Nebraska 40
Colorado 31

Nov. 28, 2008 — 2:30 p.m. CST, ABC-TV national
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln

                    1   2   3   4   - Final 
Colorado           14  10   7   0   -  31
Nebraska           14  10   3  13   -  40

1st quarter
CU - R. Greer 68 pass from C. Hawkins (A. Goodman kick) 14:06
CU - D. Sumler 36 run (Goodman kick) 10:33
NU - N. Swift 2 pass from J. Ganz (A. Henery kick) 5:46
NU - M. McNeill 53 pass from J. Ganz (Henery kick) 4:04
2nd quarter
NU - Henery 35 field goal, 12:08
CU - A. Goodman 37 field goal, 9:08
NU - Q. Castille 1 run (Henery kick) 2:03
CU - Jimmy Smith 58 fumble return (Goodman kick) 1:11
3rd quarter
NU - A. Henery 27 field goal, 9:49
CU - D. Sumler 4 run (Goodman kick) 5:39
4th quarter
NU - A. Henery 37 field goal, 8:09
NU - A. Henery 57 field goal, 1:43
NU - Ndamukong Suh 30 interception return (Henery kick) 0:55

                              CU        NU
FIRST DOWNS ................. 13        23
NET YARDS RUSHING ........... 42       178
  Rushing Attempts .......... 22        51
NET YARDS PASSING .......... 249       229
  Comp-Att-Int ......... 14-26-3   19-26-0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS ........ 291       407
  Total offense plays ....... 48        77
Fumbles-Lost ............... 1-1       4-2
Penalties-Yards ........... 2-14      3-15
PUNTS-Average ........... 3-35.7    1-44.0
Punt returns-Yards-TD .... 0-0-0    2-17-0
KO returns-Yards-TD .... 8-198-0   6-143-0
Interceptions-Yards-TD ... 0-0-0    3-38-1
Fumble Returns-Yds-TD ... 1-58-1     0-0-0
Possession Time .......... 20:24     39:36
Third-Down Conv, ....... 4 of 10   6 of 14
Fourth-Down Conv. ....... 2 of 2    0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances .... 2-2       5-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards .... 4-36      5-34

RUSHING
CU: D. Sumler 9-65; T. Hansen 3-11; D. Scott 2-minus 1; C. Hawkins 8-minus 33.

NU: R. Helu Jr. 25-166; Q. Castille 12-12; J. Ganz 13-9; J. Wesch 1-minus 9.

PASSING
CU: C. Hawkins 14-24-3-249; TEAM 0-1-0-0; S. McKnight 0-1-0-0.

NU: J. Ganz 19-26-0-229.

RECEIVING
CU: S. McKnight 4-58; R. Geer 2-86; J. Smith 2-52; C. Crawford 2-20; R. Deehan 1-22; S. Melton 1-7; Pa. Williams 1-3; P. Devenny 1-1.

NU: R. Helu Jr. 5-49; T. Peterson 4-44; M. McNeill 3-70; M. Holt 3-42; N. Swift 2-10; N. Paul 1-11; Q. Castille 1-3.
 
Attendance: 85,319


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Henery and Suh finish off Buffs

On a strange Senior Day inside Memorial Stadium, a sophomore and a junior stole the show for the Huskers in a thrilling 40-31 come-from-behind win over Colorado.

The Huskers trailed 31-27 entering the final quarter before rallying for their third straight victory. Sophomore Alex Henery cut the lead to 31-30 with a 37-yard field goal, before Nebraska drove downfield late looking to escape with a victory. Henery came back out and put NU in front for good by booting a 57-yard field goal with just 1:43 remaining, the longest field goal in Nebraska and Memorial Stadium history.

Junior Ndamukong Suh made sure Henery's field goal would hold up when he intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.

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