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IOWA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SCHEDULES NU STAT LEADERS POST GAME 6-5 In 2011, 2-2 In Great West RUSHING CORNHUSKERS GAME DAY Att Yds Avg Long TD 8-3 (4-3 Big Ten) Rex Burkhead 222 1,108 5.0 52 14 Post-Season Notes n Wide receiver/return specialist fin- 11 a.m., Memorial Stadium (81,091), Lincoln, Neb. Taylor Martinez 169 817 4.8 57 9 ished his career with a USD-best 1,950 re- Ameer Abdullah 26 116 4.5 24 2 n A total of 15 Coyotes earned recogni- Radio: 93.1 FM; TV: ABC turn yards. HUSKERS 504 2,465 4.9 82 29 tion from the Great West Conference on its Date Opponent NU Opp Series: NU 26-12-3; Last Meeting: NU 42-13 (2000) Opponents 451 1,851 4.1 63 20 n Head coach Ed Meierkort was in- Sept. 3 Chattanooga 40 7 all-conference team, six on first team, five formed that his contract would not be re- Sept. 10 Fresno State 42 29 PASSING on second team and four honorable men- Sept. 17 Washington 51 38 moved after the season. Meierkort was at Com Att Yds Int TD tions. Sept. 24 at Wyoming 38 14 Taylor Martinez 140 250 1,810 7 11 the helm of the Coyotes for eight seasons, Oct. 1 at Wisconsin 17 48 n Senior offensive lineman Tom Comp- HUSKERS 142 255 1,836 7 11 posting a 54-35 record, including a 15-17 Oct. 8 Ohio State 34 27 Opponents 165 309 2,087 9 14 ton leaves USD after earning all-league Oct. 22 at Minnesota 41 14 mark the past three seasons. Offensive co- honors for a third straight year. He also Oct. 29 Michigan State 24 3 RECEIVING ordinator Wesley Beschorner is serving as Nov. 5 Northwestern 25 28 earned fourth-team All-America honors from No Yds Avg Long TD the interim head coach. Nov. 12 at Penn State 17 14 Kenny Bell 24 315 13.1 50 2 PhilSteele.com in 2010, and is sure to win Nov. 19 at Michigan 17 45 n Brandon Kinnie 20 246 12.3 61 1 more awards this year. The 2009 season marked the final Nov. 24 Iowa (11:07 a.m.) Quincey Enunwa 18 252 14.0 36 2 year in the Great West Conference for HUSKERS 142 1,836 12.9 61 11 n Senior linebacker Adam Broders, a South Dakota. The GWC is disolving after Opponents 165 2,087 12.6 81 14 Bloomfield, Neb., native, finishes his career this season, as USD heads to the Missouri tied for eighth in career tackles with 280. He IOWA PLACE KICKING Valley Football Conference and the other EPm EPa FGm FGa Long finished with 102 tackles, including a 7-4 (4-3 Big Ten) schools join the Big Sky Conference. UND Brett Maher 40 40 17 20 51 league-high 64 solo stops this year. He also and Southern Utah will be full members, led the league with three , one PUNTING with Cal Poly and UC Davis joining as asso- Date Opponent UI Opp of which he returned for his first collegiate No Avg. Long In20 ciate members for football. Sept. 3 Tennessee Tech 34 7 Brett Maher 47 45.4 69 20 touchdown. Sept. 10 at Iowa State (3 OT) 41 44 n Sept. 17 Pittsburgh 31 27 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Junior wide receiver Will Powell will Final Great West Sept. 24 Louisiana-Monroe 45 17 Tack TFL Sack INT FR enter his final season at USD tied for first in Oct. 8 at Penn State 3 13 114 10 2.5 2 1 career touchdown receptions (19), ranked Oct. 15 Northwestern 41 31 Daimion Stafford 70 3 0.5 — — Standings Oct. 22 Indiana 45 24 NABIL K. MARK/CENTRE DAILY TIMES/MCT Will Compton 70 5 — — 1 sixth in receiving yards (1,896) and seventh Oct. 29 at Minnesota 21 22 Cameron Meredith 52 6 5 1 — in receptions (103). Taylor Martinez of Nebraska uns through the Penn State de- Conf All Nov. 5 Michigan 24 16 Baker Steinkuler 36 4 2 — — n Quarterback Dante Warren finished Nov. 12 Michigan State 21 37 fense during their game at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., 22 3 2 — 1 North Dakota 3-1 8-3 in the top-10 in several offensive categories, Nov. 19 at Purdue 31 21 Saturday, Nov. 12. The Cornhuskers host Iowa in the regular sea- HUSKERS 815 51 16 9 7 Cal Poly 3-1 6-5 Nov. 25 at Nebraska (11:07 a.m.) Opponents 844 69 15 7 10 including fourth in touchdown passes (35), South Dakota 2-2 6-5 son finale for both teams today (Friday) at Memorial Stadium. fifth in passing yards (4,361) and sixth in Southern Utah 1-3 6-5 PROBABLE STARTERS UI STAT LEADERS total offense (5,362). UC Davis 1-3 4-7 STANDINGS CORNHUSKERS OFFENSE CONDITIONS Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr RUSHING WR 80 Kenny Bell 6-1 180 RFr Legends Division Conf All Att Yds Avg Long TD or 84 Brandon Kinnie 6-3 225 Sr Outdoors, field turf, cloudy with a slight Michigan State 6-1 9-2 Marcus Coker 263 1,297 4.9 50 14 in a season. Though McNutt has WR 18 Quincy Enunwa 6-2 210 So chance of rain, temps in the mid 50s at game- De’Andre Johnson 18 79 4.4 12 0 WR 6 Tim Marlowe 5-10 175 Jr Michigan 9-2 5-2 James Vandenberg 68 57 0.8 24 3 bailed out Vandenberg more than TE 25 Kyler Reed 6-3 230 Jr time, peaking around 60 during the game. LT 50 Yoshi Hardrick 6-7 320 Sr Nebraska 8-3 4-3 HAWKEYES 393 1,626 4.1 50 17 Iowa a few times by using his athleti- LG 77 Seung Hoon Choi 6-2 290 Jr Iowa 7-4 4-3 Opponents 451 1,692 3.8 37 12 cism and hands to turn wayward or 63 Andrew Rodriguez 6-6 325 So Northwestern 6-5 3-4 From Page 8 C 58 Mike Caputo 6-1 275 Sr ONLINE PASSING passes into big gains, he knows RG 61 Spencer Long 6-4 305 So Minnesota 2-9 1-6 his relationship with Vandenberg RT 78 6-7 320 Sr Com Att Yds Int TD Leaders Division Conf All James Vandenberg 198 325 2,624 5 23 QB 3 Taylor Martinez 6-1 200 So The Press & Dakotan’s Jeremy Hoeck has been crucial in 2011. FB 48 Tyler Legate 5-10 235 Sr Penn State 6-1 9-2 HAWKEYES 201 332 2,654 5 23 tory by winning 31-27. IB 22 Rex Burkhead 5-11 210 Jr Wisconsin 5-2 9-2 and James D. Cimburek do a live chat every Opponents 228 366 2,574 9 19 “We just knew from, since last CORNHUSKERS DEFENSE Ohio State 3-4 6-5 Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Find it online Vandenberg’s been steady ever season that we needed to develop Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr RECEIVING Purdue 3-4 5-6 at www.yankton.net/live_chat. More cover- since, overcoming what had ear- a chemistry of quarterback and DE 46 Eric Martin 6-2 260 Jr No Yds Avg Long TD DT 90 Terrence Moore 6-3 290 Sr Illinois 2-5 6-5 age of college football is available in the Press Marvin McNutt, Jr. 74 1,240 16.8 88 12 lier been a sluggish running game receiver,” McNutt said. “You start DT 55 Baker Steinkuhler 6-6 290 Jr Indiana 0-7 1-10 & Dakotan. Keenan Davis 41 596 14.5 47 4 and the lack of a true tight end as soon as the season is over. You DE 34 Cameron Meredith 6-4 260 Jr Kevon Martin-Manley 28 292 10.4 25 3 W-LB 4 Lavonte David 6-1 225 Sr target — long a staple of Iowa’s at- M-LB 51 Will Compton 6-2 225 Jr HAWKEYES 201 2,654 13.2 88 23 don’t really ever get a day off.” B-LB 42 Sean Fisher 6-6 235 Jr MATCHUPS Opponents 228 2,574 11.3 67 19 tack — to pull within four TD The one knock on Vandenberg LCB 11 Andrew Green 6-0 190 So passes of tying the school record RCB 15 Alfonzo Dennard 5-10 205 Sr PLACE KICKING had been his inability to win on S 3 Daimion Stafford 6-1 210 Jr set by Heisman runner-up Chuck HUSKER OFFENSE VS. UI DEFENSE EPm EPa FGm FGa Long the road, as Iowa lost its first S 8 Austin Cassidy 6-1 210 Sr Mike Meyer 41 41 14 20 50 Long in 1985. NIC 17 Ciante Evans 5-11 185 So Nebraska’s Rex Burkhead rushed for a season-low 36 yards against Michi- three games away from Kinnick DIME 23 Lance Thorell 6-1 200 Sr “I’d like to have 28 touchdowns gan State last week, as the workhorse back is starting to break down. Taylor PUNTING Stadium. But he turned that one HAWKEYES OFFENSE Martinez has yet to show he can be a consistent threat. No Avg. Long In20 and zero interceptions,” said Van- around with a stellar outing last Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Eric Guthrie 40 40.7 49 15 denberg, who insisted he wasn’t SE 7 Marvin McNutt, Jr. 6-4 215 Sr week at Purdue, throwing for 273 LT 77 Riley Reiff 6-6 300 Jr HUSKER DEFENSE VS. UI OFFENSE aware he was leading the Big Ten yards and three touchdowns in a LG 60 Matt Tobin 6-6 290 Jr DEFENSIVE LEADERS C 53 James Ferentz 6-2 284 Jr Nebraska Alfonzo Dennard shut down Michigan State’s B.J. Tack TFL Sack INT FR in passing yards. “But, we’ve been 31-21 win. RG 73 Adam Gettis 6-4 280 Sr Cunningham last week, but he will have his hands full with Marvin McNutt, Jr. Christian Kirksey 93 4 1 1 1 doing a good job taking care of the RT 56 Markus Zusevics 6-5 300 Sr James Morris 92 3 — 1 — If Vandenberg can win this TE 86 C.J. Fiedorowicz 6-7 265 So Iowa also has a good running attack, led by Marcus Coker’s 118 yards per Jordan Bernstine 70 2.5 1 — 1 football. That’ll be key this week. week in Lincoln — the first game QB 16 James Vandenberg 6-3 212 Jr game. Tanner Miller 63 3 — 3 — This is a great defense and it’ll be WR 6 Keenan Davis 6-3 215 Jr Broderick Binns 52 11.5 5 — 2 in a new rivalry that promises to RB 34 Marcus Coker 6-0 230 So Mike Daniels 52 9.5 6 — — a great challenge for us.” be a heated on before long — he FB 38 Brad Rogers 5-10 230 So SPECIAL TEAMS HAWKEYES 872 55 20 9 9 Vandenberg’s also had a big won’t be overlooked by anyone. HAWKEYES DEFENSE Opponents 757 48 25 5 9 Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Both teams have trememdous kickers, both on the semifinal list for the Lou hand in McNutt’s sensational sen- “James is really just learning DE 54 Steve Bigach 6-3 282 Jr Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award. Nebraska’s Brett Maher has missed just or 58 Lebron Daniel 6-2 256 Sr ior season, consistently putting every week. He’s done a lot of DT 87 Thomas Nardo 6-3 277 Sr three field goals, all 50 yards or longer, and also ranks seventh in the nation in PREDICTION the ball in the hands of Iowa’s good things. Like every week, DT 93 Mike Daniels 6-1 280 Sr punting. Nebraska also ranks among the leaders in returns. DE 91 Broderick Binns 6-2 261 Sr best player. there are a handful plays he’d like OLB 20 Christian Kirksey 6-2 215 So Nebraska has difficulty with multi-dimen- McNutt has caught 74 passes to have back from Saturday,” Fer- M-LB 45 Tyler Nielsen 6-4 235 Sr INTANGIBLES sional offenses all season, and Iowa is just W-LB 44 James Morris 6-2 227 So for 1,240 yards and 12 touch- entz said. “But he learns from LC 28 Shaun Prater 5-11 185 Sr Memorial Stadium has always been a tough place to play for visiting teams. such an offense. Look for the Hawkeyes to get downs, setting Iowa’s record for SS 4 Jordan Bernstine 5-11 205 Sr Iowa has not won in Lincoln, Neb., since 1933, a span of four games. Both their first win in Lincoln since 1933. them. So, it’s really fun to watch FS 5 Tanner Miller 6-2 201 So receiving yards and touchdowns RC 18 Micah Hyde 6-1 190 Jr teams will be after the inaugural Heroes Trophy. IOWA 21, NEBRASKA 17 him grown and develop.”

that wears red uniforms that is really state of Nebraska on the Iowa roster; no “The one thing you notice when you Ferentz said he’s excited about the in- good and picked up one from the west native Iowans are on the Huskers’. go on visits there is how passionate their creased exposure his team will receive. Heroes that is really good and wears red uni- It’s been a red-letter game for Iowa fan base is,” he said. “They live and “How can that be a bad thing, unless forms,” he said. “It’s one tough team to quarterback James Vandenberg, though. breathe Nebraska football just like every- we go out there and play bad?” he said. From Page 8 another. That’s the nature of this confer- The junior from Keokuk, Iowa, had a body in Iowa lives and breathes Iowa “What the heck, I think it’s a great oppor- ence, though. I think we’re all really scholarship offer from former Nebraska football. It’s great to be able to play such tunity for our guys to play. They (Ne- pleased about Nebraska joining the coach Bill Callahan, and athletic director a quality opponent at such a venue.” braska) have had that, enjoyed that. I Nebraska to the same division and let the league. It’s made us a stronger league, but Tom Osborne told Vandenberg that the Nebraska is playing a nationally tele- don’t want to call it a luxury, but I remem- Hawkeyes’ game with Wisconsin drop off with that strength comes more challenge, offer stood after Callahan was fired. vised game on the day after Thanksgiving ber that for many years, I used to watch the schedule for now. and this is certainly going to be a chal- Ferentz came along with an offer, and for the 22nd straight year. The tradition them as a kid. Didn’t they play Oklahoma Call it a wash, Hawkeyes coach Kirk lenge for us.” Vandenberg accepted. But Vandenberg dates to the days of the Oklahoma-Ne- on Friday? It’s a good thing for us. We’re Ferentz said. There are only two players from the said he was impressed with the Huskers. braska rivalry in the Big Eight. excited to get invited to the party.” “We traded one team from the east

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