Huskers Host Cowboys at 11 a.m. on ESPN2

GAME 2: NEBRASKA vs. WYOMING
SEPT. 10, 2016 | MEMORIAL STADIUM
LINCOLN, NEB. | 11 a.m. (CT)

BROADCAST INFO
TV - ESPN2 (Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterna)
RADIO - Husker Sports Network
SATELLITE RADIO - Sirius Channel 145, XM 206
INTERNET RADIO - Huskers.com

HUSKERS
Record: 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Last Game: Fresno State, W, 43-10
Rankings: RV
Series: Nebraska, 7-0
Coach: Mike Riley
Career/NU Record: 100-87 (16th Year)/7-7 (2nd Year) 
vs. Wyoming: First Meeting

COWBOYS
Record: 1-0, 0-0 MWC
Last Game: Northern Illinois, W, 40-34 (3OT)
Rankings: NR
Coach: Craig Bohl
Career/WYO Record: 11-50 (14th Year)/7-18 (3rd Year)
vs. Nebraska: First Meeting

The Matchup
Nebraska continues its season-opening homestand at Memorial Stadium on Saturday when the Huskers play host to the Wyoming Cowboys. Game time in Lincoln is set for 11 a.m. (CT) with the contest televised nationally on ESPN2.

Nebraska is coming off a solid opening to the 2016 season following a 43-10 victory over Fresno State on Saturday night in Lincoln. Nebraska led by just four points at halftime, but broke the game open with 29 unanswered points in the second half.

The Huskers showed a powerful rushing attack in the opening-game victory, racking up 292 yards on the ground, and averaging nearly six yards per carry. Nebraska also played turnover-free football in the game, did not allow a sack, and limited the Bulldogs to just 31 rushing yards.

Wyoming opened with a 40-34 triple overtime victory over Northern Illinois in Laramie, in a game that lasted well into Sunday morning. The Cowboys featured a balanced offensive attack in the win, rushing for 243 yards, while passing for 245 yards. Wyoming is coached by Craig Bohl who is in his third season at the helm of the program. Bohl played at Nebraska in the late 1970s and was a Husker assistant coach from 1995 to 2002.

The matchup with Wyoming completes a three-game series between the two schools. The Huskers won at Laramie in 2011 and defeated the Cowboys in Lincoln in 2013. Nebraska holds a 7-0 all-time edge against Wyoming on the gridiron.

Nebraska Football Top 10
• Nebraska is 881-368-40 all-time, one of only 10 schools with 800 wins.

• The Cornhuskers rank fourth all-time with their 881 victories.

• Nebraska has won five national titles (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997).

• The Huskers have won 46 conference championships.

• Nebraska’s 52 all-time bowl appearances rank third nationally.

• Three Huskers have won the Heisman Trophy (Rodgers, Rozier, Crouch).

• Nebraska’s 107 football Academic All-Americans lead the nation.

• The Huskers have 110 first-team All-Americans in school history.

• Nebraska football is the only team in any sport in NCAA history to total 100 athletic and academic All-Americans.

• Memorial Stadium has been sold out every game since Nov. 2, 1962, a streak of 348 consecutive sellouts.

Nebraska-Wyoming Series
• Saturday's meeting will complete a three-game series between the schools that included a 2011 game at Wyoming and the 2013 season opener in Lincoln.

• Nebraska has scored at least 37 points in six of the seven all-time meetings between the schools, including each of the past five.

• Terrell Newby rushed for 76 yards on 15 carries in the 2013 season opener, marking the first game of his Nebraska career.

Husker-Wyoming Ties
The Nebraska and Wyoming football programs share more than just a common border.

• Hall of Fame Nebraska Head Coach Bob Devaney joined the Huskers in 1962 after six highly successful seasons as the Cowboys' head coach from 1956 to 1961.

• Devaney posted a 35-10-5 record at Wyoming, before guiding NU to a 101-20-2 record in 11 seasons, including national championships in 1970 and 1971.

• Current Wyoming Head Coach Craig Bohl both played and coached at Nebraska. Bohl was on the Husker roster as a defensvie back from 1977 to 1979. He coached for eight seasons on the Nebraska staff from 1995 to 2002, including his final three seasons as defensive coordinator.

• Bohl helped Nebraska to a pair of national championships (1995, 1997) during his stint as a Husker assistant coach.

Bohl Joins List of Former Players, Coaches to Face NU
Craig Bohl will join a short list of former Husker players and coaches to match up with Nebraska as an opposing head coach.

• Bohl is just the third former Husker player since 1950 to serve as a head coach in a matchup against Nebraska. Turner Gill was Kansas' head coach in a 2010 matchup with the Huskers, while Warren Powers guided both Washington State and Missouri against Nebraska.

• Bohl is one of six former Husker assistants to later coach against Nebraska as an opposing head coach. The list also includes Gill (Kansas), Powers (Washington State, Missouri), Kevin Steele (Baylor), Jim Walden (Iowa State) and Carl Selmer (Miami).

Huskers vs. Mountain West
Nebraska owns an impressive 35-2 all-time record against current members of the Mountain West Conference, including a 43-10 win over Fresno State last Saturday. Entering this week's game with Wyoming, Nebraska has won its past 30 matchups against Mountain West schools.

Riley Picks Up Win #100
Nebraska Head Coach Mike Riley earned his 100th win as a collegiate head coach in Saturday night's 43-10 victory over Fresno State. Riley won 93 games in 14 seasons at Oregon State and has seven victories at Nebraska.

• Riley is one of 22 active FBS head coaches with 100 career college victories.

• All 100 of Riley's victories have come while coaching in a Power Five Conference. Riley is one of 10 active coaches to win 100 games at a Power Five Conference school.

Active Coaches with 100 Wins at Power Five Conference Schools
Bill Snyder, Kansas State 193
Nick Saban, Alabama 183
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 179
Mark Richt, Miami 146
Les Miles, LSU 140
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 128
Urban Meyer, Ohio State 116
Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati 113
Mike Leach, Washington State 105
Mike Riley, Nebraska 100
Note: Win totals reflect only wins at Power Five schools.

2016 Huskers Led by Veterans
The 2016 Huskers are one of the more veteran teams in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska returned a total of 16 starters from last year’s team, and the 2016 squad features11 players who have double-figure career start totals. The leaders of that group include four players who have made more than 20 starts in their Nebraska careers.

Most Experienced Husker Starters
Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB 34
Nathan Gerry, S 29
Drew Brown, PK 27
Cethan Carter, TE 25
First-Time Starters make
debut against fresno State
Six Nebraska players made their first career start in the Huskers' victory over Fresno State. The group included one senior, two juniors, two sophomores and true freshman punter Caleb Lightbourn.

First-Time starters
• Sam Hahn, Sr., LG
• Tanner Farmer, Soph., RG
• David Knevel, Jr., RT
• Mick Stoltenberg, Soph., DT
• Kieron Williams, Jr., S
• Caleb Lightbourn, Fr., P

Four True Freshmen Earn Playing Time in Opener
Nebraska had four true freshmen make their Husker debuts in the season opener against Fresno State. In addition to Lightbourn, who started at punter, other true freshmen to hit the field were I-back/kickoff returner Tre Bryant, cornerback Lamar Jackson and safety JoJo Domann.

True Freshmen Playing in Opener
• Caleb Lightbourn, P, 4 punts, 36.2 average
• Tre Bryant, RB/KOR, 5 carries, 36 yards, TD;
32-yard KOR return
• Lamar Jackson, CB, 6 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
• JoJo Domann, S, 1 tackle

Nebraska Looks to Build on Dominance at Line of Scrimmage
If the season opener is an indication, Nebraska will count on dominating the running game on both sides of the ball for success in 2016.

Nebraska churned out 292 rushing yards on 51 carries in the victory over Fresno State. That rushing effort came on the heels of running for 326 yards in the Foster Farms Bowl win over UCLA to close the 2015 season.

Over the past two games, the Nebraska offense has rushed the ball 113 times, while attempting 32 passes.

The Blackshirt defense has also done its part by shutting down the opposing running game. Fresno State rushed for just 31 yards on 26 carries, and the Huskers registered seven tackles for loss. NU limited UCLA to 67 rushing yards in the bowl game win.

Locking up the Rock
Nebraska did not commit a turnover in the season opener against Fresno State, while intercepting two Bulldog passes. The zero-turnover effort was NU's first since not having a giveaway in a 48-25 win at Minnesota last season.

• Nebraska had just two games last season when the Huskers were +2 or better in turnover margin (South Alabama, Minnesota) and won those two games by a combined 62 points.

• Nebraska has had four games with zero turnovers since the start of the 2014 season. In those games, Nebraska's average margin of victory is 31.3 points.

Improving in the turnover department is a key focus for the 2016 Huskers. Nebraska has had a positive turnover margin just one time in the past 12 seasons (+5 in 2009).

NU Offense Looks to Back up Successful 2015
The Nebraska offense had a productive first season under Head Coach Mike Riley and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf, and the unit appears ready for more growth this fall with many key pieces returning.

In 2015, Nebraska ranked second in the Big Ten in total offense and passing offense, while finishing third in scoring offense.

• Nebraska averaged 32.8 points per game and scored more than 30 points eight times, including five of the final seven games. Nebraska opened 2016 with a 43-point effort against Fresno State.

• The Huskers finished second in total offense at 446.9 yards per game and averaged 6.1 yards per play, the third-best mark in the conference.

• Nebraska passed for 266.9 yards per game to rank second in the conference. The Huskers also allowed just 14 sacks in 13 games to rank second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally.

• NU had 228 plays from scrimmage of at least 10 yards. That total ranked 22nd nationally and second in the Big Ten. Nebraska was also second in the Big Ten in plays of 20-plus yards with 78.

• Nebraska scored 48 points at Minnesota, marking its highest scoring output in its five seasons of Big Ten play. The last time NU scored more points in a conference game was a 51-41 win at Oklahoma State in 2010.

• Nebraska topped the 300-yard passing mark six times in 2015, including each of the first four games. NU had a season-high 407 passing yards at Purdue, the fifth most in school history.

* Check out the attached Nebraska Games Notes PDF for more notes