Nebraska 40
Colorado 31
Nov. 28, 2008 — 2:30 p.m. CST, ABC-TV nationalMemorial 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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