THIS IS NU│COACHES │OUTLOOK│MEET THE HUSKERS│REVIEW│RECORDS│HISTORY│ADMINISTRATION│MEDIA
Husker Coaches
TEAM/OPPONENT RECORDS MISCELLANEOUS TEAM RECORDS
TEAM DEFENSE, GAME
OPPONENT SCORING, GAME
Penalties, Game:14; two games, most recently vs. Missouri, Oct. 4, 2008 (101 yards) Yards Penalized, Game: 141; Penn St., Sept. 27, 1980 (10 pen.) High Penalties, Season: 100; 2009 (894 yards) Low Penalties, Season: 33; 1960 (324 yards) Turnovers, Game: 8; vs. Colorado, Oct. 21, 1967 (4 FL, 4 INT); at Iowa St., Nov. 11, 1972 (6 FL, 2 INT); vs. Iowa State, Oct. 24, 2009 (5 FL, 3 INT) High Turnover Margin: +8; at Kansas St., Oct. 8, 1949 (0-8); vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 18, 2003 (0-8) Low Turnover Margin: -8; vs. Iowa State, Oct. 24, 2009 (8-0) High Turnovers, Season: 40; 1967 (25 FL, 15 INT); 1972 (20 FL, 20 INT) Low Turnovers, Season: 12; 1992 (5 FL, 7 INT) High Turnover Margin, Season: +26; 1971 (21-47) Low Turnover Margin, Season: -18; 1967 (40-22) Fumbles, Game: 10; vs. Kansas St., Nov. 13, 1999 (lost 3) Fumbles Lost, Game: 6; several times, most recently, at Iowa St., Nov. 13, 1976 (8 fumbles) High Fumbles, Season: 49; 1999 (lost 25) Low Fumbles, Season: 16; 1991 (lost 9) High Fumbles Lost, Season: 26; 1954 (45 fumbles); 1976 (34 fumbles) Low Fumbles Lost, Season: 5; 1992 (20 fumbles) Interceptions Thrown, Game: 5; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004; vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 13, 1954 High Interceptions Thrown, Season: 23; 2004 Low Interceptions Thrown, Season: 3; 1989, 1996
Rushing Yards Allowed: -45; Kansas St., Oct. 16, 1976 (39 att.) Passing Yards Allowed: 0; 10 times, most recently Nicholls State, Sept. 9, 2006 Total Yards Allowed: 31; South Dakota St., Sept. 21, 1963 (-17 rush, 48 pass) Pass Breakups: 20; at UCLA, Sept. 22, 1984 (43 att.) Total Sacks: 11; vs. Oregon St., Sept. 30, 1989 (89 yards); vs. Maine, Sept. 3, 2005 (69 yards) Yards Lost by Sacks: 89; vs. Oregon St., Sept. 30, 1989 (11 sacks) Tackles for Loss: 18; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 8, 1969 (112 yards); vs. Maine, Sept. 3, 2005 (82 yards) Yards Lost by TFL: 112; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 8, 1969 (18 TFL) Turnovers Forced: 8; several times; most recently, vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 18, 2003 Fumbles Forced: 10; vs. Auburn, Oct. 3, 1981 (5 lost) Opponent Fumbles Lost: 6; several games, most recently, at Iowa St., Nov. 15, 1980 Interceptions: 7; vs. Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1970 (184 yards) Interception Return Yards: 184; vs. Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1970 (7 INT) Interception Return Touchdowns: 2; vs. Oklahoma St., Oct. 24, 1970; vs. Illinois, Sept. 21, 1985; vs. Michigan St., Sept. 7, 1996; vs. Wake Forest, Sept. 10, 2005
Points: 76; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 Points, First Half: 49; at Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 2008 Points, Second Half: 49; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 Points, First Quarter: 35; at Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 2008 Points, Second Quarter: 27; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 Points, Third Quarter: 21; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 at Oklahoma, Nov. 25, 1950; USC, Sept. 15, 2007; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007; vs. Missouri, Oct. 4, 2008 Points, Fourth Quarter: 28; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 Touchdowns: 11; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 PATs Made by Kick: 10; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 (10 att.); Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 (11 att.) 2PATs Made: 4; at Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1958 (5 att.) 2PATs Attempted: 5; at Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1958 (4 made) Field Goals Made: 5; Penn State, Sept. 26, 1981 (5 att.); Kansas, Oct. 31, 1981 (5 att.) Field Goal Attempts: 5; four times, most recently, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1982 (3 made) Safeties: 3; Arizona St., Sept. 21, 1996 Quickest Score: 0:06; Kansas St. (NU safety), Oct. 29, 1983
PUNTING, GAME High Punts: 18; vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 28, 1918 Low Punts: 0; nine games, most recently vs. Kansas, Nov. 4, 2000 Punting Average (min. 3 punts): 57.6; vs. Colorado, Nov. 26, 1999 (7 punts, 403 yards)
PUNTING, SEASON High Punts: 78; 2009 (41.2 avg.) Low Punts: 29; 1995 (38.1 avg.) High Punting Average: 45.9; 2005 (72 punts, 3,302 yards) Low Punting Average: 30.3; 1953 (50 punts, 1,514 yards)
PUNT RETURNS, GAME Returns: 11; at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (120 yards) Return Yards: 205; vs. Utah State, Sept. 5, 1987 (6 ret.) Return Average (min. 3 att.): 34.17; vs. Utah St., Sept. 5, 1987 (6 ret., 205 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns: 2; vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983; vs. Utah St., Sept. 5, 1987; vs. Troy St., Aug. 31, 2002
PUNT RETURNS, SEASON
TEAM DEFENSE, SEASON Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game: 67.5; 1967 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game: 39.9; 1973 Total Yards Allowed Per Game: 157.6; 1967 Pass Breakups: 90; 2000 High Total Sacks: 53; 1999 (395 yards lost) Low Total Sacks: 13; 2007 (94 yards lost) High Yards Lost by Sacks: 395; 1999 (53 sacks) Low Yards Lost by Sacks: 94; 2007 (13 sacks) High Tackles for Loss: 127; 1996 (497 yards lost) Low Tackles for Loss: 32; 1988 (390 yards lost) High Yards Lost by TFL: 597; 1980 (95 TFL) Low Yards Lost by TFL: 115; 1982 (48 TFL) High Turnovers Forced: 47; 1972 (27 INT, 20 FL); 2003 (32 INT, 15 FL) Low Turnovers Forced: 11; 2007 (8 INT, 3 FL) High Fumbles Forced: 48; 1976 (30 lost) Low Fumbles Forced: 14; 2000 (5 lost) High Opponent Fumbles Lost: 30; 1976 (48 fumbles) Low Opponent Fumbles Lost: 3; 2007 (15 fumbles) High Interceptions: 32; 2003 (259 yards) Low Interceptions: 6; 1961 (84 yards) High Interception Return Yards: 523; 1970 (30 INT) Low Interception Return Yards: 49; 1954 (8 INT) Interception Return Touchdowns: 5; 1971, 1995
High Returns: 65; 2001 (853 yards) Low Returns: 17; 1956 (215 yards); 1960 (296 yards) High Return Yards: 853; 2001 (65 ret.) Low Return Yards: 141; 1955 (19 ret.) High Punt Return Average: 17.41; 1960 (17 ret., 296 yards) Low Punt Return Average: 5.74; 1979 (38 ret., 218 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns: 6; 2002 (includes one in bowl)
High Points: 455; 2007 (12 games) Low Points: 0; 1890 (2 games); 1902 (9 games) High Points Per Game: 37.9; 2007 (12 games, 455 points) Low Points Per Game: 0.0; 1890 (2 games, 0 points); 1902 (9 games, 0 points) High Touchdowns: 60; 2007 (12 games) Low Touchdowns: 0; 1890 (2 games); 1902 (9 games) High PATs Made by Kick: 53; 2007 (57 att.) Low PATs Made by Kick: 8; 1963 (15 att.); 1980 (10 att.) High 2PATs Made: 7; 1958 (11 att.) Low 2PATs Made: 0; several times, most recently 2007 High 2PAT Attempts: 11; 1958 (7 made) Low 2PAT Attempts: 0; 1971, 1972, 1975 High Field Goals Made: 18; 2004 (23 att.) Low Field Goals Made: 0; several times, most recently 1957 High Field Goal Attempts: 25; 2005 (13 made) Low Field Goal Attempts: 3; 1995 (2 made) Safeties: 3; 1996, 2005
OPPONENT FIRST DOWNS, GAME High First Downs: 34; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 Note: Miami had 34 in Dec. 15, 1962, Gotham Bowl Low First Downs: 2; Notre Dame, Oct. 20, 1917; South Dakota, Sept. 19, 1964; Colorado, Oct. 24, 1964 High First Downs by Rush: 28; Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1974 Low First Downs by Rush: 0; at Wisconsin, Oct. 8, 1966; Minnesota, Oct. 5, 1974; Texas Tech, Oct. 18, 1997 High First Downs by Pass: 22; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 Low First Downs by Pass: 0; several times, most recently by Nicholls State, Sept. 9, 2006 High First Downs by Penalty: 6; Oklahoma St., Oct. 15, 1966 Low First Downs by Penalty: 0; several times, most recently Iowa State, Oct. 24, 2009
OPPONENT FIRST DOWNS, SEASON High First Downs: 299; 2007 Low First Downs: 89; 1964 High First Downs by Rush: 158; 1957 Low First Downs by Rush: 46; 1967 High First Downs by Pass: 144; 2006 Low First Downs by Pass: 16; 1955, 1973 High First Downs by Penalty: 32; 2009 Low First Downs by Penalty: 1; 1953
KICKOFF RETURNS, GAME Returns: 9; at Oklahoma, Nov. 20, 1954; at Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1956 Return Yards: 194; at Iowa State, Nov. 13, 1976 (8 ret.) Return Average (min. 3 att.): 51.00; at Kansas St., Oct. 6, 1990 (3 ret., 153 yards) Return Touchdowns: 1; several games, most recently vs. San Jose State, Sept. 6, 2008
OPPONENT RUSHING, GAME High Yards: 506; at Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1956 (73 att.) Low Yards: -45; Kansas State, Oct. 16, 1976 (39 att.) High Attempts: 83; Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1974 (482 yards) Low Attempts: 14; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 (-21 yards) High Yards Per Attempt: 7.74; at Kansas, Oct. 28, 1950 (43 att., 333 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: -1.50; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 (14 att., -21 yards) High Rushing Touchdowns: 8; at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2001
KICKOFF RETURNS, SEASON High Returns: 74; 2007 (1,619 yards) Low Returns: 14; 1967 (248 yards); 1980 (344 yards) High Return Average: 27.85; 1990 (26 ret., 724 yards) Low Return Average: 14.76; 1961 (25 ret., 369 yards) Return Touchdowns: 1; several seasons, most recently 2008
Cornerback Ralph Brown shattered NU's pass breakup record with seven PBUs against Colorado Nov. 29, 1996. Brown finished his career with a school-record 50 pass breakups.
162
OPPONENT SCORING, SEASON
2010 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL