2014 HUSKER FOOTBALL Nebraska Media Relations 4 One Memorial Stadium 4 Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 4 Phone: (402) 472-2263 4 [email protected] 2014 Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Game 6: Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic (BTN) W, 55-7 Sept. 6 McNeese State (ESPNU) W, 31-24 Nebraska at Sept. 13 at Fresno State (CBS Sports Net.) W, 55-19 Sept. 20 Miami (ESPN2) W, 41-31 Michigan State Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) (BTN) W, 45-14 Huskers Oct. 4, 2014 | Spartan Stadium Spartans Oct. 4 at Michigan State (ABC) 7 p.m. Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. (CT) Oct. 18 at Northwestern (BTN) 6:30 p.m. Record: 5-0, 1-0 Record: 3-1, 0-0 Oct. 25 Rutgers TBA Rankings: AP–19; Rankings: AP–10; Nov. 1 Purdue TBA Coaches–17 Game Information Coaches–10 Nov. 15 at Wisconsin TBA Last Game: Television: ABC Last Game: Radio: Husker Sports Network Nov. 22 Minnesota TBA def. Illinois, 45-14 def. Wyoming, 56-14 Capacity: 75,005 Nov. 28 at Iowa TBA Coach: Bo Pelini Coach: Mark Dantonio Surface: Natural Grass All times Central MSU/Career Record: Career/NU Record: Series Record: Nebraska leads, 7-1 63-24, 7th year Last Meeting:Michigan State, 41-28, 2013 in Lincoln 67-30/8th year; 85-47, 11th year Television vs. Michigan St: 3-1 vs. Nebraska: 1-2 ABC Chris Fowler, Play-by-Play The Matchup Kirk Herbstreit, Analyst Nebraska takes to the road for the first time in play, traveling to East Lansing, Mich., to battle Heather Cox, Sidelines defending Big Ten champion Michigan State on Saturday. The game will be televised nationally on ABC, with kickoff set for shortly after 8 p.m. ET in East Lansing. Radio The Huskers enter the Big Ten showdown with a 5-0 record, following a 45-14 victory over Illinois in the conference opener on Saturday night. Nebraska’s 5-0 start is its first since 2010, and the Huskers will be looking to advance to Husker Sports Network 6-0 for the first time since 2001. Greg Sharpe, Play-by-Play The Huskers once again relied on a powerful rushing attack, rolling up 458 yards on the ground against the Illini. Matt Davison, Analyst Nebraska brings one of the nation’s most explosive offenses into the contest, averaging 354.8 rushing yards per game, Lane Grindle, Sidelines 572.6 total yards and 45.4 points per game, all figures that rank in the top 10 in the nation. The victory helped Nebraska move up two spots to No. 19 in the Associated Press poll, while the Huskers are 17th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Digital Media Michigan State will mark the Huskers’ first ranked opponent of the 2014 season. With a 3-1 mark on the season, Huskers.com MSU is ranked 10th in both major national polls this week. The Spartans suffered their only loss of the season on HSN free audio Sept. 6 at second-ranked Oregon, in a game MSU led midway through the third quarter. MSU has dominated its other three opponents, including a 56-14 win over Wyoming on Saturday. Live stats, game-day information, photos and more The Spartans have won 10 straight games against Big Ten opponents dating back to 2012, including all eight Facebook.com/Huskers regular-season games in 2013, as well as the Big Ten title game against Ohio State. @Huskers on Twitter @HuskerFBNation The Series Nebraska holds a 7-1 edge in the all-time series between the schools, including wins in both meetings in East Other Lansing, most recently a 28-24 win in 2012. Michigan State won for the first time in the series with a victory at Satellite Radio Memorial Stadium last season. Sirius Channel 91, XM 91 The Coaches Nebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, ‘90) owns a 63-24 record (.724) in his seventh season as head coach. He has guided NU to nine or more wins in each of his first six seasons as head coach, joining Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne in accomplishing that feat at Nebraska. His 63 wins trail only Osborne and Devaney on the NU wins list. Pelini joins Alabama’s as the only head coaches in the nation to win nine or more games each of the past six seasons. Michigan State: Mark Dantonio (South Carolina, ‘79) is in his eighth season as Michigan State’s head coach and owns a 67-30 record with the Spartans and an 85-47 record overall as a college head coach. Dantonio has guided MSU to a pair of appearances in the Big Ten Championship Game, including a conference title in 2013. The Spartans have played in a bowl game in each of his first seven seasons and have won at least 11 games in three of the past four years. Nebraska Football Nebraska is 870-357-40 all-time, one of just eight schools with 800 all-time victories w Nebraska has won five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). w The Cornhuskers have won 43 conference championships. w NU’s 50 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally. w Since 1970, NU has 436 wins, 25 more than any other school. w Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. w The Huskers have 110 first-team All- Americans in school history.

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Nebraska-Illinois Stat Wrap Noting Game 5...Nebraska 45, Illinois 14 Team Stats UI NU  Nebraska improved to 5-0, marking the Huskers’ first 5-0 start since 2010 season. Nebraska won its 15th straight First Downs 16 35 home night game and improved to 41-5 all-time in night games at Memorial Stadium. The win also gave Nebraska a Rushes-Yards 24-78 70-458 4-0 record at home this season ensuring Nebraska’s 46th consecutive winning home season. Passes 17-38-3 10-21-1 Passing Yards 261 166  Nebraska won its sixth straight game overall, including last year’s bowl victory over Georgia. The six-game win Total Offense 339 624 streak ties for the longest under Pelini, and is the fourth time Nebraska has achieved a six-game win streak under Pelini. 3rd-Down Conversions 3-of-14 7-of-15  Turnovers 3 2 Nebraska scored more than 30 points for the fifth straight game to open the season, marking just the second time Penalties 7-53 8-70 in the past 19 seasons NU has scored at least 30 points in each of their first five games. NU scored at least 30 points Time of Possession 20:24 39:36 in each of the first six games in 2012. The Huskers have scored 40 or more points in four of five games this season. NU Rushing Leaders  The Huskers rushed for 458 yards, including 190 first-quarter rushing yards and 288 yards before half. The 458 Ameer Abdullah–22 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD rushing yards marks the second time Nebraska has topped 400 rushing yards in 2014, after posting 498 rushing yards Imani Cross–22 carries, Career-high 109 yards, TD against Florida Atlantic. It is the third time NU has rushed for 400 yards under Pelini. Nebraska has rushed for more Tommy Armstrong Jr.–10 carries, 66 yards than 300 yards three times this season, and NU improved to 18-0 under Pelini when rushing for at least 300 yards. NU Passing Leader Tommy Armstrong Jr.–10-21-1, 166 yards, TD  Nebraska finished with 624 yards of total offense, marking the first time the Huskers had amassed 600 total yards NU Receiving Leader in a Big Ten Conference game. It was NU’s most total yards against a conference opponent since posting 702 yards Kenny Bell–5 receptions, 105 yards, 63-yard TD against Kansas State in 2007. NU Defensive Leaders Randy Gregory–5 UT, 2 AT, 7 TT, 2.5 sacks-17 yards, 3 hurries  Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 22 times for 208 yards and a career-high three rushing . Nate Gerry–1 UT, 4 AT, 5 TT, INT, 2 hurries Abdullah rushed for 196 yards on 20 carries in the first half alone, including 13 carries for 127 yards in the first quarter. Zaire Anderson–4 UT, 5 AT, 9 TT, 3 TFL, 1-9 sack  The game marked the second straight three game for Abdullah after recording two rushing scores and NU Special Teams Leader Drew Brown–1-2 FG, 6-6 PAT, 7 touchbacks a receiving TD against Miami last week. Abdullah now has 28 career rushing touchdowns, including eight in 2014. With his three touchdowns against Illinois, Abdullah increased his overall career touchdowns total to 36, moving him 2014 Big Ten Standings into a tie for sixth place with Tommie Frazier on the NU list. West Division  The 208-yard effort was Abdullah’s fourth career 200-yard rushing game and third of 2014. The four 200-yard Records rushing games ties Abdullah with Ahman Green for the second most in NU history, trailing Mike Rozier’s seven career Team Big Ten Overall Next Game 200-yard rushing games. Abdullah also notched a 200-yard game against the Illini for the second straight season, Nebraska 1-0 5-0 Illinois after posting 225 yards last season. Iowa 1-0 4-1 Indiana 10/11 Minnesota 1-0 4-1 Northwestern 10/11  With his 22 rushing attempts, Abdullah now has 663 career carries, leaving him just five attempts behind Mike Northwestern 1-0 2-2 Wisconsin Rozier’s school record of 668 carries. Wisconsin 0-0 3-1 at Northwestern  Illinois 0-1 3-2 Purdue Junior I-back Imani Cross rushed 22 times for a career-high 109 yards, including a four-yard TD run in the third Purdue 0-1 2-3 at Illinois quarter. The 109 yards bettered his 105 yards against Wyoming in the 2013 season opener. With both Abdullah and Cross topping 100 yards rushing it marked the second time this season and the 77th time in school history NU has East Division had a pair of 100-yard rushers. Records  Team Big Ten Overall Next Game Senior receiver Kenny Bell caught a 63-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, tying his season-long reception. Maryland 1-0 4-1 Ohio State The play was Nebraska’s fourth touchdown pass of better than 50 yards this season. Bell now has 17 career touchdown Penn State 1-1 4-1 at Michigan 10/11 receptions, moving into third place on the NU career touchdown receptions list. Bell finished the night with five Michigan State 0-0 3-1 Nebraska receptions for 105 yards, increasing his career receptions total to 153 to move within 13 receptions of Nate Swift’s Ohio State 0-0 3-1 at Maryland NU record of 166 career receptions. It marked his fifth career 100-yard receiving game, tying Bell for third on the NU Rutgers 0-1 4-1 Michigan list of 100-yard receiving games. Indiana 0-1 2-2 North Texas Michigan 0-1 2-3 at Rutgers  Junior defensive end Randy Gregory finished the game with 2.5 sacks for 17 yards. Gregory has 4.5 sacks this season, including 2-25 against Miami. Gregory increased his career sack total to 15, moving him within 1.5 sacks of 2014 Non-Conference Opponents the top 10 on the NU career sacks list. Gregory has had a sack in seven of nine career Big Ten Conference games. Team Overall Conf. Next Game  Sophomore safety Nate Gerry and junior cornerback Daniel Davie each registered their first career Fla. Atlantic 2-3 1-0 at FIU 10/2 McNeese St. 2-1 0-0 Nicholls State in the first half. Davie added his second of the night in the fourth quarter. Nebraska has had six takeaways Fresno State 2-3 1-0 San Diego State 10/3 in the past two weeks after having just one takeaway in the first three games of the season. Miami 3-2 1-1 at Georgia Tech Inside the Cornhuskers’ 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV Series Last Meeting (Site)/Notes Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic W, 55-7 BTN NU, 2-0 NU rolls for most total offensive yards in 23 years (784) and most rushing in 13 years (498) Sept. 6 McNeese State W, 31-24 ESPNU NU, 2-0 Huskers win 10th straight game decided by 7 or less/Abdullah 184 all-purpose yards Sept. 13 at Fresno State W, 55-19 CBSN NU, 2-0 Nebraska explodes for four scoring plays of more than 50 yards/Armstrong 260 passing, 3 TD Sept. 20 Miami W, 41-31 ESPN2 NU, 6-5 NU rushes for 343 yards, including 229 by Abdullah; 400th all-time win at Memorial Stadium Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) W, 45-14 BTN NU, 9-2-1 Huskers pound Illini with 458 rushing yards; Abdullah 208 yards on the ground, Cross 109 Oct. 4 at Michigan State 7 p.m. ABC NU, 7-1 2013, MSU 41-28 (Lincoln)/One of the two schools has played in first three B1G title games Oct. 18 at Northwestern 6:30 p.m. BTN NU, 5-2 2013, NU 27-24 (Lincoln)/Meetings from 2011-13 decided by a total of seven points Oct. 25 Rutgers TBA TBA NU, 1-0 1920, NU 28-0 (New York)/First meeting in 94 seasons between the schools Nov. 1 Purdue TBA TBA Series tied, 1-1 2013, NU 42-7 (W. Lafayette)/Purdue will make first-ever trip to Lincoln in 2014 Nov. 15 at Wisconsin TBA TBA Series tied, 4-4 2012, UW 70-31 (Indianapolis)/First matchup between schools as West Division opponents Nov. 22 Minnesota TBA TBA UM, 30-22-2 2013, UM 34-23 (Minneapolis)/Minnesota ended 16-game NU win streak in 2013 Nov. 28 at Iowa TBA TBA NU, 28-13-3 2013, Iowa 38-17 (Lincoln)/Huskers have won 2 of 3 Heroes Games since 2011 Dec. 6 BIG Championship 7:17 p.m. FOX NU, 0-1 Nebraska appeared in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game as Legends Division champion

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Noting Pelini Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini Born: Dec. 13, 1967 Bo Pelini is in his seventh season as Nebraska’s head coach and owns a 63-24 record with the Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio Huskers. Pelini has won or shared four divisional titles in his first six seasons as head coach, including Wife: Mary Pat the 2012 Big Ten Legends Division crown. He guided NU to three straight Big 12 North Division crowns Children: Patrick, Kate and Caralyn from 2008 to 2010, becoming the first coach in the history of the Big 12 to win at least a share of a High School: Cardinal Mooney, 1986 division title in each of his first three years. College: Ohio State, 1990 He has guided Nebraska to at least nine wins each of his six seasons, and three 10-win seasons. Playing Experience Pelini is third on the Nebraska career victories list, trailing only Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney. 1987-90, Ohio State, free safety Pelini took charge of the Huskers after a highly successful five-year run as a collegiate defensive coordinator, including orchestrating NU’s defensive efforts in 2003. Pelini picked up his first college head coaching victory as NU’s Coaching Experience interim coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl against Michigan State. Nebraska, 2008-present Following his one season at Nebraska, Pelini served as the co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2004, helping Head Coach the Sooners to the Big 12 title and BCS title game. He then followed with three seasons as the defensive coordinator at LSU, 2005-07 LSU. With the Tigers, Pelini led three consecutive defenses to No. 3 national rankings in total defense. He culminated defensive coordinator his time in Baton Rouge by helping the Tigers to the 2007 national championship. In addition to his five seasons as an assistant at the collegiate level, Pelini coached in the NFL for nine seasons, Oklahoma, 2004 serving three years each with the San Francisco 49ers, and . Pelini was a co-def. coordinator, defensive backs team captain and four-year as a safety at Ohio State from 1987 to 1990. Nebraska, 2003 defensive coordinator, Pelini Stacks up Well with Peers interim head coach for Alamo Bowl In guiding Nebraska to a 63-24 record, Pelini has put himself in impressive company. 4 Among schools currently in a power conference, Pelini is just the eighth head coach in history to Green Bay Packers, 2000-02 win at least nine games in each of his first six seasons on the job at that school. The group includes three Nebraska coaches (Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne, Pelini). New England Patriots, 1997-99 4 When looking only at coaches in their first head coaching job at a major conference school, Pelini is one of only linebackers three to win nine games in each of his first six years, joining Osborne and Barry Switzer (Oklahoma). San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96 4 Pelini was among a group of 18 FBS head coaches who were hired for their jobs beginning with the 2008 season. assistant secondary Pelini leads that group of 18 head coaches in victories over the past six-plus years with 62 wins. In fact, Pelini is one of only five coaches in the group of 18 still in the job he was hired for prior to the 2008 season. Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 Pelini Continues Defensive Accomplishments at Nebraska Iowa, 1991 At Nebraska, Pelini has continued his history of building championship defenses. In 2009, the Huskers led the graduate assistant nation in scoring defense and had the nation’s best scoring defensive improvement (18.1 ppg). When combining statistics since the start of the 2009 season, NU ranks second in pass efficiency defense, fourth in passing defense, Nebraska under Pelini 15th in total defense and 18th in scoring defense. Overall ...... 63-24 With Pelini’s previous track record, the success of his Nebraska defenses is no surprise. vs. AP Ranked Teams...... 9-14 4Pelini led the 2003 Blackshirts to a school-record 47 takeaways, including a Big 12-record 32 interceptions, and vs. AP Top 10 Teams...... 2-8 finished second nationally in scoring defense, first in pass efficiency defense and 11th in total defense. vs. Unranked Teams...... 54-10 4Pelini guided LSU defenses to No. 3 national finishes in total defense each of his three seasons in Baton Rouge. vs. Big Ten Teams...... 19-8 4In 153 games as a collegiate coach, Pelini’s defenses have posted 10 shutouts, held the opposition to seven Home...... 39-9 points or less 42 times and to 20 points or less 96 times. Road ...... 20-9 Neutral...... 4-6 Husker Staff Has Only One Change for 2014 Season In August...... 3-0 Pelini had just one change in his full-time coaching staff during the offseason. Charlton Warren joined the Huskers as In September...... 23-4 secondary coach after spending the past nine seasons at Air Force, including the past two years as defensive coordinator. In October...... 14-8 Warren worked directly with the defensive backs all nine years with the Falcons. He also earned a reputation as In November...... 19-6 the Falcons’ top recruiter and coordinated Air Force’s recruiting efforts from 2006 to 2011. In December...... 2-4 Warren joined a defensive staff led by John Papuchis, who enters his third season as defensive coordinator In January...... 2-2 and seventh year overall on the Husker staff. Ross Els in his fourth season as the linebackers coach and recruiting When Rushing for 200 or more yards...... 41-6 coordinator, while defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski enters his third year at Nebraska. When Rushing for 300 or more yards...... 18-0 On offense, Tim Beck is in his fourth season as offensive coordinator and seventh season overall on Pelini’s staff. When Passing for 200 or more yards...... 24-11 Ron Brown (running backs) and Barney Cotton (offensive line/tight ends) have also been on staff for each of Pelini’s When Passing for 300 or more yards...... 11-1 seven seasons. Rich Fisher (receivers) and John Garrison (offensive line) each enter their fourth season. When NU player rushes for 100 yards...... 47-8 When NU has two 100-yard rushers...... 10-1 2014 Nebraska Coaching Staff When NU player has 100 yards receiving...... 15-3 When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher...... 17-13 Offense When Scoring 35 or More Points...... 34-1 When Holding Opponent to 10 Pts. or less...... 21-2 When forcing three or more turnovers...... 19-2 When Nebraska scores first...... 47-7 When Nebraska leads at halftime...... 50-4 Tim Beck Ron Brown Barney Cotton Rich Fisher John Garrison When Nebraska trails at halftime...... 11-17 Off. Coord./QBs Running Backs Run Game Coord./OL/TE Wide Receivers Offensive Line When Nebraska is tied at halftime...... 4-2 7th Year-Press Box 7th/24th Year-Field 7th/8th Year-Press Box 4th Year-Field 4th Year-Field Games decided by 11 points or more...... 40-14 Defense Games decided by 10 or less...... 20-8 Games decided by 7 or less...... 13-8 Games decided by 3 or less...... 7-6 Overtime games...... 2-1 Strength John Papuchis Ross Els Rick Kaczenski Charlton Warren James Dobson Defensive Coordinator Linebackers/RC Defensive Line Secondary Strength Coach 7th Year-Field 4th Year-Press Box 3rd Year-Field 1st Year-Press Box 6th Year Game 6 vs. Michigan State 4 125th Season of Nebraska Football 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com

Scouting Michigan State Defending Big Ten champion Michigan State begins defense of its title on Saturday, when the Spartans open conference play by hosting Nebraska. Michigan State, which has won 18 of its last 20 games, has won 10 consecutive games against Big Ten opponents, all by double digits. The Spartans have also won 10 straight at home. As has been its trademark, Michigan State again possesses one of the nation’s top defenses. MSU ranks fourth nationally in rushing defense, allowing only 78.3 yards per game. The Spartans are 11th in total defense, surrendering just 289.0 yards per game, and MSU ranks second in the Big Ten and in the top 15 nationally in sacks. Nebraska Cornhuskers While the defense has been stout, Michigan State’s offense has also been one of the (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) top units in the country. Led by , the Spartans rank in the top 50 nationally in both passing and rushing, helping MSU rank 18th nationally in total offense with an average of 515.0 yards per game. Michigan State leads the Big Ten and is third Statistical Comparison nationally in scoring, averaging 50.3 points per game. Category (per game) NEB MSU Big Ten Big Ten Natl. Natl. Cook has thrown for 837 yards Michigan State Facts and nine touchdowns in 2014, while Rushing Offense 354.8 252.0 1st 4th 2nd 18th Location: East Lansing, Mich. completing 69 percent of his passes. Passing Offense 217.8 263.0 9th 4th 80th 47th Nickname: Spartans He ranks fifth nationally in passing Total Offense 572.6 515.0 1st 3rd 8th 18th Enrollment: 49,000 yards per attempt, third in passing Scoring Offense 45.4 50.3 2nd 1st 7th 3rd Colors: Green & White efficiency, 14th in passing yards per Rushing Defense 108.4 78.3 6th 2nd 29th 4th Conference: Big Ten completion and 14th in completion Stadium: Spartan Stadium percentage. His top target is Tony Pass Efficiency Defense 102.33 122.81 2nd 10th 17th 54th Capacity: 75,005 Lippett, who has hauled in 22 passes Pass Defense 223.2 210.8 7th 4th 51st 32nd Series Record: Nebraska leads, 7-1 for 421 yards and six touchdowns. Total Defense 331.6 289.0 7th 4th 31st 11th Head Coach: Mark Dantonio Lippett is second in the country in Scoring Defense 19.0 20.3 5th 9th 2th 34th Alma Mater (Year): South Carolina (1979) receiving touchdowns, while ranking Record at MSU: 67-30 (eighth season) 13th in receiving yards per game. Net Punting 43.7 36.6 1st 6th 8th 86th Career Record: 85-47 (11th season) Jeremy Langford is the Spartans’ Punt Returns 11.7 8.6 7th 10th 37th 64th Record vs. Nebraska: 1-2 leading rusher with 340 yards and Kickoff Returns 18.8 24.6 13th 4th 96th 25th three touchdowns. Turnover Margin 0.2 2.3 5th 1st 62nd 3rd Michigan State Schedule Michigan State also excels in the Sacks 2.4 3.8 7th 2nd 45th 13th Aug. 29 Jacksonville State W, 45-7 details. The Spartans have forced 12 Sept. 6 at No. 3 Oregon L, 27-46 turnovers this season, the seventh- Tackles For Loss 7.4 6.0 3rd 11th 23rd 61st Sept. 20 Eastern Michigan W, 73-14 highest total nationally. MSU, which Sacks Allowed 0.6 0.8 1st 2nd 8th 11th Sept. 27 Wyoming W, 56-14 has not lost a fumble, leads the Big Oct. 4 Nebraska 7 p.m. Ten and ranks eighth nationally Oct. 11 at Purdue TBA with only three turnovers this fall. Michigan State Statistical Leaders Oct. 18 at Indiana 2:30 p.m. Overall, the Spartans boast the Rushing G Att. Yards YPC TD Avg./G Oct. 25 Michigan TBA nation’s third-best turnover margin. Jeremy Langford, RB 4 62 340 5.5 3 85.0 MSU also has been penalized Nov. 8 Ohio State 7 p.m. Nick Hill, RB 4 42 185 4.4 3 46.2 Nov. 15 at Maryland 7 p.m. only 20 times this season, and the Nov. 22 Rutgers TBA Spartans leads the nation in time of Delton Williams, RB 4 24 140 5.8 4 35.0 Nov. 29 at Penn State TBA possession by more than a minute. Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Connor Cook, QB 54 78 69.2 2 837 9 Series History Damion Terry, QB 12 17 70.6 0 88 0 Nebraska has won seven of the eight all-time meetings against Michigan State, after the 14th-ranked Spartans earned their first victory with a 41-28 win last year in Lincoln. Saturday’s game marks the second meeting where both teams are ranked. In 2011, No. Receiving G No. Yards Avg. TD Avg./G 13 NU handed No. 9 Michigan State its only conference loss with a 24-3 win in Lincoln. Tony Lippett, WR 4 22 421 19.1 6 105.2 Nebraska is 2-1 against the Spartans since joining the Big Ten. NU is also 3-0 all-time in Josiah Price, TE 4 9 124 13.8 2 31.0 East Lansing, including a 28-24 victory in 2012, when Nebraska scored the game-winning R.J. Shelton, WR 4 7 83 11.9 0 20.8 touchdown with six seconds remaining. Bo Pelini is 3-1 against Michigan State, including a 17-3 victory in the 2003 Alamo Bowl when Pelini was NU’s interim coach. AJ Troup, WR 4 6 100 16.7 2 25.0 Keith Mumphrey, WR 4 5 78 15.6 1 19.5 Michigan State Head Coach Mark Dantonio Mark Dantonio owns an 85-47 record in 11 seasons as a head coach, including a 67- Tackles G UT AT TT TFL Sacks 30 mark in eight years at Michigan State. Dantonio has led MSU to 18 wins in its last 20 RJ Williamson, S 4 12 7 19 0.0 0.0 games, including 10 consecutive victories over Big Ten opponents. Under Dantonio, MSU Marcus , DE 4 10 7 17 4.5 2.5 has played in two of the last three Big Ten Championship Games, defeating No. 2 Ohio State to win the 2013 title. Kurtis Drummond, S 4 12 3 15 0.0 0.0 Michigan State finished 13-1 in 2013 and capped the year with a 24-20 win over Ed Davis, LB 4 4 8 12 4.0 3.0 Stanford in the Rose Bowl. The Spartans went undefeated in league play, becoming the Riley Bullough, LB 4 7 3 10 2.0 1.5 first team in Big Ten history to win all eight of their conference games by double digits. MSU finished with a No. 3 ranking in 2013, the program’s highest ranking since 1966. Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD Long Dantonio has led Michigan State to four consecutive winning seasons, including three years with 11 or more wins. Since the 2010 season, Dantonio has guided MSU to a 45- Macgarrett Kings Jr., WR 7 69 9.9 0 43 13 record. The only coach to lead Michigan State to multiple double-digit win seasons, Dantonio has guided MSU to a school-record three consecutive bowl victories. Field Goals Att. Made Pct. Blkd. Long Before coming to Michigan State, Dantonio led Cincinnati to an 18-17 record and a pair Michael Geiger, K 4 5 80.0 0 42 of bowl appearances in three seasons as the Bearcats’ head coach. Prior to becoming a head coach, Dantonio spent more than 20 seasons as a collegiate assisant. He served as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator from 2001 to 2003, after spending six seasons on the Punts No. Yards Avg. Blkd. Long defensive staff at Michigan State from 1995 to 2000. He went 0-4 against Nebraska while Mike Sadler, P 16 647 40.4 0 55 coaching the secondary at Kansas from 1991 to 1994. Dantonio also boasts experience at the FCS level after serving as the defensive coordinator at Youngstown State for five seasons and as Akron’s secondary coach in 1985.

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800-Win Club hat o atch or his eek Nebraska is one of eight programs with 800 all-time W T W F T W victories, and NU’s 870 all-time victories are fourth Ameer Abdullah has 100-yard rushing games Bo Pelini is 3-1 against Michigan State nationally. against Michigan State each of the past two as Nebraska head coach. His first career 1. Michigan 912 2 years. MSU has allowed only two other 100- 3 coaching victory was as the interim head 2. Notre Dame 878 yard games to current Big Ten backs. coach against MSU in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. 3. Texas 877 4. Nebraska 870 Huskers Bidding for Seventh Straight Nine-Win Season 5. Ohio State 852 Nebraska posted a 9-4 record in 2013, capped by a victory over Georgia in the Gator Bowl. The nine-win season 6. Oklahoma 846 in 2013 was Nebraska’s sixth straight under Head Coach Bo Pelini’s leadership and put Nebraska in elite company. 7. Alabama 842 » Nebraska is one of three schools that has won at least nine games each of the past six seasons, joining Alabama 8. Tennessee 806 and Oregon. Nebraska is in its 125th season of college football, and » Pelini has guided Nebraska to 10-win seasons in three of his six seasons. owns an 870-357-40 all-time record in 1,267 games (.702). » The six straight years with at least nine wins marks the first time NU has accomplished that since its NCAA record 4 Since the first season of Nebraska football in 1890, streak of 33 straight nine-win seasons from 1969 to 2001. Husker teams have won 11 or more games 12 times, » Nebraska has 48 nine-win seasons in school history, including 40 since 1969. The Huskers’ 27 all-time 10-win including seven times since 1993. seasons are third-most in college football history. 4Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, 1994, 1997). Huskers Celebrating 125th Season of Football Nation’s Best Since ‘70 The 2014 season marks the 125th year of intercollegiate football at Nebraska. Since the school’s first football season Nebraska ranks as the nation’s winningest program in 1890, Nebraska has earned its place as one of the traditional national powers in college football. since 1970. During the past four decades, the Huskers The Huskers have won five national championships, 43 conference championships and last year became just the third have compiled a 436-116-5 record, for a .787 winning school to appear in 50 bowl games. Since 1962 alone, Nebraska has produced nine or more wins in 46 of 52 seasons. percentage in 557 games. NU’s 436 wins in that time period Nebraska will be celebrating its 125th season throughout 2014. are 25 more than any other school. 1. Nebraska 436 2. Oklahoma 411 Nebraska Looks for Success in Big Ten Road Opener 3. Ohio State 399 After securing a victory in its Big Ten opener against Illinois, Nebraska will take to the road for the first time in 4. Michigan 395 conference action. The Huskers are 1-2 in Big Ten road openers, defeating Purdue last season, while losing at No. 7 4Nebraska has 40 nine-win seasons and 24 10-win Wisconsin in 2011 and at 12th-ranked Ohio State in 2012. seasons since 1970. NU has posted six straight nine-win Nebraska has had good success on the road since joining the Big Ten. The Huskers are 8-4 in conference road seasons for the first time since an NCAA-record 33 straight games since 2011, with wins in six of their last seven Big Ten road games. Under Pelini, Nebraska is 17-7 overall in from 1969 to 2001. conference road games, including a 9-3 record in Big 12 Conference road contests. 4Overall, Nebraska has 27 10-win seasons in school history, the third most among all college football programs, Top-10 Ranked Spartans Await in East Lansing trailing only Oklahoma and Alabama. Nebraska will take on a 3-1 Michigan State team that is ranked 10th in both the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. MSU is the highest ranked opponent for Nebraska since the Huskers faced No. 6 Georgia in the Most Wins Among 2008 Hiring Class 2013 Capital One Bowl. Coach School Wins The Huskers are 9-14 against ranked teams under Head Coach Bo Pelini, including a 2-8 mark against top-10 Bo Pelini Nebraska 62 opponents. Nebraska’s most recent victory over a top-10 team was a 24-3 victory over No. 9 Michigan State in Lincoln Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 53 in 2011. Nebraska also defeated No. 7 Missouri in Lincoln in 2010. Ken Niumatalolo Navy 49 Art Briles Baylor 48 Nebraska is 3-7 against ranked teams away from Lincoln under Pelini, with the most recent win at No. 12 Penn David Cutcliffe Duke 35 State in 2011. The Huskers’ last victory over a top-10 team on the road was a 27-14 win at No. 2 Washington in 1997. Note: The other 13 coaches in the 2008 hiring class are no longer with the school they were hired at in 2008. Nebraska Among Big Ten’s Best Over Past Three Seasons 6-Year Win Total Among Nebraska finished 5-3 in Big Ten play in 2013 and following Saturday’s win over Illinois it has won 18 of 25 regular- season Big Ten games since joining the conference in 2011. Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to have a Nebraska Head Coaches winning conference record each of the past three seasons. Overall, Nebraska has had a winning conference record Coach First 6 Years Wins each of the past six seasons, and is one of only eight schools in the country to accomplish that feat. Frank Solich 1998-2003 58 Nebraska’s 18 conference wins since the start of the 2011 season are the third-most regular-season Big Ten victories Bo Pelini 2008-13 57* in that time period. Nebraska captured the Legends Division crown and made a trip to the Big Ten Conference title Tom Osborne 1973-78 55 game in 2012. The Huskers have won 12 of their last 15 regular-season Big Ten games. Bob Devaney 1962-67 53 * Entering season Big Ten Records (2011-14) Conference Games Only Most Coaching Wins Last 3-Year Champ. Overall Seven Seasons (2008-14) Team B1G Rec. Division Game B1G Wins Coach School Wins Ohio State 19-5 13-2 0-1 19 Nick Saban Alabama 76 Michigan State 18-6 10-5 1-1 19 Chris Peterson Boise State/Wash. 73 Nebraska 18-7 11-5 0-1 18 Bob Stoops Oklahoma 67 Wisconsin 16-8 10-5 2-0 18 Les Miles LSU 65 Penn State 17-9 12-4 -- 17 Brian Kelly Cin./Notre Dame 64 Michigan 15-10 9-6 -- 15 Bo Pelini Nebraska 62 Iowa 12-13 9-7 -- 12 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 62 Northwestern 10-15 5-10 -- 10 Urban Meyer Florida/Ohio State 61 Minnesota 9-16 3-12 -- 9 Gary Patterson TCU 61 Purdue 7-18 5-11 -- 7 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 60 Indiana 5-20 4-12 -- 5 *-Includes only active college coaches in 2014 Illinois 3-22 2-14 -- 3

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Big Ten Debuts New Divisions Powerful Rushing Attack Hopes to Continue Success Against MSU When Nebraska joined the Nebraska boasts one of the nation’s top rushing attacks, averaging 354.8 yards per game to rank first in the Big Big Ten in 2011, the conference Ten and second nationally. The Huskers have rushed for better than 300 yards three times this season, including began divisional play with the two games of more than 400 yards. Michigan State features a strong rush defense, allowing 78.2 yards per game to Legends and Leaders divisions. rank second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally. The Spartans allow just 2.8 yards per rush. Nebraska competed in the Legends Division the past three seasons, including winning Over the past three seasons, the Huskers have been a rare Michigan State opponent that has had success moving the divisional title in 2012. the ball on the ground. Nebraska has averaged 228.3 rushing yards per game in three meetings with the Spartans With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten, as Big Ten opponents, including 313 rushing yards at Spartan Stadium in 2012. That total marks the highest rushing the conference once again has a new divisional alignment. total for a MSU opponent since 2005. Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez (205 yards) and Ameer Abdullah (110 yards) each This fall will mark the debut of the Big Ten East and West topped 100 rushing yards in that contest. In 11 home games since that contest, Michigan State has allowed just one divisions. Nebraska will compete in the West along with 100-yard rusher. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and 4 In its 11 home games since Nebraska rushed for 313 yards at Spartan Stadium, MSU has allowed just 582 Wisconsin. The East is comprised of Indiana, Maryland, rushing yards on 320 carries. Excluding the 2012 home game against Nebraska, MSU has allowed just 75.0 rushing Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. In 2014 and 2015, the Big Ten will play an eight-game yards per game at home since the start of the 2011 season. (711 att.-1,801 yards) conference schedule before moving to a nine-game league 4 In the past two meetings between the schools, Nebraska has averaged 247.5 rushing yards. Michigan State slate in 2016. The next two seasons, Nebraska will play the has allowed its other 14 Big Ten regular-season opponents an average of just 69.0 rushing yards per game and 2.3 other six members of the Big Ten West, as well as Michigan yards per carry. State and Rutgers from the East Division. The divisional 4 Husker senior I-back Ameer Abdullah has produced 100-yard rushing games against Michigan State in both winners will meet in the Big Ten Championship Game at 2012 and 2013. Abdullah and Ohio State’s Braxton Miller are the only players with two career 100-yard rushing Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2014. games against MSU. In fact, all other current Big Ten running backs have a total of two 100-yard rushing games Big Ten Conference POW Nominees against the Spartans. Game Offense Defense Sp. Teams Frosh Nebraska Rushing vs. Michigan State FAU Abdullah McMullen Brown Brown Year Att.-Yards 100-Yard Rusher Result Note MSU Abdullah -- Foltz -- 2011 58-190 Burkhead, 35-130, 2 TD Nebraska 24-3 2nd-most rushing vs. MSU in 2011 FSU Armstrong Valentine Pierson-El Pierson-El 2012 40-313 Martinez, 17-205, 2 TD Nebraska 28-24 Most yards by MSU foe since 2005 MIAMI Abdullah -- Brown Brown ILL Abdullah Gregory -- -- Abdullah, 22-110, Receiving TD MSU 2013 32-182 Abdullah. 22-123 MSU, 41-28 Most rushing vs. MSU in regular season NW RU NU Rushing Attack Rolls over Illinois to Continue Strong Start PUR Nebraska has featured one of the nation’s top rushing attacks over the past several seasons and has shown a WIS dominant running game in 2014. Nebraska pounded Illinois on the ground, rushing 70 times for 458 yards including MINN a pair of 100-yard rushers. A week earlier, the Huskers dominated the Miami contest with a punishing ground game, IOWA Bold indicates winner rolling up 343 rushing yards on 54 attempts. Through five games, NU is averaging 354.8 rushing yards per game to rank first in the Big Ten and second nationally. Husker Honors/Watch Lists The Huskers opened the season with an overpowering rushing effort against Florida Atlantic, rolling up 498 yards Ameer Abdullah, Senior, IB on the ground, and averaging 8.7 yards per carry. The rushing output was Nebraska’s best under Bo Pelini and the Doak Walker Award Watch List Huskers’ best since rushing for 641 yards at Baylor in 2001. Walter Camp Award Watch List 4 Nebraska’s combined rushing output in the first five games of the season is the Huskers’ best through five Hornung Award Watch List games since 1997. The Huskers averaged 401.8 rushing yards per game through five contests in 1997. Maxwell Award Watch List 4 Ameer Abdullah rushed for 208 yards on 22 carries against Illinois with a career-high three rushing touchdowns. Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch Fellow I-back Imani Cross had a career-high 109 yards on 22 carries. The game marked the 77th time in school history AFCA Good Works Team Watch List Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. FAU, Miami, Ill.) Nebraska has had two or more 100-yard rushers, and the second time in 2014. Abdullah (232) and Terrell Newby Athlon Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Miami, Ill.) (107) accomplished the feat against Florida Atlantic in the season opener. Nebraska was just shy of the mark against Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll Miami with Abdullah rolling up 229 rushing yards, while quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. added 96 rushing yards. (vs. McNeese St., vs. Miami) 4 The 300+ rushing efforts against FAU, Miami and College Football Performance Award RB of Week (vs. Illinois) Illinois give Nebraska 18 games under Bo Pelini in which 300-Yard Rushing Games Under Pelini Senior CLASS Award Nominee Nebraska has rushed for at least 300 yards. The Huskers Rk. Game Yards Kenny Bell, Senior, WR are a perfect 18-0 in those games. 1. vs. Florida Atlantic, 2014 498 Biletnikoff Award Watch List 2. vs. Illinois, 2014 458 4 Nebraska has reached at least 200 rushing yards in Hornung Award Watch List 3. at Kansas State, 2010 451 Randy Gregory, Junior, DE 21 games since the start of the 2012 season, including five 4. vs. Idaho State, 2012 385 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List times in 2013 and four of five games in 2014. Nebraska 5. at Washington, 2010 383 Lott Trophy Watch List was 5-0 when rushing for at least 200 yards last season, 6. vs. Wyoming, 2013 375 Walter Camp Award Watch List and is 4-0 this season. 7. vs. Idaho, 2010 360 Nagurski Trophy Watch List 4 In 2013, Nebraska finished third in the Big Ten and 8. vs. Arkansas State, 2012 347 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List 19th nationally in rushing, averaging 215.7 yards per 9. at Minnesota, 2011 346 10. vs. Miami, 2014 343 Chuck Bednarik Watch List game. The 2013 rushing success continued Nebraska’s Lott Trophy IMPACT Player of the Week (vs. Miami) 11. at Kansas State, 2008 340 Corey Cooper, Senior, S recent surge on the ground. Nebraska has averaged better 12. vs. South Dakota State, 2013 335 Lott Trophy Watch List than 200 rushing yards per game for four straight seasons, vs. Illinois, 2013 335 Mark Pelini, Senior, C and has ranked in the top 20 nationally each year from 14. at Wyoming, 2011 333 Rimington Trophy Watch List 2010 to 2013. NU led the Big Ten in rushing in 2012, and 15. vs. New Mexico State, 2008 330 Campbell Trophy Semifinalist topped the Big 12 in rushing offense in 2010. 16. vs. Missouri, 2010 328 Sam Foltz, Sophomore, P 4 NU’s 458 rushing yards against Illinois was its most in 17. at Michigan State, 2012 313 Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. McNeese St.) four years in Big Ten Conference play, and its most against a 18. vs. Washington, 2011 309 College Football Performance Punter of Week (vs. McNeese St.) conference foe since rushing for 641 yards at Baylor in 2001. 4 With Abdullah posting 1,690 rushing yards in 2013, Nebraska has had a 1,000-yard rusher each of the past five seasons. That is the longest stretch for NU since the Huskers had at least one 1,000-yard rusher from 1991 to 1995. Abdullah is well on his way to making it six straight years with 833 rushing yards through five games.

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Abdullah Game-by-Game in 2014 Abdullah Putting Together Award-Winning Season Game Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Senior I-back Ameer Abdullah has shown throughout 2014 why he is a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy. FAU 21 232 11.0 1 47 Abdullah opened the season against Florida Atlantic with 21 carries for a career-high 232 yards and a touchdown MSU 17 54 3.2 1 19 in a 55-7 win over the Owls. His play earned him Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for the second time FSU 19 110 5.8 1 57 in his career. MIAMI 35 229 6.5 2 26 Abdullah produced a signature moment against McNeese State when the Huskers needed it most. With the game ILLINOIS 22 208 9.5 3 28 tied 24-24 in the final minute, Abdullah unleashed a highlight-reel 58-yard catch and run for a touchdown that gave Totals 114 833 7.3 8 57 Nebraska a 31-24 victory. Abdullah finished the day with 184 all-purpose yards, including a career-high 96 receiving Abdullah 100-yard Rushing Games yards on three receptions. 2012 He posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 19 carries for 110 yards at Fresno State. Abdullah 16 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD at UCLA broke a season-long 57-yard TD run in the first quarter. 30 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD vs. Arkansas State In a 41-31 victory over Miami, Abdullah produced arguably the most impressive game of his career. He totaled 19 carries, 101 yards at Northwestern a career-high 313 all-purpose yards, the second-most in school history, and the most in the FBS ranks in 2014. On 24 carries, 101 yards, TD vs. Michigan the ground, he had a career-high 35 carries for 229 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a three-yard 22 carries, 110 yards at Michigan State touchdown pass. 31 carries, 116 yards vs. Penn State Abdullah backed up that effort with his third 200-yard rushing day of the season against Illinois. Abdullah finished 2013 with 22 carries for 208 yards and a career-high three rushing touchdowns. Abdullah rushed for 127 yards in the first 19 carries, 114 yards vs. Wyoming quarter and 196 yards before halftime and carried just twice 17 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD vs. Southern Miss in the second half. FBS Active Career Leaders 15 carries, 139 yards, TD vs. South Dakota State The 208 rushing yards against Illinois marked the fourth All-Purpose Yards 20 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD vs. Illinois 200-yard rushing game of his career. In addition to his Rk. Player, School Yards 20 carries, 126 yards, TD at Purdue career-high 232 yards against FAU, Abdullah rushed for a 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 5,974 19 carries, 165 yards at Minnesota 2013 season-high 225 yards against the Illini in 2013. 2. Tyler Lockett, Kansas State 4,830 24 carries, 127 yards vs. Northwestern Abdullah is the FBS active leader in both career rushing 3. Jamison Crowder, Duke 4,642 27 carries, 105 yards at Michigan 22 carries, 123 yards vs. Michigan State and career all-purpose yards. In 2014, Abdullah ranks Rushing Yards 25 carries, 147 yards at Penn State second in both the Big Ten and the country in rushing at Rk. Player, School Yards 27 carries, 122 yards, TD vs. Georgia (Gator Bowl) 166.6 yards per game. 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 3,810 2014 The impressive start to 2014 has enhanced Abdullah’s 2. Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 3,696 21 carries, 232 yards, TD vs. Florida Atlantic impressive place in Nebraska history. 3. Braxton Miller, Ohio State 3,054 19 carries, 110 yards, TD at Fresno State 4 Abdullah is the eighth player in Nebraska history to 4. Todd Gurley, Georgia 2,984 35 carries, 229 yards, 2 TD vs. Miami top 3,000 career rushing yards and the third NU I-back 5. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 2,940 22 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD vs. Illinois to join that group since 2010. With his 208 yards against Illinois, Abdullah increased his career rushing total to 100-Yard Rushing Games Rk. Player, School 100-Yard Games Huskers With Back-to-Back 3,810 yards to move into the No. 3 spot on the Husker 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 21 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons career rushing list. Abdullah passed Roy Helu Jr. (3,404 2. Todd Gurley, Georgia 16 Ameer Abdullah, 1,137 yards in 2012; 1,483 in 2013 yards) and Eric Crouch (3,434) against Miami. He is now 70 3. Braxton Miller, Ohio State 14 Roy Helu Jr., 1,147 yards in 2009; 1,245 in 2010 yards behind Ahman Green for the No. 2 spot on the list Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 14 Calvin Jones, 1,210 yards in 1992; 1,043 in 1993 and is on pace to challenge Mike Rozier’s school-record 5. Jawon Chisholm, Akron 12 Derek Brown, 1,313 yards in 1991; 1,011 in 1992 total of 4,780 yards. T.J. Yeldon, Alabama 12 Ken Clark, 1,497 yards in 1988; 1,196 in 1989 4 Abdullah has topped 1,000 yards on the ground Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 12 Doug DuBose, 1,040 yards in 1984; 1,161 in 1985 each of the past two seasons, and is one of only nine Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 12 Mike Rozier, 1,689 yards in 1982; 2,148 in 1983 players in Nebraska history with a pair of 1,000-yard Jarvis Redwine, 1,042 yards in 1979; 1,119 in 1980 rushing seasons. Abdullah is attempting to become Big Ten Career All-Purpose Yards Also two 1,000-yard rushing seasons (non-consecutive) the first player in Husker history with three 1,000-yard Rk. Player, School, Years Yards Ahman Green, 1,086 yards in 1995; 1,877 in 1997; seasons. Abdullah has posted 833 rushing yards through 1. Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 1996-99 7,429 five games in 2014. 2. , Ohio State, 1972-75 6,559 NU Career Rushing Yards 3. Anthony Thompson, Indiana, 1986-89 6,466 Rk. Player, Years Yards 4 Abdullah’s 1,690 yards in 2013 were fourth on the 4. Dorien Bryant, Purdue, 2004-07 6,219 1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 4,780 NU single-season rushing list. The rushing yardage total 5. Jamie Morris, Michigan, 1984-87 6,201 2. Ahman Green, 1995-97 3,880 was the highest by a Nebraska player since 1997. 6. Anthony Thomas, Michigan, 1997-2000 6,000 3. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 3,810 4 Abdullah was the first Husker to reach 1,000 rushing 7. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska, 2011- 5,974 4. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 3,434 yards in eight or fewer games since Ahman Green in 1997. 8. Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2009-12 5,935 5. Roy Helu Jr., 2007-10 3,404 4 Abdullah rushed for 100 or more yards in 11 games 9. Brandon Williams, Wisconsin, 2002-05 5,852 NU Season Rushing Yards in 2013, and has cracked the centruy mark four times in 10. Anthony Carter, Michigan, 1979-82 5,799 2014. His 11 100-yard games a year ago tied the school Rk. Player, Year Yards NU Career All-Purpose Yards 1. Mike Rozier, 1983 2,148 record, also held by Rozier, Green and Lawrence Phillips. Rk. Player, Years Yards 2. Ahman Green, 1997 1,877 Abdullah rushed for 100 yards in eight straight games last 1. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 5,974 3. Lawrence Phillips, 1994 1,722 season, tying the fourth-longest streak in school history. 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 5,586 4. Ameer Abdullah, 2013 1,690 4 Abdullah has a nation-leading 21 career 100-yard 3. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 5,445 5. Mike Rozier, 1982 1,689 rushing efforts, putting him second on the Nebraska -- career list. He trails only Rozier (26) on the NU career list. 20. Ameer Abdullah, 2012 1,137 4 In addition to his running skills, Abdullah is a receiving threat. He had 26 receptions for 232 yards and two NU Career 100-Yard Games touchdowns in 2013 and has 56 career receptions. His 96 receiving yards against McNeese State were a career high and the most by a Husker since Marlon Lucky had eight catches for 115 yards at Colorado in 2007. Rk. Player, Years 100-Yd Games 4 1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 26 Abdullah’s 313 all-purpose yards against Miami were the second most in Nebraska history and moved 2. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 21 Abdullah to the top of the Nebraska career all-purpose yardage list. Abdullah now has 5,974 career all-purpose 3. Ahman Green, 1995-97 20 yards, surpassing Johnny Rodgers’ previous record of 5,586 career all-purpose yards. Abdullah’s 1,999 all-purpose 4. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 17 yards in 2013 were No. 3 on the NU season list. He already has 1,060 all-purpose yards in 2014.

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2014 Offense Game-by-Game 4 He is averaging a nation-leading 212.0 all-purpose yards per game. With his 5,974 career all-purpose yards, Rushing Abdullah has produced 1,144 more all-purpose yards than any other active FBS player. Abdullah is No. 7 on the Big Game Att. Yds. TD Long Ten career all-purpose yards list and needs 26 more yards to become just the seventh player in Big Ten history to FAU 57 498 5 47 total 6,000 career all-purpose yards. Abdullah is on pace to finish with more than 7,000 career all-purpose yards. MSU 33 195 2 42 Abdullah would be just the second Big Ten player and only the 11th player in NCAA FBS history to total 7,000 career FSU 42 280 2 62 all-purpose yards. MIAMI 54 343 2 26 4 Abdullah has scored a total of 36 touchdowns during his Nebraska career and has reached the end zone four ILLINOIS 70 458 5 28 different ways. He has 28 career rushing touchdowns, including eight in 2014, six receiving touchdowns, as well as Passing a punt return touchdown and a touchdown on a kickoff return. Abdullah’s 36 career touchdowns are tied for sixth Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks in school history, matching the career touchdown total by Tommie Frazier. FAU 17-35-0 286 2 63 0-0 4 Abdullah has 663 carries in his four-year Nebraska career, just five carries shy of the Nebraska record of 668 MSU 16-31-1 242 2 58 1-2 carries by Mike Rozier. FSU 14-24-0 282 4 70 0-0 MIAMI 9-13-1 113 2 40 0-0 Huskers Posting Prolific Offensive Numbers in 2014 ILLINOIS 10-21-1 166 1 63 2-13 Nebraska’s offensive output against Florida Atlantic sent media and statisticians thumbing through the record NU 100-yard Rushing Games in 2014 books. Nebraska’s 784 total offensive yards ranked as the fifth-highest total in school history and the most by a Ameer Abdullah–21 carries, 232 yards, TD vs. FAU Husker team since 787 yards in the 1991 season opener against Utah State. Terrell Newby–16 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD vs. FAU Despite ranking fifth on the NU career total offense list, Nebraska’s 784-yard output ranked as the most total Tommy Armstrong Jr.–11 carries, 131 yards, TD vs. McNeese St. offensive yards by a Big Ten team in modern conference history, bettering the previous record of 763 yards by Ameer Abdullah–19 carries, 100 yards, TD at Fresno State Purdue against Indiana in 2004. Ameer Abdullah–35 carries, 229 yards, 2 TD vs. Miami The output in the opener was a sign of things to come for the Husker offense. Through five games Nebraska is Ameer Abdullah–22 carries, 208 yards, 3 TD vs. Illinois averaging 572.6 yards of total offense to rank first in the Big Ten and eighth nationally. Imani Cross–22 carries, 109 yards, TD vs. Illinois 4 Nebraska’s two-game offensive output vs. FAU and McNeese State ranked in the top 20 in successive games Nebraska Total Offense Stats in school history and is the most for the Huskers since gaining 1,312 combined yards in the final two games of 2007 Year Total Offense vs. Kansas State and Colorado. 2001 451.2 4The 572.6 yards of total offense through five games is the Huskers’ best offensive start to a season since 2002 373.1 averaging 656.2 yards per game through five games in 1995. 2003 345.0 4 The 784 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic were the second-most in a season opener against an FBS 2004 363.2 opponent over the past seven years. Only Arizona’s output against UNLV in the season opener this year topped the 2005 320.3 Huskers’ offensive explosion. 2006 414.6 4Nebraska put 624 yards of total offense on the board against Illinois in its Big Ten opener. The yardage total was 2007 468.3 Nebraska’s largest in a Big Ten Conference game and its most against a conference opponent since 2007. 2008 450.8 2009 322.8 4Nebraska’s rushing average of 354.8 yards per game is the best through five games by a Husker team since the 2010 398.1 1997 season. 2011 379.9 4 Through five games Nebraska ranks second in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in scoring at 45.4 points per 2012 460.8 game. Nebraska has scored at least 30 points in each of the first five games for just the second time in the past 19 2013 412.4 seasons. Nebraska scored at least 30 points in each of the first six games in 2012. 2014 572.6 4 The Husker passing game is providing a strong complement to the powerful rushing attack. Nebraska averages Nebraska Scoring Offense Stats 217.8 yards passing per game. The Huskers are averaging 16.5 yards per completion to rank seventh in the country. Year Scoring Offense 2001 37.4 NU Running Backs are Among Nation’s Top Returning Groups 2002 27.4 Led by Abdullah, Nebraska’s returning group of I-backs for the 2014 season was regarded as one of the nation’s 2003 24.8 top position groups. Coming into the season, four returning I-backs combined to rush for 2,459 yards in 2013. That 2004 25.0 group included Abdullah (1,690 yards), junior Imani Cross (447), sophomore Terrell Newby (298) and sophomore 2005 24.7 2006 30.6 walk-on Graham Nabity (24). 2007 33.4 4 The 2,459 rushing yards by Nebraska’s running backs were the third-most returning rushing yards for any group 2008 35.4 of running backs in the country. Army led the way with 2,520 yards, followed by Alabama (2,485) and Nebraska. 2009 25.1 4 When including all positions, Nebraska returned 2,699 rushing yards from 2013, the sixth most in the nation. 2010 30.9 4 Through five games in 2014, Nebraska I-backs have combined to rush for 1,310 yards, putting the group on 2011 29.2 pace to eclipse last year’s total. 2012 34.8 2013 31.9 Returning Rushing Yards, RB Only 2014 45.4 Rank School Yards 1. Army 2,520 Nebraska Rushing Offense Stats 2. Alabama 2,485 Year Rushing Offense 3. Nebraska 2,459 2001 314.7 4. UL-Lafayette 2,214 2002 268.7 5. Wisconsin 2,164 2003 235.6 2004 176.3 Returning Rushing Yards, All Players 2005 96.0 Rank School Yards 2006 170.5 1. Navy 3,575 2007 144.4 2. Army 3,471 2008 169.8 3. BYU 3,403 2009 147.1 4. Oregon 2,884 2010 247.6 5. Auburn 2,717 2011 217.2 6. Nebraska 2,699 2012 253.4 2013 215.7 2014 354.8

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NU Career Receptions 5,000/3,000/2,000 Rk. Player, Years Catches Seniors Ameer Abdullah and Kenny Bell have been linked throughout their Nebraska careers as leaders and 1. Nate Swift, 2005-08 166 playmakers for the Husker offense. Fittingly, the duo hit some significant milestones on the same afternoon in the 2. Kenny Bell, 2011-present 153 season opener against Florida Atlantic. 3. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 143 4 Abdullah cracked the 5,000-yard mark in career all-purpose yardage with a 241-yard effort. He has continued NU Career Receiving Yards to pile up all-purpose yards throughout the season and now has 5,974 career all-purpose yards to pass 1972 Rk. Player, Years Yards Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers (5,586) and move to the top of the NU career chart. 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 2,479 4 Abdullah’s 232 yards rushing against Florida Atlantic were a career high and his second 200-yard game in his 2. Nate Swift, 2005-08 2,476 NU career. The total also pushed him past 3,000 career rushing yards, joining seven other Huskers. With 200-yard 3. Kenny Bell, 2011-present 2,290 games against Miami (229) and Illinois (208), Abdullah is quickly closing in on 4,000 yards. Abdullah’s 3,810 career are third in school history and just 70 yards behind Ahman Green’s career total (3,880). NU Career TD Receptions 4 Bell recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four catches for 116 yards vs. FAU, including a 63- Rk. Player, Years TD 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 25 yard reception. He added his fifth 100-yard game with five catches for 105 yards against Illinois, including a 63-yard 2. Nate Swift, 2005-08 22 TD reception. Bell has increased his career total to 2,290 receiving yards, becoming the third Husker to reach 2,000 3. Kenny Bell, 2011-present 17 career receiving yards, joining Johnny Rodgers (2,479) and Nate Swift (2,476). 4. Maurice Purify, 2006-07 16 5. Jon Bostick, 1989-91 15 Bell Poised to Move to Top of NU Receiving Lists Quincy Enunwa, 2010-13 15 Receiver Kenny Bell has been a regular in the the past four seasons and is in position to break the NU Season TD Receptions Husker career records for receptions and receiving yards. Bell posted his second 100-yard receiving game of 2014 against Illinois with five catches for 105 yards, including Rk. Player, Year TD 1. Quincy Enunwa, 2013 12 a 63-yard TD reception. He also had four catches for 116 yards against FAU in the season opener. Bell now has five 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 11 career 100-yard receiving games, the fourth-most in school history. 3. Nate Swift, 2008 10 In addition to his 100-yard receiving games, Bell had five catches for 84 yards against Fresno State, including a 4. Maurice Purify, 2007 9 37-yard catch. Against Miami, Bell helped set the tone for the Nebraska offense, hauling in a 40-yard TD reception 5. Kenny Bell, 2012 8 in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7. He finished the night with four receptions for 70 yards. 4 others tied 8 With 19 receptions in 2014, Bell has increased his career receptions total to 153, and he continues to close in on the top spot on the NU career receptions list. Bell is 13 receptions behind career leader Nate Swift, who had 166 NU Season Receptions career catches. Rk. Player, Year Catches Bell is also poised to challenge the career receiving yardage record. His 2,290 career receiving yards rank third in 1. Marlon Lucky, 2007 75 school history, and he is 189 yards from Johnny Rodgers’ school-record 2,479 career receiving yards. 2. Nate Swift, 2008 63 4 3. Todd Peterson, 2008 62 Bell has led Nebraska in receptions for each of the past three seasons, becoming the first player to do so since 4. Maurice Purify, 2007 57 Matt Davison from 1998 to 2000. In 2014, Bell could become the first player in school history to lead the team in 5. Johnny Rodgers, 1972 55 receptions for four straight seasons. 6. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 53 4 Bell has topped 50 receptions each of the past two years and could become the first player in Nebraska history 7. Kenny Bell, 2013 52 with three seasons of 50 or more receptions. 8. Quincy Enunwa, 2013 51 4 Bell has 17 career TD catches to rank third in school history. Bell has a knack for the big play. Each of his last 9. Kenny Bell, 2012 50 15 touchdown receptions have covered at least 20 yards, including both of his TD receptions in 2014. Bell has six 10. Nate Swift, 2005 45 receptions of 20 yards or more in 2014, and is averaging 20.5 yards per catch. 4 Bell was also a strong threat in the kickoff return game in 2013. He averaged 26.5 yards per return, highlighted Armstrong Game-by-Game in 2014 by a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Penn State. Bell ranked first in the Big Ten and 18th nationally in Rushing Passing yards per kickoff return. Game Att. Yards TD Lg C-A-I Yds. TD Lg 4 Bell had a standout sophomore season with 863 receiving yards, the fourth-highest single-season total in NU FAU 7 62 1 17 15-29-0 271 2 63 history and the most by a Husker sophomore. MSU 11 131 1 42 16-31-1 242 2 58 4 Bell had a streak of 23 straight games with a catch end at Iowa in 2012, the third-longest streak in NU history. FSU 9 65 0 27 12-21-0 260 3 70 Since not having a catch in that game at Iowa, Bell has at least one catch in 20 straight games, giving him at least one MIAMI 13 96 0 17 9-13-1 113 2 40 reception in 43 of the past 44 games. ILLINOIS 10 66 0 25 10-21-1 166 1 63 4 Bell reached the 1,000-yard career receiving mark in 20 games, making him the second-fastest Husker to Totals 50 420 2 42 62-115-3 1052 10 70 reach that mark. Only Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers reached 1,000 career receiving yards in fewer games. Bell hit 2,000 career yards in his 41st career game. Nebraska Extends The 6-1, 185-pound Bell earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades in 2013 after he was a second-team Season-Opening Win Streak choice as a sophomore in 2012. Nebraska won its season opener for the 29th straight year with a dominant 55-7 victory over Florida Atlantic. The victory Armstrong Continuing Winning Ways in 2014 was NU’s 29th consecutive season-opening win, five better Nebraska sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. is off to a strong start in 2014, showing the ability to than Florida’s 24 straight wins in a season opener. hurt opposing defenses with both his arm and legs. Armstrong bettered his career high in total offense each of the Nebraska has scored at least 37 points in each of its seven season openers under Coach Bo Pelini, and has scored 40 first two weeks, first rolling up 333 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic, followed by 373 yards against or more points in 21 of the past 29 seasons. During the win McNeese State. streak, NU has limited opponents to 14 points or less 19 times 4 Armstrong again surpassed 300 yards of total offense at Fresno State, passing for 260 yards and three and has won 28 of the 29 games by nine points or more. touchdowns while rushing for 65 yards. Armstrong became the first Nebraska quarterback since Joe Ganz in 2008 to account for 300 yards of total offense in three straight games. 4 Armstrong’s average of 294.4 total offensive yards per game ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 32nd nationally. 4 Armstrong posted the top three passing yardage games of his NU career in the first three weeks. He opened with 271 yards against Florida Atlantic, followed by a 242-yard effort against McNeese State, and the 260 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Fresno State. 4 Armstrong has increased his career passing yardage total to 2,018 yards and has moved into the top 20 on the NU career passing list. Against Illinois, Armstrong became the 19th player in NU history with 2,000 career passing yards.

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Huskers Show Big-Play Ability 4 Armstrong has looked very sharp in the running game. Against McNeese State, he rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards, the first 100-yard effort by a Husker quarterback since Taylor Martinez in the 2012 Big Ten in Win at Fresno State Championship Game. Armstrong nearly reached the century mark against Miami, rushing 13 times for 96 yards. Nebraska posted a 55-19 victory at Fresno State in large Armstrong is averaging 84.0 rushing yards per game and an impressive 8.4 rushing yards per attempt. Against part because of explosive plays on offense and special teams. McNeese State, he had the three longest runs of his career, including a career-long 42-yard rush. Nebraska had four scoring plays of at least 50 yards, including 4 two rushes, a passing touchdown and a punt return for a score. Armstrong ranks fourth in the country in rushing yards per carry and is fifth in the country in passing yards 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. connected on a 70-yard TD per completion. pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game’s third play from 4 Armstrong has shown the ability to effectively lead the Nebraska offense since being pushed into action at scrimmage. The catch was the longest of Westerkamp’s mid-season in 2013. The Cibolo, Texas native has a 12-1 record as a starter. He improved to 5-0 in games away career, and it was also Armstrong’s longest pass in a from Memorial Stadium with the win at Fresno State on Sept. 13. regular-season game. 4 Armstrong’s 12-1 record through 13 games as a starter is tied for the second-best in Nebraska history. 4 Ameer Abdullah had a 57-yard first-quarter touchdown run, marking a season long rush for the Heisman candidate. Best QB 13-Game Records in NU History 4 Imani Cross’ 62-yard touchdown run was a career-long Rank Quarterback Wins Record rush for the junior, bettering a 51-yard TD last season vs. 1. Fred Duda 13 13-0 Michigan State. 2. TOMMY ARMSTRONG JR. 12 12-1 4 De’Mornay Pierson-El returned a second-quarter punt Tom Sorley 12 12-1 86 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest ever punt Turner Gill 12 12-1 return by a Nebraska freshman, and the seventh-longest punt return in school history. Blackshirts Continuing Momemtum From 2013 Late-Season Surge The Huskers’ four scores of 50 yards or longer marked The Nebraska defense has looked solid through five games, helping Nebraska to a 5-0 record. The Huskers are the first time under Bo Pelini the Huskers have had four allowing an average of 331.6 yards per game to rank seventh in the Big Ten and 31st nationally. touchdowns of at least 50 yards. 4The Blackshirts have excelled against the pass, allowing opponents to complete just 50.3 percent of their passes, Nebraska had a total of 11 plays of 20 yards or more the second-best mark in the Big Ten. Nebraska ranks second in the Big Ten and 17th nationally in pass efficiency defense. against Fresno State, including eight plays from scrimmage 4 and three returns. The Blackshirts’ play early in the season is a continuation of a strong second half to the 2013 campaign. After For the season, Nebraska has 34 plays from scrimmage of struggling in the season’s first four games of 2013, Nebraska was among the Big Ten’s top defenses in conference 20 yards or more, including 17 rushes and 17 passes. play. In fact, over the past 14 games, Nebraska has held the opposition to less than 350 yards of total offense eight times, including four games of less than 300 yards. 4Opponents have completed less than 50 percent of their passes since the start of Big Ten Conference play last 2014 Game-by-Game season. Rushing Defense Game Att. Yds. TD Long FAU 30 105 0 14 No Passing Zone MSU 45 178 2 26 Nebraska’s Blackshirt defense has been among the nation’s best since Bo Pelini took over as head coach in 2008. FSU 28 105 1 66 Nowhere is that more evident than in the Huskers’ stingy pass defense. MIAMI 23 76 1 19 When combining defensive numbers since the start of the 2009 season, Nebraska ranks second nationally in pass ILLINOIS 24 78 1 41 efficiency defense, trailing only Alabama. When looking at passing yards allowed per game, the Huskers are fourth behind only Alabama, Florida and LSU. Passing Defense 4Through five games, the 2014 Blackshirts have shown the same knack for making life difficult for opposing passers. Game Passes Yds. TD Long Sacks Opposing quarterbacks have completed only 98-of-195 passes, just a 50.3 percent completion rate. FAU 11-30-0 95 1 20 1-9 4In Big Ten Conference games last season, Nebraska led the league in opponent pass completion percentage, MSU 12-26-1 160 0 40 1-2 with Husker foes connecting on just 48.6 percent of their passes. Wisconsin was next best in that category at 52.1 FSU 30-59-0 241 1 29 4-29 percent opponent completion percentage. For all games, Nebraska ranked third in the Big Ten in opponent completion MIAMI 28-42-2 359 3 32 2-25 percentage at 54.1 percent. ILLINOIS 17-38-3 261 1 58 4-28 4Nebraska led the nation in opponent pass completion percentage in 2012, and was first in the nation in pass Sacks/TFL efficiency defense in 2009. Game Sacks Yds. TFL Yards In addition to the success in passing defense, Nebraska ranks 15th in total defense over the past five seasons and FAU 1 9 6 19 is 18th nationally in scoring defense. MSU 1 2 5 10 FSU 4 29 11 48 Gregory Back To Full Strength to Torment Opposing Offenses MIAMI 2 25 6 33 Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory immediately showed he was one of the Big Ten’s top newcomers in ILLINOIS 4 28 9 38 2013. By season’s end, Gregory reached another level and was one of the nation’s top overall defenders. Gregory was a first-team All-Big Ten choice for his play and was also named the Nebraska Team Defensive MVP Turnover Margin in his first season in the program. He is in line to contend for national honors in 2014. Turnovers Takeaways The 6-6, 245-pound Gregory was limited in the first three games. Gregory played a few snaps in the season opener Game Fumb. INT Total Fumb. INT Total +/- before leaving for the day with a minor knee injury. Gregory had a procedure on the knee on Aug. 31, and missed the FAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McNeese State game, before returning in a limited role at Fresno State. Gregory has returned in full force against MSU 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Miami and Illinois. FSU 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 Against the Hurricanes, Gregory had two sacks for 25 yards in losses, forced a fumble and had two hurries. He MIAMI 1 1 2 1 2 3 +1 also made seven total tackles. His play earned him the Lott Trophy IMPACT Player-of-the-Week award. Gregory ILLINOIS 1 1 2 0 3 3 +1 continued his dominance against Illinois, recording 2.5 sacks for 17 yards, with seven total tackles. He also added Penalties three quarterback hurries. NU Opponent The Big Ten leader in sacks a year ago, Gregory currently leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the country with Game Pen. Yds. Pen. Yds. 1.12 sacks per game. FAU 6 60 3 22 4With his 4.5 sacks this season, Gregory has 15 sacks in 17 career games played at Nebraska. Gregory is just 1.5 MSU 5 40 6 44 sacks from the top 10 on the NU career sack list, and he would be the only player on the list with less than three FSU 6 61 5 55 seasons of action. MIAMI 7 69 9 82 4Gregory has had at least one sack in seven of the nine Big Ten games he has played during his career. ILLINOIS 8 70 7 53

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Nebraska Football Facts Gregory led the Big Ten with 10.5 sacks for 69 yards in losses in 2013. Gregory’s 0.8 sacks per game ranked 15th Team nationally. Gregory was at his best in conference play, with nine of his sacks coming in Big Ten action. Gregory’s nine Season of Football...... 125th sacks in conference play were 2.5 more than any other Big Ten defender. National Championships...... 5 Gregory had a season-high three sacks at Michigan and added 2.5 sacks against Purdue, with one of those resulting Back-to-Back National Championship Seasons...... 2 in a safety. Gregory had at least one sack in six Big Ten games. He closed the year with a sack and two tackles for Undefeated Seasons...... 11 loss in the Gator Bowl victory over Georgia. Perfect Seasons...... 9 Gregory finished with a team-leading 19 TFL for 101 yards in losses and had a team-high 18 hurries, including Total Conference Championships...... 43 four against Michigan State. He added an interception return for a touchdown against South Dakota State and also All-Time Games Played...... 1,267 recovered a fumble and forced a fumble. All-Time Record...... 870-357-40 (.702) 4 National Ranking in All-Time Wins...... 4th Gregory’s 10.5 sacks were the most ever for a Nebraska newcomer, while his 9.0 sacks in league games were All-Time Bowl Appearances...... 50 just one shy of the most ever by a Husker in a conference season. Jim Skow had 10.0 sacks in seven Big Eight games National Ranking in Bowl Appearances...... 3rd in 1985. All-Time Bowl Record...... 25-25 4 The 10.5 sacks by Gregory ranked ninth on the NU single-season chart, while his 19 tackles for loss tied for Home Games Played...... 688 ninth, matching the total of Ndamukong Suh from his junior season in 2008. Home Games Record...... 526-142-20 (.778) Gregory is the anchor of a Husker front four that is off to a strong start this season. Fellow defensive end Greg Memorial Stadium Games Played...... 533 McMullen is tied for the team lead with six tackles for loss, while defensive tackle Vincent Valentine has two Memorial Stadium Record...... 401-119-13 (.765) sacks and four tackles for loss and fellow sophomore defensive tackle Maliek Collins has three tackles for loss. Consecutive Home Winning Seasons...... 46 Consecutive Home Sellouts...... 337 Record in Sellout Streak...... 291-46 Huskers Look to Continue Tradition as Kicker U. vs. Ranked Teams...... 43-26 Nebraska is breaking in a new place-kicker for the second straight season. True freshman Drew Brown earned All-Time Record in August...... 13-0-0 (1.000) the starting job after a strong fall camp. All-Time Record in September...... 168-39-6 (.803) Brown has been solid through the first portion of the 2014 schedule. Brown connected on a 44-yard field goal on All-Time Record in October...... 354-134-19 (.717) his first career attempt against Florida Atlantic and is 7-of-9 on the season. He has also hit 28-of-28 PAT attempts. All-Time Record in November...... 299-151-15 (.659) All-Time Record in December...... 21-12-0 (.636) Last year, senior Pat Smith transferred from Western Illinois and proceeded to connect on 12-of-13 field goals. Smith’s All-Time Record in January...... 14-21-0 (.400) success in 2013 continued a recent tradition of Nebraska boasting remarkable success in the field goal department. All-Time Record in February...... 1-0-0 (1.000) 4 Since Alex Henery took over as the starting place-kicker in 2007, NU kickers have connected on 129-of-151 Since 1962...... 504-134-5 field-goal attempts (.854). Away...... 344-211-20 4 Nebraska kickers in the same seven-season stretch have missed just four field goals from inside 40 yards, Road (on campus)...... 301-167-17 connecting on 82-of-86 attempts in that range, a remarkable 95.3 percent accuracy rate. Neutral Sites...... 42-45-3 4 Twelve of the 22 field goal misses since 2007 have come on attempts of 50 yards or longer. vs. Big Ten Teams...... 99-76-10 In Big Ten Action (beginning 2011)...... 18-8 Home...... 10-3 Special Teams Off to Flying Start Away...... 8-4 Nebraska made improved special teams a focus of its offseason work and the dividends have come early in 2014. NU Neutral...... 0-1 has continued its recent tradition of being one of the nation’s top kicking teams, but that is not the only area of success. When Scoring 35+ Points...... 352-5 4 Junior punter Sam Foltz leads the Big Ten and ranks among the nation’s leaders by averaging 45.7 yards per When Allowing 10 or Less Points...... 248-7-1 punt. Foltz has eight punts of 50 yards or more, while six have been downed inside the opposition’s 20-yard line. In Overtime...... 7-1 4 Behind Foltz’s leg, NU ranks first in the Big Ten and eighth nationally in net punting at 43.7 yards per punt. At Night...... 87-35-3 4 Nowhere is Nebraska’s special teams improvement more evident than in the punt return game. True freshman vs. Ranked Teams... All-Time...... 102-121-3 De’Mornay Pierson-El has emerged as a dangerous return threat, including an 86-yard touchdown return at Fresno Home...... 47-38-0 State. The 86-yard return was the longest ever by a freshman and the seventh-longest in school history. It was also Away...... 32-62-3 the longest in the FBS ranks in 2014. Pierson-El earned Big Ten Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors for his Neutral...... 23-21-0 effort at Fresno State. Pierson-El ranks third in the Big Ten in punt return average. as No. 1 Team...... 46-7-1 4 Through five games, Nebraska has a total of 234 punt return yards, including 17 returns for 239 yards by Pierson-El. Last season, Nebraska totaled 70 punt return yards for the entire season. Individual College Football Hall of Fame Players...... 15 College Football Hall of Fame Coaches...... 6 First-Team All-Americans...... 110 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans*...... 107 NCAA Top Ten Award Winners*...... 9 Heisman Trophy Winners...... 3 Walter Camp Award Winners...... 3 Maxwell Trophy Winners...... 1 Outland Trophy Winners*...... 9 Lombardi Trophy Winners...... 5 Butkus Award Winners...... 1 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners...... 1 Davey O’Brien Award Winners...... 1 Rimington Award Winners...... 1 Bednarik Award Winners...... 1 Nagurski Trophy Winners...... 1 Retired Jerseys...... 17 Retired Numbers...... 2 All-Conference Selections...... 512 *Total leads the nation NU Streaks...The Huskers have... 4 won 100 straight when rushing for 400 yards 4 scored in 233 consecutive games 4 scored in 301 straight home games 4 shut out opponents 105 times

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National Rankings Huskers Show Ability to Rally; Win Close Games Associated Press (Sept. 28) Nebraska’s 31-24 victory over McNeese State was the Huskers’ latest victory in a tight game. Nebraska has now No. Team (1st) Record Points won 10 straight games decided by seven or fewer points, dating back to the 2012 season. The 10 straight wins is the 1. Florida State (27) 4-0 1,416 longest streak in the FBS ranks. 2. Oregon (13) 4-0 1,405 The Huskers posted a 5-0 record in 2013 in games decided by seven or fewer points, including four close wins after 3. Alabama (13) 4-0 1,387 Nov. 1. The Huskers posted three close Big Ten wins against Northwestern (3 points), Michigan (4 points) and Penn 4. Oklahoma (7) 4-0 1,357 State (3 points, OT). Nebraska also posted a three-point victory over Wyoming in the season opener, and finished 5. Auburn 4-0 1,272 the 2013 season with a five-point win over Georgia in the Gator Bowl. 6. Texas A&M 5-0 1,206 4 Nebraska rallied from a 21-7 deficit for a win against Northwestern last season. That game marked Nebraska’s 7. Baylor 4-0 1,149 fifth win in Big Ten play over the last two seasons when trailing by double digits. Nebraska also rallied from double- 8. UCLA 4-0 975 figure deficits for conference wins in 2012 against Wisconsin (17 points), Northwestern (12 points), Michigan State 9. Notre Dame 4-0 972 (10 points) and Penn State (14 points). 10. Michigan State 3-1 944 4 Nebraska won six Big Ten games in 2012 and 2013 after trailing in the fourth quarter, including three in 2013 11. Ole Miss 4-0 906 (Northwestern, Michigan and Penn State). Nebraska also trailed Northwestern, Michigan State and Penn State in 12. Mississippi State 4-0 848 13. Georgia 3-1 788 the fourth quarter before winning in 2012. 14. Stanford 3-1 643 10-Game Win Streak in Games Decided by 7 or Less 15. LSU 4-1 636 Date Opponent Result Note 16. USC 3-1 560 9-29-2012 Wisconsin W, 30-27 Nebraska trailed by 17 points twice in game 17. Wisconsin 3-1 502 10-20-2012 at Northwestern W, 29-28 Nebraska trailed by 12 points with less than seven minutes remaining 18. BYU 4-0 450 11-3-2012 at Michigan State W, 28-24 Huskers scored winning touchdown with six seconds remaining 19. NEBRASKA 5-0 445 11-23-2012 at Iowa W, 13-7 20. Ohio State 3-1 298 8-31-2013 Wyoming W, 37-34 21. Oklahoma State 3-1 246 11-2-2013 Northwestern W, 27-24 Huskers win on Hail Mary on game’s final play 22. East Carolina 3-1 237 11-9-2013 at Michigan W, 17-3 NU drives for winning score with just over two minutes remaining 23. Kansas State 3-1 216 11-23-2013 at Penn State W, 23-20 (ot) Huskers improved to 7-1 all-time in overtime games 24. Missouri 4-1 145 1-1-2014 vs. Georgia W, 24-19 25. TCU 3-0 109 9-6-2014 McNeese State W, 31-24 Huskers score winning touchdown with 20 seconds remaining

USA Today Coaches (Sept. 28) Huskers Complete Perfect Non-Conference Season No. Team (1st) Record Points Nebraska improved to 4-0 with a 41-31 victory over Miami. The win allowed Nebraska to complete a perfect non- 1. Alabama (15) 4-0 1,477 conference campaign, marking the third time in seven years under Bo Pelini NU has been perfect in non-conference 2. Florida State (26) 4-0 1,468 play, but the first time since 2011. 3. Oklahoma (14) 4-0 1,442 4Nebraska now has 24 unbeaten non-conference seasons since 1970. 4. Oregon (7) 4-0 1,407 4The 4-0 non-conference record marks the 33rd straight season NU has had a winning non-conference record 5. Auburn 4-0 1,312 since a 2-2 record outside of Big Eight play in 1981. 6. Baylor 4-0 1,191 7. Texas A&M 5-0 1,172 8. Notre Dame 4-0 1,072 Five Husker Seniors Serving as 2014 Captains 9. UCLA 4-0 1,007 Five Nebraska seniors have been selected as captains for the 2014 season. The group includes three offensive 10. Michigan State 3-1 975 players in I-back Ameer Abdullah, receiver Kenny Bell and offensive guard Jake Cotton. The defense is represented 11. Ole Miss 4-0 907 by cornerback Josh Mitchell and safety Corey Cooper. 12. Georgia 3-1 824 The players come from five different states including Nebraska (Cotton), Alabama (Abdullah), Colorado (Bell), 13. Stanford 3-1 735 Illinois (Cooper) and California (Mitchell). Cooper and Cotton have already earned their undergraduate degrees, while 14. Mississippi State 4-0 708 Abdullah, Bell and Mitchell are all on track to graduate this December. As a group, the five captains have combined 15. LSU 4-1 587 for 124 career starts. 16. Wisconsin 3-1 571 This marks the second consecutive season Nebraska has elected season-long captains after choosing game captains 17. NEBRASKA 5-0 559 during Bo Pelini’s first five seasons as head coach. 18. Ohio State 3-1 474  19. BYU 4-0 473 Abdullah is just the eighth player in school history to be a two-time team captain, including five under Bo Pelini 20. USC 3-1 392  Cotton’s selection marks the ninth straight year a Nebraska native has been a captain, including five Lincoln natives. 21. East Carolina 3-1 255  The selection of two defensive backs as captains marks the first time NU has had two captains from the same 22. Kansas State 3-1 253 position group since defensive linemen Zach Potter and Ty Steinkuhler in 2008. Nebraska last had a pair of defensive 23. Oklahoma State 3-1 216 backs serve as captains in the same year in 1999, when Mike Brown and Ralph Brown were captains. 24. Arizona State 3-1 148 25. TCU 3-0 86 Husker Senior Class Making the Grade Nebraska has a long history of academic success, and the 2014 team is poised to carry on that tradition. Nebraska Huskers in the 2014 Polls leads the nation in academic All-Americans in football with 107 all-time first- or second-team selections. Nebraska Date AP C Playoff Results also leads the way across all sports with 314 academic All-Americans. Pre. 22 22 -- def. Florida Atlantic, 55-7 Nebraska has had 11 academic All-Americans in Bo Pelini’s first six seasons as head coach, the second-most in 9-2 19 18 -- def. McNeese State, 31-24 the nation in that time period. 9-7 RV 21 -- def. Fresno State, 55-19 4 All 14 members of Nebraska’s 2014 senior class have already graduated or are on track to earn their degree 9-14 24 22 -- def. Miami, 41-31 by the completion of the fall semester. 9-21 21 19 -- def. Illinois, 45-14 4Among the group, safety Corey Cooper earned his degree in May, while Zaire Anderson and 9-28 xx 17 offensive guard Jake Cotton graduated in August. The other 10 members of the class are on pace to graduate this December. Junior Kevin Williams was also among the August graduates. The 2014 senior class is reflective of the academic commitment of Pelini’s previous senior classes. Among his first six senior classes, 122 of 132 players have earned their degrees. Nebraska was also one of only 13 Football Bowl Subdivision programs to earn Public Recognition for high achievement in the Academic Progress Rate (APR). The Huskers ranked in the top 10 percent nationally among FBS schools. NU was joined by Wisconsin and Northwestern of the Big Ten, along with incoming Big Ten member Rutgers.

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Stanton Presented 2014 Husker Roster Represents All Parts of United States Sullivan Scholarship Nebraska’s 2014 roster is again one of the most geographically diverse rosters in the country. The roster features Redshirt freshman quaterback Johnny Stanton was players from 25 states as well as Canada. Only Army and Navy have more states represented on their 2014 rosters presented with the George Sullivan Endowed Scholarship than Nebraska. before the start of the Florida Atlantic game. The scholarship, Homestate Huskers dominate the roster with 70 players from Nebraska on the 2014 team. Texas provides Nebraska presented by the Touchdown Club and friends, is named in with its second-most players with 12 members of the 2014 team from the Lone Star state. Five other states have at honor of George Sullivan, who served as NU’s head athletic least five players on the roster, including Illinois (7), Ohio (7), Florida (7), California (6) and Louisiana (6). trainer from 1977 to 1995 and as an assistant athletic trainer Nebraska’s recent recruiting classes are reflective of the Huskers’ national approach to recruiting. The 24-player and head physical therapist from 1953 to 1977. recruiting class in 2014 represented 13 states, including four players from Louisiana and three each from Texas, Stanton, is a nutrition science/pre-medicine major, and Nebraska and Florida. In fact, over the past four years, Nebraska’s recruiting classes have included players from 25 carries better than a 3.5 grade-point average after his first states, as well as Canada. year on campus. A native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., 4 The Huskers have continued to make Texas recruiting a priority. Nebraska signed four players from Texas in Stanton earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor February, marking the seventh straight year NU has had at least two players from the state. Pelini’s first seven recruiting Roll each of his first two semesters in Lincoln. classes at Nebraska have included 37 signees from the Lone Star state. The scholarship was fully endowed in Sullivan’s honor in 4 Nebraska signed three players from the Florida prep ranks for the second straight year. Prior to 2013, Nebraska 2008 by the Touchdown Club of Nebraska, Inc., and many had never signed more than two high school players from Florida in a single recruiting class. former Husker student-athletes graciously contributed to the In addition to the talented class of scholarship signees, Nebraska added 23 walk-on prospects to the program. fund. The scholarship is presented annually to a “Nebraska The group of walk-ons included 20 in-state players and three out-of-state standouts. Nebraska has continued to varsity football student-athlete who has demonstrated a high level of athletic and academic achievement, with a strong make the walk-on program a major priority under Pelini’s direction. The Husker program has added more than 130 commitment to community, effective leadership skills, a walk-ons in seven seasons. Pelini had put 33 former walk-ons on scholarship during his first seven seasons in Lincoln. high degree of integrity, and commitment to excellence in all endeavors.” Preference is given to student-athletes who Nebraska Continues NCAA Record Sellout Streak in 2014 intend to pursue a career in a health-related field. One of the most remarkable streaks in collegiate sports passed its 50th anniversary in 2012. Nebraska has sold out every game at Memorial Stadium since Nov. 3, 1962, and the streak now stands at 337 games. Cross Receives NU celebrated the 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 26, 2009, against Louisiana-Lafayette, with a then-stadium record crowd of 86,304. Notre Dame is second in all-time consecutive sellouts with 239, 98 Brook Berringer Scholarship fewer than the Huskers. Nebraska established a new stadium record for attendance against Miami on Sept. 20, with Junior I-back Imani Cross was presented with the Brook a crowd of 91,585. The crowd ranked as the 10th-largest to see any Nebraska game. NU’s crowd of 91,441 for the Berringer Memorial Scholarship before the Miami game. 2014 season opener against Florida Atlantic was the third biggest in stadium history. It marked the second straight year Cross has been the recipient of the scholarship. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Cross has carried the ball Huskers Reach Win No. 400 at Memorial Stadium 12 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns this season. With a 4-0 home record this season, Nebraska has 401 all-time victories at Memorial Stadium and hit 400 victories Off the field, he was an academic All-Big Ten selection in in a 41-31 win over Miami. Nebraska is just the fifth school to reach 400 wins in its current home stadium. 2013. Cross has also been active in the community, earning Memorial Stadium hosted its first game on Oct. 13, 1923, a 24-0 victory over Oklahoma. The Huskers are in their a spot on the 2014 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, the 92nd season calling Memorial Stadium home. Nebraska boasts a 401-119-13 (.765) record inside Memorial Stadium, 2013 Berringer Citizenship team and receiving a Nebraska including a 41-5 record in night games.(updated) Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2013. Memorial Stadium was named to honor all Nebraskans who served and died while serving in the United States military. Cross received the Berringer Memorial Scholarship on a night when Berringer’s teammates were honored as Most Wins in Current Home Stadium part of the 20th anniversary of Nebraska’s 1994 national Rk. School (Home Stadium - Year Opened) Wins championship team. Berringer played a vital role for the 1. Tennessee (Neyland Stadium - 1921) 457 1994 Huskers, earning seven starts at quarterback and 2. Ohio State (Ohio Stadium - 1922) 413 throwing for a team-high 1,295 yards and 10 touchdowns, 3. Michigan ( - 1927) 405 while adding 279 yards on the ground and six rushing 4. LSU (Tiger Stadium - 1924) 401 touchdowns. Berringer was then a backup as a senior in 5. Nebraska (Memorial Stadium - 1923) 401 1995, when Nebraska won another national championship. 6. Oklahoma (Memoiral Stadium – 1 923) 366 Following his career, Berringer was preparing for the 1996 NFL Draft when he was killed in a plane crash on April 18, 1996. One of the most beloved Huskers in school Huskers Own Big Advantage at Memorial Stadium history, the Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship was Nebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with great success at Memorial Stadium through the years. created in his honor. Criteria for the scholarship includes 4 Nebraska has won at least six home games in 22 of the past 28 seasons. Nebraska is 157-23 (.872) at home in the following: Must be a football student-athlete; must the last 26 seasons (since 1989). be involved in community service along with high ideals, 4 Nebraska finished 7-0 at home in 2012 and is 28-5 at home the past four-plus seasons. Nebraska’s perfect excellent character and integrity. home season in 2012 was its first since 2001. 4The Huskers are 10-3 in Big Ten home games since joining the league in 2011. 4 During Nebraska’s run of success at home in the past three decades, NU has had three home winning streaks of 20 or more games, and overall has posted 41 unbeaten and untied home seasons. 4 The Huskers are 526-142-20 (.779, 688 games, 125 years) in Lincoln, and 401-119-13 (.764, 533 games, 92 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923). 4 With a 4-0 home record in 2014 and three home games remaining, Nebraska has clinched its 46th consecutive winning home season at Memorial Stadium.

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All-Time Bowl Appearances Nebraska Ranks in Top 10 Nationally in Attendance 1. Alabama 60 Memorial Stadium was once again packed for every home game in 2013, putting Nebraska in the top 10 nationally 2. Texas 52 in average attendance. 3. Nebraska 50 4. Georgia 49 Nebraska was ninth in average home attendance at Huskers’ Top 10 Home Crowds Tennessee 49 90,933 fans per game, according to 2013 attendance No. Attend. Opponent Date figures released by the NCAA. The average attendance 1. 91,585 Miami (W, 41-31) Sept. 20, 2014 All-Time Bowl Victories for eight home games was the largest ever at Memorial 2. 91,471 UCLA (L, 41-21) Sept. 14, 2013 1. Alabama 34 Stadium following the East Stadium Expansion project 3 91,441 Florida Atlantic (W, 55-7) Aug. 30, 2014 2. USC 32 that was completed before the start of the 2013 season. 4. 91,260 Iowa (L, 17-38) Nov. 29, 2013 3. Oklahoma 28 The No. 9 ranking in average attendance was the 5. 91,255 Illinois (W, 45-14) Sept. 27, 2014 4. Georgia 27 highest for Nebraska since full attendance figures are 6. 91,185 Wyoming (W, 37-34) Aug. 31, 2013 5. Texas 26 7. 91,140 Northwestern (W, 27-24) Nov. 2, 2013 6. Nebraska 25 available beginning with the 1999 season. NU has ranked Tennessee 25 in the top 20 nationally in attendance each of the 15 years 8. 91,082 McNeese St. (W, 31-24) Sept. 6, 2014 with available attendance figures. NU was also in the top 9. 90,872 Michigan St. (L, 41-28) Nov. 16, 2013 10 in 2009, checking in at No. 10 in average attendance. 10. 90,614 So. Dakota St. (2, 59-20) Sept. 21, 2013 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Nebraska was one of four Big Ten schools to rank in Adds New Members the top 10 in average attendance and the conference Largest Crowds To See Nebraska Play Nebraska’s all-time leading tacklerBarrett Ruudand three had seven teams in the top 25 nationally in attendance. No. Opponent Attend. all-conference offensive linemen headlined the 2014 class of Michigan was the national leader in average attendance 1. at Michigan, Nov. 19, 2011 113,718 2. at Michigan, Nov. 9, 2013 112,204 the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. The group was officially at 111,592 fans per game with Ohio State second and 3. at Penn State, Sept. 14, 2002 110,753 inducted on Friday, Sept. 5 and honored on the field before Penn State fifth in average home attendance. 4. at Penn State, Nov. 12, 2011 107,903 the start of the McNeese State game. In terms of total attendance for home games, Ruud, who is now on staff with Coach Bo Pelini’s program, 5. at Ohio State, Oct. 6, 2012 106,102 Nebraska was third in the nation with 727,466 fans played eight seasons in the NFL after his NU career. In 6. at Penn State, Nov. 23, 2012 98,517 passing through Memorial Stadium’s gates for eight addition to owning a Nebraska record 432 total tackles, the 7. Miami (Rose Bowl), Jan. 3, 2002 93,781 Lincoln native is part of the most extensive family tradition in home games. For all games (home and away) in 2013, 8. Stanford (Rose Bowl), Jan. 1, 1941 92,000 Husker football, dating back to his great-grandfather Clarence Nebraska ranked fifth with 1,096,097 fans in attendance at USC, Sept. 16, 2006 92,000 Swanson in 1921. Barrett joins his great-grandfather and his during NU’s 13 games in 2013. 10. vs. Miami, Sept. 20, 2014 91,585 father, Tom, in the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. 4 Nebraska’s impressive football attendance is home games in bold Russ Hochstein, a two-time first-team All-Big 12 choice reflective of the overall support of the Husker fan as an offensive guard for the Huskers in 1999 and 2000, joins base. Nebraska was the only school in the country in 2013-14 to rank in the top 15 nationally in average attendance 1971 All-Big Eight offensive tackle Carl Johnson and 1982 in football, volleyball, men’s , women’s basketball and baseball. Nebraska combined for 1,321,428 fans All-Big Eight offensive guard Mike Mandelko in this year’s in those five sports last season. Hall of Fame class. Hochstein, an All-American in 2000, went on to an impressive 12-year career in the NFL that included a pair of NU Tough Under the Lights at Memorial Stadium Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots (2002-08). Nebraska has been extremely tough at home in night games at Memorial Stadium. The win over Illinois last Johnson, who helped Coach Bob Devaney’s Big Red claim Saturday night marked the Huskers’ 15th straight victory in home night games. The Huskers also improved to 41-5 national titles in 1970 and 1971, was an All-Big Eight offensive all-time in Memorial Stadium night contests. tackle in 1971 before spending the 1972 and 1973 seasons 4The dominance at night in Lincoln has been impressive, as 31 of the home night wins have been by at least 13 points. with the New Orleans Saints. 4Nebraska’s five losses in home night games have all come against teams that won at least 10 games in that Mandelko was a three-year letterman for Coach Tom season (Washington, 1991; Texas, 2002; USC, 2007; Virginia Tech and Missouri, 2008). Osborne’s Huskers from 1980 to 1982. The Lexington, Neb., native was an All-Big Eight choice as an offensive guard in Nebraska Reaches 50 Bowl Appearances 1982, helping the Huskers lead the nation with 394.3 rushing Nebraska participated in its 50th all-time bowl game with its appearance in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl on Jan. yards and 518.6 yards of total offense as a senior. 1, 2014. Nebraska joined Alabama (60) and Texas (52) as the only schools to play in 50 bowl games in school history. The Nebraska Football Hall of Fame also will honor The Huskers have played in the postseason in 43 of the past 45 seasons, including an NCAA-record 35 straight years legendary Husker Coach and Athletic Director Tom Osborne from 1969 to 2003. Nebraska owns a 25-25 all-time bowl record. NU’s 25 all-time bowl victories rank seventh nationally. with its President’s Award in 2014. Nebraska is 3-3 in bowl games during Bo Pelini’s tenure as full-time head coach and 4-3 under Pelini overall, including the 2003 Alamo Bowl when he served as interim head coach. Nebraska played the first of its 50 bowls in the Rose Bowl, when No. 7 Nebraska lost to No. 2 Stanford, 21-13, following the 1940 season. NU’s 35 consecutive bowls began with a 45-6 win over Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl, and ended in 2004. The Huskers have won 11 of 18 bowl games since the 1994 season. Nebraska Among Leaders in Associated Press National Titles Notre Dame and Alabama lead the nation by winning eight Associated Press national titles since 1936, with Oklahoma (7), Miami (5), USC (5), Nebraska (4) and Minnesota (4) next in line. While the Huskers were awarded the national title by the coaches in 1997, NU finished second to Michigan in the AP poll. In 1970, Nebraska was awarded the AP national title, but not the coaches (Texas was first, Ohio State second and NU third) as the final poll was released before the bowl games were played. In the coaches poll (since 1950), NU is tied for fourth with Miami and Texas with four titles, behind Alabama (8), Oklahoma (6) and USC (5). Conference Crowns Nebraska has won 43 football conference championships in school history and is looking for its first Big Ten Conference crown in in 2014. The Huskers won 13 conference titles under Tom Osborne and eight under Bob Devaney. During its 15-year history in the Big 12 Conference, Nebraska won league titles in 1997 and 1999, and also appeared in the Big 12 Championship Game in 1996, 2006, 2009 and 2010. Nebraska was one of just three teams to capture two or more Big 12 titles in the first 15 years of the league, joining Oklahoma and Texas. Nebraska’s six Big 12 title game appearances were second only to Oklahoma’s eight. Nebraska made its first appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game in 2012.

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Huskers Prominent on NFL Rosters Nebraska has a long-standing tradition of placing large Nebraska Possible Starters at a Glance numbers of players in the NFL. As of Sept. 27, Nebraska had Offense (*-Letters Earned) 27 players on NFL rosters. The 27 players represent 16 teams. Pos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable Nebraska owns one of the most impressive histories of any WR–Kenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 13 receptions from first place on Nebraska career catch list school in producing NFL-caliber players. Since 1997, Nebraska has had 81 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 51 WR–Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Has stepped into more prominent role with injury to Jamal Turner defensive players. Nebraska has had at least two players WR-Jordan Westerkamp* So. 6-0/195 Team leader with three TD receptions; averaging 19.8 per catch selected in the draft each of the past 45 seasons. TE–Cethan Carter* So. 6-4/240 11 career starts; first TD reception of career at Fresno State LT– Alex Lewis Jr. 6-6/290 Joined Nebraska program after playing first two seasons at Colorado Huskers in the NFL LG–Jake Cotton*** Sr. 6-6/305 Son of NU TE/OL Coach Barney Cotton; one of five team captains Player Team C–Mark Pelini** Sr. 6-0/290 Moved into starting role after serving as top reserve past two years Prince Amukamara, CB NY Giants RG–Mike Moudy* Sr. 6-5/305 Eight career starts; recovered from 2013 shoulder injury Jason Ankrah, LB Houston -or- Chongo Kondolo Jr. 6-4/300 Redshirted in 2013 after standout junior college career Larry Asante, S Oakland (IR) Zack Bowman, CB NY Giants RT– Zach Sterup** Jr. 6-8/320 Sat out opener with injury but returned to starting role past four weeks Josh Brown, PK NY Giants -or-Givens Price* Jr. 6-4/310 Made first career start against FAU after serving as a reserve in 2013 Rex Burkhead, RB Cincinnati QB– Tommy Armstrong Jr. So. 6-1/220 12-1 record as a starter; ranks fourth in Big Ten in total offense Will Compton, LB Washington FB–Andy Janovich** Jr. 6-1/230 Played in first two games after minor knee injury during fall camp Jared Crick, DE Houston IB– Ameer Abdullah*** Sr. 5-9/200 National leader in all-purpose yards; second in rushing per game Lavonte David, LB Tampa Bay Alfonzo Dennard, CB New England Quincy Enunwa, WR New York Jets (Practice) Defense Roy Helu Jr., RB Washington Pos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable Ricky Henry, OL Kansas City (Practice) DE–Greg McMullen* So. 6-3/280 Team leader with six TFL; Has 2.5 sacks and seven QB hurries Alex Henery, PK Detroit DT–Vincent Valentine* So. 6-3/325 Had two sacks for 12 yards at Fresno State; 16 tackles on season Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB New Orleans DT–Maliek Collins* So. 6-2/300 12 tackles and six QB hurries through five games Marcel Jones, OL Baltimore (Practice) DE–Randy Gregory* Jr. 6-6/245 4.5 sacks, 5 TFL and 7 QB hurries despite missing most of 3 games Sam Koch, P Baltimore WILL–Zaire Anderson* Sr. 5-11/220 27 tackles, including team-high six TFL through five games Spencer Long, OL Washington Eric Martin, LB Cleveland MIKE–Josh Banderas* So. 6-2/235 Has made 24 tackles, including 10 tackles vs. McNeese State Niles Paul, TE Washington -or- Trevor Roach** Sr. 6-2/235 14 tackles including a TFL on 2014 season; could also play BUCK spot Brent Qvale, OL New York Jets (Practice) BUCK–David Santos** Jr. 6-0/225 24 tackles on year, including team-high 10 vs. Miami; 14 career starts Dominic Raiola, C Detroit CB–Josh Mitchell** Sr. 5-11/160 Team-high five PBU; fumble return for TD vs. Miami Mo Seisay, CB Detroit (Practice) CB–Daniel Davie** Jr. 6-1/190 Started first five games; first two career interceptions vs. Illinois Jeremiah Sirles, OL San Diego (Practice) -or- Jonathan Rose* Jr. 6-1/195 Splitting time with Davie; Made 11 tackles through five games Matt Slauson, OG Chicago NICKEL-Byerson Cockrell Jr. 6-0/185 Has 11 tackles in first five career games with Huskers Daimion Stafford, S Tennessee Ndamukong Suh, DT Detroit S–Corey Cooper*** Sr. 6-1/215 Team captain; 20 tackles and INT; 22 career starts most on defense S– Nate Gerry* So. 6-2/205 Team leader with 30 tackles; first career INT vs. Illinois

Special Teams Pos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable PK–Drew Brown Fr. 5-11/180 Younger brother of former Husker Kris Brown; 7-9 on FG; 28-28 PAT P–Sam Foltz* So. 6-1/200 Averaged 51 ypp vs. McNeese St.; Leads Big Ten at 45.7 yards per punt KOR–Terrell Newby* So. 5-10/200 One return on season; Has also rushed for 176 yards and 3 TD Ameer Abdullah*** Sr. 5-9/200 Had 81 kickoff return yards as part of 313 all-purpose vs. Miami Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Averaging 16.0 yards on two kickoff returns this year Kenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 Ranked among national leaders in KOR as a junior; 28.0 ypr in 2014 PR– De’Mornay Pierson-El Fr. 5-9/175 Had 150 yards in returns, including 86-yard TD at Fresno State LS–Josh Faulkenberry RFr. 6-3/240 Walk-on stepped into role after back injury sidelined Gabe Miller H–Sam Foltz So. 6-1/200 Serving double duty along with punting role

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Nebraska Depth Chart-Michigan State Offense Defense Career Starts OFFENSE Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. Kenny Bell, Sr., WR...... 41 WR 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. DE 90 Greg McMullen, 6-3, 280, So. Ameer Abdullah, Sr., IB...... 25 7 Taariq Allen, 6-3, 200, Jr. -OR- 45 A.J. Natter, 6-5, 250, RFr. -OR- Jake Cotton, Sr., OG...... 16 13 Lane Hovey, 6-4, 205, So. 19 Joe Keels, 6-3, 250, Jr. Tommy Armstrong Jr., So., QB...... 13 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, So. DT 98 Vincent Valentine, 6-3, 325, So. Cethan Carter, So., TE...... 11 Mike Moudy, Sr., OG...... 8 LT 71 Alex Lewis, 6-6, 290, Jr. 55 Kevin Maurice, 6-3, 275, So. Mark Pelini, Sr., C...... 7 59 Matt Finnin, 6-7, 305, Jr. -OR- 97 Logan Rath, 6-4, 280, So. Jamal Turner, Sr., WR...... 6 77 David Knevel, 6-9, 310, RFr. DT 7 Maliek Collins, 6-2, 300, So. Alonzo Moore, So., WR...... 6 LG 68 Jake Cotton, 6-6, 305, Sr. 92 Kevin Williams, 6-2, 275, Jr. Jordan Westerkamp., So., WR...... 6 Alex Lewis, Jr., OT...... 5 66 Dylan Utter, 6-1, 285, So. DE 4 Randy Gregory, 6-6, 245, Jr. Zach Sterup, Jr., OT...... 4 C 56 Mark Pelini, 6-0, 290, Sr. -OR- 95 Jack Gangwish, 6-2, 260, Jr. Sam Burtch, Jr., WR...... 2 65 Ryne Reeves, 6-3, 300, Jr. BUCK 41 David Santos, 6-0, 225, Jr. Andy Janovich, Jr., FB...... 2 Givens Price, Jr., OT...... 1 RG 74 Mike Moudy, 6-5, 305, Sr. -OR- 43 Trevor Roach, 6-2, 235, Sr. Sam Cotton, So., TE...... 1 70 Chongo Kondolo, 6-4, 300, Jr. 3 Marcus Newby, 6-1, 220, RFr. RT 57 Zach Sterup, 6-8, 320, Jr. -OR- MIKE 52 Josh Banderas, 6-2, 235, So. -OR- defENSE 78 Givens Price, 6-4, 310, Jr. 43 Trevor Roach, 6-2, 235, Sr. Corey Cooper, Sr., S...... 22 59 Matt Finnin, 6-7, 305, Jr. Josh Mitchell, Sr., CB...... 20 WILL 13 Zaire Anderson, 5-11, 220, Sr. David Santos, Jr., LB...... 14 TE 11 Cethan Carter, 6-4, 240, So. 51 Courtney Love, 6-1, 240, RFr. Randy Gregory, Jr., DE...... 14 84 Sam Cotton, 6-4, 250, So. CB 5 Josh Mitchell, 5-11, 160, Sr. Vincent Valentine, So., DT...... 11 42 Trey Foster, 6-0, 245, So. 11 Chris Jones, 6-0, 170, Fr. -OR- Zaire Anderson, Sr., LB...... 10 Josh Banderas, So., LB...... 8 WR 82 Alonzo Moore, 6-2, 195, So. 1 Boaz Joseph, 6-1, 190, RFr. Nate Gerry, So., S...... 8 7 Taariq Allen, 6-3, 200, Jr. S 6 Corey Cooper, 6-1, 215, Sr. Michael Rose-Ivey, So., LB...... 7 81 Kevin Gladney, 6-1, 190, RFr. 8 D.J. Singleton, 6-1, 200, RFr. Maliek Collins, So., DT...... 6 Daniel Davie, Jr., CB...... 5 WR 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So. S 25 Nate Gerry, 6-2, 205, So. 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. -OR- Greg McMullen, So., DE...... 5 27 Kieron Williams, 6-0, 185, Fr. Byerson Cockrell, Jr., DB...... 2 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, So. CB 23 Daniel Davie, 6-1, 190, Jr. -OR- Joshua Kalu, Jr., DB...... 2 QB 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr., 6-1, 220, So. 14 Jonathan Rose, 6-1, 195, Jr. Jack Gangwish, Jr., DE...... 1 17 Ryker Fyfe, 6-2, 210, So. LeRoy Alexander, So., S...... 1 NICKEL 28 Byerson Cockrell, 6-0, 185, Jr. 5 Johnny Stanton, 6-2, 230, RFr. 10 Josh Kalu, 6-1, 175, Fr. specialists IB 8 Ameer Abdullah, 5-9, 200, Sr. Sam Foltz, So., P...... 18 32 Imani Cross, 6-1, 230, Jr. -OR- Special Teams Drew Brown, Fr., PK...... 5 34 Terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, So. Pos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr. FB 35 Andy Janovich, 6-1, 230, Jr. PK 34 Drew Brown, 5-11, 180, Fr. Pronunciation Guide Freedom Akinmoladun...... Ack–in–muh-LA-dune 38 Harrison Jordan, 5-10, 235, RFr. P 27 Sam Foltz, 6-1, 200, So. Taariq Allen...... TUH-reak LS 92 Josh Faulkenberry, 6-3, 240, RFr. Zaire Anderson...... ZY-eer 61 Paul Kelly, 6-1, 255, Sr. Josh Banderas...... BAN-dair-us Jared Blum...... BLOOM HOLD 27 Sam Foltz, 6-1, 200, So. Mauro Bondi...... BOND-ee KO 34 Drew Brown, 5-11, 180, Fr. Alex Boryca ...... bur-ITS-kuh Tyson Broekemeier...... BROCK-meyer KOR 34 Terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, So. Cethan Carter...... SEETH-un 8 Ameer Abdullah, 5-9, 200, Sr. Imani Cross...... ih-MAHN-ee 82 Alonzo Moore, 6-2, 195, So. Joey Felici...... fuh-LEE-see 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. Ryan Freudenburg...... fried-EN-burg Nate Gerry...... Gary PR 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. Sam Hahn...... HAWN 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. Tyler Hoppes...... HOP-iss 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So. Andy Janovich...... JAN-oh-VITCH Matt Jarzynka...... JAR-zink-uh Boaz Joseph...... BOSE Bo Kitrell...... Kit-trul David Knevel...... NEV-ull Chongo Kondolo...... CHONG-go CON-DOUGH-low Murat Kuzu...... murr-AT KOO-zoo Nate Meduna...... Med-nuh Mike Moudy...... MOU-dee Graham Nabity...... nab-itt-ee Terrell Newby...... TAIR-ul Zach Sterup...... STIR-up

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2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers Roster Numerical Roster *-Indicates Letters Earned No. Name...... Position No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 1 Boaz Joseph...... DB 8 *** Abdullah, Ameer IB 5-9 200 Sr. Homewood, Ala. 1 * Jordan Westerkamp...... WR 88 Akinmoladun, Freedom TE 6-4 230 Fr. Grandview, Mo. 2 * Alexander, LeRoy S 6-0 195 So. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 2 * LeRoy Alexander...... S 7 ** Allen, Taariq WR 6-3 200 Jr. Weston, Mass. (The Rivers School) 2 Zack Darlington...... QB 13 * Anderson, Zaire LB 5-11 220 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Frankford/Riverside CC) 3 Marcus Newby...... LB 43 Appleget, Noah WR 6-2 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 4 * Tommy Armstrong Jr...... QB 4 * Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB 6-1 220 So. Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 4 * Randy Gregory...... DE 61 Arneson, Noah DL 6-3 300 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Gross Catholic) 5 *** Josh Mitchell...... CB 33 Bailey, Christian WR 5-11 200 RFr. San Clemente, Calif. 5 Johnny Stanton...... QB 52 * Banderas, Josh LB 6-2 235 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 6 AJ Bush...... QB 80 *** Bell, Kenny WR 6-1 185 Sr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 6 *** Corey Cooper...... S 83 Blum, Jared TE 6-4 240 So. Gretna, Neb. 7 ** Taariq Allen...... WR 37 ** Bondi, Mauro PK 6-0 210 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. (West Boca Raton) 7 * Maliek Collins...... DT 53 Boryca, Alex LB 6-2 220 Fr. Cozad, Neb. 8 *** Ameer Abdullah...... IB 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB 6-1 200 Jr. Aurora, Neb. 8 D.J. Singleton...... DB 34 Brown, Drew PK 5-11 180 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 9 Tyson Broekemeier...... QB 9 ** Burtch, Sam WR 6-3 200 Jr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 9 ** Sam Burtch...... WR 6 Bush, AJ QB 6-3 210 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Norcross) 11 * Carter, Cethan TE 6-4 240 So. Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 10 Josh Kalu...... DB 28 Cockrell, Byerson DB 6-0 185 Jr. Columbus, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 10 *** Jamal Turner...... WR 7 * Collins, Maliek DT 6-2 300 So. Kansas City, Mo. (Center) 11 * Cethan Carter...... TE 26 Connely, Thomas LB 5-11 195 Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 11 Chris Jones...... DB 62 Conrad, Cole OL 6-5 280 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) 12 Luke Gifford...... DB 6 *** Cooper, Corey S 6-1 215 Sr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 13 Lane Hovey...... WR 68 *** Cotton, Jake OL 6-6 305 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 13 * Zaire Anderson...... LB 84 * Cotton, Sam TE 6-4 250 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 14 * Jonathan Rose...... CB 32 ** Cross, Imani IB 6-1 230 Jr. Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall) 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El...... WR 2 Darlington, Zack QB 6-2 205 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 15 * Michael Rose-Ivey...... LB 23 ** Davie, Daniel CB 6-1 190 Jr. Beatrice, Neb. 16 Trai Mosley...... DB 88 Dzuris, Ross DE 6-3 250 So. Plattsmouth, Neb. 17 Ryker Fyfe...... QB 48 Evans, Erik DE 6-3 235 RFr. Waverly, Neb. 17 Sedrick King...... DE 63 Farmer, Tanner OL 6-4 310 Fr. Highland, Ill. 18 Glenn Irons...... WR 92 Faulkenberry, Josh LS 6-3 240 RFr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 19 Joe Keels...... DE 31 Felici, Joey CB 5-9 175 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 59 * Finnin, Matt OL 6-7 305 Jr. Crete, Ill. (Monee/College of DuPage) 19 Jariah Tolbert...... WR 27 * Foltz, Sam P 6-1 200 So. Grand Island, Neb. 21 ** Charles Jackson...... S 30 Foster, Derek CB 5-11 185 Sr. Elm Creek, Neb. 21 Mikale Wilbon...... IB 67 Foster, Jerald DL 6-3 310 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 22 Anthony Ridder...... DB 42 * Foster, Trey TE 6-0 245 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 23 ** Daniel Davie...... CB 51 Freudenberg, Ryan OL 6-5 305 Fr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran-Northeast) 23 Austin Rose...... IB 17 Fyfe, Ryker QB 6-2 210 So. Grand Island, Neb. 24 Murat Kuzu...... IB 95 Gangwish, Jack DE 6-2 260 Jr. Wood River, Neb. 24 ** Austin Williams...... LB 69 Gates, Nick OL 6-5 290 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 25 * Nate Gerry...... DB 25 * Gerry, Nate S 6-2 205 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington) 25 Blake Holtmeier...... WR 12 Gifford, Luke S 6-3 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 26 Thomas Connely...... LB 81 Gladney, Kevin WR 6-1 190 RFr. Akron, Ohio (Firestone Senior) 26 Brady Pelzer...... WR 29 Graham, Nolan DB 5-11 190 Fr. Firth, Neb. (Norris) 27 * Sam Foltz...... P 4 * Gregory, Randy DE 6-6 245 Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern/Arizona Western CC) 27 Kieron Williams...... DB 73 Hahn, Sam OL 6-6 300 So. DeWitt, Neb. (Tri-County/North Dakota State) 28 Byerson Cockrell...... DB 72 Hannon, Zach OL 6-5 305 RFr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 85 Hart, Greg TE 6-5 240 RFr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 28 Adam Taylor...... IB 25 Holtmeier, Blake WR 6-2 195 Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 29 Nolan Graham...... DB 91 Hoppes, Tyler DE 6-4 235 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest/Wayne State) 29 Graham Nabity...... IB 13 Hovey, Lane WR 6-4 205 So. Adel, Iowa (Adel-Desoto-Minburn) 30 Derek Foster...... CB 18 Irons, Glenn WR 5-9 155 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 30 Bo Kitrell...... FB 21 ** Jackson, Charles DB 5-11 180 Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 31 Joey Felici...... CB 39 Jakub, Cameron DB 5-11 160 Fr. Columbus, Neb. 32 ** Imani Cross...... IB 35 ** Janovich, Andy FB 6-1 230 Jr. Gretna, Neb. 33 Christian Bailey...... WR 47 Jarzynka, Matt DE 6-4 220 Fr. Loup City, Neb. 33 Garrett McKay...... LB 50 Johns, Garret DT 6-0 280 So. Aurora, Neb. 34 Drew Brown...... PK 76 Johnson Jr., Dwayne OL 6-6 285 RFr. Houston, Texas (Bellaire) 34 * Terrell Newby...... IB 11 Jones, Chris CB 6-0 170 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) 35 ** Andy Janovich...... FB 38 Jordan, Harrison FB 5-10 235 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 36 Zach Stovall...... DB 1 Joseph, Boaz CB 6-1 190 RFr. Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) 37 ** Mauro Bondi...... PK 10 Kalu, Josh DB 6-1 175 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 38 Harrison Jordan...... FB 19 Keels, Joe DE 6-3 250 Jr. Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford/Highland CC) 61 Kelly, Paul LS 6-1 255 Sr. Davie, Fla. (Archbishop McCarthy/Miami) 39 Cameron Jakub...... DB 89 Ketter, Connor TE 6-5 240 RFr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) 39 Jordan Nelson...... IB 17 King, Sedrick DE 6-4 240 Fr. Plant City, Fla. 40 Jaevon Walton...... LB 30 Kitrell, Bo FB 6-1 215 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) 41 Luke McNitt...... TE 77 Knevel, David OL 6-9 310 RFr. Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Pauline S. Johnson Collegiate) 41 ** David Santos...... LB 42 Koley, Creighton DB 6-0 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 42 * Trey Foster...... TE 70 Kondolo, Chongo OL 6-4 300 Jr. Carrollton, Texas (Creekview/Fresno City College)

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42 Creighton Koley...... DB 24 Kuzu, Murat IB 5-11 200 Jr. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior High) 43 Noah Appleget...... WR 71 Lewis, Alex OL 6-6 290 Jr. Tempe, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe/Colorado) 95 Lindsay, Spencer PK 5-9 205 So. Kearney, Neb. 43 ** Trevor Roach...... LB 75 Long, Chris OL 6-4 300 Jr. Blair, Neb. 44 Mitch McCann...... FB 58 Lopez, Joel DL 6-2 260 So. Burlington, Ill. (Burlington Central) 44 Mick Stoltenberg...... DL 51 Love, Courtney LB 6-1 240 RFr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 45 A.J. Natter...... DE 55 * Maurice, Kevin DT 6-3 275 So. Orlando, Fla. (Freedom) 45 Bryan Reimers...... TE 44 McCann, Mitch FB 6-0 225 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 47 Matt Jarzynka...... DE 33 McKay, Garrett LB 5-11 200 So. Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Servite/Santa Ana College) 47 Grant Schumacher...... PK 90 * McMullen, Greg DE 6-3 280 So. Akron, Ohio (Hoban) 48 Gabe Rahn...... WR 41 McNitt, Luke TE 6-2 220 So. Kearney, Neb. (Nebraska-Kearney) 48 Erik Evans...... DE 90 Meduna, Nate TE 6-5 225 Fr. Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) 49 Chris Weber...... LB 91 * Miller, Gabe LS 6-0 240 So. Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn) 50 Garret Johns...... DL 5 *** Mitchell, Josh CB 5-11 160 Sr. Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 51 Ryan Freudenburg...... OL 82 * Moore, Alonzo WR 6-2 195 So. Winnfield, La. (Winnfield Senior) 51 Courtney Love...... LB 16 Mosley, Trai DB 5-10 165 Fr. Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson) 52 * Josh Banderas...... LB 74 * Moudy, Mike OL 6-5 305 Sr. Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) 53 Alex Boryca...... LB 29 Nabity, Graham IB 6-0 210 So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn) 45 Natter, A.J. DE 6-5 250 RFr. Milton, Wis. 54 Robby Painter...... OL 39 Nelson, Jordan IB 5-7 180 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 54 Garrett Poppen...... LB 3 Newby, Marcus LB 6-1 220 RFr. North Potomac, Md. (Quince Orchard) 55 * Kevin Maurice...... DT 34 * Newby, Terrell IB 5-10 200 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Chaminade) 55 Paul Thurston...... OL 99 Newell, Peyton DL 6-3 270 Fr. Hiawatha, Kan. 56 ** Mark Pelini...... OL 76 Owen, Dylan DL 6-5 225 Fr. Westchester, N.Y. (Somers/Bridgton Academy) 56 Brad Simpson...... LB 54 Painter, Robby OL 6-4 280 So. Centennial, Colo. (Grandview) 57 ** Zach Sterup...... OL 56 ** Pelini, Mark OL 6-0 290 Sr. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 58 Joel Lopez...... DL 26 Pelzer, Brady WR 5-11 170 Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 58 Corey Whitaker...... OL 15 Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 5-9 175 Fr. Alexandria, Va. (West Potomac) 59 * Matt Finnin...... OL 54 Poppen, Garrett LB 6-1 215 Fr. Giltner, Neb. 59 Trent Ortmeier...... OL 78 * Price, Givens OL 6-4 310 Jr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 61 Noah Arneson...... DL 48 Rahn, Gabe WR 6-1 190 RFr. Le Mars, Iowa (Le Mars) 61 Paul Kelly...... LS 97 Rath, Logan DT 6-4 280 So. Aurora, Neb. (Giltner/South Dakota State) 62 Cole Conrad...... OL 65 ** Reeves, Ryne OL 6-3 300 Jr. Crete, Neb. 63 Tanner Farmer...... OL 87 * Reilly, Brandon WR 6-1 195 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 45 Reimers, Bryan TE 6-5 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 65 ** Ryne Reeves...... OL 22 Ridder, Anthony S 6-2 200 Jr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 66 Dylan Utter...... OL 43 ** Roach, Trevor LB 6-2 235 Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. 67 Jerald Foster...... OL 23 Rose, Austin IB 6-1 215 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (North Star) 68 *** Jake Cotton...... OL 14 * Rose, Jonathan CB 6-1 195 Jr. Leeds, Ala. (Leeds/Auburn) 69 Nick Gates...... OL 15 * Rose-Ivey, Michael LB 5-11 240 So. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 70 Chongo Kondolo...... OL 41 ** Santos, David LB 6-0 225 Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 71 Alex Lewis...... OL 47 Schumacher, Grant PK 5-9 165 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 72 Zach Hannon...... OL 56 Simpson, Brad LB 6-0 220 So. Omaha, Neb. (Ralston) 73 Sam Hahn...... OL 8 Singleton, D.J. DB 6-1 200 RFr. Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep) 74 * Mike Moudy...... OL 5 Stanton, Johnny QB 6-2 230 RFr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic) 75 Chris Long...... OL 57 ** Sterup, Zach OL 6-8 320 Jr. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings St. Cecilia) 76 Dwayne Johnson Jr...... OL 44 Stoltenberg, Mick DL 6-5 265 Fr. Gretna, Neb. 76 Dylan Owen...... DL 36 Stovall, Zach DB 5-11 185 RFr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 77 David Knevel...... OL 86 Sutton, David TE 6-3 240 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 78 * Givens Price...... OL 28 Taylor, Adam IB 6-2 210 RFr. Katy, Texas 55 Thurston, Paul OL 6-5 295 So. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 80 *** Kenny Bell...... WR 19 Tolbert, Jariah WR 6-3 190 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 81 Kevin Gladney...... WR 10 *** Turner, Jamal WR 6-1 190 Sr. Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston) 82 * Alonzo Moore...... WR 66 Utter, Dylan OL 6-1 285 So. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 83 Jared Blum...... TE 98 * Valentine, Vincent DT 6-3 320 So. Edwardsville, Ill. 84 * Sam Cotton...... TE 40 Walton, Jaevon LB 6-0 235 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 85 Greg Hart...... TE 49 Weber, Chris LB 6-3 220 RFr. Elkhorn, Neb. 86 David Sutton...... TE 1 * Westerkamp, Jordan WR 6-0 195 So. Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic) 87 * Brandon Reilly...... WR 58 Whitaker, Corey OL 6-4 290 So. Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 88 Freedom Akinmoladun...... TE 21 Wilbon, Mikale IB 5-8 190 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) 88 Ross Dzuris...... DE 24 ** Williams, Austin LB 6-0 200 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 89 Connor Ketter...... TE 92 * Williams, Kevin DT 6-2 275 Jr. Holland, Ohio (Springfield) 90 * Greg McMullen...... DE 27 Williams, Kieron S 6-0 185 Fr. Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd/Air Force Prep) 90 Nate Meduna...... TE 91 Tyler Hoppes...... DE 91 * Gabe Miller...... LS 92 Josh Faulkenberry...... LS 92 * Kevin Williams...... DT 95 Jack Gangwish...... DE 95 Spencer Lindsay...... PK 97 Logan Rath...... DL 98 * Vincent Valentine...... DT 99 Peyton Newell...... DL *denotes letters earned

Game 6 vs. Michigan State 19 2014 Nebraska Football 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com ameer abdullah record watch NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCH Yards Per Carry (min. 400 carries) NEBRASKA SEASON RECORDS WATCH All-Purpose Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years YPC Rushing Yards by a Senior Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 7.16 Rk. Player, Position, Year Yards 1. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 5,974 2. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 6.84 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 2,148 2. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 5,586 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 6.76 2. Roy Helu Jr., IB, 2010 1,245 3. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 5,445 4. Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1993-95 6.18 3. Keith Jones, IB, 1987 1,232 5. Ken Clark, IB, 1987-89 6.15 4. Ken Clark, IB, 1989 1,196 6. Dan Alexander, IB, 1997-2000 6.11 5. Dan Alexander, IB, 2000 1,154 Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 7. Correll Buckhalter, IB, 1997-2000 6.11 6. Jarvis Redwine, IB, 1980 1,119 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 4,996 8. Roger Craig, IB, 1979-82 6.01 7. Eric Crouch, QB, 2001 1,115 2. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 4,339 9 Derek Brown, IB, 1990-92 5.89 8. Scott Frost, QB, 1997 1,095 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 4,180 10. Roy Helu Jr., IB, 2007-10 5.89 9. Jeff Kinney, HB, 1971 1,037 -- Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 5.75 10. Jammal Lord, QB, 2003 948 Rushing Yards -- Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011 833 Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards Rushing Touchdowns 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 4,780 Rk. Player, Position, Years TDs 2. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 3,880 1. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 59 NEBRASKA RECORDS HELD 3. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 3,810 2. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 49 Category Total 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 42 Career All-Purpose Yards 5,974 200-Yard Rushing Games 4. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 40 Career Receiving TDs by a Running Back 6 Rk. Player, Position, Years 200-Yd. Games 5. Tommie Frazier, QB, 1992-95 36 Career 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons (tied) 2 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 7 6. Keith Jones, IB, 1984-87 32 Game Kickoff Return Yards 211 2. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 4 Steve Taylor, QB, 1985-88 32 Longest Play by a Freshman 100 (Kickoff Return) Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 4 8. Taylor Martinez, QB, 2010-13 31 Longest TD by a Freshman 100 (Kickoff Return) 9. Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1993-95 30 100-Yard Rushing Games Rex Burkhead, IB, 2009-12 30 Rk. Player, Position, Years 100-Yd. Games t-13. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 28 FBS ACTIVE PLAYER RANKINGS 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 26 All-Purpose Yards 2. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 21 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons Rk. Player, School Yards 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 20 Rk. Player, Position, Years Seasons 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 5,974 1. Jarvis Redwine, IB, 1979-80 2 2. Tyler Lockett, Kansas State 4,830 Carries Ken Clark, IB, 1987-89 2 3. Jamison Crowder, Duke 4,642 Rk. Player, Position, Years Carries Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 2 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 668 Doug DuBose, IB, 1982-85 2 Yards From Scrimmage 2. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 663 Derek Brown, IB, 1990-92 2 Rk. Player, School Yards 3. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 648 Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 2 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 4,339 Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 2 2. Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 3,841 Receptions by a Running Back Roy Helu Jr., IB, 2007-10 2 3. Jawon Chisholm, Akron 3,473 Rk. Player, Years Catches Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 2 1. Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 135 Career Touchdowns Scored Rushing Yards 2. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71 82 Rk. Player, School Yards 3. Cory Ross, 2002-05 71 Rk. Player, Position, Years TDs 1. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 61 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 3,810 4. Rex Burkhead, 2009-12 60 2. Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 3,696 5. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 56 2. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 52 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 45 3. Braxton Miller, Ohio State 3,054 Receiving Yards by a Running Back 4. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 44 5. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 42 100-Yard Rushing Games Rk. Player, Years Yards Rk. Player, School Games 1. Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 1,379 6. Tommie Frazier, QB, 1992-95 36 Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 36 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 21 2. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71 864 2. Todd Gurley, Georgia 16 3. Cory Ross, 2002-05 729 Scoring 3. Braxton Miller, Ohio State 14 4. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 529 Rk. Player, Position, Years Points 1. Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 397 Consecutive Games With 100 Receiving Touchdowns by a Running Back 2. Kris Brown, PK, 1995-98 388 Yards From Scrimmage Rk. Player, Years TDs 3. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 368 Rk. Player, School Games 1. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 6 4. Josh Brown, PK, 1999-2002 315 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 18 2. Cory Ross, 2002-05 5 5. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 312 2. Kareem Hunt, Toledo 10 Rex Burkhead, 2009-12 5 6. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 270 3. Javorius Allen, USC 7 7. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 264 Yards Per Catch by a Running Back 8. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 252 Rk. Player, Years YPC 9. Tommie Frazier, QB, 1992-95 222 BIG TEN CAREER RECORD WATCH 1. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71 10.5 Byron Bennett, PK, 1990-93 222 All-Purpose Yards 2. Cory Ross, 2002-05 10.3 12. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 216 Rk. Player, School, Years Yards 3. Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 10.2 1. Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 1996-99 7,429 4. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 9.5 Scoring (non-kickers) 2. Archie Griffin, Ohio State, 1972-75 6,559 5. Tony Davis, 1973-75 9.4 Rk. Player, Position, Years Points 3. Anthony Thompson, Indiana, 1986-89 6,466 1. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 368 4. Dorien Bryant, Purdue, 2004-07 6,219 Kickoff Return Yards 2. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 312 5. Jamie Morris, Michigan, 1984-87 6,201 Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 270 6. Anthony Thomas, Michigan, 1997-2000 6,000 1. Josh Davis, IB, 2000-03 2,265 4. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 264 7. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska, 2011-pres. 5,974 2. Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10 1,887 5. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 252 8. Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2009-12 5,935 3. Tyrone Hughes, WB, 1989-92 1,443 6. Tommie Frazier, QB, 1992-95 222 9. Brandon Williams, Wisconsin, 2002-05 5,852 4. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 1,319 7. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 216 10. Anthony Carter, Michigan, 1979-82 5,799 Note: Halfback/place-kicker Bobby Renolds scored 211 points from 1950-52, but 43 points came as a kicker.

Game 6 vs. Michigan State 20 125th Season of Nebraska Football 2014 Nebraska Football Huskers.com 2014 nebraska record watch tommy kenny DMe’ ornay armstrong jr. bell pierson-el Sophomore Senior Freshman Quarterback Wide Receiver Wide Receiver NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCH NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCH NEBRASKA SEASON RECORDS WATCH Passing Yards Receptions Punt Return Yards Rk. Player, Years Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Total Rk. Player, Position, Year Yards 1. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 166 1. DeJuan Groce, CB, 2002 732 1. Taylor Martinez, 2010-13 7,258 2. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 153 2. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1972 618 2. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 5,850 3. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 143 3. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1971 548 3. Joe Ganz, 2005-08 5,125 4. Terrence Nunn, WR, 2004-07 136 4. DeJuan Groce, CB, 2001 469 4. Dave Humm, 1972-74 5,035 5. Marlon Lucky, IB, 2005-08 135 5. Larry Wachholtz, S, 1965 452 5. Jerry Tagge, 1969-71 4,704 6. Niles Paul, WR, 2009 407 6. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 4,481 Receiving Yards 7. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970 349 7. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 3,521 Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 8. Cortney Grixby, CB, 2005 333 8. Turner Gill, 1980-83 3,317 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1070-72 2,479 9. Dana Brinson, WB, 1986 330 9. Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 3,224 2. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 2,476 10. Irving Fryar, WB, 1981 318 10. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 2,848 3. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 2,290 -- De’Mornay Pierson-El, WR, 2014 239 18. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-present 2,018 4. Terrence Nunn, WR, 2004-07 1,762 5. Todd Peterson, WR, 2005-08 1,602 NEBRASKA GAME RECORDS Most Wins by an NU QB in His First 13 Starts Punt Return Yards Rk. Quarterback Wins Record Receiving Touchdowns Rk. Player, Position, Years TDs Rk. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Fred Duda 13 13-0 1. Eric Hagg vs. Texas, 10/16/2010 (TD) 95 2. Tom Sorley 12 12-1 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 25 2. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 22 2. Bobby Newcombe vs. Missouri, 9/30/2000 (TD) 94 Turner Gill 12 12-1 3. Johnny Rodgers at Okla. St., 10/23/1971 (TD) 92 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 12 12-1 3. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 17 4. Maurice Purify, WR, 2006-07 16 4. DeJuan Groce vs. Missouri, 10/12/2002 (TD) 89 5. Jerry Tagge 11 11-1-1 5. Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech, 9/27/2008 (TD) 88 Bob Churchich 11 11-2 5. Jon Bostick, SE, 1989-91 15 Quincy Enunwa, WR, 2010-13 15 6. Dave Butterfield vs. TCU, 9/25/1976 (TD) 87 Steve Taylor 11 11-2 7. De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno St., 9/13/2014 (TD) 86 Tommie Frazier 11 11-2 8. Pat Fischer vs. Oklahoma St., 11/12/1960 (TD) 84 Scott Frost 11 11-2 100-Yard Receiving Games Rk. Player, Position, Years Games 9. DeJuan Groce vs. Troy St., 9/31/2002 (TD) 83 10. Three tied 82 Most Wins by an NU QB in His First 14 Starts 1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 10 Rk. Quarterback Wins Record 2. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 8 Longest Punt Return by a Freshman: 1. Fred Duda 14 14-0 3. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 5 De’Mornay Pierson-El (86) at Fresno State, 9/13/2014 2. Tom Sorley 13 13-1 Irving Fryar, WB, 1981-83 5 Turner Gill 13 13-1 Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10 5 4. Jerry Tagge 12 12-1-1 6. Maurice Purify, WR, 2006-07 4 Bob Churchich 12 12-2 7. Tracey Wistrom, TE, 1998-2001 3 Steve Taylor 12 12-2 Johnny Mitchell, TE, 1990-91 3 Tommie Frazier 12 12-2 Guy Ingles, SE, 1968-70 3 Scott Frost 12 12-2 Consecutive Games with a Reception Most Wins by an NU QB in His First 15 Starts Rk. Player, Position Games Rk. Quarterback Wins Record 1. Johnny Rodger, WB 37 1. Fred Duda 14 14-1 2. Terrence Nunn, WR 32 Turner Gill 14 14-1 3. Kenny Bell, WR* 23 3. Jerry Tagge 13 13-1-1 Quincy Enunwa, WR 23 Tom Sorley 13 13-2 Bob Churchich 13 13-2 Kenny Bell, WR** 20 Steve Taylor 13 13-2 *-Not active Tommie Frazier 13 13-2 **-Active streak Scott Frost 13 13-2 Kickoff Return Yards Rk. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Josh Davis, IB, 2000-03 2,265 2. Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10 1,887 3. Tyrone Hughes, WB, 1989-92 1,443 4. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 1,319 5. Joe Walker, ROV, 1997-2000 1,159 6. Dana Brinson, WB, 1985-88 1,154 7. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 1,142 8. Cortney Grixby, CB, 2004-07 1,094 9. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 847 10. Frank Solich, FB, 1963-95 818

Game 6 vs. Michigan State 21 2014 Nebraska Football Cornhuskers to Watch Jordan Westerkamp Tommy Armstrong Jr. Randy Gregory Wide Receiver Quarterback Defensive End Sophomore | 6-0 | 195 Sophomore | 6-1 | 220 Junior | 6-6 | 240 Lombard, Ill. 1 Cibolo, Texas 4 Fishers, Ind. 4 SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Catches – 7 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards – 125 vs. SEASON HIGHS Tackles – 7 vs. Miami, vs. Illinois; Sacks – 2.5 vs. Illinois; Tackles Passing Attempts – 31 vs. McNeese State; Completions Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. for Loss – 3 vs. Illinois; QB Hurries – 3 vs. Illinois; PBUs – None; McNeese State, at Fresno State; Long – 70 at Fresno State – 16 vs. McNeese State; Passing Yards – 271 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long Pass – 70 at Fresno State; Passing TDs – 3 Interceptions – None CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS at Fresno State CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Rushes – 13 vs. Miami; Rushing Yards – 131 vs. McNeese Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT 2012 -- Redshirt -- State; Rushing TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese 2013 13/10 66 10.5-69 19-101 1 1 2013 13/1 20 283 1 State; Long - 42 vs. McNeese State 2014 4/4 17 4.5-42 5-42 0 0 2014 5/5 16 316 3 Totals 17/14 83 15.0-111 24-143 1 1 Totals 18/6 36 599 4 CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year G/GS Comp.-Att.-Int. Yards TD 2014ONORS H CAREER RETURN STATISTICS 2012 -- Redshirt -- Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD 2013 9/8 68-131-8 966 9 Lombardi Award Watch List 2012 -- Redshirt -- 2014 5/5 62-115-3 1,052 10 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List 2013 13/1 1 15 0 19 51 0 Totals 14/13 130-246-11 2,018 19 Nagurski Trophy Watch List 2014 5/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Totals 18/6 1 15 0 19 51 0 CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Lott IMPACT Player of the Week (Sept. 20) Year G/GS Att. Yards TD 2014 GAME BY GAME Preseason First-Team All-American (Sporting News) 2012 -- Redshirt -- Preseason Second Team All-American (Phil Steele, Athlon) Florida Atlantic: Caught seven passes for 125 yards, setting 2013 9/8 67 202 2 career highs in both categories... had a 41-yard touchdown Preseason All-Big Ten (Sporting News, Phil Steele, Athlon) 2014 5/5 50 420 2 Preseason Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Sporting News) reception in the first quarter for his second career touchdown Totals 14/13 117 622 4 reception... Kenny Bell and Westerkamp combined to become 2014 GAME BY GAME the first Husker duo to both top 100 receiving yards in a game 2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Started, but left the game in the first quarter since Marlon Lucky (IB) and Maurice Purify (WR) achieved the Florida Atlantic: Completed 15-of-29 passes for a career-high with an injury and didn’t return. McNeese State: Didn’t play feat at Colorado in 2007... Bell and Westerkamp became the 271 yards and two touchdowns... previous career high was 173 due to injury. Fresno State: Returned to the starting lineup first pair of wide receivers in Husker history to accomplish yards last season against Northwestern, a mark he surpassed after missing a game due to injury... posted three tackles, the feat. McNeese State: Caught a team-high four passes for before halftime with 184 yards passing... also finished with a all solo stops. Miami: Ranked third on the team with seven 61 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown in the first quarter. then-career-high 333 yards of total offense, including 62 yards tackles, including a pair of sacks for 25 yards... pair of TFLs Fresno State: Caught a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass in rushing and a touchdown on seven carries. McNeese State: pushed his career total to 21 for 126 yards. Illinois: Finished the first quarter to open the scoring... caught a touchdown for Rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards, including rushes the game with 2.5 sacks for 17 yards... increased his career the third consecutive game, marking the first Husker to have of 42 and 24 yards in the first half and a 34-yard third-quarter sack total to 15, moving him within 1.5 sacks of the top 10 on a touchdown reception in three straight games since Quincy rush... were the three longest runs of Armstrong’s career, the NU career sacks list (16.5, 10th). Enunwa caught a touchdown pass in each of the first three bettering a 17-yard rush against Florida Atlantic... previous games of 2013. Miami: Caught one pass for 14 yards. Illinois: career rushing high was 69 yards against Northwestern in Josh Mitchell Hauled in two passes for 31 yards. 2013... 131 rushing yards marked the first 100-yard rushing Cornerback game for a Nebraska quarterback since Taylor Martinez rushed Marcus Newby for 140 yards on 19 carries in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Senior | 5-11 | 160 Linebacker Game against Wisconsin... completed 16-of-31 passes for 242 Corona, Calif. 5 yards and two touchdowns... was 4-of-4 passing for 78 yards R. Freshman | 6-1 | 220 and a touchdown on third down attempts in the first half... SEASON HIGHS North Potomac, Md. 3 accounted for 373 yards of total offense, marking the second Tackles – 4 at Fresno State, vs. Illinois; Sacks – None; Tackles for consecutive week he accounted for a career high in total Loss – None; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, at SEASON HIGHS offensive yards. Fresno State: Completed 12-of-21 passes Fresno State; Interceptions – None Tackles – 1 at Fresno State, vs. Miami; Sacks – 1 at Fresno State; for 260 yards and three touchdowns, including a 70-yard CAREER STATISTICS Tackles for Loss – 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 at Fresno touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game’s third Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT State; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None play... was his longest completion in a regular-season game 2010 -- Redshirt -- CAREER STATISTICS and second-longest completion of his career... also connected 2011 8/1 5 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT on TD passes to tight ends Cethan Carter and Sam Cotton in 2012 13/8 29 1.0-1 2-6 5 1 2014 5/0 2 1.0-9 1-9 0 0 the second half... 260 passing yards marked his third straight 2013 13/6 31 0.0-0 4-7 6 1 Totals 5/0 2 1.0-9 1-9 0 0 game to start the season with 200 or more passing yards... 2014 5/5 11 0.0-0 0-0 5 0 also rushed nine times for 65 yards to account for 325 total Totals 39/20 76 1.0-1 6-13 17 2 2014 GAME BY GAME offense yards... topped 300 yards of total offense in first three Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench but didn’t record games of 2014, marking the first time a Husker topped 300 2014ONORS H any stats. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn’t yards of total offense in three straight games since Joe Ganz Team Captain record any stats. Fresno State: First career tackle was a nine- accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, Iowa State and 2014 GAME BY GAME yard sack... also notched a QB hurry. Miami: Came off the Baylor in 2008. Miami: Completed 9-of-13 passes for 113 Florida Atlantic: Tied a career high with two of Nebraska’s five bench and made one tackle. Illinois: Played against the Illini, yards and two touchdowns... added 96 yards rushing on 13 pass break-ups on the day. McNeese State: Recorded a pair but didn’t record any stats. carries. Illinois: Improved his record to 12-1 as Nebraska’s of tackles and a pass break-up in the 31-24 win. Fresno State: starting quarterback... one of only four quarterbacks to start Posted four solo tackles and tied his career high for the second a career with a 12-1 record, joining Fred Duda (13-0), Turner time this season with two pass break-ups. Miami: Returned a Gill (12-1) and Tom Sorley (12-1)... was 10-of-21 for 166 yards fumble 57 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to give and one touchdown... also ran the ball 10 times for 66 yards. Nebraska a 31-21 lead... was the first by a Husker since Austin Cassidy had an 11-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Minnesota on Oct. 22, 2011... was the longest fumble return by a Husker since Ralph Brown had a 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Kansas State in 1998. Illinois: Produced four tackles in his 20th career start. Cornhuskers to Watch Corey Cooper high with four tackles that doubled his season total. Miami: effort against Wisconsin in 2012... 313 all-purpose yards rank Produced four tackles, including a pair of TFLs for five yards... second on the Nebraska single-game all-purpose yardage list, Safety also notched two QB hurries. Illinois: Produced a pair of solo and is the most by a Husker since Roy Helu Jr. had a school- Senior | 6-1 | 215 stops, including his third TFL of the season. record 321 all-purpose yards against Missouri on Oct. 30, Maywood, Ill. 6 2010. Illinois: Rushed 22 times for 208 yards with a career- Ameer Abdullah high three rushing touchdowns... opened the game with five SEASON HIGHS I-Back carries for 60 yards on Nebraska’s first drive, capped by a 12-yard touchdown run to give Nebraska a 7-0 lead... rushed Tackles – 8 vs. Miami; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Senior | 5-9 | 195 Hurries – 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs – None; Interceptions – 1 for 196 yards on 20 carries in the first half alone, including 13 vs. McNeese State Homewood, Ala. 8 carries for 127 yards in the first quarter... marked the second straight three touchdown game for Abdullah after recording CAREER STATISTICS SEASON HIGHS two rushing scores and a receiving TD against Miami... has Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Rushes – 35 vs. Miami; Rushing Yards – 232 vs. Florida 28 career rushing touchdowns, including eight in 2014... 2010 -- Redshirt -- Atlantic; Rushing TDs – 3 vs. Illinois; Long - 57 at Fresno increased his overall career touchdowns total to 36 moving 2011 11/1 9 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 State him into a tie for sixth place with Tommie Frazier on the NU 2012 14/3 17 0.5-1 2-8 0 0 Catches – 3 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards – 96 vs. list... 208-yard effort was Abdullah’s fourth career 200-yard 2013 13/13 91 2.0-16 5-19 1 1 McNeese State; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. McNeese State, vs. rushing game and third of 2014... four 200-yard rushing games 2014 5/5 20 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 Miami; Long – 58 vs. McNeese State ties Abdullah with Ahman Green for the second-most in NU Totals 43/22 137 2.5-17 7-27 1 2 history, trailing Mike Rozier’s seven career 200-yard rushing 2014ONORS H CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS games... notched a 200-yard game against the Illini for the Team Captain Year G/GS Att. Yards TD second straight season, after posting 225 yards last season... Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten (Athlon) 2011 13/0 42 150 3 three 200-yard games this season are tied for the second most 2012 14/7 226 1,137 8 in a season, trailing Rozier’s four 200-yard games in his 1983 2014 GAME BY GAME 2013 13/13 281 1,690 9 Heisman season... 21st career 100-yard rushing game, the Florida Atlantic: Started at safety, but didn’t record any stats. 2014 5/5 114 833 8 second-most in Nebraska history, trailing only Rozier’s 26 100- McNeese State: Totaled six tackles and notched NU’s first Totals 45/25 663 3,810 28 yard rushing games... increased his career rushing yardage turnover of the season with his second career interception on CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS total to 3,810 yards, moving him within 70 yards of Ahman the last play of the game. Fresno State: Made three tackles Year G/GS No. Yards TD Green (3,880 yards) for second place on the Nebraska career in his 20th career start. Miami: Finished second on the team 2011 13/0 1 11 0 rushing list... increased his career yards from scrimmage total with eight tackles, including four solo stops. Illinois: Started 2012 14/7 24 178 2 to 4,339 moving him past Ahman Green into second place and produced three tackles in the 45-14 win. 2013 13/13 26 232 2 on the NU list... Mike Rozier holds the NU school record with 2014 5/5 5 108 2 4,996 career yards from scrimmage... has topped 100 yards Taariq Allen Totals 45/25 56 529 6 from scrimmage in 18 straight games... had 212 all-purpose Wide Receiver yards in the game, increasing his career total to 5,974 yards CAREER RETURN STATISTICS and moving him within 26 yards of becoming just the seventh Junior | 6-3 | 200 Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD player in Big Ten history with 6,000 career all-purpose yards... Weston, Mass. 2011 13/0 26 763 1 15 107 0 7 now has 663 career carries, leaving him just five attempts 2012 14/7 17 360 0 16 209 1 behind Rozier’s school record of 668. SEASON HIGHS 2013 13/13 4 77 0 0 0 0 Catches – 3 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards – 27 vs. 2014 5/5 6 119 0 0 0 0 McNeese State; Receiving TDs – None; Long – 14 vs. Totals 45/25 54 1,319 1 31 316 1 McNeese State Joshua Kalu SCHOOL RECORD Defensive Back CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Most Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards - 211 vs. Fresno State Year G/GS No. Yards TD Freshman | 6-1 | 175 2011 -- Redshirt -- 2014ONORS H Houston, Texas 10 2012 8/0 2 11 1 Team Captain 2013 10/0 3 22 0 Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Sept. 6) SEASON HIGHS 2014 5/0 4 30 0 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1, Sept. 22) Tackles – 7 vs. Illinois; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 at Totals 23/0 9 63 1 Doak Walker Award Watch List Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs – 1 at Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List Fresno State, vs. Illinois; Interceptions – 1 vs. Miami 2014 GAME BY GAME Maxwell Award Watch List Florida Atlantic: Caught one pass for three yards. McNeese Paul Hornung Award Watch List CAREER STATISTICS State: Hauled in a career-high three recepetions for a career- Preseason Second-Team All-American (Sporting News, Phil Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT high 27 yards. Fresno State: Saw time off the bench but did Steele, Athlon) 2014 5/2 16 0.0-0 1-1 2 1 not record a catch. Miami: Saw time off the bench but did Preseason All-Big Ten (Phil Steele, Sporting News, Athlon) Totals 5/2 16 0.0-0 1-1 2 1 not record a catch. Illinois: Saw time off the bench, but didn’t 2014 GAME BY GAME record a catch. 2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench in his first career game Florida Atlantic: Rushed 21 times for a career-high 232 and made one tackle. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles Maliek Collins yards, topping his previous career high of 225 yards against and record a QB hurry. Fresno State: Made his first career Defensive Tackle Illinois in 2013... rushing total marked the 15th-most rushing start, as the Huskers began the game with six defensive Sophomore | 6-2 | 300 yards in school history and the 37th 200-yard rushing game backs on the field... led the Huskers with six tackles, all solo in Nebraska history... 232 yards were the second-most by a stops... also notched a TFL, forced a fumble and broke up a Kansas City, Mo. 7 Husker in a season opener, trailing Marlon Lucky’s 233 yards pass. Miami: Came off the bench and notched his first career against Nevada in 2007. McNeese State: Rushed 17 times interception in the fourth quarter.Illinois: Notched his second SEASON HIGHS for 54 yards and one touchdown... caught three passes career start... totaled a season-high seven tackles and his Tackles – 4 at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. for a career-high 96 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown second pass break-up of the season. Miami; QB Hurries – 2 vs. Miami; PBUs – None; Interceptions reception late in the fourth quarter that broke a 24-24 tie... – None 58-yard catch alone broke his previous single-game high of CAREER STATISTICS 50 yards against UCLA in 2013.... finished the game with 184 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL all-purpose yards, including 90 yards in the fourth quarter on 2013 12/1 12 1.0-10 2-10 three touches. Fresno State: Rushed 19 times for 110 yards, 2014 5/5 12 0.0-0 3-6 including a 57-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give Totals 17/6 24 1.0-10 5-16 NU a 14-0 lead... 57-yard run was a season long and his third run of at least 30 yards in 2014. Miami: Rushed a career- 2014 GAME BY GAME high 35 times for 229 yards and two touchdowns, while also Florida Atlantic: Made his second career start, totaling one adding a three-yard touchdown reception... previous career tackle and one QB hurry. McNeese State: Started and tied a high in carries was 31 against Penn State in 2012... posted then-career high with three tackles. Fresno State: Set a career a career-high 313 all-purpose yards, bettering his 252-yard Cornhuskers to Watch Cethan Carter De’Mornay Pierson-El Daneil Davie Tight End Wide Receiver/Punt Returner Cornerback Sophomore | 6-4 | 240 Freshman | 5-9 | 175 Junior | 6-1 | 190 Metairie, La. 11 Winnifield, La. 15 Beatrice, Neb. 23 SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Catches – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards – 14 vs. Catches – 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Receiving Tackles – 5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 2 Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Yards – 20 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs – 1 at Fresno at Fresno State, vs. Miami; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 1 vs. Long – 8 vs. Florida Atlantic State; Long – 20 at Fresno State McNeese State; Interceptions – 2 vs. Illinois CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS No. Yards TD Year G/GS No. Yards TD Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT 2013 13/6 10 127 0 2014 5/0 2 14 1 2011 -- Redshirt -- 2014 5/5 2 25 1 Totals 5/0 2 14 1 2012 13/0 7 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 Totals 18/11 12 152 1 CAREER RETURN STATISTICS 2013 10/0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 2014 5/5 14 0.0-0 4-6 1 2 2014 GAME BY GAME Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD Totals 28/5 22 0.0-0 4-6 2 2 Florida Atlantic: Started at tight end, but didn’t record a 2014 5/0 3 36 0 17 239 1 catch. McNeese State: Caught one pass for five yards. Fresno Totals 5/0 3 36 0 17 239 1 2014 GAME BY GAME State: Recorded his first career TD reception on a 20-yard pass Florida Atlantic: Made his first career start and finished the from Tommy Armstrong Jr. Miami: Started, but did not record 2014ONORS H game with a career-high five tackles, all solo stops... bettered a catch. Illinois: Started, but didn’t record a catch. Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 15) his previous career high of two tackles. McNeese State: 2014 GAME BY GAME Posted his first pass break-up of the season and added three Zaire Anderson Florida Atlantic: Hauled in a touchdown pass in his first tackles. Fresno State: Record three solo stops, including a Linebacker career game as a Husker... ended the game with two catches pair of TFLs for four yards. Miami: Notched three tackles, Junior | 5-11 | 220 for 14 yards and also returned a pair of punts for 14 yards. including a pair of TFLs for two yards. Illinois: Notched a pair of interceptions on the night, his first two picks as a Husker... Philadelphia, Pa. 13 McNeese State: Returned five punts for 52 yards, including a 25-yard return... also returned a pair of kicks for 36 yards. first interception was a diving pick in the endzone to stop an Illini dricr in the first quarter. SEASON HIGHS Fresno State: Returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown in Tackles – 9 vs. Illinois; Sacks – 1 vs. Illinois; Tackles for Loss – 3 vs. the second quarter to give Nebraska a 24-2 lead... was the Illinois; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None seventh-longest punt return in school history and longest Nathan Gerry ever by a Husker freshman... marked Nebraska’s longest punt Defensive Back CAREER STATISTICS return since Eric Haag’s school-record 95-yard punt return Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU Sophomore | 6-2 | 205 against Texas in 2010 and the first punt return for a score by Sioux Falls, S.D. 2012* 3/1 4 0.0-0 0-0 0 Nebraska since Ameer Abdullah had an 81-yard TD return vs. 25 2013 12/5 52 3.0-22 6-25 1 Idaho State in 2012... finished the day with five punt returns 2014 5/4 27 1.0-9 6-17 0 for 150 yards. Miami: Returned a pair of punts for 11 yards... SEASON HIGHS Totals 20/10 83 4.0-31 12-42 1 rushed the ball once for no gain. Illinois: Returned three punts Tackles – 13 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – 0.5 vs. Illinois; Tackles * - awarded medical redshirt for 12 yards. for Loss – 2 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries – 2 vs. Illinois; PBUs – 1 vs. McNeese State; Interceptions – 1 vs. Illinois 2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Led the Huskers in tackles with seven, Ryker Fyfe CAREER STATISTICS including four solo stops... notched a TFL for four yards. Quarterback Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT 2013 13/3 32 0.0-0 2-3 0 0 McNeese State: Finished the game with eight tackles, Sophomore | 6-2 | 210 including six solo stops... notched a pair of TFLs. Fresno State: 2014 5/5 30 0.5-2 4-6 1 1 Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record any stats. Miami: Grand Island, Neb. 17 Totals 18/8 63 0.5-2 6-9 1 1 Totaled four tackles in the win over the Hurricanes. Illinois: 2014 GAME BY GAME Led the Nebraska defense with nine total tackles, including SEASON HIGHS Florida Atlantic: Started at safety and record four tackles, three TFLs and a sack on the final play of the game. Passing Attempts – 4 vs. Florida Atlantic; Completions – 2 including a TFL for one yard... also forced a fumble that was at Fresno State; Passing Yards – 29 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long recovered by the Owls. McNeese State: Had a career day Jonathan Rose Pass – 12 at Fresno State; Passing TDs – 1 at Fresno State against the Cowboys, including a team-high and career-best Cornerback Rushes – 4 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards – 29 vs. 13 tackles... notched a pair of TFLs, a QB hurry and his first Sophomore | 6-1 | 195 Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs – None; Long - 15 vs. Florida career pass break-up. Fresno State: Went over 50 career Leeds, Ala. 14 Atlantic tackles with a pair of stops. Miami: Totaled six tackles in the 41-31 win over the Hurricanes. Illinois: Produced five CAREER PASSING STATISTICS tackles, including four solo stops... recorded his first career SEASON HIGHS Year G/GS Comp.-Att.-Int. Yards TD interception and returned it 54 yards to the 5-yard line... also Tackles – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State, vs. Miami; 2012 -- Redshirt -- notched half a sack and a pair of QB hurries. Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – None; PBUs 2013 1/0 1-1-0 5 0 – 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions – None 2014 3/0 3-7-0 31 1 CAREER STATISTICS Totals 4/0 4-8-0 36 1 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS 2012 -- Redshirt -- Year G/GS Att. Yards TD 2013 10/0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 2012 -- Redshirt -- 2014 5/0 11 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 2013 1/0 1 3 0 Totals 15/0 11 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 2014 3/0 7 47 0 2014 GAME BY GAME Totals 4/0 8 50 0 Florida Atlantic: Recorded three tackles off the bench, all solo 2014 GAME BY GAME stops. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench. Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench... completed 1-of-4 Fresno State: Recorded three solo stops off the bench and passes for nine yards and also ran four times for 29 yards. notched his first career pass break-up at Nebraska. Miami: McNeese State: Dind’t play against the Cowboys. Fresno Came off the bench and totaled three tackles for the second State: Was 2-of-3 off the bench for 22 yards, including his first straight game. Illinois: Saw time off the bench, but didn’t career TD pass... also ran once for 12 yards. Miami: Didn’t play record any stats. in the 41-31 win over the Hurricanes. Illinois: Saw action in NU’s final drive of the game... ran the ball twice for six yards. Cornhuskers to Watch Sam Foltz Imani Cross Terrell Newby Punter I-Back I-Back Sophomore | 6-1 | 200 Junior | 6-1 | 230 Sophomore | 5-10 | 200 Grand Island, Neb. 27 Gainesville, Ga. 32 Los Angeles, Calif. 34

SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Punts – 6 vs. McNeese State; Punting Avg. – 51.2 vs. McNeese Rushes – 22 vs. Illinois; Rushing Yards – 109 vs. Illinois; Rushes – 16 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards – 107 vs. State; Long Punt – 61 vs. McNeese State; Inside 20 – 4 vs. Rushing TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State, vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long - McNeese State Illinois; Long - 62 at Fresno State 47 vs. Florida Atlantic CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS Catches – None; Receiving Yards – None; Receiving TDs – Catches – 2 vs. Illinois; Receiving Yards – 21 vs. Illinois; Year G/GS Punts Yards Avg I20 None; Long – None Receiving TDs – None; Long – 20 vs. Illinois 2012 -- Redshirt -- CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS 2013 13/13 71 2,954 41.6 22 Year G/GS Att. Yards TD Year G/GS Att. Yards TD 2014 5/5 17 777 45.7 8 2012 14/0 55 324 7 2013 13/0 54 298 2 Totals 18/18 88 3,731 42.4 30 2013 13/0 85 447 10 2014 5/0 35 176 3 2014ONORS H 2014 5/0 34 224 3 Totals 18/0 89 474 5 Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 8) Totals 32/0 174 995 20 CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS 2014 GAME BY GAME 2014 GAME BY GAME Year G/GS No. Yards TD Florida Atlantic: Only needed to punt twice (71 yards) in Florida Atlantic: Carried three times for 32 yards, including a 2013 13/0 3 1 0 season-opening 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic. McNeese 25-yard run in the first half... notched his 18th career rushing 2014 5/0 3 33 0 State: Was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week touchdown with a three-yard run in the second quarter. Totals 18/0 6 34 0 after booting six punts for 307 yards, an average of 51.2 yards McNeese State: Carried the ball three times for one yard. CAREER RETURN STATISTICS per punt... trapped the Cowboys inside their own 20 yardline Fresno State: Carried three times for 69 yards, including a Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD four times on the day. Fresno State: Averaged 47.4 yards on a career-long 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter... 2013 13/0 4 77 0 1 10 0 five punts (237 yards)... booted a game-long 59-yard punt and bettered his previous career long of 51 yards vs. Michigan 2014 4/0 1 20 0 0 0 0 trapped the Bulldogs inside their own 20 twice on the night. State in 2013. Miami: Carried the ball three times for 13 yards. Totals 17/0 5 97 0 1 10 0 Miami: Only had to punt once against the Hurricanes, a 49- Illinois: Rushed 22 times for a career-high 109 yards, including yard boot. Illinois: Punted three times on the night for 113 a four-yard TD run in the third quarter... 109 yards bettered his 2014 GAME BY GAME yards... pinned the Illini inside their own 20 twice. 105 yards against Wyoming in the 2013 season opener. Florida Atlantic: Notched his first career 100-yard game with 16 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns... previous Byerson Cockrell Drew Brown career high was 76 yards on 15 carries against Wyoming in Defensive Back Place Kicker 2013... marked the 76th double 100-yard rushing game by Freshman | 5-11 | 180 two Nebraska backs, as Ameer Abdullah also ran for a career- Junior | 6-0 | 185 McNeese State: Southlake, Texas high 232 yards. Carried the ball four times off Columbus, Miss. 28 34 the bench for nine yards. Fresno State: Carried the ball seven times for 18 yards off the bench... added a 12-yard reception SEASON HIGHS SEASON HIGHS and a 20-yard kickoff return. Miami: Carried once for eight Tackles – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Field Goals Made – 2 at Fresno State, vs. Miami; Long Field yards. Illinois: Carried the ball nine times off the bench for Tackles for Loss – 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 1 Goal – 44 vs. Florida Atlantic; PATs Made – 7 at Fresno State 34 yards and one touchdown... also caught a pair of passes vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State, vs. Illinois; Interceptions CAREER KICKING STATISTICS for 21 yards. – None Year G/GS PAT FG Long CAREER STATISTICS 2014 5/5 28-28 7-9 44 David Santos Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT Totals 5/5 28-28 7-9 44 Linebacker

2014 5/2 11 0.0-0 1-5 3 0 Junior | 6-0 | 225 Totals 5/2 11 0.0-0 1-5 3 0 2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Was a perfect 6-for-6 on PATs and knocked Spring, Texas 41 2014 GAME BY GAME down a 44-yard field goal in his Husker debut.McNeese State: Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make three tackles and Made a 31-yard field goal and was 4-for-4 on PATs. Fresno SEASON HIGHS one pass break-up in his Husker debut. McNeese State: Came State: Was 2-for-3 on field goals, including makes from 38 and Tackles – 10 vs. Miami; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. off the bench to make a pair of tackles. Fresno State: Made 22 yards, while missing from 42 yards... was 7-for-7 on PATs. Florida Atlantic, vs. Miami; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; his first career start, as Nebraska opened with six defensive Miami: Was 2-for-2 on field goals from 19 and 39 yards... was Interceptions – 1 vs. Miami backs... made three tackles, including his first career TFL... a perfect 5-for-5 on PAT tries... averaged 61.6 yards on seven CAREER STATISTICS added his second pass break-up on the year. Miami: Recorded kickoffs, including three touchbacks. Illinois: Was a perfect Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU two tackles off the bench. Illinois: Started his second game of 6-for-6 on PATs and 1-for-2 on field goals, including a make 2011 -- Redshirt -- the year... recorded a tackle and his third pass break-up. from 29 yards and a miss from 54 yards... also booted eight 2012 13/1 24 0.0-0 0-0 0 kickoffs for 519 yards, including seven touchbacks. 2013 13/10 87 2.0-9 7-16 2 2014 4/3 24 0.0-0 2-2 0 Totals 30/14 135 2.0-9 9-18 2

2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Started at linebacker and finished second on the team with six tackles, including one TFL. McNeese State: Produced six tackles for the second straight week. Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench. Miami: Led the Huskers with 10 tackles and also notched his first career interception.Illinois: Didn’t play against the Illini due to injury. Cornhuskers to Watch Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw for a 242 yards and two Trevor Roach Mark Pelini touchdowns. Fresno State: Helped the offensive line produce Linebacker Offensive Line a no sack game. Miami: Helped Ameer Abdullah rush for Senior | 6-2 | 235 Senior | 6-0 | 290 229 yards and two touchdowns. Illinois: Helped the Huskers Elkhorn, Neb. 43 Youngstown, Ohio produce a pair of 100-yard backs, as Ameer Abdullah ran for 56 208 yards and Imani Cross ran for 109 yards. SEASON HIGHS CAREER Tackles – 6 vs. Miami; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. Games Played: 24 (7 in 2012; 12 in 2013; 5 in 2014) Mike Moudy Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – 1 vs. Games Started: 7 (2 in 2013; 5 in 2014) Offensive Line Florida Atlantic; Interceptions – None 2014ONORS H Senior | 6-5 | 305 CAREER STATISTICS Rimington Trophy Watch List Castle Rock, Colo. 74 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU Campbell Trophy Watch List 2010 -- Redshirt -- CAREER 2011 5/0 7 0.0-0 2-3 0 2014 GAME BY GAME Games Played: 17 (3 in 2012; 9 in 2013; 5 in 2014) 2012 5/0 5 0.5-1 1-1 0 Florida Atlantic: Started at center and directed an offensive Games Started: 8 (3 in 2013; 5 in 2014) 2013 -- Injured -- line that helped Nebraska roll up 784 yards, including 498 2014 5/0 14 0.0-0 1-1 1 yards on the ground. McNeese State: Helped the Huskers 2014 GAME BY GAME Totals 15/0 26 0.5-1 4-5 1 rush for 195 yards. Fresno State: Helped Nebraska roll up four Florida Atlantic: Helped pave the way for Ameer Abdullah scoring plays of at least 50 yards. Miami: Led an offensive line to rush for a career-high 232 yards. McNeese State: Helped 2014 GAME BY GAME that paved the way for Ameer Abdullah to rush for 229 yards Tommy Armstrong Jr. rush for a career-high 131 yards. Fresno Florida Atlantic: Returned to the field after missing all of 2013 on 35 carries. Illinois: Directed an offensive line that helped State: Started and helped NU average 6.7 yards per carry. with injury... totaled four tackles, including a TFL... added a the Huskers rush for 458 yards and five touchdowns. Miami: Was part of an offensive unit that averaged 6.8 yards pass break-up and a QB hurry. McNeese State: Saw time off per play. Illinois: Paved the way for Ameer Abdullah to run for the bench but didn’t record any stats. Fresno State: Made Zach Sterup 208 yards and three touchdowns. three tackles, all solo stops, off the bench. Miami: Recorded Offensive Line six tackles off the bench and forced a fumble of Duke Johnson Junior | 6-8 | 320 Kenny Bell in the third quarter that was returned for a touchdown by Hastings, Neb. Wide Receiver Josh Mitchell. Illinois: Saw time off the bench and made one 57 Senior | 6-1 | 185 tackle. CAREER Boulder, Colo. 80 Games Played: 19 (4 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 4 in 2014) Josh Banderas Games Started: 4 (4 in 2014) SEASON HIGHS Linebacker Catches – 5 at Fresno State, vs. Illinois; Receiving Yards – 2014 GAME BY GAME Sophomore | 6-2 | 235 116 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. Miami, vs. Florida Atlantic: Didn’t play in the season opener due to Illinois; Long – 63 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. Illinois Lincoln, Neb. 52 injury. McNeese State: Made his first career start in the 31-24 win over the Cowboys. Fresno State: Helped protect Tommy CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS SEASON HIGHS Armstrong Jr., who threw three touchdown passes. Miami: Year G/GS No. Yards TD Tackles – 10 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – Kept quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. clean, while he threw 2010 -- Redshirt -- 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Illinois: Helped Ameer 2011 13/11 32 461 3 Atlantic; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None Abdullah run for 208 yards and three touchdowns. 2012 14/14 50 863 8 CAREER STATISTICS 2013 13/12 52 577 4 2014 5/4 19 389 2 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU Jake Cotton Totals 45/41 153 2,290 17 2013 13/4 28 2.0-8 3-9 1 Offensive Line 2014 5/5 23 0.0-0 2-5 0 Senior | 6-6 | 305 CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Totals 18/9 51 2.0-8 5-14 1 Lincoln, Neb. 68 Year G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD 2014 GAME BY GAME 2010 -- Redshirt -- 2011 13/11 6 152 0 0 0 0 Florida Atlantic: Started at linebacker, made four tackles and CAREER 2012 14/14 14 325 0 1 0 0 recorded one QB hurry. McNeese State: Finished second on Games Played: 24 (3 in 2011; 5 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 5 in 2014) 2013 13/12 23 609 1 0 0 0 the team with 10 tackles, including a TFL for three yards. Games Started: 16 (11 in 2013; 5 in 2014) 2014 5/4 2 56 0 2 5 0 Fresno State: Finished the day with four tackles, including 2014ONORS H Totals 45/41 45 1,142 1 3 5 0 his second TFL of the season. Miami: Recorded five tackles Team Captain against the Hurricanes. Illinois: Went over 50 career tackles 2014ONORS H with a pair of tackles on the night. 2014 GAME BY GAME Biletnikoff Award Watch List Florida Atlantic: Helped pave the way for Ameer Abdullah to Paul Hornung Award Watch List Kevin Maurice rush for a career-high 232 yards, while the Huskers rolled up Preseason All-Big Ten (Kick Returner, Phil Steele) Defensive Tackle 498 rushing yards and 784 yards of total offense. McNeese Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten (KR & Receiver, Athlon) Sophomore | 6-3 | 280 State: Helped the Huskers produce two rushing touchdowns. Fresno State: Helped NU roll up 280 on the ground and a pair 2014 GAME BY GAME Orlando, Fla. 55 of rushing touchdowns. Miami: Paved the way for the Huskers Florida Atlantic: Caught four passes for 116 yards, including to roll up 343 yards on the ground. Illinois: Paved the way for a 63-yard reception in the third quarter, marking the third- SEASON HIGHS NU to rush for 458 yards and five touchdowns. longest catch of his career... Bell and Jordan Westerkamp Tackles – 2 at Fresno State; Sacks – 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic; combined to become the first Husker duo to both top 100 Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries – None; PBUs Alex Lewis receiving yards in a game since Marlon Lucky (IB) and Maurice – None; Interceptions – None Purify (WR) achieved the feat at Colorado in 2007... Bell and Offensive Line Westerkamp became the first pair of wide receivers in Husker CAREER STATISTICS Junior | 6-6 | 290 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL history to accomplish the feat. McNeese State: Was limited to 2013 6/0 2 0.0-0 0-0 Tempe, Ariz. 71 one catch for 14 yards due to a groin injury... also returned a 2014 5/0 6 0.5-5 1-5 pair of kickoffs for 56 yards. Fresno State: Caught five passes for 84 yards to increase his career receptions total to 144... Totals 11/0 8 0.5-5 1-5 CAREER Games Played: 5 (5 in 2014) moved past Johnny Rodgers (143 catches) into second place 2014 GAME BY GAME Games Started: 5 (5 in 2014) on the NU career receptions list.Miami: Made his 40th career Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench and teamed with Greg start at Nebraska... caught four passes for 70 yards, including McMullen for a sack. McNeese State: Produced one tackle off 2014 GAME BY GAME a 40-yard touchdown in the first quarter to tie the game at the bench. Fresno State: Recorded a pair of tackles off the Florida Atlantic: Started at left tackle in his Husker debut... 7-7. Illinois: Caught a 63-yard touchdown pass in the second bench. Miami: Notched one tackle off the bench. Illinois: protected Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw for a career-high quarter to give Nebraska a 28-7 lead... 63-yard touchdown Came off the bench to make one tackle. 271 yards and two touchdowns. McNeese State: Protected Cornhuskers to Watch catch tied Bell’s season long reception and was Nebraska’s Greg McMullen afternoon. McNeese State: Started at defensive tackle and fourth touchdown pass of better than 50 yards this season... made three tackles, all solo stops. Fresno State: Had a career now has 17 career touchdown receptions, moving into third Defensive End night with two sacks for 12 yards... finished with three TFLs for place on the NU career touchdown receptions list... each of his Sophomore | 6-3 | 280 14 yards. Miami: Totaled six tackles, including four solo stops. last 15 touchdowns have covered at least 20 yards... finished Akron, Ohio 90 Illinois: Only tackle of the game was a one-yard TFL. the night with five receptions for 105 yards, increasing his career receptions total to 153 to move within 13 receptions of SEASON HIGHS Nate Swift’s NU record of 166 career receptions... marked his Tackles – 9 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – 1 vs. McNeese State, fifth career 100-yard receiving game, tying Bell for third on the at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. NU list of 100-yard receiving games. McNeese State; QB Hurries – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. Illinois; PBUs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. Miami, vs. Illinois; Alonzo Moore Interceptions – None Wide Receiver CAREER STATISTICS Sophomore | 6-2 | 195 Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Winnifield, La. 2012 -- Redshirt -- 82 2013 11/0 16 1.0-10 4-15 SEASON HIGHS 2014 5/5 18 2.5-14 6-19 Catches – 3 vs. Miami; Receiving Yards – 26 vs. Miami; Totals 16/5 34 3.5-24 10-34 Receiving TDs – None; Long – 14 vs. Miami 2014 GAME BY GAME CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Florida Atlantic: Made his first career start at Nebraska... Year G/GS No. Yards TD totaled four tackles and three of NU’s eight QB hurries... 2012 -- Redshirt -- notched a pass break-up and pair of TFL’s for six yards, 2013 10/2 6 75 0 including a sack for four yards. McNeese State: Was third on 2014 5/4 5 46 0 the team with nine tackles, including a sack and a pair of TFLs. Totals 15/6 11 121 0 Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles, including an eight-yard sack. Miami: Recorded one tackle and NU’s only pass break- 2014 GAME BY GAME up of the night. Illinois: Made a pair of tackles, including a Florida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record a TFL... broke up a pass and notched three QB hurries. catch. McNeese State: Started his first game of the season and caught one pass for 11 yards. Fresno State: Started and didn’t Jack Gangwish record a catch, but did return a kick 18 yards. Miami: Caught three passes for 26 yards, including a 14-yard reception. Defensive End Illinois: Started and caught one pass for nine yards. Junior | 6-2 | 260 Wood River, Neb. 95 Sam Cotton Tight End SEASON HIGHS Sophomore | 6-4 | 250 Tackles – 5 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 Lincoln, Neb. vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – 84 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions – None SEASON HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Catches – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Receiving Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL Yards – 23 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs – 1 at Fresno 2011 -- Redshirt -- State; Long – 23 at Fresno State 2012 0/0 0 0.0-0 0-0 2013 0/0 0 0.0-0 0-0 CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS 2014 5/1 8 0.0-0 1-1 Year G/GS No. Yards TD Totals 5/1 8 0.0-0 1-1 2012 -- Redshirt -- 2013 10/1 3 22 1 2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench in his Husker debut, 2014 5/0 2 33 1 made one tackle and notched a QB hurry. McNeese State: Totals 15/1 5 55 2 Made a career-high five tackles in his first career start, 2014 GAME BY GAME including a TFL for one yard. Fresno State: Made a pair of Florida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make one catch for tackles off the bench and recorded a pass break-up. Miami: 10 yards. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench against the Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record any tackles. Illinois: Cowboys. Fresno State: Caught a 23-yard touchdown pass Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record any stats. from Tommy Armstrong Jr., his second career TD. Miami: Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record a catch.Illinois: Saw time Vincent Valentine off the bench, but didn’t record a catch. Defensive Tackle Sophomore | 6-3 | 325 Edwardsville, Ill. 98

SEASON HIGHS Tackles – 6 vs. Miami; Sacks – 2 at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss – 3 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS TT Sacks TFL 2012 -- Redshirt -- 2013 13/6 21 1.0-8 5-14 2014 5/5 16 2.0-12 4-15 Totals 18/11 37 3.0-20 9-29 2014 GAME BY GAME Florida Atlantic: Started at defensive tackle and made a pair of tackles... notched one of NU’s eight QB hurries on the 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2014 Nebraska Schedule and Results DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE RECORD CONFERENCE TIME ATTEND Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic W 55-7 1-0 0-0 3:20 91,441 Sept. 6 McNeese State W 31-24 2-0 0-0 3:23 91,082 Sept. 13 at Fresno State W 55-19 3-0 0-0 3:41 41,031 Sept. 20 Miami W 41-31 4-0 0-0 3:24 91,585 Sept. 27 Illinois* W 45-14 5-0 1-0 3:24 91,225 * Big Ten conference game

Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING 227 95 Points Per Game 45.4 19.0 FIRST DOWNS 136 88 Rushing 81 29 Passing 44 51 Penalty 11 8 RUSHING YARDAGE 1774 542 Yards gained rushing 1824 680 Yards lost rushing 50 138 Rushing Attempts 256 150 Average Per Rush 6.9 3.6 Average Per Game 354.8 108.4 TDs Rushing 16 5 PASSING YARDAGE 1089 1116 Comp-Att-Int 66-124-3 98-195-6 Average Per Pass 8.8 5.7 Average Per Catch 16.5 11.4 Average Per Game 217.8 223.2 TDs Passing 11 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 2863 1658 Total Plays 380 345 Average Per Play 7.5 4.8 Average Per Game 572.6 331.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-263 17-386 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-234 5-34 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-76 3-112 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 22.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.7 6.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.7 37.3 FUMBLES-LOST 10-3 5-1 PENALTIES-Yards 32-300 30-256 Average Per Game 60.0 51.2 PUNTS-Yards 17-777 40-1683 Average Per Punt 45.7 42.1 Net punt average 43.7 34.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 42-2683 19-1118 Average Per Kick 63.9 58.8 Net kick average 40.4 41.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:32 27:28 3RD-DOWN Conversions 32/65 22/79 3rd-Down Pct 49% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 5/8 4th-Down Pct 50% 62% SACKS BY-Yards 12-93 3-15 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 12 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-10 3-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (21-22) 95% (11-14) 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-22) 77% (8-14) 57% PAT-ATTEMPTS (29-29) 100% (12-12) 100% ATTENDANCE 365363 41031 Games/Avg Per Game 4/91341 1/41031 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL Nebraska 56 71 55 45 227 Opponents 30 24 14 27 95

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2014 Nebraska Individual Statistics RUSHING GP-GS ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Abdullah, Ameer 5-5 114 850 17 833 7.3 8 57 166.6 Mitchell, Josh 1 57 57.0 1 57 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 5-5 50 431 11 420 8.4 2 42 84.0 Total 1 57 57.0 1 57 Cross, Imani 5-0 34 234 10 224 6.6 3 62 44.8 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Newby, Terrell 5-0 35 178 2 176 5.0 3 43 35.2 Nelson, Jordan 4-0 12 72 2 70 5.8 0 18 17.5 Fyfe, Ryker 3-0 7 52 5 47 6.7 0 15 15.7 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK Nabity, Graham 3-0 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 2.3 Brown, Drew 7-9 77.8 1-1 2-2 3-3 1-2 0-1 44 0 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 5-0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Bondi, Mauro 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 45 0 TEAM 5-0 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.6 Total 8-10 80.0 1-1 2-2 3-3 2-3 0-1 45 0 Total 5 256 1824 50 1774 6.9 16 62 354.8 Opponents 3-4 75.0 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 Opponents 5 150 680 138 542 3.6 5 66 108.4 FG SEQUENCE NEBRASKA OPPONENTS Florida Atlantic (44),(45) 45 McNeese State (31) (24) Fresno State 43,(38),(22) 30,(27) Miami (19),(39) (34) Illinois (29),54 - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PASSING G-S EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G Armstrong Jr., Tommy 5-5 154.23 62-115-3 53.9 1052 10 70 210.4 Fyfe, Ryker 3-0 127.20 3-7-0 42.9 31 1 12 10.3 Stanton, Johnny 2-0 150.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 0 6 3.0 TEAM 5-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5 151.43 66-124-3 53.2 1089 11 70 217.8 Opponents 5 102.33 98-195-6 50.3 1116 6 58 223.2

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 50+ BLKD Foltz, Sam 17 777 45.7 61 0 6 8 8 0 RECEIVING G-GS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G Total 17 777 45.7 61 0 6 8 8 0 Bell, Kenny 5-4 19 389 20.5 2 63 77.8 Opponents 40 1683 42.1 74 3 7 4 7 0 Westerkamp, Jordan 5-5 16 316 19.8 3 70 63.2 Abdullah, Ameer 5-5 5 108 21.6 2 58 21.6 KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN Moore, Alonzo 5-4 5 46 9.2 0 14 9.2 Bondi, Mauro 24 1542 64.2 12 0 Turner, Jamal 2-2 4 37 9.2 0 17 18.5 Brown, Drew 18 1141 63.4 12 1 Allen, Taariq 5-0 4 30 7.5 0 14 6.0 Total 42 2683 63.9 24 1 386 40.4 24 Hovey, Lane 5-0 3 48 16.0 0 29 9.6 Opponents 19 1118 58.8 3 1 263 41.1 23 Newby, Terrell 5-0 3 33 11.0 0 20 6.6 Cotton, Sam 5-0 2 33 16.5 1 23 6.6 Carter, Cethan 5-0 2 25 12.5 1 20 5.0 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 5-0 2 14 7.0 1 8 2.8 Bailey, Christian 3-0 1 10 10.0 1 10 3.3 Total 5 66 1089 16.5 11 70 217.8 Opponents 5 98 1116 11.4 6 58 223.2

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Pierson-El, De’Mornay 17 239 14.1 1 86 Bell, Kenny 2 5 2.5 0 3 Santos, David 1 -10 -10.0 0 0 Total 20 234 11.7 1 86 Opponents 5 34 6.8 0 19

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Davie, Daniel 2 17 8.5 0 17 Gerry, Nate 1 54 54.0 0 54 Santos, David 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kalu, Joshua 1 5 5.0 0 5 Cooper, Corey 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 6 76 12.7 0 54 Opponents 3 112 37.3 1 98

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Abdullah, Ameer 6 119 19.8 0 34 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 3 36 12.0 0 18 Moore, Alonzo 2 32 16.0 0 18 Bell, Kenny 2 56 28.0 0 35 Newby, Terrell 1 20 20.0 0 20 Total 14 263 18.8 0 35 Opponents 17 386 22.7 0 44

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|------PATS ------| SCORING TD FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/G Abdullah, Ameer 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Abdullah, Ameer 5 833 108 0 119 0 1060 212.0 Brown, Drew 0 7-9 28-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 49 Bell, Kenny 5 0 389 5 56 0 450 90.0 Westerkamp, Jordan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 5 420 0 0 0 0 420 84.0 Cross, Imani 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Westerkamp, Jordan 5 0 316 0 0 0 316 63.2 Newby, Terrell 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 5 0 14 239 36 0 289 57.8 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Newby, Terrell 5 176 33 0 20 0 229 45.8 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Cross, Imani 5 224 0 0 0 0 224 44.8 Bell, Kenny 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Moore, Alonzo 5 0 46 0 32 0 78 15.6 Bailey, Christian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nelson, Jordan 4 70 0 0 0 0 70 17.5 Carter, Cethan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Gerry, Nate 5 0 0 0 0 54 54 10.8 Cotton, Sam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hovey, Lane 5 0 48 0 0 0 48 9.6 Mitchell, Josh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Fyfe, Ryker 3 47 0 0 0 0 47 15.7 Bondi, Mauro 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4 Turner, Jamal 2 0 37 0 0 0 37 18.5 Total 29 8-10 29-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 227 Cotton, Sam 5 0 33 0 0 0 33 6.6 Opponents 12 3-5 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 95 Allen, Taariq 5 0 30 0 0 0 30 6.0 Carter, Cethan 5 0 25 0 0 0 25 5.0 Davie, Daniel 5 0 0 0 0 17 17 3.4 Bailey, Christian 3 0 10 0 0 0 10 3.3 Nabity, Graham 3 7 0 0 0 0 7 2.3 Kalu, Joshua 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.0 TEAM 5 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.6 Santos, David 4 0 0 -10 0 0 -10 -2.5 TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Total 5 1774 1089 234 263 76 3436 687.2 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 5 165 420 1052 1472 294.4 Opponents 5 542 1116 34 386 112 2190 438.0 Abdullah, Ameer 5 114 833 0 833 166.6 Cross, Imani 5 34 224 0 224 44.8 Newby, Terrell 5 35 176 0 176 35.2 Fyfe, Ryker 3 14 47 31 78 26.0 Nelson, Jordan 4 12 70 0 70 17.5 Nabity, Graham 3 2 7 0 7 2.3 Stanton, Johnny 2 1 0 6 6 3.0 TEAM 5 2 -3 0 -3 -0.6 Total 5 380 1774 1089 2863 572.6 Opponents 5 345 542 1116 1658 331.6

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Defensive Statistics |------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKD NAME GP-GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF 25 Gerry, Nate 5-5 14 16 30 4-6 0.5-2 1-54 1 3 . 1 . . 13 Anderson, Zaire 5-4 10 17 27 6-17 1.0-9 ...... 41 Santos, David 4-3 11 13 24 2-2 . 1-0 ...... 52 Banderas, Josh 5-4 7 17 24 2-5 . . . 1 . . . . 6 Cooper, Corey 5-5 11 9 20 . . 1-0 . 1 . . . . 90 McMullen, Greg 5-5 10 8 18 6-19 2.5-14 . 3 7 . . . . 4 Gregory, Randy 4-4 10 7 17 5-42 4.5-42 . . 7 . 1 . . 98 Valentine, Vincent 5-5 6 10 16 4-15 2.0-12 . . 1 . . . . 2 Kalu, Joshua 5-2 12 4 16 1-1 . 1-5 2 1 . 1 . . 23 Davie, Daniel 5-5 12 2 14 4-6 . 2-17 1 . . . . . 43 Roach, Trevor 5-0 13 1 14 1-1 . . 1 1 . 1 . . 7 Collins, Maliek 5-5 5 7 12 3-7 . . . 6 . . . . 28 Cockrell, Byerson 5-2 8 3 11 1-5 . . 3 . . . . . 5 Mitchell, Josh 5-5 9 2 11 . . . 5 . 1-57 . . . 14 Rose, Jonathan 5-0 8 3 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 95 Gangwish, Jack 5-1 5 3 8 1-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 55 Maurice, Kevin 5-0 2 4 6 1-5 0.5-5 . . 1 . . . . 27 Williams, Kieron 5-0 4 1 5 1-1 ...... 97 Rath, Logan 2-0 1 3 4 1-0 ...... 92 Williams, Kevin 3-0 2 1 3 2-5 ...... 31 Felici, Joey 5-0 . 3 3 ...... 49 Weber, Chris 5-0 2 . 2 ...... 3 Newby, Marcus 5-0 1 1 2 1-9 1.0-9 . . 2 . . . . 24 Williams, Austin 5-0 . 2 2 ...... 1B Hovey, Lane 5-0 1 1 2 ...... 11 Jones, Chris 4-0 2 . 2 ...... 39 Nelson, Jordan 4-0 1 1 2 ...... 51 Love, Courtney 5-0 2 . 2 1-1 ...... 56 Simpson, Brad 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 1 Westerkamp, Jordan 5-5 1 . 1 ...... 8 Singleton, D.J. 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 27 Foltz, Sam 5-0 1 . 1 ...... 1 Joseph, Boaz 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 19 Keels, Joe 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 45 Natter, A.J. 3-0 . 1 1 ...... Total 5-0 175 140 315 37-148 12-93 6-76 18 32 1-57 4 . . Opponents 5-0 209 198 407 18.0-46 3-15 3-112 12 5 3-0 5 . 1

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES S-A/TOT FAU MCNEESE FS MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G Rose, Jonathan 3-3/6 2-0/2 1-1/2 - 0-2/1 Felici, Joey 0-3/3 - 0-1/1 - 0-1/1 0-1/1 Kalu, Joshua 2-1/3 - 1-1/1 1-0/1 - Roach, Trevor 2-0/2 - - 2-0/2 - Williams, Kieron 1-1/2 - 1-1/2 - - Hovey, Lane 1-1/2 - 1-0/1 - - 0-1/1 Love, Courtney 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 - - Davie, Daniel 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1 - Simpson, Brad 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1 - Nelson, Jordan 2-0/2 - - 1-0/1 1-0/1 Williams, Austin 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1 - Foltz, Sam 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1 - Newby, Marcus 0-1/1 - - - 0-1/1

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Individual Game By Game RUSHING NO-YDS/TD FAU MSS F UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Abdullah, Ameer RB 114-833/8 21-232/1 17-54/1 19-110/1 35-229/2 22-208/3 Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB 50-420/2 7-62/1 11-131/1 9-65/0 13-96/0 10-66/0 Cross, Imani RB 34-224/3 3-32/1 3-1/0 3-69/1 3-13/0 22-109/1 Newby, Terrell RB 35-176/3 16-107/2 2-9/0 7-18/0 1-8/0 9-34/1 Nelson, Jordan RB 12-70/0 5-32/0 DNP 2-3/0 - 5-35/0 Fyfe, Ryker QB 7-47/0 4-29/0 DNP 1-12/0 DNP 2-6/0 Nabity, Graham RB 2-7/0 1-4/0 DNP 1-3/0 DNP DNP Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 1-0/0 - - - 1-0/0 - TEAM 1--3/0 - - - 1--3/0 -

RECEIVING NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Bell, Kenny WR 19-389/2 4-116/0 1-14/0 5-84/0 4-70/1 5-105/1 Westerkamp, Jordan WR 16-316/3 7-125/1 4-61/1 2-85/1 1-14/0 2-31/0 Abdullah, Ameer RB 5-108/2 1-9/0 3-96/1 - 1-3/1 - Hovey, Lane WR 3-48/0 - - 3-48/0 - - Moore, Alonzo WR 5-46/0 - 1-11/0 - 3-26/0 1-9/0 Turner, Jamal WR 4-37/0 1-9/0 3-28/0 DNP DNP DNP Cotton, Sam TE 2-33/1 1-10/0 - 1-23/1 - - Newby, Terrell RB 3-33/0 - - 1-12/0 - 2-21/0 Allen, Taariq WR 4-30/0 1-3/0 3-27/0 - - - Carter, Cethan TE 2-25/1 - 1-5/0 1-20/1 - - Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 2-14/1 2-14/1 - - - - Bailey, Christian WR 1-10/1 - - 1-10/1 DNP DNP

PASSING #4 Armstrong Jr., Tommy Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic. Florida Atlantic 29 15 0 51.7 271 2 63 0 0 153.0 McNeese State 31 16 1 51.6 242 2 58 1 2 132.0 Fresno State 21 12 0 57.1 260 3 70 0 0 208.3 Miami 13 9 1 69.2 113 2 40 0 0 177.6 Illinois 21 10 1 47.6 166 1 63 1 8 120.2 TOTALS 115 62 3 53.9 1052 10 70 2 10 154.2 #17 Fyfe, Ryker Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida Atlantic 4 1 0 25.0 9 0 9 0 0 43.9 Fresno State 3 2 0 66.7 22 1 12 0 0 238.3 Illinois 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 7 3 0 42.9 31 1 12 0 0 127.2

#5 Stanton, Johnny Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Florida Atlantic 1 1 0 100.0 6 0 6 0 0 150.4 Fresno State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 6 0 6 0 0 150.4

PUNT RETURNS NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Pierson-El, De’Mornay 17-239 2-14 5-52 5-150 2-11 3-12 Bell, Kenny 2-5 2-5 - - - - Santos, David 1--10 - - 1--10 - DNP

KICK RETURNS NO-YDS/TD FAU MS FS UM ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B!G BOWL Abdullah, Ameer 6-119 - 1-34 - 4-81 1-4 Bell, Kenny 2-56 - 2-56 - - - Pierson-El, De’Mornay 3-36 - 2-36 1-0 - - Moore, Alonzo 2-32 1-14 - 1-18 - - Newby, Terrell 1-20 - - 1-20 - -

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Defense Game By Game TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Gerry, Nate DB 14-16 30 3-1 6-7 1-1 3-3 1-4 Anderson, Zaire LB 10-17 27 3-4 2-6 - 1-2 4-5 Banderas, Josh LB 7-17 24 0-3 3-7 3-1 0-5 1-1 Santos, David LB 11-13 24 2-4 3-3 1-1 5-5 DNP Cooper, Corey DB 11-9 20 - 3-3 2-1 4-4 2-1 McMullen, Greg DE 10-8 18 1-3 6-3 2-0 0-1 1-1 Gregory, Randy DE 10-7 17 - DNP 3-0 2-5 5-2 Kalu, Joshua DB 12-4 16 1-0 1-1 6-0 - 4-3 Valentine, Vincent DL 6-10 16 0-2 0-3 3-1 2-4 1-0 Davie, Daniel DB 12-2 14 5-0 2-1 3-0 2-1 - Roach, Trevor LB 13-1 14 4-0 - 3-0 5-1 1-0 Collins, Maliek DT 5-7 12 0-1 2-1 1-3 2-0 0-2 Rose, Jonathan DB 8-3 11 3-0 1-1 3-0 1-2 - Mitchell, Josh DB 9-2 11 - 1-1 4-0 0-1 4-0 Cockrell, Byerson DB 8-3 11 2-1 1-1 3-0 1-1 1-0 Gangwish, Jack DE 5-3 8 0-1 4-1 1-1 - - Maurice, Kevin DL 2-4 6 0-1 0-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 Williams, Kieron DB 4-1 5 1-0 1-1 1-0 - 1-0 Rath, Logan DL 1-3 4 1-3 DNP - DNP DNP Williams, Kevin DL 2-1 3 - DNP 2-1 DNP - Felici, Joey DB 0-3 3 - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 Newby, Marcus LB 1-1 2 - - 1-0 0-1 - Hovey, Lane WR 1-1 2 - 1-0 - - 0-1 Williams, Austin LB 0-2 2 0-1 - 0-1 - - Jones, Chris DB 2-0 2 - - 2-0 DNP - Weber, Chris LB 2-0 2 - - 2-0 - - Love, Courtney LB 2-0 2 1-0 1-0 - - - Nelson, Jordan IB 1-1 2 - DNP 0-1 1-0 - Westerkamp, Jordan WR 1-0 1 - - - - 1-0 Simpson, Brad LB 1-0 1 - - 1-0 DNP - Joseph, Boaz DB 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0 - - Foltz, Sam P 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - Singleton, D.J. DB 1-0 1 - - - DNP 1-0 Natter, A.J. DE 0-1 1 0-1 DNP - DNP - Keels, Joe DE 1-0 1 - - 1-0 DNP -

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Defense Game By Game TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A TOT FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL McMullen, Greg DE 3-3 6 2-6 2-3 1-8 - 1-2 Anderson, Zaire LB 3-3 6 1-4 2-0 - - 3-13 Gregory, Randy DE 4-1 5 - DNP - 2-25 3-17 Valentine, Vincent DL 4-0 4 - - 3-14 - 1-1 Gerry, Nate DB 0-4 4 1-1 2-3 - - 1-2 Davie, Daniel DB 3-1 4 - - 2-4 2-2 - Collins, Maliek DT 2-1 3 - - - 2-5 1-2 Williams, Kevin DL 1-1 2 - DNP 2-5 DNP - Santos, David LB 0-2 2 1-1 - - 1-1 DNP Banderas, Josh LB 0-2 2 - 1-3 1-2 - - Kalu, Joshua DB 1-0 1 - - 1-1 - - Love, Courtney LB 1-0 1 1-1 - - - - Maurice, Kevin DL 0-1 1 1-5 - - - - Newby, Marcus LB 1-0 1 - - 1-9 - - Gangwish, Jack DE 1-0 1 - 1-1 - - - Rath, Logan DL 0-1 1 1-0 DNP - DNP DNP Williams, Kieron DB 1-0 1 - - - - 1-1 Roach, Trevor LB 1-0 1 1-1 - - - - Cockrell, Byerson DB 1-0 1 - - 1-5 - -

SACKS UA-A TOT FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Gregory, Randy DE 4-1 4.5 - DNP - 2.0-25 2.5-17 McMullen, Greg DE 2-1 2.5 0.5-4 1.0-2 1.0-8 - - Valentine, Vincent DL 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-12 - - Newby, Marcus LB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-9 - - Anderson, Zaire LB 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-9 Maurice, Kevin DL 0-1 0.5 0.5-5 - - - - Gerry, Nate DB 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-2

INT RETURNS NO-YDS FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Davie, Daniel 2-17 - - - - 2-17 Gerry, Nate 1-54 - - - - 1-54 Cooper, Corey 1-0 - 1-0 - - - Kalu, Joshua 1-5 - - - 1-5 - Santos, David 1-0 - - - 1-0 DNP

FUMBLES RECOVERED NO-YDS FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Mitchell, Josh 1-57 - - - 1-57

FORCED FUMBLES NO FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Roach, Trevor 1 - - - 1 - Gerry, Nate 1 1 - - - - Gregory, Randy 1 - DNP - 1 - Kalu, Joshua 1 - - 1 - -

FUMBLE RETURNS NO-YDS FAU MS S F MIAMI ILL MSU NW RUT PUR WIS MINN IOWA B1G BOWL Mitchell, Josh 1 - - - 1 -

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Team Game By Game |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| TOTAL DATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF. Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 57 498 5 47 17 286 2 63 17-35-0 286 2 63 1 14 0 14 4 19 0 15 784 Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 33 195 2 42 16 242 2 58 16-31-1 242 2 58 5 126 0 35 5 52 0 25 437 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State 42 280 2 62 14 282 4 70 14-24-0 282 4 70 3 38 0 20 6 140 1 86 562 Sept. 20, 2014 Miami 54 343 2 26 9 113 2 40 9-13-1 113 2 40 4 81 0 31 2 11 0 11 456 Sept. 27, 2014 Illinois 70 458 5 28 10 166 1 63 10-21-1 166 1 63 1 4 0 4 3 12 0 9 624 Totals 256 1774 16 62 66 1089 11 70 66-124-3 1089 11 70 14 263 0 35 20 234 1 86 2863 Opponent 150 542 5 66 98 1116 6 58 98-195-6 1116 6 58 17 386 0 44 5 34 0 19 1658

|------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 Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 27 26 53 6.0-19 1.0-9 1 0-0 0-0 8 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 55 Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 38 42 80 5.0-10 1.0-2 0 0-0 1-0 3 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State 53 12 65 11.0-48 4.0-29 1 0-0 0-0 1 6 0 7-7 0 0 0 55 Sept. 20, 2014 Miami 29 38 67 6.0-33 2.0-25 2 1-57 2-5 4 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 41 Sept. 27, 2014 Illinois 28 22 50 9.0-38 4.0-28 0 0-0 3-71 8 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Totals 175 140 315 37.0-148 12.0-93 4 1-57 6-76 32 18 0 29-29 0 0 0 227 Opponent 209 198 407 18.0-46 3.0-15 5 3-0 3-112 5 12 0 12-12 0 0 1 95

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| DATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LONG BLKD TB FC 50+ I20 ATT-MADE LG BLKD NO YDS AVG TB OB Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 2 71 35.5 40 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 45 0 10 650 65.0 7 0 Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 6 307 51.2 61 0 0 1 5 4 1-1 31 0 6 379 63.2 2 0 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State 5 237 47.4 59 0 0 2 3 2 3-2 38 0 11 704 64.0 5 0 Sept. 20, 2014 Miami 1 49 49.0 49 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 39 0 7 431 61.6 3 1 Sept. 27, 2014 Illinois 3 113 37.7 49 0 0 1 0 2 2-1 29 0 8 519 64.9 7 0 Totals 17 777 45.7 61 0 0 6 8 8 10-8 45 0 42 2683 63.9 24 1 Opponent 40 1683 42.1 74 0 3 7 7 4 5-3 34 0 19 1118 58.8 3 1

Opponent Team Game By Game |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| TOTAL DATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF. Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 30 105 0 14 11 95 1 20 11-30-0 95 1 20 3 105 0 44 0 0 0 0 200 Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 45 178 2 26 12 160 0 40 12-26-1 160 0 40 4 65 0 24 3 19 0 11 338 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State 28 105 1 66 30 241 1 29 30-59-0 241 1 29 6 135 0 33 2 15 0 19 346 Sept. 20, 2014 Miami 23 76 1 19 28 359 3 32 28-42-2 359 3 32 3 53 0 24 0 0 0 0 435 Sept. 27, 2014 Illinois 24 78 1 41 17 261 1 58 17-38-3 261 1 58 1 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 339 Opponent totals 150 542 5 66 98 1116 6 58 98-195-6 1116 6 58 17 386 0 44 5 34 0 19 1658 Nebraska 256 1774 16 62 66 1089 11 70 66-124-3 1089 11 70 14 263 0 35 20 234 1 86 2863

|------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 Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 56 26 82 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 29 42 71 7.0-19 1.0-2 1 0-0 1-98 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State 50 10 60 3.0-4 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 1 19 Sept. 20, 2014 Miami 37 44 81 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 0 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Sept. 27, 2014 Illinois 37 76 113 8.0-23 2.0-13 1 1-0 1-14 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Opponent totals 209 198 407 18.0-46 3.0-15 5 3-0 3-112 5 12 0 12-12 0 0 1 95 Nebraska 175 140 315 37.0-148 12.0-93 4 1-57 6-76 32 18 0 29-29 0 0 0 227

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| DATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LONG BLKD TB FC 50+ I20 ATT-MADE LG BLKD NO YDS AVG TB OB Aug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 9 425 47.2 66 0 1 2 3 0 1-0 0 0 2 130 65.0 1 0 Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 8 315 39.4 45 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 24 0 5 307 61.4 0 0 Sept. 13, 2014 at Fresno State 13 527 40.5 65 0 1 3 2 3 2-1 27 0 3 182 60.7 0 0 Sept. 20, 2014 Miami 2 78 39.0 41 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 34 0 6 319 53.2 1 0 Sept. 27, 2014 Illinois 8 338 42.2 74 0 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 3 180 60.0 1 1 Opponent totals 40 1683 42.1 74 0 3 7 7 4 5-3 34 0 19 1118 58.8 3 1 Nebraska 17 777 45.7 61 0 0 6 8 8 10-8 45 0 42 2683 63.9 24 1

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Team Comparison OPPONENT SCORE 1ST DNS (RUN/PASS/PEN.) RUSHING PASSING PASS YDS TOTAL OFFENSE RET YDS T/O Florida Atlantic 55-7 35/13 (24/7; 11/5; 0/1) 57-498/30-105 17-35-0/11-30-0 286/95 92-784/60-200 33/105 0/0 McNeese State 31-24 17/15 (7/7; 9/7; 1/1) 33-195/45-178 16-31-1/12-26-1 242/160 64-437/71-338 178/182 1/1 Fresno State 55-19 22/20 (7/5; 13/13; 2/2) 42-280/28-105 14-24-0/30-59-0 282/241 66-562/87-346 178/150 1/0 Miami 41-31 27/24 (17/6; 5/16; 5/2) 54-343/23-76 9-13-1/28-42-2 113/359 67-456/65-435 154/53 2/3 Illinois 45-14 35/16 (26/4; 6/10; 3/2) 70-458/24-78 10-21-1/17-38-3 166/261 91-624/62-339 87/42 2/3 Totals 227-95 136/88 (81/29; 44/51; 11/8) 256-1774/150-542 66-124-3/98-195-6 1089/1116 380-2863/345-1658 630/532 6/7 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 PENLTIES Florida Atlantic 8-12/4-15 0-0/0-1 33:55/26:05 7:50 8.7/3.5 8.2/3.2 8.5/3.3 2-35.5/9-47.2 6-60/3-22 McNeese State 4-13/5-17 1-2/2-2 25:08/34:52 -9:44 5.9/4.0 7.8/6.2 6.8/4.8 6-51.2/8-39.4 5-40/6-44 Fresno State 6-15/6-23 0-0/1-1 30:40/29:20 1:20 6.7/3.8 11.8/4.1 8.5/4.0 5-47.4/13-40.5 6-61/5-55 Miami 7-10/4-10 0-0/2-3 33:20/26:40 6:40 6.4/3.3 8.7/8.5 6.8/6.7 1-49.0/2-39.0 7-69/9-82 Illinois 7-15/3-14 1-2/0-1 39:36/20:24 19:12 6.5/3.2 7.9/6.9 6.9/5.5 3-37.7/8-42.2 8-70/7-53 Totals 32-65/22-79 2-4/5-8 162:39/137:21 25:18 6.9/3.6 8.8/5.7 7.5/4.8 17-45.7/40-42.1 300/256

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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 Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic W, 55-7 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 6 McNeese State W 31-24 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sept. 13 at Fresno State W 55-19 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 20 Miami W 41-31 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 * Sept. 27 Illinois W 45-14 6 6 38 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 21 131 17 13 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 of 22 (95.5%)

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 Aug. 30 Florida Atlantic W 55-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sept. 6 McNeese State W 31-24 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 13 at Fresno State W 55-19 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 20 Miami W 41-31 5 5 31 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Sept. 27 Illinois W 45-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 14 11 65 8 3 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 of 14 (78.6%)

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OPPONENT LONG PLAYS (37; 4 RUNS; 20 PASSES; 12 RETURNS) Miscellaneous Numbers YARDS OPPONENT PLAY RESULT LONG SEASON PLAYS (20 OR MORE YARDS) 98 McNeese State IR (Sam) Touchdown HUSKER LONG PLAYS OPPONENT LONG PLAYS 66 Fresno State Run (Burrell) Touchdown RUSH PASS RET. TOTAL RUSH PASS RET. TOTAL 58 Illinois Pass (O’Toole-Allison) Touchdown Florida Atlantic 5 4 0 9 0 1 3 4 McNeese State 3 3 4 10 1 3 2 6 44 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st-10 Fresno State 3 5 3 11 1 4 5 10 41 Illinois Rush (Ferguson) Touchdown Miami 1 1 4 6 0 7 2 9 40 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st-10 Illinois 5 4 1 10 2 5 1 8 40 McNeese State Pass (Sams-Shelby) 1st-10 Totals 17 17 12 46 4 20 13 37 36 Illinois Pass (O’Toole-Allison) 1st-10 33 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-10 32 McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Bennett) 1st-10 32 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Johnson) 1st-10 32 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Dorsett) 1st-10 29 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Root) 1st-10 28 Illinois KOR (Bentley) 1st-10 DRIVE SUPERLATIVES 28 Illinois Pass (O’Toole-Dudek) 1st-10 Nebraska Opponent 27 Illinois Rush (Dudek) 1st-10 Most Yards (Result) 98 at Fresno State (TD) 88 vs. McNeese State (FG) 27 McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Hetrick) 1st-10 Most Plays (Result) 14 vs. Miami (TD) 14 vs. McN (FG); at Fres. (FG); Miami (TD) 26 McNeese State Run (Sams) 1st-10 Most Time (Result) 6:35 vs. Miami (TD) 6:34 vs. FAU (Downs) 26 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Johnson) 1st-10 NEBRASKA LONG PLAYS (46; 17 RUNS; 17 PASSES; 12 RETURNS) 24 Miami KOR (Coley) 1st-10 YARDS OPPONENT PLAY RESULT 24 Illinois Pass (O’Toole-Dudek) 1st-10 86 Fresno State PR (Pierson-El) Touchdown 23 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Berrios) 1st-10 70 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 23 Miami KOR (Coley) 1st-10 63 Illinois Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-10 22 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-10 63 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-Goal 62 Fresno State Run (Cross) Touchdown 22 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Yearby) 3rd-3 58 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) Touchdown 22 Illinois Pass (O’Toole-Ferguson) 1st-10 57 Miami FR (Mitchell) Touchdown 21 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-10 57 Fresno State Run (Abdullah) Touchdown 21 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-10 54 Illinois IR (Geary) 1st-10 51 Fresno State PR (Pierson-El) 1st-10 21 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Watson) 1st-10 47 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) Touchdown 21 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Harper) 1st-10 43 Florida Atlantic Run (Newby) 1st-10 21 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Hardaway) 1st-10 42 McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st-10 21 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st-10 40 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 37 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-10 21 McNeese State KOR (Holmes) 1st-10 40 Miami Pass (Armstrong-Bell) Touchdown 20 Florida Atlantic Pass (Johnson-Whitehead) Touchdown 36 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown 20 Fresno State KOR (Scott) 1st-10 35 McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st-10 20 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Dobard) 1st-10 34 McNeese State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 20 Miami Pass (Kaaya-Walford) 1st-10 34 McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st-10 33 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) 1st-10 31 Miami KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 29 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-10 29 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Hovey) 1st-10 28 Illinois Rush (Abdullah) 1st-10 27 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st-10 27 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) 1st-10 27 Fresno State Rush (Armstrong) 1st-10 26 Miami Run (Abdullah) 1st-10 25 Florida Atlantic Run (Cross) 1st-Goal 25 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st-10 25 McNeese State PR (Pierson-El) 1st-10 25 Illinois Rush (Armstrong) 1st-10 24 McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st-10 23 Miami KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 23 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Cotton) Touchdown 22 Illinois Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-10 21 Illinois Rush (Abdullah) 1st-10 21 Illinois Rush (Abdullah) 1st-10 GAME-OPENING DRIVES 21 McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st-10 [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] 21 Miami KOR (Abdullah) 1st-10 Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds 20 Fresno State KOR (T. Newby) 1st-10 Florida Atlantic 7 4 86 7 5 75 20 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Carter) Touchdown McNeese State 0 0 4 7 3 47 20 Illinois Pass (Armstrong-Newby) 1st-10 20 Illinois Rush (Abdullah) 1st-10 Fresno State 7 2 82 0 0 -3 20 Illinois Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) 1st-10 Miami 7 3 81 7 5 75 Illinois 7 4 75 7 2 70

SECOND HALF-OPENING DRIVES [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ] Opponent Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic 7 5 78 0 0 2 McNeese State 0 0 9 0 0 2 Fresno State 7 4 75 0 1 8 Miami 7 5 75 7 5 76 Illinois 7 4 68 0 1 18

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SCORING DRIVES OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES Scoring [---Time---] [--Plays--] [-----Drive-----] Game Drives Total Avg. Total Avg. 5 or less 1 or 0 Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Florida Atlantic 9 27:33 3:03 72 8.00 2 0 Florida Atlantic 11 75 4:23 7-7 1st/4:56 Whitehead 20-yd. pass from Johnson McNeese State 10 47 4:36 0-7 1st/8:26 Milton 9-yd. run McNeese St. 5 11:19 2:15 32 6.40 2 0 McNeese State 0 0 0:00 14-14 2nd/10:08 Sam 98-yd. interception return Fresno St. 9 17:47 1:58 40 4.44 7 2 McNeese State 12 83 4:59 21-24 4th/13:45 Bolfing 1-yd. run Miami 7 26:51 3:50 56 8.00 1 0 McNeese State 14 88 6:06 24-24 4th/4:21 Kjellsten 24-yd. kick Illinois 7 21:46 3:06 53 7.57 1 0 Fresno State 0 0 0:00 2-14 1st/9:09 Team Safety Michigan St. Fresno State 14 63 3:25 5-27 2nd/2:08 Kroening 27-yd. FG Northwestern Fresno State 2 78 0:34 12-34 3rd/4:42 Burrell 66-yd run Rutgers Fresno State 2 14 0:39 19-48 4th/6:25 Hardaway 9-yd. pass from Burrell Purdue Miami 9 75 4:34 7-0 1st/10:26 Johnson 2-yd. run Wisconsin Miami 4 56 1:38 14-7 2nd/13:52 Walford 6-yd. pass from Kaaya Minnesota Miami 10 76 4:51 21-24 3rd/5:09 Lewis 9-yd. pass from Kaaya Iowa Miami 8 47 3:46 24-31 4th/13:37 Badgley 34-yd. FG Miami 14 79 3:49 31-41 4th/0:18 Berrios 4-yd. pass from Kaaya Totals 37 105:16 2:50 253 6.84 13 2 Illinois 3 70 1:03 7-7 1st/11:24 Ferguson 41-yd. run Opponents 16 45:39 1:39 113 7.06 6 2 Illinois 4 75 1:16 14-28 2nd/7:27 Allison 58-yd. pass from O’Toole NEBRASKA SCORING DRIVES [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time Play Florida Atlantic 13 86 5:41 7-0 1st/9:19 Armstrong Jr. 5-yd. run Florida Atlantic 9 75 3:34 14-7 1st/1:22 Westerkamp 36-yd. pass from Armstrong Florida Atlantic 9 49 2:30 17-7 2nd/12:18 Brown 44-yd. FG Florida Atlantic 4 72 1:38 24-7 2nd/6:29 Abdullah 47-yd. run Florida Atlantic 7 66 2:19 31-7 2nd/2:30 Cross 3-yd. run Florida Atlantic 10 78 3:41 38-7 3rd/10:18 Newby 2-yd. run Florida Atlantic 3 80 1:10 45-7 3rd/6:41 Pierson-El 8-yd. pass from Armstrong Florida Atlantic 9 42 3:09 48-7 3rd/3:09 Bondi 45-yd. FG Florida Atlantic 8 71 3:51 55-7 4th/13:20 Newby 1-yd. run McNeese State 6 73 1:37 7-7 1st/6:44 Westerkamp 40-yd. pass from Armstrong McNeese State 6 67 2:10 14-7 1st/3:00 Abdullah 2-yd. run McNeese State 12 82 4:16 21-14 2nd/5:47 Armstrong 1-yd. run McNeese State 5 33 2:22 24-14 3rd/3:51 Brown 31-yd.FG McNeese State 3 62 0:54 31-24 4th/0:20 Abdullah 58-yd. pass from Armstrong NEBRASKA POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Fresno State 4 82 1:46 7-0 1st/13:14 Westerkamp 70-yd. pass from Armstrong Game TOs Gained TDs FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT) Fresno State 1 57 0:10 14-0 1st/12:03 Abdullah 57 yd. run Florida Atlantic 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) 0 0-0 0 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) Fresno State 10 57 4:47 17-2 2nd/12:18 Brown 38-yd FG McNeese State 1 (1/0 F/L, 1 INT) 0 0-0 0 1 (1/0 F/L, 1 INT) Fresno State 0 0 0:00 24-2 2nd/9:11 Pierson-El 86-yd. punt return Fresno State 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) 0 0-0 0 1 (4/1, F/L, 0 INT) Fresno State 5 22 2:00 27-2 2nd/5:40 Brown 22-yd. FG Miami 3 (2/1 F/L, 2 INT) 2 0-0 14 2 (2/1 F/L, 1 INT) Fresno State 4 75 1:27 34-5 3rd/11:50 Carter 20-yd. pass from Armstrong Illinois 3 (0/0 F/L, 3 INT) 2 0-0 14 2 (2/1 F/L, 1 INT) Fresno State 4 98 1:47 41-12 3rd/2:47 Cross 62-yd. run Michigan State Fresno State 5 55 2:30 48-12 4th/10:48 Cotton 23-yd. pass from Armstrong Northwestern Fresno State 7 44 3:20 55-19 4th/3:04 Bailey 10-yd. pass from Fyfe Rutgers Miami 6 81 2:06 7-7 1st/8:12 Bell 40-yd. pass from Armstrong Purdue Miami 14 79 6:35 14-14 2nd/7:10 Abdullah 3-yd. pass from Armstrong Wisconsin Miami 11 50 6:01 17-14 2nd/0:00 Broan 19-yd. FG Minnesota Miami 11 75 4:54 24-14 3rd/10:06 Abdullah 6-yd. run Iowa Miami 0 0 0:00 31-21 3rd/2:23 Mitchell 57-yd. fumble return Miami 8 54 4:09 34-24 4th/9:21 Brown 39-yd. FG Totals 7 (5/1 F/L, 6 INT) 4 0-0 28 6 (10/3 F/L, 3 INT) Miami 6 40 3:05 41-24 4th/4:13 Abdullah 10-yd. run Opponents 6 (10/3 F/L, 3 INT) 3 0-0 21 7 (5/1 F/L, 6 INT) Illinois 7 75 2:33 7-0 1st/12:27 Abdullah 12-yd. run STARTING FIELD POSITION* Illinois 10 80 13:21 14-7 2nd/13:21 Abdullah 8-yd. run NU Avg. Start Opp. Avg. Start NU lead Illinois 3 2 1:22 21-7 2nd/9:52 Abdullah 2-yd. run (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) (yards/drives/in 20/past 50) Illinois 1 63 0:08 28-7 2nd/8:43 Bell 63-yd. pass from Armstrong Florida Atlantic 26.2 (341/13/2/0) 26.9 (350/13/0/0) -0.7 Illinois 11 70 4:34 31-14 2nd/2:48 Brown 29-yd FG McNeese State 36.4 (473/14/2/1) 20.1 (261/13/6/1) 16.3 Illinois 11 68 5:31 38-14 3rd/7:56 Cross 4-yd. run Fresno State 28.7 (488/17/5/2) 26.1 (469/18/4/1) 2.7 Illinois 10 64 3:48 45-14 4th/4:58 Newby 6-yd. run Miami 32.4 (324/10/3/2) 28.7 (287/10/0/0) 3.7 Illinois 34.6 (485/14/1/1) 25.9 (388/15/3/0) 8.8 Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Totals 31.0 (2111/68/13/6) 25.4 (1755/69/13/2) 5.6 *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 Florida Atlantic 6-60 3-22 McNeese State 5-40 6-44 Fresno State 6-61 5-55 Miami 7-69 9-82 Illinois 8-70 5-53 Michigan State Northwestern Rutgers Purdue Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa - Totals (Avg/Penalty) 32-300 (9.4) 28-256 (9.1) Avg/G 6.4-60.0 5.6-51.2

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Individual Career/Season Superlatives SEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASSING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONGEST PASS Player 2014 Career 2014 Career Tommy Armstrong Jr. 271 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 70* at Fresno State (Westerkamp) 99* vs. Georgia, 2013 (Enunwa) Ryker Fife 22 at Fresno State Same 12 at Fresno State (T. Newby) Same Johnny Stanton IV 6 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 6 vs. Florida Atlantic (Pierson-El) *-Indicates touchdown pass SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RECEIVING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONGEST CATCH Player 2014 Career 2014 Career Ameer Abdullah 96 vs. McNeese State Same 58* vs. McNeese State (Armstrong) Same Taariq Allen 27 vs. McNeese State Same 14 vs. McNeese State Same Christian Bailey 10 at Fresno State Same 10* at Fresno State (Fyfe) Same Kenny Bell 116 vs. Florida Atlantic 136 vs. Minnesota, 2012 63 2x vs. FAU/Ill.* (Armstrong) 74 at Ohio State, 2012 (Martinez) Sam Burtch 86 vs. Michigan State, 2013 32* vs. Michigan State, 2013 (Armstrong) Cethan Carter 20 at Fresno State 43 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 20* at Fresno State (Armstrong) 26 vs. South Dakota St., 2013 (Kellogg) Sam Cotton 23 at Fresno State Same 23* at Fresno State (Armstrong) Same Imani Cross -1 vs. Wyoming, 2013 -1 vs. Wyoming, 2013 (Martinez) Trey Foster 9 at Purdue, 2013 9 at Purdue, 2013 (Kellogg) Lane Hovey 48 at Fresno State Same 29 at Fresno State (Armstrong) Same Andy Janovich 8 vs. Idaho State, 2012 8 vs. Idaho State, 2012 (Kellogg) Alonzo Moore 26 vs. Miami 43 vs. Northwestern, 2013 14 vs. Miami (Armstrong) 19 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 (Kellogg) Terrell Newby 21 vs. Illinois Same 20 vs. Illinois (Armstrong) Same De’Mornay Pierson-EL 14 vs. Florida Atlantic same 8 vs. Florida Atlantic (Armstrong) Same Brandon Reilly 19 at Penn State, 2013 10 at Penn State, 2013 (Kellogg) Jamal Turner 28 vs. McNeese State 84 at Wisconsin, 2011 17 vs. McNeese State (McNeese St.) 43 vs. Fresno State, 2011 (Martinez) Jordan Westercamp 125 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 70* at Fresno State (Armstrong) 49* vs. Northwestern (Kellogg) Indicates touchdown scored

SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RUSHING YARDS SEASON AND CAREER, LONGEST RUN Player 2014 Career 2014 Career Ameer Abdullah 232 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 57* at Fresno State 62 vs. Wyoming, 2013 Tommy Armstrong Jr. 131 vs. McNeese State Same 42 vs. McNeese State Same Kenny Bell None 82 at Minnesota, 2011 None 82* at Minnesota, 2011 Imani Cross 109 vs. Illinois Same 62* at Fresno State Same Ryker Fyfe 29 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 15 vs. Florida Atlantic Same Andy Janovich None 6 vs. Idaho State, 2012 None 3 vs. Idaho State, 2012 Graham Nabity 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 14 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 6 vs. Southern Miss; vs. SDSU, 2013 Jordan Nelson 35 vs. Illinois Same 18 vs. Illinois Same Terrell Newby 107 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 43 vs. Florida Atlantic Same De’Mornay Pierson-El 0 vs. Miami Same 0 vs. Miami Same Jamal Turner None 6 at UCLA, 2012 None 6 at UCLA, 2012 Jordan Westerkamp None 7 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 None 7 vs. South Dakota State,2013 *Indicates touchdown scored

SEASON AND CAREER, MOST TACKLES, TFLS AND SACKS Player Tackles (2014) Career TFL (2014) Career Sacks (2014) Career Zaire Anderson 9 vs. Illinois 11 at Minnesota, 2013 3 vs. Illinois Same 1.0 vs. Illinois 2 at Michigan, 2013 Josh Banderas 10 vs. McNeese State 11 vs. UCLA, 2013 1 vs. McNeese St.; at Fresno St. 2 vs. UCLA, 2013 None 1 vs. UCLA, 2013 at Purdue, ‘13 Byerson Cockrell 3 vs. FAU; at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same None Same Maliek Collins 4 at Fresno State Same 2 vs. Miami Same None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 Corey Cooper 8 vs. Miami 12 vs. UCLA, 2013 None 1 7x, last vs. Michigan State, 2013 None 1 vs. SDSU; vs. Northwestern, 2013 Daniel Davie 5 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 2 at Fresno State; vs. Miami Same None Same Joey Felici 1 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Jack Gangwish 5 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Nate Gerry 13 vs. McNeese State Same 2 vs. McNeese State Same 0.5 vs. Illinois Same Randy Gregory 7 vs. Miami; vs. Illinois 8 4x, last at Penn State, 2013 3 vs. Illinois 3 at Michigan, 2013; vs. Illinois, 2014 2.5 vs. Illinois 3.0 at Michigan, 2013 Lane Hovey 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Charles Jackson None 3 vs. Wyoming. 2013 None Same None Same Chris Jones 2 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Boaz Joseph 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Josh Kalu 7 vs. Illinois Same 1 at Fresno State Same None Same Joe Keels 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Courtney Love 1 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State Same None Same None Same Greg McMullen 9 vs. McNeese State Same 2 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State 2, 3x, last vs. McNeese State 1 vs. McNeese St.; at Fresno St. 1 3x, last at Fresno State Josh Mitchell 4 at Fresno State; vs. Illinois 8 vs. Wisconsin, 2012 None 3 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2012 Kevin Maurice 2 at Fresno State Same 1 vs. Florida Atlantic same 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic same A.J. Natter 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same None Same Marcus Newby 1 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same Logan Rath 4 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same Trevor Roach 6 vs. Miami 7 vs. Chattanooga, 2011 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2011 None 0.5 vs. Idaho State, 2012 Michael Rose 11 vs. Illinois, 2013 1 vs. Illinois, 2013 None Same Jonathan Rose 3 3x last vs. Miami Same None Same None Same David Santos 10 vs. Miami 13 at Minnesota, 2013 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. Miami 2 at Michigan, 2013 None 1 vs. SDSU; at Penn State, 2013 Brad Simpson 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same Kevin Williams 3 at Fresno State Same 2 at Fresno State Same None Same Kieron Williams 2 vs. McNeese State Same 1 vs. Illinois Same None Sams Austin Williams 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 at Penn State, 2013 None same None Same Vincent Valentine 6 vs. Miami Same 3 at Fresno State Same 2.0 at Fresno State Same Chris Weber 2 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows NEBRASKA TOTALS HIGHS LOWS Points Scored 55 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 31 vs. McNeese State First Downs 35 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. Illinois 17 vs. McNeese State Rushing Attempts 70 vs. Illinois 33 vs. McNeese State Rushing Yards 498 vs. Florida Atlantic 195 vs. McNeese State Passes Attempted 35 vs. Florida Atlantic 13 vs. Miami Passes Completed 17 vs. Florida Atlantic 9 vs. Miami Had Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State; vs. Miami; vs. Illinois 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Passing Yards 286 vs. Florida Atlantic 113 vs. Miami Total Plays 92 vs. Florida Atlantic 64 vs. McNeese State Total Yards 784 vs. Florida Atlantic 437 vs. McNeese State Possession Time 39:36 vs. Illinois 25:08 vs. McNeese State Fumbles 4 at Fresno State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Fumbles Lost 1 at Fresno State; vs. Miami; vs. Illinois 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State Turnovers 2 vs. Miami; vs. Illinois 0 vs. Florida Atlantic Turnover Margin +1 vs. Miami; vs. Illinois -1 at Fresno State Penalties 8 vs. Illinois 4 McNeese State Yards Penalized 70 vs. Illinois 40 vs. McNeese State Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-29 at Fresno State; 4-28 vs. Illinois 1-9 vs. Florida Atlantic; 1-2 vs. McNeese State Team Tackles for Loss-Yards 11-48 at Fresno State 5-10 vs. McNeese State OPPONENT TOTALS HIGHS LOWS Points Scored 31 vs. Miami 7 vs. Florida Atlantic First Downs 24 vs. Miami 13 vs. Florida Atlantic Rushing Attempts 45 vs. McNeese State 23 vs. Miami Rushing Yards 178 vs. McNeese State 76 vs. Miami Passes Attempted 59 at Fresno State 26 vs. McNeese State Passes Completed 30 at Fresno State 11 vs. Florida Atlantic Had Intercepted 3 vs. Illinois 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Passing Yards 359 vs. Miami 95 vs. Florida Atlantic Total Plays 87 at Fresno State 60 vs. Florida Atlantic Total Yards 435 vs. Miami 200 vs. Florida Atlantic Possession Time 34:52 vs. McNeese State 20:24 vs. Illinois Fumbles 2 vs. Miami 0 vs. Illinois Fumbles Lost 1 vs. Miami 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State; vs. Illinois Turnovers 3 vs. Miami 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Turnover Margin +1 at Fresno State -1 vs. Miami; vs. Illinois Penalties 9 vs. Miami 3 vs. Florida Atlantic Yards Penalized 82 vs. Miami 22 vs. Florida Atlantic Sacks By-Yards Lost 2-13 vs. Illinois 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State; vs. Miami Team Tackles for Loss-Yards 8-23 vs. Illinois 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. Miami NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most Rushing Attempts...... 35; Ameer Abdullah vs. Miami Most Net Rushing Yards...... 232; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic Most Rushing TDs...... 3; Ameer Abdullah vs. Illinois Longest TD Run...... 62; Imani Cross at Fresno State Longest Run, No TD...... 43; Terrell Newby vs. Florida Atlantic Most Pass Attempts...... 31; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most Completed Passes...... 16; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most Passing Yards...... 271; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Florida Atlantic Most Passing TDs...... 3; Tommy Armstrong Jr. at Fresno State Longest TD Pass...... 70; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Jordan Westerkamp at Fresno State Longest Pass, No TD...... 63; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Kenny Bell vs. Florida Atlantic Most Pass Receptions...... 7; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida Atlantic Most Receiving Yards...... 125; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida Atlantic Most TD Receptions...... 1; 11 times Most Total Offense Attempts...... 48; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State (17 rush, 31 passes) Most Total Offense Yards...... 373; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State Most All-Purpose Attempts...... 41; Ameer Abdullah vs. Miami (35 rushes, 1 catch; 4 kickoff returns) Most All-Purpose Yards...... 313; Ameer Abdullah vs. Miami Most Touchdowns Scored...... 3; Ameer Abdullah vs. Miami; vs. Illinois Most Field Goals Attempted...... 3; Drew Brown at Fresno State Most Field Goals Made...... 2; Drew Brown at Fresno State; vs. Miami Longest Field Goal Made...... 45; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida Atlantic Longest Field Goal Attempted...... 54; Drew Brown vs. Illinois Most Interceptions...... 2; Daniel Davie vs. Illinois Longest Interception TD Return...... None Longest Interception Return, No TD...... 54; Nate Geary vs. Illinois Longest Fumble TD Return...... 57; Josh Mitchell vs. Miami Longest Fumble Return, No TD...... None Longest Punt Return, TD...... 86; De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State Longest Punt Return, No TD...... 51; De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State Most Punt Return Yardage...... 150; De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State (5 returns) Longest Kickoff Return, TD...... None Longest Kickoff Return, No TD...... 35; Kenny Bell vs. McNeese State Most Kickoff Return Yardage...... 81; Ameer Abdullah (4 return) Most Punts...... 6; Sam Foltz vs. McNeese State (51.2 avg.) Highest Punting Average...... 51.2; Sam Foltz vs. McNeese State (6 punts) Longest Punt...... 62; Sam Foltz vs. McNeese State

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Nebraska Statistical Highs and Lows NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHS....(CONTINUED) Most Total Tackles...... 13; Nate Gerry vs. McNeese State (6 solo, 7 asst.) Most Solo Tackles...... 6; Nate Gerry and Greg McMullen vs. McNeese State; Joshua Kalu at Fresno State Most Tackles for Loss...... 3; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (14 yards); Zaire Anderson vs. Illinois (13 yards); Randy Gregory vs. Illinois (17 yards) Most Yards Lost...... 25; Randy Gregory vs. Miami (2 TFL) Most Quarterback Sacks...... 2.5; Randy Gregory vs. Illinois (17 yards) Most Yards Lost...... 25; Randy Gregory vs. Miami (2.0 sacks) Most Pass Breakups...... 2; Josh Mitchell vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State Most Blocked Field Goals...... None Most Blocked Punts...... None Most Blocked PAT...... None OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most Yards Rushing...... 93; Duke Johnson (Miami) Most Rushing Attempts...... 19; Kelvin Bennett (McNeese State) Most Yards Passing...... 359; Brad Kaaya (Miami) Most Passing Attempts...... 59; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Most Pass Completions...... 30; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Most Pass Receptions...... 9; Josh Harper (Fresno State) Most Yards Receiving...... 118; Geronimo Allison (Illinois) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL LONGEST PLAYS Rush...... 66*; Brian Burrell (Fresno State) Pass...... 58; Geronimo Allison from Riley O’Toole (Illinois) Field Goal...... 34; Michael Badgley (Miami) Punt Return...... 19; LaKendrick Williams (Fresno State) Kickoff Return...... 44; Lucky Whitehead (Florida Atlantic) Fumble Return...... None Interception Return...... 98*; Aaron Sam (McNeese State) Punt...... 74; Justin DuVernois (Illinois)

Nebraska Starting Lineups HUSKER OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent WR WR TE RT RG C LG LT QB IB FB PK Florida Atlantic Bell Turner Carter Price Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown McNeese State Moore Turner Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown Fresno State Bell Moore Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown Miami Bell Moore Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown Illinois Bell Moore Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# Brown

#-opened in three wide receiver formation; %-NU opened in a four-receiver set (three receivers and a tight end); ^-NU opened in two tight end set HUSKER DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent DE DT DT DE BUCK MIKE WILL LCB FS SS RCB P Florida Atlantic McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz McNeese State McMullen Valentine Collins Gangwish Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz Fresno State McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Cockrell# Banderas Kalu# Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz Miami McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz Illinois McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Cockrell# Anderson Kalu# Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie Foltz

* - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime packages; %-NU opened with five defensive linemen; @-NU opened with three safties; !-NU opened with 3 defensive ends Overall Participation PLAYER (GAMES): Armstrong Jr., Tommy (5/5); Abdullah, Ameer (5/5); Allen, Taariq (5/-); Anderson, Zaire (5/4); Bailey, Christian (3/-); Banderas, Josh (5/4); Bell, Kenny (5/4); Blum, Jared (1/0); Bondi, Mauro (3/-); Brown, Drew (5/-); Carter, Cethan (5/5); Cockrell, Byerson (5/2); Collins, Maliek (5/5); Cooper, Corey (5/5); Cotton, Jake (5/5); Cotton, Sam (5/-); Cross, Imani (5/-); Davie, Daniel (5/5); Faulkenberry, Josh (5/-); Felici, Joey (5/-); Finnin, Matt (4/-); Foltz, Sam (5/-); Foster, Trey (4/-); Fyfe, Ryker (5/-); Gangwish, Jack (5/1); Gerry, Nate (5/5); Gladney, Kevin (5/-); Gregory, Randy (4/4); Hahn, Sam (1/-); Hannon, Zach (5/-); Hart, Greg (2/-); Hovey, Lane (5/-); Janovich, Andy (5/-); Jones, Chris (4/-); Johnson Jr., Dwayne (1/-); Jordan, Harrison (2/-); Joseph, Boaz (3/-0); Kalu, Joshua (5/2); Keels, Joe (4/-); Kelly, Paul (1/-); Knevel, David (2/-); Kondolo, Chongo (5/-); Lewis, Alex (5/5); Love, Courtney (4/-); Maurice, Kevin (5/-); McMullen, Greg (5/5); Mitchell, Josh (5/5); Moore, Alonzo (5/4); Moudy, Mike (5/5); Nabity, Graham (3/-); Natter, A.J. (3/-); Nelson, Jordan (3/-); Newby, Marcus (5/-); Newby, Terrell (5/-); Pelini, Mark (5/5); Pierson-El, De’Mornay (5/-); Price, Givens (5/1); Rath, Logan (2/-); Reeves, Ryne (5/-); Roach, Trevor (5/-); Rose, Jonathan (5/-); Santos, David (4/3); Simpson, Brad (4/-); Singleton, D.J. (4/-); Stanton, Johnny (2/-); Sterup, Zach (4/4); Sutton, David (4/-); Turner, Jamal (2/2); Utter, Dylan (4/-); Valentine, Vincent (5/5); Weber, Chris (5/-); Westerkamp, Jordan (5/5); Williams, Austin (5/-); Williams, Kevin (3/-); Williams, Kieron (5/-)

HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Game 1 No. 22 Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 Game 2 No. 19 Nebraska 31, McNeese State 24 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Florida Atlantic 7 0 0 0 7 McNeese State 7 7 0 10 24 No. 22 Nebraska 14 17 17 7 55 No. 19 Nebraska 14 7 3 7 31

Lincoln (Aug. 30) --- Ameer Abdullah sprinted for a career-high Lincoln (Sept. 6) --- Ameer Adbullah turned a short 232 yards, while Kenny Bell and Jordan Westerkamp each added pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. into a 58-yard touchdown 100-yard receiving games, as No. 22 Nebraska rolled to a 55-7 with 20 seconds left, lifting No. 19 Nebraska to a 31-24 win victory over Florida Atlantic. The Husker offense enjoyed a record-setting day with a pair over McNeese State. of 100-yard rushers and a pair of 100-yard receivers in the same The Cornhuskers were facing a 3rd-and-6 with the game game. Abdullah finished the day with 21 carries for 232 yards tied against the FCS power when Armstrong, who finished and a touchdown. Terrell Newby added his first career 100-yard 16-for-31 for 242 yards and two touchdowns through the game, crossing the plateau with 16 carries for 107 yards and two air, hit Abdullah, who turned the short pass into a highlight touchdowns. reel play. Until the catch, Abdullah was limited to just 54 Bell added his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four yards and one rushing touchdown on 17 carries. However, catches for 116 yards, while Westerkamp added his second career he added three receptions out of the backfield for a career- 100-yard game with career highs of seven catches for 125 yards and high 98 yards. a touchdown. Armstrong led the Husker rushing attack with a career- The Huskers finished with a Big Ten record 784 total yards, high 131 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries to lead a including 498 rushing and 286 passing. Tommy Armstrong Jr. Nebraska ground game that finished with 195 yards. completed 15-of-29 passes for 271 and two touchdowns, while McNeese State finished with 338 total yards, but it was adding seven carries for 62 yards and another score to finish with 333 yards of total offense. a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second The Huskers dominated offensively in the first half, scoring on each of their first five possessions to quarter by Aaron Sam that set the tone for the game. The take a commanding 31-7 halftime lead. Armstrong put the Huskers on the board first with his five-yard Huskers were at the MSU 9-yard line looking to extend a 14-7 lead. touchdown run to cap Nebraska’s eight-play, 86-yard opening drive of the season. The Owls answered with a touchdown drive of their own, capped by Jaquez Johnson’s 20-yard McNeese State took an early 7-0 lead on a Derrick Milton nine-yard first-quarter run. Armstrong and touchdown pass to Lucky Whitehead with 4:56 left in the first. That would be the only score allowed by the Huskers answered on the ensuing drive with a 40-yard touchdown strike to Jordan Westerkamp with the Blackshirts, as Nebraska limited FAU to 200 yards of total offense. During one stretch, the Huskers 6:44 left in the opening period. Westerkamp finished his day with four receptions for 61 yards. forced seven consecutive 3-and-outs. After a defensive stop by the Blackshirts, NU headed to the second quarter with a 14-7 lead following Armstrong led NU on another first-quarter touchdown march, as NU went 75 yards in nine plays, a two-yard Abdullah. The defense kept the Cowboys at bay again and Nebraska sprinted into the red zone capped by Westerkamp’s 36-yard TD grab. The Huskers added freshman place-kicker Drew Brown’s first on a long run by Armstrong, before he threw his first interception of the season to tie the score at 14. career field goal, a 44-yarder, with 12:18 left in the half to push the margin to 17-7. Despite the major momentum swing, Armstrong and the Huskers responded with a 12-play, 82- After the Blackshirts held on their next possession, Abdullah cruised over the 100-yard rushing mark yard drive capped by his one-yard touchdown plunge to take a 21-14 lead to the halftime locker room. for the 18th time in his career before breaking off a 47-yard scoring jaunt. Another defensive stop set up Nebraska pushed the lead to 24-14 in the third quarter on Drew Brown’s 31-yard field goal a seven-play, 66-yard drive capped by a punishing three-yard touchdown run by Imani Cross with 2:30 left McNeese State refused to fold, answering with a one-yard touchdown run by Tyler Bolfing to cap a to push the Big Red lead to 31-7. The Huskers scored on each of their first five drives. 12-play, 83-yard drive and pull the Cowboys within 24-21. Nebraska put the game out of reach, scoring on their first four possessions of the second half, Nebraska’s offense continued to struggle in the fourth quarter, and the Cowboys capitalized to tie the including two scoring runs by Newby. score on Alex Kjellsten’s 24-yard field goal with 4:21 left, capping a 14-play 88-yard drive. SCORING SUMMARY Following Abdullah’s 58-yard dash, the Cowboys started deep in their own territory with 14 seconds 1st 09:19 NEB Armstrong Jr. 5 yd run (Brown kick) left and Corey Cooper intercepted Bolfing on the final play of the game to seal a Nebraska victory. 1st 04:56 FAU Whitehead 20 yd pass from Johnson (Joseph kick) 1st 01:22 NEB Westerkamp 36 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) SCORING SUMMARY 2nd 12:18 NEB Brown 44 yd field goal 1st 06:44 NEB Westerkamp 40 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 2nd 06:29 NEB Abdullah 47 yd run (Brown kick) 1st 03:00 NEB Abdullah 2 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 02:30 NEB Cross 3 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 10:08 MCN Sam 98 yd interception return (Kjellsten kick) 3rd 10:18 NEB Newby 2 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 05:47 NEB Armstrong Jr. 1 yd run (Brown kick) 3rd 06:41 NEB Pierson-El 8 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 3rd 03:51 NEB Brown 31 yd field goal 3rd 03:09 NEB Bondi 45 yd field goal 4th 13:45 MCN Bolfing 1 yd run (Kjellsten kick) 4th 13:20 NEB Newby 1 yd run (Bondi kick) 4th 04:21 MCN Kjellsten 24 yd field goal 4th 00:20 NEB Abdullah 58 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)

TEAM STATISTICS FAU NEB TEAM STATISTICS MCNEESE NEB FIRST DOWNS 13 35 FIRST DOWNS 15 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-105 57-498 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-178 33-195 PASSING YDS (NET) 95 286 PASSING YDS (NET) 160 242 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-11-0 35-17-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-12-1 31-16-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-200 92-784 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-338 64-437 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-19 Punt Returns-Yards 3-19 5-52 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-105 1-14 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-65 5-126 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-98 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-47.2 2-35.5 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-39.4 6-51.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 3-22 6-60 Penalties-Yards 6-44 5-40 Possession Time 26:05 33:55 Possession Time 34:52 25:08 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 8 of 12 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5S Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-9 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 2-2 RUSHING: FAU- Warren, Jay 14-77; Johnson, Jaquez 4-19; Bussey, Henry 1-5; Hankerson, Greg 6-4; RUSHING: McNeese-Sams, Daniel 10-74; Bennett, Kelvin 19-53; Holmes, Nate 3-23; Milton, Derrick Moore, Tony 4-3; Whitehead, Lucky 1-minus-3. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer 21-232; Newby, Terrell 6-18; Thomas, Khalil 1-9; Celestie, Ernest 1-3; Bolfing, Tyler 3-3; Long, Dylan 2-minus-5. Nebraska 16-107; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 7-62; Nelson, Jordan 5-32; Cross, Imani 3-32; Fyfe, Ryker 4-29; Nabity, Armstrong Jr., Tommy 11-131; Abdullah, Ameer 17-54; Newby, Terrell 2-9; Cross, Imani 3-1. Graham 1-4. PASSING: McNeese-Bolfing, Tyler 9-17-1-101; Sams, Daniel 3-9-0-59. Nebraska- Armstrong Jr., Tommy PASSING: FAU-Hankerson, Greg 5-18-0-34; Johnson, Jaquez 6-12-0-61. Nebraska- Armstrong Jr., Tommy 16-31-1-242. 15-29-0-271; Fyfe, Ryker 1-4-0-9; TEAM 0-1-0-0; Stanton, Johnny 1-1-0-6. RECEIVING: McNeese-Shelby, Kent 2-47; Bennett, Kelvin 2-35; Celestie, Ernest 2-20; Hetrick, Zach 1-27; RECEIVING: FAU-Whitehead, Luck 5-40; Deleon, Alex 2-18; Moore, Tony 1-15; Harrop, Michael 1-12; Holmes, Nate 1-12; Bush, David 1-6; Milton, Derrick 1-5; McGilvery, Jereon 1-5; Long, Dylan 1-3. Moise, Derek 1-10; Johnson, Jaquez 1-0.Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 7-125; Bell, Kenny 4-116; Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 4-61; Abdullah, Ameer 3-96; Turner, Jamal 3-28; Allen, Taariq 3-27; Bell, Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2-14; Cotton, Sam 1-10; Turner, Jamal 1-9; Abdullah, Ameer 1-9; Allen, Taariq 1-3. Kenny 1-14; Moore, Alonzo 1-11; Carter, Cethan 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: FAU-None. Nebraska-None INTERCEPTIONS: McNeese-Sam, Aaron 1-98. Nebraska-Cooper, Corey 1-0 FUMBLES: FAU-Warren, Jay 1-0. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 1-0. FUMBLES: McNeese-Bolfing, Tyler 1-0. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): FAU- None Nebraska- Maurice, Kevin 0.5-5; McMullen, Greg 0.5-4. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): McNeese- Hill, Dominique 1-2. Nebraska-McMullen, Greg 1-2 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): FAU-Parms, Damian 8-1; Kirk, Andrae 5-4; Relf, Robert 5-4. Nebraska-Anderson, TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): McNeese-Ellefsen, Everett 4-3; Sam, Aaron 3-4; Spikes, Brent 1-6. Nebraska- Zaire 3-4 Gerry, Nate 6-7 HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Game 3 Nebraska 55, Fresno State 19 Game 4 No. 24 Nebraska 41, Miami 31 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL ArkansasNebraska State 014 313 1410 140 5513 ArkansasMiami State 07 37 710 100 3113 NebraskaFresno State 214 314 07 147 4219 Nebraska 147 1410 014 1410 4241

Fresno, Calif. (Sept. 13) -- Nebraska scored on four plays Lincoln (Sept. 20) -- Ameer Abdullah carried No. 24 Nebraska to victory of 55 or more yards, rolling to a 55-19 win over Fresno State. over an old nemesis with the biggest all-purpose yardage total of his career Nebraska (3-0) snapped Fresno State’s 13-game home winning in a 41-31 win over Miami. streak, which was the second-longest home streak in the nation. Playing in front of a Memorial Stadium record crowd of 91,585, Abdullah The Huskers got big nights from I-back Ameer Abdullah, exploded for a career-high 313 all-purpose yards, including 229 rushing yards quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., wide recveivers Kenny Bell and two scores on a career-high 35 carries. He added a three-yard touchdown and Jordan Westerkamp and freshman punt returner De’Mornay reception, as he finished the night as NU’s career all-purpose yardage leader Pierson-El. Along the way, Abdullah notched his second 200-yard rushing game of Abdullah notched his 19th career 100-yard rushing game 2014 to lift Nebraska to a 4-0 record. As a team, the Big Red rolled up 343 with 19 carries for 110 yards, including a 57-yard scoring run in rushing yards and took 33:20 off the clock to wear down the Hurricane the first quarter. Bell and Westerkamp both produced 80-yard defense. On the flipside, the Blackshirts held the Hurricanes to 76 rushing receiving games, as Bell pulled down a team-high five catches yards on 23 attempts. Quarterback Brad Kaaya completed 28-of-42 passes for for 84 yards, while Westerkamp added two catches for 85 yards. 359 yards and three scores, as Miami managed 435 total yards. Armstrong completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and three Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 9-of-13 passes for 113 yards, including touchdowns, while Pierson-El added a huge night for the Big a three-yard touchdown pass to Abdullah, and a 40-yard scoring strike to Red, returning five punts for 150 yards, including an 86-yard Kenny Bell, accounting for NU’s first two scores. return for a touchdown. Abdullah, Armstrong and the Husker offensive line took control of the The Huskers wrote the storyline early, as Armstrong game in the second quarter. Trailing 14-7, NU covered 79 yards in 14 plays in 6:43 capped by Armstrong’s pass to Abdullah. The Blackshirts quickly forced a three-and-out, setting up an 11-play, 50-yard drive that resulted in Drew connected with Westerkamp for a 70-yard touchdown pass on Brown’s 19-yard field goal to end the first half with a 17-14 Husker lead. NU’s fourth offensive play of the game’s to jump to a 7-0 lead. On Nebraska opened the second half by covering 75 yards in 11 plays to take a 24-14 lead on Abdullah’s six-yard NU’s next offensive play, Abdullah sprinted 57 yards to paydirt, touchdown run. The Hurricanes answered with a 10-play, 76-yard scoring drive capped by Malcolm Lewis’ nine-yard putting the Huskers up 14-0 less than three minutes into the action. touchdown reception from Brad Kaaya with 5:09 left in the third quarter to pull Miami within 24-21. The Huskers struck with another big play late in the first half, as De’Mornay Pierson-El exploded on Momentum appeared to be fully shifting as Miami drove to the NU 46-yard line, but on the next play, linebacker an electric 86-yard punt return for a touchdown to put the Big Red up 24-2. After another Blackshirt Trevor Roach and cornerback Josh Mitchell joined forced for the Blackshirts’ biggest play of the night. Roach stripped stop, Pierson-El continued to spark the Huskers with a 51-yard return on his next touch, setting up Drew the ball from Duke Johnson and Mitchell scooped it up and sprinted 57 yards for the touchdown. Brown’s second field goal and giving NU a 27-5 halftime lead. After Miami pulled to within 31-24, Abdullah and the Husker offense responded on the next drive, marching 54 The Big Red kept their foot on the gas to start the second half with the Blackshirts forcing a quick yards on eight plays capped by Brown’s 39-yard field goal. Miami tried to answer on the following drive, but Josh stop on the Bulldogs’ opening drive. Armstrong and the Huskers then went 75 yards in four plays, capped Kalu picked off Kaaya on 4th-and-4 at the NU 35. Kalu, who intercepted it at the NU 25, headed to the Husker sideline by Armstrong’s 20-yard scoring pass to Cethan Carter to push the lead to 34-5. Following a 66-yard with the rest of Nebraska’s players to celebrate. Abdullah took over, as he carried all six times on the ensuing drive, touchdown run by Burrell, Nebraska zipped 98 yards in just four plays, capped by an Imani Cross 62-yard including a 10-yard run to put the Big Red up 41-24 and seal the win. sprint to the end zone Armstrong threw his third TD pass of the night, finding Sam Cotton for a 23-yard In addition to big defensive plays by Mitchell, Roach and Kalu, the Blackshirts got a game-high 10 tackles from strike to make it 48-12 with 10:48 left. linebacker David Santos. Safety Corey Cooper added eight tackles, while Gregory added seven tackles, including SCORING SUMMARY two sacks and fumbled forced on Kaaya for a total of 25 yards in losses, while adding a pair of quarterback hurries. 1st 13:14 NEB Westerkamp 70 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 12:03 NEB Abdullah 57 yd run (Brown kick) 1st 10:26 MIAMI Johnson 2 yd run (Badgley kick) 1st 09:09 FS Team safety 1st 08:12 NEB Bell 40 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 2nd 12:18 NEB Brown 38 yd field goal 2nd 13:52 MIAMI Walford 6 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 2nd 09:11 NEB Pierson-El 86 yd punt return (Brown kick) 2nd 07:10 NEB Abdullah, 3 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 2nd 05:40 NEB Brown 22 yd field goal 2nd 00:00 NEB Brown, 19 yd field goal 2nd 02:08 FS Kroening 27 yd field goal 3rd 10:06 NEB Abdullah 6 yd run (Brown kick) 3rd 11:50 NEB Carter 20 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 3rd 05:09 MIAMI Lewis 9 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 3rd 04:42 FS Burrell 66 yd run (Kroening kick) 3rd 02:23 NEB Mitchell 57 yd fumble recovery (Brown kick) 3rd 02:47 NEB Cross 62 yd run (Brown kick) 4th 13:37 MIAMI Badgley 34 yd field goal 4th 10:48 NEB Cotton, S. 23 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 4th 09:21 NEB Brown 39 yd field goal 4th 06:25 FS Hardaway 9 yd pass from Burrell (Kroening kick) 4th 04:13 NEB Abdullah, 10 yd run (Brown kick) 4th 03:04 NEB Bailey 10 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick) 4th 00:18 MIAMI Berrios 4 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick)

TEAM STATISTICS NEB FS TEAM STATISTICS MIAMI NEB FIRST DOWNS 22 20 FIRST DOWNS 24 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-280 28-105 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-76 54-343 PASSING YDS (NET) 282 241 PASSING YDS (NET) 359 113 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-14-0 59-30-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-28-2 13-9-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-562 87-346 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-435 67-456 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-57 Punt Returns-Yards 6-140 2-15 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-11 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-38 6-135 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-53 4-81 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-5 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-47.4 13-40.5 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-39.0 1-49.0 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-61 5-55 Penalties-Yards 9-82 7-69 Possession Time 30:40 29:20 Possession Time 26:40 33:20 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 6 of 23 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 10 7 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-29 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-25 RUSHING: FS-Burrell, Brian 9-59; Quezada, Josh 10-28; Waller, Marteze 7-19; Root, Dillon 1-1; RUSHING: Miami-Johnson, Duke 18-93; Edwards, Gus 3-8; Kaaya, Brad 2-minus-25. Nebraska-Abdullah, Micenheimer, Malique 1-minus-2. Nebraska- Abdullah, Ameer 19-110; Cross, Imani 3-69; Armstrong Jr., Ameer 35-229; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 13-96; Cross, Imani 3-13; Newby, Terrell 1-8; Pierson-El, De’Mornay Tommy 9-65; Newby, Terrell 7-18; Fyfe, Ryker 1-12; Nabity, Graham 1-3; Nelson, Jordan 2-3. 1-0; TEAM 1-minus-3. PASSING: FS--Burrell, Brian 30-59-0-241. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 12-21-0-260; Fyfe, Ryker PASSING: Miami-Kaaya, Brad 28-42-2-359 Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 9-13-1-113 2-3-0-22. RECEIVING: Miami-Walford, Clive 7-80; Johnson, Duke 5-84; Lewis, Malcolm 5-40; Berrios, Braxton 4-43; RECEIVING: FS-Harper, Josh 9-76; Hardaway, Delvon 4-52; Watson, Greg 4-45; Peck, Aaron 3-17; Coley, Stacy 3-22; Dorsett, Phillip 2-48; Yearby, Joe 1-22; Dobard, Standish 1-20. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny Williams, LeKendrick 3-5; Root, Dillon 2-38; Waller, Marteze 2-0; Johnson, Justin 1-7; Micenheimer, 4-70; Moore, Alonzo 3-26; Westerkamp, Jordan 1-14; Abdullah, Ameer 1-3. Malique 1-6; Quezada, Josh 1-minus-5. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 5-84; Hovey, Lane 3-48; Westerkamp, INTERCEPTIONS: Miami-Howard, Tracy 1-0. Nebraska-Kalu, Joshua 1-5; Santos, David 1-0 Jordan 2-85; Cotton, Sam 1-23; Carter, Cethan 1-20; Newby, Terrell 1-12; Bailey, Christian 1-10. FUMBLES: Miami-Johnson, Duke 1-1; Kaaya, Brad 1-0. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 1-1; Abdullah, INTERCEPTIONS: FS-None. Nebraska-None Ameer 1-0; FUMBLES: FS-Root, Dillon 1-0 Nebraska-Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2-0; Newby, Terrell 1-0; Santos, David 1-0. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Miami-None. Nebraska-Gregory, Randy 2.0-25. SACKS (Sacks-Yds): FS-None. Nebraska-Valentine, Vincent 2-14; McMullen, Greg 1-8; Newby, Marcus 1-9 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Miami-Owens, Darrion 4-3; Kirby, Raphael 3-4; Armbrister, Thurston 3-4. TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): FS-Edwards, Shannon 7-0; Riley, Curtis 6-1. Nebraska-Kalu, Joshua 6-0 Nebraska-Santos, David 5-5 HUSKERS.COM 2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Game 5 No. 21 Nebraska 45, Illinois 14 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Illinois 7 7 0 0 14 Nebraska 7 24 7 7 45

Lincoln, Neb. (Sept. 27) -- Ameer Abdullah notched his third 200-yard rushing game of the season, carrying No. 21 Nebraska to a 45-14 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Abdullah regisered his second straight 200-yard rushing effort and third in five games, rushing 20 times for 196 yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone, as the Big Red took a 31-14 lead into the half. Abdullah finished with 22 carries for 208 yards and three touchdowns to help the Huskers finish with 458 rushing yards Abdullah’s big night allowed the Big Red to finish with 624 yards of total offense, marking the first time the Huskers had amassed 600 yards of total offense in a Big Ten Conference game. The Husker offense set the tone on the opening drive, as Abdullah carried five times for 60 yards capped by his 12-yard scoring run to put the Big Red up 7-0 just 2:33 into the game. Illinois answered quickly with Josh Ferguson’s 41-yard touchdown run to tie the game at seven, before the defenses controlled the rest of the quarter. Illinois forced a Husker turnover and drove deep into NU territory, but NU cornerback Daniel Davie answered with a diving interception in the end zone to keep the Illini from cashing in on the turnover. Abdullah struck again early in the second quarter, capping NU’s 10-play, 80-yard drive with an eight-yard run with 13:21 left in the half. Nathan Gerry then came up with a big play, picking off a Reilly O’Toole pass and returning it 54 yards to the Illinois four-yard line, setting up a two-yard scoring run by Abdullah. Tommy Armstrong Jr. took advantage on Nebraska’s next drive, hitting Kenny Bell in stride on a 63-yard touchdown strike to extend the lead to 28-7. Bell produced his fifth career 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 105 yards on the night. Illinois responded with a big play of its own, a 58-yard touchdown pass from O’Toole to Geronimo Allison, before Drew Brown added a 29-yard field goal to put the Huskers up 31-14 at the half. Nebraska pushed the lead to 38-14 early in the third quarter, as junior I-back Imani Cross rumbled into the end zone from four yards out to cap an 11-play, 68-yard drive. Cross, who finished with 109 yards on 22 carries, added his third career 100-yard game. The Huskers converted Davie’s second interception of the night into Terrell Newby’s touchdown for the Huskers’ final score, as the Blackshirts held Illinois scoreless in the second half.

SCORING SUMMARY 1st 12:27 NEB Abdullah 12 yd run (Brown kick) 1st 11:24 ILL Ferguson 41 yd run (Reisner kick) 2nd 13:21 NEB Abdullah 8 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 09:52 NEB Abdullah 2 yd run (Brown kick) 2nd 08:43 NEB Bell 63 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick) 2nd 07:27 ILL Allison 58 yd pass from O’Toole (Reisner kick) 2nd 02:48 NEB Brown 29 yd field goal 3rd 07:56 NEB Cross 4 yd run (Brown kick) 4th 04:58 NEB Newby 6 yd run (Brown kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ILL NEB FIRST DOWNS 16 35 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-78 70-458 PASSING YDS (NET) 261 166 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-17-3 21-10-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-339 91-624 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-12 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-28 1-4 Interception Returns-Yards 1-14 3-71 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-42.2 3-37.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-53 8-70 Possession Time 20:24 39:36 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 6-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 4-28 RUSHING: Illinois-Ferguson, Josh 11-61; Dudek, Mike 1-27; Young, Donovonn 5-17; Davis, Jon 1-minus-1 O’Toole, Reilly 6-minus-26. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer 22-208; Cross, Imani 22-109; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 10-66; Nelson, Jordan 5-35; Newby, Terrell 9-34; Fyfe, Ryker 2-6. PASSING: Illinois-O’Toole, Reilly 17-38-3-261. Nebraska - Armstrong Jr., Tommy 10-21-1-166 RECEIVING: Illinois-Dudek, Mike 6-90; Allison, Geronimo 5-118; Ferguson, Josh 3-29; Barr, Martize 2-17; Young, Donovonn 1-7. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 5-105; Westerkamp, Jordan 2-31; Newby, Terrell 2-21; Moore, Alonzo 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS:Illinois-Neal Jr., T.J.. 1-6. Nebraska-Davie, Daniel 2-17; Gerry, Nate 1-54 FUMBLES (No.-Lost): Illinois-None. Nebraska-Cross, Imani 1-1; Abdullah, Ameer 1-0 SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Illinois-Thomas III, Earnest 1-; Nelson, Kenny 1-8. Nebraska-Gregory, Randy 2.5-17; Anderson, Zaire 1-9; Gerry, Nate 0.5-2 TACKLE LEADER (UA-A): Illinois-Petty, Zane 2-13. Nebraska-Anderson, Zaire 4-5

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