Nebraska 73
Idaho St. 7

Sept. 22, 2012 • 2:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • BTN
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Eric Martin sacks Kevin Yost. See more Dean Jabobs photos here and at Dean’s blog.
1st quarter
NEB: Burkhead 61 run (Maher kick) 11:41
NEB: Abdullah 8 run (Maher kick) 8:31
NEB: Enunwa 35 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 6:03
NEB: Bell 68 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 3:37
NEB: Evans 29 interception return (Maher kick) 2:52
2nd quarter
NEB: Burkhead 2 run (Maher kick) 12:01
NEB: Maher 49 field goal, 0:41
3rd quarter
NEB: Abdullah 81 punt return (Maher kick) 12:19
NEB: Osborne 5 pass from Kellogg (Maher kick) 8:52
NEB: Heard 27 run (Maher kick) 5:25
4th quarter
ISU: Austin 28 pass from Reyes (Garcia kick) 12:31
NEB: Cross 20 run (Maher kick) 8:11

                           ISU        NEB
First downs ............... 14         26
  Rushing .................. 2         21
  Passing .................. 8          3
  Penalty .................. 4          2
Rushes-Yards (net) ..... 29-31     52-385
Passing yards (net) ...... 179        184
  Comp-Att-Int ....... 21-43-2    12-18-1
Total offense ......... 72-210     70-569
Fumbles-Lost ............. 2-1        2-2
Penalties-Yards ......... 5-40      9-104
Punts-Average ........ 10-31.8     2-34.5
Punt returns-Average ... 1-8.0     5-22.8
Interceptions-Yards ...... 1-1       2-29
Possession time ........ 30:07      29:53
Third-Down Conv. ..... 2 of 15    5 of 11
Fourth-Down Conv. ..... 0 of 2     0 of 0
Sacks by-Yards .......... 2-11       7-35

RUSHING
ISU: A.Prier 7-43; X.Finney 9-19; B.Mitchell 1-2; CJ Reyes 3-1; T.Davis 1-minus-1; K.Yost 8-minus-33

NEB: R.Burkhead 8-119; I.Cross 12-100; B.Heard 7-74; A.Abdullah 8-49; T.Martinez 7-15; C.Zimmerer 3-14; M.Marrow 3-7; A.Janovich 3-6; B.Marsh 1-1

PASSING
ISU: K.Yost 16-34-2 123; CJ Reyes 5-9-0 56.

NEB: T.Martinez 9-13-0 165; R.Kellogg III 3-5-1 19.

RECEIVING
ISU: R.Rumble 6-39; L.Austin 5-79; C.Richmond 3-24; D.Graves 3-12; A.Prier 2-16; X.Finney 1-7; B.Mitchell 1-2.

NEB: S.Osborne 3-18; K.Bell 1-68; Q.Enunwa 1-35; R.Burkhead 1-25; K.Reed 1-13; A.Janovich 1-8; J.Long 1-6; J.Turner 1-6; B.Cotton 1-4; T.Evans 1-1.

Attendance: 84,923

Coverage

Stats & Recap
Complete Stats

Burkhead, Blackshirts blow by Bengals: Rex Burkhead returned to spark a 35-point first quarter, and Nebraska’s Blackshirt defense held Idaho State to minus-11 rushing yards through the first three quarters in a 73-7 win.

The 35-point first quarter marked NU’s highest-scoring quarter since a school-record 38 first-quarter points against Baylor in 2000.

Burkhead unleashed a career-long 61-yard run on his third carry to put Nebraska up 7-0 just over three minutes into the game.

Omaha World-Herald*
Lincoln Journal Star
• Huskers dominate overmatched Idaho State
• Bengals coach found little to his liking
• Sideline chatter: Groce humbled by Hall of Fame
• Brian Rosenthal’s report card
• Brace (barely) slows Burkhead in solid return
• The scene: Idaho State making most of paycheck trip
• Notebook: Martin’s rush overwhelms Idaho State
• Freshman Janovich earns start at fullback
More Neb. sources
Grand Island Independent
• Just like old times: Huskers roll, Burkhead romps in win
• Husker secondary shuts down Idaho State
• Kellogg gets valuable reps
Hail Varsity
• Huskers roll over Idaho State
Daily Nebraskan
• Huskers trample Idaho State
• Martin leads Husker defense
HuskerOnline
• Huskers demolish overmatched Idaho State
• Notes: Burkhead’s big return
Nebraska Athletics
• Postgame notes
• Bo Pelini quotes
• NU player quotes
• Mike Kramer quotes
Other sources
Idaho State Journal
• How much does $600,000 cost? ISU found out on Saturday
Idaho State Athletics
• Bengals Fall at No. 22 Nebraska
Associated Press
• Burkhead, Nebraska easily dispatch Idaho State in rout
Photos/Audio/Video
Photos
• Getty Images
• LJS game & fans
• Dean Jacobs
• US Presswire
Video
• Full game & highlights
• Big Red Wrap-Up
• Game on DVD
Pregame & team info
Pregame page & opponent info
Predictions | Stats matchup
Series history
Pregame press
2012 schedule
09/01S. MissW 49-20
09/08@ UCLAL 30-36
09/15Arkansas St.W 42-13
09/22Idaho St.W 73-7
09/29WisconsinW 30-27
10/06@ Ohio St.L 38-63
10/20@ NorthwesternW 29-28
10/27MichiganW 23-9
11/03@ Michigan St.W 28-24
11/10Penn St.W 32-23
11/17MinnesotaW 38-14
11/23@ IowaW 13-7
12/01@ WisconsinL 31-70
01/01GeorgiaL 31-45
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Rex Burkhead

Commentary

Stryker

It is becoming obvious that Burk­head, Ameer Abdullah, Braylon Heard and Imani Cross are the workhorses that will fuel this team.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Vogel

Hope everyone had fun because now things get real.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Shatel

Who invited the Pop Warner team? After the game, I suspect that the buses were taking them to the pizza party.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Chatelain

Idaho State will be quickly forgotten by fans. ... But not one has walked in Kellogg’s cleats.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

Saturday was one of those kind of games – sort of fun, a bit relaxing, but nothing I’d ever pay to see.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Hamar

So what did all this teach us about Nebraska’s chances in the Big Ten Conference? Not a thing.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Husker Mike

Idaho State is probably a Division 2 calibre opponent.

Husker Mike
Husker Mike's Blasphemy
Whitney

The opponents get much tougher, much bigger, much stronger from here on out.

Chris Whitney
KLIN
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