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With a new freshman quarterback at the helm NU managed one offensive TD on its way to a 20-10 win over hapless Baylor.

 

Looking at the posswssion time the Blackshirts didn't get much rest.

 

Enjoy the win because next week it is Oklahoma.

 

 

Team Statistics

                            Team Statistics (Final)
                Nebraska vs Baylor (Oct 31, 2009 at Waco, Texas)

                                     NU       BU

FIRST DOWNS...................       11       18
  Rushing.....................        5        3
  Passing.....................        6       11
  Penalty.....................        0        4
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      145       54
  Rushing Attempts............       38       32
  Average Per Rush............      3.8      1.7
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        1        0
  Yards Gained Rushing........      163       94
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       18       40
NET YARDS PASSING.............      128      222
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  12-21-1  19-38-2
  Average Per Attempt.........      6.1      5.8
  Average Per Completion......     10.7     11.7
  Passing Touchdowns..........        0        0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      273      276
  Total offense plays.........       59       70
  Average Gain Per Play.......      4.6      3.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-1      2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     6-65     4-25
PUNTS-YARDS...................    7-295    6-175
  Average Yards Per Punt......     42.1     29.2
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     27.7     20.7
  Inside 20...................        3        2
  50+ Yards...................        2        0
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
  Fair catch..................        1        1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    5-346    3-196
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     69.2     65.3
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     46.6     47.0
  Touchbacks..................        3        0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   2-51-1  4-101-0
  Average Per Return..........     25.5     25.2
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   3-55-0   2-53-0
  Average Per Return..........     18.3     26.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    2-1-0   1-45-1
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    29:52    30:08
  1st Quarter.................     7:16     7:44
  2nd Quarter.................     6:24     8:36
  3rd Quarter.................     8:56     6:04
  4th Quarter.................     7:16     7:44
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 15  5 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      2-2      0-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     7-30      0-0
PAT Kicks.....................      2-2      1-1
Field Goals...................      2-2      1-2

Not much to write about for this game. Iowa State did a great job of causing fumbles and intercepting passes.

 

The Huskers didn't get many, if any, breaks..

 

Next week Baylor at Waco .....paid TV

 

 

Team Statistics

                            Team Statistics (Final)
             Iowa State vs Nebraska (Oct 24, 2009 at Lincoln, Neb.)

                                    ISU       NU

FIRST DOWNS...................       11       15
  Rushing.....................        7        4
  Passing.....................        4        9
  Penalty.....................        0        2
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      137      114
  Rushing Attempts............       48       28
  Average Per Rush............      2.9      4.1
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        0        1
  Yards Gained Rushing........      152      126
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       15       12
NET YARDS PASSING.............      102      248
  Completions-Attempts-Int....   9-19-0  20-37-3
  Average Per Attempt.........      5.4      6.7
  Average Per Completion......     11.3     12.4
  Passing Touchdowns..........        1        0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      239      362
  Total offense plays.........       67       65
  Average Gain Per Play.......      3.6      5.6
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-0      7-5
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     8-72     3-25
PUNTS-YARDS...................    9-360    4-161
  Average Yards Per Punt......     40.0     40.2
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     38.8     38.2
  Inside 20...................        5        3
  50+ Yards...................        3        0
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
  Fair catch..................        2        0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    3-194    2-140
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     64.7     70.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     38.0     52.5
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.    2-8-0   3-11-0
  Average Per Return..........      4.0      3.7
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   2-35-0   3-80-0
  Average Per Return..........     17.5     26.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..   3-27-0    0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0       34
Possession Time...............    33:40    26:20
  1st Quarter.................     6:33     8:27
  2nd Quarter.................     6:42     8:18
  3rd Quarter.................     9:17     5:43
  4th Quarter.................    11:08     3:52
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 18  5 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 1   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      0-0      1-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      1-4      1-6
PAT Kicks.....................      0-1      1-1
Field Goals...................      1-2      0-0

While watching the game on TV just before half time my Good Wife Donna got the shivers and the shakes and threw up. The play finally got to her. She did get to feeling better after the game ended....

 

At half time while leaving the field through the tunnel. Coach Bo turned around and glared at the crowd which was booing him..... Booing Bo ... that's something different.

 

Bo also did a lot of yelling at the officials during this game. Right or wrong on the calls I thought it was really kind of a childish thing for him to carry on at the length he did.

 

And in his press interview after the game he again told us how great of a coach his offensive coordinator Watson, is. That after only 24 net rushing yards .....

 

Bo ...Get rid of Watson... your offense stinks.

 

Well, thats enough of me cutting up the coaching staff....

 

Maybe next Saturday against Iowa State at 11:30 AM on Fox Sports Network it will all come together for the Huskers for a complete game.

 

Go Big Red

 

 

Team Statistics

                            Team Statistics (Final)
             Texas Tech vs Nebraska (Oct 17, 2009 at Lincoln, Neb.)

                                    TTU       NU

FIRST DOWNS...................       15       16
  Rushing.....................        2        4
  Passing.....................       10       11
  Penalty.....................        3        1
NET YARDS RUSHING.............       25       70
  Rushing Attempts............       25       30
  Average Per Rush............      1.0      2.3
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        2        0
  Yards Gained Rushing........       71       94
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       46       24
NET YARDS PASSING.............      234      215
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  23-32-0  23-38-1
  Average Per Attempt.........      7.3      5.7
  Average Per Completion......     10.2      9.3
  Passing Touchdowns..........        1        1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      259      285
  Total offense plays.........       57       68
  Average Gain Per Play.......      4.5      4.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-0      1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     4-40    12-95
PUNTS-YARDS...................    6-216    5-176
  Average Yards Per Punt......     36.0     35.2
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     25.3     33.4
  Inside 20...................        0        2
  50+ Yards...................        0        0
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
  Fair catch..................        1        1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    6-327    3-204
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     54.5     68.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     33.2     42.0
  Touchbacks..................        1        1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.    1-9-0   5-64-0
  Average Per Return..........      9.0     12.8
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   2-58-0  5-108-0
  Average Per Return..........     29.0     21.6
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    1-7-0    0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.   1-82-1    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    29:56    30:04
  1st Quarter.................     8:07     6:53
  2nd Quarter.................     8:24     6:36
  3rd Quarter.................     4:22    10:38
  4th Quarter.................     9:03     5:57
Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 14  6 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 1   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      4-4      2-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     5-22     5-42
PAT Kicks.....................      4-4      1-1
Field Goals...................      1-1      1-2

 

The Husker move up to 14th in the standings after a 27-12 comeback win over their first Big 12 opponent Missouri.

 

The down pouring rain made it difficult to judge the play under offensive coordinator Watson's West Coast Offense which accomplished nothing during the first three quarters.

 

But lo and behold it almost looked like Dr. Tom took over the job in the last quarter  as the Huskers used the Power I with the double wing. The result was great as the renforced line opened up holes for the running game and got Missouri so shook up that they forgot to play pass defense. Let's see more of that....

 

Next up this Saturday, October 17th at 2:30 PM ...Texas Tech in Lincoln.  The game will be telecast as an ABC regional show.

 

Team Statistics

                            Team Statistics (Final)
                                     NU       MU

FIRST DOWNS...................       14       15
  Rushing.....................        6        4
  Passing.....................        6        7
  Penalty.....................        2        4
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      105       91
  Rushing Attempts............       33       35
  Average Per Rush............      3.2      2.6
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        1        1
  Yards Gained Rushing........      144      118
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       39       27
NET YARDS PASSING.............      158      134
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  14-33-0  17-43-2
  Average Per Attempt.........      4.8      3.1
  Average Per Completion......     11.3      7.9
  Passing Touchdowns..........        3        0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      263      225
  Total offense plays.........       66       78
  Average Gain Per Play.......      4.0      2.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      5-2      2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards.......   12-108    8-100
PUNTS-YARDS...................    8-315    8-357
  Average Yards Per Punt......     39.4     44.6
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     29.0     45.2
  Inside 20...................        2        4
  50+ Yards...................        2        1
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
  Fair catch..................        0        2
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    6-380     2-92
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     63.3     46.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     46.3     45.0
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   4--5-0   4-63-0
  Average Per Return..........     -1.2     15.8
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD    1-2-0   5-82-0
  Average Per Return..........      2.0     16.4
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..   2-40-0    0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    29:32    30:28
  1st Quarter.................     6:49     8:11
  2nd Quarter.................     7:54     7:06
  3rd Quarter.................     7:34     7:26
  4th Quarter.................     7:15     7:45
Third-Down Conversions........  8 of 17  5 of 18
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 1   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-15      1-7
PAT Kicks.....................      3-3      1-1
Field Goals...................      0-0      1-2

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Individual Statistics

                                 Individual Statistics (Final)

Nebraska

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
Helu Jr., Roy        18   96    8   88  1 41  4.9
Burkhead, Rex         5   34    0   34  0 14  6.8
Lee, Zac              8   14    7    7  0  5  0.9
TEAM                  2    0   24  -24  0  0 -12.0
Totals...            33  144   39  105  1 41  3.2

Passing              Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
Lee, Zac               14-33-0   158  3   56    1
Totals...              14-33-0   158  3   56    1

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
Paul, Niles             6  102    2   56
Gilleylen, C.           3   14    0   13
Holt, Menelik           2   26    0   18
McNeill, Mike           1    8    1    8
Reed, Kyler             1    4    0    4
Burkhead, Rex           1    4    0    4
Totals...              14  158    3   56

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
---------------------------------------------------
Henery, Alex            8  315  39.4   55    2    1
Totals...               8  315  39.4   55    2    1

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Paul, Niles           2  -1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0
Burkhead, Rex         1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0
Gomes, Dejon          0   0  0  0   0  0  1  40 40
May, Mathew           1  -4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0
Glassman, Dan         0   0  0  1   2  2  0   0  0
Suh, Ndamukong        0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0
Totals...             4  -5  0  1   2  2  2  40 40

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Kunalic, Adi       6  380   1   0  63.3

What can I say ?

 

The Huskers dominated the game in every aspect of play. I guess these types of games at the beginning of the season are money makers for both teams but certainly don't show us how good the Huskers might do in the Big 12.

 

the game did give freshman Cody Green playing time at QB.. He can really run the ball.......... and was 7-8 in passing.

 

Henery had two Field Goals and the longest was 55 yards.  He may be the guy that could win most of our Big 12 games......

 

Their first Big 12 game is Thursday October 8th at Columbia Missouri.  The game is at 8 PM CST and will be on ESPN TV.

 

They have no game this coming Saturday.

 

You West Coast and Texas people keep on cheering for Big Red...

 

 

  Team Statistics (Final)
             Louisiana vs Nebraska (Sep 26, 2009 at Lincoln, Neb.)

                                     UL       NU

FIRST DOWNS...................       14       21
  Rushing.....................        8        7
  Passing.....................        5       13
  Penalty.....................        1        1
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      102      133
  Rushing Attempts............       37       34
  Average Per Rush............      2.8      3.9
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        0        4
  Yards Gained Rushing........      120      169
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       18       36
NET YARDS PASSING.............      120      300
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  15-27-1  22-26-0
  Average Per Attempt.........      4.4     11.5
  Average Per Completion......      8.0     13.6
  Passing Touchdowns..........        0        2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      222      433
  Total offense plays.........       64       60
  Average Gain Per Play.......      3.5      7.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      4-2      2-0
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     3-14     6-54
PUNTS-YARDS...................    8-345    3-137
  Average Yards Per Punt......     43.1     45.7
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     32.2     45.7
  Inside 20...................        1        2
  50+ Yards...................        3        1
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
  Fair catch..................        0        0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................     1-64   10-700
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     64.0     70.0
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     43.0     51.3
  Touchbacks..................        0        6
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.    1-0-0   4-67-0
  Average Per Return..........      0.0     16.8
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   4-67-0   1-21-0
  Average Per Return..........     16.8     21.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    0-0-0   1-74-1
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0   1-21-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    30:03    29:57
  1st Quarter.................     7:04     7:56
  2nd Quarter.................     9:51     5:09
  3rd Quarter.................     4:04    10:56
  4th Quarter.................     9:04     5:56
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 16  6 of 11
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   1 of 1   0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      0-1      4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      1-6     2-14
PAT Kicks.....................      0-0      7-7
Field Goals...................      0-1      2-2

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Individual Statistics

                                 Individual Statistics (Final)
                     Louisiana vs Nebraska (Sep 26, 2009 at Lincoln, Neb.)


Louisiana

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Sails,Undrea    10   42    1   41  0 10  4.1
Walker,Yobes    12   38    1   37  0  9  3.1
Gautier,Blaine   6   14    1   13  0  9  2.2
McGuire,Brad     5   19    6   13  0 12  2.6
Booker,Draylon   1    4    0    4  0  4  4.0
Shankle,Julian   1    1    0    1  0  1  1.0
Masson,Chris     2    2    9   -7  0  2 -3.5
Totals...       37  120   18  102  0 12  2.8

Passing         Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
Masson,Chris      13-22-1   102  0   32    1
McGuire,Brad       2-5-0     18  0   10    1
Totals...         15-27-1   120  0   32    2

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
Green,Ladarius     5   68    0   32
Aubrey,Luke        4   27    0   10
Lee,Louis          1    9    0    9
Booker,Draylon     1    8    0    8
Joseph,Andrew      1    4    0    4
Wolfe,Vernon       1    3    0    3
Sails,Undrea       1    1    0    1
Miller,Marlin      1    0    0    0
Totals...         15  120    0   32

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
Ortego,Spencer     8  345  43.1   53    1    1
Totals...          8  345  43.1   53    1    1

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Lee,Louis        1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0
Miller,Marlin    0   0  0  1  20 20  0   0  0
Auriene,Orkeys   0   0  0  2  34 18  0   0  0
Shankle,Julian   0   0  0  1  13 13  0   0  0
Totals...        1   0  0  4  67 20  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Albrecht,Tyler  1st 02:24  50 yds - Missed

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Baer,Brett         1   64   0   0  64.0



Nebraska

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Helu Jr., Roy   15   85    2   83  2 39  5.5
Burkhead, Rex    6   27    0   27  0 12  4.5
Green, Cody      3   25    3   22  1 24  7.3
Washington, L.   2   10    0   10  0  6  5.0
Jones, Austin    2    9    0    9  0  8  4.5
Okafor, Collins  1    9    0    9  0  9  9.0
Lee, Zac         3    4    6   -2  0  2 -0.7
TEAM             2    0   25  -25  0  0 -12.5
Cotton, Ben      0    0    0    0  1  0  0.0
Totals...       34  169   36  133  4 39  3.9

Passing         Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
Lee, Zac          15-18-0   238  1   43    1
Green, Cody        7-8-0     62  1   24    0
Totals...         22-26-0   300  2   43    1

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
Burkhead, Rex      4   26    1   24
Brooks, Chris      3   50    1   24
Gilleylen, C.      2   85    0   43
Cooper, Khiry      2   26    0   17
McNeill, Mike      2   26    0   13
Helu Jr., Roy      2   11    0    9
Young, Dreu        1   34    0   34
Reed, Kyler        1   16    0   16
Legate, Tyler      1   11    0   11
Paul, Niles        1    9    0    9
Bell, Antonio      1    3    0    3
Cammack, Wes       1    2    0    2
Henry, Will        1    1    0    1
Totals...         22  300    2   43

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
----------------------------------------------
Henery, Alex       3  137  45.7   55    2    0
Totals...          3  137  45.7   55    2    0

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
Burkhead, Rex    2  59 33  0   0  0  0   0  0
Paul, Niles      2   8  9  1  21 21  0   0  0
Asante, Larry    0   0  0  0   0  0  1  74 74
Totals...        4  67 33  1  21 21  1  74 74

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Henery, Alex    1st 07:06  39 yds - Good
Henery, Alex    1st 00:08  46 yds - Good

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Kunalic, Adi      10  700   6   0  70.0



FUMBLES: Louisiana-Green,Ladarius 1-1; McGuire,Brad 1-0; Lee,Louis 1-0; Booker,Draylon 1-1.
Nebraska-Helu Jr., Roy 2-0.