Nebraska Postgame Notes

Nebraska vs. Texas Postgame Notes
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)

• Nebraska dropped to 5-1 with today's loss and failed to notch its first 6-0 start since 2001. Nebraska has won 11 of its past 13 games overall with the only two setbacks at the hands of Texas.
• Nebraska allowed 20 points in today's game, marking the 13th straight Nebraska opponent to score 21 or fewer points, the longest streak in the nation.
• Senior Eric Hagg's 95-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter was the longest punt return in school history, bettering Bobby Newcombe's 94-yard return against Missouri on Sept. 30, 2000. It was Hagg's first career punt return.
• Texas outscored Nebraska 10-0 in the first quarter of today's game. NU had outscored its first five opponents 38-7 in the first quarter. Today's game ended a streak of 13 straight games of Nebraska leading or being tied after the first quarter. The first-quarter deficit markd the first time since last year's Big 12 title game with Texas that Nebraska had trailed.
• Nebraska did not score on its opening possesion, marking just the second time this season the Huskers did not score on their initial possession.
• Today's game marked the first time Nebraska did not score a touchdown in the first half of a home game since Texas Tech led Nebraska 24-3 at halftime last year in Lincoln. Tech went on to win the game 31-10.
• Senior I-back Roy Helu Jr. rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries in the game, moving him within 82 yards of the Nebraska career top 10 rushers. Helu Jr. increased his career rushing total to 2,617 yards.
• Today's game marked the first time Nebraska has been held to less than 200 rushing yards since last year's meeting with Texas when NU gained just 67 rushing yards. The Huskers topped 200 yards against Arizona in the Holiday Bowl and in each of this season's first five games.
• Nebraska redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez carried the ball 13 times for 21 yards in today's game. Martinez pushed his season rushing total to 758 yards keeping him in fourth place on the Nebraska freshman rushing chart.
• Nebraska senior receiver Niles Paul caught six passes for 66 yards in this afternoon's game. Paul's six catches tied his career high of six receptions (three previous occasions). Paul has caught at least four passes three times this season and in six of the past 11 games since last season. (5-92-1 season high vs. WKU). Paul improved his career receptions total to 81. He also moved up two spots into a tie for eighth on the career receiving yardage chart with 1,243 career yards. He passed Irving Fryar (1,196) and tied Matt Herian (1,243) in today's game.
• Nebraska junior linebacker Lavonte David finished the game with 10 tackles. He pushed his season total to 70 tackles. David entered the game ranked first in the conference and seventh nationally in tackles at 12.0 per game.
• Nebraska sophomore safety P.J. Smith had a career-high 11 tackles in today's game. His previous career high was five tackles against Idaho.
• Senior place-kicker Alex Henery connected on a 45-yard field goal in the second quarter for Nebraska's first points of the afternoon and made a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter. Henery's field goals extended his streak to 14 straight made and improved him to 56-of-63 in his career. Henery has missed just two field goals of 49 yards or less in his career, and he is 6-of-6 this season.
• Henery scored seven points in today's game to increase his career total to 336. He has moved within 32 points of Eric Crouch's second-place total of 368 points and is within 52 points of the school record of 388 points by Kris Brown.
• Henery also punted seven times for a 49.4-yard average, with a long punt of 60 yards, one of three punts that traveled better than 50 yards. He also downed two punts inside the Texas 20-yard line.
• Nebraska did not allow a Texas player to account for 300 yards of total offense, marking the 23rd straight game NU has not allowed an opposing player to reach 300 yards of total offense.
• Texas passed for just 62 yards in today's game marking the fifth opponent in six games to be held to less than 135 passing yards.
• Nebraska limited Texas to 271 yards of total offense, marking the eighth straight opponent NU has held to 315 or fewer yards, including Texas twice.
• Today's loss dropped Nebraska to 2-9 at home in October over the past six seasons (2005-10). Nebraska has dropped all three of its October home games the past two seasons.
• Nebraska dropped to 15-7 under Bo Pelini in games on or before Halloween, while holding a 10-2 record after Nov. 1.
• Today's game captains were sophomore IB Rex Burkhead, senior PK/P Alex Henery, senior DE Pierre Allen and senior WR Niles Paul.