3:30 PM ET, November 28, 2008
Memorial Stadium, LINCOLN, NE
Top Performers
Passing: J. Ganz (NEB) - 229 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: R. Helu Jr. (NEB) - 25 CAR, 166 YDS
Receiving: R. Geer (COLO) - 2 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | COLO | NEB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 14:06 | Riar Geer 68 Yd Pass From Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 10:33 | Demetrius Sumler 36 Yd Run (Aric Goodman Kick) | 14 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 05:46 | Nate Swift 2 Yd Pass From Joe Ganz (Alex Henery Kick) | 14 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 04:04 | Mike McNeill 53 Yd Pass From Joe Ganz (Alex Henery Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | COLO | NEB | |||
![]() | FG | 12:08 | Alex Henery 35 Yd | 14 | 17 |
![]() | FG | 09:08 | Aric Goodman 37 Yd | 17 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 02:03 | Quentin Castille 1 Yd Run (Alex Henery Kick) | 17 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 01:11 | Jimmy Smith 58 Yd Fumble Return (Aric Goodman Kick) | 24 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER | COLO | NEB | |||
![]() | FG | 09:49 | Alex Henery 27 Yd | 24 | 27 |
![]() | TD | 05:39 | Demetrius Sumler 4 Yd Run (Aric Goodman Kick) | 31 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | COLO | NEB | |||
![]() | FG | 08:09 | Alex Henery 37 Yd | 31 | 30 |
![]() | FG | 01:43 | Alex Henery 57 Yd | 31 | 33 |
![]() | TD | 00:55 | Ndamukong Suh 30 Yd Interception Return (Alex Henery Kick) | 31 | 40 |
Team Stat Comparison
| COLO | NEB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-10 | 6-14 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 291 | 407 |
| Passing | 249 | 229 |
Comp-Att | 14-26 | 19-26 |
Yards per pass | 9.6 | 8.8 |
| Rushing | 42 | 178 |
Rushing Attempts | 22 | 51 |
Yards per rush | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 2-14 | 3-15 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 20:24 | 39:36 |
| Colorado Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Hawkins | 14/24 | 249 | 10.4 | 1 | 3 |
| S. McKnight | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14/26 | 249 | 9.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Nebraska Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Ganz | 19/26 | 229 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 19/26 | 229 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Colorado Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Sumler | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 2 | 36 |
| T. Hansen | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Scott | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hawkins | 8 | -33 | -4.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 22 | 42 | 1.9 | 2 | 36 |
| Nebraska Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Helu Jr. | 25 | 166 | 6.6 | 0 | 25 |
| Q. Castille | 12 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 |
| J. Ganz | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Wesch | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 51 | 178 | 3.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Colorado Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Geer | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 1 | 68 |
| S. McKnight | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 |
| J. Smith | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 44 |
| R. Deehan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| C. Crawford | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Melton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| P. Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Devenny | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 14 | 249 | 17.8 | 1 | 68 |
| Nebraska Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. McNeill | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 1 | 53 |
| R. Helu Jr. | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 |
| T. Peterson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| M. Holt | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| N. Paul | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| N. Swift | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Q. Castille | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 19 | 229 | 12.1 | 2 | 53 |
| Nebraska Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| N. Suh | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| T. Wortman | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| L. Asante | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| Colorado Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Smith | 7 | 193 | 27.6 | 57 |
| M. Cantrell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 57 |
| Nebraska Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| N. Paul | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 36 |
| T. Lawson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 |
| A. Dennard | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 |
| Team | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 36 |
| Nebraska Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| N. Swift | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 |
| Team | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 |
| Colorado Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Goodman | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Nebraska Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Henery | 4/4 | 100.0 | 57 | 4/4 | 16 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 57 | 4/4 | 16 |
| Colorado Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Suazo | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Team | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Nebraska Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Titchener | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Team | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
ATTENDANCE: 85,319






