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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Quick Facts, Schedule...... 1 Date Opponent Site Stadium Series Spring Roster/Returning Letterwinners and Starters.....2-4 Sept. 1 Southern Miss Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 2-1 Nebraska Coaching Staff...... 6-12 Sept. 8 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. Rose Bowl NU leads, 6-4 Spring Notes/Position Outlook...... 13-19 Sept. 15 Arkansas State Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 1-0 Returning Letterwinner Biographies...... 20-37 Sept. 22 Idaho State Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium first meeting 2012 Newcomers...... 38-41 2011 Honors, Recap, Statistics...... 42-62 Sept. 29 Wisconsin# (HC) Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium Series tied, 3-3 2011 Nebraska Seniors...... 63-69 Oct. 6 at Ohio State# Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium OSU, 2-1 Series Results vs. 2012 Opponents...... 70-72 Oct. 20 at Northwestern# Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field NU, 3-2 Oct. 27 Michigan# Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium UM, 4-2-1 HUSKER FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Nov. 3 at Michigan State# East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium NU, 6-0 Head Coach...... Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990) Nov. 10 Penn State# Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium Series tied, 7-7 Record...... 39-16, fifth season Nov. 17 Minnesota# Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium UM, 29-21-2 Assistant Coaches Nov. 23 at Iowa# Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium NU, 27-12-3 Barney Cotton...... Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Dec. 1 Big Ten Championship Indianapolis, Ind. Lucas Oil Stadium 2nd Annual Tim Beck...... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks For more information on Nebraska’s series history against 2012 opponents, see pages 70-72 John Papuchis...... Defensive Coordinator #-Big Ten Conference game. Ron Brown...... Running Backs Ross Els...... Linebackers/ ...... Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 2011 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (9-4, 5-3 in BIG TEN) Rich Fisher...... Wide Receivers Date Opponent (Rank) Television Result Attendance John Garrison...... Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends Terry Joseph...... Secondary Sept. 3 Chattanooga BTN W, 40-7 84,883 Rick Kaczenski...... Defensive Line Sept. 10 Fresno State BTN W, 42-29 85,501 Jeff Jamrog ...... Assistant A.D./Football Operations Sept. 17 Washington ABC W, 51-38 85,110 Vince Marrow...... Offensive Graduate Assistant Sept. 24 at Wyoming Versus W, 38-14 32,617 T.J. Hollowell...... Defensive Graduate Assistant Oct. 1 at Wisconsin (7) ABC L, 48-17 81,834 James Dobson...... Head Football Strength Coach Oct. 8 Ohio State ABC W, 34-27 85,426 Oct. 22 at Minnesota ABC W, 41-14 49,187 GENERAL INFORMATION Oct. 29 Michigan State (9) ESPN W, 24-3 85,641 Location:Lincoln, Neb., 68588-0123 Nov. 5 Northwestern BTN L, 28-25 85,115 Population:258,379 Nov. 12 at Penn State (12) ESPN W, 17-14 107,903 Founded: 1869 Nov. 19 at Michigan (20) ESPN L, 45-17 113,718 Enrollment: 24,610 Football Stadium/Field: Memorial Stadium (1923)/ Nov. 25 Iowa ABC W, 20-7 85,595 Tom Osborne Field (1998) Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Capacity: 81,091 Jan. 2 South Carolina (10) ESPN L, 30-13 61,351 Surface: FieldTurf Nickname: Cornhuskers or Huskers HUSKERS BRIEFLY IN 2011 2011 BIG TEN STANDINGS Colors: Scarlet and Cream General Legends Division Conference: Big Ten Overall Record: 9-4 Team Big Ten Overall Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Institutional Rep.: Josephine Potuto, J.D. Big Ten Record: 5-3 1. Michigan State 7-1 11-3 Athletic Director: Tom Osborne Home: 6-1; Away: 3-2; Neutral: 0-1 2. Michigan 6-2 11-2 Assistant A.D./Media Relations (Football Contact):Keith Mann Total Attendance: 1,043,031 3. Nebraska 5-3 9-4 Media Relations Director of Operations:Jeff Griesch Average Attendance: 80,233 4. Iowa 4-4 7-6 Associate MRD: Shamus McKnight Home Attendance: 596,871 5. Northwestern 3-5 6-7 Assistant MRDs: Matt Smith, Jeremy Foote, Hilary Winter Average Home Attendance: 85,267 6. Minnesota 2-6 3-9 Media Relations Admin. Assistant: Vicki Capazo Athletic Department Photographer:Scott Bruhn Offense (National Rank) Leaders Division Design Specialist: Annie Wood Yards Rushing/Game: 217.2 (15) Team Big Ten Overall Media Relations Intern:Scott Pulverenti Yards Rushing/Att.:4.6 1. Wisconsin 6-2 11-3 Student Assistants: Derek Brandt, Brett Crevier, BreAnna Passing Yards/Game: 162.7 (104) Penn State 6-2 9-4 Haessler, Makayla Hipke, Claire Porter, Connor Stange Passing Yards/Att./Comp.:2,115/293/164 3. Purdue 4-4 7-6 Total Net Yards/Game: 379.9 (66) 4. Ohio State 3-5 6-7 ADMINISTRATION Total Net Yards/Att.: 5.5 5. Illinois 2-6 7-6 President: J.B. Milliken 6. Indiana 0-8 1-11 Board of Regents Points/Game: 29.2 (50) Timothy Clare, LIncoln Turnover Margin/Game: -.08 (67) Big Ten Championship Game Howard Hawks, Omaha Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39 (Indianapolis) Chuck Hassebrook, Lyons Defense (National Rank) Bob Whitehouse, Papillion Yards Rushing/Game: 158.5 (64) Nebraska's 2012 Non-Conference Opponents Jim McClurg, Ph.D., Lincoln Passing Yards/Game: 192.2 (18) Team Overall Bowl Kent Schroeder, J.D., Kearney Total Net Yards/Game: 350.7 (37) Southern Miss 12-2 Hawaii Bob Phares, North Platte Total Net Yards/Attempt:5.2 UCLA 6-8 Kraft Hunger Randolph Ferlic, M.D., Omaha Points/Game: 23.4 (42) Arkansas State 10-3 GoDaddy.com Student Regents Pass Efficiency Defense: 120.4 (34) Idaho State 2-9 Lane Carr, UN-Lincoln Jordan Gonzales, UN-Kearney Spring Football Guide Credits Mission Statement Elizabeth O’Connor, UN-Omaha The 2012 Nebraska Football Spring Guide and Game Program was The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to Faisal Ahmed, UN-Medical Center written by Media Relations Director Keith Mann with assistance from serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by: members of the Media Relations Staff, including Shamus McKnight, Displaying INTEGRITY in every decision and action; Building and main- Matt Smith and Scott Pulverenti. Cover design by Design Specialist taining TRUST with others; Giving RESPECT to each person we encounter; Annie Wood. Photgraphy by Scott Bruhn. The book was printed by Pursuing unity of purpose through TEAMWORK; Maintaining LOYALTY the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Cost is $5. to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska.

HUSKERS.COM 1 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL NEBRASKA 2012 SPRING FOOTBALL ROSTER Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name...... Pos. Lettermen in Bold; *-Indicates Letters Earned; Class indicates 2012 fall eligibility) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 1 * Harvey Jackson...... S 8 * Abdullah, Ameer IB 5-9 185 So. Homewood, Ala. 2 *** Antonio Bell...... CB 7 Allen, Taariq WR 6-3 200 RFr. Weston, Mass. (The Rivers School) 2 * Aaron Green...... IB 70 Anderson, Kenny DT 6-2 260 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 3 ** Taylor Martinez...... QB 9 ** Ankrah, Jason DE 6-4 265 Jr. Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard) 3 * Daimion Stafford...... S 70 Ash, Nick OL 6-5 285 Jr. Keller, Texas 4 Mohammed Seisay...... CB 47 Ashburn, Walker DE 6-2 255 So. Kenner, La. 5 * Braylon Heard...... CB 82 Barry, Robert TE 6-8 245 Jr. Battle Creek, Neb. 5 * Josh Mitchell...... CB 2 *** Bell, Antonio CB 6-2 200 Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) 6 * Corey Cooper...... S 80 * Bell, Kenny WR 6-1 185 So. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 6 *** Tim Marlowe...... WR 39 *** Blatchford, Justin S 6-1 200 Sr. Ponca, Neb. 7 Taariq Allen...... WR 37 * Bondi, Mauro PK 6-0 200 So. Boca Raton, Fla. (West Boca Raton) 7 * Joseph Carter...... DE 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB 6-1 185 RFr. Aurora, Neb. 8 * Ameer Abdullah...... IB 22 *** Burkhead, Rex IB 5-11 210 Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior High) 9 ** Jason Ankrah...... DE 46 Burtch, Sam WR 6-3 190 RFr. Elmwood, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 9 Tyson Broekemeier...... QB 15 * Carnes, Brion QB 6-1 200 So. Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee) 10 * Jamal Turner...... WR 7 * Carter, Joseph DE 6-5 265 Sr. Jackson, S.C. (Silver Bluff/Chaffey College) 10 * Dijon Washington...... S 51 Chapek, Brandon OL 6-5 310 Jr. Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) 11 * Andrew Green...... CB 77 * Choi, Seung Hoon OL 6-2 295 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Christian) 12 Ron Kellogg III...... QB 51 *** Compton, Will LB 6-2 230 Sr. Bonne Terre, Mo. (North County) 12 *** Courtney Osborne...... S 6 * Cooper, Corey S 6-1 210 So. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 81 *** Cotton, Ben TE 6-6 255 Sr. Ames, Iowa 13 Daniel Davie...... CB 68 * Cotton, Jake OL 6-6 295 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 13 *** P.J. Smith...... S 67 Criss, Scott OL 6-3 280 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep/Wyoming) 14 Bronson Marsh...... QB 13 Davie, Daniel CB 6-1 185 RFr. Beatrice, Neb. 15 * Brion Carnes...... QB 31 *** Dean, Jase CB 6-0 200 Sr. Bridgeport, Neb. 16 * Stanley Jean-Baptiste...... CB 87 Dixon, Taylor WR 5-11 195 Sr. Wauneta, Neb. (Wauneta-Palisade) 16 Yusef Wade...... CB 18 ** Enunwa, Quincy WR 6-2 215 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde) 17 ** Ciante Evans...... CB 17 ** Evans, Ciante CB 5-11 185 Jr. Arlington, Texas (Juan Seguin) 18 ** Quincy Enunwa...... WR 88 * Evans, Tyler WR 6-1 200 So. Waverly, Neb. 19 Mike Marrow...... FB 25 Felici, Joey CB 5-9 175 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 19 * Wil Richards...... S 42 ** Fisher, Sean LB 6-6 235 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 21 * Steven Osborne...... WR 30 Foster, Derek CB 5-11 190 So. Elm Creek, Neb. 22 *** Rex Burkhead...... IB 95 Gangwish, Jack LB 6-2 230 RFr. Wood River, Neb. 22 Derek Slaughter...... LB 2 * Green, Aaron IB 5-11 190 So. San Antonio, Texas (James Madison) 24 Murat Kuzu...... RB 11 * Green, Andrew CB 6-0 195 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (James Madison) 24 Austin Williams...... DB 99 * Guy, Jay DT 6-1 290 So. Houston, Texas (Eisenhower) 25 Joey Felici...... CB 54 Hayes, Aaron OL 6-3 265 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. 25 *** Kyler Reed...... TE 5 * Heard, Braylon CB 5-11 185 So. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 26 Anthony Ridder...... CB 35 Holt, Andrew CB 6-0 200 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (West) 26 Tyler Wullenwaber...... WR 85 * Hyland, KC WR 6-6 215 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 29 Seth Jameson...... CB 1 * Jackson, Harvey S 6-2 210 So. Fresno, Texas (Hightower) 30 Derek Foster...... CB 72 * Jackson, Justin OL 6-3 280 Sr. Roca, Neb. (Norris) 29 Jameson, Seth CB 6-1 200 Jr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 30 Richard Wynne Jr...... WR 16 * Jean-Baptiste, Stanley CB 6-3 215 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Westlake Prep/Fort Scott CC) 31 *** Jase Dean...... CB 12 Kellogg III, Ron QB 6-1 210 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 31 * C.J. Zimmerer...... FB 52 Klachko, Ryan OL 6-4 300 RFr. Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart-Griffin) 32 Greg Milliken...... CB 44 Kreikemeier, Micah LB 6-3 220 Sr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 34 *** Cameron Meredith...... DE 53 Kucera, Adam OL 6-6 300 RFr. Litchfield, Neb. 35 Andrew Holt...... CB 24 Kuzu, Murat RB 5-11 195 RFr. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior High) 36 Eddie Ridder...... TE 75 Long, Chris OL 6-4 280 RFr. Blair, Neb. 37 * Mauro Bondi...... PK 41 * Long, Jake TE 6-4 245 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. 38 *** Graham Stoddard...... FB 61 * Long, Spencer OL 6-4 305 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. 39 *** Justin Blatchford...... S 96 *** Maher, Brett P/PK 6-0 185 Sr. Kearney, Neb. 40 Max Pirman...... LB 92 *** Mangieri, P.J. LS 6-4 240 Sr. Peoria, Ill. (Dunlap) 40 Zach Taylor...... IB 49 Manninger, Matt LB 6-1 220 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 41 * Jake Long...... TE 6 *** Marlowe, Tim WR 5-10 175 Sr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 41 David Santos...... LB 19 Marrow, Mike FB 6-2 250 Jr. Holland, Ohio (Central Catholic/Eastern Michigan) 42 ** Sean Fisher...... LB 14 Marsh, Bronson QB 6-0 200 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 43 * Trevor Roach...... LB 46 *** Martin, Eric DE 6-2 255 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde) 44 Micah Kreikemeier...... LB 3 ** Martinez, Taylor QB 6-1 200 Jr. Corona, Calif. (Centennial) 45 ** Alonzo Whaley...... LB 89 McDermott, Conor TE 6-2 255 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 34 *** Meredith, Cameron DE 6-4 265 Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei)

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32 Milliken, Greg CB 6-1 200 Fr. Wahoo, Neb. 46 Sam Burtch...... WR 5 * Mitchell, Josh CB 5-11 165 So. Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 46 *** Eric Martin...... DE 52 Moore, J.C. DL 6-3 270 So. Fremont, Neb. 47 Walker Ashburn...... DE 73 * Moore, Tyler OL 6-6 300 So. Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside) 74 Moudy, Mike OL 6-5 305 So. Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) 48 Tobi Okuyemi...... DT 69 Nickens, Brodrick OL 6-5 305 Jr. Alliance, Neb. 49 Matt Manninger...... LB 48 Okuyemi, Tobi DT 6-2 275 So. Maple Grove, Minn. (Wayzata) 51 Brandon Chapek...... OL 12 *** Osborne, Courtney S 6-3 200 Sr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 51 *** Will Compton...... LB 21 * Osborne, Steven WR 6-4 210 Sr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 52 Ryan Klachko...... OL 57 Peat Jr., Todd DT 6-3 305 RFr. Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol) 52 J.C. Moore...... D: 56 Pelini, Mark OL 6-0 285 So. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 53 Adam Kucera...... OL 62 ** Pensick, Cole OL 6-2 275 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 53 ** Thaddeus Randle...... DT 40 Pirman, Max LB 6-5 215 RFr. Orrville, Ohio 54 Aaron Hayes...... OL 66 Price, Givens OL 6-4 285 RFr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 55 *** Baker Steinkuhler...... DT 76 ** Qvale, Brent OL 6-7 315 Sr. Williston, N.D. 56 Mark Pelini...... OL 53 ** Randle, Thaddeus DT 6-1 300 Jr. Galena Park, Texas (North Shore) 57 Todd Peat Jr...... DT 25 *** Reed, Kyler TE 6-3 230 Sr. Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 57 Zach Sterup...... OL 65 Reeves, Ryne OL 6-3 295 RFr. Crete, Neb. 59 Will Sailors...... OL 19 * Richards, Wil S 5-11 195 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (West) 59 Colby Starkebaum...... LB 26 Ridder, Anthony CB 6-2 195 RFr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 61 * Spencer Long...... OL 36 Ridder, Eddie TE 6-6 230 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Mount Michael Benedictine) 61 Jeff Uher...... DT 43 * Roach, Trevor LB 6-2 235 So. Elkhorn, Neb. 62 ** Cole Pensick...... OL 63 ** Rodriguez, Andrew OL 6-6 325 Jr. Aurora, Neb. 63 ** Andrew Rodriguez...... OL 97 * Rome, Chase DT 6-3 285 So. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) 65 Ryne Reeves...... OL 97 Rotherham, Joseph LS 6-0 220 RFr. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame de la Baie Academy) 66 Givens Price...... OL 59 Sailors, Will OL 6-3 270 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 41 Santos, David LB 6-0 220 RFr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 67 Scott Criss...... OL 4 Seisay, Mohammed CB 6-2 200 Jr. Springfield, Va. (Eastern Arizona CC/Memphis) 68 * Jake Cotton...... OL 71 ** Sirles, Jeremiah OL 6-6 310 Jr. Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) 69 Brodrick Nickens...... OL 22 Slaughter, Derek LB 5-11 200 RFr. Pelham, Ala. 70 Kenny Anderson...... DT 13 *** Smith, P.J. S 6-2 210 Sr. River Ridge, La. (John Curtis) 70 Nick Ash...... OL 3 * Stafford, Daimion S 6-1 205 Sr. Norco, Calif. (Norco/Chaffey College) 71 * Jeremiah Sirles...... OL 59 Starkebaum, Colby LB 6-1 220 Jr. Sterling, Colo. 72 * Justin Jackson...... OL 55 *** Steinkuhler, Baker DT 6-6 290 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 73 * Tyler Moore...... OL 57 Sterup, Zach OL 6-8 295 RFr. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings St. Cecilia) 74 Mike Moudy...... OL 38 *** Stoddard, Graham FB 6-2 235 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 75 Chris Long...... OL 98 Sutton, David TE 6-3 240 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 76 ** Brent Qvale...... OL 40 Taylor, Zach IB 6-0 210 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 77 * Seung Hoon Choi...... OL 79 ** Thompson, Brandon OL 6-6 300 Sr. The Woodlands, Texas 79 ** Brandon Thompson...... OL 10 * Turner, Jamal WR 6-1 185 So. Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston) 80 * Kenny Bell...... WR 61 Uher, Jeff DT 6-1 280 So. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 81 *** Ben Cotton...... TE 91 Vestal, Donovan DE 6-5 260 So. Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 82 Robert Barry...... TE 16 Wade, Yusef CB 5-10 185 So. Lincoln, Neb. (North Star) 85 * KC Hyland...... WR 10 * Washington, Dijon S 6-0 185 Jr. Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger) 87 Taylor Dixon...... WR 45 ** Whaley, Alonzo LB 6-1 230 Sr. Madisonville, Texas 88 * Tyler Evans...... WR 24 Williams, Austin DB 6-0 200 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 89 Conor McDermott...... TE 92 Williams, Kevin DT 6-2 270 RFr. Holland, Ohio (Springfield) 26 Wullenwaber, Tyler WR 6-1 195 So. Utica, Neb. (Centennial) 91 Donovan Vestal...... DE 30 Wynne Jr., Richard WR 5-9 175 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 92 *** P.J. Mangieri...... LS 31 * Zimmerer, C.J. FB 6-0 230 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Gross) 92 Kevin Williams...... DT 95 Jack Gangwish...... LB husker coaching staff 96 ** Brett Maher...... P/PK 97 * Chase Rome...... DT Head Coach: Bo Pelini, 39-16, fifth season at Nebraska Defensive Coordinator: John Papuchis; Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Tim Beck; Running Backs: Ron Brown; 97 Joseph Rotherham...... LS Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line: Barney Cotton; Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator: Ross Els; 98 David Sutton...... TE Wide Receivers: Rich Fisher; Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends: John Garrison; Defensive Line: Rick Kaczenski; Secondary: Terry 99 * Jay Guy...... DT Joseph; Head Football Strength Coach: James Dobson; Assistant A.D./Football: Jeff Jamrog; Offensive Graduate Assistant: Vince Marrow; Defensive Graduate Assistant: T.J. Hollowell; Head Football Trainer: Mark Mayer; Equipment Manager: Jay Terry.

HUSKERS.COM 3 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL HUSKER EXPERIENCE RETURNING/LOST IB: Curenski Gilleylen**** EXPERIENCE RETURNING/LOST Austin Jones*** Total Starters Returning: 17 (8 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists) Collins Okafor* Total Starters Lost: 9 (5 offense, 4 defense) FB: Tyler Legate*** (6) TE: Jay Martin** Offensive Starters Returning (No. of 2011 starts): 8–WR Kenny Bell (11); WR Quincy Kevin Thomsen** Enunwa (7); OG Seung Hoon Choi (6); OG Spencer Long (13); OG Andrew Rodriguez (7); Lester Ward* TE Ben Cotton (11); QB Taylor Martinez (13); IB Rex Burkhead (13) Other Offensive Players with 2011 Starting Experience (No. of starts):WR Tim Marlowe (1); OT Tyler Moore (4); TE Jake Long (2); TE Kyler Reed (4) DEFENSE Offensive Starters Lost: 5–WR Brandon Kinnie (7); C Mike Caputo (13); OT Yoshi Hardrick (27 Lettermen Returning/7 Starters) (13); OT Marcel Jones (9); FB Tyler Legate (6) DL: Jason Ankrah** (9) Other Offensive Players with 2011 Starts Lost: WR Khiry Cooper (1) Joseph Carter* Defensive Starters Returning (No. of 2011 starts): 7–DE Jason Ankrah (9); DE Cameron Jay Guy* Meredith (13); DT Baker Steinkuhler (13); LB Will Compton (11); DB Ciante Evans (7); CB Eric Martin*** (2) Andrew Green (10); S Daimion Stafford (12) Cameron Meredith*** (13) Other Defensive Players with 2011 Starting Experience (No. of starts): DE Eric Martin Thad Randle** (2); DT Chase Rome (2); LB Sean Fisher (4); LB Alonzo Whaley (1); DB Justin Blatchford Chase Rome* (2) (1); S Corey Cooper (1); CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste (1); CB Josh Mitchell (1); S Courtney Baker Steinkuhler*** (13) Osborne (1); S P.J. Smith (1) LB: Will Compton*** (11) Defensive Starters Lost: 4-DT Jared Crick (5); LB Lavonte David (13); S Austin Cassidy Sean Fisher** (4) (13); CB Alfonzo Dennard (10) Trevor Roach* Other Defensive Players with 2011 Starts Lost: DT Terrence Moore (7); DE Josh Williams Graham Stoddard*** (2); DB Lance Thorell (3) Alonzo Whaley** (1) Starting Kickers Returning: PK Brett Maher (13); P Brett Maher (13) DB: Antonio Bell*** Starting Kickers Lost:none Justin Blatchford*** (1) Specialists Returning: KOR/PR Ameer Abdullah; KOR/PR Tim Marlowe; KOR Kenny Bell; PR Corey Cooper* (1) Rex Burkhead; LS P.J. Mangieri Jase Dean*** Starting Specialists Lost: Holder Austin Cassidy Ciante Evans** (7) Total Lettermen Returning: 57 (27 offense, 27 defense, 3 specialists) Andrew Green* (10) Total Lettermen Lost: 27 (14 offense, 11 defense, 2 specialists) Harvey Jackson* *Starter designated by 5 or more starts in 2011 Stanley Jean-Baptiste* (1) Josh Mitchell* (1) LETTERMEN RETURNING (57)/LOST (27) Courtney Osborne*** (1) Starters in Bold (Number of 2011 starts) Wil Richards* P.J. Smith*** (1) OFFENSE Daimion Stafford** (12) (27 Lettermen Returning/8 Starters) Dijon Washington* WR: Kenny Bell* (11) Quincy Enunwa** (7) (11 Lettermen Lost/4 Starters) Tyler Evans* DL: Jared Crick**** (5) KC Hyland* Terrence Moore**** (7) Tim Marlowe* (1) Josh Williams** (2) Steven Osborne* LB: Lavonte David** (13) Jamal Turner* Jim Ebke** OL: Seung Hoon Choi* (6) Mathew May**** Jake Cotton* DB: Anthony Blue** Justin Jackson* Austin Cassidy*** (13) Spencer Long* (13) Alfonzo Dennard**** (10) Tyler Moore* (4) Marcus Mendoza** Cole Pensick** Lance Thorell**** (3) Brent Qvale** Andrew Rodriguez** (7) Jeremiah Sirles** KICKERS/SPECIALISTS Brandon Thompson** (3 Lettermen Returning/2 Starters) TE: Ben Cotton*** (11) PK: Mauro Bondi* Jake Long* (2) Brett Maher*** (13) Kyler Reed*** (4) P: Brett Maher*** (13) QB: Brion Carnes* LS: P.J. Mangieri*** (13) Taylor Martinez** (13) Holder: none FB: C.J. Zimmerer* IB: Ameer Abullah* (3 Lettermen Lost) Rex Burkhead*** (13) PK: none Aaron Green* P: Jon Damkroger* Braylon Heard* KO: none LS: Sam Meginnis* (12 Lettermen Lost/5 Starters) Holder: Austin Cassidy*** (13) WR: Khiry Cooper*** (1) Brandon Kinnie*** (7) OL: Mike Caputo**** (13) Yoshi Hardrick** (13) Marcel Jones**** (9) Luke Lingenfelter* Brian Thorson* 4 HUSKERS.COM HUSKER POWER ONLINE Join the thousands of Husker fans on the official Facebook and Twitter fan pages of the Nebraska Athletic Department.

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NEWS · PHOTOS · VIDEOS · CONTESTS · PRIZES · EVENTS · POLLS · MUSIC · CHATS 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL head coach bo pelini nebraska record: 39-16, Fifth Season at Nebraska “It is about the process.” Any Nebraska fan or casual During the Huskers’ 2010 run, observer of the Cornhusker football program has heard Pelini also guided NU to wins over Nebraska Under Bo Pelini Head Coach Bo Pelini use that phrase to describe his guiding ranked teams in back-to-back Overall...... 39-16 philosophy for his team to be a success. weeks knocking off Oklahoma vs. AP Ranked Teams...... 7-10 One other fact is very clear: as the disciplined, no- State and Missouri in October to vs. AP Top 10 Teams...... 2-7 nonsense head coach begins his fifth season at Nebraska, take control of the Big 12 North. vs. Unranked Teams...... 32-6 Pelini’s process is working. The results The victories marked the first time vs. Big Ten Teams...... 6-3 speak for themselves. NU had defeated top-20 teams in Home...... 23-6 Road...... 13-6 Pelini has won at least nine games in consecutive games since 1999. The THE PELINI FILE Neutral...... 3-4 each of his first four seasons on the Husker win at No. 17 Oklahoma State was, Born: Dec. 13, 1967 In August...... 1-0 sideline. Pelini has also captured at least at the time, the highest ranked team Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio In September...... 13-2 a share of the conference divisional title NU had defeated on the road since Wife: Mary Pat In October...... 10-6 in three of his first four seasons, after 1997, while the victory over No. 7 In November...... 12-4 Children: Patrick, Kate and Caralyn Missouri in Lincoln was the highest- inheriting a Nebraska team that finished In December...... 2-3 High School: Cardinal Mooney, 1986 ranked team NU had defeated in 5-7 in the season before his arrival. In January...... 1-1 College: Ohio State, 1990 nine seasons. With four straight nine-win seasons When Rushing for 200 or more yards...... 24-2 Pelini’s expertise has always to open his head coaching career, Pelini When Rushing for 300 or more yards...... 9-0 Coaching Experience been defense, and the 2010 joins Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne and When Passing for 200 or more yards...... 14-7 Nebraska, 2008-present Frank Solich as the only Husker coaches Blackshirts again reflected his Head Coach When Passing for 300 or more yards...... 7-1 to accomplish that feat. Pelini has also defensive acumen. The Huskers When NU player rushes for 100 yards...... 26-2 put himself in an elite group of BCS ranked 11th nationally in total LSU, 2005-07 When NU has two 100-yard rushers...... 4-0 Conference coaches. defense, after finishing seventh in defensive coordinator When NU player has 100 yards receiving...... 9-1 In NCAA history, Pelini is only the sixth that category in 2009. Nebraska also When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher...... 9-6 first-time head coach to win nine games in finished in the top in pass efficiency Oklahoma, 2004 When Scoring 35 or More Points...... 21-0 each of his first four seasons among the defense, passing yards allowed and co-defensive coordinator, defensive When Holding Opponent to 10 Pts. or less..... 16-2 66 schools that currently reside within scoring defense. backs When forcing three or more turnovers...... 12-2 a BCS Conference, plus Notre Dame. In 2009, Pelini guided Nebraska When Nebraska scores first...... 31-5 to a 10-4 record and the Big 12 North Nebraska, 2003 Including coaches with previous head When Nebraska leads at halftime...... 32-2 championship. The Huskers posted defensive coordinator, coaching experience, Pelini is only the When Nebraska trails at halftime...... 6-13 15th coach at a BCS school to win nine their first 10-win season in six years interim head coach for Alamo Bowl When Nebraska is tied at halftime...... 3-1 games in each of his first four seasons, and were ranked No. 14 in both final Games decided by 11 points or more...... 28-7 Green Bay Packers, 2000-02 and the first since Urban Meyer at Florida national polls, NU’s highest ranking Games decided by 10 or less...... 9-7 at the end of the season since 2001. linebackers from 2005 to 2008. Games decided by 7 or less...... 4-7 Pelini’s 38 wins over the past four Nebraska fell just one point and Games decided by 3 or less...... 2-6 New England Patriots, 1997-99 seasons are the most among any of the one second short of its first Big 12 Overtime games...... 1-1 linebackers 18 head coaches who were hired prior to title in a decade, dropping a 13-12 the 2008 season. His 38 wins in four full decision to second-ranked Texas in San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96 seasons have also tied Devaney for the the Big 12 Championship Game. Nebraska capped the year with a dominant 33-0 shutout assistant secondary second-most victories among all head of Arizona in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, giving Pelini the third of three straight bowl wins coaches in Nebraska history, one more to open his head coaching career. Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 than Osborne. Nebraska’s path to the conference title game was not an easy one. After a pair of quarterbacks In 2011, Pelini faced the challenge of disappointing October losses, Nebraska stood 4-3 overall and just 1-2 in Big 12 play. However, preparing Nebraska for its first season for a second straight year, Pelini did not waver, using his steady process to get his team back Iowa, 1991 in the Big Ten. Pelini was up to the task, on track as Nebraska played its best football to close the season. The Huskers reeled off five graduate assistant leading the Huskers to a 9-4 record in the straight wins to end the regular season, including three road victories, and captured the regular season. Nebraska faced one of division title by two games. Playing Experience the nation’s most challenging schedules, The resurgence under Pelini has been due in large part to remarkable defensive improvement – Pelini’s area of expertise before taking over as head coach. Just two seasons removed from 1987-90, Ohio State, free safety highlighted by facing 11 new opponents. Four of Nebraska’s eight conference ranking near the bottom of several Big 12 and national defensive categories, the Blackshirts foes were ranked at game time, including ascended to a position as one of the nation’s most dominant defenses in 2009. a 24-3 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Oct. 29, that gave Nebraska a win over a top-10 Nebraska led the nation in scoring defense in 2009, allowing just 10.4 points per game, opponent for the second straight year. A win at No. 12 Penn State in November represented while pitching a pair of shutouts. The 10.4 points per game marked the lowest average the highest-ranked team NU had defeated on the road in 14 seasons. In addition to the ranked allowed by Nebraska since the Blackshirts also led the nation by allowing 9.5 points per teams, seven of the Huskers’ eight Big Ten opponents played in a bowl game, and nine of game in 1984. The 2009 season also marked the first time NU posted two shutouts since Nebraska’s 11 FBS opponents reached the postseason. 2003 when Pelini served as defensive coordinator, and the 2009 Huskers held eight of 14 Individually, several Huskers flourished under Pelini’s coaching in 2011. Lavonte David was opponents to 10 or fewer points. chosen as a first-team All-American, the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, and he also became The Blackshirts also topped the pass efficiency defense and red zone defense lists and just the fourth Husker to be named a finalist for the Butkus Award. David, who became only ranked in the top 10 nationally in sacks, rushing defense and total defense. The 272.0 yards the fifth Blackshirt to post back-to-back 100-tackle seasons, was also a semifinalist for the per game allowed ranked as NU’s best since 1999. Chuck Bednarik Award and the Lott Trophy. Despite playing only two seasons at Nebraska, Under Pelini’s guidance, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was one of the most decorated David ranks fourth in school history in career tackles. defensive players in college football history. The first defensive lineman to be a finalist for Fellow Blackshirt Alfonzo Dennard battled through injuries to earn the Big Ten Defensive the Heisman Trophy in 15 seasons, Suh finished fourth in the voting. He was also the first Back of the Year award. David and Dennard’s honors come on the heels of a Husker being defensive player to be named the Associated Press Player of the Year, and was a unanimous named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons. All-American. Suh’s hardware included the Outland, Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik Brett Maher was also named the Big Ten Punter and Place-kicker of the Year, becoming the awards. The award-winning season for Suh came just two year after LSU defensive tackle first player to win both awards. Maher also became the first player to earn first-team All-Big Glenn Dorsey won three major national awards and was an All-American while Pelini served Ten recognition as the punter and place-kicker in the same season since 2001. as LSU’s defensive coordinator. Suh and Dorsey are the only players in the past 15 seasons Pelini’s leadership helped NU overcome the challenge of playing in a new conference in to sweep the Nagurski and Bednarik awards. 2011, while featuring a first-time offensive coordinator and four new assistant coaches. The Pelini guided the Huskers to a 9-4 record in 2008, capped by victories in the final four and Huskers also dealt with their share of injuries, among them playing without Dennard for the six of the season’s final seven contests. The late-season surge allowed Nebraska to earn a share beginning of the season and losing 2010 All-American Jared Crick for the year in October. of the Big 12 North crown, and the Huskers picked up their ninth win with a 26-21 comeback Nebraska finished with a 10-4 record in 2010, giving the Huskers consecutive 10-win victory over Clemson in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl. The win was a fitting conclusion for seasons for the first time since 2000 and 2001. a team that developed a toughness that was a direct extension of its head coach.

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Pelini’s nine wins were the most nationally among first-time head coaches in 2008. team selection in 2010 and 2011, while junior I-back Rex Burkhead joined Cassidy on the Nebraska won its final four games of 2008 to carry the longest winning streak into a season first-team in 2011. Junior linebacker Sean Fisher was a second-team honoree in 2011, joining since 2000. The 6-1 run to close the year tied for the best by an NU team since 1997, and 2008 second-team selections Todd Peterson and Tyler Wortman. Pelini has also seen 65 of Nebraska won its final four games for just the second time since 1997. his players earned first-team academic all-conference honors during the past four years. The success under Pelini in 2008 was attributed to both sides of the football. The Husker The success Pelini has enjoyed in his first four seasons comes as no surprise. Prior to being offense continued to rank among the nation’s best, finishing in the nation’s top 20 in passing named head coach, Pelini enjoyed five seasons as college football’s most successful defensive offense, scoring offense and total offense. coordinator. But the success story started much earlier during Pelini’s youth. The youngest of The biggest gains were made on defense, where Pelini implemented his proven defensive eight children, Pelini grew up in the hard-nosed town of Youngstown, Ohio. Pelini’s parents system. Nebraska improved its total defensive average by 126.9 yards per game and finished instilled the discipline at a young age that has guided Bo to success both in and out of athletics. second in the Big 12 in total defense. The run defense allowed 116.5 yards per game, nearly Pelini’s passion for athletics began in Youngstown. After a standout prep career at Cardinal cutting its average from 2007 in half and finishing in the top 25 nationally in that category. Mooney High School, Pelini went on to Ohio State. A hard-hitting safety, he was known for The Blackshirts also posted 35 sacks, nearly tripling the total of the previous season. his passionate and relentless play. Teammates recognized his leadership and elected Pelini Pelini’s successful first season came as a result of his ability to quickly implement his a team captain as a senior. attitude and leadership into the program. Nebraska Athletic Director and Hall of Fame coach The tradition of being part of winning programs did not end after Pelini’s playing career. Tom Osborne named Pelini the 28th head coach in school history on Dec. 2, 2007. Pelini His coaching career has featured success at every stop along the way. A Super Bowl ring and wasted no time instilling a disciplined approach on and off the field, while also embracing a national championship are part of the 44-year-old’s impressive resume. the traditions of the Cornhusker program. Pelini built a coaching staff with close ties to the That coaching resume included a one-year stop as defensive coordinator at Nebraska. Nebraska football family. The Nebraska staff includes three former Husker players. During the 2003 season, Pelini quickly learned the traditions of Nebraska football and its Pelini immediately showed the discipline to handle multiple tasks following his hiring. passionate fan base. In turn, Husker fans recognized the discipline and passion instilled by While quickly taking charge of all aspects of the Nebraska program, Pelini was also committed Pelini in the Blackshirt defense. to finishing what he had started at LSU. Pelini returned to Baton Rouge in mid-December His first stop in Lincoln marked Pelini’s first full-time college coaching job. During that of 2007 and successfully orchestrated the defensive game plan for the BCS Championship 2003 season, Pelini engineered a dominant Blackshirt defense. The energized, relentless unit Game against Ohio State. The 38-24 win was keyed by a defense that forced three turnovers finished among the Big 12 and nation’s best in nearly every defensive category. Nebraska and had five sacks. finished the year ranked first nationally in pass efficiency defense, second in scoring defense Following the championship victory, Pelini turned his full focus to Nebraska. His first and 11th in total defense. The Huskers set a school and Big 12 record with 32 interceptions and order of business in Lincoln was to pull together the Huskers’ 2008 recruiting class. Pelini tied an NU record with 47 takeaways, helping Nebraska lead the nation in turnover margin. successfully organized and led a recruiting charge that allowed Nebraska to sign a talented Pelini began his second tour of duty at Nebraska in 2008 with a victory on his resume. and balanced recruiting class that February. His first tenure in Lincoln was capped by serving as the interim head coach for Nebraska’s Pelini also understands the importance of the storied Nebraska walk-on program, and has dominant 17-3 win over Michigan State in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. In the win, the defense held integrated it as a key part of the Huskers’ recruiting plan. The Cornhusker staff has welcomed MSU to just 174 total yards and a first-quarter field goal. more than 100 walk-ons to the program in Pelini’s first five classes, and will continue to make More defensive dominance followed in Pelini’s stops at Oklahoma and LSU. Pelini served as the walk-on program a focus in future years. the co-defensive coordinator on Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma staff in 2004, helping the Sooners win Pelini has also reached out to two groups that form the backbone of the tradition-rich a Big 12 title and reach the national championship game against USC. Oklahoma finished the Nebraska program-its former players and its passionate fan base. Former Cornhuskers have season ranked sixth nationally in rush defense, 11th in scoring defense and 13th in total defense. rallied behind Pelini’s blue-collar approach. In turn the head coach has opened his door to those In three seasons as the defensive coordinator at LSU from 2005 to 2007, Pelini’s dominant who helped build the program. Pelini has made a strong effort to connect with former players defenses helped the Tigers compile a 34-6 record, including the 2007 BCS national championship and those past Cornhuskers have become a fixture in the football offices and at practices. and the Southeastern Conference championship. The BCS title game in January of 2008 Pelini has made regular public appearances around the state, reaching out to the nation’s marked the third time in four years that Pelini was a part of a team that played in a BCS game. most loyal fans. The widespread support for Pelini has been evident at every stop and his The play of Pelini’s defenses was a key part of LSU’s success. The Tigers ranked third in the simple, humble approach is a perfect fit with Nebraskans. The support for Pelini has been nation in total defense in 2007, surrendering an average of 288.8 yards per game. LSU also evident since his arrival, beginning with 80,000 fans at the Red-White Spring Game in April ranked in the top 25 nationally in pass efficiency defense (3rd), passing yards allowed per of 2008 to loyal followings on the road, at bowl games in Jacksonville and San Diego and the game (9th), rush defense (14th) and scoring defense (17th). Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Championship Games in Arlington, Texas. That continued in 2011 as was the nation’s most decorated defender in 2007, earning the Outland Trophy, the Lombardi Husker fans followed the Big Red through its first tour of the Big Ten Conference. Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, while safety Craig Steltz earned All-America honors. While devoting time to former players, fans and attracting talented future Huskers, Pelini’s Pelini’s defenses have a history of swarming to the football. LSU forced 36 turnovers in 2007, No. 1 professional priority has been, and always will be, the current players in his program. the third-most takeaways in the country. The Tigers’ 2007 defensive success was the standard Players have responded to his straight-forward message and process: Work hard, do the for Pelini at LSU, as each of his three LSU defenses ranked No. 3 nationally in total defense. right thing and success will follow. Pelini’s 2006 unit allowed just 242.8 yards per game, the fewest by a Tiger team since 1976. That hard work and discipline does not end on the field. Pelini’s players have excelled in A pair of Tigers earned first-team All-America honors, including Dorsey and safety LaRon Landry, the classroom since he took over the program. Among Nebraska’s 21-player 2011 senior class, who went on to become the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. 20 student-athletes will graduate by May of 2012, including 13 who earned their degree by In 2005, LSU allowed just 266.9 yards per game, and ranked in the top 10 nationally in all the Capital One Bolw last January. four major defensive categories, including third in total defense, scoring defense and pass Thirteen of Pelini’s players have earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, with six efficiency defense. Kyle Williams and Claude Wroten were both first-team All-America picks. players earning Academic All-America honors. Safety Austin Cassidy was a two-time first- Overall, the nine college teams Pelini has been a part of have compiled an impressive 93- 26 record, winning at least nine games every season. His defenses have posted 10 shutouts and held the opposition to seven points or less 38 times. Before joining the Huskers in 2003, Pelini had nine years of NFL experience, one season at a Division I university, and one year in the high school ranks. Pelini broke into the NFL in 1994 as assistant secondary coach for the San Francisco 49ers. With the 49ers, Pelini coached in the Super Bowl, helping San Francisco to a 49-26 win over San Diego in Super Bowl XXIX. Pelini held that position for three years before moving to the Patriots. He spent three years as New England’s linebackers coach under coach Pete Carroll, helping the Patriots to a 27-21 record and two playoff appearances. After three years with the Patriots, Pelini moved to the Packers, coaching linebackers for three seasons. In three years in Green Bay with head coach Mike Sherman, the Packers posted a 33-15 record and advanced twice to the playoffs. In 2002, the Packer defense ranked fourth in the NFL in pass defense, allowing 188.4 yards per game. Pelini got his start in coaching in 1991, serving as a graduate assistant coach at Iowa under Hayden Fry. From there he moved into the high school ranks, serving as quarterbacks coach at Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio in 1993 before taking the leap to the 49ers. A standout free safety at Ohio State from 1987 to 1990, Pelini earned four letters for the Buckeyes. He was coached by Earle Bruce in 1987 and John Cooper his final three seasons. Pelini helped the Buckeyes to a 15-8 record over his final two seasons as a starter, and he was a three-time selection to the Academic All-Big Ten team. As a senior co-captain Pelini received the “Bo Rein Award,” given annually to the Buckeyes’ most inspirational player. After earning his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Ohio State in 1990, Pelini completed his master’s degree in sports administration at Ohio University in 1992. Pelini and his wife, Mary Pat, have three children, Patrick, 13, and two daughters, Kate, 11 and Caralyn, 9. HUSKERS.COM 7 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Tim beck John Papuchis defensiveoffensive coordinator defensive coordinator quarterbacks Fifth season Fifth season Tim Beck enters his fifth season at Nebraska and his John Papuchis enters his fifth season on Bo Pelini’s second season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Nebraska staff in 2012, and his first year as the Huskers’ coach in 2012. Beck spent his first three seasons on staff defensive coordinator. Papuchis was promoted to his tutoring the Nebraska running backs. current role in December before Nebraska’s Capital One Beck produced impressive results in his first year as an Bowl matchup with South Carolina. offensive coordinator. Nebraska averaged nearly 30 points In his first four years on staff, Papuchis tutored the per game, and the Huskers scored at least two touchdowns defensive line and served as special teams coordinator, in every game in 2011, a feat NU has accomplished only and also filled the role of recruiting coordinator in 2011. twice in the past 10 seasons. Nebraska’s rushing attack flourished under Beck’s direction, NU’s defensive line had to overcome numerous injuries in 2011, but the unit persevered, averaging 217.2 yards per game to rank 15th nationally. Nebraska averaged 200 yards rushing combining for 226 tackles, 14.5 sacks and 26 tackles for loss. Two defensive linemen - Cameron for only the second time in the past eight seasons. Meredith and Terrence Moore - also intercepted passes in 2011, while Meredith earned Individually, All-Big Ten back Rex Burkhead tied a school record by scoring a touchdown in honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors along with Baker Steinkuhler. Meredith was second 10 consecutive games to open the season. His 17 touchdowns were seventh in NU history and on the team with 5.0 sacks and ranked third with six TFLs, nearly doubling his career sack are the most by a Husker since Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch scored 19 touchdowns in total entering the year. 2001. Burkhead also finished 19th nationally in rushing (104.4 ypg) and has posted the highest In his third season at Nebraska in 2010, Papuchis was one of four finalists for the rushing total by a Husker I-back since 2001. His 1,357 rushing yards were the seventh-most in FootballScoop Special Teams Coordinator of the Year Award, and continued to play a key school history and the most by a Husker I-back since 1997. Taylor Martinez added 874 yards role in a dominant defensive line. on the ground, the ninth-highest total by a quarterback in school history. Both of Nebraska’s starting defensive ends earned All-Big 12 accolades in 2010, with senior The Huskers also boasted an efficient passing attack under Beck. Martinez completed Pierre Allen claiming first-team honors and sophomore Cameron Meredith garnering second- 56 percent of his passes and threw for 2,089 yards, the sixth-highest total in school history. team accolades. Each player ranked in the top six on the team in tackles while combining Beck has put Martinez in a position to succeed through the air, as the sophomore threw only for 129 stops, 19 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. Defensive tackle Jared Crick was a first-team two interception in the season’s final 30 quarters, a span that totaled 168 pass attempts. All-Big 12 pick for the second straight season. Martinez had one streak of 125 straight passes without an interception. Martinez also already In 2009, his defensive ends combined for 127 tackles, including 33 tackles for loss and 12 posted the top total offense season (2,963) by a Husker sophomore and the third-best overall sacks. With 16 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, Barry Turner was an honorable-mention All-Big mark in school history. 12 selection in 2009, while Allen racked up five sacks and 12 tackles for loss. Beck helped the Huskers’ 2010 rushing attack rank first in the Big 12 and ninth nationally In his first year in Lincoln, Papuchis saw starting defensive ends Zach Potter and Allen at 247.6 yards per game. Nebraska topped the 200-yard mark 10 times, rushed for 300 yards combine for 26 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks in 2008, with Potter earning honorable-mention four times and 400 yards once. The Huskers ranked seventh nationally with an average of All-Big 12 accolades. The defensive ends helped a Nebraska defense that finished second in 5.47 yards per carry, and Nebraska also posted its first 2,500-yard rushing season since 2003 the Big 12 in total defense. and scored 30 rushing touchdowns for the first time since 2001. Nebraska has also owned one of the nation’s top special teams units the past three seasons Two-time All-Big 12 selection Roy Helu Jr. ran for a career-high 1,245 yards before being under Papuchis. In 2009, the Huskers’ kickoff and punt return units both ranked in the top selected in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Helu Jr. was the first Husker to post back-to- 30 nationally, while All-Big 12 punter and place-kicker Alex Henery had an NU record 24 field back 1,000-yard rushing seasons since Calvin Jones in 1992 and 1993. He also set the all-time goals, while also placing a Big 12-leading 30 punts inside the opponent 20-yard line. The Nebraska rushing record with 307 yards against Missouri. Behind Helu Jr., Burkhead earned Huskers also ranked in the top 15 nationally in kickoff return defense and third in touchbacks. honorable-mention All-Big 12 accolades and rushed for 951 yards in 2010. Henery ended his career as Nebraska’s all-time leading scorer and was the most accurate In 2009, Nebraska averaged 147.1 rushing yards per game, and outrushed 11 of 14 kicker in NCAA history, establishing eight NCAA records. Henery was selected as a first-team opponents, including the final six foes of the season. Helu Jr. rushed for 1,147 yards, and All-American in 2010, and finished his career hitting 68-of-76 field goal attempts. Along with ranked fourth in the Big 12 in rushing to earn second-team All-Big 12 honors. Henery, Papuchis had another weapon to utilize on special teams in Adi Kunalic. One of the In his first season, Beck coached a prolific running game that averaged 169.8 yards per nation’s elite kickoff specialists for three years, Kunalic ranked among the national leaders game, including three running backs who topped 450 rushing yards. Under Beck, Nebraska’s in touchbacks each season, posting 86 career touchbacks. running game continued to improve throughout 2008. Nebraska had five games with more than The special teams unit also had a banner year under Papuchis in 2008, headlined by 200 rushing yards in conference play, including a season-high 355 yards against Kansas State. Henery’s school-record 57-yard game-winning field goal against Colorado. Henery finished Beck came to Nebraska with excellent knowledge of the conference after a three-year stint the year 18-of-21 on field goals and missed just one extra point. Henery was a second-team on the staff at Kansas. Beck was the Jayhawks’ receivers coach each of his three seasons in All-Big 12 pick. The Huskers also ranked in the top 25 nationally in punt returns, and returned Lawrence, and was promoted to pass game coordinator in February of 2007. both a kickoff and punt for a touchdown in the same season for the first time since 1998. In 2007, Kansas featured one of the nation’s most potent offenses, helping the Jayhawks Papuchis joined the Nebraska coaching staff after spending the previous four seasons on to a 12-1 record, an Orange Bowl win and a No. 7 final national ranking. In 2006, five Jayhawk the football staff at LSU. Papuchis worked closely with Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini during receivers caught at least 24 passes, led by Fields who snared a team-high 45 receptions. In their time together in Baton Rouge. Papuchis served as a defensive intern for the Tigers, 2005, Beck’s receiving corps helped Kansas to a 7-5 record and a victory in the Fort Worth Bowl. assisting in every aspect of the defensive gameplan and scouting reports. Before joining the Jayhawks, Beck was one of the most respected high school coaches in The efforts of Papuchis helped the Tigers rank among the nation’s top defenses throughout Texas, serving three seasons at Summit High in Mansfield. He was the 2003 District Coach his time with LSU. The Tigers ranked third nationally in total defense each season from 2005 of the Year, and a year later, Summit High advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs to 2007. In 2007, the Tiger defense helped LSU to SEC and national titles, capped by a 38-24 with a 9-4 record. The Jaguars finished the season with the top-ranked defense in the Dallas- victory over Ohio State in the BCS National Championship Game. Fort Worth metroplex area under Beck’s leadership. The Tigers had a pair of consensus All-Americans in defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey and Beck was the head coach at R.L. Turner High in Carrollton, Texas, from 1999 to 2001, leading safety Craig Steltz. Dorsey was one of the nation’s most decorated players, collecting the the school to back-to-back playoff appearances and consecutive winning seasons for the first 2007 Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award and Nagurski Trophy. time in 25 years. Beck was named the district coach of the year in 2000. In 2006, the LSU defense surrendered just 242.8 yards per game, the fewest by a Tiger Prior to coaching in the Texas high school ranks, Beck worked at Missouri State for three defense since 1976. LSU led the SEC in six defensive categories and ranked in the top five seasons from 1996 to 1998, including one season as the offensive coordinator. In 1998, the nationally in four major categories. LSU finished in the top 10 nationally in all four major MSU offense racked up 4,542 total yards-the fourth-best single-season mark in school history. defensive categories in 2005, and allowed less than 270 total yards per contest. Papuchis Beck was hired at Missouri State after leading Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., to also coached the Tiger punters. In 2007, punter Patrick Fisher led the SEC in punting with a the 1995 4A state championship - the first state championship in the school’s 30-year history. 44.5-yard average and earned first-team All-SEC honors. Beck was named the regional coach of the year in 1994, and in his final two seasons at the Papuchis first joined Nick Saban’s LSU staff prior to the 2004 season, helping the team school, Saguaro compiled a 23-4 record, compared to a 5-43 mark in the previous five seasons. earn a berth in the Capital One Bowl. The 46-year-old Beck first gained experience in the Big 12 Conference as a graduate Papuchis had a three-year stint as a graduate assistant at Kansas from 2001 to 2003. In assistant at Kansas State in 1991 and 1992 under Head Coach Bill Snyder. Previously, Beck 2001, he worked with the Jayhawk secondary and then assisted with the linebackers. In his coached the outside linebackers and punters at Illinois State in 1990, and worked in 1988 final season in Lawrence, Papuchis helped the Jayhawks earn a berth in the Tangerine Bowl. and 1989 as an assistant coach at Miramar High School. Papuchis graduated from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in business Beck is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated from Cardinal Mooney High. Beck management. He earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Kansas in 2003. was a standout in football, basketball and baseball at Cardinal Mooney. Beck played at Papuchis is a native of Gaithersburg, Md. He and his wife, Billie, have a three-year-old Central Florida and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1988 before adding a master’s degree daughter, Addyson, a two-year-old son, John, and an infant daughter, Sophia. in counseling and guidance from KSU in 1992. 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Ron Brown Barney Cotton Ross Els running backs Associate Head coach Linebackers/Special Teams 22nd season offensive line Sixth Season Second season Veteran college assistant Ron Barney Cotton is in his fifth Ross Els enters his second season on Brown rejoined the Nebraska season as the Nebraska offensive the Nebraska coaching staff in 2012 as coaching staff in 2008 and enters line coach on Bo Pelini’s coaching the Huskers linebackers coach, and in his fifth season on Bo Pelini’s staff staff. The Omaha native is in his his second year he has added the duties in 2012. sixth season overall as a Nebraska assistant, having of special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Brown completed his first season as the running backs previously served as offensive coordinator and offensive Els joined the Nebraska program in 2011 after six seasons coach in 2011, after coaching the tight ends the previous line coach in 2003, a position Cotton has tutored for 23 on Frank Solich’s Ohio staff. Els has 11 seasons of experience three years. Overall, Brown enters his 22nd season as a years. Cotton also serves as Nebraska’s associate head as an assistant coach at the Division I level and more than Husker assistant in 2012 after serving on the NU staff for coach, assisting Head Coach Bo Pelini with a number of two decades of overall collegiate coaching experience. 17 seasons from 1987 to 2003. administrative issues. Under Els’ direction in 2011, Lavonte David was named In 2011, Brown helped Nebraska rank 15th nationally With his line paving the way, the 2011 Husker rushing the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and and a first-team All- in rushing and was a nominee for the Broyles Award, attack ranked 15th nationally, averaging 217.2 yards American, while Will Compton was an honorable-mention given to the nation’s top assistant coach. All-Big Ten back per game. With the 2011 rushing average, the Huskers all-conference selection. Rex Burkhead led the Huskers’ prolific rushing attack, averaged more than 200 yards rushing in consecutive David and Compton were Nebraska’s top two tacklers, ranking 19th in the nation with 104.2 rushing yards per seasons for the first time since 2002 and 2003. combining for 215 tackles and 20 tackles for loss. David game. Burkhead posted seven 100-yard rushing games, Cotton has a knack for quickly developing players. led the team with 133 tackles, 13 TFLs, 5.5 sacks, two and finished with 1,357 rushing yards for the seventh- Tyler Moore has earned four starts in 2011, becoming interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble best rushing total in school history. only the fourth true freshman to earn a start on the NU recoveries. David posted six games with at least 10 tackles Burkhead reached 1,000 yards rushing in only 10 offensive line. Moore is the only true freshman offensive and was only the fourth Husker to record 100 tackles in games, becoming the first Husker I-back to accomplish lineman to start a season opener for the Huskers. consecutive seasons. David ranks third in the Big Ten in that feat since 2001. Burkhead has also had a knack for Overall, first- or second-year players combined for tackles per game and 18th nationally. finding the end zone, scoring 17 touchdowns, including 38 starts on the offensive line in 2011. Cotton has also Under Els’ instruction, David was recognized as one of the 15 on the ground, and finished in a tie for 40th nationally developed three current or former walk-ons who have nation’s best linebackers. He was one of six finalists for the in scoring. Burkhead set a school record by scoring a combined for 32 starts. Two of those former walk-ons Butkus Award, Nebraska’s first finalist for the award since touchdown in each of the first 10 games this season and are Mike Caputo and Spencer Long, both of whom 1994 and only the fourth Husker to be a Butkus finalist. David tied the overall Nebraska record by scoring a touchdown earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2011, along was also a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and in 10 consecutive games. with honorable-mention selection Marcel Jones. the Lott Trophy, in addition to being named the Lott Trophy Working with the tight ends in 2010, Brown’s unit was The line paved the way for All-Big Ten I-back Rex national player of the week twice in 2011. a valuable asset in both the passing and running games. Burkhead to post the 32nd 1,000-yard rushing season Compton enjoyed a breakout year in Els’ first season on In the passing game, Kyler Reed emerged as a playmaker, in school history. Burkhead finished with 1,357 yards to staff. Compton entered 2011 with 55 career tackles and catching 22 passes for 395 yards and a Nebraska tight post the highest rushing total by a Husker I-back since two career TFLs through 23 games, and in 2011 he easily end record eight touchdown grabs. Brown’s tight ends 1997. eclipsed his career totals, posting 82 tackles and seven TFLs. were also major players in NU’s rushing attack, which led In 2010, NU rushed for 3,466 yards, the program’s Compton excelled during Big Ten play, averaging nearly the Big 12 and ranked ninth nationally in rushing. highest total since 2002, and ranked ninth nationally seven tackles per game. In 2009, Brown’s tight end unit combined for 46 in rushing yards per game (247.6 ypg). Ricky Henry Els came to Nebraska after spending six seasons on Coach catches, 442 yards and six touchdowns. Five different became the first Husker offensive lineman to earn first- Frank Solich’s Ohio staff. Els boasts 11 seasons of experience tight ends caught a pass, while tight ends grabbed six of team All-Big 12 honors since Toniu Fonoti in 2001, while as an assistant coach at the Division I level and more than Nebraska’s 18 touchdown catches on the year. Caputo and Keith Williams garnered honorable-mention two decades of overall collegiate coaching experience. Mike McNeill enjoyed his second straight strong season accolades. Roy Helu Jr. ran for 1,245 yards behind the At Ohio, Els served as assistant head coach for one under Brown’s tutelage in 2009. McNeill tied for the team line and set the Nebraska single-game rushing record season and coached linebackers for six seasons. In his final lead with four touchdown catches, while earning second- with 307 yards against Missouri. four seasons, he also served as special teams coordinator. team All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press. Under Cotton’s leadership in 2009, three Husker In 2010, the Ohio defense ranked 20th nationally In his first season back in the collegiate game, Brown linemen (Henry, Williams and Jacob Hickman) earned and second in the Mid-American Conference in rushing assisted with an NU offense that finished 12th nationally All-Big 12 accolades from the Associated Press. The line defense. Els’ special teams were also a key part of Ohio’s in total offense. McNeill set a Nebraska tight end season helped pave the way for Helu to earn All-Big 12 honors 8-5 season that culminated with a trip to the New Orleans record with 32 receptions, including six touchdown grabs. while rushing for 1,147 yards. Bowl. The Bobcats were first in the MAC in net punting, Brown served as receivers coach for his entire first In 2008, NU finished among the top 20 nationally in third in punt returns and fifth in kickoff returns. tenure with the Huskers and also tutored the tight ends. total offense, scoring offense and passing offense. Matt In 2009, he tutored linebacker Noah Keller, who led During his first stint, the blocking of Brown’s receivers Slauson was a second-team All-Big 12 pick, while Hickman the MAC with 155 tackles and earned honorable-mention played a key role in nine NU NCAA rushing titles. Brown’s and Lydon Murtha were honorable-mention selections. All-America honors. He also coached punt returner LaVon receivers and tight ends also led the Big 12 in touchdown In his first stint at Nebraska in 2003, Cotton’s offensive Brazil to second-team All-America honors, while freshman receptions three times from 1996 to 2003. unit helped NU to a 10-3 record and a victory over Michigan place-kicker Matt Weller earned freshman All-America Brown spent his four years away from the Huskers State in the Alamo Bowl. Nebraska ranked among the top accolades after kicking a school-record 21 field goals. serving as the Nebraska State Director of the Fellowship 10 nationally in rushing offense and four Husker offensive Els helped Ohio to three bowl appearances and two of Christian Athletes, while also working as a color analyst linemen earned all-conference accolades. MAC East division championships during his stay in for several media outlets. Following his one-year stint with the Huskers, Cotton Athens, Ohio. He also coached four All-MAC linebackers. Twenty-seven of Brown’s former pupils have gone on served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Els joined the Ohio staff following four seasons on Tony to professional careers. Brown has coached 40 academic at Iowa State from 2004 to 2006. Previously, Cotton spent Samuel’s coaching staff at New Mexico State. In his final all-conference players and three CoSIDA Academic All- six seasons as the offensive coordinator and offensive line two seasons he was the defensive coordinator for the Americans at Nebraska, including Burkhead in 2011. coach at New Mexico State, when the Aggie offense ranked Aggies. While in Las Cruces, Els worked with current NU Brown originally came to Lincoln after four years in the top 25 nationally in rushing in each of his six seasons offensive line coach Barney Cotton. Els had succeeded of coaching at Brown University from 1983 to 1986. and in total offense three times. Cotton as the head coach at Hastings College, where he Brown’s first season was as Brown’s head freshman coach, Cotton was the head coach at Hastings College in 1995 compiled a 32-9 record from 1997 to 2000, including NAIA while his last three seasons were spent as the defensive and 1996, earning conference coach-of-the-year honors in playoff appearances in 1998 and 1999. His 1999 team backfield coach. 1995. From 1989 to 1994, he was the offensive coordinator reached the national quarterfinals, and both his 1998 and Brown was a two-time first-team All-Ivy League and offensive line coach at St. Cloud State (Minn.). 1999 teams posted perfect 10-0 regular seasons. performer as a defensive back. He was selected to Brown Cotton played for Nebraska from 1975 to 1978. He Els had spent two seasons as an assistant under Cotton University’s All-Century team and the school’s Sports earned second-team All-Big Eight honors as a guard in in 1995 and 1996, and also served in assistant roles at Hall of Fame. Brown received his bachelor’s degree from 1978 on Osborne’s Big Eight championship team. Cotton Northern Iowa (1989 and 1994) and UNO (1990-93). He Brown in 1979, then earned his master’s degree in health was a third-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1979 is a 1988 graduate of Nebraska-Omaha, where he played administration from Columbia University in 1982. and went on to play four seasons in the NFL before a knee safety. Els is a Lincoln Northeast High School graduate. injury forced his retirement. Cotton earned a bachelor’s degree from NU in 1983.

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rich fisher John Garrison Terry joseph wide receivers asst. Off. Line/Tight Ends secondary Second season SECOND season first season Rich Fisher enters his second Former Husker standout John Terry Joseph is one of two new year as Nebraska’s receivers coach Garrison is in his second season as assistants on the Nebraska defensive in 2012, and his 10th season of a full-tiem assistant on the Nebraska staff, joining the Husker program in coaching at the Division I college coaching staff as an assistant coach, March. level. Fisher joined the Nebraska staff following two highly and serves as assistant offensive line and tight ends coach. Joseph came to Nebraska following two seasons as successful seasons in the prep ranks. Garrison has been a member of the Nebraska staff for the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator on the In his first season in 2011, Fisher’s receivers five seasons overall, working as a football intern with the Tennessee staff under Head Coach Derek Dooley. The contributed to Nebraska’s success in the passing game Husker offense from 2008 to 2010, while also working in 38-year-old Joseph helped the Tennessee defense rank and also offered solid perimeter blocking for the Husker conjunction with the strength and conditioning staff. among the nation’s top pass defenses each of the past running game. In his first full-time season in 2011, Garrison and two seasons. Fisher inherited a talented but young stable of veteran offensive line coach Barney Cotton developed Joseph takes over a Nebraska defensive backfield that receivers. Under his direction, the group hauled in 107 an offensive line that paved the way for a Husker rushing returns nine players who started at least one game in passes for 1,434 yards, while averaging 13.4 yards per attack that ranked 15th nationally, averaging 217.2 yards 2011, including safety Daimion Stafford, and cornerbacks reception. The unit was highlighted by underclassmen per game. In addition to his overall work with the line, Andrew Green and Ciante Evans, who each started at least who combined for 69 catches, 1,004 yards and a 14.6 Garrison played a key role in the development of several seven games in 2011. yard-per-catch average. underclassmen and walk-ons. In 2011, the Vols finished 12th nationally in passing Leading the list of young receivers succeeding under Tyler Moore earned four starts in 2011, becoming yards allowed, with an average of just 177.8 yards per Fisher’s tutelage was redshirt freshman Kenny Bell. Bell only the fourth true freshman to earn a start on the NU game. Joseph oversaw a young defensive backfield, led Nebraska with 32 catches and 461 receiving yards and offensive line. Moore is the only true freshman offensive including true freshman Brian Randolph, who earned SEC three receiving touchdowns. Bell became only the second lineman to start a season opener for the Huskers. Garrison all-freshman honors in 2011. freshman in school history to lead Nebraska in both was also able to coach Moore on the mental challenges In Joseph’s first season in Knoxville in 2010, Joseph receptions and receiving yards, joining Nate Swift who that come with early playing time, as Garrison himself is helped the Vols rank in the top 20 in the nation with 18 accomplished the feat as a redshirt freshman in 2005. one of only 10 true freshmen offensive linemen to play in interceptions, and the group played a key role in a late- Sophomore Quincy Enunwa had 21 catches for 293 a game in school history. season run that earned Tennessee a trip to the Music yards and two touchdowns, after recording only one Including Moore, first- or second-year players City Bowl. Safety Janzen Jackson and cornerback Prentiss reception as a freshman. Senior Brandon Kinnie had 22 combined for 37 starts on the offensive line in 2011. In Waggner each earned All-SEC second-team honors. catches in 2011 and finished just outside the top 10 on the addition to the youth, Garrison has helped three current Waggner returned three interceptions for touchdowns to Nebraska career receptions list. Junior Tim Marlowe had or former walk-ons combine for 32 starts. Two of those set a school record. 12 grabs, after not recording a catch in his freshman and former walk-ons are Mike Caputo and Spencer Long, both Joseph joined the Tennessee staff after working under sophomore seasons. of whom earned second-team All-Big Ten honors. Marcel Dooley for three seasons at Louisiana Tech from 2007 Fisher has also helped true freshman Jamal Turner Jones was also an honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick. to 2009, where he also served as the secondary coach make the transition from high school quarterback to The line helped All-Big Ten back Rex Burkhead to post and recruiting coordinator. Joseph played a key role in a college wide receiver. Turner had 15 catches for 243 yards the 32nd 1,000-yard rushing season in school history. defensive turnaround at Louisiana Tech. and averaged 16.2 yards per catch. Burkhead also posted the highest rushing total by a The highlight of Joseph’s stint at Louisiana Tech came in Fisher came to Nebraska after two highly successful Husker I-back since 1997. 2008, when the Bulldogs finished second in the Western seasons in the prep ranks. He spent the 2009 and 2010 Garrison also oversees Nebraska’s tight ends, who Athletic Conference and earned its first bowl trip in seven seasons as the head coach at Rivers School in Weston, combined for 29 catches for 446 yards and one touchdown seasons. Tech completed an 8-5 season with a 17-10 Mass., where he compiled a 12-5 record. this season, in addition to helping out in the run game. victory over Northern Illinois in the Independence Bowl. In 2010, Fisher coached Rivers School to a perfect Garrison spent the previous three seasons as a football Joseph also coordinated Tech’s recruiting efforts, and 8-0 regular season, the school’s first undefeated regular intern with the offensive line in conjunction with the the 2009 class was ranked second in the WAC. Joseph season since 1915 and its only ISL championship. The strength and conditioning staff. was ranked as one of the top five recruiters in a non-BCS team also played in the Norm Walker Bowl at Gillette In four total seasons working with the Husker offensive conference by Rivals.com. Stadium, the first-ever bowl game for Rivers School. line, nine linemen have earned all-conference honors. Joseph worked alongside Pelini as a defensive graduate The successful season came in large part because of an In 2010, Ricky Henry became the first Husker to take assistant at LSU in 2006. During his one season in Baton explosive offense, as Rivers averaged more than 40 points home first-team all-conference accolades since 2001, as Rouge, he helped the Tiger defense rank third nationally in per game. A pair of Rivers School standouts, Taariq Allen Nebraska led the Big 12 and ranked ninth nationally with total defense, and LSU finished the year with a Sugar Bowl and Ben Patrick, earned All-Scholastic honors from the nearly 250 rushing yards per game. victory over Notre Dame. Boston Herald. A standout receiver, Allen is a freshman The offensive line has helped pave the way for an Joseph began his coaching career in the Louisiana prep receiver at Nebraska who redshirted this season. all-conference back in each of Garrison’s four seasons ranks, working as an assistant at two New Orleans area Fisher’s collegiate coaching experience includes stops working with the unit. In 2010, senior Roy Helu Jr., became schools. Joseph worked at Archbishop Shaw from 1999 at Idaho, Colorado and Oklahoma State, most recently the first running back to surpass 1,000 yards in back-to- through 2002, and at Destrehan High School from 2003 spending five seasons on the Vandals’ staff from 1999 to back seasons since 1992 and 1993, while Burkhead has to 2005. 2003. Fisher tutored the wide receivers during his first topped the 1,000-yard mark this season. Joseph earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern two seasons in Moscow, then handled the inside and Garrison joined the Nebraska staff in March of 2008 State in 1996. He was a baseball standout at the school, outside linebackers during his final three seasons. after spending four years at Blue Springs (Mo.) High School and is one of only 12 players in Southland Conference Prior to his five seasons at Idaho, Fisher spent two as an assistant coach and special education teacher. history to earn first-team all-conference honors three seasons as a graduate assistant at Colorado, his alma Garrison served as the offensive line coach and run game straight seasons. Joseph was the conference player of the mater. Fisher also spent two seasons as a graduate coordinator. Garrison also conducted and managed the year in 1995, when he was coached by former Nebraska assistant at Oklahoma State in 1995 and 1996. weight room activities for multiple sports at Blue Springs. baseball coach Dave Van Horn. A two-time Academic In 10 seasons as a coach at the collegiate level, Fisher Garrison was a four-year letterman for Frank Solich All-American with the Demons, Joseph owned 10 school has worked with five players who went on to play in the at Nebraska from 1999 to 2002, and earned honorable- records when he completed his collegiate baseball career. NFL. mention All-Big 12 accolades as a junior and senior. Joseph was a 13th-round draft choice of the Chicago Fisher also spent several years in private business, Garrison was Nebraska’s starting long snapper as a true Cubs and played four seasons in the minor leagues with including owning and operating New England Gridiron freshman in 1999, helping the Huskers to a 12-1 record the Cubs and San Diego Padres. Football Camps from 2004 to 2009. and Big 12 title. He was a backup center and guard, and Joseph and his wife, Amanda, are the parents of two Fisher was a three-year letterwinner at Colorado handled long snapping duties in 2000. daughters, Taylor and Lynleigh. during the Buffs’ highly successful run in the late 1980s In 2001, Garrison was the starting center and Joseph is the cousin of former Nebraska quarterback and early 1990s. An outside linebacker, Fisher lettered in led Nebraska to an appearance in the BCS National Mickey Joseph, who was a four-year letterman for the 1990, 1991 and 1992 and was part of CU’s 1990 national Championship Game, while quarterback Eric Crouch won Huskers from 1988 to 1991. championship team. the Heisman Trophy. In his senior season, Garrison was Originally from Sugarland, Texas, Fisher graduated elected by his teammates as one of three co-captains. from Colorado with a degree in communications in 1993. Garrison graduated from Nebraska with a degree in secondary education in 2003.

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Rick Kaczenski jeff jamrog james dobson defensive Line assistant a.d. for football head football strength coach First season Fifth season Fifth season Rick Kaczenski joined the Nebraska Former Nebraska player and James Dobson joined the coaching staff in December of 2011 assistant coach Jeff Jamrog is in his Nebraska football staff in January and is in his first year as the Huskers’ fifth year as the Associate Athletic 2008 as Head Football Strength defensive line coach. The 36-year old Director for Football Operations for Coach. He oversees all aspects of the Kaczenski was part of Nebraska’s staff for the 2012 Capital the Husker program in 2011. Husker strength and conditioning program for football, One Bowl contest. Jamrog plays a key role in the administrative aspects which includes winter conditioning, summer workouts Kaczenski joins the defensive staff after building an of the football program and serves as a liaison with other and in-season training. impressive resume on Kirk Ferentz’s staff at Iowa. The play parts of the athletic department. He works closely with In Dobson’s first four seasons directing Nebraska’s of Kaczenski’s defensive lines played a key role in Iowa’s Coach Bo Pelini and Athletic Director Tom Osborne on strength and conditioning efforts, the Huskers have had success the past five seasons. Kaczenski was a member all football operations and assists with NU’s recruiting impressive gains both on and off the field. Outstanding of the full-time coaching staff from 2007 to 2011, and the efforts. conditioning has been a key factor in NU ranking among Hawkeyes reached a bowl game each of his final four years. Jamrog also coordinates the travel, budget and the nation’s top fourth-quarter squads in Dobson’s tenure. In 2010, Iowa ranked sixth nationally in rushing defense staffing for the football office, spearheading football In 2008, Nebraska outscored its opponents 155-52 (101.5 ypg) and seventh in scoring defense (17.0 ppg). A scheduling, oversees the compliance, strength training, in the fourth quarter. Nebraska’s point total and scoring year earlier, the Hawkeye defense ranked in the top 10 equipment and academic support units regarding differential in the fourth quarter were both second best nationally in four defensive statistical categories, including football issues and also supervises football support in the nation. The Huskers again dominated the fourth pass efficiency defense, total defense, scoring defense and staffs. quarter in 2009. Nebraska outscored its opponents 96- passing yards allowed. The play of the front line played a big A former walk-on himself, Jamrog has also played 32 in the fourth quarter. The 32 points allowed in the part in the defensive success as Iowa posted an 11-2 overall a lead role in the resurgence of Nebraska’s walk-on fourth quarter tied for the best in the nation, while the record and a victory over Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. program. Walk-ons Spencer Long and Seung Hoon Choi 64-point differential was fourth. Overall in the second The 2008 Iowa defense also ranked high across the board. combined for 18 starts on the offensive line in 2011, half, Nebraska outscored its opponents 154-55, as the 55 Iowa limited opponents to just 94.0 rushing yards per game while punter/place-kicker Brett Maher was named second-half points were the fewest allowed by any team to rank ninth in the country. Iowa also ranked fifth in scoring the Big Ten’s top punter and place-kicker. Overall, 11 in the nation. defense, fifth in pass efficiency defense and 12th in scoring members of Nebraska’s 21-player 2011 senior class Prior to Nebraska, Dobson was part of the Iowa defense en route to a 9-4 record and Outback Bowl berth. In began their careers as walk-ons, including three players Hawkeye football program, which won 38 games from his first season as a full-time assistant in 2007, Iowa ranked who started every game and five players with at least 2002 to 2005, including Big Ten titles in 2002 and 2004. third in the Big Ten and 13th nationally in scoring defense, four starts in 2011. With the Hawkeye program, Dobson worked under Chris while also leading the conference in turnover margin. Jamrog returned to NU after spending four seasons as Doyle, who is regarded as one of the nation’s top strength Under Kaczenski, Iowa produced outstanding individual the head coach at Minnesota State-Mankato. He guided coaches. performers on the defensive line. End Adrian Clayborn the Mavericks to a 17-27 overall record, including a 6-5 Dobson has had a history of working with some of became the 21st player at Iowa to earn consensus All- mark in 2004, the school’s first winning season since 1994. the nation’s best players. Top pupils Dobson has worked America honors in 2010. He was named as the national The increase of six wins from 2003 to 2004 tied for the with include Ndamukong Suh and Prince Amukamara at Defensive Performer of the Year by College Football fifth-largest single-season jump in NCAA Division II history. Nebraska along with Bob Sanders, Dallas Clark, Robert Performance Awards in 2009. Clayborn was named first His four-year run at Minnesota State came after a Gallery and Chad Greenway at Iowa. team all-Big Ten in both 2009 and 2010. brief stint as the defensive coordinator at Western Illinois Suh was a Heisman finalist and the most decorated Clayborn was the 20th pick in the first round by Tampa University in the spring of 2004. Prior to that appointment, defensive lineman in nearly two decades while earning Bay in the 2011 NFL Draft, and was one of three Hawkeye Jamrog spent the previous four seasons as the defensive national player-of-the-year honors for the Cornhuskers defensive linemen selected in 2011. Defensive lineman line coach on Frank Solich’s staff at Nebraska. in 2009. The impact of Dobson and the NU strength and Christian Ballard was taken in the fourth round by Minnesota, In his final season, Jamrog also coached the defensive conditioning program on Suh is evident. Following the while Tennessee picked Karl Klug in the fifth round. ends and was named special teams coordinator. During completion of his career, Suh showed his appreciation by Defensive tackles Mitch King and Matt Kroul led Iowa’s Jamrog’s time with the Huskers, NU played for the national donating $2 million to enhance the Nebraska strength and defense in 2008. King was named Defensive Lineman of the championship in the 2002 Rose Bowl. conditioning facility. Year in the Big Ten while earning first-, second- and third- Before his first tenure on the Nebraska coaching staff, Sanders earned All-America honors at Iowa in 2003, team All-America honors. Kroul earned second team all-Big Jamrog spent three years as defensive coordinator and and was the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year with Ten honors after setting an Iowa record with 50 consecutive inside linebackers coach at New Mexico State. He helped the Indianapolis Colts. Clark began his Hawkeye career as starts. Both King (Tennessee) and Kroul (N.Y. Jets) signed Head Coach Tony Samuel turn around a program that a walk-on linebacker, but moved to tight end and went on free agent contracts following the 2009 NFL draft and have had just two winning seasons in the previous 31 years. to earn All-America honors in 2002, before being a first- remained in the NFL the last two seasons. In 2007, King was Jamrog served as the defensive coordinator at round draft pick. Gallery came to Iowa as a 240-pound named first team all-Big Ten and senior defensive end Bryan Nebraska-Omaha from 1994 to 1996, and helped the tight end, and through the strength program, he left as a Mattison earned second-team recognition. Mavs to the 1996 North Central Conference title – the 320-pound offensive tackle, won the 2003 Outland Trophy Overall, seven of Kaczenski’s defensive linemen have first outright title in school history. UNO earned a No. 4 and was the second overall selection in the 2004 draft. been drafted or signed an NFL free agent contract over national ranking, and improved by seven wins over 1995, Greenway earned All-America honors in 2005, and was a the past four seasons. the second-largest turnaround in Division II history. first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2006. Before taking over as defensive line coach, Kaczenski Jamrog was the inside linebackers coach and special In addition to his experience at Iowa, Dobson worked served two seasons as a graduate assistant at Iowa in 2005- teams coordinator at the University of South Dakota for two years as an assistant strength and conditioning 06, working specifically with the offensive line. Kaczenski from 1990 to 1993. He began his coaching career at coach at Southern Methodist. joined the Iowa staff after serving as the offensive line and Nebraska in 1988 and 1989 as a graduate assistant. A native of Mt. Horeb, Wis., Dobson attended the tight ends coach at Elon University in 2004. He served in Originally a walk-on for the Huskers, Jamrog played University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a student the same capacity at East Tennessee State in 2003 and was for the freshman team in 1983, redshirted in 1984, assistant with the football team for three seasons. He the offensive line coach at South Carolina State in 2002. then lettered for three years as a defensive end. As a earned his B.S. degree in kinesiology from Wisconsin Kaczenski was on the staff at South Carolina from 1999 senior, Jamrog started and had 66 tackles, eight sacks in 1996, and his master’s of science and administration to 2001 under Head Coach Lou Holtz. He was a graduate and 13 tackles for loss. Jamrog was a first-team CoSIDA degree from Central Michigan in 2004. He is a certified assistant with the Gamecocks, working in recruiting, while Academic All-American in 1987 and was an NCAA strength and conditioning specialist and a member of the assisting with the offensive line and wide receivers. Kaczenski Postgraduate Scholarship recipient. He was also the National Strength and Conditioning Association. began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant coach winner of the 1987 Guy Chamberlin Trophy. at Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep, his high school alma mater. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business Kaczenski played collegiately at Notre Dame from 1994 administration from Nebraska in 1987 and his master’s to 1997, where he was a three-year starter at center from in business administration in 1990. Jamrog and his wife, 1995 to 1997. While with the Irish, Kaczenski helped Notre Connie, have three children: Elizabeth, Brett and Jared. Dame to four bowl appearances, including a trip to the 1995 Fiesta Bowl and the 1996 Orange Bowl. Kaczenski earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology from Notre Dame in 1997 and he is a graduate of Cathedral Prep High School in Erie, Pa. HUSKERS.COM 11 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska football support staff

T.J. Hollowell Vince Marrow Austen Everson Aaryn Kearney Wince Morris Jake Wesch Mike Nobler Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Dir. of High School Relations & Recruiting Staff Director of Player Assistant Director of Football Video Coach–Defense Coach–Offense Player Development Assistant Personnel Football Operations Coordinator

Tate Guillotte Joni Duff Megan Cunningham Teri Riggins Curt Baldus Joe Ganz Brenden Stai Assistant Video Assistant to the Assistant to Assistant to the Football Intern Football Intern Football Intern Coordinator Defense Coach Pelini Offense

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2012 BIG RED Football Camps

June 1-3 Husker Youth Camp (grades 3-8)

June 4-6 High School Camps I and II June 7-9 (entering grades 9-12)

June 10-11 Big Red Kicking Academy (entering grades 9-12)

June 10-12 Elite Quarterback Academy (entering grades 9-12)

For more information and to register on-line visit HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2012 NEBRASKA SPRING FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK PELINI WELCOMES BACK EXPERIENCED SQUAD seating, the addition will preserve the rich tradition and orginial architecture of Memorial Stadium. The East Stadium addition will also include dedicated restrooms IN HIS FIFTH SEASON AT NEBRASKA and concessions areas. A new grand lobby, expanded concourse, and additional first- Nebraska will field one of the more experienced teams in Bo Pelini’s five-year tenure aid areas will also be added. No current East Stadium seats will be removed and no as head coach in 2012. Pelini has put together four consecutive nine-win seasons in his season ticket holders will be required to relocate their seats as part of this project. first four years on the Husker sideline and the pieces appear to be in place to keep that The addition will also include dedicated areas on the ground floor for research, streak intact this fall. both for Athletics and UNL Research. The Huskers return a total of 16 players to the starting lineup, including All-Big Ten specialist Brett Maher, who handles the starting role at both kicker and punter. Offensively, Nebraska returns eight starters, including a two-year starter at quarterback TWO ASSISTANTS IN FIRST SEASON ON STAFF in Taylor Martinez, an All-Big Ten running back in Rex Burkhead and its leading receiver Nebraska has two new members of its coaching staff this season with both on the in sophomore Kenny Bell. NU also returns five offensive linemen with significant starting defensive side of the football. Rick Kaczenski joined the Nebraska staff as the defensive experience. line coach in December and was part of the Huskers’ bowl preparation in Orlando. On the defensive side of the football, the Huskers welcome back seven starters. Terry Joseph is the newest addition to the coaching staff, taking over as the Huskers’ Nebraska boasts four fifth-year seniors in its front seven who all have two years of secondary coach in early March, just prior to the start of spring ball. significant starting experience and should provide leadership on and off the field. Kaczenski joined the Huskers after five seasons as the defensive line coach at Iowa. Defensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler, defensive end Cameron Meredith and linebackers During his time with the Hawkeyes, Iowa was consistently among the Big Ten’s top Will Compton and Sean Fisher were all in Pelini’s first Nebraska recruiting class and defenses and Kaczenski helped Iowa to a bowl appearance each of the past three should form the nucleus of the 2012 Blackshirts. seasons. Seven of his defensive linemen were drafted or signed pro contracts over Nebraska’s annual Red-White Spring Game on April 14 will conclude the 15-session the past four years. spring practice. After spring ball, Nebraska players will work out in Lincoln through final Joseph joined the Huskers after two seasons as the defensive backs coach and exams which conclude on Friday, May 4. Following a short break in May, the Huskers recruiting coordinator on Derek Dooley’s staff at Tennessee. Joseph helped the Vols will re-convence in Lincoln in June for their summer workout sessions, leading to the rank 12th nationally in pass defense in 2011. He previously worked for three seasons opening of fall camp in early August. on Dooley’s staff at Louisiana Tech from 2007 to 2009, and was a defensive graduate Nebraska opens the 2012 season at home against Southern Mississippi on Saturday, assistant at LSU in 2006, when Pelini was the Tigers’ defensive coordinator. Sept. 1. Nebraska’s returning defensive assistants–John Papuchis and Ross Els– also have new roles in 2012. Papuchis was named defensive coordinator prior to the Capital One Bowl and takes over for Carl Pelini, who served in that role that past four seasons. NU FANS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HUSKERS Papuchis served as defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and special teams IN BOTH SPRING AND FALL coordinator last season. Els is in his second season on the NU staff and will continue This year’s Red-White Spring Game figures to feature another large crowd at Memorial in his role as linebackers coach, while adding the recruiting coordinator and special Stadium. In recent years, Nebraska fans have turned out in large numbers for the Red- teams coordinator duties. White Spring Game, another example of the loyalty of the Husker fan base. During each Nebraska’s offensive staff, led by second-year coordinator Tim Beck, was unchanged of the past eight years, Nebraska has drawn at least 54,000 fans for the spring game, from the 2011 season. highlighted by a sellout crowd of 80,149 in 2008. Crowds of 77,670, 77,936 and 66,784 have followed in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. NU RECRUITING CLASS SPANS FROM COAST TO COAST The demand for spring game tickets led Nebraska to once again sell all tickets for Nebraska completed its fifth recruiting class under Pelini on Feb. 1, and attracted the 2012 game on a reserved basis at $10 per ticket. As of March 27, more than 42,000 talented players from all parts of the country to Lincoln. The Huskers’ 17 scholarship tickets had been sold for the contest, making another large crowd likely. signees in 2012 came to the Nebraska program from 13 states, and included a pair of Overall Nebraska has drawn 472,291 fans for its past seven spring games at Memorial junior-college prospects. Stadium, an average of nearly 67,400 fans per game. By comparison, only five schools 4Nebraska signed two players each from Texas, California, Illinois and Ohio in the nationally drew at least 50,000 fans for their spring game in 2011. 2012 class, with single players from nine states. Red-White Game Attendance Figures 4The Huskers have continued to make Texas recruiting a priority. Pelini’s first five Year Attendance recruiting classes at Nebraska have included 29 signees from Texas. 2004 61,417 4Pelini and his staff have had success in his homestate of Ohio. Including the two 2005 63,416 signees in 2012, NU has added six signees from the state in Pelini’s five-year tenure. 2006 57,415 4Linebacker Zaire Anderson joined the Nebraska program from Riverside CC in 2007 54,288 California. Originally from Philadelphia, Anderson is the first Pennsylvania native to 2008 80,149 sign at Nebraska since 1999. 2009 77,670 4Nebraska’s two signees from California marked the 14th straight year the Huskers 2010 77,936 have added at least one scholarship player from California. 2011 66,784 4Cornerback Mohammed Seisay was the one player to join Nebraska at semester. Seisay starred at Eastern Arizona Junior College last season after spending the previous two seasons at Memphis. MEMORIAL STADIUM CONSTRUCTION CONTINUING In addition to the talented class of scholarship signees, Nebraska added 19 walk-on Fans in attendance at the Red-White Spring game will quickly notice the construction prospects to the program. The group of walk-ons includes 17 in-state players and a progress on Memorial Stadium’s east side. Ongoing construction will make the balcony pair of out-of-state standouts. Nebraska has continued to make the walk-on program of the East Stadium unavailable for the spring game, but the remainder of the stadium a major priority under Pelini’s direction with Husker program adding 100 walk-ons in will be open for business. his five seasons. Only light construction occurred during the 2011 season, but crews resumed work in full force following Nebraska’s regular-season finale against Iowa last November. With a mild winter, construction crews have made great progress. By kickoff this fall, all of the structural steel and pre-cast exterior skin will be in place along with the new stadium light towers. Access to the East Stadium will be through the new entrances and fans will pass through the new concourse to get to their seats. When fully completed for the 2013 season, the East Stadium expansion the addition will push Nebraska’s average attendance beyond 90,000. While adding more than 5,000 seats, including a combination of club seats, suites and general public

HUSKERS.COM 13 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL HUSKERS SEEK FIFTH STRAIGHT NINE-WIN SEASON Burkhead and Martinez Give NU One of Nation’s Nebraska posted a 9-4 record in 2012, giving the Huskers nine or more victories in Top RETURNING Rushing Tandems each of Bo Pelini’s first four seasons as head coach. The streak of four straight nine-win Nebraska’s rushing attack has been among the nation’s best each of the past two seasons puts Nebraska in an elite class nationally. seasons and figures to again be a potent attack in 2012. Leading the way on the 4 The four straight years of nine wins marks the first time NU has accomplished that ground for Nebraska are senior I-back Rex Burkhead and junior quarterback Taylor since its NCAA record streak of 33 straight nine-win seasons from 1969 to 2001. Martinezwho should again rank among the nation’s top rushing tandems. 4 Nebraska is one of eight schools that has won at least nine games each of the past Burkhead finished the 2011 season four seasons. The others in that group include Alabama, Boise State, Oklahoma 19th nationally in rushing, averaging NU Career Rushing Yards State, Oregon, TCU, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. 104.4 yards per game. Burkhead’s Rk. Player, Years Yards 4 Nebraska has 46 nine-win seasons in school history, including 39 since 1969. 1,357 rushing yards were the seventh 1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 4,780 most in a season in NU history, the 2. Ahman Green, 1995-97 3,880 Pelini in Rare Coaching Company most by a Husker since 2002 and the 3. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 3,434 4. Roy Helu Jr., 2007-10 3,404 Head Coach Bo Pelini has guided Nebraska to nine or more victories in each of his most by a Nebraska running back since 5. Calvin Jones, 1991-93 3,153 first four years with Nebraska. That accomplishment is very impressive, not only when 1997. Burkhead will enter his senior 6. Ken Clark, 1987-89 3,037 compared to other Nebraska coaches, but also when looking at the history of college season with 2,654 career rushing yards, 7. I.M. Hipp, 1977-79 2,913 football. good for 12th in school history. He is 8. Lawrence Phillips, 1993-95 2,777 4Among schools currently in a First-Time BCS Conference Head Coaches poised to make a run at the No. 2 spot 9. Dahrran Diedrick, 1999-2002 2,745 BCS-AQ conference, Pelini has With 9 Wins in First Four Seasons on that chart in his senior season. 10. Cory Ross, 2002-05 2,743 become just the 15th head Coach School Years Martinez enters his junior season 11. Derek Brown, 1990-92 2,699 coach in college football history Tom Osborne Nebraska 1973-76 in a position to challenge nearly every 12. Rex Burkhead, 2009-present 2,654 to win at least nine games in Barry Switzer Oklahoma 1973-76 Nebraska career record for rushing their first four seasons on the Frank Solich Nebraska 1998-2001 by a quarterback. The Corona, Calif., NU Season Rushing Yards job at that school. The group Larry Coker Miami 2001-04 native rushed for 874 yards and nine Rk. Player, Year Yards includes four Nebraska coaches Bobby Petrino Louisville 2003-06 touchdowns, while averaging 4.6 yards 1. Mike Rozier, 1983 2,148 (Devaney, Osborne, Solich, Bo Pelini Nebraska 2008-11 per carry in 2011. He posted three 2. Ahman Green, 1997 1,877 Pelini). 100-yard rushing games, and had at 3. Lawrence Phillips, 1994 1,722 4When looking only at coaches in their first head coaching job at a BCS Conference least 50 rushing yards eight times as a 4. Mike Rozier, 1982 1,689 school, Pelini is one of only six to win nine games in each of their first four years on sophomore. Martinez enters his junior 5. Ken Clark, 1988 1,497 the job, joining Osborne, Solich, Barry Switzer (Oklahoma), Larry Coker (Miami) and season with 1,839 rushing yards to rank 6. Jammal Lord, 2002 1,412 Bobby Petrino (Louisville). fifth among Nebraska quarterbacks. 7. Rex Burkhead, 2011 1,357 4Pelini, Solich and Texas’ Mack Brown were the only coaches in Big 12 history (1996) Together, Burkhead and Martinez 8. Bobby Reynolds, 1950 1,342 9. Derek Brown, 1991 1,313 to win nine or more games in each of their first three seasons. racked up 2,231 rushing yards in 2011. 10. I.M. Hipp, 1977 1,301 4Pelini was among a group of 18 FBS head coaches who were hired for their jobs That figure ranked as the second-best beginning with the 2008 season. Pelini leads that group of 18 head coaches in QB-RB rushing total last season, and victories over the past four years with 38 wins, three more than Kevin Sumlin, the twosome is the top returning QB-RB rushing tandem in the nation, just ahead of who has since left his job to take over at Texas A&M. In fact, Pelini is one of only Michigan’s Denard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint. seven coaches in the group of 18 still in the job they were hired for prior to the FBS Top Returning Quarterback-Running Back Rushing Combos 2008 season. 1. Nebraska, 2,231 yards (Rex Burkhead, RB, 1,357; Taylor Martinez, QB, 874) Most Wins Among 2008 Coaching Hire Class 2. Michigan, 2,217 yards (Denard Robinson, QB, 1,176; Fitzgerald Toussaint, RB, 1,041) Bo Pelini, Nebraska* 38 3. Missouri, 2,149 yards (Henry Josey, RB, 1,168; James Franklin, QB, 981) Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 34 4. Kansas State, 2,111 yards (Collin Klein, QB, 1,141; John Hubert, RB, 970) Bobby Petrino, Arkansas 34 Ken Niumatalolo, Navy* 32 Art Briles, Baylor 25 June Jones, SMU 24 David Cutcliffe, Duke 15 *first-time head coach Note: The other 11 coaches in the 2008 hiring class are no longer with the school they were hired at in 2008.

2012 husker roster filled with grad students Nebraska returns a pair of Academic All-Americans to its 2012 team in first-team selection Rex Burkhead and second-team choice Sean Fisher. Coach Pelini’s Husker teams have continued Nebraska’s long tradition of academic honors and outstanding work in the classroom. In the summer of 2011, Nebraska’s team cumulative grade-point average surpassed 3.0 for the first time since that statistic had been tracked since the 1980s. Four members of Nebraska’s 30-man senior class earned their degrees last December and began grad classes in January. That group includes defensive end Kenny Anderson, linebacker Will Compton, tight endBen Cotton and defensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler. Another four 2012 Husker seniors are on track to earn their degree at the conclusion of the spring semester and play this fall as graduate students.

Senior I-back Rex Burkhead earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2011, and ranks among the nation’s top returning rushers after racking up 1,357 yards last season.

14 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL MARTINEZ CONTINUING TO PLACE NAME IN NEBRASKA RECORD BOOKS In addition to teaming with Rex Burkhead to form one of the nation’s best running tandems, quarterback Taylor Martinez has also been a threat NU Career QB Rushing Yards in the passing game over the past Rk. Player, Years Yards two seasons. Martinez has been 1. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 3,434 working this spring on improving 2. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 2,573 3. Steve Taylor, 1985-88 2,125 his throwing mechanics and 4. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 1,955 consistency. 5. Taylor Martinez, 2010-present 1,839 Martinez will enter 2012 in position to make a significant NU Career Passing Yards move in the Nebraska career Rk. Player, Years Yards passing charts. A year ago, 1. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 5,850 Martinez passed for 2,089 yards 2. Joe Ganz, 2006-08 5,125 3. Dave Humm, 1972-74 5,035 which was the sixth-best single- 4. Jerry Tagge, 1969-71 4,704 season passing effort in school 5. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 4,481 history and the best ever by a 6. Taylor Martinez, 2010-present 3,720 Nebraska sophomore. Martinez 7. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 3,521 also owns the Husker freshman 8. Turner Gill, 1980-83 3,317 passing mark with 1,631 yards 9. Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 3,224 through the air in 2010. 10. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 2,848 Through two seasons, Martinez has thrown for 3,720 yards in his NU Season Passing Yards Rk. Player, Year Yards Nebraska career to rank sixth on 1. Joe Ganz, 2008 3,568 the Huskers’ career list. He is less 2. Zac Taylor, 2006 3,197 than 1,500 yards from reaching 3. Zac Taylor, 2005 2,653 second on the career passing list 4. Sam Keller, 2007 2,422 Taylor Martinez established Nebraska records for most passing yards and most total offense 5. Zac Lee, 2009 2,143 and could threaten the career yards by a sophomore in 2011. passing record by season’s end. 6. Taylor Martinez, 2011 2,089 With his dual-threat ability, Martinez also continues to make NU Career Total Offense yards Nebraska Schedule to be among nation’s Rk. Player, Years Yards an ascension on Nebraska’s total 1. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 7,915 most challenging slates in 2012 offense lists. His 2,963 yards of 2. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 5,777 Nebraska enters its second Big Ten season in 2012, and will once again face one total offense last season ranked 3. Taylor Martinez, 2010-present 5,559 of the nation’s more challenging schedules. Overall, Nebraska will face 10 teams that third in school history and 4. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 5,476 participated in a bowl game in 2011. through two seasons, Martinez 5. Joe Ganz, 2005-08 5,466 Leading the way are BCS bowl participants Wisconsin (Rose) and Michigan (Sugar), has 5,559 yards of total offense to which will both visit Licnoln. The non-conference schedule features three games rank third in school history. NU Season Total Offense yards against bowl teams, who will all have new head coaches in 2012. NU opens on Sept. Martinez has started 25 of Rk. Player, Year Yards 1. Joe Ganz, 2008 3,826 1 against Conference USA champ Southern Miss, followed by a Sept. 8 trip to UCLA. Nebraska’s 27 games over the 2. Zac Taylor, 2006 3,165 Arkansas State comes to Lincoln on Sept. 15 and the Huskers complete non-conference past two seasons, including all 3. Taylor Martinez, 2011 2,963 play against Idaho State on Sept. 22. 13 games in 2011. If he were 4. Jammal Lord, 2002 2,774 The Big Ten schedule opens at home against Wisconsin on Sept. 29, and the home to continue in his starting role 5. Eric Crouch, 2001 2,625 schedule also includes Michigan, Penn State and MInnesota. Overall, NU’s seven-game in 2012, he would be NU’s first 6. Zac Taylor, 2005 2,612 home schedule includes five teams that won at least nine games last season. three-year starter since Eric 7. Taylor Martinez, 2010 2,596 On the road, Nebraska faces four 2011 bowl teams, including Ohio State, Crouch from 1999 to 2001, and Northwestern, Michigan State and Iowa. Six of Nebraska’s 11 scheduled opponents the first quarterback to start three won at least nine games in 2011. straight openers since Tommie Frazier from 1993 to 1995. 4 Each of Nebraska’s first three opponents will feature new head coaches in 2012, including Southern Miss, UCLA and Arkansas State. maher provides Huskers with Nation’s Best 4 Michigan will be making only its second trip to Lincoln and its first ever to Memorial Stadium. The only previous meeting between the two schools in Lincoln occurred in

Kicker/Punter Combination the 1911 season. Brett Maher had the unenviable task of replacing Alex Henery as Nebraska’s starting 4 Nebraska will open Big Ten play against Leaders Division opponent Wisconsin for place-kicker and punter in 2011. Henery had made his mark on the NU program the second straight year. The Badgers’ visit to Lincoln will mark the first trip by UW becoming NU’s all-time leading scorer and the most accurate field goal kicker in NCAA to Memorial Stadium since 1973. history, while earning All-America honors in 2010. 4 Penn State will make its seventh visit to Memorial Stadium, but its first as a Big Ten Maher, a Kearney, Neb. native, was more than up to the challenge in his first season opponent. PSU last came to Lincoln in 2003. as a starter. Maher was named both the Big Ten Kicker of the Year and the Big Ten 4 The Huskers’ visit to Columbus on Oct. 6, will mark the first matchup between the Punter of the Year. This fall, Maher should again be a strong contender for conference two schools at Ohio Stadium since Nebraska played there in 1955 and 1956. awards, while being a leading candidate for both the Groza Award and the Ray Guy 4 The Huskers travel to Northwestern for the first time since before World War II Award. In addition to handling place-kicking and punting chores, Maher also kicks off. (1931). Maher connected on four field goals in his first start against Chattanooga in 2011, 4 Nebraska and Iowa will meet in the second Heroes Game on Friday, Nov. 23, the and built on that effort. He made 19-of-23 field goals, including 16-of-17 from inside day after Thanksgiving. 50 yards. His 19 field goals tied for second in school history, behind only Henery’s 24 field goals in 2009. Maher also made 43-of-44 PAT attempts and his 7.7 points per game ranked third in the Big Ten. He was equally efficient in the punting department, averaging 44.5 yards per punt, the sixth-highest single-season average in school history. His average topped the Big Ten and ranked 10th nationally. Maher boomed 20 punts of at least 50 yards and has pinned the opposition inside their own 20 on 24 of his punts. HUSKERS.COM 15 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Season-Opening Win Streak Nebraska will face a major challenge to its season-opening win streak in 2012. Southern Mississippi will be the Huskers’ foe in the season opener on Sept. 1 in Lincoln. The Golden Eagles posted a 12-2 record last season and are the best opponent Nebraska has faced in its season opener since defeating 24th-ranked Oklahoma State, 17-7, in the 2003 season opener. The Huskers will head into the game against Southern Miss with victories in each of its last 26 season openers. The streak leads the nation, bettering Florida’s 22 straight season-opening wins. The Huskers have won each of their last 25 season openers by 10 or more points, including a 40-7 win over Chattanooga in 2011. NU has scored 40 or more points in the opener 19 of the past 26 seasons. In the win streak, NU has limited opponents to 14 points or less 18 times.

NCAA RECORD SELLOUT STREAK One of the most remarkable streaks in collegiate sports is expected to reach its 50th anniversary during the 2012 season. Nebraska has sold out every game at Memorial Stadium since November 3, 1962, and the streak now stands at 318 games. With seven home games in 2012, the streak is likely to reach 325 by season’s end. Nebraska celebrated the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 26, 2009 against Louisiana-Lafayette, with a stadium record crowd of 86,304. Notre Dame Nebraska has an impressive home schedule at Memorial Stadium in 2012, including five is second in all-time consecutive sellouts with 227, 91 fewer than Nebraska. teams who won at least nine games. Nation’s Best Since ‘70 NU OWNS DOMINANT EDGE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM Nebraska ranks as the nation’s winningest program since the start of the 1970s, Nebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with incredible success at Memorial when Bob Devaney guided NU to back-to-back national titles in 1970 and 1971. Stadium through the years. During the past four decades, the Huskers have compiled a 412-108-5 record for a 4 Nebraska has won at least six home games in 21 of the past 26 seasons. Nebraska .790 winning percentage in 525 games. NU’s 412 wins in that time period are 26 more is 141-20 at home in the last 23 seasons (since 1989). Nebraska finished 6-1 at home than any other school. in 2011, marking its second straight 6-1 home season. 4During Nebraska’s run of success at home in the past 26 years, NU has had three 1. Nebraska 412 home winning streaks of 20 or more games, and overall has posted 40 unbeaten and 2. Oklahoma 386 untied home seasons. 3. Ohio State 385 4The Huskers are 510-139-20 (.777, 669 games, 122 years) in Lincoln, and 385- 4. Michigan 378 116-13 (.762, 514 games, 89 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923). Nebraska has 5. Penn State 375 had 43 straight winning home seasons. 4Nebraska posted its 500th all-time home win against Idaho on Sept. 11, 2010. 4Nebraska has 39 nine-win seasons and 23 10-win seasons since 1970. Under Bo The 500th home victory put Nebraska in elite company. Only three other schools Pelini in 2009 and 2010, Nebraska posted back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first in college football history (Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee) reached the 500-win time since 2000 and 2001. NU has posted four straight nine-win seasons for the first plateau at home before Nebraska. time since an NCAA record 33 straight from 1969 to 2001. 4Nebraska was the first team in college football history to win 100 or more games in consecutive decades, ranking first in the 1980s (103-20) and second in the 1990s 800-Win Club (108-16-1). NU narrowly missed 100 wins in the 1970s (98). Nebraska posted 84 wins Nebraska is one of eight programs with 800 all-time victories, and NU’s 846 all-time in the recently completed decade. victories ranks fourth nationally.

1. Michigan 895 Nebraska fourth in all-time bowl appearances 2. Texas 858 Nebraska played in its 48th all-time bowl game with its appearance in the Capital One 3. Notre Dame 853 Bowl following the 2011 season. The Huskers have played in the postseason in 41 of the 4. Nebraska 846 past 43 seasons, including an NCAA-record 35 straight bowl games from 1969 to 2003. 5. Ohio State 837 Nebraska is 2-2 in bowl games under Bo Pelini and owns a 24-24 all-time bowl record. 6. Penn State 827 The Huskers’ 48 all-time bowl appearances overall tie for fourth, trailing only Alabama 7. Oklahoma 821 (59), Texas (50) and Tennessee (49), and tying with USC (48). Nebraska’s 24 bowl victories 8. Alabama 814 rank eighth nationally. Nebraska played the first of its 48 bowls in the Rose Bowl, when No. 7 Nebraska Nebraska is heading into its 123rd season of college football, and owns an 846-349- lost to No. 2 Stanford, 21-13, following the 1940 season. Nebraska’s 35 consecutive 40 all-time record in 1,235 games (.702). bowls began with a 45-6 win over Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl, and ended following 4 Since the first season of Nebraska football in 1890, Husker teams have won 11 or its appearance in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. The Huskers have been successful in recent more games 12 times, including seven times since 1993. years, winning 10 of their last 16 bowl games since the 1994 season. 4Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, 1994, 1997). All-Time Bowl Appearances 4NU (702), Michigan (705), Alabama (728) and Notre Dame (736) were the only 1. Alabama 58 schools to win 700 games in the 1900s. 2. Texas 50 3. Tennessee 49 4. Nebraska 48 USC 48

16 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL QUARTERBACKS POSITION-BY-POSITION LOOK Letterwinners Returning: Player Notable AT THE 2012 HUSKERS Brion Carnes*, Soph. Served as Martinez’s backup in 2011 OVERVIEW Taylor Martinez**, Jr. Has started 25 of NU’s 27 games past two seasons Nebraska returns 17 starters from the Huskers’ 9-4 squad in 2011, including eight on offense, seven on defense and Brett Maher, who holds down both the kicking and Junior Taylor Martinez has had a lock punting jobs. The Huskers have numerous other players on both sides of the ball who on the starting job each of the past two what returns have gained starting experience or significant action in the past. seasons and is expected to head into fall for the 2012 huskers... camp with a strong edge at the spot. Offensively, Nebraska must replace three starters on the offensive line, a veteran Offense receiver and fullback, but return tested veterans at quarterback and I-back form a Over the past two seasons, Martinez has Category...... Pct. of 2011 Total produced two of the best dual-threat good foundation. Defensively, the Huskers must replace three honors winners, one Rushing Yards...... 96.5% seasons ever by a Nebraska quarterback. at each level of the defense, but the unit is filled with players in their fourth and fifth Passing Yards...... 100% year in the Nebraska defensive system. In addition to Maher, Nebraska returns several With two seasons remaining, Martinez Receiving Yards...... 84.0% other key special teams performers who have the ability to again make that an area of is in position to challenge for Nebraska Total Offense Yards...... 98.0% strength for the 2012 Huskers. records for career passing yards and career All-Purpose Yards...... 91.7% total offense. He is also on pace to push Scoring...... 93.7% for the Husker record for career rushing THE HUSKER OFFENSE yards for a quarterback. Defense OFFENSIVE LINE Martinez’s focus in the offseason Category...... Pct. of 2011 Total has been improving his footwork and Tackles...... 62.1% Letterwinners Returning: Tackles for Loss...... 65.6% Player Notable mechanics. NU coaches believe Martinez could be poised for a big junior year. Sacks...... 64.3% Seung Hoon Choi*, Sr., G Walk-on emerged to start six games as a junior Interceptions...... 40.0% Jake Cotton*, So., G Ready to return after injury midway through 2011 Sophomore Brion Carnes saw limited action as Martinez’s backup last season Pass Breakups...... 65.1% Justin Jackson*, Sr., C Former DT strong contender for starting role at C Fumble Recoveries...... 50.0% and is again the favorite for the No. 2 Spencer Long*, Jr., G Walk-on earned All-Big Ten honors in 2011 Fumbles Forced...... 57.1% Tyler Moore*, So., T Became first true frosh OL ever to start opener job heading into fall camp. Junior Ron Cole Pensick**, Jr., C Has served as No. 2 center past two seasons Kellogg III has added depth for the Huskers SPecial Teams Brent Qvale**, Jr., G/T Versatility to play both guard and tackle the past two seasons and hopes to see Category...... Pct. of 2011 Total Andrew Rodriguez**, Jr., G/T Part-time starter at G has seen work at T in spring action this fall. Redshirt freshmen Tyson Field Goals...... 100% Jeremiah Sirles**, Jr., T 2010 starter is a frontrunner for a tackle job in 2012 Broekemeier and Bronson Marsh are Extra Points...... 100% Brandon Thompson**, Sr., G Texas native has added depth throughout career two of the most decorated prep players Punt Return Yards...... 100% in Nebraska history and are expected to Kickoff Return Yards...... 99.6% Nebraska faces the task of replacing three veteran starters on the offensive line. Mike add depth this season. Punting Yards...... 100% Caputo held down the center position each of the past two seasons and was the anchor Texas product Tommy Armstrong will of a line that paved the way for outstanding rushing offenses in both 2010 and 2011. join the quarterback mix this fall and hopes to make a push for playing time. Marcel Jones and Yoshi Hardrick formed bookends at the tackle spots last season and must be replaced this fall. RUNNING BACKS Despite the losses, Nebraska returns five players with extensive starting experience Letterwinners Returning: and several others with the ability to contribute at multiple positions. Junior Spencer Player Notable Long emerged in 2011 and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors while starting every Ameer Abdullah*, So., IB Made impact as both IB and returner as true frosh game at right guard. Senior Seung Hoon Choi and junior Andrew Rodriguez split the Rex Burkhead***, Sr., IB Poised to crack the top three on career rush list starting duties at the left guard spot and both return to battle for the starting nod at the Aaron Green*, So., IB Saw significant action as a true freshman in 2011 position in 2012. The 6-6, 325-pound Rodriguez also has spent time at tackle this spring Graham Stoddard***, Sr., FB Lincoln native made move from LB at start of spring and could compete at that position. C.J. Zimmerer*, Jr., FB One of leading contenders to take over fullback job A pair of tackles have starting experience in junior Jeremiah Sirles and sophomore Tyler Moore. Sirles started all 14 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2010, Nebraska welcomes back ample talent in the backfield for 2012, led by All-America then served as the top backup at both tackle spots last season. Moore became the first candidate Rex Burkhead at I-back. The senior earned first-team All-Big Ten honors last true freshman offensive linemen ever to start a season opener at Nebraska last fall, and season when he rushed for 1,357 yards and scored 17 touchdowns, while posting the went on to start the season’s first four games. Sirles and Moore both possess the skills second-most carries in school history. Burkhead’s season was the most productive by to give Nebraska a talented pair of tackles. a Nebraska I-back in 14 seasons. The center spot figures to be a highly contested battle well into fall camp. JuniorCole Burkhead will continue to be the workhorse in the Nebraska rushing attack, but Pensick is the most experienced player at the spot after backing up Caputo the past two coaches have talked about needing to spread out carries a little more in 2012. The two seasons. This spring he has been pushed by senior Justin Jackson who has spent the leading beneficiaries of that approach would figure to be sophomore I-backs Ameer majority of his career on the defensive line, but has moved to offense. SophomoreMark Abdullah and Aaron Green. Both players made contributions in their true freshman Pelini also figures to continue to push for playing time as well. seasons in 2011 and appear to be poised to take the next step this fall. In addition to three guards with extensive starting experience last season, Nebraska The fullback battle is wide open this spring and likely into the fall, as the Huskers returns other options at the spot. Senior Brandon Thompson has battled injuries the must replace three-year starter Tyler Legate. Junior C.J. Zimmerer has the most past two seasons, but could provide depth at guard. Sophomore Jake Cotton suffered a experience at the position, but his playing time has primarily come on special teams. knee injury midway through last fall and is out this spring, but should be at full strength Senior Graham Stoddard has made the switch from linebacker to fullback and could for fall camp and will push for time. contend for the job, while transfer Mike Marrow provides a physical presence in the Junior Brent Qvale has the ability to play both guard and tackle and also figures to running game at 250 pounds. push for playing time in 2012. Redshirt freshman Ryne Reeves was originally in the mix Freshman Imani Cross will join the running back picture this summer, while for time at center, but has also seen time at guard this spring and appears to have a sophomore Zach Taylor should continue to provide depth. bright future in front of him. Juniors Nick Ash, Brodrick Nickens and Brandon Chapek, sophomore Mike Moudy and redshirt freshmen Ryan Klachko, Givens Price and Zach Sterup are also among the group of players who could add depth this fall.

HUSKERS.COM 17 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS Leading the way on the interior is senior Baker Steinkuhler who has been a fixture Letterwinners Returning: in the starting lineup the past two seasons. Steinkuhler has the tools to pushfor Player Notable conference and national honors in his senior campaign. Both junior Thad Randle Kenny Bell*, So., WR Second-most receptions and yards ever by NU frosh and sophomore Chase Rome saw extensive playing time last fall and figure to be the Ben Cotton***, Sr., TE Physical blocker and big receiving target for NU leading contenders to start alongside Steinkuhler. Randle’s 2011 season was cut short Quincy Enunwa**, Jr., WR Most physical of receivers had 21 catches in 2011 by injury, while Rome is out this spring with an injury, but both should be fully healthy Tyler Evans*, So., WR Poised to push for playing time in 2012 for the fall. Sophomore Jay Guy also earned time last season and should be in the mix KC Hyland*, Sr., WR Lincoln native hoping to push for time in senior year again this fall. Redshirt freshmen Kevin Williams and Todd Peat Jr. are both recovering Jake Long*, Jr., TE Saw extensive time as NU’s third tight end in 2011 from injuries, but when healthy are expected to push for action. Sophomore Tobi Tim Marlowe***, Sr., WR Impact as receiver and returner throughout career Okuyemi has the versatility to play inside and outside and could push for time, while Steven Osborne*, Sr., WR Hopeful of pushing for playing time in senior year walk-on senior Kenny Anderson and walk-on sophomores J.C. Moore and Jeff Uher Kyler Reed***, Sr., TE Big-play threat in passing game for past three years have moved inside to add depth. Jamal Turner*, So., WR Flashed glimpses of big-play potential in 2011 At the end spot, Nebraska returns four players who had extensive playing time in 2012. Leading the way is fifth-year senior Cameron Meredith, who has started all 27 Nebraska returns the bulk of its receiving and tight end corps for the 2012 games the past two years. Meredith is a versatile performer who has played a stand- campaign, and the battle for playing time figures to be very competitive. Brandon up linebacker-type role, and also took snaps inside last season in passing situations. Kinnie and Khiry Cooper are gone from the receiving corps, while Kevin Thomsen saw Fellow senior Eric Martin made the full-time move to defensive end last season reserve action at tight end in 2011. and showed the same tenacity that has made him a dynamic special teams player The tight end group features a pair of fifth-year seniors who form oneofthe throughout his career. nation’s top tandems at that position. Ben Cotton became a solid receiving threat Junior Jason Ankrah held down the starting job opposite Meredith for the majority in 2011, while continuing to provide a physical blocking presence on the perimeter. of last season and figures to be ready to take his game to the next level this fall. Kyler Reed has been a big-play threat in the passing game for the past three seasons Senior Joseph Carter saw playing time in passing situations last fall and could see and figures to again pose matchup problems for opposing defenses. Both Cotton and an expanded role in 2012. Sophomores Walker Ashburn and Donovan Vestal should Reed have battled minor injuries throughout their career, but are hopeful for healthy push to see their first action this fall. senior seasons. The defensive line will see an infusion of talent this fall. Defensive ends Greg Junior Jake Long earned two starts and saw significant action at tight end last season McMullen and Avery Moss, and tackles Aaron Curry and Vincent Valentine all join and figures to again give NU a strong third option at the spot. Redshirt freshmanDavid the program will impressive prep credentials. Sutton has made good strides in the NU weight program since his arrival and could push for action this fall. LINEBACKERS The receiving corps features four players who saw a lot of action last season. Letterwinners Returning: Sophomore Kenny Bell led Nebraska in receiving with 32 catches for 461 yards, the Player Notable second-best totals by a Husker freshman. Bell made 11 starts last season and figures Will Compton***, Sr. Fifth-year senior has 23 career starts at Nebraska to be a go-to-player in the passing game again this fall. Junior Quincy Enunwa played Sean Fisher**, Sr. Academic All-American has made 10 career starts sparingly as a true freshman in 2010, then developed into one of the Huskers’ most Trevor Roach*, So. Saw playing time in a reserve role as redshirt frosh consistent receivers last season. Enunwa is the Huskers’ best perimeter blocker and Alonzo Whaley**, Sr. Emerged late in 2011 and poised for big senior year has good receiving skills, hauling in 21 catches last season. Senior Tim Marlowe has been a contributor each of the past three seasons as both Nebraska must replace an All-America performer in Lavonte David who moved into a returner and receiver, and will again be a regular in the rotation this fall. Sophomore the top five on NU’s career tackle list in just two seasons. The Huskers do have the Jamal Turner averaged better than 16 yards per catch as a true freshman, and the luxury of three fifth-year seniors in the linebacking corps who all have an excellent Texas native figures to have a much larger role in 2012. grasp of the defensive system. Sophomore Tyler Evans was limited by injury last season but could move into the Will Compton has been a mainstay at the middle linebacker spot throughout his picture for time this fall. Redshirt freshmanTaariq Allen impressed in his practice work career and has made 23 starts. Compton appears to be set for a big senior season on last year and is poised to make a move in the fall, and sophomore Tyler Wullenwaber the field, while also be a leader for the Blackshirts in the locker room. Fellow senior is one of the team’s fastest players and ready to make a push for action. SeniorsSteven Sean Fisher has seen extensive action in both 2009 and 2011, while sitting out the Osborne, KC Hyland and Taylor Dixon are hopeful of finishing their careers by pushing 2010 season with an injury. In addition to being a versatile player at linebacker, Fisher for playing time. Freshman Jordan Westerkamp will join the mix in the fall after continues to maintain a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. The third senior in the mix is breaking several Illinois prep records during his high school career. Alonzo Whaley, who saw most of his action in 2011 on special teams until late in the season when he began to see significant action at linebacker. Whaley has had a strong offseason and appears ready to make an impact in 2012. THE HUSKER DEFENSE Sophomore Trevor Roach was impressive in some early-season action as a backup to Compton and figures to be in the mix for playing time again this fall. Redshirt freshmen DEFENSIVE LINE David Santos and Max Pirman both made strong impressions for their work on the Letterwinners Returning: scout team last fall and figure to push for action in 2012. SeniorMicah Kreikemeier has Player Notable had an injury-plagued Nebraska career, but hopes to get action this season. Jason Ankrah**, Jr., DE Started nine games as a sophomore in 2011 In the fall, a talented class of four linebackers will join the program. The group Joseph Carter*, Sr., DE Made impact as reserve end in first year in program includes junior college standout Zaire Anderson and high school products Jared Jay Guy*, So., DT Saw action late in the season at tackle Afalava, Thomas Brown and Michael Rose. Nebraska coaches believe the group could Eric Martin***, Sr., DE Special teams standout saw extensive play at DE have an immediate impact on the linebacker position. Cameron Meredith***, Sr., DE Started all 27 games over the past two seasons Thad Randle, Jr., DT Healthy after missing second half of year with injury Chase Rome*, So., DT Emerged as play-maker in redshirt freshman season SECONDARY Baker Steinkuhler***, Sr., DT Two-year starter poised for big senior season Letterwinners Returning: Player Notable First-year defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski welcomes back a number of players Antonio Bell***, Sr., CB Primarily played on special teams throughout career at both end and tackle with extensive playing experience. The group, however, was Justin Blatchford***, Sr., S Has made impact on special teams and in nickel role hampered significantly by injuries last fall and that has continued to impact the front Corey Cooper*, So., S Brief move to corner before moving back to safety four during spring practice. However, with everyone in line to be healthy for the fall Jase Dean***, Sr., CB Key special teams player throughout career the prospects of a strong defensive line look bright. Ciante Evans**, Jr., CB Started at both cornerback and nickel last season Nebraska must replace a pair of outstanding tackles in Jared Crick and Terrence Braylon Heard*, So., CB Moved from I-back during offseason Moore. Crick put together one of the most productive careers for a Nebraska defender, Andrew Green*, Jr., CB Emerged as a starter at one corner in 2011 while Moore was a four-year contributor at the spot. Harvey Jackson*, So., S Poised for action at safety after special teams work

18 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Stanley Jean-Baptiste*, Jr., CB Immediate impact after switching from receiver Nebraska its tallest option at corner. Senior Jase Dean and sophomore Josh Mitchell Josh Mitchell*, So., CB Reserve corner saw extensive special teams action have all made their biggest impact on special teams but could push for action. Courtney Osborne***, Sr., S Fifth-year senior was limited by injuries in 2011 Two newcomers to the cornerback race are sophomore Braylon Heard and junior Wil Richards*, Jr., S Key special teams player throughout 2011 season Mohammed Seisay. Heard saw action at I-back as a true freshman last season, but has P.J. Smith***, Sr., S Should contend for starting safety role as senior moved to defense and brings great athleticism to the secondary. Seisay was a junior Daimion Stafford*, Sr., S NU’s third-leading tackler in first year in program college standout last season, who also has FBS experience at Memphis in 2009 and Dijon Washington*, Jr., S Appeared in every game on special teams in 2011 2010, and he will push for immediate playing time. Redshirt freshman Daniel Davie will also hope to get into the mix for playing time. The Nebraska secondary must replace two full-time starters and a third player who made a significant impact throughout his career. Alfonzo Dennard was an All-Big Ten corner, while Austin Cassidy started two years at safety and Lance Thorell made a significant impact in a nickel and dime role. However, Nebraska returns numerous THE HUSKER SPECIAL TEAMS options at both safety and cornerback for first-year secondary coach Terry Joseph. SPECIALISTS The safety spot features extensive talent and experience led by four seniors. Letterwinners Returning: Daimion Stafford made a big impact in his first year in the program in 2011, finishing Player Notable with 80 tackles and 10 pass breakups. He is poised to push for all-conference honors Mauro Bondi*, So., PK/P Ability to handle punting, place-kicking and kickoffs in his senior year at one safety spot. Both P.J. Smith and Courtney Osborne have Brett Maher***, Sr., PK/P First-team All-Big Ten as kicker and punter in 2011 been in starting roles at different points in their NU career and are among the leading P.J. Mangieri***, Sr., LS Has handled snapping chores three straight years contenders for the starting spot opposite Stafford. Smith began the 2010 season as a starter, before Osborne took over that role. Both saw action last season, although Ross Els will take on the role of special teams coordinator this season, and Osborne was limited in the second half of the year by injury. welcomes back an experienced group of players. Senior Brett Maher gave Nebraska Blatchford is likely to step into a role similar to Thorell. The walk-on has been a the nation’s best kicker-punter combo player for the third straight year in 2011. Maher special teams regular and fifth or sixth defensive back over the past two seasons and connected on 19-of-23 field goals and was a standout punter, earning first-team All- is likely to find the field again in 2012. SophomoresCorey Cooper and Harvey Jackson Big Ten honors in both areas. He figures to be a strong contender for conference and both got a taste of action in 2011, and figure to push for a more expanded role this national awards this season. Maher also handles the Huskers’ kickoff duties. fall, while Dijon Washington and Wil Richards have played on special teams but hope Maher is backed by sophomore Mauro Bondi, who also has the ability to handle to move into the safety competition this fall. any of the three kicking areas. NU also has the luxury of returning long snapper P.J. Like the safety spot, Nebraska has several experienced options at cornerback, and Mangieri, who has been in that role the past three seasons and helped Maher and the competition for playing time figures to be intense well into fall camp. Andrew Alex Henery to record-breaking efforts. Green emerged in 2011 and locked down one starting cornerback spot. He is a front- The return game is in solid hands with every player who contributed in that area runner to reclaim one of the starting jobs, but the competition at the other spot is back in 2012. Ameer Abdullah is the headliner in the return game, after ranking wide open. among the nation’s most explosive kickoff return threats in 2012, and also serving Junior Ciante Evans has the most playing time among the other corners, earning as a primary punt returner. Senior Tim Marlowe and sophomore Kenny Bell also saw seven starts last season. While he may compete for a corner job, Evans could also be kickoff return action, whileRex Burkhead often was deep on punt returns. Sophomore NU’s primary nickel back. Senior Antonio Bell has made his biggest impact on special Jamal Turner could also be a factor in this area, and the coaching staff will continue to teams, but has good size and speed and will compete at cornerback. Junior Stanley evaluate possible return options into fall camp. Nebraska must find a new holder to Jean-Baptistemoved to cornerback at the start of the Big Ten season last fall and gives replace Austin Cassidy, who handled that duty a year ago. NU SPRING GAME RESULTS NEBRASKA SPRING GAME RECORDS PREVIOUS SCORES 1981–White 22, Red 21 TEAM RECORDS 1950–Varsity 13, Alumni 13 1982–Red 24, White 9 Most first downs--33, Red 1973 1951–Varsity 27, Alumni 25 1983–Red 37, White 14 Most first downs, both teams--53, Red 33, White 20, 1973 1952–Varsity 7, Alumni 6 1984–Red 35, White 13 Most passes attempted--49, Red, 2004 1953–Varsity 16, Alumni 6 1985–Red 26, White 21 Most passes attempted, both teams--76; Red 45, White, 31, 2005 1954–White 25, Red 14 1986–Red 70, White 14 Most passes completed--29, Red, 2004 1955–Red 14, White 7 1987–Red 33, White 28 Best completion percentage--.800, Red (8-10), 1963 1956–Alumni 14, Varsity 0 1988–Red 37, White 14 Most yards passing--366, White, 2005 1957–Varsity 22, Alumni 20 1989–White 40, Red 28 Most yards passing, both teams--606, Red 240, White 366, 2005 1958–Varsity 14, Alumni 6 1990–Red 44, White 34 Most yards rushing--407, Red, 1987 1959–Varsity 22, Alumni 0 1991–Red 43, White 21 Most fumbles--11, White, 1965 1960–Varsity 14, Alumni 0 1992–Red 33, White 21 Most fumbles, both teams--18, Red 7, White 11, 1965 1961–Varsity 35, Alumni 20 1993–Red 29, White 8 Most points--70, Red, 1986 1962–Red 33, White 21 1994–Red 43, White 19 Most points, both teams--85, Red 64, White 21, 1971 1963–Red 21, White 15 1995–White 40, Red 34 Fewest points, both teams--13, Red 13, White 0, 2003; Varsity 7, Alumni 6, 1952 1964–White 25, Red 15 1996–Red 20, White 17 1965–Red 33, White 27 1997–Red 34, White 28 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 1966–White 28, Red 10 1998–White 24, Red 21 Most TD passes--4, Joe Dailey, Red, 2004 1967–Red 16, White 14 1999–Red 27, White 12 Most TD pass receptions--3, Riley Washington, White, 1995 1968–White 26, Red 24 2000-Red 21, White 21 Longest TD run from scrimmage--91, Bobby Newcombe, White, 1998 1969–White 10, Red 8 2001-Red 16, White 7 Longest punt return for TD--91 yards, Joe Blahak, Red, 1971 1970–Red 23, White 3 2002-Red 17, White 7 Longest kickoff return for TD--100 yards, Mike Demps, Red, 1999; Titus Brothers, White, 2006 1971–Red 64, White 21 2003-Red 13, White 0 Longest TD pass--80 yards, Jerry Dunlap to Jamie Worden, White, 1987; Tommie Frazier to Reggie Baul, Red, 1995 1972–White 21, Red 19 2004-Red 35, White 6 Longest interception return for TD--91 yards, Wonder Monds, White, 1973 1973–Red 35, White 25 2005-White 42, Red 14 Longest fumble return for TD--94 yards, Greg McGraw, Red, 1999 1974–Red 41, White 40 2006-Red 35, White 7 Most points--18, Tony Davis, Red, 1973; Steve Taylor, Red, 1986; Terry Rodgers, White, 1987; Riley Washington, White, 1995 1975–White 20, Red 6 2007–Red 38, White 0 Most PATs--7, Dale Klein, Red, 1986 1976–White 29, Red 26 2008–Red 24, White 14 Most yards passing--357, Zac Taylor, White, 2005 1977–Red 23, White 21 2009–Red 31, White 17 Best completion percentage--1.000, Dennis Claridge, Red (7-7), 1963 1978–White 14, Red 13 2010–Red, 21, White 16 Most pass receptions--8, Dave Shamblin, White, 1973 1979–Red 27, White 13 2011–Red 32, White 29 Most yards receiving--184, Reggie Baul, Red, 1995 1980–Red 38, White 19 Red leads series 36-14-1 Most yards rushing--207, Keith Jones, Red, 1987 Varsity lead series 8-1-1 HUSKERS.COM 19 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Returning starters–offense rex # Kenny burkhead 22 # Senior l I-Back l 5-11 l 210 | Three Letters Bell 80 Plano, Texas l Plano Senior HS Sophomore l Wide Receiver l 6-1 l 180 l One Letter » Honorable-Mention All-American (Sports Illustrated, 2011) Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) » Doak Walker Semifinalist (1 of 10, 2011) » First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, ESPN, Phil Steele, 2011) » Honorable-Mention Freshman All-American (CollegeFootballNews.com) » Second-Team All-Big Ten (Yahoo.com, 2011) » Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Yahoo.com, ESPN.com) » Rivals.com Big Ten Player of the Week (vs. Ohio State and vs. Michigan State, 2011) » Longest Touchdown Run by a Freshman in School History (80 yards at Minnesota) » School Record Holder for Single-Game Carries (38 vs. Iowa, 2011) Wide receiver Kenny Bell emerged as a go-to-receiver for Nebraska as a redshirt freshman » Tied School Record For Most Consecutive Games with a Touchdown (10, 2011) in 2011, and the 6-1, 180-pound Bell is poised to play an even bigger role as a sophomore. » First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2011) Bell is part of a receiving corps that returns four players that saw extensive action during the » Academic All-District VII (2011) 2011 season, and he expects to use spring ball to continue to build his role in the NU offense. » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Bell was it his best in the second half of the year, and finished as the Huskers leader in » Nebraska Team MVP (2011) receptions (32), receiving yards (461) and touchdown receptions (3). Bell started each of » Nebraska Team Captain (2011) the final 11 games of the 2011 season, while appearing in every game. Bell has outstanding » Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, 2010) speed which could also be utilized in the Huskers’ return game. He returned six kickoffs in » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010) 2011, and also chipped in 100 rushing yards on three carries. » Nebraska Lifter of the Year (2010, 2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall, 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011) 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010, 2011) Bell had a strong surge in the second half of the season that allowed him to become » Finalist, Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award (2012) just the second freshman ever to lead Nebraska in receptions and receiving yards. Bell Nebraska I-back Rex Burkhead has established himself as one of the nation’s top running joined Nate Swift who accomplished that feat in 2005 and went on to become Nebraska’s backs on the field heading into his senior season in 2012. At the same time, the Plano, Texas all-time leader in receptions. Bell’s receptions and receiving yardage totals were the native has distinguished himself as one of the top student-athletes in the country, both in second-best totals ever for a Nebraska freshman. the classroom and through his community outreach efforts. Bell averaged 14.4 yards per catch and has big-play ability with eight catches of at least Burkhead put together one of the top rushing seasons in Nebraska history in 2011. 20 yards. Bell made 27 of his 32 catches after the start of Big Ten play, and had at least four The 5-11, 210-pound Burkhead earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after carrying a heavy catches in four of the final seven games. Bell capped his regular season with five catches workload for the Nebraska rushing attack in 2011. In addition to his all-conference honors for a Nebraska season-best 93 yards in the win over Iowa. on the field, Burkhead earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as a junior. Bell opened the year with five catches in non-league play, but he made the most of those Burkhead amassed 1,357 rushing yards and 17 total touchdowns as a junior. His 104.4 opportunities. His first career catch against Fresno State went for 42 yards, and he had two rushing yards per game ranked third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally. Burkhead reached catches for 59 yards against Washington, including a 50-yarder on the Huskers’ first offensive the end zone in each of the season’s first 10 games and 11 of 13 contests overall, while his play, setting up a touchdown one play later. Bell caught his first career touchdown at Wyoming. 7.9 points per game placed him second in the conference. Bell started every game in conference play, and became NU’s top receiver. He helped NU Burkhead finished his junior season with seven 100-yard rushing games, including five overcome a 21-point deficit against Ohio State with three catches. A week later, he totaled a in Big Ten Conference play. One of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, Burkhead’s career-high 107 all-purpose yards at Minnesota. He caught four passes for 25 yards and ran 1,357 rushing yards were the seventh most in a season in NU history, the most by a Husker a reverse 82 yards for a second-quarter touchdown. It was the longest run from scrimmage since 2002 and the most by a Nebraska running back since 1997. Burkhead will enter his for a Husker since 2004 and the longest TD run by a freshman in school history. senior season with 2,654 career rushing yards, good for 12th in school history. He is poised Bell had a career-high five catches for 58 yards, including a 14-yard fourth quarter to make a run at the No. 2 spot on that chart in his senior season. touchdown against Northwestern, then led Nebraska with four catches for 42 yards in a Burkhead carried the ball at least 20 times in eight games in 2011, including six of eight win at Penn State. Bell then matched his career high with his five-catch effort against Iowa, Big Ten games. In the regular-season finale against Iowa, Burkhead had a Nebraska record including three receptions that covered at least 19 yards. Bell closed his freshman year with 38 rushing attempts for 160 yards. He also racked up 35 carries in a win over Michigan State three catches for 53 yards in the Capital One Bowl. He opened the scoring against South and had a career-high 170 rushing yards at Wyoming. Burkhead’s 284 carries in 2011 were Carolina with a 30-yard first quarter touchdown catch. just two shy of the season record of 286 by Lawrence Phillips in 1994. Burkhead also showed 2010 (Redshirt) his receiving ability with 21 receptions for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Bell redshirted in his first season and earned Scout Team MVP honors. 2011 (Junior) Burkhead was in the starting lineup for every game during his junior season and was Bell’s Career Statistics a workhorse for an offense that finished in the top 20 nationally in rushing. Burkhead Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs opened the year with 75 yards on just 11 carries against Tennessee-Chattanooga, including 2010 Redshirt a career-long 52-yard run. Burkhead tallied 55 yards on 15 carries against Fresno State and 2011 13/11 32 461 14.4 35.5 50 vs. Washington 3 had a pair of touchdown runs. Totals 13/11 32 461 14.4 35.5 50 vs. Washington 3 He posted his first 100-yard game of the season against Washington, rolling up 120 Rushing: 3 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD, 33.3 average, long of 82 yards at Minnesota (TD)* yards on 22 carries, including 84 yards and two touchdowns in the second half. Both Kickoff Returns: 6 returns, 152 yards, 0 TD, 25.3 average, long of 33 at Michigan scores were one-yard runs nine seconds apart in the third quarter on consecutive Husker *longest touchdown run by a freshman in school history offensive plays. Burkhead rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries at Wyoming. He put the Huskers on the scoreboard with a 45-yard TD run in the Single-Game Highs first quarter and added a 16-yard score in the third quarter. » Receptions–5 twice (Northwestern, Iowa, 2011) Burkhead opened Big Ten play with 96 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries at No. » Yards–93 vs. Iowa (2011) » Touchdowns–1 three times (Wyoming, Northwestern, South Carolina, 2011) 7 Wisconsin. A week later, he played a key role in a comeback win over Ohio State, with 26 carries for 119 yards and a touchdown. He had 96 rushing yards in the fourth quarter, including a 17-yard scoring run with 5:10 left to give NU its first lead. He also set career bests in receptions (5) and receiving yards (59), including a 30-yard touchdown catch to tie the game in the fourth quarter. Burkhead posted his fourth 100-yard game in five weeks at Minnesota with 117 yards and a score on 23 carries. In that game, he became the 26th Husker to reach 2,000 career rushing yards. He was a workhorse against No. 9 Michigan State, rushing for 130 yards and two scores on a then-career-high 35 carries. In addition to a pair of one-yard TD runs, Burkhead hauled in a 27-yard TD reception to extend the Huskers’ lead to 24-3. He was limited to 69 rushing yards on 22 carries against Northwestern, but matched his career high with five catches for 34 yards. Against a strong Penn State defense, Burkhead 20 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL carried 25 times for 121 yards and a touchdown, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the 2010 (Sophomore) season. He was held without a touchdown for the first time in 2011 at Michigan, when he Choi added depth at guard and played in the season opener against Western Kentucky. ran 10 times for 36 yards. Against Iowa, Burkhead had a school-record 38 carries for 160 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) yards and one touchddown and posted his seventh 100-yard rushing game of 2011. His 38 Choi was a reserve on the line, but did not see game action. carries broke Cory Ross’ previous record of 37 carries at the 2003 Alamo Bowl. Burkhead carried the ball nine times during the Huskers’ touchdown drive to close the first half. 2008 (Redshirt) Nebraska ran the ball 13 times during the 15-play 80-yard drive that gave NU a 10-0 lead. A walk-on, Choi redshirted in his first season in the program. Burkhead closed his junior year with 23 carries for 89 yards against South Carolina, and also tied his career best with five catches for 35 yards. Choi’s Career Stats » Games Played–12 (1 in 2010; 11 in 2011) 2010 (Sophomore) » Games Started–6 (6 in 2011) Burkhead played in all 14 games with two starts, and earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors. He finished with 951 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, while averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Burkhead posted 100-yard rushing games against Washington and Colorado. ben In addition to sharing running back chores with senior Roy Helu Jr., Burkhead also excelled in # a Wildcat role late in the season with Taylor Martinez slowed by injury. Burkhead threw for cotton 81 three touchdown passes late in the season, two against Colorado and one against Oklahoma. Senior l Tight End l 6-6 l 255 | Three Letters 2010 (Fresehman) Ames, Iowa l Ames HS Burkhead was one of six true freshmen to see action, and he was NU’s second-leading » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, 2011) rusher with 346 yards and three rushing touchdowns. He posted his numbers in nine games » CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2011) after missing five Big 12 games with a broken foot. He posted his first career 100-yard rushing » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) game at Colorado and had 89 yards on 17 carries in the Holiday Bowl win over Arizona. » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009, 2010) Burkhead’s Career Stats » All-Big 12 Freshman Team (ESPN.com, Sporting News) Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs » Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll 2009 9/0 81 360 14 346 4.3 38.4 34 vs. Arizona 3 » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010, 2011) 2010 14/2 172 990 39 951 5.5 67.9 33 at Texas A&M 7 Tight end Ben Cotton has been a regular in the Nebraska offense for each of the past 2011 13/13 284 1,406 49 1,357 4.8 104.4 52 vs. Chattanooga 15 three seasons, and he is expected to a team leader on that side of the ball in 2012. The 6-6, Totals 36/15 537 2,756 102 2,654 4.9 73.7 52 vs. Chattanooga 25 255-pound Cotton started 11 of 13 games at tight end in 2011, missing only the final two Receiving: Career- 49 rec., 415 yds, 3 TDs, long of 31 vs. Idaho (2010) games of the regular season when he was sidelined by an injury. 13 rec., 90 yds, 1 TD (2009); 15 rec., 148 yds, 0 TD (2010); 21 rec., 177 yds, 2 TD (2011) Cotton was one of the Huskers’ offensive leaders throughout the 2011 season, providing Passing: Career- 3-for-6, 35 yds, 3 TDs, long of 26 vs. Colorado (2010) a big, reliable target in the passing game and a physical blocking presence to assist a strong 3-for-4, 35 yds, 3 TDs (2010); 0-for-2, 0 yds, 0 TDs (2011) Nebraska running attack. Cotton averaged better than 13 yards on his 14 catches in 2011, Punt Returns: Career- 5 ret., 92 yards, 0 TD, 18.4 average, long of 26 vs. Colorado (2010) and had at least one reception in 10 of 11 games he played. 4 ret., 73 yards, 0 TD (2009); 5 ret., 26 yards, 0 TD (2010); 1 ret., 19 yards, 0 TD (2010) Cotton was recognized for his effort with honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades from Single-Game Highs both the league’s coaches and media. Cotton was also one of a nation-leading five Huskers » Rushes–38 at Iowa (2011)* to earn first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. He earned his undergraduate degree » Rushing Yards–170 at Wyoming (2011) in business administration in December, completing his degree work in just seven semesters. » Rushing Touchdowns–2 four times (most recently vs. Michigan State, 2011) » Receptions–5 three times (vs. Ohio State, Northwestern, S. Carolina, all in 2011) 2011 (Junior) » Receiving Yards–59 yards vs. Ohio State (2011) Cotton and fellow junior tight end Kyler Reed gave Nebraska one of the Big Ten’s best » Receiving Touchdowns–1 three times (most recently vs. Michigan State, 2011) tight end groups. Cotton finished with 14 catches for 189 yards, and had four catches of » Total Touchdowns–3 vs. Michigan State (2011) at least 20 yards. He had a 27-yard grab in the second quarter against Chattanooga, and a » Passing Yards–30 vs. Colorado (2010) week later set up a touchdown against Fresno State with a 20-yard catch to the Bulldog 1. » Passing Touchdowns–2 vs. Colorado (2010) Cotton’s career-long 28-yard catch at Wisconsin set up a second-quarter touchdown. He » Total Offense–178 yards vs. Ohio State (2011) added two catches each against Minnesota and Michigan State before tying his career high *school record with three catches for a career-high 36 yards against Northwestern. Cotton had a 17-yard catch before being injured at Penn State. The shoulder injury caused him to miss the next seung hoon two games, but he returned to start against South Carolina, and had one catch for 22 yards. # 2010 (Sophomore) choi 77 Cotton earned 13 starts in 14 games, and finished the year with three receptions for 34 Senior l Offensive Line l 6-2 l 290 | One Letter yards. He had single receptions against Idaho, Kansas State and Missouri, including a season- Lincoln, Neb. l Lincoln Christian HS long 22-yard grab against the Tigers. Cotton’s blocking also helped Nebraska average 247.6 rushing yards per game to lead the Big 12 and rank in the top 10 nationally. Senior Seung Hoon Choi was one of the breakout players for Nebraska in the 2011 season. The 6-2, 290-pound Choi had played in just one game before 2011, but the offensive guard 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) played a key role in 2011. He played in 11 games, including five starting assignments. Choi Cotton played in every game and made his only start at Baylor. He had five receptions for was one of three former walk-ons to man the middle of the Nebraska offensive line for a 43 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown catch at Colorado, when he had three catches for good portion of the second half of the season. 33 yards. He also had single receptions against Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State. Cotton Choi is one of five players with extensive starting experience returning to the offensive also scored a touchdown against Louisiana-Lafayette by recovering a Roy Helu Jr. fumble line and this spring, he will look to secure his role in the Nebraska offense. A native of in the end zone. Cotton also served on Nebraska’s kickoff return unit. South Korea, Choi came to Nebraska in the eighth grade and first played football as a 2008 (Redshirt) sophomore in high school. Cotton redshirted in his first season at Nebraska. 2011 (Junior) Cotton’s Career Stats Choi and sophomore Andrew Rodriguez split the starting role at left guard with Choi Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs taking over full-time when Rodriguez missed the final four games with a foot injury. Choi’s 2008 Redshirt play helped Nebraska average 217.2 rushing yards per game, while rushing for more than 2009 14/1 5 43 8.6 3.4 24 at Colorado 1 200 yards seven times, including more than 300 yards against Washington, Wyoming and 2010 14/13 3 34 11.3 2.6 22 vs. Missouri 0 Minnesota. Choi made his starts against Washington, Wyoming, Penn State, Michigan, 2011 11/11 14 189 13.5 17.2 28 at Wisconsin 0 Iowa and South Carolina, joining Spencer Long and Mike Caputo as walk-ons on the Totals 39/25 22 266 12.1 6.8 28 at Wisconsin 1 starting line. The play of the line paved the way for I-back Rex Burkhead to rush for 1,357 yards, the most by an NU I-back since 1997. Single-Game Highs » Receptions–3 twice (at Colorado, 2009; vs. Northwestern, 2011) » Yards–36 vs. Northwestern (2011) » Touchdowns–1 twice (Fumble rec. vs. ULL, 2009; TD catch at Colorado, 2009) HUSKERS.COM 21 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL offensive line also played a key role in wearing down the Ohio State defense in a school- quincy record comeback win. The Huskers rushed for 232 yards and had 423 yards of total offense # against the Buckeyes, including 195 second-half rushing yards. The work of Long and the enunwa 18 offensive line allowed junior I-back Rex Burkhead to post 1,357 yards on the ground. Junior l Wide Receiver l 6-2 l 210 | Two Letters 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Moreno Valley, Calif. l Rancho Verde HS Long was a reserve guard, but did not play in 2010. Quincy Enunwa is a key part of a talented returning corps of receivers for the 2012 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Nebraska offense. The 6-2, 210-pound Enunwa became a reliable receiving target during his He redshirted in his first year in 2009. sophomore season, while also emerging as the Huskers’ most physical perimeter blocker, helping key the Nebraska running attack. Long’s Career Statistics Enunwa finished thrd on the team with 21 receptions and averaged 14.0 yards on those » Games Played–13 (13 in 2011) catches. Enunwa caught crucial second-half touchdowns against Fresno State and Ohio » Games Started–13 (13 in 2011) State and had at least two receptions six times in 2011, including each of the final four games of the regular season. taylor 2011 (Sophomore) # Enunwa was one of six receivers who saw the majority of the playing time in 2011, martinez 3 and he played in every game and made seven starts. Enunwa finished with 21 receptions for 293 yards and two touchdowns. He had a career-high four catches for a career-best 58 Junior l Quarterback l 6-1 l 200 | Two Letters yards in the opener against Chattanooga, including a 31-yard catch in the first quarter. Corona, Calif. l Centennial HS Enunwa made two big plays in a 42-29 win over Fresno State. He caught a 16-yard » AT&T National Player of the Week (vs. Ohio State, 2011) TD pass in the third quarter to give NU a 21-20 lead. Earlier in the game, Enunwa caused » Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Ohio State, 2011) a fumble following a Taylor Martinez interception, and Nebraska recovered to prevent a » School Record Holder Total Offense By a Sophomore (2,963 yards, 2011) Bulldog scoring opportunity. » First-Team Freshman All-American (Rivals.com, 2010) Enunwa had a 30-yard catch at Wyoming and a 29-yarder at Wisconsin, both of which » Second-Team Freshman All-American (CollegeFootballNews.com, 2010) set up Husker touchdowns. Enunwa made his fourth catch of at least 25 yards against » Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, Rivals.com, 2010) Ohio State, grabbing a career-long 36-yard catch for a third-quarter touchdown to pull NU » Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, Dallas Morning News, Kansas within 27-20. Nebraska rallied for a 34-27 win after trailing by 21 points in the second half. City Star, San Antonio News-Express, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2010) Enunwa added multi-catch games in each of the final four regular season games, including » Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP, 2010) three each against both Michigan and Iowa. He had a 19-yard catch in the fourth quarter » Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist (2010) against the Hawkeyes to set up the game-sealing touchdown. » Maxwell Award Semifinalist (2010) » Walter Camp National Player of the Week (at Oklahoma State, 2010) 2010 (Freshman) » Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (WKU, UW, KSU, OSU, 2010) Enunwa was one of just three true freshmen to see action in 2010. He played in 10 games » Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at KSU, at OSU, 2010) » School Record Single-Game Rushing Yards by a Quarterback (241 at KSU, 2010) as a reserve receiver and had one catch against Western Kentucky. Taylor Martinez has been one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks each of the Enunwa’s Career Stats past two seasons, and heads into his junior year in a position to continue to make his mark Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs in the Nebraska record books. The Corona, Calif., native has started 25 games the past 2010 10/0 1 10 10.0 1.0 10 vs. Western Kentucky 0 two seasons and moves into his second year in coordinator Tim Beck’s offensive system. 2011 13/7 21 293 14.0 24.4 36 vs. Ohio State 2 Martinez has produced the top total offense seasons in school history for both a freshman Totals 23/7 22 303 13.8 13.2 36 vs. Ohio State 2 and a sophomore and sits in third place on the career total offense list with 5,559 yards. Single-Game Highs The 6-1, 200-pound Martinez has put himself in a position to possibly move to the top of that list by the end of his junior season. » Receptions–4 vs. Chattanooga (2011) Martinez continued to flash his game-breaking rushing ability during the 2011 season, » Yards–58 vs. Chattanooga (2011) running for 874 yards and nine touchdowns, while averaging 4.6 yards per carry. He » Touchdowns–1 twice (vs. Fresno State, vs. Iowa State, both in 2011) posted three 100-yard rushing games, and had at least 50 rushing yards eight times as a sophomore. Martinez enters his junior season with 1,839 rushing yards to rank fifth among spencer Nebraska quarterbacks. # Through the air, Martinez continued to become a more efficient passer in 2011. He long 61 connected on better than 56 percent of his throws for 2,089 yards and 13 touchowns, and he also had a streak of 125 straight passes without an interception spanning the final four Junior l Offensive Line l 6-4 l 305 | One Letter games of the regular season. Martinez has thrown for 3,720 yards in his NU career, which Elkhorn, Neb. l Elkhorn HS is good for sixth place on the career passing list. » Second-Team All-Big Ten (Media, Phil Steele, 2011) 2011 (Sophomore) » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches) Martinez was in the starting lineup for all 13 games at quarterback and guided the » Academic All-District VII (2011) Nebraska offense that ranked 15th nationally in rushing. He accounted for 2,963 yards of » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) total offense which ranks as the third-highest total in school history, and his 227.9 yards of » Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection total offense per game ranked sixth in the Big Ten. Spencer Long was one of Nebraska’s breakout players in the 2011 season, starting every In the passing game, Martinez threw for 2,089 yards for the sixth-highest single-season game at offensive guard. A walk-on from Elkhorn High School, Long had not played in a passing total in Nebraska history. His 874 rushing yards were the ninth-best single season game entering his sophomore season, but impressive efforts during spring ball and fall camp in school history and his 67.2 rushing yards per game was ninth in the Big Ten and 10th earned him a spot in the lineup. This season, the 6-4, 305-pound Long will be counted on nationally among quarterbacks. to provide leadership on the offensive line. Martinez shined in the opener against Chattanooga, accounting for 251 yards of total Despite his relative obscurity entering the season, Long earned postseason honors for offense, including 135 rushing yards and rushing scores of 7, 43 and 47 yards. The game his work in 2011. Long was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the media and an honorable- marked the fifth time in his career Martinez ran for at least three touchdowns. Martinez mention all-league choice by the coaches. He was also one of Nebraska’s top academic accounted for 385 yards of total offense against Fresno State, the second-highest total of performers. Long was one of five Nebraska players to earn first-team CoSIDA Academic his career and eighth on the NU single-game chart. His 219 passing yards was the second- All-District honors, and he also earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades. best total of his career and he ran 15 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns. The game marked just the second 200+ passing, 100+ rushing effort in school history, with Martinez 2011 (Sophomore) accounting for both of those efforts. Long was one of three offensive linemen to start every game and his play helped Martinezguided the offense to 51 points, 464 total yards and 309 rushing yards against Nebraska rank 15th nationally in rushing offense at 217.2 yards per game. The Huskers Washington. He carried 17 times for 83 yards and a touchdown, while passing for for 155 topped 200 rushing yards seven times in 2011. The Huskers topped 300 yards on the ground yards and two touchdowns. Martinez closed non-conference play by passing for 157 yards in three games - Washington, Wyoming and a season-high 346 yards at Minnesota. The at Wyoming. 22 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Martinez had a career-high 20 carries for 61 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin, and also threw for 176 yards, but did throw a career-high three interceptions. He rebounded andrew with one of the best efforts of his career in a 34-27 comeback win over Ohio State. Martinez completed 16-of-22 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed rodriguez 17 times for 102 yards and a touchdown. All three of the touchdowns he accounted for came in the second half as Nebraska rallied from a three-touchdown deficit for the win. Junior l Offensive Line l 6-6 l 325 | Two Letters Martinez earned Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for his effort in leading the Aurora, Neb. l Aurora HS NU offense. » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Martinzed accounted for 214 yards of total offense in an easy victory at Minnesota, » Big 12 Commissioners Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) then guided an efficient Nebraska attack in a 24-3 victory over ninth-ranked Michigan State in Lincoln. Martinez enjoyed his best passing game of the season in a losing effort Junior Andrew Rodriguez is eager to get back on the field this spring after his 2011 season against Northwestern. He completed 28-of-37 passes for a season-high 289 yards and was cut short by a foot injury. The 6-6, 325-pound Rodriguez started seven games at left two touchdowns, tying or setting season bests in completions, attempts, yards and guard as a sophomore, but missed five games, including the season’s final four contests. touchdowns. Martinez completed 12 consecutive passes at one point, three off the school When he was healthy, Rodriguez helped Nebraska rank among the top rushing offenses record, and he also rushed 12 times for 53 yards. in the Big Ten. He is one of three returnees at guard with extensive starting experience, Martinez guided the Huskers to a win at 12th-ranked Penn State by accounting for 199 joining senior Seung Hoon Choi and junior Spencer Long. yards of total offense against one of the nation’s top defenses. He led Nebraska in rushing 2011 (Sophomore) at Michigan with 49 yards, then guided NU to a victory over Iowa in the regular-season Rodriguez started the first two contests and five straight games at mid-season, before finale in Lincln. Despite injuring an ankle early in the contest, Martinez threw for 163 yards an injury sidelined him in early November. Rodriguez helped Nebraska rush for 217.2 and a touchdown to lead NU to a 20-7 win. In the Capital One Bowl against South Carolina, yards per game, including 200 or more yards on the ground seven times. The unit helped Martinez threw for his 13th touchdown of the season in the first quarter, and rushed for Nebraska junior I-back Rex Burkhead rush for 1,357 yards and score 17 touchdowns 37 yards in the loss. to earn All-Big Ten honors. Rodriguez was part of two 300-yard rushing outings for the 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) offense, including 333 yards at Wyoming and a season-high 346 yards at Minnesota. Martinez burst onto the college football scene with his impressive showing as a redshirt 2010 (Freshman) freshman. Martinez started 12 games and was an explosive threat before being slowed by Rodriguez joined select company of Nebraska offensive linemen to see action as a true an injury for the final five games of the season. Martinez fell just short of becoming the freshman. He played in five games as a reserve guard and helped NU rank in the top 10 third freshman quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards. in rushing offense. Martinez finished the year with 965 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, while topping 100 yards on the ground five times. His play was a key to Nebraska ranking Rodriguez’s Career Stats ninth nationally in rushing at nearly 250 yards per game. » Games Played–13 (5 in 2010; 8 in 2011) In the passing game, Martinez completed nearly 60 percent of his pass attempts for » Games Started–7 (7 in 2011) 1,631 yards and 10 touchdowns. Overall, he accounted for 2,596 yards of total offense, the best mark ever for a Nebraska freshman. He was chosen as Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and was an honorable-mention all-conference selection. Martinez was also a Returning starters–Defense semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien and Maxwell awards. 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) jason Martinez redshirted in his first year and worked on the scout team, primarily at receiver. ankrah #9 Martinez’s Career Stats Junior l Defensive End l 6-4 l 265 | Two Letters Passing Gaithersburg, Md. l Quince Orchard HS YGear /GS Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds. Y/G LP TD Eff.R. 2009 Redshirt » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) 2010 13/12 116-196-7 59.2 1,631 125.5 79 10 138.78 2011 13/13 162-288-8 56.2 2,089 160.7 61 13 126.52 Defensive end Jason Ankrah was a key member of the Nebraska defensive front during Totals 26/25 278-484-15 57.4 3,720 143.1 79 23 131.48 the 2011 campaign, and he will be counted on at defensive end again during his junior season. Ankrah is one of four defensive ends who saw significant action last fall who return Rushing to the Nebraska defensive front for the 2012 campaign. Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs The 6-4, 265-pound has the physical tools to be effective as both a run stopper and pass 2009 Redshirt rusher from his defensive end spot. The Maryland native started nine games last season. 2010 13/12 162 1,195 230 965 6.0 74.2 80 twice 12 2011 (Sophomore) 2011 13/13 188 1,040 166 874 4.6 67.2 57 vs. Fresno State 9 Ankrah played in 12 games with nine starts, including seven of the season’s first eight Totals 26/25 350 2,235 396 1,839 5.3 70.7 80 twice 21 games. He recorded 17 tackles, highlighted by a career-high five stops in NU’s 20-7 win over Single-Game Highs Iowa in the regular-season finale. Ankrah also had a tackle for loss against the Hawkeyes, » Pass Attempts–37 vs. Northwestern (2011) giving him three TFLs in 2011, including a two-yard sack in the opener against Chattanooga. » Pass Completions–28 vs. Northwestern (2011) Ankrah had three tackles at Minnesota and had three other games with a pair of tackles. » Passing Yards–323 at Oklahoma State (2010) 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) » Passing Touchdowns–5 at Oklahoma State (2010) Ankrah appeared in 10 games as a reserve defensive end in 2010 and had two tackles. » Rushes–20 at Wisconsin (2011) » Rushing Yards–241 at Kansas State (2010)* 2009 (Redshirt) » Total Offense Yards–435 at Oklahoma State (2010) He redshirted in 2009 and was one of Nebraska’s top scout team performers. *Nebraska quarterback record Ankrah’s Career Stats (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2009 Redshirt 2010 10/0 1 1 2 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2011 12/9 6 11 17 3-4 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22/9 7 12 19 3-4 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 Single-Game Highs » Tackles–5 vs. Iowa (2011) » Solo Tackles–1 seven times (most recently vs. Iowa, 2011) » Tackles for Loss–1 three times (vs. Chattanooga, vs. Minnesota, vs. Iowa, all in 2011) » Sacks–1.0 vs. Chattanooga (2011) HUSKERS.COM 23 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL will ciante compton #51 evans #17 Senior l Linebacker l 6-2 l 230 | Three Letters Junior l Defensive Back l 5-11 l 185 | Two Letters Bonne Terre, Mo. l North County HS Arlington, Texas l Juan Seguin HS » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, 2011) Ciante Evans has been a valuable contributor to the Nebraska secondary each of the » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) past two seasons. After seeing action as a true freshman in 2010, Evans was a regular in the » Second-Team National All-Freshman Team (Phil Steele, 2009) secondary last fall, first as a starter at cornerback, then in a nickel role later in the season. » All-Big 12 Freshman Team (ESPN.com, Sporting News, 2009) The 5-11, 185-pound Evans is one of five players in the Nebraska secondary with extensive » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) starting experience, and he has the versatility to line up in various spots in 2012. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2010) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) 2011 (Sophomore) Evans played in all 13 games with seven starts and finished with 33 overall tackles, Linebacker Will Compton will be counted on to play a key leadership role for the Nebraska including 17 solo stops. Evans had five or more tackles three times, and added three pass defense in the 2012 season. One of Nebraska’s most experienced defenders, Compton mans breakups and a tackle for loss. the MIKE linebacker spot for the Blackshirts and plays a key role in assisting in defensive Evans had a season-high six tackles against both Fresno State and Washington, and had alignment and adjustment. He will likely also be one of the veteran leaders for Nebraska a breakup against the Bulldogs. Evans had four tackles, including three solo stops at No. 7 throughout offseason workouts and in the locker room this fall. Wisconsin, then had single tackles against both Ohio State and Minnesota, while adding The 6-2, 230-pounder has seen extensive action over the past three seasons, and played a PBU against the Gophers. Evans made two tackles against Michigan State, then had five the best football of his career in second half of the 2011 season. Compton finished second stops in a loss to Northwestern. He had one tackle each in the final three regular-season on the team in tackles, trailing only All-America linebacker Lavonte David. His play earned games, including a TFL against Iowa, then had three solo tackles in the Capital One Bowl. Compton honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors by both the conference coaches and media. Compton earned his undergraduate degree in business administration in December of 2010 (Freshman) 2011, and began graduate classes in January. Evans was one of three true freshmen to play in 2010, appearing in eight games with a start at Iowa State. He was the top backup at corner to all-conference players Prince Amukamara 2011 (Junior) and Alfonzo Dennard. Evans had nine tackles, including a season-high four against Missouri Compton played in all 13 games with 11 starts. He finished with 77 tackles, including 39 when Dennard went out with an injury. He added two pass breakups against the Tigers. unassisted stops. He also had seven tackles for loss, including a sack against South Carolina in the bowl game. Compton had three games with at least 10 tackles, and recorded six or Evans’ Career Stats (------Tackles------) Fum. QB more stops in five Big Ten Conference contests. Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. Compton had a career-high 15 tackles against Fresno State, including six solo stops. 2010 8/1 6 3 9 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 The 15 tackles more than double his previous career high of seven. Compton had four 2011 13/7 17 16 33 1-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 tackles and a hurry in NU’s win over Washington, and made five tackles at Wisconsin. He Totals 21/8 23 19 42 1-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 5 0 0 played a key role in the Huskers’ win over Ohio State with 10 tackles, including four solo stops. Single-Game Highs Compton had a tackle for loss in a 41-14 win at Minnesota, then had seven tackles, » Tackles–6 twice (vs. Fresno State, vs. Washington, both in 2011) including five solos stops, a TFL and two quarterback hurries as the Blackshirts shut down » Solo Tackles–3 twice (vs. Fresno State, at Wisconsin, both in 2011) No. 9 Michigan State. He made five tackles and recovered a fumble against Northwestern, » Pass Breakups–2 vs. Missouri (2009) then played one of the best games of his career in a win at No. 12 Penn State. Compton talled a game-high 13 tackles in the 17-14 win, including a tackle for loss. Compton had six tackles at Michigan and seven stops against Iowa, including a tackle for loss in both games. andrew He closed the year with five tackles and shared an eight-yard sack against South Carolina. green #11 2010 (Sophomore) Compton missed the first five games of 2010 with an injury, but returned to play in the Junior l Cornerback l 6-0 l 195 | One Letter final nine games, including four starts. He made 15 tackles, including one sack against Kansas. San Antonio, Texas l James Madison HS He had a season-high seven tackles against Colorado, and had three each at Oklahoma State » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) and against Washington in the Holiday Bowl. Junior Andrew Green emerged as a key member of the Nebraska secondary in the 2011, 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) starting 10 of 13 games. Green is one of five players returning to the Husker defensive Compton played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman with eight starts, helping Nebraska backfield in 2012 who have extensive starting experience. field one of the nation’s top defenses. Compton had five games with at least five tackles and Green originally found a starting role at the start of the 2011 season while Alfonzo finished with 40 total tackles, including 17 solo stops. He added a tackle for loss, shared a Dennard was sidelined by an injury. Green later regained a spot as one of Nebraska’s top sack and had a pair of pass breakups. He made a season-high seven tackles at Virginia Tech. two corners over the final six games of the season. Green’s younger brother, Aaron, will be a sophomore running back for the Huskers in 2012. 2008 (Redshirt) Compton redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2008. 2011 (Sophomore) Green finished with 48 tackles, including 29 solo stops. His eight pass breakups were Compton’s Career Stats second on the team, and he grabbed his first career interception against Iowa. Green (------Tackles------) Fum. QB added a pair of tackles for loss, and his play helped Nebraska hold Big Ten opponents to a Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 51 percent pass completion percentage, the best mark for a conference defense. 2008 Redshirt In his first career start against Chattanooga, Green had four tackles and a breakup. 2009 14/8 17 23 40 1-2 0.5-2 0-0 0 2 0 2 Against Fresno State he had three tackles and a breakup, before making seven tackles 2010 9/4 8 7 15 1-2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 and adding a breakup against Washington. Green totaled four tackles over the next three 2011 13/11 39 43 82 7-18 0.5-8 0-1 0 0 0 3 games, before posting five tackles at Minnesota. Totals 36/23 64 73 137 9-22 2.0-12 0-1 0 2 0 5 Green returned to the starting lineup against Michigan State and helped NU hold the Single-Game Highs ninth-ranked Spartans to 86 passing yards. Green had two tackles for loss among his seven » Tackles–13 at Penn State (2011) stops in the game. Green had a career-high 10 tackles and two breakups in a 17-14 win at » Solo Tackles–6 twice (vs. Fresno State, at Penn State, both in 2011) No. 12 Penn State. He also broke up two passes at Michigan, before finishing the regular » Tackles for Loss–1 nine times (most recently vs. South Carolina, 2012 Capital One Bowl) season with a pick and six tackles in a 20-7 win over Iowa. » Pass Breakups–1 twice (vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009; vs. Kansas State, 2009) 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Green was a reserve corner in 2010 and appeared against Idaho.

24 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2009 (Redshirt) 2008 (Freshman) He sat out the 2009 season as a redshirt and worked on the NU scout team. Meredith played against New Mexico State, but suffered a shoulder injury and was awarded a medical hardship. Green’s Career Stats (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Meredith’s Career Stats Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. (------Tackles------) Fum. QB 2009 Redshirt Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2010 1/0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2008 1/0 Medical Hardship 2011 13/10 29 19 48 2-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 8 1 0 2009 14/0 13 8 21 5-18 1.5-12 0-1 0 1 0 2 Totals 14/10 29 19 48 2-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 8 1 0 2010 14/14 34 30 64 8-12 1.5-5 0-0 0 1 0 10 2011 13/13 27 31 58 6-36 5.0-34 1-0 0 0 1 9 Single-Game Highs Totals 42/27 74 69 143 19-66 8.0-51 1-1 0 2 1 21 » Tackles–10 at Penn State (2011) » Solo Tackles–9 at Penn State (2011) Single-Game Highs » Tackles for Loss–2 vs. Michigan State (2011) » Tackles–10 at Iowa State (2010) » Pass Breakups–2 at Michigan (2011) » Solo Tackles–8 at Iowa State (2010) » Interceptions–1 vs. Iowa (2011) » Tackles for Loss–2 five times (most recently vs. Chattanooga, 2011) » Sacks–2.0 vs. Chattanooga (2011) cameron # daimion meredith 34 stafford #3 Senior l Defensive End l 6-4 l 265 | Three Letters Huntington Beach, Calif. l Mater Dei HS Senior l Safety l 6-1 l 205 | One Letter Norco, Calif. l Norco HS l Chaffey (Calif.) College » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2011) » Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, 2010) » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2010) Defensive end Cameron Meredith has been a fixture on Nebraska’s starting defensive line Safety Daimion Stafford made a quick transition to Division I football in 2011, and found each of the past two years, making 27 straight starts at defensive end. The 6-4, 265-pound his way into the starting lineup for each of the final 12 games of the season. The 6-1, Meredith has proven to be both an effective pass rusher and strong run stopper, and in 205-pound Stafford provides a hard-hitting aggressive presence in the secondary, and he 2012, he will be one of the leaders of the Nebraska Blackshirt defense. is one of five players in the defensive backfield with extensive starting experience heading Meredith has shown great versatility during his Husker career, working in a traditional into the 2012 season. defensive end role in a 4-3 alignment, but also in a stand-up position when NU has utilized Stafford finished third on the team in tackles last season, and led the Huskers in pass a 3-4 look. He also took snaps at defensive tackle late in the year when NU’s depth was breakups. His play helped Nebraska allow opponents a league-best 51 percent completion thinned by injuries. Meredith finished last season second on the team in sacks and as the rate in conference games. Stafford was recognized for his efforts, being chosen an honorable- team leader in quarterback hurries with nine. He was honored as an honorable-mention mention All-Big Ten choice by the conference media. All-Big Ten performer in 2011, and will look for bigger honros this fall. Stafford came to Nebraska in the summer of 2011 after starring at Chaffey (Calif.) College, where he had nine interception and more than 140 tackles in his two seasons at the school. 2011 (Junior) Meredith started every game and had 58 total tackles, including 27 solo stops and five 2011 (Junior) sacks for 34 yards in losses. His tackle total was tops among defensive linemen. Meredith Stafford racked up 80 tackles to rank third on the team and tops among defensive made at least five tackles seven times in 2011. backs. Stafford had 46 solo stops and a team-high 10 pass breakups, along with three Meredith opened the year with a standout game against Chattanooga. He registered tackles for loss and a half sack. Stafford recorded at least five tackles in 11 of 13 games, his first career interception to set up a Husker touchdown, and also had a career-high two including a season-high 11 tackles in his first career start against Fresno State. sacks. He had five tackles and a pair of hurries in a win over Fresno State, and added four Stafford made his presence known in the opener with six tackles, including five solo tackles, a sack and a hurry against Washington. Meredith closed non-league play with five stops, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble on Chattanooga’s Chris Awuah with a jarring hit tackles at Wyoming. in the third quarter. His play earned Stafford the start the following week against Fresno The California native posted his first five-tackle game in Big Ten play in a comeback State and he responded with his 11-tackle effort. He led Nebraska with nine tackles, win over Ohio State. In an impressive defensive showing against No. 9 Michigan State, including six solo stops against Washington, and added three tackles and two breakups at Meredith had five tackles and a sack. He added six tackles and a pair of hurries against Wyoming. Northwestern. Meredith made a big play at Penn State, notching his fifth sack of the year, Stafford led NU with nine tackles at Wisconsin, then rsponded with six tackles and and forcing a fumble on the play that set up a touchdown to give NU a 17-0 third-quarter a pass breakup in a 34-27 comeback win over Ohio State. Stafford played a key role in lead. Meredith had a season-high nine tackles, including one for a loss, in the loss at Nebraska’s 24-3 win over No. 9 Michigan State, totaling five tackles and a season-high Michigan. He closed the year with five solo tackles against South Carolina. three pass breakups. He had five tackles each against Northwestern and Penn State, then had seven stops, including two tackles for loss, at Michigan. He had five tackles each 2010 (Sophomore) against Iowa and South Carolina to close the season and also had a breakup in each of Meredith started all 14 games at defensive end, helping Nebraska field one of the those games. nation’s top defenses. He finished with 64 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, and was second on the team with 10 quarterback hurries. Meredith had at least five Stafford’s Career Stats tackles seven times in 2010 and was a second-team All-Big 12 pick by the league’s coaches. (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Meredith had a career-high 10 tackles at Iowa State, including nine solo stops and two Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. tackles for loss. He also had seven tackles, and a pair of tackles for loss against Kansas State 2011 13/12 46 34 80 3-10 0.5-7 1-0 0 10 0 1 and five tackles and two tackles for loss, including a half-sack, at Texas A&M. He added six tackles in the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma. Single-Game Highs » Tackles–11 vs. Fresno State (2011) 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) » Solo Tackles–6 twice (vs. Washington, at Wisconsin, both in 2011) Meredith played in every game for one of the nation’s top defenses. He finished with » Tackles for Loss–2 at Michigan (2011) 21 tackles, five tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He also added a pass breakup and a fumble » Sacks–0.5 at Michigan (2011) recovery. Meredith had a season-high five tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack against » Pass Breakups–3 vs. Michigan State (2011) Louisiana-Lafayette. He also recovered a fumble against Florida Atlantic.

HUSKERS.COM 25 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL baker Returning Starter-Kickers # steinkuhler 55 brett Senior l Defensive Tackle l 6-6 l 290 | Three Letters # Lincoln, Neb. l Southwest HS maher 96 » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, 2011) Senior l Punter/Place-Kicker l 6-0 l 185 | Three Letters » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Kearney, Neb. l Kearney HS » Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, 2010) » Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Freshman Team (ESPN.com, 2009) » First-Team All-America Kicker (Yahoo.com, 2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) » Honorable-Mention All-America Kicker (Sports Illustrated, 2011) » Touchdown Club of Columbus Vlade Award Winner (Nation’s Most Accurate Kicker, 2011) Defensive tackle Baker Steinkuhler continued to emerge during the 2011 season, and » Bakken-Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year (2011) was the mainstay in the middle of a defensive line that was severely hampered by injury. » Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year (2011) The Lincoln native is primed to have a big senior season and will be counted on to be one » First-Team All-Big Ten Punter (Coaches, Media, Yahoo.com, Phil Steele, 2011) of the team leaders of the Blackshirt defensive unit in 2012. » First-Team All-Big Ten Kicker (Coaches, Media, ESPN, Yahoo.com, Phil Steele, 2011) Steinkuhler started all 13 games at a defensive tackle spot in 2011, but saw three different » Lou Groza Award Semifinalist (1 of 20, 2011) players start alongside him, as senior preseason All-American Jared Crick was limited to just » Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Chattanooga, Ohio State, Penn State, 2011) five games because of injury. Steinkuhler totaled 40 tackles, including five tackles for loss » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) and two sacks. He also added a pair of breakups at the line of scrimmage. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009) Steinkuhler was honored for his play, being chosen honorable-mention All-Big Ten A year ago, Brett Maher faced one of the most difficult jobs on the Nebraska roster. by both the league’s coaches and media. Steinkuhler was also one of 27 Huskers to earn The walk-on from Kearney was asked to replace Alex Henery, a four-year starter at place- Academic All-Big Ten honors. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration kicker and two-year starter at punter, who finished his career as the most accurate kicker in December, and was one of five Nebraska juniors to complete their degree work in seven in NCAA history. Now entering his senior season in 2012, Maher faces another daunting semesters. Steinkuhler began graduate classes in January, and will play the 2012 season challenge–matching his own award-winning 2011 campaign. as a graduate student. In 2011, Maher became the first Big Ten specialist to be named the all-conference place- 2011 (Junior) kicker and punter in the same year since 2001. He also won both the Bakken-Andersen Steinkuhler was a rarity on a banged-up Nebraska defense, appearing in the starting Big Ten Kicker of the Year and the Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year. Maher lineup in every game. He had five games with at least four tackles, including a career-high picked up Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week three times in 2011, and was one of nine tackles and two TFLs against Northwestern. 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza National Place-Kicker Award. Steinkuhler posted six tackles and a hurry in Nebraska’s victory over Fresno State, and This fall, Maher should again be a strong contender for several conference awards, while tallied four stops in the Big Ten opener at Wisconsin. Steinkuhler played a key role against being a leading candidate for both the Groza Award and the Ray Guy Award. In addition to Michigan State with a pair of tackles and a sack as the Huskers held the No. 9 Spartans to handling place-kicking and punting chores, Maher also kicks off for Nebraska. just 187 total yards in a 24-3 win. A week later, he added his second sack of the year as Maher connected on four field goals in his first start against Chattanooga and built on part of his nine-tackle effort against Northwestern. Steinkuhler added four tackles each that effort. He made 19-of-23 field goals, including 16-of-17 from inside 50 yards. His 19 field against Michigan and South Carolina, and had one tackle for loss in each of those games. goals tied for second in school history, behind only Henery’s 24 field goals in 2009. Maher also made 43-of-44 PAT attempts and his 7.7 points per game ranked third in the Big Ten. 2010 (Sophomore) He was equally efficient in the punting department, averaging 44.5 yards per punt, the Steinkuhler started 13 games in 2010 and made 46 tackles to help Nebraska rank in the sixth-highest single-season average in school history. His average topped the Big Ten and top 12 nationally in scoring defense, pass defense and total defense. He added 3.5 sacks, ranked 10th nationally. Maher has boomed 20 punts of at least 50 yards and has pinned four tackles for loss and four hurries. Steinkuhler had at least five tackles in five games. the opposition inside their own 20 on 24 of his punts this season. Steinkuhler opened the year with a sack in his first career start against Western Kentucky, 2011 (Junior) and had a career-high 1.5 sacks against Idaho. He added a sack at Washington a week later Maher had field goals of 50 and 48 yards against Chattanooga as part of his 4-of-4 giving him at least one sack in each of the first three games. Steinkuhler had a season-high effort, and also averaged 52.0 yards per punt. The effort earned him Big Ten Special Teams eight tackles against Texas, and added seven against Kansas. Steinkuhler was an honorable- Player of the Week. Against Fresno State, Maher became the first Husker punter since 2005 mention All-Big 12 selection for his efforts. to average 50-plus yards per punt in consecutive games, averaging 50.8 yards per punt on 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) five kicks. He added three field goals against Washington and closed non-league play with Steinkuhler played in 13 of 14 games in 2009. He had 17 total tackles, including one a 53.0-yard punting average at Wyoming, and also had six touchbacks in seven kickoffs. tackle for loss, and had a season-high five tackles against Florida Atlantic and four against After hitting 1-of-2 field goals at Wisconsin, Maher earned Big Ten Special Teams Player Louisiana-Lafayette. He also had a pair of pass breakups of the Week against Ohio State, as he went 2-for-2 on field goals, including a 50-yarder, while also placing two punts inside the 20. Maher earned the Big Ten award for a third time 2008 (Redshirt) at Penn State, when he placed a career-high five of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line Steinkuhler redshirted and settled in at defensive line after being recruited with the while averaging 45.0 per punt. He also made a 41-yard field goal. Maher a career-long 51- possibility of playing on either line. yard field goal at Michigan, and also booted a career-best 69-yard punt. Maher made two Steinkuhler’s Career Stats field goals in the regular season finale with Iowa and also pinned the Hawkeyes inside the (------Tackles------) Fum. QB 20 on four punts. Maher suffered his first missed PAT of the season and first missed field Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. goal inside 50 yards against South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl. 2008 Redshirt 2010 (Sophomore) 2009 13/0 6 11 17 1-2 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 Maher backed up Henery at punter and was also NU’s regular holder, helping Henery 2010 13/13 15 31 46 4-30 3.5-30 0-0 0 2 0 4 to an 18-of-19 field goal season in 2010. 2011 13/13 19 21 40 5-19 2.0-11 0-0 0 2 0 4 Totals 39/26 40 63 103 10-51 5.5-41 0-0 0 6 0 8 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Maher handled holding duties, helping Henery connect on a school-record 24 field goals. Single-Game Highs 2008 (Redshirt) » Tackles–9 vs. Northwestern (2011) Maher redshirted in his first season in 2008. » Solo Tackles–7 vs. Northwestern (2011) » Tackles for Loss–2 three times (most recently vs. Northwestern, 2011) Maher’s Career Statistics » Sacks–1.5 vs. Idaho (2010) Place-Kicking » Pass Breakups–1 six times (most recently vs. Northwestern, 2011) Year G/S PAT FG Pct. TP PPG 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg 2008 Redshirt 2009 14/0 0-0 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 2010 13/0 0-0 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 2011 13/13 43-44 19-23 .826 100 7.7 0-0 7-7 5-6 4-4 3-6 51 Totals 40/13 43-44 19-22 .826 100 2.5 0-0 7-7 5-6 4-4 3-6 51 26 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Maher’s Career Statistics, cont. Punting brion Year G/S No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blk. # 2008 Redshirt carnes 15 2009 14/0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0 2010 13/0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0 Sophomore l Quarterback l 6-1 l 200| One Letter 2011 13/13 59 2,626 44.5 69 3 9 25 1 Bradenton, Fla. l Manatee HS Totals 40/13 59 2,626 44.5 69 3 9 25 1 » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) Single-Game Highs » Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2011) » Field Goals–4 vs. Chattanooga (2011) Brion Carnes served as Nebraska’s No. 2 quarterback behind Taylor Martinez in 2011, » Long Field Goal–51 yards at Michigan (2011) and gained his first collegiate playing time. This spring, the 6-1, 200-pound Carnes hopes to » PATs Made–6 twice (vs. Fresno State, vs. Washington, both in 2011) continue to refine his skils and put himself in position to push for playing time as a sophomore. » Punts–8 at Penn State (2011) » Long Punt–69 yards at Michigan (2011) 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Carnes played in Nebraska wins against Chattanooga, Wyoming and Minnesota. Carnes Other Offensive had two rushing attempts against Chattanooga and completed both of his passes for a total of 26 yards, one each against Chattanooga (19 yards) and Minnesota (7 yards.) Returning Letterwinners 2010 (Redshirt) Carnes redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2010. ameer Carnes’ Career Statistics # » Games Played–3 in 2011 abdullah 8 » Passing–2-2, 26 yards, long-19 vs. Chattanooga Sophomore l I-Back l 5-9 l 185 | One Letter » Rushing–2-(-6) vs. Chattanooga Homewood, Ala. l Homewood HS Jake » First-Team All-Big Ten (Kickoff Returner, Yahoo.com, 2011) » Second-Team All-Big Ten (Kickoff Returner, Phil Steele, 2011) #68 » Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Kickoff Returner and Punt Returner, Yahoo.com, 2011) Cotton » Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Punt Returner and Running Back, ESPN.com, 2011) Sophomore l Offensive Line l 6-6 l 295 | One Letter » Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Fresno State, 2011) Lincoln, Neb. l Southeast HS » Big Ten Freshman of the Week (vs. Fresno State, 2011) » School Record Holder for Single-Game Kickoff Returns Yards (211 vs. Fresno State, 2011) Sophomore offensive lineman Jake Cotton continues to work toward returning to the field after suffering a season-ending knee injury during the 2011 season. The 6-6, 295-pound Ameer Abdullah burst onto the scene as a true freshman in 2011, and provided an Cotton should be full speed for summer conditioning and fall camp and will give Nebraska explosive threat in the return game and in the backfield. Abdullah was one of three true a versatile lineman capable of playing both guard and tackle. freshman to backup All-Big Ten back Rex Burkhead, and he also became one of the nation’s top kickoff return threats. The 5-9, 185-pound Abdullah is expected to make an even bigger 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) impact in those area in 2012. Cotton played in Nebraska’s wins over Chattanooga, Washington and Wyoming, helping Abdullah finished ninth nationally in kickoff return average and recorded seven returns the Huskers rack up more than 300 rushing yards against both Washington and Wyoming. that covered at least 35 yards. He also had a 100-yard kickoff return against Fresno State He suffered a knee injury before the Ohio State game and was lost for the season. Cotton and set the NU record with 211 return yards in that game. moved from defense to the offensive line during spring practice. 2011 (Freshman) 2010 (Redshirt) Abdullah was one of six true freshman to see action in 2011, appearing in every game. Cotton redshirted in his first season in 2010 and worked on the defensive line. He averaged 29.3 yards on 26 kickoff returns, while also serving as NU’s lead punt returner Cotton’s Career Statistics and averaging 7.1 yards on 15 returns. In the running game, Abdullah was typically the » Games Played–3 in 2011 first player to spell Burkhead, and he finished with 150 yards on 42 carries, including touchdown runs against Penn State, Michigan and South Carolina. Abdullah burst out of the gate in non-conference action, highlighted by his 228 return Tyler yards against Fresno State. His 211 kickoff return yards broke the previous school record # by 25 yards and his 100-yard TD return gave NU a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter. He Evans 88 had a 66-yard kickoff return to set up a touchdown against Washington, then had his best rushing game at Wyoming, with three carries for 36 yards, including a 24-yard run. Sophomore l Wide Receiver l 6-1 l 200 | One Letter Abdullah provided a major spark on special teams at Wisconsin, returning seven Waverly, Neb. l Waverly HS kickoffs for 187 yards, for the second-highest total in school history. Five of his returns » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) were for 25 yards or more. He totaled 133 all-purpose yards against Ohio State, including » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) 11 yards on kickoff returns. Abdullah saw extensive action at running back at Minnesota, » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) carrying seven times for 30 yards. Abdullah scored Nebraska’s first touchdown at Penn » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) State on a two-yard run with 44 seconds remaining in the first half. He added a three-yard touchdown run at Michigan and then carried a career-high 12 times for 35 yards against Sophomore Tyler Evans will look to get back on the field this spring after missing most Iowa. He added his third rushing TD of the season from a yard out against South Carolina. of the 2011 season because of injury. The 6-1, 200-pound Evans should add depth at the receiver spot for the Huskers while also having the opportunity to compete for time on Abdullah’s Career Stats special teams. Evans is a standout in the classroom, and he was one of 27 Huskers named Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs Academic All-Big Ten in 2011. 2011 13/0 42 172 22 150 3.6 11.5 24 at Wyoming 3 Receiving: 1 catch for 11 yards at Wyoming 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Kickoff Returns: 26 returns, 763 yards, 1 TD, 29.3 average, long of 100 vs. Fresno State (TD) Evans appeared in Nebraska first two games against Chattanooga and Fresno State, but Punt Returns: 15 returns, 106 yards, 0 TD, 7.1 average, long of 28 vs. Chattanooga did not have any statistics. He was sidelined for the majority of the season by injury. Single-Game Highs 2010 (Redshirt) » Touchdowns–1 four times (Fresno State, at Penn State, at Michigan, South Carolina) Evans redshirted in his first season in the program. » Punt Returns–4 vs. Chattanooga Evans’ Career Statistics » Punt Return Yards–67 vs. Chattanooga » Games Played–2 in 2011 » All-Purpose Yards–231 vs. Fresno State

HUSKERS.COM 27 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL aaron KC green #2 hyland #85 Sophomore l I-Back l 5-11 l 190 | One Letter Senior l Wide Receiver l 6-6 l 215 San Antonio, Texas l James Madison HS Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Sophomore I-back Aaron Green was one of three talented true freshmen to make an » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2010) impact at the position for Nebraska in 2011. The 5-11, 190-pound Green and joined Ameer Abdullah and Braylon Heard in backing up All-Big Ten honoree Rex Burkhead in 2011. Senior KC Hyland enters 2012 looking to battle for playing time at the receiver position. Green was often utilized as one of three backs when NU lined up in its diamond formation The 6-6, 215-pound Hyland is a walk-on who has made steady progress throughout his throughout the second half of the year. Nebraska career, and provided valuable depth throughout his time on the roster. Hyland has played in just two career games, but could push for action as a senior. Green and Abdullah will continue to battle for additional playing time at I-back this spring, while Heard has made the move to the defensive backfield. The stable of running backs 2011 (Junior) should help Nebraska again field one of the nation’s top rushing attacks. Hyland was a reserve receiver, but did not appear in a game. Green showed excellent speed and vision in 2011, and found the end zone three times, twice on the ground and once as a receiver. Green’s older brother, Andrew is a junior 2010 (Sophomore) cornerback for the Huskers. Hyland played in two games as a reserve receiver, but did not have a catch. 2011 (Freshman) 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Green played in 12 games and finished as the Huskers’ fifth-leading rusher with 24 Hyland provided depth at receiver, but did not see game action. carries for 105 yards. Green had five carries for a season-high 36 yards against Washington, 2008 (Redshirt) including a six-yard TD run. In that game he also had a 25-yard touchdown reception in the Hyland redshirted in his first season in the program. second quarter. Green rushed for 19 yards at Wyoming, then had a season-high six carries for 20 yards and a four-yard touchdown run at Minnesota. Hyland’s Career Statistics » Games Played–2 in 2010 Green’s Career Stats Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs 2011 12/0 24 105 0 105 4.4 9.5 12 at Wyoming 2 justin Receiving: 1 catch, 25 yards, 1 TD, long of 25 yards vs. Washington (TD) jackson #72 Single-Game Highs » Rushes–6 at Minnesota Senior l Offensive Line l 6-3 l 280 | One Letter » Rushing Yards–36 vs. Washington (2011) Roca, Neb. l Norris HS » Rushing Touchdowns–1 twice (vs. Washington, at Minnesota, both in 2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) Justin Jackson has been a versatile performer for Nebraska throughout his career. After braylon adding depth on the defensive line early in his career, Jackson moved to the offensive line # last spring and worked as a reserve until midway through the season. However, injuries heard 5 depleted the defensive front, forcing Jackson to move back for the latter part of the season. This spring, Jackson has moved back to the offense where he is one of four players Sophomore l Defensive Back l 5-11 l 185 | One Letter battling for the job of replacing two-year starter Mike Caputo at center. Youngstown, Ohio l Cardinal Mooney HS 2011 (Junior) Sophomore Braylon Heard is counted among Nebraska’s returning offensive letterwinners, Jackson moved back to defense in late October, and played against Northwestern and but the Ohio native is working in the defensive backfield this spring. The 5-11, 185-pound Iowa. He had an assisted tackle against the Wildcats, and saw significant snaps against Iowa. Heard is an excellent athlete with great speed and explosiveness that should translate well to the cornerback position. 2010 (Sophomore) Heard had a productive first season in the Nebraska program in 2011. The 5-11, Jackson played in one game as a reserve defensive tackle in 2010. 185-pound Heard finished as Nebraska’s fourth-leading rusher while battling a leg injury at mid-season. He was one of three true freshmen to provide valuable backup to All-Big 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Ten running back Rex Burkhead. Jackson appeared in two games and had a tackle against Florida Atlantic. 2011 (Freshman) 2008 (Redshirt) Heard played in seven games and finished with 114 rushing yards and a touchdown on Jackson redshirted in his first season in 2008. 25 carries. He rushed for more than 30 yards three times, with the first of those efforts Jackson’s Career Statistics coming against Washington when he had five carries for 34 yards. He added nine carries » Games Played–5 (2 in 2011, 1 in 2010, 2 in 2009) for 33 yards and a one-yard touchdown at Wyoming. An injury kept him out of the next » Tackles–1 UT, 1 AT, 2 TT two games, but he had a season-high 42 yards on seven carries at Minnesota. Heard’s Career Stats jake Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs # 2011 7/0 25 122 8 114 4.6 16.3 25 vs. Washington 1 long 41 Receiving: 1 catch, 1 yard, 0 TD, long of 1 yard vs. Chattanooga Sophomore l Tight End l 6-4 l 240 Single-Game Highs Elkhorn, Neb. l Elkhorn HS » Rushes–9 at Wyoming (2011) » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) » Rushing Yards–42 at Minnesota (2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) » Rushing Touchdowns–1 at Wyoming (2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011) Junior Jake Long is part of an experienced group of tight ends returning for the Huskers in 2012. Long adds a third veteran behind seniors Ben Cotton and Kyler Reed who have each been big parts of the NU offense for the past three seasons. After seeing limited action in 2010, Long’s role grew dramatically in 2011, as he played in every game and made two starts, primarly working in the Huskers’ power sets. His role figures only to increase during his junior season. Long and his twin brother, Spencer, are both standouts in the classroom, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011. 28 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2011 (Sophomore) Long played in all 13 games and made starts against Minnesota and Northwestern. tyler Long did not have a reception, but his blocking helped junior running back Rex Burkhead # rush for 1,357 yards and earn All-Big Ten honors. Long’s role increased dramatically in the moore 73 final three regular-season games with Cotton sidelined by injury. Sophomore l Offensive Line l 6-6 l 300 | One Letter 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Clearwater, Fla. l Countryside HS Long played in three games as a redshirt freshman and had a 17-yard catch against Colorado. » All-Big Ten Freshman Team (ESPN.com) » First True Freshman Offensive Lineman to Start Season Opener in School History 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) » Most Starts By a True Freshman Offensive Lineman in School History (4) Long redshirted in his first season in the program in 2009. Offensive tackle Tyler Moore made history in 2011, becoming the first Nebraska true Career Statistics freshman ever to start on the offensive line in a season opener. The 6-6, 300-pound Moore » Games Played–16 (3 in 2010, 13 in 2011) started the first four games at right tackle, registering the most starts ever for a Husker » Games Started–2 in 2011 true freshman offensive lineman. » Receptions–1-17 vs. Colorado, 2010 This spring, Moore is one of Nebraska’s two most experienced tackles along with junior Jeremiah Sirles. That tandem appears to be the leaders to take over the starting tackle jobs Tim on a young, but talented offensive line. # 2011 (Freshman) marlowe 6 Moore joined the program in January of 2011 and started the first four contests, and Senior l Wide Receiver l 5-10 l 175 | Three Letters played in nine games overall. With Moore in the starting lineup, Nebraska racked up better Youngstown, Ohio l Cardinal Mooney HS than 200 rushing yards in all four games, including 300-plus yard rushing outputs against Washington and Wyoming. Moore became just the 10th true freshman offensive lineman » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010) to see action for Nebraska since 1973 when freshmen regained eligibility. » Nebraska Offensive Scout Team MVP (2008) Moore’s Career Statistics Tim Marlowe has been a key member of the Nebraska receiving corps and a reliable » Games Played–9 in 2011 kick returner each of the past three seasons. As a senior in 2012, the 5-10, 175-pound » Games Started–4 in 2011 Marlowe is likely to play a key role in a deep group of NU receivers and again factor into the Huskers’ special teams efforts. steven Marlowe was one of six receivers to see extensive action in 2011, and five of those players return this fall. The Youngstown, Ohio, native has good speed and elusiveness and osborne #21 also a great knowledge of the Husker offense. Senior l Wide Receiver l 6-4 l 210 | One Letter 2011 (Junior) Garland, Texas l South Garland HS Marlowe played in all 13 games, with a start at Michigan, and finished the year with 12 receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown. He was also a running threat with seven carries » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) for 77 yards, and he averaged 19.5 yards on 10 kickoff returns. Senior Steven Osborne has added depth in the NU receiving crops throughout his career, Marlowe nabbed a career-high four catches for 44 yards and his first career touchdown and will look to push for action in 2012. The 6-4, 210-pound Osborne has also seen action against Northwestern, while making three catches for 24 yards at Michigan. He added on special teams and could contribute in that role again this fall. He played in six games in single receptions in five other games. On the ground, Marlowe had a 39-yard run to the 2011, and is part of a deep Husker receiving unit. Osborne and his brother, Courtney, are Michigan State 1 that set up a field goal to give NU a 10-0 lead. Marlowe also had a 23-yard one of two sets of twins on the Nebraska roster. run at Michigan and averaged nearly 11 yards per carry. He also had a season-long 28-yard kickoff return against Michigan. 2011 (Junior) Osborne saw action as a reserve receiver and also on the punt return team. He 2010 (Sophomore) appeared in six games, but did not have a reception. Marlowe played in all 14 games and returned 13 kickoffs for an average of 21.9 yards, while averaging 5.3 yards on three punt returns. He also ran the ball twice for 14 yards, 2010 (Sophomore) including a 13-yarder against Western Kentucky. He did not have a reception in 2010. Osborne added depth at wideout in 2010, but did not play in a game. 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Marlowe played in every game in 2009 as a kick returner and reserve receiver. He averaged Osborne played against Louisiana-Lafayette and Colorado in 2009. 23.7 yards on 12 kickoff returns with a season-long 40-yarder at Kansas. 2008 (Redshirt) 2008 (Redshirt) Osborne redshirted in his first season in the program in 2008. Marlowe redshirted in his first season and was the Scout Team Offensive MVP. Career Statistics Marlowe’s Career Statistics » Games Played–8 (2 in 2009, 6 in 2011) Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs 2008 Redshirt 2009 14/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 -- 0 2010 14/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 -- 0 2011 13/1 12 113 9.4 9.4 15 vs. Northwestern 1 Totals 41/1 12 113 9.4 2.8 15 vs. Northwestern 1 Kickoff Returns–35-764-0, 21.8 average; 12-280-0, 23.7 average, long-40 at KU in 2009; 13-285-0, 21.9 average, long-42 vs. W. Kentucky in 2010; 10-195-0, 19.5 average, long- 28 vs. Michigan Punt Returns–5-29-0, 5.8 average; 3-16-0, 5.3 average, long-17 vs. Oklahoma, 2010; 2-13- 0, 6.5 average, long-11 vs. Marlowe Rushing–9-91-0, 10.1 average; 2-14-0, long-13 vs. Western Kentucky, 2010; 7-77-0, long- 39 vs. Michigan State, 2011. Single-Game Highs » Receptions–4 vs. Northwestern » Yards–44 vs. Northwestern » Touchdowns–1 vs. Northwestern

HUSKERS.COM 29 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL cole kyler pensick #62 reed #25 Junior l Center l 6-2 l 275 | Two Letters Senior l Tight End l 6-3 l 230 | Three Letters Lincoln, Neb. l Northeast HS Shawnee, Kan. l St. Thomas Aquinas HS » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009) » School Record Holder, Season Touchdown Catches by a Tight End (8, 2010) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008) Sophomore Cole Pensick has served as senior Mike Caputo’s backup at center each of » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010) the past two seasons. The 6-2, 275-pound Pensick saw action in four games in 2011, and the Lincoln Northeast graduate will be a leading contender for the starting role at center Kyler Reed has been one of Nebraska’s top threats in the passing game over the past for the 2012 campaign. two seasons, and he will look to be a key part of the Husker offense as a senior in 2012. Reed teams with fellow senior Ben Cotton to give Nebraska one of the nation’s top tight 2011 (Sophomore) end tandems. Pensick played in wins over Chattanooga, Wyoming, Minnesota and Michigan State, The 6-3, 230-pound Reed brings excellent speed and athleticism to the tight end position, and helped Nebraska rush for more than 300 yards against both Wyoming and Minnesota. and his versatility allows Nebraska to create matchup problems for the opposition. Reed has been a consistent big-play threat over the past two seasons. He enters his senior season 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) with averaging 16.4 yards on 43 career receptions, with nine career touchdowns and six Pensick moved to center from defense in the spring and went on to play in five games career catches of at least 30 yards. as the backup center. 2011 (Junior) 2009 (Redshirt) Reed played in 12 games and made starts against Wyoming, Michigan, Iowa and South Pensick redshirted in 2009 and worked as a defensive tackle on the scout team. Carolina. He finished the year with 15 catches for 257 yards and his 17.1 yard per catch Pensick’s Career Statistics average led the team. Reed had five catches in non-conference play, including a 53-yard » Games Played–9 (5 in 2010, 4 in 2011) catch on a key scoring drive against Fresno State and a 44-yarder at Wyoming. Reed had a season-high three catches against Ohio State, before missing the Minnesota game with an injury. brent Reed added two catches against Northwestern and tied his season-high with three # catches for 40 yards at Penn State, including a 24-yard catch to set up a touchdown. He 76 added a single catches against Michigan and Iowa, with his first touchdown catch of 2011 qvale coming on a six-yard pass from Taylor Martinez against the Hawkeyes. Junior l Offensive Line l 6-7 l 315 | Two Letter Williston, N.D. l Williston HS 2010 (Sophomore) Reed played in all 14 games with 10 starts in 2010, and was one of the nation’s top pass » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) catching tight ends. Reed’s 22 receptions were third on the team and he set a Nebraska tight » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) end record with eight touchdown catches. His eight touchdowns were also the fourth-most » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011) for any player in Nebraska history. Reed averaged an impressive 18.0 yards per catch and had six catches of at least 20 A versatile offensive lineman, junior Brent Qvale has the ability to contribute at both yards, including four touchdowns of 33 or more yards. Reed caught at least three passes tackle and guard in 2012. Qvale has spent the past two seasons as a reserve at offensive four times in the final six games, and had multiple catches in seven of the final eight games. guard, helping Nebraska rank among the nation’s top rushing teams both years. This spring, Reed had a 33-yard TD catch against South Dakota State, then his 79-yard touchdown at Qvale is spending the majority of his time at tackle, where he will compete for a starting Kansas State was the longest Nebraska pass play since 2003. He added a 41-yard touchdown spot at a position that lost both starters to graduation. at Oklahoma State and a 40-yard touchdown catch against Missouri, helping NU to defeat The 6-7, 315-pound Qvale has the physical tools to make an impact on a young, but both ranked opponets. Reed had a career-high four catches against Colorado, and posted talented Nebraska offensive line. He is also an academic standout and was an Academic the only two-touchdown game of his career. He added touchdowns against both Oklahoma All-Big Ten selection in 2011. and Washington in the postseason. 2011 (Sophomore) 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Qvale played in every game except Penn State when he was sidelined by injury. In Reed played in 11 games, including a start against Florida Atlantic and had six receptions for addition to action at guard, Qvale was a regular on NU’s PAT and field-goal units. 54 yards. He had a season-long 22-yard catch at Baylor, and made four catches in Big 12 play. 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) 2008 (Redshirt) Qvale played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman, backing up Keith Williams and Ricky Reed redshirted in 2008. Henry at guard, while participating on the kicking teams. Reed’s Career Statistics 2009 (Redshirt) Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs Nebraska coaches considered the possibility of Qvale bypasing a redshirt, but a shoulder 2008 Redshirt injury forced him to the sideline early in the fall. 2009 11/1 6 54 9.0 4.9 22 at Baylor 0 Qvale’s Career Statistics 2010 14/10 22 395 18.0 28.2 79 at Kansas State 8 » Games Played–26 (14 in 2010, 12 in 2011) 2011 12/4 15 257 17.1 21.4 53 vs. Fresno State 1 Totals 37/15 43 706 16.4 19.1 79 at Kansas State 9 Rushing: 1 carry for five yards at Penn State in 2011 Single-Game Highs » Receptions–4 vs. Colorado (2010) » Yards–79 at Kansas State (2010) » Touchdowns–2 vs. Colorado (2010)

30 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL jeremiah jamal sirles #71 turner #10 Junior l Offensive Line l 6-6 l 310 | Two Letters Sophomore l Wide Receiver l 6-1 l 185 | One Letter Lakewood, Colo. l Bear Creek HS Arlington, Texas l Sam Houston HS » Second-Team Freshman All-American (College FootballNews.com, 2010) Sophomore Jamal Turner showed a glimpse of his play-making potential for the Huskers » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010) offense in 2011. The 6-1, 185-pound Turner was one of six receivers who saw extensive » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009) playing time last fall, and four of those players returns in 2012 to make the group a strength » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010) for the Huskers. One of six true freshmen to see action last fall, Turner also showed the ability to make an impact in the return game and could be counted on in that area in 2012. Offensive tackle Jeremiah Sirles is one of five players on the Nebraska offensive line Turner joined the Nebraska program in January of 2011 as a highly recruited quarterback, with extensive starting experience entering 2012. The 6-6, 310-pound Sirles started every but made the switch to receiver after three practices in spring football. game at left tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2010, then played a valuable role as a third tackle last fall. His play has helped Nebraska rank among the nation’s top rushing teams 2011 (Freshman) each of the past two seasons. Turner played in 12 games and was fifth on the team with 15 receptions for 243 yards. This spring Sirles is working to regain a starting tackle spot after the graduation of 2011 Turner’s average of 16.2 yards per reception was second only to Kyler Reed. Turner had seniors Yoshi Hardrick and Marcel Jones. at least one reception in each of the first five games. He caught three passes for 63 yards, including a season-long 43-yard catch against Fresno State. 2011 (Sophomore) Turner had a season-high five receptions for 84 yards at Wisconsin, including two Sirles missed spring ball after offseason shoulder surgery, but returned in time to catches of at least 25 yards. Turner had two receptions each against Washington, Wyoming play in all 13 games as an alternate at left tackle. His play helped Nebraska’s offense post and Minnesota. He added one kickoff return for 17 yards against Washington. seven 200-yard rushing games. Sirles saw his most extensive action of the year against Northwestern. Sirles also contributed as a blocker on Nebraska’s PAT and field-goal units. Turner’s Career Statistics Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) 2011 12/0 15 243 16.2 20.2 43 vs. Fresno State 0 Sirles earned second-team freshman All-America honors while starting all 14 games at left tackle in 2010. His play helped Nebraska rank as one of the top 10 rushing offenses in Rushing: 2-(-3), long-4 vs. Chattanooga the country and produce three players with at least 950 rushing yards. Sirles was one of Kickoff Returns: 1-17-0 vs. Washington only three freshmen to draw a starting assignment for Nebraska in 2010. Single-Game Highs 2009 (Redshirt) » Receptions–5 at Wisconsin Sirles redshirted in his first year in the program in 2009. » Yards–84 at Wisconsin Sirles’ Career Statistics c.j. » Games Played–26 (14 in 2010; 12 in 2011) » Games Started–14 (14 in 2010) zimmerer #31 brandon Junior l Fullback l 6-0 l 230 | One Letter # Omaha, Neb. l Gross HS thompson 79 » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) Senior l Offensive Line l 6-6 l 300 | Two Letters » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011) The Woodlands, Texas l The Woodlands HS » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) Senior Brandon Thompson has battled injuries throughout his Nebraska career to make Junior fullback C.J. Zimmerer has been a regular contributor on special teams the past two contributions as a reserve offensive lineman and special teams contributor. This spring, seasons, but will look to expand his role in 2012. This spring, the 6-0, 230-pound Zimmerer Thompson is hopeful of establishing himself as a competitor for playing time at offensive is one of the top candidates to take over the starting fullback spot which has been occupied guard in 2012. The 6-6, 300-pound Thompson is one of four players with playing experience by Tyler Legate the past three seasons. returning to the guard spot this fall. Zimmerer has been a standout in the classroom throughout his time at Nebraska. The 2011 (Junior) Omaha native was one of 27 Huskers named to the Academic All-Big Ten team last year. Thompson played in eight games as a reserve guard, but did miss four games late in 2011 (Sophomore) the season because of injury. Thompson backed up Spencer Long, Seung Hoon Choi and Zimmerer saw limited action in the backfield, but was a regular on NU’s kickoff return Andrew Rodriguez at guard. Thompson also served on Nebraska’s PAT and field-goal units team and as a blocker on the PAT and field goal unit. He played in 11 games overall. as a blocker, and helped Brett Maher to an All-Big Ten season in 2011. 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) 2010 (Sophomore) Zimmerer was a backup at fullback in 2010, and he appeared in victories over Western Thompson played in nine games, seeing action as a reserve guard and on the Huskers’ Kentucky, Kansas State and Colorado. kicking unit. 2009 (Redshirt) 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Zimmerer redshirted in 2009 and worked on the scout team. Thompson appeared in three games as a backup guard as a redshirt freshman. Zimmerer’s Career Statistics 2008 (Redshirt) » Games Played–14 (3 in 2010; 11 in 2011) Thompson redshirted in his first season in 2008. Thompson’s Career Statistics » Games Played–20 (3 in 2009, 9 in 2010, 8 in 2011)

HUSKERS.COM 31 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL other returning joseph defensive letterwinners carter #7 Senior l Defensive End l 6-5 l 265 | One Letter Antonio Jackson, S.C. l Silver Bluff HS l Chaffey (Calif.) College bell #2 Joseph Carter made an impact in his first season in the Nebraska program in 2011, serving as part of the Huskers’ regular rotation at defensive end. The 6-5, 265-pound Carter Senior l Defensive Back l 6-2 l 200 | Three Letters earned most of his playing time on passing downs last season, but hopes to expand his role Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) during his senior season. Carter is among a group of four returning defensive ends who Cornerback Antonio Bell enters his senior year with hopes of earning playing time in a have seen significant playing experience. Carter joined the Nebraska program before last secondary that returns a number of players with extensive experience. The 6-2, 200-pound season after starring at Chaffey Community College in California, where he was a teammate Bell has seen snaps as a reserve cornerback and brings good size, speed and athleticism to of NU senior safety Daimion Stafford. the position. Bell could also be counted on as a key member of several special teams units. 2011 (Junior) 2011 (Junior) Carter played in 10 games and finished the year with a total of nine tackles, including a Bell played in a special teams role against Chattanooga and South Carolina. season-high three stops at Wyoming. He also had two tackles in the win over Washington. 2010 (Sophomore) Carter’s Career Statistics Bell switched from receiver to defense in the spring and played in eight games as a reserve (------Tackles------) Fum. QB corner and on punt coverage unit. Bell helped Nebraska rank 35th nationally in net punting. Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2011 10/0 2 7 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 (Freshman) Bell joined the program in January of 2009 after originally signing in 2008, and was one Single-Game Highs of six true freshmen to play in 2009. He appeared in six games and had a catch for three » Tackles–3 , at Wyoming, 2011 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette. » Solo Tackles–1, twice vs. Penn State, South Carolina, 2011 Bell’s Career Statistics » Games Played–16 (6 in 2009; 8 in 2010; 2 in 2011) corey » Receiving–1-3-0 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette in 2009 cooper #6 justin Sophomore l Safety l 6-1 l 210 | One Letter blatchford # Maywood, Ill. l Proviso East HS 39 » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Senior l Defensive Back l 6-1 l 200 | Three Letters » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) Ponca, Neb. l Ponca HS Corey Cooper heads into his sophomore season with hopes of earning increased playing » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) time at safety in 2012. The 6-1, 210-pound Cooper provided depth in the Nebraska secondary » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010) in 2011, while also being a key special teams performer. Cooper began the year at safety, » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) briefly moved to cornerback and earned a start at that position, before moving back to his » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2010) natural spot at safety. Cooper also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Justin Blatchford has been a key member of the Nebraska defense and special teams Cooper played in 11 games, including a start at cornerback in NU’s win over Wyoming. over the past three seasons. In 2011, Blatchford earned a Blackshirt while serving in a nickel He finished with nine tackles, including eight solo stops. Cooper had three unassisted and dime role in the secondary. As a senior, he is expected to contend for playing time in tackles at Wyoming and also had two tackles against both Chattanooga and Washington. a similar role and he could also factor into the race at the safety spots. The 6-1, 200-pound walk-on is also likely to be a leader on the NU special teams in 2012. Blatchford has been 2010 (Redshirt) an academic all-conference selection each of the past three seasons. Cooper redshirted in his first year at Nebraska in 2010. 2011 (Junior) Cooper’s Career Statistics Blatchford appeared in all 13 games, with his first career start against Washington. He (------Tackles------) Fum. QB finished with 11 tackles, including eight solo stops, and three assists, and seven special Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. teams tackles. Blatchford had a season-high three tackles against Chattanooga and Fresno 2010 Redshirt State. He added a pass breakup against Michigan State and a hurry against Chattanooga. 2011 11/1 8 1 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2010 (Sophomore) Single-Game Highs Blatchford played in 12 games and had five tackles, including a season-high three tackles » Tackles–3, at Wyoming, 2011 at Kansas State. » Solo Tackles–3, at Wyoming, 2011 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) He played in 12 games in 2009, primarily on special teams and had three solo tackles. jase His biggest play came at Baylor when he returned a blocked punt 25 yards for a touchdown. dean #31 2008 (Redshirt) Blatchford redshirted in 2008. Senior l Cornerback l 6-0 l 200 Bridgeport, Neb. l Bridgeport HS Blatchford’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) 2008 Redshirt 2009 12/0 3 0 3 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Senior Jase Dean has provided depth in the Nebraska secondary throughout his Nebraska 2010 12/0 2 3 5 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 career, while also being a regular member of the special teams units. The 6-0, 200-pound 2011 13/1 8 3 11 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 walk-on figures to continue in that role in 2012, and the Bridgeport, Neb., native has the Totals 37/1 13 6 19 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 ability to play either safety or cornerback. Single-Game Highs 2011 (Junior) » Tackles–3 , three times (vs. Chattanooga, vs. Fresno State, 2011; at Kansas State, 2010) Dean played on special teams in four of the season’s final five games, but did not have » Solo Tackles–2 twice (vs. Chattanooga, vs. Fresno State, both in 2011) a tackle. 32 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2010 (Sophomore) Dean played in 12 games in 2010, primarily on punt and kickoff coverage teams. He had jay five tackles, including four solo stops. guy #99 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Dean played in the first five games before suffering a knee injury. He made four tackles, Sophomore l Defensive Tackle l 6-1 l 290 | One Letter including a career-high three tackles against Florida Atlantic. He also forced a fumble against Houston, Texas l Eisenhower HS Louisiana-Lafayette. Sophomore Jay Guy saw limited action in the second half of the 2011 season, and is 2008 (Redshirt) expected to push for additional playing time at defensive tackle this fall. The 6-1, 290-pound Dean redshirted in his first season at Nebraska. Guy has seen extensive reps throughout spring practice with several other players sidelined by injury, and the increased practice time should speed Guy’s development. Guy has made Dean’s Career Statistics significant strides in the weight room since his arrival at Nebraska in January of 2010. » Games Played–21 (5 in 2009; 12 in 2010; 4 in 2011) » Tackles–7 UT, 2 AT, 9 TT; 3 UT, 1 AT in 2009; 4 UT, 1 AT, 5 TT in 2010 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Guy did not appear in the first six games, but saw action against Minnesota, Michigan State and Iowa after injuries struck the NU defensive front. Guy did not make a tackle, but sean took key snaps in those contests. fisher #42 2010 (Redshirt) Guy redshirted in his first year at Nebraska in 2010. Senior l Linebacker l 6-6 l 235 | Two Letters Omaha, Neb. l Millard North HS Guy’s Career Statistics » Games Played–3 in 2011 » Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2011) » Academic All-District VII (2011) » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) harvey » Third-Team National All-Freshman Team (2009, Phil Steele) # » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) jackson 1 » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2009, 2010) Sophomore l Safety l 6-2 l 210 | One Letter » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011) Fresno, Texas l Hightower HS » Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2011) » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Linebacker Sean Fisher enters his senior season with the expectations of again being a » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) key contributor to the Nebraska defense, while continuing to be one of the nation’s top » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) student-athletes. Fisher is one of three returning senior linebackers with extensive playing experience, joining Will Compton and Alonzo Whaley. The 6-6, 235-pound Fisher is spending Sophomore Harvey Jackson is part of a talented group of young players in the Nebraska the spring at the Buck linebacker spot where he is a leading contender for a starting job. secondary who are looking to increase their role on the defense in 2012. Jackson saw Fisher continues to excel in the classroom, carrying a 4.0 grade-point average through limited action at safety during his redshirt freshman season, but will look to make a push seven semesters. He was a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America pick in 2011 and for playing time during spring ball. The 6-2, 210-pound Jackson did see significant action earned academic all-conference honors for the second time in his career. He is expected to on special teams in 2011, and figures to play a prominent role in that area again this fall. graduate in May and begin work on a master’s degree during his senior season. He was an Academic All-Big Ten selection last year. 2011 (Junior) 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Fisher played in 10 games, with starting assignments against Chattanooga, Fresno Jackson played in 12 games and made eight tackles, including six solo stops. He had a State, Wisconsin and Penn State. He finished the season with 24 total tackles, including season-high four tackles at Minnesota, and made four tackles on special teams, including three tackles for loss. Fisher had a season-high six tackles and a tackle for loss in the two against Michigan State. opener against Chattanooga and made at least three tackles four times on the season. He also had five tackles against Fresno State and four against Washington. Fisher added 2010 (Redshirt) tackles for loss against Washington and Ohio State. Jackson redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2010. 2010 (Sophomore) Jackson’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Fisher missed the entire 2010 season after suffering a leg injury in fall camp. Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) 2010 Redshirt Fisher played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman, including six starts at linebacker. 2011 12/0 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 He finished the year with 35 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and three hurries. He made Single-Game Highs a career-high nine tackles against Iowa State in 2009 and had four games with at least five » Tackles–4, at Minnesota, 2011 tackles. Fisher had six tackles, a tackle for loss and a hurry at Virginia Tech. He also had six » Solo Tackles–3, at Minnesota, 2011 tackles and a 21-yard fumble return against Louisiana-Lafayette. In addition to his career- high tackle total against ISU, Fisher also returned a blocked field goal 34 yards. stanley 2008 (Medical Redshirt) # Fisher appeared in the season opener in 2008, but a shoulder injury sidelined him for jean-baptiste 16 the rest of the season, and he received a medical redshirt. Junior l Cornerback l 6-3 l 215 | One Letter Fisher’s Career Statistics Miami, Fla. l Central HS l Fort Scott (Kan.) CC (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) 2008 1/0 Medical Hardship Stanley Jean-Baptiste made a mid-season position switch from receiver to cornerback 2009 14/6 10 25 35 2-5 1.0-3 0-1 0 0 0 3 in 2011, and quickly made contributions at the spot. Jean-Baptiste’s play after his switch 2010 Redshirt (Injured - Did Not Play) earned him one start, and he continued to add depth throughout the second half of the 2011 10/4 7 17 24 3-8 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 season. The 6-3, 215-pound Baptiste gives Nebraska a big, physical option at cornerback Totals 25/10 17 42 59 5-13 1.0-3 0-1 0 0 0 4 and as he continues to develop at the spot this spring, he is expected to contend for a Single-Game Highs starting job in the secondary. Jean-Baptiste came to Nebraska from Fort Scott (Kan.) CC, where he redshirted in 2009. » Tackles–9 vs. Iowa State (2009) » Solo Tackles–2 five times (most recently at Penn State, 2011) 2011 (Sophomore) » Tackles for Loss–1 five times (most recently vs. Ohio State, 2011) Baptiste played in nine games, with a start at cornerback against Minnesota. He began » Sacks–1.0 at Baylor (2009) the year at receiver and had a a seven-yard reception against Chattanooga. He made the HUSKERS.COM 33 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL switch to cornerback before the Big Ten season, and played a key role in NU’s school-record comeback against Ohio State. Baptiste came on in the second half against the Buckeyes Josh and made three tackles, and had an interception that set up NU’s go-ahead touchdown. He # started the next game at Minnesota and had three tackles. He finished the year with nine mitchell 5 tackles, including three on special teams, with two of those at Penn State. Sophomore l Cornerback l 5-11 l 165 | One Letter 2010 (Redshirt) Corona, Calif. l Eleanor Roosevelt HS Baptiste redshirted in 2010 and worked as a scout team receiver. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) Jean-Baptiste’s Career Statistics Sophomore Josh Mitchell earned playing time at cornerback in 2011, and is one of (------Tackles------) Fum. QB several players working this spring to earn an expanded role in the secondary. The 5-11, Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 165-pound Mitchell makes up for his lack of size with great speed and toughness. In addition 2010 Redshirt to his defensive work, Mitchell also saw action on special teams last fall and could again 2011 9/1 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1-0 0 factor in those units. Receiving: 1-7 vs. Chattanooga 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Single-Game Highs Mitchell played in eight games and started at corner against Washington. He had five » Tackles–3, at Minnesota, 2011 tackles, all against Washington, including two solo stops. He added one pass breakup. » Solo Tackles–3, at Minnesota, 2011 » Interceptions–1, vs. Ohio State, 2011 2010 (Redshirt) Mitchell redshirted during his first season in the NU program. eric Mitchell’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB martin #46 Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2010 Redshirt Senior l Defensive End l 6-2 l 255 | Three Letters 2011 8/1 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Moreno Valley, Calif. l Rancho Verde HS Single-Game Highs » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) » Tackles–5, vs. Washington, 2011 » Solo Tackles–2, vs. Washington, 2011 Senior Eric Martin has provided Nebraska with a high-energy performer on defense and special teams throughout his Husker career. The spring, Martin is working toward earning an expanded role at defensive end, a position that he transitioned to during his junior season. courtney The 6-2, 255-pound Martin is one of four returning defensive ends with significant playing # experience who figure to make the spot a strength of the 2012 defense. osborne 12 Martin has been a leader on special teams since the first game of his freshman season Senior l Safety l 6-3 l 200 | Three Letters and will likely continue in that role this fall. Martin began his career as a linebacker before Garland, Texas l South Garland HS moving to end late in the 2010 season. He briefly moved back to linebacker midway through 2011, but settled back in at defensive end. » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011) 2011 (Junior) » Scout Team Defensive Co-MVP (2008) Martin played in 12 games with starts against Ohio State and Northwestern. His play increased greatly in the second half of the season, and the only game he missed was the Senior Courtney Osborne suffered through an injury-plagued 2011 season, but is back regular-season finale against Iowa when he was sidelined by an ankle injury. to full health this spring and ready to contend for significant playing time in the Nebraska Martin had 23 tackles, including 10 solo stops, with 18 of his 23 tackles coming in the secondary. The 6-3, 200-pound Osborne is one of the Huskers’ most experienced safeties second half of the year. He had 2.5 sacks for 21 yards, including two for 14 yards in NU’s after earning a starting role in the second half of the 2010 season when he showed his 24-3 win over Michigan State, and shared a sack in the Capital One Bowl. Martin also had a play-making ability. He has also been a top special teams performer for Nebraska, and four-yard tackle for loss at Minnesota and contributed four quarterback hurries on the year. could make a contribution in that area again in 2012. Martin had a season-high four tackles at Minnesota and at Penn State, and he also made three stops in three other games. Martin is one of Nebraska’s most physical 2011 (Junior) presences on coverage units and seven of his tackles came on special teams. Osborne played in five of the first seven games with a start against Chattanooga. He was sidelined by injury over the final six games. Osborne had six tackles for the season, 2010 (Sophomore) including three on special teams. He had three tackles at Wisconsin and a pair of special- Martin made 26 tackles in 13 games, including 11 solo, while playing both defensive end teams tackles against Ohio State. and linebacker. He had a team-leading 13 special teams tackles, all on kickoff coverage. He started two games early in the year at linebacker and had a career-high six tackles at 2010 (Sophomore) Washington and added five against South Dakota State. He had three special teams stops Osborne played on coverage units early in the year, then moved to the top of the depth at Oklahoma State. chart at safety for the second half of 2010. He made four starts and finished with 41 total tackles, including five tackles for loss and an 11-yard sack against Missouri. Osborne had 2009 (Freshman) his first career interception against Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game, returning the pick One of six true freshman to see action in 2009, Martin made an immediate impact to the Sooner 12-yard line to set up a touchdown. Osborne made 36 of his tackles in the on special teams. He played in all 14 games and finished with 15 tackles, including 10 on final seven games, including four games with at least six tackles, with nine at Texas A&M special teams. He had a season-high four tackles against Florida Atlantic in his debut and and seven at Iowa State. made three unassisted tackles on kickoff coverage against Arizona. Martin also blocked two punts, including one at Baylor that was returned for a touchdown. He was the first Husker 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) to block two punts in a season since 2002. Osborne played in six games, with five of those appearances coming in the second half of the year. He had an unassisted tackle against Louisiana-Lafayette. Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB 2008 (Redshirt) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. Osborne redshirted in 2008, and earned co-MVP honors on the defensive scout team. 2009 14/0 8 7 15 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2010 13/2 11 15 26 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 12/2 10 13 23 4-25 2.5-21 0-1 0 0 0 4 Totals 39/4 29 35 64 4-25 2.5-21 0-1 2 0 0 4 Single-Game Highs » Tackles–6 at Washington (2010) » Solo Tackles–3 at Washington (2010) » Blocked Punts–1 twice (at Baylor, vs. Texas both in 2009) 34 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Osborne’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB wil Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. # 2008 Redshirt richards 19 2009 6/0 1 0 1 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2010 14/4 21 20 41 5-17 1.0-11 0-0 0 0 1 0 Junior l Safety l 5-11 l 195 | One Letter 2011 5/1 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Lee’s Summit, Mo. l Lee’s Summit West HS Totals 25/5 24 24 48 5-17 1.0-11 0-0 0 0 1 0 » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Single-Game Highs » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009) » Tackles–9 at Texas A&M (2010) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) » Solo Tackles–5 at Iowa State (2010) Junior Wil Richards has provided depth in the Nebraska secondary each of the past two » Tackles for Loss–2 at Iowa State (2010) seasons, while playing a significant role on the Huskers’ special teams units. The efforts of » Sacks–1.0 vs. Missouri (2010) the 5-11, 195-pound Richards helped NU’s specialty teams rank among the Big Ten’s best in 2011. The Kansas City area native was also one of 27 Huskers named to the Academic thad All-Big Ten team last fall. #53 2011 (Sophomore) randle Richards played in 10 games, primarily seeing special teams action. He finished with Junior l Defensive Tackle l 6-1 l 300 | Two Letters five tackles (four solo), all on special teams. All of his tackles came in the final five games, including two at Penn State. Galena Park, Texas l North Shore HS » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010) 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Richards appeared in two games on special teams in 2010, but did not have a tackle. Junior Thad Randle is poised to play a bigger role on the Nebraska defensive line in the 2012 season. The powerful 6-1, 300-pound Randle became a regular in the Nebraska 2009 (Redshirt) defensive tackle rotation in 2011, but suffered a knee injury in late October and was lost A walk-on, Richards redshirted in 2009. for the remainder of the season. Randle should be back near full strength by the end of Richards’ Career Statistics spring practice and will be poised to contend for a starting role this fall. » Games Played–12 (2 in 2010; 10 in 2011) 2011 (Sophomore) » Tackles–4 UT, AT, 5 TT all in 2011 Randle played in six of the first seven games, and had eight tackles, including a three- yard sack at Wyoming. Randle had a career-high five tackles against the Cowboys and trevor made three tackles at Minnesota. # 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) roach 43 Randle played in 12 games as a reserve tackle behind Jared Crick and Baker Steinkuhler. Sophomore l Linebacker l 6-2 l 235 | One Letter Randle’s role grew late in the season and he finished the year with seven tackles and a Elkhorn, Neb. l Elkhorn HS quarterback hurry. He had three tackles in Nebraska’s win over Idaho, in addition to stops against Washington, Kansas State, Missouri and in the Holiday Bowl rematch with Washington. » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) 2009 (Redshirt) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011) Randle redshirted in 2009 and worked on the NU scout team. Sophomore Trevor Roach had a strong start to his Nebraska career, seeing action as Randle’s Career Statistics a reserve linebacker in the 2011 season. Roach was a backup to starting MIKE linebacker (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Will Compton and filled in well when Compton was sidelined by injury in the season Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. opener. The 6-2, 235-pound Roach will work this spring to move into the regular rotation 2009 Redshirt at linebacker this fall. A walk-on, Roach was one of 27 Huskers named to the Academic 2010 12/0 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 All-Big Ten team in 2011. 2011 6/0 4 4 8 1-3 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 18/0 7 8 15 1-3 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Roach played in five games at linebacker, and totaled seven tackles and two tackles Single-Game Highs for loss, all coming in the opener against Chattanooga. Roach also saw action against » Tackles–5 at Wyoming, 2011 Washington, Wisconsin, Ohio State and South Carolina. He was slowed by injury during » Solo Tackles–3 at Wyoming, 2011 the second half of the season. » Sacks–1-3, at Wyoming, 2011 2010 (Redshirt) Roach redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first season in 2010. Roach’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2010 Redshirt 2011 5/0 2 5 7 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Single-Game Highs » Tackles–7, vs. Chattanooga, 2011 » Solo Tackles–2, vs. Chattanooga, 2011

HUSKERS.COM 35 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) chase Smith played in all 14 games in 2009, and made 15 tackles, including eight solo stops. He # was one of the Huskers’ top special teams performers, racking up 10 tackles on coverage rome 97 units. He had a season-high four tackles against Oklahoma in Lincoln, and made at least one tackle in each of the final six games. He had a breakup in the Holiday Bowl shutout of Arizona. Sophomore l Defensive Tackle l 6-3 l 285 | One Letter Columbia, Mo. l Rock Bridge HS 2008 (Redshirt) Sophomore defensive tackle Chase Rome is one of three returning defensive tackles Smith redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2008. with extensive playing experience, joining senior Baker Steinkuhler and junior Thad Randle. Smith’s Career Statistics The group is part of a deep defensive line that could be a strength for the 2012 defense. (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Rome began the 2011 season expecting to add depth on a veteran defensive line, but by Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. midseason the 6-3, 285-pound Rome played a significant role after injuries hit the position 2008 Redshirt hard. Rome himself battled injuries late in the year, but his play solidified the defensive 2009 14/0 8 7 15 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 unit down the stretch. 2010 14/3 17 21 38 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 2011 (Redshirt Freshman) 2011 11/1 21 12 33 0-0 0.0-0 1-0 0 0 1 0 Rome played in 10 games, with starts against Michigan State and Minnesota. He missed Totals 39/4 46 40 86 0-0 0.0-0 1-0 0 2 4 0 the Northwestern game with an injury, but returned for the final four games. Rome finished Single-Game Highs the year with 13 tackles, including a one-yard sack in the fourth quarter against Ohio State. » Tackles–11 vs. Texas (2010) Rome had a season-high three tackles against South Carolina and added two tackles each » Solo Tackles–5 at Oklahoma State (2010) against Wisconsin and Michigan. He added a quarterback hurry and a breakup. » Pass Breakups–1 twice (vs. Arizona, 2009; at Oklahoma State, 2010) » Interceptions–1 four times (last at Wyoming, 2010) 2010 (Redshirt) Rome joined the NU program at mid-year in 2010, and redshirted in his first season. graham Rome’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB # Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. stoddard 38 2010 Redshirt Senior l Fullback l 6-2 l 235 | Three Letters 2011 10/2 4 9 13 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 Lincoln, Neb. l Southwest HS Single-Game Highs » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) » Tackles–3, vs. South Carolina, 2012 Capital One Bowl » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009) » Solo Tackles–2, vs. South Carolina, 2012 Capital One Bowl Senior Graham Stoddard has earned letters each of the past three seasons for his work as a reserve linebacker and special teams standout. While he is listed among Nebraska’s p.j. defensive returning lettermen, the 6-2, 235-pound Stoddard has made the switch this spring # to fullback, where he will look to make a push to replace three-year starter Tyler Legate. smith 13 Stoddard was Nebraska’s leading special teams tackler in 2011, helping Nebraska rank among the Big Ten’s best special teams units. The Lincoln Southwest grad has played in every Senior l Safety l 6-2 l 210 | Three Letters game over the past three season and made 33 of his 35 career tackles on special teams. River Ridge, La. l John Curtis HS Senior P.J. Smith enters the 2012 season as one of Nebraska’s most experienced defensive 2011 (Junior) players. Smith has played a key role in the secondary each of the past two seasons, while Stoddard played in all 13 games and finished the year with 13 tackles, including a team- being a core special teams player throughout his career. This spring, the 6-2, 210-pound Smith high 12 special teams stops. His play helped Nebraska rank second in the Big Ten in kickoff is hoping to put himself in position to contend for a starting safety spot in the 2012 season. coverage and net punting. Stoddard had a season-high three tackles against Fresno State Smith has shown the versatility to play either safety spot during his NU career and in and registered two each against Washington, Michigan State and Penn State. 2011, he was second for Nebraska in special teams tackles. 2010 (Sophomore) 2011 (Junior) Stoddard played in all 14 games in 2010, and his 12 tackles all came on special teams. He Smith played in 11 games and made a start at Wyoming. He finished the year with had eight stops on kickoff coverage and four on punt returns. Stoddard had a season-high 33 tackles (21 solo), including 10 special teams tackles. Smith had an interception in three tackles in the season opener against Western Kentucky. Nebraska’s victory and Wyoming and forced a fumble at Wisconsin. 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Smith had five tackles in the opener against Chattanooga, and also recorded five Stoddard made 10 tackles, including nine on special teams in 2009. He had a season-high tackles against Fresno State, all on special teams. Smith made a season-high seven tackles three tackles against Florida Atlantic. at Wyoming, then had six solo stops at Wisconsin. He had five total tackles, including four solo stops, at Minnesota, marking his fourth game with at least five tackles. 2008 (Redshirt) Stoddard redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2008. 2010 (Sophomore) Smith played in all 14 games in 2010 and made three starts in the first half of the season. Stoddard’s Career Stats He had three interceptions, one each in non-conference wins over Western Kentucky, (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Idaho and South Dakota State, and returned the interceptions a total of 46 yards. Smith Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. finished with 38 tackles, including 17 solo stops, and he had three games with at least five 2008 Redshirt tackles. Smith made a career-high 11 tackles against Texas, with five stops against Idaho 2009 14/0 7 3 10 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 and six at Oklahoma State. 2010 14/0 4 8 12 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 13/0 4 9 13 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Totals 41/0 15 20 35 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Single-Game Highs » Tackles–3 three times (most recently vs. Fresno State, 2011)

36 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL dijon returning specialist washington #10 letterwinners Junior l Cornerback l 6-0 l 185 | One Letter Lawndale, Calif. l Leuzinger HS mauro » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010) bondi #37 Junior Dijon Washington appeared in every game for Nebraska on special teams in 2011, helping the Huskers boast one of the Big Ten’s best coverage units. The 6-0, 185-pound Sophomore l Place-Kicker l 6-0 l 200 | One Letter Washington also added depth at cornerback for the Huskers, and this spring the California Boca Raton, Fla. l West Boca Raton HS native is looking to position himself for an expanded role at cornerback in a deep and Place-kicker Mauro Bondi was one of six true freshmen to see action for Nebraska talented Husker secondary. during the 2011 season. Bondi served as the top backup to All-Big Ten performer Brett 2011 (Sophomore) Maher on both place-kicking and kickoff chores, and he is also in line to back up Maher at Washington finished with five tackles, with four of those coming on NU’s punt and punter. Bondi gives Nebraska an outstanding option behind Maher, who enters his senior kickoff coverage squads. Washington had a season-high two tackles in the opener against season in 2012. Bondi came to Nebraska from Boca Raton, Fla., where he was one of the Chattanooga, including one while seeing action in the secondary. He added stopson nation’s top prep kickers. coverage teams against Washington, Minnesota and Northwestern. 2011 (Freshman) 2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Bondi appeared in four games in 2011. He handled four kickoffs on the year, two Washington saw action at Washington as a redshirt freshman in 2010. against Chattanooga and one each against Washington and Minnesota. He also connected on his only PAT attempt at Minnesota. 2009 (Redshirt) Washington redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first year in 2009. Bondi’s Career Statistics » Games Played–4 in 2011 Washington’s Career Statistics » Kicking–1-1 PAT (Minnesota) » Games Played–14 (1 in 2010; 13 in 2011) » Tackles–4 UT, AT, 5 TT all in 2011 p.j. alonzo # # mangieri 92 whaley 45 Senior l Long Snapper l 6-4 l 240 | Three Letters Senior l Linebacker l 6-1 l 230 | Two Letters Peoria, Ill. l Dunlap HS Madisonville, Texas l Madisonville HS » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009) Long snapper P.J. Mangieri has played a key role in Nebraska fielding one of the nation’s » Nebraska Defensive Scout Team co-MVP (2008) top special teams units each of the past three seasons. Mangieri played in all 41 games Senior Alonzo Whaley emerged at the end of the 2011 season as a regular contributor the past three years handling all of Nebraska’s snapping duties. His efforts have helped at linebacker and his role is expected to only increase in 2012. Whaley and fellow seniors Husker kickers Alex Henery and Brett Maher rank among the nation’s top performers as Will Compton and Sean Fisher headline the returnees at linebacker, and the 6-1, 230-pound both place-kickers and punters. Originally a walk-on, Mangieri was placed on scholarship Whaley is hopeful of earning the starting WIll linebacker job this fall. All three senior before the start of the 2011 season. linebackers are expected to be among the leaders of the defensive unit. During Mangieri’s three years in the role, Nebraska kickers have made 59-of-68 field Whaley made his biggest mark for the majority of the 2011 season on special teams, goals and 135-of-136 PAT attempts. The Huskers also had a string of 31 consecutive games before seeing significant action at linebacker in the final three games. without a missed field goal from inside 50 yards. 2011 (Junior) 2011 (Junior) Whaley played in all 13 games and made his second career start against Iowa. Mangieri helped Brett Maher to All-Big Ten seasons as both a kicker and punter. Maher He finished with 11 tackles, including six solo stops, with three of his stops coming on made 19-of-23 field goals, including 7-10 from beyond 40 yards, and he also connected on coverage units. Whaley had single tackles in five of the first 10 games, then made three 43-of-44 PAT attempts. Mangieri’s snapping also helped Nebraska rank 27th nationally in stops at Michigan, including two tackles for loss totaling four yards. He added two tackles net punting, and he contributed two tackles on punt coverage. against the Hawkeyes and had one stop against South Carolina. 2010 (Sophomore) 2010 (Sophomore) Mangieri helped Alex Henery earn All-America honors in 2010, as NU hit 18-of-19 field Whaley played in nine games with a start in the season opener against Western Kentucky. goals and all 54 PAT attempts. NU also ranked 35th nationally in net punting, and Mangieri He had nine tackles, including a career-high five tackles against the Hilltoppers. He added added a tackle on punt coverage. a tackle for loss against South Dakota State. 2009 (Freshman) 2009 (Redshirt Freshman) One of six true freshmen to play in 2009, Mangieri started all 14 games, as Henery hit Whaley was a reserve in 2009, but did not see game action. a school-record 24 field goals and averaged 41.4 yards per punt. 2008 (Redshirt) Career Statistics Whaley redshirted in 2008, and was named co-defensive Scout Team MVP. » Games Played–41 (14 in 2009, 14 in 2010, 13 in 2011) » Tackles–2 UT, 1 AT, 3 TT (1 AT in 2010; 1 UT, 1 AT in 2011) Whaley’s Career Statistics (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2008 Redshirt 2009 Did Not Play 2010 9/1 6 3 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 13/1 6 5 11 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22/2 12 8 20 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Single-Game Highs » Tackles–5 vs. Western Kentucky, 2010 » Solo Tackles–4 vs. Western Kentucky, 2010 » Tackles for Loss–2-4 at Michigan, 2011 HUSKERS.COM 37 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Jared Afalava 2012 Nebraska Football 6-3, 215, LB, South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) Jared Afalava (pronounced Off-uh-lava) is one of four players in the 2012 class who are expected to begin their career at linebacker. The 6-3, 215-pound Afalava has been a standout Recruiting Class on the Bingham High defense for the past three seasons, helping the school to a pair of state Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Junior College) championships in Utah Class 5A. Bingham recorded more than 180 career tackles, including 87 Jared Afalava LB 6-3 215 South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) tackles in his senior season in 2011. He also had two sacks, three interceptions, two fumbles LeRoy Alexander DB 6-2 190 Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer HS) caused and a fumble recovery for Coach Dave Peck’s team. Overall, Afalava had five games with 10 or more tackles in 2011, helping Bingham to a 9-3 record and trip to the second round Zaire Anderson LB 6-1 220 Philadelphia, Pa. (Frankford HS/Riverside CC) of the Class 5A playoffs. Afalava was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by both the Salt Lake Tommy Armstrong QB 6-2 210 Cibolo, Texas (Steele HS) City Tribune and the Deseret News. Afalava played in the Semper Fi Marines All-America Bowl Thomas Brown LB 6-2 210 Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) following his senior season. Afalava was also a standout during his junior year, totaling 87 Sam Cotton TE 6-4 240 Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS) tackles and five interceptions to help Bingham to a 13-0 record and its second straight state Imani Cross RB 6-1 220 Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS) championship. As a junior, Alfalava was a first-team all-state pick by the Deseret News and Aaron Curry DT 6-3 275 Keller, Texas (Fossil Ridge HS) a second-teamer according to the Salt Lake City Tribune. He also played a key role in a state Greg McMullen DE 6-5 255 Akron, Ohio (Hoban HS) title as a sophomore, compiling more than 20 tackles. Afalava is ranked among the nation’s Alonzo Moore DB 6-2 170 Winnfield, La. (Winnfield Senior HS) top 50 linebackers by Rivals.com, 247 Sports and Scout.com. He is regarded as one of the top five prospects in Utah by both Rivals.com and 247 Sports, and 247 ranks him among the Avery Moss DE 6-4 245 Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol HS) nation’s top 250 overall prospects. Afalava chose Nebraska after also visiting Washington, and Michael Rose LB 6-0 230 Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS) he also had offers from Oregon, UCLA, Utah, Colorado, Oregon State and BYU among others. Mohammed Seisay* DB 6-2 200 Springfield, Va. Afalava is the son of Kesi and Kay Afalava, and he was born on Oct. 30, 1993. West Springfield HS/Eastern Arizona JC) Paul Thurston OL 6-5 275 Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West HS) LeRoy Alexander Vincent Valentine DT 6-3 300 Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS) 6-2, 190, DB, Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer HS) Jordan Westerkamp WR 6-2 195 Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) Versatile athlete LeRoy Alexander joined the 2012 class in late January and has the ability to Corey Whitaker OL 6-5 270 Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrietta HS) play either side of the ball. The 6-2, 190-pound Alexander starred at Whitmer High School in *-enrolled at Nebraska in January Toledo, Ohio, as a senior, helping Coach Joe Palka’s team to a 13-1 record. Whitmer advanced to the Divsion I (largest class) state semifinals before losing to eventual state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius. Alexander was a valuable member of the secondary, racking up 43 The Class Breakdown: tackles, seven pass breakups and a pair of interceptions. He was also an explosive threat on Total: 17; Freshmen: 15; Junior College Transfers: 2 offense, with 60 rushes for 665 yards and eight touchdowns, and he also had a receiving By State: California (2): Brown (Gardena); Whitaker (Murrieta); Illinois (2): Valentine touchdown. Alexander played at Springfield High in Holland, Ohio, as a sophomore and junior before transferring for his senior season. Alexander helped Springfield to a 9-3 record in 2010. (Edwardsville); Westerkamp (Lombard); Ohio (2): Alexander (Toledo); McMullen (Akron): Alexander was coached by current NU graduate assistant Vince Marrow at Springfield in 2009. Texas (2): Armstrong (Cibolo), Curry (Keller); Nebraska (1): Cotton (Lincoln);Arizona (1): Moss Alexander also had a scholarship offer from Toledo, and was drawing strong interest from (Tempe); Colorado (1): Thurston (Arvada); Georgia (1): Cross (Gainesville); Louisiana (1): Michigan State before deciding on Nebraska. Alexander was ranked as the No. 60 “athlete” Moore (Winnfield);Missouri (1): Rose (Kansas City); Pennsylvania (1): Anderson (Philadelphia); prospect in the country according to Rivals.com. A talented two-sport standout, Alexander Utah (1): Afalava (South Jordan); Virginia (1): Seisay (Springfield). was an honorable-mention all-state pick in basketball for Springfield High School in 2011, and has helped Whitmer to a 23-2 record and top 10 ranking in Ohio in 2012. Alexander and By Position (First Position Listed): fellow Ohio product Greg McMullen (Akron) give Nebraska six signees from Ohio in Bo Pelini’s Offense (6): QB-Armstrong; RB-Cross; WR-Westerkamp; TE-Cotton; OL-Thurston, Whitaker five recruiting classes as head coach, including four in the past two seasons. Alexander was born on Jan. 20, 1994, and he is the son of LeRoy and Theresa Alexander. Defense (11): DL-Curry, McMullen, Moss, Valentine LB-Afalava, Anderson, Brown, Rose; DB-Alexander, Moore, Seisay Zaire Anderson 6-1, 220, LB, Philadelphia, Pa. (Frankford HS/Riverside CC) Zaire Anderson is one of two prospects in the 2012 class to join the Husker program from Walk-Ons the junior college ranks, and the 6-1, 220-pound Anderson is one of four linebackers in the Nebraska has secured commitments from 19 prospects who plan to join the program as class. Anderson will join the program with two seasons of remaining eligibility after starring walk-ons for the 2012 season. Per NCAA rules, Nebraska is able to announce 18 of those at Riverside (Calif.) City College in 2010 and 2011. Anderson helped Coach Tom Craft’s team individuals as of March 25. to a 21-1 record over the past two years, including a perfect 11-0 record in 2011. Anderson Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) was a playmaker at linebacker, finishing 2011 with 95 tackles, including 19 tackles for loss, Jared Blum DE/TE 6-4 230 Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS) 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery. In his final game Cole Chvatal WR 5-11 175 Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann HS) at Riverside, Anderson registered 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and forced two Carson Collins FB 5-10 220 Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) fumbles in a 31-14 bowl victory over Saddleback Junior College. For his play in 2011, Anderson Ross Dzuris DE/TE 6-3 225 Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth HS) was named a JC Gridwire All-American and the National Division East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Anderson quickly became an impact player for Riverside in 2010, finishing Sam Foltz ATH 6-2 190 Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island HS) the year with 92 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks to earn second-team all-conference Trey Foster TE 6-2 230 Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS) honors. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Anderson starred at Frankford High School where he was Ryker Fyfe QB 6-3 195 Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island HS) a first-team All-Philadelphia Public selection in his senior season. He is the first Pennsylvania Taylor Hoffman LB 6-0 200 Oakland, Neb. (Oakland-Craig HS) native to sign with Nebraska since 1999. Anderson is regarded as the top junior college Andy Janovich FB 6-1 215 Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS) linebacker prospect and No. 13 overall JUCO player by Rivals.com, while JC Gridiron.com Garret Johns OL 6-1 275 Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) named him as one of its “Dirty Dozen” Outside Linebackers. Anderson only visited Nebraska Spencer Lindsay PK 5-10 195 Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) but had numerous scholarship offers, including Texas Tech, Mississippi State and Kentucky. Mitch McCann LB 6-1 225 Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) Anderson is the son of Walter Anderson and Kim Hawkins, and he was born on Aug. 18, 1992. Graham Nabity RB 6-1 205 Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn HS) Jordan Nelson RB 5-8 175 Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) Tommy Armstrong Robby Painter OL 6-6 270 Centennial, Colo. (Grandview HS) 6-2, 210, QB, Cibolo, Texas (Cibolo Steele HS) Brandon Reilly WR 6-2 180 Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest HS) Tommy Armstrong is the only scholarship quarterback in Nebraska’s 2012 recruiting class and is considered one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks. The 6-2, 210-pound Brad Simpson LB 6-0 195 Omaha, Neb. (Ralston HS) Armstrong led Cibolo Steele High School to the Class 5A state championship game each of Dylan Utter OL 6-2 300 Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista HS) his final two seasons. Armstrong led Steele to 15 straight victories in 2011, before a loss in the state championship game. Armstrong produced huge numbers both as a runner and a passer as a senior. He finished with 1,281 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, while passing for 1,945 yards and 29 touchdowns against just two interceptions, completing nearly 59 percent of his passes. Armstrong showed his all-around ability during Steele’s run to the state title game. In the quarterfinals, he threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for a touchdown. A week later in a semifinal victory, Armstrong had 139 rushing yards and four touchdowns, while passing for another score. In 2011, Armstrong was named to the San Antonio Express News All-Area team as an all-purpose player and he was the District 25-5A 38 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Offensive MVP. Armstrong also earned first-team all-district honors as a junior, when he led all-district performer at the 5A level for his play. As a junior, Curry had 68 total tackles, Cibolo Steele to a 14-2 record and a Class 5A Division II state championship. In 2010, Armstrong including four sacks. Curry was ranked among the top 50 defensive tackles in the country ran for more than 500 yards and eight touchdowns, while completing better than 51 percent by Scout.com and Rivals.com. In addition to Nebraska, Curry also visited Iowa, Missouri and of his passes for 1,343 yards and 19 touchdowns, with just two interceptions. Armstrong is Boise State and had dozens of other scholarship offers. He was born on June 12, 1994, and is regarded as the No. 5 quarterback in the country and 18th-best overall prospect in the state the son of Aaron Sr. and Peggy Curry. Aaron Curry Sr. played college basketball at Oklahoma. of Texas by Scout.com, while Rivals.com ranks him among the top 50 players in Texas and one of the nation’s top 10 dual-threat signal callers. Armstrong played in the Offense-Defense Greg McMullen Bowl in Arlington, Texas, following his senior season. Armstrong is one of two Texans in the 6-5, 255, DE, Akron, Ohio (Hoban HS) Huskers’ 2012 class and gives NU at least one Lone Star State representative in its signing Defensive end prospect Greg McMullen was one of the most dominant defenders in Ohio class for the 12th straight year. He only visited Nebraska, but had offers from coast to coast, throughout his prep career at Akron’s Hoban High School. McMullen and fellow Ohio product including Georgia Tech, Oregon, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi State, Southern Miss, TCU LeRoy Alexander (Toledo) give NU six signees from Ohio in Bo Pelini’s five recruiting classes, and UCLA. Armstrong is the son of Tommy Armstong, Sr., and he was born on Nov. 8, 1993. including four in the past two seasons. The 6-5, 255-pound McMullen racked up more than 40 sacks during his career, and was a regular in the lineup since his freshman season. McMullen Thomas Brown capped his career with 78 tackles, 12.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a senior. His play for 6-2, 210, LB, Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) Coach Ralph Orsini earned McMullen North Coast Blue Division Player-of-the-Year honors. California prospect Thomas Brown is one of four impressive linebacker prospects in the He was also a first-team Division III All-Ohio selection for the second straight year. McMullen the 2012 recruiting class. A native of Gardena, Calif., Brown is also one of two Californians was equally as impressive as a junior, earning All-Ohio honors with 87 tackles, 8.5 sacks and in the Husker class, marking the 14th straight year NU has signed at least one player from an impressive 31 quarterback pressures. He also lined up at tight end and had four receptions the Golden State. Brown was a standout at Junipero Serra High School as a senior, with 77 for 70 yards. McMullen earned second-team All-Ohio honors as a sophomore when he tackles, including 32 solo stops, and he also had 2.5 sacks and a pair of pass deflections. His racked up 11.5 sacks from his end position. McMullen first broke onto the scene at Hoban play helped Coach Scott Altenberg’s Serra High team to an 11-2 record and a Central Coast as a freshman, when he had 12 sacks and earned honorable-mention All-Ohio accolades. Section Division I title. The section championship was the first for the school since 1990. The McMullen is ranked among the top 200 players overall nationally by both Rivals.com and 247 6-2, 210-pound Brown played his junior season at St. Anthony High School, and racked up 96 Sports, and is also among the top 12 overall prospects in Ohio by both services. McMullen is tackles and five sacks for St. Anthony during the 2010 campaign. Brown is regarded among also listed among the top dozen defensive end prospects nationally by both of those services. the top 75 prospects in California by both 247 Sports and Rivals.com. 247 ranks him as the McMullen appeared in the SemperFi Marines All-America Bowl following his senior season. 17th-best inside linebacker prospect in the country, while Rivals.com and Scout.com also McMullen only visited Nebraska, but he was highly recruited including scholarship offers from list him among the top 50 inside linebacker prospects. Brown also visited Arizona State, and Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Cincinnati and North Carolina State, among others. also had scholarship offers from Colorado, Utah and SMU among others. Brown is the son McMullen is the son of Lashaun Brown, and he was born on Oct. 13, 1993. of Thomas Brown and Lashanda Parks, and he was born on June 23, 1994. Alonzo Moore Sam Cotton 6-2, 170, DB, Winnfield, La. (Winnfield Senior HS) 6-4, 240, TE, Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) Alonzo Moore is an explosive athlete who could play a number of positions when he begins Lincoln Southeast product Sam Cotton will join the program as the lone tight end in the 2012 his college career. The 6-2, 170-pounder saw action at quarterback, running back and receiver signing class. He is also NU’s only in-state scholarship signee in 2012. The 6-4, 240-pound for Winnfield (La.) High School, helping his team to a 14-1 record and a trip to the Class 2A Cotton will continue a family tradition with the Huskers. His father, Barney, is Nebraska’s state championship game in 2011. Moore rushed for 1,473 yards and 22 touchdowns on offensive line coach and played for the Huskers from 1976 to 1978. Sam’s older brothers, 156 carries, while throwing for another 442 yards and a touchdown. Moore was a first-team Ben and Jake, are both members of the Husker team. Ben will be a senior tight end in 2012, all-state pick and was chosen as the Class 2A Offensive Player of the Year. Moore totaled 26 while Jake will be a sophomore offensive lineman for the Huskers. Sam played a key role in touchdowns as a senior, including three on returns. As a junior, Moore earned all-district helping Southeast earn a Class A state title in 2011. The Knights finished with a 12-1 record, honors and honorable-mention all-state honors, while primarily playing receiver. He caught including a 21-9 victory over Omaha Burke in the state title game, when Cotton caught a 49 passes for 1,246 yards and 17 touchdowns for Coach Andy Pyles’ team, while also rushing 34-yard touchdown pass. As a senior, Cotton had 23 receptions, including seven touchdown 53 times for 591 yards and nine scores. His play helped Winnfield to an 8-5 record and a trip grabs. He also played defensive line for Coach Ryan Gottula’s team, and made 42 tackles, to the state quarterfinals. Moore spent the majority of his time at quarterback in his first two including 7.5 sacks. His efforts as a senior earned Cotton first-team All-Nebraska honors from years on varsity, and as a sophomore in 2009, he accounted for more than 2,100 total yards the Omaha World-Herald as a defensive lineman and he was an honorary captain of that to help Winnfield to an 8-4 record. Moore is ranked among the top 50 receivers in the nation team. The Lincoln Journal Star also named him as a co-captain of its Super State team, but by 247 Sports, while Rivals.com lists him as the No. 22 “athlete”. Both services rank Moore listed him as a first-team selection at tight end. Cotton also played a key role on both sides among the top 20 overall prospects in Louisiana. Moore is also an outstanding basketball of the football during his junior season, when his play helped Southeast to a 10-2 record and player, and averaged better than 20 points per game during his junior season. Moore also a trip to the Class A semifinals. He was an honorable-mention all-state pick by both major visited Mississippi State and Louisiana Tech, in addition to offers from Minnesota, Texas newspapers during his junior season. Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247 Sports all rank Cotton A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss. He is the son of Janice Moore, and was born on Nov. 10, 1992. among the top four players in the state of Nebraska, and among the top 50 tight ends in the country. Cotton committed to Nebraska in June of 2011, and did not take any other visits. Avery Moss Sam Cotton is the son of Barney and Christine Cotton, and he was born on Jan. 27, 1994. 6-4, 245, DE, Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol HS) Arizona native Avery Moss is one of two talented defensive end prospects in the 2012 signing Imani Cross class, joining Ohio product Greg McMullen. The 6-4, 245-pound Moss had a highly productive 6-1, 220, RB, Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall HS) prep career at Corona Del Sol High in Tempe, Ariz. Moss used his size and speed to torment Powerful running back Imani Cross joined the 2012 class in the final week before Signing Day. opposing passers throughout his career. As a senior, Moss had 59 tackles, including 26 solo The Gainesville, Ga., native checks in at 6-1 and 220 pounds, giving NU a physical presence stops, five sacks and a pair of pass breakups. His play for Coach Tom Joseph earned Moss in the backfield. Cross is Nebraska’s first signee from the state of Georgia since Alfonzo second-team Division I all-state honors from the Arizona Republic. Moss earned all-region Dennard in 2008. Cross piled up 1,698 rushing yards as a senior at North Hall High School, honors as a junior despite playing in only five games because of a broken hand. During his including 24 rushing touchdowns. He averaged nearly nine yards per carry, and also excelled limited time, Moss made 12 tackles and had 2.5 sacks. Moss played in the Semper Fi Marines on defense for Coach Robert Christmas, making 88 tackles from his linebacker position. All-America Bowl in early January, and made his pledge to Nebraska at that time. Moss is Cross’ play earned him second-team Class AAA all-state honors in Georgia. As a junior, Cross ranked among the top 15 players in Arizona by Scout.com, 247 Sports and Rivals.com. He rushed for 600 yards and nine touchdowns, despite being limited to five games because of also ranks among the top 50 defensive ends in the country by both 247 and Rivals. Moss an injury. As a sophomore, he helped North Hall to a 9-3 record and playoff berth by rushing also visited Arizona State and Purdue and had scholarship offers from Arizona, Washington, for 1,417 yards and 17 touchdowns. Cross is ranked among the top 35 running backs in the Stanford and San Diego State among others. In addition to his success on the gridiron, Moss country by Rivals.com, 247 Sports and Scout.com, while both Rivals and 247 rank him among is a standout on the basketball court, helping Corona Del Sol to a 32-1 record and Division I the top 50 overall prospects in Georgia. Cross also visited Kentucky and East Carolina, and state title. Moss earned second-team all-state honors as a senior despite missing nine games, had numerous other offers including Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia Tech. Cross was and scored 18 points, along with 21 points and four blocks in teh state title game. He has born on Sept. 23, 1993, and he is the son of Tim and Sharon Cross. Cross’ brother, Izaan, will received recruiting interest in basketball from several schools including Denver, Pepperdine, be a senior defensive end at Georgia Tech in 2012, and has 28 career starts. San Diego and UCSB. Moss was born on Sept. 16, 1994 and his father is Shalamar Moss. Aaron Curry Michael Rose 6-3, 275, DT, Keller, Texas (Fossil Ridge HS) 6-0, 230, LB, Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS) Aaron Curry joins the NU program as part of a strong group of defensive linemen in the Kansas City product Michael Rose is part of an impressive group of linebackers in NU’s 2012 class. The 6-3, 275-pound Curry is one of four players expected to begin their career on the class. The 6-0, 230-pound Rose is one of four standouts expected to begin their Husker career defensive front, including two on the interior. Curry is one of two Texans in the Huskers’ in the linebacking corps. Rose was a playmaker for Coach Tony Severino at Rockhurst (Mo.) High class, giving NU at least one signee from Texas for the 12th straight year. As a senior, Curry School, helping his team to a 10-2 record and a trip to the Class 6 quarterfinals in 2011. Rose had 59 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble for Fossil Ridge High. His play helped Coach made 104 tackles as a senior, including three sacks, while adding a pair of interceptions, four Tony Baccarini’s team to a 6-5 record and a trip to the state playoffs. Curry was chosen an pass breakups, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Rose was named a first-team HUSKERS.COM 39 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Class 6 all-state pick by the Missouri Coaches Association and an all-Metro selection by the Jordan Westerkamp Kansas City Star. Injuries limited Rose to just six games as a junior, but he made a big impact when he was on the field, averaging nearly three tackles for loss per game. Rose first played 6-2, 195, WR, Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) a key role as a sophomore, when he had a team-high 95 tackles, two sacks, an interception Jordan Westerkamp is a record-setting receiver who joins Nebraska after posting amazing and a pair of fumble recoveries. Rose plyaed in the Under Armour All-America Bowl in Florida statistics during his prep career at Montini Catholic High School in Illinois. The 6-2, 195-pound and was one of the defensive standouts in the game. Rose was the first player to commit to Westerkamp is the state’s all-time leader in receptions (235), receiving yards (4,618) and NU’s 2012 class, making his intentions known before his junior season, and he did not take any receiving touchdowns (68). Westerkamp helped lead Coach Chris Andriano’s team to state other visits. He did have dozens of offers including Iowa, Ohio State, Missouri, USC, Kansas and titles each of the past three seasons, capped by a memorable performance in his final prep Indiana to name a few. Rose is ranked among the top five players in the state of Missouri by both game. In the Class 5A state title game against Joliet Catholic, Westerkamp had 12 catches for Rivals.com and 247 Sports, and 247 and ESPNU list him among the top 150 overall prospects 353 yards and five touchdowns, leading his team to a 70-45 victory. The championship-game in the country. Rose is listed among the top 15 inside linebackers in the country by Rivals, effort capped a senior year that saw him catch 91 passes for 1,659 yards and 29 touchdowns. Scout and 247 Sports. Rose was also on the preseason watch list for the high school version Westerkamp received numerous honors, highlighted by being chosen a first-team USA of the Butkus Award. Rose was born on Aug. 30, 1993, and he is the son of Michael Rose Sr. Today All-American. He was also the Illinois Player of the Year by both the Chicago Tribune and ESPN Chicago, the Suburban Christian Conference Player of the Year and an all-state Mohammed Seisay and all-metro selection. As a junior, Westerkamp caught 89 passes for 1,631 yards and 23 touchdowns, helping Montini to a 12-2 record and a Class 5A state title, including seven 6-2, 200, DB, Springfield, Va. (West Springfield HS/ catches for 146 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game. His play as a junior Fork Union Military Academy/Memphis/Eastern Arizona JC) earned Westerkamp first-team 5A all-state honors from the Illinois Coaches Association. As Mohammed Seisay is one of two junior college prospects in NU’s 2012 class. Seisay (pronounced a sophomore, Westerkamp burst onto the scene with 51 receptions for 1,156 yards and 16 See-say) joins the Huskers after spending the 2011 season at Eastern Arizona Junior College, touchdowns, including a 99-yard touchdown. He had a touchdown catch in the Class 5A state and he also has prior Division I experience with two seasons at Memphis. Seisay, who has title game, helping Montini cap off a 10-4 season and the first of three straight titles. Following two years of eligibility remaining, enrolled in January and is taking part in spring football. his senior season, Westerkamp participated in the Semper Fi Marines All-America Bowl in Seisay had an impressive 2011 season for Coach Bob O’Mera at Eastern Arizona, with 22 Arizona. He is listed among the top 10 players in Illinois by both Rivals.com and 247 Sports, tackles and six interceptions, including two that were returned for touchdowns. Seisay is and is regarded as one of the top 50 receivers in the country, while Scout.com lists him among regarded as one of the top 10 junior college players in the country by Rivals.com and among the nation’s top 250 overall prospects. Westerkamp chose Nebraska over Notre Dame and the top three defensive backs, while 247 Sports ranked him among the top 20 junior college had dozens of other scholarship offers, including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern prospects. Before transferring to Eastern Arizona, Seisay spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons and West Virginia. Jordan is the son of Robert and Kimberly Westerkamp, and he was born at Memphis. After redshirting in 2009, Seisay started all 12 games at cornerback in 2010 on June 23, 1994. His father also starred at Montini Catholic and collegiately at Illinois. and earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors. He finished the season with 39 tackles, including 23 solo stops, two interceptions and three pass breakups. Seisay had a season-high Corey Whitaker six tackles in three games (East Carolina, Tennessee, UAB). Seisay spent 2008 at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he played for Coach John Shuman, and helped the team 6-5, 270, OL, Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) to a 6-4 record. Seisay totaled 45 tackles and eight pass breakups for Fork Union, and also Corey Whitaker is a talented offensive line prospect who joined NU’s list of commitments in returned a blocked PAT 95 yards. Seisay played for Coach Bill Renner at West Springfield (Va.) the final week of January. Whitaker is one of two offensive linemen in the 2012 class, and one High, and helped the 2007 team to a 10-3 record and trip to the playoffs for the first time in of two California natives in the class, marking the 14th straight year Nebraska has signed at 14 years. Seisay had 35 tackles, four interceptions, 10 pass breakups and forced fumbled and least one player from California. The 6-5, 270-pounder starred at Vista Murrieta High School was named first-team all-district. He also starred in 2006, including a school-record three the past two seasons. His play helped fuel a prolific offense that led Coach Coley Candaele’s interceptions against Hayfield High. Seisay was a first-team all-district pick in both 2006 and team to the finals of the CIF Southern Section Inland playoffs each of the past two seasons. 2007 at West Springfield. Seisay chose NU after also visiting Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, In 2011, Vista Murrieta finished with a 10-4 record, however all four losses were by forfeit, and he had a number of other offers including Florida State and Oklahoma. Seisay was born and it capped its season with a 35-28 victory over Corona Centennial in the playoff finals. on May 22, 1990, and he is the son of Ibrahim Seisay and Fatima Seisay. Whitaker’s play helped the offense average 235.9 rushing yards and 37.0 points per game. As a junior, Whitaker paved the way for an offense that averaged 38.8 points per game and better than 200 rushing yards per game en route to a 12-2 record and a berth in the finals of Paul Thurston the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Whitaker was a two-time first-team all-league, All-CIF and 6-5, 275, OL, Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West HS) All-Valley selection, and was named to the 2011 All-Inland team by SouthernCaliforniaPreps. Colorado product Paul Thurston is one of two offensive linemen in the 2012 class. Thurston com. Whitaker is regarded as one of the nation’s top 100 offensive line prospects by 247 also continues a strong link to the state of Colorado for NU, as the Huskers have signed at Sports. Whitaker also drew heavy interest from Oregon, visited Nevada and San Jose State, least one Colorado native in five of the past seven years. The 6-5, 275-pound Thurston was a and had offers from Fresno State and San Diego State among others. Whitaker was born on dominant blocker for Arvada West High each of the past three seasons. As a senior, Thurston Feb. 14, 1994, and he is the son of Corey Whitaker and Tammy Reisdorph. was a Class 5A (largest class) first-team all-state selection by the Denver Post. During his junior year for Coach Casey Coons, Thurston helped Arvada West to a 6-5 record and a trip to the Walk-On Student-Athletes second round of the Class 5A playoffs. Thurston was a a first-team all-conference selection as a junior, when he also played some on the defensive line. Thurston was also a member of Jared Blum–6-4, 230, DE/TE, Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS) the varsity team as a sophomore, when Arvada West posted an 11-2 record and advanced to Jared Blum is one of two walk-ons from Gretna High School in 2012. Blum was a second-team the Class 5A state semifinals. Thurston is regarded as one of the top five players in Colorado All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha World-Herald and a second-team Super State pick by the by both Rivals.com and 247 sports. He is also listed among the top 150 overall prospects Lincoln Journal Star on defense as a senior. Blum recorded 44 tackles to go along with 12 in the country by both Rivals and Scout.com, and is generally regarded among the top 20 sacks and helped his team reach the semifinals of the Class B state playoffs. Blum was also a offensive tackles nationally. Thurston commited to Nebraska in the summer before his senior threat on offense, catching 18 passes for 380 yards and six touchdowns as a tight end. Along year, and did not take any other visits. He did receive numerous offers including Michigan, with being a football standout, Blum starred on the Dragons’ basketball team where was Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Colorado, Northwestern, Kansas State and UCLA to name named second-team Super State by the Lincoln Journal Star as a junior, after averaging 13.4 a few. Thurston is the son of Greg and Janet Thurston, and he was born on June 25, 1993. points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Blum had football scholarship offers from South Dakota State, Nebraska-Kearney and Northwest Missouri State. Blum was born on Nov. 14, 1993, Vincent Valentine and he is the son of Dave and Kristi Blum. 6-3, 300, DT, Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS) Cole Chvatal–5-11, 175, WR, Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann HS) Vincent Valentine is one of four defensive linemen in NU’s class, and one of two players A member of the Class C-1 all-state football team by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln projected to start their careers on the interior. Valentine and fellow Illinois product Jordan Journal Star, Cole Chvatal will walk-on at Nebraska as a wide receiver. Chvatal led Bishop Westerkamp give NU two signees from that state for the first time since 2004. The 6-3, Neumann High School to the No. 1 seed in the Class C-1 state football playoffs, where it 300-pound Valentine was a second-team all-state, all-class pick in Illinois by the Chicago advanced to the second round. He starred on the offensive side of the football, rushing for Tribune as a senior. Valentine had 35 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and three sacks 21 touchdowns on 1,165 yards and over 9.5 yards a carry. Chvatal also caught 25 passes for for Edwardsville, helping Coach Matt Martin’s team to a 5-5 record and trip to the Illinois 397 yards and four touchdowns. Chvatal recorded 106 tackles on defense. Chvatal was born state playoffs. Valentine was also chosen as a first-team Class 7A all-state performer by the on April 27, 1993, and is the son of Dave and Colleen Chvatal. Illinois High School Coaches Association, and earned first-team All-Southwest Conference honors for the second straight season. As a junior, Valentine made 33 tackles, while adding Carson Collins–5-10, 220, FB, Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) two sacks, forcing two fumbles and recovering a fumble. Valentine was also a starter as a Carson Collins is one of three walk-ons from Omaha Burke in 2012. Collins joins the Husker sophomore when he racked up 29 tackles, two sacks and had a fumble recovery. Valentine program after helping the Bulldogs reach the Class A state championship game as a senior, is ranked among the nation’s top 50 defensive tackles by both Rivals.com and 247 Sports, which marked their first appearance in the title game since 1984. Collins rushed for 1,325 yards and both services rank him among the top 15 overall prospects in the state of Illinois. and 19 touchdowns as a senior, while averaging just under eight yards per carry. A member Valentine chose Nebraska over Florida and Illinois, and had dozens of other offers including of the Lincoln Journal Star Super State second team and Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin in the Big Ten. Valentine was second team, Collins rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns in Burke’s semifinal game born on Feb. 23, 1994, and he is the son of Vincent Sr. and Angreha Valentine. against Omaha Central. Collins chose to walk-on at Nebraska over several FCS and Division II opportunities. He was born on June 27, 1994, and is the son of Amy Collins. 40 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Ross Dzuris–6-3, 225, DE/TE, Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth HS) Spencer Lindsay–5-10, 195, PK, Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Ross Dzuris has been a force on the defensive line for Plattsmouth High School leading the Spencer Lindsay was one of the top kickers in Nebraska, earning honorable mention all-state Blue Devils to consecutive playoff berths during his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, honors from both the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald as a senior. Lindsay Dzuris earned second-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and was part connected on all 33 PAT attempts and 6-of-9 on field goals with a long of 44 yards. Lindsay of the Lincoln Journal Star Class B all-state football team after collecting 103 total tackles, booted nearly 75 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks and averaged 33.7 yards per punt. including 45 solo stops. During his junior season, Dzuris finished with 52 tackles and four As a junior, Lindsay was 11-for-13 on field goals. He also shinned at wide receiver his senior sacks. For his efforts, he was named a first-team all-state selection by HuskerLandPreps. season for the Bearcats, catching 17 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns. com and was a first-team all-area selection from the Omaha World-Herald. Dzuris is also a standout on the Plattsmouth basketball, where he earned honorable-mention all-state Mitch McCann–6-1, 225, LB, Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) honors, and competed in track and field. He chose to walk on at Nebraska over scholarship Mitch McCann will join the Huskers as a walk-on after helping the Burke Bulldogs become offers from North Dakota and South Dakota. Dzuris was born on Oct. 13, 1993, and he is the one of the toughest defenses in the state of Nebraska, holding offenses to 18 points and son of Bob and Leesa Dzuris. under 130 yards per game. A three-year starter at middle linebacker for Burke, McCann totaled 128 tackles during his senior season to go along with two sacks and two fumble Sam Foltz–6-2, 190, ATH, Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island HS) recoveries. McCann helped Burke reach the Class A state championship in 2011, where he A do-it-all athlete from Grand Island High School, Sam Foltz helped lead the Islanders to a tallied a game-high 9.5 tackles. A first-team Super State linebacker by the Lincoln Journal 9-2 record and a trip to the Class A quarterfinals as a senior. A teammate of fellow walk-on Star and honorable mention All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha World-Herald, McCann chose commit Ryker Fyfe, Foltz was one of the most versatile athletes in the state, starring on both to walk-on at NU over a scholarship offer from South Dakota State. McCann is the son of sides of the football. A first-team All-Nebraska pick as a defensive back as a senior, Foltz led Pete and Stephanie McCann, and he was born on Dec. 23, 1993. Grand Island in tackles with 84, including 61 solo stops, and four interceptions. During his junior season, Foltz had 60 total tackles and five interceptions. On offense, Foltz teamed Graham Nabity–6-1, 205, RB, Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn HS) up with Fyfe to make up one of the most dangerous passing duos in the state, catching 39 Graham Nabity led the Elkhorn Antlers to the Nebraska Class B state championship as a senior, passes for 686 yards and 10 touchdowns as senior. Foltz was also a valuable asset on special rushing for 1,532 yards on 239 carries and a Class-B leading 24 touchdowns. Nabity was a teams where he was member of the Lincoln Journal Star Super State team as a punter during second-team All-Nebraska pick by both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star, his senior campaign. Foltz chose to walk-on at Nebraska over scholarship offers from South and was named the honorary captain of Class B all-state team. As a junior, Nabity rushed for Dakota State, Northwest Missouri State, Nebraska-Kearney and South Dakota. Foltz was born 988 yards and 11 touchdowns, while helping his team reach the state championship where it on Jan. 21, 1994, and is the son of Gerald and Jill Foltz. fell to Crete. Nabity chose to walk-on at Nebraska over a scholarship offer from South Dakota State. Nabity was born on May 12, 1993, and he is the son of David Nabity. Trey Foster–6-2, 230, TE, Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS) Trey Foster earned first-team All-Nebraska accolades from both the Omaha World-Herald Jordan Nelson–5-8, 175, RB, Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) and Lincoln Journal Star as a defensive lineman as a senior, but will join the Husker program Jordan Nelson starred in his first full healthy season at Burke High School, where he helped as a tight end. Foster, who helped Lincoln Southeast to the Class A state championship, had the Bulldogs reach the Class A state championship as a senior. Nelson set the school single- seven receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns as a senior. From his defensive end season rushing record with 1,791 yards and tacked on 13 touchdowns, earning him a spot position, Foster recorded 59 tackles, 3.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries. Foster was part on the Lincoln Journal Star Super State team. Nelson also caught 25 passes for 700 yards and of a defense that allowed a total of 34 points in four playoff games. Foster turned down a eight touchdowns, while averaging 28.0 yards per reception. Nelson is joined by two of his scholarship offer to Southeast Missouri State for the opportunity to walk-on at Nebraska. Burke teammates, running back Carson Collins and linebacker Mitch McCann, as walk-ons. Foster was born on May 13, 1994, and he is the son of Jesse and Charlesette Foster. The All-Nebraska running back and honorary captain of the World-Herald all-metro team chose to walk on over scholarship offers from several Division II programs. Nelson is the son Ryker Fyfe–6-3, 195, QB, Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island HS) of Ray and Tammy Nelson. Fyfe guided one of the most potent offenses in the state of Nebraska as a senior, leading Grand Island to just under 400 yards of offense and 40 points per game. The signal-caller was Robby Painter–6-6, 270, OL, Centennial, Colo. (Grandview HS) a first-team Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska pick, and was the quarterback and honorary Robby Painter joins NU as a walk-on from Grandview High School, one of the top 5A prep captain of the Lincoln Journal Star’s Super State team. A dual-threat quarterback, Fyfe threw programs in Colorado. The 6-6, 270-pound Painter helped Grandview reach the semifinals of for 1,921 yards and 20 touchdowns, while also rushing for 746 yards and 14 scores, while the Class 5A state playoffs in both 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Painter was a team captain and his averaging 6.4 yards per carry. A teammate of fellow walk-on wide receiver Sam Foltz, Fyfe play helped Grandview to an 11-2 record, with an offense that averaged nearly 200 rushing completed 59 percent of his passes as a senior and averaged 16.0 yards per completion. As a yards per game. Painter also made 12 tackles and had a sack on defense. In 2010, Painter helped junior, Fyfe finished with 1,492 passing yards and 14 touchdowns. A member of the Islander Grandview to a 9-5 record and trip to the semifinals. Painter was committed to a scholarship at baseball and basketball teams, Fyfe chose to walk-on at Nebraska over a scholarship offer from Eastern Washington, and also had offers from UNLV, Northern Colorado and Colorado School Nebraska-Kearney. He is the son of Montie and Kim Fyfe, and Ryker was born on Nov. 20, 1993. of the Mines. He was born on Oct. 8, 1993, and is the son of John and Jan Painter. Taylor Hoffman–6-0, 200, LB, Oakland, Neb. (Oakland-Craig HS) Brandon Reilly–6-2, 180, WR, Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest HS) Taylor Hoffman will be the first player from Oakland-Craig High School to join the NU program A standout on both sides of the ball for Lincoln Southwest, Brandon Reilly will walk-on at since the early 1980s. A consensus Class C-2 all-state pick by the Omaha World-Herald and Nebraska as a wide receiver. Reilly earned honorable mention all-state honors as a receiver Lincoln Journal Star, Hoffman will walk-on as a linebacker where he recorded 88 tackles, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Reilly caught 18 passes for 339 yards, and was also a including 55 solo stops in 2011. Hoffman also contributed on offense at fullback, rushing for threat on special teams, amassing over 650 kickoff and punt return yards as a senior, including 717 yards and 14 touchdowns, while he averaged over eight yards per carry. Hoffman helped three returns for touchdowns. Reilly showed big-play ability as a senior, with eight of his Oakland-Craig reach the quarterfinals of the C-2 state playoffs and a 10-1 overall record. A state nine touchdowns covering 50 yards or more. On defense, Reilly totaled 59 tackles and three qualifier in wrestling, Hoffman chose to walk-on at Nebraska over offers from South Dakota interceptions, to earn a spot on the first-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State team as a State and Wyoming. He is the son of Ken and Mary Hoffman, and was born on July 3, 1993. defensive back. Also a member of the Southwest basketball team, Reilly chose to walk-on at Nebraska after receiving interest from Nebraska-Kearney, Southeast Missouri State and South Andy Janovich–6-1, 215, FB, Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS) Dakota. Reilly was born on Sept. 24, 1993, and is the son of Paul Reilly and Julie Matthes. Andy Janovich was named first-team All-Nebraska by the Omaha World-Herald as a linebacker and was a part of the Lincoln Journal Star’s second-team Super State squad after leading Brad Simpson–6-0, 195, LB, Omaha, Neb. (Ralston HS) Gretna to the Class B Nebraska semifinals as a senior. Janovich, who is coming in as a Brad Simpson shined on both sides of the football for Ralston High, where he led the Rams to fullback, rushed for 799 yards and 18 touchdowns as senior, while averaging 7.6 yards per the second round of the Class B Nebraska state playoffs and an 8-3 overall record. Recruited carry. On the defensive side of the ball, Janovich led Gretna in tackles with 112 and finished as a linebacker, Simpson tallied 98 tackles, including 65 solo stops, three interceptions and with eight tackles for loss. Gretna’s defense was the No. 1-ranked defense in Class B, only two fumble recoveries. For his efforts, he was named to the Class B all-state team by the allowing 179 yards per game. Janovich also stars on the wrestling mat, where he was the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald as a senior. Simpson also led the Ralston 2012 Class B 220-pound champion with a 46-0 record, a year after winning the 189-pound offense at quarterback, finishing with 802 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns, while throwing title with a 53-0 record. Janovich chose to walk-on at Nebraska over a scholarship offer from for 881 yards and seven scores. On special teams, Simpson averaged more than 34 yards a Nebraska-Kearney. He is the son of Ron and Brenda Janovich. punt and had a long of 57 yards. Simpson chose to walk-on at NU over scholarship offers from both Central Missouri and Nebraska-Kearney. Simpson is the son of Dan and Carrie Simpson. Garret Johns–6-1, 275, OL, Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) A multi-sport athlete at Aurora High School, Garret Johns will walk on at Nebraska after a Dylan Utter–6-2, 300, OL, Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista HS) successful prep career. Johns was named to the All-Nebraska second team by the Omaha Dylan Utter joins Nebraska as a walk-on after helping Papillion-La Vista High School reach the World-Herald and the Super Sate second team by the Lincoln Journal Star after leading the semifinals of the Class A state championships as a senior. Utter was a mainstay on both sides Huskies to the Class B state playoffs and a 8-3 overall record from his offensive line position. of the line of scrimmage, totaling 40 tackles and two sacks to earn him a spot on the Lincoln Johns was also a standout on the wrestling team where he won the Class B heavyweight state Journal Star Super-State second team as a senior. On offense, Utter helped the Monarchs championship as a junior and senior, posting a combined 82-0 record. Johns chose to walk- average more than 38 points and 258 passing yards per game. As a junior, Utter recorded 47 on at Nebraska over scholarship offers from South Dakota State, Northwest Missouri State tackles, 12 tackles for loss and three sacks on defense. Also a member of the Omaha World- and Fort Hays. Johns was born on Nov. 10, 1993, and is the son of Joe and Rosemary Johns. Herald’s All-Nebraska second team, Utter walked-on after receiving scholarship offers from North Dakota and Army. Utter was born on Feb. 19, 1994, and he is the son of Dinah Fiest. HUSKERS.COM 41 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

2011 Nebraska Schedule and Results Date OpponENT Result Score Record Conference Time Attend Sept. 3, 2011 Chattanooga W 40-7 1-0 0-0 3:06 84,883 Sept. 10, 2011 Fresno State W 42-29 2-0 0-0 3:36 85,501 Sept. 17, 2011 Washington W 51-38 3-0 0-0 3:32 85,110 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming W 38-14 4-0 0-0 3:07 32,617 Oct. 1, 2011 at No. 7 Wisconsin* L 17-48 4-1 0-1 3:22 81,834 Oct. 8, 2011 Ohio State* W 34-27 5-1 1-1 3:14 85,426 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota* W 41-14 6-1 2-1 2:59 49,187 Oct. 29, 2011 No. 9 Michigan State * W 24-3 7-1 3-1 3:14 85,641 Nov. 5, 2011 Northwestern * L 25-28 7-2 3-2 3:15 85,115 Nov. 12, 2011 at No. 12 Penn State * W 17-14 8-2 4-2 3:27 107,903 Nov. 19, 2011 at No. 20 Michigan * L 17-45 8-3 4-3 3:30 113,718 Nov. 25, 2011 Iowa * W 20-7 9-3 5-3 3:06 85,595 Jan. 2, 2012 South Carolina # L 13-30 9-4 5-3 3:03 61,351 * Big Ten conference game; # Capital One Bowl

Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING 379 304 Points Per Game 29.2 23.4 FIRST DOWNS 265 245 Rushing 143 120 Passing 100 101 Penalty 22 24 RUSHING YARDAGE 2,824 2,060 Yards gained rushing 3,130 2,304 Yards lost rushing 306 244 Rushing Attempts 611 515 Average Per Rush 4.6 4.0 Average Per Game 217.2 158.5 TDs Rushing 31 23 PASSING YARDAGE 2,115 2,499 Comp-Att-Int 164-293-8 192-361-10 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.9 Average Per Catch 12.9 13.0 Average Per Game 162.7 192.2 TDs Passing 13 16 TOTAL OFFENSE 4,939 4,559 Total Plays 904 876 Average Per Play 5.5 5.2 Average Per Game 379.9 350.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 45-1,146 56-1,346 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-139 26-309 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-85 8-68 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.5 24.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.7 11.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.5 8.5 FUMBLES-LOST 32-11 16-8 PENALTIES-Yards 86-688 77-757 Average Per Game 52.9 58.2 PUNTS-Yards 59-2,626 71-2,833 Average Per Punt 44.5 39.9 Net punt average 38.3 36.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:30 31:30 3RD-DOWN Conversions 82/194 78/194 3rd-Down Pct 42% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/16 13/22 4th-Down Pct 56% 59% SACKS BY-Yards 21-136 21-99 MISC YARDS 7 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 40 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-23 8-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (45-52) 87% (32-39) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (33-52) 63% (27-39) 69% PAT-ATTEMPTS (44-45) 98% (38-39) 97% ATTENDANCE 596,871 384,809 Games/Avg Per Game 7/85,267 5/76,962 Neutral Site Games 1/61,351

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ot Total Nebraska 84 97 110 88 - 379 Opponents 64 67 66 107 - 304

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2011 Nebraska Individual Statistics RUSHING GP/GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PcCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Burkhead, Rex 13/13 284 1406 49 1357 4.8 15 52 104.4 Maher, Brett 19-23 82.6 0-0 7-7 5-6 4-4 3-6 51 0 Martinez, Taylor 13/13 188 1040 166 874 4.6 9 57 67.2 Abdullah, Ameer 13/0 42 172 22 150 3.6 3 24 11.5 Heard, Braylon 7/0 25 122 8 114 4.6 1 25 16.3 Green, Aaron 12/0 24 105 0 105 4.4 2 12 8.8 FG SEQUENCE Nebraska OPPONENTS Bell, Kenny 13/11 3 100 0 100 33.3 1 82 7.7 Chattanooga (50),(48),(34),(21) 37 Marlowe, Tim 13/1 7 77 0 77 11.0 0 39 5.9 Fresno State - (22),(36),(37) Legate, Tyler 13/6 8 54 0 54 6.8 0 36 4.5 Washington (44),(35),(29) (40) Jones, Austin 6/0 5 38 0 38 7.6 0 22 6.3 Wyoming 50,(20) 32 David, Lavonte 13/13 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Wisconsin 50,(32) - Cooper, Khiry 9/1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Ohio State (50),(34) (41),(35) Turner, Jamal 12/0 2 4 7 -3 -1.5 0 4 -0.2 Minnesota (22),(25),51 - Reed, Kyler 12/4 2 5 8 -3 -1.5 0 5 -0.2 Michigan State (20) 52,(28) Carnes, Brion 3/0 2 0 6 -6 -3.0 0 0 -2.0 Northwestern (36) 45 TEAM 10/0 17 0 40 -40 -2.4 0 0 -4.0 Penn State (41) 47 Total 13 611 3,130 306 2,834 4.6 31 82 217.2 Michigan (51) (42),42 Opponents 13 515 2,304 244 2,060 4.0 23 63 158.5 Iowa (40),(21) - South Carolina 35 20 PASSING G/s Effic Cmp-Att-InT pCT Yds TD Lng Avg/G Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Martinez, Taylor 13/13 126.52 162-288-8 56.2 2089 13 61 160.7 Burkhead, Rex 13/13 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Carnes, Brion 3/0 209.20 2-2-0 100.0 26 0 19 8.7 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC i20 Blkd TEAM 13/0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Maher, Brett 59 2,626 44.5 69 3 9 25 1 Total 13 125.79 164-293-8 56.0 2115 13 61 162.7 Total 59 2,626 44.5 69 3 9 25 1 Opponents 13 120.42 192-361-10 53.2 2499 16 81 192.2 Opponents 71 2,833 39.9 59 7 23 16 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn RECEIVING G/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Maher, Brett 72 4,851 67.4 20 0 Bell, Kenny 13/11 32 461 14.4 3 50 35.5 Bondi, Mauro 4 267 66.8 0 0 Kinnie, Brandon 13/7 22 257 11.7 1 61 19.8 Total 76 5,118 67.3 20 0 1,346 44.4 25 Enunwa, Quincy 13/7 21 293 14.0 2 36 22.5 Opponents 56 3,530 63.0 6 2 1,146 40.4 29 Burkhead, Rex 13/13 21 177 8.4 2 30 13.6 Reed, Kyler 12/4 15 257 17.1 1 53 21.4 Turner, Jamal 12/0 15 243 16.2 0 43 20.2 Cotton, Ben 11/11 14 189 13.5 0 28 17.2 Marlowe, Tim 13/1 12 113 9.4 1 15 8.7 Cooper, Khiry 9/1 4 60 15.0 0 17 6.7 Legate, Tyler 13/6 4 21 5.2 2 10 1.8 Green, Aaron 12/0 1 25 25.0 1 25 2.1 Abdullah, Ameer 13/0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.8 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 9/1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.8 Heard, Braylon 7/0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Total 13 164 2115 12.9 13 61 162.7 Opponents 13 192 2499 13.0 16 81 192.2

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Abdullah, Ameer 15 107 7.1 0 28 Marlowe, Tim 2 13 6.5 0 11 Burkhead, Rex 1 19 19.0 0 19 Total 18 139 7.7 0 28 Opponents 26 309 11.9 1 67

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Cassidy, Austin 2 50 25.0 0 50 David, Lavonte 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Green, Andrew 1 0 0.0 0 0 Smith, P.J. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Thorell, Lance 1 26 26.0 0 26 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 1 0 0.0 0 0 Meredith, Cameron 1 1 1.0 0 1 Moore, Terrence 1 10 10.0 0 10 Total 10 85 8.5 0 50 Opponents 8 68 8.5 0 25

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Abdullah, Ameer 26 763 29.3 1 100 Marlowe, Tim 10 195 19.5 0 28 Bell, Kenny 6 152 25.3 0 33 Turner, Jamal 1 17 17.0 0 17 Legate, Tyler 1 5 5.0 0 5 Whaley, Alonzo 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total 42 1,088 25.9 1 100 Opponents 54 1,273 23.6 0 64

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Cassidy, Austin 1 11 11.0 1 11 Total 1 11 11.0 1 11 Opponents 1 3 3.0 0 3

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|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv PaASS DXP Saf pts ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec pR KOR iR Tot Avg/G Burkhead, Rex 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 102 Burkhead, Rex 13 1,357 177 19 0 0 1,553 119.5 Maher, Brett 0 19-23 43-44 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 100 Abdullah, Ameer 13 150 11 107 763 0 1,031 79.3 Martinez, Taylor 9 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 56 Martinez, Taylor 13 874 0 0 0 0 874 67.2 Abdullah, Ameer 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Bell, Kenny 13 100 461 0 152 0 713 54.8 Bell, Kenny 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Marlowe, Tim 13 77 113 13 195 0 398 30.6 Green, Aaron 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Enunwa, Quincy 13 0 293 0 0 0 293 22.5 Legate, Tyler 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Kinnie, Brandon 13 0 257 0 0 0 257 19.8 Enunwa, Quincy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Turner, Jamal 12 -3 243 0 17 0 257 21.4 Heard, Braylon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Reed, Kyler 12 -3 257 0 0 0 254 21.2 Kinnie, Brandon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Cotton, Ben 11 0 189 0 0 0 189 17.2 Reed, Kyler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Green, Aaron 12 105 25 0 0 0 130 10.8 Marlowe, Tim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Heard, Braylon 7 114 1 0 0 0 115 16.4 Cassidy, Austin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Legate, Tyler 12 54 21 0 5 0 80 6.7 Bondi, Mauro 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Cooper, Khiry 9 1 60 0 0 0 61 6.8 Total 46 19-23 44-45 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 379 Cassidy, Austin 13 0 0 0 0 50 50 3.8 Opponents 40 8-15 38-39 0-0 0 0-1 1 0 304 Jones, Austin 6 38 0 0 0 0 38 6.3 Thorell, Lance 13 0 0 0 0 26 26 2.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G PlLAYS RusH pASS Total Avg/G Whaley, Alonzo 13 0 0 0 14 0 14 1.1 Martinez, Taylor 13 476 874 2,089 2,963 227.9 Moore, Terrence 13 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8 Burkhead, Rex 13 286 1,357 0 1,357 104.4 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 9 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.8 Abdullah, Ameer 13 42 150 0 150 11.5 David, Lavonte 13 6 0 0 0 -2 4 0.3 Heard, Braylon 7 25 114 0 114 16.3 Meredith, Cameron 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 Green, Aaron 12 24 105 0 105 8.8 Carnes, Brion 3 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -2.0 Bell, Kenny 13 3 100 0 100 7.7 TEAM 10 -40 0 0 0 0 -40 -4.0 Marlowe, Tim 13 7 77 0 77 5.9 Total 13 2,824 2,115 139 1,146 85 6,309 485.3 Legate, Tyler 12 8 54 0 54 4.5 Opponents 13 2,060 2,499 309 1,346 68 6,282 483.2 Jones, Austin 6 5 38 0 38 6.3 Carnes, Brion 3 4 -6 26 20 6.7 David, Lavonte 13 1 6 0 6 0.5 Cooper, Khiry 9 1 1 0 1 0.1 Reed, Kyler 12 2 -3 0 -3 -0.2 Turner, Jamal 12 2 -3 0 -3 -0.2 TEAM 10 18 -40 0 -40 -4.0 Total 13 904 2,824 2,115 4,939 379.9 Opponents 13 876 2,060 2,499 4,559 350.7

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Defensive Statistics |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-YarDS iNT-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf David, Lavonte 13-13 65 68 133 13-64 5.5-46 2--2 2 3 2-0 3 . . Compton, Will 13-11 39 43 82 7-18 0.5-8 . . 3 1-0 . . . Stafford, Daimion 13-12 46 34 80 3-10 0.5-7 . 10 1 . 1 . . Cassidy, Austin 13-13 30 40 70 . . 2-50 4 1 1-11 . . . Meredith, Cameron 13-13 27 31 58 6-36 5.0-34 1-1 . 9 . 1 . . Green, Andrew 13-10 29 19 48 2-3 . 1-0 8 . . . . . Steinkuhler, Baker 13-13 19 21 40 5-19 2.0-11 . 2 4 . . . . Thorell, Lance 13-3 24 14 38 1-2 . 1-26 2 . . . . . Smith, P.J. 11-1 21 12 33 . . 1-0 . . . 1 . . Evans, Ciante 13-7 17 16 33 1-3 . . 3 . . . . . Dennard, Alfonzo 10-10 26 5 31 . . . 6 . . . . . Fisher, Sean 10-4 7 17 24 3-8 . . . 1 . . . . Martin, Eric 12-2 10 13 23 4-25 2.5-21 . . 4 1-0 . . . Crick, Jared 5-5 7 15 22 3-7 1.0-1 . 1 1 . . 1 . Moore, Terrence 13-7 6 14 20 2-3 1.0-2 1-10 . 4 . . . . Ankrah, Jason 12-9 6 11 17 3-4 1.0-2 ...... Williams, Josh 13-2 5 10 15 1-3 . . . 2 . . 1 . Stoddard, Graham 13-0 4 9 13 . . . 1 . . . . . Rome, Chase 10-2 4 9 13 1-1 1.0-1 . 1 1 . . . . Whaley, Alonzo 13-1 6 5 11 2-4 ...... Blatchford, Justin 13-1 8 3 11 . . . 1 1 . . . . Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 9-1 5 4 9 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . Cooper, Corey 11-1 8 1 9 ...... Ebke, Jim 13-0 4 5 9 ...... Carter, Joseph 10-0 2 7 9 ...... Randle, Thaddeus 6-0 4 4 8 1-3 1.0-3 ...... Jackson, Harvey 12-0 6 2 8 ...... May, Mathew 12-0 5 3 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . . Roach, Trevor 5-0 2 5 7 2-3 . . . 1 . . . . Osborne, Courtney 5-1 2 4 6 ...... Washington, Dijon 13-0 4 1 5 ...... Richards, Wil 10-0 4 1 5 ...... Mitchell, Josh 8-1 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . . Burkhead, Rex 13-13 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . Hardrick, Jermarcus 13-13 2 . 2 ...... Mangieri, P.J. 13-0 1 1 2 ...... Maher, Brett 13-0 1 . 1 ...... Bondi, Mauro 4-0 . 1 1 ...... Mendoza, Marcus 7-0 1 . 1 1-1 ...... Abdullah, Ameer 13-0 1 . 1 ...... Bell, Antonio 2-0 1 . 1 ...... Bell, Kenny 13-11 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . Marlowe, Tim 13-1 . 1 1 ...... Cotton, Ben 11-11 1 . 1 ...... Enunwa, Quincy 13-7 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . Jackson, Justin 2-0 . 1 1 ...... Cotton, Jake 3-0 1 . 1 ...... Total 13-0 467 454 921 61-217 21-136 10-85 43 36 8-11 7 2 . Opponents 13-0 490 523 1013 88-250 21-99 8-68 42 7 11-3 19 2 . Special Teams TacKLES S-A/Tot UTC FRes WASH WYO WiS OSU Minn MSU NW pSU Mich iOWA Bowl Stoddard, Graham 3-9/12 -- 1-2/3 0-2/2 -- 1-0/1 0-1/1 -- 0-2/2 -- 0-2/2 1-0/1 -- -- Smith, P.J. 3-7/10 0-1/1 2-3/5 -- 1-0/1 -- 0-2/2 0-1/1 ------Ebke, Jim 3-5/8 0-1/1 -- 0-1/1 -- 0-1/1 0-1/1 ------2-0/2 1-1/2 -- Blatchford, Justin 4-3/7 1-1/2 0-1/1 ------0-1/1 ------1-0/1 2-0/2 Green, Andrew 0-7/7 0-1/1 -- 0-1/1 -- -- 0-1/1 0-3/3 0-1/1 ------Martin, Eric 3-4/7 -- -- 1-1/2 -- 0-1/1 -- 1-1/2 0-1/1 1-0/1 ------Cooper, Corey 5-1/6 2-0/2 -- 2-0/2 ------0-1/1 ------1-0/1 May, Mathew 3-2/5 ------1-0/1 1-1/2 0-1/1 1-0/1 ------Richards, Wil 4-1/5 ------1-0/1 1-0/1 1-1/2 -- 1-0/1 -- Whaley, Alonzo 2-3/5 -- 0-1/1 0-1/1 ------0-1/1 -- 1-0/1 1-0/1 Jackson, Harvey 3-1/4 ------1-0/1 1-0/1 1-1/2 ------Washington, Dijon 3-1/4 1-0/1 -- 0-1/1 ------1-0/1 -- 1-0/1 ------Stafford, Daimion 0-3/3 -- 0-3/3 ------Osborne, Courtney 0-3/3 ------0-1/1 0-2/2 ------David, Lavonte 2-1/3 -- 0-1/1 ------1-0/1 -- -- 1-0/1 -- -- Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 1-2/3 ------0-2/2 1-0/1 -- -- Cassidy, Austin 1-2/3 -- 0-1/1 ------1-0/1 ------0-1/1 -- Mangieri, P.J. 1-1/2 -- -- 0-1/1 ------1-0/1 ------Thorell, Lance 0-2/2 ------0-2/2 ------Cotton, Ben 1-0/1 -- 1-0/1 0-0/1 ------Bell, Kenny 0-1/1 -- 0-0/1 0-0/1 ------Maher, Brett 1-0/1 -- -- 1-0/1 ------Bondi, Mauro 0-1/1 ------0-1/1 ------Marlowe, Tim 0-1/1 ------0-1/1 ------

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Individual Game By Game RUSHING No-Yds/TD UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MSU NW PSU MICH IOWA BOWL Burkhead, Rex 284-1357/15 11-75/1 15-55/2 22-120/2 15-170/2 18-96/1 26-119/1 23-117/1 35-130/2 22-69/1 26-121/1 10-36/0 38-160/1 23-89/0 Martinez, Taylor 188-874/9 19-135/3 15-166/2 17-83/1 12-37/1 20-61/1 17-102/1 10-52/0 12-23/0 12-53/0 18-56/0 16-49/0 4-20/0 16-37/0 Abdullah, Ameer 42-150/3 4-1/0 2-3/0 1-4/0 3-36/0 2-5/0 2-16/0 7-30/0 - 1-0/0 2-2/1 2-19/1 12-35/0 4--1/1 Heard, Braylon 25-114/1 3-12/0 DNP 5-34/0 9-33/1 DNP DNP 7-42/0 1--7/0 - - DNP DNP - Green, Aaron 24-105/2 2-7/0 DNP 5-36/1 3-19/0 - 1-7/0 6-20/1 4-8/0 - - 1-5/0 2-3/0 - Bell, Kenny 3-100/1 ------1-82/1 1-4/0 - - - - 1-14/0 Marlowe, Tim 7-77/0 - - - - - 1-2/0 - 1-39/0 - 1-4/0 1-23/0 2-3/0 1-6/0 Legate, Tyler 8-54/0 1-1/0 - 2-37/0 1-4/0 1-4/0 - 1-3/0 1-0/0 - - - 1-5/0 - Jones, Austin 5-38/0 - DNP - 4-38/0 DNP DNP 1-0/0 DNP DNP - - DNP - David, Lavonte 1-6/0 ------1-6/0 - - Cooper, Khiry 1-1/0 DNP - - - 1-1/0 - - - - - DNP DNP - Turner, Jamal 2--3/0 1-4/0 - - - - 1--7/0 - DNP - - - - - Reed, Kyler 1-5/0 ------DNP - - 1-5/0 - - 1--8/0 Carnes, Brion 2--6/0 2--6/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - TEAM 17--40/0 - 3--5/0 3--5/0 2--4/0 1--8/0 3--7/0 - 3--7/0 - - - 2--4/0 -

Receiving No-Yds/TD UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl Bell, Kenny 32-461/3 - 1-42/0 2-59/0 2-20/1 1-9/0 3-33/0 4-25/0 1-19/0 5-58/1 4-42/0 1-8/0 5-93/0 3-53/1 Enunwa, Quincy 21-293/2 4-58/0 1-16/1 2-7/0 1-30/0 1-29/0 1-36/1 1-7/0 - 2-34/0 2-14/0 3-21/0 3-41/0 -- Kinnie, Brandon 22-257/1 2-7/0 - - 3-31/0 2-17/0 2-14/0 2-58/0 2-23/0 6-42/0 - 1-54/1 2-11/0 -- Reed, Kyler 15-257/1 1-13/0 2-61/0 1-19/0 1-44/0 - 3-28/0 DNP - 2-31/0 3-40/0 1-15/0 1-6/1 -- Turner, Jamal 15-243/0 1-19/0 3-63/0 2-34/0 2-23/0 5-84/0 - 2-20/0 DNP ------Cotton, Ben 14-189/0 1-27/0 1-20/0 1-8/0 - 1-28/0 1-4/0 2-25/0 2-5/0 3-36/0 1-14/0 DNP DNP 1-22/0 Burkhead, Rex 21-177/2 - 1-4/0 - 1--4/0 1-9/0 5-59/1 - 1-27/1 5-34/0 1-1/0 - 1-12/0 5-35/0 Marlowe, Tim 12-113/1 1-3/0 1-13/0 - - - - 1-8/0 1-6/0 4-44/1 1-15/0 3-24/0 - -- Cooper, Khiry 4-60/0 DNP - - - - 1-17/0 1-16/0 - 1-10/0 1-17/0 DNP DNP -- Green, Aaron 1-25/1 - DNP 1-25/1 ------Legate, Tyler 4-21/2 - - 1-3/1 1-2/0 - - 1-10/1 - - - - - 1-6/0 Abdullah, Ameer 1-11/0 - - - 1-11/0 ------Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 1-7/0 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP ------Heard, Braylon 1-1/0 1-1/0 DNP - - DNP DNP - - - - DNP DNP --

PASSING #3 Martinez, Taylor Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Chattanooga 22 11 0 50.0 116 0 31 1 5 94.3 Fresno State 21 10 2 47.6 219 1 53 1 4 131.9 Washington 21 10 0 47.6 155 2 50 2 9 141.0 Wyoming 21 12 0 57.1 157 1 44 1 3 135.7 Wisconsin 22 11 3 50.0 176 0 29 2 7 89.9 Ohio State 22 16 1 72.7 191 2 36 2 8 166.6 Minnesota 22 13 0 59.1 162 1 61 0 0 135.9 Michigan State 13 7 1 53.8 80 1 27 1 5 115.5 Northwestern 37 28 0 75.7 289 2 25 1 10 159.1 Penn State 26 13 0 50.0 143 0 24 1 3 96.2 Michigan 23 9 0 39.1 122 1 54 3 4 98.0 Iowa 22 12 0 54.5 163 1 28 0 0 131.8 South Carolina 16 10 1 62.5 116 1 30 6 41 131.5 TOTALS 288 162 8 56.2 2089 13 61 21 99 126.5

#15 Carnes, Brion Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Chattanooga 1 1 0 100.0 19 0 19 0 0 259.6 Minnesota 1 1 0 100.0 7 0 7 0 0 158.8 TOTALS 2 2 0 100.0 26 0 19 0 0 209.2

#22 Burkhead, Rex Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Chattanooga 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Penn State 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds/TD UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl Abdullah, Ameer 15-107 4-67 1-17 2-8 1-4 - 2-6 - 1--4 1-0 - 1-11 1--1 1--1 Burkhead, Rex 1-19 - - 1-19 ------Marlowe, Tim 2-13 - - - - 1-11 ------1-2 --

KICK RETURNS No-Yds/TD UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl Abdullah, Ameer 26-763 - 5-211 3-129 - 7-187 5-111 - 1-28 - 1-15 2-38 - 2-44 Marlowe, Tim 10-195 - - 1-8 1-24 - - 2-33 - 1-19 1-23 4-88 - - Bell, Kenny 6-152 ------4-96 1-23 1-33 - - Turner, Jamal 1-17 - - 1-17 - - - - DNP - - - - - Whaley, Alonzo 1-14 ------1-14 Legate, Tyler 1-5 - - - - 1-5 ------

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Defense Game By Game TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl David, Lavonte 65-68 133 3-6 5-10 1-7 2-4 6-1 6-7 2-4 6-7 1-10 6-3 14-3 5-3 8-3 Compton, Will 39-43 82 1-0 6-9 0-4 1-1 2-3 4-6 2-0 5-2 1-4 6-7 5-1 2-5 4-1 Stafford, Daimion 46-34 80 5-1 5-6 6-3 3-0 6-3 3-3 2-2 1-4 3-2 1-4 5-2 1-4 5-0 Cassidy, Austin 30-40 70 1-3 0-4 0-6 4-2 2-3 1-4 3-3 2-1 3-5 5-4 5-1 3-3 1-1 Meredith, Cameron 27-31 58 2-1 1-4 1-3 2-3 3-1 0-5 2-0 2-3 2-4 2-2 5-4 0-1 5-0 Green, Andrew 29-19 48 3-1 2-1 4-3 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-4 2-5 - 9-1 2-0 4-2 - Steinkuhler, Baker 19-21 40 0-1 1-5 0-2 1-2 1-3 1-2 1-0 1-1 7-2 0-1 2-2 - 4-0 Thorell, Lance 24-14 38 2-0 1-0 - 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 0-4 9-6 1-2 2-1 - 2-0 Smith, P.J. 21-12 33 3-2 2-3 DNP 4-3 6-0 0-3 4-1 - - DNP 1-0 1-0 - Evans, Ciante 17-16 33 1-0 3-3 1-5 0-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-4 0-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 Dennard, Alfonzo 26-5 31 DNP DNP DNP 4-0 2-0 1-2 1-0 2-0 2-2 4-0 4-0 2-1 4-0 Fisher, Sean 7-17 24 2-4 0-5 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 DNP 0-1 2-1 - DNP DNP Martin, Eric 10-13 23 0-1 - 1-1 - 0-1 0-1 3-1 2-1 1-2 1-3 2-1 DNP 0-1 Crick, Jared 7-15 22 1-4 0-3 2-4 DNP 3-2 1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Moore, Terrence 6-14 20 0-1 - - 0-1 1-0 - - 0-1 1-6 1-5 2-0 - 1-0 Ankrah, Jason 6-11 17 1-1 1-1 - 0-1 0-1 - 1-2 1-1 1-0 - DNP 1-4 - Williams, Josh 5-10 15 - 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 - 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-1 Stoddard, Graham 4-9 13 0-1 1-2 1-1 - 1-0 0-1 - 0-2 - 0-2 1-0 - - Rome, Chase 4-9 13 DNP DNP 0-1 - 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-1 Whaley, Alonzo 6-5 11 1-0 0-1 0-1 - - 0-1 - - - 0-1 2-1 2-0 1-0 Blatchford, Justin 8-3 11 2-1 2-1 - - - - 0-1 - 1-0 - - 1-0 2-0 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 5-4 9 - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2 3-0 - - 0-2 1-0 - - Ebke, Jim 4-5 9 0-1 - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - - - - 3-0 1-1 - Carter, Joseph 2-7 9 0-1 DNP 0-2 0-3 0-1 DNP - - - 1-0 DNP - 1-0 Randle, Thaddeus 4-4 8 - - - 3-2 - DNP 1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Cooper, Corey 7-1 8 2-0 - 2-0 3-0 DNP DNP 0-1 - - - - - 1-0 Jackson, Harvey 6-2 8 1-0 - DNP - - 1-0 3-1 1-1 - - - - - May, Mathew 5-3 8 0-1 - - 1-0 1-1 0-1 3-0 - - - - DNP - Roach, Trevor 2-5 7 2-5 DNP - DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - Osborne, Courtney 2-4 6 1-0 DNP DNP - 1-2 0-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Richards, Wil 4-1 5 - - - DNP DNP - - 1-0 1-0 1-1 - 1-0 DNP Washington, Dijon 4-1 5 2-0 - 0-1 - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - Mitchell, Josh 2-3 5 - - 2-3 DNP DNP - - DNP DNP - - - DNP Burkhead, Rex 3-0 3 - - - - 2-0 1-0 ------Mangieri, P.J. 1-1 2 - - 0-1 ------1-0 - - - Hardrick, Jemarcus 2-0 2 - - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - Maher, Brett 1-0 1 - - 1-0 ------Bell, Kenny 0-1 1 - - 0-1 ------Marlowe, Tim 0-1 1 ------0-1 - - - - - Mendoza, Marcus 1-0 1 1-0 DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - Jackson, Justin 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP - DNP Cotton, Jake 1-0 1 1-0 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Cotton, Ben 1-0 1 - 1-0 ------DNP DNP - Enunwa, Quincy 1-0 1 - 1-0 ------Bondi, Mauro 0-1 1 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Abdullah, Ameer 1-0 1 ------1-0 Bell, Antonio 1-0 1 ------1-0

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Defense Game By Game TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Tot UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl David, Lavonte 11-2 13 1-1 - - 1-2 3-16 1-3 1-8 - - - 3-9 1-11 2-0 Compton, Will 5-2 7 - - - - 1-1 - 1-2 1-3 - 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 Meredith, Cameron 5-1 6 2-22 - 1-2 - - - - 1-3 - 1-7 1-2 - - Steinkuhler, Baker 5-0 5 ------1-4 2-10 - 1-4 - 1-0 Martin, Eric 3-1 4 ------1-4 2-14 - - - DNP 0-1 Stafford, Daimion 2-1 3 1-1 ------2-9 - - Crick, Jared 2-1 3 2-6 - 1-1 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ankrah, Jason 2-1 3 1-2 - - - - - 1-1 - - - DNP 1-1 - Fisher, Sean 3-0 3 1-4 - 1-2 - - 1-2 - DNP - - - DNP DNP Green, Andrew 2-0 2 ------2-3 - - - - - Roach, Trevor 2-0 2 2-3 DNP - DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - Whaley, Alonzo 1-1 2 ------2-4 - - Moore, Terrence 2-0 2 ------1-1 - - 1-0 Randle, Thaddeus 1-0 1 - - - 1-3 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Mendoza, Marcus 1-0 1 1-1 DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - Williams, Josh 1-0 1 ------1-3 - - Rome, Chase 1-0 1 DNP DNP - - - 1-1 - - DNP - - - - Evans, Ciante 1-0 1 ------1-3 - Thorell, Lance 1-0 1 - - - 1-2 ------

SACKS UA-A Tot UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl David, Lavonte 5-1 5.5 - - - - 2.0-15 - - - - - 0.5-6 1.0-11 2.0-14 Meredith, Cameron 5-0 5.0 2.0-22 - 1.0-2 - - - - 1.0-3 - 1.0-7 - - - Martin, Eric 2-1 2.5 ------2.0-14 - - - DNP 0.5-7 Steinkuhler, Baker 2-0 2.0 ------1.0-4 1.0-7 - - - - Rome, Chase 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP - - - 1.0-1 - - DNP - - - - Ankrah, Jason 1-0 1.0 1.0-2 ------DNP - - Randle, Thaddeus 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-3 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Moore, Terrence 1-0 1.0 ------1-2 Crick, Jared 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-1 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Compton, Will 0-1 0.5 ------0.5-8 Stafford, Daimion 0-1 0.5 ------0.5-7 - -

INT RETURNS No-Yds UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl David, Lavonte 2--2 - - 1-0 - - - - - 1--2 - - - - Cassidy, Austin 2-50 - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-50 - - - - Meredith, Cameron 1-1 1-1 ------Green, Andrew 1-0 ------1-0 - Smith, P.J. 1-0 - - DNP 1-0 - - - - - DNP - - - Moore, Terrence 1-10 ------1-10 - - Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 1-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 ------Thorell, Lance 1-26 ------1-26 - - - - -

FUMBLEs Recovered No-Yds UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl David, Lavonte 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - Burkhead, Rex 1 - 1 ------Martin, Eric 1 ------1 - DNP - May, Mathew 1 - - 1 ------DNP - Cassidy, Austin 1 ------1 ------Compton, Will 1 ------1 - - - - Bell, Kenny 1 - - - - 1 ------

FORCED FUMBLES No UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl David, Lavonte 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 Stafford, Daimion 1 1 ------Meredith, Cameron 1 ------1 - - - Smith, P.J. 1 - - DNP - 1 - - - - DNP - - - Enunwa, Quincy 1 - 1 ------

fUMBLE rETURNS No-yDS UTC Fres WASH WYO WIS OSU MINN MsU NW pSU MICH iOWA Bowl Cassidy, Austin 1-11 ------1-11 ------

48 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Team Game By Game |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg CMP-ATT-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Sept. 3, 2011 CHATTANOOGA 43 229 4 52 12 135 0 31 12-25-0 135 0 31 0 0 0 0 4 67 0 28 364 Sept. 10, 2011 FRESNO STATE 35 219 4 57 10 219 1 53 10-21-2 219 1 53 5 211 1 100 1 17 0 17 438 Sept. 17, 2011 WASHINGTON 55 309 4 36 10 155 2 50 10-21-0 155 2 50 5 154 0 66 3 27 0 19 464 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming 49 333 4 45 12 157 1 44 12-21-0 157 1 44 1 24 0 24 1 4 0 4 490 Oct. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin 43 159 2 12 11 176 0 29 11-22-3 176 0 29 8 192 0 38 1 11 0 11 335 Oct. 8, 2011 OHIO STATE 51 232 2 22 16 191 2 36 16-22-1 191 2 36 5 111 0 35 2 6 0 4 423 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota 56 346 3 82 14 169 1 61 14-23-0 169 1 61 2 33 0 23 0 0 0 0 515 Oct. 29, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 58 190 2 39 7 80 1 27 7-13-1 80 1 27 1 28 0 28 1 -4 0 0 270 Nov. 5, 2011 NORTHWESTERN 35 122 1 19 28 289 2 25 28-37-0 289 2 25 5 115 0 28 1 0 0 0 411 Nov. 12, 2011 at Penn State 48 188 2 17 13 143 0 24 13-27-0 143 0 24 3 61 0 23 0 0 0 0 331 Nov. 19, 2011 at Michigan 31 138 1 23 9 122 1 54 9-23-0 122 1 54 7 159 0 33 1 11 0 11 260 Nov. 25, 2011 IOWA 61 222 1 14 12 163 1 28 12-22-0 163 1 28 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 385 Jan. 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina 46 137 1 36 10 116 1 30 10-16-1 116 1 30 3 58 0 27 1 -1 0 0 270 Totals 611 2824 31 82 164 2115 13 61 164-293-8 2115 13 61 42 1088 1 100 17 140 0 28 4686 Opponent 515 2060 23 63 192 2499 16 81 192-361-10 2499 16 81 56 1346 0 64 27 318 1 67 4588

|------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| pASS Blkd |-Kicks------XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds iNT-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf pTS Sept. 3, 2011 CHATTANOOGA 38 36 74 11-40 3.0-24 1 0-0 1-1 5 2 1 4-4 0 0 0 40 Sept. 10, 2011 FRESNO STATE 32 60 92 0-0 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 4 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 42 Sept. 17, 2011 WASHINGTON 23 54 77 3-5 2.0-3 0 1-0 2-0 4 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 51 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming 31 26 57 3-7 1.0-3 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Oct. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin 45 28 73 4-17 2.0-15 1 1-0 0-0 3 2 1 2-2 0 0 0 17 Oct. 8, 2011 OHIO STATE 23 46 69 3-6 1.0-1 1 1-0 1-0 4 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 34 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota 39 24 63 4-15 0.0-0 0 1-11 0-0 0 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 41 Oct. 29, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 30 36 66 7-27 4.0-21 0 0-0 1-26 4 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Nov. 5, 2011 NORTHWESTERN 35 50 85 2-10 1.0-7 0 1-0 2-48 3 1 0 2-2 1 0 0 25 Nov. 12, 2011 at Penn State 41 42 83 3-9 1.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Nov. 19, 2011 at Michigan 58 18 76 11-33 1.0-13 0 0-0 1-10 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Nov. 25, 2011 IOWA 26 26 52 4-16 1.0-11 1 1-0 1-0 1 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 20 Jan. 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina 46 8 54 6-32 4.0-31 1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1-2 0 0 0 13 Totals 467 454 921 61-217 21.0-136 7 8-11 10-85 29 43 2 44-45 1 0 0 379 Opponent 490 523 1013 88-250 21.0-99 19 11-3 8-68 7 42 2 39-38 0 0 0 304

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sept. 3, 2011 CHATTANOOGA 4 208 52.0 55 0 0 1 4 2 4-4 50 0 9 607 67.4 3 0 Sept. 10, 2011 FRESNO STATE 5 254 50.8 57 0 0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 7 487 69.6 1 0 Sept. 17, 2011 WASHINGTON 4 163 40.8 48 0 0 0 0 1 3-3 44 0 9 589 65.4 2 0 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming 3 159 53.0 61 0 0 0 2 1 2-1 20 0 7 489 69.9 6 0 Oct. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin 3 127 42.3 47 0 0 1 0 1 2-1 32 0 4 267 66.8 0 0 Oct. 8, 2011 OHIO STATE 4 177 44.2 53 0 0 1 2 2 2-2 50 0 7 479 68.4 2 0 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota 2 49 24.5 28 0 0 0 0 1 3-2 25 0 8 519 64.9 0 0 Oct. 29, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 4 173 43.2 60 0 0 1 1 1 1-1 20 0 5 336 67.2 1 0 Nov. 5, 2011 NORTHWESTERN 4 190 47.5 53 0 2 0 2 2 1-1 36 0 4 264 66.0 1 0 Nov. 12, 2011 at Penn State 8 360 45.0 61 0 0 1 2 5 1-1 41 0 4 276 69.0 1 0 Nov. 19, 2011 at Michigan 6 276 46.0 69 1 0 0 2 2 1-1 51 0 4 268 67.0 1 0 Nov. 25, 2011 IOWA 7 293 41.9 62 0 1 3 3 4 2-2 40 0 5 327 65.4 1 0 Jan. 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina 5 197 39.4 46 0 0 1 0 1 1-0 0 0 3 210 70.0 1 0 Totals 59 2626 44.5 69 1 3 9 20 25 23-19 51 0 76 5118 67.3 20 0 Opponent 71 2833 39.9 59 0 7 23 12 16 15-8 42 1 56 3530 63.0 6 2 Opponent Team Game By Game |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg CMP-ATT-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp Sept. 3, 2011 CHATTANOOGA 31 60 0 14 22 170 1 25 22-36-1 170 1 25 6 115 0 30 2 6 0 8 230 Sept. 10, 2011 FRESNO STATE 40 190 1 21 20 254 1 55 20-41-0 254 1 55 6 149 0 33 5 110 1 67 444 Sept. 17, 2011 WASHINGTON 31 146 1 25 21 274 4 52 21-37-2 274 4 52 7 187 0 64 3 34 0 16 420 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming 31 137 0 21 18 168 2 48 18-34-1 168 2 48 1 20 0 20 1 9 0 9 305 Oct. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin 50 231 5 21 14 255 2 46 14-20-0 255 2 46 4 76 0 22 1 21 0 21 486 Oct. 8, 2011 OHIO STATE 41 243 2 63 6 108 1 32 6-18-1 108 1 32 5 116 0 29 0 0 0 0 351 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota 39 132 2 30 9 122 0 53 9-18-0 122 0 53 8 195 0 48 0 0 0 0 254 Oct. 29, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 30 101 0 13 11 86 0 20 11-27-1 86 0 20 4 119 0 62 3 31 0 15 187 Nov. 5, 2011 NORTHWESTERN 54 207 3 17 16 261 1 81 16-24-2 261 1 81 3 83 0 41 0 0 0 0 468 Nov. 12, 2011 at Penn State 43 166 2 15 17 209 0 40 17-35-0 209 0 40 3 61 0 26 3 37 0 17 375 Nov. 19, 2011 at Michigan 61 238 4 31 11 180 2 46 11-19-1 180 2 46 3 70 0 32 5 33 0 17 418 Nov. 25, 2011 IOWA 24 88 1 15 16 182 0 26 16-35-1 182 0 26 4 82 0 23 2 18 0 13 270 Jan. 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina 40 121 2 25 11 230 2 78 11-17-2 230 2 78 2 73 0 45 2 19 0 13 380 Opponent totals 515 2060 23 63 192 2499 16 81 192-361-10 2499 16 81 56 1346 0 64 27 318 1 67 4588 Nebraska 611 2824 31 82 164 2115 13 61 164-293-8 2115 13 61 42 1088 1 100 17 140 0 28 4686

|------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| pASS Blkd |-Kicks------XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds iNT-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf pTS Sept. 3, 2011 CHATTANOOGA 29 46 75 12-26 1.0-5 1 2-3 0-0 2 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sept. 10, 2011 FRESNO STATE 24 32 56 4-10 1.0-4 3 0-0 2-13 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 29 Sept. 17, 2011 WASHINGTON 37 38 75 4-10 2.0-9 0 1-0 0-0 1 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming 35 36 71 3-8 1.0-3 3 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Oct. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin 37 45 82 6-17 2.0-7 2 0-0 3-20 2 3 0 7-6 0 0 0 48 Oct. 8, 2011 OHIO STATE 47 36 83 7-23 2.0-8 0 0-0 1-7 0 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota 44 44 88 3-8 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Oct. 29, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 34 54 88 8-19 1.0-5 2 0-0 1-25 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Nov. 5, 2011 NORTHWESTERN 40 54 94 11-27 1.0-10 2 2-0 0-0 1 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 28 Nov. 12, 2011 at Penn State 41 38 79 4-12 1.0-3 1 1-0 0-0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Nov. 19, 2011 at Michigan 35 18 53 7-18 3.0-4 3 3-0 0-0 0 6 1 6-6 0 0 0 45 Nov. 25, 2011 IOWA 34 72 106 5-10 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Jan. 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina 53 10 63 14-62 6.0-41 1 1-0 1-3 0 2 1 4-4 0 0 0 30 Opponent totals 490 523 1013 88-250 21.0-99 19 11-3 8-68 7 42 2 39-38 0 0 0 304 Nebraska 467 454 921 61-217 21.0-136 7 8-11 10-85 29 43 2 44-45 1 0 0 379

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sept. 3, 2011 CHATTANOOGA 9 377 41.9 52 0 0 1 3 3 1-0 0 1 1 63 63.0 0 0 Sept. 10, 2011 FRESNO STATE 7 253 36.1 43 0 1 3 0 4 3-3 37 0 7 469 67.0 2 0 Sept. 17, 2011 WASHINGTON 5 203 40.6 52 0 0 0 1 0 1-1 40 0 6 355 59.2 0 0 Sept. 24, 2011 at Wyoming 6 264 44.0 59 0 1 2 2 1 1-0 0 0 3 167 55.7 1 0 Oct. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin 2 83 41.5 42 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 8 477 59.6 0 0 Oct. 8, 2011 OHIO STATE 6 260 43.3 55 0 0 2 1 2 2-2 41 0 5 330 66.0 0 0 Oct. 22, 2011 at Minnesota 6 199 33.2 40 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 196 65.3 0 1 Oct. 29, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE 5 182 36.4 40 0 1 1 0 1 2-1 28 0 2 140 70.0 1 0 Nov. 5, 2011 NORTHWESTERN 2 84 42.0 48 0 0 1 0 0 1-0 0 0 5 323 64.6 0 0 Nov. 12, 2011 at Penn State 7 296 42.3 55 0 2 4 3 0 1-0 0 0 3 193 64.3 0 0 Nov. 19, 2011 at Michigan 4 147 36.8 50 0 0 2 1 0 2-1 42 0 8 537 67.1 1 0 Nov. 25, 2011 IOWA 7 288 41.1 56 0 1 4 1 3 0-0 0 0 1 70 70.0 1 0 Jan. 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina 5 197 39.4 49 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 4 210 52.5 0 1 Opponent totals 71 2833 39.9 59 0 7 23 12 16 15-8 42 1 56 3530 63.0 6 2 Nebraska 59 2626 44.5 69 1 3 9 20 25 23-19 51 0 76 5118 67.3 20 0

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Team Comparison Opponent Score 1st Dns (Run/Pass/Pen.) Rushing Passing Pass Yds Total Offense Ret Yds T/O CHATTANOOGA 40-7 18/13 (8/5, 7/7, 3/1) 43-229/31-60 12-25-0/22-36-1 135/170 68-364/67-230 68/121 2/1 FRESNO STATE 42-29 16/24 (7/13, 7/11, 2/0) 35-219/40-190 10-21-2/20-41-0 219/254 56-438/81-444 228/272 2/1 WASHINGTON 51-38 22/20 (16/8, 6/10, 0/2) 55-309/31-146 10-21-0/21-37-2 155/274 76-464/68-420 181/221 1/3 Wyoming 38-14 24/18 (15/5, 7/11, 2/2) 49-333/31-137 12-21-0/18-34-1 157/168 70-490/65-305 28/20 1/1 Wisconsin 17-48 20/27 (12/13, 8/11, 0/3) 43-159/50-231 11-22-3/14-20-0 176/255 65-335/70-486 203/117 3/1 OHIO STATE 34-27 25/16 (13/9, 9/5, 3/2) 51-232/41-243 16-22-1/6-18-1 191/108 73-423/59-351 117/123 1/2 Minnesota 41-14 27/11 (20/7, 7/4, 0/0) 56-346/39-132 14-23-0/9-18-0 169/122 79-515/57-254 33/195 0/1 MICHIGAN STATE 24-3 18/12 (8/7, 5/3, 5/2) 58-190/30-101 7-13-1/11-27-1 80/86 71-270/57-187 50/175 1/1 NORTHWESTERN 25-28 21/25 (6/15, 14/9, 1/1) 35-122/54-207 28-37-0/16-24-2 289/261 72-411/78-468 163/83 2/3 Penn State 17-14 21/21 (10/10, 10/9, 1/2) 48-188/43-166 13-27-0/17-35-0 143/209 75-331/78-375 61/98 1/1 Michigan 17-45 11/24 (7/14, 4/6, 0/4) 31-138/61-238 9-23-0/11-19-1 122/180 54-260/80-418 180/103 3/1 IOWA 20-7 25/18 (13/7, 9/7, 3/4) 61-222/24-88 12-22-0/16-35-1 163/182 83-385/59-270 1/100 0/2 vs. South Carolina 13-30 17/16 (8/7, 7/8, 2/1) 46-137/40-121 10-16-1/11-17-0 116/230 62-253/57-351 57/95 2/0 Totals 379-304 265/245 (143/120, 100/101, 22/24) 611-2824/515-2060 164-293-8/192-361-10 2115/2499 904-4939/876-4559 1370/1723 19/18 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

Opponent 3rd Down 4th Down Time Poss Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/PlAY pUNTing P pENALTies CHATTANOOGA 9-18/6-18 1-1/0-1 27:39/32:21 -4:42 5.3/1.9 5.4/4.7 5.4/3.4 4-52.0/9-41.9 3-33/8-76 FRESNO STATE 4-12/9-20 1-2/1-1 22:48/37:12 -14:24 6.3/4.8 10.4/6.2 7.8/5.5 5-50.8/7-36.1 3-25/5-50 WASHINGTON 3-12/7-14 0-1/0-1 30:29/29:31 0:58 5.6/4.7 7.4/7.4 6.1/6.2 4-40.8/5-40.6 7-60/9-90 Wyoming 7-13/7-17 0-0/1-2 28:32/31:28 -2:56 6.8/4.4 7.5/4.9 7.0/4.7 3-53.0/6-44.0 5-48/7-68 Wisconsin 5-12/8-12 1-1/1-1 24:45/35:15 -10:30 3.7/4.6 8.0/12.8 5.2/6.9 3-42.3/2-41.5 9-80/4-39 OHIO STATE 7-15/5-13 0-1/0-0 30:43/29:17 1:26 4.5/5.9 8.7/6.0 5.8/5.9 4-44.2/6-43.3 6-50/9-75 Minnesota 8-17/7-15 3-3/1-2 31:52/28:08 3:44 6.2/3.4 7.3/6.8 6.5/4.5 2-24.5/6-33.2 5-43/5-55 MICHIGAN STATE 7-15/3-14 0-0/1-3 31:25/28:35 2:50 3.3/3.4 6.2/3.2 3.8/3.3 4-43.2/5-36.4 9-58/9-90 NORTHWESTERN 10-17/7-12 1-2/2-2 25:54/34:06 -8:12 3.5/3.8 7.8/10.9 5.7/6.0 4-47.5/2-42.0 6-41/2-20 Penn State 6-16/5-16 0-1/1-3 29:03/30:57 -1:54 3.9/3.9 5.3/6.0 4.4/4.8 8-45.0/7-42.3 6-45/3-32 Michigan 3-13/8-18 0-2/1-1 18:47/41:13 -22:13 4.5/3.9 5.3/9.5 4.8/5.2 6-46.0/4-36.8 8-73/5-45 IOWA 10-21/2-12 1-1/1-2 37:47/22:13 15:34 3.6/3.7 7.4/5.2 4.6/4.6 7-41.9/7-41.1 9-74/5-50 vs. South Carolina 3-13/4-13 1-1/3-3 30:49/29:11 0:49 3.0/3.0 7.2/13.5 4.1/6.2 5-39.4/5-39.4 10-58/6-66 Totals 82-194/78-194 9-16/13-22 369:85/409:27 -39:51 4.6/4.0 7.2/6.9 5.5/5.2 59-44.5/71-39.9 86-688/77-757 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Nebraska Red Zone Chart Nebraska Inside Opponents Red-Zone Times Times Total RusH pASS FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------Date Opponent Score In RZ ScoRED pTS TDs TDs TDs Made FGA DowNS iNT Fumb Half Game Sept. 3 Chattanooga W 40-7 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 10 Fresno State W 42-29 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 17 Washington W 51-38 7 7 41 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 24 at Wyoming W 38-14 6 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Oct. 1 at Wisconsin L 17-48 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Oct. 8 Ohio State W 34-27 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Oct. 22 at Minnesota W 41-14 5 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct. 29 Michigan State W 24-3 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov. 5 Northwestern L 25-28 5 4 25 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 *Nov. 12 at Penn State W 17-14 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov. 19 at Michigan L 17-45 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 *Nov. 25 Iowa W 20-7 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan. 2 vs. South Carolina L, 13-30 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 52 45 268 33 26 7 12 1 1 0 2 0 3 45-52 (86.5%)

Opponent Inside NEBRASKA Red-Zone Times Times Total RusH pASS FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------Date Opponent Score In RZ ScoRED pTS TDs TDs TDs Made FGA DowNS iNT Fumb Half Game Sept. 3 Chattanooga W 40-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 10 Fresno State W 42-29 3 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 17 Washington W 51-38 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sept. 24 at Wyoming W 38-14 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct. 1 at Wisconsin L 17-48 5 5 34 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct. 8 Ohio State W 34-27 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct. 22 at Minnesota W 41-14 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 *Oct. 29 Michigan State W 24-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 *Nov. 5 Northwestern L 25-28 4 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 *Nov. 12 at Penn State W 17-14 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov. 19 at Michigan L 17-45 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov. 25 Iowa W 20-7 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan. 2 vs. South Carolina L, 13-30 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 32 203 27 21 6 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 32 of 39 (82%)

50 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Miscellaneous Numbers Long Season Plays (20 or more yards) Opponent Long Plays (85; 10 Runs; 38 Passes; 37 Returns) Husker Long PlAYS Opponent Long Plays Yards Opponent Play Result 81 Northwestern Pass (Coltet-Ebert) Touchdown RusH pASS Ret. Total RusH pASS Ret. Total 78 South Carolina Pass (Shaw-Jeffery) 1st-10 Chattanooga 3 2 2 7 0 1 2 3 67 Fresno State PR (Wylie) Touchdown Fresno State 3 4 5 12 1 4 6 11 63 Ohio State Run (Hyde) Touchdown 64 Washington KOR (Smith) 1st-10 Washington 3 3 3 9 1 3 4 8 62 Michigan State KOR (Hill) 1st-10 Wyoming 5 2 1 8 1 1 0 2 55 Fresno State Pass (Carr-Johnson) 1st-10 53 Minnesota Pass (Gray-McKnight) 1st-10 Wisconsin 0 4 6 10 1 5 4 10 52 Washington Pass (Price-Johnson) Touchdown Ohio State 1 3 3 7 3 3 3 9 51 South Carolina Pass (Shaw-Jeffery) Touchdown 48 Wyoming Pass (Smith-Ogbonna) Touchdown Minnesota 2 1 1 4 1 2 5 8 48 Minnesota KOR (Jones) 1st-10 Michigan State 1 1 2 4 0 1 3 4 46 Wisconsin Pass (Wilson-Toon) Touchdown Northwestern 0 2 4 6 0 5 2 7 46 Michigan Pass (Robinson-Roundtree) 1st-10 45 South Carolina KOR (Ellington) 1st-10 Penn State 0 2 2 4 0 2 1 3 41 Northwestern KOR (Mark) 1st-10 Michigan 1 1 5 7 1 4 2 7 40 Penn State Pass (McGloin-Moye) 1st-10 38 Washington Pass (Price-Kearse) Touchdown Iowa 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 6 38 Wisconsin Pass (Wilson-Toon) 1st-10 South Carolina 1 3 1 5 1 4 2 7 38 Michigan Pass (Robinson-Odoms) Touchdown 36 Wisconsin Pass (Wilson-Abbrederis) Touchdown Totals 20 31 35 86 10 38 37 85 33 Fresno State KOR (Burse) 1st-10 Drive SUperlatives 32 Washington KOR (Callier) 1st-10 Nebraska Opponent 32 Ohio State Pass (Miller-Stoneburner) Touchdown 32 Northwestern Pass (Siemian-Ebert) 1st-10 Most Yards (Result) 91 at Minnsota (TD) 91 at Wisconsin (TD) 32 Northwestern Pass (Siemian-Colter) 1st-10 Most Plays (Result) 17 at Minnesota (TD) 16 at Minnesota (TD) 32 Michigan KOR (Odoms) 1st-10 31 Michigan Run (Toussaint) Touchdown Most Time (Result) 6:06 at Minnesota (TD) 8:15 at Wisconsin (TD) 31 Penn State Pass (McGloin-Drake) 1st-10 30 Chattanooga KOR (Awuah) 1st-10 30 Washington KOR (Smith) 1st-10 Nebraska Long Plays (86; 20 Runs; 31 Passes; 35 Returns) 30 Minnesota Run (Gray) 1st-10 Yards Opponent Play Result 29 Ohio State KOR (Hall) 1st-10 100 Fresno State KOR (Abdullah) Touchdown 29 Ohio State Run (Miller) 1st-10 82 Minnesota Run (Bell) Touchdown 28 South Carolina KOR (Ellington) 1st-10 28 Ohio State KOR (Hall) 1st-10 66 Washington KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 28 Fresno State KOR (Burse) 1st-10 61 Minnesota Pass (Martinez-Kinnie) 1st-10 28 Wisconsin Pass (Wilson-Pedersen) 1st-10 57 Fresno State Run (Martinez) 1st-10 27 Ohio State Pass (Miller-Brown) 1st-10 54 Michigan Pass (Martinez-Kinnie) Touchdown 26 Iowa Pass (Vandenberg-McNutt) 1st-10 26 Michigan Pass (Robinson-Hemingway) 1st-10 53 Fresno State Pass (Martinez-Reed) 1st-10 26 Fresno State Pass (Carr-Harper) Touchdown 52 Chattanooga Run (Burkhead) 1st-10 26 Fresno State KOR (Burse) 1st-10 50 Northwestern IR (Cassidy) 1st-10 26 Washington KOR (Callier) 1st-10 50 Washington Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 26 Penn State KOR (Powell) 1st-10 25 South Carolina Run (Shaw) 1st-10 47 Chattanooga Run (Martinez) Touchdown 25 Washington Run (Polk) 1st-10 46 Fresno State Run (Martinez) Touchdown 25 Chattanooga Pass (Coleman-Awuah) 1st-10 45 Wyoming Run (Burkhead) Touchdown 25 Chattanooga KOR (Awuah) 1st-10 44 Wyoming Pass (Martinez-Reed) 1st-10 25 Michigan State INT (Adams) 1st-10 24 South Carolina Rush (Miles) 1st-10 43 Chattanooga Run (Martinez) Touchdown 24 Washington Pass (Price-Johnson) 1st-10 43 Fresno State Pass (Martinez-Turner) 1st-10 24 Ohio State Run (Miller) 1st-10 42 Fresno State Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 24 Minnesota Pass (Gray-McKnight) 1st-10 40 Washington KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 24 Michigan KOR (Odoms) 1st-10 24 Iowa Pass (Vandenberg-Fiedorowicz) Fumble 39 Michigan State Run (Marlowe) 1st-10 23 South Carolina Pass (Shaw-Sanders) 1st-10 38 Fresno State Run (Martinez) 1st-10 23 Iowa KOR (Martin-Manley) 1st-10 38 Fresno State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 23 Iowa KOR (Martin-Manley) 1st-10 38 Wisconsin KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 23 Michigan Pass (Robinson-Gallon) 1st-10 23 Minnesota KOR (Bennett) 1st-10 38 Wisconsin KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 23 Minnesota KOR (Bennett) 1st-10 36 South Carolina Run (Martinez) 1st-10 23 Minnesota KOR (Jones) 1st-10 36 Washington Run (Legate) 1st-10 23 Fresno State KOR (Burse) 1st-10 36 Ohio State Pass (Martinez-Enunwa) Touchdown 23 Northwestern Pass (Colter-Dunsmore) 1st-10 23 Northwestern KOR (Mark) 1st-10 35 Ohio State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 22 Northwestern Pass (Persa-Colter) 1st-10 33 Michigan KOR (Bell) Fumble 22 Wisconsin KOR (White) 1st-10 31 Chattanooga Pass (Martinez-Enunwa) 1st-10 22 Fresno State KOR (Burse) 1st-10 30 South Carolina Pass (Martinez-Bell) Touchdown 22 Iowa Pass (Vandenberg-German) 1st-10 21 South Carolina Pass (Shaw-Anderson) 1st-10 30 Michigan KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 21 Wyoming Run (Herrion) 1st-10 30 Wyoming Pass (Martinez-Enunwa) 1st-10 21 Fresno State Pass (Carr-Rouse) 1st-10 30 Ohio State Pass (Martinez-Burkhead) Touchdown 21 Wisconsin Pass (Wilson-Abbrederis) 1st-10 29 Ohio State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 21 Wisconsin PR (Abbrederis) Fumble 21 Wisconsin Run (Russell) 1st-10 29 Wisconsin Pass (Martinez-Enunwa) 1st-10 21 Fresno State Run (Rouse) 1st-10 28 Iowa Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 21 Ohio State Pass (Miller-Brown) 1st-10 28 Northwestern KOR (Bell) 1st-10 21 Ohio State KOR (Hall) 1st-10 28 Wisconsin Pass (Martinez-Cotton) 1st-10 21 Michigan State KOR (Hill) 1st-10 20 Iowa KOR (Martin-Manley) 1st-10 28 Wyoming Run (Burkhead) 1st-10 20 Michigan State Pass (Cousins-Martin) 1st-10 28 Chattanooga PR (Abdullah) 1st-10 20 Minnesota KOR (Bennett) 1st-10 28 Washington Run (Martinez) 1st-10 20 Fresno State Pass (Carr-Evans) 1st-10 28 Michigan State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 20 Wisconsin KOR (White) 1st-10 28 Michigan KOR (Marlowe) 1st-10 20 Wisconsin KOR (White) 1st-10 27 South Carolina PR (Abdullah) 1st-10 27 Michigan State Pass (Martinez-Burkhead) Touchdown Game-Opening Drives 27 Washington Pass (Martinez-Turner) 1st-10 [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] 27 Chattanooga Pass (Martinez-Cotton) 1st-10 Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds 26 South Carolina Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 26 Michigan KOR (Marlowe) 1st-10 Chattanooga 0 0 9 0 0 -7 26 Michigan State INT (Thorell) 1st-10 Fresno State 0 0 9 0 3 46 26 Wisconsin KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Washington 7 1 53 7 4 80 26 Wisconsin Pass (Martinez-Turner) 1st-10 26 Fresno State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Wyoming 0 1 24 0 0 -2 26 Northwestern KOR (Bell) 1st-10 Wisconsin 0 2 18 0 1 18 25 Northwestern Pass (Martinez-Enunwa) Fumble Ohio State 3 1 21 3 4 56 25 Northwestern Pass (Martinez-Reed) 1st-10 Minnesota 3 3 47 0 1 17 25 Wisconsin KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 25 Wisconsin Pass (Martinez-Turner) 1st-10 Michigan State 7 2 25 0 2 29 25 Wisconsin KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Northwestern 0 1 18 0 3 49 25 Washington Pass (Martinez-Green) Touchdown Penn State 0 1 11 0 0 6 25 Washington Run (Heard) 1st-10 24 Fresno State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Wyoming Run (Abdullah) 1st-10 Iowa 0 2 25 0 1 25 24 Wyoming KOR (Marlowe) 1st-10 South Carolina 6 2 46 0 1 -4 24 Penn State Pass (Martinez-Reed) 1st-10 24 Penn State Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 Second Half-Opening Drives 23 Penn State KOR (Bell) 1st-10 [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] 23 Penn State KOR (Marlowe) 1st-10 23 Fresno State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds 23 Washington KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Chattanooga 3 3 37 7 4 72 23 Ohio State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Fresno State 7 2 61 3 3 61 23 Minnesota KOR (Marlowe) 1st-10 23 Michigan Run (Marlowe) 1st-10 Washington 7 4 56 0 0 4 22 South Carolina Pass (Martinez-Cotton) 1st-10 Wyoming 7 5 56 0 2 30 22 Iowa Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 Wisconsin 0 0 0 7 2 42 22 Michigan KOR (Marlowe) Fumble 22 Minnesota Run (Heard) 1st-10 Ohio State 0 0 8 7 2 47 22 Ohio State Run (Burkhead) 1st-10 Minnesota 0 2 26 0 0 4 22 Wyoming Run (Burkhead) 1st-10 Michigan State 7 5 80 0 2 23 22 Wyoming Run (Jones) 1st-10 21 Northwestern KOR (Bell) 1st-10 Northwestern 0 1 24 7 2 59 20 Iowa Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 Penn State 0 1 6 0 2 22 20 Fresno State Pass (Martinez-Cotton) 1st-10 Michigan 0 1 36 7 2 33 20 Chattanooga PR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Iowa 0 1 16 0 1 18 20 Wisconsin KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 20 Ohio State Pass (Martinez-Bell) 1st-10 South Carolina 0 3 52 0 0 0 HUSKERS.COM 51 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Scoring Drives Opponent Scoring Drives Scoring [---Time---] [--Plays--] [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Game Drives Total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1 or 0 Chattanooga 7 72 3:10 7-23 3rd/11:43 Anthony 13-yd. pass from Coleman Fresno State 0 0 0:00 0-7 1st/7:45 Wylie 67-yd. punt return UTC 8 17:49 2:13 50 6.25 3 2 Fresno State 10 67 5:17 7-14 1st/0:28 Carr 3-yd. run Fresno State 6 10:52 1:48 26 4.33 4 1 Fresno State 11 67 4:18 14-17 2nd/0:25 Goessling 22-yd. FG Fresno State 10 61 4:43 14-20 3rd/10:17 Goessling 36-yd. FG Washington 9 18:12 2:01 53 5.89 3 1 Fresno State 4 76 0:46 26-28 4th/12:06 Harper 26-yd. pass from Carr Fresno State 14 52 6:19 29-35 4th/5:24 Goessling 37-yd. FG Wyoming 6 14:39 2:26 39 6.50 3 1 Washington 6 80 2:32 7-7 1st/11:54 Kearse 38-yd. pass from Price Wisconsin 3 10:46 3:35 29 9.67 0 0 Washington 4 23 1:47 10-14 2nd/13:40 Kearse 6-yd. pass from Price Washington 8 44 2:45 17-17 2nd/9:24 Folk 40-yd. FG OSU 6 12:53 2:08 35 5.83 3 0 Washington 5 32 1:50 24-44 4th/10:15 Polk 2-yd. run Washington 3 53 0:56 31-44 4th/7:21 Johnson 10-yd. pass from Price Minnesota 7 21:47 3:06 59 8.43 2 2 Washington 1 52 0:10 38-51 4th/4:27 Johnson 52-yd. pass from Price Michigan State 4 16:32 4:08 39 9.75 0 0 Wyoming 7 80 2:51 7-14 2nd/3:37 Ogbonna 48-yd. pass from Smith Wyoming 14 80 5:42 14-31 4th/8:13 Herron 10-yd. pass from Smith Northwestern 4 8:56 2:14 35 8.75 1 0 Wisconsin 9 91 3:14 7-7 1st/1:27 Ball 1-yd. run Wisconsin 6 77 2:50 14-13 2nd/9:48 Ball 1-yd. run Penn State 3 9:36 3:12 29 9.67 0 0 Wisconsin 6 54 2:49 14-20 2nd/2:03 Abbrederis 36-yd. pass from Russell Wisconsin 5 63 0:46 14-27 2nd/0:32 Toon 46-yd. pass from Russell Michigan 3 3:56 1:18 14 4.67 2 0 Wisconsin 7 42 3:25 14-34 3rd/11:21 Wilson 10-yd. run Iowa 4 19:47 4:56 47 11.75 0 0 Wisconsin 14 81 7:06 14-41 3rd/2:36 Ball 4-yd run Wisconsin 13 73 8:15 17-48 4th/5:11 Ball 15-yd. run South Carolina 2 3:27 1:43 11 5.50 1 0 Ohio State 13 56 7:44 0-3 1st/7:16 Basil 41-yd. FG Ohio State 7 80 3:24 3-10 1st/1:51 Stoneburner 32-yd. pass from Miller Season 65 169:12 2:54 466 7.17 22 7 Ohio State 1 58 0:10 3-17 2nd/12:46 Hyde 63-yd. run Opponents 45 167:32 3:40 369 7.49 13 4 Ohio State 2 29 0:15 6-20 2nd/0:00 Basil 35-yd. FG Ohio State 7 47 3:02 6-27 3rd/10:53 Hyde 1-yd. run Minnesota 4 57 1:56 34-7 3rd/6:45 Gray 4-yd. run Nebraska Scoring Drives Minnesota 16 89 7:59 41-14 4th/1:41 Bennett 6-yd. run Michigan State 7 17 3:03 10-3 2nd/1:38 Conroy 28-yd. FG [-----Drive-----] Northwestern 13 80 4:48 0-7 1st/2:08 Schmidt 2-yd. run Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Northwestern 6 59 2:39 3-14 3rd/12:13 Colter 3-yd. run Chattanooga 4 63 1:45 7-0 1st/10:08 Martinez 7-yd. run Northwestern 2 84 0:40 10-21 4th/12:16 Ebert 81-yd pass from Colter Chattanooga 7 27 3:23 10-0 1st/1:52 Maher 50-yd. FG Northwestern 13 66 7:14 18-28 4th/1:34 Colter 1-yd. run Chattanooga 12 40 3:53 13-0 2nd/10:11 Maher 48-yd. FG Penn State 9 82 3:36 17-7 4rd/5:07 Green 5-yd. run Chattanooga 10 76 4:35 20-0 2nd/2:07 Martinez 43-yd. run Penn State 9 51 3:53 14-14 4th/5:42 Green 6-yd. run Chattanooga 8 40 0:46 23-0 2nd/0:10 Maher 34-yd. FG Michigan 8 79 4:01 0-7 1st/8:17 Gallon 6-yd. pass from Robinson Chattanooga 7 38 3:12 26-7 3rd/8:30 Maher 21-yd. FG Michigan 9 30 4:20 0-10 1st/2:03 Gibbons 42-yd. FG Chattanooga 1 3 0:04 33-7 3rd/7:28 Burkhead 3-yd. run Michigan 12 74 6:07 10-17 2nd/6:05 Robinson 14-yd. run Chattanooga 1 47 0:11 40-6 3rd/6:08 Martinez 47-yd. run Michigan 7 33 3:29 10-24 3rd/11:23 Robinson 1-yd. run Fresno State 5 80 1:51 7-7 1st/5:54 Martinez 1-yd. run Michigan 8 50 3:29 10-31 3rd/5:03 Toussaint 1-yd. run Fresno State 6 85 2:49 14-14 2nd/4:52 Burkhead 1-yd. run Michigan 10 86 5:46 17-38 4th/10:14 Odoms 38-yd. pass from Robinson Fresno State 5 61 1:50 21-20 3rd/8:20 Enunwa 16 yd. pass from Martinez Michigan 1 31 0:08 17-45 4th/7:33 Toussaint 31-yd. run. Frenso State 3 67 1:00 28-20 4th/12:59 Burkhead 6-yd. run Iowa 10 80 1:53 20-7 4th/3:26 Coker 2-yd. run Fresno State 0 0 0:00 35-26 4th/11:50 Abdullah 100-yd. kickoff return South Carolina 11 55 5:46 6-9 1st/6:04 Shaw 1-yd. run South Carolina 3 17 0:38 13-16 2nd/0:00 Jeffery 51-yd. pass from Shaw Fresno State 7 80 3:22 42-29 4th/2:02 Martinez 46-yd. run South Carolina 5 41 2:32 13-23 4th/11:19 Miles 9-yd. pass from Shaw Washington 2 53 0:34 7-0 1st/14:26 Legate 3-yd. pass from Martinez South Carolina 13 71 6:25 13-30 4th/3:00 Miles 3-yd. run Washington 7 42 1:47 10-7 1st/7:39 Maher 44-yd. FG Washington 4 34 1:13 17-14 2nd/12:17 Green 25-yd. pass from Martinez Nebraska Points Off Turnovers Washington 10 42 1:49 20-17 2nd/0:00 Maher 35-yd. FG Washington 9 56 3:43 27-17 3rd/10:18 Burkhead 1-yd. run Game TOs Gained TDs FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT) Washington 1 1 0:04 34-17 3rd/10:09 Burkhead 1-yd. run Chattanooga 1 (2/0 F/L, 1 Int) 1 0-0 7 2 (4/2 F/L, 0 Int) Washington 6 31 1:24 37-17 3rd/7:20 Maher 29-yd. FG Washington 9 86 4:51 44-17 4th/12:18 Green 6-yd. run Fresno State 1 (2/1 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 2 (3/0 F/L, 2 Int) Washington 5 43 2:37 51-31 4th/4:42 Martinez 6-yd. run Washington 3 (2/1 F/L, 2 Int) 1 0-0 7 1 (2/1 F/L, 0 Int) Wyoming 1 45 0:09 7-0 1st/8:29 Burkhead 45-yd. run Wyoming 1 (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) 0 0-0 0 1 (4/1 F/L, 0 Int) Wyoming 8 80 2:50 14-0 2nd/6:28 Martinez 8-yd .run Wyoming 4 56 1:21 21-7 3rd/ 13:39 Burkhead 16-yd. run Wisconsin 1 (1/1 F/L, 0 Int) 1 0-0 7 3 (2/0 F/L, 3 Int) Wyoming 5 47 2:12 24-7 3rd/8:06 Maher 20-yd. FG Ohio State 2 (2/1 F/L, 1 Int) 2 0-0 14 1 (2/0 F/L, 1 Int) Wyoming 10 80 3:51 31-7 4th/13:55 Bell 8-yd. pass from Martinez Wyoming 11 80 4:16 38-14 4th/ 3:57 Heard 1-yd run Minnesota 1 (3/1 F/L, 0 Int) 1 0-0 7 0 (2/0 F/L, 0 Int) Wisconsin 9 39 3:14 7-0 1st/6:02 Martinez 1-yd. run Michigan State 1 (0/0 F/L, 1 Int) 1 0-0 7 1 (3/0 F/L, 1 Int) Wisconsin 10 74 3:36 14-7 2nd/12:45 Burkhead 1-yd. run Wisconsin 10 52 3:56 17-41 4th/13:35 Maher 32-yd FG Northwestern 3 (1/1 F/L, 2 Int) 1 1-1 10 2 (2/2 F/L, 0 Int) Ohio State 5 21 1:52 3-3 1st/ 5:15 Maher 50-yd. FG Penn State 1 (1/1 F/L, 0 Int) 1 0-0 7 1 (1/1 F/L, 0 Int) Ohio State 9 40 3:43 6-17 2nd/3:43 Maher 34-yd. FG Michigan 1 (0/0 F/L 1 Int) 0 1-1 3 3 (4/3 F/L, 0 Int) Ohio State 2 23 0:31 13-27 3rd/7:23 Martinez 18-yd. run Ohio State 7 80 2:37 20-27 3rd/1:44 Enunwa 36-yd. pass from Martinez Iowa 2 (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) 0 0-0 0 0 (2/0 F/L, 0 Int) Ohio State 7 72 2:51 27-27 4th/7:35 Burkhead 30-yd. pass from Martinez South Carolina 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 Int) 0 0-0 0 2 (1/1 F/L, 1 Int) Ohio State 4 78 1:19 34-27 5th/5:10 Burkhead 17-yd. run Minnesota 11 47 4:09 3-0 1st/8:03 Maher 22-yd. FG Totals 18 (15/8 F/L, 10 Int) 9 2-2 69 19 (32/11 F/L, 8 Int) Minnesota 10 65 3:36 10-0 1st/3:27 Legate 10-yd. pass from Martinez Opponents 19 (32/11 F/L, 8 Int) 8 2-4 62 18 (15/8 F/L, 10 Int) Minnesota 1 82 0:15 17-0 2nd/14:38 Bell 82-yd. run Minnesota 6 68 2:06 20-0 2nd/9:49 Maher 25-yd. FG Starting Field Position* Minnesota 0 0 0:00 27-0 2nd/9:34 Cassidy 11-yd. fumble return NU Avg. Start Opp. Avg. Start NU lead Minnesota 14 73 5:35 34-0 2nd/0:33 Burkhead 4-yd. run Minnesota 17 91 6:06 41-7 3rd/0:39 Green 4-yd. run (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) Michigan State 7 25 2:49 7-0 1st/9:12 Burkhead 1-yd. run Chattanooga 39.9 (518/13/3/4) 26.6 (399/15/4/2) +13.2 Michigan State 6 38 1:21 10-0 1st/1:21 Maher 20-yd. FG Michigan State 14 80 5:28 17-3 3rd/9:20 Burkhead 1-yd. run Fresno State 24.7 (371/13/4/0) 28.5 (371/15/3/1) -3.8 Michigan State 12 89 5:44 24-3 3rd/0:30 Burkhead 27-yd. pass from Martinez Washington 41.9 (670/16/2/5) 36.6 (512/14/2/2) + 5.3 Northwestern 5 18 1:38 3-7 2nd/2:26 Maher 36-yd FG Wyoming 32.7 (392/12/1/2) 20.9 (230/11/2/0) +11.8 Northwestern 8 50 2:53 10-14 3rd/3:52 Marlowe 15-yd. pass from Martinez Northwestern 12 74 3:15 18-21 4th/8:55 Burkhead 1-yd. run Wisconsin 35.5 (391/11/1/1) 30.0 (300/10/1/1) +5.5 Northwestern 10 74 1:10 25-28 4th/0:18 Bell 4-yd. pass from Martinez Ohio State 28.0 (364/13/4/1) 27.7 (360/13/2/2) + 0.3 Penn State 9 50 3:53 3-0 2nd/10:55 Maher 41-yd. FG Penn State 12 80 2:49 10-0 2nd/0:44 Abdullah 2-yd. run Minnesota 28.3 (283/10/2/0) 27.6 (304/11/3/0) +0.7 Penn State 8 52 2:54 17-0 3rd/8:51 Burkhead 14-yd. run Michigan State 33.8 (372/11/2/3) 33.6 (336/10/2/2) +0.2 Michigan 3 65 0:45 7-10 1st/1:17 Kinnie 54-yd. pass from Martinez Michigan 4 1 1:29 10-10 2nd/12:12 Maher 51-yd. FG Northwestern 37.0 (407/11/0/3) 24.5 (294/12/4/0) +12.5 Michigan 7 31 1:41 17-31 3rd/0:53 Abdullah 3-yd. run Penn State 30.3 (394/13/0/2) 23.4 (328/14/7/0) + 6.9 Iowa 10 52 4:40 3-0 2nd/11:22 Maher 40-yd. FG Michigan 30.9 (371/12/2/1) 34.8 (522/15/4/3) -3.9 Iowa 15 80 5:58 10-0 2nd/0:32 Reed 6-yd. pass from Martinez Iowa 12 82 5:08 13-0 3rd/4:42 Maher 21-yd. FG Iowa 28.7 (344/12/3/2) 18.7 (280/12/4/0) 10.0 Iowa 10 80 4:01 20-0 4th/11:25 Burkhead 2-yd. run South Carolina 34.2 (342/10/0/1) 28.9 (318/11/2/1) 5.3 South Carolina 3 46 1:04 6-0 1st/11:50 Bell 30-yd. pass from Martinez South Carolina 8 60 2:37 13-9 1st/4:27 Abdullah 1-yd. run Totals 33.2 (5219/157/24/25) 27.9 (4554/163/40/14) 5.3 *does not include drives with time of 0:00 (ie, defensive and special teams touchdowns, end of half turnovers, overtime, etc.) Penalty Numbers NU Pen.-Yds. Opp. Pen.-Yds Chattanooga 3-33 8-76 Fresno State 3-25 5-50 Washington 7-60 9-90 Wyoming 5-48 7-68 Wisconsin 9-80 4-39 Ohio State 6-50 9-75 Minnesota 5-43 5-55 Michigan State 9-58 9-90 Northwestern 6-41 2-20 Penn State 6-45 3-32 Michigan 8-73 4-45 Iowa 9-74 5-50 South Carolina 10-58 6-66 Totals (Avg/Penalty) 86-688 (8.0) 76-756 (9.9) Avg/G 6.6-52.9 5.8-58.2 52 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Individual Career/Season Superlatives Season and Career, Most Passing Yards Season and Career, Longest Pass Player 2011 Career 2011 Career Taylor Martinez 289 vs. Northwestern 323 at Oklahoma State, 2010 61 vs. Minnesota (Kinnie) 79* at Kansas State (Reed) Brion Carnes 19 vs. Chattanooga Same 19 vs. Chattanooga (Turner) Same Rex Burkhead None 30 vs. Colorado, 2010 None 26* vs. Colorado (Kinnie) *-Indicates touchdown pass

Season and Career, Most Receiving Yards Season and Career, Longest Catch Player 2011 Career 2011 Career Ameer Abdullah 11 at Wyoming same 11 at Wyoming (Martinez) same Stanley Jean-Baptiste 7 vs. Chattanooga same 7 vs. Chattanooga (Martinez) same Kenny Bell 93 vs. Iowa same 50 vs. Washington (Martinez) same Rex Burkhead 59 vs. Ohio State same 30* vs. Ohio State (Martinez) 31 vs. Western Kentucky (Martinez) Khiry Cooper 17 vs. Ohio State; Penn State 26 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 2009 17 vs. Ohio St.; Penn St. (Martinez) 17 3x, last vs. Penn State Ben Cotton 36 vs. Northwestern same 28 at Wisconsin (Martinez) same Quincy Enunwa 58 vs. Chattanooga same 36* vs. Ohio State (Martinez) same Aaron Green 25 vs. Washington same 25* vs. Washington (Martinez) Curenski Gilleylen None 92 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009 None 51* vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009 (Lee) Braylon Heard 1 vs. Chattanooga same 1 vs. Chattanooga (Martinez) same Brandon Kinnie 58 at Minnesota 105 vs. Washington, 2010 61 at Minnesota (Martinez) same Tyler Legate 10* at Minnesota 13 vs. Kansas State, 2009 10* at Minnesota (Martinez) 13 vs. Kansas State, 2009 (Lee) Jake Long None 17 vs. Colorado, 2010 None 17 vs. Colorado (Lee) Tim Marlowe 44 vs. Northwestern same 15* vs. NW (Martinez); Penn St. same Marcus Mendoza None 32 vs. Texas Tech, 2009 None 9 vs. Texas Tech, 2009 Kyler Reed 61 vs. Fresno State 79 at Kansas State, 2010 53 vs. Fresno State (Martinez) 79* at Kansas State (Martinez) Jamal Turner 84 at Wisconsin Same 43 vs. Fresno State (Martinez) same *Indicates touchdown scored

Season and Career, Most Rushing Yards Season and Career, Longest Run Player 2011 Career 2011 Career Ameer Abdullah 36 at Wyoming same 24 at Wyoming same Kenny Bell 82 at Minnesota same 82* at Minnesota same Rex Burkhead 170 at Wyoming same 52 vs. Chattanooga same Brion Carnes -6 vs. Chattanooga same None None Aaron Green 36 vs. Washington same 12 at Wyoming same Braylon Heard 34 vs. Washington same 25 vs. Washington same Austin Jones 38 at Wyoming same 22 at Wyoming same Tyler Legate 37 vs. Washington same 36 vs. Washington same Tim Marlowe 39 vs. Michigan State same 39 vs. Michigan State same Taylor Martinez 166 vs. Fresno State 241 at Kansas State, 2010 57 vs. Fresno State 80** vs. Wash, 2010; at Kansas St., 2010 Marcus Mendoza None 58 at Kansas State, 2009 None 35 vs. New Mexico State, 2008 Collins Okafor None 2 vs. Western Kentucky, 2010 None 2 vs. Western Kentucky, 2010 Kyler Reed 5 vs. Penn State same 5 vs. Penn State same Jamal Turner 4 vs. Chattanooga same 4 vs. Chattanooga same Lester Ward None 16 at Baylor, 2009 None 8 vs. Arkansas State, 2009 *Indicates touchdown scored Player Tackles (2011) Career TFL (2011) Career Sacks (2011) Career Jason Ankrah 5 vs. Iowa same 1 vs. UTC; at Minn.; vs. Iowa same 1.0 vs. Chattanooga same Antonio Bell 1 vs. South Carolina same None None None None Justin Blatchford 3 vs. Chattanooga; vs. Fresno St. 3 at Kansas State, 2010; vs. UTC, 2011 None same None same Joseph Carter 3 at Wyoming same None same None same Austin Cassidy 9 vs. Penn State 12 at Iowa State, 2010 None same None same Will Compton 15 vs. Fresno State same 1, 6 times, last vs. South Carolina 1, 7 times, last vs. South Carolina 0.5 vs South Carolina 1.0 vs. Kansas, 2010 Corey Cooper 3 at Wyoming same None same None same Jared Crick 6 vs. Washington 13 at Baylor, 2009 2 vs. Chattanooga 7 at Baylor, 2009 (T-School Record) 1.0 vs. Washington 5.0 at Baylor, 2009 (School Record) Lavonte David 17 at Michigan 19 vs. South Dakota State, 2010 3 at Wisconsin; at Michigan 3 at Texas A&M, 2010; at Wis, 2011 2.0 at Wisconsin; vs. SC 2.0 vs. Kansas, 2010; 2.0 at Wis, 2011;vs. SC Jase Dean None 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009 None same None same Alfonzo Dennard 4, five times, last vs. SC 6 vs. OU, 2009; W. Kentucky, 2010 None 1 four times, 2009 None same Jim Ebke 3 at Michigan 1 4x, last vs. Ohio State, 2011 None same None same Ciante Evans 6 vs. Fresno State; Washington same 1 vs. Iowa same None same Sean Fisher 6 vs. Chattanooga 9 vs. Iowa State, 2009 1 3x, last vs. Ohio State 1 5x, last vs. Ohio State, 2011 None 1.0 at Baylor, 2009 Andrew Green 10 vs. Penn State same 2 vs. Michigan State same None same Harvey Jackson 4 at Minnesota same None same None same Justin Jackson 1 vs Northwestern 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009; vs NW, 2011 None same None same Stanley Jean-Baptiste 3 vs. Ohio State; at Minnesota same None same None same Faron Klingelhoefer None 1 vs. ASU, vs. ULL, 2009 None same None same Eric Martin 4 at Minnesota; vs. Penn State 6 at Washington, 2010 2 vs. Michigan State same 2.0 vs. Michigan State same Jay Martin None 2 vs. South Dakota State, 2010 None same None same Mathew May 3 at Minnesota 4 at Missouri, 2009 None same None same Marcus Mendoza 1 vs. Chattanooga same 1 vs. Chattanooga same None same Cameron Meredith 9 at Michigan 10 at Iowa State, 2010 2 vs. Chattanooga 2 4x, last at UTC, 2011 2.0 vs. Chattanooga same Josh Mitchell 5 vs. Washington same None same None same Terrence Moore 7 vs. Northwestern same 1 vs. Penn State; South Carolina 2 vs. W. Michigan, 2008 1.0 vs. South Carolina 2.0 vs. W. Michigan, 2008 Courtney Osborne 3 at Wisconsin 7 at Iowa State, 2010 None 2 at Iowa State, 2010 None 1.0 vs. Missouri, 2010 Thaddeus Randle 5 at Wyoming same 1 at Wyoming same 1.0 at Wyoming same Chase Rome 3 vs. South Carolina same 1 vs. Ohio State same 1.0 vs. Ohio State same Trevor Roach 7 vs. Chattanooga same 2 vs. Chattanooga same None same P.J. Smith 7 at Wyoming 11 vs. Texas, 2010 None same None same Daimion Stafford 11 vs. Fresno State same 2 at Michigan same 0.5 at Michigan same Baker Steinkuhler 9 vs. Northwestern same 2 vs Northwestern 2 vs. Idaho, 2010; vs NW, 2011 1.0 vs. Michigan St; NW, SC 1.5 vs. Idaho, 2010 Graham Stoddard 3 vs. Fresno State 3; 3x, last vs. Fresno State None same None same Kevin Thomsen None 1 vs. Missouri None 1 vs. Missouri, 2010 None 1.0 vs. Missouri, 2010 Lance Thorell 15 vs. Northwestern same 1 at Wyoming same None same Dijon Washington 2 vs. Chattanooga same None same None same Alonzo Whaley 3 at Michigan 5 vs. Western Kentucky 2 at Michigan same None same Josh Williams 2, 4 times, last vs. Iowa 3 vs. Idaho, at Iowa State 1 at Michigan same 0.5 vs. South Carolina same

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Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska Totals Highs Lows Points Scored 51 (Washington) 13 (South Carolina) First Downs 27 (Minnesota) 11 (Michigan) Rushing Attempts 61 (Iowa) 31 (Michigan) Rushing Yards 346 (Minnesota) 122 (Northwestern) Passes Attempted 37 (Northwestern) 13 (Michigan State) Passes Completed 28 (Northwestern) 9 (Michigan) Had Intercepted 3 (Wisconsin) 0 (Chattanooga, Washington, Wyoming, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn St., Michigan, SC) Passing Yards 289 (Northwestern) 80 (Michigan State) Total Plays 83 (Iowa) 54 (Michigan) Total Yards 515 (Minnesota) 253 (South Carolina) Possession Time 37:47 (Iowa) 18:39 (Michigan) Fumbles 4 (Chattanooga; Wyoming, Michigan) 1 (Penn State, South Carolina) Fumbles Lost 3 (Michigan) 0 (Fresno State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Michigan State, Iowa) Turnovers 3 (Wisconsin, Michigan) 0 (Minnesota, Iowa) Turnover Margin +2 (Washington, Iowa) -2 (Wisconsin, Michigan, South Carolina) Penalties 10 (South Carolina) 3 (Chattanooga; Fresno State) Yards Penalized 80 (Wisconsin) 25 (Chattanooga) Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-31 (South Carolina) 0-0 (Fresno State, Minnesota) Team Tackles for Loss-Yards 11-33 (Michigan) 0-0 (Fresno State) Opponent Totals HighS Lows Points Scored 48 (Wisconsin) 3 (Michigan State) First Downs 27 (Wisconsin) 11 (Minnesota) Rushing Attempts 61 (Michigan) 24 (Iowa) Rushing Yards 243 (Ohio State) 60 (Chattanooga) Passes Attempted 41 (Fresno State) 17 (South Carolina) Passes Completed 22 (Chattanooga) 6 (Ohio State) Had Intercepted 2 (Washington, Northwestern) 0 (Fresno State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Penn State) Passing Yards 274 (Washington) 86 (Michigan State) Total Plays 81 (Fresno State) 57 (Minnesota, Michigan State, South Carolina) Total Yards 486 (Wisconsin) 178 (Michigan State) Possession Time 41:13 (Michigan) 22:13 (Iowa) Fumbles 3 (Minnesota) 0 (Wyoming, Michigan State, Michigan) Fumbles Lost 1 (Fresno St.; Wash., Wis., Ohio St., Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa) 0 (Chattanooga; Wyoming, Michigan State, Michiganm, South Carolina) Turnovers 3 (Washington) 1 (Chattanooga; Fresno State; Wyoming, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan) Turnover Margin +2 (Wisconsin, Michigan, South Carolina) -2 (Washington, Iowa) Penalties 9 (Washington, Ohio State, Michigan State) 2 (Northwestern) Yards Penalized 90 (Washington) 20 (Northwestern) Sacks By-Yards Lost 6-41 (South Carolina) 0-0 (Minnesota, Iowa) Team Tackles for Loss-Yards Lost 14-62 (South Carolina) 2-8 (Minnesota) Nebraska Individual Highs Most Rushing Attempts...... 38; Rex Burkhead vs. Iowa (school record) Most Net Rushing Yards...... 170; Rex Burkhead at Wyoming Most Rushing TDs...... 3; Taylor Martinez vs. Chattanooga Longest TD Run...... 47; Taylor Martinez vs. Chattanooga Longest Run, No TD...... 57; Taylor Martinez vs. Fresno State Most Pass Attempts...... 37; Taylor Martinez vs. Northwestern Most Completed Passes...... 28; Taylor Martinez vs. Northwestern Most Passing Yards...... 289; Taylor Martinez vs. Northwestern Longest TD Pass...... 54; Taylor Martinez to Brandon Kinnie at Michigan Longest Pass, No TD...... 61; Taylor Martinez to Brandon Kinnie vs. Minnesota Most Pass Receptions...... 6; Brandon Kinnie vs. Northwestern Most Receiving Yards...... 93; Kenny Bell vs. Iowa Most TD Receptions...... 1; 12 players Most Total Offense Attempts...... 49; Taylor Martinez vs. Northwestern (37 pass, 12 rush) Most Total Offense Yards...... 385; Taylor Martinez vs. Fresno State (166 rushing, 219 passing) Most All Purpose Attempts...... 39; Rex Burkhead vs. Iowa Most All Purpose Yards...... 231; Ameer Abdullah vs. Fresno State Most Touchdowns Scored...... 3; Taylor Martinez vs. Chattanooga; Rex Burkhead vs. Michigan State Most Field Goals Attempted...... 4; Brett Maher vs. Chattanooga Most Field Goals Made...... 4; Brett Maher vs. Chattanooga Longest Field Goal Made...... 51; Brett Maher at Michigan Longest Field Goal Attempted...... 51; Brett Maher vs. Minnesota; at Michigan Most Interceptions...... 1; 10 Players Longest Interception TD Return...... None Longest Interception Return, No TD...... 50; Austin Cassidy vs. Northwestern Longest Fumble TD Return...... 11; Austin Cassidy vs. Minnesota Longest Fumble Return, No TD...... None Longest Punt Return, TD...... None Longest Punt Return, No TD...... 28; Ameer Abdullah vs. Chattanooga Most Punt Return Yardage...... 67; Ameer Abdullah vs. Chattanooga (4 returns) Longest Kickoff Return, TD...... 100; Ameer Abdullah vs. Fresno State Longest Kickoff Return, No TD...... 66; Ameer Abdullah vs. Washington Most Kickoff Return Yardage...... 211*; vs. Fresno State (school record) Most Punts...... 8; Brett Maher vs. Penn State (45.0 avg.) Highest Punting Average...... 53.0; Brett Maher at Wyoming (3 punts) Longest Punt...... 69; Brett Maher at Michigan

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Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows Nebraska Individual Highs....(Continued) Most Total Tackles...... 17; Lavonte David at Michigan (14 solo, 3 asst.) Most Solo Tackles...... 14; Lavonte David at Michigan Most Tackles for Loss...... 3; Lavonte David at Wisconsin, at Michigan Most Yards Lost...... 22; Cameron Meredith vs. Chattanooga (2 TFL) Most Quarterback Sacks...... 2.5; Cameron Meredith vs. Chattanooga (22 yards) Most Yards Lost...... 22; Cameron Meredith (2.0 sacks) Most Pass Breakups...... 3; Alfonzo Dennard and Daimion Stafford vs. Michigan State Most Blocked Field Goals...... 1; Josh Williams vs. Chattanooga Most Blocked Punts...... None Most Blocked PAT...... 1: Jared Crick at Wisconsin Opponent Individual Highs Most Yards Rushing...... 169; Robbie Rouse (Fresno State) Most Rushing Attempts...... 36; Robbie Rouse (Fresno State) Most Yards Passing...... 274; Keith Price (Washington) Most Passing Attempts...... 41; Derek Carr (Fresno State) Most Pass Completions...... 21; Keith Price (Washington) Most Pass Receptions...... 6; Rashad Evans (Fresno State); James Johnson (Washington); Jeremy Ebert (Northwestern) Most Yards Receiving...... 148; Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) Opponent Individual Longest Plays Rush...... 63*; Carlos Hyde (Ohio State) Pass...... 81; Kain Colter to Jeremy Ebert (Northwestern) Field Goal...... 42; Brendan Gibbons (Michigan) Punt Return...... 67*; Devon Wylie (Fresno State) Kickoff Return...... 64; Kevin Smith (Washington) Fumble Return...... None Interception Return...... 25; Johnny Adams (Michigan State) Punt...... 59; Austin McCoy (Wyoming)

Nebraska Starting Lineups Husker Offensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT QB IB FB PK Chattanooga Kinnie Enunwa Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Moore Martinez Burkhead Legate Maher Fresno State Kinnie Enunwa Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Moore Martinez Burkhead Thomsen^ Maher Washington Bell Enunwa Cotton Hardrick Choi Caputo Long Moore Martinez Burkhead Legate Maher Wyoming Bell Enunwa Cotton Hardrick Choi Caputo Long Moore Martinez Burkhead Reed^ Maher Wisconsin Bell Enunwa Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Legate Maher Ohio State Bell Kinnie Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Legate Maher Minnesota Bell Kinnie Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead J. Long^ Maher Michigan State Bell Kinnie Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Thomsen^ Maher Northwestern Bell Kinnie Cotton Hardrick Rodriguez Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead J. Long^ Maher Penn State Bell Cooper Cotton Hardrick Choi Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Legate Maher Michigan Bell Kinnie Reed Hardrick Choi Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Marlowe# Maher Iowa Bell Enunwa Reed Hardrick Choi Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Legate Maher South Carolina Bell Enunwa Reed Hardrick Choi Caputo Long Jones Martinez Burkhead Cotton^ Maher ^ - NU opened in two tight end formation # - NU opened in three wide receiver formationl; %-NU opened in a four-receiver set (three receivers and a tight end)

Husker Defensive Starters Game-by-Game Opponent DE DT DT DE BUCK MIKE WILL LCB FS SS RCB p Chattanooga Ankrah Crick Steinkuhler Meredith Fisher Compton David Evans Cassidy Osborne An. Green Maher Fresno State Ankrah Crick Steinkuhler Meredith Fisher Compton David Evans Cassidy Stafford An. Green Maher Washington Ankrah Crick Steinkuhler Meredith Blatchford# Mitchell # David Evans Cassidy Stafford An. Green Maher Wyoming Ankrah Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Stafford* Compton David Dennard Cassidy Smith C. Cooper Maher Wisconsin Ankrah Crick Steinkuhler Meredith Fisher Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Evans Maher Ohio State Crick Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Martin% Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher Minnesota Ankrah Rome Steinkuhler Meredith Thorell* Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Baptiste Maher Michigan State Ankrah Rome Steinkuhler Meredith Thorell* Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher Northwestern Martin Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Thorell Evans# David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher Penn State Wiliams Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Fisher Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher Michigan Wiliams Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Evans* Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher Iowa Ankrah Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Whaley Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher South Carolina Ankrah Moore Steinkuhler Meredith Evans* Compton David Dennard Cassidy Stafford Green Maher * - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime packages; %-NU opened with five defensive linemen

Overall Participation Player (games): Abdullah, Ameer (13/-); Ankrah, Jason (12/9); Bell, Antonio (2/-); Bell, Kenny (13/11); Blatchford, Justin (13/1); Bondi, Mauro (3/-); Burkhead, Rex (13/13); Caputo, Mike (13/13); Carnes, Brion (3/-); Carter, Joseph (10/-); Cassidy, Austin (13/13); Choi, Seung Hoon (11/6); Compton, Will (13/11); Cooper, Corey (11/1); Cooper, Khiry (9/1); Cotton, Ben (11/11); Cotton, Jake (3/-); Crick, Jared (5/5); David, Lavonte (13/13); Dennard, Alfonzo (10/10); Ebke, Jim (13/-); Enunwa, Quincy (13/7); Evans, Ciante (13/7); Evans, Tyler (2/-); Fisher, Sean (10/4); Gilleylen, Curenski (1/-); Green, Aaron (12/-); Green, Andrew (13/10); Guy, Jay (3/-); Hardrick, Jamarcus (13/13); Heard, Braylon (7/-); Jackson, Harvey (12/-); Jackson, Justin (2/-); Jean-Baptiste, Stanley (9/1); Jones, Austin (6/-); Jones, Marcel (12/9); Kinnie, Brandon (13/7); Legate, Tyler (13/6); Long, Jake (13/2); Long, Spencer (13/13); Maher, Brett (13/-); Mangieri, P.J. (13/-); Marlowe, Tim (13/1); Martin, Eric (12/2); Martinez, Taylor (13/13); May, Mathew (13/-); Mendoza, Marcus (7/-); Meredith, Cameron (13/13); Mitchell, Josh (8/1); Moore, Terrence (13/7); Moore, Tyler (9/4); Osborne, Courtney (5/1); Osborne, Steven (6/-); Pelini, Mark (1/-); Pensick, Cole (4/-); Qvale, Brent (12/-); Randle, Thaddeus (6/-); Reed, Kyler (12/4); Richards, Wil (10/-); Roach, Trevor (5/-); Rodriguez, Andrew (8/7); Rome, Chase (10/2); Sirles, Jeremiah (13/0); Smith, P.J. (11/1); Stafford, Daimion (13/12); Steinkuhler, Baker (13/13); Stoddard, Graham (13/-); Thompson, Brandon (8/-); Thomsen, Kevin (13/2); Thorell, Lance (13/3); Turner, Jamal (12/-); Washington, Dijon (13/-); Whaley, Alonzo (13/-); Williams, Josh (13/2); Zimmerer, C.J. (11/-). HUSKERS.COM 55 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 1 Nebraska 40, Chattanooga 7 Game 2 Nebraska 42, Fresno State 29 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Chattanooga 0 0 7 0 7 Fresno State 14 3 3 9 29 No. 10 Nebraska 10 13 17 0 40 No. 10 Nebraska 7 7 7 21 42

Lincoln (Sept. 3) --- Taylor Martinez rushed for 135 Lincoln (Sept. 10) --- Taylor Martinez threw for 219 yards yards and three TDs, and Brett Maher enjoyed a perfect and rushed for 166 more, and freshman Ameer Abdullah set a debut as Nebraska’s starting kicker, as the Huskers rolled school record with 211 kick return yards, including a 100-yard to a 40-7 victory. fourth-quarter explosion, leading No. 10 Nebraska to a 42-29 Playing in front of an NCAA-record 312th consecutive win over Fresno State. sellout of 84,833 at Memorial Stadium and a Big Ten While the Bulldogs used four scoring drives of 10 or more Network television audience in the Huskers’ season plays, the Huskers used four scoring drives of six or fewer plays opener, Martinez produced the sixth 100-yard rushing to outlast the Bulldogs, as Martinez’s 46-yard touchdown run game of his career. The sophomore from Corona, Calif., with 2:02 left capped a back-and-forth contest. Along with scored on runs of 47, 43 and seven yards in Nebraska’s a pair of touchdown runs, Martinez added a third-quarter new-look offense. touchdown pass to Quincy Enunwa and finished with 385 yards of total offense - the second-best total of his career. In Nebraska’s first-ever game as a Big Ten Conference Nebraska had eight plays of 38 yards or more on the night, member, the Huskers rolled to 364 yards of total offense as six plays accounted for 279 of Nebraska’s 438 yards of total on 68 plays, including 229 rushing yards. Junior I-back offense. Rex Burkhead added 75 yards and a score to bolster the Fresno State used a big play on special teams to strike first, NU ground game. as returner Devon Wiley took Brett Maher’s punt back 67 yards for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 Maher added a nearly flawless performance in his lead. Martinez provided a quick answer for the Huskers, pushing NU 80 yards in just five plays capped by starting debut in replacing 2010 first-team All-American his one-yard touchdown run. Derek Carr than provided an answer of his own with a four-yard TD run to Alex Henery. The junior went 4-for-4 on field goals, give Fresno State a 14-7 lead. The Huskers answered again midway through the second quarter, as Martinez including a 50-yarder against the wind on his first career opened the drive with a 38-yard run, then connected with Kenny Bell on a 42-yard pass on the next play attempt. He added a 48-yarder on his second attempt, to put NU on the Bulldogs’ doorstep before Rex Burkhead scored from one yard out to tie the game at 14. before connecting on tries from 34 and 21 yards. He was also a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points, while But Fresno State carried the lead to the locker room by marching 67 yards on 11 plays, capped by Kevin averaging 52.0 yards on four punts. Goessling’s 22-yard field goal with 25 seconds left in the half. While Martinez and Maher combined to put up 34 of Nebraska’s 40 points, Cameron Meredith, The Bulldogs built their lead to 20-14 as Goessling tacked on a 36-yard field goal on their opening Jared Crick and Lavonte David led the Blackshirts against the Mocs, as UTC totaled just 230 total yards. drive. Martinez then gave Nebraska its first lead of the game as he hooked up with Turner on a 43-yard Meredith uncorked a pair of sacks for 22 yards and intercepted a pass that was deflected at the line completion before finding Enunwa on a 16-yard touchdown strike. Burkhead’s second score of the night of scrimmage by Crick. That interception set up Burkhead’s third-quarter touchdown run, putting the gave the Huskers a 28-20 lead with 12:59 left, but Fresno State scored four plays later on Carr’s 26-yard Huskers ahead 33-7. Early in the fourth quarter, Meredith also scooped up a UTC field goal attempt that touchdown pass to Josh Harper, cutting the NU lead to 28-26, as the two-point conversion failed. was blocked at the line by Josh Williams. A preseason All-America defensive tackle, Crick finished with Abdullah answered with a dazzling 100-yard return to put the Huskers up 35-26 with 11:50 left. Fresno five tackles, including two tackles for loss, while David, a senior preseason All-America linebacker, closed State pulled to within 35-29 on Goessling’s third field goal of the night, this one from 37 yards with 5:24 with a team-leading nine tackles, including a TFL. The solid team effort in all phases allowed Nebraska to left, but could get no closer. Nebraska then responded with its longest sustained drive of the night, extend its nation-leading win streak in season openers to 26 games. covering 80 yards in seven plays in 3:22. Burkhead carried the ball the first six times for 34 yards on the drive, before Martinez exploded over the left side on an option play to race 46 yards for the final score. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:08 NEB Martinez, 7 yd run (Maher kick) 1st 07:45 FS Wylie 67 yd punt return (Goessling kick) 1st 01:52 NEB Maher 50 yd field goal 1st 05:54 NEB Martinez 1 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 10:11 NEB Maher 48 yd field goal 1st 00:28 FS Carr 3 yd run (Goessling kick) 2nd 02:07 NEB Martinez 43 yd run (Maher) 2nd 04:52 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 00:10 NEB Maher 34 yd field goal 2nd 00:25 FS Goessling 22 yd field goal 3rd 11:43 UTC Anthony 13 yd pass from Coleman (Pollard kick) 3rd 10:17 FS Goessling 36 yd field goal 3rd 08:30 NEB Maher 21 yd field goal 3rd 08:20 NEB Enunwa 16 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 3rd 07:28 NEB Burkhead 3 yd run (Maher) 4th 12:59 NEB Burkhead 6 yd run (Maher kick) 3rd 06:08 NEB Martinez 47 yd run (Maher) 4th 12:06 FS Harper 26 yd pass from Carr (pass failed) 4th 11:50 NEB Abdullah 100 yd kickoff return (Maher kick) TEAM STATISTICS UTC NEB 4th 05:24 FS Goessling 37 yd field goal FIRST DOWNS 13 18 4th 02:02 NEB Martinez 46 yd run (Maher kick) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-60 43-229 PASSING YDS (NET) 170 135 TEAM STATISTICS FS NEB Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-22-1 25-12-0 FIRST DOWNS 24 16 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-230 68-364 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-190 35-219 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 254 219 Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 5-69 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-20-0 21-10-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-115 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 81-444 56-438 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-41.9 4-52.0 Punt Returns-Yards 5-110 1-17 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-149 5-211 Penalties-Yards 8-76 3-33 Interception Returns-Yards 2-13 0-0 Possession Time 32:21 27:39 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-36.1 5-50.8 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 9 of 18 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Penalties-Yards 5-50 3-25 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4 Possession Time 37:12 22:48 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 3-24 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 4 of 12 RUSHING: Chattanooga-Marquis Green 7-37; Taharin Tyson 4-15; J.J. Jackson 5-15; Chris Awuah 10-13; Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Thomas Green 1-5; B.J. Coleman 3-Minus 24. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 19-135; Burkhead, Rex 11-75; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4 Heard, Braylon 3-12; Green, Aaron 2-7; Turner, Jamal 1-4; Legate, Tyler 1-1; Abdullah, Ameer 4-1; Carnes, Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 0-0 Brion 2-Minus 6. RUSHING: Fresno St.-Rouse, Robbie (36-169); Carr, Derek (3-16); Wylie, Devon (1-5); Nebraska-Martinez, PASSING:Chattanooga - B.J. Coleman 19-33-1-174; Graham Nichols 3-3-0-minus-4. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 15-166; Burkhead, Rex 15-55; Abdullah, Ameer 2-3; TEAM 3-Minus 5. Taylor 11-22-0-116; Carnes, Brion 1-1-0-19; Burkhead, Rex 0-1-0-0 PASSING: Fresno St.-Carr, Derek 20-41-0-254-1. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 10-21-2-219 RECEIVING: Chattanooga - Joel Bradford 4-47; Chris Awuah 4-43; Faysal Shafaat 4-34; Marquis Green RECEIVING: Fresno St.-Evans, Rashad 6-63; Wylie, Devon 4-50; Rouse, Robbie 3-28; Harper, Josh 2-33; 3-8; Jeff Veres 2-17; Marlon Anthony 1-13; J.J. Jackson 1-4; Sloan Allison 1-4; T. Robinson 1-1; Tommy Burse, Isaiah 2-5; Johnson, A.J. 1-55; Saunders, Jalen 1-17; Raphael, Austin 1-3. Nebraska Turner, Jamal Hudson 1-Minus 1. Nebraska Enunwa, Quincy 4-58; Kinnie, Brandon 2-7; Cotton, Ben 1-27; Turner, Jamal 3-63; Reed, Kyler 2-61; Bell, Kenny 1-42; Cotton, Ben 1-20; Enunwa, Quincy 1-16; Marlowe, Tim 1-13; 1-19; Reed, Kyler 1-13; Jean-Baptiste, Stanley 1-7; Marlowe, Tim 1-3; Heard, Braylon 1-1. Burkhead, Rex 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Chattanooga-none. Nebraska-Meredith, Cameron 1-0 INTERCEPTIONS: Fresno St.-Smith, Derron 1-13; Jones, L.J. 1-0. Nebraska-None. FUMBLES: Chattanooga-Chris Awuah 1-0; Marquis Green 1-0. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 2-0; Carnes, FUMBLES: Fresno St.-Smith, Derron 1-1; Burse, Isaiah 1-0. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 3-0 Brion 1-1; Abdullah, Ameer 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Fresno St.-Akers, Matt 1-4 Nebraska-None SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Chattanooga - Reed, Keyon 1-5. Nebraska- Meredith, Cameron 2-22, Ankrah, Jason 1-2. TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Fresno St.-Davis, Terrance (4-4); Knox, Kyle (2-6). Nebraska-David, Lavonte (5- TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Chattanooga-Consiglio, Ryan 4-10. Nebraska-David, Levonte 3-6. 10); Compton, Will (6-9).

56 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 3 Nebraska 51, Washington 38 Game 4 Nebraska 38, Wyoming 14 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Washington 7 10 0 21 38 No. 9 Nebraska 7 7 10 14 38 No. 11 Nebraska 10 10 17 14 51 Wyoming 0 7 0 7 14

Lincoln (Sept. 17)---Nebraska’s offense produced its Laramie, Wyo. (Sept. 24) -- I-back Rex Burkhead rushed best performance of the season and the Husker special for a career-high 170 yards and a pair of touchdowns to teams made big plays again to power NU to a 51-38 win carry No. 9 Nebraska to a 38-14 victory at previously over Washington. unbeaten Wyoming. With the victory, No. 11 Nebraska improved to 3-0 and Burkhead’s career-best performance marked his second produced 40 or more points for the third consecutive game straight 100-yard rushing effort and sixth of his career and to open the season. It marked the first time since 1995 that included scoring runs of 45 and 16 yards. His impressive the Huskers have accomplished that feat to open a season. rushing total came on just 15 carries, easily topping his Rex Burkhead scored on a pair of one-yard runs on previous career high of 129 yards at Iowa State in 2010. back-to-back plays from scrimmage in a nine-second span As a team, the Huskers rolled up a season-high 333 in the third quarter and notched his fifth 100-yard rushing rushing yards, marking their second straight 300-yard game of his career. The junior finished with 120 yards on rushing effort and fourth straight game of 200-plus to open a career-high 22 carries to lead an NU rushing attack that amassed 309 yards. the season. Nebraska’s ground game powered an offense Quarterback Taylor Martinez, who added 83 yards and that finished the night with 490 yards of total offense. NU’s final touchdown on 17 carries, also threw for 155 yards in the game. Martinez, who completed Nebraska added 157 yards through the air, as Taylor 10-of-21 passes for the game, needed only 10 passing yards to help the Huskers roll up 31 second-half Martinez completed 12-of-21 passes with one touchdown. points on their way to victory. Burkhead’s big night started early, as he raced 45 yards Special teams was huge again for the Huskers, just like its been through the first two games of the for a touchdown on the first play of NU’s second possession of the game to put the Huskers up 7-0 with season. Arguably the biggest play of the game came on Mathew May’s recovery of a muffed Washington 8:29 left in the first quarter. The two teams went scoreless for more than a quarter, before Martinez kickoff early in third quarter. UW’s Bishop Sankey dropped the ball in the end zone, then kicked it out gave the Huskers a 14-0 edge with an eight-yard touchdown run to cap an eight-play, 80-yard drive. The of the end zone where it was recovered by a diving May at the UW 1. One play later, Burkhead plunged Cowboys tried to keep it interesting, as Brett Smith hit Mazi Ogbonna on a quick slant that resulted in a over the top for his second one-yard run in a nine-second span to turn a tie ball game with two seconds 48-yard touchdown pass, cutting Nebraska’s lead to 14-7 with 3:37 left in the half. left in the first half, into a 17-point Nebraska lead less than five minutes later. The Huskers seized control of the game early in the third quarter. Tim Marlowe returned the second The Huskers built the lead to 37-17 on a Brett Maher field goal with 7:20 left in the third quarter. half kickoff to the 44, and a Wyoming personal foul put the ball at the Cowboy 41-yard line. Four plays Maher was perfect on three field goals and six extra points on the afternoon, while booting four punts later, Burkhead capped NU’s short drive with a 16-yard scoring run to make it 21-7 just 1:21 into the for a 40.3-yard average. Nebraska pushed the lead to 44-17 early in the third quarter by capping its second half. After the Blackshirts picked up a stop, Maher made it 24-7 with a 20-yard field goal with longest drive of the season on freshman Aaron Green’s six-yard touchdown run with 12:18 left in the 8:06 left in the quarter. While the NU defense was shutting out the Cowboys in the third quarter, the game. Green, who finished with five carries for 36 yards, and added a 25-yard touchdown reception in offense marched 80 yards in 10 plays capped by Kenny Bell’s first career touchdown reception, an eight- the second quarter, put an exclamation point on a nine-play, 86-yard drive that consumed 4:51. yard strike from Martinez with 13:55 left to take their biggest lead of the night. Wyoming continued to Trailing by 27, the Huskies continued to fight. UW quarterback Keith Price finished with 274 yards and fight, answering with a 14-play, 80-yard march that consumed 5:42 and was capped by Smith’s 10-yard four touchdowns on 21-of-37 passing. He also threw two interceptions, including Lavonte David’s first touchdown pass to Robert Herron with 8:13 left. Nebraska’s freshman running backs continued to run the career pick, and Austin Cassidy’s interception on UW’s final offensive play of the game. ball right at Wyoming. Ameer Abdullah, Aaron Green and Braylon Heard rotated at I-back on the drive SCORING SUMMARY as Heard found the end zone on a one-yard plunge to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive for the final score. 1st 14:26 NEB Legate 3 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 1st 11:54 WASH Kearse 38 yd pass from Price (Folk kick) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 07:39 NEB Maher 44 yd field goal 1st 08:29 NEB Burkhead 45 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 13:40 WASH Kearse 6 yd pass from Price (Folk kick) 2nd 06:28 NEB Martinez 8 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 12:17 NEB Green 25 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 2nd 03:37 WY Ogbonna 48 yd pass from Smith (Sullivan kick) 2nd 09:24 WASH Folk 40 yd field goal 3rd 13:39 NEB Burkhead 16 yd run (Maher) 2nd 00:00 NEB Maher 35 yd field goal 3rd 08:06 NEB Maher, Brett 20 yd field goal 3rd 10:18 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 13:55 NEB Bell 8 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 3rd 10:09 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 08:13 WY Herron 10 yd pass from Smith (Sullivan) kick 3rd 07:20 NEB Maher 29 yd field goal 4th 03:57 NEB Heard 1 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 12:18 NEB Green 6 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 10:15 WASH Polk 2 yd run (Folk kick) 4th 07:21 WASH Johnson 10 yd pass from Price (Folk kick) TEAM STATISTICS NEB WYO 4th 04:42 NEB Martinez 6 yd run (Maher kick) FIRST DOWNS 21 20 4th 04:27 WASH Johnson 52 yd pass from Price (Folk kick) FIRST DOWNS 24 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-333 31-137 TEAM STATISTICS WASH NEB PASSING YDS (NET) 157 168 FIRST DOWNS 20 22 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-12-0 34-18-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-146 55-309 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-490 65-305 PASSING YDS (NET) 274 155 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-21-2 21-10-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 1-9 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-420 76-464 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-24 1-20 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-34 3-27 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-53.0 6-44.0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-187 5-154 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-48 7-68 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-40.6 4-40.8 Possession Time 28:32 31:28 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 7 of 17 Penalties-Yards 9-90 7-60 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Possession Time 29:31 30:29 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 1-2 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 3 of 12 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 1-3 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 7-7 RUSHING: Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 15-170; Jones, Austin 4-38; Martinez, Taylor 12-37; Abdullah, Ameer Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 2-3 3-36; Heard, Braylon 9-33; Green, Aaron 3-19; Legate, Tyler 1-4; TEAM 2-minus-4. Wyoming- Alvester Alexander 14-55; Miller,Brandon 10-38; Herron, Robert 1-21; Muhammad,Ghaali 3-21; Smith, Brett 3-2. RUSHING: Washington-Polk, Chris 22-130; Price, Keith 6-10; Callier, Jesse 3-6. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex PASSING: Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 12-21-0-157. Wyoming-Smith, Brett 17-33-1-166; McCoy, Austin 22-120; Martinez, Taylor 17-83; Legate, Tyler 2-37; Green, Aaron 5-36; Heard, Braylon 5-34; Abdullah, 1-1-0-2 Ameer 1-4; TEAM 3-Minus-5. RECEIVING: Nebraska-Kinnie, Brandon 3-31; Turner, Jamal 2-23; Bell, Kenny 2-20; Reed, Kyler PASSING: Washington-Price, Keith 21-37-2-274. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 10-21-0-155. 1-44; Enunwa, Quincy 1-30; Abdullah, Ameer 1-11; Legate, Tyler 1-2; Burkhead, Rex 1-minus-4. RECEIVING: Washington-Johnson, James 6-108; Kearse, Jermaine 5-69; Aguilar, Devin 5-42; Williams, Wyoming-Herron, Robert 4-35; Rufran, Dominic 3-26; Doctson, Josh 3-17; Ogbonna, Mazi 2-54; McNeill, Kasen 2-24; Polk, Chris 2-16; Seferian-Jenkins, Austin 1-15. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 2-59; Turner, Jamal Chris 2-18; Muhammad, Ghaali 2-11; Lester, DeJay 2-7. 2-34; Enunwa, Quincy 2-7; Green, Aaron 1-25; Reed, Kyler 1-19; Cotton, Ben 1-8; Legate, Tyler 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Smith, P.J. 1-0. Wyoming-None. INTERCEPTIONS: Washington-None. Nebraska-David, Lavonte 1-0; Cassidy, Austin 1-0. FUMBLES: Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 2-0; Abdullah, Ameer 1-1; Heard, Braylon 1-0. Wyoming-None. FUMBLES: Washington-Price, Keith 1-0; Sankey, Bishop 1-1. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer 1-1; Martinez, SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-Randall, Thaddeus 1-3. Wyoming-Knapton, Gabe 1-3 Taylor 1-0. TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Nebraska-Smith, P.J. 4-3 Wyoming-Biezuns, Josh 3-5 SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Washington-Dennison, Cort 1-2; Fuimaono, Princeton 1-7. Nebraska-Crick, Jared 1-1; Meredith, Cameron 1-2. TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Washington-Glenn, Justin 8-7. Nebraska-Stafford, Daimion 6-3. HUSKERS.COM 57 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 5 Wisconsin 48, Nebraska 17 Game 6 No. 14 Nebraska 34, Ohio St. 27 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL No. 8 Nebraska 7 7 0 3 17 Ohio State 10 10 7 0 27 No. 7 Wisconsin 7 20 14 7 48 No. 14 Nebraska 3 3 14 14 34

Madison, Wis. (Oct. 1) -- No. 8 Nebraska led No. 7 Lincoln, Neb. (Oct. 16) -- A third-quarter fumble Wisconsin 14-7 in the second quarter, but the Badgers turned recovery by Lavonte David sparked Nebraska to its three interceptions into three touchdowns en route to a 48-17 biggest comeback in school history, as the Huskers victory at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday. scored 28 unanswered points in a 34-27 victory in the In a battle of top-10 teams in the Huskers’ first-ever Big Ten first Big Ten home game in Memorial Stadium history. Conference game, the Huskers executed well during the first 20 With the Huskers trailing 27-6 in the third quarter, minutes in front of 81,384 fans and an ABC primetime national David stripped the ball from Buckeye quarterback television audience. Braxton Miller and recovered a fumble that set the Rex Burkhead led the Huskers with 96 yards and a Huskers up at the OSU 23-yard line. NU capitalized two touchdown on 18 carries, while Taylor Martinez added 61 plays later, as Martinez scored from 18 yards to pull yards and a score on 20 carries. Martinez added 176 passing Nebraska within 27-13. yards while completing 11-of-22 attempts, but was intercepted David, who led the Huskers with 13 tackles, played three times during a six-minute span that turned the tide. Jamal Turner led the Husker receivers with career highs of one of the hero roles for Nebraska, while Sean Fisher’s five receptions for 84 yards. tackle of Miller late in the third quarter put the Montee Ball led the Badger ground game with 151 yards Buckeye quarterback out of the game and helped slow and four touchdowns on 30 carries, while Russell Wilson down Ohio State’s attack. completed 14-of-20 passes for 255 yards and two scores The Huskers kept clawing back, as Martinez, who through the air. Wilson added 32 yards and another score on completed 16-of-22 passes for 191 yards and two six carries for Wisconsin, as the Badgers out-gained Nebraska scores, found Quincy Enunwa on a 36-yard scoring 486-355. strike to cut the OSU lead to 27-20 with 1:44 left in the third quarter. Nebraska led 14-7 after a Burkhead touchdown run with The Blackshirts continued to stifle Joe Bauserman and the Buckeyes, and the Huskers tied the score 12:45 left in the half, but Wisconsin responded with a 77-yard drive as Bell scored his second TD of the on Burkhead’s career-long 30-yard touchdown reception from Martinez with 7:44 to play. night to pull the Badgers within 14-13. The Huskers maintained that 14-13 lead until Wilson connected with Converted wide receiver Stanley Jean-Baptiste then made the biggest play of his Husker career in his Jared Abbrederis on a 36-yard touchdown strike with 2:03 left in the half. Wisconsin’s third scoring drive first appearance as a cornerback, producing a leaping interception to give Nebraska a shot at the victory. was set up by an interception by Mike Taylor. Trailing 20-14, Nebraska had a chance to answer and regain Martinez and Burkhead capitalized again, as Burkhead, who finished with 119 yards on 26 carries, the lead heading into the locker room and was in Badger territory before Aaron Henry snuffed out the drive capped NU’s four-play, 78-yard game-winning drive with a 17-yard scoring burst down the Ohio State with an interception. The Badgers converted in less than a minute, as Wilson found Nick Toon on a 46-yard sideline with 5:10 left in the game. touchdown to put Wisconsin up 27-14 with 27 seconds left in the half. Burkhead, who carried 26 times, had 96 yards rushing in the fourth quarter along with his 30-yard But after a 38-yard kickoff return by Ameer Abdullah set the offense up at the NU 39 to start the second touchdown catch. half, Martinez threw his third interception on the Huskers’ opening play from scrimmage in the half. The Martinez joined Burkhead in triple figures, as he finished with 102 yards and a score on 17 carries, interception by Antonio Fenelus gave the Badgers the ball back at the NU 42, and they converted seven plays as the Huskers had 195 yards on the ground in the second-half comeback. Nebraska’s largest comeback later on a 10-yard run by Wilson to push Wisconsin’s lead to 34-14 with 11:21 left in the quarter. from a third-quarter deficit was 17 points, done most recently against Texas A&M in 2002. Ball added his third touchdown run of the game with 2:36 left in the third quarter to push the edge to 41-14, before Maher finally stopped Wisconsin’s 34-point run with a 32-yard field goal with 13:35 left in the game. Ball put the exclamation point on the night for Wisconsin with his fourth touchdown run, this time SCORING SUMMARY from 15 yards out, with 5:11 left to end the scoring. 1st 07:16 OSU Basil 41 yd field goal SCORING SUMMARY 1st 05:15 NEB Maher 50 yd field goal 1st 06:02 NEB Martinez 1 yd run (Maher kick) 1st 01:51 OSU Stoneburner 32 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick) 1st 01:27 WIS Ball 1 yd run (Welch kick) 2nd 12:46 OSU Hyde 63 yd run (Basil kick) 2nd 12:45 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 02:44 NEB Maher 34 yd field goal 2nd 09:48 WIS Ball 3 yd run (Welch kick blocked) 2nd 00:00 OSU Basil 35 yd field goal 2nd 02:03 WIS Abbrederis 36 yd pass from Wilson (Welch kick) 3rd 10:53 OSU Hyde 1 yd run (Basil kick) 2nd 00:32 WIS Toon 46 yd pass from Wilson (Welch kick) 3rd 07:23 NEB Martinez 18 yd run (Maher kick) 3rd 11:21 WIS Wilson 10 yd run (Welch kick) 3rd 01:44 NEB Enunwa 36 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 3rd 02:36 WIS Ball 4 yd run (Welch kick) 4th 07:35 NEB Burkhead 30 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 4th 13:35 NEB Maher 32 yd field goal 4th 05:10 NEB Burkhead 17 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 05:11 WIS Ball 15 yd run (Welch kick) TEAM STATISTICS OSU NEB TEAM STATISTICS NEB WIS FIRST DOWNS 16 25 FIRST DOWNS 20 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-243 51-232 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-159 50-231 PASSING YDS (NET) 108 191 PASSING YDS (NET) 176 255 Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-6-1 22-16-1 Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-11-3 20-14-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-351 73-423 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-335 70-486 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-6 Punt Returns-Yards 1-11 1-21 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-116 5-111 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-192 4-76 Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 1-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-20 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.3 4-44.2 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-42.3 2-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 9-75 6-50 Penalties-Yards 9-80 4-39 Possession Time 29:17 30:43 Possession Time 24:45 35:15 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 7 of 15 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 8 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 2-7 RUSHING: Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 13-104; Miller, Braxton 10-91; Hall, Jordan 17-49; Bauserman, Joe RUSHING: Nebraska- Burkhead, Rex, 18-96; Martinez, Taylor 20-61; Abdullah, Ameer 2-5; Legate, Tyler 1-minus-1. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 26-119; Martinez, Taylor 17-102; Abdullah, Ameer 2-16; Green, 1-4; Cooper, Khiry 1-1; TEAM 1-minus-8. Wisconsin-Ball, Montee 30-151; Wilson, Russell 6-32; White, Aaron 1-7; Marlowe, Tim 1-2; TEAM 3-minus-7; Turner, Jamal 1-minus-7 James 11-26; Abbrederis, Jared 2-23; TEAM 1-minus-1 PASSING: Ohio State-Bauserman, Joe 1-10-1-13; Miller, Braxton 5-8-0-95. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor PASSING: Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 11-22-3-176-0. Wisconsin-Wilson, Russell 14-20-0-255-2 16-22-1-191 RECEIVING: Nebraska-Turner, Jamal 5-84; Kinnie, Brandon 2-17; Enunwa, Quincy 1-29; Cotton, Ben 1-28; RECEIVING: Ohio State-Brown, Corey 3-61; Stoneburner, Jacob 1-32; Boren, Zach 1-11; Smith, Devin 1-4 Bell, Kenny 1-9; Burkhead, Rex 1-9. Wisconsin-Abbrederis, Jared 5-95; Toon, Nick 4-94; Pedersen, Jacob 5. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 5-59; Bell, Kenny 3-33; Reed, Kyler 3-28; Kinnie, Brandon 2-14; Enunwa, 3-49; White, James 2-17 Quincy 1-36; Cooper, Khiry 1-17; Cotton, Ben 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-None. Wisconsin-Henry, Aaron 1-11; Taylor, Mike 1-minus-1; Fenelus, INTERCEPTIONS: Ohio State-Johnson, Orhian 1-7. Nebraska-Jean-Baptist, Stanley 1-0 Antonio 1-10 FUMBLES (No.-Lost): Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 2-1. Nebraska-Turner, Jamal 1-0; Abdullah, Ameer 1-0. FUMBLES: Nebraska-Nebraska-Legate, Tyler 1-0; Martinez, Taylor 1-0. Wisconsin-Abbrederis, Jared 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Ohio State-Bennett, Michael 1-6; Hankins, Johnathan 1-2. Nebraska-Rome, Chase SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-David, Lavonte 2-15; Wisconsin-Kelly, Brendon 1-6; Allen, Beau 1-1 1-1. TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Nebraska-Stafford, Daimion 6-3. Wisconsin-Taylor, Mike 5-9 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Ohio State-Bryant, Christian 6-4. Nebraska-David, Lavonte 6-7

58 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 7 Nebraska 41, Minnesota 14 Game 8 Nebraska 24, Michigan State 3 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL No. 13 Nebraska 10 24 7 0 41 No. 9 Michigan State 0 3 0 0 3 Minnesota 0 0 7 7 14 No. 13 Nebraska 10 0 14 0 24

Minneapolis, Minn. (Oct. 22) -- No. 13 Nebraska scored on Lincoln (Oct. 29)---Rex Burkhead scored three all five of its offensive possessions in the first half and added touchdowns and accounted for 157 all-purpose a defensive score to jump to a 34-0 halftime lead on its way to yards to power No. 13 Nebraska to a 24-3 pounding a 41-14 victory at Minnesota. of No. 9 Michigan State. Nebraska dominated in every phase of the game, amassing With the victory, Nebraska improved to 7-1 a season-high 515 yards of total offense compared to just 254 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten, while also notching for the Golden Gophers. In fact 89 of Minnesota’s 254 yards their second win over an Associated Press top-10 came on its final drive of the game against Husker reserves, team in the past two seasons under Coach Bo Pelini. which took 16 plays and chewed up 7:59 on the game clock. Burkhead dominated the game with 130 yards Junior I-back Rex Burkhead led the Huskers by producing his and two scores on a career-high 35 carries. He second straight 100-yard rushing effort with 117 yards and one added a 27-yard touchdown catch late in the third score on 23 attempts. Burkhead’s fourth 100-yard performance quarter that put the Huskers up 24-3. His 35 carries of the season and eighth of his career powered a Husker ground came up just two carries shy of Nebraska’s single- game that rolled for a season-high 346 yards. game record. It was Burkhead’s fifth 100-yard Quarterback Taylor Martinez provided balance for the rushing effort of the season and ninth of his career. Huskers by completing 13-of-22 passes for 162 yards and a The junior I-back from Plano, Texas, accounted touchdown while adding 52 yards rushing on just 10 carries. for more than half of Nebraska’s 271 total yards Nebraska’s most explosive rushing play came from wide on the day, finishing with 157 all-purpose yards receiver Kenny Bell, who provided a career highlight with his 82-yard touchdown run on a reverse early in the and all three of NU’s touchdowns. The Huskers second quarter to put the Huskers up 17-0. Bell’s run, which was the longest touchdown run by a freshman finished with 190 rushing yards on 58 attempts, in Nebraska history, also marked NU’s longest touchdown run since Cory Ross uncorked an 86-yard scoring while Taylor Martinez completed 7-of-13 passes for sprint against Missouri on Oct. 30, 2004. Bell added four receptions for 25 yards on the day. 80 yards, including a third-quarter scoring strike to Freshman Braylon Heard added seven carries for 42 yards after missing NU’s past two contests with an Burkhead to seal the win. injury. Fellow freshman I-back Ameer Abdullah contributed seven carries of his own for 30 yards. Freshman Leading 10-3 at the half, Burkhead and the Huskers put the game away in the third quarter with a I-back Aaron Green pitched in six carries for 20 yards and a third-quarter touchdown. dominant all-around effort. Nebraska’s two third-quarter possessions covered 169 yards on 26 plays and Brandon Kinnie contributed one of his best receiving days of the season with two catches for 58 yards, 11:06 of the clock with both resulting in touchdowns. In the quarter, Burkhead carried 14 times for 64 including a career-long 61-yard reception midway through the second quarter to set up Nebraska’s fourth yards, while adding his only catch for 27 yards to finish with 91 yards. offensive score of the day. Ben Cotton (25 yards) and Jamal Turner (20 yards) each pitched in a pair of receptions Burkhead and the Huskers jumped to a quick 10-0 first-quarter lead by taking advantage of a Michigan on the afternoon for the Huskers as well. Fullback Tyler Legate added a 10-yard touchdown reception in the State mistake while playing strong defense. After the Spartans picked up two first downs on the ground on first quarter, which pushed Nebraska’s lead to 10-0, after Brett Maher opened the scoring for the Huskers the game’s opening drive, Husker senior defensive back Lance Thorell stepped in front of MSU receiver B.J. with a 22-yard field goal with 8:03 left in the game. It was the first on two field goals on the day for Maher. Cunningham and picked off a Kirk Cousins pass at the NU 49. Thorell returned it 26 yards to the Michigan Austin Cassidy provided Nebraska’s biggest defensive highlight by scooping up a second-quarter fumble by State 25. It was the first career interception for the former walk-on from Loomis, Neb. Minnesota quarterback MarQueis Gray and plunging into the end zone for Cassidy’s second career touchdown The Huskers capitalized seven plays later when Burkhead spun into the end zone from one yard out to give NU a 27-0 lead. Cassidy joined senior linebacker Lavonte David in leading the Blackshirt defense with to give Nebraska a 7-0 lead with 9:01 left in the opening quarter. six tackles apiece on the day. P.J. Smith and Andrew Green each pitched in five tackles to help the Huskers The Blackshirts forced three-and-outs on Michigan State’s next two possessions, before the offense hold Minnesota to just 132 yards on the ground and just 122 through the air. pushed the Nebraska lead to 10 on Brett Maher’s 20-yard field goal with 1:21 left in the quarter. Maher’s 14th field goal of the season was set up by Tim Marlowe’s career-long 39-yard run on an end-around on SCORING SUMMARY second-and-10 from MSU 40. 1st 08:03 NEB Maher 22 yd field goal The Spartans finally put points on the board with 1:38 left in the half on Dan Conroy’s 28-yard field goal. 1st 03:27 NEB Legate 10 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) Conroy’s kick followed Nebraska’s lone turnover of the half, when a pass from Martinez was intercepted 2nd 14:38 NEB Bell 82 yd run (Maher kick) by Johnny Adams at the MSU 47 and returned 25 yards to the NU 28. 2nd 09:49 NEB Maher 25 yd field goal 2nd 09:34 NEB Cassidy 11 yd fumble recovery (Maher kick) SCORING SUMMARY 2nd 00:33 NEB Burkhead 4 yd run (Maher kick) 1st 09:12 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Maher kick) 3rd 06:45 MINN Gray 5 yd run (Hawthorne kick) 1st 01:21 NEB Maher 20 yd field goal 2nd 01:38 MSU Conroy 28 yd field goal 3rd 00:39 NEB Green 4 yd run (Bondi kick) 3rd 09:32 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 01:41 MINN Bennett 6 yd run (Hawthorne kick) 3rd 00:20 NEB Burkhead 27 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick)

TEAM STATISTICS NEB Minn TEAM STATISTICS MSU NEB FIRST DOWNS 27 11 FIRST DOWNS 12 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 56-346 39-132 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-101 58-190 PASSING YDS (NET) 169 122 PASSING YDS (NET) 86 80 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-14-0 18-9-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-11-1 13-7-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-515 57-254 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-187 71-270 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-11 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-31 1--4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-33 8-195 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-119 1-28 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-25 1-26 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-24.5 6-33.2 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.4 4-43.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0 Penalties-Yards 5-43 5-55 Penalties-Yards 9-90 9-58 Possession Time 31:52 28:08 Possession Time 28:35 31:25 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 17 7 of 15 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 1 of 2 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 4-21 RUSHING: Minnesota-Gray, MarQueis 17-67; Bennett, Duane 12-55; Kirkwood 8-17; Jones, Marcus 1-0; RUSHING: Michigan State- Bell, Le’Veon 12-58; Baker, Edwin 10-38; Martin, Keshawn 2-5; Cousins, Kirk TEAM 1-minus-7. Nebraska- Burkhead, Rex 23-117; Bell, Kenny 1-82; Martinez, Taylor 10-52; Heard, 6-0. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 35-130; Marlowe, Tim 1-39; Martinez, Taylor 12-23; Green, Aaron 4-8; Bell, Braylon 7-42; Abdullah, Ameer 7-30; Green, Aaron 6-20; Legate, Tyler 1-3; Jones, Austin 1-0. Kenny 1-4; Legate, Tyler 1-0; TEAM 3-minus-7; Heard, Braylon 1-minus-7. PASSING: Minnesota-Gray, MarQueis 9-18-0-122. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 13-22-0-162; Carnes, Brion PASSING: Michigan State-Cousins, Kirk 11-27-1-86. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 7-13-1-80 1-1-0-7 RECEIVING: Michigan State-Martin, Keshawn 5-58; Bell, Le’Veon 3-12; Linthicum, Brian 2-16; Anderson, RECEIVING: Minnesota-McKnight, DaJon 2-77; Crawford-Tufts, Devin 2-17; Jones, Marcus 1-9; McGarry, Todd 1-0. Nebraska-Kinnie, Brandon 2-23; Cotton, Ben 2-5; Burkhead, Rex 1-27; Bell, Kenny 1-19; Collin 1-6; Green, Brandon 1-6; Goodger, Drew 1-4; Lair, Eric 1-3; Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 4-25; Kinnie, Marlowe, Tim 1-6. Brandon 2-58; Cotton, Ben 2-25; Turner, Jamal 2-20; Cooper, Khiry 1-16; Legate, Tyler 1-10; Marlowe, Tim INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan State-Adams, Johnny 1-25. Nebraska-Thorell, Lance 1-26. 1-8; Enunwa, Quincy 1-7 FUMBLES: Michigan State-None. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer 2-0; Thorell, Lance 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota-None. Nebraska-None SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Michigan State-Gholston, William 1-5. Nebraska-Martin, Eric 2-14; Steinkuhler, FUMBLES (total-lost): Minnesota-Gray, MarQueis 2-1; TEAM 1-0. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 2-0 Baker, 1-4; Meredith, Cameron 1-3. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Minnesota-None. Nebraska-None TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Michigan State-Gholston, William 4-11. Nebraska-David, Lavonte 6-7 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Minnesota-Cooper, Keanon 4-8. Nebraska-Cassidy, Austin 3-3; David, Lavonte 2-4

HUSKERS.COM 59 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 9 Northwestern 28, Nebraska 25 Game 10 Nebraska 17, Penn State 14 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Northwestern 7 0 7 14 28 No. 19 Nebraska 0 10 7 0 17 No. 9 Nebraska 0 3 7 15 25 No. 12 Penn State 0 0 7 7 14

Lincoln, Neb. (Nov. 5)--- Taylor Martinez completed 28- University Park, Pa. (Nov. 12)--- Rex Burkhead pounded out of-37 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season with 121 yards on enough to prevent No. 9 Nebraska from being upset by visiting 26 carries and a touchdown in Nebraska’s 17-14 win over No. 12 Northwestern, 28-25. Penn State. Despite producing one of the most efficient passing days of his The victory over Penn State marked the highest ranked team career, and rushing 12 times for 53 yards, Martinez and the Husker Nebraska has defeated away from home since a victory over sixth- offense managed just 25 points against a stingy Wildcat defense. ranked Tennessee in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl and the highest ranked Martinez and the Huskers managed 411 yards of total offense, but team Nebraska has defeated in a true road game since 1997. Nebraska trailed from nearly start to finish against the Wildcats. After Penn State cut the Husker lead to 17-14, the Blackshirts Northwestern produced 468 yards of total offense with a balanced came up big, stopping PSU on its final two possessions, including attack that included 261 passing yards and 207 rushing yards. a 4th-and-1 at the 37 when Lavonte David stuffed Silas Redd to Northwestern held Nebraska’s rushing game to just 122 yards deny PSU a first down. on 35 carries, led by Rex Burkhead’s 69 yards on 22 carries. Kain Nebraska got the ball back with 1:49 on the clock and a chance Colter led the Wildcat running game with 17 carries for 57 yards to end the game. and two scores, while Treyvon Green added 14 carries for 53 yards, The Huskers forced Penn State to use the rest of its timeouts, and Jacob Schmidt added 13 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown. but a fourth-down stop on a run by Burkhead on 4th-and-2 from Martinez played a turnover-free game for the Huskers at quarterback, but Nebraska lost two other fumbles. the 29 gave Penn State the ball back. However, the Blackshirts forced three Northwestern turnovers on the afternoon, including Austin Cassidy’s Following an incomplete pass on first down, the Husker secondary was flagged for defensive holding, giving PSU interception in the end zone and 50-yard return to set up Nebraska’s first touchdown in the third quarter. 1st-and-10 at its 37. Matt McGloin completed one more pass for nine yards, but the Blackshirts held. The Wildcats led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter thanks to a two-yard touchdown run by Schmidt. Nebraska Burkhead’s running and the play of Taylor Martinez, who completed 13 of 26 passes for 143 yards while adding cut the lead to 7-3 at the half on Brett Maher’s 36-yard field goal in the second quarter. The Huskers were unable 56 yards on 18 carries, supplied the offense against a stout Nittany Lion defense. to take advantage of several scoring opportunities in the quarter, including losing a fumble inside the Wildcat 5. After just two first downs in the first quarter, the Huskers started to find a rhythm on their opening drive The Huskers also lost a fu mble on a completed pass later in the quarter as they were approaching the red zone. of the second quarter, taking a 10-0 lead into the half. Brett Maher’s 41-yard field goal got the Huskers into the Northwestern went up 14-3 early in the third quarter on Colter’s three-yard run, before Nebraska answered scoring column. with Martinez’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Tim Marlowe. It was Marlowe’s first career touchdown. The Huskers extended their lead to 10-0 as the first half was winding down after covering 80 yards in 12 plays, The Wildcats struck quickly in the fourth quarter, as Colter connected with Jeremy Ebert on an 81-yard capped by a two-yard touchdown run by Ameer Abdullah with 44 seconds left in the half touchdown pass. It was Northwestern’s longest play from scrimmage of the season and capped a career-best The Huskers’ eventual game-winning score came off a 14-yard option run from Martinez to Burkhead in the 147-yard receiving day on six catches for Ebert. third quarter following the first turnover of the game. Nebraska answered less than four minutes later to cut the Cat lead to 21-18 on Burkhead’s one-yard touchdown After the Huskers opened the second half with a punt, Penn State took over on its own 30 and crossed into plunge and Martinez’s ensuing two-point conversion run with 8:55 left in the game. Nebraska territory with 1st-and-10 on the NU 41. The drive ended on the next play when Cameron Meredith forced The Blackshirts needed to stop the Wildcats on the next drive, but Colter engineered a 13-play, 66-yard drive a fumble on a seven-yard sack of McGloin that was recovered by Eric Martin. that consumed 7:14 and resulted in his one-yard touchdown run. Northwestern went up 28-18 with 1:34 left and The Husker offense followed with eight straight running plays from Martinez and Burkhead that covered 52 left Nebraska in need of a miracle. yards, including 31 yards on the final two plays of the drive. Martinez and the Husker offense answered the call by covering 74 yards in 10 plays and just 1:10 capped by At the time it looked as if the Huskers had taken complete control with a 17-0 lead, but Penn State would Martinez’s 14-yard touchdown strike to Kenny Bell with 18 seconds left. After Maher’s extra point cut the lead answered with 14 straight points. to 28-25, he attempted an onside kick to give Martinez and the offense one last shot at victory. But the Wildcats Following the Burkhead touchdown, Penn State responded with a nine-play drive that covered 82 yards in 3:36. recovered the kick and claimed their first-ever win in Lincoln. The biggest play of the drive came on a 40-yard pass from McGloin to Derek Moye to the NU 5. Stephfon Green scampered into the end zone two plays later from five yards out. SCORING SUMMARY Early in the fourth quarter Penn State capitalized on Nebraska’s only turnover of the game, marching 51 yards 1st 02:08 NU Schmidt 2 yd run (Budzien kick) in nine plays to cut the NU lead to 17-14, capped by a six-yard run from Green. 2nd 02:26 NEB Maher 36 yd field goal 3rd 12:13 NU Colter 3 yd run (Budzien kick) SCORING SUMMARY 3rd 03:52 NEB Marlowe 15 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 2nd 10:55 NEB Maher 41 yd field goal 4th 12:16 NU Ebert 81 yd pass from Colter (Budzien kick) 2nd 00:44 NEB Abdullah, 2 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 08:55 NEB Burkhead 1 yd run (Martinez rush) 3rd 08:51 NEB Burkhead 14 yd run (Maher kick) 4th 01:34 NU Colter 1 yd run (Budzien kick) 3rd 05:07 PSU Green 5 yd run (Fera kick) 4th 00:18 NEB Bell 14 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 4th 05:42 PSU Green 6 yd run (Fera kick)

TEAM STATISTICS NW NU TEAM STATISTICS P pSU NU FIRST DOWNS 25 21 FIRST DOWNS 21 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 54-207 35-122 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-188 43-166 PASSING YDS (NET) 261 289 PASSING YDS (NET) 143 209 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-16-2 37-28-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-13-0 35-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-468 72-411 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-331 78-375 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-37 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-83 5-115 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-61 3-61 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-48 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-42.0 4-47.5 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-45.0 7-42.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-20 6-41 Penalties-Yards 6-45 3-32 Possession Time 34:06 25:54 Possession Time 29:03 30:57 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 12 10 of 17 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 2 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 1-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-3 RUSHING: Northwestern-Colter, Kain 17-57; Green, Treyvon 14-54; Schmidt, Jacob 13-54; Persa, Dan RUSHING: Penn State-Green, Stephfon 17-71; Redd, Silas 15-53; Beachum, Brandon 7-36; Kersey, 5-35; Mark, Venric 2-6; Smith, Adonis 2-3; TEAM 1-minus-2. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 22-69; Martinez, Shawney 1-4; Suhey, Joe 1-3; McGloin, Matt 2-minus-1. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 26-121; Martinez, Taylor 12-53; Abdullah, Ameer 1-0 Taylor 18-56; Reed, Kyler 1-5; Marlowe, Tim 1-4; Abdullah, Ameer 2-2 PASSING: Northwestern-Persa, Dan 9-14-1-79; Colter, Kain 4-6-0-115; Siemian, Trevor 3-4-1-67 PASSING: Penn State-McGloin, Matt 16-34-0-193; Drake, Curtis 1-1-0-16. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 28-37-0-289 13-26-0-143; Burkhead, Rex 0-1-0-0 RECEIVING: Northwestern-Ebert, Jeremy 6-147; Dunsmore, Drake 4-39; Colter, Kain 3-57; Brown, RECEIVING: Penn State-Moye, Derek 4-78; Brown, Justin 3-30; Green, Stephfon 3-5; Smith, Devon Charles 1-10; Green, Treyvon 1-5; Fields, Demetrius 1-3. Nebraska-Kinnie, Brandon 6-42; Bell, Kenny 2-19; Drake, Curtis 1-31; McGloin, Matt 1-16; Szczerba, Andrew 1-14; Robinson, Allen 1-9; Haplea, 5-58; Burkhead, Rex 5-34; Marlowe, Tim 4-44; Cotton, Ben 3-36; Enunwa, Quincy 2-34; Reed, Kyler Kevin 1-7. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 4-42; Reed, Kyler 3-40; Enunwa, Quincy 2-14; Cooper, Khiry 1-17; 2-31; Cooper, Khiry 1-10 Marlowe, Tim 1-15; Cotton, Ben 1-14; Burkhead, Rex 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Northwestern-None. Nebraska-Cassidy, Austin 1-50. INTERCEPTIONS: Penn State-None. Nebraska-None FUMBLES (total-lost): Northwestern-Colter, Kain 1-1. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 1-1; Enunwa, Quincy 1-1. FUMBLES (total-lost): Penn State-McGloin, Matt 1-1. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 1-1 SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Northwestern-Proby, Damien 1-10. Nebraska- Steinkuhler, Baker 1-7 SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Penn State-Crawford, Jack 1-3. Nebraska- Meredith, Cameron 1-7 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Northwestern-Campbell, Ibraheim 7-6. Nebraska-Thorell, Lance 9-6 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Penn State-Stupar, Nate 6-7. Nebraska-Compton, Will 6-7

60 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Game 11 Michigan 45, Nebraska 17 Game 12 Nebraska 20, Iowa 7 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL No. 17 Nebraska 7 3 7 0 17 Iowa 0 0 0 7 7 No. 20 Michigan 10 7 14 14 45 No. 21 Nebraska 0 10 3 7 20

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Nov. 19) -- A collection of Lincoln, Neb. (Nov. 25) -- Nebraska used a stifling special teams miscues by Nebraska allowed No. defensive effort and school-record performance 20 Michigan to control the ball, the clock and the from I-back Rex Burkhead, as the Huskers picked up second half in the No. 17 Huskers’ 45-17 loss to the their ninth win of the season with 20-7 victory in the Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. inaugural Heroes Game. Although the Huskers surrendered 45 points on Burkhead carried a career-high 38 times for 160 the scoreboard, the Blackshirts were handcuffed by yards and a touchdown to increase his season rushing special teams and offensive turnovers throughout total to 1,268 yards. His 38 totes broke the school the second half. record of 37 by Cory Ross in the 2003 Alamo Bowl, as After Michigan jumped to a 10-0 first-quarter lead, Burkhead went over 100 yards for the seventh time Nebraska responded with 10 unanswered points to on the season and 11th in his career. pull even. Taylor Martinez connected with senior wide While Burkhead punished the Iowa defense on receiver Brandon Kinnie on a 54-yard touchdown the ground, the Blackshirts forced two turnovers and strike to cut the margin to 10-7 before Terrence held the Hawkeyes to just 270 total yards, including 88 Moore’s interception set up a Brett Maher 51-yard yards on the ground. All-America linebacker Lavonte field goal early in the second quarter. David led the Blackshirts with eight tackles, a sack, a Michigan provided an answer of its own with a forced fumble and fumble recovery in his final game 12-play, 74-yard drive that consumed 6:07 on the clock at Memorial Stadium. and culminated with Robinson’s 14-yard touchdown run with 6:05 left in the half. With the win, Nebraska finished the regular season with a 9-3 record, its fourth consecutive nine-win season The two teams went to the halftime locker room with the Wolverines up 17-10, but the Huskers were set under Bo Pelini and 38th time in the last 42 years that a Husker football team has won at least nine games. to receive the second-half kickoff with a chance to even the score. Nebraska’s second-half special teams woes After a scoreless first quarter, the Huskers struck first, driving 52 yards in 10 plays before Brett Maher’s began immediately. Kenny Bell fumbled the kickoff, and Michigan converted into a one-yard run by Denard 40-yard field goal gave the Huskers a 3-0 lead. Kenny Bell played a major role in the drive, catching two passes Robinson to make it 24-10. The Husker offense managed a first down on its first possession of the second half, for 23 yards, while also drawing a defensive holding penalty to help give the drive some early momentum. but Michigan held on 3rd-and-6 to force a Maher punt. Maher mishandled a good snap, and had his first punt Late in the first half, Nebraska went to the ground attack by sustaining an 80-yard drive for 15 plays, capped of the season blocked to set the Wolverines up with another short field at the 50. Eight plays later, Fitzgerald by a six-yard touchdown pass from Taylor Martinez to Kyler Reed. The catch was Reed’s first touchdown of the Toussaint rumbled in from one yard out to give Michigan a 31-10 lead with 5:03 left in the third quarter. season. After an Iowa pass interference call, the Huskers pounded away at the Iowa defense, running on 13 Nebraska fought back, pulling to within 31-17 after Ameer Abdullah’s three-yard touchdown run. The of the next 14 plays, as Burkhead carried nine times for 35 yards on the drive. Facing a 4th-and-1 at the Iowa Blackshirts appeared to breathe more life into the Huskers by stopping the Wolverines on 3rd-and-4 to set 29, Burkhead kept the drive alive with a two-yard run to move the chains. Facing a 3rd-and-3 at the Iowa 6, up a punt on 4th-and-7 at the Michigan 17. NU’s Wil Richards came free on a chance at a punt block attempt, Martinez ran a beautiful play fake to Burkhead and found Reed uncovered in the end zone for the score to but instead of blocking the punt was flagged for roughing the kicker. Instead of having the ball inside the make it 10-0 with 32 seconds left in the half. Michigan 10 with a chance to pull within a score, Michigan had a fresh set of downs. The Huskers went on another long drive midway through the third quarter to set up Maher’s second field Robinson and the Wolverines took advantage by completing a 10-play, 86-yard march that covered 5:39. goal of the game, this one from 21 yards out to make it 13-0. Nebraska went 82 yards in 12 plays, relying on a Robinson put the exclamation point on the Michigan victory by connecting with Martavious Odoms on a punishing ground game along with the big play ability of Bell, who had two catches for 48 yards on the drive 38-yard touchdown pass against double coverage. Michigan capitalized on Nebraska’s third turnover of the and a career-high 93 yards on the day. day for its final score. Nebraska extended the lead to 20-0 early in the fourth quarter, as Burkhead went the final two yards for his 15th rushing touchdown of the season. After six straight carries by Burkhead got the ball close to SCORING SUMMARY midfield, Martinez found Bell for a 22-yard catch to cross into Hawkeye territory. After Burkhead gashed the 1st 08:17 MICH Gallon 6 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick) Hawkeyes for 12 yards, Martinez hooked up with Quincy Enunwa for a 19-yard strike to the Iowa 2-yard line 1st 02:03 MICH Gibbons 42 yd field goal before Burkhead cashed in on the next play. 1st 01:17 NEB Kinnie 54 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) The Hawkeyes were able to escape a shutout late in the fourth quarter with an 80-yard scoring drive over 2nd 12:12 NEB Maher 51 yd field goal 10 plays, finished off by a two-yard touchdown run by Marcus Coker. 2nd 06:05 MICH Robinson 14 yd run (Gibbons kick) 3rd 11:23 MICH Robinson 1 yd run (Gibbons kick) SCORING SUMMARY 3rd 05:03 MICH Toussaint 1 yd run (Gibbons kick) 2nd 11:22 NEB Maher 40 yd field goal 3rd 00:53 NEB Abdullah 3 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 00:32 NEB Reed 6 yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 4th 10:14 MICH Odoms 38 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick) 3rd 04:42 NEB Maher 21 yd field goal 4th 07:33 MICH Toussaint 31 yd run (Gibbons kick) 4th 11:25 NEB Burkhead 2 yd run (Maher kick) TEAM STATISTICS NU Mich 4th 03:26 IOWA Coker 2 yd run (Meyer kick) FIRST DOWNS 11 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-138 61-238 TEAM STATISTICS I iOWA NU PASSING YDS (NET) 122 180 FIRST DOWNS 18 25 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-9-0 19-11-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-88 61-222 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 54-260 80-418 PASSING YDS (NET) 182 163 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-16-1 22-12-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-11 5-33 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-270 83-385 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-159 3-70 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-10 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-18 2-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-46.0 4-36.8 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-73 5-45 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-41.1 7-41.9 Possession Time 18:47 41:13 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 8 of 18 Penalties-Yards 5-50 9-74 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 Possession Time 22:13 37:47 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 10 of 21 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-13 3-4 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-3 RUSHING: Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 16-49; Burkhead, Rex 10-36; Marlowe, Tim 1-23; Abdullah, Ameer Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-11 2-19; David, Lavonte 1-6; Green, Aaron 1-5. Michigan-Toussaint, Fitzgerald 29-138; Robinson, Denard 23-83; Hopkins, Stephen. 2-15; Dileo, Drew 1-4; Odoms, Martavious 1-1; Shaw, Michael 2-0; TEAM RUSHING: Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 38-160; Abdullah, Ameer 12-35; Martinez, Taylor 4-20; Legate, Tyler 3-minus-3 1-5; Marlowe, Tim 2-3; Green, Aaron 2-3; TEAM 2-minus-4. Iowa-Coker, Marcus 18-87; Vandenberg, PASSING: Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 9-23-0-122. Michigan-Robinson, Denard 11-18-1-180; Gardner, James 4-4; McNutt, Marvin 1-0; TEAM 1-minus-3 Devin 0-1-0-0 PASSING: Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 12-22-0-163. Iowa-Vandenberg, James 16-35-1-182 RECEIVING: Nebraska-Marlowe, Tim 3-24; Enunwa, Quincy 3-21; Kinnie, Brandon 1-54; Reed, Kyler RECEIVING: Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 5-93; Enunwa, Quincy 3-41; Kinnie, Brandon 2-11; Burkhead, Rex 1-12; 1-15; Bell, Kenny 1-8. Michigan-Gallon, Jeremy 3-34; Odoms, Martavious 2-47; Hemingway, Junior 2-34; Reed, Kyler 1-6. Iowa-Davis, Keenan 4-41; McNutt, Marvin 4-29; Fiedorowicz, C.J. 3-41; Coker, Marcus Toussaint, Fitzgerald 2-4; Roundtree, Roy 1-46; Dileo, Drew 1-15. 3-39; Herman, Brad 1-22; Martin-Manley, Kevonte 1-10 INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Moore, Terrence 1-10. Michigan-None INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Green, Andrew 1-0. Iowa-None FUMBLES (total-lost): Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 2-1; Bell, Kenny 1-1; Marlowe, Tim 1-1. Michigan-None. FUMBLES (total-lost): Nebraska-Kinnie, Brandon 1-0; TEAM 1-0. Iowa-Fiedorowicz, C.J. 1-1 SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-David, Lavonte 0.5-6; Stafford, Daimion 0.5-7. Michigan-Campbell, William SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Nebraska-David, Lavonte 1-11. Iowa-None 1-1; Van Bergan, Ryan 1-2; Demens, Kenny 0.5-0; Ryan, Jake 0.5-1 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Nebraska-David, Lavonte 5-3-8. Iowa-Thomas, Nardo 4-10 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Nebraska-David 14-3-17. Michigan-Kovacs, Jordan 7-0-7

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Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 2) --- No. 20 Nebraska jumped to a 13-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, but No. 9 South Carolina scored the game’s final 21 points in the Huskers’ 30-13 loss in the Capital One Bowl at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium. In a game filled with big plays and missed opportunities, Nebraska struck first when sophomore quarterback Taylor Martinez hit freshman wide receiver Kenny Bell on a 30-yard touchdown strike just over three minutes into the game. However, Brett Maher’s extra-point attempt was blocked and scooped up by South Carolina’s Stephon Gilmore, who raced all the way to the end zone for a two-point return. Trailing 6-2, South Carolina took its first lead of the day on quarterback Connor Shaw’s one-yard plunge to cap an 11-play, 55- yard drive with 6:04 left in the first quarter and give USC a 9-6 edge. The Huskers capitalized on an illegal hands to the face penalty on their next drive to regained the lead at 13-9 with Ameer Abdullah’s 1-yard touchdown run with 3:33 left in the first quarter. After a fumble by Abdullah deep in the Gamecocks’ territory, USC converted a 78-yard pass to the NU 7 on the first play after the turnover. The Husker defense held strong and kept the Gamecocks off the scoreboard after a missed 20-yard field goal attempt (Jay Wooten). The Huskers seemed set for another scoring chance, but an intercaption by USC’s Stephon Gilmore ended NU’s scoring chance in the first half. South Carolina took a 16-13 lead into the half after Shaw connected with Alshon Jeffery for a 51-yard hail mary as time expired. Nebraska quickly drove the ball down the field on its first drive of the second half, which included a 36-yard run by Martinez. But NU failed to score after missing a 35-yard field goal. The defenses shut down the offenses the rest of the third quarter, before the South Carolina offense broke through on its opening possession of the fourth quarter. Shaw hit Ace Sanders for a key 23-yard pass on 3rd-and-18 to give the Gamecocks a first down at the NU 11. Two plays later, Shaw hit Kenny Miles for a nine-yard touchdown pass to put the Gamecocks up 23-13 with 12:25 left. Nebraska’s next offensive possession managed just one first down, before USC marched 71 yards on 13 plays in 6:25 capped by Miles’ three-yard touchdown to put the Gamecocks up 30-13. Nebraska finished the game with 253 yards of total offense, while South Carolina managed 351 yards. The Huskers outgained USC on the ground, 137-121, but Nebraska had 100 yards on the ground at halftime. Jeffery was ejected along with Nebraska’s Alfonzo Dennard late in the third quarter while going head-to-head away from the ball on pass route. Burkhead led all rushers with 89 yards on 23 carries, including 71 yards on 15 carries in the first half alone. Martinez added 16 carries for 37 yards, but was knocked back for 45 yards in losses while being sacked six times. Burkhead was also NU’s leading receiver with 35 yards on five catches, while Bell added three catches for 53 yards.

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:58 NEB Bell 30 yd pass from Martinez (PAT-blocked) 1st 11:58 USC Gilmore PAT return 1st 6:04 USC Shaw 1 yd run (Wooten kick) 1st 3:33 NEB Abdullah 1 yd run (Maher kick) 2nd 00:00 USC Jeffery 51 yd pass from Shaw (Wooten Kick) 4th 12:25 USC Miles 9 yd pass from Shaw (Wooten kick) 4th 3:05 USC Miles 3 yd run (Wooten kick)

TEAM STATISTICS USC NU FIRST DOWNS 16 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-121 46-137 PASSING YDS (NET) 230 116 Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-11-0 16-10-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-351 62-253 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-19 1--1 Interception Returns-Yards 1-3 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.4 5-39.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-66 10-58 Possession Time 29:11 30:49 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-41 4-31 RUSHING: South Carolina-Miles, Kenny 15-67; Shaw, Connor 19-42; Sanders, Ace 3-15; Byrd, Damiere 1-3; Team 2-minus-6. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 23-89; Martinez, Taylor 16-37; Bell, Kenny 1-14; Marlowe, Tim 1-6; Abdullah, Ameer 4-minus-1; Reed, Kyler 1-minus-8. PASSING: South Carolina-Shaw, Connor 11-17-0-230. Nebraska-Martinez, Taylor 10-16-1-116. RECEIVING: South Carolina-Jeffery, Alshon 4-148; Sanders, Ace 3-45; Miles, Kenny 2-13; Anderson, Rory 1-21; Cunningham, J. 1-3. Nebraska-Burkhead, Rex 5-35; Bell, Kenny 3-53; Cotton, Ben 1-22, Legate, Tyler 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: South Carolina-Gilmore, Stephon 1-3. Nebraska-None. FUMBLES (total-lost): South Carolina-Sanders, Ace 1-0. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer 1-1. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): South Carolina-Allen, Antonio 1-5; Taylor, Devin 1-8; Clowney, J. 2-13; Robertson, T. 0.5-2; Ingram, Melvin 1.5-13. Nebraska- David, Lavonte 2-14; Compton, Will 0.5-8; Moore, Terrence 1-2; Martin, Eric 0.5-7. TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): South Carolina-Swearinger, D.J. 7-0. Nebraska-David, Lavonte 8-3.

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30 unassisted tackles. He also tied for the team led with two pass interceptions, while adding mike four breakups and a fumble return for a touchdown at Minnesota. # Cassidy had six or more tackles seven times in 2011, including five of the final six regular- caputo 58 season games. Cassidy recorded a season-high nine stops in a 17-14 win at Penn State and added eight tackles against Northwestern. For his efforts, Cassidy was an honorable-mention Center l 6-1 l 275 | Four Letters All-Big Ten selection by the conference media. Cassidy also continued in his role as Nebraska’s Omaha, Neb. l Millard North HS holder and assisted first-year starter Brett Maher to an All-Big Ten season. » Second-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2011) Cassidy earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the second straight » Third-Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele, 2011) season. He became just the 14th Nebraska player to earn first-team Academic All-America » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2011) honors twice and the first to do so since defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch in 1999 and 2000. » Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10, 2011) Cassidy played his senior season as a graduate after earning a psychology degree in May of 2011. » Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP, 2010) » Tom Novak Award Winner (2011) 2011 (Senior) » Jake Young Memorial Scholarship Recipient (2010) Chattanooga: Totaled four tackles, 2011 Game by Game Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds PBU » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) as the Huskers limited Chattanooga to just 230 yards. Fresno State: Broke Chattanooga 1-3-4 0-0 0 Center Mike Caputo was the leader of the Nebraska offensive line during his senior season up a career-high two passes, while Fresno State 0-4-4 0-0 2 in 2011, and was a fixutre in the middle of the line each of his final two seasons at Nebraska. also adding four tackles Washington: Washington 0-6-6 0-0 1 The 6-1, 275-pound Caputo started all 27 games during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, helping Made six tackles and snuffed out at Wyoming 4-2-6 0-0 0 the Huskers rank among the conference leaders in rushing each of those seasons. Washington’s final scoring threat at Wisconsin 2-3-5 0-0 0 Ohio State 1-4-5 0-0 0 Caputo’s leadership was a key ingredient for a young Nebraska offense in 2011. Up front, with a diving interception with 1:32 at Minnesota 1-4-5 0-0 1 Nebraska had four first-time starters alongside Caputo at the beginning of the year, and remaining. Wyoming: Notched six Michigan State 2-1-3 0-0 0 the unit also battled significant injuries throughout the latter half of the season. Originally tackles, as Nebraska held the Cowboys Northwestern 3-5-8 0-0 0 a walk-on, Caputo was one of three walk-ons to start in the middle of the line in six games, to 305 yards. Wisconsin: Totaled five at Penn State 5-4-9 0-0 0 as sophomore Spencer Long and junior Seung Hoon Choi manned the starting guard spots tackles, including two solo stops. Ohio at Michigan 5-1-6 0-0 0 for much of the season. State: Totaled five tackles and a pass Iowa 3-3-6 0-0 0 Caputo was honored for his effort, being chosen a second-team All-Big Ten selection by the breakup, as the Huskers held Ohio State So. Carolina 1-1-2 0-0 0 league’s coaches and an honorable-mention pick by the media. He was also a semifinalist for to 6-of-18 passing. Minnesota: Tied for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to a standout college player who began their career as a walk-on. the team lead with six tackles, and also scooped up a fumble and returned it 11 yards Caputo earned his degree in communication studies in December of 2011. for a touchdown to give NU a 27-0 lead. Michigan State: Recorded three tackles to key a defense that held MSU to three points and 11-of-27 passing. Northwestern: Totaled a 2011 (Senior) eight tackles and intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned it 50 yards to set up a Caputo keyed an offensive line that helped Nebraska rush for more than 200 yards Husker touchdown that pulled the Huskers within 14-10 in the third quarter. Penn State: seven times in 2011. Nebraska racked up back-to-back 300-yard rushing games in wins over Keyed Nebraska’s win with a season-high nine tackles, including five solo stops, in a 17-14 Washington and Wyoming. Caputo and the offensive line also played a key role in wearing win. Michigan: Totaled six tackles in the loss to the Wolverines. Iowa: Made six tackles, down the Ohio State defense in a school-record comeback win. The Huskers rushed for 232 including three solo stops, as the Blackshirts held the Hawkeyes to 270 yards of offense in yards and had 423 yards of total offense against the Buckeyes, including 195 second-half a 20-7 victory. South Carolina: Cassidy had a pair of tackles in Nebraska’s Capital One Bowl rushing yards. contest. The line helped NU put up a season-high 346 rushing yards at Minnesota, and also top the 200-yard rushing mark in the regular-season finale against Iowa. Caputo and the line Career also paved the way for junior I-back Rex Burkhead to rush for 1,357 yards in 2011. Cassidy played in all 14 games in 2010 and started the final seven contests. He finished with 48 tackles, and contributed to a defense that finished third nationally in pass efficiency Career defense and fifth in yards per game. Cassidy had a career-high 12 tackles at Iowa State, when Despite being banged up for much of the season, Caputo started all 14 games and helped he also had an interception return for a touchdown. He added five or more tackles in four the Nebraska offense average 247.6 yards per game to rank ninth in the nation in 2010. other contests. Cassidy played in all 14 games as a sophomore, primarily on special teams. He Nebraska’s rushing output was its best since 2002, and the Huskers topped 200 rushing made nine tackles, including six solo stops. He played in two games as a redshirt freshman and yards 10 times in 14 games. made an unassisted tackle. Originally a walk-on, Cassidy redshirted in his first season in 2007. Caputo appeared in six games as a reserve center in 2009, backing up senior Jacob Hickman and helping NU to a Big 12 North title. In 2008, Caputo played in seven games as a redshirt Career Stats freshman. Caputo redshirted in his first season in the program in 2007. (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. Career Stats 2007 Redshirt » Games Played–40 (7 in 2008; 6 in 2009; 14 in 2010; 13 in 2011) 2008 2/0 0 1 1 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 » Games Started–27 (14 in 2010; 13 in 2011) 2009 14/0 6 3 9 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2010 14/7 24 24 48 0-0 0.0-0 1-0 0 0 1 0 austin 2011 13/13 30 40 70 0-0 0.0-0 0-1 0 4 2 0 # Totals 43/20 60 68 128 0-0 0.0-0 1-1 0 5 3 0 cassidy 8 Single-Game Highs Safety l 6-1 l 210 | Three Letters » Tackles–12 at Iowa State (2010) » Solo Tackles–7 at Iowa State (2010) Lincoln, Neb. l Southwest HS » Pass Breakups–2 vs. Fresno State (2011) » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2011) » Interceptions–1 three times (most recently vs. Northwestern, 2011) » Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete, 2011) » Touchdowns–1 twice (29-yd INT return at ISU, 2010; 11-yd fum. ret. at Minn., 2011) » Two-Time First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2010, 2011) » Three-Time First-Team Academic All-District VII (2009, 2010, 2011) » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009, 2010) » Eight-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) » Dr. Gerald Lage Award (2011) Safety Austin Cassidy was a leader both on and off the field for the Nebraska football program in 2011. Cassidy started all 13 games and was a veteran leader in a youthful Husker secondary that had 12 different players start at least one game in 2011. The 6-1, 210-pound Cassidy ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 70 stops, including

HUSKERS.COM 63 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL jared jon crick #94 Damkroger #27 Defensive Tackle l 6-6 l 285 | Four Letters Punter l 6-1 l 185 | One Letter Cozad, Neb. l Cozad HS Firth, Neb. l Norris HS | Nebraska-Omaha » Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2011) » Seven-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection » Cletus Fischer Native Son Award Winner (2011) » AFCA Good Works Team (1 of 11, 2011) Jon Damkroger spent his Nebraska career as a backup on the Husker special teams, » First-Team All-American (Rivals.com, 2010) where he was a reserve punter behind All-Big Ten selection Brett Maher in 2011. A Firth, » Second-Team All-American (AP, CBSSports.com, SI.com, 2010) Neb., product Damkroger excelled in the classroom where he was a Big 12 Commissioner’s » Rotary Lombardi Award Semifinalist (2010) Honor Roll selection seven times during his career. Damkroger earned his undergraduate » Lott Trophy Quarterfinalist (2010) degree in business administration in December of 2011. » First-Team All-Big 12 (Unanimous, 2010) Career » First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, 2009) Damkroger did not appear in a game during his career, serving as a backup punter behind » Second-Team All-Big 12 (Several outlets, 2009) Maher and All-American Alex Henery in his three active years with the Huskers. Damkroger » Walter Camp and Bronko Nagurski National Defensive redshirted in 2008 after transferring from Nebraska-Omaha. With the Mavericks, Damkroger Player of the Week (vs. Baylor, 2009) averaged 35 yards on 40 punts in 2007, and pinned opponents inside the 20 10 times. » Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (at Baylor, 2009) » Two-Time Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010, 2011) » Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship Recipient (2010) lavonte » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010) david #4 Jared Crick had one of the most productive careers in Nebraska football history cut short in 2011, when he suffered a season-ending injury in the sixth game of his senior campaign. Linebacker l 6-1 l 225 | Two Letters The torn pectoral muscle sidelined him for the rest of the 2011 season, but Crick stayed Miami, Fla. l Northwestern HS l Fort Scott (Kan.) CC an important part of the team by playing a leadership role from the sidelines for a young defensive line. » First-Team All-American (AFCA, CBS, Yahoo.com, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, 2011; Despite not being able to finish his senior season on the field, Crick left a lasting mark on Rivals.com, CBS Sports.com, 2010) the Hsuker football program. He made 22 tackles in 2011, including three tackles for loss » Second-Team All-American (AP, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, 2011; AP, SI.com, 2010) and a sack, pushing his career totals to 167 career tackles, 35 tackles for loss and 20 sacks. » Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year (2011) Crick finished in the top 10 on Nebraska’s career sacks list and just outside of the top 10 in » Butkus Award Finalist (1 of 6, 2011) career tackles for loss. His overall tackle total also ranked among the top 10 among interior » First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, ESPN.com, Yahoo.com, Phil Steele, 2011) defensive linemen in school history. » Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalist (1 of 16, 2011) The injury prevented Crick from earning honors on the field in 2011, but he was one of 11 » Lott Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 8, 2011) FBS Division players named to the Allstate Good Works Team, Crick also received Nebraska’s » Lott IMPACT Player of the Week (vs. Ohio State; vs. Michigan State, 2011) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. He completed his degree in history in August of 2011. » Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Iowa, 2011) » Nebraska Team MVP (2011) 2011 (Senior) » Nebraska Team Captain (2011) Crick played in five games and had 22 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack against » Nebraska Lifter of the Year (2011) Washington. He had five tackles, including two TFLs, a pass breakup and a quarterback » Guy Chamberlin Award Winner (2011) hurry in the opener against Chattanooga. He had a season-high six tackles including a sack » Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (Kansas City Star, 2010) against Washington, but was injured late in the game forcing him to miss the Wyoming » Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, Dallas Morning News, SA Express-News, 2010) contest the following week. Crick returned at Wisconsin and had five tackles and a blocked » First-Team All-Big 12 (Unanimous, 2010) extra point. He made three tackles against Ohio State in his final career game. » Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (at Kansas State, 2010) » Nebraska Defensive MVP (2010) Career » School Record Holder for Most Career Tackles by a Two-Year Player (285) Crick started all 28 games in the 2009 and 2010 seasons and had 9.5 sacks in each of those years, earning first-team All-Big 12 honors as both a sophomore and junior. Crick had Linebacker Lavonte David completed one of the most impressive two-year careers in 70 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in 2010. Crick had six games with at least five Nebraska football history with an All-American season in 2011. David had a banner season tackles and had at least one tackle for loss in nine games, including seven of the final eight as a senior in 2011, making his mark as one of the top linebackers in the nation and one of contests. He had a season-high 2.5 sacks and four tackles for loss against Idaho. the top defensive players in Husker history. Crick had 73 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in 2009. His sack total was second David earned first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association on the team and his 15 tackles for loss were third, and he also added 16 quarterback hurries. and CBSSports.com and second-team accolades from the Walter Camp Foundation. He was Crick averaged 5.2 tackles per game in conference. Against Baylor in 2009, Crick had an NU also a finalist for the Butkus Award and received Big Ten Linebacker-of-the-Year honors in 2011. record five sacks and tied the school record with seven tackles for loss. Crick played in nine The 6-1, 225-pound David led Nebraska with 133 tackles in 2011, and ranked third in the games as a reserve defensive tackle in 2008 and had two tackles. He redshirted in 2007. Big Ten in tackles per game. He had six games in 2011 with 10 or more tackles, including a season-high 17 tackles at Michigan. David also led Nebraska in tackles for loss (13), sacks Career Stats (5.5), interceptions (2), fumbles caused (2) and fumble recoveries (2). (------Tackles------) Fum. QB David has a flair for the dramatic, making key plays at crucial times in games. He had Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. a fumble caused and recovered against Ohio State that triggered the biggest comeback in 2007 Redshirt Nebraska history, and he made a critical 4th-and-1 tackle to preserve a victory at Penn State. 2008 9/0 1 1 2 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 David totaled 285 career tackles to rank fourth on the Husker career tackles list. David 2009 14/14 31 42 73 15-63 9.5-57 0-2 0 4 0 16 also posted two of the top five single-season tackle totals in school history, including a 2010 14/14 36 34 70 17-92 9.5-87 1-0 0 2 0 10 school-record 152 tackles in 2010. 2011 5/5 7 15 22 3-7 1.0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 Totals 42/33 75 92 167 35-162 20.0-145 1-2 0 8 0 27 2011 (Senior) Chattanooga: David totaled a team-high nine tackles, including a TFL, as Nebraska held Single-Game Highs UTC to seven points and 230 total yards. Fresno State: Reached double figures in tackles for » Tackles–13 at Baylor (2009) the ninth time in his career, matching Will Compton with a game-high 15 tackles.Washington: » Solo Tackles–6 vs. Oklahoma (2009) Made eight stops and intercepted Keith Price at the NU 13-yard line after Washington drove » Tackles for Loss–7 at Baylor (2009)* deep into Husker territory. Wyoming: Keyed a defense that allowed 305 total yards, as he » Sacks–5.0 at Baylor (2009)* had six tackles. Wisconsin: Was one of the highlights for the Husker defense as he tied *school record career highs in sacks (two) and tackles for loss (three) as part of a seven-tackle effort against the Badgers... Ohio State: Turned in a dominant defensive performance in the Huskers’

64 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL comeback win...Reached double figure tackles for the 10th time in 20 career games with A prototypical lock-down corner, Dennard played a big role in conference opponents a game-high 13 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss...Provided completing a Big Ten low 51.0 percent of their passes, and the Huskers also led the Big Ten the turning point with his strip and fumble recovery of OSU quarterback Braxton Miller in by allowing only six passing TDs in conference play. Dennard was honored for his role on the the third quarter to set up a Husker score. Minnesota: Led the Huskers with six tackles, Nebraska defense, being named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year including a stop on 4th and 1 at the Nebraska 19 in the second quarter. Michigan State: and a first-team All-Big Ten pick by both the league’s coaches and media. Keyed a Blackshirt effort that held the Spartans to three points, totaling 13 tackles, including Dennard was at his best against the league’s top receivers. He held Michigan State’s B.J. six solo stops. Northwestern: Reached Cunningham without a reception, ending a streak of 41 straight games with a catch for the double figures in tackles for the fourth 2011 Game by Game Spartan wideout. Against Iowa, Dennard held Big Ten Receiver of the Year Marvin McNutt Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds Sack-Yds time in 2011, recording 11 tackles in the to just four catches for 29 yards after the Iowa star entered the game averaging better than Chattanooga 3-6-9 1-1 0.0-0 loss... Picked up his second interception of 100 yards per game. Fresno State 5-10-15 0-0 0.0-0 the season, as he caught a deflected pass Dennard finished the season with six pass breakups, including a career-best three in the Washington 1-7-8 0-0 0.0-0 that led to a Husker field goal. Penn State: 24-3 win over Michigan State. He also totaled 31 tackles, including 26 solo stops, with a at Wyoming 2-4-6 1-2 0.0-0 Anchored a Husker defense that limited season-high four tackles in five games. Dennard finished his Nebraska career with 21 career at Wisconsin 6-1-7 3-16 2.0-15 the Nittany Lions to 14 points, finishing breakups, good for a tie for 10th place on the Nebraska career chart. Ohio State 6-7-13 1-3 0.0-0 with nine tackles... Delivered the biggest at Minnesota 2-4-6 1-8 0.0-0 play of the game, stopping Silas Redd 2011 (Senior) Michigan State 6-7-13 0-0 0.0-0 2011 Game by Game on 4th-and-1 at the Nebraska 37 with Chattanooga: Did not play vs. UTC Northwestern 1-10-11 0-0 0.0-0 Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds PBU 1:49 left in the fourth quarter. Michigan: because of a leg injury. Fresno State: at Penn State 6-3-9 0-0 0.0-0 Chattanooga --DNP (injured)-- Reached double figures in tackles for the Did not play due to injury. Washington: at Michigan 14-3-17 3-9 0.5-6 Fresno State --DNP (injured)-- fifth time in 2011 with a season-high 17 Did not play due to injury. Wyoming: Iowa 5-3-8 1-11 1.0-11 Washington --DNP (injured)-- tackles, including three tackles for loss. Made his 2011 season debut, making So. Carolina 8-3-11 2-14 2-14 at Wyoming 4-0-4 0-0 0 Iowa: Led the Huskers in tackles with four tackles and holding Wyoming to at Wisconsin 2-0-2 0-0 0 eight, including five solo stops, while also 168 yards through the air in a 38-14 Ohio State 1-2-3 0-0 0 adding one sack, two pass breakups, one QB hurry and a forced fumble and recovery. South win. Wisconsin: Totaled two solo tackles at Minnesota 1-0-1 0-0 0 Carolina: Capped his career with 11 tackles, including eight solo stops in the Capital One in the loss to the Badgers. Ohio State: Michigan State 2-0-2 0-0 3 Bowl... tied his career best with two sacks, totaling 14 yards in losses. Helped hold Ohio State to 6-of-18 passing as he totaled three tackles in the win Northwestern 2-2-4 0-0 0 Career over the Buckeyes. Minnesota: Had one at Penn State 4-0-4 0-0 2 David burst onto the scene as a junior in 2010. He made a school-record 152 tackles and solo tackle, as Nebraska held Minnesota at Michigan 4-0-4 0-0 0 earned Big 12 Defensive Newcomer-of-the-Year honors. He was a unanimous first-team to 122 passing yards in a 41-14 win. Iowa 2-1-3 0-0 1 All-Big 12 choice and earned All-America accolades from several outlets. Michigan State: Enjoyed his best game South Carolina 4-0-4 0-0 0 David had eight games with double-figure tackles, including three games with 15 or more in 2011 with two tackles and a career- tackles. His 10.9 tackles per game topped the Big 12 and ranked 11th nationally. He was high three pass breakups... Held MSU to 11-of-27 passing for 86 yards, while keeping B.J. second on the team in sacks (6), tackles for loss (15) and pass breakups (10). Cunningham without a catch for the first time in 42 games. Northwestern: Finished with David made 13 tackles in his debut against Western Kentucky and never looked back. He four tackles in the loss to the Wildcats. Penn State: Played at an All-America level, totaling also tallied double-figure tackle totals against South Dakota State (19), Kansas State (16), four solo stops and two pass breakups in the win at No. 12 Penn State. Michigan: Finished Texas (10), Iowa State (10), Kansas (10), Texas A&M (14) and Oklahoma (17). His 19 tackles with four solo stops in the loss to the Wolverines. Iowa: Had three tackles and one pass against SDSU were the seventh-most in school history. He had four tackles for loss against break-up, while helping hold Iowa to 182 yards through the air on 16-of-35 passing... Held Texas A&M and two in three other games. He had a season-high two sacks against Kansas. Marvin McNutt, who was named the 2011 Big Ten Richter-Howard Receiver-of-the Year, to David came to Nebraska from Fort Scott Community College in Kansas, where he earned just four catches for 29 yards. South Carolina: Made four solo tackles in Nebraska’s Capital All-America honors. One Bowl matchup with Gamecocks. Career Stats Career (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Dennard started 13 of 14 games as a junior, missing one contest because of injury. He Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. was second on the team and fifth in the Big 12 with four interceptions, including a return 2010 14/14 84 68 152 15-60 6.0-50 0-0 0 10 0 7 for a touchdown at Washington. He also finished with seven pass breakups and 30 tackles. 2011 13/13 65 68 133 13-64 5.5-46 3-2 0 2 2 3 His play helped Nebraska defense allow opposing passer to complete less than 49 percent of Totals 27/27 149 136 285 28-124 11.5-96 3-2 0 12 2 10 their pass attempts. Dennard had a season-high six tackles against Western Kentucky and had at least three tackles in six other games. For his play, he was a second-team All-Big 12 pick. Single-Game Highs Dennard started nine of the final 10 games of his sophomore season in 2009. He helped » Tackles–19 vs. South Dakota State (2010) NU rank first nationally in pass efficiency defense and scoring defense. Dennard finished » Solo Tackles–14 at Michigan (2011) with 31 tackles, including four tackles for loss and his eight pass breakups were third on the » Tackles for Loss–4 at Texas A&M (2010) team. He had a season-high six tackles in a 10-3 win against Oklahoma. » Sacks–2.0 three times (vs. Kansas, 2010; at Michigan, 2011, vs. South Carolina, 2011) Dennard played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2008. The majority of his action was » Pass Breakups–2 four times (most recently vs. Iowa, 2011) on special teams where he averaged 18.8 yards per kickoff return. He also had five tackles » Interceptions–1 twice (vs. Washington, vs. Northwestern, both in 2011) as a cornerback. alfonzo Career Stats (------Tackles------) Fum. QB dennard #15 Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2008 12/0 4 1 5 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Cornerback l 5-10 l 205 | Four Letters 2009 13/9 21 10 31 4-10 0.0-0 0-1 0 8 0 3 Rochelle, Ga. l Wilcox County HS 2010 13/13 18 12 30 0-0 0.0-0 1-0 0 7 4 1 » Second-Team All-American (Phil Steele, 2011) 2011 10/10 26 5 31 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 6 0 0 » Third-Team All-American (Yahoo.com, 2011) Totals 48/32 69 28 97 4-10 0.0-0 1-1 0 21 4 4 » Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year (2011) Single-Game Highs » First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, ESPN, Yahoo.com, Phil Steele, 2011) » Tackles–6 twice (vs. Oklahoma,2009; vs. Western Kentucky, 2010) » Nebraska Defensive MVP (2011) » Solo Tackles–5 at Kansas (2009) » First-Team All-Big 12 (ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 2010) » Tackles for Loss–1 four times (all in 2009) » Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele, » Pass Breakups–3 vs. MIchigan State (2011) SA Express-News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2010) » Interceptions–1 four times (most recently vs. Kansas, 2010) Alfonzo Dennard proved to be one of the nation’s top cornerbacks over his final two seasons in a Nebraska uniform. The 5-10, 205-pound Dennard rebounded from an early- season injury in 2011 to post a strong senior season, helping the Husker pass defense made strong improvement after his return. HUSKERS.COM 65 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL jim jermarcus ebke #32 hardrick #50 Linebacker l 6-0 l 205 | Two Letters Offensive Tackle l 6-7 l 320 | Two Letters Lincoln, Neb. l East HS l South Dakota State Batesville, Miss. l South Panola HS l Fort Scott (Kan.) CC » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Jermarcus “Yoshi” Hardrick emerged as a dependable starting left tackle for Nebraska in » Second-Team All-Big 12 (2010) 2011, while becoming a leader for the Husker offense. The 6-7, 320-pound Hardrick started » Five-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection all 13 games despite battling minor injuries throughout the season. » Nebraska Scout Team Defensive MVP (2009) The play of Hardrick and the Nebraska offensive line allowed the Huskers to rank 15th » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) nationally in rushing offense at 217.2 yards per game. Nebraska rolled up better than 200 rushing yards seven times in 2011, including three games with at least 300 yards on the ground. Linebacker Jim Ebke was a key member of Nebraska’s special teams throughout the 2011 season, while continuing to add depth at linebacker. The Lincoln native ranked among the 2011 (Senior) team leaders in special teams tackles with nine stops, including five solo tackles. Ebke’s play Hardrick was one of the stabilizing forces for an offensive line by starting all 13 games at helped Nebraska rank among the Big Ten leaders in kickoff coverage in 2011. left tackle. He and fellow senior Marcel Jones gave Nebraska an impressive pair of bookend Ebke also was strong in the classroom. He is on track to earn his degree in secondary tackles during Big Ten Conference play. Behind the play of the line, Nebraska racked up education in May, and he was named to the All-Big Ten Academic team as a senior. back-to-back 300-yard rushing games in wins over Washington and Wyoming, and the offensive line also played a key role in wearing down the Ohio State defense in a school- 2011 (Senior) record comeback win. The Huskers rushed for 232 yards and had 423 yards of total offense Ebke played in all 13 games and made nine tackles. He finished the regular season in against the Buckeyes, including 195 second-half rushing yards. strong fashion with three unassisted tackles at Michigan and two on Senior Day against The line helped NU put up a season-high 346 rushing yards at Minnesota, and also top Iowa. Ebke had single tackles in four other games. the 200-yard rushing mark in the season finale against Iowa. Hardrick and the line also Career paved the way for junior I-back Rex Burkhead to rush for 1,357 yards in 2011. Ebke switched from defensive back to linebacker midway through the 2010 season. He Career played in 13 games in 2010, and had five tackles, including two solo stops. Ebke was a reserve Hardrick played in all 14 games as a reserve tackle in 2010. He helped Nebraska rush for defensive back and played in one game in 2009. Ebke worked as a scout team quarterback at least 200 yards in 10 games, while three NU rushers gained at least 950 yards. Hardrick in 2008 after transferring from South Dakota State. Ebke redshirted in his only year at South was also on NU’s PAT and field-goal units. Hardrick started at Fort Scott Community College Dakota State in 2007. in 2008 and 2009, and his play helped the team reach the JUCO national championship Career Stats game in 2009. Hardrick was a first-team All-Jayhawk league pick for his play at Fort Scott. » Games Played–27 (1 in 2009; 13 in 2010; 13 in 2011) Career Stats » Tackles–6 UT, 8 AT, 14 TT (2 UT, 3 AT, 5 TT in 2010; 4 UT, 5 AT, 9 TT in 2011) » Games Played–27 (14 in 2010; 13 in 2011) Curenski » Games Started–13 (13 in 2011) # austin Gilleylen 11 # I-Back | 6-0 l 215 | Four Letters jones 28 Leander, Texas l Leander HS I-Back l 5-10 l 210 | Three Letters » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2008) Aurora, Colo. l Smoky Hill HS » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2011) » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) Curenski Gilleylen provided depth on the Nebraska offense throughout his career in » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010) Lincoln. After spending his first three seasons as part of the Husker receiving corps, Gilleylen Austin Jones provided depth at I-back throughout his Nebraska career, including during completed his time with the Huskers as a reserve I-back in 2011. Gilleylen appeared in one his senior season when he helped provide leadership to three true freshmen at the position. game in a reserve role. Jones appeared in six games in 2011, seeing reserve duty at running back, while also assisting Gilleylen is on track to earn his undergraduate degree in civil engineering in May of 2012. on special teams. Jones earned his degree in communication studies in December. 2011 (Senior) 2011 (Senior) Gilleylen appeared in Nebraska’s victory over Michigan State, but did not have a carry in Jones ran five times for 38 yards on the season, highlighted by four carries for 38 yards the game. at Wyoming. He had a career-long 22-yard rush against the Cowboys. Career Career Gilleylen played in seven games in 2010, but did not have a reception. He played in 11 Jones played in five games in 2010, and had 14 carries for 58 yards, includuing a five-yard games in 2009, including starts against Arkansas State and Missouri. Gilleylen had 17 catches TD run against Western Kentucky. Jones had seven carries for 18 yards in 2009, and also for 302 yards, an average of 17.8 yards per catch. He had five catches of at least 35 yards had one reception for two yards. He was a backup at I-back in 2008, but did not see game in the season’s first four games. He had a career-high four catches for 92 yards in the 2009 action. He redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2007. opener against Florida Atlantic, inluding a 51-yard touchdown. He added two catches for 85 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette, and had three catches each against Missouri and Iowa Career Stats State. Gilleylen played in 11 games as a reserve receiver and special teams player in 2008. » Games Played–16 (5 in 2009; 5 in 2010; 6 in 2011) He caught two passes for 11 yards and returned a pair of kickoffs for 48 yards. He redshirted » Rushing–26-114-1 TD, (7-18-0 in 2009, 14-58-1 TD in 2010; 5-38-0 in 2011) in his first season in 2007. » Receiving–1-2-0 in 2009 Career Stats » Games Played–30 (11 in 2008; 11 in 2009; 7 in 2010; 1 in 2011) » Games Started–2 (2 in 2009) » Receptions–19-313-1 TD, (2-11-0 in 2008, 17-302-1 TD in 2009) » Kickoff Returns–2-48-0 in 2008; long-26 Single-Game Highs » Receptions–4 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009 » Yards–92 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009 » Touchdowns–1 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2009

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his catches for 23 yards on NU’s first drive 2011 Game by Game marcel of the second half, an 80-yard TD drive Opponent Catches Yards TDs # to make it 17-3. Northwestern: Matched Chattanooga 2 7 0 jones 78 his career high (Western Kentucky 2010, Fresno State 0 0 0 Kansas 2010) with six catches for 42 yards, Washington 0 0 0 Offensive Tackle l 6-7 l 320 | Four Letters his sixth straight game with multiple Phoenix, Ariz. l Trevor Browne HS at Wyoming 3 31 0 grabs... Moved into 11th place on NU’s at Wisconsin 2 17 0 » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media) career chart with 78 career receptions. Ohio State 2 14 0 » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Penn State: Did not have a catch in at Minnesota 2 58 0 » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2008, 2009) Nebraska’s 17-14 win. Michigan: Scored Michigan State 2 23 0 » Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection (Coaches, Media) Nebraska’s first touchdown, hauling in Northwestern 6 42 0 » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2008, 2009, 2010) a 54-yard touchdown pass from Taylor at Penn State 0 0 0 Martinez for Kinnie’s first score of the at Michigan 1 54 1 Offensive tackle Marcel Jones completed an outstanding Nebraska career in 2011. The season. Iowa: Ended the regular season Iowa 2 11 0 6-7, 320-pound Jones battled a number of injuries throughout his Husker career. He was with two catches for 11 yards... South South Carolina 0 0 0 once again slowed at the start of the 2011 season, but he returned to full health in time for Carolina: Did not have a catch in the bowl conference play. Jones went on to start the final eight games of the season at right tackle, matchup against the Gamecocks. and he helped Nebraska rank among the nation’s top rushing teams. Jones and the Nebraska offensive line have helped pave the way for All-Big Ten running Career back Rex Burkhead, who rushed for 1,357 yards on the ground. Jones was honored for his Kinnie led Nebraska with 44 receptions for 494 yards in 2010. The 44 catches ranked work on the line, receiving honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from both the conference eighth on the Nebraska single-season list. Kinnie also finished second on the team with five media and coaches. touchdown receptions, including three at Oklahoma State to tie the NU school record. He Jones made 21 career starts in his Nebraska career and he played in 40 career games. had at least four receptions five times during his junior season, including a season-high six Jones picked up his degree in construction management in December of 2011. catches against Western Kentucky and Kansas, and five at Texas A&M. He added a pair of touchdown catches in the regular-season finale with Colorado. 2011 (Senior) Kinnie caught 15 passes for 141 yards, with 14 receptions in the final eight games in Jones played in 12 games, including starts in all eight Big Ten contests and the Capital 2009. He had a season-high three catches against Iowa State and had two catches in four One Bowl. Jones’ play at right tackle has helped Nebraska rank 15th nationally in rushing other games. Kinnie came to Nebraska from Fort Scott CC, where he earned first-team All- offense at 217.2 yards per game. The Huskers rushed for at least 200 yards seven times in Jayhawk league honors in 2008. Kinnie caught 62 passes for 845 yards and 10 touchdowns. 2011, including 300-yard efforts on the ground against Washington, Wyoming and a season- high 346 yards at Minnesota. Career Stats The offensive line also played a key role in wearing down the Ohio State defense in a Year G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs school-record comeback win. The Huskers rushed for 232 yards and had 423 yards of total 2009 13/2 15 141 9.4 10.8 16 vs. Texas 0 offense against the Buckeyes, including 195 second-half rushing yards. 2010 14/11 44 494 11.2 35.3 55 vs. Washington 5 2011 13/7 22 257 11.7 21.4 61 at Minnesota 1 Career Totals 40/20 81 892 11.0 22.3 61 at Minnesota 6 Jones saw action in the final four games of the 2010 season after missing the first 10 games with a back injury. Jones started the first 11 games in 2009 at right tackle, but an ankle Single-Game Highs injury sidelined him for the final three contests. His play helped Roy Helu Jr. post a 1,000- » Receptions–6 three times (most recently vs. Northwestern, 2011) yard rushing season. In 2008, Jones played in all 13 games as a reserve tackle and started » Yards–105 at Washington (2010) the opener against Western Michigan. He helped Nebraska rank in the top 20 nationally » Touchdowns–3 at Oklahoma State (2010)* in scoring offense and total offense. Jones redshirted in his first season in Lincoln in 2007. *tied school record Career Stats » Games Played–40 (13 in 2008; 11 in 2009; 4 in 2010; 12 in 2011) tyler » Games Started–21 (1 in 2008; 11 in 2009; 9 in 2011) legate #48 brandon Fullback l 5-10 l 235 | Three Letters # Neligh, Neb. l Neligh-Oakdale HS l South Dakota kinnie 84 » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) Wide Receiver l 6-3 l 225 | Three Letters » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010) Kansas City, Mo. l Grandview HS l Fort Scott (Kan.) CC » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) » Nebraska Walk-On MVP (2009) Brandon Kinnie was a fixture in the Nebraska passing game for the past three seasons. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010) The 6-3, 225-pound Kinnie provided the Huskers with a big, physical target in the passing » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011) game and the ability to be a factor as a perimeter blocker in the run game. He also provided » 2011 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team leadership for a young receiving corps that featured a pair of freshmen and a sophomore playing key roles in 2011. Tyler Legate played a significant role in the Nebraska offense at fullback in his final three Kinnie finished 2011 as Nebraska’s second-leading receiver with 22 catches for 257 seasons, and he made his greatest impact as a senior in 2011. The Neligh, Neb., native yards and a touchdown at Michigan. Kinnie had at least two receptions in eight games as continued to be a key lead blocker for the Huskers in 2011, while providing a receiving threat a senior, including a career-high tying six receptions against Northwestern. His 22 catches out of the backfield. As a senior, Legate has also had rushing opportunities, the first time in 2011 pushed Kinnie’s career receptions total to 81, just one shy of the top 10 on the NU the Nebraska fullback has run the football since 2004. career receptions list. Legate was placed on scholarship before the start of the season, and played in all 13 The Kansas City native was a December 2011 graduate in sociology. games with six starts in 2011. He helped Nebraska rank in the top 15 nationally in rushing offense, while catching a pair of touchdown passes, giving him four receiving touchdowns 2011 (Senior) in seven career receptions. Chattanooga: Kinnie caught two passes for seven yards in Nebraska’s 40-7 win in the Legate also picked up academic All-Big Ten honors for his work in the classroom, marking season opener. Fresno State: Was held without a catch for the first time since NU’s game the third time he has been an academic all-conference selection. An education major, he is at Kansas State on Oct. 7, 2010. Washington: His strong blocking helped Nebraska rack up on track to graduate in May of 2012. 51 points and 309 yards rushing, but he did not have a catch in a 51-38 win. Wyoming: Put together his best game of the non-conference season, hauling in a team-high three passes 2011 (Senior) for 31 yards in Nebraska’s 38-14 win. Wisconsin: Had two catches for 17 yards. Ohio State: Legate had eight rushes for 54 yards in 2011, after not carrying the ball coming into Posted his third straight multi-reception day with two catches for 14 yards in the win over the year. Legate had single carries in six games, and had two totes for 37 yards against OSU. Minnesota: Hauled in two catches for 58 yards, including a career-long 61-yard catch Washington. In that game, Legate had a 36-yard run, the longest by a Nebraska fullback in and run in the second quarter that set up a Husker field goal. Michigan State: Had both of seven seasons. Legate also caught four passes for 21 yards, with a three-yard touchdown reception against Washington and a 10-yard TD catch at Minnesota. HUSKERS.COM 67 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Career Legate played in 13 games with six starts in 2010 and helped Nebraska rush for 200 or mathew more yards in 10 games. He did not have a carry, but made the most of his only reception # with a one-yard TD catch at Oklahoma State. Legate played in all 14 games in 2009, including may 36 four starts, and he was named the walk-on MVP. Legate caught three passes for 27 yards, Linebacker l 6-1 l 215 | Four Letters including a three-yard TD pass against Arkansas State. Legate redshirted at Nebraska in 2008 after transferring from South Dakota where he was a redshirt in the 2007 season. Imperial, Neb. l Chase County HS » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) Career Stats » Three-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) 2008 Redshirt 2009 14/4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 Senior Mathew May continued to provide depth at linebacker for Nebraska in 2011, while also 2010 13/6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 playing a key role on Nebraska’s outstanding special teams units. May was a strong contributor 2011 13/6 8 54 0 54 6.8 4.9 36 vs. Washington 0 on the Huskers’ kickoff coverage unit, helping Nebraska rank among the Big Ten’s best in Totals 40/16 8 65 0 54 6.8 1.6 36 vs. Washington 0 that category in 2011. The 6-1, 215-pound May was a core special teams player throughout his career, and played in a total of 49 games, including every game his final three seasons. Receiving: Career- 8 rec., 49 yds, 4 TDs, long of 13 vs. Kansas State (2009) May completed his degree work in business administration/marketing in December of 2011. 3 rec., 27 yds, 1 TD (2009); 1 rec., 1 yd, 1 TD (2010); 4 rec., 21 yds, 2 TDs (2011) 2011 (Senior) May played in all 13 games and finished the season with eight tackles, including five Luke on special teams. May made his biggest play of the year against Washington, when he # recovered a fumbled kickoff at the Husky 1 in the third quarter. NU scored one play later to Lingenfelter 75 extend its lead to 17 points. May had a career-high three tackles at Minnesota when he saw Offensive Line l 6-4 l 280 | One Letter extensive action at linebacker, and made two tackles at Wisconsin, both on special teams. Plainview, Neb. l Plainview HS Career » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) May played in all 14 games in 2010 and had 10 tackles, including a season-high three at » Eight-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection Kansas State. Five of his tackles came on special teams. May also finished with 10 tackles in 2009, while playing in every game. May made nine of his 10 stops on the Huskers’ coverage Luke Lingenfelter contributed to the Husker offensive line in a reserve role throughout teams, and had a career-best four tackles in the Huskers’ win over Missouri. May played in his Nebraska career. Lingenfelter did not see action during his senior season, but continued eight games as a redshirt freshman, and moved from safety to linebacker late in the season. to be a valuable practice performer for the Huskers. Lingenfelter excelled in the classroom, He had six tackles, including three at Kansas State, when he had a sack and a forced fumble. earning first-team Academic All-Big Ten honors during his senior year. He earned his He also had a fumble recovery against Colorado. May redshirted in 2007. undergraduate degree in biological systems engineering in December of 2011. Career Stats Career (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Lingenfelter did not appear in a game in either 2010 or 2011, while providing depth on Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. the offensive line. He switched to the line from defensive end in 2009, and went on to play 2007 Redshirt in games against Florida Atlantic and Louisiana-Lafayette. Lingenfelter did not play in a game 2008 8/0 5 1 6 1-8 1-8 1-1 0 0 0 0 as a reserve end in 2008. A walk-on, he redshirted in 2007. 2009 14/0 1 9 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2010 14/0 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 13/0 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 Jay Totals 49/0 16 18 34 1-8 1-8 1-2 0 0 0 0 # Single-Game Highs Martin 35 » Tackles–4 at Missouri (2009) Tight End l 6-2 l 230 | Two Letters Waverly, Neb. l Waverly HS marcus » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) # » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009, 2010) mendoza 32 » Eight-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection Cornerback l 5-10 l 190 | Three Letters » Dr. Gerald Lage Award Recipient (2011) Houston, Texas l Spring Woods HS Jay Martin completed his Nebraska career in 2011, but was forced to sit out his senior » Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) year due to injuries. Prior to missing the 2011 season, Martin was a valuable special teams » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2009, 2010, 2011) performer for Nebraska in both 2009 and 2010, appearing in 21 total games. Martin also Marcus Mendoza completed his Nebraska career in 2011, serving as a reserve cornerback achieved at a high level in the classroom, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011, and and special teams contributor. Mendoza began his career on the offensive side of the ball, first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors in both 2009 and 2010. Martin earned his degree in and saw limited action as a reserve running back before making the switch to defense. business administration/finance in December of 2011. Mendoza picked up his degree in history in December of 2011. Career 2011 (Senior) Martin did not play in a game in 2011. Martin played in 13 games on special teams in 2010 Mendoza played in seven games, primarily working on special teams. His only tackle was and was among NU’s top special teams tacklers with five stops. He helped Nebraska rank a one-yard tackle for loss against Chattanooga. atop the Big 12 in punt returns at 12.9 yards per attempt. Martin was a reserve linebacker in 2009, and played in eight games as a member of the kickoff return unit, helping NU average Career better than 24 yards per return. Martin switched to tight end for the 2008 season, but did Mendoza was a reserve cornerback in 2010 and appeared in one game. As a back-up not see any game action. Martin redshirted and worked on the scout team in 2007 as a running back in 2009, Mendoza played in seven games, running four times for 10 yards, linebacker and defensive end. while adding seven receptions for 45 yards. He had a career-high five catches for 32 yards against Texas Tech. Mendoza played in four games as a backup I-back in 2008, and rushed Career Stats 15 times for 103 yards including a 31-yard touchdown at Kansas State. He finished that game » Games Played–21 (8 in 2009; 13 in 2010) with 10 carries for 58 yards, and had a career-long 35-yard run against New Mexico State. » Tackles–2 UT, 3 AT, 5 TT all in 2010 Mendoza redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2007. Career Stats » Games Played–19 (4 in 2008; 7 in 2009; 1 in 2010; 7 in 2011) » Rushing–19-113-1 TD; long-35 vs. NMSU, 2008, 15-103-1 TD (2008); 4-10-0 (2009) » Receiving–9-52-0 total; 2-7-0 in 2008, 7-45-0 (2009) » Tackles–1-1 TFL vs. Chattanooga, 2011 68 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Career terrence Thomsen made the most of his one appearance at defensive end, recording a sack against # Missouri in 2010. Thomsen was a reserve linebacker in 2009, but did not play in a game. He moore 90 was a fullback in his first two seasons, including a redshirt year in 2007. Defensive Tackle l 6-3 l 290 | Four Letters Career Stats New Orleans, La. l McDonogh 35 HS » Games Played–14 (1 in 2010; 13 in 2011) » 2011 Tom Novak Award Winner » Tackles–1 UT, 7-yard sack vs. Missouri in 2010 » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) Terrence Moore began his senior season in the regular rotation on the defensive line lance behind starters Jared Crick and Baker Steinkuhler, but Moore moved into a leading role # over the second half of the year with Crick sidelined by injury. The 6-3, 290-pound Moore thorell 23 played in every game in 2011, and he made seven starts, including the final five games of the season. The Huskers utilized as many as five defensive tackles in the regular rotation, Defensive Back l 6-1 l 200 | Four Letters but were down to just Steinkuhler and Moore as healthy options at one point late in the Loomis, Neb. l Loomis HS season. Moore earned his degree in sociology in December of 2011. » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) 2011 (Senior) » Bobby Reynolds Award (2011) » First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2008) Moore finished the year with 20 tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss, » Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009, 2010) while adding four quarterback hurries. He also had an interception and a 10-yard return at » Five-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection Michigan to set up a Nebraska field goal. Moore made single tackles in four of the first eight » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2009, 2010, 2011) games, then racked up 15 of his stops in a three-game stretch late in the year. » Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010) Moore had a career-high seven tackles against Northwestern, then added six, including a tackle for loss, at Penn State. He had two solo tackles in addition to his interception at Lance Thorell completed a highly productive in 2011 as a key member of the Nebraska Michigan, and had his first sack of the year in the Capital One Bowl against South Carolina. secondary. The 6-1, 200-pound Thorell played in 52 career games, including all 13 contest in 2011. Originally a walk-on, Thorell earned a scholarship before the start of the 2011 season, Career and played a key role as a nickel and dime back for the 2011 Blackshirts. He earned starts Moore was the top reserve at tackle in 2010, and finished with 16 tackles, three tackles against Minnesota, Michigan State and Northwestern. for loss and a sack. He had a season-high four tackles at Washington, and had a sack and Thorell’s play helped Nebraska rank among the best defenses in the Big Ten during fumble recovery against Idaho. Moore made his first career start in the Holiday Bowl and conference play, as opposing teams completed a league-low 51 percent of their passes. had two tackles. Moore played in four games in 2009 and had two tackles. He appeared in Thorell finished the year with 38 total tackles, including 24 solo stops. He had two pass seven games in 2008 and had eight tackles, including three tackles and two sacks against breakups and set the tone for Nebraska’s 24-3 win over Michigan State with a first-quarter Western Michigan. Moore sat out his first season at Nebraska in 2007 as a redshirt. interception and return that set up the opening score of the game. Thorell had at least three Career Stats tackles in six games, including a career-high 15 tackles against Northwestern. (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Thorell picked up his undergraduate degree in agribusiness in December of 2011. Thorell Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. was one of 27 Huskers named Academic All-Big Ten, marking the fourth straight season 2007 Redshirt Thorell has received academic all-conference honors. 2008 7/0 3 5 8 2-11 2.0-11 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 4/0 1 1 2 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 (Senior) 2010 13/1 4 12 16 3-19 1.0-13 0-1 0 1 0 0 Chattanooga: Thorell saw action in nickel and dime situations in the 40-7 win, and had a 2011 13/7 6 14 20 2-3 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 1 4 pair of solo stops. Fresno State: Made one tackle as Fresno State was held under 50 percent Totals 37/8 14 32 46 7-33 4.0-26 0-1 0 1 1 4 passing in the 42-29 win. Washington: Played, but did not have any stats. Wyoming: Saw extensive action in nickel and dime sets, totaling three tackles, including his first career Single-Game Highs TFL. Wisconsin: Had one tackle and a pass breakup. Ohio State: Totaled one tackle in the » Tackles–7 vs. Northwestern (2011) win over OSU. Minnesota: Made his first start of 2011 and had three tackles in the win » Solo Tackles–2 at Michigan (2011) over the Gophers. Michigan State: Started at peso and had a season-high four tackles in » Tackles for Loss–2 vs. Western Michigan (2008) limiting MSU to 11-of-27 passing... Made one of the game’s biggest plays intercepting a Kirk » Sacks–2.0 vs. Western Michigan (2008) Cousins pass and returning it 26 yards to set up NU’s first touchdown. Northwestern: Had a career-high 15 tackles, including nine solo stops in the loss to Northwestern. Penn State: Totaled three tackles in Nebraska’s 17-14 win. Michigan: Finished with three tackles in the kevin loss to the Wolverines. Iowa: Played but did not record any statistics in NU’s 20-7 win.South thomsen # Carolina: Made two solo stops in NU’s Capital One bowl loss to Gamecocks. 37 Career Tight End l 6-2 l 245 | Two Letters Thorell appeared in all 14 games in 2010 and had seven tackles, including four solo stops. Elkhorn, Neb. l Elkhorn HS He made a season-high three tackles at Iowa State, and saw action on Nebraska’s special » Academic All-Big Ten (2011) teams in addition to his work in the secondary. In addition to action in the secondary, Thorell » Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll Selection assisted on special teams. In 2009, he saw action in all 14 games and had seven tackles and » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2011) a breakup. Thorell made his only start of the year at Missouri. As a redshirt freshman in 2008, Thorell played in 11 games and made five starts as the Senior Kevin Thomsen made the move from defensive end to tight end during fall camp Huskers’ sixth defensive back. He finished with 24 tackles, including 15 solo stops. He had a in 2011 after injuries cut into the Huskers’ depth at the spot. Thomsen quickly picked up season-high eight tackles against New Mexico State, and made a season-high five solo stops the tight end spot and the 6-2, 245-pounder became one of four players to see extensive at Texas Tech. Thorell redshirted in his first season with the Huskers in 2007. action at position in 2011. Thomsen provided a physical blocking presence and helped Nebraska rank among the top Career Stats 15 rushing offenses in the country. Thomsen was one of 27 Husker players to earn Academic (------Tackles------) Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. All-Big Ten honors. He is on track to earn his degree in May of 2012. 2007 Redshirt 2011 (Senior) 2008 11/5 15 9 24 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Thomsen played in all 13 games, both at tight end and on the Huskers’ kickoff return 2009 14/1 4 3 7 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 team that ranked among the top 10 nationally. Thomsen did not have a reception, but his 2010 14/0 4 3 7 0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 blocking helped Nebraska record seven 200-yard rushing games, while I-back Rex Burkhead 2011 13/3 24 14 38 1-2 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 racked up 1,357 rushing yards. Totals 52/9 47 29 76 1-2 0.0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0 Single-Game Highs » Tackles–15 vs. Northwestern (2011) » Solo Tackles–9 vs. Northwestern (2011) » Tackles for Loss–1 at Wyoming (2011) HUSKERS.COM 69 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Series Records vs. 2012 Opponents past three games against UCLA at the Rose Bowl (1984, 1988 37-0 shutout of the Badgers. Nebraska completed a series SOUTHERN MISS SERIES and 1993), Nebraska has also played in the Rose Bowl game sweep one year later with a 31-3 victory in Madison. Current Games: 3 twice (1941 vs. Stanford, 2002 vs. Miami), losing both of those Wisconsin A.D. Barry Alvarez was a linebacker on those two Standing: Nebraska leads, 2-1 games. Nebraska has played four games against Pac-12 foes NU teams. The two teams met again in Lincoln in 1973, when At Lincoln: Series tied, 1-1 in the past three seasons (3 vs. Washington, 1 vs. Arizona). No. 2 NU, under first-year head coach Tom Osborne, escaped At Memorial Stadium: Series tied, 1-1 with a 20-16 win. In the final meeting as non-league foes in At Hattiesburg:Nebraska leads, 1-0 1974, Nebraska was edged 21-20 by the Badgers. Current win streak (start): Southern Miss, one game (2004) ARKANSAS STATE SERIES Games: 1 Rank Standing: Nebraska leads, 1-0 OHIO STATE SERIES Date Site NU/USM Result Score At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Games: 3 9/18/1999 Lincoln 4/ W 20-13 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Standing: Ohio State leads, 2-1-0 9/25/2003 Hattiesburg 15/ W 38-14 Current win streak (start): Nebraska, one game (2009) At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 1-0 9/11/2004 Lincoln / L 17-21 Rank At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Series scoring Total Average Date Site NU/ASU Result Score At Columbus : Ohio State leads, 2-0-0 Nebraska 75 25.0 9/12/2009 Lincoln 22/ W 38-9 At Ohio Stadium: Ohio State leads, 2-0-0 Southern Miss 48 16.0 Current win streak (start): Nebraska, one game (2011) Series scoring Total Average Highest NU score: 38 in 2003 (38-14) Nebraska 38 38.0 Rank Widest NU margin: 24 in 2003 (38-14) Arkansas State 9 9.0 Date Site NU/OSU Result Score Highest USM score: 21 in 2004 (21-17) 9/24/1955 Columbus /6 L 20-28 Series Notes: The 2012 matchup will mark Nebraska’s second Widest USM margin: 4 in 2004 (21-17) 9/29/1956 Columbus /8 L 7-34 meeting with Arkansas State. The Huskers won 38-9 in the Highest-scoring game: 52 in 2003 (NU 38, USM 14) 10/8/2011 Lincoln 14/ W 34-27 first meeting in 2009. Arkansas State will be Nebraska’s fifth Longest NU win streak: Two games, 1999, 2003 opponent from the Sun Belt in the past four seasons. The Red Series scoring Total Average Longest USM win streak: One game, 2004-current Wolves are one of five teams on the Huskers’ 2012 schedule Nebraska 61 20.3 Shutouts by (last time):none that won at least 10 games in 2011. Ohio State 89 29.7 Series Notes: The 2012 season opener is the first in a three- Highest NU score: 34 in 2011 game series with Southern Miss that also includes a trip IDAHO STATE SERIES Widest NU margin: 7 in 2011 (34-27) to Hattiesburg in 2013 and the Golden Eagles returning to Games: first meeting Highest OSU score: 34 in 1956 Lincoln in 2015. Nebraska captured two of three meetings in Widest OSU margin: 27 (34-7) in 1956 the previous three-game series, winning in 1999 and 2003. Series Notes: Nebraska’s matchup with the Bengals will be Highest-scoring game: 61 in 2011 (NU 34, OSU 27) Southern Miss’ 2004 win in Lincoln was Nebraska’s first the first ever between the schools. The game will mark the Longest NU win streak: One game, 2011 non-conference home setback in 13 seasons. NU has won a second time in three seasons Nebraska will have faced a Longest OSU win streak: Two games, 1955-56 team from Idaho after taking on Idaho in 2010 in Lincoln. nation-leading 26 straight season openers. Series Notes: Nebraska played host to Ohio State in its first- ever Big Ten home game on Oct. 8, 2011. Nebraska will travel UCLA SERIES WISCONSIN SERIES to Columbus in 2012 for the first time since 1956. Following Games: 10 Games: 6 this season, the two teams will not meet until at least 2015 Standing: Nebraska leads, 6-4 Standing: Series tied, 3-3-0 in the regular season. Nebraska rallied from a 27-6 deficit At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 4-1 At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 2-0-0 for a 34-27 victory in 2011, marking the largest comeback in At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 4-1 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 2-0-0 school history. The Buckeyes won the first two games in the At Los Angeles: UCLA leads, 3-2 At Madison: Wisconsin leads, 2-1-0 series, a pair of meetings in the mid-1950s in Columbus, Ohio. Current win streak (start): Nebraska, two games (1993) At Neutral Sites: Wisconsin leads, 1-0-0 In the first meeting, the No. 6 Buckeyes worked their way Current win streak (start): Wisconsin, two games (1974) Rank to a 28-20 victory over a Bill Glassford-coached Cornhusker Date Site NU/UCLA Result Score Rank club. In the only other meeting, Michigan grad Pete Elliott 11/30/1946 Los Angeles /4 L 0-18 Date Site NU/WIS Result Score led his only Nebraska team to Ohio State in a 34-7 loss to 10/30/1948 Lincoln / L 15-27 11/2/1901 Milwaukee / L 0-18 the No. 8 Buckeyes. 9/9/1972 Los Angeles 1/ L 17-20 10/9/1965 Lincoln 2/ W 37-0 9/18/1973 Lincoln 4/10 W 40-13 10/8/1966 Madison 7/ W 31-3 MINNESOTA SERIES 9/24/1983 Lincoln 1/ W 42-10 9/29/1973 Lincoln 2/ W 20-16 Games: 52 9/22/1984 Los Angeles 1/ W 42-3 9/21/1974 Madison 4/ L 20-21 Standing: Minnesota leads, 29-21-2 9/12/1987 Lincoln 2/3 W 42-33 10/1/2011 Madison 8/7 L 17-48 At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 9-8 9/10/1988 Los Angeles 2/5 L 28-41 Series scoring Total Average At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 8-7 9/18/1993 Los Angeles 8/ W 14-13 Nebraska 125 20.8 At Minneapolis: Minnesota leads, 20-12-2 9/17/1994 Lincoln 2/13 W 49-21 Wisconsin 106 17.7 At Neutral Sites: Minnesota leads, 1-0 Series scoring Total Average Highest NU score: 37 in 1965 (37-0) Current win streak (start): Nebraska, 15 games (1963) Nebraska 289 28.9 Widest NU margin: 37 in 1965 (37-0) Rank UCLA 199 19.9 Highest WIS score: 48 in 2011 (48-17) Date Site NU/UM Result Score Highest NU score: 49 in 1994 (49-21) Widest WIS margin: 31 in 2011 (48-17) 11/29/1900 Lincoln / L 12-20 Widest NU margin: 39 in 1984 (42-3) Highest-scoring game: 65 in 2011 (NU 17, WIS 48) 10/12/1901 Minneapolis / L 0-19 Highest UCLA score: 41 in 1988 (41-28) Longest NU win streak: Three games, 1965-66, 1973 10/18/1902 Minneapolis / W 6-0 Widest UCLA margin: 18 in 1946 (18-0) Longest WIS win streak: Two games, 1974-2011 10/29/1904 Minneapolis / L 12-16 Highest-scoring game: 75 in 1987 (NU 42, UCLA 33) Shutouts by (last time): NU 1 (1965), WIS 1 (1901) 11/18/1905 Minneapolis / L 0-35 Longest NU win streak: Four games, 1973, 1983-84, 1987 Series Notes: Nebraska played its first-ever game as a member 11/3/1906 Minneapolis / L 0-13 Longest UCLA win streak: Three games, 1946, 1948, 1972 of the Big Ten Conference at Camp Randall Stadium against 10/19/1907 Minneapolis / L 5-8 Shutouts by (last time): NU none, UCLA 1 (1946) Wisconsin on Oct. 1, 2011. Following the 2012 meeting in 10/17/1908 Minneapolis / T 0-0 Lincoln, Nebraska and Wisconsin will not meet in the regular 10/16/1909 Omaha / L 0-14 Series Notes: UCLA was Nebraska’s most frequent non- 10/15/1910 Minneapolis / L 0-27 conference opponent in a 12-year span from 1983 to 1994 season in 2013 and 2014. Nebraska has been ranked in the top 10 in each of the past five meetings with the Badgers, while 10/21/1911 Minneapolis / L 3-21 when the two teams met six times, three in Lincoln and three 10/19/1912 Minneapolis / L 0-13 in Los Angeles. The Bruins were Nebraska’s second-most UW was ranked for the first time when meeting Nebraska in 2011. The 2012 game will mark the seventh overall meeting 10/18/1913 Lincoln / W 7-0 frequent non-conference opponent under Tom Osborne 10/18/1919 Minneapolis / T 6-6 (1973-97), matching up with the Huskers seven times. between the two schools, the third in Lincoln and the first at Memorial Stadium since 1973. Wisconsin won the first 10/15/1932 Minneapolis / L 6-7 Nebraska has entered each of the past eight meetings with 10/3/1934 Minneapolis / L 0-20 UCLA ranked in the top 10, including six games ranked either meeting between the two teams, 18-0, on Nov. 2, 1901, and has won the most recent two meetings. In between, 10/12/1935 Lincoln / L 7-12 first or second. UCLA has twice defeated a Nebraska team 10/10/1936 Minneapolis / L 0-7 ranked in the top two in the country. Nebraska has scored at the Huskers reeled off three straight wins by a combined margin of 88-19. The first two meetings came under NU Hall 10/2/1937 Lincoln / W 14-9 least 40 points in five of 10 all-time meetings, including each 10/1/1938 Minneapolis / L 7-16 of the past four games in Memorial Stadium. In addition to the of Fame Coach Bob Devaney, who led his 1965 Huskers to a 70 HUSKERS.COM 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 10/7/1939 Lincoln / W 6-0 10/5/1940 Minneapolis / L 7-13 MICHIGAN STATE SERIES PENN STATE SERIES Games: 6 Games: 14 11/8/1941 Minneapolis /2 L 0-9 Standing: Series tied, 7-7 10/17/1942 Lincoln /14 L 2-15 Standing: Nebraska leads, 6-0-0 At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 4-2-0 10/2/1943 Minneapolis / L 0-54 At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 4-0-0 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 4-2-0 9/30/1944 Minneapolis / L 0-39 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 2-0-0 At State College: Penn State leads, 5-2-0 10/6/1945 Lincoln / L 7-61 At East Lansing: Nebraska leads, 1-0-0 At Neutral Sites: Nebraska leads 1-0-0 9/28/1946 Minneapolis / L 6-33 At Neutral Sites: Nebraska leads, 1-0-0 Current win streak (start): Nebraska, two games (2003) 10/4/1947 Lincoln / L 13-28 Current win streak (start): Nebraska, six games (1914) 10/2/1948 Minneapolis / L 13-39 Rank Date Site NU/PSU Result Score 10/1/1949 Lincoln / L 6-28 Date Site NU/MSU Result Score 11/6/1920 State College / L 0-20 10/7/1950 Minneapolis / W 32-26 10/24/1914 Lincoln / W 24-0 10/15/1949 State College / L 7-22 10/20/1951 Minneapolis / L 20-39 11/20/1920 Lincoln / W 35-7 10/21/1950 Lincoln / W 19-0 11/15/1952 Lincoln / L 7-13 9/9/1995 East Lansing 2/ W 50-10 10/13/1951 Lincoln / L 7-15 9/25/1954 Minneapolis / L 7-19 9/7/1996 Lincoln 1/ W 55-14 10/18/1952 State College /19 L 0-10 9/26/1959 Minneapolis / W 32-12 12/29/2003 San Antonio* 22/ W 17-3 9/20/1958 Lincoln / W 14-7 9/24/1960 Lincoln 12/ L 14-26 10/29/2011 Lincoln 13/9 W 24-3 9/29/1979 Lincoln 6/18 W 42-17 9/28/1963 Minneapolis / W 14-7 *Alamo Bowl 9/27/1980 State College 3/11 W 21-7 9/26/1964 Minneapolis / W 26-21 9/26/1981 Lincoln 15/3 L 24-30 9/30/1967 Lincoln 7/ W 7-0 Series scoring Total Average 9/25/1982 State College 2/8 L 24-27 9/28/1968 Minneapolis 9/17 W 17-14 Nebraska 205 34.2 8/29/1983 E. Rutherford* 1/4 W 44-6 10/4/1969 Minneapolis / W 42-14 Michigan State 37 6.2 9/14/2002 State College 8/ L 7-40 10/3/1970 Minneapolis 6/ W 35-10 Highest NU score: 55 in 1996 9/13/2003 Lincoln 18/ W 18-10 9/18/1971 Lincoln 1/ W 35-7 Widest NU margin: 41 in 1996 (55-14) 11/12/2011 State College 19/12 W 17-14 3/30/1972 Lincoln 7/ W 49-0 Highest MSU score: 14 in 1996 (55-14) *Kickoff Classic 10/6/1973 Minneapolis 2/ W 48-7 Highest-scoring game: 69 in 1996 (NU 55, MSU 14) Series scoring Total Average 10/5/1974 Lincoln 6/ W 54-0 Longest NU win streak: Six games, 1914-present Nebraska 244 17.4 9/171983 Minneapolis 1/ W 84-13 Shutouts by (last time): NU 1 (1914), MSU none Penn State 225 16.1 9/15/1984 Lincoln 1/ W 38-7 9/23/1989 Minneapolis 3/ W 48-0 Series Notes: Michigan State is the only Big Ten opponent Highest NU score: 44 in 1983 (44-6) 9/22/1990 Lincoln 8/ W 56-0 Nebraska holds a perfect record against. NU’s win over No. Widest NU margin: 38 in 1983 (44-6) 10/22/2011 Minneapolis 13/ W 41-14 9 Michigan State in 2011 marked the second straight year it Highest PSU score: 40 in 2002 (40-7) defeated a top-10 team in Lincoln. Michigan State has scored Widest PSU margin: 33 in 2002 (40-7) Series scoring Total Average just six combined points in the last two meetings (2003, 2011). Highest scoring game: 59 in 1979 (NU 42, PSU 17) Nebraska 851 16.4 The 2003 Alamo Bowl victory was Bo Pelini’s first win as a Longest NU win streak: Three games, 1958-1980 Minnesota 831 16.0 head coach, as he served as NU’s interim head coach in that Longest PSU win streak: Two games, three times Highest NU score: 84 in 1983 contest. Second-ranked Nebraska posted a 50-10 victory at Shutouts by (last time): NU 1 (1950), PSU 2 (1952) Michigan State in 1995, in the Huskers’ only trip to East Lansing. Widest NU margin: 71 (84-13) in 1983 Series Notes: Nebraska and Penn State are the two newest Highest UM score: 61 in 1945 (61-7) members of the Big Ten, but the schools had a memorable Widest UM margin: 54 (61-7) in 1945 NORTHWESTERN SERIES series history as non-conference foes. Nebraska defeated No. Highest-scoring game: 97 in 1983 (NU 84, UM 13) Games: 5 12 Penn State in State College in 2011 to even the all-time Scoreless tie:1908 Standing: Nebraska leads, 3-2-0 series at 7-7. No team has won three straight games in the Longest NU win streak: 15 games, 1963-present At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 2-1-0 series, but NU has won back-to-back games entering the 2012 Longest UM win streak: 10 games, 1940-49 At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 1-0-0 matchup. NU’s 17-14 win at Penn State in 2011 came in the Shutouts by (last time): NU 9 (1990), UM 12 (1944) At Evanston: Northwestern leads, 1-0-0 first game in 46 seasons without Joe Paterno as the Nittany Series Notes: Before joining the Big Ten, Minnesota was At Neutral Site: Nebraska leads, 1-0-0 Lions’ head coach. In the previous meeting in Lincoln in 2003, Nebraska’s most frequent opponent from the conference. Current win streak (start): Northwestern, one game (2011) NU posted an 18-10 victory. Both teams entered the game NU posted back-to-back shutouts in the final two meetings Rank nationally ranked in five straight meetings between 1979 and in non-league games (1989, 1990), winning by a combined Date Site NU/NW Result Score 1983, with NU winning three of the five games. In 1979, No. margin of 104-0. Nebraska scored the first 34 points in a 41-14 11/27/1902 Lincoln / W 12-0 6 Nebraska rolled to a 42-17 win over No. 18 Penn State at win at Minnesota in 2011, giving Nebraska 145 consecutive 10/3/1931 Evanston / L 7-19 Memorial Stadium. The following season, the No. 3 Huskers points against the Gophers in three consecutive meetings. 9/28/1974 Lincoln 10/ W 49-7 produced their first victory at Beaver Stadium with a 21-7 Although Minnesota leads the all-time series, 29-21-2, the 12/30/2000 San Antonio* 9/18 W 66-17 victory over the No. 18 Nittany Lions. In 1981, No. 3 PSU Huskers have won 15 straight games dating back to 1963. 11/5/2011 Lincoln 9/ L 25-28 avenged the loss with a 30-24 victory at Memorial Stadium. The first 14 of those wins came under Hall of Fame coaches *Alamo Bowl The next season in Happy Valley, No. 2 Nebraska dropped Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne by a combined score of a a 27-24 decision to a Nittany Lion team that went on to 553-100. NU was 8-0 against the Gophers under Devaney Series scoring Total Average win the national title. In 1983, No. 1 NU opened the season (225-73) and 6-0 under Osborne (328-27). Since 1972, NU Nebraska 177 35.4 with a 44-6 victory over No. 4 Penn State in Kickoff Classic is 8-0 against Minnesota with four shutouts, winning by a Northwestern 71 14.2 in East Rutherford, N.J. Penn State won four of the first five combined score of 428-41. Nebraska defeated the Gophers Highest NU score: 66 in 2000 (66-17) meetings in the series, including a pair of shutouts in State for eight consecutive seasons from 1967 to 1974, including NU Widest NU margin: 49 in 2000 (66-17) College in 1920 and 1952. NU claimed its first win with a 19-0 national championship seasons in 1970 (35-10 at Minneapolis) Highest NW score: 28 in 2011 (28-25) shutout at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 21, 1950. Penn State and 1971 (35-7 in Lincoln). Minnesota’s 1960 national Widest NW margin: 12 in 1931 (19-7) is a member of the Leaders Division, but is NU’s designated championship team posted a 26-14 win over Bill Jennings’ Highest-scoring game: 83 in 2000 (NU 66, NW 17) cross-over opponent and the schools meet on an annual basis. Huskers in Lincoln in the Gophers’ last series victory. The Lowest-scoring game: 12 (NU 12, NW 0, in 1902) Gophers also beat the Huskers on their way to AP national Longest NU win streak: 2 games, 1974, 2000 MICHIGAN SERIES titles in 1936 (7-0, Minneapolis), 1940 (13-7, Minneapolis) Shutouts by (last time):NU 1 (1902) Games: 7 and 1941 (9-0, Minneapolis). However, Minnesota has never Series Notes: Nebraska will make only its second trip to Standing: Michigan leads, 4-2-1 played Nebraska as the nation’s No. 1 team, while the Huskers Evanston and first since 1931 this October. Nebraska leads At Lincoln: Series tied, 0-0-1 have entered the game with Minnesota as the AP No. 1 on the all-time series 3-2, however the Wildcats won in the first At Memorial Stadium: 0-0-0 three occasions (1971, 1983, 1984). In 1968, both teams Big Ten meeting, upsetting No. 9 Nebraska in Lincoln, 28-25, At Ann Arbor: Michigan leads, 3-1 were ranked at game time (NU 9, UM 17) for the only time in in 2011. The Huskers defeated Northwestern 66-17 in the At Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1-0 series history. Nebraska’s 84 points against Minnesota in 1983 2000 Alamo Bowl. The game marked the highest point total Current win streak (start): Michigan, one game (2011) are the most scored by the Huskers during the modern era by the Huskers in a bowl game. Nebraska’s Dan Alexander Rank (since WW II). The 1983 offense racked up 790 total offensive rushed for 240 yards and two touchdowns on to establish yards - the third-highest total in school history, including 595 Date Site NU/MICH Result Score the Husker bowl game rushing record. Nebraska has been 10/21/1905 Ann Arbor / L 0-31 rushing yards. In the first 37 games in the series, which dates ranked in the AP top 10 in each of the last three meetings to 1900, Minnesota posted a 29-6-2 record and shut out the 11/25/1911 Lincoln / T 6-6 between the teams. Nebraska won the first meeting in series 10/27/1917 Ann Arbor / L 0-20 Huskers 12 times. The Gophers’ last shutout came in 1941, history, 12-0, in Lincoln on Nov. 27, 1902–the only shutout in which marked the second win in a 10-game winning streak by 9/29/1962 Ann Arbor / W 25-13 series history. Northwestern posted a 19-7 victory in the only 1/1/1986 Tempe* 7/5 L 23-27 Minnesota. NU is 9-8 all-time against Minnesota in Lincoln, meeting between the two schools in Evanston on Oct. 3, 1931. including 8-7 at Memorial Stadium. 12/28/2005 San Antonio** /20 W 32-28 HUSKERS.COM 71 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 11/19/2011 Ann Arbor 17/20 L 17-45 9/23/2000 Lincoln 1/ W 42-13 held scoreless in a home game. NU’s second-ever meeting *Fiesta Bowl; **Alamo Bowl 11/25/2011 Lincoln 21/ W 20-7 with a Big Ten school came against Illinois with a 6-0 victory Series scoring Total Average Series scoring Total Average on Oct. 24, 1892. NU opened the series with four straight Nebraska 103 14.3 Nebraska 687 16.4 wins in Lincoln from 1892 to 1905. Illinois has never been Michigan 170 24.3 Iowa 414 9.9 ranked at game time in 10 meetings with NU. Highest NU score: 32 in 2005 Highest NU score: 57 in 1980 Widest NU margin: 12 (25-13) in 1962 Widest NU margin: 57 in 1980 (57-0) INDIANA SERIES Highest MICH score: 31 in 1905 Highest Iowa score: 33 in 1943 (33-13) Games: 19 Widest MICH margin: 31 (31-0) in 1905 Widest Iowa margin: 30 in 1899 (30-0) Standing: Indiana leads, 9-7-3 Highest-scoring game: 60 in 2005 (NU 32, MICH 28) Highest-scoring game: 59 in 1915 (NU 52, IOWA 7) At Lincoln: Indiana leads, 7-5-2 Lowest-scoring game: 12 in 1911 (NU 6, MICH 6) Scoreless tie:1896 At Memorial Stadium: Indiana leads, 7-5-2 Longest NU win streak: one game, 1962 and 2005 Longest NU win streak: eight games, 1931-41 At Bloomington: Series tied, 2-2-1 Longest MICH win streak: one game, 1905, 1917, 1986 Longest Iowa win streak: three games, 1918-30 and 1942-44 Current win streak (start): Nebraska, four games (1975) Shutouts by (last time):NU none, MICH 2 (1917) Shutouts by (last time): NU 10 (1980), Iowa 7 (1942) Rank Series Notes: The 2012 game in Lincoln will only be the Series Notes: Nebraska and Iowa began the Heroes Game Date Site NU/IND Result Score second game at Nebraska and first ever at Memorial Stadium. tradition, with Nebraska winning the first matchup as Big 10/17/1936 Lincoln / W 13-9 Michigan’s only other trip to Lincoln came on Nov. 25, 1911, Ten foes, 20-7, in Lincoln. The teams will again meet on the 10/30/1937 Lincoln 11/ W 7-0 when the teams battled to a 6-6 tie. The 2011 game was the day after Thanksgiving in 2012, marking the 23rd straight 10/15/1938 Lincoln / T 0-0 first regular-season meeting between the two two teams year NU has played on that day. The Huskers have won four 9/30/1939 Bloomington / T 7-7 since first-year Nebraska head coach Bob Devaney led the straight games in the series. No. 1 Nebraska rolled to a 42-13 10/12/1940 Lincoln / W 13-7 Cornhuskers to a 25-13 victory over the Wolverines in Ann win at Memorial Stadium in 2000 in the final non-conference 10/18/1941 Lincoln 15/ L 13-21 Arbor on Sept. 29, 1962. Between 1962 and 2011, the two meeting, a year after the No. 5 Huskers cruised to a 42-7 10/10/1942 Lincoln / L 0-12 traditional powerhouses split a pair of bowl matchups, with victory in Iowa City in 1999. NU has been ranked at game 10/9/1943 Lincoln / L 13-54 No. 5 Michigan defeating No. 7 Nebraska, 27-23, on Jan. 1, time in each of the past seven meetings. The Huskers are 6-1 10/14/1944 Bloomington /19t L 0-54 1986, in the Fiesta Bowl following the 1985 regular season. in those contests, suffering a 10-7 defeat to the Hawkeyes 10/13/1945 Bloomington /8 L 14-54 The Huskers knocked off No. 20 Michigan, 32-28, in the 2005 on Sept. 12, 1981. Nebraska holds an 8-6 edge in Iowa City. 10/26/1946 Lincoln / L 7-27 Alamo Bowl. Michigan is the most recent of three Big Ten NU is 14-2-1 all-time against Iowa in Lincoln, including 11-1 9/27/1947 Lincoln / L 0-17 schools. Michigan leads the all-time series with NU, 4-2-1, at Memorial Stadium with Iowa’s lone win (33-13) coming 9/30/1950 Lincoln / T 20-20 dating back to a 31-0 Wolverine win on Oct. 21, 1905, in Ann on Nov. 20, 1943. The first true home game in the series was 10/20/1956 Lincoln / L 14-19 Arbor. Michigan leads the series 3-1 in Ann Arbor. played at Iowa City on Oct. 31, 1903, with Nebraska coming 10/17/1959 Lincoln / L 7-23 away with a 17-6 win. The previous 10 meetings had come 9/20/1975 Lincoln 6/ W 45-0 on neutral fields in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area with the 9/18/1976 Bloomington 8/ W 45-13 IOWA SERIES two teams battling to a 4-4-2 deadlock. Iowa has never been 10/1/1977 Lincoln 11/ W 31-13 Games: 42 9/30/1978 Bloomington 12/ W 69-17 Standing: Nebraska leads, 27-12-3 ranked at game time in the first 42 meetings with the Huskers. At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 14-2-1 Series scoring Total Average At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 11-1-0 OTHER BIG TEN SERIES Nebraska 318 16.7 At Iowa City: Nebraska leads, 8-6-0 Indiana 367 19.3 At Neutral Sites: 4-4-2 (Omaha 3-3-2, Council Bluffs 1-1-0) ILLINOIS SERIES Highest NU score: 69 in 1978 (69-17) Current win streak (start): Nebraska, four games (1982) Games: 10 Widest NU margin: 52 in 1978 (69-17) Rank Standing: Nebraska leads, 7-2-1 Highest IND score: 54 in 1943, 1944, and 1945 Date Site NU/IOWA Result Score At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 5-1-0 Widest IND margin: 54 in 1944 (54-0) 11/26/1891 Omaha / L 0-22 At Memorial Stadium: Series tied, 1-1-0 Highest-scoring game: 86 in 1978 (NU 69-17) 11/24/1892 Omaha / T 10-10 At Champaign: Nebraska leads, 2-1-1 Scoreless tie:1938 11/30/1893 Omaha / W 20-18 Current win streak (start): Nebraska, two games (1985) Longest NU win streak: four games, 1975-present 11/29/1894 Omaha / W 36-0 Rank Longest IND win streak: seven games, 1941-47 11/28/1895 Omaha / W 6-0 Date Site NU/ILL Result Score Longest IND unbeaten streak: 10 games, 1941-59 11/26/1896 Omaha / T 0-0 10/24/1892 Lincoln / W 6-0 Shutouts by (last time):NU 3 (1975), IND 4 (1947) 11/28/1896 Omaha / L 0-6 11/26/1903 Lincoln / W 16-0 Series Notes: Indiana is in the Legends Division and the two 11/25/1897 Council Bluffs / W 6-0 11/24/1904 Lincoln / W 16-10 schools are not scheduled to meet until 2015. The Huskers 11/24/1898 Council Bluffs / L 5-6 11/30/1905 Lincoln / W 24-6 have won four straight games in the series, but the teams 11/4/1899 Omaha / L 0-30 10/6/1923 Champaign / L 7-24 have not met since 1978. All four of those meetings came 10/31/1903 Iowa City / W 17-6 10/4/1924 Lincoln / L 6-9 under Coach Tom Osborne and the Huskers posted a combined 11/5/1904 Lincoln / W 17-6 10/3/1925 Champaign / W 14-0 margin of 190-43. Those victories snapped a 10-game NU 10/31/1908 Iowa City / W 11-8 9/26/1953 Champaign / T 21-21 winless streak in the series that dated back to a 13-7 win 10/23/1909 Lincoln / T 6-6 9/21/1985 Lincoln 18/ W 52-25 over Indiana at Memorial Stadium in 1940. Fourteen of the 11/22/1913 Lincoln / W 12-0 9/20/1986 Champaign 6/ W 59-14 19 games in the series have been played in Lincoln, as the 11/21/1914 Iowa City / W 16-7 Series scoring Total Average Hoosiers have made more visits to Memorial Stadium than 11/20/1915 Lincoln / W 52-7 Nebraska 221 22.1 any other Big Ten team. They have also enjoyed more success, 11/26/1916 Iowa City / W 34-17 Illinois 109 10.9 posting a 7-5-2 record in their trips to Nebraska. In fact, from 10/13/1917 Lincoln / W 47-0 1940 to 1959, Indiana went 7-0-1 at Memorial Stadium. 10/5/1918 Lincoln / L 0-12 Highest NU score: 59 in 1986 (59-14) 10/4/1919 Iowa City / L 0-18 Widest NU margin: 45 in 1986 (59-14) 11/22/1930 Iowa City / L 7-12 Highest ILL score: 25 in 1985 (52-25) PURDUE SERIES Games: 1 11/7/1931 Lincoln / W 7-0 Widest ILL margin: 17 in 1923 (24-7) Standing: Purdue leads, 1-0-0 11/5/1932 Iowa City / W 14-13 Highest-scoring game: 77 in 1985 (NU 52, ILL 25) At West Lafayette: Purdue leads, 1-0-0 11/25/1933 Lincoln / W 7-6 Lowest-scoring game: 6 in 1892 (NU 6, ILL 0) Current win streak (start): Purdue, one game (1958) 10/13/1934 Lincoln / W 14-13 Longest NU win streak: four games, 1892-1905 11/20/1937 Lincoln 11/ W 28-0 Longest ILL win streak: two games, 1923-24 Rank 11/19/1938 Iowa City / W 14-0 Shutouts by (last time): NU 3 (1925), ILL none Date Site NU/PU Result Score 11/9/1940 Lincoln 12/ W 14-6 Series Notes: For the second straight year, Illinois and 9/27/1958 West Lafayette / L 0-28 11/22/1941 Lincoln / W 14-13 Nebraska will not play in 2012. The first scheduled meeting Highest PU score: 28 in 1958 (28-0) 9/26/1942 Iowa City / L 0-27 as Big Ten members is set for Oct. 5, 2013, in Lincoln. NU Widest PU margin: 28 in 1958 (28-0) 11/20/1943 Lincoln / L 13-33 owns a 7-2-1 lead in the all-time series with the Fighting Highest-scoring game: 28 points in 1958 (PU 28-0) 11/4/1944 Iowa City / L 6-27 Illini, including a pair of wins in 1985 and 1986. NU won the Shutouts by (last time):NU none, Purdue 1 (1958) 11/24/1945 Lincoln / W 13-6 most recent meeting, 59-14, which came in Champaign on 10/12/1946 Iowa City / L 7-21 Sept. 20, 1986. The last meeting in Lincoln resulted in a 52-25 Series Notes: Nebraska’s least frequent Big Ten opponent, 9/22/1979 Iowa City 7/ W 24-21 Husker win on Sept. 21, 1985. It was only the second meeting Purdue and Nebraska will not meet in 2012. The first scheduled 9/20/1980 Lincoln 6/ W 57-0 in history between the schools at Memorial Stadium, joining a meeting is set for Oct. 12, 2013, in West Lafayette. The 9/12/1981 Iowa City 7/ L 7-10 9-6 loss to the Illini on Oct. 4, 1924. The Huskers avenged the Boilermakers shut out NU, 28-0, in the only meeting in 1958 9/11/1982 Lincoln 3/ W 42-7 loss with a 14-0 victory over Red Grange and the Illini on Oct. in West Lafayette. 9/4/1999 Iowa City 5/ W 42-7 3, 1925. It was the only time in Grange’s career that he was Note: All rankings listed are from the AP Poll. 72 HUSKERS.COM FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL BANK OF HUSKER NATION.

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