Nebraska Postgame Notes - Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Kansas State

Nebraska Football
Postgame Notes
vs. Kansas State
- Nov. 12, 2005

• Today’s 27-25 victory made Nebraska (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) bowl eligible and snapped the Huskers’ three-game losing streak to Kansas State (4-6, 1-6 Big 12). The Huskers also improved to 41-8 all-time against Kansas State in Lincoln and 73-15-2 all-time against the Wildcats.
• Nebraska junior quarterback Zac Taylor passed for 220 yards in today’s game, completing 21-of-31 passes before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. Taylor’s 220 passing yards in today’s game gives him 2,094 passing yards on the season, setting a Nebraska single-season passing record. Taylor surpassed the 33-year-old record of 2,074 yards passing, set by Dave Humm in 1972. Taylor’s 2,000-yard passing season is the fifth in Nebraska school history. Taylor broke the record on a 34-yard touchdown pass to Nate Swift early in the third quarter. Taylor completed passes to eight different receivers in today’s game.
• Nebraska freshman place-kicker Jordan Congdon connected on a game-winning 40-yard field goal with 1:05 left in the fourth quarter, marking his ninth straight made field goal. The field goal was Congdon’s 15th of the season, a new Nebraska freshman record, breaking the previous record of 14 held by David Dyches (2003) and Josh Brown (1999). Congdon is three field goals shy of the Nebraska season field goal record of 18, set by Kris Brown in 1997.
• Nebraska redshirt freshman wide receiver Nate Swift caught seven passes for 109 yards in today’s game. Swift’s seven catches today upped his season receptions total to 38, moving him into a tie for fifth on the Nebraska single-season receptions list with Bob Revelle (1972). Swift now has three 100-yard receiving efforts in his last four contest.  Swift’s 38 receptions are a Nebraska freshman record, and the most receptions by a Husker since Irving Fryar had 40 catches in 1983. Swift also caught two touchdowns from Zac Taylor for his fourth and fifth touchdown receptions of the season, all in the past four games. 
• Nebraska senior I-back Cory Ross caught two passes in today’s game, and now has 31 receptions this season, the second-most ever by a Nebraska running back. This season marks the first time Nebraska has had three players with 30 receptions or more in school history.
• Ross rushed 26 times for 69 yards in today’s game and scored a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Ross pushed his career rushing total to 2,569 today, moving past Correll Buckhalter (2,522) into 11th place on the Nebraska career rushing list.    
• Nebraska freshman defensive end Zach Potter blocked a Kansas State extra-point attempt in the first quarter of today’s game. Potter also had a hand in a blocked field goal in the third quarter that was credited to Barry Turner. Potter’s blocked kick was his second of the season. He also blocked a field goal against Pitt. It was also Turner’s second blocked kick of the season, after also blocking a field goal against Oklahoma. The blocked kicks are Nebraska’s sixth and seventh of the season. The Huskers have blocked five field goals (Potter, Adam Ickes vs. Pitt; Ickes vs. Texas Tech; Turner vs. Oklahoma, Kansas State), one PAT (Potter, Kansas State) and one punt (Daniel Bullocks vs. Missouri).
• Nebraska senior punter Sam Koch punted six times in today’s game, averaging 42.5 yards per punt. Koch netted 43 yards on each of his first-quarter punts, both of which went into a south wind of more than 25 miles per hour.  He pinned the Wildcats inside their own 20-yard line three times in today’s game, and has now placed 28 of his 58 punts (48 percent) inside the opponents’ 20-yard line this season
• Back-up quarterback Harrison Beck became the 12th true freshman to see action this season. Beck completed one pass, a 21-yarder to Nate Swift on Nebraska’s go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter. 
• Nebraska senior safety Daniel Bullocks totaled six tackles, moving past Tyrone Byrd (209, 1989-92) for sole possession of second place on NU’s career defensive back tackles list. Bullocks now has 212 career tackles
• Nebraska sophomore linebacker Corey McKeon intercepted his team-leading third pass of the season in the third quarter of today’s game. McKeon also finished the game with eight tackles, pushing his team-leading tackle total to 85. McKeon had two tackle for loss in today’s game, pushing his team-leading total to 19, tying for the second-highest total ever by a Nebraska linebacker, trailing only the linebacker record 21 TFL by Demorrio Williams in 2003.
• Nebraska sophomore linebacker Bo Ruud recorded a career-high 15 tackles in today’s game, including a career-best five tackles for loss.
• Nebraska sophomore tight end J.B. Phillips had two receptions for 28 yards in today’s game. Phillips’ 22-yard reception in the second quarter of today’s game was a career-long reception. Phillips’ 28 yards receiving was a career-high.
• Nebraska sophomore tight end Josh Mueller recorded an 18-yard reception in the second quarter of today’s game, marking his first career catch. He  had one reception for 18 yards in today’s game.
• Nebraska junior fullback Dane Todd caught two passes for 23 yards in today’s game. His two catches and 23 receiving yards each tied his career high set this season at Missouri.
• Nebraska junior defensive end Adam Carriker recorded a six-yard sack in the third quarter of today’s game, his team-leading ninth sack of the season. Carriker finished the day with three total tackles for loss, along with four quarterback hurries.
• Nebraska freshman defensive end Barry Turner recorded a nine-yard sack in the second quarter of today’s game, marking his sixth sack of the season.
• Nebraska finished the day with two sacks, pushing its season sack total to 42, the eighth-most in school history.
• Nebraska senior defensive tackle Titus Adams had a career-high 12 tackles in today’s game. His 12 tackles bettered his previous high of 11 tackles last week at Kansas.
• Nebraska sophomore wideout Terrence Nunn caught one pass for 19 yards in today’s game. With his one reception today, Nunn has 31 receptions and is just three catches shy of moving into the Nebraska top 10 for most receptions in a season.
•  The Nebraska defense held Kansas State without a pass completion in the first half of today’s game, as the Wildcats misfired on all six of their first-half pass attempts.
• Kansas State’s two safeties are the most by a Nebraska opponent since Arizona State had three safeties at Arizona State on Sept. 21, 1996.