1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2007 HUSKER FOOTBALL Nebraska Media Relations ● One Memorial Stadium ● Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 ● Phone: (402) 472-2263 ● Fax: (402) 472-2005 2007 Nebraska Schedule GAME NINE ›› September NEBRASKA at TEXAS 1 . Nevada (ABC) . W, 52-10 Date: Saturday, Oct. 27 Time: 2:30 p.m. CT 8 . at Wake Forest (ESPN) . W, 20-17 Site: Lincoln, Neb. 15 . USC (ABC) . L, 49-31 Stadium: Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium 22 . Ball State (FSN PPV) . W, 41-40 Surface: Natural Grass Capacity: 81,067 29 . Iowa State . W, 35-17 Rankings: NU (NR); Texas (17-AP; 16-Coaches) October Series Record: Texas leads, 7-4 6 . at Missouri (ESPN) . L, 41-6 Last Season: Texas 22, Nebraska 20 in Lincoln 13 . Oklahoma St. (FSN PPV) . L, 45-14 20 . Texas A&M . L, 36-14 27 . at Texas (ABC) . 2:30 p.m. NEBRASKA TEXAS November CORNHUSKERS LONGHORNS 3 . at Kansas . TBA 4-4, 1-3 6-2, 2-2 10 . Kansas State . TBA BROADCAST INFORMATION 23 . at Colorado (ABC) . 11 a.m. Television Radio Internet All times Central and subject to change ABC Regional Husker Sports Network Huskers.com HUSKERS.COM Ron Franklin–Play-by-Play Jim Rose—Play-by-Play This Week in Husker Football Ed Cunningham–Color Adrian Fiala—Color Monday, Oct. 22 Jack Arute–Sidelines Matt Davison–Analyst 11:50 a.m. .......Coach Callahan on Big 12 Teleconference Sean Callahan—Sideline Tuesday, Oct. 23 Lane Grindle-Sideline Weekly Press Conference Satellite Radio 11 a.m. ..................................................................... Lunch Sirius, Channel 123 11:30-11:55 a.m. .....................................Player interviews Huskers Hope to Get Back on Track in Austin Noon ......................................... Head Coach Bill Callahan Two of college football’s most storied programs will face off Saturday when Nebraska travels to Austin to face the nationally 12:20-1:15 p.m. .......................................Player Interviews ranked Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium. The meeting marks just the fifth in college football history between 3:45-6:10 p.m. ..............Practice (Interviews after practice) teams with 800 all-time wins. Game time is set for 2:30 p.m. with ABC carrying the contest on a regional basis. Wednesday, Oct. 24 The Huskers enter the contest with a 4-4 overall mark and a 1-3 record in Big 12 Conference action, following a 36-14 3:30-5:40 p.m. ..............Practice (Interviews after practice) loss to Texas A&M on Saturday in Lincoln. The setback was Nebraska’s third straight, marking the Huskers’ longest losing Thursday, Oct. 25 streak since a three-game slide midway through the 2005 season. 3:30-5:25 p.m. ...........Practice (Coach Callahan available) Nebraska will attempt to end a three-game Texas winning streak in the series dating back to a Nebraska win in the 1999 7 p.m. ...............................................Coaches Radio Show Big 12 Championship Game. Nebraska will also be looking for its first regular-season victory over the ‘Horns since the two Friday, Oct. 26 schools have been members of the Big 12 Conference, as Texas holds a 5-0 edge in regular-season games since 1998, 6:50 a.m. ................................. Big Red Breakfast, Omaha including last year’s 22-20 win in Lincoln. ......................................... Team charter departs for Austin The game in Austin also begins the first of two straight against ranked teams. Texas enters Saturday’s game ranked ... .............................Nebraska walk-thru (closed to media) 16th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 17th by the Associated Press. Nebraska will follow this week’s game with a Nov. Saturday, Oct. 27 3 contest at No. 10/12 Kansas. Nebraska closes the regular season with games against Kansas State and Colorado. Both 2:30 p.m. ....................................Nebraska at Texas (ABC) of those teams have been ranked at one point this season. Texas enters the contest with 6-2 overall record and a 2-2 mark in Big 12 Conference play. The Longhorns are coming off a 31-10 victory over Baylor on Saturday in Waco, and sit one game behind South Division co-leaders Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. Texas A&M Rushing Attack Proves Too Much for Huskers to Handle HUSKERS.COM Texas A&M’s powerful rushing attack proved to be the difference, as the Aggies controlled the football throughout a 36-14 victory over Nebraska in Lincoln on Saturday. Nebraska forged a first-quarter lead in the contest and trailed just 16-14 at halftime, but the Aggies used two long scoring drives in the third quarter to take full control of the contest. The Aggies’ Jorvorskie Lane capped three second-half Aggie scoring drives with short touchdown runs, as he finished the day with 15 carries for 130 yards and four scores. Lane wasn’t the only Aggie to put up big numbers on the ground. A&M 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 Nebraska Football Game Notes - Game 9 Nebraska vs. Texas quarterback Stephen McGee carried a career-high 35 times for 167 yards. National Rankings NU-Texas A&M Stat Wrap Associated Press (Oct. 21) As a team, the Aggies rushed for 359 yards, while adding 100 yards Team Stats A&M NU No. Team (1st) Record Points through the air to finish the day with 459 yards of total offense. The Huskers First Downs 28 24 1. Ohio State (57) 8-0 1,612 also amassed more than 400 yards of total offense, led by Sam Keller’s Rushes-Yards 66-359 26-130 2. Boston College (2) 7-0 1,494 275 passing yards. NU added 130 yards on the ground, including 60 yards Passes 13-22-0 26-44-0 3. LSU (5) 7-1 1,479 and a touchdown on nine carries from freshman I-back Quentin Castille. Passing Yards 100 275 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,421 Junior I-back Marlon Lucky broke his own Nebraska running back record Total Offense 459 405 5. Oregon 6-1 1,355 by hauling in 13 receptions for 125 yards. Yds. per Play 5.2 5.8 6. West Virginia 6-1 1,228 Turnovers 0 3 7. Arizona State (1) 7-0 1,156 Although the total offense numbers were similar, Nebraska was victimized Time of Possession 36:55 23:05 8. Virginia Tech 6-1 1,111 by three fumbles, while Texas A&M did not commit a turnover on the afternoon. 9. USC* 6-1 1,107 A&M struck first, as McGee capped the Aggies’ first drive with a two-yard NU Rushing Leader 9. Florida 5-2 1,107 touchdown pass to wide receiver Earvin Taylor with 9:17 left in the opening Quentin Castille–9 carries, 60 yards, TD Roy Helu–5 carries, 39 yards 11. South Florida 6-1 980 quarter. The Huskers blocked the PAT attempt to keep the margin at 6-0. 12. Kansas* 7-0 960 NU Passing Leader The Huskers marched 80 yards on their second drive of the day, capped 13. Missouri* 6-1 925 Sam Keller–26-44-0, 275 yards, TD 14. Kentucky 6-2 719 by Castille’s three-yard touchdown run with 6:32 left in the first quarter. Alex NU Receiving Leaders 15. South Carolina 6-2 649 Henery’s extra point gave NU a 7-6 lead. Marlon Lucky–13 catches, 125 yards 16. Hawaii 7-0 573 After an Aggie field goal put A&M ahead 9-7, a key turnover changed the Maurice Purify–3 catches, 42 yards, TD 17. Texas* 6-2 497 momentum. The Aggies scored in just two plays after Nebraska fumbled a NU Defensive Leaders 18. California 5-2 444 punt at their own 28-yard line. Down 16-7 early in the second frame, Nebraska Corey McKeon–3 UT, 11 AT, 14 TT, 1-8 sack Steve Octavien–5 UT, 8 AT, 13 TT 19. Michigan 6-2 401 responded later in the quarter, as Keller hit Maurice Purify with a 10-yard 20. Georgia 5-2 394 touchdown pass to cap a nine-play, 79-yard drive to pull the Huskers within 16-14 with 2:26 left in the half, and give NU 21. Virginia 7-1 315 22. Alabama 6-2 263 momentum heading to the locker room. 23. Auburn 5-3 248 But in the second half, it was all Aggies. Lane capped a nine-play, 80-yard opening drive with a two-yard scoring run to 22. Penn State 6-2 209 put A&M up 23-14 with 11:05 left in the third. After the Aggie defense held the Huskers on their opening possession, Lane 25. Rutgers 4-2 174 capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a four-yard run to put A&M up 30-14 with 4:29 left in the quarter. Lane then closed the scoring late in the fourth quarter with his second one-yard touchdown run of the day, putting the exclamation point on USA Today Coaches (Oct. 21) a 14-play, 76-yard drive that chewed up 7:09 on the clock. No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Ohio State (58) 8-0 1,498 2. Boston College (2) 7-0 1,412 Noting Game Eight...Texas A&M 36, Nebraska 14 3. LSU 7-1 1,319 Texas A&M’s win marked the Aggies’ third in 13 tries against the Huskers and just their second in eight games at 4.