Nebraska 20
Baylor 10

Oct. 31, 2009 • 11:30 a.m. Central
Floyd Casey Stadium •Waco, TX • Versus
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Baylor0010010
1st quarter
NU: Justin Blatchford, 25 return of blocked punt (Alex Henery kick) 13:31
NU: Henery 45 field goal, 5:43
2nd quarter
NU: Henery 22 field goal, 12:16
NU: Dontrayevous Robinson 1 run (Henery kick) 9:28
3rd quarter
BU: Ben Parks 41 field goal, 9:22
BU: Cliff Odom 45 interception return (Parks kick) 3:27

                            NU        BU
First Downs................ 11        18
  Rushing................... 5         3
  Passing................... 6        11
  Penalty................... 0         4
Net Yards Rushing......... 145        54
  Rushing Attempts......... 38        32
  Yards Per Rush.......... 3.8       1.7
Net Yards Passing......... 128       222
  Comp-Att-Int........ 12-21-1   19-38-2
Total Offense Yards....... 273       276
  Total offense plays...... 59        70
  Yards Per Play.......... 4.6       3.9
Fumbles-Lost.............. 1-1       2-1
Penalties-Yards.......... 6-65      4-25
Punts-Yards............. 7-295     6-175
  Yards Per Punt......... 42.1      29.2
  Net Yards Per Punt..... 27.7      20.7
Punt returns-Yds-TD.... 2-51-1   4-101-0
  Yards Per Return....... 25.5      25.2
Kickoff returns-Yds...... 3-55      2-53
  Yards Per Return....... 18.3      26.5
Interceptions-Yds-TD.... 2-1-0    1-45-1
Fumble Returns-Yds........ 0-0       0-0
Possession Time......... 29:52     30:08
Third-Down Conv. ........ 5/15      5/16
Fourth-Down Conv. ........ 0/0       1/2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances... 2-2       0-1
Sacks By-Yards........... 7-30       0-0

RUSHING
NU: D.Robinson 13-61; C.Green 8-43; R.Helu Jr.7-24; L.Ward 7-16; A.Jones 2-4; TEAM 1-minus 3.

BU: J.Finley 8-19; K.Wright 4-15; T.Ganaway 2-10; N.Florence 16-8; J.Salubi 2-2.

PASSING
NU: C.Green 12-21-1-128.
BU: N.Florence 19-38-2-222.

RECEIVING
NU: D.Robinson 3-22; K.Cooper 3-12; N.Paul 2-54; K.Reed 1-22; B.Kinnie 1-10; M.Mendoza 1-5; R.Helu Jr.1-3.

BU: D.Gettis 7-124; K.Wright 4-49; E.Smith 2-21; J.Finley 2-14; J.Salubi 2-minus 5; B.Taylor 1-12; J.Akers 1-7.

Attendance: 31,702

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Crick Leads Sacking of Bears in Waco

Quarterback Cody Green picked up a win in his first career start, but it was defensive tackle Jared Crick who stole the show with a school-record five sacks in Nebraska’s 20-10 victory over Baylor in front of a Husker-dominated crowd in Waco.

Crick also tied the school record of seven tackles for loss while registering 13 total tackles, including 10 solos. He also recovered a fourth-quarter fumble.

Crick’s defensive teammates, meanwhile, made plays to create turnovers for the Huskers. Dejon Gomes and Prince Amukamara both grabbed first-half interceptions to help Nebraska race to a 20-0 halftime lead.

Gomes’ interception in the end zone followed a Crick sack and stopped a Baylor drive. Green and the Nebraska offense then marched 75 yards on 12 plays, capped by Alex Henery’s 22-yard field goal to give the Huskers a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter.

Nebraska’s special teams played a major role, giving the Huskers a 7-0 lead before the offense ever took the field. Eric Martin broke through and blocked Derek Epperson’s punt following the Bears’ opening possession. Justin Blatchford scooped up the ball and raced 25 yards to paydirt.

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2009 schedule
04/18Reds 31, Whites 17
09/05Florida AtlanticW 49-3
09/12Arkansas St.W 38-9
09/19@ Virginia TechL 15-16
09/26LouisianaW 55-0
10/08@ MissouriW 27-12
10/17Texas TechL 10-31
10/24Iowa St.L 7-9
10/31@ BaylorW 20-10
11/07OklahomaW 10-3
11/14@ KansasW 31-17
11/21Kansas St.W 17-3
11/27@ ColoradoW 28-20
12/05TexasL 12-13
12/30ArizonaW 33-0
One of Crick's sacks

Commentary

Stryker

I’ll take ugly wins and uninspired offensive play over downright disastrous breakdowns at this point.

HuskerMax
Shatel

Green did something very important in his debut: He didn’t crash the car.

Omaha World-Herald
McKewon

Saturday was a modest step forward. Finally. Maybe. We think. We hope.

Nebraska StatePaper
Chatelain

Crick's emergence creates a conundrum for offensive coordinators.

Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

Bring on Oklahoma!? Yep, and hide the women and children next Saturday, at least when Nebraska’s on offense.

Lincoln Journal Star
Cherry

How is Baylor ever going to win in the recruiting game if the opposing crowd outnumbers the home folks when a blue-chipper is making his visit?

Waco Tribune-Herald
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