2018 OPPONENTS 2018 2018 OPPONENTS CORNHUSKERS 1 BEARS 2 WILDCATS 3 NEBRASKA MORGAN ST. NORTHWESTERN w Saturday, Sept. 1 w Saturday, Sept. 8 w Saturday, Sept. 15 w 8 PM ET • FOX w 3:30 PM • ESPN+ w 7:30 ET • Big Ten Network w Memorial Stadium w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field w Ryan Field QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: ......................................... Lincoln, Neb. Location: ...................................... Baltimore, Md. Location: .......................................... Evanston, Ill. Enrollment: ............................................. 26,079 Enrollment: ............................................... 7,725 Enrollment: ............................................... 8,367 Colors: ........................................ Scarlet & Cream Colors: .......................................... Orange & Blue Colors: ...................................................... Purple Chancellor: .................................... Ronnie Green President: ................................. Dr. David Wilson President: ................................. Morton Schapiro Athletics Director: ................................. Bill Moos Athletics Director: ........................... Edward Scott Athletics Director: ............................. Jim Phillips Conference .............................................. Big Ten Conference .......................... Mid-Eastern (MEAC) Conference .............................................. Big Ten Stadium: ................. Memorial Stadium (85,458) Stadium: .................... Hughes Stadium (10,000) Stadium: .............................. Ryan Field (47,130) Surface: ................................................. FieldTurf Surface: ....................................... Synthetic grass Surface: .......................................... Natural grass 2017 Record: .............. 4-8 overall, 3-6 (5th West) 2017 Record: ............................. 1-10 overall, 1-7 2017 Record: .......... 10-3 overall, 7-2 (2nd West) 2017 Postseason: ................................................. 2017 Postseason: ................................................. 2017 Postseason: ........................Music City Bowl 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) ................. -/- 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) ................. -/- ............................. Northwestern 24, Kentucky 23 2017 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) .......... 17/17 Head Coach: ................... Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97) Interim Head Coach: Head Coach: ... Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern ’97) Career Record: .................................. 19-7 (2 yrs.) ........................... Ernest T. Jones (Alcorn State’95) Career Record: ............................. 77-62 (12 yrs.) School Record: .................................. First season Career Record: ................................... First season School Record: ............................................ same School Record: ............................................. same Offensive System: .................................. Multiple Offensive System: ..................................... Spread Defensive System: ...........................................3-4 Offensive System: ......................................Spread Defensive System: .......................................... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 15/10 Defensive System: .......................................... 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................... 17/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................... 51/26 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 16/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................... 61/15 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ....................37/25 Series: ................................... Nebraska leads, 1-0 Series: ............................................. First Meeting Streak: ........................................... W1, Nebraska Series: ........................................ Akron leads, 2-0 Streak: ............................................ First Meeting AKRON FOOTBALL First Played: .....................................Sept.1, 2017 Streak: ................................................. W2, Akron First Played: .................................. Sept. 15, 2018 Last Played: .......................................................... First Played: .................................. Sept. 12, 2009 Last Played: .......................................................... Last Played: .................................. Sept. 15, 2012 Football Contact: ............................... Keith Mann Football Contact: ............................Paul Kennedy Office: .........................................(402) 472-2263 Football Contact: ................ Leonard L. Haynes IV Office: .........................................(847) 467-2028 Cell: ............................................(402) 540-0274 Office: .........................................(443) 885-3831 Cell: ............................................(312) 497-5990 E-Mail: .............................. [email protected] Cell: ............................................(240) 426-3572 E-Mail: ................. [email protected] Website: ......................................... Huskers.com E-Mail: ................ [email protected] Website: ....................................... NUSports.com Website: ......................... MorganStateBears.com 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 .........................................AKRON Sept. 1 ................................................... TOWSON Aug. 30 ............................................... *at Purdue Sept. 8 ................................................COLORADO Sept. 8 ..................................... at AKRON Sept. 8 .........................................................DUKE Sept. 15 ........................................................TROY Sept. 15 .................................................at Albany Sept. 15 ...................................... AKRON Sept. 22 ...........................................*at Michigan Sept. 22 ..............................at North Carolina A&T Sept. 29 ............................................ *MICHIGAN Sept. 29 .......................*PURDUE [Homecoming] Oct. 6 ..*SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [Homecoming] Oct. 6 ......................................*at Michigan State Oct. 6 ..............................................*at Wisconsin Oct. 13 ................................... *at Savannah State Oct. 13 ..................... *NEBRASKA [Homecoming] Oct. 13 ...................................... *at Northwestern Oct. 20 .................................................*HOWARD Oct. 20 ................................................*at Rutgers Oct. 20 ............................................ *MINNESOTA Oct. 27 ........................................ *at Florida A&M Oct. 27 ............................................ *WISCONSIN Nov. 3............................................. *at Ohio State Nov. 3................................*BETHUNE-COOKMAN Nov. 3...............................................NOTRE DAME Nov. 10 ................................................. *ILLINOIS Nov. 10 ................................... *DELAWARE STATE Nov. 10 ................................................... *at Iowa Nov. 17 ....................................*MICHIGAN STATE Nov. 17 ...................................... *at Norfolk State Nov. 17 ..........................................*at Minnesota Nov. 23 ................................................... *at Iowa * conference games Nov. 24 ................................................. *ILLINOIS GoZips.com/ZipsFB 200 2018 OPPONENTS CYCLONES 4 REDHAWKS 5 BULLS 6 IOWA STATE MIAMI (OH) BUFFALO w Saturday, Sept. 22 w Saturday, Oct. 6 w Saturday, Oct. 13 w TBA w 3:30 PM • ESPN+ w TBA w Jack Trice Stadium w InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field w UB Stadium QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS Location: ............................................ Ames, Iowa Location: .......................................... Oxford, Ohio Location: ........................................... Buffalo, N.Y. Enrollment: ............................................. 36,321 Enrollment: ..............................................17,557 Enrollment: ............................................. 29,850 Colors: ........................................ Cardinal & Gold Colors: ..............................................Red & White Colors: ................................... Royal Blue & White President: ....................... Dr. Wendy Wintersteen President: ................................ Dr. Greg Crawford President: .................................. Satish K. Tripathi Athletics Director: .......................... Jamie Pollard Athletics Director: ............................ David Sayler Athletics Director: ........................... Allen Greene Conference ............................................... Big 12 Conference .......................... Mid-American (East) Conference .......................... Mid-American (East) Stadium: .................. Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) Stadium: ........................ Yager Stadium (24,286) Stadium: ............................ UB Stadium (29,013) Surface: .......................................... Natural grass Surface: ................................................ Field Turf Surface: .............................................. A-Turf Titan 2017 Record: ............................... 8-5 overall, 5-4 2017 Record: