Red 27
White 12

April 17, 1999 • 12:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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1999 Nebraska spring game photoThe Reds’ Dion Booker stops Matt Alderman · Sioux City Journal · Newspapers.com

First quarter
WHI - C.Butler 47 run (J.Brown kick) 7:30
Second quarter
WHI - J.Brown 34 yd field goal 12:43
RED - M.Demps 100 kickoff return (D.Hadenfeldt kick) 12:24
WHI - M.Brown safety 2:21
Third quarter
RED - G.McGraw 94 fumble return (J.Brown kick) 2:52
Fourth quarter
RED - J.Lyman 23 yd fumble return (J.Brown kick) 12:43
RED - C.Buckhalter 1 run (C.Tack kick failed) 2:26

                          WHITE      RED
First downs                  14        8
Rushes-yards              57-69   36-115
Passing yards               147       63
Passes Att-Comp-Int.    15-10-0   13-4-2
Punts-avg                9-46.6   6-35.2
Fumbles-lost                6-2      2-1
Penalties-yards            3-15     6-30
Possession time           36:36    23:24
Sacks by - yards            2-8     5-38

RUSHING
WHI: C.Butler 8-57; M.Albertson 5-11; B.Kingston 2-9; D.Diedrick 5-8; T.Uhlir 1-5; J.Klem 1-3; T.Rauenzahn 8-3; H.Piening 1-minus 2; C.Hughes 1-minus 4; J.Runty 18-minus 5; J.Perino 6-minus 8; D.McClary 1-minus 8. 

RED: C.Buckhalter 14-90; P.Kastl 4-17; J.Kelly 5-14; W.Miller 2-3; C.Butler 2-3; S.Gutz 2-1; D.Diedrick 1-1; E.Crouch 6-minus 14.

PASSING
WHI: J.Runty 9-13-0-136;
     J.Perino 1-2-0-11
RED: E.Crouch 4-13-2-63;
     S.Gutz 0-0-0-0

RECEIVING
WHI: J.Bowling 3-57; C.Fischer 2-17; S.Gutz 1-23; M.Albertson 1-20; P.Kosch 1-19; J.Bender 1-8; S.Aguglia 1-3.

RED: M.Davison 1-45; T.Wistrom 1-17; D.Diedrick 1-5; C.Buckhalter 1-minus 4.

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The defenses dominated and the offenses sputtered as the Reds beat the Whites 21-12 in the Huskers’ final spring scrimmage.

Two of the game’s five touchdowns were scored on fumble returns, and a third came on Michael Demps’ runback of a kickoff from deep in the end zone in the second quarter.

Reds quarterback Eric Crouch completed just four of 13 passes and had two picked off. Correll Buckhalter led all rushers with 90 yards on 14 carries.

 

Grand Island Independent
• Defense dominates Red-White game
• Oft-injured Husker QB takes another tough shot
• Looking for a strong return
• Red-White Game Notes

 

Lincoln Journal Star
• Fumblin’, stumblin’; Series of bizarre plays steals defense’s thunder
• Demps raises temps with 100-yard return

 

Daily Nebraskan
• Spring Game shows some room for improvement
• Demps stands out at Spring Game

 

Associated Press
• Despite 10 turnovers, Solich gets what he expected in spring game

 

Husker Press Box
• Spring Game provides strange plays indeed

 

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• Spring game history
• NU roster
• Season stats
• 1999 games
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1999 schedule
04/17Red 27, White 12
09/04@ IowaW 42-7
09/11CaliforniaW 45-0
09/18S. MissW 20-13
09/25@ MissouriW 40-10
10/02Oklahoma St.W 38-14
10/09Iowa St.W 49-14
10/23@ TexasL 20-24
10/30@ KansasW 24-17
11/06Texas A&MW 37-0
11/13Kansas St.W 41-15
11/26@ ColoradoW 33-30
12/04TexasW 22-6
01/02TennesseeW 31-21

Commentary

Colonel Mustard

On offense, this was the worst-looking Nebraska team I have ever seen in the spring.


Colonel Mustard
HuskerMax
Douglass

It's a long way from the spring game to the Sept. 4 opener at Iowa. Don't worry about the Nebraska offense. It will be there.

Terry Douglass
Grand Island Independent
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