Nebraska 49
W. Kentucky 10
Sept. 4, 2010 — 6:10 p.m. CDT
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Memorial Stadium, Lincoln
1 2 3 4 - Final
Western Kentucky 0 0 3 7 - 10
Nebraska 14 7 14 14 - 49
1st quarter
NEB - Taylor Martinez 46 run (Alex Henery kick), 11:23
NEB - Rex Burkhead 20 run (Henery kick), 6:11
2nd quarter
NEB - Roy Helu 3 run (Henery kick), 5:49
3rd quarter
NEB - Martinez 19 run (Henery kick), 12:54
WKU - Casey Tinius 25 field goal, 8:20
NEB - Taylor Martinez 15 run (Alex Henery kick), 2:01
4th quarter
WKU - Bobby Rainey 5 run (Tinius kick), 12:46
NEB - Niles Paul 33 pass from Cody Green
(Henery kick), 9:45
NEB - Austin Jones 5 run (Alex Henery kick), 5:42
WKU NEB
First Downs ........................ 14 23
Rushing ........................... 5 12
Passing ........................... 6 11
Penalty ........................... 3 0
Rushes-Yards (net) ............. 40-179 33-289
Passing Yards (net) ............... 120 247
Att-Comp-Int ................ 22-12-1 25-17-0
Total Offense Plays-Yards ...... 62-299 58-536
Punts-Avg ...................... 8-37.1 3-42.7
Fumbles-Lost ...................... 1-1 2-2
Punt Returns-Yards ............... 2-10 3-58
Kickoff Returns-Yards ........... 6-132 3-83
Interception Returns-Yards ........ 0-0 1-29
Penalties-Yards .................. 7-51 6-75
Possession Time ................. 33:20 26:40
Third-Down Conversions ........ 4 of 15 5 of 9
Fourth-Down Conversions ........ 0 of 0 0 of 0
RUSHING
WKU: Rainey 30-155; McNeal 4-19; R.Johnson 1-7; Jakes 4-0;
TEAM 1-minus 2
NEB: Martinez 7-127; Burkhead 5-57; Helu 5-29; Lee 3-21;
C.Green 3-17; A.Jones 2-13; Marlowe 1-13; Paul 1-8;
Ward 1-2; Okafor 1-2; Robinson 4-0
PASSING
WKU: Jakes 12-22-1-120
NEB: Martinez 9-15-0-136; Green 5-6-0-66; Lee 3-4-0-45
RECEIVING
WKU: Rainey 3-36; Doyle 2-24; Vasquez 2-23; T.Jones 1-17;
R.Johnson 1-12; McNeal 1-8; Q.Cooper 1-2; Jeffries 1-minus 2
NEB: Kinnie 6-59; Paul 5-92; Burkhead 2-47; W.Henry 1-24;
Hill 1-11; Enunwa 1-10; Reed 1-4
Attendance: 85,555
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Coverage
• Omaha World-Herald: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Lincoln Journal Star: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Grand Island Independent: 1, 2, 3
• Nebraska StatePaper: 1, 2
• Hastings Tribune: 1, 2, 3
• Daily Nebraskan: 1, 2, 3
• Bowling Green Daily News: 1, 2
Photo courtesty of Huskers.com |
• Photos: OWH ( 1, 2), LJS ( 1, 2), Getty Images, Huskers.com, Associated Press, Husker Locker, BRN, Dean Jacobs, WKU Herald
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Commentary |
• Stryker: “ Martinez raised the expectations for Nebraska’s quarterback from game manager to game-breaker.” • Chatelain: “ Give Watson and Pelini credit. They took a chance.” • Shatel: “ NU's offense is better. The defense doesn't look as sharp.” • Sipple: “ We should make a pact – resist the Martinez hype. It'll be a challenge.” |
• McKewon: “ We’re not going to anoint the kid Eric Crouch just yet. But T-Mart does, yes, have a little T-Magic.” • McKeever: “ To see Lee stand on the sideline for most of Saturday's game before he got in for mop-up duty was a strange sight.” • Hanway: “ The defensive line didn't make you forget Ndamukong Suh, but they were effective.” |
• Prestidge: “ Not having to put all of the pressure on the defense will be a major plus for our 2010 Huskers.” • Hamar: “ Martinez has that extra gear that most players don't have.” • Bishop: “ Let the dreaming (both grounded and unrealistic) begin.” |
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