1:00 PM ET, January 1, 2009
Everbank Field, JACKSONVILLE, FL
Top Performers
Passing: J. Ganz (NEB) - 236 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Q. Castille (NEB) - 18 CAR, 125 YDS
Receiving: J. Ford (CLEM) - 5 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | NEB | CLEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 04:52 | DeAndre McDaniel 28 Yd Fumble Return (Mark Buchholz Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 01:10 | Alex Henery 48 Yd | 3 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 00:35 | Aaron Kelly 25 Yd Pass From Cullen Harper (Mark Buchholz Kick) | 3 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NEB | CLEM | |||
![]() | TD | 12:24 | Nate Swift 17 Yd Pass From Joe Ganz (Alex Henery Kick) | 10 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 10:06 | Jacoby Ford 41 Yd Pass From Cullen Harper (Mark Buchholz Kick) | 10 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 07:54 | Todd Peterson 19 Yd Pass From Joe Ganz (Alex Henery Kick) | 17 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 05:13 | Alex Henery 28 Yd | 20 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 01:40 | Alex Henery 28 Yd | 23 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NEB | CLEM | |||
![]() | FG | 05:20 | Alex Henery 22 Yd | 26 | 21 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NEB | CLEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-19 | 3-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 361 | 210 |
| Passing | 236 | 206 |
Comp-Att | 19-36 | 17-37 |
Yards per pass | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| Rushing | 125 | 4 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 26 |
Yards per rush | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Penalties | 8-81 | 7-50 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 34:11 | 25:49 |
| Nebraska Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Ganz | 19/36 | 236 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 19/36 | 236 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Clemson Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Harper | 17/37 | 206 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | 17/37 | 206 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 |
| Nebraska Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Q. Castille | 18 | 125 | 6.9 | 0 | 58 |
| P. Witt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Ganz | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Helu Jr. | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 125 | 3.6 | 0 | 58 |
| Clemson Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Davis | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Spiller | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Ford | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Harper | 6 | -42 | -7.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 26 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Nebraska Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Peterson | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 1 | 36 |
| M. Holt | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 23 |
| N. Swift | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 17 |
| M. McNeill | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Q. Castille | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| M. Lucky | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| N. Paul | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 19 | 236 | 12.4 | 2 | 36 |
| Clemson Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Ford | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 1 | 46 |
| A. Kelly | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 1 | 25 |
| N. Faerber | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Spiller | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Grisham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 17 | 206 | 12.1 | 2 | 46 |
| Nebraska Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Butler | 1 | 63 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 63 | 0 |
| Nebraska Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| N. Paul | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 |
| A. Dennard | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| Team | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 31 |
| Clemson Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Spiller | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 33 |
| Team | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 33 |
| Clemson Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Spiller | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 33 |
| J. Ford | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 20 |
| Team | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 33 |
| Nebraska Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Henery | 4/4 | 100.0 | 48 | 2/2 | 14 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 48 | 2/2 | 14 |
| Clemson Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Buchholz | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Nebraska Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Titchener | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Team | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Clemson Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Maners | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| -. Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 9 | 333 | 37.0 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
ATTENDANCE: 67,282






