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2014 Nebraska ScheduleDate Opponent (TV) Time/ResultAug. 30 Florida Atlantic (BTN) W, 55-7Sept. 6 McNeese State (ESPNU) W, 31-24Sept. 13 at Fresno State (CBS Sports Net.) W, 55-19Sept. 20 Miami (ESPN2) 7 p.m.Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) (BTN) 8 p.m.Oct. 4 at Michigan State (ABC/ESPN/2) 7 p.m.Oct. 18 at Northwestern (BTN) 6:30 p.m.Oct. 25 Rutgers TBANov. 1 Purdue TBANov. 15 at Wisconsin TBANov. 22 Minnesota TBANov. 28 at Iowa TBAAll times Central

TelevisionESPN2Joe Tessitore, Play-by-PlayBrock Huard, AnalystShannon Spake, Sidelines

RadioHusker Sports NetworkGreg Sharpe, Play-by-PlayMatt Davison, AnalystLane Grindle, Sidelines

Digital MediaHuskers.comHSN free audioLive stats, game-day information, photos and moreFacebook.com/Huskers@Huskers on Twitter@HuskerFBNation

OtherNational Radio-ESPN RadioESPN RadioBill Rosinksi-Play-by-PlayDavid Norrie-AnalystJoe Schad-Sidelines

Satellite RadioSirius Channel 113, XM 196

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2014 HUSKER FOOTBALL

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HuskersRecord: 3-0, 0-0

Rankings: AP–24; Coaches–22Last Game:

def. Fresno St., 55-19Coach: Bo Pelini

Career/NU Record:61-24, 7th yearvs. Miami: 0-0

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Sept. 20, 2014 | Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. (CT)

HurricanesRecord: 2-1, 0-1

Rankings: not rankedLast Game:

def. Arkansas St., 41-20Coach: Al Golden

UM/Career Record: 24-16, 4th year/51-50, 9th year

vs. Nebraska: 0-0

Game InformationTelevision: ESPN2

Radio: Husker Sports NetworkCapacity: 87,000Surface: FieldTurf

Series Record: Tied, 5-5Last Meeting: Miami 37, Nebraska 14, 2002 Rose Bowl

Special Events: 1994 National Championship Team Recognition, Brook Berringer Scholarship Presentation

The MatchupTwo of college football’s most dominant programs meet for the first time in more than a decade on Saturday

when Nebraska plays host to the Miami Hurricanes at Memorial Stadium. The matchup will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with kickoff set for shortly after 7 p.m. CDT.

The two programs have combined for 10 national championships, including eight since 1983. Nebraska won its third national championship and first under Tom Osborne in 1994 by defeating Miami in the Orange Bowl. The 20th anniversary of that national championship will be honored in Lincoln this weekend. Miami also clinched three of its five national titles with wins over Nebraska in bowl games between 1983 and 2001.

The 2014 Huskers will look to complete non-conference play unbeaten for the first time since 2011. Nebraska improved to 3-0 on the season with a 55-19 rout of Fresno State on the road Saturday night. The Huskers showed their explosiveness in the win, recording four scoring plays of 50 yards or more.

Saturday’s game is the first of a home-and-home series with the Hurricanes. Nebraska will play at Miami on Sept. 19, 2015, to complete the two-game non-conference series.

Miami comes into the game with a 2-1 record following consecutive victories over Florida A&M and Arkansas State. The Hurricanes lost at Louisville to open the season on Labor Day. Miami comes to Lincoln having won eight consecutive regular season non-conference games.

The SeriesThe series between the schools is tied at five wins apiece. The schools have met six times in bowl games and four

times in the regular season. Saturday’s game will be the first regular season meeting since a 17-9 victory by No. 2 Nebraska in Lincoln in 1976. Miami has captured four of the past five meetings in bowl games, with four of those contests on Miami’s home field in the Orange Bowl.

The CoachesNebraska: Bo Pelini (Ohio State, ‘90) owns a 61-24 record (.718) 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 61 wins trail only Osborne and Devaney on the NU wins list. Pelini joins Alabama’s Nick Saban as the only head coaches in the nation to win nine or more games each of the past six seasons.

Miami: Al Golden (Penn State, ‘91) is in his fourth season as Miami’s head coach and his ninth season overall as a collegiate head coach. Golden has guided Miami to a 24-16 record in his tenure including a trip to the Russell Athletic Bowl in 2013. Golden previously served as the head coach at Temple from 2006 to 2010, and has stints as an assistant at Virginia, Boston College and Penn State.

Nebraska FootballNebraska is 868-357-40 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 434 wins, 24 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 Media RelationsMailing AddressOne Memorial Stadium P.O. Box 880123Lincoln, NE 68588-0123Shipping Address: 600 Stadium DrivePhone ...................................................................... 402-472-2263E-Mail ..................................................... [email protected] Requests .......................................Huskers.com/MediaMedia Relations Football ContactsAssistant A.D/Media Relations ................................ Keith MannPhone ...................................................................... 402-472-0237E-Mail .......................................................... [email protected] Media Relations Director ................ Shamus McKnightPhone ...................................................................... 402-472-7772E-Mail ..................................................... [email protected] Media Relations Director ...........................Matt SmithPhone ...................................................................... 402-472-7780E-Mail ......................................................... [email protected] Media Relations Director ....................... Jeremy FootePhone ...................................................................... 402-472-7778E-Mail ............................................................ [email protected] Manager (Credentials) ..................................Vicki CapazoPhone ...................................................................... 402-472-2263E-Mail ........................................................ [email protected]

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General Policies8 All player and coach interviews must be arranged at least one day in advance through the Husker Media Relations Office. Contact Keith Mann, Shamus McKnight or Matt Smith at 402-472-2263. All post-practice interviews will be conducted at the practice site (Practice fields or Memorial Stadium). Interviews will not be conducted in the weight room, Student Life Complex, training room, hallways or the tunnel leading from the locker room to the field. The Nebraska locker room, training room and football office meeting rooms are OFF-LIMITS to the media. When arriving for post-practice interviews, media should access Memorial Stadium through Gate 11 entrance, or wait in the Hawks Center lobby if practice is on the practice fields or inside the Hawks Center.

8 Players cell phone numbers will NOT be given to the media. Requested NU players are available (depending on class schedules) at the Monday press conferences (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) and after practice on the field on Tuesday.

8 Practices are closed to the media and to the general public during the season. Media will be allowed to shoot photos/video at the start of practice on Tuesdays. A media relations representative will be on hand to direct media on how long they may shoot.

8 After all games, Nebraska's locker room is closed. Requested players and coaches will be brought to the postgame interview room after a 10-minute cooling off period. At home, the postgame interview room is located in the strength complex of the Osborne Athletic Complex. Media are asked to wait to set up equipment until the conclusion of halftime. On the road, Coach Pelini and requested players and assistant coaches will be brought to the designated interview area. Please note, NO INTERVIEWS will be conducted on the field as the players are returning to the locker room.

Nebraska Media Information and PoliciesCredentials8 Media may make credential requests for Nebraska home games on-line at Huskers.com/media. Follow the steps on the web site to complete the application. You will receive an e-mail confirming your application, and approval/denial e-mail. Contact Vicki Capazo at (402) 472-2263 with questions. Once again this season, photo ID will be required to gain access to the stadium on game day and the name on your photo ID and credential must match. Single-game credentials will not be mailed and must be picked up on game day at media will call.

Huskers.com8 Huskers.com is the official site of Nebraska Athletics and includes updated stats, game notes, depth chart and extensive quotes and audio and video clips from Nebraska’s Monday press conference, including Coach Pelini and selected Nebraska players in the afternoon.

Teleconference/Satellite Feed/FTP8For video of Nebraska’s press conferences contact the Media Relations Office. All of Coach Pelini’s press conferences are available via teleconference, and video is available through Huskers.com. Two or three players will be on the call immediately following Pelini.

Player/Coach Mug Shots8 Husker color digital mugs can be downloaded directly to your system for media usage. The head shots are available for media use at Huskers.com (go to football page, go to roster, click on player’s name, when picture appears, click on the magnifying glass below the picture, then click the word “larger”.) Action photos and/or a DVD of Nebraska mug shots may be obtained by calling or e-mailing the Nebraska Media Relations Office.

Media Guide and Supplement On-Line8 PDF versions of the 2014 Nebraska media guide and media supplement are available on Huskers.com. Please go to the “Football” page, on the right menu, click on “2014 Media Guide” and proceed.

Bank of the West Nebraska Football Show8 Head Coach Bo Pelini and host Greg Sharpe review each Nebraska football game on the Bank of the West Nebraska Football Show. The show first airs on Sunday evenings on local affilates.

Husker Sports Network8 Nebraska football can be heard from coast-to-coast and worldwide through the Husker Sports Network. The Husker Sports Network will continue the strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2014. Nebraska games can be heard on nearly 50 stations, covering all of Nebraska in addition to affiliates in several other states. Fans around the world can also listen to the games on Huskers.com and the official Huskers App, as well as Sirius/XM Radio.

Coach and Player AvailabilityMonday8 Nebraska Weekly Press/Teleconference, Coach Pelini will be available in person at Memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m. CT or via teleconference at (888) 820-1398. Call Media Relations Office for the weekly passcode. Players will generally follow Coach Pelini at the press conference.

Tuesday8 Big Ten Teleconference, Bo Pelini at 11:24 a.m. CT, Contact the Big Ten Conference Office at 847-696-1010 for more details. A playback of the call is available later in the day and will also be available at www.bigten.org.11:00 a.m. – Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern11:08 a.m. – Brady Hoke, Michigan11:16 a.m. – Gary Andersen, Wisconsin11:24 A.M. – BO PELINI, NEBRASKA 11:32 a.m. – Mark Dantonio, Michigan State11:40 a.m. – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa11:48 a.m. – Jerry Kill, Minnesota11:56 a.m. – Kyle Flood, Rutgers12:04 p.m. – Tim Beckman, Illinois12:12 p.m. – Randy Edsall, Maryland12:20 p.m. – Darrell Hazell, Purdue12:28 p.m. – James Franklin, Penn State12:36 p.m. – Urban Meyer, Ohio State12:44 p.m. – Kevin Wilson, Indiana

8 Offensive coordinator Tim Beck, defensive coordinator John Papuchis and requested players will be available on the field following practice.

Wednesday8 No media access following Wednesday practice.

Thursday8 Coach Pelini available after practice on field.

Friday8 No Media Availability.

Pelini Phone Interviews8 Media wishing to try to arrange a phone interview may contact Keith Mann for availability. Please contact the Media Relations Office the week prior to the requested time for interview.

Player Phone Interviews8 Out-of-town media requesting phone interviews with Nebraska players should contact Keith Mann or Shamus McKnight with those requests, preferably on Sundays, but no later than 10 a.m. CT on Monday of game week. At least two players will also be included on Nebraska’s weekly teleconference on Monday following Coach Pelini.

Monday, Sept. 15

Press Conference11 a.m.–Lunch11:30 a.m.–Bo PeliniPlayers to follow

No Practice

Tuesday, Sept. 16

Big Ten Teleconference11 a.m.–Call begins11:24 a.m.–Bo Pelinicontact Big Ten office for details

Practice3:45 - 5:30 p.m.Off. Coordinator Tim Beck, Def. Coordinator John Papuchis and requested players available after practice

Wednesday, Sept. 17

Practice3:45 - 5:30 p.m.No Media Access

Nebraska Football Radio Hour (Husker Sports Network)7 p.m.--Defensive coordinator John Papuchis

Thursday, Sept. 18

Practice4:30-5:15 p.m.

Coach Pelini Available after practice

Friday, Sept. 19Afternoon Practice in LincolnNo Media Access

Saturday, Sept. 20Nebraska vs. Miami, 7 p.m., ESPN2

Post-GameCoach Pelini and requested players available in post-game interview area immediately following the game.

Weekly Media Calendar: Nebraska vs. Miami (Sept. 15-20)



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 yardsSept. 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 TDSept. 20 Miami 7 p.m. ESPN2 Tied, 5-5 2002, Miami 37-14 (Pasadena)/First regular-season meeting between teams since 1976Sept. 27 Illinois (HC) 8 p.m. BTN NU, 8-2-1 2013, NU 39-19 (Lincoln)/Huskers play host to Illini on Homecoming for second straight yearOct. 4 at Michigan State 7 p.m. ABC/ESPN NU, 7-1 2013, MSU 41-28 (Lincoln)/One of the two schools has played in first three B1G title gamesOct. 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 pointsOct. 25 Rutgers TBA TBA NU, 1-0 1920, NU 28-0 (New York)/First meeting in 94 seasons between the schoolsNov. 1 Purdue TBA TBA Series tied, 1-1 2013, NU 42-7 (W. Lafayette)/Purdue will make first-ever trip to Lincoln in 2014Nov. 15 at Wisconsin TBA TBA Series tied, 4-4 2012, UW 70-31 (Indianapolis)/First matchup between schools as West Division opponentsNov. 22 Minnesota TBA TBA UM, 30-22-2 2013, UM 34-23 (Minneapolis)/Minnesota ended 16-game NU win streak in 2013Nov. 28 at Iowa TBA TBA NU, 28-13-3 2013, Iowa 38-17 (Lincoln)/Huskers have won 2 of 3 Heroes Games since 2011Dec. 6 BIG Championship 7:17 p.m. FOX NU, 0-1 Nebraska appeared in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game as Legends Division champion

Noting Game 3...Nebraska 55, Fresno State 194 Nebraska improved to 3-0 with the victory, marking the fourth time in seven seasons under Bo Pelini that Nebraska has started 3-0, but the first time since the 2011 season. Nebraska won its road opener for the second straight season and improved to 4-3 in road openers under Pelini. The Huskers have won four straight games away from Lincoln, including wins at Michigan and Penn State last season as well as a Gator Bowl victory over Georgia. Nebraska improved to 20-9 in true road games under Pelini.

4 Nebraska improved to 2-0 against Fresno State and 34-2 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference. NU and Fresno State will complete a three-game series with a 2016 game in Lincoln.

4 Nebraska’s victory ended Fresno State’s 13-game win streak at Bulldog Stadium, ending the nation’s longest home winning streak.

4 With the win, Nebraska is guaranteed a winning non-conference record for the 32nd consecutive season since a 2-2 record in 1981.

4 Sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. Armstrong opened the night with a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game’s fourth play, Armstrong’s longest completion in a regular-season game and second-longest completion of his career.

4 Armstrong’s 260 passing yards marked his third straight game to start the season with 200 or more passing yards.

4 Armstrong Jr. also rushed nine times for 65 yards to account for 325 total offense yards. Armstrong has topped 300 yards of total offense in all three games, marking the first time a Husker has topped 300 yards of total offense in three straight games since Joe Ganz accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor in 2008.

4 Nebraska senior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed 19 times for 110 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give NU a 14-0 lead. Abdullah’s 57-yard run was a season long and his third run of at least 30 yards in 2014.

4 With his 110 rushing yards, Abdullah increased his career rushing total to 3,373 rushing yards, moving him into the top five on the Nebraska career rushing list. Abdullah passed Rex Burkhead (3,329) against Fresno State.

4 Abdullah finished the game with 110 all-purpose yards, increasing his career total to 5,449 yards. Abdullah moved up to second place on the NU career all-purpose yards list, passing Mike Rozier (5,445) for the No. 2 spot. Abdullah now trails career all-purpose yards leader Johnny Rodgers (5,586) by just 141 yards.

4 Sophomore receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to open the scoring. Westerkamp caught a touchdown for the third consecutive game, marking the first Husker to have a touchdown reception in three straight games since Quincy Enunwa caught a touchdown pass in each of the first three games last season.

4 Senior receiver Kenny Bell caught five passes for 84 yards to increase his career receptions total to 144. Bell moved past Johnny Rodgers (143 catches) into second place on the NU career receptions list. Bell is now 22 catches behind Nate Swift’s school record of 166 career receptions.

4 Freshman punt returner De’Mornay Pierson-El returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give Nebraska a 24-2 lead. The 86-yard return was the seventh-longest punt return in school history and longest ever by a Husker freshman. It also marked Nebraska’s longest punt return since Eric Haag’s school-record 95-yard punt return against Texas in 2010 and the first punt return for a score by Nebraska since Ameer Abdullah had an 81-yard TD return vs. Idaho State in 2012.

4 Nebraska sophomore I-back Imani Cross had a career-long 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, bettering his previous career long of 51 yards vs. Michigan State in 2013.

4 Nebraska sophomore tight end Cethan Carter caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, marking his first career touchdown reception.

4 Nebraska had four scoring plays of more than 50 yards, marking the first time Nebraska has had four touchdowns of at least 50 yards in Bo Pelini’s seven seasons as head coach.

Nebraska-Fresno State Stat WrapTeam Stats NU FSUFirst Downs 22 20Rushes-Yards 42-280 28-105Passes 14-24-0 30-59-0Passing Yards 282 241Total Offense 562 3463rd-Down Conversions 6-of-15 6-of-23Turnovers 1 0Penalties 6-61 5-55 Time of Possession 30:40 29:20

NU Rushing LeadersAmeer Abdullah–19 carries, 110 yards, TDImani Cross–3 carries, 69 yards, TD; 62-yard TD (career long)Tommy Armstrong Jr.–9 carries, 65 yardsNU Passing LeaderTommy Armstrong Jr.–12-21-0, 260 yards, 3 TD (career high)NU Receiving LeadersJordan Westerkamp–2 receptions, 85 yards, 70-yard TDKenny Bell–5 receptions, 84 yardsNU Defensive LeadersJoshua Kalu–6 TT, TFL, PBU, fumble causedVincent Valentine–4 TT, 3 TFL, 2-12 sacksDaniel Davie–3 UT, 2 TFLNU Special Teams LeaderDe’Mornay Pierson-El–5 punt returns, 150 yards, 86-yard TD

2014 Big Ten StandingsWest Division RecordsTeam Big Ten Overall Next GameNebraska 0-0 3-0 MiamiIllinois 0-0 2-1 Texas StateIowa 0-0 2-1 at PittsburghMinnesota 0-0 2-1 San Jose StateWisconsin 0-0 1-1 Bowling GreenPurdue 0-0 1-2 Southern IllinoisNorthwestern 0-0 0-2 Western Illinois

East Division RecordsTeam Big Ten Overall Next GamePenn State 1-0 3-0 MassachusettsMaryland 0-0 2-1 at SyracuseMichigan 0-0 2-1 UtahOhio State 0-0 2-1 Cincinnati 9/27Indiana 0-0 1-1 at MissouriMichigan State 0-0 1-1 Eastern MichiganRutgers 0-1 2-1 at Navy

2014 Non-Conference OpponentsTeam Overall Conf. Next GameFla. Atlantic 1-2 0-0 at WyomingMcNeese St. 1-1 0-0 Arkansas Tech 9/27Fresno State 0-3 0-0 Southern UtahMiami 2-1 0-0 at Nebraska



Ron BrownRunning Backs

7th/24th Year-Field

Barney CottonRun Game Coord./OL/TE7th/8th Year-Press Box

Tim BeckOff. Coord./QBs

7th Year-Press Box

Nebraska Head Coach Bo PeliniBo Pelini is in his seventh season as Nebraska’s head coach and owns a 61-24 record with the

Huskers. Pelini has won or shared four divisional titles in his first six seasons as head coach, including the 2012 Big Ten Legends Division crown. He guided NU to three straight Big 12 North Division crowns from 2008 to 2010, becoming the first coach in the history of the Big 12 to win at least a share of a division title in each of his first three years.

He has guided Nebraska to at least nine wins each of his six seasons, and three 10-win seasons. Pelini is third on the Nebraska career victories list, trailing only Tom Osborne and Bob Devaney.

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 interim coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl against Michigan State.

Following his one season at Nebraska, Pelini served as the co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2004, helping the Sooners to the Big 12 title and BCS title game. He then followed with three seasons as the defensive coordinator at LSU. With the Tigers, Pelini led three consecutive defenses to No. 3 national rankings in total defense. He culminated 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, serving three years each with the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. Pelini was a team captain and four-year letterman as a safety at Ohio State from 1987 to 1990.

Pelini Stacks up Well with PeersIn guiding Nebraska to a 61-24 record, Pelini has put himself in impressive company.

4 Among schools currently in a power conference, Pelini is just the eighth head coach in college football history to 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).

4 When looking only at coaches in their first head coaching job at a major conference school, Pelini is one of only three to win nine games in each of his first six years, joining Osborne and Barry Switzer (Oklahoma).

4 Pelini was among a group of 18 FBS head coaches who were hired for their jobs beginning with the 2008 season. Pelini leads that group of 18 head coaches in victories over the past six-plus years with 60 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.

Pelini Continues Defensive Accomplishments at NebraskaAt Nebraska, Pelini has continued his history of building championship defenses. In 2009, the Huskers led the

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, third in passing defense, 15th in total defense and 17th in scoring defense.

With Pelini’s previous track record, the success of his Nebraska defenses is no surprise.4Pelini led the 2003 Blackshirts to a school-record 47 takeaways, including a Big 12-record 32 interceptions, and

finished second nationally in scoring defense, first in pass efficiency defense and 11th in total defense. 4Pelini guided LSU defenses to No. 3 national finishes in total defense each of his three seasons in Baton Rouge. 4In 151 games as a collegiate coach, Pelini’s defenses have posted 10 shutouts, held the opposition to seven

points or less 42 times and to 20 points or less 95 times.

Husker Staff Has Only One Change for 2014 SeasonPelini had just one change in his full-time coaching staff during the offseason. Charlton Warren joined the Huskers as

secondary coach after spending the past nine seasons at Air Force, including the past two years as defensive coordinator.Warren worked directly with the defensive backs all nine years with the Falcons. He also earned a reputation as

the Falcons’ top recruiter and coordinated Air Force’s recruiting efforts from 2006 to 2011.Warren joined a defensive staff led by John Papuchis, who enters his third season as defensive coordinator

and seventh year overall on the Husker staff. Ross Els in his fourth season as the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, while defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski enters his third year at Nebraska.

On offense, Tim Beck is in his fourth season as offensive coordinator and seventh season overall on Pelini’s staff. Ron Brown (running backs) and Barney Cotton (offensive line/tight ends) have also been on staff for each of Pelini’s seven seasons. Rich Fisher (receivers) and John Garrison (offensive line) each enter their fourth season.

Noting PeliniBorn: Dec. 13, 1967Hometown: Youngstown, OhioWife: Mary PatChildren: Patrick, Kate and CaralynHigh School: Cardinal Mooney, 1986College: Ohio State, 1990

Playing Experience1987-90, Ohio State, free safety Coaching ExperienceNebraska, 2008-presentHead Coach

LSU, 2005-07defensive coordinator

Oklahoma, 2004co-def. coordinator, defensive backs

Nebraska, 2003defensive coordinator, interim head coach for Alamo Bowl

Green Bay Packers, 2000-02linebackers

New England Patriots, 1997-99linebackers

San Francisco 49ers, 1994-96assistant secondary

Cardinal Mooney High School, 1993 quarterbacks

Iowa, 1991graduate assistant

Nebraska under PeliniOverall ...................................................................61-24 vs. AP Ranked Teams ............................................9-14 vs. AP Top 10 Teams ...............................................2-8 vs. Unranked Teams ............................................52-10 vs. Big Ten Teams ..................................................18-8 Home ....................................................................37-9 Road .....................................................................20-9 Neutral ....................................................................4-6 In August ................................................................3-0 In September ........................................................21-4 In October.............................................................14-8 In November .........................................................19-6 In December ...........................................................2-4 In January ...............................................................2-2 When Rushing for 200 or more yards ...................39-6 When Rushing for 300 or more yards ...................16-0 When Passing for 200 or more yards..................24-11 When Passing for 300 or more yards....................11-1 When NU player rushes for 100 yards ..................45-8 When NU has two 100-yard rushers ......................9-1 When NU player has 100 yards receiving .............14-3 When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher ..................17-13 When Scoring 35 or More Points..........................32-1 When Holding Opponent to 10 Pts. or less ..........21-2 When forcing three or more turnovers ................17-2 When Nebraska scores first ..................................46-7 When Nebraska leads at halftime ........................48-4 When Nebraska trails at halftime .......................11-17 When Nebraska is tied at halftime .........................4-2 Games decided by 11 points or more ................39-14 Games decided by 10 or less ................................19-8 Games decided by 7 or less ..................................13-8 Games decided by 3 or less ....................................7-6 Overtime games .....................................................2-1

John PapuchisDefensive Coordinator

7th Year-Field

Ross ElsLinebackers/RC

4th Year-Press Box

Rich FisherWide Receivers4th Year-Field

John GarrisonOffensive Line4th Year-Field

Charlton WarrenSecondary

1st Year-Press Box

Rick KaczenskiDefensive Line3rd Year-Field

James DobsonStrength Coach

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Scouting MiamiMiami seeks its eighth consecutive regular-season non-conference victory

Saturday, as the Hurricanes have not lost a regular-season non-conference game since a 41-3 defeat at Notre Dame on Oct. 6, 2012. Miami brings a 2-1 record into tonight’s game, rebounding from a conference road loss to Louisville in the season opener to post consecutive victories over Florida A&M and Arkansas State by a combined score of 82-27.

Under center, Miami starts true freshman Brad Kaaya, a high school teammate of Nebraska sophomore I-back Terrell Newby. Kaaya is completing 60 percent of his passes through three games and has amassed 693 passing yards with seven touchdowns against five interceptions. His favorite targets have been Herb Waters and Braxton Berrios, who have hauled in 10 catches apiece. The Hurricanes’ biggest threat has been speedster Phillip Dorsett who is averaging 35.5 yards per catch on his eight receptions with four touchdowns.

Kaaya’s transition to college football has been aided by a solid running game, highlighted by Duke Johnson. Johnson has carried the ball 43 times this fall for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He is averaging 92.3 yards per game, and Johnson ranks eighth on Miami’s all-time rushing list with 2,144

career yards.Miami is averaging 31.7 points per game and 382.7 yards of total offense per

contest. Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 19.3 points per game. Opponents are averaging only 259.7 total yards against Miami, as the Hurricanes have limited their first three opponents to only 248 rushing yards.

Series HistoryThe all-time series between Nebraska and Miami is tied, 5-5. The Huskers and

Hurricanes are meeting for the first time since the 2002 BCS National Championship Game, and the programs are facing each other in the regular season for the first time since 1976. Six of the 10 all-time meetings have been in bowl games, including each of the last five matchups.

Nebraska is 3-0 against Miami in Lincoln and the Huskers are 3-1 against the Hurricanes in regular-season meetings. Miami is 4-2 against Nebraska in bowl games, including Orange Bowl victories that clinched the national title for the Hurricanes following the 1983 and 1991 seasons and Miami’s 2002 National Championship Game victory over the Huskers. Nebraska defeated Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl, clinching Tom Osborne’s first national championship during the 1994 season.

Miami Head Coach Al GoldenAl Golden led Miami back to a bowl game in 2013, when the Hurricanes opened

the year 7-0 and finished with a 9-4 record. He has has won 13 of his last 18 games on the Hurricane sideline and owns a 24-16 record in his fourth season at Miami.

Golden came to Miami after serving as the head coach at Temple from 2006 to 2010, when he led the Owls to a 27-34 record. In compiling a 17-8 record in his final two seasons, Golden led Temple to its first bowl appearance in 20 years in 2009.

Before becoming a head coach, Golden spent five seasons as the defensive coordinator at Virginia from 2001 to 2005. He coached linebackers for Penn State, his alma mater, in 2000 after previously coaching the linebackers at Boston College from 1997 to 1999. Golden’s first collegiate coaching job was as a graduate assistant at Virginia.

Miami Fresno State FactsLocation: Coral Gables, Fla.Nickname: HurricanesEnrollment: 15,629Colors: Orange, Green & WhiteConference: ACCStadium: Sun Life StadiumCapacity: 74,916Series Record: Tied, 5-5Head Coach: Al GoldenAlma Mater (Year): Penn State (1991)Record at Miami: 24-16 (fourth season)Career Record: 51-50 (ninth season)Record vs. Nebraska: 0-0

Miami ScheduleSept. 1 at Louisville L, 13-31Sept. 6 Florida A&M W, 41-7Sept. 13 Arkansas State W, 41-20Sept. 20 at Nebraska 7 p.m.Sept. 27 Duke TBAOct. 4 at Georgia Tech TBAOct. 11 Cincinnati TBAOct. 23 at Virginia Tech 6:30 p.m.Nov. 1 North Carolina TBANov. 15 Florida State TBANov. 22 at Virginia TBANov. 29 Pittsburgh TBA

Miami Statistical LeadersRushing G Att. Yards YPC TD Avg./GDuke Johnson, RB 3 43 277 6.4 2 92.3Joe Yearby, RB 3 24 127 5.3 0 42.3Gus Edwards, RB 3 9 70 7.8 2 23.3

Passing Comp. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TDBrad Kaaya, QB 45 75 60.0 5 693 7Jake Heaps, QB 5 10 50.0 0 41 0

Receiving G No. Yards Avg. TD Avg./GHerb Waters, WR 3 10 112 11.2 0 37.3Braxton Berrios, WR 3 10 106 10.6 1 35.3Phillip Dorsett, WR 3 8 234 35.5 4 94.7Clive Walford, TE 3 8 126 15.8 2 42.0Malcolm Lewis, WR 3 5 36 7.2 0 12.0

Tackles G UT AT TT TFL SacksDenzel Perryman, LB 3 19 6 25 4.0 1.0Anthony Chickillo, DL 3 9 8 17 1.0 1.0Thurston Armbrister, LB 3 12 5 17 4.0 4.0Deon Bush, DB 3 11 4 15 1.0 1.0Dallas Crawford, DB 3 5 9 14 0.0 0.0

Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. TD LongStacy Coley, WR 5 70 14.0 0 29

Field Goals Att. Made Pct. Blkd. LongMatt Goudis, K 4 6 66.7 0 24

Punts No. Yards Avg. Blkd. LongJustin Vogel, P 11 504 45.8 0 56

Statistical ComparisonCategory (per game) NEB MIAMI Big Ten ACC Natl. Natl.Rushing Offense 324.3 138.0 2nd 12th 8th 90thPassing Offense 270.0 244.7 2nd 7th 47th 67thTotal Offense 594.3 382.7 1st 12th 5th 86thScoring Offense 47.0 31.7 1st 10th 10th 65thRushing Defense 129.3 82.7 8th 3rd 50th 15thPass Efficiency Defense 86.32 146.77 2nd 5th 9th 47thPass Defense 165.3 177.0 2nd 5th 19th 26thTotal Defense 294.7 259.7 5th 3rd 18th 8thScoring Defense 16.7 19.3 3rd 5th 20th 35thNet Punting 44.7 45.3 1st 1st 7th 6thPunt Returns 14.1 8.4 4th 6th 26th 62ndKickoff Returns 19.8 19.4 11th 7th 71st 78thTurnover Margin -0.3 -0.7 6th 12th 75th 95thSacks 2.0 3.7 10th 4th 62nd 13thTackles For Loss 7.3 7.0 3rd 7th 22nd 27thSacks Allowed 0.3 2.0 1st 11th 5th 70th

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800-Win ClubNebraska is one of eight programs with 800 all-time

victories, and NU’s 868 all-time victories are fourth nationally.

1. Michigan 9122. Notre Dame 8773. Texas 8764. NEBRASKA 8685. Ohio State 8516. Oklahoma 8457. Alabama 8418. Tennessee 806Nebraska is in its 125th season of college football, and

owns an 868-357-40 all-time record in 1,265 games (.702). 4Since the first season of Nebraska football in 1890,

Husker teams have won 11 or more games 12 times, including seven times since 1993.

4Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, 1994, 1997).

Nation’s Best Since ‘70Nebraska ranks as the nation’s winningest program

since 1970. During the past four decades, the Huskers have compiled a 434-116-5 record, for a .786 winning percentage in 555 games. NU’s 434 wins in that time period are 24 more than any other school.

1. NEBRASKA 4342. Oklahoma 410 3. Ohio State 3984. Michigan 3954Nebraska has 40 nine-win seasons and 24 10-win

seasons since 1970. NU has posted six straight nine-win seasons for the first time since an NCAA-record 33 straight from 1969 to 2001.

4Overall, Nebraska has 27 10-win seasons in school history, the third most among all college football programs, trailing only Oklahoma and Alabama.

Most Wins Among 2008 Hiring ClassCoach School WinsBO PELINI NEBRASKA 60Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 52Ken Niumatalolo Navy 49Art Briles Baylor 47David Cutcliffe Duke 34Note: The other 13 coaches in the 2008 hiring class are no longer with the school they were hired at in 2008.

6-Year Win Total Among Nebraska Head CoachesCoach First 6 Years WinsFrank Solich 1998-2003 58Bo Pelini 2008-13 57* Tom Osborne 1973-78 55Bob Devaney 1962-67 53* Entering season

Most Coaching Wins Last Seven Seasons (2008-14)Coach School WinsNick Saban Alabama 75Chris Peterson Boise State/Wash. 72Bob Stoops Oklahoma 66Les Miles LSU 64Brian Kelly Cin./Notre Dame 63Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 61BO PELINI NEBRASKA 60 Urban Meyer Florida/Ohio State 60Gary Patterson TCU 60Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 59*-Includes only active college coaches in 2014

Huskers Bidding for Seventh Straight Nine-Win SeasonNebraska posted a 9-4 record in 2013, capped by a victory over Georgia in the Gator Bowl. The nine-win season

in 2013 was Nebraska’s sixth straight under Head Coach Bo Pelini’s leadership and put Nebraska in elite company. » Nebraska is one of three schools that has won at least nine games each of the past six seasons, joining Alabama

and Oregon. » Pelini has guided Nebraska to 10-win seasons in three of his six seasons. » The six straight years with at least nine wins marks the first time NU has accomplished that since its NCAA record

streak of 33 straight nine-win seasons from 1969 to 2001.» Nebraska has 48 nine-win seasons in school history, including 40 since 1969. The Huskers’ 27 all-time 10-win

seasons are third-most in college football history.

Huskers Celebrating 125th Season of FootballThe 2014 season marks the 125th year of intercollegiate football at Nebraska. Since the school’s first football season

in 1890, Nebraska has earned its place as one of the traditional national powers in college football.The Huskers have won five national championships, 43 conference championships and last year became just the third

school to appear in 50 bowl games. Since 1962 alone, Nebraska has produced nine or more wins in 46 of 52 seasons.Nebraska will be celebrating its 125th season throughout 2014, most notably as part of the Homecoming festivities

on the weekend of Sept. 27, when NU takes on Illinois at Memorial Stadium.

Nebraska to Honor 1994 National Championship TeamNebraska is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its 1994 national championship by honoring members of that

team this weekend. The team will have a private banquet on Friday night, and will be honored on the field at Saturday’s game against Miami. The 1994 Huskers finished a perfect 13-0 in 1994, capping the season with a 24-17 come-from-behind victory over Miami in the Orange Bowl.

The perfect season gave Head Coach Tom Osborne his first national championship, and NU went on to win national titles in 1995 and 1997. Nebraska was determined to win the 1994 title after a last-second Orange Bowl loss to Florida State cost the Huskers a national championship in 1993. The determination and hunger from that loss paid off in 1994, as Nebraska overcame numerous injuries to win several close games. Four of the Huskers’ 13 victories were decided by 10 or fewer points, and NU had to use three starting quarterbacks on the season due to injuries.

Nebraska shut out 24th-ranked West Virginia, 31-0, in the Kickoff Classic to open the season before winning at Texas Tech. The Huskers cruised to a 49-21 victory over 13th-ranked UCLA in week three behind 484 rushing yards.

Following wins over Pacific, Wyoming and Oklahoma State, the Huskers were tested again in a 17-6 road win at No. 16 Kansas State. Sophomore walk-on Matt Turman earned the start at quarterback, but Lawrence Phillips’ 126 rushing yards would be all the offense NU would need as the Husker defense limited Kansas State to 242 total yards. Nebraska next earned a 42-7 win at Missouri before facing a higher-ranked opponent for the only time all season.

No. 3 Nebraska celebrated its 200th consecutive home sellout with a dominating 24-7 victory over second-ranked Colorado on Oct. 29. Nebraska finished the regular season with a 28-point win over Kansas, a 16-point win at Iowa State and a 10-point victory at Oklahoma in the regular-season finale.

In the Orange Bowl, No. 3 Miami jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead and a 17-7 lead in the third quarter. But NU rallied, scoring 17 unanswered points, including a pair of touchdown runs by Cory Schlesinger in the game’s final 7:38.

Huskers-’Canes Look to add To Memorable Series History

Although Nebraska and Miami are meeting for just the 11th time, the series has featured some memorable games, including several with a national championship on the line. Six of the 10 meetings have been in bowl games, including the past five matchups. In those last five games, the winner was crowned as the national champion four times.

The series got off to a historical start in 1951, when the Huskers lost to the Hurricanes in Miami, 19-7, in the first night game in Nebraska history. Eleven years later, Nebraska defeated Miami, 36-34, at the Gotham Bowl in New York City, marking the Huskers’ first-ever bowl win.

The programs met again in the postseason in the 1984 Orange Bowl, when Nebraska suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses in school history. The unbeaten and top-ranked Huskers staged a late comeback to pull within one at 31-30 with 48 seconds remaining. With the

Nebraska and Miami have combined for 10 national championships, all since 1970. Four of the titles have been clinched by defeating each other.

10What to Watch For this Week

Nebraska has 399 all-time wins at Memorial Stadium and will look for No. 400 on Saturday night.

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NU-Miami SeriesGames: 10Standing: Series tied, 5-5At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 3-0At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 3-0At Miami: Miami leads, 4-1At Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1Current win streak (start): Miami, one game (2002) RankDate Site NU/UM Result Score11/30/1951 Miami / L 7-1910/17/1953 Lincoln / W 20-1612/15/1962 New York* / W 36-3410/4/1975 Lincoln 4/ W 31-1610/2/1976 Lincoln 2/ W 17-91/2/1984 Miami** 1/5 L 30-311/2/1989 Miami** 6/2 L 3-231/1/1992 Miami** 11/1 L 0-221/1/1995 Miami** 1/3 W 24-171/3/2002 Pasadena# 4/1 L 14-37*-Gotham Bowl ; **-Orange Bowl; #-Rose Bowl



national championship on the line, Coach Tom Osborne elected to forgo a shared crown and go for the outright title by choosing to go for two instead of kicking the extra point. Miami deflected Turner Gill’s pass on the attempt, lifting the Hurricanes to their first of four national championships in a nine-year span. Miami capped its run of national titles with a 22-0 shutout of Nebraska in the 1992 Orange Bowl.

Osborne and the Huskers got their revenge three years later, when No. 1 Nebraska used a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat the third-ranked Hurricanes, 24-17, in the 1995 Orange Bowl. That victory gave Osborne his first national title and began Nebraska’s stretch of three national championships in a four-season span from 1994 to 1997. Overall, Nebraska and Miami combined for seven national titles in 15 seasons from 1983 to 1997, facing each other in four bowl games during that span. The most recent matchup came in the 2002 National Championship game at the Rose Bowl under the BCS format. Miami defeated Nebraska, 37-14, to earn its fourth bowl game victory over the Huskers.

Huskers Look to Complete Perfect Non-Conference SeasonNebraska improved to 3-0 in 2014 with a 55-19 victory at Fresno State. The win gave Nebraska a 3-0 start for the

first time since 2011, and marked the fourth time in seven seasons under Bo Pelini that the Huskers have started 3-0. 4The victory at Fresno State ensured the Huskers of a winning non-conference record, marking the 33rd straight

season NU has accomplished that feat since a 2-2 record outside of Big Eight play in 1981. 4Nebraska will attempt to complete non-conference play undefeated with a win over Miami on Saturday night.

Nebraska has had two perfect non-league seasons under Pelini, most recently in 2011. Nebraska has had 23 unbeaten non-conference seasons since 1970.

NU Tough Under the Lights at Memorial StadiumNebraska has been extremely tough at home in night games at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers have won 13 straight

home night games and are 39-5 all-time under the lights in Lincoln. Nebraska was 2-0 at home in night games in 2013.4The Huskers’ dominance at night in Lincoln has been impressive, as 30 of the home night wins have been by

at least 13 points. 4Nebraska’s five losses in home night games have all come against teams that won at least 10 games in that

season (Washington, 1991; Texas, 2002; USC, 2007; Virginia Tech and Missouri, 2008).

Nebraska Among Big Ten’s Best Over Past Three SeasonsNebraska finished 5-3 in Big Ten play in 2013 and has won 17 of 24 regular-season Big Ten games since joining

the conference in 2011. Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to have a winning conference record each of the past three seasons. Overall, Nebraska has had a winning conference record each of the past six seasons, and is one of only eight schools in the country to accomplish that feat.

Nebraska’s 17 conference wins since the start of the 2011 season are the third-most regular-season Big Ten victories in that time period. Nebraska captured the Legends Division crown and made a trip to the Big Ten Conference title game in 2012. The Huskers have won 11 of their last 14 regular-season Big Ten games.

Big Ten Records (2011-14)Conference Games Only 3-Year Champ. OverallTeam B1G Rec. Division Game B1G WinsOhio State 19-5 13-2 0-1 19Michigan State 18-6 10-5 1-1 19Wisconsin 16-8 10-5 2-0 18NEBRASKA 17-7 10-5 0-1 17Penn State 17-8 12-4 -- 17Michigan 15-9 9-6 -- 15Iowa 11-13 8-7 -- 11Northwestern 9-15 5-10 -- 9Minnesota 8-16 3-12 -- 8Purdue 7-17 5-10 -- 7Indiana 5-19 4-11 -- 5Illinois 3-21 2-13 -- 3

Big Ten Debuts New DivisionsWhen Nebraska joined the

Big Ten in 2011, the conference began divisional play with the Legends and Leaders divisions. Nebraska competed in the Legends Division the past three seasons, including winning the divisional title in 2012.

With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten, the conference once again has a new divisional alignment. This fall will mark the debut of the Big Ten East and West divisions. Nebraska will compete in the West along with Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. The East is comprised of Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers.

In 2014 and 2015, the Big Ten will play an eight-game conference schedule before moving to a nine-game league slate in 2016. The next two seasons, Nebraska will play the other six members of the Big Ten West, as well as Michigan State and Rutgers from the East Division. The divisional winners will meet in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2014.

Big Ten Conference POW NomineesGame Offense Defense Sp. Teams FroshFAU Abdullah McMullen Brown BrownMSU Abdullah -- Foltz --FSU Armstrong Valentine Pierson-El Pierson-ElMIAMI ILL MSU NW RU PUR WIS MINN IOWABold indicates winner

Husker Honors/Watch ListsAmeer Abdullah, Senior, IBDoak Walker Award Watch ListWalter Camp Award Watch ListHornung Award Watch ListMaxwell Award Watch ListBig Ten Preseason Player to WatchAFCA Good Works Team Watch ListBig Ten Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Florida Atlantic)Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (vs. McNeese St.)Kenny Bell, Senior, WRBiletnikoff Award Watch ListHornung Award Watch ListRandy Gregory, Junior, DETed Hendricks Award Watch List Lott Trophy Watch ListWalter Camp Award Watch ListNagurski Trophy Watch ListRotary Lombardi Award Watch ListChuck Bednarik Watch ListCorey Cooper, Senior, SLott Trophy Watch ListMark Pelini, Senior, CRimington Trophy Watch ListSam Foltz, Sophomore, PBig Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. McNeese St.)College Football Performance Punter of Week (vs. McNeese St.)



Game-Winning Touchdown Latest Addition to Abdullah’s LegacySenior I-back Ameer Abdullah has shown early in the 2014 season why he is a leading candidate for the Heisman

Trophy. Abdullah opened the season against Florida Atlantic with 21 carries for a career-high 232 yards and a touchdown in a 55-7 win over the Owls. His play earned him Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for the second time in his career.

While the numbers in the opener were impressive, Abdullah produced a signature moment against McNeese State when the Huskers needed it most. With the game tied 24-24 in the final minute, Abdullah unleashed a highlight-reel 58-yard catch and run for a touchdown that gave Nebraska a 31-24 victory. Abdullah finished the day with 184 all-purpose yards, including a career-high 96 receiving yards on three receptions.

He posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 19 carries for 110 yards at Fresno State. Abdullah broke a season-long 57-yard TD run in the first quarter.

Abdullah is the FBS active leader in career all-purpose yards, while ranking second in rushing yards. His Big Ten-leading 1,690 rushing yards in 2013 were the most for any returning player in the FBS ranks.

His 232 yards rushing against FAU ranked as the 15th-best rushing effort in school history, and bettered his previous career best of 225 yards against Illinois in 2013.

The impressive start to 2014 has the Homewood, Ala., native in rare company in Nebraska history.

4 Abdullah is the eighth player in Nebraska history to top 3,000 career rushing yards and the third NU I-back to join that group since 2010. Abdullah has increased his career rushing total to 3,373 yards to move into the No. 5 spot on the Husker career rushing list. Abdullah passed Rex Burkhead against Fresno State, and now has Roy Helu Jr. (No. 4, 3,404 yards) and Eric Crouch (No. 3, 3,434 in his sights. Abdullah would need 1,408 yards the remainder of the year to surpass Rozier’s school-record total of 4,780 yards.

4 Abdullah has topped 1,000 yards on the ground each of the past two seasons, and is one of only nine players in Nebraska history with a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Abdullah is attempting to become the first player in Husker history with three 1,000-yard seasons.

4 Abdullah’s 1,690 yards in 2013 were fourth on the NU single-season rushing list. The rushing yardage total was the highest by a Nebraska player since 1997.

4 Abdullah was the first Husker to reach 1,000 rushing yards in eight or fewer games since Ahman Green in 1997. 4 Abdullah rushed for 100 or more yards in 11 of 13 games in 2013, including a season-high 225 yards against

Illinois. His 11 100-yard games tied the school record, also held by Rozier, Green and Lawrence Phillips. Abdullah rushed for 100 yards in eight straight games last season, tying the fourth-longest streak in school history.

4 Abdullah has 19 career 100-yard rushing efforts, passing Eric Crouch (17) against FAU for the third-most in school history. The 19 100-yard games, trails only Rozier (26) and Green (20) on the NU career list.

4 In addition to his running skills, Abdullah is a receiving threat out of the backfield. He had 26 receptions for 232 yards and two touchdowns in 2013 and has 55 career receptions. His 96 receiving yards against McNeese State were a career high and the most by a Husker running back since Marlon Lucky had eight catches for 115 yards at Colorado in 2007.

4 Abdullah had 1,999 all-purpose yards in 2013, the No. 3 single-season total in school history. With 535 all-purpose yards on the season, Abdullah has increased his career all-purpose yardage total to 5,449 yards. He has joined Heisman winners Johnny Rodgers and Mike Rozier as the only players to top 5,000 career all-purpose yards. Abdullah is 137 yards from Rodgers’ school record of 5,586 career all-purpose yards.

4 Abdullah has scored a total of 30 touchdowns during his Nebraska career and has reached the end zone four different ways. He has 22 career rushing touchdowns, including two in 2014, five receiving touchdowns, as well as a punt return touchdown and a touchdown on a kickoff return.

NU Rushing Attack Off to Strong Start in 2014Nebraska has featured one of the nation’s top rushing attacks over the past several seasons and appears to have

the same ability in 2014. The Huskers were dominant on the ground in a 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic in the season opener, rushing for 498 yards and averaging 8.7 yards per carry. The rushing output was Nebraska’s best under Bo Pelini and the Huskers’ best since rushing for 641 yards at Baylor in 2001.

Through three games, Nebraska is averaging 324.3 rushing yards per game to rank second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally.

4 Nebraska’s combined rushing output in the first three games of the season is the Huskers best through three games since 2010. The Huskers averaged 344.0 rushing yards per game through three contests in 2010.

4 In addition to Abdullah’s career-high rushing effort against Florida Atlantic, sophomore Terrell Newby ran for a career-high 107 yards. The game marked the 76th time in school history Nebraska has had two or more 100-yard rushers, and the second straight year NU has accomplished that feat in the season opener.

FBS Active Career LeadersAll-Purpose YardsRk. Player, School Yards1. AMEER ABDULLAH, NEBRASKA 5,4492. Tyler Lockett, Kansas State 4,4353. Jamison Crowder, Duke 4,419

Rushing YardsRk. Player, School Yards1. Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 3,5712. AMEER ABDULLAH, NEBRASKA 3,3733. Braxton Miller, Ohio State 3,0544. Jawon Chisholm, Akron 2,8345. Trayion Durham, Kent State 2,712

100-Yard Rushing GamesRk. Player, School 100-Yard Games1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 192. Todd Gurley, Georgia 153. Braxton Miller, Ohio State 144 . Jahwan Edwards, Ball State 135. Jawon Chisholm, Akron 12 T.J. Yeldon, Alabama 12 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 128. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 11

Abdullah Game-by-Game in 2014Game Att. Yards Avg. TD LongFAU 21 232 11.0 1 47MSU 17 54 3.2 1 19FSU 19 110 5.8 1 57Totals 57 396 6.9 3 57

Abdullah 100-yard Rushing Games201216 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD at UCLA30 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD vs. Arkansas State19 carries, 101 yards at Northwestern24 carries, 101 yards, TD vs. Michigan22 carries, 110 yards at Michigan State31 carries, 116 yards vs. Penn State2013 19 carries, 114 yards vs. Wyoming17 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD vs. Southern Miss15 carries, 139 yards, TD vs. South Dakota State20 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD vs. Illinois20 carries, 126 yards, TD at Purdue19 carries, 165 yards at Minnesota24 carries, 127 yards vs. Northwestern27 carries, 105 yards at Michigan22 carries, 123 yards vs. Michigan State25 carries, 147 yards at Penn State27 carries, 122 yards, TD vs. Georgia (Gator Bowl)2014 21 carries, 232 yards, TD vs. Florida Atlantic19 carries, 110 yards, TD at Fresno State

Huskers With Back-to-Back 1,000-Yard Rushing SeasonsAmeer Abdullah, 1,137 yards in 2012; 1,483 in 2013Roy Helu Jr., 1,147 yards in 2009; 1,245 in 2010Calvin Jones, 1,210 yards in 1992; 1,043 in 1993Derek Brown, 1,313 yards in 1991; 1,011 in 1992Ken Clark, 1,497 yards in 1988; 1,196 in 1989Doug DuBose, 1,040 yards in 1984; 1,161 in 1985Mike Rozier, 1,689 yards in 1982; 2,148 in 1983Jarvis Redwine, 1,042 yards in 1979; 1,119 in 1980Also two 1,000-yard rushing seasons (non-consecutive)Ahman Green, 1,877 yards in 1997; 1,086 in 1995

NU Career Rushing YardsRk. Player, Years Yards1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 4,7802. Ahman Green, 1995-97 3,8803. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 3,4344. Roy Helu Jr., 2007-10 3,4045. AMEER ABDULLAH, 2011-PRESENT 3,3736. Rex Burkhead, 2009-12 3,3297. Calvin Jones, 1991-93 3,1538. Ken Clark, 1987-89 3,0379. Taylor Martinez, 2010-13 2,97510. I.M. Hipp, 1977-79 2,814

NU Season Rushing YardsRk. Player, Year Yards1. Mike Rozier, 1983 2,1482. Ahman Green, 1997 1,8773. Lawrence Phillips, 1994 1,7224. AMEER ABDULLAH, 2013 1,6905. Mike Rozier, 1982 1,689--20. AMEER ABDULLAH, 2012 1,137

NU Career 100-Yard GamesRk. Player, Years 100-Yd Games1. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 262. Ahman Green, 1995-97 203. AMEER ABDULLAH, 2011-PRESENT 194. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 17

NU Career All-Purpose YardsRk. Player, Years Yards1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 5,5862. AMEER ABDULLAH, 2011-PRESENT 5,4493. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 5,445



4 Nebraska’s 498-yard effort against FAU marked the 16th time under Pelini that Nebraska has rushed for at least 300 yards. The Huskers are a perfect 16-0 in those games, including a 3-0 record last season.

4 Nebraska has reached at least 200 rushing yards in 19 games since the start of the 2012 season, including five times in 2013 and two of three games in 2014. Nebraska was 5-0 when rushing for at least 200 yards last season.

4 In 2013, Nebraska finished third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in rushing, averaging 215.7 yards per game. The 2013 rushing success continued Nebraska’s recent surge on the ground. Nebraska has averaged better than 200 rushing yards per game for four straight seasons, and has ranked in the top 20 nationally each year from 2010 to 2013. NU led the Big Ten in rushing in 2012, and topped the Big 12 in rushing offense in 2010.

4 Nebraska’s 335 rushing yards against Illinois in 2013 marked its second-highest total in a Big Ten Conference game and its most since rushing for 346 yards at Minnesota in 2011.

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.

NU Running Backs are Among Nation’s Top Returning GroupsLed by Abdullah, Nebraska’s returning group of I-backs for the 2014 season was regarded as one of the nation’s

top position groups. Coming into the season, four returning I-backs combined to rush for 2,459 yards in 2013. That group included Abdullah (1,690 yards), junior Imani Cross (447), sophomore Terrell Newby (298) and sophomore walk-on Graham Nabity (24).

4 The 2,459 rushing yards by Nebraska’s running backs were the third-most returning rushing yards for any group of running backs in the country. Army led the way with 2,520 yards, followed by Alabama (2,485) and Nebraska.

4 When including all positions, Nebraska returned 2,699 rushing yards from 2013, the sixth most in the nation.4 Through three games in 2014, Nebraska I-backs have combined to rush for 674 yards, putting the group on

pace to eclipse last year’s total.

Returning Rushing Yards, RB OnlyRank School Yards1. Army 2,5202. Alabama 2,4853. NEBRASKA 2,4594. UL-Lafayette 2,2145. Wisconsin 2,164

Returning Rushing Yards, All PlayersRank School Yards 1. Navy 3,5752. Army 3,4713. BYU 3,4034. Oregon 2,8845. Auburn 2,7176. NEBRASKA 2,699

Offense Rolls to Record Numbers Against Florida AtlanticNebraska’s offensive output against Florida Atlantic sent media and statisticians thumbing through the record

books. Nebraska’s 784 total offensive yards ranked as the fifth-highest total in school history and the most by a Husker team since 787 yards in the 1991 season opener against Utah State.

Despite ranking fifth on the NU career total offense list, Nebraska’s 784-yard output ranked as the most total offensive yards by a Big Ten team in modern conference history, bettering the previous record of 763 yards by Purdue against Indiana in 2004.

Through three games Nebraska is averaging 594.3 yards of total offense to rank first in the Big Ten and fifth nationally. 4 Nebraska’s two-game offensive output vs. FAU and McNeese State ranked in the top 20 in successive games

in school history and is the most for the Huskers since gaining 1,312 combined yards in the final two games of 2007 vs. Kansas State and Colorado.

4The 1,783 yards of total offense through three games (594.3 ypg) is the Huskers’ best offensive start to a season since averaging 674.3 yards per game through three games in 1995.

4 The 784 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic were the second-most in a season opener against an FBS opponent over the past seven years. Only Arizona’s output against UNLV in the season opener this year topped the Huskers’ offensive explosion.

4 Through three games Nebraska ranks first in the Big Ten and 10th nationally in scoring at 47.0 points per game.

2014 Offense Game-by-GameRushingGame Att. Yds. TD LongFAU 57 498 5 47MSU 33 195 2 42FSU 42 280 2 62 PassingGame Passes Yds. TD Long SacksFAU 17-35-0 286 2 63 0-0MSU 16-31-1 242 2 58 1-2FSU 14-24-0 282 4 70 0-0

NU 100-yard Rushing Games in 2014Ameer Abdullah–21 carries, 232 yards, TD vs. FAUTerrell Newby–16 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD vs. FAUTommy Armstrong Jr.–11 carries, 131 yards, TD vs. McNeese St.Ameer Abdullah–19 carries, 100 yards, TD at Fresno State

Nebraska Total Offense StatsYear Total Offense2001 451.22002 373.12003 345.02004 363.22005 320.32006 414.62007 468.32008 450.82009 322.82010 398.12011 379.92012 460.82013 412.42014 594.3

Nebraska Scoring Offense StatsYear Scoring Offense2001 37.42002 27.42003 24.82004 25.02005 24.72006 30.62007 33.42008 35.42009 25.12010 30.92011 29.22012 34.82013 31.92014 47.0

Nebraska Rushing Offense StatsYear Rushing Offense2001 314.72002 268.72003 235.62004 176.32005 96.02006 170.52007 144.42008 169.82009 147.12010 247.62011 217.22012 253.42013 215.72014 324.3

300-Yard Rushing Games Under PeliniRk. Game Yards1. vs. McNeese State, 2014 4982. at Kansas State, 2010 4513. vs. Idaho State, 2012 3854. at Washington, 2010 3835. vs. Wyoming, 2013 3756. vs. Idaho, 2010 3607. vs. Arkansas State, 2012 3478. at Minnesota, 2011 3469. at Kansas State, 2008 34010. vs. South Dakota State, 2013 335 vs. Illinois, 2013 33512. at Wyoming, 2011 33313. vs. New Mexico State, 2008 33014. vs. Missouri, 2010 32815. at Michigan State, 2012 31316. vs. Washington, 2011 309



Armstrong Game-by-Game in 2014 Rushing PassingGame Att. Yards TD Lg C-A-I Yds. TD LgFAU 7 62 1 17 15-29-0 271 2 63MSU 11 131 1 42 16-31-1 242 2 58FSU 9 65 0 27 12-21-0 260 3 70Totals 27 258 2 42 43-81-1 773 7 70

NU Career ReceptionsRk. Player, Years Catches1. Nate Swift, 2005-08 1662. KENNY BELL, 2011-PRESENT 1443. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 143

NU Career Receiving YardsRk. Player, Years Yards1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 2,4792. Nate Swift, 2005-08 2,4763. KENNY BELL, 2011-PRESENT 2,115

NU Career TD ReceptionsRk. Player, Years TD1. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 252. Nate Swift, 2005-08 223. Maurice Purify, 2006-07 164. KENNY BELL, 2011-PRESENT 15 Jon Bostick, 1989-91 15 Quincy Enunwa, 2010-13 15

NU Season TD ReceptionsRk. Player, Year TD1. Quincy Enunwa, 2013 122. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 113. Nate Swift, 2008 104. Maurice Purify, 2007 95. KENNY BELL, 2012 8 4 others tied 8

NU Season ReceptionsRk. Player, Year Catches1. Marlon Lucky, 2007 752. Nate Swift, 2008 633. Todd Peterson, 2008 624. Maurice Purify, 2007 575. Johnny Rodgers, 1972 556. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 537. KENNY BELL, 2013 528. Quincy Enunwa, 2013 519. KENNY BELL, 2012 5010. Nate Swift, 2005 45

Nebraska Extends Season-Opening Win Streak

Nebraska won its season opener for the 29th straight year with a dominant 55-7 victory over Florida Atlantic. The victory was NU’s 29th consecutive season-opening win, five better than Florida’s 24 straight wins in a season opener.

Nebraska has scored at least 37 points in each of its seven season openers under Coach Bo Pelini, and has scored 40 or more points in 21 of the past 29 seasons. During the win streak, NU has limited opponents to 14 points or less 19 times and has won 28 of the 29 games by nine points or more.

5,000/3,000/2,000Seniors Ameer Abdullah and Kenny Bell have been linked throughout their Nebraska careers as leaders and

playmakers for the Husker offense. Fittingly, the duo hit some significant milestones on the same afternoon in the season opener against Florida Atlantic.

4 Abdullah cracked the 5,000-yard mark in career all-purpose yardage with a 241-yard effort. His career total of 5,449 yards ranks second on the NU list, trailing only 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers (5,586).

4 Abdullah’s 232 yards rushing against Florida Atlantic were a career high and his second 200-yard game in his NU career. The total also pushed him past 3,000 career rushing yards, joining seven other Huskers. He now has 3,373 career rushing yards to rank fifth in school history.

4 Bell recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four catches for 116 yards vs. FAU, including a 63-yard reception. Bell has increased his career total to 2,115 receiving yards, becoming the third Husker to reach 2,000 career receiving yards, joining Johnny Rodgers (2,479) and Nate Swift (2,476).

Bell Poised to Move to Top of NU Receiving ListsReceiver Kenny Bell has been a regular in the starting lineup the past four seasons and is in position to break the

Husker career records for receptions and receiving yards.In the season opener, Bell showed his play-making ability catching four passes for 116 yards, including a 63-yard

reception. The 100-yard outing marked the fourth of Bell’s Nebraska career.Bell had one catch against McNeese State before leaving with a groin injury, but returned with a strong outing at

Fresno State. Bell had five catches for 84 yards against the Bulldogs, including a 37-yard catch. With his five catches, Bell increased his career receptions total to 144, moving him to No. 2 on the Nebraska career

chart, one catch ahead of 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers. Bell is now 22 receptions behind career leader Nate Swift, who had 166 career catches.

Bell is also poised to challenge the career receiving yardage record. His 2,115 career receiving yards rank third in school history, and he is sits 364 yards from Johnny Rodgers’ school-record 2,479 career receiving yards.

4 Bell has led Nebraska in receptions for each of the past three seasons, becoming the first player to do so since Matt Davison from 1998 to 2000. In 2014, Bell could become the first player in school history to lead the team in receptions for four straight seasons.

4 Bell has topped 50 receptions each of the past two years and could become the first player in Nebraska history with three seasons of 50 or more receptions.

4 Bell has 15 career TD catches to rank in a tie for fourth in school history. Bell has a knack for the big play. Each of his last 13 touchdown receptions have covered at least 20 yards, including all four of his TD catches in 2013.

4 Bell’s four 100-yard receiving games ranks in a tie for fifth in school history. 4 Bell was also a strong threat in the kickoff return game in 2013. He averaged 26.5 yards per return, highlighted

by a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Penn State. Bell ranked first in the Big Ten and 18th nationally in yards per kickoff return. This season he is a regular as both a kickoff and punt returner.

4 Bell had a standout sophomore season with 863 receiving yards, the fourth-highest single-season total in NU history and the most by a Husker sophomore.

4 Bell had a streak of 23 straight games with a catch end at Iowa in 2012, the third-longest streak in NU history.4 Bell reached the 1,000-yard career receiving mark in 20 games, making him the second-fastest Husker to

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.

The 6-1, 185-pound Bell earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades in 2013 after he was a second-team choice as a sophomore in 2012.

Armstrong Continuing Winning Ways in 2014Nebraska sophomore quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. is off to a strong start in 2014, showing the ability to

hurt opposing defenses with both his arm and legs. Armstrong bettered his career high in total offense each of the first two weeks, first rolling up 333 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic, followed by 373 yards against McNeese State.

4 Armstrong again surpassed 300 yards of total offense at Fresno State, passing for 260 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 65 yards. Armstrong has become 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 343.7 total offensive yards per game ranks second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally.4 Armstrong has posted his 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 1,739 yards and is 21 yards from cracking the top 20 on the Nebraska career passing list.

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 Championship Game. Armstrong is averaging an impressive 9.6 yards per carry and has just two yards lost on 27 rushing attempts. Against McNeese State, he had the three longest runs of his career, including a career-long 42-yard rush.

4 Armstrong has shown the ability to effectively lead the Nebraska offense since being pushed into action at mid-season in 2013. The Cibolo, Texas native has a 10-1 record as a starter. He improved to 5-0 in games away from Memorial Stadium with the win at Fresno State.



Blackshirts Continuing Momemtum From 2013 Late-Season SurgeThe Nebraska defense has looked strong through three games, holding each opponent in check in posting three

wins. Through three games, the Huskers are allowing an average of 294.7 yards per game to rank fifth in the Big Ten and 18th nationally.

4The Blackshirts have excelled against the pass, allowing opponents to complete just 46.1 percent of their passes, the best mark in the Big Ten. Nebraska ranks 19th in the nation in passing yards allowed and ninth in the country in pass efficiency defense.

4The Blackshirts’ play early in the season is a continuation of a strong second half to the 2013 campaign. After struggling in the season’s first four games of 2013, Nebraska was among the Big Ten’s top defenses in conference play. In fact, over the past 12 games, Nebraska has held the opposition to less than 350 yards of total offense seven times, including four games of less than 300 yards.

4Opponents have completed just better than 48 percent of their passes since the start of Big Ten Conference play last season.

No Passing Zone Nebraska’s Blackshirt defense has been among the nation’s best since Bo Pelini took over as head coach in 2008.

Nowhere is that more evident than in the Huskers’ stingy pass defense. When combining defensive numbers since the start of the 2009 season, Nebraska ranks second nationally in pass

efficiency defense, trailing only Alabama. When looking at passing yards allowed per game, the Huskers are third behind only Alabama and Florida.

4In the first three games, the 2014 Blackshirts showed the same knack for making life difficult for opposing passers. Opposing quarterbacks have completed only 53-of-115 passes for 496 yards. Nebraska ranks 19th nationally in passing yards allowed and ninth in pass efficiency defense.

4In Big Ten Conference games last season, Nebraska led the league in opponent pass completion percentage, with Husker foes connecting on just 48.6 percent of their passes. Wisconsin was next best in that category at 52.1 percent opponent completion percentage. For all games, Nebraska ranked third in the Big Ten in opponent completion percentage at 54.1 percent.

4Nebraska led the nation in opponent pass completion percentage in 2012, and was first in the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2009.

In addition to the success in passing defense, Nebraska ranks 15th in total defense over the past five seasons and is 17th nationally in scoring defense.

Gregory Returns to Anchor Blackshirt Front FourNebraska defensive end Randy Gregory immediately showed he was one of the Big Ten’s top newcomers in

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

in his first season in the program. He is in line to contend for national honors in 2014. Gregory was limited to a few snaps in the season opener before leaving for the day with a minor knee injury.

Gregory had a procedure on the knee on Aug. 31 and missed the McNeese State, before returning in a limited role at Fresno State. Gregory had three unassisted tackles and two quarterback hurries against the Bulldogs.

The 6-6 Gregory led the Big Ten with 10.5 sacks for 69 yards in losses. Gregory’s 0.8 sacks per game ranked 15th nationally. Gregory was at his best in conference play, with nine of his sacks coming in Big Ten action. Gregory’s nine sacks in conference play were 2.5 more than any other Big Ten defender.

Gregory had a season-high three sacks at Michigan and added 2.5 sacks against Purdue, with one of those resulting in a safety. Gregory had at least one sack in six Big Ten games, including five straight games from the Purdue through Michigan State contests. He closed the year with a sack and two tackles for loss in the Gator Bowl victory over Georgia.

Gregory finished with a team-leading 19 TFL for 101 yards in losses and had a team-high 18 hurries, including four against Michigan State. He added an interception return for a touchdown against South Dakota State and also recovered a fumble and forced a fumble.

Gregory was a dominant force at Michigan, keying a Blackshirt defense that recorded seven sacks and limited Michigan to -21 rushing yards. Gregory had three sacks for 14 yards in losses, including a key sack on the Wolverines’ final offensive possession. He added a 10-yard tackle for loss. Gregory’s play was recognized as he was the co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.

4 Gregory’s 10.5 sacks were the most ever for a Nebraska newcomer, while his 9.0 sacks in league games were just one shy of the most ever by a NU player in a conference season. Jim Skow had 10.0 sacks in seven Big Eight games in 1985.

4 The 10.5 sacks by Gregory ranked ninth on the NU single-season chart, while his 19 tackles for loss tied for ninth, matching the total of Ndamukong Suh from his junior season in 2008.

Gregory is the anchor of a Husker front four that is off to a strong start this season. Fellow defensive end Greg McMullen leads Nebraska with five tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, while defensive tackle Vincent Valentine recorded a pair of sacks at Fresno State.

Huskers Show Big-Play Abilityin Win at Fresno State

Nebraska posted a 55-19 victory at Fresno State in large part because of explosive plays on offense and special teams. Nebraska had four scoring plays of at least 50 yards, including two rushes, a passing touchdown and a punt return for a score.4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. connected on a 70-yard TD

pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game’s third play from scrimmage. The catch was the longest of Westerkamp’s career, and it was also Armstrong’s longest pass in a regular-season game.4 Ameer Abdullah had a 57-yard first-quarter touchdown

run, marking a season long rush for the Heisman candidate.4 Imani Cross’ 62-yard touchdown run was a career-long

rush for the junior, bettering a 51-yard TD last season vs. Michigan State.4 De’Mornay Pierson-El returned a second-quarter punt

86 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest ever punt return by a Nebraska freshman, and the seventh-longest punt return in school history.

The Huskers’ four scores of 50 yards or longer marked the first time under Bo Pelini the Huskers have had four touchdowns of at least 50 yards.

Nebraska had a total of 11 plays of 20 yards or more against Fresno State, including eight plays from scrimmage and three returns.

2014 Game-by-GameRushing DefenseGame Att. Yds. TD LongFAU 30 105 0 14MSU 45 178 2 26FSU 28 105 1 66

Passing DefenseGame Passes Yds. TD Long SacksFAU 11-30-0 95 1 20 1-9MSU 12-26-1 160 0 40 1-2FSU 30-59-0 241 1 29 4-29

Sacks/TFL Game Sacks Yds. TFL YardsFAU 1 9 6 19MSU 1 2 5 10FSU 4 29 11 48

Turnover Margin Turnovers TakeawaysGame Fumb. INT Total Fumb. INT Total +/-FAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MSU 0 1 1 0 1 1 0FSU 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1

Penalties NU OpponentGame Pen. Yds. Pen. Yds.FAU 6 60 3 22MSU 5 40 6 44FSU 6 61 5 55



Huskers Look to Continue Tradition as Kicker U.Nebraska is breaking in a new place-kicker for the second straight season. True freshman Drew Brown earned

the starting job after a strong fall camp, and is backed up by junior Mauro Bondi. Both Brown and Bondi have been solid to open the season. Brown connected on a 44-yard field goal on his first

career attempt against Florida Atlantic and is 4-of-5 on the season. He has also hit 17-of-17 PAT attempts. Bondi hit a 45-yard field goal and made NU’s final PAT in the season opener.

Last year, senior Pat Smith transferred from Western Illinois and proceeded to connect on 12-of-13 field goals. Smith’s success in 2013 continued a recent tradition of Nebraska boasting remarkable success in the field goal department.

4 Since Alex Henery took over as the starting place-kicker in 2007, Husker kickers have connected on 126-of-147 field-goal attempts (.857).

4 Nebraska kickers in the same seven-season stretch have missed just four field goals from inside 40 yards, connecting on 79-of-83 attempts in that range, a remarkable 95.2 percent accuracy rate.

4 Eleven of the 21 field goal misses since 2007 have come on attempts of 50 yards or longer.

Special Teams Off to Flying StartNebraska made improved special teams a focus of its offseason work and the dividends have come early in 2014. NU

has continued its recent tradition of being one of the nation’s top kicking teams, but that is not the only area of success.4 Junior punter Sam Foltz leads the Big Ten by averaging 47.3 yards per punt. He ranks eighth nationally and has

eight punts of 50 yards or more, while six have been downed inside the opposition’s 20-yard line.4 Behind Foltz’s leg, NU ranks first in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in net punting at 44.7 yards per punt.4 Nowhere is Nebraska’s special teams improvement more evident than in the punt return game. True freshman

De’Mornay Pierson-El has emerged as a dangerous return threat, including an 86-yard touchdown return at Fresno State. The 86-yard return was the longest ever by a freshman and the seventh-longest in school history. It was also the longest in the FBS ranks in 2014. Pierson-El earned Big Ten Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors for his effort at Fresno State.

4 Through three games, Nebraska has a total of 211 punt return yards, including 12 returns for 216 yards by Pierson-El. Last season, Nebraska totaled 70 punt returns yards for the entire season.

Huskers Show Ability to Rally; Win Close GamesNebraska’s 31-24 victory over McNeese State was the Huskers’ latest victory in a tight game. Nebraska has now

won 10 straight games decided by seven or fewer points, dating back to the 2012 season. The 10 straight wins is the longest streak in the FBS ranks.

The Huskers posted a 5-0 record in 2013 in games decided by seven or fewer points, including four close wins after Nov. 1. The Huskers posted three close Big Ten wins against Northwestern (3 points), Michigan (4 points) and Penn State (3 points, OT). Nebraska also posted a three-point victory over Wyoming in the season opener, and finished the 2013 season with a five-point win over Georgia in the Gator Bowl.

4 Nebraska rallied from a 21-7 deficit for a win against Northwestern last season. That game marked Nebraska’s fifth win in Big Ten play over the last two seasons when trailing by double digits. Nebraska also rallied from double-figure deficits for conference wins in 2012 against Wisconsin (17 points), Northwestern (12 points), Michigan State (10 points) and Penn State (14 points).

4 Nebraska won six Big Ten games in 2012 and 2013 after trailing in the fourth quarter, including three in 2013 (Northwestern, Michigan and Penn State). Nebraska also trailed Northwestern, Michigan State and Penn State in the fourth quarter before winning in 2012.

10-Game Win Streak in Games Decided by 7 or LessDate Opponent Result Note9-29-2012 Wisconsin W, 30-27 Nebraska trailed by 17 points twice in game10-20-2012 at Northwestern W, 29-28 Nebraska trailed by 12 points with less than seven minutes remaining11-3-2012 at Michigan State W, 28-24 Huskers scored winning touchdown with six seconds remaining11-23-2012 at Iowa W, 13-7 8-31-2013 Wyoming W, 37-3411-2-2013 Northwestern W, 27-24 Huskers win on Hail Mary on game’s final play11-9-2013 at Michigan W, 17-3 NU drives for winning score with just over two minutes remaining11-23-2013 at Penn State W, 23-20 (ot) Huskers improved to 7-1 all-time in overtime games1-1-2014 vs. Georgia W, 24-19 9-6-2014 McNeese State W, 31-24 Huskers score winning touchdown with 20 seconds remaining

Five Huskers Named CaptainsFive Nebraska seniors have been selected as captains for the 2014 season. The group includes three offensive

players in I-back Ameer Abdullah, receiver Kenny Bell and offensive guard Jake Cotton. The defense is represented by cornerback Josh Mitchell and safety Corey Cooper.

The players come from five different states including Nebraska (Cotton), Alabama (Abdullah), Colorado (Bell), Illinois (Cooper) and California (Mitchell). Cooper and Cotton have already earned their undergraduate degrees, while Abdullah, Bell and Mitchell are all on track to graduate this December. As a group, the five captains have combined for 114 career starts.

This marks the second consecutive season Nebraska has elected season-long captains after choosing game captains during Bo Pelini’s first five seasons as head coach.4 Abdullah is just the eighth player in school history to be a two-time team captain, including five under Bo Pelini4 Cotton’s selection marks the ninth straight year a Nebraska native has been a captain, including five Lincoln natives.

Nebraska Football FactsTeamSeason of Football ..................................................125thNational Championships .............................................. 5Back-to-Back National Championship Seasons ............. 2Undefeated Seasons .................................................... 11Perfect Seasons ............................................................. 9Total Conference Championships ............................... 43All-Time Games Played ........................................... 1,265All-Time Record .................................. 868-357-40 (.702)National Ranking in All-Time Wins .............................4thAll-Time Bowl Appearances ......................................... 50National Ranking in Bowl Appearances ......................3rdAll-Time Bowl Record ............................................. 25-25Home Games Played ................................................. 686Home Games Record .......................... 524-142-20 (.778)Memorial Stadium Games Played ............................. 531Memorial Stadium Record ................. 399-119-13 (.764)Consecutive Home Winning Seasons .......................... 45Consecutive Home Sellouts ........... 336 (includes Miami)Record in Sellout Streak ....................................... 289-46 vs. Ranked Teams .............................................. 43-26All-Time Record in August ........................ 13-0-0 (1.000)All-Time Record in September ............... 166-39-6 (.801)All-Time Record in October ................ 354-134-19 (.717)All-Time Record in November ............ 299-151-15 (.659)All-Time Record in December ................... 21-12-0 (.636)All-Time Record in January ....................... 14-21-0 (.400)All-Time Record in February ....................... 1-0-0 (1.000)Since 1962 .......................................................502-134-5 Away ........................................................344-211-20 Road (on campus) ................................301-167-17 Neutral Sites ..............................................42-45-3vs. Big Ten Teams ...............................................98-76-10 In Big Ten Action (beginning 2011) ..................... 17-8 Home ................................................................ 9-3 Away ................................................................. 8-4 Neutral .............................................................. 0-1When Scoring 35+ Points........................................ 350-5When Allowing 10 or Less Points ........................248-7-1In Overtime................................................................. 7-1At Night ...............................................................85-35-3vs. Ranked Teams...All-Time ...........................................................102-121-3 Home .............................................................47-38-0 Away ..............................................................32-62-3 Neutral ...........................................................23-21-0 as No. 1 Team ...................................................46-7-1

IndividualCollege Football Hall of Fame Players ......................... 15College Football Hall of Fame Coaches ......................... 6First-Team All-Americans .......................................... 110CoSIDA Academic All-Americans* ............................. 107NCAA Top Ten Award Winners* .................................... 9Heisman Trophy Winners .............................................. 3Walter Camp Award Winners ........................................ 3Maxwell Trophy Winners .............................................. 1Outland Trophy Winners* ............................................. 9Lombardi Trophy Winners ............................................. 5Butkus Award Winners .................................................. 1Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners .................. 1Davey O’Brien Award Winners ...................................... 1Rimington Award Winners ............................................ 1Bednarik Award Winners............................................... 1Nagurski Trophy Winners .............................................. 1Retired Jerseys ............................................................ 17Retired Numbers ........................................................... 2All-Conference Selections ......................................... 512*Total leads the nation

NU Streaks...The Huskers have...4 won 99 straight when rushing for 400 yards 4 scored in 231 consecutive games4 scored in 299 straight home games4 shut out opponents 105 times



National RankingsAssociated Press (Sept. 14) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Florida State (37) 2-0 1,466 2. Oregon (17) 3-0 1,424 3. Alabama (1) 3-0 1,346 4. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1,325 5. Auburn 2-0 1,252 6. Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1,195 7, Baylor 3-0 1,134 8. LSU 3-0 1,114 9. Notre Dame 3-0 917 10. Ole Miss 3-0 840 11. Michigan State 1-1 832 12. UCLA 3-0 807 13. Georgia 1-1 729 14. South Carolina 2-1 718 15. Arizona State 3-0 680 16. Stanford 2-1 560 17. USC 2-1 459 18. Missouri 3-0 446 19. Wisconsin 1-1 414 20. Kansas State 2-0 326 21. BYU 3-0 246 22. Clemson 1-1 209 23. Ohio State 2-1 204 24. NEBRASKA 3-0 172 25. Oklahoma State 2-1 126 USA Today Coaches (Sept. 14) No. Team (1st) Record Points 1. Florida State (50) 2-0 1,502 2. Alabama (1) 3-0 1,408 3. Oregon (6) 2-0 1,399 4. Oklahoma (4) 3-0 1,390 5. Auburn 2-0 1,297 6. Baylor 3-0 1,179 7. Texas A&M 3-0 1,159 8. LSU 3-0 1,107 9. Notre Dame 3-0 966 10. UCLA 3-0 861 11. Michigan State 1-1 776 12. Ole Miss 3-0 769 13. Arizona State 3-0 732 14. Georgia 1-1 693 15. Stanford 2-1 561 16. South Carolina 2-1 529 17. Wisconsin 1-1 436 18. Ohio State 2-1 402 19. Missouri 3-0 382 20. Kansas State 2-0 381 21. USC 2-1 338 22. NEBRASKA 3-0 325 23. BYU 3-0 222 24. Clemson 1-1 207 25. North Carolina 2-0 128

Huskers in the 2014 PollsDate AP C Playoff ResultsPre. 22 22 -- def. Florida Atlantic, 55-79-2 19 18 -- def. McNeese State, 31-249-7 RV 21 -- def. Fresno State, 55-199-14 24 22 --

4 The selection of two defensive backs as captains marks the first time NU has had two captains from the same position group since defensive linemen Zach Potter and Ty Steinkuhler in 2008. Nebraska last had a pair of defensive backs serve as captains in the same year in 1999, when Mike Brown and Ralph Brown were captains.

Husker Senior Class Making the GradeNebraska has a long history of academic success, and the 2014 team is poised to carry on that tradition. Nebraska

leads the nation in academic All-Americans in football with 107 all-time first- or second-team selections. Nebraska also leads the way across all sports with 314 academic All-Americans.

Nebraska has had 11 academic All-Americans in Bo Pelini’s first six seasons as head coach, the second-most in the nation in that time period.

4 All 14 members of Nebraska’s 2014 senior class have already graduated or are on track to earn their degree by the completion of the fall semester.

4Among the group, safety Corey Cooper earned his degree in May, while linebacker Zaire Anderson and 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.

2014 Husker Roster Represents All Parts of United StatesNebraska’s 2014 roster is again one of the most geographically diverse rosters in the country. The roster features

players from 25 states as well as Canada. Only Army and Navy have more states represented on their 2014 rosters than Nebraska.

Homestate Huskers dominate the roster with 70 players from Nebraska on the 2014 team. Texas provides Nebraska with its second-most players with 12 members of the 2014 team from the Lone Star state. Five other states have at least five players on the roster, including Illinois (7), Ohio (7), Florida (7), California (6) and Louisiana (6).

Nebraska’s recent recruiting classes are reflective of the Huskers’ national approach to recruiting. The 24-player recruiting class in 2014 represented 13 states, including four players from Louisiana and three each from Texas, Nebraska and Florida. In fact, over the past four years, Nebraska’s recruiting classes have included players from 25 states, as well as Canada.

4 The Huskers have continued to make Texas recruiting a priority. Nebraska signed four players from Texas in February, marking the seventh straight year NU has had at least two players from the state. Pelini’s first seven recruiting classes at Nebraska have included 37 signees from the Lone Star state.

4 Nebraska signed three players from the Florida prep ranks for the second straight year. Prior to 2013, Nebraska had never signed more than two high school players from Florida in a single recruiting class.

In addition to the talented class of scholarship signees, Nebraska added 23 walk-on prospects to the program. The group of walk-ons included 20 in-state players and three out-of-state standouts. Nebraska has continued to make the walk-on program a major priority under Pelini’s direction. The Husker program has added more than 130 walk-ons in seven seasons. Pelini had put 33 former walk-ons on scholarship during his first seven seasons in Lincoln.

Nebraska Continues NCAA Record Sellout Streak in 2014One 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 335 games heading into the Huskers’ home game against Miami.

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, 96 fewer than the Huskers. Nebraska established a new stadium record for attendance against UCLA on Sept. 14, 2013, with a crowd of 91,471. The crowd ranked as the 10th-largest to see any Nebraska game. NU’s crowd of 91,441 for the 2014 season opener against Florida Atlantic was the second biggest in stadium history.

Huskers Go for Win No. 400 at Memorial StadiumWith a 2-0 home record this season, Nebraska is just one win away from posting its 400th victory at Memorial

Stadium. The Huskers are looking to become just the fifth team to reach 400 wins in its current home stadium.Memorial Stadium hosted its first game on Oct. 13, 1923, a 24-0 victory over Oklahoma. The Huskers are in their

92nd season calling Memorial Stadium home. Nebraska boasts a 399-119-13 (.764) record inside Memorial Stadium, including a 39-5 record in night games.

Memorial Stadium was named to honor all Nebraskans who served and died while serving in the United States military.

Most Wins in Current Home StadiumRk. School (Home Stadium - Year Opened) Wins1. Tennessee (Neyland Stadium - 1921) 4572. Ohio State (Ohio Stadium - 1922) 4123. Michigan (Michigan Stadium - 1927) 4044. LSU (Tiger Stadium - 1924) 4005. Nebraska (Memorial Stadium - 1923) 3996. Oklahoma (Memoiral Stadium – 1 923) 366



Huskers Own Big Advantage at Memorial StadiumNebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with great success at Memorial Stadium through the years. 4 Nebraska has won at least six home games in 22 of the past 28 seasons. Nebraska is 155-23 (.871) at home in

the last 26 seasons (since 1989).4 Nebraska finished 7-0 at home in 2012 and is 26-5 at home the past four-plus seasons. Nebraska’s perfect

home season in 2012 was its first since 2001. 4The Huskers are 9-3 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 524-142-20 (.778, 686 games,

125 years) in Lincoln, and 399-119-13 (.764, 531 games, 91 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923).

4 The 2013 season marked the 45th straight year NU had a winning home season.

Nebraska Ranks in Top 10 Nationally in Attendance

Memorial Stadium was once again packed for every home game in 2013, putting Nebraska in the top 10 nationally in average attendance.

Nebraska was ninth in average home attendance at 90,933 fans per game, according to 2013 attendance figures released by the NCAA. The average attendance for eight home games was the largest ever at Memorial Stadium following the East Stadium Expansion project that was completed before the start of the 2013 season.

The No. 9 ranking in average attendance was the highest for Nebraska since full attendance figures are available beginning with the 1999 season. NU has ranked in the top 20 nationally in attendance each of the 15 years with available attendance figures. NU was also in the top 10 in 2009, checking in at No. 10 in average attendance.

Nebraska was one of four Big Ten schools to rank in the top 10 in average attendance and the conference had seven teams in the top 25 nationally in attendance. Michigan was the national leader in average attendance at 111,592 fans per game with Ohio State second and Penn State fifth in average home attendance.

In terms of total attendance for home games, Nebraska was third in the nation with 727,466 fans passing through Memorial Stadium’s gates for eight home games. For all games (home and away) in 2013, Nebraska ranked fifth with 1,096,097 fans in attendance during NU’s 13 games in 2013.

4 Nebraska’s impressive football attendance is reflective of the overall support of the Husker fan base. Nebraska was the only school in the country in 2013-14 to rank in the top 15 nationally in average attendance in football, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball. Nebraska combined for 1,321,428 fans in those five sports last season.

Nebraska Reaches 50 Bowl AppearancesNebraska participated in its 50th all-time bowl game with its appearance in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl on Jan.

1, 2014. Nebraska joined Alabama (60) and Texas (52) as the only schools to play in 50 bowl games in school history. The Huskers have played in the postseason in 43 of the past 45 seasons, including an NCAA-record 35 straight

bowl games from 1969 to 2003. Nebraska owns a 25-25 all-time bowl record. Nebraska’s 25 all-time bowl victories rank seventh nationally.

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. Nebraska’s 35 consecutive bowls began with a 45-6 win over Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl, and ended following its appearance in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. The Huskers have won 11 of 18 bowl games since the 1994 season.

Huskers’ Top 10 Home CrowdsNo. Attend. Opponent Date1. 91,471 UCLA (L, 41-21) Sept. 14, 20132. 91,441 Florida Atlantic (W, 55-7) Aug. 30, 20143. 91,260 Iowa (L, 17-38) Nov. 29, 20134. 91,185 Wyoming (W, 37-34) Aug. 31, 20135. 91,140 Northwestern (W, 27-24) Nov. 2, 20136. 91,082 McNeese St. (W, 31-24) Sept. 6, 20147. 90,872 Michigan St. (L, 41-28) Nov. 16, 20138. 90,614 So. Dakota St. (2, 59-20) Sept. 21, 20139. 90,466 So. Miss (W, 56-13) Sept. 7, 201310. 90,458 Illinois (W, 39-19) Oct. 5, 2013

Largest Crowds To See Nebraska PlayNo. Opponent Attend.1. at Michigan, Nov. 19, 2011 113,7182. at Michigan, Nov. 9, 2013 112,2043. at Penn State, Sept. 14, 2002 110,7534. at Penn State, Nov. 12, 2011 107,9035. at Ohio State, Oct. 6, 2012 106,1026. at Penn State, Nov. 23, 2012 98,5177. Miami (Rose Bowl), Jan. 3, 2002 93,7818. Stanford (Rose Bowl), Jan. 1, 1941 92,000 at USC, Sept. 16, 2006 92,00010. vs. UCLA, Sept. 14, 2013 91,471home games in bold

Stanton PresentedSullivan Scholarship Redshirt freshman quaterback Johnny Stanton was presented with the George Sullivan Endowed Scholarship before the start of the Florida Atlantic game. The scholarship, presented by the Touchdown Club and friends, is named in honor of George Sullivan, who served as NU’s head athletic trainer from 1977 to 1995 and as an assistant athletic trainer and head physical therapist from 1953 to 1977. Stanton, is a nutrition science/pre-medicine major, and carries better than a 3.5 grade-point average after his first year on campus. A native of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Stanton earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first two semesters in Lincoln.

The scholarship was fully endowed in Sullivan’s honor in 2008 by the Touchdown Club of Nebraska, Inc., and many former Husker student-athletes graciously contributed to the fund. The scholarship is presented annually to a “Nebraska varsity football student-athlete who has demonstrated a high level of athletic and academic achievement, with a strong commitment to community, effective leadership skills, a high degree of integrity, and commitment to excellence in all endeavors.” Preference is given to student-athletes who intend to pursue a career in a health-related field.

Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Adds New Members Nebraska’s all-time leading tackler Barrett Ruud and three all-conference offensive linemen headlined the 2014 class of the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. The group was officially inducted on Friday, Sept. 5 and honored on the field before the start of the McNeese State game. Ruud, who is now on staff with Coach Bo Pelini’s program, played eight seasons in the NFL after his NU career. In addition to owning a Nebraska record 432 total tackles, the Lincoln native is part of the most extensive family tradition in Husker football, dating back to his great-grandfather Clarence Swanson in 1921. Barrett joins his great-grandfather and his father, Tom, in the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. Russ Hochstein, a two-time first-team All-Big 12 choice as an offensive guard for the Huskers in 1999 and 2000, joins 1971 All-Big Eight offensive tackle Carl Johnson and 1982 All-Big Eight offensive guard Mike Mandelko in this year’s 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 Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots (2002-08). Johnson, who helped Coach Bob Devaney’s Big Red claim national titles in 1970 and 1971, was an All-Big Eight offensive tackle in 1971 before spending the 1972 and 1973 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. Mandelko was a three-year letterman for Coach Tom Osborne’s Huskers from 1980 to 1982. The Lexington, Neb., native was an All-Big Eight choice as an offensive guard in 1982, helping the Huskers lead the nation with 394.3 rushing yards and 518.6 yards of total offense as a senior. The Nebraska Football Hall of Fame also will honor legendary Husker Coach and Athletic Director Tom Osborne with its President’s Award in 2014.

All-Time Bowl Appearances1. Alabama 602. Texas 523. NEBRASKA 504. Georgia 49 Tennessee 49

All-Time Bowl Victories1. Alabama 342. USC 323. Oklahoma 284. Georgia 275. Texas 266. NEBRASKA 25 Tennessee 25



Huskers Prominent on NFL RostersNebraska has a long-standing tradition of placing large

numbers of players in the NFL. As of Sept. 5, Nebraska had 26 players on NFL rosters. The 25 players represent 16 teams.

Nebraska owns one of the most impressive histories of any school in producing NFL-caliber players. Since 1997, Nebraska has had 81 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 51 defensive players. Nebraska has had at least two players selected in the draft each of the past 45 seasons.

Huskers in the NFLPlayer TeamPrince Amukamara, CB NY GiantsJason Ankrah, LB HoustonLarry Asante, S Oakland (IR)Zack Bowman, CB NY GiantsJosh Brown, PK NY GiantsRex Burkhead, RB CincinnatiWill Compton, LB WashingtonJared Crick, DE HoustonLavonte David, LB Tampa BayAlfonzo Dennard, CB New EnglandQuincy Enunwa, WR New York Jets (Practice)Roy Helu Jr., RB WashingtonRicky Henry, OL Kansas City (Practice)Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB New OrleansMarcel Jones, OL Baltimore (Practice)Sam Koch, P BaltimoreSpencer Long, OL WashingtonEric Martin, LB ClevelandNiles Paul, TE WashingtonBrent Qvale, OL New York Jets (Practice)Dominic Raiola, C DetroitMo Seisay, CB Detroit (Practice)Jeremiah Sirles, OL San Diego (Practice)Matt Slauson, OG ChicagoDaimion Stafford, S TennesseeNdamukong Suh, DT Detroit

Nebraska Among Leaders inAssociated 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.

Nebraska Possible Starters at a GlanceOffense (*-Letters Earned)Pos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable WR–Kenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 Moved to No. 2 on Husker receptions chart against Fresno StateWR–Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Has stepped into more prominent role with injury to Jamal TurnerWR-Jordan Westerkamp* So. 6-0/195 Team leader with 13 receptions for 271 yards and three TDsTE–Cethan Carter* So. 6-4/240 Nine 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 ColoradoLG–Jake Cotton*** Sr. 6-6/305 Son of NU TE/OL Coach Barney Cotton; one of five team captainsC–Mark Pelini** Sr. 6-0/290 Moved into starting role after serving as top reserve past two yearsRG–Mike Moudy* Sr. 6-5/305 Six career starts; recovered from 2013 shoulder injury-or- Chongo Kondolo Jr. 6-4/300 Redshirted in 2013 after standout junior college careerRT– Zach Sterup** Jr. 6-8/320 Sat out opener with injury but returned to starting role past two weeks-or-Givens Price* Jr. 6-4/310 Made first career start against FAU after serving as a reserve in 2013QB– Tommy Armstrong Jr. So. 6-1/220 10-1 record as a starter, including 4-0 away from LincolnFB–Andy Janovich** Jr. 6-1/230 Played in first two games after minor knee injury during fall campIB– Ameer Abdullah*** Sr. 5-9/200 Poised to become NU all-time leader in all-purpose yards vs. Miami

DefensePos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable DE–Greg McMullen* So. 6-3/280 Team leader with five TFL, 2.5 sacks and four QB hurriesDT–Vincent Valentine* So. 6-3/325 Had two sacks for 12 yards in losses at Fresno State; 9 tackles in 2014DT–Maliek Collins* So. 6-2/300 Standout HS wrestler provides powerful force in middle; eight tacklesDE–Randy Gregory* Jr. 6-6/245 Returned from injury at Fresno St. with three tackles and two hurriesWILL–Zaire Anderson* Sr. 5-11/220 15 tackles, including three tackles for loss through three gamesMIKE–Josh Banderas* So. 6-2/235 Recorded 10 tackles, including a tackle for loss vs. McNeese StateBUCK–David Santos** Jr. 6-0/225 14 tackles on year, including six tackles twice; 13 career startsCB–Josh Mitchell** Sr. 5-11/160 One of five team captains; Has five PBU through three gamesCB–Daniel Davie** Jr. 6-1/190 Recovered after knee injury last November; started first three games-or- Jonathan Rose* Jr. 6-1/195 Splitting time with Davie; Made eight tackles through three gamesNICKEL-Byerson Cockrell Jr. 6-0/185 Has eight tackles in first three career games with HuskersS–Corey Cooper*** Sr. 6-1/215 Team captain; Nine tackles and INT; 20 career starts most on defenseS– Nate Gerry* So. 6-2/205 Team leader with 19 tackles, including career-high 13 vs. McNeese St. Special TeamsPos.–Player Yr. Ht/Wt Notable PK–Drew Brown Fr. 5-11/180 Younger brother of former Husker and NFL PK Kris Brown-or- Mauro Bondi** Jr. 6-0/200 Made career-long 45-yard field goal in opener vs. FAUP–Sam Foltz* So. 6-1/200 Averaged 51 ypp vs. McNeese St.; No. 8 nationally in punting (47.3 ypp)KO–Mauro Bondi** Jr. 6-0/200 Has hit 12 of 24 kickoffs for touchbacksKOR–Alonzo Moore* So. 6-2/195 Back to full health after missing spring with shoulder surgeryKenny Bell*** Sr. 6-1/185 Ranked among national leaders in KOR as a junior in 2013PR– De’Mornay Pierson-El Fr. 5-9/175 Had 150 yards in returns, including 86-yard TD at Fresno StateLS–Josh Faulkenberry RFr. 6-3/240 Walk-on stepped into role after back injury sidelined Gabe MillerH–Sam Foltz So. 6-1/200 Serving double duty along with punting role



OffensePos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr.WR 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 7 Taariq Allen, 6-3, 200, Jr. -OR- 13 Lane Hovey, 6-4, 205, So. 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, So.

LT 71 Alex Lewis, 6-6, 290, Jr. 59 Matt Finnin, 6-7, 305, Jr. -OR- 77 David Knevel, 6-9, 310, RFr.

LG 68 Jake Cotton, 6-6, 305, Sr. 66 Dylan Utter, 6-1, 285, So.

C 56 Mark Pelini, 6-0, 290, Sr. -OR- 65 Ryne Reeves, 6-3, 300, Jr.

RG 74 Mike Moudy, 6-5, 305, Sr. -OR- 70 Chongo Kondolo, 6-4, 300, Jr.

RT 57 Zach Sterup, 6-8, 320, Jr. -OR- 78 Givens Price, 6-4, 310, Jr. 59 Matt Finnin, 6-7, 305, Jr.

TE 11 Cethan Carter, 6-4, 240, So. 84 Sam Cotton, 6-4, 250, So. 42 Trey Foster, 6-0, 245, So.

WR 82 Alonzo Moore, 6-2, 195, So. 9 Sam Burtch, 6-3, 200, Jr. -OR- 81 Kevin Gladney, 6-1, 190, RFr.

WR 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So. 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. -OR- 87 Brandon Reilly, 6-1, 195, So.

QB 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr., 6-1, 220, So. 17 Ryker Fyfe, 6-2, 210, So. 5 Johnny Stanton, 6-2, 230, RFr.

IB 8 Ameer Abdullah, 5-9, 200, Sr. 32 Imani Cross, 6-1, 230, Jr. -OR- 34 Terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, So.

FB 35 Andy Janovich, 6-1, 230, Jr. 38 Harrison Jordan, 5-10, 235, RFr.

DefensePos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr.DE 90 Greg McMullen, 6-3, 280, So. 45 A.J. Natter, 6-5, 250, RFr. -OR- 19 Joe Keels, 6-3, 250, Jr.

DT 98 Vincent Valentine, 6-3, 325, So. 55 Kevin Maurice, 6-3, 275, So. 97 Logan Rath, 6-4, 280, So.

DT 7 Maliek Collins, 6-2, 300, So. 92 Kevin Williams, 6-2, 275, Jr.

DE 4 Randy Gregory, 6-6, 245, Jr. 95 Jack Gangwish, 6-2, 260, Jr.

BUCK 41 David Santos, 6-0, 225, Jr. 3 Marcus Newby, 6-1, 220, RFr.

MIKE 52 Josh Banderas, 6-2, 235, So. 43 Trevor Roach, 6-2, 235, Sr.

WILL 13 Zaire Anderson, 5-11, 220, Sr. 51 Courtney Love, 6-1, 240, RFr.

CB 5 Josh Mitchell, 5-11, 160, Sr. 11 Chris Jones, 6-0, 170, Fr. -OR- 1 Boaz Joseph, 6-1, 190, RFr.

S 6 Corey Cooper, 6-1, 215, Sr. 8 D.J. Singleton, 6-1, 200, RFr.

S 25 Nate Gerry, 6-2, 205, So. 27 Kieron Williams, 6-0, 185, Fr.

CB 23 Daniel Davie, 6-1, 190, Jr. -OR- 14 Jonathan Rose, 6-1, 195, Jr.

NICKEL 28 Byerson Cockrell, 6-0, 185, Jr. 10 Josh Kalu, 6-1, 175, Fr. Special TeamsPos. No. Name, Ht., Wt., Yr.PK 34 Drew Brown, 5-11, 180, Fr. -OR- 37 Mauro Bondi, 6-0, 200, Jr.

P 27 Sam Foltz, 6-1, 200, So.

LS 92 Josh Faulkenberry, 6-3, 240, RFr. 61 Paul Kelly, 6-1, 255, Sr.

HOLD 27 Sam Foltz, 6-1, 200, So.

KO 37 Mauro Bondi, 6-0, 210, Jr.

KOR 82 Alonzo Moore, 6-2, 195, So. 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 34 Terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, So. 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr.

PR 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 175, Fr. 80 Kenny Bell, 6-1, 185, Sr. 1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, So.

Nebraska Depth Chart-MiamiCareer Starts OFFENSEKenny Bell, Sr., WR .......................................................39Ameer Abdullah, Sr., IB ................................................23Jake Cotton, Sr., OG .....................................................14Tommy Armstrong Jr., So., QB .....................................11Cethan Carter, So., TE ....................................................9Jamal Turner, Sr., WR .....................................................6Mike Moudy, Sr., OG ......................................................6Mark Pelini, Sr., C ...........................................................5Alonzo Moore, So., WR..................................................4Jordan Westerkamp., So., WR .......................................4Alex Lewis, Jr., OT ..........................................................3Zach Sterup, Jr., OT ........................................................2Sam Burtch, Jr., WR .......................................................2Andy Janovich, Jr., FB .....................................................2Givens Price, Jr., OT .......................................................1Sam Cotton, So., TE .......................................................1 DEFENSECorey Cooper, Sr., S .....................................................20 Josh Mitchell, Sr., CB ....................................................18 David Santos, Jr., LB .....................................................13Randy Gregory, Jr., DE .................................................12Zaire Anderson, Sr., LB ..................................................8Vincent Valentine, So., DT .............................................9Michael Rose-Ivey, So., LB .............................................7Josh Banderas, So., LB ..................................................7Nate Gerry, So., S ..........................................................6Maliek Collins, So., DT ...................................................4Daniel Davie, Jr., CB .......................................................3Greg McMullen, So., DE ................................................3Byerson Cockrell, Jr., DB ................................................1Joshua Kalu, Jr., DB ........................................................1Jack Gangwish, Jr., DE ...................................................1LeRoy Alexander, So., S .................................................1

SPECIALISTSSam Foltz, So., P ..........................................................16Drew Brown, Fr., PK .......................................................3

Pronunciation GuideFreedom Akinmoladun ................ Ack–in–muh-LA-duneTaariq Allen ..................................................... TUH-reakZaire Anderson ..................................................... ZY-eerJosh Banderas .............................................. BAN-dair-usJared Blum .......................................................... BLOOMMauro Bondi.....................................................BOND-eeAlex Boryca .................................................. bur-ITS-kuhTyson Broekemeier .................................. BROCK-meyerCethan Carter .................................................. SEETH-unImani Cross ..................................................ih-MAHN-eeJoey Felici ..................................................... fuh-LEE-seeRyan Freudenburg .....................................fried-EN-burgNate Gerry ............................................................... GarySam Hahn .............................................................HAWNTyler Hoppes ...................................................... HOP-issAndy Janovich ........................................... JAN-oh-VITCHMatt Jarzynka ............................................... JAR-zink-uhBoaz Joseph ............................................................ BOSEBo Kitrell .............................................................. Kit-trulDavid Knevel ........................................................NEV-ullChongo Kondolo ............... CHONG-go CON-DOUGH-lowMurat Kuzu ......................................... murr-AT KOO-zooNate Meduna ...................................................Med-nuhMike Moudy ....................................................MOU-deeGraham Nabity ................................................nab-itt-eeTerrell Newby ...................................................... TAIR-ulZach Sterup ........................................................ STIR-up



2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers Roster *-Indicates Letters EarnedNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 8 *** Abdullah, Ameer IB 5-9 200 Sr. Homewood, Ala. 88 Akinmoladun, Freedom TE 6-4 230 Fr. Grandview, Mo. 2 * Alexander, LeRoy S 6-0 195 So. Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer) 7 ** Allen, Taariq WR 6-3 200 Jr. Weston, Mass. (The Rivers School) 13 * Anderson, Zaire LB 5-11 220 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Frankford/Riverside CC) 43 Appleget, Noah WR 6-2 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 4 * Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB 6-1 220 So. Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 61 Arneson, Noah DL 6-3 300 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Gross Catholic) 33 Bailey, Christian WR 5-11 200 RFr. San Clemente, Calif. 52 * Banderas, Josh LB 6-2 235 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 80 *** Bell, Kenny WR 6-1 185 Sr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 83 Blum, Jared TE 6-4 240 So. Gretna, Neb. 37 ** Bondi, Mauro PK 6-0 210 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. (West Boca Raton) 53 Boryca, Alex LB 6-2 220 Fr. Cozad, Neb. 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB 6-1 200 Jr. Aurora, Neb. 34 Brown, Drew PK 5-11 180 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 9 ** Burtch, Sam WR 6-3 200 Jr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 6 Bush, AJ QB 6-3 210 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Norcross) 11 * Carter, Cethan TE 6-4 240 So. Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 28 Cockrell, Byerson DB 6-0 185 Jr. Columbus, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 7 * Collins, Maliek DT 6-2 300 So. Kansas City, Mo. (Center) 26 Connely, Thomas LB 5-11 195 Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 62 Conrad, Cole OL 6-5 280 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) 6 *** Cooper, Corey S 6-1 215 Sr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 68 *** Cotton, Jake OL 6-6 305 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 84 * Cotton, Sam TE 6-4 250 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 32 ** Cross, Imani IB 6-1 230 Jr. Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall) 2 Darlington, Zack QB 6-2 205 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 23 ** Davie, Daniel CB 6-1 190 Jr. Beatrice, Neb. 88 Dzuris, Ross DE 6-3 250 So. Plattsmouth, Neb. 48 Evans, Erik DE 6-3 235 RFr. Waverly, Neb. 63 Farmer, Tanner OL 6-4 310 Fr. Highland, Ill. 92 Faulkenberry, Josh LS 6-3 240 RFr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 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) 27 * Foltz, Sam P 6-1 200 So. Grand Island, Neb. 30 Foster, Derek CB 5-11 185 Sr. Elm Creek, Neb. 67 Foster, Jerald DL 6-3 310 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 42 * Foster, Trey TE 6-0 245 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 51 Freudenberg, Ryan OL 6-5 305 Fr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran-Northeast) 17 Fyfe, Ryker QB 6-2 210 So. Grand Island, Neb. 95 Gangwish, Jack DE 6-2 260 Jr. Wood River, Neb. 69 Gates, Nick OL 6-5 290 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 25 * Gerry, Nate S 6-2 205 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington) 12 Gifford, Luke S 6-3 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 81 Gladney, Kevin WR 6-1 190 RFr. Akron, Ohio (Firestone Senior) 29 Graham, Nolan DB 5-11 190 Fr. Firth, Neb. (Norris) 4 * Gregory, Randy DE 6-6 245 Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern/Arizona Western CC) 73 Hahn, Sam OL 6-6 300 So. DeWitt, Neb. (Tri-County/North Dakota State) 72 Hannon, Zach OL 6-5 305 RFr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) 85 Hart, Greg TE 6-5 240 RFr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 25 Holtmeier, Blake WR 6-2 195 Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 91 Hoppes, Tyler DE 6-4 235 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest/Wayne State) 13 Hovey, Lane WR 6-4 205 So. Adel, Iowa (Adel-Desoto-Minburn) 18 Irons, Glenn WR 5-9 155 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 21 ** Jackson, Charles DB 5-11 180 Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 39 Jakub, Cameron DB 5-11 160 Fr. Columbus, Neb. 35 ** Janovich, Andy FB 6-1 230 Jr. Gretna, Neb. 47 Jarzynka, Matt DE 6-4 220 Fr. Loup City, Neb. 50 Johns, Garret DT 6-0 280 So. Aurora, Neb. 76 Johnson Jr., Dwayne OL 6-6 285 RFr. Houston, Texas (Bellaire) 11 Jones, Chris CB 6-0 170 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) 38 Jordan, Harrison FB 5-10 235 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 1 Joseph, Boaz CB 6-1 190 RFr. Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) 2 Kalu, Josh DB 6-1 175 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 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) 89 Ketter, Connor TE 6-5 240 RFr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) 17 King, Sedrick DE 6-4 240 Fr. Plant City, Fla. 30 Kitrell, Bo FB 6-1 215 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) 77 Knevel, David OL 6-9 310 RFr. Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Pauline S. Johnson Collegiate) 42 Koley, Creighton DB 6-0 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 70 Kondolo, Chongo OL 6-4 300 Jr. Carrollton, Texas (Creekview/Fresno City College)

Numerical RosterNo. Name...........................Position1 Boaz Joseph .......................... DB1 * Jordan Westerkamp ............ WR2 * LeRoy Alexander ..................... S2 Zack Darlington .................... QB2 Josh Kalu ............................... DB3 Marcus Newby ...................... LB4 * Tommy Armstrong Jr. ........... QB4 * Randy Gregory ......................DE5 *** Josh Mitchell .........................CB5 Johnny Stanton .................... QB6 AJ Bush ................................. QB6 *** Corey Cooper .......................... S7 ** Taariq Allen ......................... WR7 * Maliek Collins ........................DT8 *** Ameer Abdullah ..................... IB8 D.J. Singleton ........................ DB9 Tyson Broekemeier .............. QB9 ** Sam Burtch .......................... WR10 *** Jamal Turner ........................ WR11 * Cethan Carter ........................ TE11 Chris Jones............................ DB12 Luke Gifford.......................... DB13 Lane Hovey .......................... WR13 * Zaire Anderson ...................... LB14 * Jonathan Rose .......................CB15 De’Mornay Pierson-El ......... WR15 * Michael Rose-Ivey ................. LB16 Trai Mosley ........................... DB17 Ryker Fyfe ............................. QB17 Sedrick King ...........................DE18 Glenn Irons .......................... WR19 Joe Keels ................................DE19 Jariah Tolbert ...................... WR21 ** Charles Jackson ....................... S21 Mikale Wilbon ........................ IB22 Anthony Ridder .................... DB23 ** Daniel Davie ..........................CB23 Austin Rose ............................. IB24 Murat Kuzu ............................. IB24 ** Austin Williams ..................... LB25 * Nate Gerry ............................ DB25 Blake Holtmeier .................. WR26 Thomas Connely .................... LB26 Brady Pelzer ........................ WR27 * Sam Foltz ................................. P27 Kieron Williams .................... DB28 Byerson Cockrell .................. DB28 Adam Taylor ........................... IB29 Nolan Graham ...................... DB29 Graham Nabity ....................... IB30 Derek Foster ..........................CB30 Bo Kitrell ................................ FB31 Joey Felici ..............................CB32 ** Imani Cross ............................. IB33 Christian Bailey ................... WR33 Garrett McKay ....................... LB34 Drew Brown ..........................PK34 * Terrell Newby ......................... IB35 ** Andy Janovich ....................... FB36 Zach Stovall .......................... DB37 ** Mauro Bondi .........................PK38 Harrison Jordan ..................... FB39 Cameron Jakub ..................... DB39 Jordan Nelson ........................ IB40 Jaevon Walton ....................... LB41 Luke McNitt ........................... TE41 ** David Santos .......................... LB42 * Trey Foster ............................. TE



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

42 Creighton Koley .................... DB43 Noah Appleget .................... WR43 ** Trevor Roach ......................... LB44 Mitch McCann ....................... FB44 Mick Stoltenberg ...................DL45 A.J. Natter .............................DE45 Bryan Reimers ....................... TE47 Matt Jarzynka ........................DE47 Grant Schumacher ................PK48 Gabe Rahn ........................... WR48 Erik Evans ..............................DE49 Chris Weber ........................... LB50 Garret Johns ..........................DL51 Ryan Freudenburg .................OL51 Courtney Love ....................... LB52 * Josh Banderas ....................... LB53 Alex Boryca ........................... LB54 Robby Painter ........................OL54 Garrett Poppen ..................... LB55 * Kevin Maurice .......................DT55 Paul Thurston ........................OL56 ** Mark Pelini ............................OL56 Brad Simpson ........................ LB57 ** Zach Sterup ...........................OL58 Joel Lopez ..............................DL58 Corey Whitaker .....................OL59 * Matt Finnin ............................OL59 Trent Ortmeier ......................OL61 Noah Arneson .......................DL61 Paul Kelly ............................... LS62 Cole Conrad ...........................OL63 Tanner Farmer .......................OL65 ** Ryne Reeves ..........................OL66 Dylan Utter ............................OL67 Jerald Foster ..........................OL68 *** Jake Cotton............................OL69 Nick Gates .............................OL70 Chongo Kondolo ....................OL71 Alex Lewis ..............................OL72 Zach Hannon .........................OL73 Sam Hahn ..............................OL74 * Mike Moudy ..........................OL75 Chris Long ..............................OL76 Dwayne Johnson Jr. ...............OL76 Dylan Owen ...........................DL77 David Knevel ..........................OL78 * Givens Price ...........................OL80 *** Kenny Bell ............................ WR81 Kevin Gladney...................... WR82 * Alonzo Moore ...................... WR83 Jared Blum ............................. TE84 * Sam Cotton............................ TE85 Greg Hart ............................... TE86 David Sutton .......................... TE87 * Brandon Reilly ..................... WR88 Freedom Akinmoladun ......... TE88 Ross Dzuris ............................DE89 Connor Ketter........................ TE90 * Greg McMullen .....................DE90 Nate Meduna ........................ TE91 Tyler Hoppes .........................DE91 * Gabe Miller ............................ LS92 Josh Faulkenberry ................. LS92 * Kevin Williams .......................DT95 Jack Gangwish .......................DE95 Spencer Lindsay ....................PK97 Logan Rath.............................DL98 * Vincent Valentine ..................DT99 Peyton Newell .......................DL*denotes letters earned



2014 HUSKER RECORDS WATCH

NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCHRushing YardsRk. Player, Position, Years Yards1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 4,7802. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 3,8803. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 3,4344. Roy Helu Jr., IB, 2007-10 3,4045. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 3,3736. Rex Burkhead, IB, 2009-12 3,3297. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 3,1538. Ken Clark, IB, 1987-89 3,0379. Taylor Martinez, QB, 2010-13 2,97510. I.M. Hipp, IB, 1977-79 2,814

100-Yard Rushing GamesRk. Player, Position, Years 100-Yd. Games1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 262. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 203. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 194. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 175. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 16

All-Purpose YardsRk. Player, Position, Years Yards1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 5,5862. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 5,4493. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 5,4454. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 4,2805. Marlon Lucky, IB, 2005-08 4,214

Receptions by a Running BackRk. Player, Years Catches1. Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 1352. Jeff Kinney, 1969-71 823. Cory Ross, 2002-05 714. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-present 55

Kickoff Return YardsRk. Player, Position, Years Yards1. Josh Davis, IB, 2000-03 2,2652. Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10 1,8873. Tyrone Hughes, WB, 1989-92 1,4434. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 1,2345. Joe Walker, ROV, 1997-2000 1,159

AMEERABDULLAHSeniorI-Back

NEBRASKA CAREER RECORDS WATCHReceptionsRk. Player, Position, Years Total1. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 1662. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 1443. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 1434. Terrence Nunn, WR, 2004-07 1365. Marlon Lucky, IB, 2005-08 135

Receiving YardsRk. Player, Position, Years Yards1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1070-72 2,4792. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 2,4763. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 2,1154. Terrence Nunn, WR, 2004-07 1,762 5. Todd Peterson, WR, 2005-08 1,602

Receiving TouchdownsRk. Player, Position, Years TDs1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 252. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 223. Maurice Purify, WR, 2006-07 164. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 15 Jon Bostick, SE, 1989-91 15 Quincy Enunwa, WR, 2010-13 15

100-Yard Receiving GamesRk. Player, Position, Years Games1. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 102. Nate Swift, WR, 2005-08 83. Irving Fryar, WB, 1981-83 5 Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10 55. Maurice Purify, WR, 2006-07 4 Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 47. Tracey Wistrom, TE, 1998-2001 3 Johnny Mitchell, TE, 1990-91 3 Guy Ingles, SE, 1968-70 3

Consecutive Games with a ReceptionRk. Player, Position Games1. Johnny Rodger, WB 372. Terrence Nunn, WR 323. Kenny Bell, WR 23 Quincy Enunwa, WR 23Note: Streak not active

Kickoff Return YardsRk. Player, Position, Years Yards1. Josh Davis, IB, 2000-03 2,2652. Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10 1,8873. Tyrone Hughes, WB, 1989-92 1,4434. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-present 1,2345. Joe Walker, ROV, 1997-2000 1,1596. Dana Brinson, WB, 1985-88 1,1547. Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-present 1,1428. Cortney Grixby, CB, 2004-07 1,0949. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 84710. Frank Solich, FB, 1963-95 818

KENNYBELLSeniorWide Receiver

Cornhuskers to WatchTommy Armstrong Jr.QuarterbackSophomore | 6-1 | 220Cibolo, Texas

SEASON HIGHSPassing Attempts – 31 vs. McNeese State; Completions – 16 vs. McNeese State; Passing Yards – 271 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long Pass – 70 at Fresno State; Passing TDs – 3 at Fresno State

Rushes – 11 vs. McNeese State; Rushing Yards – 131 vs. McNeese State; Rushing TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Long - 42 vs. McNeese State

CAREER PASSING STATISTICSYear G/GS Comp.-Att.-Int. Yards TD2012 -- Redshirt --2013 9/8 68-131-8 966 92014 3/3 43-81-1 773 7Totals 12/11 111-212-9 1,739 16

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICSYear G/GS Att. Yards TD2012 -- Redshirt --2013 9/8 67 202 22014 3/3 27 258 2Totals 12/11 94 460 4

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Completed 15-of-29 passes for a career-high 271 yards and two touchdowns... previous career high was 173 yards last season against Northwestern, a mark he surpassed before halftime with 184 yards passing... also finished with a then-career-high 333 yards of total offense, including 62 yards rushing and a touchdown on seven carries. McNeese State: Rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards, including rushes of 42 and 24 yards in the first half and a 34-yard third-quarter rush... were the three longest runs of Armstrong’s career, bettering a 17-yard rush against Florida Atlantic... previous career rushing high was 69 yards against Northwestern in 2013... 131 rushing yards marked the first 100-yard rushing game for a Nebraska quarterback since Taylor Martinez rushed for 140 yards on 19 carries in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin... completed 16-of-31 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns... was 4-of-4 passing for 78 yards and a touchdown on third down attempts in the first half... accounted for 373 yards of total offense, marking the second consecutive week he accounted for a career high in total offensive yards. Fresno State: Completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, including a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp on the game’s third play... was his longest completion in a regular-season game and second-longest completion of his career... also connected on TD passes to tight ends Cethan Carter and Sam Cotton in the second half... 260 passing yards marked his third straight game to start the season with 200 or more passing yards... also rushed nine times for 65 yards to account for 325 total offense yards... has topped 300 yards of total offense in all three games, marking the first time a Husker has topped 300 yards of total offense in three straight games since Joe Ganz accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Baylor in 2008... surpassed 2,000 career total offensive yards, pushing his career total to 2,199 yards.

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Jordan WesterkampWide ReceiverSophomore | 6-0 | 195Lombard, Ill.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 7 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards – 125 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Long – 70 at Fresno State

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2012 -- Redshirt --2013 13/1 20 283 12014 3/3 13 271 3Totals 16/4 33 554 4

CAREER RETURN STATISTICSYear G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD2012 -- Redshirt --2013 13/1 1 15 0 19 51 02014 3/3 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 16/4 1 15 0 19 51 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Caught seven passes for 125 yards, setting career highs in both categories... had a 41-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for his second career touchdown reception... Kenny Bell and Westerkamp combined to become the first Husker duo to both top 100 receiving yards in a game since Marlon Lucky (IB) and Maurice Purify (WR) achieved the feat at Colorado in 2007... Bell and Westerkamp became the first pair of wide receivers in Husker history to accomplish the feat. McNeese State: Caught a team-high four passes for 61 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Fresno State: Caught a career-long 70-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to open the scoring... caught a touchdown for the third consecutive game, marking the first Husker to have a touchdown reception in three straight games since Quincy Enunwa caught a touchdown pass in each of the first three games of 2013.

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Josh MitchellCornerbackSenior | 5-11 | 160Corona, Calif.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 4 at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2010 -- Redshirt --2011 8/1 5 0.0-0 0-0 1 02012 13/8 29 1.0-1 2-6 5 12013 13/6 31 0.0-0 4-7 6 12014 3/3 6 0.0-0 0-0 5 0Totals 37/18 71 1.0-1 6-13 17 2

2014HONORSTeam Captain

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Tied a career high with two of Nebraska’s five pass break-ups on the day. McNeese State: Recorded a pair of tackles and a pass break-up in the 31-24 win. Fresno State: Posted four solo tackles and tied his career high for the second time this season with two pass break-ups.

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Randy GregoryDefensive EndJunior | 6-6 | 240Fishers, Ind.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 3 at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2013 13/10 66 10.5-69 19-101 1 12014 2/2 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0Totals 15/12 69 10.5-69 19-101 1 1

2014HONORSWater Camp Player of the Year Watch ListLombardi Award Watch ListCheck Bednarik Award Watch ListNagurski Trophy Watch ListLott IMPACT Trophy Watch ListPreseason First-Team All-American (Sporting News)Preseason Second Team All-American (Phil Steele, Athlon)Preseason All-Big Ten (Sporting News, Phil Steele, Athlon)Preseason Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Sporting News)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started, but left the game in the first quarter with an injury and didn’t return. McNeese State: Didn’t play due to injury. Fresno State: Returned to the starting lineup after missing a game due to injury... posted three tackles, all solo stops.

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Marcus NewbyLinebackerR. Freshman | 6-1 | 220North Potomac, Md.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 1 at Fresno State; Sacks – 1 at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss – 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 at Fresno State; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2014 3/0 1 1.0-9 1-9 0 0Totals 3/0 1 1.0-9 1-9 0 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench but didn’t record any stats. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn’t record any stats. Fresno State: First career tackle was a nine-yard sack... also notched a QB hurry.

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Cethan CarterTight EndSophomore | 6-4 | 240Metairie, La.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Receiving Yards – 20 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs – 1 at Fresno State; Long – 20 at Fresno State

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2013 13/6 10 127 02014 3/3 2 25 1Totals 16/9 12 152 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at tight end, but didn’t record a catch. McNeese State: Caught one pass for five yards. Fresno State: Recorded his first career TD reception on a 20-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr.

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Ameer AbdullahI-BackSenior | 5-9 | 195Homewood, Ala.

SEASON HIGHSRushes – 21 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards – 232 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Long - 57 at Fresno State

Catches – 3 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards – 96 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. McNeese State; Long – 58 vs. McNeese State

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICSYear G/GS Att. Yards TD2011 13/0 42 150 32012 14/7 226 1,137 82013 13/13 281 1,690 92014 3/3 57 396 3Totals 43/23 606 3,373 23

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2011 13/0 1 11 02012 14/7 24 178 22013 13/13 26 232 22014 3/3 4 105 1Totals 43/23 55 526 5

CAREER RETURN STATISTICSYear G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD2011 13/0 26 763 1 15 107 02012 14/7 17 360 0 16 209 12013 13/13 4 77 0 0 0 02014 3/3 1 34 0 0 0 0Totals 43/22 48 1,234 1 31 316 1

SCHOOLRECORDMost Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards - 211 vs. Fresno State

2014HONORSTeam CaptainPaul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Sept. 6)Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1)Doak Walker Award Watch ListWalter Camp Player of the Year Watch ListMaxwell Award Watch ListPaul Hornung Award Watch ListPreseason Second-Team All-American (Sporting News, Phil Steele, Athlon)Preseason All-Big Ten (Phil Steele, Sporting News, Athlon)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Rushed 21 times for a career-high 232 yards, topping his previous career high of 225 yards against Illinois in 2013... rushing total marked the 15th-most rushing yards in school history and the 37th 200-yard rushing game in Nebraska history... 232 yards were the second-most by a Husker in a season opener, trailing Marlon Lucky’s 233 yards against Nevada in 2007. McNeese State: Rushed 17 times for 54 yards and one touchdown... caught three passes for a career-high 96 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter that broke a 24-24 tie... 58-yard catch alone broke his previous single-game high of 50 yards against UCLA in 2013.... finished the game with 184 all-purpose yards, including 90 yards in the fourth quarter on three touches. Fresno State: Rushed 19 times for 110 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give NU a 14-0 lead... 57-yard run was a season long and his third run of at least 30 yards in 2014... 110 rushing yards marked his nation-leading 19th career 100-yard rushing game... is third on the Nebraska career list for 100-yard rushing games, trailing Ahman Green (20) and career leader Mike Rozier (26)... increased his career rushing total to 3,373 rushing yards, moving him into the top five on the Nebraska career rushing list... is within 61 yards of moving into the No. 3 spot on the NU career rushing list (No. 4 Roy Helu Jr., 3,404; No. 3 Eric Crouch, 3,434)... finished the game with 110 all-purpose

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Cornhuskers to Watch

Maliek CollinsDefensive TackleSophomore | 6-2 | 300Kansas City, Mo.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 4 at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL2013 12/1 12 1.0-10 2-102014 3/3 8 0.0-0 0-0Totals 15/4 20 1.0-10 2-10

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Made his second career start, totaling one tackle and one QB hurry. McNeese State: Started and tied a then-career high with three tackles. Fresno State: Set a career high with four tackles that doubled his season total.

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Taariq AllenWide ReceiverJunior | 6-3 | 200Weston, Mass.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 3 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards – 27 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs – None; Long – 14 vs. McNeese State

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2011 -- Redshirt --2012 8/0 2 11 12013 10/0 3 22 02014 3/0 4 30 0Totals 21/0 9 63 1

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Caught one pass for three yards. McNeese State: Hauled in a career-high three recepetions for a career-high 27 yards. Fresno State: Saw time off the bench but did not record a catch.

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yards, increasing his career total to 5,449 yards... moved up to second place on the NU career all-purpose yards list, passing Mike Rozier (5,445) for the No. 2 spot... trails career all-purpose yards leader Johnny Rodgers (5,586) by just 141 yards.

Joshua KaluDefensive BackFreshman | 6-1 | 175Houston, Texas

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 6 at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs – 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions – None


2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Came off the bench in his first career game and made one tackle. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles and record a QB hurry. Fresno State: Made his first career start, as the Huskers began the game with six defensive backs on the field... led the Huskers with six tackles, all solo stops... also notched a TFL, forced a fumble and broke up a pass.

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Chris JonesDefensive BackFreshman | 6-0 | 170Jacksonville, Fla.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 2 at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None


2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench but didn’t record any stats. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn’t record any stats. Fresno State: Recorded a pair of tackles, his first career stops.

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Corey CooperSafetySenior | 6-1 | 215Maywood, Ill.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 6 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs – None; Interceptions – 1 vs. McNeese State

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2010 -- Redshirt --2011 11/1 9 0.0-0 0-0 0 02012 14/3 17 0.5-1 2-8 0 02013 13/13 91 2.0-16 5-19 1 12014 3/3 9 0.0-0 0-0 0 1Totals 41/20 126 2.5-17 7-27 1 2

2014HONORSTeam CaptainPreseason Second-Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at safety, but didn’t record any stats. McNeese State: Totaled six tackles and notched NU’s first turnover of the season with his second career interception on the last play of the game. Fresno State: Made three tackles in his 20th career start.

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Zaire AndersonLinebackerJunior | 5-11 | 220Philadelphia, Pa.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 8 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU2012* 3/1 4 0.0-0 0-0 02013 12/5 52 3.0-22 6-25 12014 3/2 15 0.0-0 3-4 0Totals 18/8 71 3.0-22 9-29 1*-awardedmedicalredshirt

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Led the Huskers in tackles with seven, including four solo stops... notched a TFL for four yards. McNeese State: Finished the game with eight tackles, including six solo stops... notched a pair of TFLs. Fresno State: Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record any stats.

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Jonathan RoseCornerbackSophomore | 6-1 | 195Leeds, Ala.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – None; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2012 -- Redshirt --2013 10/0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 02014 3/0 8 0.0-0 0-0 1 0Totals 13/0 8 0.0-0 0-0 1 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Recorded three tackles off the bench, all solo stops. McNeese State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench. Fresno State: Recorded three solo stops off the bench and notched his first career pass break-up at Nebraska.

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Nathan GerryDefensive BackSophomore | 6-2 | 205Sioux Falls, S.D.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 13 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. McNeese State; PBUs – 1 vs. McNeese State; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2013 13/3 32 0.0-0 2-3 0 02014 3/3 19 0.0-0 3-4 1 0Totals 16/6 51 0.0-0 5-7 1 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at safety and record four tackles, including a TFL for one yard... also forced a fumble that was recovered by the Owls. McNeese State: Had a career day against the Cowboys, including a team-high and career-best 13 tackles... notched a pair of TFLs, a QB hurry and his first career pass break-up. Fresno State: Went over 50 career tackles with a pair of stops.

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De’Mornay Pierson-ElWide ReceiverFreshman | 5-9 | 175Winnifield, La.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving Yards – 14 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long – 8 vs. Florida Atlantic

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2014 3/0 2 14 1 Totals 3/0 2 14 1

CAREER RETURN STATISTICSYear G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD2014 3/0 3 36 0 12 216 1Totals 3/0 3 36 0 12 216 1

2014HONORSBig Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 15)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Hauled in a touchdown pass in his first career game as a Husker... ended the game with two catches for 14 yards and also returned a pair of punts for 14 yards. McNeese State: Returned five punts for 52 yards, including a 25-yard return... also returned a pair of kicks for 36 yards. Fresno State: Returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown in

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Daneil DavieCornerbackJunior | 6-1 | 190Beatrice, Neb.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 2 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 1 vs. McNeese State; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU INT2011 -- Redshirt --2012 13/0 7 0.0-0 0-0 1 02013 10/0 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 02014 3/3 11 0.0-0 2-4 1 0Totals 26/3 19 0.0-0 2-4 2 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Made his first career start and finished the game with a career-high five tackles, all solo stops... bettered his previous career high of two tackles. McNeese State: Posted his first pass break-up of the season and added three tackles. Fresno State: Record three solo stops, including a pair of TFLs for four yards.

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Cornhuskers to Watchthe second quarter to give Nebraska a 24-2 lead... was the seventh-longest punt return in school history and longest ever by a Husker freshman... marked Nebraska’s longest punt return since Eric Haag’s school-record 95-yard punt return against Texas in 2010 and the first punt return for a score by Nebraska since Ameer Abdullah had an 81-yard TD return vs. Idaho State in 2012... finished the day with five punt returns for 150 yards.

Sam FoltzPunterSophomore | 6-1 | 200Grand Island, Neb.

SEASON HIGHSPunts – 6 vs. McNeese State; Punting Avg. – 51.2 vs. McNeese State; Long Punt – 61 vs. McNeese State; Inside 20 – 4 vs. McNeese State

CAREER PUNTING STATISTICSYear G/GS Punts Yards Avg I202012 -- Redshirt --2013 13/13 71 2,954 41.6 222014 3/3 13 615 47.2 6Totals 16/16 84 3,569 42.3 28

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Byerson CockrellDefensive BackJunior | 6-0 | 185Columbus, Miss.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Interceptions – None


2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make three tackles and one pass break-up in his Husker debut. McNeese State: Came off the bench to make a pair of tackles. Fresno State: Made his first career start, as Nebraska opened with six defensive backs... made three tackles, including his first career TFL... added his second pass break-up on the year.

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Imani CrossI-BackJunior | 6-1 | 230Gainesville, Ga.

SEASON HIGHSRushes – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Rushing Yards – 69 at Fresno State; Rushing TDs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Long - 62 at Fresno State

Catches – None; Receiving Yards – None; Receiving TDs – None; Long – None

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICSYear G/GS Att. Yards TD2012 14/0 55 324 72013 13/0 85 447 102014 3/0 9 102 2Totals 30/0 149 873 19 2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Carried three times for 32 yards, including a 25-yard run in the first half... notched his 18th career rushing touchdown with a three-yard run in the second quarter. McNeese State: Carried the ball three times for one yard. Fresno State: Carried three times for 69 yards, including a a career-long 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter... bettered his previous career long of 51 yards vs. Michigan State in 2013.

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2014HONORSBig Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 8)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Only needed to punt twice (71 yards) in season-opening 55-7 win over Florida Atlantic. McNeese State: Was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after booting six punts for 307 yards, an average of 51.2 yards per punt... trapped the Cowboys inside their own 20 yardline four times on the day. Fresno State: Averaged 47.4 yards on five punts (237 yards)... booted a game-long 59-yard punt and trapped the Bulldogs inside their own 20 twice on the night.


Terrell NewbyI-BackSophomore | 5-10 | 200Los Angeles, Calif.

SEASON HIGHSRushes – 16 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing Yards – 107 vs. Florida Atlantic; Rushing TDs – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long - 47 vs. Florida Atlantic

Catches – 1 at Fresno State; Receiving Yards – 12 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs – None; Long – 12 at Fresno State

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICSYear G/GS Att. Yards TD2013 13/0 54 298 22014 3/0 25 134 2Totals 16/0 79 432 4

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2013 13/0 3 1 02014 3/0 1 12 0Totals 16/0 4 12 0

CAREER RETURN STATISTICSYear G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD2013 13/0 4 77 0 1 10 02014 3/0 1 20 0 0 0 0Totals 16/0 5 97 0 1 10 0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Notched his first career 100-yard game with 16 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns... previous career high was 76 yards on 15 carries against Wyoming in 2013... marked the 76th double 100-yard rushing game by two Nebraska backs, as Ameer Abdullah also ran for a career-high 232 yards. McNeese State: Carried the ball four times off the bench for nine yards. Fresno State: Carried the ball seven times for 18 yards off the bench... added a 12-yard reception and a 20-yard kickoff return.

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Drew BrownPlace KickerFreshman | 5-11 | 180Southlake, Texas

SEASON HIGHSField Goals Made – 2 at Fresno State; Long Field Goal – 44 vs. Florida Atlantic; PATs Made – 7 at Fresno State

CAREER KICKING STATISTICSYear G/GS PAT FG Long2014 3/3 17-17 4-5 44Totals 3/3 17-17 4-5 44 2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Was a perfect 6-for-6 on PATs and knocked down a 44-yard field goal in his Husker debut. McNeese State: Made a 31-yard field goal and was 4-for-4 on PATs. Fresno State: Was 2-for-3 on field goals, including makes from 38 and 22 yards, while missing from 42 yards... was 7-for-7 on PATs

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Mauro BondiPlace KickerJunior | 6-0 | 210Boca Raton, Fla.

SEASON HIGHSField Goals Made – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Long Field Goal – 45 vs. Florida Atlantic; PATs Made – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic

CAREER KICKING STATISTICSYear G/GS PAT FG Long2011 4/0 1-1 0-0 02012 -- Redshirt -- 2013 13/13 7-8 1-1 222014 3/3 1-1 1-1 45Totals 20/16 9-10 2-2 45 2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Booted a career-long 45-yard field goal and was 1-for-1 on PATs... knocked 10 kickoffs for 650 yards, including seven touchbacks. McNeese State: Averaged 63.2 yards on kickoffs with six kicks for 379 yards, including two touchbacks. Fresno State: Recorded three touchbacks on eight kickoffs... finished with 513 yards, an average of 64.1 yards per kickoff.

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David SantosLinebackerJunior | 6-0 | 225Spring, Texas

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 6 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU2011 -- Redshirt --2012 13/1 24 0.0-0 0-0 02013 13/10 87 2.0-9 7-16 22014 3/2 14 0.0-0 1-1 0Totals 29/13 125 2.0-9 8-17 2

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida 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.

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Trevor RoachLinebackerSenior | 6-2 | 235Elkhorn, Neb.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 4 vs. Florida Atlantic; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU2010 -- Redshirt --2011 5/0 7 0.0-0 2-3 02012 5/0 5 0.5-1 1-1 02013 -- Injured --2014 3/0 7 0.0-0 1-1 1Totals 13/0 19 0.5-1 4-5 1

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Returned to the field after missing all of 2013 with injury... totaled four tackles, including a TFL... added a pass break-up and a QB hurry. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench but didn’t record any stats. Fresno State: Made three tackles, all solo stops, off the bench.

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Josh BanderasLinebackerSophomore | 6-2 | 235Lincoln, Neb.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 10 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL PBU2013 13/4 28 2.0-8 3-9 12014 3/3 16 0.0-0 2-5 0Totals 16/7 44 2.0-8 5-14 1

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at linebacker, made four tackles and recorded one QB hurry. McNeese State: Finished second on the team with 10 tackles, including a TFL for three yards. Fresno State: Finished the day with four tackles, including his second TFL of the season.

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Mark PeliniOffensive LineSenior | 6-0 | 290Youngstown, Ohio

CAREERGames Played: 22 (7 in 2012; 12 in 2013; 3 in 2014)Games Started: 5 (2 in 2013; 3 in 2014)

2014HONORSRimington Trophy Watch List

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at center and directed an offensive line that helped Nebraska roll up 784 yards, including 498 yards on the ground. McNeese State: Helped the Huskers rush for 195 yards. Fresno State: Helped Nebraska roll up four scoring plays of at least 50 yards.

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Zach SterupOffensive LineJunior | 6-8 | 320Hastings, Neb.

CAREERGames Played: 17 (4 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 3 in 2014)Games Started: 2 (2 in 2014)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Didn’t play in the season opener due to injury. McNeese State: Made his first career start in the 31-24

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Kevin MauriceDefensive TackleSophomore | 6-3 | 280Orlando, Fla.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 2 at Fresno State; Sacks – 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; QB Hurries – None; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL2013 6/0 2 0.0-0 0-02014 3/0 4 0.5-5 1-5Totals 9/0 6 0.0-0 0-0

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Came off the bench and teamed with Greg McMullen for a sack. McNeese State: Produced one tackle off the bench. Fresno State: Recorded a pair of tackles off the bench.

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CAREERGames Played: 22 (3 in 2011; 5 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 3 in 2014)Games Started: 14 (11 in 2013; 3 in 2014)

2014HONORSTeam Captain

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Helped pave the way for Ameer Abdullah to rush for a career-high 232 yards, while the Huskers rolled up 498 rushing yards and 784 yards of total offense. McNeese State: Helped the Huskers produce two rushing touchdowns. Fresno State: Helped NU roll up 280 on the ground and a pair of rushing touchdowns.

Jake CottonOffensive LineSenior | 6-6 | 305Lincoln, Neb. 68

CAREERGames Played: 3 (3 in 2014)Games Started: 3 (3 in 2014)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at left tackle in his Husker debut... protected Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw for a career-high 271 yards and two touchdowns. McNeese State: Protected Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw for a 242 yards and two touchdowns. Fresno State: Helped the offensive line produce a no sack game.

Alex LewisOffensive LineJunior | 6-6 | 290Tempe, Ariz. 71

Kenny BellWide ReceiverJunior | 6-1 | 185Boulder, Colo.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 5 at Fresno State; Receiving Yards – 116 vs. Florida Atlantic; Receiving TDs – None; Long – 63 vs. Florida Atlantic

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICSYear G/GS No. Yards TD2010 -- Redshirt --2011 13/11 32 461 32012 14/14 50 863 82013 13/12 52 577 42014 3/2 10 214 0Totals 43/39 148 2,115 15

CAREER RETURN STATISTICSYear G/GS KR Yards TD PR Yards TD2010 -- Redshirt --2011 13/11 6 152 0 0 0 02012 14/14 14 325 0 1 0 02013 13/12 23 609 1 0 0 02014 3/2 2 56 0 2 5 0Totals 43/39 45 1,142 1 3 5 0

2014HONORSBiletnikoff Award Watch ListPaul Hornung Award Watch ListPreseason All-Big Ten (Kick Returner, Phil Steele)Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten (KR & Receiver, Athlon)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Caught four passes for 116 yards, including a 63-yard reception in the third quarter, marking the third-longest catch of his career... Bell and Jordan Westerkamp combined to become the first Husker duo to both top 100 receiving yards in a game since Marlon Lucky (IB) and Maurice Purify (WR) achieved the feat at Colorado in 2007... Bell and Westerkamp became the first pair of wide receivers in Husker history to accomplish the feat. McNeese State: Was limited to one catch for 14 yards due to a groin injury... also returned a pair of kickoffs for 56 yards. Fresno State: Caught five passes for 84 yards to increase his career receptions total to 144... moved past Johnny Rodgers (143 catches) into second place on the NU career receptions list... is 22 catches behind Nate Swift’s school record of 166 career receptions... increased his career yardage total to 2,115 yards, moving him within 364 yards of the NU career receiving yardage record.

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Alonzo MooreWide ReceiverSophomore | 6-2 | 195Winnifield, La.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 1 vs. McNeese State; Receiving Yards – 11 vs. McNeese State; Receiving TDs – None; Long – None


2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Saw time off the bench, but didn’t record a catch. McNeese State: Started his first game of the season and caught one pass for 11 yards. Fresno State: Started and didn’t record a catch, but did return a kick 18 yards.

82Givens PriceOffensive LineJunior | 6-4 | 310Houston, Texas

CAREERGames Played: 14 (3 in 2013; 8 in 2013; 3 in 2014)Games Started: 1 (1 in 2014)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Made his first career start at Nebraska, starting at right tackle... helped Nebraska rack up a Big Ten record 784 yards of total offense. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench against the Cowboys. Fresno State: Came off the bench to help NU amass 562 yards of total offense.

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Mike MoudyOffensive LineSenior | 6-5 | 305Castle Rock, Colo.

CAREERGames Played: 15 (3 in 2012; 9 in 2013; 3 in 2014)Games Started: 6 (3 in 2013; 3 in 2014)

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Helped pave the way for Ameer Abdullah to rush for a career-high 232 yards. McNeese State: Helped Tommy Armstrong Jr. rush for a career-high 131 yards. Fresno State: Started and helped NU average 6.7 yards per carry.

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Sam CottonTight EndSophomore | 6-4 | 250Lincoln, Neb.

SEASON HIGHSCatches – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, at Fresno State; Receiving Yards – 23 at Fresno State; Receiving TDs – 1 at Fresno State; Long – 23 at Fresno State


2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Came off the bench to make one catch for 10 yards. McNeese State: Saw time off the bench against the Cowboys. Fresno State: Caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr., his second career TD.

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Greg McMullenDefensive EndSophomore | 6-3 | 280Akron, Ohio

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 9 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – 1 vs. McNeese State, at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries – 3 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL2012 -- Redshirt --2013 11/0 16 1.0-10 4-152014 3/3 15 2.5-14 5-17Totals 14/3 31 3.5-24 9-32

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Made his first career start at Nebraska... totaled four tackles and three of NU’s eight QB hurries... notched a pass break-up and pair of TFL’s for six yards, including a sack for four yards. McNeese State: Was third on the team with nine tackles, including a sack and a pair of TFLs. Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles, including an eight-yard sack.

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Jack GangwishDefensive EndJunior | 6-2 | 260Wood River, Neb.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 5 vs. McNeese State; Sacks – None; Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. McNeese State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – 1 at Fresno State; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL2011 -- Redshirt --2012 0/0 0 0.0-0 0-02013 0/0 0 0.0-0 0-02014 3/1 8 0.0-0 1-1Totals 3/1 8 0.0-0 1-1

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Came off the bench in his Husker debut, made one tackle and notched a QB hurry. McNeese State: Made a career-high five tackles in his first career start, including a TFL for one yard. Fresno State: Made a pair of tackles off the bench and recorded a pass break-up.

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win over the Cowboys. Fresno State: Helped protect Tommy Armstrong Jr., who threw three touchdown passes.

Cornhuskers to WatchVincent ValentineDefensive TackleSophomore | 6-3 | 325Edwardsville, Ill.

SEASON HIGHSTackles – 4 at Fresno State; Sacks – 2 at Fresno State; Tackles for Loss – 3 at Fresno State; QB Hurries – 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; PBUs – None; Interceptions – None

CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS TT Sacks TFL2012 -- Redshirt --2013 13/6 21 1.0-8 5-142014 3/3 9 2.0-12 3-14Totals 16/9 30 3.0-20 8-28

2014GAMEBYGAMEFlorida Atlantic: Started at defensive tackle and made a pair of tackles... notched one of NU’s eight QB hurries on the afternoon. McNeese State: Started at defensive tackle and made three tackles, all solo stops. Fresno State: Had a career night with two sacks for 12 yards... finished with three TFLs for 14 yards.

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2014 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

2014 Nebraska Schedule and ResultsDate OppONeNt ReSult ScORe RecORD cONfeReNce time atteNDaug. 30 florida atlantic W 55-7 1-0 0-0 3:20 91,441Sept. 6 mcNeese State W 31-24 2-0 0-0 3:23 91,082Sept. 13 at Fresno State W 55-19 3-0 0-0 3:41 41,031 * Big Ten conference game

team Statisticsteam StatiSticS Nu OppSCORING 141 50 Points Per Game 47.0 16.7FIRST DOWNS 74 48 Rushing 38 19 Passing 33 25 Penalty 3 4RUSHING YARDAGE 973 388 Yards gained rushing 996 457 Yards lost rushing 23 69 Rushing Attempts 132 103 Average Per Rush 7.4 3.8 Average Per Game 324.3 129.3 TDs Rushing 9 3PASSING YARDAGE 810 496 Comp-Att-Int 47-90-1 53-115-1 Average Per Pass 9.0 4.3 Average Per Catch 17.2 9.4 Average Per Game 270.0 165.3 TDs Passing 8 2TOTAL OFFENSE 1,783 884 Total Plays 222 218 Average Per Play 8.0 4.1 Average Per Game 594.3 294.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 9-178 13-305PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-211 5-34INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 1-98KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 23.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.1 6.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 98.0FUMBLES-LOST 6-1 3-0PENALTIES-Yards 17-161 14-121 Average Per Game 53.7 40.3PUNTS-Yards 13-615 30-1267 Average Per Punt 47.3 42.2 Net punt average 44.7 33.9KICKOFFS-Yards 27-1,733 10-619 Average Per Kick 64.2 61.9 Net kick average 39.9 41.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:54 30:063RD-DOWN Conversions 18/40 15/55 3rd-Down Pct 45% 27%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 3/4 4th-Down Pct 50% 75%SACKS BY-Yards 6-40 1-2MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 6FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 2-4ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (11-12) 92% (6-8) 75%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (9-12) 75% (4-8) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (18-18) 100% (6-6) 100%ATTENDANCE 182523 41031 Games/Avg Per Game 2/91262 1/41031 Neutral Site Games 0/0

ScORe BY QuaRteRS 1St 2ND 3RD 4th Ot tOtalNebraska 42 37 34 28 - 141Opponents 16 10 7 17 - 50

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2014 Nebraska individual StatisticsRUSHING GP-GS Att GAIN LoSS Net AvG tD LoNG AvG/GAbdullah, Ameer 3-3 57 412 16 396 6.9 3 57 132.0Armstrong Jr., Tommy 3-3 27 260 2 258 9.6 2 42 86.0Newby, Terrell 3-0 25 135 1 134 5.4 2 43 44.7Cross, Imani 3-0 9 106 4 102 11.3 2 62 34.0Fyfe, Ryker 2-0 5 41 0 41 8.2 0 15 20.5Nelson, Jordan 2-0 7 35 0 35 5.0 0 9 17.5Nabity, Graham 2-0 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 3.5total 3 132 996 23 973 7.4 9 62 324.3Opponents 3 103 457 69 388 3.8 3 66 129.3

paSSiNG G-S effIc cmP-Att-INt Pct YDS tD LNG AvG/GArmstrong Jr., Tommy 3-3 159.30 43-81-1 53.1 773 7 70 257.7Fyfe, Ryker 2-0 127.20 3-7-0 42.9 31 1 12 15.5Stanton, Johnny 2-0 150.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 0 6 3.0TEAM 3-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0total 3 154.93 47-90-1 52.2 810 8 70 270.0Opponents 3 86.32 53-115-1 46.1 496 2 40 165.3

ReceIvING G-GS No. YDS AvG tD LoNG AvG/GWesterkamp, Jordan 3-3 13 271 20.8 3 70 90.3Bell, Kenny 3-2 10 214 21.4 0 63 71.3Abdullah, Ameer 3-3 4 105 26.2 1 58 35.0Turner, Jamal 2-2 4 37 9.2 0 17 18.5Allen, Taariq 3-0 4 30 7.5 0 14 10.0Hovey, Lane 3-0 3 48 16.0 0 29 16.0Cotton, Sam 3-0 2 33 16.5 1 23 11.0Carter, Cethan 3-3 2 25 12.5 1 20 8.3Pierson-El, De’Mornay 3-0 2 14 7.0 1 8 4.7Newby, Terrell 3-0 1 12 12.0 0 12 4.0Moore, Alonzo 3-2 1 11 11.0 0 11 3.7Bailey, Christian 3-0 1 10 10.0 1 10 3.3total 3 47 810 17.2 8 70 270.0Opponents 3 53 496 9.4 2 40 165.3

PUNtRetURNS No. YDS AvG tD LoNGPierson-El, De’Mornay 12 216 18.0 1 86Bell, Kenny 2 5 2.5 0 3Santos, David 1 -10 -10.0 0 0total 15 211 14.1 1 86Opponents 5 34 6.8 0 19

INteRcePtIoNS No. YDS AvG tD LoNGCooper, Corey 1 0 0.0 0 0total 1 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 98 98.0 1 98

KIcKRetURNS No. YDS AvG tD LoNGPierson-El, De’Mornay 3 36 12.0 0 18Moore, Alonzo 2 32 16.0 0 18Bell, Kenny 2 56 28.0 0 35Newby, Terrell 1 20 20.0 0 20Abdullah, Ameer 1 34 34.0 0 34total 9 178 19.8 0 35Opponents 13 305 23.5 0 44

fUmBLeRetURNS No. YDS AvG tD LoNGNonetotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

fIeLDGoALS fGm-fGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLKBrown, Drew 4-5 80.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-0 44 0Bondi, Mauro 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 45 0 total 5-6 83.3 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-3 0-0 45 0Opponents 2-3 66.7 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0

fG SeQueNce NeBRaSka OppONeNtSFlorida Atlantic (44),(45) 45 McNeese State (31) (24)Fresno State 43,(38),(22) 30,(27)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNtING No. YDS AvG LoNG tB fc I20 50+ BLKDFoltz, Sam 13 615 47.3 61 0 4 6 8 0total 13 615 47.3 61 0 4 6 8 0Opponents 30 1267 42.2 66 2 6 3 5 0

KIcKoffS No. YDS AvG tB oB RetN Net YDLNBondi, Mauro 24 1542 64.2 12 0 Brown, Drew 3 191 63.7 2 0 total 27 1733 64.2 14 0 305 39.9 25Opponents 10 619 61.9 1 0 178 41.6 23

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|------PAtS------|ScoRING tD fGS KIcK RUSH Rcv PASS DXP SAf PtSBrown, Drew 0 4-5 17-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 29Abdullah, Ameer 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Westerkamp, Jordan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Cross, Imani 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Newby, Terrell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Armstrong Jr., Tommy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Cotton, Sam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Carter, Cethan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Bailey, Christian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Bondi, Mauro 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4total 18 5-6 18-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 141Opponents 6 2-4 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 50

totALoffeNSe G PLAYS RUSH PASS totAL AvG/GArmstrong Jr., Tommy 3 108 258 773 1031 343.7Abdullah, Ameer 3 57 396 0 396 132.0Newby, Terrell 3 25 134 0 134 44.7Cross, Imani 3 9 102 0 102 34.0Fyfe, Ryker 2 12 41 31 72 36.0Nelson, Jordan 2 7 35 0 35 17.5Nabity, Graham 2 2 7 0 7 3.5Stanton, Johnny 2 1 0 6 6 3.0total 3 222 973 810 1783 594.3Opponents 3 218 388 496 884 294.7

ALLPURPoSe G RUSH Rec PR KoR IR tot AvG/GAbdullah, Ameer 3 396 105 0 34 0 535 178.3Bell, Kenny 3 0 214 5 56 0 275 91.7Westerkamp, Jordan 3 0 271 0 0 0 271 90.3Pierson-El, De’Mornay 3 0 14 216 36 0 266 88.7Armstrong Jr., Tommy 3 258 0 0 0 0 258 86.0Newby, Terrell 3 134 12 0 20 0 166 55.3Cross, Imani 3 102 0 0 0 0 102 34.0Hovey, Lane 3 0 48 0 0 0 48 16.0Moore, Alonzo 3 0 11 0 32 0 43 14.3Fyfe, Ryker 2 41 0 0 0 0 41 20.5Turner, Jamal 2 0 37 0 0 0 37 18.5Nelson, Jordan 2 35 0 0 0 0 35 17.5Cotton, Sam 3 0 33 0 0 0 33 11.0Allen, Taariq 3 0 30 0 0 0 30 10.0Carter, Cethan 3 0 25 0 0 0 25 8.3Bailey, Christian 3 0 10 0 0 0 10 3.3Nabity, Graham 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5Santos, David 3 0 0 -10 0 0 -10 -3.3total 3 973 810 211 178 0 2172 724.0Opponents 3 388 496 34 305 98 1321 440.3

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Defensive Statistics |-------tAcKLeS-------| |-SAcKS-| |---PASSDef---| |-fUmBLeS-| BLKDNAme GP-GS SoLo ASt totAL tfL-YDS No-YARDS INt-YDS BRUP QBH Rcv-YDS ff KIcK SAf25 Gerry, Nate 3-3 10 9 19 3-4 . . 1 1 . 1 . .52 Banderas, Josh 3-3 6 11 17 2-5 . . . 1 . . . .13 Anderson, Zaire 3-2 5 10 15 3-4 . . . . . . . .90 McMullen, Greg 3-3 9 6 15 5-17 2.5-14 . 1 3 . . . .41 Santos, David 3-2 6 8 14 1-1 . . . . . . . .23 Davie, Daniel 3-3 10 1 11 2-4 . . 1 . . . . .2 Kalu, Joshua 3-1 8 1 9 1-1 . . 1 1 . 1 . .6 Cooper, Corey 3-3 5 4 9 . . 1-0 . 1 . . . .98 Valentine, Vincent 3-3 3 6 9 3-14 2.0-12 . . 1 . . . .14 Rose, Jonathan 3-0 7 1 8 . . . 1 . . . . .28 Cockrell, Byerson 3-1 6 2 8 1-5 . . 2 . . . . .7 Collins, Maliek 3-3 3 5 8 . . . . 2 . . . .95 Gangwish, Jack 3-1 5 3 8 1-1 . . 1 1 . . . .43 Roach, Trevor 3-0 7 . 7 1-1 . . 1 1 . . . .5 Mitchell, Josh 3-3 5 1 6 . . . 5 . . . . .27 Williams, Kieron 3-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .55 Maurice, Kevin 3-0 2 2 4 1-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . .97 Rath, Logan 2-0 1 3 4 1-0 . . . . . . . .4 Gregory, Randy 2-2 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .92 Williams, Kevin 2-0 2 1 3 2-5 . . . . . . . .49 Weber, Chris 3-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .11 Jones, Chris 3-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .24 Williams, Austin 3-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .51 Love, Courtney 3-0 2 . 2 1-1 . . . . . . . .27 Foltz, Sam 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .39 Nelson, Jordan 2-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .1B Hovey, Lane 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .45 Natter, A.J. 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .3 Newby, Marcus 3-0 1 . 1 1-9 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . .1 Joseph, Boaz 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Keels, Joe 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .56 Simpson, Brad 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .31 Felici, Joey 3-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .total 3-0 118 80 198 22-77 6-40 1-0 14 13 . 2 . .Opponents 3-0 135 78 213 10-23 1-2 1-98 9 3 1-0 3 . 1

SPecIALteAmStAcKLeS S-A/tot fau mcNeeSe fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1GRose, Jonathan 3-1/4 2-0/2 1-1/2 -Kalu, Joshua 2-1/3 - 1-1/1 1-0/1Roach, Trevor 2-0/2 - - 2-0/2Williams, Kieron 1-1/2 - 1-1/2 -Love, Courtney 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 -Felici, Joey 0-1/1 - 0-1/1 -Hovey, Lane 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 -Davie, Daniel 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1Simpson, Brad 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1Nelson, Jordan 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1Williams, Austin 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1Foltz, Sam 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1

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individual Game By GameRUSHING No-YDS/tD fAU mS fS um ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B!G BOWlAbdullah, Ameer RB 57-396/3 21-232/1 17-54/1 19-110/1Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB 27-258/2 7-62/1 11-131/1 9-65/0Newby, Terrell RB 25-134/2 16-107/2 2-9/0 7-18/0Cross, Imani RB 9-102/2 3-32/1 3-1/0 3-69/1Fyfe, Ryker QB 5-41/0 4-29/0 DNP 1-12/0Nelson, Jordan RB 7-35/0 5-32/0 DNP 2-3/0Nabity, Graham RB 2-7/0 1-4/0 DNP 1-3/0

ReceIvING No-YDS/tD fAU mS fS Um ILL mSU NW RUt PUR WIS mINN iOWa B!G BOWlWesterkamp, Jordan WR 13-271/3 7-125/1 4-61/1 2-85/1Bell, Kenny WR 10-214/0 4-116/0 1-14/0 5-84/0Abdullah, Ameer RB 4-105/1 1-9/0 3-96/1 -Hovey, Lane WR 3-48/0 - - 3-48/0Turner, Jamal WR 4-37/0 1-9/0 3-28/0 DNPCotton, Sam TE 2-33/1 1-10/0 - 1-23/1Allen, Taariq WR 4-30/0 1-3/0 3-27/0 -Carter, Cethan TE 2-25/1 - 1-5/0 1-20/1Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 2-14/1 2-14/1 - -Newby, Terrell RB 1-12/0 - - 1-12/0Moore, Alonzo WR 1-11/0 - 1-11/0 -Bailey, Christian WR 1-10/1 - - 1-10/1

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 0 153.0McNeese State 31 16 1 51.6 242 2 58 1 2 132.0Fresno State 21 12 0 57.1 260 3 70 0 0 208.3tOtalS 81 43 1 53.1 773 7 70 1 2 159.3

#17 fyfe, Ryker att comp int pct Yards tD long Sack Yds efficFlorida Atlantic 4 1 0 25.0 9 0 9 0 0 43.9Fresno State 3 2 0 66.7 22 1 12 0 0 238.3tOtalS 7 3 0 42.9 31 1 12 0 0 127.2

#5 Stanton, Johnny att comp int pct Yards tD long Sack Yds efficFlorida Atlantic 1 1 0 100.0 6 0 6 0 0 150.4Fresno State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0tOtalS 1 1 0 100.0 6 0 6 0 0 150.4

PUNtRetURNS No-YDS/tD fAU mS fS um ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B!G BOWlPierson-El, De’Mornay 12-216 2-14 5-52 5-150Bell, Kenny 2-5 2-5 - -Santos, David 1--10 - - 1--10

KIcKRetURNS No-YDS/tD fAU mS fS um ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B!G BOWlBell, Kenny 2-56 - 2-56 -Pierson-El, De’Mornay 3-36 - 2-36 1-0Abdullah, Ameer 1-34 - 1-34 -Moore, Alonzo 2-32 1-14 - 1-18Newby, Terrell 1-20 - - 1-20

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Defense Game By GametotALtAcKLeS UA-A tot fAU mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlGerry, Nate DB 10-9 19 3-1 6-7 1-1Banderas, Josh LB 6-11 17 0-3 3-7 3-1McMullen, Greg DE 9-6 15 1-3 6-3 2-0Anderson, Zaire LB 5-10 15 3-4 2-6 -Santos, David LB 6-8 14 2-4 3-3 1-1Davie, Daniel DB 10-1 11 5-0 2-1 3-0Cooper, Corey DB 5-4 9 - 3-3 2-1Kalu, Joshua DB 8-1 9 1-0 1-1 6-0Valentine, Vincent DL 3-6 9 0-2 0-3 3-1Gangwish, Jack DE 5-3 8 0-1 4-1 1-1Rose, Jonathan DB 7-1 8 3-0 1-1 3-0Collins, Maliek DT 3-5 8 0-1 2-1 1-3Cockrell, Byerson DB 6-2 8 2-1 1-1 3-0Roach, Trevor LB 7-0 7 4-0 - 3-0Mitchell, Josh DB 5-1 6 - 1-1 4-0Maurice, Kevin DL 2-2 4 0-1 0-1 2-0Rath, Logan DL 1-3 4 1-3 DNP -Williams, Kieron DB 3-1 4 1-0 1-1 1-0Williams, Kevin DL 2-1 3 - DNP 2-1Gregory, Randy DE 3-0 3 - DNP 3-0Williams, Austin LB 0-2 2 0-1 - 0-1Love, Courtney LB 2-0 2 1-0 1-0 -Jones, Chris DB 2-0 2 - - 2-0Weber, Chris LB 2-0 2 - - 2-0Newby, Marcus LB 1-0 1 - - 1-0Simpson, Brad LB 1-0 1 - - 1-0Keels, Joe DE 1-0 1 - - 1-0Foltz, Sam P 1-0 1 - - 1-0Felici, Joey DB 0-1 1 - 0-1 -Nelson, Jordan IB 0-1 1 - DNP 0-1Hovey, Lane WR 1-0 1 - 1-0 -Joseph, Boaz DB 1-0 1 DNP DNP 1-0Natter, A.J. DE 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP

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INtRetURNS No-YDS fAU mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlCooper, Corey 1-0 - 1-0 -

fUmBLeSRecoveReD No-YDS fAU mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlNone 0 - - -

fORceD fumBleS NO fau mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlGerry, Nate 1 1 - -Kalu, Joshua 1 - - 1

fumBle RetuRNS No-YDS fAU mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlNone 0 - - -

tAcKLeSfoRLoSS UA-A tot fAU mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlMcMullen, Greg DE 2-3 3.5 1.0-6 1.5-3 1.0-8Valentine, Vincent DL 3-0 3.0 - - 3.0-14Anderson, Zaire LB 1-2 2.0 1.0-4 1.0-0 -Davie, Daniel DB 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-4Gerry, Nate DB 0-3 1.5 0.5-1 1.0-3 -Williams, Kevin DL 1-1 1.5 - DNP 1.5-5Gangwish, Jack DE 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-1 -Love, Courtney LB 1-0 1.0 1.0-1 - -Cockrell, Byerson. DB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-5Kalu, Joshua DB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-1Roach, Trevor LB 1-0 1.0 1.0-1 - -Newby, Marcus LB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-9Banderas, Josh LB 0-2 1.0 - 0.5-3 0.5-2Santos, David LB 0-1 0.5 0.5-1 - -Maurice, Kevin DL 0-1 0.5 0.5-5 - -Rath, Logan DL 0-1 0.5 0.5-0 DNP -

SAcKS UA-A tot fAU mS fS miami ill mSu NW Rut puR WiS miNN iOWa B1G BOWlMcMullen, Greg DE 2-1 2.5 0.5-4 1.0-2 1.0-8Valentine, Vincent DL 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-12Newby, Marcus LB 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-9Maurice, Kevin DL 0-1 0.5 0.5-5 - -

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Nebraska team Game By Game

|---RUSHING---| |--ReceIvING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KIcKRet--| |--PUNtRet--| totALDAte 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 200Sept. 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 338Sept. 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 Opponent totals 103 388 3 66 53 496 2 40 53-115-1 496 2 40 13 305 0 44 5 34 0 19 884 Nebraska 132 973 9 62 47 810 8 70 47-90-1 810 8 70 9 178 0 35 15 211 1 86 1783

|---------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 PtSAug. 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 7Sept. 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 24Sept. 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 Opponent totals 135 78 213 10.0-23 1.0-2 3 1-0 1-98 3 9 0 6-6 0 0 1 50 Nebraska 118 80 198 22.0-77 6.0-40 2 0-0 1-0 13 14 0 18-18 0 0 0 141

|---------------------PUNtING---------------------| |--fIeLDGoALS--| |------KIcKoffS------|DAte oPPoNeNt No YDS AvG LoNG BLKD tB fc 50+ I20 Att-mADe LG BLKD No YDS AvG tB oBAug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 9 425 47.2 66 0 1 2 3 0 1-0 0 0 2 130 65.0 1 0Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 8 315 39.4 45 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 24 0 5 307 61.4 0 0Sept. 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 Opponent totals 30 1267 42.2 66 0 2 6 5 3 4-2 27 0 10 619 61.9 1 0 Nebraska 13 615 47.3 61 0 0 4 8 6 6-5 45 0 27 1733 64.2 14 0

Opponent team Game By Game

|---RUSHING---| |--ReceIvING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KIcKRet--| |--PUNtRet--| totALDAte 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 784Sept. 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 437Sept. 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 totals 132 973 9 62 47 810 8 70 47-90-1 810 8 70 9 178 0 35 15 211 1 86 1783 Opponent 103 388 3 66 53 496 2 40 53-115-1 496 2 40 13 305 0 44 5 34 0 19 884

|---------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 PtSAug. 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 55Sept. 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 31Sept. 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 totals 118 80 198 22.0-77 6.0-40 2 0-0 1-0 13 14 0 18-18 0 0 0 141 Opponent 135 78 213 10.0-23 1.0-2 3 1-0 1-98 3 9 0 6-6 0 0 1 50

|---------------------PUNtING---------------------| |--fIeLDGoALS--| |------KIcKoffS------|DAte oPPoNeNt No YDS AvG LoNG BLKD tB fc 50+ I20 Att-mADe LG BLKD No YDS AvG tB oBAug. 30, 2014 Florida Atlantic 2 71 35.5 40 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 45 0 10 650 65.0 7 0Sept. 6, 2014 McNeese State 6 307 51.2 61 0 0 1 5 4 1-1 31 0 6 379 63.2 2 0Sept. 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 totals 13 615 47.3 61 0 0 4 8 6 6-5 45 0 27 1733 64.2 14 0 Opponent 30 1267 42.2 66 0 2 6 5 3 4-2 27 0 10 619 61.9 1 0

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oPPoNeNt ScoRe 1StDNS(RUN/PASS/PeN.) RUSHING PASSING PASSYDS totALoffeNSe RetYDS t/oFlorida 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 0/0McNeese 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 1/1Fresno 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 1/0totals 141-50 74/48(38/19;33/25;3/4) 132-973/103-388 47-90-1/53-115-1 810/496 222-1783/218-884 389/437 2/1Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

oPPoNeNt 3RDDoWN 4tHDoWN tImePoSS mARGIN YDS/RUSH YDS/PASS YDS/PLAY PUNtING PeNLtIeSFlorida 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 totals 18-40/15-55 1-2/3-4 89:43/90:17 -0:34 7.4/3.8 9.0/4.3 8.0/4.1 13-47.3/30-42.2 161/121Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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Nebraska Red Zone chartNeBRASKAINSIDeoPPoNeNtSReD-ZoNe tImeS tImeS totAL RUSH PASS fGS -------fAILeDtoScoReINSIDeRZ--------Date OppONeNt ScORe iN RZ ScOReD ptS tDS tDS tDS maDe fGa DOWNS iNt fumB half GameAug. 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 0Sept. 13 at Fresno State W 55-19 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 totals 12 11 69 9 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11of12(91.7%)

oPPoNeNtINSIDeNeBRASKAReD-ZoNe tImeS tImeS totAL RUSH PASS fGS -------fAILeDtoScoReINSIDeRZ--------Date OppONeNt ScORe iN RZ ScOReD ptS tDS tDS tDS maDe fGa DOWNS iNt fumB half GameAug. 30 Florida Atlantic W 55-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sept. 6 McNeese State W 31-24 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sept. 13 at Fresno State W 55-19 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 totals 8 6 34 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6of8(75.0%)

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miscellaneous NumbersLoNGSeASoNPLAYS(20oRmoReYARDS) huSkeR lONG plaYS OppONeNt lONG plaYS RuSh paSS Ret. tOtal RuSh paSS Ret. tOtal Florida Atlantic 5 4 0 9 0 1 3 4McNeese State 3 3 4 10 1 3 2 6Fresno State 3 5 3 11 1 4 5 10totals 11 12 7 30 2 8 10 20

DRIveSUPeRLAtIveS Nebraska OpponentMost Yards (Result) 98 at Fresno State (TD) 88 vs. McNeese State (FG)Most Plays (Result) 13 vs. FAU (TD) 14 vs. McNeese St. (FG); at Fresno St. (FG)Most Time (Result) 5:41 vs. FAU (TD) 6:34 vs. FAU (Downs)

GAme-oPeNINGDRIveS [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ]Opponent pts. 1st Dwn Yds pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic 7 4 86 7 5 75McNeese State 0 0 4 7 3 47Fresno State 7 2 82 0 0 -3

SecoNDHALf-oPeNINGDRIveS [----- Nebraska ----- ] [----- Opponent ----- ]Opponent pts. 1st Dwn Yds pts. 1st Dwn Yds Florida Atlantic 7 5 78 0 0 2McNeese State 0 0 9 0 0 2Fresno State 7 4 75 0 1 8

NeBRASKALoNGPLAYS(30;11RUNS;12PASSeS;7RetURNS)YaRDS OppONeNt plaY ReSult86 Fresno State PR (Pierson-El) Touchdown70 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown63 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-Goal62 Fresno State Run (Cross) Touchdown58 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) Touchdown57 Fresno State Run (Abdullah) Touchdown51 Fresno State PR (Pierson-El) 1st-1047 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) Touchdown43 Florida Atlantic Run (Newby) 1st-1042 McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st-1040 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown37 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-1036 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) Touchdown35 McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st-1034 McNeese State KOR (Abdullah) 1st-1034 McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st-1033 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Westerkamp) 1st-1029 Florida Atlantic Pass (Armstrong-Bell) 1st-1029 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Hovey) 1st-1027 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st-1027 McNeese State Pass (Armstrong-Abdullah) 1st-1027 Fresno State Rush (Armstrong) 1st-1025 Florida Atlantic Run (Cross) 1st-Goal25 Florida Atlantic Run (Abdullah) 1st-1025 McNeese State PR (Pierson-El) 1st-1024 McNeese State Run (Armstrong) 1st-1020 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Carter) Touchdown21 McNeese State KOR (Bell) 1st-1023 Fresno State Pass (Armstrong-Cotton) Touchdown20 Fresno State KOR (T. Newby) 1st-10

oPPoNeNtLoNGPLAYS(20;2RUNS;8PASSeS;10RetURNS)YaRDS OppONeNt plaY ReSult98 McNeese State IR (Sam) Touchdown66 Fresno State Run (Burrell) Touchdown44 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st-1040 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st-1040 McNeese State Pass (Sams-Shelby) 1st-1033 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-1032 McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Bennett) 1st-1029 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Root) 1st-1027 McNeese State Pass (Bolfing-Hetrick) 1st-1026 McNeese State Run (Sams) 1st-1022 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-1021 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-1021 Fresno State KOR (Root) 1st-1021 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Watson) 1st-10 21 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Harper) 1st-10 21 Fresno State Pass (Burrell-Hardaway) 1st-1021 Florida Atlantic KOR (Whitehead) 1st-1021 McNeese State KOR (Holmes) 1st-1020 Florida Atlantic Pass (Johnson-Whitehead) Touchdown20 Fresno State KOR (Scott) 1st-10

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StaRtiNG fielD pOSitiON* Nu avg. Start Opp. avg. Start Nu lead (yards/drives/in20/past50) (yards/drives/in20/past50)

Florida Atlantic 26.2 (341/13/2/0) 26.9 (350/13/0/0) -0.7McNeese State 36.4 (473/14/2/1) 20.1 (261/13/6/1) 16.3Fresno State 28.7 (488/17/5/2) 26.1 (469/18/4/1) 2.7MiamiIllinoisMichigan StateNorthwesternRutgersPurdueWisconsinMinnesotaIowatotals 29.6(1302/44/9/3) 24.6(1080/44/10/2) 5.0*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.-YdsFlorida Atlantic 6-60 3-22McNeese State 5-40 6-44Fresno State 6-61 5-55MiamiIllinoisMichigan StateNorthwesternRutgersPurdueWisconsinMinnesotaIowatotals(Avg/Penalty) 17-161(9.5) 14-121(8.6)Avg/G 5.7-53.7 4.7-40.3

NeBRASKAPoINtSofftURNoveRSGame tOsGained tDs fG-fGA Pts. (NUfumbles/Lost,INt)Florida Atlantic 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) 0 0-0 0 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT)McNeese State 1 (1/0 F/L, 1 INT) 0 0-0 0 1 (1/0 F/L, 1 INT)Fresno State 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) 0 0-0 0 1 (4/1, F/L, 0 INT)MiamiIllinoisMichigan StateNorthwesternRutgersPurdueWisconsinMinnesotaIowatotals 1(3/0f/L,1INt) 0 0-0 0 2(6/1f/L,1INt)Opponents 2(6/1f/L,1INt) 2 0-0 14 1(3/0f/L,1INt)

oPPoNeNtScoRINGDRIveS [-----Drive-----] opponent Plays Yds time Score Qtr./time PlayFlorida Atlantic 11 75 4:23 7-7 1st/4:56 Whitehead 20 yd. pass from JohnsonMcNeese State 10 47 4:36 0-7 1st/8:26 Milton 9 yd. runMcNeese State 0 0 0:00 14-14 2nd/10:08 Sam 98 yd. interception returnMcNeese State 12 83 4:59 21-24 4th/13:45 Bolfing 1 yd. run McNeese State 14 88 6:06 24-24 4th/4:21 Kjellsten 24 yd. kickFresno State 0 0 0:00 2-14 1st/9:09 Team SafetyFresno State 14 63 3:25 5-27 2nd/2:08 Kroening 27-yd. FGFresno State 2 78 0:34 12-34 3rd/4:42 Burrell 66-yd runFresno State 2 14 0:39 19-48 4th/6:25 Hardaway 9-yd. pass from Burrell

ScoRINGDRIveS Scoring [---time---] [--plays--] Game Drives total avg. total avg. 5 or less 1 or 0Florida Atlantic 9 27:33 3:03 72 8.00 2 0McNeese St. 5 11:19 2:15 32 6.40 2 0Fresno St. 9 17:47 1:58 40 4.44 7 2MiamiIllinoisMichigan St.NorthwesternRutgersPurdueWisconsinMinnesotaIowa

totals 23 56:39 2:26 144 6.26 11 2Opponents 9 24:42 2:46 61 6.78 3 2

NeBRASKAScoRINGDRIveS [-----Drive-----] opponent Plays Yds time Score Qtr./time PlayFlorida Atlantic 13 86 5:41 7-0 1st/9:19 Armstrong Jr. 5-yd. runFlorida Atlantic 9 75 3:34 14-7 1st/1:22 Westerkamp 36-yd. pass from ArmstrongFlorida Atlantic 9 49 2:30 17-7 2nd/12:18 Brown 44-yd. FGFlorida Atlantic 4 72 1:38 24-7 2nd/6:29 Abdullah 47-yd. runFlorida Atlantic 7 66 2:19 31-7 2nd/2:30 Cross 3-yd. runFlorida Atlantic 10 78 3:41 38-7 3rd/10:18 Newby 2-yd. runFlorida 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. FGFlorida Atlantic 8 71 3:51 55-7 4th/13:20 Newby 1-yd. runMcNeese State 6 73 1:37 7-7 1st/6:44 Westerkamp 40-yd. pass from ArmstrongMcNeese State 6 67 2:10 14-7 1st/3:00 Abdullah 2-yd. runMcNeese State 12 82 4:16 21-14 2nd/5:47 Armstrong 1-yd. runMcNeese State 5 33 2:22 24-14 3rd/3:51 Brown 31-yd.FGMcNeese State 3 62 0:54 31-24 4th/0:20 Abdullah 58-yd. pass from ArmstrongFresno State 4 82 1:46 7-0 1st/13:14 Westerkamp 70-yd. pass from ArmstrongFresno State 1 57 0:10 14-0 1st/12:03 Abdullah 57 yd. run Fresno State 10 57 4:47 17-2 2nd/12:18 Brown 38-yd FGFresno State 0 0 0:00 24-2 2nd/9:11 Pierson-El 86-yd. punt returnFresno State 5 22 2:00 27-2 2nd/5:40 Brown 22-yd. FGFresno State 4 75 1:27 34-5 3rd/11:50 Carter 20 yd. pass from ArmstrongFresno State 4 98 1:47 41-12 3rd/2:47 Cross 62 yd. runFresno State 5 55 2:30 48-12 4th/10:48 Cotton 23-yd. pass from ArmstrongFresno State 7 44 3:20 55-19 4th/3:04 Bailey 10-yd. pass from Fyfe

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Individualcareer/SeasonSuperlativesSeaSON aND caReeR, mOSt paSSiNG YaRDS SeaSON aND caReeR, lONGeSt paSSplayer 2014 career 2014 careerTommy 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) SameJohnny Stanton IV 6 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 6 vs. Florida Atlantic (Pierson-El)*-Indicates touchdown pass

SeASoNANDcAReeR,moStReceIvINGYARDS SeaSON aND caReeR, lONGeSt catchplayer 2014 career 2014 careerAmeer Abdullah 96 vs. McNeese State Same 58* vs. McNeese State (Armstrong) SameTaariq Allen 27 vs. McNeese State Same 14 vs. McNeese State SameChristian Bailey 10 at Fresno State Same 10* at Fresno State (Fyfe) SameKenny Bell 116 vs. Florida Atlantic 136 vs. Minnesota, 2012 63 vs. Florida Atlantic (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) SameImani 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) SameAndy Janovich 8 vs. Idaho State, 2012 8 vs. Idaho State, 2012 (Kellogg)Alonzo Moore 11 vs. McNeese State 43 vs. Northwestern, 2013 11 vs. McNeese State (Armstrong) 19 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 (Kellogg)Terrell Newby 12 at Fresno State Same 12 at Fresno State (Fyfe) SameDe’Mornay Pierson-EL 14 vs. Florida Atlantic same 8 vs. Florida Atlantic (Armstrong) SameBrandon 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 RuNplayer 2014 career 2014 careerAmeer Abdullah 232 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 57* at Fresno State 62 vs. Wyoming, 2013Tommy Armstrong Jr. 131 vs. McNeese State Same 42 vs. McNeese State SameKenny Bell 82 at Minnesota, 2011 82* at Minnesota, 2011Imani Cross 69 at Fresno State 105 vs. Wyoming, 2013 62* at Fresno State SameRyker Fyfe 29 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 15 vs. Florida Atlantic SameAndy Janovich 6 vs. Idaho State, 2012 3 vs. Idaho State, 2012Graham Nabity 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 14 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 6 vs. Southern Miss; vs. SDSU, 2013Jordan Nelson 32 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 9 vs. Florida Atlantic SameTerrell Newby 107 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 43 vs. Florida Atlantic SameJamal Turner 6 at UCLA, 2012 6 at UCLA, 2012Jordan Westerkamp 7 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 7 vs. South Dakota State,2013*Indicates touchdown scored

SeaSON aND caReeR, mOSt tackleS, tflS aND SackSplayer tackles(2014) career tfL(2014) career Sacks(2014) careerZaire Anderson 8 vs. McNeese State 11 at Minnesota, 2013 2 vs. McNeese State 2 3x, last vs. McNeese State None 2 at Michigan, 2013Josh 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, ‘13Byerson Cockrell 3 vs. FAU; at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same None SameMaliek Collins 4 at Fresno State Same None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2013Corey Cooper 6 vs. McNeese State 12 vs. UCLA, 2013 None 1 7x, last vs. Michigan State, 2013 None 1 vs. SDSU; vs. Northwestern, 2013Daniel Davie 5 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 2 at Fresno State Same None SameJoey Felici 1 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None SameJack Gangwish 5 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None SameNate Gerry 13 vs. McNeese State Same 2 vs. McNeese State Same None SameRandy Gregory 3 at Fresno State 8 4x, last at Penn State, 2013 None 3 at Michigan, 2013 None 3.0 at Michigan, 2013Lane Hovey 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None SameCharles Jackson None 3 vs. Wyoming. 2013 None Same None SameChris Jones 2 at Fresno State Same None Same None SameBoaz Joseph 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None SameJosh Kalu 6 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same None SameJoe Keels 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None SameCourtney Love 1 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State Same None Same None SameGreg 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 StateJosh Mitchell 4 at Fresno State 8 vs. Wisconsin, 2012 None 3 vs. Southern Miss, 2013 None 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2012Kevin Maurice 2 at Fresno State Same 1 vs. Florida Atlantic same 0.5 vs. Florida Atlantic sameA.J. Natter 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None Same None SameMarcus Newby 1 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State Same 1 at Fresno State SameLogan Rath 4 vs. Florida Atlantic Same 1 vs. Florida Atlantic Same None SameTrevor Roach 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 7 vs. Chattanooga, 2011 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2011 None 0.5 vs. Idaho State, 2012Michael Rose 11 vs. Illinois, 2013 1 vs. Illinois, 2013 None SameJonathan Rose 3 vs. FAU; at Fresno State Same None Same None SameDavid Santos 6 vs. FAU; vs. McNeese State 13 at Minnesota, 2013 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 2 at Michigan, 2013 None 1 vs. SDSU; at Penn State, 2013Brad Simpson 1 at Fresno State Same None Same None SameKevin Williams 3 at Fresno State Same 2 at Fresno State Same None SameKieron Williams 2 vs. McNeese State Same None Same None SamsAustin Williams 1 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 at Penn State, 2013 None same None SameVincent Valentine 4 at Fresno State 4 vs. Wyoming, 2013; at Fresno State 3 at Fresno State Same 2.0 at Fresno State SameChris Weber 2 at Fresno State Same None Same None Same

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NeBRaSka tOtalS hiGhS lOWSPoints Scored 55 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 31 vs. McNeese StateFirst Downs 35 vs. Florida Atlantic 17 vs. McNeese StateRushing Attempts 57 vs. Florida Atlantic 33 vs. McNeese StateRushing Yards 498 vs. Florida Atlantic 195 vs. McNeese StatePasses Attempted 35 vs. Florida Atlantic 24 at Fresno StatePasses Completed 17 vs. Florida Atlantic 14 at Fresno StateHad Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno StatePassing Yards 286 vs. Florida Atlantic 242 vs. McNeese StateTotal Plays 92 vs. Florida Atlantic 64 vs. McNeese StateTotal Yards 784 vs. Florida Atlantic 437 vs. McNeese StatePossession Time 33:05 vs. Florida Atlantic 25:08 vs. McNeese StateFumbles 4 at Fresno State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese StateFumbles Lost 1 at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese StateTurnovers 1 vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida AtlanticTurnover Margin 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State -1 at Fresno StatePenalties 6 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno State 4 McNeese StateYards Penalized 61 at Fresno State 40 vs. McNeese StateSacks By-Yards Lost 4-29 at Fresno State 1-9 vs. Florida Atlantic; 1-2 vs. McNeese StateTeam Tackles for Loss-Yards 11-48 at Fresno State 5-10 vs. McNeese State

OppONeNt tOtalS hiGhS lOWS Points Scored 24 vs. McNeese State 7 vs. Florida AtlanticFirst Downs 20 at Fresno State 13 vs. Florida AtlanticRushing Attempts 45 vs. McNeese State 28 at Fresno StateRushing Yards 178 vs. McNeese State 105 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno StatePasses Attempted 59 at Fresno State 26 vs. McNeese StatePasses Completed 30 at Fresno State 11 vs. Florida AtlanticHad Intercepted 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno StatePassing Yards 241 at Fresno State 95 vs. Florida AtlanticTotal Plays 87 at Fresno State 60 vs. Florida AtlanticTotal Yards 346 at Fresno State 200 vs. Florida AtlanticPossession Time 34:52 vs. McNeese State 26:05 vs. Florida AtlanticFumbles 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State 1 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno StateFumbles Lost 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese State; at Fresno StateTurnovers 1 vs. McNeese State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno StateTurnover Margin +1 at Fresno State 0 vs. Florida Atlantic; vs. McNeese StatePenalties 6 vs. McNeese State 3 vs. Florida AtlanticYards Penalized 55 at Fresno State 22 vs. Florida AtlanticSacks By-Yards Lost 1-2 vs. McNeese State 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno StateTeam Tackles for Loss-Yards 7-19 vs. McNeese State 0-0 vs. Florida Atlantic

NeBRASKAINDIvIDUALHIGHSMost Rushing Attempts ..........................................................21; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida AtlanticMost Net Rushing Yards .........................................................232; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida AtlanticMost Rushing TDs ...................................................................2; Terrell Newby vs. Florida AtlanticLongest TD Run.......................................................................62; Imani Cross at Fresno StateLongest Run, No TD ................................................................43; Terrell Newby vs. Florida AtlanticMost Pass Attempts ...............................................................31; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese StateMost Completed Passes .........................................................16; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese StateMost Passing Yards .................................................................271; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Florida AtlanticMost Passing TDs ....................................................................3; Tommy Armstrong Jr. at Fresno StateLongest TD Pass ......................................................................70; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Jordan Westerkamp at Fresno StateLongest Pass, No TD ...............................................................63; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Kenny Bell vs. Florida AtlanticMost Pass Receptions .............................................................7; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida AtlanticMost Receiving Yards .............................................................125; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Florida AtlanticMost TD Receptions ...............................................................1; 8 timesMost Total Offense Attempts .................................................48; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese State (17 rush, 31 passes)Most Total Offense Yards .......................................................373; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. McNeese StateMost All-Purpose Attempts ....................................................22; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida Atlantic (21 rushes, 1 catch)Most All-Purpose Yards ..........................................................241; Ameer Abdullah vs. Florida AtlanticMost Touchdowns Scored ......................................................2; Terrell Newby vs. Florida AtlanticMost Field Goals Attempted ..................................................3; Drew Brown at Fresno StateMost Field Goals Made...........................................................2; Drew Brown at Fresno StateLongest Field Goal Made ........................................................45; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida AtlanticLongest Field Goal Attempted ................................................45; Mauro Bondi vs. Florida AtlanticMost Interceptions .................................................................1; Corey Cooper vs. McNeese State Longest Interception TD Return .............................................NoneLongest Interception Return, No TD.......................................0; Corey Cooper vs. McNeese State Longest Fumble TD Return .....................................................NoneLongest Fumble Return, No TD ..............................................NoneLongest Punt Return, TD ........................................................86; De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State Longest Punt Return, No TD ...................................................51; De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno StateMost Punt Return Yardage .....................................................150; De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno State (5 returns)Longest Kickoff Return, TD .....................................................NoneLongest Kickoff Return, No TD ...............................................35; Kenny Bell vs. McNeese StateMost Kickoff Return Yardage..................................................56; Alonzo Moore (2 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

Nebraska Statistical highs and lows

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NeBRASKAINDIvIDUALHIGHS....(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 StateMost Tackles for Loss .............................................................3; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (14 yards)Most Yards Lost ......................................................................14; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (3 TFL)Most Quarterback Sacks.........................................................2.0; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (12 yards)Most Yards Lost ......................................................................12; Vincent Valentine at Fresno State (2.0 sacks)Most Pass Breakups ...............................................................2; Josh Mitchell vs. Florida Atlantic; at Fresno StateMost Blocked Field Goals .......................................................NoneMost Blocked Punts ................................................................NoneMost Blocked PAT ..................................................................None

oPPoNeNtINDIvIDUALHIGHSMost Yards Rushing ................................................................77; Jay Warren (Florida Atlantic)Most Rushing Attempts ..........................................................19; Kelvin Bennett (McNeese State)Most Yards Passing .................................................................241; Brian Burrell (Fresno State)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 .............................................................76; Josh Harper (Fresno State)oPPoNeNtINDIvIDUALLoNGeStPLAYSRush ........................................................................................66*; Brian Burrell (Fresno State)Pass.........................................................................................40; Kent Shelby from Daniel Sams (McNeese State)Field Goal ................................................................................27; Kody Kroening (Fresno State)Punt Return ............................................................................19; LaKendrick Williams (Fresno State)Kickoff Return .........................................................................44; Lucky Whitehead (Florida Atlantic)Fumble Return ........................................................................NoneInterception Return ................................................................98*; Aaron Sam (McNeese State)Punt ........................................................................................66; Dalton Schomp (Florida Atlantic)

Nebraska Starting lineups

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

Nebraska Statistical highs and lows

Overall participation

HUSKeRoffeNSIveStARteRSGAme-BY-GAmeOpponent WR WR te Rt RG c lG lt QB iB fB pkFlorida Atlantic Bell Turner Carter Price Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# BrownMcNeese State Moore Turner Carter Sterup Moudy Pelini J. Cotton Lewis Armstrong Abdullah Westerkamp# BrownFresno State 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

HUSKeRDefeNSIveStARteRSGAme-BY-GAmeOpponent De Dt Dt De Buck mike Will lcB fS SS RcB pFlorida Atlantic McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie FoltzMcNeese State McMullen Valentine Collins Gangwish Santos Banderas Anderson Mitchell Gerry Cooper Davie FoltzMcNeese State McMullen Valentine Collins Gregory Cockerell# Banderas 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

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ScORiNG SummaRY1st 09:19 NEB Armstrong Jr. 5 yd run (Brown kick)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)2nd 12:18 NEB Brown 44 yd field goal 2nd 06:29 NEB Abdullah 47 yd run (Brown kick)2nd 02:30 NEB Cross 3 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 10:18 NEB Newby 2 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 06:41 NEB Pierson-El 8 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)3rd 03:09 NEB Bondi 45 yd field goal 4th 13:20 NEB Newby 1 yd run (Bondi kick)

team StatiSticS fau NeBFIRST DOWNS 13 35RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-105 57-498PASSING YDS (NET) 95 286Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-11-0 35-17-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-200 92-784Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-19Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-105 1-14Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 9-47.2 2-35.5Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-22 6-60Possession Time 26:05 33:55Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 8 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5SSacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-9

RuShiNG: fau- Warren, Jay 14-77; Johnson, Jaquez 4-19; Bussey, Henry 1-5; Hankerson, Greg 6-4; Moore, Tony 4-3; Whitehead, Lucky 1-minus-3. Nebraska-Abdullah, Ameer 21-232; Newby, Terrell 16-107; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 7-62; Nelson, Jordan 5-32; Cross, Imani 3-32; Fyfe, Ryker 4-29; Nabity, Graham 1-4.paSSiNG: fau-Hankerson, Greg 5-18-0-34; Johnson, Jaquez 6-12-0-61. Nebraska- Armstrong Jr., Tommy 15-29-0-271; Fyfe, Ryker 1-4-0-9; TEAM 0-1-0-0; Stanton, Johnny 1-1-0-6.ReceIvING: fAU-Whitehead, Luck 5-40; Deleon, Alex 2-18; Moore, Tony 1-15; Harrop, Michael 1-12; Moise, Derek 1-10; Johnson, Jaquez 1-0.Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 7-125; Bell, Kenny 4-116; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2-14; Cotton, Sam 1-10; Turner, Jamal 1-9; Abdullah, Ameer 1-9; Allen, Taariq 1-3.iNteRceptiONS: fau-None. Nebraska-NonefumBleS: fau-Warren, Jay 1-0. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 1-0.SAcKS(Sacks-Yds):fAU-None Nebraska- Maurice, Kevin 0.5-5; McMullen, Greg 0.5-4.tAcKLeLeADeR(UA-A):fAU-Parms, Damian 8-1; Kirk, Andrae 5-4; Relf, Robert 5-4. Nebraska-Anderson, Zaire 3-4

Game 1 No. 22 Nebraska 55, florida atlantic 7

Lincoln(Aug.30)---Ameer Abdullah sprinted for a career-high 232 yards, while Kenny Bell and Jordan Westerkamp each added 100-yard receiving games, as No. 22 Nebraska rolled to a 55-7 victory over Florida Atlantic.

The Husker offense enjoyed a record-setting day with a pair of 100-yard rushers and a pair of 100-yard receivers in the same game. Abdullah finished the day with 21 carries for 232 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Newby added his first career 100-yard game, crossing the plateau with 16 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns.

Bell added his fourth career 100-yard receiving game with four catches for 116 yards, while Westerkamp added his second career 100-yard game with career highs of seven catches for 125 yards and a touchdown.

The Huskers finished with a Big Ten record 784 total yards, including 498 rushing and 286 passing. Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 15-of-29 passes for 271 and two touchdowns, while adding seven carries for 62 yards and another score to finish with 333 yards of total offense.

The Huskers dominated offensively in the first half, scoring on each of their first five possessions to take a commanding 31-7 halftime lead. Armstrong put the Huskers on the board first with his five-yard 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 touchdown pass to Lucky Whitehead with 4:56 left in the first. That would be the only score allowed by the Blackshirts, as Nebraska limited FAU to 200 yards of total offense. During one stretch, the Huskers forced seven consecutive 3-and-outs.

Armstrong led NU on another first-quarter touchdown march, as NU went 75 yards in nine plays, capped by Westerkamp’s 36-yard TD grab. The Huskers added freshman place-kicker Drew Brown’s first career field goal, a 44-yarder, with 12:18 left in the half to push the margin to 17-7.

After the Blackshirts held on their next possession, Abdullah cruised over the 100-yard rushing mark for the 18th time in his career before breaking off a 47-yard scoring jaunt. Another defensive stop set up a seven-play, 66-yard drive capped by a punishing three-yard touchdown run by Imani Cross with 2:30 left to push the Big Red lead to 31-7. The Huskers scored on each of their first five drives.

Nebraska put the game out of reach, scoring on their first four possessions of the second half, including two scoring runs by Newby.

ScORe BY QuaRteRS 1 2 3 4 fiNalFlorida Atlantic 7 0 0 0 7No. 22 Nebraska 14 17 17 7 55

ScORiNG SummaRY1st 06:44 NEB Westerkamp 40 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)1st 03:00 NEB Abdullah 2 yd run (Brown kick)2nd 10:08 MCN Sam 98 yd interception return (Kjellsten kick)2nd 05:47 NEB Armstrong Jr. 1 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 03:51 NEB Brown 31 yd field goal 4th 13:45 MCN Bolfing 1 yd run (Kjellsten kick)4th 04:21 MCN Kjellsten 24 yd field goal4th 00:20 NEB Abdullah 58 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)

team StatiSticS mcNeeSe NeBFIRST DOWNS 15 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-178 33-195PASSING YDS (NET) 160 242Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-12-1 31-16-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-338 64-437Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-19 5-52Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-65 5-126Interception Returns-Yards 1-98 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 8-39.4 6-51.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 6-44 5-40Possession Time 34:52 25:08Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 2-2

RuShiNG: mcNeese-Sams, Daniel 10-74; Bennett, Kelvin 19-53; Holmes, Nate 3-23; Milton, Derrick 6-18; Thomas, Khalil 1-9; Celestie, Ernest 1-3; Bolfing, Tyler 3-3; Long, Dylan 2-minus-5. Nebraska Armstrong Jr., Tommy 11-131; Abdullah, Ameer 17-54; Newby, Terrell 2-9; Cross, Imani 3-1.paSSiNG: mcNeese-Bolfing, Tyler 9-17-1-101; Sams, Daniel 3-9-0-59. Nebraska- Armstrong Jr., Tommy 16-31-1-242.ReceIvING:mcNeese-Shelby, Kent 2-47; Bennett, Kelvin 2-35; Celestie, Ernest 2-20; Hetrick, Zach 1-27; Holmes, Nate 1-12; Bush, David 1-6; Milton, Derrick 1-5; McGilvery, Jereon 1-5; Long, Dylan 1-3.Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 4-61; Abdullah, Ameer 3-96; Turner, Jamal 3-28; Allen, Taariq 3-27; Bell, Kenny 1-14; Moore, Alonzo 1-11; Carter, Cethan 1-5.iNteRceptiONS: mcNeese-Sam, Aaron 1-98. Nebraska-Cooper, Corey 1-0fumBleS: mcNeese-Bolfing, Tyler 1-0. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 1-0. SAcKS(Sacks-Yds):mcNeese- Hill, Dominique 1-2. Nebraska-McMullen, Greg 1-2tAcKLeLeADeR(UA-A):mcNeese-Ellefsen, Everett 4-3; Sam, Aaron 3-4; Spikes, Brent 1-6. Nebraska-Gerry, Nate 6-7

Game 2 No. 19 Nebraska 31, mcNeese State 24

Lincoln (Sept. 6) --- Ameer Adbullah turned a short pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. into a 58-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left, lifting No. 19 Nebraska to a 31-24 win over McNeese State.

The Cornhuskers were facing a 3rd-and-6 with the game tied against the FCS power when Armstrong, who finished 16-for-31 for 242 yards and two touchdowns through the air, hit Abdullah, who turned the short pass into a highlight reel play. Until the catch, Abdullah was limited to just 54 yards and one rushing touchdown on 17 carries. However, he added three receptions out of the backfield for a career-high 98 yards.

Armstrong led the Husker rushing attack with a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries to lead a Nebraska ground game that finished with 195 yards.

McNeese State finished with 338 total yards, but it was a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter by Aaron Sam that set the tone for the game. The Huskers were at the MSU 9-yard line looking to extend a 14-7 lead.

McNeese State took an early 7-0 lead on a Derrick Milton nine-yard first-quarter run. Armstrong and the Huskers answered on the ensuing drive with a 40-yard touchdown strike to Jordan Westerkamp with 6:44 left in the opening period. Westerkamp finished his day with four receptions for 61 yards.

After a defensive stop by the Blackshirts, NU headed to the second quarter with a 14-7 lead following a two-yard Abdullah. The defense kept the Cowboys at bay again and Nebraska sprinted into the red zone on a long run by Armstrong, before he threw his first interception of the season to tie the score at 14.

Despite the major momentum swing, Armstrong and the Huskers responded with a 12-play, 82-yard drive capped by his one-yard touchdown plunge to take a 21-14 lead to the halftime locker room. Nebraska pushed the lead to 24-14 in the third quarter on Drew Brown’s 31-yard field goal

McNeese State refused to fold, answering with a one-yard touchdown run by Tyler Bolfing to cap a 12-play, 83-yard drive and pull the Cowboys within 24-21.

Nebraska’s offense continued to struggle in the fourth quarter, and the Cowboys capitalized to tie the score on Alex Kjellsten’s 24-yard field goal with 4:21 left, capping a 14-play 88-yard drive.

Following Abdullah’s 58-yard dash, the Cowboys started deep in their own territory with 14 seconds left and Corey Cooper intercepted Bolfing on the final play of the game to seal a Nebraska victory.

ScORe BY QuaRteRS 1 2 3 4 fiNalMcNeese State 7 7 0 10 24No. 19 Nebraska 14 7 3 7 31

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Game 3 Nebraska 55, fresno State 19

fresno,calif. (Sept.13) --Nebraska scored on four plays of 55 or more yards, rolling to a 55-19 win over Fresno State. Nebraska (3-0) snapped Fresno State’s 13-game home winning streak, which was the second-longest home streak in the nation.

The Huskers got big nights from I-back Ameer Abdullah, quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., wide recveivers Kenny Bell and Jordan Westerkamp and freshman punt returner De’Mornay Pierson-El.

Abdullah notched his 19th career 100-yard rushing game with 19 carries for 110 yards, including a 57-yard scoring run in the first quarter. Bell and Westerkamp both produced 80-yard receiving games, as Bell pulled down a team-high five catches for 84 yards, while Westerkamp added two catches for 85 yards. Armstrong completed 12-of-21 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns, while Pierson-El added a huge night for the Big Red, returning five punts for 150 yards, including an 86-yard return for a touchdown.

The Huskers wrote the storyline early, as Armstrong connected with Westerkamp for a 70-yard touchdown pass on NU’s fourth offensive play of the game’s to jump to a 7-0 lead. On NU’s next offensive play, Abdullah sprinted 57 yards to paydirt, putting the Huskers up 14-0 less than three minutes into the action.

The Huskers struck with another big play late in the first half, as De’Mornay Pierson-El exploded on an electric 86-yard punt return for a touchdown to put the Big Red up 24-2. After another Blackshirt stop, Pierson-El continued to spark the Huskers with a 51-yard return on his next touch, setting up Drew Brown’s second field goal and giving NU a 27-5 halftime lead.

The Big Red kept their foot on the gas to start the second half with the Blackshirts forcing a quick stop on the Bulldogs’ opening drive. Armstrong and the Huskers then went 75 yards in four plays, capped by Armstrong’s 20-yard scoring pass to Cethan Carter to push the lead to 34-5. Following a 66-yard touchdown run by Burrell, Nebraska zipped 98 yards in just four plays, capped by an Imani Cross 62-yard sprint to the end zone Armstrong threw his third TD pass of the night, finding Sam Cotton for a 23-yard strike to make it 48-12 with 10:48 left.

ScORe BY QuaRteRS 1 2 3 4 fiNalArkansas State 0 3 10 0 13Nebraska 14 14 0 14 42

ScORiNG SummaRY1st 13:14 NEB Westerkamp 70 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)1st 12:03 NEB Abdullah 57 yd run (Brown kick)1st 09:09 FS Team safety 2nd 12:18 NEB Brown 38 yd field goal 2nd 09:11 NEB Pierson-El 86 yd punt return (Brown kick)2nd 05:40 NEB Brown 22 yd field goal 2nd 02:08 FS Kroening 27 yd field goal 3rd 11:50 NEB Carter 20 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)3rd 04:42 FS Burrell 66 yd run (Kroening kick)3rd 02:47 NEB Cross 62 yd run (Brown kick)4th 10:48 NEB Cotton, S. 23 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)4th 06:25 FS Hardaway 9 yd pass from Burrell (Kroening kick)4th 03:04 NEB Bailey 10 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick)

team StatiSticS NeB fSFIRST DOWNS 22 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-280 28-105PASSING YDS (NET) 282 241Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-14-0 59-30-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-562 87-346Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 6-140 2-15Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-38 6-135Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-47.4 13-40.5Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 6-61 5-55Possession Time 30:40 29:20Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 6 of 23Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-29 0-0

RuShiNG: fS-Burrell, Brian 9-59; Quezada, Josh 10-28; Waller, Marteze 7-19; Root, Dillon 1-1; Micenheimer, Malique 1-minus-2. Nebraska- Abdullah, Ameer 19-110; Cross, Imani 3-69; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 9-65; Newby, Terrell 7-18; Fyfe, Ryker 1-12; Nabity, Graham 1-3; Nelson, Jordan 2-3.paSSiNG: fS--Burrell, Brian 30-59-0-241. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 12-21-0-260; Fyfe, Ryker 2-3-0-22.ReceIvING:fS-Harper, Josh 9-76; Hardaway, Delvon 4-52; Watson, Greg 4-45; Peck, Aaron 3-17; Williams, LeKendrick 3-5; Root, Dillon 2-38; Waller, Marteze 2-0; Johnson, Justin 1-7; Micenheimer, Malique 1-6; Quezada, Josh 1-minus-5. Nebraska-Bell, Kenny 5-84; Hovey, Lane 3-48; Westerkamp, Jordan 2-85; Cotton, Sam 1-23; Carter, Cethan 1-20; Newby, Terrell 1-12; Bailey, Christian 1-10.iNteRceptiONS: fS-None. Nebraska-NonefumBleS: fS-Root, Dillon 1-0 Nebraska-Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2-0; Newby, Terrell 1-0; Santos, David 1-0.SAcKS(Sacks-Yds):fS-None. Nebraska-Valentine, Vincent 2-14; McMullen, Greg 1-8; Newby, Marcus 1-9tAcKLeLeADeR(UA-A):fS-Edwards, Shannon 7-0; Riley, Curtis 6-1. Nebraska-Kalu, Joshua 6-0

ScORe BY QuaRteRS 1 2 3 4 fiNalNebraska 14 13 14 14 55Fresno State 2 3 7 7 19

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