • Broken Bow: 95.3 FM it brings NU football to • Chadron: 610 AM Requested players are available (depending on class RILEY PHONE INTERVIEWS fans across the nation • Columbus: 900 AM/101.1 FM schedules) at the Monday press conferences (11:30 Media wishing to try to arrange a phone interview may and the world.