NEBRASKA 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NEBRASKA (0-0) VS. COLORADO (1-0) SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018 • 2:30 P.M. • LINCOLN, NEB. MEMORIAL STADIUM • CAPACITY: 85,458 • SURFACE: FIELDTURF THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP THE TEAMS Nebraska will take its second shot at opening the 2018 season on Saturday afternoon by welcoming a • 2018 Record: 0-0 a familiar foe to Memorial Stadium. The Huskers will square off with the Colorado Buffaloes with kickoff • Last Game: Akron, canceled set for 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised nationally on ABC, and available on the IMG Husker • AP/Coaches Rank: NR Sports Network. The Huskers got only an opening kickoff in on Saturday night against Akron before thunderstorms caused • 2018 Record: 1-0 a delay, and ultimately a cancellation of the contest. • Last Game: def. Colo. St., 45-13 Nebraska and Colorado were conference rivals for more than 60 years in the Big Seven, Big Eight and • AP/Coaches Rank: NR Big 12 Conferences, before moving to the Big Ten and Pac-12, respectively, before the 2011 season. Saturday's meeting is the first of four matchups between the two schools between 2018 and 2024. THE COACHES Colorado stands at 1-0 after an impressive season-opening victory over in-state rival Colorado State on Friday in Denver. The Buffs opened a two-touchdown lead midway through the first quarter and never Scott Frost looked back en route to a 45-13 victory. CU showed an explosive offense, with 596 yards, including 338 • 1st Season at Nebraska yards through the air and 258 rushing yards. • 0-0 Nebraska Record • 3rd Career Season THIS WEEK’S NUMBERS • 19-7 Career Record • 1st Meeting vs. Colorado Saturday's matchup between Nebraska and Colorado will mark the 70th all-time meeting between the long-time conference rivals. Nebraska and Mike MacIntyre 70 Colorado last met in 2010, in the final Big 12 Conference game for both • 6th Season at Colorado schools. • 26-38 Colorado Record • 9th Career Season • 42-59 Career Record With the cancellation of last week's game against Akron, Nebraska will open • 1st Meeting vs. Nebraska the 2018 season on Sept. 8. That is the latest date for a Husker season 29 opener in 29 seasons, dating back to the Sept. 9, 1989, opener against Northern Illinois. THE SERIES • All-Time Series: Nebraska leads, 49-18-2 Seven Cornhusker greats will be inducted into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of • In Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 26-8 Fame this weekend. The group is led by Hall of Fame coaches Bob Devaney • Last Meeting: NU, 45-17, (11/26/10) 7 and Tom Osborne and 1983 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier. Also being • Win Streak: Nebraska, 3 games inducted are Darin Erstad (BSB), Sarah Pavan (VB), Peaches James (SB) and Tom Schlesinger (MGYM). TV INFORMATION NEBRASKA’S 2018 SCHEDULE ABC Sept. 1 Akron canceled FOX Storms push back opening of '18 season • Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen • Analysis: Brock Huard Sept. 8 Colorado 2:30 p.m. ABC Nebraska leads series, 49-18-2 • Sidelines: Allison Williams Sept. 15 Troy 11 a.m. BTN Nebraska leads series, 4-0 RADIO INFORMATION Sept. 22 @ Michigan TBA TBA Series tied, 4-4-1 • Play-by-Play: Greg Sharpe Sept. 29 Purdue 2:30 or 3 p.m. TBA Nebraska leads, 4-2 • Analysis: Matt Davison Oct. 6 @ Wisconsin TBA TBA Wisconsin leads, 8-4 • Sidelines: Ben McLaughlin • XM Simulcast: 195 Oct. 13 @ Northwestern 11 a.m. TBA Nebraska leads, 7-4 • Sirius Simulcast: 105 Oct. 20 Minnesota TBA TBA Minnesota leads, 32-24-2 Nov. 3 @ Ohio State TBA TBA Ohio State leads, 5-1 ONLINE/MOBILE RADIO Nov. 10 Illinois TBA TBA Nebraska leads, 11-3-1 • Huskers.com (free) Nov. 17 Michigan State TBA TBA Nebraska leads, 8-2 • Official Nebraska Huskers App (free) Nov. 23 @ Iowa 11 a.m. FOX Nebraska leads, 29-16-3 • TuneIn.com (free) • Tunein App (free) All times Central 2018 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 1 NEBRASKA-COLORADO SERIES HUSKERS ELECT FOUR CAPTAINS BIG TEN STANDINGS Nebraska and Colorado are familiar foes with Four Husker seniors were elected by their Saturday's meeting the 70th all-time between the teammates as captains for the 2018 season. schools, but the first since 2010. Nebraska holds On offense, the captains are OG Jerald Foster a 49-18-2 all-time edge in the series, including a and WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Representing the 26-8 mark in Lincoln. defense are NT Mick Stoltenberg and LB Luke Gifford. • Nebraska and Colorado met each season from 1948 to 2010, as members of the Big Seven, 2018 NEBRASKA TEAM CAPTAINS WEST DIVISION Big Eight and Big 12 Conferences. • Jerald Foster, Sr., OG, Lincoln, Neb. Place Team Overall Big Ten • Stanley Morgan Jr., Sr., WR, New Orleans, La. 1. Northwestern 1-0 1-0 • From 1996 to 2010, the Huskers and Buffs • Luke Gifford, Sr., LB, Lincoln, Neb. 2. Illinois 1-0 0-0 concluded the regular season against each • Mick Stoltenberg, Sr., NT, Gretna, Neb. Iowa 1-0 0-0 other on Black Friday. Nebraska held an 11-4 Minnesota 1-0 0-0 edge in the series during that time period. • This marks the second straight season Nebraska Wisconsin 1-0 0-0 has had three Nebraska natives as captains. • Nebraska and Colorado combined to win 6. Nebraska 0-0 0-0 Prior to last season Nebraska had not had three 7. Purdue 0-1 0-1 the final eight Big Eight championships from homegrown captains since 2001. 1988 to 1995. EAST DIVISION • This marks the 13th straight season at least one Place Team Overall Big Ten • Nebraska and Colorado will play in Boulder in native Nebraskan has been elected as a captain. 2019 (Sept. 7) and the teams will also have a 1. Indiana 1-0 0-0 home-and-home in 2023 (Boulder) and 2024 • Foster and Gifford were teammates at Lincoln Maryland 1-0 0-0 (Lincoln). Southeast High School. This marks the first Michigan State 1-0 0-0 time high school teammates have served as Ohio State 1-0 0-0 LAST FIVE NU-CU MEETINGS captains in the same year since Jerry Tagge and Penn State 1-0 0-0 Rank Jim Anderson in 1971. Tagge and Anderson Rutgers 1-0 0-0 Date Site NU/CU Res. Score both went to high school at Green Bay West in 7. Michigan 0-1 0-0 11/24/2006 Lincoln 19/-- W 37-14 Wisconsin. Foster and Gifford are the first pair 11/23/2007 Boulder --/-- L 51-65 on in-state high school teammates to serve as PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES 11/28/2008 Lincoln --/-- W 40-31 captains together. 11/27/2009 Boulder --/-- W 28-20 GAME OFF. DEF. SPEC. FROSH 11/26/2010 Lincoln 16/-- W 45-17 • Foster is serving as a captain for the second AKRON game canceled straight season, and becomes just the 11th COLO NEBRASKA HAS LONG HISTORY two-time team captain in NU history. This marks TROY the sixth straight season an offensive lineman MICH OF BATTLING PAC-12 FOES has served as a captain. PUR Nebraska’s meeting with Colorado continues a WIS tradition of playing marquee non-conference NW games against Pac-12 opponents. Since 1983, MARTINEZ SET FOR HISTORIC START MINN Nebraska has played 32 regular-season non- True freshman Adrian Martinez is expected OSU conference games against teams that were in to make his first start against Colorado on ILL the Pac-12 at game time. Saturday. MSU IOWA • Nebraska is 23-9 against the Pac-12 in • Martinez is in line to be the first true freshman regular season games since 1983. In that quarterback to start a season opener in NU Bold indicates winner stretch, NU is 6-1 vs. Arizona State, 5-3 vs. history. He would be just the second freshman quarterback to start a season opener, joining UCLA, 3-1 vs. Oregon, 2-0 vs. California, 4-2 2018 HUKER HONORS vs. Washington, 2-0 vs. Oregon State, 1-0 redshirt freshman Taylor Martinez in 2010. FREEDOM AKINMOLADUN, SR., DL vs. Washington State and 0-2 vs. USC. The • Martinez would join Tommie Frazier (1992) and record against Pac-12 foes does not include Cody Green (2009) as the only true freshmen to • AFCA Good Works Team Nominee conference games against Colorado in that start at quarterback in Husker history. time frame. CALEB LIGHTBOURN, JR., P • Ray Guy Award Watch List (1 of 27) • Nebraska has also played five bowl games FROST IN FIRST SEASON against Pac-12 teams in that time period, Scott Frost will lead his first Nebraska team as STANLEY MORGAN JR., SR., WR going 2-3 in those games. head coach this fall. Frost is in his third season • Biletnikoff Award Watch List (1 of 50) overall as a head coach after guiding Central • Nebraska played at least one non-conference Florida to a 19-7 record the past two seasons. JD SPIELMAN, SO., WR game against a Pac-12 foe for 17 straight seasons from 1983 to 1999. • Frost was the consensus 2017 national coach • Hornung Award Watch List (1 of 43) of the year after leading UCF to a 13-0 season. • Biletnikoff Award Watch List (1 of 50) NEBRASKA GAMES VS. PAC-12 SINCE 2010 UCF was the only FBS unbeaten team in 2017. Year Opponent Result JACK STOLL, SO., TE 2017 at Oregon L, 42-35 • In Orlando, Frost led the greatest two-year • Mackey Award Watch List (1 of 64) 2016 No.