2010 Nebraska Football Media Guide

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BIG 12 CONFERENCE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The 2010 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Football Championship returns to Texas on Dec. 4. Last year in Arlington, Nebraska came within one point of upsetting No. 3 Texas, but fell on a last-second UT field goal, 13-12. The 15th edition of the battle for the league title will be played in Cowboys Stadium, the second time in conference history the game will be played in the facility. Oklahoma has won the most Big 12 title games with six championships. Texas and Nebraska are the only other squads to win multiple crowns as the Longhorns have won three titles, while the Huskers have two. Kansas State, Colorado and Texas A&M have one apiece. The Sooners have the most title game appearances with seven, followed by Texas and Nebraska with five each. The winner of the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game earns the league’s automatic berth into the Bowl Championship Series. BIG 12 ADMINISTRATION Commissioner ........................................................... Dan Beebe Deputy Commissioner ...............................................Tim Weiser Senior Associate Commissioner .................................. Tim Allen Senior Associate Commissioner ............................. Dru Hancock Associate Commissioner - Men's Basketball & Game Management.............................................................................. .........................................................................John Underwood Senior Associate Commissioner ............................. Dru Hancock Chief Financial Officer ............................................... Steve Pace Assistant Commissioner - Communications................Bob Burba Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources ........Brad Clements Assistant Commissioner - Governance & ComplianceLori Ebihara Assistant Commissioner - Championships ............. Dayna Scherf Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services ... Edward T. Stewart BIG 12 COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Assistant Commissioner - Communications................Bob Burba Director of Communications .................................... Rob Carolla Associate Director of Communications.......Joni James Lehmann Assistant Director of Communications ............... Carmen Branch Will Hancock Communications Assistant ..............Jess Schwager Will Hancock Communications Assistant ......... Laura Rasmussen Internet Services Assistant ............................... Brian Mortensen Contact the Big 12 Conference: 400 East John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75062; Phone: (469) 524-1000; Fax: (469) 524-1045; www.big12sports.com Top right: Cowboys Stadium was completed in May 2009. Although the facility seats 80,000, it can hold 111,000 with standing-room space. Right: Ndamukong Suh had 4.5 sacks in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game against Texas.

2010 BIG 12 CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Thursday, Sept. 2 Northern Illinois at Iowa State

Texas Tech at New Mexico Buffalo at Baylor

Saturday, Sept. 4 Western Kentucky at Nebraska UCLA at Kansas State Rice at Texas Washington State at Oklahoma State Illinois vs. Missouri North Dakota State at Kansas Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M Colorado State vs. Colorado Sam Houston State at Baylor Utah State at Oklahoma

Friday, Sept. 17 Kansas at Southern Mississippi

Sunday, Sept. 5 SMU at Texas Tech Saturday, Sept. 11 Idaho at Nebraska Missouri State at Kansas State Wyoming at Texas Troy at Oklahoma State McNeese State at Missouri Iowa State at Iowa Georgia Tech at Kansas Louisiana Tech at Texas A&M Colorado at California Florida State at Oklahoma

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Saturday, Sept. 18 Nebraska at Washington Kansas State vs. Iowa State Texas at Texas Tech Tulsa at Oklahoma State San Diego State at Missouri Florida International at Texas A&M Hawaii at Colorado Air Force at Oklahoma Baylor at TCU Saturday, Sept. 25 South Dakota State at Nebraska Central Florida at Kansas State UCLA at Texas Miami (Ohio) at Missouri Northern Iowa at Iowa State New Mexico State at Kansas Oklahoma at Cincinnati Baylor at Rice Thursday, Sept. 30 Texas A&M at Oklahoma State

Saturday, Oct. 2 Oklahoma vs. Texas Texas Tech at Iowa State Kansas at Baylor Georgia at Colorado Thursday, Oct. 7 Nebraska at Kansas State Friday, Oct. 8 La.-Lafayette at Oklahoma State Saturday, Oct. 9 Baylor at Texas Tech Colorado at Missouri Utah at Iowa State Texas A&M vs. Arkansas Thursday, Oct. 14 Kansas State at Kansas Saturday, Oct. 16 Texas at Nebraska Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Missouri at Texas A&M Iowa State at Oklahoma Baylor at Colorado

Saturday, Oct. 23 Kansas State at Baylor Iowa State at Texas Nebraska at Oklahoma State Oklahoma at Missouri Texas A&M at Kansas Texas Tech at Colorado Saturday, Oct. 30 Oklahoma State at Kansas State Baylor at Texas Missouri at Nebraska Kansas at Iowa State Texas Tech at Texas A&M Colorado at Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 6 Texas at Kansas State Baylor at Oklahoma State Missouri at Texas Tech Nebraska at Iowa State Colorado at Kansas Oklahoma at Texas A&M Saturday, Nov. 13 Kansas State at Missouri Oklahoma State at Texas Iowa State at Colorado Kansas at Nebraska

2010 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Texas A&M at Baylor Texas Tech at Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 20 Kansas State at Colorado Florida Atlantic at Texas Oklahoma State at Kansas Missouri at Iowa State Nebraska at Texas A&M Oklahoma at Baylor Weber State at Texas Tech Thursday, Nov. 25 Texas A&M at Texas Friday, Nov. 26 Colorado at Nebraska Saturday, Nov. 27 Kansas State at North Texas Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Missouri vs. Kansas Houston at Texas Tech Saturday, Dec. 4 Big 12 Championship (Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas)


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