White 42
Red 14

April 16, 2005 • 12:40 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
1st2nd3rd4th F 
White21210042
Red070714
1st quarter
WHI: Nunn 34 yd pass from Taylor (Dyches kick) 12:08
WHI: Ross 1 yd run (Dyches kick) 6:30
WHI: Nunn 53 yd pass from Taylor (Dyches kick) 2:05
2nd quarter
WHI: Kenney 22 yd pass from Taylor (Dyches kick) 14:55
RED: Mulkey 4 yd pass from Davis (Lueshen kick) 9:52
WHI: Bullocks 58 yd interception return (Dyches kick) 5:42
WHI: Ross 34 yd run (Dyches kick) 3:29
4th quarter
RED: McCray 1 yd run (Lueshen kick) 9:22

                             RED    WHITE
FIRST DOWNS.................. 14       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)......... 28-3    23-46
PASSING YDS (NET)........... 240      366
Passes Att-Comp-Int..... 45-18-1  31-21-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ........... 73-243   54-412
Fumble Returns-Yards........ 0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards.......... 1-0      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards..... 6-151     2-23
Int. Returns-Yards.......... 0-0     1-58
Punts (Number-Avg)....... 7-35.6   4-47.0
Fumbles-Lost................ 1-0      1-0
Penalties-Yards............ 2-11      2-7
Possession Time........... 38:28    21:32
Third-Down Conversions.. 9 of 20  7 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions.. 2 of 4   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances..... 2-3      1-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards..... 6-35    11-52

RUSHING
WHI: Ross, Cory 12-67; Lawson, Thomas 4-17; TEAM 1-minus 3; Ganz, Joe 3-minus 17; Taylor, Zac 3-minus 18.

RED: Lawson, Thomas 5-11; McCray, Marque 6-9; Adams, Jordan 3-2; Davis, Beau 2-minus 6; Dailey, Joe 12-minus 13.

PASSING
WHI: Taylor, Zac 20-27-0-357; Ganz, Joe 1-4-0-9.

RED: Dailey, Joe 7-20-1-121; Davis, Beau 7-14-0-60; Adams, Jordan 4-11-0-59.

RECEIVING
WHI: Fluellen, I. 6-106; Nunn, Terrance 4-133; Swift, Nate 3-39; Ross, Cory 3-26; LeFlore, Mark 2-24; Kenney, Tyler 1-22; Sievers, C. 1-9; Phillips, J.B. 1-7.

RED: McKoy, Shamus 4-39; Peterson, Todd 3-32; Schroeder, Matt 3-27; Mulkey, Grant 3-24; Erickson, Dan 2-64; Hohlen, Brian 1-30; McCray, Marque 1-18; Blakenship, A. 1-6. 

Attendance: 63,416

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Chased by Tyler Fisher, Mark LeFlore picks up 20 yards on a second-quarter reception.

Records tumble as Whites ride Taylor’s arm to spring victory

Quarterback Zac Taylor threw for a Spring Game record 357 yards in the first half to power the Whites to a 42-14 win over the Reds in front of a Red-White Game record crowd of 63,416.

Taylor, a 6-2 native of Norman, Okla., and a transfer from Butler County Community College, completed 20-of-27 passes and tossed a trio of touchdown strikes in the opening half to power the Huskers’ top offensive unit to a 42-7 halftime advantage. Taylor’s 357 passing yards shattered the previous mark set last spring by Joe Dailey with 241 yards for the Reds in 2004.

The 366 yards passing by the Whites also surpassed the previous Spring Game mark of 354 yards set last season by the Reds.

Terrence Nunn and Isaiah Fluellen provided Taylor with his two favorite targets. Nunn hauled in four receptions for a game-high 133 yards, including touchdown receptions of 53 and 34 yards. Fluellen added six catches for 106 yards, including a 50-yard reception in the first quarter.

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2005 schedule

04/16Red 14, White 42
09/03MaineW 25-7
09/10Wake ForestW 31-3
09/17PittsburghW 7-6
10/01Iowa StateW 27-20
10/08Texas TechL 31-34
10/15@ BaylorW 23-14
10/22@ MissouriL 24-41
10/29OklahomaL 24-31
11/05@ KansasL 15-40
11/12Kansas St.W 27-25
11/25@ ColoradoW 30-3
12/28MichiganW 32-28
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