2006 Nebraska pregame stats comparison
| KEY STATS: AUBURN vs. NEBRASKA | Nebraska (9-4, 6-2) | Auburn (10-2, 6-2) | ||||
| Avg. | Natl. | Big 12 | Avg. | Natl. | SEC | |
| Rushing offense | 175.62 | 25th | 5th | 155.00 | 43rd | 4th |
| Passing offense | 253.15 | 18th | 4th | 177.83 | 87th | 10th |
| Pass efficiency | 154.89 | 10th | 2nd | 139.15 | 34th | 6th |
| Total offense | 428.77 | 9th | 2nd | 332.83 | 68th | 9th |
| Scoring offense | 31.85 | 13th | 3rd | 25.42 | 49th | 6th |
| Rushing defense | 120.38 | 43rd | 5th | 125.83 | 48th | 7th |
| Pass defense | 223.31 | 89th | 8th | 171.67 | 20th | 4th |
| Pass eff. defense | 117.75 | 42nd | 4th | 117.18 | 38th | 5th |
| Total defense | 343.69 | 70th | 8th | 297.50 | 25th | 5th |
| Scoring defense | 18.38 | t-30th | 4th | 13.92 | 7th | 3rd |
| Net punting | 37.24 | 22nd | 5th | 38.95 | 4th | 1st |
| Punt returns | 7.74 | 77th | 10th | 6.00 | 100th | 11th |
| Kickoff returns | 17.23 | 114th | 11th | 25.76 | 6th | 1st |
| Turnover margin | 0.00 | t-61st | t-7th | +0.42 | 32nd | 3rd |
| Schedule strength | 0.55645161 | 25th | 3rd | 0.54687500 | 32nd | 9th |
• Season-to-date stats: NU | AU
• Big 12 stats: Team | Player
• SEC stats: Team | Player