2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska vs. Auburn 2006 Nebraska Results Date Opponent Result Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sept. 2, 2006 LOUISIANA TECH W 49-10 1-0-0 0-0-0 3:04 85181 Sept. 9, 2006 NICHOLLS STATE W 56-7 2-0-0 0-0-0 2:48 84076 Sept. 16, 2006 at USC L 10-28 2-1-0 0-0-0 3:05 92000 Sept. 23, 2006 TROY W 56-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 2:44 84799 * Sept. 30, 2006 KANSAS WOT 39-32 4-1-0 1-0-0 3:52 85069 * Oct. 7, 2006 at Iowa State W 28-14 5-1-0 2-0-0 3:12 55338 * Oct. 14, 2006 at Kansas State W 21-3 6-1-0 3-0-0 3:00 50723 * Oct. 21, 2006 TEXAS L 20-22 6-2-0 3-1-0 3:24 85187 * Oct. 28, 2006 at Oklahoma State L 29-41 6-3-0 3-2-0 3:24 40108 * Nov. 4, 2006 MISSOURI W 34-20 7-3-0 4-2-0 3:07 85197 * Nov. 11, 2006 at Texas A&M W 28-27 8-3-0 5-2-0 3:25 83336 * Nov. 24, 2006 COLORADO W 37-14 9-3-0 6-2-0 3:23 85800 # Dec. 2, 2006 vs. Oklahoma L 7-21 9-4-0 6-2-0 3:40 80031 * Big 12 conference game # Big 12 Championship at Kansas City, Mo. Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING 414 239 Points Per Game 31.8 18.4 FIRST DOWNS 268 224 Rushing 119 77 Passing 136 138 Penalty 13 9 RUSHING YARDAGE 2283 1565 Yards gained rushing 2584 1931 Yards lost rushing 301 366 Rushing Attempts 516 401 Average Per Rush 4.4 3.9 Average Per Game 175.6 120.4 TDs Rushing 26 13 PASSING YARDAGE 3291 2903 Att-Comp-Int 384-230-7 425-228-12 Average Per Pass 8.6 6.8 Average Per Catch 14.3 12.7 Average Per Game 253.2 223.3 TDs Passing 31 16 TOTAL OFFENSE 5574 4468 Total Plays 900 826 Average Per Play 6.2 5.4 Average Per Game 428.8 343.7 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 26-448 59-1038 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 35-271 15-70 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 12-113 7-31 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.2 17.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.7 4.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.4 4.4 FUMBLES-LOST 24-16 30-11 PENALTIES-YARDS 70-569 71-538 Average Per Game 43.8 41.4 PUNTS-YARDS 62-2419 77-3078 Average Per Punt 39.0 40.0 Net punt average 37.2 35.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 32:39 27:21 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 85/185 59/180 3rd-Down Pct 46% 33% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 14/21 9/23 4th-Down Pct 67% 39% SACKS BY-YARDS 26-206 28-197 MISC YARDS 18 39 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 57 30 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-7 11-16 PAT-ATTEMPTS 53-54 24-27 ATTENDANCE 595309 401536 Games/Avg Per Game 7/85044 6/66923 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Nebraska 110 128 49 120 7 414 Opponents 38 76 43 82 0 239 80 45th All-Time Bowl Appearance Nebraska vs. Auburn 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Individual Statistics RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jackson, Brandon 13 181 984 33 951 5.3 7 48 73.2 Rigoni, Brandon 1 11 11.0 0 11 Lucky, Marlon 13 116 666 26 640 5.5 6 51 49.2 Ruud, Bo 1 7 7.0 0 7 Glenn, Cody 9 71 375 5 370 5.2 8 36 41.1 Total.......... 2 18 9.0 0 11 Wilson, Kenny 12 75 354 19 335 4.5 4 30 27.9 Opponents...... 4 39 9.8 1 19 Nunn, Terrence 13 3 21 0 21 7.0 0 18 1.6 Hardy, Frantz 13 3 16 2 14 4.7 0 13 1.2 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Green, Tierre 13 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 Congdon, Jordan 5-7 71.4 0-0 2-2 2-3 1-2 0-0 40 0 Purify, Maurice 13 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Ganz, Joe 5 3 10 20 -10 -3.3 0 10 -2.0 FG SEQUENCE Nebraska OPPONENTS TEAM 7 6 0 19 -19 -3.2 0 0 -2.7 Louisiana Tech - (23) Taylor, Zac 13 56 150 177 -27 -0.5 1 24 -2.1 Nicholls State 37 - Total.......... 13 516 2584 301 2283 4.4 26 51 175.6 USC (38) - Opponents...... 13 401 1931 366 1565 3.9 13 57 120.4 Troy - - PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Kansas (21) (31),(35) Iowa State - - Taylor, Zac 13 149.44 365-219-7 60.0 3071 25 78 236.2 Ganz, Joe 5 208.83 13-7-0 53.8 122 3 31 24.4 Kansas State - 54, (53) Lucky, Marlon 13 320.00 2-1-0 50.0 25 1 25 1.9 Texas - (22),39,31,(22),(22) Purify, Maurice 13 665.20 1-1-0 100.0 28 1 28 2.2 Oklahoma State (26),42 - Titchener, Dan 13 335.20 1-1-0 100.0 28 0 28 2.2 Missouri (40),(33) (26),(54) TEAM 7 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Texas A&M - (37),(20),42 Wesch, Jake 10 572.80 1-1-0 100.0 17 1 17 1.7 Colorado - 55 Total.......... 13 154.88 384-230-7 59.9 3291 31 78 253.2 Oklahoma - - Opponents...... 13 117.80 425-228-12 53.6 2903 16 66 223.3 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Nunn, Terrence 13 41 589 14.4 3 75 45.3 Titchener, Dan 61 2384 39.1 58 2 27 24 0 Purify, Maurice 13 33 621 18.8 7 63 47.8 Congdon, Jordan 1 35 35.0 35 0 0 1 0 Jackson, Brandon 13 31 319 10.3 2 49 24.5 Total.......... 62 2419 39.0 58 2 27 25 0 Lucky, Marlon 13 26 316 12.2 0 42 24.3 Opponents...... 77 3078 40.0 60 3 11 16 1 Swift, Nate 13 19 330 17.4 1 49 25.4 Peterson, Todd 13 19 307 16.2 2 48 23.6 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Hardy, Frantz 13 14 317 22.6 3 78 26.4 Congdon, Jordan 42 2351 56.0 4 1 Phillips, J.B. 13 13 82 6.3 2 10 6.3 Wesch, Jake 31 1891 61.0 8 0 Herian, Matt 13 12 150 12.5 2 36 11.5 Alegria, Jordan 1 59 59.0 0 0 Teafatiller, Hunter 13 5 78 15.6 4 29 6.0 Total.......... 74 4301 58.1 12 1 1038 40.9 24 Mueller, Josh 13 5 26 5.2 2 8 2.2 Opponents...... 52 3085 59.3 23 1 448 41.9 23 Erickson, Dan 13 4 85 21.2 0 57 6.5 Wilson, Kenny 12 3 20 6.7 0 13 1.7 Senske, Matt 4 2 13 6.5 1 12 3.2 Todd, Dane 13 2 9 4.5 1 8 0.7 Turner, Barry 13 1 29 29.0 1 29 2.2 Total.......... 13 230 3291 14.3 31 78 253.2 Opponents...... 13 228 2903 12.7 16 66 223.3 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Nunn, Terrence 18 153 8.5 0 31 Grixby, Cortney 12 69 5.8 0 16 Swift, Nate 3 50 16.7 0 33 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Bradley, Stewart 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Total.......... 35 271 7.7 0 33 Opponents...... 15 70 4.7 0 16 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Shanle, Andrew 4 19 4.8 0 19 Ruud, Bo 2 54 27.0 0 40 Suh, Ndamukong 1 0 0.0 0 0 Thenarse, Rickey 1 25 25.0 0 25 Jones, Andre 1 0 0.0 0 0 Carriker, Adam 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 Green, Tierre 1 15 15.0 0 15 Grixby, Cortney 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total.......... 12 113 9.4 0 40 Opponents...... 7 31 4.4 0 16 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jackson, Brandon 9 157 17.4 0 27 Lucky, Marlon 6 113 18.8 0 32 Green, Tierre 3 59 19.7 0 23 Hardy, Frantz 3 49 16.3 0 22 Wilson, Kenny 2 42 21.0 0 27 Peterson, Todd 1 0 0.0 0 0 Phillips, J.B. 1 15 15.0 0 15 Todd, Dane 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total.......... 26 448 17.2 0 32 Opponents...... 59 1038 17.6 0 78 Junior wide receiver Terrence Nunn led the Huskers in receptions in 2006 and moved into second place on the program’s career list with 100 catches through three seasons. 45th All-Time Bowl Appearance 81 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Nebraska vs.