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Ndamukong Suh wraps up Undrea Sails.

Nebraska 55
Louisiana 0

Sept. 26, 2009 • 6:08 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • FSN PPV
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1st quarter
NEB: Alex Henery 39 field goal, 7:06
NEB: Ben Cotton 0 yd fumble recovery (Henery kick) 5:03
NEB: Alex Henery 46 field goal, 0:08
2nd quarter
NEB: Chris Brooks 4 pass from Zac Lee (Henery kick) 12:00
NEB: Roy Helu Jr. 2 run (Henery kick) 11:11
NEB: Larry Asante 74 INT return (Henery kick) 6:16
3rd quarter
NEB: Roy Helu Jr. 2 run (Henery kick) 8:36
4th quarter
NEB: Rex Burkhead 24 pass from Cody Green (Henery kick) 11:04 
NEB: Cody Green 24 run (Henery kick) 8:46

                           UL          NU
FIRST DOWNS................ 14         21
  Rushing................... 8          7
  Passing................... 5         13
  Penalty................... 1          1
NET YARDS RUSHING......... 102        133
  Rushing Attempts......... 37         34
  Yards Per Rush.......... 2.8        3.9
NET YARDS PASSING......... 120        300
  Comp-Att-Int........ 15-27-1    22-26-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ......... 64-222     60-433
Fumbles-Lost.............. 4-2        2-0
Penalties-Yards.......... 3-14       6-54
PUNTS-YARDS............. 8-345      3-137
  Yards Per Punt......... 43.1       45.7
Punt returns-Yards........ 1-0       4-67
  Yards Per Return........ 0.0       16.8
Kickoff returns-Yds...... 4-67       1-21
  Yards Per Return....... 16.8       21.0
Interceptions-Yds-TD.... 0-0-0     1-74-1
Fumble Returns-Yds........ 0-0       1-21
Possession Time......... 30:03      29:57
Third-Down Conv. ........ 5/16       6/11
Fourth-Down Conv. ........ 1/1        0/0
Sacks By-Yards............ 1-6       2-14

RUSHING
UL: Sails, Undrea 10-41; Walker, Yobes 12-37; Gautier, Blaine 6-13; McGuire, Brad 5-13; Booker, Draylon 1-4; Shankle, Julian 1-1; Masson, Chris 2-minus 7. 

NU: Helu Jr., Roy 15-83; Burkhead, Rex 6-27; Green, Cody 3-22; Washington, L. 2-10; Jones, Austin 2-9; Okafor, Collins 1-9; Lee, Zac 3-minus 2; TEAM 2-minus 25; Cotton, Ben 0-0.

PASSING
UL: Masson, Chris 13-22-1-102; McGuire, Brad 2-5-0-18.

NU: Lee, Zac 15-18-0-238; Green, Cody 7-8-0-62.

RECEIVING
UL: Green, Ladarius 5-68; Aubrey, Luke 4-27; Lee, Louis 1-9; Booker, Draylon 1-8; Joseph, Andrew 1-4; Wolfe, Vernon 1-3; Sails, Undrea 1-1; Miller, Marlin 1-0.

NU: Burkhead, Rex 4-26; Brooks, Chris 3-50; Gilleylen,C. 2-85; McNeill, Mike 2-26; Cooper, Khiry 2-26; Helu Jr., Roy 2-11; Young, Dreu 1-34; Reed, Kyler 1-16; Legate, Tyler 1-11; Paul, Niles 1-9; Bell, Antonio 1-3; Cammack, Wes 1-2; Henry, Will 1-1. 

Attendance: 86,304

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Huskers Pepper Ragin’ Cajuns

The Nebraska offense scored early and often, and the Blackshirt defense notched its first shutout in three years as the Cornhuskers celebrated the NCAA-record 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium with a 55-0 victory over Louisiana.

Nebraska improved to 3-1 on the season after racing to a 34-0 halftime lead.

Quarterback Zac Lee marched Nebraska efficiently and consistently, completing 15 of 18 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown in less than three quarters. Freshman Cody Green then came on and led the Huskers on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives, completing 7 of 8 passes for 62 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown connection with fellow freshman Rex Burkhead.

Green added a 24-yard scoring run of his own on the next drive to cap Nebraska’s scoring with 8:36 left in the game.

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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
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Commentary

Stryker

This appears to be a Nebraska team that is gaining momentum, and the defense is the reason

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
McKeever

Perhaps the best compliment one can give the Huskers right now is a tip of the cap for their relentless approach.

Curt McKeever
Lincoln Journal Star
Shatel

It felt the way most every Nebraska football game used to feel.

Tom Shatel
Omaha World-Herald
McKewon

That passion is there. The talent is getting there. The precision? Not quite.

Sam McKewon
Nebraska StatePaper
Sipple

If there’s a better defense in the Big 12 North, I haven’t seen it.

Steven M. Sipple
Lincoln Journal Star
Douglass

The Cornhuskers showed they didn’t leave their collective heart in Blacksburg.

Terry Douglass
Grand Island Independent
York

Nebraska played like a team on a mission, giving its fans the opportunity to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.

Randy York
Huskers.com
Neeley

It was a lesson in tradition for the 2009 Huskers.

Todd Neeley
Hastings Tribune
Walker

I’ve been to College Football Nirvana. It’s located in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Jay Walker
KPEL Sports Radio
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