November 25
The Cornhuskers finish their regualr seaon with a 37-14 win over Colorado.
The morning of the game I had predicted to a couple of people that NU would win by three touchdowns. It got awfully late in the game befor they reached that margin.
Team Statistics (3rd quarter)
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Colorado vs Nebraska (Nov.24, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb)
CU NU
FIRST DOWNS................... 14 24
Rushing..................... 5 11
Passing..................... 9 11
Penalty..................... 0 2
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 166 190
Rushing Attempts............ 31 46
Average Per Rush............ 5.4 4.1
Yards Gained Rushing........ 207 205
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 41 15
NET YARDS PASSING............. 131 278
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 11-23-0 20-30-0
Average Per Attempt......... 5.7 9.3
Average Per Completion...... 11.9 13.9
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 297 468
Total offense plays......... 54 76
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.5 6.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-0 2-2
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 8-74 10-70
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-251 4-156
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.8 39.0
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 41.8 38.5
Inside 20................... 1 1
50+ Yards................... 1 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 1 1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 4-216 6-381
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 54.0 63.5
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 40.2 45.3
Touchbacks.................. 1 1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-2-0 1-0-0
Average Per Return.......... 1.0 0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-89-0 3-35-0
Average Per Return.......... 17.8 11.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 1-10-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 23:19 35:15
1st Quarter................. 6:54 7:44
2nd Quarter................. 6:44 8:04
3rd Quarter................. 4:09 10:27
4th Quarter................. 5:32 9:00
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 13 8 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 3 of 3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-8 4-40
PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 5-5
Field Goals................... 0-1 0-0
November 12
Senior quarterback Zac Taylor passed up Dave Humm as the all-time NU record-holder for career passing yardage. Taylor moved ahead of Vince Ferragamo as the Huskers' single-season leader in touchdown passes.
All while squeeking in a winning touchdown with 20 seconds left in the game to beat Texas A & M 28-27.
The Huskers have an off week and then play Colorado on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Team Statistics (Final)
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers
#25 Nebraska vs #23 Texas A&M (Nov 11, 2006 at College Station, TX)
NU TA
FIRST DOWNS................... 19 13
Rushing..................... 6 4
Passing..................... 12 9
Penalty..................... 1 0
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 123 155
Rushing Attempts............ 38 27
Average Per Rush............ 3.2 5.7
Yards Gained Rushing........ 149 181
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 26 26
NET YARDS PASSING............. 267 288
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 21-36-1 19-32-0
Average Per Attempt......... 7.4 9.0
Average Per Completion...... 12.7 15.2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 390 443
Total offense plays......... 74 59
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.3 7.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 5-43 4-38
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-248 5-223
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.3 44.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 38.8 39.4
Inside 20................... 1 2
50+ Yards................... 0 2
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Fair catch.................. 1 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 5-313 6-383
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 62.6 63.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 43.4 43.5
Touchbacks.................. 3 4
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-6-0 3-15-0
Average Per Return.......... 3.0 5.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-42-0 2-36-0
Average Per Return.......... 21.0 18.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 1-16-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 32:52 27:08
1st Quarter................. 10:17 4:43
2nd Quarter................. 5:48 9:12
3rd Quarter................. 6:41 8:19
4th Quarter................. 10:06 4:54
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 15 5 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-14 4-21
PAT Kicks..................... 4-4 1-1
Field Goals................... 0-0 2-3
Team Statistics (Final)
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers
#25 Nebraska vs #23 Texas A&M (Nov 11, 2006 at College Station, TX)
NU TA
FIRST DOWNS................... 19 13
Rushing..................... 6 4
Passing..................... 12 9
Penalty..................... 1 0
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 123 155
Rushing Attempts............ 38 27
Average Per Rush............ 3.2 5.7
Yards Gained Rushing........ 149 181
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 26 26
NET YARDS PASSING............. 267 288
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 21-36-1 19-32-0
Average Per Attempt......... 7.4 9.0
Average Per Completion...... 12.7 15.2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 390 443
Total offense plays......... 74 59
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.3 7.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 5-43 4-38
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-248 5-223
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.3 44.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 38.8 39.4
Inside 20................... 1 2
50+ Yards................... 0 2
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Fair catch.................. 1 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 5-313 6-383
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 62.6 63.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 43.4 43.5
Touchbacks.................. 3 4
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-6-0 3-15-0
Average Per Return.......... 3.0 5.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-42-0 2-36-0
Average Per Return.......... 21.0 18.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 1-16-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 32:52 27:08
1st Quarter................. 10:17 4:43
2nd Quarter................. 5:48 9:12
3rd Quarter................. 6:41 8:19
4th Quarter................. 10:06 4:54
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 15 5 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-14 4-21
PAT Kicks..................... 4-4 1-1
Field Goals................... 0-0 2-3
Team Statistics (Final)
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers
#25 Nebraska vs #23 Texas A&M (Nov 11, 2006 at College Station, TX)
NU TA
FIRST DOWNS................... 19 13
Rushing..................... 6 4
Passing..................... 12 9
Penalty..................... 1 0
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 123 155
Rushing Attempts............ 38 27
Average Per Rush............ 3.2 5.7
Yards Gained Rushing........ 149 181
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 26 26
NET YARDS PASSING............. 267 288
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 21-36-1 19-32-0
Average Per Attempt......... 7.4 9.0
Average Per Completion...... 12.7 15.2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 390 443
Total offense plays......... 74 59
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.3 7.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 5-43 4-38
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-248 5-223
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.3 44.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 38.8 39.4
Inside 20................... 1 2
50+ Yards................... 0 2
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Fair catch.................. 1 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 5-313 6-383
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 62.6 63.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 43.4 43.5
Touchbacks.................. 3 4
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-6-0 3-15-0
Average Per Return.......... 3.0 5.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-42-0 2-36-0
Average Per Return.......... 21.0 18.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 1-16-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 32:52 27:08
1st Quarter................. 10:17 4:43
2nd Quarter................. 5:48 9:12
3rd Quarter................. 6:41 8:19
4th Quarter................. 10:06 4:54
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 15 5 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-14 4-21
PAT Kicks..................... 4-4 1-1
Field Goals................... 0-0 2-3
Team Statistics (Final)
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers
#25 Nebraska vs #23 Texas A&M (Nov 11, 2006 at College Station, TX)
NU TA
FIRST DOWNS................... 19 13
Rushing..................... 6 4
Passing..................... 12 9
Penalty..................... 1 0
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 123 155
Rushing Attempts............ 38 27
Average Per Rush............ 3.2 5.7
Yards Gained Rushing........ 149 181
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 26 26
NET YARDS PASSING............. 267 288
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 21-36-1 19-32-0
Average Per Attempt......... 7.4 9.0
Average Per Completion...... 12.7 15.2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 390 443
Total offense plays......... 74 59
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.3 7.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 5-43 4-38
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-248 5-223
Average Yards Per Punt...... 41.3 44.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 38.8 39.4
Inside 20................... 1 2
50+ Yards................... 0 2
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Fair catch.................. 1 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 5-313 6-383
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 62.6 63.8
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 43.4 43.5
Touchbacks.................. 3 4
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-6-0 3-15-0
Average Per Return.......... 3.0 5.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-42-0 2-36-0
Average Per Return.......... 21.0 18.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 1-16-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 32:52 27:08
1st Quarter................. 10:17 4:43
2nd Quarter................. 5:48 9:12
3rd Quarter................. 6:41 8:19
4th Quarter................. 10:06 4:54
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 15 5 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-14 4-21
PAT Kicks..................... 4-4 1-1
Field Goals................... 0-0 2-3
November 06
ABC will carry the Huskers-Texas A&M game at 2:30 this coming Saturday
And they will carry the Last game of the regular season against Colorado at 2:30 PM on November 24th.
November 04
The huskers scored early to beat the Missouri Tigers and now stand at 7-3.
The Huskers had 419 yards rushing and 236 passing.
Missouri had 363 rushing yards and passed for 244.
Wide receiver Maurice Purify threw a touch town pass and also caught one for Nebraska.
Do you suppose he could throw one to himself???
It was a good game to watch.
Team Statistics (Final)
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Missouri vs Nebraska (Nov. 4, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)
MU NU
FIRST DOWNS................... 21 20
Rushing..................... 8 8
Passing..................... 13 11
Penalty..................... 0 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 119 183
Rushing Attempts............ 32 47
Average Per Rush............ 3.7 3.9
Yards Gained Rushing........ 146 195
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 27 12
NET YARDS PASSING............. 244 236
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 20-38-2 14-22-0
Average Per Attempt......... 6.4 10.7
Average Per Completion...... 12.2 16.9
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 363 419
Total offense plays......... 70 69
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.2 6.1
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-1 2-2
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 2-15 3-19
PUNTS-YARDS................... 4-156 2-73
Average Yards Per Punt...... 39.0 36.5
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 33.0 36.5
Inside 20................... 1 1
50+ Yards................... 0 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Fair catch.................. 0 1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 4-252 7-432
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 63.0 61.7
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 42.8 44.7
Touchbacks.................. 1 3
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 0-0-0 3-24-0
Average Per Return.......... 0.0 8.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-59-0 3-61-0
Average Per Return.......... 14.8 20.3
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 2-37-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 1-7-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 24:49 35:11
1st Quarter................. 5:44 9:16
2nd Quarter................. 7:00 8:00
3rd Quarter................. 3:25 11:35
4th Quarter................. 8:40 6:20
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 13 11 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 3 of 4 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 3-3 4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 1-13
PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 4-4
Field Goals................... 2-2 2-2
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