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Nebraska Under Bo Pelini
Overall ....................................................................39-15 vs. AP Ranked Teams...............................................7-9 vs. AP Top 10 Teams................................................2-6 vs. Unranked Teams...............................................32-6 vs. Big Ten Teams.....................................................6-3 Home.....................................................................23-6 Road ......................................................................13-6 Neutral.....................................................................3-3 In August.................................................................1-0 In September.........................................................13-2 In October.............................................................10-6 In November..........................................................12-4 In December............................................................2-3 In January................................................................1-0 When Rushing for 200 or more yards....................24-2 When Rushing for 300 or more yards......................9-0 When Passing for 200 or more yards....................14-7 When Passing for 300 or more yards......................7-1 When NU player rushes for 100 yards...................26-2 When NU has two 100-yard rushers.............................. 4-0 When NU player has 100 yards receiving................9-1 When Opponent has 100 Yd. Rusher.......................9-6 When Scoring 35 or More Points..........................21-0 When Holding Opponent to 10 Pts. or less...........16-2 When forcing three or more turnovers.................12-2 When Nebraska scores first...................................31-4 When Nebraska leads at halftime.........................32-2 When Nebraska trails at halftime..........................6-12 When Nebraska is tied at halftime..........................3-1 Games decided by 11 points or more...................29-6 Games decided by 10 or less...................................8-7 Games decided by 7 or less.....................................4-7 Games decided by 3 or less.....................................2-6 Overtime games......................................................1-1
Pelini Among Impressive Group
Bo Pelini has 38 wins in his first four seeasons as Nebraska head coach. He is in impressive company among coaches at BCS-AQ Conference schools in the BCS era (since 1998).
4-Year Win Total Among New BCS Coaches Coach School Larry Coker Miami Urban Meyer Florida Nick Saban Alabama Bob Stoops Oklahoma Les Miles LSU Mark Richt Georgia Frank Solich Nebraska Pete Carroll USC Jim Tressel Ohio State Bo Pelini Nebraska
First 4 Years 2001-04 2005-08 2007-10 1999-2002 2005-08 2001-04 1998-2001 2001-04 2001-04 2008-11
Wins 44 34 43 43 42 42 42 42 40 38
Coach School Larry Coker Miami Bob Stoops Oklahoma Mark Richt Georgia Frank Solich Nebraska Pete Carroll USC Bo Pelini Nebraska
First 4 Years 2001-04 1999-2002 2001-04 1998-2001 2001-04 2008-11
Wins 44 43 42 42 42 38
4-Year Win Total Among BCS First-Time Coaches
4-Year Win Total Among Nebraska Head Coaches Coach Frank Solich Bo Pelini Bob Devaney Tom Osborne
First 4 Years 1998-2001 2008-11 1962-65 1973-76
Wins 42 38 38 37
Most Wins Among Class of 2008 Head Coaches
Coach School Wins Bo Pelini* Nebraska 38 Kevin Sumlin*# Houston 35 Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 34 Bobby Petrino Arkansas 33 Larry Fedora*# Southern Miss 33 *first-time head coaches; #-left program in Dec., 2011
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the Sooners to the Big 12 title and BCS title game. He then followed with three seasons as the defensive coordinator at LSU. With the Tigers, Pelini led three consecutive defenses to No. 3 national rankings in total defense. He culminated his time in Baton Rouge by helping the Tigers to the 2007 national championship. In addition to his five seasons at the collegiate level, Pelini coached in the NFL for nine seasons, serving three years each with the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. Pelini was a team captain and four-year letterman as a safety at Ohio State from 1987 to 1990.
Pelini in Rare Coaching Company
Fourth-year Head Coach Bo Pelini has guided Nebraska to nine or more victories in each of his first four years with Nebraska. That accomplishment is very impressive, not only when compared to other Nebraska coaches, but also when looking at the history of college football. 4 Among schools currently in a BCS-AQ conference, Pelini has First-Time BCS Conference Head Coaches become just the 15th head coach in college football history With 9 Wins in First Four Seasons School Years to win at least nine games in their first four seasons on the Coach Nebraska 1973-76 job at that school. The group includes four Nebraska coaches Tom Osborne Barry Switzer Oklahoma 1973-76 (Devaney, Osborne, Solich, Pelini). Nebraska 1998-2001 4 When looking only at coaches in their first head coaching Frank Solich Miami 2001-04 job at a BCS Conference school, Pelini is one of only six to Larry Coker 2003-06 win nine games in each of their first four years on the job, Bobby Petrino Louisville Bo Pelini Nebraska 2008-11 joining Osborne, Solich, Barry Switzer (Oklahoma), Larry Coker (Miami) and Bobby Petrino (Louisville). 4 Pelini, Solich and Texas’ Mack Brown were the only coaches in Big 12 history (1996) to win nine or more games in each of their first three seasons. 4 Pelini was among a group of 18 FBS head coaches who were hired for their jobs beginning with the 2008 season. Pelini leads that group of 18 head coaches in victories over the past four years with 38 wins, three more than Houston’s Kevin Sumlin, who just left his job to take over at Texas A&M. In fact, Pelini is one of only seven coaches in the group of 18 still in the job they were hired for prior to the 2008 season.
Pelini Defenses Excel in Bowl Games
Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini has an excellent track record of defensive success in bowl games, both in his time as the Huskers’ head coach and previously as a defensive coordinator. Pelini-coached defenses have been excellent in bowl games, helping Nebraska to a 3-1 record under his direction. In its four bowl games under Pelini, Nebraska has allowed just 10.8 points per game, highlighted by a 33-0 shutout of Arizona in the 2009 Holiday Bowl, Nebraska’s only shutout in 47 bowl games. Of the 43 points against Nebraska, nine have been scored by the opposing defense and another 21 followed Nebraska turnovers. 4 Pelini was the only coach in college football since 1986 to have his defenses allow fewer than 30 points in his first three bowls games as a head coach. 4 Nebraska has also allowed just 208.3 yards per game in four bowl games under Pelini, and 88.3 rushing yards per contest. Nebraska has held three of four bowl opponents to 63 or fewer rushing yards. 4 Nebraska has allowed an average of just 3.4 yards per play in Pelini’s four bowl games with the Huskers, while forcing three-and-outs on 52 percent of opponent possessions (28-of-54).
Nebraska Bowl Defenses under Pelini Game 2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Michigan State 2009 Gator Bowl vs. Clemson 2009 Holiday Bowl vs. Arizona 2010 Holiday Bowl vs. Washington Totals
Result W, 17-3 W, 26-21 W, 33-0 L, 19-7 3-1
Points Allowed 3 21 0 19 43 (10.8 ppg)
Rush Yds 18 4 63 268 353 (88.3 ypg)
Total Yds 174 210 109 340 833 (208.3 ypg)
Pelini’s bowl defensive success is not limited to Nebraska. He was also dominant in three bowl games as LSU’s defensive coordinator, helping the Tigers to three victories, including two in BCS contests. His Tiger defenses allowed an average 13.7 points per game, 265.6 total yards and 113.7 rushing yards per game. Overall in seven bowl games in which Pelini has been the head coach or the lone defensive coordinator, his teams have allowed an average of just 12.0 points, 99.1 rushing yards and 232.9 total yards per game. Those teams are 6-1 in those bowl matchups.
David Adds to Nebraska’s All-America Tradition
Nebraska senior linebacker Lavonte David joined elite company in Cornhusker history, being named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association earlier this month. David was also a first-team All-America pick by CBS Sports.com, ESPN.com, Yahoo Sports and Phil Steele and he was a second-team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, SI.com and Associated Press. The 6-1, 225-pound David has led Nebraska in tackles the past two seasons and become one of the top five tacklers in school history despite playing just two seasons as a Husker. David is the 96th first-team All-American in Nebraska history, and when including 14 two-time selections, David gives Nebraska 110 all-time first-team All-America picks. David was joined at linebacker on the AFCA squad by Georgia sophomore Jarvis Jones and Alabama junior Dont’a Hightower. David was one of six Big Ten players named to the AFCA All-America team and gave Nebraska an AFCA first-team selection for the third consecutive year, joining Ndamukong Suh in 2009 and Prince Amukamara in 2010. Overall, Nebraska has had a total of 46 players earn 51 overall first-team AFCA All-America honors.
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