FOOTBALL NEBRASKA BRIGHAM YOUNG Sept. 5 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) • Series: BYU, 1-0 • In Lincoln: BYU, 1-0 SoUth ALABAmA Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. (BtN) • Series: Nebraska, 1-0 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 1-0 AT MIAMI Sept. 19 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) • Series: tied 6-6 • At miami: miami, 5-1 SOUTHERN MISS Sept. 26 • 11 a.m. (ESPN News) • Series: Nebraska, 5-1 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 4-1 At ILLINoIS oCt. 3 • 3 p.m. (BtN) • Series: Nebraska, 9-3-1 • At Champaign: tied, 2-2-1 WISCoNSIN oct. 10 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) • Series: Wisconsin, 6-4 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-1 AT MINNESOTA oct. 17 • 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) • Series: minnesota, 31-23-2 • At minneapolis: minn., 21-13-2 NORTHWESTERN oct. 24 • 11 a.m. (ESPN2) • Series: Nebraska, 6-3 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-2 At PUrdUE oct. 31 • 11 a.m. (ESPNU) • Series: tied, 2-2 • At West Lafayette: Purdue, 2-1 #6 mIChIgAN StAtE Nov. 7 • 6 p.m. (ESPN) • Series: Nebraska, 8-2 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 5-1 AT RUTGERS Nov. 14 • 2:30 p.m. (BtN) • Series: Nebraska, 3-0 • At Piscataway: Nebraska 1-0 IOWA Nov. 27 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC) • Series: Nebraska, 29-13-3 • In Lincoln: Nebraska, 14-3-1 28 33 48 33 36 13 21 48 28 45 39 31 9 36-OT 28 14 23 25 30 55 38 14 thE mAtChUP Nebraska completes the 2015 regular season with its traditional Black Friday game with Iowa. the border rivals will square off in the hyVee heroes game with the contest televised nationally on ABC. Kickoff at memorial Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m. Ct. Nebraska enters the game with a 5-6 record and a 3-4 mark in Big ten play, following a 31-14 victory at rutgers on Nov. 14. NU comes into the matchup following a weekend off after playing 11 straight weeks to open the season. A win over Iowa would even the huskers' record at 6-6 and secure a bowl bid for Nebraska. Iowa comes into the game with a perfect 11-0 record, including a 7-0 mark in Big ten Conference action. the hawkeyes defeated Purdue, 40-20 on Saturday, to clinch the Big ten West division and a spot in the Big ten Championship game in Indianapolis on dec. 5. the hawkeyes are also right in the thick of the race for a spot in the College Football Playoff, ranking fifth in the Nov. 17 poll. Iowa checks in at No. 3 in this week's Associated Press Poll and USA today Coaches polls. the strength of the hawkeyes has been a strong defense that has limited opponents to just 18.5 points per game and 322.5 yards of total offense. A victory would give Nebraska two wins over top-10 teams in the month of November, after a 39-38 win over michigan State on Nov. 7. It would mark the first time since 1999 that Nebraska has defeated a pair of top-10 teams in the same season. NEBrASKA FootBALL toP 10 • Nebraska is 879-367-40 all-time, one of only 10 schools with 800 wins. • the Cornhuskers rank fourth all-time with their 879 victories. • Nebraska has won five national titles (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997). • the huskers have won 43 conference championships. • Nebraska’s 51 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally. • three huskers have won the heisman trophy (rodgers, rozier, Crouch). • Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation. • the huskers have 110 first-team All-Americans in school history. • Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to total 100 athletic and academic All-Americans. • memorial Stadium has been sold out every game since Nov. 3, 1962, a streak of 347 consecutive sellouts. FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • MOST WINS IN THE NATION LAST 40, 50 & 60 YEARS HUSKER RADIO greg Sharpe matt davison Lane grindle Steve taylor NATIONAL SIMULCASTS • Sirius: 84 • Xm: 84 the matchup with Iowa will mark the 26th consecutive season Nebraska has played on Black Friday. NU has played either oklahoma, Colorado or Iowa on the day after thanksgiving every year since 1990, compiling a 19-6 record. 26 Nebraska has defeated two top-10 opponents in one month just once in school history. NU defeated a pair of top-10 teams in october of 1995. Nebraska defeated #6 michigan State earlier in November. 1 Iowa enters the game with an 11-0 record. the hawkeyes are just the 14th undefeated team Nebraska has faced in Lincoln in November. the huskers are 7-5-1 in those games. 14 NEBrASKA CorNhUSKErS • Record: 5-6 (3-4 Big ten) • Last Game: rutgers, W, 31-14 • Rankings: Not ranked • Series: Nebraska, 29-13-3 • Coach: mike riley • At Nebraska: 5-6 (1st year) • Career: 98-86 (15th year) • vs. Iowa: First meeting IOWA hAWKEYES • Record: 11-0 (7-0 Big ten) • Last Game: Purdue, W, 40-20 • Rankings: AP-3; Coaches-3; CFP-5 (11-17) • Coach: Kirk Ferentz • At Iowa: 126-85 (17th year) • Career: 138-106 (20th year) • vs. Nebraska: 1-5 ABC Adam Amin, Play-by-Play Kelly Stouffer, Analyst olivia harlan, Sidelines gAmE 12: NEBrASKA VS. IoWA NoV. 27, 2015 • 2:30 P.m. (Ct) mEmorIAL StAdIUm LINCoLN, NEB. hY-VEE hEroES gAmE CAPACItY: 86,047; SUrFACE: FIELdtUrF
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brigham youngSept. 5 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
• Series: BYU, 1-0• In Lincoln: BYU, 1-0
SoUth ALABAmASept. 12 • 7 p.m. (BtN)• Series: Nebraska, 1-0• In Lincoln: Nebraska, 1-0
at miami Sept. 19 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
• Series: tied 6-6• At miami: miami, 5-1
SouthErn miSSSept. 26 • 11 a.m. (ESPN News)
• Series: Nebraska, 5-1• In Lincoln: Nebraska, 4-1
At ILLINoISoCt. 3 • 3 p.m. (BtN)• Series: Nebraska, 9-3-1• At Champaign: tied, 2-2-1
WISCoNSINoct. 10 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
• Series: Wisconsin, 6-4• In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-1
at minnESotaoct. 17 • 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
• Series: minnesota, 31-23-2• At minneapolis: minn., 21-13-2
northwEStErnoct. 24 • 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
• Series: Nebraska, 6-3• In Lincoln: Nebraska, 3-2
At PUrdUEoct. 31 • 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
• Series: tied, 2-2• At West Lafayette: Purdue, 2-1
• Series: Nebraska, 3-0• At Piscataway: Nebraska 1-0
iowaNov. 27 • 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
• Series: Nebraska, 29-13-3• In Lincoln: Nebraska, 14-3-1
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thE mAtChUPNebraska completes the 2015 regular season with its traditional Black Friday game with Iowa. the border rivals will square off in the hyVee heroes game with the contest televised nationally on ABC. Kickoff at memorial Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m. Ct.
Nebraska enters the game with a 5-6 record and a 3-4 mark in Big ten play, following a 31-14 victory at rutgers on Nov. 14. NU comes into the matchup following a weekend off after playing 11 straight weeks to open the season. A win over Iowa would even the huskers' record at 6-6 and secure a bowl bid for Nebraska.
Iowa comes into the game with a perfect 11-0 record, including a 7-0 mark in Big ten Conference action. the hawkeyes defeated Purdue, 40-20 on Saturday, to clinch the Big ten West division and a spot in the Big ten Championship game in Indianapolis on dec. 5.
the hawkeyes are also right in the thick of the race for a spot in the College Football Playoff, ranking fifth in the Nov. 17 poll. Iowa checks in at No. 3 in this week's Associated Press Poll and USA today Coaches polls. the strength of the hawkeyes has been a strong defense that has limited opponents to just 18.5 points per game and 322.5 yards of total offense.
A victory would give Nebraska two wins over top-10 teams in the month of November, after a 39-38 win over michigan State on Nov. 7. It would mark the first time since 1999 that Nebraska has defeated a pair of top-10 teams in the same season.
NEBrASKA FootBALL toP 10• Nebraska is 879-367-40 all-time, one of only 10 schools with 800 wins.
• the Cornhuskers rank fourth all-time with their 879 victories.
• Nebraska has won five national titles (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997).
• the huskers have won 43 conference championships.
• Nebraska’s 51 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally.
• three huskers have won the heisman trophy (rodgers, rozier, Crouch).
• Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation.
• the huskers have 110 first-team All-Americans in school history.
• Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to total 100 athletic and academic All-Americans.
• memorial Stadium has been sold out every game since Nov. 3, 1962, a streak of 347 consecutive sellouts.
FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • MOST WINS IN THE NATION LAST 40, 50 & 60 YEARS
Husker radiogreg Sharpematt davisonLane grindleSteve taylor
national simulcasts• Sirius: 84 • Xm: 84
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has played either oklahoma, Colorado or Iowa on the day after thanksgiving
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NEBrASKACorNhUSKErS• record: 5-6 (3-4 Big ten)• last Game: rutgers, W, 31-14• rankings: Not ranked• series: Nebraska, 29-13-3• coach: mike riley• at nebraska: 5-6 (1st year)• career: 98-86 (15th year)• vs. iowa: First meeting
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• record: 11-0 (7-0 Big ten)• last Game: Purdue, W, 40-20• rankings: AP-3; Coaches-3; CFP-5 (11-17)• coach: Kirk Ferentz• at iowa: 126-85 (17th year)• career: 138-106 (20th year)• vs. nebraska: 1-5
aBcAdam Amin, Play-by-Play
Kelly Stouffer, Analystolivia harlan, Sidelines
gAmE 12: NEBrASKA VS. IoWA NoV. 27, 2015 • 2:30 P.m. (Ct)
gENErAL PoLICIESAll player and coach interviews must be arranged at least one day in advance through the Nebraska Communications office. Contact Keith mann, Shamus mcKnight or matt Smith. All post-practice interviews will be conducted at the practice site. 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 wait in the hawks Center lobby, or access memorial Stadium through gate 11 entrance if practice is in the stadium.
requested 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 monday (defense) and tuesday (offense). Players cell phone numbers will not be given to the media.
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 (app. 15 minutes). A Communications representative will be on hand during the open portion of practice.
After all games, Nebraska's locker room is closed. head Coach mike riley, coordinators and requested players 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 riley, assistant coaches and requested players 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.
CrEdENtIALSmedia 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.
tELECoNFErENCE/SAtELLItE FEEd/FtPFor video of Nebraska’s press conferences contact the Communications office. All of Coach riley’s press conferences are available live on huskers.com. Several players will follow riley at the press conference.
mEdIA gUIdE ANd SUPPLEmENt oN-LINEPdF versions of the 2015 Nebraska media guide and media supplement are available on huskers.com. Please go to the “Football” page, on the right menu, click on “2015 media guide” and proceed.
BANK oF thE WESt NEBrASKA FootBALL ShoW “dAY BY dAY”the Nebraska Football television show will air on several affiliates throughout the 2015 season. the stations and times are as follows:
the N-Side Nebraska show will follow the half-hour football show and feature all 24 of Nebraska’s sports, including football during the fall.
Img hUSKEr SPortS rAdIo NEtWorKthe husker Img Sports Network will continue the strong tradition o f b roadcas t i ng excellence in 2015, as it brings NU football to fans across the nation and the world.
In the s ta te o f Nebraska, KXSP (590 Am and KEZo (92.3 Fm) serve as the new omaha affiliates in 2015. KLIN (1400 Am) along with KFgE (98.1 Fm) remain the Lincoln affiliates, while KrVN (880 Am) is a powerful central Nebraska affiliate that reaches around the state. All radio broadcasts are available live on huskers.com, the official husker App, tune In .com, the tuneIn radio App and SiriusXm Satellite radio.
CoACh ANd PLAYEr AVAILABILItYmoNdAYnebraska Weekly Press conferenceCoach riley will be available in the West Stadium Level 6 at memorial Stadium at 11:30 a.m. Ct. the press conference will be available free on-line at huskers.com. Players will generally follow Coach riley at the press conference.
defensive coordinator mark Banker, requested defensive assistants and requested defensive players not at press conference available on field after practice.
tUESdAYBig ten teleconference (mike riley - 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, Northwestern• 11:08 a.m. – Jim harbaugh, michigan• 11:16 a.m. – Paul Chryst, Wisconsin• 11:24 A.m. – mIKE rILEY, NEBrASKA • 11:32 a.m. – mark dantonio, michigan State• 11:40 a.m. – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa• 11:48 a.m. – tracy Claeys, minnesota• 11:56 a.m. – Kyle Flood, rutgers• 12:04 p.m. – Bill Cubit, Illinois• 12:12 p.m. – mike Locksley, maryland• 12:20 p.m. – darrell hazell, Purdue• 12:28 p.m. – James Franklin, Penn State• 12:36 p.m. – Urban meyer, ohio State• 12:44 p.m. – Kevin Wilson, Indiana
offensive coordinator danny Langsdorf, requested offensive assistants and requested offensive players not at press conference available on field after practice.
WEdNESdAYNo media access following Wednesday practice.
thUrSdAYCoach riley available after practice on field.
FrIdAYNo media Availability.
rILEY PhoNE INtErVIEWSmedia wishing to try to arrange a phone interview may contact Keith mann for availability. Please contact the Communications office as far in advance as possible.
PLAYEr PhoNE INtErVIEWSout-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.
PLAYEr/CoACh mUg ShotSAction photos and/or a dVd of Nebraska mug shots may be obtained by calling or e-mailing the Nebraska Communications office.
hUSKErS.Comhuskers.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 riley and selected players in the afternoon.
PrESS CoNFErENCE11 a.m. - Lunch11:30 a.m. - mike rileyPlayers to follow
PrACtICE3:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Available after practice:• mark Banker• requested def. players• requested def. coaches
WEEKLY mEdIA CALENdAr: NEBrASKA VS. IoWA (NoV. 23-28)
BIg tEN StANdINgSWest divisionPlace team overall Big ten1. Iowa 11-0 7-02. Northwestern 9-2 5-23. Wisconsin 8-3 5-24. Nebraska 5-6 3-45. minnesota 5-6 2-5 Illinois 5-6 2-57. Purdue 2-9 1-6
east divisionPlace team overall Big ten1. michigan State 10-1 6-1 ohio State 10-1 6-1 michigan 9-2 6-14. Penn State 7-4 4-35. Indiana 5-6 1-6 rutgers 4-7 1-66. maryland 2-9 0-7
BIg tEN CoNFErENCEPLAYEr oF WEEK NomINEESGame offense defense sp. teams FroshBYU Armstrong -- -- YounguSa newby rose-Ivey Akinm.Um Armstrong -- -- morganuSm armstrong -- Brown Akinm.ILL -- Collins Foltz ozigboUW -- -- -- --mINN Newby Kalu Pierson-El --NW -- -- -- --PUr -- -- -- --mSu armstrong gerry Brown morganrUt Carter mcmullen Foltz --iowaBold indicates winner
2015 hUSKEr hoNorStommy armstrong Jr., QB• Earl Campbell tyler rose Award• maxwell Award Watch List• manning Award Watch List• Big ten Co-offensive PoW (vs. So. miss)• Big ten offensive PoW (vs. michigan State)maliek collins, dt• Lombardi Award Watch List• outland trophy Watch List• Bronko Nagurski trophy Watch List• Bednarik Award Watch List• Big ten Players to Watch List• Preseason All-American (3rd-Athlon’s)• Preseason All-Big ten (Athlon’s; Sporting News, ESPN.com)nate Gerry, s• Preseason All-Big ten (Lindy’s)terrell newby, iB• Big ten Co-offensive PoW (vs. USA)sam Foltz, P• Big ten Special teams PoW (vs. Illinois)• ray guy Award Watch Listde’mornay Pierson-el, Wr/Pr• Paul hornung Award Watch List• Big ten Players to Watch List• Preseason First-team All-American Pr (1st-Athlon’s, Sporting News, Phil Steele)• Preseason Second-team All-American Pr (SI.com)• Preseason All-Big ten Pr/AP (Athlon’s, Phil Steele, CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, Athlon's)chris Weber, lB• CoSIdA Academic All-district 7Jordan Westerkamp, Wr• Biletnikoff Award Watch List
18 hUSKEr SENIorS SEtFor FINAL gAmE IN LINCoLNNebraska will take the field at memorial Stadium for the final time in 2015 on Friday. the game will mark the final home game for 18 Nebraska seniors.
• the 2015 seniors hail from eight states, including nine native Nebraskans. the senior class also features three players from texas and one each from Alabama, Arizona, georgia, massachusetts, mississippi and Wisconsin.
• Among the group of 18 seniors, five have already earned their degrees with 10 players scheduled to pick up their college diploma in december.
• defensive tackle Kevin Williams is in his fifth year in the program, but will not take part in Senior day activities after being awarded a sixth year of competition earlier this month.
2015 NEBrASKA SENIorS (18)• taariq Allen, Wr, Weston, mass.• tyson Broekemeier, P, Aurora, Neb.• Byerson Cockrell, S, Columbus, miss.• Imani Cross, IB, gainesville, ga.• daniel davie, CB, Beatrice, Neb.• Jack gangwish, dE, Wood river, Neb.• Andy Janovich, FB, gretna, Neb.• Joe Keels, dE, Kenosha, Wis.• Chongo Kondolo, og, Carrollton, texas• Alex Lewis, ot, tempe, Ariz.• Chris Long, og, Blair, Neb.• givens Price, dt, houston, texas• ryne reeves, C, Crete, Neb.• Anthony ridder, dB, West Point, Neb.• Jonathan rose, CB, Leeds, Ala.• Zach Sterup, oL, hastings, Neb.• david Sutton, tE, Lincoln, Neb.• Jamal turner, Wr, Arlington, texas
hUSKErS, hAWKEYES SEt to BAttLE For hEroES troPhYNebraska and Iowa will battle for the heroes trophy when they hit the field at memorial Stadium on Friday. the hyVee heroes game is the annual trophy game between Nebraska and Iowa. While both teams will aim to win the trophy on the field, both Nebraska and Iowa wished to make their annual meeting about more than just winning a football game. With that in mind, the schools partnered together to not only create a trophy, but to use a national stage to honor a citizen hero from each state.
In addition to the trophy that will be claimed by the winner of the game, both an Iowa and Nebraska native will be honored for extraordinary acts. those winners will be announced early this week.
NEBrASKA-IoWA SErIESGames: 45Standing: Nebraska leads, 29-13-3At Lincoln: Nebraska leads, 14-3-1At Memorial Stadium: Nebraska leads, 11-2At Iowa City: Nebraska leads 10-6At Neutral Sites: 4-4-2Current win streak (start): NU, one game (2014)
NEBrASKA CoNtINUES LoNgBLACK FrIdAY trAdItIoNNebraska will continue its long-standing tradition of playing on Black Friday. this Friday’s game with Iowa will mark the 26th consecutive season the huskers have played on the day after thanksgiving.
NU met oklahoma in the final six seasons of the Big Eight Conference (1990 to 1995), then played Colorado in all 15 of the huskers’ Big 12 Conference years (1996 to 2010), before taking on Iowa each of the past five seasons.
Nebraska and Iowa are scheduled to conclude the season against each other on the day after thanksgiving until at least 2019.
• Nebraska owns a 19-6 record since 1990 in games on the day after thanksgiving, including a 5-1 record against okahoma, an 11-4 mark against Colorado and 3-1 against Iowa.
• Nebraska is 11-3 at memorial Stadium in that stretch, including 1-1 vs. the hawkeyes.
• this year's game marks the first time since 2008 that Nebraska has had a bye week before its Black Friday contest.
• Nebraska's post-thanksgiving game has been nationally televised by ABC each year since 1991 (25 games).
• In addition to the past four years, Nebraska and Iowa also closed the regular season against each other nine times from 1892 to 1916.
hUSKErS LooK For VICtorYoVEr SECoNd toP-10 oPPoNENtNebraska posted a dramatic 39-38 victory over No. 6 michigan State on Nov. 7 in Lincoln. the win was a milestone victory for Coach mike riley and the huskers.
Iowa represents an opportunity for Nebraska to defeat a second top-10 opponent in just 20 days.
• Iowa enters at No. 3 in the AP Poll. Sixth-ranked michigan State was the highest ranked team Nebraska had defeated since beating No. 2 oklahoma in Lincoln in 2001. the victory over mSU marked the ninth time in school history Nebraska has defeated a team ranked sixth or higher in Lincoln. NU is now 9-21 all-time at memorial Stadium against teams ranked sixth or higher.
• the win over michigan State was Nebraska's first over a top-10 opponent since a 24-3 victory over No. 9 michigan State in 2011.
• the win over michigan State marked just the third time in school history that an unranked Nebraska team defeated a top 10 foe. the previous occurrence was a 31-24 win over No. 4 Alabama in September of 1977 in Lincoln.
• Nebraska has won five of its past seven matchups against ranked teams at memorial Stadium dating back to 2009.
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTESPAGE 4
GAME 12 VS. IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
• the huskers are 3-1 against ranked Big ten teams at memorial Stadium since 2011. Nebraska is 4-6 overall against ranked Big ten teams since joining the league.
rECENt NU homE gAmES VS. rANKEd AP ranksdate opponent NU opp. result11-7-15 michigan St. -- 6 W, 39-3811-15-13 michigan St. -- 14 L, 41-289-14-13 UCLA 23 16 L, 41-2110-27-12 michigan Nr 20 W, 23-910-29-11 michigan St. 13 9 W, 24-310-30-10 missouri 14 7 W, 31-1711-7-09 oklahoma Nr 20 W, 10-3
hUSKErS LooK to ComPLEtENoVEmBEr to rEmEmBErNebraska is 2-0 in November, including its win over No. 6 michigan State in Lincoln. A victory over Iowa would give Nebraska one of the most successful months in the recent history of the program.
A second victory over a top-10 opponent would mark the first time since 1999 Nebraska has defeated two top-10 teams in a season. It would mark the first time since 1995 that NU has knocked off two top-10 teams in the regular season.
• Nebraska has never defeated top-10 opponents in consecutive home games.
• only once in school history has Nebraska defeated two top-10 teams in the same month. that occurred in october of 1995 when NU knocked off No. 8 Kansas State and No. 7 Colorado.
• Nebraska has beaten two top-10 opponents in the same regular season five times in school history.
rILEY hoPES to CoNtINUESUCCESS AgAINSt rANKEd tEAmSIowa will mark the second ranked team mike riley has faced as Nebraska's head coach. riley had a history of defeating ranked teams in 14 seasons as oregon State's head coach.
• the win over No. 6 michigan State marked the sixth top-10 opponent a riley-coached team has defeated in the past 10 seasons. this marks the second straight year riley has led a team to a win over a team ranked seventh or higher, after his oSU team defeated No. 7 Arizona State last November.
• riley has now defeated 13 ranked teams over the past 10 seasons, including 11 wins over top-20 opponents.
• the win over No. 6 michigan State marked the highest ranked opponent a first-year husker coach has defeated. the previous high had been Nebraska’s 19-3 victory over texas in the 1974 Cotton Bowl following tom osborne’s first season as head coach in 1973.
• riley led oregon State to 14 wins over ranked teams in his 14 seasons in Corvallis.
NEBrASKA LooKS For SECoNdNoVEmBEr WIN oVEr UNBEAtENIowa will be just the 14th opponent to bring an undefeated record into a November matchup with Nebraska in Lincoln. Nebraska is 7-5-1 in those matchups.
the hawkeyes are just the 11th unbeaten November opponent to play at memorial Stadium. the win over michigan State improved Nebraska to 6-3-1 all-time in those games.
NEBrASKA VS. AN UNBEAtEN oPPoNENt IN NoVEmBEr At mEmorIAL StAdIUm• Nov. 10, 1923 vs. Notre dame (6-0) (Won, 14-7)• Nov. 20, 1926 vs. New York Univ. (2-0) (Won, 15-7)• Nov. 24, 1927 vs. New York Univ. (7-0-2) (Won, 15-7)• Nov. 12, 1932 vs. Pittsburgh (6-0-1) (tied, 0-0)• Nov. 19, 1955 vs. #1 oklahoma (9-0) (Lost, 41-0)• Nov. 23, 1974 vs. #1 oklahoma (9-0) (Lost, 28-14)• Nov. 11, 1978 vs. #1 oklahoma (9-0) (Won, 17-14)• Nov. 21, 1987 vs. #2 oklahoma (10-0) (Lost, 17-7)• Nov. 13, 1999 vs. #5 Kansas State (9-0) (Won, 41-15)• Nov. 7, 2015 vs. #6 michigan State (8-0) (Won, 39-38)
NU FACINg rArE oPPoNENtWIth doUBLE-dIgIt WINSIowa brings an 11-0 record into the game, marking the first time the huskers have faced an opponent with 10 wins or more since the 2013 Capital one Bowl vs. georgia.
• the matchup marks the 28th time in school history Nebraska takes on an opponent with 10 or more victories. however, it is only the the second time the huskers have faced a 10-win team during the regular season. the only previous time Nebraska has faced a 10-win opponent during the regular season was also in Lincoln on Nov. 21, 1987, when No. 1 NU lost to No. 2 and 10-0 oklahoma, 17-7.
• Nebraska has not beaten an undefeated opponent in the final game of the regular season since a 27-18 victory over New York University in 1927.
A husker win would also be a milestone on the conference level. the huskers have the opportunity to become just the sixth team in Big ten history to beat two undefeated, top-10 opponents in the same conference season.
LASt tImE oUtNEBrASKA 31, rUtgErS 14team stats nu ruFirst downs 16 15rushes-Yards 38-174 39-89Passes 14-21-3 14-28-2Passing Yards 188 170total offense 362 2593rd downs 5-of-11 3-of-14turnovers 3 2Penalties 2-15 4-23 time of Possession 30:01 29:59
NotINg gAmE 11• Nebraska scored 31 points in the win,
marking the fifth straight game Nebraska has scored at least 28 points. that is the longest streak of conference games with at least 28 points since 2008.
• the Nebraska defense allowed just 259 total yards, an opponent season low. the previous low was 332 yards by South Alabama.
• the Blackshirts set season highs with six sacks and 11 tackles for loss. the previous season highs were four sacks and eight tackles for loss.
• tight end Cethan Carter scored a touchdown on a 32-yard reverse in the first quarter. the run was the longest by a tight end in the FBS ranks this season. It was also the first time a Nebraska tight end rushed for a touchdown since at least 1970.
• tommy Armstrong Jr. threw three touchdown passes in the game and became the second quarterback in school history with at least 50 touchdown passes.
• receiver Alonzo moore caught a 44-yard touchdown pass, marking a career-long reception for moore, bettering a pair of 43-yard catches.
• Nebraska had three rushes of more than 30 yards against rutgers. Entering the game the huskers had five rushes of 30 yards or more in the first 10 games.
• Safety Nate gerry recorded his team-high fourth interception of the season and the ninth of his career.
• defensive end greg mcmullen set career highs with two sacks and three tackles for loss.
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2015 hUSKErS SUFFEr SErIES oF CLoSE LoSSESthe huskers' one-point win over michigan State reversed the trend of close setbacks Nebraska has suffered through in 2015. Nebraska's six losses have came by a total of 23 points, with the first five by a total of 13 points.
Nebraska's first four losses were especially difficult. Each of the first four setbacks occurred with the opponent scoring the winning points on the game's final play or in overtime.
According to Stats, Inc., NU is only the second FBS team since 2006 to lose four games in which the opponent scored the winning points in the final 10 seconds or overtime. (SmU, 2007).
• Nebraska's 33-28 loss to BYU came when the Cougars completed a hail mary on the game's final play as time expired.
• NU rallied from a 23-point fourth-quarter deficit at miami to force overtime. the hurricanes escaped with a 36-33 win after kicking a walk-off game-winning field goal.
• the third close loss came as Illinois drove 72 yards in the game's final minute and scored with 10 seconds left for a 14-13 win.
• Wisconsin kicked a 46-yard game-winning field goal with four seconds left for a 23-21 win. the Badgers drove 46 yards in six plays in 59 seconds to get into field goal range.
INJUrIES ShUFFLE NEBrASKA LINEUP throUghoUt 2015Nebraska has battled an unusually large number of injuries in 2015, forcing the huskers to use makeshift lineups. the huskers have been closer to full strength in the past two games than at any other point in 2015.
• the injuries have forced NU to use 21 different starters on offense and 20 on defense in 2015. Nebraska is one of only eight teams in the FBS ranks to start at least 20 players on both sides of the ball this season.
• Quarterback tommy armstrong Jr. missed Nebraska's game at Purdue with a foot injury. he had started the previous 22 games.
• Sophomore receiver de'mornay Pierson-el suffered a leg and knee injury at Purdue and is out for the season. Pierson-El also missed the first four games of 2015 with a foot injury.
• Junior I-back terrell newby injured his ankle after a strong start at Purdue with 56 first-half rushing yards. Newby has seen limited action the past two weeks.
• Junior receiver Brandon reilly (foot, ankle) battled through a foot injury to play against michigan State, but suffered an ankle injury early in the game at rutgers. he is hopeful of returning for the Iowa game.
• Senior defensive tackle kevin Williams (groin) missed five games, before returning to action the past two games in a limited role.
• Junior linebacker michael rose-ivey has missed five full games with a groin injury. he has played in a limited role the past two games and is hopeful of seeing action vs. Iowa.
• Junior receiver alonzo moore (shoulder) should be near full strength against Iowa. he suffered a shoulder injury against Northwestern and has been slowed the past month.
• Senior cornerback daniel davie (groin) missed games 5-7 before returning to action. he then suffered a dislocated finger against Purdue and has missed the past two games.
• redshirt freshman linebacker luke Gifford (hip) has missed the past five games and will be sidelined for the season.
Several other huskers missed significant time this season. the defensive line and linebacking corps featuring a different starting lineup nearly every week for the season's first two months.
gAmES LoSt BY INJUrY IN 2015* (53)• de'mornay Pierson-El, Wr 7• david Sutton, tE 6• michael rose-Ivey, LB 5• Kevin Williams, dt 5• daniel davie, CB 5• Josh Banderas, LB 4• Jack gangwish, dE 3• Vincent Valentine, dt 3• Kevin maurice, dt 3• Nick gates, ot 3• Chris Weber, LB 3• Freedom Akinmoladun, dE 2• tommy Armstrong Jr., QB 1• Alonzo moore, Wr 1• dedrick Young, LB 1• Sam Foltz, P 1* Projected starters or key reserves only; includes all games for season-ending injuries
FIrSt-tImE StArtErS ABoUNd For 2015 hUSKErSInjuries have forced NU to shuffle its lineup throughout the year. Numerous players have had the opportunity to make their first career starts in 2015, in large part because of injuries.
Nebraska had seven players make their first career starts in the season opener against BYU. Another five huskers made their first career starts in week two, and Nebraska has continued to embody the "Next man Up" philosophy. A total of 44 players have started games in 2015 (21 offense, 20 defense, 3 specialists) including 19 for the first time in their careers.
FIrSt-tImE StArtErS IN 2015 (19)• Chongo Kondolo, rg (9 games)• Nick gates, rt (8 games)• terrell Newby, IB (8 games)• Lane hovey, Wr (4 games)• david Sutton, tE (BYU)• dedrick Young, LB (10 games)• Aaron Williams, S (2 games)• Stanley morgan Jr., Wr (3 games)• Freedom Akinmoladun, dE (4 games)• Chris Weber, LB (4 games)• marcus Newby, LB (5 games)• tyson Broekemeier, P (South Alabama)• Jonathan rose, CB (5 games)• Chris Jones, CB (5 games)• Kevin maurice, dt (Illinois)• ross dzuris, dE (4 games)• taariq Allen, Wr (2 games)• ryker Fyfe, QB (Purdue)• Imani Cross, IB (2 games)
Aaron Williams and dedrick Young joined an exclusive group of true freshmen to start in a season opener, becoming just the fourth and fifth true freshmen position players to start a season opener since freshmen regained NCAA eligibility in 1972. Stanley morgan Jr. became the third true freshman to earn a start in 2015, taking the first snap in three games.
trUE FrEShmEN to StArt A NEBrASKA SEASoN oPENEr*• dedrick Young, LB (2015)• Aaron Williams, S (2015)• tyler moore, rt (2011)• terrence Nunn, Wr (2004)• ralph Brown, CB (1996)*since 1972 when freshmen were made eligible
hUSKEr YoUth hIttINg FIELdIN 2015 SEASoNIn addition to Williams, Young and morgan who have earned starts as true freshmen, four other true freshmen have seen action in 2015.
• tyrin Ferguson, LB• Jordan ober, LS• devine ozigbo, IB• Antonio reed, S
morgan has 20 receptions, Young has 53 tackles and Williams has made 19 stops, including a season-high seven at Purdue. ozigbo had a team-high 70 rushing yards at Illinois and has 129 rushing yards on the season.
In addition, 10 redshirt freshmen have seen their first action, including starting offensive tackle Nick gates and defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun, who leads the team with 4.5 sacks and is tied for second with seven tFL.
hUSKErS gEttINg ProdUCtIoNFrom YoUth oN 2015 roStErNebraska has an excellent mix of experience and youth contributing to both the offense and defense in 2015.
the huskers' two-deep roster includes ample experience, with seniors dotting the current depth chart. however, youth is also being served in Lincoln in 2015.
Non-seniors have produced the following percentages of statistics for Nebraska, showing that the future is solid.
NoN-SENIor ProdUCtIoN• rushing: 69% (1,304 of 1,877 yards)• Passing: 100% (3,000 of 3,000 yards)• receiving: 94% (2,824 of 3,000 yards)• Scoring: 90% (334 of 370 points)• total offense: 88% (4,304 of 4,877 yards)• All-Purpose Yards: 86% (4,923 of 5,715 yards)• tackles for Loss: 90% (70 of 78 tFL)• Sacks: 94% (22.5 of 24 sacks)• Interceptions: 75% (6 of 8 INt)
tommY ArmStroNg Jr. INthIrd SEASoN UNdEr CENtErJunior quarterback tommy armstrong Jr. is in his third year guiding the NU offense. he has 21 wins as Nebraska's starting quarterback. he started 22 consecutive games before being sidelined by a foot injury at Purdue.
Armstrong returned from the injury with 320 passing yards against michigan State, while accounting for four touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing). he engineered Nebraska to three fourth-quarter touchdowns, allowing the huskers to rally from a 12-point deficit in the final two minutes. his play earned him Big ten offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for the second time in 2015.
Armstrong added three touchdown passes at rutgers on Nov. 14, leading NU to a 31-14 win.
Armstrong has backed up a strong sophomore season with one of the best statistical seasons in the Big ten in 2015.
• Armstrong has completed 55 percent of his passes for 2,560 yards and 21 touchdowns.
• Armstrong has surpassed 2,000 passing yards for the second straight year. he is just the third husker with two 2,000-yard passing seasons, joining Zac taylor and taylor martinez.
• the 2,560 passing yards rank sixth in school history. he is within 311 yards of the No. 3 spot on the season passing chart.
• Armstrong has five career 300-yard passing
games, including four in 2015 (319 vs. BYU, 309 at miami, 368 vs. Southern miss, 320 vs. michigan State). he had a career-high 381 passing yards against USC in the 2014 holiday Bowl.
• Armstrong has 15 career 200-yard passing games, all since the start of 2014. Armstrong has seven 200-yard passing games in 2015.
• Armstrong recorded his 11th career game with more than 250 passing yards with his 320-yard effort against michigan State. his 11 games of 250 yards ties Joe ganz for a school record.
• Armstrong is second in the Big ten by averaging 256.0 passing yards per game.
• Armstrong has 6,220 career passing yards, good for second on the NU passing list. he passed Zac taylor in the michigan State game to move into the No. 2 position, and is the second player in NU history with 6,000 passing yards.
• Armstrong tied his career high with four touchdown passes against miami, all in the second half. Armstrong has seven career games with at least three touchdown passes, most recently at rutgers. dating back to last season, Armstrong has 28 touchdown passes in his past 12 games, including 21 in 2015.
• his 52 career passing touchdowns are second on the NU career charts, four shy of taylor martinez's school record.
ChArtINg tommY ArmStroNgCArEEr PASSINg YArdSrk. Player, Years Yards1. taylor martinez, 2010-13 7,2582. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-pres. 6,2203. Zac taylor, 2005-06 5,8504. Joe ganz, 2005-08 5,1255. dave humm, 1972-74 5,035
CArEEr ComPLEtIoNSrk. Player, Years Comp.1. taylor martinez, 2010-13 5752. Zac taylor, 2005-06 4703. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-pres. 437
CArEEr toUChdoWN PASSESrk. Player, Years tds1. taylor martinez, 2010-13 562. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-pres. 523. Zac taylor, 2005-06 454. Joe ganz, 2005-08 445. tommie Frazier, 1992-95 43
CArEEr totAL oFFENSErk. Player, Years Yards1. taylor martinez, 2010-13 10,2332. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 7,9153. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-pres. 7,4064. Zac taylor, 2005-06 5,7775. tommie Frazier, 1992-95 5,476
SEASoN PASSINg YArdSrk. Player, Year Yards1. Joe ganz, 2008 3,5682. Zac taylor, 2006 3,1973. taylor martinez, 2012 2,8714. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2014 2,6955. Zac taylor, 2005 2,6536. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2015 2,5607. Sam Keller, 2007 2,4228. Zac Lee, 2009 2,1439. taylor martinez, 2011 2,08910. dave humm, 1972 2,074
SEASoN totAL oFFENSErk. Player, Years Yards1. taylor martinez, 2012 3,8902. Joe ganz, 2008 3,8263. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2014 3,4004. Zac taylor, 2006 3,1655. taylor martinez, 2011 2,9636. tommy Armstrong Jr., 2015 2,8387. Jammal Lord, 2002 2,7748. Eric Crouch, 2001 2,6259. Zac taylor, 2005 2,61210. taylor martinez, 2010 2,596
300-YArd totAL oFFENSE gAmESrk. Player, Years games1. Joe ganz, 2005-08 9 taylor martinez, 2010-13 9 tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-pres. 94. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 45. Jerry tagge, 1969-71 3 Zac taylor, 2005-06 3
250-YArd PASSINg gAmESrk. Player, Years games1. Joe ganz, 2005-08 11 tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-pres. 113. Zac taylor, 2005-06 84. taylor martinez, 2010-13 5 Sam Keller, 2007 5 dave humm, 1972-74 5
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• Armstrong's 22 passing touchdowns in 2014 were the fourth most in school history. his 21 touchdown passes this season rank fifth and are five td passes from the season record.
• Armstrong threw at least one touchdown pass in 10 straight games prior to the Illinois game. that streak was one shy of the Nebraska school record.
• Armstrong had a career-high 431 yards of total offense against Southern miss, after also topping 400 yards vs. USC in the holiday Bowl. Armstrong has nine career games of at least 300 yards of total offense, including 339 yards against michigan State. the nine 300-yard total offense games ties for the most in school history.
• Armstrong is averaging 283.8 yards of total offense per game to second in the Big ten and rank 25th nationally.
• Armstrong ranks 29th in the nation in passes of more than 10 yards (108), 19th in passes of 20-plus yards (43), and 18th in passing plays of 30 yards or more (20).
• Armstrong surpassed 7,000 yards of career total offense mark against michigan State. he is third on the NU career chart with 7,406 yards.
• Armstrong has 2,838 yards of total offense in 2015, sixth on the season chart. he is 162 yards from becoming the first player in NU history with two 3,000-yard total offense seasons.
• Against Southern miss, Armstrong became the 10th Nebraska quarterback to surpass 1,000 career rushing yards. he now has 1,185 rushing yards.
• Armstrong is one of only eight active FBS quarterbacks with 5,000 career passing yards and 1,000 career rushing yards. the other seven QBs on the list are seniors.
• Armstrong is one of only 18 players in the FBS ranks to run, throw and catch a touchdown pass during their career.
• Armstrong set Nebraska bowl records for attempts (51), completions (32), passing yards (381) and total offense yards (422) in the holiday Bowl against USC.
In 2014, Armstrong passed for 2,695 yards and 22 touchdowns, while rushing for 705 yards and six touchdowns. his 3,400 yards of total offense was third-best total in NU history.
his 261.5 yards of total offense per game ranked second in the Big ten and 35th nationally.
WEStErKAmP ChALLENgINg hUSKEr rECEIVINg rECordSJunior receiver Jordan Westerkamp is the leader of an outstanding husker receiving corps and one of six team captains for 2015.
the Chicago area product is challenging Nebraska season receiving records in 2015. he is also poised to challenge NU's career receiving records next year.
In 2015, Westerkamp has 61 catches for 833 yards and seven touchdowns, an average of 13.7 yards per catch.
• his 61 catches rank fourth on the NU single-season chart. he is three catches from setting a record for the most catches by an NU wideout. he is 14 receptions from the single-season record for any player.
• Westerkamp has 833 receiving yards this season, the sixth-most in school history. he is 142 yards from setting a season record, and has an opportunity to post the first 1,000-yard receiving season in NU history.
• Westerkamp is third in the Big ten in
receptions per game (5.5) and fifth in receiving yards per game (75.7).
• With his 2015 receiving totals, Westerkamp continues to move up the NU charts. he is now fourth on the NU career receiving yardage list with 1,863 yards.
• he has 125 career receptions, good for sixth on the career list.
• Westerkamp had a career-high 11 receptions for 118 yards against Southern miss. the 11 catches were tied for third on the NU single-game receptions list. he also had nine-catch games against Purdue and michigan State.
• Westerkamp had a season-high 143 receiving yards against michigan State, his fourth 100-yard game of 2015 (107 vs. BYU, 118 vs. Southern miss, 123 at Purdue). the four 100-yard games ties the Nebraska season record, accomplished five times previously.
• Westerkamp posted a strong effort against michigan State for the second straight year. the past two seasons, Westerkamp has combined for 18 receptions for 301 yards against the Spartans.
• Westerkamp has seven career 100-yard receiving games to rank third on the NU career list in that category.
• Westerkamp caught a touchdown pass in five straight games prior to not having a td at Illinois. the streak was one shy of the NU school record of six consecutive games with a td reception set by Johnny rodgers in 1971.
• Westerkamp (118) and fellow junior Brandon
reilly (112) each topped 100 receiving yards against Southern miss. that marked only the second time in NU history a pair of wideouts topped 100 receiving yards in the same game. Westerkamp and Kenny Bell combined for the feat against FAU in 2014.
• Westerkamp has caught a pass in 24 straight games, marking the eighth time in school history a player has had a streak of at least 20 consecutive games with a catch.
• Westerkamp caught 44 passes last season, ranking just outside of the Nebraska single-season top 10 in receptions.
• Westerkamp averaged 17.0 yards per catch last season, with 747 receiving yards on his 44 receptions. the 747 yards were the 11th-best season total in school history.
100-YArd rUShINg gAmES IN 2015terrell Newby–28-198, 2 td vs. So. Alabamaterrell Newby–13-116, 2 td vs. minnesota
100-YArd rECEIVINg gAmES IN 2015Jordan Westerkamp–7-107-1 td vs. BYUJordan Westerkamp–11-118-1 td vs. So. missBrandon reilly–3-112 vs. Southern missJordan Westerkamp–9-123-1 td at PurdueJordan Westerkamp–9-143-1 td vs. michigan St.
CArEEr rECEPtIoNSrk. Player receptions1. Kenny Bell 181--4. terrence Nunn 1365. marlon Lucky 1356. Jordan Westerkamp 1257. Quincy Enunwa 1158. todd Peterson 1089. Niles Paul 10310. matt davison 93
CArEEr rECEIVINg YArdSrk. Player Yards1. Kenny Bell 2,6892. Johnny rodgers 2,4793. Nate Swift 2,4764. Jordan Westerkamp 1,8635. terrence Nunn 1,762
CoNSECUtIVE gAmES WIth CAtChrk. Player, Years games1. Johnny rodgers, 1970-72 372. terrence Nunn, 2004-07 323. Kenny Bell, 2012-14 284. J. Westerkamp, current 24
SEASoN rECEPtIoNSrk. Player receptions1. marlon Lucky, 2007 752. Nate Swift, 2008 633. todd Peterson, 2008 624. J. Westerkamp, 2015 615. maurice Purify, 2007 576. Johnny rodgers, 1972 557. Johnny rodgers, 1971 538. Kenny Bell, 2013 529. Quincy Enunwa, 2013 5110. Kenny Bell, 2012 50-- J. Westerkamp, 2014 44
SEASoN rECEIVINg YArdSrk. Player Yards1. Johnny rodgers, 1972 9422. Nate Swift, 2008 9413. Johnny rodgers, 1971 8724. Kenny Bell, 2012 8635. J. Westerkamp, 2015 833
CArEEr rUShINg YArdSrk. Player Yards34. harry Wilson 1,61035. damon Benning 1,56236. Scott Frost 1,53337. Bob Smith 1,52538. Imani Cross 1,487---44. tyreese Knox 1,35845. Bill thornton 1,32846. turner gill 1,31747. terrell Newby 1,29848. Craig Johnson 1,27349. Bill mueller 1,21650. gerry gdowski 1,21151. tommy Armstrong Jr. 1,185
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rEILLY ProVIdES BIg-PLAY PUNChWesterkamp is joined in the wide receiving corps by fellow junior Brandon reilly. the Lincoln product scored the game-winning touchdown on a 30-yard catch against michigan State.
reilly finished the night with three catches for 87 yards. All three of his catches went for at least 22 yards against the Spartans, including two receptions of at least 30 yards.
• reilly has eight receptions of at least 30 yards, the second-most in the Big ten.
• reilly has 34 receptions for 666 yards and four touchdowns this season. he averages 19.6 yards per reception this season. reilly's average yards per reception is on pace to rank as the third-best average in NU history for players with at least 30 receptions.
hUSKEr AErIAL AttACK StroNgNebraska topped the 300-yard passing mark in each of the first four games this season, and also surpassed the 300-yard mark against Purdue and michigan State. NU threw for a season-high 407 yards at Purdue, the fifth most in school history.
the huskers average 272.7 passing yards per game to rank second in the Big ten and 33rd nationally.
Nebraska topped the 300-yard passing mark in five straight games before being held to 105 yards through the air on a blustery day at Illinois. that tied the longest streak of 300-yard passing games in Nebraska history, matching a streak that spanned the final four games of the 2007 season and the 2008 opener.
• Nebraska's passing success is in large part due to excellent protection. the huskers have allowed 13 sacks this season, and the 1.2 sacks per game allowed is first in the Big ten and 17th nationally.
NU oFFENSE CoNtINUINg StroNg 2015 ProdUCtIoNNebraska ranks second in the Big ten in total offense at 443.4 yards per game. Nebraska's top output of the season was against Southern miss when NU gained 610 yards and had 10 plays of at least 20 yards.
• Nebraska has 191 plays from scrimmage of at least 10 yards. that total ranks 20th in the nation and is the tied for the most among Big ten teams. Nebraska also leads the Big ten in plays of 20-plus yards with 66.
• Nebraska scored 48 points at minnesota, marking its highest scoring output in a Big ten Conference game. the last time NU scored more points in a conference game was a 51-41 win at oklahoma State in 2010.
• the offensive output sparked the 23-point win at minnesota, marking NU's fourth Big ten road win of 20 points or more since joining the league in 2011.
NEWBY, CroSS ShArE LoAdIN rUNNINg AttACKNebraska has produced three 200-yard rushing games in 2015, and is 3-0 when topping that rushing plateau. In the past two games, NU has rushed for 179 and 174 yards, respectively, in wins over michigan State and rutgers.
Senior I-back imani cross has powered the rushing attack in the two wins with 98 yards vs. michigan State and 90 at rutgers. Cross has 1,487 career rushing yards. he is the only husker in school history to score 25 or more career rushing touchdowns on less than 300 career carries.
Cross has carried the load the past three games after junior terrell Newby suffered a sprained ankle in the first half against Purdue. Newby has been limited the past two games.
Newby paced the running game for the first two months. he has 709 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Newby's season was highlighted by a career night against South Alabama, when he ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns. he also caught a touchdown pass and was named co-Big ten offensive Player of the Week.
• Newby had his second 100-yard game of 2015 at minnesota with 116 yards on just 13 carries. he had a career-long 69-yard touchdown run to open the scoring for Nebraska.
• Newby joined the 1,000-yard career rushing club at Illinois. he has 1,298 career rushing yards, making him the 63rd husker with 1,000 career rushing yards.
A throWBACK to thE FULLBACKSenior fullback andy Janovich has become a solid option in the offense evoking memories of past NU fullback greats.
Janovich first excelled against Southern miss with five rushes for 68 yards, including runs of 28 and 25 yards. he also caught a 53-yard pass in the game.
• the 68 rushing yards were the most by a Nebraska fullback since Judd davies rushed for 119 yards at Baylor in 2001.
• the 53-yard reception was the longest by a Nebraska fullback since at least 1979.
Janovich rushed a team-high 11 times for 43 yards at Illinois. the 11 carries were the most by an NU fullback since Judd davies had 12 carries at Baylor in 2001.
Against Wisconsin, Janovich tied for the team high with 59 rushing yards. In the fourth quarter, he had a 55-yard touchdown run to give NU a 21-20 advantage.
• the 55-yard td run was the longest run by a Nebraska fullback since a 57-yard run by Judd davies against Baylor in 2000. the 55-yard Janovich score was the longest td run by a husker fullback since tom rathman had an 84-yard touchdown run in 1985.
Janovich had entered the Southern miss game with six career rushing yards and 29 career receiving yards. Janovich has 36 carries for 234 yards and 58 receiving yards.
WEBEr NAmEd to ACAdEmICALL-dIStrICt 7 tEAmNebraska sophomore linebacker Chris Weber was named to the CoSIdA Academic All-district 7 football team. Weber is now on the national ballot for the CoSIdA Academic All-America team.
Weber carries a 3.97 grade-point average in nutrition science. he was an Academic All-Big ten choice in 2014, and a four-time NU Scholar-Athlete honor roll selection.
Weber has 46 tackles, five tFL and a fumble recovery despite missing three games.
Nebraska has a long-standing history in the academic honors. Nebraska leads the nation in Academic All-Americans across all sports with 320, including 111 football honorees. Nebraska has had 73 first-team Academic All-Americans in school history. the 2015 CoSIdA Academic All-America team for division I football will be announced on thursday, dec. 3.
NEBrASKA AmoNg NAtIoNALLEAdErS IN grAd SUCCESS rAtENebraska football was among the national leaders in the recent NCAA graduation Success rate (gSr) report.
the football program saw a 4 percent improvement in its gSr, checking in at 85 percent. the 85 percent gSr for the football program ranked second among the 14 Big ten Conference schools, trailing only Northwestern.
Nebraska tied for ninth in gSr among the 65 schools in the Power Five Conferences. Among public schools, NU’s football program had the third-best gSr among Power Five Schools.
Nebraska posted an all student-athlete gSr of 86 percent, an improvement of 3 percent from a year ago. It is also the highest overall gSr for Nebraska student-athletes in the 11-year history of the report.
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BLACKShIrtS StoPPINg rUN the Blackshirt defense has shown the ability to be stingy against the run in 2015. NU opponents are averaging 109.8 rushing yards per game. the huskers are fourth in the Big ten and 10th nationally in that category.
Nebraska limited rutgers to 89 rushing yards, the fourth opponent held to less than 90 rushing yards in 2015.
minnesota rushed for 65 yards, while Nebraska held Southern miss to 11 rushing yards, its best run defense effort since michigan had -17 rushing yards in 2013. South Alabama had just 19 rushing yards.
CoLLINS ShoWINg PoWEr,domINANCE UP FroNtJunior defensive tackle maliek collins is one of the leaders of the Blackshirts in 2015. the Kansas City native is one of six captains and a candidate for conference and national honors this fall.
Collins has stepped up his play since the start of Big ten action, and had his best game at Illinois. Collins' play is a key reason why Nebraska is among the nation's best against the run.
• Collins had a career-high nine tackles against Illinois, including a career-high 1.5 sacks for 12 yards.
• Collins also tied his career high with three tackles for loss and added a pass breakup at the line of scrimmage.
• Collins has 28 total tackles in 2015, including six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and four quarterback hurries.
• Collins had a standout sophomore campaign earning second-team All-Big ten honors. Collins recorded 14 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks last season.
BroWN KICKINg hIS WAYINto rECord BooKSSophomore place-kicker drew Brown is putting together an All-Big ten caliber season. Brown has put together his most consistent performance as a husker in recent weeks.
Brown is 18-of-24 on field goals this season, including making each of his last eight field goals. All eight of the field goals in the current streak have been from at least 40 yards.
• overall, Brown has connected on 12 field goals of at least 40 yards this season. he is 12-of-16 from beyond 40 yards, including 11-of-13 from 40-49 yards.
• In Big ten Conference games, Brown has connected on 10-of-12 field goals.
• Brown's 18 field goals this season are tied for fifth on the Nebraska season list.
• Brown is second in the Big ten at 1.6 field goals per game, and ranks 16th nationally in the category. he is third in the Big ten in scoring at 8.4 points per game.
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• Brown has scored 92 points this season after posting a Nebraska freshman record 101 points last season. he is poised to become the first player in Nebraska history with 100-point seasons as both a freshman and sophomore.
• Brown has multiple field goals in six games this season.
Brown jump-started his season with a record-setting performance against Southern miss. Brown made five field goals, all in the first half, in the huskers' 36-28 victory.
• Brown's five field goals in a half tied an NCAA record. Brown now shares the record with fellow husker dale Klein (1985 at missouri) and New mexico State's dat Ly (1988 at Kansas) who also had five field goals in a half.
• Brown's five field goals were the most ever by a husker in Lincoln, and tied a memorial Stadium record, held by two opposing kickers.
• the five field goals marked the third time in NU history a kicker had five or more field goals. Klein had an NCAA record seven field goals at missouri in 1985, and Alex henery had five field goals at Virginia tech in 2009.
SEASoN FIELd goALSrk. Player Fg1. Alex henery, 2009 242. Brett maher, 2012 203. Brett maher, 2011 19 Jordan Congdon, 2005 195. Kris Brown, 1997 18 Alex henery, 2008 18 Alex henery, 2010 18 drew Brown, 2015 18
FoLtZ ProVIdES BIg LEgIN NEBrASKA PUNtINg gAmEJunior punter sam Foltz teams with drew Brown to give Nebraska a strong tandem in the kicking game. Foltz has shown throughout the season why he is a leading candidate for Big ten Punter of the Year.
• Foltz averages 44.4 yards per punt to rank first in the Big ten and 16th nationally.
• In Big ten games, Foltz averages 45.1 yards per punt, tops in the league. In fact, his conference-only games average is 2.6 yards per punt better than any other Big ten punter. Foltz has a conference-leading 12 punts of 50 yards or more in league play.
• Foltz has 15 punts of at least 50 yards, including a career-high five at Illinois. he was named Big ten Special teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Illini.
• Foltz has downed 14 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line, including four at rutgers. he has seven punts inside the 10-yard line in Big ten play.
• Foltz's strong leg helps Nebraska average 38.3 yards in net punting. that total is second in the Big ten.
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tUrNoVErS, PENALtIES AKEY FACtor For hUSKErSNebraska continues to look for improvement in the turnover department. the turnover margin category has been a key factor in Nebraska's fortunes this season.
• In five wins, Nebraska has a +2 turnover margin, including 10 takeaways and eight turnovers. In six losses, Nebraska is a minus-12 in turnovers with just two takeaways in those six games.
• Nebraska had a plus-3 turnover margin in its win at minnesota, including an interception for a touchdown. that marked NU's first plus-3 turnover margin in a conference game since a 2010 win over Colorado when the huskers also had no turnovers and three takeaways.
• the huskers went 198 offensive snaps without a turnover before a second-quarter interception against Northwestern.
• NU has ranked near the bottom of the Big ten in penalties in 2015. however, NU committed a season-low two penalties for 15 yards at rutgers, after not having a penalty in the second half against michigan State.
rILEY & StAFF BrINg dIVErSE oFFENSIVE AttACK to LINCoLNhead Coach mike riley has a long history of offensive success in his previous coaching stops. riley’s offenses have shown the ability to attack defenses both on the ground and through the air.
• In 2003, oregon State was the first team in NCAA FBS history to have a 4,000-yard passer (derek Anderson), a 1,500-yard rusher (Steven Jackson) and two 1,000-yard receivers (James Newson and mike hass).
• the 2003 Beaver offense was the first offense in the history of the Pac-12 conference to accumulate 6,000 yards of total offense in a season.
mAJor INdIVIdUAL PAC-12 rECordS UNdEr mIKE rILEY At orEgoN StAtE• Season Passing Yards (Sean mannion: 4,662)• Career Passing Yards (Sean mannion: 13,600)• Career rushing tds (Ken Simonton: 59)• Season receiving Yards (Brandin Cooks: 1,730)• Season receptions (Brandin Cooks: 128)
dECAdE oF trIPLE thrEAtS (2005-14)• Six 1,000-yard rushers• Seven 2,500-yard passers• 15 receivers with 50-catch seasons
rILEY'S QUArtErBACKS• oregon State quarterbacks under riley
compiled two of the top four single-season passing performances in Pac-12 history, including a conference-record 4,662 passing yards by Sean mannion in 2013.
• Six of oSU's top 10 season passing totals were set under riley, including the top four.
• Beaver signal callers had seven 3,000-yard passing seasons in riley’s second stint in Corvallis from 2003 to 2014.
• oSU quarterbacks earned seven all-conference honors under the direction of riley and his staff.
• three of riley's oSU quarterbacks are active in the NFL (derek Anderson, Sean mannion and matt moore).
• Six of the top 10 single-season rushing totals in oSU history were under riley.
rILEY'S rUNNINg BACKS• oregon State running backs Steven Jackson
and Jacquizz rodgers both earned multiple All-America awards playing in riley’s offense.
• oregon State running backs earned 11 all conference honors under riley, including 2008 Pac-10 offensive Player of the Year Jacquizz rodgers, the first freshman in conference history to win the award.
• oregon State running backs produced nine 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 14 years with riley as head coach.
• All four 3,000-yard rushers in Beaver history played under riley.
rILEY'S rECEIVErS• two of riley’s receivers at oSU - mike hass in
2005 and Brandin Cooks in 2013 - won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver.
• riley is the only current FBS coach who has had two players win the Biletnikoff Award.
• Brandin Cooks set Pac-12 season records for most receptions and receiving yards in 2013.
• three of the top 12 receptions leaders in Pac-12 history played under riley at oSU.
• two of the top three players in Pac-12 single-season receiving yardage played for riley.
• Seven of the top eight receivers in oregon State history were coached by riley.
• Beaver receivers earned All-America honors six times under riley and his staff and Pac-10/12 postseason honors seven times.
SIX PLAYErS SErVINg AS CAPtAINSSix players are serving as captains for the 2015 huskers. the group comes to the Nebraska program from six states and includes three players each on offense and defense.
2015 NEBrASKA tEAm CAPtAINS• tommy Armstrong Jr., QB• Alex Lewis, ot• Jordan Westerkamp, Wr• maliek Collins, dt• Jack gangwish, dE• Nate gerry, S
CAPtAIN NotES• alex lewis joins his father in having been
elected as a Nebraska team captain. Bill Lewis was a husker captain in 1985, when he earned All-America honors at center. the Lewis family is the third family to have a father-son duo named as Nebraska team captains. tom ruud and sons Barrett and Bo served as captains, as did dean Steinkuhler and his sons, ty and Baker.
homE oF thE hUSKErSmemorial Stadium's history dates back more than 90 years. In the fall of 1922, a drive for $430,000 in stadium construction funds was undertaken by faculty, students, alumni and friends of the University. the quota was over subscribed.
the stadium was named memorial Stadium to honor all Nebraskans who served in the Civil and Spanish-American Wars; the 751 Nebraskans who died in World War I; the 3,839 in World War II; the 225 in Korea; the 422 in Vietnam; and those in Iraq.
Construction was completed in a few more than 90 working days and memorial Stadium was dedicated on oct. 20, 1923, at the homecoming game in which Nebraska was held to a scoreless tie by Kansas.
the field at memorial Stadium was named tom osborne Field - after the huskers' legendary hall-of-Fame coach - in 1998, one year after osborne's retirement following 25 years and 250 victories as Nebraska's head coach.
Note: All streaks at memorial Stadium, except for the 33-game home winning streak from 1901 to 1906, which occured prior to memorial Stadium opening in 1923.
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• Since Nebraska's first football season in 1890, husker teams have won 11 or more games 12 times, including seven times since 1993.
• Nebraska has won 12 or more games seven times, including three seasons with 13 wins (1971, 1994, 1997).
• Nebraska has 24 10-win seasons since 1970.
• Nebraska has 49 nine-win seasons in school history, including 41 since 1970 and 47 since Bob devaney took over the Nebraska program in 1962. No other school in the nation has more than 32 nine-win seasons in that same time frame.
• the 2014 season marked Nebraska’s 125th football season. the huskers won five national championships and 43 conference championships in their first 125 seasons.
• NU was the first team in NCAA history to win 100 games in consecutive decades, leading the nation with 103 wins in the 1980s and ranking second with 108 wins in the 1990s.
NEBrASKA AmoNg LEAdErS INAP PrESS NAtIoNAL tItLESNotre 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 CroWNSNebraska has won 43 football conference championships in school history. 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.
• Jordan Westerkamp’s selection marks the third straight year a receiver has served as captain.
• Jack Gangwish continues a long line of Nebraska natives and walk-ons who have served as Nebraska captains. his selection marks the 10th straight year a Nebraska native has been named a team captain. gangwish is the second player in three seasons to become a captain after arriving in the program as a walk-on, joining offensive lineman Spencer Long (2013).
• nate Gerry is the fourth defensive back in the past three seasons to serve as a team captain, joining Ciante Evans in 2013 and Corey Cooper and Josh mitchell in 2014.
NEBrASKA WALK-oN trAdItIoN CoNtINUESmike riley placed five former walk-ons on scholarship before the start of the season. Among the five, junior quarterback ryker Fyfe was also on scholarship in 2014 and had his scholarship renewed.
WALK-oNS AWArdEd SChoLArShIP• ross dzuris, dE (Plattsmouth, Neb.)• trey Foster, tE (Lincoln, Neb.)• Lane hovey, Wr (Adel, Iowa)• ryker Fyfe, QB (grand Island, Neb.)• dylan Utter, og (Papillion, Neb.)
Utter has started all 11 games, while hovey has earned four starts at receiver. dzuris has four starts at defensive end in Big ten games.
Nebraska has a long tradition of relying on its walk-on program to help build the foundation of the program. Six walk-ons have gone on to earn first-team All-America honors for Nebraska, while 13 walk-ons have earned first-team academic All-America recognition.
NEBrASKA AmoNg hIStorICALLY BESt ProgrAmSNebraska is in its 126th season of college football in 2015 and owns an 879-367-40 all-time record in 1,286 games (.699).
Nebraska is one of 10 programs with 800 all-time victories. the huskers' 879 all-time victories rank fourth nationally.
Since 1970, NU has compiled a 445-126-5 record, for a .777 winning percentage in 576 games.
• Nebraska ranks as the nation’s winningest program over the last 40, 50 and 60 years. NU has won 22 more games than any other team in the country over the last 50 years.
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Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to boast 100 athletic All-Americans and 100 academic All-Americans.
Nebraska is the only program to have at least two players selected in every NFL draft of the Common draft Era (since 1967).
three huskers have won the heisman trophy, all since 1972. Johnny rodgers won in 1972, mike rozier in 1983 and Eric Crouch in 2001.
Nebraska ranks fourth in NCAA history with 878 all-time victories. the huskers are one of only 10 teams with 800 all-time wins.
Nebraska has won five national titles: 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995 and 1997. the huskers have won the second-most national titles of any school in the country since 1970.
Nebraska ranks ninth nationally with a total of 23 former players and coaches (17 players, six coaches) who have been enshrined in the College Football hall of Fame.
Nebraska leads the nation with a former husker on a Super Bowl roster for 22 consecutive years.
the huskers have won 43 conference titles in program history, including 33 perfect conference seasons and 27 unbeaten seasons.
Nebraska ranks third in NCAA history with 51 all-time bowl appearances. the huskers are one of only five teams to appear in 50 bowl games.
Nebraska football has totaled 107 CoSIdA Academic All-Americans, the most of any team in any sport in NCAA history.
Across all sports, the University of Nebraska has totaled a nation-leading 320 CoSIdA Academic All-Americans, 74 more than any other school.
memorial Stadium has been sold out for an NCAA-record 347 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 3, 1962.
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NCAA rECord SELLoUt StrEAK CoNtINUES INto 2015one of the most remarkable streaks in collegiate sports has continued in 2015. Nebraska has sold out every game at memorial Stadium since Nov. 3, 1962, a streak of 347 consecutive sellouts, including the Iowa game.
NU celebrated the 300th consecutive sellout on Sept. 26, 2009, against Louisiana-Lafayette. Notre dame is second in all-time consecutive sellouts with 250, 97 fewer than the huskers.
Nebraska established a stadium record for attendance against miami on Sept. 20, 2014, with a crowd of 91,585. the crowd ranked as the 10th-largest to see any Nebraska game.
SELLoUt StrEAK FACtS• NU is 296-50 (.855) during the sellout streak• Attendance during the streak is 26,259,327
NEBrASKA rANKS AmoNg NAtIoN’S AttENdANCE LEAdErSNebraska was 10th in average home attendance in 2014 with 91,249 fans per game. the average attendance for seven home games was the largest ever at memorial Stadium, bettering the 2013 mark of 90,933 per game.
the No. 10 ranking in average attendance marked the second straight year Nebraska was in the top 10 nationally in attendance. the huskers checked in at No. 9 in 2013, 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 16 years with available attendance figures.
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.
Capacity at memorial Stadium was lowered slightly in 2015 to improve fan experience in several sections. With that change, average attendance is just less than 90,000 per game.
hUSKErS oWN BIg AdVANtAgE At mEmorIAL StAdIUmNebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with great success at memorial Stadium.
• Nebraska has won at least six home games in 23 of the past 29 seasons. NU is 162-27 (.857) at home in the last 27 seasons (since 1989).
• Nebraska’s most recent perfect home season occurred in 2012.
• the huskers are 13-6 in Big ten home games since joining the league in 2011.
• 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.
• the huskers are 531-146-20 (.776, 697 games, 126 years) in Lincoln, and 406-123-13 (.761, 542 games, 92 years) in memorial Stadium (since 1923).
• the 2014 season marked the 46th straight year NU had a winning home season. Nebraska must defeat Iowa to extend that streak.
A hoLIdAY trAdItIoNNebraska participated in its 51st all-time bowl game with its appearance in the holiday Bowl in 2014. A victory over Iowa would ensure the huskers' 52nd all-time bowl appearance.
Nebraska is one of only five programs with 50 or more bowl appearances, and its 51 bowl appearances are third all-time, trailing only Alabama (62) and texas (53).
• the huskers have played in the postseason in 44 of the past 46 seasons.
• Nebraska appeared in an NCAA-record 35 straight bowl games from 1969 to 2003.
• NU owns a 25-26 all-time bowl record, and the 25 bowl victories rank seventh nationally.
• this fall, Nebraska is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its first bowl team in 1940. the seventh-ranked huskers lost to No. 2 Stanford, 21-13, in the 1941 rose Bowl.
hUSKErS PromINENt oN 2015 NFL roStErS Nebraska has a long-standing tradition of being one of the leading programs in putting players into the National Football League.
twenty huskers are currently on active 53-man rosters. Another four former NU players are listed on injured reserve, with three on NFL practice squads.
the group is led four-time All-Pro selection Ndamukong Suh who moved to the miami dolphins in the offseason. Lavonte david re-signed with the tampa Bay Buccaneers and has racked up 430 tackles in three NFL seasons.
Nebraska is the only school in the Common draft Era (since 1967) to have multiple players taken every year in the NFL draft. Since 1997, Nebraska ranks second in the Big ten Conference with 84 NFL draftees.
hUSKErS oN 2015 NFL roStErS• Ameer Abdullah, rB, detroit Lions• Zaire Anderson, LB, denver Broncos (Practice)• Prince Amukamara, CB, New York giants• Jason Ankrah, LB, tennessee titans (Practice)• Larry Asante, S, oakland raiders• Kenny Bell, Wr, tampa Bay Buccaneers (Ir)• Zack Bowman, CB, miami dolphins• Josh Brown, PK, New York giants• rex Burkhead, rB, Cincinnati Bengals• Will Compton, LB, Washington redskins• Jared Crick, dE, houston texans• Lavonte david, LB, tampa Bay Buccaneers• Quincy Enunwa, Wr, New York Jets• randy gregory, dE, dallas Cowboys• roy helu Jr., rB, oakland raiders• Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, detroit Lions (Practice)• Sam Koch, P, Baltimore ravens• Spencer Long, og, Washington redskins• Eric martin, LB, New England Patriots• Josh mitchell, CB, Indianapolis Colts (Ir)• Niles Paul, tE, Washington redskins (Ir)• Brent Qvale, ot, New York Jets• trevor roach, LB, Cincinnati Bengals (Practice)• mohammed Seisay, CB, Seattle Seahawks (Ir)• Jeremiah Sirles, ot, minnesota Vikings• matt Slauson, og, Chicago Bears• daimion Stafford, S, tennessee titans• Ndamukong Suh, dt, miami dolphins
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NEBrASKA FootBALL FACtShiStorySeason of Football ..................................126thAll-time games Played ..........................1,286All-time record ...................879-367-40 (.699)National ranking in All-time Wins .............4thAll-time Bowl Appearances ........................51National ranking in Bowl Appearances .... 3rdAll-time Bowl record .............................25-26
rECord BrEAKdoWNhome games ......................531-146-20 (.776)memorial Stadium ...............406-123-13 (.761)record in August .......................13-0-0 (1.000)record in September ..............170-41-6 (.797)record in october ...............357-139-19 (.712)record in November ...........303-153-15 (.659)record in december .................21-13-0 (.618)record in January ......................14-21-0 (.400)record in February ......................1-0-0 (1.000)In overtime .................................................8-2At Night .............................................. 90-37-3When Scoring 35+ Points .......................360-7When Allowing 10 Points or Less ....... 249-7-1vs. Big ten teams ........................... 106-83-10 • In Big ten Play (2011) ......................25-15 • home ................................................13-6 • Away ..................................................12-8 • Neutral ................................................0-1vs. ranked teams ........................... 103-122-3 • home .......................................... 49-37-0 • Away ............................................ 29-61-3 • Neutral ........................................ 25-24-0 • as No. 1 team ............................... 46-7-1
StrEAKSConsecutive games Scoring a Point .........255Consecutive home games Scoring a Point ...312Consecutive home Winning Seasons ..........46Consecutive home Sellouts ......................346record in Sellout Streak .......................296-50 • vs. ranked teams ............................44-26
INdIVIdUALCollege Football hall of Fame Players ........17College 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 .........................514*Total leads the nation
2015 SEASoN NotEBooK• the 2015 season marks the 20th anniversary of
Nebraska's 1995 national championship. the huskers completed back-to-back national titles with a 12-0 record in 1995, including four victories over teams that ended the year ranked in the top 10. Nebraska honored the 1995 team at the Northwestern game.
• the 1994 and 1995 husker teams are the last teams to win back-to-back national championships with undefeated seasons.
• 2015 will be remembered as a hall of Fame year for Nebraska as two huskers were inducted into the Pro Football hall of Fame in July and one will be inducted into the College Football hall of Fame in december.
• Will Shields and mick tinglehoff were both inducted into the Pro Football hall of Fame this summer, marking only the fifth time two players from the same college were inducted in the same hall-of-fame class. the duo was recognized on the field during the Wisconsin game on oct. 10.
• trev Alberts will become the 17th former husker to be inducted into the College Football hall of Fame when he is enshrined in december. Alberts had an on-Campus Salute from the College hall of Fame at the Wisconsin game on oct. 10.
roStEr notES• Nebraska features a 133-player roster in 2015.
Unofficially, only Navy (184) and Army (145) carry larger rosters than the huskers.
• the husker roster features players from 26 states as well as Canada. there are 59 native Nebraskans on the squad, followed by 10 texas natives and seven players from both California and Florida.
• Nebraska features 57 freshmen and 80 underclassmen on its 133-player roster.
• Six huskers serve as captains for the 2015 season. the group includes three players on offense (quarterback tommy armstrong Jr., offensive tackle alex lewis and wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp) and three Blackshirts (defensive tackle maliek collins, defensive end Jack Gangwish and safety nate Gerry).
• alex lewis joins his father Bill as a Nebraska captain. Bill Lewis was a captain and an All-America center on Nebraska's 1985 team. the Lewis family is only the third family to have a father-son duo named as Nebraska team captains. tom ruud and sons Barrett and Bo served as captains, as did dean Steinkuhler and his sons, ty and Baker.
• of Nebraska's 10 full-time coaches, only Brian Stewart (0-2 with missouri in 1996 and 2000) and Keith Williams (0-1 with Fresno State in 2011) had coached a game inside memorial Stadium prior to the 2015 season.
SChEdULE NotES• the huskers played their first 11 games of the
2015 season without a bye. Nebraska is one of only 12 teams in the FBS ranks to play 11 or more consecutive weeks. Colorado and hawaii will play 13 consecutive weeks, while Arizona, Florida International, North texas and massachusetts play 12 straight weeks.
• Nebraska is among a group of six schools who play 11 straight games without a bye in 2015.
• Nebraska’s game at miami was its first regular-season game in the Sunshine State since a road game against the hurricanes in 1951. Nebraska has played 22 bowl games in Florida, including 17 orange Bowls.
• Nebraska faced Illinois and rutgers on the road for the first time as Big ten Conference foes in 2015.
StAtIStICAL NotES• Nebraska has ranked in the top 20 nationally
and averaged at least 200 rushing yards per game in each of the past five seasons dating back to 2010.
• A husker has rushed for 1,000 yards in each of the past six seasons. only once in school history (1979-85) has NU produced a 1,000-yard rusher in seven consecutive seasons.
• Nebraska's streak of having a 1,000-yard rusher in six straight seasons is the second-longest among Big ten teams. Wisconsin has had a 1,000-yard rusher each of the last 10 years, while no other Big ten team has produced more than three consecutive seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher.
ACAdEmIC NotES• Six huskers are playing this season as graduate
students. kevin Williams (August, 2014), Jamal turner (december, 2014), Givens Price and taariq allen (may, 2015) and alex lewis and chongo kondolo (August, 2015) have all earned their degrees.
• Eleven additional members of the senior class are expected to pick up their undergraduate degrees in december. In 2014, every active husker senior had earned his degree prior to Nebraska's appearance in the holiday Bowl.
• Nebraska was 1 of 14 FBS programs to earn Public recognition for high achievement in the most recent Academic Progress rate, ranking in the top 10 percent nationally. the huskers have earned recognition for their APr success in each of the past two seasons.
• Nebraska posted a football graduation Success rate of 85 percent to rank second in the Big ten. Nebraska's gSr is the ninth-best among all FBS schools and third among public schools in the FBS ranks.
• husker football players have combined for 107 CoSIdA Academic All-America awards. Nebraska football has produced more academic All-Americans than any other sport in NCAA history, while Nebraska leads the nation with 320 academic All-Americans across all sports.
hEAd CoAChINg EXPErIENCEFrank Beamer (Virginia tech)# 35 Yearsdennis Franchione (texas State) 30 YearsBrian Kelly (Notre dame) 26 Yearsgary Pinkel (missouri)# 25 Yearsmike riley (Nebraska) 24 Years
thE mIKE rILEY FILEhEAd CoAChINg rECord• overall: 163-162 (24th season)• College: 98-86 (15th season)• Nebraska: 5-6 (First season)
FAmILY• Wife: dee• Children: matthew, Kate• grandchildren: Elijah Jo
CoAChINg NUmBErS• 41 Years of Coaching Experience• 24 Years as a head Coach• 15 Years as a Collegiate head Coach• 9 Years as a Professional head Coach• 3 Years as an NFL head Coach• 17 Years as an Assistant Coach• 13 Years as a Collegiate Assistant Coach• 4 Years as a Professional Assistant Coach• 1 Year as an NFL Assistant Coach
hEAd CoAChINg EXPErIENCENEBrASKA• 2015 (1st season; 5-6 record)
orEgon StatE• 2003-14 (12 seasons; 85-66 record)• 1997-98 (2 seasons; 8-14 record)• 14 overall seasons; 93-80 record)• 6-2 record in eight bowl games• 2008 Pac-10 Coach of the Year
SAN dIEgo ChArgErS• 1999-2001 (3 seasons; 14-34 record)
SAN ANtoNIo rIdErS (WLAF)• 1991-92 (2 seasons; 11-9 record)
WINNIPEg BLUE BomBErS (CFL)• 1987-90 (4 seasons; 40-32 record)• 2 grey Cup Championships (1987, 1990)
ASSIStANt CoACh EXPErIENCENEW orLEANS SAINtS• Assistant head Coach (2002)
USC• Assistant head Coach/ offensive Coordinator (1993-96)
NorthErN CoLorAdo• defensive Coordinator (1986)
WINNIPEg BLUE BomBErS (CFL)• Assistant Coach (1983-85)
LINFIELd CoLLEgE• defensive Coordinator (1977-82)• NAIA National Championship (1982)
WhItWorth CoLLEgE• graduate Assistant (1976)
CALIForNIA• graduate Assistant (1975)
PLAYINg EXPErIENCE• Alabama (CB)• National Championship (1973)
NEBrASKA hEAd CoACh mIKE rILEYthe 2015 season marks the debut for first-year head Coach mike riley, who was named Nebraska’s 29th head coach in december of 2014. riley came to Nebraska after 14 seasons as the head coach at oregon State. riley boasts 41 years of coaching experience, and he is in his 24th season as a head coach.
ChAmPIoNShIP PEdIgrEE• riley has won championships at the NAIA,
NCAA FBS and professional levels.
• riley was a cornerback on Alabama's 1973 national championship team.
• In 1982, riley was the defensive coordinator for Linfield College, which went 12-0 and won the NAIA national championship.
• riley won two grey Cup titles in his four seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League.
• In his first season as a head coach at any level, riley led Winnipeg to the 1987 grey Cup title.
• riley won his first grey Cup at the age of 33, making him the third-youngest head coach ever to win a professional title (CFL, NFL, NFL Europe, UFL, USFL, WLF, WLAF, XFL).
• Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, riley is the youngest head coach to win a championship in any professional league.
• riley and hugh Campbell of the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) are the only two head coaches in the Super Bowl era to win two professional titles before the age of 40.
ProVEN WINNEr• riley won 93 games at oregon State, making
him the winningest coach in Beaver history.
• riley ended his tenure at oSU ranked 11th in Pac-12 history with 58 conference wins.
• riley currently ranks 26th among active FBS coaches with 94 career victories, all at a Power Five school.
• riley took oregon State to eight bowl games, compiling a 6-2 record.
• riley's .750 bowl winning percentage ranks sixth in NCAA history among coaches who appeared in at least eight bowl games.
• riley is 1 of 6 coaches in NCAA history to win his first five bowl games.
• riley is 1 of 12 coaches in NCAA history to win five consecutive bowl games.
• In 14 seasons at oregon State, riley led the Beavers to 14 wins over ranked opponents, including five wins over top-10 teams and three wins over top-three foes.
• riley coached two Biletnikoff Award winners at oregon State, and is the only active FBS coach to have two players win the award.
Pro hEAd CoAChINg EXPErIENCEmike riley (Nebraska) 9 YearsJim harbaugh (michigan) 4 YearsJim mora Jr. (UCLA) 4 Years
NFL hEAd CoAChINg EXPErIENCEJim harbaugh (michigan) 4 YearsJim mora Jr. (UCLA) 4 Yearsmike riley (Nebraska) 3 Years
*College and professional experience only# Announced retirement at end of 2015 season
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mike riley is 1 of 3 FBS coaches with at least three seasons of NFL head coaching experience. riley is 1 of 5 FBS coaches who has been an NFL head coach (UCLA’s Jim mora Jr., michigan’s Jim harbaugh, Louisville’s Bobby Petrino, Alabama’s Nick Saban.
mike riley ranks sixth in NCAA history with a .750 winning percentage in bowl games. one of only six coaches in NCAA history to win his first five career bowl games, riley was 6-2 in bowl games while at oregon State.
Eight coaches boast NFL experience, including mike riley as a head coach, mark Banker and Brian Stewart as defensive coordinators and Bruce read as a special teams coordinator.
mike riley owns nine years of experience as a professional head coach, the most of any FBS coach. In addition to the NFL, riley led teams in the Canadian Football League and the World League of American Football, the predecessor to NFL Europe.
mike riley owns 24 years of head coaching experience at the collegiate or professional level, the sixth most among FBS head coaches.
the Nu coaching staff has combined for 33 seasons of coaching experience in the NFL
mike riley’s 41 years of coaching experience at the collegiate or professional level rank third among FBS head coaches. Both coaches ahead of him on the list have announced their retirement at the end of the season.
Nebraska’s 10 full-time coaches have been a part of 56 bowl teams during their collegiate coaching careers.
the husker coaching staff has a combined 255 years of coaching experience at the collegiate or professional level.
mArK BANKErdEFENSIVE CoordINAtor• 37 Years of Experience
• 29 Years as def. Coordinator • 3 Years of NFL Experience
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• oSU led nation in rush defense in 2007• top-10 total defense rankings in 2003 & 2007• Coordinated a San diego Charger defense to
a No. 11 NFL total defense ranking in 2001
dANNY LANgSdorFoFFENSIVE CoordINAtor• 20 Years of Experience• 12 Years as off. Coordinator• 4 Years of NFL Experience• game day: Field
hIghLIghtS• Eli manning career-high completion rate in 2014• Sean mannion set Pac-12 career passing record• oSU set then-Pac-12 record with 4,844 passing
yards with Langsdorf as coordinator in 2013
trEnt brayLINEBACKErS• 7 Years of Experience
• 7 Years at Power Five School • 1 Year Playing in NFL Europe
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• helped 2012 oSU defense rank second in Pac-
12 in scoring defense & third in total defense• Coached in three bowl games past four years• ranks among top 10 tacklers in oSU history
mIKE CAVANAUghoFFENSIVE LINE• 30 Years of Experience
• 6 Years as off. Coordinator • 2 Years of NFL Experience
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• Coached 23 all-conference linemen at oSU• oSU set a then-Pac-12 passing record in 2013 • helped hawaii rank in the top 10 nationally in
total offense three times in six seasons
hANK hUghESdEFENSIVE LINE• 37 Years of Experience
• 8 Years as Asst. head Coach • 6 Years as def. Coordinator
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• three conference title teams in past seven years• 2008 UConn defense ranked sixth nationally in
total defense and in top 25 in scoring defense• In 2012, memphis led nation in rush defense
rEggIE dAVISrUNNINg BACKS• 12 Years of Experience
• 4 Years of NFL Experience • 2 Years Playing in NFL
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• Coached in three NFC Championship games• Coached All-Pro tE Vernon davis for three years• helped oSU rB Jacquizz rodgers become
first freshman to be Pac-10 offensive mVP
brian StEwartSECoNdArY• 24 Years of Experience
• 8 Years of NFL Experience • 7 Years as def. Coordinator
• game day: Press Box hIghLIghtS• helped houston to a 13-1 record in 2011• Coached 14 Pro Bowlers in eight NFL seasons• Coordinated dallas Cowboys defenses that
led NFL in sacks in 2007 and 2008
KEIth WILLIAmSWIdE rECEIVErS• 16 Years of Experience
• 4 Years as off. Coordinator • 1 Year Playing in NFL
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• Eight former wideouts played in NFL in 2014• Coached San Jose State's Edell Shepherd to
school-record 1,500 receiving yards in 2001• 2008 intern coach with San diego Chargers
BrUCE rEAdSPECIAL tEAmS CoordINAtor• 31 Years of Experience
• 12 Years at Power Five School • 7 Years of NFL Experience
• game day: Field hIghLIghtS• helped James rogers total 2,385 return yards• Led Alexis Serna to 2005 Lou groza Award• San diego Chargers special teams ranked in
top six in NFL twice in read's three seasons
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AddItIoNAL FootBALL StAFF• Associate A.d./Football: dan Van de riet• offensive gA: tavita thompson (tight Ends)• offensive gA: Beau Walker (running Backs)• defensive gA: Jon Clark (Secondary)• defensive gA: max onyegbule (defensive Line)• head Football Strength Coach: mark Philipp• head Football Athletic trainer: mark mayer• head Equipment manager: Jay terry• director of Video: greg Vaughn
thE IoWA hAWKEYES At A gLANCE• Iowa is one of two undefeated teams in the FBS ranks.• Iowa is 5-0 in games decided by 10 or fewer points (Nebraska is 2-6).• the hawkeyes’ 11-0 start marks the best start in school history and the
first time Iowa has opened a season with more than nine straight wins.• Iowa has tied a school record with 11 consecutive victories.• Iowa ranks 14th nationally with three defensive touchdowns.• the hawkeyes rank 14th nationally in time of possession (32:58).• Iowa has intercepted 13 passes (26th nationally), while throwing only
three interceptions (second nationally).
thrEE hAWKEYES to WAtChQB c.J. Beathard• Is 11-0 in his first season as Iowa’s starting quarterback and 12-0 overall.• Is the only hawkeye quarterback to win his first 10 career starts.• ranks fifth in the Big ten with 2,537 yards of total offense.dB desmond king• one of 16 semifinalists for the Jim thorpe Award, King is tied for the
national lead with eight interceptions.• has as many interceptions himself as the entire Nebraska defense (8).• Averages 12.7 yards per punt return and 25.6 yards per kickoff return.rB Jordan canzeri• ranks second in the Big ten with 10 rushing touchdown.• has four 100-yard rushing efforts in 2015 and six in his career.• Carried the ball a school-record 43 times for 256 yards against Illinois on
oct. 10, the third-highest total in hawkeye history.
SEriES hiStory• Nebraska leads the all-time series, 29-13-3, including a 14-3-1 edge in
Lincoln and an 11-2 advantage at memorial Stadium.• Nebraska and Iowa have played for the heroes trophy since Nebraska
joined the Big ten in 2011.• the huskers have won four of the five meetings as Big ten foes.• Iowa won the last matchup in Lincoln in 2013, which marked the
hawkeyes’ first win in Lincoln since 1943.• Nebraska is facing Iowa in its final regular-season game for the fifth
straight season and for the 15th time overall (10-3-1 record).
ABoUt IoWA FootBALL• Iowa owns an all-time record of 624-541-39.• Iowa has won four national titles (1921, 1956, 1958, 1960).• the hawkeyes have won 11 Big ten titles, most recently in 2004.• Iowa has appeared in 28 bowl games (14-13-1 record).
Field Goals made att Pct. lonGmarshall Koehn 13 17 76.5 57
IoWA hEAd CoAChKIrK FErENtZ• 17th Season• 126-85 at Iowa • 20th Career Season • 138-06 Career record • 1-5 vs. Nebraska (career) • 1-5 vs. Nebraska (at Iowa)
(11-0, 7-0)
1 Illinois St. (W, 31-14)2 @ Iowa St. (W, 31-17)3 Pittsburgh (W, 27-24)4 North texas (W, 62-16)5 @ Wisconsin (W, 10-6)6 Illinois (W, 29-20)7 @ Northwestern (W, 40-10)
KICK rEtUrNEr8 Stanley morgan Jr., 6-0, 185, Fr. 87 Brandon reilly, Jr., 6-1, 195, Jr. 39 Jordan Nelson, 5-7, 180, Jr.34 terrell Newby, 5-10, 200, Jr.
PUNt rEtUrNEr1 Jordan Westerkamp, 6-0, 195, Jr. 8 Stanley morgan Jr., 6-0, 185, Fr.
INJUrEd21 Charles Jackson, 5-11, 180, Jr., dB75 Chris Long, 6-4, 300, Sr., og15 de'mornay Pierson-El, 5-9, 185, Wr/Pr 12 Luke gifford, 6-3, 215, rFr., LB
SPECIAL tEAmS
oFFENSIVE CArEEr StArtStommy Armstrong Jr., Jr., QB .............31Alex Lewis, Sr., ot ...............................24Cethan Carter, Jr., tE...........................23Zach Sterup, Sr., ot/og .....................15Jordan Westerkamp., Jr., Wr ..............14Alonzo moore, Jr., Wr .........................14ryne reeves, Sr., C ..............................12dylan Utter, Sr., og .............................12Sam Cotton, Jr., tE ..............................11Andy Janovich, Sr., FB ...........................9Chongo Kondolo, Sr., og .....................9terrell Newby, Jr., IB ..............................8Nick gates, rFr., ot ..............................8de’mornay Pierson-El, So., Wr .............7Jamal turner, Sr., Wr .............................6Brandon reilly, Jr., Wr ...........................6Lane hovey, Jr., Wr ...............................4Stanley morgan Jr., Wr .........................3taariq Allen, Sr., Wr ..............................2Imani Cross, Sr., IB .................................2ryker Fyfe, Jr., QB .................................1trey Foster, Jr., tE .................................1david Sutton, Sr., tE ..............................1
SPECIAL tEAmS CArEEr StArtSSam Foltz, Jr., P ...................................36drew Brown, So., PK ...........................24tyson Broekemeier, Sr., P ......................1
dEFENSIVE CArEEr StArtSNate gerry, Jr., S .................................27maliek Collins, Jr., dt .........................24greg mcmullen, Jr., dE .......................24Vincent Valentine, Jr., dt ....................22daniel davie, Sr., CB ...........................18Josh Banderas, Jr., LB .........................17Byerson Cockrell, Sr., dB ....................16Joshua Kalu, So., dB ...........................13Jack gangwish, Sr., dE........................10dedrick Young, Fr., LB .........................10michael rose-Ivey, Jr., LB ......................9Chris Jones, So., CB ..............................5marcus Newby, So., LB .........................5Jonathan rose, Sr., CB ..........................5ross dzuris, So., dE ..............................4Kevin Williams, Sr., dt ..........................4Freedom Akinmoladun, rFr., dE ...........4Chris Weber, So., LB .............................4givens Price, Sr., dt ............................ 3*Aaron Williams, Fr., S ............................2Kevin maurice, Jr., dt ...........................1*Price's three starts came on the OL
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2015 NEBrASKA CorNhUSKEr ALPhABEtICAL roStErNo. Name Pos. ht. Wt. Yr. hometown (high School/College) 91 Akinmoladun, Freedom dE 6-4 255 rFr. grandview, mo. (grandview) 7 Allen, taariq Wr 6-3 200 Sr. Weston, mass. (the rivers School) 3 Alston, Lavan Wr 6-0 175 Fr. oxnard, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 4 Anderson, Avery dB 6-0 175 Fr. Surprise, Ariz. (Pine Creek, Colorado Springs, Colo.) 75 Anderson, Fyn dL 6-3 260 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 4 Armstrong Jr., tommy QB 6-1 220 Jr. Cibolo, texas (Steele) 33 Bailey, Christian Wr 5-11 205 So. San Clemente, Calif. 52 Banderas, Josh LB 6-2 235 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 74 Barnett, Jalin oL 6-4 310 Fr. Lawton, okla. (Lawton) 18 Barry, mohamed LB 6-1 215 Fr. grayson, ga. (grayson) 40 Betka, ty Wr 5-7 165 Jr. Superior, Neb. (Superior/drake) 53 Boryca, Alex LB 6-2 220 rFr. Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 9 Broekemeier, tyson QB 6-1 200 Sr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora) 34 Brown, drew PK 5-11 180 So. Southlake, texas (Southlake Carroll) 51 Brugmann, Jared LB 6-2 225 Fr. gretna, Neb. (gretna) 6 Bush, AJ QB 6-3 220 rFr. Alpharetta, ga. (Norcross) 11 Carter, Cethan tE 6-4 240 Jr. New orleans, La. (Archbishop rummel) 43 Classen, Brett Wr 6-2 205 So. medina, minn. (Wayzata/Winona State) 59 Cleveland, Brody LB 6-2 210 Fr. ogallala, Neb. (ogallala) 28 Cockrell, Byerson dB 6-0 185 Sr. Columbus, miss. (Columbus/East mississippi CC) 7 Collins, maliek dt 6-2 300 Jr. Kansas City, mo. (Center) 26 Connely, thomas LB 5-11 205 rFr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 62 Conrad, Cole oL 6-5 290 rFr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) 84 Cotton, Sam tE 6-4 250 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 32 Cross, Imani IB 6-1 230 Sr. gainesville, ga. (North hall) 2 darlington, Zack QB 6-2 205 rFr. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) 23 davie, daniel CB 6-1 190 Sr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 32 davis, Alex dE 6-5 230 Fr. riviera Beach, Fla. (dwyer) 96 davis, Carlos dL 6-2 265 Fr. Blue Springs, mo. (Blue Springs) 94 davis, Khalil dL 6-2 265 Fr. Blue Springs, mo. (Blue Springs) 79 decker, michael oL 6-4 285 Fr. omaha, Neb. (North) 88 dzuris, ross dE 6-3 250 Jr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth) 48 Evans, Erik dE 6-3 255 So. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly) 63 Farmer, tanner oL 6-4 310 rFr. highland, Ill. (highland) 43 Ferguson, tyrin LB 6-2 220 Fr. New orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 27 Foltz, Sam P 6-1 200 Jr. greeley, Neb. (grand Island) 67 Foster, Jerald oL 6-3 310 rFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 42 Foster, trey tE 6-1 245 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 51 Freudenburg, ryan oL 6-5 305 rFr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran-Northeast) 17 Fyfe, ryker QB 6-2 210 Jr. grand Island, Neb. (grand Island) 95 gangwish, Jack dE 6-2 265 Sr. Wood river, Neb. (Wood river) 68 gates, Nick oL 6-5 290 rFr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop gorman) 56 gaylord, Christian oL 6-6 275 Fr. Baldwin City, Kan. (Baldwin City) 25 gerry, Nate S 6-2 205 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.d. (Washington) 12 gifford, Luke LB 6-3 215 rFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 29 graham, Nolan dB 5-11 200 rFr. Firth, Neb. (Norris) 73 hahn, Sam oL 6-6 300 Jr. deWitt, Neb. (tri-County/North dakota State) 72 hannon, Zach oL 6-5 305 So. Kansas City, mo. (rockhurst) 49 hemphill, Austin FB 6-0 220 Fr. gretna, Neb. (gretna) 25 holtmeier, Blake Wr 6-2 200 rFr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 88 hoppes, tyler tE 6-4 240 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest/Wayne State) 13 hovey, Lane Wr 6-4 205 Jr. Adel, Iowa (Adel-desoto-minburn) 21 Jackson, Charles dB 5-11 180 Jr. Spring, texas (Klein Collins) 35 Janovich, Andy FB 6-1 230 Sr. gretna, Neb. (gretna) 47 Jarzynka, matt dE 6-4 240 rFr. Loup City, Neb. (Loup City) 50 Johns, garret dL 6-0 280 Jr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora) 27 Johnson, Noah IB 6-0 195 Fr. Sutton, Neb. (Sutton) 76 Johnson Jr., dwayne oL 6-6 280 So. houston, texas (Bellaire) 8 Jones, Chris dB 6-0 180 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) 38 Jordan, harrison FB 5-10 230 So. omaha, Neb. (Westside) 11 Joseph, Boaz dB 6-1 190 So. Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) 10 Kalu, Joshua dB 6-1 185 So. houston, texas (Alief taylor) 36 Karel, reid dB 6-3 190 Fr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) 19 Keels, Joe dE 6-3 265 Sr. Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford/highland CC) 89 Ketter, Connor tE 6-5 245 So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) 17 King, Sedrick dE 6-4 240 rFr. Plant City, Fla. (Plant City) 30 Kitrell, Bo FB 6-1 225 rFr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-greenwood)77 Knevel, david oL 6-9 310 So. Brantford, ontario, Canada (Pauline S. Johnson Collegiate) 42 Koley, Creighton dB 6-0 180 rFr. omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 70 Kondolo, Chongo oL 6-4 300 Sr. Carrollton, texas (Creekview/Fresno City College) 37 Lazaro, Noah LB 6-2 225 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 6 Lee Jr., Eric dB 6-0 180 Fr. milton, mass. (Valor Christian, Colo.) 71 Lewis, Alex oL 6-6 290 Sr. tempe, Ariz. (mountain Pointe/Colorado) 95 Lindsay, Spencer PK 5-9 205 Jr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) 75 Long, Chris oL 6-4 300 Sr. Blair, Neb. (Blair) 58 Lopez, Joel dL 6-2 260 So. Saint Charles, Ill. (Burlington Central)
hUSKEr NUmErICAL roStErNo. Name ................................... Pos.1 Jordan Westerkamp ............. wr2 Zack darlington .....................Qb2 trai mosley ............................dB3 Lavan Alston ......................... wr3 marcus Newby........................LB4 Avery Anderson ....................dB4 tommy Armstrong Jr. ...........Qb5 dedrick Young ........................LB6 AJ Bush..................................Qb6 Eric Lee Jr. .............................dB7 taariq Allen .......................... wr7 maliek Collins ........................ dt8 Chris Jones ............................dB8 Stanley morgan Jr. ............... wr9 tyson Broekemeier ...............Qb9 daiShon Neal ........................dE10 Joshua Kalu ...........................dB10 Jamal turner ......................... wr11 Cethan Carter.........................tE11 Boaz Joseph ..........................dB12 Luke gifford ...........................LB13 Lane hovey ........................... wr13 Adrienne talan .......................LB14 Jonathan rose .......................CB15 de’mornay Pierson-El .......... wr15 michael rose-Ivey ..................LB16 Antonio reed ...........................S17 ryker Fyfe ..............................Qb17 Sedrick King ..........................dE18 mohamed Barry .....................LB19 Joe Keels ...............................dE21 Charles Jackson ....................dB21 mikale Wilbon .........................ib22 devine ozigbo ........................ib22 Anthony ridder .....................dB23 daniel davie ..........................CB23 Austin rose .............................ib24 Aaron Williams ......................dB25 Nate gerry................................S25 Blake holtmeier .................... wr26 thomas Connely ....................LB26 Brady Pelzer.......................... wr26 Jamie Sutcliffe ........................PK26 Kieron Williams ........................S27 Sam Foltz ..................................P27 Noah Johnson .........................ib28 Byerson Cockrell ...................dB28 Adam taylor ............................ib29 Nolan graham .......................dB29 graham Nabity ........................ib30 Bo Kitrell .................................FB31 Conor Young ........................ wr32 Imani Cross ..............................ib32 Alex davis ..............................dE33 Christian Bailey..................... wr33 garrett mcKay ........................LB34 drew Brown ............................PK34 terrell Newby ..........................ib35 Andy Janovich ........................FB36 reid Karel ..............................dB37 Noah Lazaro ...........................LB37 Wyatt mazour ..........................ib38 harrison Jordan......................FB39 Jordan Nelson .........................ib40 ty Betka ................................ wr40 Jordan ober ...........................LS41 Luke mcNitt ............................tE42 trey Foster ..............................tE
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55 maurice, Kevin dt 6-3 280 Jr. orlando, Fla. (Freedom) 37 mazour, Wyatt IB 5-9 190 Fr. Albion, Neb. (Boone Central) 44 mcCann, mitch FB 6-0 235 Jr. omaha, Neb. (Burke) 33 mcKay, garrett LB 6-0 210 Jr. Anaheim hills, Calif. (Santa Ana College/Servite) 90 mcmullen, greg dE 6-3 280 Jr. Akron, ohio (hoban) 41 mcNitt, Luke tE 6-2 240 So. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney/Nebraska-Kearney) 82 moore, Alonzo Wr 6-2 195 Jr. Winnfield, La. (Winnfield Senior) 8 morgan Jr., Stanley Wr 6-0 185 Fr. New orleans, La. (St. Augustine) 2 mosley, trai dB 5-10 170 rFr. Pflugerville, texas (hendrickson) 29 Nabity, graham IB 6-0 210 Jr. omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn) 45 Natter, A.J. dE 6-5 250 So. milton, Wis. (milton) 9 Neal, daiShon dE 6-7 250 Fr. omaha, Neb. (Central) 39 Nelson, Jordan IB 5-7 180 Jr. omaha, Neb. (Burke) 3 Newby, marcus LB 6-1 235 So. North Potomac, md. (Quince orchard) 34 Newby, terrell IB 5-10 200 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Chaminade) 99 Newell, Peyton dL 6-3 270 rFr. hiawatha, Kan. (hiawatha) 40 ober, Jordan LS 6-1 200 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop gorman) 76 owen, dylan dL 6-5 235 rFr. Westchester, N.Y. (Somers/Bridgton Academy) 22 ozigbo, devine IB 5-11 225 Fr. Sachse, texas (Sachse) 54 Painter, robby oL 6-4 290 Jr. Centennial, Colo. (grandview) 26 Pelzer, Brady Wr 5-11 180 rFr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 15 Pierson-El, de’mornay Wr 5-9 185 So. Alexandria, Va. (West Potomac) 54 Poppen, garrett LB 6-1 215 rFr. giltner, Neb. (giltner) 78 Price, givens dt 6-4 310 Sr. houston, texas (Alief taylor) 48 rahn, gabe Wr 6-1 190 So. Le mars, Iowa (Le mars) 97 rath, Logan dt 6-4 280 Jr. giltner, Neb. (giltner/South dakota State) 16 reed, Antonio S 6-2 200 Fr. memphis, tenn. (Southhaven [miss.]) 65 reeves, ryne oL 6-3 300 Sr. Crete, Neb. (Crete) 87 reilly, Brandon Wr 6-1 195 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 45 reimers, Bryan Wr 6-5 210 rFr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 22 ridder, Anthony dB 6-2 205 Sr. West Point, Neb. (Central Catholic) 23 rose, Austin IB 6-1 215 rFr. Lincoln, Neb. (North Star) 14 rose, Jonathan CB 6-1 195 Sr. Leeds, Ala. (Leeds/Auburn) 15 rose-Ivey, michael LB 5-11 240 Jr. Kansas City, mo. (rockhurst) 56 Simpson, Brad LB 6-0 225 Jr. omaha, Neb. (ralston) 85 Snyder, matt tE 6-5 245 Fr. San ramon, Calif. (California) 57 Sterup, Zach oL 6-8 320 Sr. hastings, Neb. (hastings St. Cecilia) 44 Stoltenberg, mick dL 6-5 265 rFr. gretna, Neb. (gretna) 26 Sutcliffe, Jamie PK 6-2 190 Jr. thousand oaks, Calif. (thousand oaks/Utah/Pierce College) 86 Sutton, david tE 6-3 255 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 13 talan, Adrienne LB 6-1 200 Fr. davie, Fla. (Flanagan) 28 taylor, Adam IB 6-2 210 So. Katy, texas (Katy) 55 thurston, Paul oL 6-5 295 Jr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 10 turner, Jamal Wr 6-1 190 Sr. Arlington, texas (Sam houston) 92 Urbach, Chase LS 6-3 200 Fr. grosse Pointe, mich. (grosse Pointe South) 66 Utter, dylan oL 6-1 285 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 98 Valentine, Vincent dt 6-3 320 Jr. Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville) 49 Weber, Chris LB 6-3 220 So. omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn) 57 Weinmaster, Jacob LB 6-0 200 Fr. Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 1 Westerkamp, Jordan Wr 6-0 195 Jr. Lombard, Ill. (montini Catholic) 58 Whitaker, Corey oL 6-4 290 Jr. murrieta, Calif. (Vista murrieta) 21 Wilbon, mikale IB 5-8 190 rFr. Chicago, Ill. (de La Salle Institute) 24 Williams, Aaron dB 5-11 185 Fr. Atlanta, ga. (Carver) 92 Williams, Kevin dt 6-2 275 Sr. holland, ohio (Springfield) 26 Williams, Kieron S 6-0 190 So. Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd/Air Force Prep) 31 Young, Conor Wr 6-1 170 Fr. Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 5 Young, dedrick LB 6-1 220 Fr. Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial)
42 Creighton Koley ....................dB43 Brett Classen ........................ wr43 tyrin Ferguson........................LB44 mitch mcCann ........................FB44 mick Stoltenberg ................... dL45 A.J. Natter .............................dE45 Bryan reimers ...................... wr47 matt Jarzynka ........................dE48 Erik Evans ..............................dE48 gabe rahn ............................ wr49 Austin hemphill ......................FB49 Chris Weber............................LB50 garret Johns .......................... dL51 Jared Brugmann .....................LB51 ryan Freudenburg ................oL52 Josh Banderas ........................LB53 Alex Boryca ............................LB54 robby Painter ........................oL54 garrett Poppen ......................LB55 Kevin maurice ........................ dt55 Paul thurston ........................oL56 Christian gaylord ..................oL56 Brad Simpson .........................LB57 Zach Sterup ...........................oL57 Jacob Weinmaster .................LB58 Joel Lopez ............................. dL58 Corey Whitaker .....................oL59 Brody Cleveland .....................LB62 Cole Conrad ..........................oL63 tanner Farmer .......................oL65 ryne reeves ..........................oL66 dylan Utter ............................oL67 Jerald Foster .........................oL68 Nick gates .............................oL70 Chongo Kondolo ...................oL71 Alex Lewis ..............................oL72 Zach hannon .........................oL73 Sam hahn ..............................oL74 Jalin Barnett ..........................oL75 Fyn Anderson ........................ dL75 Chris Long .............................oL76 dwayne Johnson Jr. ..............oL76 dylan owen ........................... dL77 david Knevel .........................oL78 givens Price ...........................oL79 michael decker .....................oL82 Alonzo moore ....................... wr84 Sam Cotton ............................tE85 matt Snyder ............................tE86 david Sutton ..........................tE87 Brandon reilly ...................... wr88 ross dzuris ............................dE88 tyler hoppes ..........................tE89 Connor Ketter ........................tE90 greg mcmullen .....................dE91 Freedom Akinmoladun .........dE92 Chase Urbach .........................LS92 Kevin Williams ....................... dt94 Khalil davis ............................ dL95 Jack gangwish ......................dE95 Spencer Lindsay .....................PK96 Carlos davis ........................... dL97 Logan rath ............................ dL98 Vincent Valentine .................. dt99 Peyton Newell ....................... dL
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#1Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2012 Redshirt2013 13/1 20 283 14.1 23.6 49 vs. Northwestern 12014 13/9 44 747 17.0 57.5 70 at Fresno State 52015 11/4 61 833 13.7 75.7 38 vs. Michigan State 7
Totals 37/14 125 1,863 14.9 50.4 70 at Fresno State 13
Career HonorS» 2015 team Captain» Biletnikoff award Watch List (2015)» academic all-Big ten (2013, 2014)» Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)» Big ten Freshman of the Week (vs. northwestern, 2013)» three-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» eSPn College Football Play of the Year (reception vs. Florida atlantic, 2014) » Sports Science newton award for outstanding reaction (2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015) » tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Made first career start against South Alabama.» Recorded four pass breakups against Wisconsin, tying the Nebraska record for most breakups by a linebacker. Scott Shanle previously had four breakups at Missouri in 2001.» Career-high eight tackles at Purdue.
2015 SeaSon noteS» Caught 11 passes for 118 yards against Southern Miss, setting a career high for receptions, bettering his nine catches at Michigan State last season. Eighth time in school history a Nebraska player has had double-digit receptions. » Caught nine passes against Michigan State for a season-high 143 yards.» Caught three passes at Rutgers to bring his season total to 61, the third-most ever by a Nebraska receiver and leaves him just two catches shy of tying Nate Swift’s receiver record (63 in 2008). Westerkamp’s 61 receptions are also 14 shy of running back Marlon Lucky’s NU school-record 75 receptions in 2007.» Had 32 receiving yards at Rutgers to increase his season yardage total to 833 receiving yards. He is now fifth on the season receiving yardage list and is 109 yards from Johnny Rodgers’ school record of 942 receiving yards in 1972. » Has caught a pass in 24 straight games.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 8 vs. Michigan State (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 1, six times» Sacks - 1.0 at Fresno State (2014), at Rutgers (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 8 vs. Michigan State» Tackles for Loss – 1, five times» Sacks – 1.0 at Rutgers
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
GAME 12 VS IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
tommy armstrong Jr. • Jr. • Qb CIboLo, texaSSteeLe hS
RushingYear G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs2012 Redshirt2013 9/8 67 277 75 202 3.0 22.4 24 vs. Georgia 22014 13/13 145 842 137 705 4.9 54.2 42 vs. McNeese St. 62015 10/10 79 417 115 278 3.5 27.8 32 at Illinois 6Totals 32/31 291 1,536 327 1,185 4.1 37.0 42 vs. McNeese St. 14
Career HonorS» 2015 team Captain» Big ten Player of the Week (vs. Michigan State, 2015)» Big ten Player of the Week (vs. Southern Miss, 2014)» Honorable-Mention Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)» Big ten Freshman of the Week (vs. Michigan, 2013)» Longest Pass in nU History and nCaa Bowl History (99 yards vs. Georgia, 2014 Gator Bowl)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2012)» nebraska Sophomore record Holder - Passing Yards, Passing tDs, total off.» nebraska Bowl Game record Holder - Passing Yards, Passing tDs, Pass Completions, Pass attempts, total offense (2014 Holiday Bowl vs. USC)
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHSPassing» Attempts – 51 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl)» Completions – 32 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl)» Yards – 381 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl)» Touchdowns – 4 at Iowa (2014), at Miami (2015)
Rushing» Rushes – 20 at Wisconsin (2014)» Yards – 131 vs. McNeese State (2014)» Touchdowns – 2 vs. Michigan State (2015)» Long Rush – 42 yards vs. McNeese State (2014)» Total Offense – 431 vs. Southern Miss (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHSPassing» Attempts – 48 vs. Northwestern» Completions – 24 vs. BYU, vs. Northwestern» Yards – 368 vs. Southern Miss» Touchdowns – 4 at Miami
Rushing» Rushes – 12 vs. Northwestern» Yards – 63 vs. Southern Miss» Touchdowns – 2 vs. Michigan State» Long Rush – 32 at Illinois» Total Offense – 431 vs. Southern Miss
2015 SeaSon noteS» Moved into the No. 2 spot on the Nebraska career passing list, completing 19-of-33 passes for 320 yards against Michigan State. Pushed his career total to 6,032 yards, moving past Zac Taylor (5,850) into the second spot. Has 6,221 career yards entering the Iowa game.» His 2,560 passing yards this season rank sixth on the NU season chart. Armstrong’s 2,695 yards last season rank fourth.» Accounted for 190 yards of total offense against Rutgers to push his career total to 7,406. Is the third Husker with 7,000 career total offense yards. He joins Taylor Martinez (10,233) and Eric Crouch (7,915) in the 7,000-yard total offense club.» His 339 yards of total offense against Michigan State marked his ninth career game of more than 300 total yards, which ties a school record held by Joe Ganz and Taylor Martinez.» Became the second Husker to pass for 50 or more touchdown passes in his career with three TD passes at Rutgers. Connected for the 50th touchdown pass of his career on a 15-yard first-quarter strike to Jordan Westerkamp. Armstrong added his 51st (44 yards to Alonzo Moore) and 52nd (11 yards to Cethan Carter) later in the game for his fourth game this season with at least three touchdown passes. Is within four touchdown passes of Taylor Martinez’s school record of 56 career touchdown passes.
dedrick young • Fr. • Lb PeorIa, arIz.CentennIaL hS
#5Career StatS (----------Tackles---------) Fum. QBYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry.2015 10/10 24 29 53 5-8 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0Totals 10/10 24 29 53 5-8 0.0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Joined Aaron Williams as just the fourth and fifth Nebraska true freshmen to start a season opener since World War II, joining Ralph Brown (1996), Terrence Nunn (2004) and Tyler Moore (2011). Young is also just the fourth true freshman linebacker to start any game since Nebraska changed to a 4-3 defense in 1993. Other true freshmen to start at linebacker include Josh Banderas (2013), Nate Gerry (2013) and Matt Holt (2008).» Made a career-high 11 tackles at Illinois, including a career-high two TFLs.
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 11 at Illinois» Tackles for Loss – 2 at Illinois, at Rutgers» Sacks – 0
Career HonorS» nebraska team Captain (2015)» athlon’s third-team Preseason all-american (2015)» 2015 Preseason First-team all-Big ten (athlon’s, Sporting news) » 2015 Lombardi award Watch List (1-of-175)» Second-team all-Big ten (Coaches, 2014)» Honorable-Mention all-Big ten (Media, 2014)» academic all-Big ten (2014)» nebraska Defensive Co-MVP (2014)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2015)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Had a career-high nine tackles at Illinois, including a career-high tying three tackles for loss. Also notched a career-high 1.5 sacks for 12 yards.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 9 at Illinois (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 3 vs. Rutgers (2014), at Illinois (2015)» Sacks – 1.5 at Illinois (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 9 at Illinois» Tackles for Loss – 3 at Illinois» Sacks – 1.5 at Illinois
stanLey morgan Jr. • Fr. • Wr new orLeanS, La.St. auguStIne hS
#8Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2015 11/3 20 229 11.5 20.8 33 at Miami 2
Totals 11/3 20 229 11.5 20.8 33 at Miami 2
2015 SeaSon noteS» Made first career start against South Alabama.» Set career highs with four catches for 78 yards and one touchdown at Miami. His first career touchdown catch helped Nebraska tie the game at 33 with 33 seconds remaining in regulation.» Had a 42-yard kickoff return in the second quarter at Purdue, Nebraska’s longest kickoff return of the season. The previous long was a 27-yarder by Morgan at Miami. Morgan capped the drive at Purdue with a 20-yard touchdown reception, his second of the season.» Caught three passes for 27 yards and returned three kickoffs for 89 yards against Michigan State for a season-high 116 all-purpose yards.
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 4 at Miami» Receiving Yards – 78 at Miami» Touchdowns – 1 at Miami, at Purdue
taariQ aLLen • sr. • Wr weSton, maSS.the rIverS SChooL
#7Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2011 Redshirt2012 8/0 2 11 5.5 1.4 8 at Northwestern 12013 10/0 3 22 7.3 2.2 8 vs. Michigan State 02014 13/0 8 73 9.1 6.1 34 at Iowa 12015 11/2 5 41 8.2 3.7 14 vs. South Alabama 1
Totals 42/2 18 147 8.2 3.5 34 at Iowa 3
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2012, 2013)» Four-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» Pat Clare award (2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Caught his third career touchdown and first of 2015 against Southern Miss.» Made his first career start at Minnesota on Oct. 17.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions – 3 vs. Michigan State (2013), vs. McNeese State, Michigan State (2014)» Receiving Yards – 34 at Iowa (2014)» Long Reception – 34 at Iowa (2014)» Touchdowns – 1 at Northwestern (2012); at Iowa (2014); vs. Southern Miss (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 2 vs. South Alabama» Receiving Yards – 21 vs. South Alabama» Touchdowns – 1 vs. Southern Miss
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
GAME 12 VS IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
Joshua kaLu • so. • cb houSton, texaSaLIef tayLor hS
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2015)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Broke up a career-high four passes vs. Wisconsin and matched a career high with nine tackles.» Intercepted a fourth quarter pass and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown at Minnesota. Marked his second interception of the season, the third of his career and was his first career touchdown. Marked the first time Nebraska returned an interception for a touchdown since Nov. 2, 2013 vs. Northwestern.» Blocked a PAT in the fourth quarter at Purdue.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles – 9 vs. BYU (2015), vs. Wisconsin (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. BYU (2015)» Pass Breakups – 4 vs. Wisconsin (2015)» Interceptions – 1, three times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 9 vs. BYU, vs. Wisconsin» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. BYU» Pass Breakups – 4 vs. Wisconsin» Interceptions – 1 at Miami, at Minnesota
#10Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2011 12/0 15 243 16.2 20.2 43 vs. Fresno State 02012 14/4 32 417 13.0 29.8 36 vs. Southern Miss 32013 8/0 13 102 7.8 12.8 17 vs. Wyoming 12014* 2/2 4 37 9.2 18.5 17 vs. McNeese State 02015 11/0 5 67 13.4 6.1 17 at Purdue 0Totals 47/6 69 866 12.6 18.4 43 vs. Fresno State 4
*-Medical Redshirt
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2011)» Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring academic Honor roll (2011)» Jet award Watch List (2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS»
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions – 6 vs. Minnesota (2012)» Yards – 89 at Wisconsin (2011)» Touchdowns – 1 four times (most recently vs. Wyoming in 2013)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 2 vs. BYU» Receiving Yards – 21 vs. BYU» Touchdowns – 0
chris Jones • so. • db JaCKSonvILLe, fLa.SandaLwood hS
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» First career sack against Southern Miss» Made first career start at Illinois» First career interception in second quarter at Rutgers
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 3, five times (all in 2015)» Tackles for Loss – 1, twice (all in 2015)» Pass Breakups – 1, three times» Interceptions – 1 at Rutgers
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 3, five times» Tackles for Loss – 1, twice» Pass Breakups – 1, twice» Interceptions – 1 at Rutgers
Lane hovey • Jr. • Wr adeL, IowaadeL-deSoto-mInburn hS
#13Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2012 Redshirt2013 2/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 02014 13/0 5 69 13.8 5.3 29 at Fresno State 02015 11/4 11 152 13.8 13.8 25 vs. South Alabama 1Totals 26/4 16 221 13.8 8.5 29 at Fresno State 1
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2014)» Six-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2013, 2014, 2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Caught five passes for 68 yards against South Alabama, setting career highs in both categories. Hovey set his previous career highs in the first quarter alone, with three catches for 45 yards in the first quarter.» Caught a 17-yard TD pass at Purdue, the first of his career.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 5 vs. South Alabama (2015)» Receiving Yards – 68 vs. South Alabama (2015)» Touchdowns – 1 at Purude (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 5 vs. South Alabama» Receiving Yards – 68 vs. South Alabama» Touchdowns – 1 at Purdue
Jonathan rose • sr. • cb LeedS, aLa.auburn/LeedS hS
2015 SeaSon noteS» First career interception in win over Michigan State, returned the pick 12 yards.» First career start on Sept. 26 against Southern Miss.» Made a career-high eight tackles against South Alabama. Matched the career high with eight tackles, all solo, at Minnesota.» Career-high three pass break-ups at Rutgers
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles – 8 vs. South Alabama (2015), at Minnesota (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. South Alabama (2015)» Pass Breakups – 3 at Rutgers (2015)» Interceptions – 1 vs. Michigan State (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 8 vs. South Alabama, at Minnesota» Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. South Alabama» Pass Breakups – 3 at Rutgers» Interceptions – 1 vs. Michigan State
cethan carter • Jr. • te new orLeanS, La.arChbIShoP rummeL hS
#11Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2013 13/6 10 127 12.7 9.8 26 vs. S. Dakota St. 02014 9/8 6 98 16.3 10.9 34 at Iowa 12015 9/9 18 221 12.3 24.6 55 at Illinois 2Totals 31/23 34 446 13.1 14.4 55 at Illinois 3
Career HonorS» Honorable-Mention Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Carter’s 55-yard reception in the second quarter at Illinois was a career-long catch, bettering a 34-yard catch at Iowa last season. Finished the day with three receptions for 63 yards, setting career highs in both categories.» Had a 32-yard touchdown run to open the scoring in the first quarter at Rutgers. The 32-yard rush was the longest by a tight end in the FBS ranks this season and is the first rushing touchdown by a Husker tight end since at least 1971. The last Husker tight end to score a touchdown on a non-passing play was Ben Cotton against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2009, when Cotton recovered a fumble on a Nebraska rushing attempt for a touchdown. » Carter added an 11-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter at Rutgers, marking his second receiving touchdown of the season and the third of his career.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 4 at Rutgers» Receiving Yards - 63 at Illinois (2015)» Touchdowns – 1, three times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 4 at Rutgers» Receiving Yards – 63 at Illinois» Touchdowns – 1 at Minnesota, at Rutgers
RushingYear G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs2012 Redshirt2013 1/0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3.0 3 vs. S. Dakota St. 02014 7/0 7 52 5 47 6.7 6.7 15 vs. Fla. Atlantic 02015 2/1 7 15 50 -35 -5.0 -17.5 7 at Purdue 0Totals 10/1 15 70 55 15 1.0 1.5 15 vs. Fla. Atlantic 0
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2012)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2013) » nebraska Student-athlete Hero Leadership award (2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Was 5-for-7 for a then-career-high 33 yards and one touchdown against South Alabama.» Made his first career start at quarterback at Purdue. Tommy Armstrong Jr. had started the previous 22 games, since not starting against Iowa in November of 2013. » Was 29-of-48 at Purdue for 407 yards and four touchdowns, but also threw four interceptions.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHSPassing» Attempts – 48 at Purdue (2015)» Completions – 29 at Purdue (2015)» Yards – 407 at Purdue (2015)» Touchdowns – 4 at Purdue (2015)
Rushing» Rushes – 7 at Purdue (2015)» Yards – 29 vs. Florida Atlantic (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHSPassing» Attempts – 48 at Purdue» Completions – 29 at Purdue» Yards – 407 at Purdue» Touchdowns – 4 at Purdue
Rushing» Rushes – 7 at Purdue» Yards – -35 at Purdue
michaeL rose-ivey • Jr. • Lb KanSaS CIty, mo.roCKhurSt hS
Career HonorS» Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)» nebraska Freshman tackle record (66, 2013)» academic all-Big ten (2013)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2012)» nebraska Student-athlete Hero Leadership award (2013)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Had team-high 10 tackles against South Alabama, marking his third career double-figure tackle game.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 17 vs. Iowa (2013)» Solo Tackles - 8 vs. Iowa (2013)» Tackles for Loss – 4 vs. Iowa (2013)» Sacks – 1.0 five times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 10 vs. South Alabama» Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. South Alabama, at Miami» Sacks – 0
#22Career StatSYear G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs2015 9/0 18 129 0 129 7.2 14.3 31 at Illinois 1
Totals 9/0 18 129 0 129 7.2 14.3 31 at Illinois 1
2015 SeaSon noteS» Had a 19-yard touchdown run in the second quarter at illinois, marking his first career touchdown. added a 31-yard run in the fourth quarter and finished with a career-high 70 rushing yards on seven carries.
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes - 7 at Illinois» Rushing Yards – 70 at Illinois» RushingTouchdowns – 1 at Illinois
Career HonorS» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Missed four games early in the season with a groin injury. Did not play against Michigan State or Rutgers after suffering dislocated finger at Purdue.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 8 vs. Purdue (2014)» Tackles for Loss – 2 at Fresno State (2014)» Pass Breakups – 2 vs. Purdue (2014), vs. BYU (2015)» Interceptions – 2 vs. Illinois (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 6 vs. South Alabama» Tackles for Loss – 0» Pass Breakups – 2 vs. BYU» Interceptions – 0
#24Career StatS (----------Tackles---------) Fum. QBYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry.2015 11/2 13 6 19 1-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 11/2 13 6 19 1-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Joined Dedrick Young as just the fourth and fifth Nebraska true freshmen to start a season opener since World War II, joining Ralph Brown (1996), Terrence Nunn (2004) and Tyler Moore (2011).» Started and had a season-high seven tackles at Purdue.
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 7 at Purdue» Tackles for Loss – 1 at Illinois» Pass Breakups – 0» Interceptions – 0
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
GAME 12 VS IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
kieron WiLLiams • so. • s ShrevePort, La.aIr forCe PreP/C.e. byrd hS
Career HonorS» Honorable-Mention all-Big ten (Coaches, 2014)» Big ten Speical teams Player of the Week (at illinois, 2015)» Big ten Speical teams Player of the Week (vs. Mcneese State, 2014)» Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)» three-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll
2015 SeaSon noteS» 67-yard punt against BYU in the first quarter was the second-longest of his career. Career long, 70 at Wisconsin, 2014.» Averaged 50.7 yards on six punts against Northwestern, with three punts of at least 50 yards (long of 63 yards).» Averaged 40.4 yards on his five punts at Rutgers. Four of the five punts pinned the Scarlet Knights inside their own 15-yard line.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Long Punt – 70 at Wisconsin (2014)» Single-Game Average – 51.2 vs. McNeese State (2014)» Punts Downed Inside Opponent 20 – 5 at Northwestern (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Long Punt – 67 vs. BYU» Single-Game Average – 50.7 vs. Northwestern» Punts Downed Inside Opponent 20 – 3 at Illinois
nate gerry • Jr. • s SIoux faLLS, S.d.waShIngton hS
Career HonorS» 2015 team Captain» 2015 Lott trophy Watch List» 2015 Preseason First-team all-Big ten (Lindy’s)» Second-team all-Big ten (Media, 2014)» Honorable-Mention all-Big ten (Coaches, 2014)» Big ten Defensive Player of the Week (iowa, 2014)» nebraska Defensive Co-MVP (2014)» Honorable-Mention Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Forced a fumble and added a fourth-quarter interception at Minnesota. » Season-high 14 tackles against Michigan State.» Led the Huskers in tackles at Rutgers with eight and recorded his team-leading fourth interception of the season in the fourth quarter. The interception was the ninth of Gerry’s career, including seven in his last 15 Big Ten games.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 15 at Iowa (2014)» Tackles for Loss – 3 at Iowa (2014)» Pass Breakups – 2 vs. Minnesota (2014), at Miami (2015), at Rutgers (2015)» Interceptions – 1, nine times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 14 vs. Michigan State» Tackles for Loss – 1 at Miami, vs. Northwestern» Pass Breakups – 2 at Miami, at Rutgers» Interceptions – 1 vs. BYU, vs. South Alabama, at Minnesota, at Rutgers
Career HonorS» 2015 Brook Berringer Citizenship team» 2015 tom osborne Citizenship team
2015 SeaSon noteS» Had a career-high 10 tackles against Wisconsin.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles – 10 vs. Wisconsin (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 1, four times» Pass Breakups – 2 vs. Purdue (2014), vs. South Alabama (2015), at Minnesota (2015)» Interceptions – 1 vs. Purdue (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 10 vs. Wisconsin» Tackles for Loss – 1, three times» Pass Breakups – 2 vs. South Alabama, at Minnesota» Interceptions – 0
imani cross • sr. • ib gaIneSvILLe, ga.north haLL hS
#32Career StatSYear G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs2012 14/0 55 329 5 324 5.9 24.9 44 vs. Arkansas St. 72013 13/0 85 458 11 447 5.3 34.4 51 vs. Michigan St. 102014 12/0 75 397 13 384 5.1 32.0 62 at Fresno St. 52015 10/2 77 356 22 334 4.3 33.4 38 at Rutgers 3
Totals 49/2 292 1,540 51 1,489 5.1 30.4 62 at Fresno St. 25
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2013)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2012)» Big ten Freshman of the Week (vs. idaho State, 2012)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2013, 2014, 2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014, 2015)» nebraska Student-athlete Hero Leadership award (2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Scored his second tD of the year and 24th of his career at Purdue.» First career start against Michigan State.» rushed a season-high 18 times against Michigan State for a season-high 98 yards. also had a season-long 21-yard run in the third quarter. Had a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for his 25th career rushing touchdown. is the 21st player in school history with at least 25 rushing touchdowns.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes – 20 vs. Purdue (2014), at Rutgers (2015)» Rushing Yards – 109 vs. Illinois (2014)» Rushing Touchdowns – 2 six times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes – 20 at Rutgers» Rushing Yards – 98 vs. Michigan State» Rushing Touchdowns – 1, three times
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2014)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Connected on five field goals in the first half against Southern Miss, tying an NCAA record for most field goals in a half. Nebraska’s Dale Klein (1985 at Missouri) and New Mexico State’s Dat Ly (1988 at Kansas) also kicked five field goals in a half. Brown was 5-for-7 on the day and his seven attempts tied Klein’s school record for attempts (7-for-7 at Missouri, 1985) » Connected on field goals of 43 and 44 yards against Michigan State. Has multiple field goals six times this season. Has made 12 field goals of 40 yards or more this season.» Connected on a 44-yard field goal in the fourth quarter at Rutgers. Has made eight consecutive field goals, all from beyond 40 yards. Has 12 field goals this season of at least 40 yards. Brown’s 18 field goals this season tie him for fifth on the single-season field goal list with his brother, Kris (1997), and Alex Henery (2008, 2010).
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » FGs – 5 vs. Southern Miss (2015)» Long FG – 50 vs. Southern Miss (2015)» PATs – 7 at Fresno State (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » FGs – 5 vs. Southern Miss (2015)» Long FG – 50 vs. Southern Miss (2015)» PATs – 6 vs. South Alabama, at Minnesota
terreLL neWby • Jr. • ib LoS angeLeS, CaLIf.ChamInade hS
#34Career StatSYear G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G Long TDs2013 13/0 54 302 4 298 5.5 24.8 23 at Purdue 22014 13/0 67 302 5 297 4.4 22.8 43 vs. Florida Atlantic 52015 11/8 134 730 21 709 5.3 64.5 69 at Minnesota 5Totals 37/8 265 1,334 30 1,298 4.9 35.1 69 at Minnesota 12
Career HonorS» Big ten Player of the Week (vs. South alabama, 2015)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015) » tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Set career highs with 28 carries for 198 yards and two TDs against South Alabama. Set his career highs before halftime with 17 carries for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Also caught an eight-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and his three overall touchdowns were a career high.» ran for a 69-yard touchdown in the first quarter at Minnesota, was the longest play from scrimmage by nebraska this season. the run was also a career-long rush, bettering a 43-yard run vs. FaU in 2014. » rushed for 116 yards at Minnesota, marking his third career 100-yard game and the second of 2015.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes – 28 vs. South Alabama (2015)» Rushing Yards – 198 vs. South Alabama (2015)» Rushing Touchdowns – 2 vs. Florida Atlantic (2014), vs. S.D. St. (2013), vs. South Alabama (2015), at Minnesota (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes – 28 vs. South Alabama» Rushing Yards – 198 vs. South Alabama» Rushing Touchdowns – 2 vs. South Alabama, at Minnesota
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Scored on a 55-yard run against Wisconsin. Was the longest touchdown run by a nebraska fullback since tom rathman scored on an 84-yard run against Colorado on oct. 26, 1985. » 55-yard run against Wisconsin was the longest run by a nebraska fullback since 2000 when Judd Davies had a 57-yard run against Baylor.» rushed a career-high 11 times for 43 yards at illinois.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes - 11 at Southern Miss (2015)» Rushing Yards – 68 vs. Southern Miss (2015)» Rushing Touchdowns – 1 vs. Wisconsin, at Purdue (both in 2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Rushes - 11 at Illinois» Rushing Yards – 68 vs. Southern Miss» Rushing Touchdowns – 1 vs. Wisconsin, at Purdue
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2014)» Four-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2014, 2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Made his first career start against South Alabama. Made a then-career-high six tackles, also recovered a fumble in the second half.» Had a team-high 12 tackles against Southern Miss. Entered the game with 12 career tackles in 15 games.» Recorded a team-high 17 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Weber reached double figures in tackles for the second straight week after recording 12 stops against Southern Miss.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 17 at Illinois (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 3 at Illinois (2015)» Sacks – 0
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2014)» true Freshman all-american (247 Sports, 2013)» Honorable-Mention Big ten all Freshman team (Btn, 2013)» three-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2014)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Returned at Minnesota after missing three games and led the team with a season-high 10 tackles.» Led Nebraska in tackles against Northwestern with 10.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 14 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl)» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. UCLA (2013), vs. BYU (2015), at Rutgers (2015)» Sacks – 1.0 twice
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS » Tackles – 10 at Minnesota, vs. Northwestern, vs. Michigan State» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. BYU, at Rutghers» Sacks – 0
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2013; Spring 2015)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2014, 2015) » tom osborne Citizenship team (2014, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Forced a fumble with a sack against South Alabama» Career-high eight tackles in first career start at Illinois on Oct. 3.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 8 at Illinois (2015)» Tackles for Loss – 1, three times» Sacks – 1 vs. South Alabama
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 8 at Illinois» Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. South Alabama, vs. MSU» Sacks – 1.0 vs. South Alabama
zach sterup • sr. • og Crete, neb.Crete hS
#57Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2012, 2013)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2012)
2015 SeaSon noteS»
Career StatS» Games Played - 33 (4 in 2012; 11 in 2013; 10 in 2014; 8 in 2015)» Games Started - 15 (10 in 2014; 5 in 2015)
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nick gates • rFr. • ot LaS vegaS, nev.bIShoP gorman hS
#682015 SeaSon noteS» Played in first career game and started against BYU in season opener
Career StatS» Games Played - 8 (8 in 2015)» Games Started - 8 (8 in 2015)
chongo kondoLo • sr. • og CarroLLton, texaSfreSno CIty CoLLege/CreeKvIew hS
#70Career HonorS» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2014, 2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Made first career start in season opener against BYU
Career StatS» Games Played - 23 (13 in 2014; 10 in 2015)» Games Started - 9 (9 in 2015)
aLex LeWis • sr. • ot temPe, arIz.CoLorado/mountaIn PoInte hS
#71Career HonorS» 2015 team Captain» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2014, 2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014, 2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS»
Career StatS» Games Played - 24 (13 in 2014; 11 in 2015)» Games Started - 24 (13 in 2014; 11 in 2015)
aLonzo moore • Jr. • Wr wInnfIeLd, La.wInnfIeLd SenIor hS
#82Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2012 Redshirt2013 10/2 6 75 12.5 7.5 19 vs. S. Dakota St. 02014 11/7 10 136 13.6 12.4 43 at Michigan State 02015 10/5 21 365 17.4 36.5 44 at Rutgers 6Totals 31/14 37 597 16.1 19.3 44 at Rutgers 6
Career HonorS» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Fall, 2012)
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 5 vs. South Alabama (2015)» Receiving Yards - 84 at Minnesota (2015)» Touchdowns – 1, six times (all in 2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 5 vs. South Alabama» Receiving Yards – 84 at Minnesota» Touchdowns – 1, six times
sam cotton • Jr. • te LInCoLn, neb.SoutheaSt hS
#84Career StatSYear G/S No. Yds. Y/R Y/G Long TDs2012 Redshirt2013 10/1 3 22 7.3 2.2 17 vs. Illinois 12014 13/4 3 41 13.7 3.2 23 vs. Rutgers 22015 11/6 2 21 10.5 1.9 13 vs. Southern Miss 0Totals 34/11 8 84 10.5 2.5 23 vs. Rutgers 3
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2013, 2014)» Four-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2014)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2014)
2015 SeaSon noteS»
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 1, eight times» Receiving Yards - 23 vs. Rutgers (2014) » Touchdowns – 1, three times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 1 at Miami, vs. Southern Miss» Receiving Yards – 13 vs. Southern Miss» Touchdowns – 0
2015 SeaSon noteS» Caught first career TD pass in season opener against BYU.» Caught career-high five passes against South Alabama for 39 yards and a TD.» Hauled in a 41-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter against Wisconsin.» Caught four passes for a career-high 84 yards at Minnesota. His previous career high was 48 yards against BYU earlier this season. Moore had a 32-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, marking his second straight game with a touchdown reception.» Had a career-long 44-yard touchdown reception the second quarter at Rutgers. The 44-yard touchdown bettered his previous long receptions by one yard, with Moore recording 43-yard catches against Michigan State in both 2014 and 2015.
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ross dzuris • Jr. • de PLattSmouth, neb.PLattSmouth hS
#88Career StatS (----------Tackles---------) Fum. QBYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry.2012 Redshirt2013 Did Not Play2014 Did Not Play2015 11/4 12 10 22 8-14 2.5-10 0-0 0 0 0 5Totals 11/4 12 10 22 8-14 2.5-10 0-0 0 0 0 5
Career HonorS» two-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll
2015 SeaSon noteS» Made first career start against Wisconsin on Oct. 10.» Teamed with Jack Gangwish to record a safety on a first-quarter sack of Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson. Was the first safety recorded by Nebraska since Randy Gregory recorded a sack for a safety at Purdue in 2013.
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 5 at Purdue» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. Northwestern» Sacks – 1.5 at Purdue
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2013)» Four-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Caused a fumble against Southern Miss» Started at defensive tackle against Wisconsin» Had a career-high 2.0 sacks and a career-high three tackles for loss at Rutgers
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles – 9 vs. McNeese State (2014)» Tackles for Loss – 3 at Rutgers (2015)» Sacks – 2.0 at Rutgers (2015)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 4 vs. Southern Miss» Tackles for Loss – 3 at Rutgers» Sacks – 2.0 at Rutgers
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions – 5, three times» Receiving Yards – 112 vs. Southern Miss (2015)» Touchdowns – 1, four times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Receptions - 5 vs. BYU, vs. South Alabama, at Purdue» Receiving Yards – 112 vs. Southern Miss» Touchdowns – 1, four times
2015 SeaSon noteS» Caught a career-high five passes for a then-career-high 70 yards in the season opener against BYU.» Tied a career high with five receptions for a then-career-high 71 yards against South Alabama.» Had a career-long 49-yard reception in the second quarter against Southern Miss, bettering his 41-yard reception at Miami. Caught three passes for a career-high 112 yards.» Had a career-long 52-yard reception at Purdue in the fourth quarter, bettering his 49-yard reception against Southern Miss. » Had a 35-yard reception in the third quarter and a 30-yard touchdown reception with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Nebraska the lead in a win over Michigan State, marking his seventh and eighth receptions of at least 30 yards this season.
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Freedom akinmoLadun • rFr. • de grandvIew, mo.grandvIew hS
#91Career StatS (----------Tackles---------) Fum. QBYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry.2014 Redshirt2015 8/4 11 10 21 7-45 4.5-36 0-0 0 0 0 4Totals 8/4 11 10 21 7-45 4.5-36 0-0 0 0 0 4
Career HonorS» two-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» nebraska Student-athlete Hero Leadership award (2015)» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS» First career sack in Husker debut against BYU in season opener» Made first career start against South Alabama» Had a 12-yard sack at Miami, his second career sack» Recorded his team-leading third and fourth sacks of the season with a nine-yard sack in the second quarter and an eight-yard sack on the final play of the game against Southern Miss.» Shared a sack at Illinois, had a sack in four of the first five games this season.
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 6 at Miami» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. South Alabama, vs. Southern Miss» Sacks – 2.0 vs. Southern Miss
Jack gangWish • sr. • de wood rIver, neb.wood rIver hS
#95Career StatS (----------Tackles---------) Fum. QBYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry.2011 Redshirt2012 Did Not Play2013 Did Not Play2014 12/3 7 12 19 4-9 0.5-6 0-0 0 1 0 12015 8/7 7 8 15 4-6 1.5-3 0-1 0 0 0 6Totals 20/10 14 20 34 8-15 2.0-9 0-1 0 1 0 7
Career HonorS» nebraska team Captain (2015)» nebraska Lifter of the Year (2014)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2014)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Teamed with Ross Dzuris to record a safety on a first-quarter sack of Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson. Was the first safety recorded by Nebraska since Randy Gregory recorded a sack for a safety at Purdue in 2013» First career fumble recovery at Minnesota.» Saw time off the bench at Illinois after missing three games with a dislocated elbow.» Had three QB hurries against Wisconsin.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles – 9 vs. McNeese State (2014)» Tackles for Loss – 2, four times» Sacks – 1.0, six times
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 4 vs. Northwestern» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. BYU» Sacks – 1.0 vs. BYU
Career HonorS» academic all-Big ten (2013)» Four-time nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll» Brook Berringer Citizenship team (2015)» tom osborne Citizenship team (2015)
2015 SeaSon noteS»
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 6 at Iowa (2014)» Tackles for Loss - 3 at Northwestern (2014)» Sacks - 2.5 at Northwestern (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 2 vs. BYU» Tackles for Loss – 1 vs. BYU» Sacks – 0
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vincent vaLentine • Jr. • dt edwardSvILLe, ILL.hIawatha hS
Career HonorS» Honorable-Mention Big ten all-Freshman team (Btn, 2013)» nebraska Scholar-athlete Honor roll (Spring, 2013)
2015 SeaSon noteS» Returned against Wisconsin after missing three games with injury. Had a pair of TFLs, including a seven-yard sack.» Recorded a sack for second straight week with 11-yard drop of Minnesota’s Mitch Leidner.
Career SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles – 6 vs. Miami, at Iowa, vs. USC (2014)» Tackles for Loss – 3 at Fresno State (2014)» Sacks – 2.0 at Fresno State (2014)
2015 SinGLe-GaMe HiGHS» Tackles - 3 vs. Wisconsin» Tackles for Loss – 2 vs. Wisconsin» Sacks – 1.0 vs. Wisconsin, at Minnesota, at Rutgers
Team StatisticsTEAM STATISTICS NU OPPSCORING 970 305 Points Per Game 33.6 27.7 Points Off Turnovers 44 79FIRST DOWNS 243 218 Rushing 90 51 Passing 136 146 Penalty 17 21RUSHING YARDAGE 1877 1208 Yards gained rushing 2152 1501 Yards lost rushing 275 293 Rushing Attempts 396 336 Average Per Rush 4.7 3.6 Average Per Game 170.6 109.8 TDs Rushing 18 15PASSING YARDAGE 3000 3361 Comp-Att-Int 219-394-17 257-448-8 Average Per Pass 7.6 7.5 Average Per Catch 13.7 13.1 Average Per Game 272.7 305.5 TDs Passing 26 21TOTAL OFFENSE 4877 4569 Total Plays 790 784 Average Per Play 6.2 6.8 Average Per Game 443.4 415.4KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-589 37-692PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-106 15-163INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-143 17-305KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.4 18.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.6 10.9INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.9 17.9FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 10-4PENALTIES-Yards 80-696 71-641 Average Per Game 63.3 58.3PUNTS-Yards 53-2314 58-2410 Average Per Punt 43.7 41.6 Net punt average 38.3 37.7KICKOFFS-Yards 69-4206 60-3572 Average Per Kick 61.0 59.5 Net kick average 39.7 40.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:31 28:293RD-DOWN Conversions 67/154 59/167 3rd-Down Pct 44% 35%4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/5 8/23 4th-Down Pct 80% 35%SACKS BY-Yards 24-162 13-136MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 45 37FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-24 16-23ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 1-2RED-ZONE SCORES (41-45) 91% (37-45) 82%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (32-45) 71% (25-45) 56%PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-39) 97% (33-34) 97%ATTENDANCE 539153 224737 Games/Avg Per Game 6/89859 5/44947 Neutral Site Games 0/0
dATE OPPONENT RESUlT SCORE RECORd CONfERENCE TIME ATTENdSept. 5 BYU L 28-33 0-1 0-0 3:42 89,959Sept. 12 South Alabama W 48-9 1-1 0-0 3:22 89,922Sept. 19 at Miami L 33-36 (OT) 1-2 0-0 4:13 53,580Sept. 26 Southern Miss W 36-28 2-2 0-0 3:40 89,899Oct. 3 at Illinois * L 13-14 2-3 0-1 3:34 40,138Oct. 10 Wisconsin * L 21-23 2-4 0-2 3:26 89,886Oct. 17 at Minnesota * W 48-25 3-4 1-2 3:25 54,062Oct. 24 Northwestern * L 28-30 3-5 1-3 3:30 89,493Oct. 31 at Purdue * L 45-55 3-6 1-4 3:45 31,351 Nov. 7 Michigan State * W 39-38 4-6 2-4 3:38 90,094Nov. 14 at Rutgers * W 31-14 5-6 3-4 3:13 45,606 * Big Ten conference game
lONG SEASON PlAYS (20 OR MORE YARdS) Husker Long Plays Opponent Long Plays Rush Pass Ret. Total Rush Pass Ret. Total BYU 0 3 1 4 3 5 0 8South Alabama 2 5 1 8 0 4 2 6Miami 1 7 4 12 1 5 2 8Southern Miss 3 7 0 10 0 10 3 13Illinois 2 1 2 5 3 3 0 6Wisconsin 1 1 0 2 1 6 0 7Minnesota 2 4 2 8 0 5 2 7Northwestern 0 5 1 6 2 4 4 10Purdue 2 6 3 11 2 1 5 8Michigan State 1 8 4 13 2 6 1 9Rutgers 3 2 1 6 1 2 4 7Totals 17 49 19 85 15 51 23 89
dRIvE SUPERlATIvES Nebraska OpponentMost Yards (Result) 99 at Minnesota (TD) 99 vs. BYU (TD)Most Plays (Result) 16 at Minnesota (FG) 16 vs. Michigan State (TD)Most Time (Result) 6:56 Wisconsin TD) 8:50 vs. Michigan State (TD)
NEBRASKA SCORING dRIvES [-----Drive-----] Opponent Plays Yds Time Score Qtr./Time PlayBYU 9 88 3:47 7-0 1st/8:10 Westerkamp 14-yd. pass from ArmstrongBYU 7 65 2:34 14-7 1st/0:16 Moore 22-yd. pass from ArmstrongBYU 3 35 1:13 21-24 3rd/10:39 Newby 10-yd. runBYU 8 62 3:29 28-24 3rd/5:31 Foster 9-yd. pass from ArmstrongSouth Alabama 10 75 3:51 7-0 1st/10:02 Newby 13-yd. runSouth Alabama 6 40 2:57 14-0 1st/6:05 Newby 8-yd. pass from ArmstrongSouth Alabama 9 91 5:10 21-0 2nd/7:06 Newby 8-yd. runSouth Alabama 3 20 0:16 24-0 2nd/0:00 Brown 42-yd. FGSouth Alabama 6 75 1:55 31-0 3rd/8:04 Cross 9-yd. runSouth Alabama 12 67 6:13 34-3 4th/14:51 Brown 25-yd. FGSouth Alabama 6 71 2:33 41-3 4th/6:05 Westerkamp 8-yd. pass from ArmstrongSouth Alabama 2 2 0:43 48-3 4th/8:30 Moore 2-yd. pass from FyfeMiami 6 30 2:38 3-17 2nd/8:37 Brown 49-yd. FGMiami 10 75 4:47 10-27 3rd/9:03 Westerkamp 22-yd. pass from ArmstrongMiami 8 75 2:38 18-33 4th/8:36 Moore 10-yd. pass from ArmstrongMiami 9 80 2:09 25-33 4th/3:46 Reilly 21-yd. pass from ArmstrongMiami 7 87 2:06 33-33 4th/0:33 Morgan 8-yd. pass from ArmstrongSouthern Miss 8 71 3:35 7-0 1st/9:57 Westerkamp 6-yd. pass from ArmstrongSouthern Miss 8 49 4:03 10-0 1st/4:24 Brown 29-yd. FGSouthern Miss 11 70 5:02 13-0 2nd/10:49 Brown 27-yd. FGSouthern Miss 5 46 2:33 16-0 2nd/5:31 Brown 40-yd. FGSouthern Miss 5 43 1:57 19-0 2nd/1:34 Brown 22-yd. FGSouthern Miss 5 19 0:34 22-0 2nd/0:00 Brown 50-yd. FGSouthern Miss 11 93 4:04 29-7 3rd/0:27 Allen 10-yd. pass from ArmstrongSouthern Miss 4 39 1:15 35-21 4th/9:30 Armstrong 16-yd. run Illinois 6 76 2:26 7-0 2nd/12:35 Ozigbo 19-yd. runIllinois 8 57 3:27 10-0 2nd/0:11 Brown 39-yd. FGIllinois 6 20 2:31 13-0 3rd/2:55 Brown 28-yd. FGWisconsin 14 77 6:56 7-7 2nd/2:40 Armstrong 7-yd. runWisconsin 5 62 1:29 14-7 2nd/0:31 Moore 41-yd. pass from ArmstrongWisconsin 6 75 2:39 21-20 4th/3:38 Janovich 55-yd. runMinnesota 3 82 1:22 7-7 1st/8:52 Newby 69-yd. runMinnesota 3 29 0:53 14-7 1st/3:50 Moore 32-yd. pass from ArmstrongMinnesota 16 63 6:32 17-7 2nd/9:46 Brown 45-yd. FGMinnesota 8 75 4:07 24-14 2nd/1:55 Newby 9-yd. runMinnesota 10 99 5:47 31-14 3rd/4:16 Carter 10-yd. pass from ArmstrongMinnesota 6 59 3:06 38-14 4th/14:21 Pierson-El 14-yd. pass from ArmstrongMinnesota 7 38 3:43 41-25 4th/3:06 Brown 41-yd. FGMinnesota 0 0 0:00 48-25 4th/2:10 Kalu 41-yd. Interception returnNorthwestern 9 26 3:24 3-0 1st/10:26 Brown 43-yd. FGNorthwestern 0 0 0:00 5-7 1st/5:19 Team SafetyNorthwestern 13 75 6:10 12-14 2nd/1:07 Reilly 10-yd. pass from ArmstrongNorthwestern 15 75 6:01 19-17 3rd/8:59 Armstrong 4-yd. runNorthwestern 11 45 5:18 22-20 4th/14:55 Brown 48 yd. FGNorthwestern 8 75 3:04 28-30 4th/4:23 Armstrong 3-yd. runPurdue 12 70 5:34 3-0 1st/7:53 Brown 41-yd. FGPurdue 5 58 1:56 9-14 2nd/11:52 Morgan 20-yd. pass from FyfePurdue 8 75 2:56 16-21 3rd/12:04 Cross 9-yd. runPurdue 8 70 2:38 23-42 4th/14:56 Hovey 17-yd. pass from FyfePurdue 5 71 1:20 31-42 4th/11:39 Janovich 1-yd. runPurdue 7 64 2:24 38-49 3th/3:27 Reilly 8-yd. pass from FyfePurdue 3 58 0:32 45-55 4th/0:30 Westerkamp 35-yd. pass from FykeMichigan State 9 38 4:01 3-0 1st/7:10 Brown 44-yd. FGMichigan State 7 80 3:28 10-0 1st/2:06 Westerkamp 38-yd. pass from ArmstrongMichigan State 8 35 3:04 13-10 2nd/4:21 Brown 43-yd. FGMichigan State 6 69 2:26 20-17 3rd/12:31 Cross 1-yd. runMichigan State 10 65 4:08 26-31 4th/13:06 Armstrong 2-yd. runMichigan State 10 53 2:23 33-38 4th/1:47 Armstrong 1-yd. runMichigan State 4 91 0:38 39-38 4th/0:17 Reilly 30-yd. pass from ReillyRutgers 8 78 4:04 7-0 1st/10:56 Carter 32-yd. runRutgers 5 45 2:25 14-0 1st/2:39 Westerkamp 15-yd. pass from ArmstrongRutgers 2 50 0:45 21-0 2nd/11:49 Moore 44-yd. pass from ArmstrongRutgers 8 75 4:05 28-14 3rd/1:58 Carter 11-yd. pass from ArmstrongRutgers 4 4 0:39 31-14 4th/14:50 Brown 44-yd. FG
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Individual Career/Season SuperlativesSEASON ANd CAREER, MOST PASSING YARdS SEASON ANd CAREER, lONGEST PASSPlayer 2015 Career 2015 CareerTommy Armstrong Jr. 368 vs. Southern Miss 381 vs. USC, 2014 55 vs. Southern Miss (Carter) 99* vs. Georgia, 2013 (Enunwa)Ryker Fyfe 407 at Purdue Same 52 at Purdue (Reilly) SameDe’Mornay Pierson-El 16 at Northwestern, 2014 16* at Northwestern (Armstrong)*-Indicates touchdown pass
SEASON ANd CAREER, MOST RECEIvING YARdS SEASON ANd CAREER, lONGEST CATChPlayer 2015 Career 2015 CareerTaariq Allen 21 vs. S. Alabama 34 at Iowa, 2014 14 vs. S. Alabama (Fyfe) 34* at Iowa, 2014 (Armstrong)Tommy Armstrong Jr. 16 at Northwestern, 2014 16* at Northwestern, 2014 (Pierson-El)Christian Bailey 10 at Fresno State, 2014 10* at Fresno State, 2014 (Fyfe)Cethan Carter 63 at Illinois Same 55 at Illinois (Armstrong) SameSam Cotton 13 vs. Southern Miss 23 at Fresno State, 2014 13 vs. Southern Miss (Armstrong) 23* at Fresno State, 2014 (Armstrong) Imani Cross 8 at Purdue Same 8 at Purdue (Fyfe) SameTrey Foster 9 vs. BYU 9 at Purdue, 2013 9* vs. BYU (Armstrong) 9 at Purdue, 2013 (Kellogg)Lane Hovey 68 vs. S. Alabama Same 25 vs. S. Alabama (Armstrong) 29 at Fresno State, 2014 (Armstrong)Andy Janovich 53 vs. Southern Miss Same 53 vs. Southern Miss (Armstrong) Same Luke McNitt 6 vs. S. Alabama Same 6 vs. S. Alabama (Fyfe) SameAlonzo Moore 84 at Minnesota Same 44* at Rutgers (Armstrong) SameStanley Morgan Jr. 78 at Miami Same 33 at Miami (Armstrong) SameTerrell Newby 38 vs. S. Alabama Same 30 vs. S. Alabama (Armstrong) SameDevine Ozigbo 42 at Purdue Same 30 at Purdue (Fyfe) SameDe’Mornay Pierson-El 31 3x, last vs. Northwestern 134 vs. USC, 2014 19 vs. Wisconsin (Armstrong) 46 at Northwestern, 2014 (Armstrong)Brandon Reilly 112 vs. Southern Miss Same 52 at Purdue (Fyfe) SameJamal Turner 21 vs. BYU 84 at Wisconsin, 2011 16 vs. BYU (Armstrong) 43 vs. Fresno State, 2011 (Martinez)Jordan Westerkamp 143 vs. Michigan State 158 at Michigan State, 2014 38 vs. Michigan State (Armstrong) 70* at Fresno State, 2014 (Armstrong)Mikale Wilbon 28 vs. BYU Same 14 vs. BYU (Armstrong) SameIndicates touchdown scored
SEASON ANd CAREER, MOST RUShING YARdS SEASON ANd CAREER, lONGEST RUNPlayer 2015 Career 2015 CareerTommy Armstrong Jr. 63 vs. Southern Miss 131 vs. McNeese State, 2014 32 at Illinois 42 vs. McNeese State, 2014Cethan Carter 32 at Rutgers* Same 32* at Rutgers SameImani Cross 98 vs. Michigan State 109 vs. Illinois, 2014 21 vs. Michigan State 62* at Fresno State, 2014Sam Foltz 14 vs. Wisconsin, 2014 14 vs. Wisconsin, 2014Ryker Fyfe -35 at Purdue 29 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2014 7 at Purdue 15 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2014Andy Janovich 68 vs. Southen Miss Same 55* vs. Wisconsin SameAlonzo Moore 24 vs. BYU Same 19 vs. S. Alabama SameGraham Nabity 14 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 6 vs. Southern Miss; vs. SDSU, 2013Jordan Nelson 35 vs. Illinois, 2014 18 vs. Illinois, 2014Terrell Newby 198 vs. S. Alabama Same 69* at Minnesota SameDevine Ozigbo 70 at Illinois Same 31 at Illinois SameDe’Mornay Pierson-El -1 vs. Northwestern 10 at Iowa, 2014 -1 vs. Northwestern 6 at Iowa, 2014Brandon Reilly 20 at Purdue Same 20 at Purdue SameJamal Turner 3 vs. Southern Miss 6 at UCLA, 2012 3 vs. Southern Miss 6 at UCLA, 2012Jordan Westerkamp 7 vs. South Dakota State, 2013 7 vs. South Dakota State,2013Mikale Wilbon 21 vs. S. Alabama Same 19 vs. S. Alabama Same*Indicates touchdown scored
SEASON ANd CAREER, MOST TACKlES, TflS ANd SACKSPlayer Tackles (2015) Career TFL (2015) Career Sacks (2015) CareerFreedom Akinmoladun 6 at Miami Same 2 vs. S. Alabama; USM Same 2.0 vs. Southern Miss SameJosh Banderas 10 at Minn.; vs. Northwestern 11 vs. UCLA, 2013 2 vs. BYU; at Rutgers 2 3x, last at Rutgers, 2015 1 vs. UCLA, 2013 at Purdue, 2013Byerson Cockrell 10 vs. Wisconsin Same 1 3x, last at Minnesota 1 4x, last vs. Wisconsin SameMaliek Collins 9 at Illinois Same 3 at Illinois 3 vs. Rutgers, 2014; at Illinois 1.5 at Illinois SameDaniel Davie 6 vs. S. Alabama 8 vs. Purdue, 2014 2 at Fresno State; vs. Miami SameRoss Dzuris 5 at Purdue Same 2 vs. Northwestern Same 1.0 at Purdue, at Rutgers SameTyrin Ferguson 1 3x, last at Minnesota Same Same SameJack Gangwish 4 vs. Northwestern 5 vs. McNeese State; at Iowa, 2014 2 vs. BYU Same 1.0 vs. BYU SameNate Gerry 14 vs. Michigan State 15 at Iowa, 2014 1 at Miami; vs. Northwestern 3 at Iowa, 2014 1.0 vs. Northwestern SameLuke Gifford 4 vs. S. Alabama Same 1 vs. S. Alabama Same SameLane Hovey 2 vs. McNeese State, 2014 Same SameCharles Jackson 3 vs. Wyoming, 2013 Same SameChris Jones 3 5x last, vs. Michigan State Same 1 vs. Southern Miss Same 1.0 vs. Southern Miss SameBoaz Joseph 1 3x, last at Purdue 1 at Fresno State, 2014 Same SameJoshua Kalu 9 vs. BYU; vs. Wisconsin Same 2 vs. BYU Same 1.0 vs. Southern Miss SameJoe Keels 1 at Fresno State, 2014 Same SameGreg McMullen 4 3x, last at Rutgers 9 vs. McNeese State, 2014 3 at Rutgers Same 2.0 at Rutgers SameKevin Maurice 8 at Illinois Same 1 vs. S. Alabama; vs. Michigan St. 2 vs. Purdue, 2014 1.0 vs. S. Alabama 2.0 vs. PurdueA.J. Natter 1 vs. S. Alabama 1 vs. Fla. Atlantic, 2014; vs. S. Alabama Same SameMarcus Newby 8 vs. Michigan State Same 1 5x, last at Rutgers 1 6x, last at Rutgers, 2015 1.0 at Rutgers 1 2x, last at Rutgers, 2015Givens Price 1 vs. S. Alabama Same Same Same Logan Rath 4 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2014 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2014 SameAntonio Reed 1 5x, last at Rutgers Same Same SameMichael Rose-Ivey 10 vs. S. Alabama 17 vs. Iowa, 2013 1 3x, last vs. Northwestern 4 vs. Iowa, 2013 SameJonathan Rose 8 vs. S. Alabama; at Minnesota Same 1 vs. S. Alabama Same SameBrad Simpson 1 vs. Southern Miss; at Minnesota 1 3x, last vs. Southern Miss Same SameMick Stoltenberg 1 vs. S. Alabama Same 1 vs. S. Alabama Same 1.0 vs. S. Alabama SameAaron Williams 7 at Purdue Same 1 at Illinois; at Purdue Same SameKevin Williams 1 vs. BYU 6 at Iowa, 2014 3 at Northwestern, 2014 2.5 at Northwestern, 2014Kieron Williams 1 4x, last at Purdue 2 vs. McNeese St., 2014; vs. Purdue 2014 1 vs. Illinois, 2014 SamsVincent Valentine 3 vs. Wisconsin 6 vs. Miami; at Iowa, 2014 2 vs. Wisconsin 3 at Fresno State, 2014 1.0 3x, last at Rutgers 2.0 at Fresno State, 2014Chris Weber 17 at Illinois Same 3 at Illinois Same SameDedrick Young 11 at Illinois Same 2 at Illinois Same Same
GAME 12 vs IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
NEBRASKA TOTAlS hIGhS lOWSPoints Scored 48 vs. South Alabama; at Minnesota 13 at IllinoisFirst Downs 31 vs. South Alabama 12 at IllinoisRushing Attempts 39 vs. Southern Miss; at Minnesota 29 at PurdueRushing Yards 258 vs. South Alabama 77 at PurduePasses Attempted 48 vs. Northwestern; at Purdue 26 at MinnesotaPasses Completed 29 at Purdue 10 at IllinoisHad Intercepted 4 at Purdue 0 vs. Wisconsin; at MinnesotaPassing Yards 407 at Purdue 105 at IllinoisTotal Plays 86 vs. Northwestern 59 at RutgersTotal Yards 610 vs. Southern Miss 292 at IllinoisPossession Time 38:52 vs. Northwestern 27:35 vs. Michigan StateFumbles 2 vs. Southern Miss, at Rutgers 0 vs. South Alabama; at Miami; vs. Northwestern; vs. Michigan StateFumbles Lost 1 vs. BYU; Southern Miss, at Illinois; vs. Wisconsin; at Purdue 0 vs. South Alabama; at Miami; at Minnesota; vs. Northwestern; vs. Michigan State, at RutgersTurnovers 5 at Purdue 0 at MinnesotaTurnover Margin +3 at Minnesota -5 at PurduePenalties 12 vs. BYU; at Miami; vs. Southern Miss 2 at Minnesota; at RutgersYards Penalized 98 at Miami 15 at RutgersSacks By-Yards Lost 6-41 at Rutgers 0-0 vs. Michigan StateTeam Tackles for Loss-Yards 12-51 at Rutgers 3-15 at Miami; 3-3 at Purdue; 3-6 vs. Michigan State
OPPONENT TOTAlS hIGhS lOWS Points Scored 55 at Purdue 8 vs. South AlabamaFirst Downs 26 vs. Wisconsin 15 vs. Northwestern, at RutgersRushing Attempts 39 at Rutgers 24 vs. South AlabamaRushing Yards 183 at Purdue 19 vs. South AlabamaPasses Attempted 50 vs. Wisconsin 28 vs. Northwestern, at RutgersPasses Completed 28 vs. BYU; at Purdue 13 vs. NorthwesternHad Intercepted 2 at Minnesota; at Rutgers 0 at Illinois; vs. Wisconsin; vs. Northwestern; at PurduePassing Yards 379 vs. BYU; at Miami 170 at RutgersTotal Plays 84 vs. Wisconsin 56 vs. NorthwesternTotal Yards 511 vs. BYU; at Miami 259 at RutgersPossession Time 32:25 vs. Michigan State 21:02 vs. NorthwesternFumbles 4 vs. South Alabama 0 vs. BYU; at Miami; at Illinois; vs. Wisconsin; vs. Northwestern; at PurdueFumbles Lost 2 vs. South Alabama 0 vs. BYU; at Miami; at Illinois; vs. Wisconsin; vs. Northwestern; at Purdue; vs. Michigan State; at RutgersTurnovers 3 vs. South Alabama 0 at Illinois; vs. Wisconsin; vs. Northwestern; at PurdueTurnover Margin +5 at Purdue -3 at MinnesotaPenalties 13 at Miami 3 at IllinoisYards Penalized 114 at Miami 23 at RutgersSacks By-Yards Lost 3-24 vs. BYU 0-0 vs. South Alabama; vs. Wisconsin; 0-0 vs. Michigan StateTeam Tackles for Loss-Yards 9-41 vs. Northwestern; 9-34 at Purdue 2-6 vs. Wisconsin
NEBRASKA INdIvIdUAl hIGhSMost Rushing Attempts ............................................................ 28; Terrell Newby vs. South AlabamaMost Net Rushing Yards ........................................................... 198; Terrell Newby vs. South AlabamaMost Rushing TDs ..................................................................... 2; Terrell Newby vs. South Alabama; at Minnesota; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Northwestern, vs. Michigan StateLongest TD Run......................................................................... 69; Terrell Newby at MinnesotaLongest Run, No TD .................................................................. 38; Imani Cross at RutgersMost Pass Attempts ................................................................. 49; Ryker Fyfe at PurdueMost Completed Passes ........................................................... 29; Ryker Fyfe at PurdueMost Passing Yards ................................................................... 407; Ryker Fyfe at PurdueMost Passing TDs ...................................................................... 4; Tommy Armstrong Jr. at Miami; Ryker Fyfe at PurdueLongest TD Pass ........................................................................ 44; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Alonzo Moore at RutgersLongest Pass, No TD ................................................................. 55; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Cethan Carter at IllinoisMost Pass Receptions ............................................................... 11; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Southern MissMost Receiving Yards ............................................................... 143; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Michigan StateMost TD Receptions ................................................................. 1; 27 timesMost Total Offense Attempts ................................................... 60; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Northwestern (12 rush, 48 passes)Most Total Offense Yards ......................................................... 431; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Southern Miss (63 rush, 368 pass)Most All-Purpose Attempts ...................................................... 30; Terrell Newby vs. South Alabama (28 rushes, 2 receptions; 0 kickoff returns)Most All-Purpose Yards ............................................................ 236; Terrell Newby vs. South AlabamaMost Touchdowns Scored ........................................................ 3; Terrell Newby vs. South AlabamaMost Field Goals Attempted .................................................... 7; Drew Brown vs. Southern Miss (Tied school record)Most Field Goals Made............................................................. 5; Drew Brown vs. Southern MissLongest Field Goal Made .......................................................... 50; Drew Brown vs. Southern MissLongest Field Goal Attempted ..................................................52; Drew Brown vs. WisconsinMost Interceptions ................................................................... 1; Nate Gerry vs. BYU; vs. South Alabama; at Minnesota; at Rutgers; Joshua Kalu at Miami; at Minnesota; Jonathan Rose vs. Michigan State; Chris Jones at RutgersLongest Interception TD Return ...............................................41; Joshua Kalu at MinnesotaLongest Interception Return, No TD.........................................43; Nate Gerry vs. BYULongest Fumble TD Return ....................................................... NoneLongest Fumble Return, No TD ................................................1; Kevin Williams vs. Southern MissLongest Punt Return, TD .......................................................... NoneLongest Punt Return, No TD ..................................................... 42; De’Mornay Pierson-El at MinnesotaMost Punt Return Yardage ....................................................... 33; Jordan Westerkamp at MiamiLongest Kickoff Return, TD ....................................................... NoneLongest Kickoff Return, No TD .................................................42; Stanley Morgan Jr. at PurdueLongest Blocked Punt, TD ......................................................... None Longest Blocked Field Goal Return: ..........................................NoneMost Kickoff Return Yardage....................................................89; Stanley Morgan Jr. vs. Michigan State (3 returns)Most Punts ............................................................................... 9; Sam Foltz at Illinois (46.9 avg.); vs. Wisconsin (43.8 avg.)Highest Punting Average .......................................................... 50.7; Sam Foltz vs. Northwestern (6 punts)Longest Punt ............................................................................. 67; Sam Foltz vs. BYU
Nebraska Statistical highs and lows
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
GAME 12 vs IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
NEBRASKA INdIvIdUAl hIGhS....(CONTINUEd)Most Total Tackles.................................................................... 17; Chris Weber vs. Southern Miss (5 solo, 12 asst.)Most Solo Tackles ..................................................................... 9; Nate Gerry vs. Michigan StateMost Tackles for Loss ............................................................... 3; Maliek Collins at Illinois (17 yards); Chris Weber at Illinois (8 yards); Greg McMullen at Rutgers (11 yards)Most Yards Lost ........................................................................ 17; Freedom Akinmoladun vs. Southern Miss (2 TFL); Maliek Collins at Illinois (3 TFL)Most Quarterback Sacks........................................................... 2; Freedom Akinmoladun vs. Southern Miss; Greg McMullen at RutgersMost Yards Lost ........................................................................ 17; Freedom Akinmoladun vs. Southern Miss (2.0 sack)Most Pass Breakups ................................................................. 4; Marcus Newby vs. Wisconsin (position record); Joshua Kalu vs. WisconsinMost Blocked Field Goals ......................................................... NoneMost Blocked Punts .................................................................. 1; Andy Janovich vs. NorthwesternMost Blocked PAT .................................................................... 1; Joshua Kalu at PurdueOPPONENT INdIvIdUAl hIGhSMost Yards Rushing .................................................................. 126; Clayton Thorson (Northwestern)Most Rushing Attempts ............................................................ 24; Ke’Shawn Vaughn (Illinois)Most Yards Passing ................................................................... 447; Nick Mullens (Southern Miss)Most Passing Attempts ............................................................. 50; Joel Stave (Wisconsin)Most Pass Completions ............................................................ 28; David Blough (Purdue)Most Pass Receptions ............................................................... 11; KJ Maye (Minnesota)Most Yards Receiving ................................................................ 164; Aaron Burbridge (Michigan State)OPPONENT INdIvIdUAl lONGEST PlAYSRush .......................................................................................... 68; Clayton Thorson (Northwestern)Pass........................................................................................... 83; David Blough to DeAngelo Yancey (Purdue)Field Goal .................................................................................. 46; Rafael Gaglianone (Wisconsin); Michael Geiger (Michigan State)Punt Return .............................................................................. 28; V’Angelo Bentley (Illinois)Kickoff Return ........................................................................... 33; R.J. Shelton (Michigan State)Fumble Return .......................................................................... 27; Garrett Hudson (Purdue)Interception Return .................................................................. 72; Nick VanHoose (Northwestern)Punt .......................................................................................... 77; Jonny Linehan (BYU)
Nebraska Starting lineups
PlAYER (GAMES): Armstrong Jr., Tommy (10/10); Akinmoladun, Freedom (8/4); Allen, Taariq (11/2); Bailey, Christian (4/0); Banderas, Josh (7/7); Broekemeier, Tyson (2/-); Brown, Drew (11/-); Carter, Cethan (9/9); Cockrell, Byerson (10/10); Collins, Maliek (11/10); Cotton, Sam (11/6); Cross, Imani (10/2); Davie, Daniel (5/5); Dzuris, Ross (11/4); Ferguson, Tyrin (10/-); Finnan, Matt (5/-); Foltz, Sam (11/-); Foster, Jerald (11/-); Foster, Trey (8/-); Fyfe, Ryker (2/1); Gangwish, Jack (8/7); Gates, Nick (8/8); Gerry, Nate (11/11); Gifford, Luke (6/-); Hahn, Sam (3/-); Hovey, Lane (11/4); Jackson, Charles (1/-); Janovich, Andy (11/5); Jones, Chris (11/4); Jordan, Harrison (3/-); Joseph, Boaz (10/-); Kalu, Joshua (11/11); King, Sedrick (2/-); Knevel, David (7/-); Kondolo, Chongo (11/9); Lewis, Alex (11/11); Lindsay, Spencer (1/-); Long, Chris (1/-); Maurice, Kevin (8/1); McMullen, Greg (11/11); McNitt, Luke (4/-); Moore, Alonzo (10/5); Morgan Jr., Stanley (11/4); Mosley, Trai (6/-); Nabity, Graham (10/-); Natter, A.J. (4/-); Nelson, Jordan (10/-); Newby, Marcus (9/5); Newby, Terrell (11/8); Ober, Jordan (11/-); Ozigbo, Devine (10/-); Pierson-El, De’Mornay (5/1); Price, Givens (2/-); Reed, Antonio (11/-); Reeves, Ryne (11/11); Reilly, Brandon (11/5); Rose, Jonathan (8/5); Rose-Ivey, Michael (5/2); Simpson, Brad (10/-); Sterup, Zach (8/5); Stevenson, Jordan (3/-); Stoltenberg, Mick (7/-); Sutton, David (5/1); Taylor, Adam (11/-); Thurston, Paul (10/-); Turner, Jamal (11/-); Utter, Dylan (11/11); Valentine, Vincent (8/5); Weber, Chris (8/4); Westerkamp, Jordan (11/4); Whitaker, Corey (2/-); Wilbon, Mikale (4/-); Williams, Aaron (11/2); Williams, Kevin (6/2); Williams, Kieron (10/-); Young, Dedrick (10/10).
Nebraska Statistical highs and lows
Overall Participation
hUSKER OffENSIvE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent WR WR TE RT RG C LG LT QB IB FB PKBYU Moore Hovey Sutton Gates Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Janovich D. BrownSouth Alabama Morgan Reilly Cotton Gates Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Janovich D. BrownMiami Hovey Reilly Carter Gates Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Westerkamp # D. BrownSouthern Miss Morgan Reilly Carter Gates Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Westerkamp # D. BrownIllinois Moore Reilly Carter Gates Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Cotton ^ D. BrownWisconsin Pierson-El Morgan Carter Gates Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Westerkamp# Janovich D. BrownMinnesota Moore Allen Carter Sterup Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Cotton ^ D. BrownNorthwestern Moore Allen Carter Sterup Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Newby Cotton ^ D. BrownPurdue Hovey Reilly Carter Sterup Kondolo Reeves Utter Lewis Fyfe Newby Janovich D. BrownMichigan State Moore Westerkamp Carter Gates Sterup Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Cross Cotton ^ D. BrownRutgers Hovey Cotton ^ Carter Gates Sterup Reeves Utter Lewis Armstrong Cross Janovich D. BrownIowa#-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; $-NU opened in four receiver set (no tight end)
hUSKER dEfENSIvE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent DE DT DT DE LB LB LB LCB FS SS RCB PBYU McMullen Collins Valentine Gangwish Young Banderas A. Williams* Davie Gerry Cockrell Kalu Foltz South Alabama McMullen Collins Valentine Akinmoladun Rose-Ivey Weber M. Newby Davie Gerry Cockrell Kalu Broekmeier Miami McMullen Collins Williams Akinmoladun Rose-Ivey Banderas Young Davie Gerry Cockrell Kalu Foltz Southern Miss McMullen Collins Williams Akinmoladun Young Weber M. Newby J. Rose Gerry Cockrell Kalu FoltzIllinois McMullen Collins Maurice Akinmoladun Young Weber Jones* J. Rose Gerry Cockrell Kalu FoltzWisconsin Dzuris Collins McMullen Gangwish Young Weber M. Newby J. Rose Gerry Cockrell Kalu Foltz Minnesota Dzuris Collins McMullen Gangwish Young Banderas M. Newby J. Rose Gerry Cockrell Kalu Foltz Northwestern Dzuris Collins McMullen Gangwish Young Banderas Jones* Davie Gerry Cockrell Kalu Foltz Purdue Dzuris Valentine McMullen Gangwish Young Banderas Jones* Davie Gerry A. Williams Kalu FoltzMichigan State McMullen Collins Valentine Gangwish Young Banderas M. Newby Jones Gerry A. Williams Kalu FoltzRutgers McMullen Collins Valentine Gangwish Young Banderas J. Rose* Jones Gerry Cockrell Kalu FoltzIowa* - 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
GAME 12 vs IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
SCORING SUMMARYQTR TIME TEAM SCORE1st 08:10 NEB Westerkamp 14 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)1st 02:50 BYU Hill 3 yd run (Samson kick)1st 00:16 NEB Moore 22 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)2nd 13:13 BYU Hill 21 yd run (Samson kick)2nd 05:42 BYU Samson 41 yd field goal 2nd 03:48 BYU Mathews 15 yd pass from Hill (Samson kick)3rd 10:39 NEB Newby 10 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 05:31 NEB Foster 9 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)4th 07:57 BYU Samson 35 yd field goal4th 00:00 BYU Mathews 42 yd pass from Mangum (no kick)
lincoln(sept.5)--- Tanner Mangum’s 42-yard Hail Mary pass to Mitch Mathews on 4th-and-3 as time expired gave BYU a 33-28 win over Nebraska in the season opener for both teams.
Nebraska erased a 10-point halftime deficit and took a 28-24 lead after Trey Foster’s nine-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. midway through the third quarter, as Armstrong completed 24-of-41 passes for 319 yards with three touchdowns.
BYU closed to within 28-27 after Trevor Samson’s 35-yard field goal with 7:57 left. The Huskers were unable to convert on the ground on a pair of 3rd-and-1 runs late in the game, but Armstrong led Nebraska into field goal position on its final drive with less than a minute left. However Drew Brown missed a 41-yard field goal with 48 seconds left to give BYU a final chance.
Mangum, who replaced an injured Taysom Hill, guided the Cougars to past midfield before his heave to Mathews, who caught the ball over two Husker defenders and fell into the end zone for the game winner, snapping Nebraska’s 29-yard winning streak in season openers.
Hill finished with 268 yards passing and one touchdown while rushing for two scores before leaving the game with a season-ending foot injury. Mangum completed 7-of-11 passes for 111 yards and a TD.
Nebraska got off to a 14-7 lead in the first quarter, as Armstrong connected on scoring passes to Jordan Westerkamp and Alonzo Moore. Westerkamp, who caught seven passes for 107 yards, opened the game on a nifty catch and run, escaping several would-be tacklers en route to the score.
Hill and the Cougars controlled the second quarter, beginning with a 21-yard Hill touchdown run to tie the game at 14 with 13:13 left in the half. After Samson’s first field goal gave the Cougars the lead, Hill connected with Mathews for a 15-yard passing touchdown to push BYU’s edge to 24-14 heading to the half.
Nebraska’s defense turned the tide in the third quarter, as safety Nate Gerry picked off Hill and returned it 43 yards to the BYU 35. The Huskers capitalized three plays later as Terrell Newby went the final 10 yards to pull the Huskers within 24-21.
The Blackshirts shut down the Cougars on the next two drives to set up an eight-play, 62-yard march capped by Armstrong’s nine-yard touchdown pass to tight end Foster to give the hosts a four-point lead.
SCORING SUMMARYQTR TIME TEAM SCORE1st 10:02 NEB Newby 13 yd run (Brown kick)1st 06:05 NEB Newby 8 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)2nd 07:06 NEB Newby 8 yd run (Brown kick)2nd 00:00 NEB Brown 42 yd field goal 3rd 08:04 NEB Cross 9 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 06:04 USA Sunanon 36 yd field goal 4th 14:51 NEB Brown 25 yd field goal 4th 10:11 NEB Westerkamp 21 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)4th 08:30 NEB Moore 2 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick)4th 03:36 USA Magee 36 yd pass from Davis (rush failed)
TEAM STATISTICS USA NEBFIRST DOWNS 18 31RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-19 37-258PASSING YDS (NET) 313 303Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-26-1 38-26-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-332 75-561Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-91 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-21Punts (Number-Avg) 5-30.6 3-34.7Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-67 7-80Possession Time 26:26 33:34Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 5 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-17
RUShING: USA- Johnson, Xavier 7-28; Ayoola, Dami 5-15; Thomas, Tyreis 4-5; Timmons, Terrence 3-3; Garrett, Claude 1-minus-6; Clements, Cody 2-minus-9; Davis, Dallas 2-minus-17. Nebraska-Newby, Terrell 28-198; Wilbon, Mikale 3-21; Moore, Alonzo 1-19; Cross, Imani 1-9; Reilly, Brandon 1-5; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 2-4; Ozigbo, Devine 1-2.PASSING: USA- Clements, Cody 23-40-1-271-0; Davis, Dallas 3-5-0-42-1. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 21-30-0-270-2; Fyfe, Ryker 5-7-1-33-1; Turner, Jamal 0-1-0-0-0.RECEIvING: USA- Magee, Josh 6-147; Kutchera, Kevin 3-48; Everett, Gerald 3-39; Shinn, Marvin 3-27; Johnson, Xavier 3-22; Lewis, Chris 3-10; Thomas, Tyreis 2-1; Timmons, Terrence 1-14; Garrett, Claude1-6; Vinson, D.J. 1-minus-1. Nebraska-Reilly, Brandon 5-71; Hovey, Lane 5-68; Moore, Alonzo 5-39; Westerkamp, Jordan 3-31; Morgan Jr., Stanley 3-29; Newby, Terrell 2-38; Allen, Taariq 2-21; McNitt, Luke 1-6.INTERCEPTIONS: USA- May, E.J. 1-0. Nebraska-Gerry, Nate 1-21fUMBlES: USA- Thompson, Jalen 1-1; Davis, Dallas 1-1; Clements, Cody 1-0; Timmons, Terrence 1-0. Nebraska-NoneSACKS (Sacks-Yds): USA- None. Nebraska- Maurice, Kevin 1-1; Stoltenberg, Mick 1-6TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): USA-Buchanan, Roman 4-7. Nebraska-Rose-Ivey, Michael 2-8.
Game 2 Nebraska 48, S. Alabama 9
lincoln(sept.12)--- Nebraska used a balanced offense and a stingy defense in posting a 48-9 win over South Alabama, giving Mike Riley his first win as head coach of the Huskers.
Terrell Newby raced to career highs of 198 yards and a pair of scores, while also catching an eight-yard touchdown grab, as the Huskers took a 24-0 halftime lead and cruised to the win.
Nebraska was opportunistic on defense, forcing three turnovers that led to 17 Husker points, while holding South Alabama to just 19 rushing yards.
Tommy Armstrong Jr. orchestrated a Nebraska passing game that accounted for 303 yards and three touchdowns, as he finished 21-of-30 for 270 yards and two scores.
Newby, who carried a then-career-high 17 times for a career-high 118 yards in the first half alone, accounted for all three Husker touchdowns in the first half, as the Big Red raced to a 24-0 lead. Newby capped NU’s first drive with a 13-yard scoring run before his eight-yard TD reception four minutes later staked the Huskers to a 14-0 cushion. Newby tacked on his third score of the half midway through the second stanza, scoring from eight yards to put NU ahead 21-0.
Nebraska took advantage of a South Alabama turnover in the final seconds of the half, as the Huskers recovered a muffed punt and capitalized three plays later as Drew Brown added a 42-yard field goal as time expired to send Nebraska to the locker room up 24-0.
While Newby controlled the ground game, Brandon Reilly and Lane Hovey were the primary targets for Armstrong, as NU rolled up 561 yards of total offense. Reilly notched five receptions for 71 yards, while Hovey pulled down career highs of five receptions for 68 yards.
The Blackshirts held South Alabama scoreless for nearly three quarters and didn’t allow a touchdown until 3:36 left in the fourth quarter.
Michael Rose-Ivey, making his first appearance since the 2014 Gator Bowl, led NU with 10 tackles, while Jonathan Rose added a career-high eight tackles.
Miami Gardens, Fla. (Sept. 19) -- Tommy Armstrong Jr. and the Huskers orchestrated the greatest fourth-quarter comeback in Nebraska history, erasing a 23-point deficit, but Miami escaped with a 36-33 overtime win on Saturday at Sun Life Stadium.
Trailing 33-10 with 11:14 left, Armstrong led Nebraska to 23 unanswered points to send the game to overtime. The Huskers’ comeback included a trio of fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Armstrong to Alonzo Moore, Brandon Reilly and Stanley Morgan Jr., and a pair of two-point conversion passes to Cethan Carter and Jordan Westerkamp, the last coming with 33 seconds remaining.
Morgan caught four passes for 78 yards and a TD, while Reilly also had four receptions for 83 yards, including a 41-yard catch to set up Nebraska’s game-tying score.
The Huskers had the ball first in the overtime session, but Armstrong, who completed 21-of-45 passes for 309 yards and four scores, was intercepted by Corn Elder on NU’s first play of the extra period. Miami won the game moments later as Michael Badgley’s fifth field goal of the game provided the Hurricanes with a three-point win.
Brad Kaaya completed 25-of-42 passes for 379 yards and two touchdowns, as Miami scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and built a 20-3 halftime lead. Rashawn Scott led UM with 151 yards on nine catches.
Joe Yearby added 125 yards rushing on 17 carries, including a 41-yard yard run to put Miami up 27-3 early in the third quarter. Armstrong led the Huskers back, finding Westerkamp for a 22-yard score for NU’s first touchdown to begin the comeback.
Miami got off to a blistering start, as Kaaya guided the Hurricanes to touchdowns on their first two possessions, going 65 and 60 yards to give the hosts a 14-0 lead. Trailing 17-0 Nebraska got on the board midway through the second quarter, going 60 yards in eight plays before Drew Brown’s career-long 49-yard field goal pulled NU within 17-3.
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 fINAlArkansas State 0 3 10 0 13Nebraska 14 14 0 14 42
SCORING SUMMARY1st 12:49 UM Herndon 10 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick)1st 08:04 UM Brady 11 yd pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick)1st 01:11 UM Badgley 23 yd field goal 2nd 08:37 NEB Brown 49 yd field goal 2nd 06:05 UM Badgley 27 yd field goal 3rd 13:50 UM Yearby 41 yd run (Badgley kick)3rd 09:03 NEB Westerkamp 22 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)3rd 03:42 UM Badgley 41 yd field goal 4th 11:14 UM Badgley 28 yd field goal 4th 08:36 NEB Moore 10 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Carter pass)4th 03:46 NEB Reilly 21 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)4th 00:33 NEB Morgan Jr., 8 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Westerkamp pass)OT 15:00 UM Badgley 28 yd field goal
SCORING SUMMARYQTR TIME TEAM SCORE1st 09:57 NEB Westerkamp 6 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)1st 04:24 NEB Brown 29 yd field goal 2nd 10:49 NEB Brown 27 yd field goal 2nd 05:31 NEB Brown 40 yd field goal 2nd 01:34 NEB Brown 22 yd field goal 2nd 00:00 NEB Brown 50 yd field goal 3rd 13:19 USM Smith 17 yd run (Shaunfield kick)3rd 00:27 NEB Allen 10 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)4th 13:34 USM Martin 21 yd pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick)4th 12:26 USM Martin 19 yd pass from Mullens (Shaunfield kick)4th 09:30 NEB Armstrong 16 yd run (Brown kick)4th 06:55 USM Richard 1 yd run (Shaunfield kick)
RUShING: USM- Smith, Ito 7-29; Richard, Jalen 11-22; Martin, Casey 1-minus-5; Team 1-minus-10Mullens, Nick 3-minus-25. Nebraska-Newby, Terrell 18-76; Janovich, Andy 5-68; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 7-63; Reilly, Brandon 2-12; Cross, Imani 4-9; Moore, Alonzo 1-9; Turner, Jamal 1-3; Ozigbo, Devine 1-2.PASSING: USM- Mullens, Nick 26-41-0-447-2; Sarrazin, Tyler 0-1-0-0-0. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 23-35-1-368-2.RECEIvING: USM- Martin, Casey 8-102; Thomas, Michael 5-121; Smith, Ito 5-72; Richard, Jalen 4-60; Thompson, D.J. 2-78; Davis, Daythan 2-14. Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 11-118; Reilly, Brandon 3-112; Morgan Jr., Stanley 2-32; Moore, Alonzo 2-27; Janovich, Andy 1-53; Cotton, Sam 1-13; Allen, Taariq 1-10; Newby, Terrell 1-4; Carter, Cethan 1-minus-1INTERCEPTIONS: USM- Antoine, D’Nerius 1-30. Nebraska-NonefUMBlES: USM- Richard, Jalen 1-1, Team 1-0. Nebraska-Cross, Imani 1-1; Westerkamp, Jordan 1-0SACKS (Sacks-Yds): USM- Thigpen, Xavier 1-12. Nebraska- Akinmoladun, Freedom 2-17; Jones, Chris 1-5; Kalu, Joshua 1-8.TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): USM-Antoine, D’Nerius 3-5 Nebraska-Weber, Chris 5-7
Game 4 Nebraska 36, Southern Miss 28
lincoln(sept.26)–Nebraska relied on the arm of Tommy Armstrong Jr. and the leg of Drew Brown to take a 22-0 lead and hold on for a 36-28 win over Southern Miss.
Armstrong accounted for all three scores, throwing a pair of touchdown strikes, while his 16-yard scoring run with 9:30 left provided the Huskers with the winning margin. Armstrong accounted for a career-high 431 yards of total offense, including 23-of-35 passing for 368 yards through the air.
Brown connected on five first-half field goals, including a career-long 50-yarder as time expired in the first half, matching an NCAA record for field goals in a half done on two previous occasions, including by NU’s Dale Klein in 1985. Brown’s kick also tied the Memorial Stadium record for field goals in a game.
Nebraska got off to a quick start, going 71 yards on eight plays on its first series as Armstrong found Jordan Westerkamp for a six-yard TD catch. It was the start of a big day for Westerkamp, who finished with a career-high 11 receptions for 118 yards.
The Huskers scored on all six of their first-half possessions, as Brown kicked field goals of 29, 27, 40, 22 and 50 yards to stake the Huskers to a 22-0 lead.
Two other Huskers enjoyed career afternoons, as Brandon Reilly went over 100 receiving yards with three catches for 112 yards, while fullback Andy Janovich rushed for 68 yards on five carries hauled in a 53-yard pass in the first half to set up a Brown field goal.
Nebraska extended its lead to 29-7 as Armstrong found Taariq Allen for a 10-yard scoring strike with 27 seconds in the third quarter.
The Huskers withstood a strong performance by USM’s Nick Mullens, who finished the day 26-of-41 for 447 yards and two touchdowns. Mullens connected on a pair of scoring strikes to Casey Martin within a 1:08 span in the fourth quarter to cut the Huskers’ lead to 29-21 before Armstrong’s TD run pushed the lead back to 15 points.
Trailing 36-28, Southern Miss blocked Brown’s seventh field goal attempt with 30 seconds left and had a chance to send the game into overtime. The Golden Eagles flew to the Huskers’ 40-yard line, but Freedom Akinmoladun sealed the win, sacking Mullens as time expired.
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 fINAlSouthern Miss 0 0 7 21 28Nebraska 10 12 7 7 36
GAME 12 vs IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
SCORING SUMMARY2nd 12:35 NEB Ozigbo 19 yd run (Brown kick)2nd 00:11 NEB Brown 39 yd field goal 3rd 02:55 NEB Brown 28 yd field goal 4th 13:21 ILL Murdock 22 yd pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick)4th 00:10 ILL Allison 1 yd pass from Lunt (Zalewski kick)
RUShING: Ill.-Vaughn, Ke’Shawn 24-98; Ferguson, Josh 4-50; Crouch, Chayce 1-minus-3; Lunt, Wes 3-minus-14. Nebraska-Ozigbo, Devine 7-70; Janovich, Andy 11-43; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 8-38; Moore, Alonzo 3-21; Newby, Terrell 5-15PASSING: Ill.-Lunt, Wes 23-45-0-251-2. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 10-31-1-105-0RECEIvING: Ill.-Allison, Geronimo 8-91; Turner, Malik 4-70; Cain, Desmond 4-40; Murdock, Marchie 2-28; Mays, Sam 2-21; Ferguson, Josh 1-4; Echard, Nathan 1-0 Vaughn, Ke’Shawn 1-minus-3. Nebraska-Carter, Cethan 3-63; Newby, Terrell 2-11; Reilly, Brandon 1-16; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1-6; Ozigbo, Devine 1-5; Janovich, Andy 1-5; Westerkamp, Jordan 1-minus-1.INTERCEPTIONS: Ill.-Fejedelem, Clayton 1-18. Nebraska-NonefUMBlES: Ill.- None. Nebraska-Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1-1; Ozigbo, Devine 1-0SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Ill. - Smoot, Dawuane 1-15. Nebraska-Collins, Maliek 1.5-12; Akinmoladun, Freedom 0.5-4TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): Ill.-Neal Jr., TJ 2-8; Monheim, Mason 1-0 Nebraska-Weber, Chris 5-12
Game 5 Illinois 14, Nebraska 13
champaign, Ill. (oct. 3) -- For the fourth time in five contests, the outcome of Nebraska’s football game was not decided until the opponent’s final offensive play, as Illinois’ Wes Lunt found Geronimo Allison for a one-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left, lifting the Fighting Illini to a 14-13 victory.
Lunt’s touchdown pass and Taylor Zalewski’s ensuing extra point allowed Illinois to rally from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit. Nebraska had the ball with 3rd-and-7 at the Illinois 27-yard line, but to run out the clock, as NU threw a pair of incompletions to give the Fighting Illini 51 seconds to work with.
Lunt, who threw for 251 yards and a pair of TDs, hit Sam Mays for a 15-yard completion before he connected with Malik Turner on a 50-yard strike to get to the NU 7 with 40 seconds left. A pair of pass interference calls put the ball at the 1-yard line before Allison’s diving catch tied the game.
Nebraska outgained Illinois on the ground, 187-131, thanks to a career-high 70 yards on just seven carries from Devine Ozigbo. The freshman scored the game’s first points in the second quarter with his first career touchdown, a nifty 19-yard run to put Nebraska up 7-0 with 12:35 left in the first half.
Armstrong, who completed just 10-of-31 passes for 105 yards with one interception, helped stake the Big Red to a 13-0 lead through three quarters. Early in the second quarter, Armstrong’s 32-yard run put the Huskers in Illinois territory before Ozigbo scored two plays later.
The Huskers extended the lead to 10-0 in the final seconds of the half, going 57 yards in eight plays, including a career-long 55-yard catch by Cethan Carter, to set up Drew Brown’s 39-yard field goal with 11 seconds left in the half.
Brown’s second field goal of the day, this one from 28 yards, extended NU’s lead to 13-0 with 2:55 left in the third quarter as the Blackshirts held the Illini off the scoreboard. Sophomore Chris Weber keyed the defensive effort with a career-high 17 tackles, including three tackles for loss, while Maliek Collins added a career-high nine tackles, including 1.5 sacks.
SCORING SUMMARYQTR TIME TEAM SCORE2nd 09:45 WIS Fumagalli 7 yd pass from Stave (Gaglianone kick)2nd 02:40 NEB Armstrong 7 yd run (Brown kick)2nd 00:31 NEB Moore 41 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)3rd 01:06 WIS Gaglianone 45 yd field goal 4th 10:08 WIS Ingold 1 yd run (Gaglianone kick)4th 06:17 WIS Gaglianone 42 yd field goal 4th 03:38 NEB Janovich 55 yd run (Brown kick)4th 00:04 WIS Gaglianone 46 yd field goal
TEAM STATISTICS WIS NEBFIRST DOWNS 26 13RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-147 37-196PASSING YDS (NET) 322 129Passes Att-Comp-Int 50-24-0 28-11-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-469 65-325Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-12 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-8 2--4Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.5 9-43.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 6-45 9-89Possession Time 31:56 28:04Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 8 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-7
RUShING: WIS-Ogunbowale, Dare 18-117; Ingold, Alec 8-14; Deal, Taiwan 4-8; Stave, Joel 3-7; Love, Reggie 1-1. Nebraska-Janovich, Andy 3-59; Newby, Terrell 15-59; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 8-50; Cross, Imani 6-21; Ozigbo, Devine 3-9; Moore, Alonzo 1-1; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1-minus-3PASSING: WIS- Stave, Joel 24-50-0-322-1. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 11-28-0-129-1RECEIvING: WIS- Erickson, Alex 7-113; Fumagalli, Troy 6-60; Wheelwright, Robert 5-81; Peavy, Jazz 4-44; Steffes, Eric 1-15; Fredrick, Jordan 1-9. Nebraska-Carter, Cethan 3-23; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 2-31; Westerkamp, Jordan 2-17; Morgan Jr., Stanley 2-12; Moore, Alonzo 1-41; Newby, Terrell 1-5.INTERCEPTIONS: WIS- None. Nebraska- NonefUMBlES: WIS- None. Nebraska-Team 1-1SACKS (Sacks-Yds): WIS- None. Nebraska- Valentine, Vincent 1-7TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): WIS- Edwards, T.J. 5-4. Nebraska-Cockrell, Byerson 4-6
Game 6 Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 21
lincoln (oct. 10) --- Rafael Gaglianone’s 46-yard field goal with four seconds remaining gave Wisconsin a 23-21 win over Nebraska at Memorial Stadium Saturday.
The Huskers, whose four losses have all come on the opponent’s final offensive play, fell to 2-4, while Wisconsin improved to 4-2. It marked the seventh time in NU’s past eight games dating to last season, that Nebraska’s outcome has been decided by a single score.
Gaglianone’s field goal, which followed his 39-yard miss that hit the right upright with 1:26 left in the game, spoiled a fourth-quarter comeback by the Huskers.
Trailing 20-14 after Gaglianone’s 42-yard field goal with 6:17 left, Nebraska put together its best drive of the second half to regain the lead. On 3rd-and-15 from the NU 20, Tommy Armstrong Jr. scrambled for a 16-yard gain to spark the offense. Two plays later, Andy Janovich turned a 3rd-and-1 into a touchdown, breaking two tackles and going a career-high 55 yards to tie the game at 20. Drew Brown then gave NU a one-point lead with 3:38 left on his extra point.
Nebraska rushed for 196 yards against a stingy Badger rush defense, as Janovich and Terrell Newby had 59 yards apiece. Armstrong added 50 more on eight carries, including a 7-yard TD run.
Wisconsin outgained Nebraska, 469-325 in total offense on the day, as UW’s Joel Stave completed 24-of-50 passes for 322 yards, including a seven-yard touchdown pass to Troy Fumagalli to open the scoring in the second quarter for Wisconsin.
Despite Wisconsin’s yardage advantage, the Huskers appeared to have the game in hand when Gaglianone missed his second field goal of the game, a 39-yarder that hit the right upright, with 1:26 left. However, the Badgers had all three of their timeouts remaining, and forced the Huskers to a three-and-out while spending just 12 seconds on the game clock.
Wisconsin took over after Sam Foltz’s 47-yard punt against the wind pushed the Badgers to their own 30 to start their final drive with 1:03 left. In 54 seconds, Stave moved UW to the NU 28 when Gaglianone booted the decisive field goal.
Trailing 7-0, the Huskers took the lead in the final minutes before the half. NU went 77 yards on 14 plays, taking 6:56 of the clock before Armstrong’s TD tied the game at seven. After holding Wisconsin to three-and-out, NU struck quickly, going 62 yards on five plays as Armstrong found Alonzo Mooe for a leaping catch in the endzone to put NU up 14-7 at the break.
Wisconsin pulled within 14-10 on a 45-yard field goal by Gaglianone before scoring 10 early fourth quarter points to a take a 20-14 advantage. Dare Ogunbowale led the Badger ground game with 18 carries for 117 yards, as his work on the ground sparked the Badger offense late. Alec Ingold’s one yard TD run made it 17-14 with 10:08 left before Gaglianone’s second field goal gave the Badgers a 20-14 advantage.
Minneapolis, Minn. (Oct. 17) -- Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw three touchdown passes while Terrell Newby picked up his second 100-yard effort of the season, as Nebraska snapped a two-game losing streak against Minnesota with a 48-25 victory. Nebraska’s win, the first Big Ten win under Coach Mike Riley, was sparked by 21 unanswered points after Minnesota pulled within 17-14.
Armstrong completed 18-of-26 passes for 261 yards on the day, including touchdown strikes to Alonzo Moore, Cethan Carter and De’Mornay Pierson-El. Newby rushed for 116 yards and two scores on just 13 carries, including a career-long 69-yard touchdown.
After falling behind 7-0, the Huskers needed just three plays to tie the score as Newby went untouched.
Nebraska’s defense turned the first of three turnovers midway through the first quarter, as Nathan Gerry forced a fumble and Jack Gangwish recovered at the Gopher 29-yard line. Three plays later, Armstrong turned the Gopher gaffe into points with a 32-yard touchdown strike to Moore to give the Big Red a 14-7 lead. Moore finished the day with four receptions for a career-high 84 yards.
The teams traded scores before the Huskers found paydirt late in the half to take a 10-point lead. NU went 75 yards in eight plays, as Newby’s second score of the day came on a nine-yard run to make it 24-14.
Nebraska dominated the third quarter, outgaining Minnesota 142-9. The Blackshirts all but shut down the Gopher offense in the period, while Armstrong’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Carter with 4:16 left in the period capped a 10-play, 99-yard march to put the Huskers up 31-14.
The lead grew even more when Pierson-El made a highlight-reel, 14-yard touchdown grab just 39 seconds into the final quarter to give NU a 38-14 cushion. Minnesota fought back, scoring a touchdown and a two-point conversion to cut the deficit to 38-22 before a 39-yard field goal with 6:49 left cut the margin to 38-25.
Newby secured Minnesota’s on-side kick attempt, and Armstrong connected with Westerkamp on a gutsy 27-yard completion on 3rd-and-6 at the NU 42 to put Nebraska within scoring range at the Minnesota 31. That set up Drew Brown’s 41-yard field goal to push the lead back to 16.
Joshua Kalu sealed the game on Minnesota’s next possession, picking off a Mitch Leidner pass and returning it 41 yards for the score. The touchdown capped a fine performance by the sophomore, who also had seven tackles in the win.
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 fINAlArkansas State 0 3 10 0 13Nebraska 14 14 0 14 42
SCORING SUMMARY1st 10:14 MINN Carter 24 yd pass from Leidner (Santoso kick)1st 08:52 NEB Newby 69 yd run (Brown kick)1st 03:50 NEB Moore 32 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)2nd 09:46 NEB Brown 45 yd field goal 2nd 06:02 MINN Maye 7 yd run (Santoso kick)2nd 01:55 NEB Newby 9 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 04:16 NEB Carter 10 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)4th 14:21 NEB Pierson-El 14 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)4th 11:52 MINN Leidner 1 yd run (Maye pass from Leidner)4th 06:49 MINN Santoso 39 yd field goal 4th 03:06 NEB Brown 41 yd field goal 4th 02:10 NEB Kalu 41 yd interception return (Brown kick)
SCORING SUMMARYQTR TIME TEAM SCORE1st 10:26 NEB Brown 43 yd field goal 1st 08:45 NU Thorson 1 yd run (Mitchell kick)1st 05:19 NEB TEAM safety 2nd 07:17 NU VanHoose 72 yd interception return (Mitchell kick)2nd 01:07 NEB Reilly 10 yd pass from Armstrong (Brown kick)2nd 00:00 NU Mitchell 28 yd field goal 3rd 08:59 NEB Armstrong 4 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 05:18 NU Mitchell 18 yd field goal 4th 14:55 NEB Brown 48 yd field goal 4th 09:53 NU Vitale 37 yd pass from Thorson (Mitchell kick)4th 07:27 NU Mitchell 27 yd field goal 4th 04:23 NEB Armstrong 3 yd run (pass failed)
RUShING: NW- Thorson, Clayton 9-126; Jackson, Justin 14-40; Vault, Solomon 2-2; TEAM 3-minus-12. Nebraska-Newby, Terrell 16-52; Cross, Imani 7-14; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 12-13; Janovich, Andy 2-4; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1-minus-1PASSING: NW-Thorson, Clayton 13-28-0-177-1. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 24-48-1-291-1.RECEIvING: NW-Vitale, Dan 5-55; Jackson, Justin 2-55; Vault, Solomon 2-12; McHugh, Mike 1-22; Carr, Austin 1-15; Dickerson, Garrett 1-14; Roberts, Jelani 1-4. Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 5-92; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 5-31; Reilly, Brandon 4-83; Newby, Terrell 3-18; Carter, Cethan 2-17; Turner, Jamal 1-20; Hovey, Lane 1-15; Moore, Alonzo 1-7; Morgan Jr., Stanley 1-6; Cross, Imani 1-2.INTERCEPTIONS: NW-- VanHoose, Nick 1-72. Nebraska-NonefUMBlES: NW-- None. Nebraska-NoneSACKS (Sacks-Yds): NW- Lowery, Dean 2-18. Nebraska- Gerry, Nate 1-9; Dzuris, Ross, 0.5-2; Gangwish 0.5-2.TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): NW-Walker, Anthony 8-5. Nebraska-Banderas, Josh 7-3.
Game 8 Northwestern 30, Nebraska 28
lincoln(oct.24)–Nebraska’s fourth-quarter comeback bid fell just short, as the Huskers lost to Northwestern, 30-28, at Memorial Stadium.
The Huskers trailed 30-22 with 7:27 left before Tommy Armstrong Jr. orchestrated a nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive that culminated with Armstong’s second touchdown run of the day with 4:23 left. The Huskers went for the two-point conversion to try and tie the score, but the pass fell incomplete, as Nebraska suffered its fifth loss by five points or less.
The incompletion left the game in the hands of the Blackshirts, who were unable to get off the field against the Wildcats, who ran out the final 4:23. Nebraska’s best chance to force a Northwestern punt came on 3rd-and-3 at the Wildcat 32, but Clayton Thorson hit Justin Jackson on a short pass that Jackson turned into a 28-yard completion. Jackson carried the next two plays, picking up another first down with an eight-yard run to seal the Wildcat victory.
Jackson finished with 14 carries for 40 yards while adding two receptions for 55 yards, but it was Thorson who did the most damage. The Wildcat quarterback carried nine times for 126 yards and one score. His 68 yard run set up Northwestern’s first score while he added a 49-yard run on the final minute of the first half to set up a field goal and give Northwestern a 17-12 halftime lead.
Those two long plays accounted for nearly all of Northwestern’s 128 first-half yards, but a 72-yard interception return for a touchdown by Nick VanHoose with 7:17 left in the half was the biggest play of the game.
The Huskers trailed 14-5 after the interception, but Nebraska answered back, as Armstrong found Reilly for a 10-yard touchdown to pull the Huskers within 14-12. Reilly finished with four receptions for 83 yards
Armstrong struggled through the air in the first half, but finished 24-of-48 for 291 yards on the day. Jordan Westerkamp led the Husker receivers with five receptions for 92 yards, while De’Mornay Pierson-El added five catches for 31 yards.
Thorson finished with 303 yards of total offense for Northwestern, including 177 yards on 13-of-28 passing. His 37-yard touchdown pass to Dan Vitale with 9:53 left in the fourth quarter gave the lead back to Northwestern at 27-22, after the Huskers had taken a 22-20 lead on the first play of the quarter with Drew Brown’s 48-yard field goal.
After trailing 17-12 at half, Nebraska regained the lead on its opening drive of the third quarter with a massive 15-play, 75-yard march, capped by Armstrong’s four-yard TD run.
Northwestern answered with an 18-yard field goal by Mitchell on its only drive of the third quarter to take a 20-19 lead to the final quarter.
Westlafayette(oct.31)-- An injury-riddled Nebraska team turned the ball over five times and suffered a 55-45 loss to Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium.
The Huskers, who slipped to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten, played without injured starting quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., as Ryker Fyfe took the loss in his first career start despite throwing for 407 yards and four touchdowns. He also threw four interceptions and lost one fumble, and those five turnovers were converted into 28 points by the Boilermakers.
The Huskers, who were also without the services of injured wide receiver Alonzo Moore, took an additional hit to the receiving corps with a first-half injury to De’Mornay Pierson-El. The Big Red offense took another hit in the first half with the loss of starting running back Terrell Newby.
Purdue capitalized on Nebraska’s injuries and turnovers to give Coach Darrell Hazell his first home Big Ten Conference victory in three seasons. The Boilermakers improved to 2-6 on the year and 1-3 in the Big Ten.
Despite the personnel challenges on offense and the turnovers, the Huskers outgained Purdue, 484-457 in total yards on the day. The Big Red trailed 42-16 entering the fourth quarter, but refused to quit.
Behind 199 passing yards from Fyfe, who completed 10-of-14 passes in the final period, the Huskers rallied for 29 points in the fourth - the second-best point total in the quarter in school history, trailing only 30 points at Hawaii on Dec. 4, 1982.
Wide receivers Brandon Reilly and Jordan Westerkamp had big days for the Big Red. Westerkamp hauled in nine receptions for 123 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown catch with 30 seconds left to make the final margin.
Even after that score, Nebraska kept battling, recovering an on-side kick to regain another possession, before watching time run out.
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 fINAlArkansas State 0 3 10 0 13Nebraska 14 14 0 14 42
SCORING SUMMARY1st 07:53 NEB Brown 41 yd field goal 1st 05:06 PUR Blough 56 yd run (Griggs kick)2nd 13:48 PUR Anthrop 3 yd pass from Blough (Griggs kick)2nd 11:52 NEB Morgan 20 yd pass from Fyfe (kick blocked)2nd 04:12 PUR Young 4 yd run (Griggs kick)3rd 12:04 NEB Cross 9 yd run (Brown kick)3rd 07:42 PUR Jurasevich 5 yd pass from Blough (Griggs kick)3rd 05:19 PUR Yancey 83 yd pass from Blough (Griggs kick)3rd 02:34 PUR Yancey 9 yd pass from Blough (Griggs kick)4th 14:56 NEB Hovey 17 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick)4th 11:39 NEB Janovich 1 yd run (Westerkamp pass from Fyfe)4th 05:51 PUR Jones 6 yd run (Griggs kick)4th 03:27 NEB Reilly 8 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick)4th 01:02 PUR Jones 8 yd run (kick blocked)4th 00:30 NEB Westerkamp 35 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick) TEAM STATISTICS NEB PURFIRST DOWNS 28 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-77 37-183PASSING YDS (NET) 407 274Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-29-4 43-28-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-484 80-457Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-27Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-163 4-86Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-46Punts (Number-Avg) 3-48.0 5-41.6Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-40 6-58Possession Time 29:26 30:34Third-Down Conversions 7 of 12 8 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 2-18
RUShING: Purdue- Jones, Markell 23-92; Blough, David 10-82; Phillips, Gregory 1-5; Young, Domonique 1-4; Monteroso, Dan 1-2; Anthrop, Danny 1-minus-2. Nebraska- Newby, Terrell 1 0 -56; Cross, Imani 8-39; Reilly, Brandon 1-20; Janovich, Andy 2-2; Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1-minus-5; Fyfe, Ryker 7-minus-35.PASSING: Purdue- Blough, David 28-43-0-274-4 Nebraska-Fyfe, Ryker 29-48-4-407-4.RECEIvING: Purdue-Anthrop, Danny 10-40; Yancey, DeAngelo 5-111; Jones, Markell 5-51; Posey, Cameron 3-16; Herdman, Cole 2-23; Jurasevich, Jordan 2-5; Phillips, Gregory 1-8; Burgess, Jarrett 0-20. Nebraska-Westerkamp, Jordan 9-123; Reilly, Brandon 5-88; Carter, Cethan 3-45; Ozigbo, Devine 3-42; Morgan Jr., Stanley 3-26; Hovey, Lane 2-33; Turner, Jamal 1-17; Newby, Terrell 1-13; Pierson-El, De’ Mornay 1-12; Cross, Imani 1-8INTERCEPTIONS: Purdue.-Brown, Anthony 3-4; Williams, Frankie 1-42 . Nebraska-NonefUMBlES: Purdue-None Nebraska-Fyfe, Ryker 1-1SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Purdue-Panfil, Evan 1-12; Hudson, Garrett 0.5-3; Robinson, Galen 0.5-3. Nebraska-Dzuris, Ross 1-1TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): Purdue-Celestin, Jonathan 6-2. Nebraska-Banderas, Josh 8-2
lincoln (Nov. 7) --- Tommy Armstrong’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Reilly with 17 seconds left lifted Nebraska to a 39-38 win over No. 6 Michigan State.
Trailing 38-33 and with the ball at its nine-yard line with 55 seconds left, Armstrong led the Huskers 91 yards in four plays. He opened the drive with consecutive completions of 28 and 33 yards to Jordan Westerkamp to move the Huskers quickly down the field. Two plays later, he found Reilly, who was pushed out of bounds but recovered for the game-winning score. The win snapped MSU’s 12-game win streak as well as the Spartans 12-game Big Ten road winning streak. The victory was the first by an unranked NU team over a top-10 team since 1977.
Armstrong guided the Huskers back from a 12-point deficit in the final two minutes, finishing the night by completing 19-of-33 passes for 320 yards while passing for two touchdowns and rushing for two more.
Westerkamp finished with nine catches for 143 yards, while Reilly had three catches for 87 yards, as NU’s 12-point comeback matched the largest fourth-quarter comeback in school history.
Nebraska’s ground attack was crucial in the upset, as Imani Cross carried 18 times for 98 yards, while the Huskers rushed for 179 yards against a Spartan defense that was in the top-20 nationally against the run entering the game.
Nebraska had pulled to within 38-33 on Armstrong 1-yard run with 1:47 left, but Michigan State recovered the onside kick. The Huskers, who had two timeouts left, forced the Spartans to a three-and-out, giving themselves one final opportunity.
Michigan State had one last chance, driving to the NU 41-yard line with seven seconds left, but the Husker defense forced Connor Cook to throw an incompletion as time expired. Cook completed 22-of-35 passes for 318 yards and four TDs in the losing effort for MSU.
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 fINAlMichigan State 3 14 14 7 38Nebraska 10 3 7 19 39
2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
GAME 12 vs IOWA • NOV. 27, 2015
SCORING SUMMARY1st 10:56 NEB Carter 32 yd run (Brown kick)1st 02:39 NEB Westerkamp 15 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)2nd 11:49 NEB Moore 44 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)2nd 01:17 RU Martin 1 yd run (Federico kick)3rd 06:03 RU Laviano 5 yd pass from Grant (Federico kick)3rd 1:58 NEB Carter 11 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. (Brown kick)4th 14:50 NEB Brown 44 yd field goal
RUShING: Rutgers-Hicks, Josh 12-61; Martin, Robert 12-40; Laviano, Chris 13-3; Cioffi, Anthony 1-0; Goodwin, Justin 1-(-15). Nebraska-Cross, Imani 20-90; Ozigbo, Devine 2-33; Carter, Cethan 1-32; Moore, Alonzo 1-7; Janovich, Andy 2-5; Newby, Terrell 1-4; Armstrong Jr, Tommy 7-2; Reilly, Brandon 1-2; Lewis, Alex 0-4; Team 3-(-5).PASSING: Rutgers-Laviano, Chris 13-27-2-165; Grant, Janarion 1-1-0-5. Nebraska-Armstrong Jr., Tommy 14-21-3-188.RECEIvING: Rutgers-Carroo, Leonte 4-62; Grant, Janarion 4-58; Scarff, Charles 3-24; Patton, Andre 2-21; Laviano, Chris 1-5. Nebraska-Carter, Cethan 4-57; Westerkamp, Jordan 3-32; Reilly, Brandon 2-16; Newby, Terrell 2-11; Moore, Alonzo 1-44; Hovey, Lane 1-19; Turner, Jamal 1-9.INTERCEPTIONS: Rutgers-Cioffi, Anthony 1-51; Wilkins, Kevin 1-10; Hampton, Saquan 1-0. Nebraska-Gerry, Nate 1-24; Jones, Chris 1-0.fUMBlES (total-lost): Rutgers-Martin, Robert 1-0; Goodwin, Justin 1-0. Nebraska-Hovey, Lane 1-0; Armstrong Jr., Tommy 1-0.SACKS (Sacks-Yds): Rutgers-Longa, Steve 1-14. Nebraska-McMullen, Greg 2-10; Collins, Maliek 1-10; Newby, Marcus 1-8; Dzuris, Ross 1-7; Valentine, Vincent 1-6.TACKlE lEAdER (UA-A): Rutgers-Lewis, Kaiwan 9-4. Nebraska-Gerry, Nate 7-1
Game 11 Nebraska 31, Rutgers 14
Piscataway,N.J.(Nov.14) -- Nebraska jumped to a 21-0 lead in the first half and never looked back in a 31-14 victory over Rutgers at High Point Solutions Stadium.
With their second straight win, the Huskers improved to 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten, while Rutgers slipped to 3-7 and 1-6 in the conference.
The Huskers wasted little time taking control of the game, marching 78 yards in eight plays capped by Cethan Carter’s 32-yard touchdown dash on a tight end reverse on his first career carry.
The Blackshirt defense, which played arguably its most complete game of the season, forced Rutgers to three-and-outs on its first two possessions and gave the offense a chance to strike again in the first quarter.
Tommy Armstrong Jr. put the Huskers up 14-0 when he found Jordan Westerkamp on a 15-yard touchdown pass to end a five-play drive with 2:39 left in the opening quarter.
The Blackshirts, which held Rutgers to just 259 yards of total offense on the day, pitched a shutout in the first quarter and the offense struck again early in the second quarter. Taking over on a short field at the 50, Armstrong delivered a home run to Alonzo Moore with a touchdown pass covering 44 yards to put the Big Red up 21-0 with 11:49 left in the half.
The defense continued to play well through the first half, until the offense made a pair of mistakes in the final three minutes to allow the Scarlet Knights to stay in the game. With Nebraska driving, Armstrong overthrew Lane Hovey, and Anthony Cioffic returned the interception 51 yards to the NU 6. Three plays later, Rutgers was on the board to cut the Husker lead to 21-7.
Two offensive plays later, Armstrong threw a second interception in three passes, which allowed Rutgers to attempt a Hail Mary pass to end the half. The play was defended well by the Big Red and the Huskers went to the locker room up 14.
Leading 28-14 heading into the fourth quarter, Drew Brown pushed Nebraska’s margin to three scores with his 44-yard field goal. It was Brown’s eighth consecutive made field goal, with all eight coming from at least 40 yards.
The Blackshirts did the rest, notching six big sacks of Laviano on the day, while Nate Gerry’s fourth interception of the season sealed the win with just under a minute left.
