Jammal Lord Season 2003

•  Sixth-round NFL Draft pick by Houston Texans (175th overall selection)
• 2003 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches0
• 2003 Nebraska Team Captain
• Third at Nebraska in Total Offense (5,421 yards)
• 2002 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
• NU Single-Game Record for Quarterback Rushing (234 yards vs. Texas, 2002)
• Nebraska Season Total Offense Record (2,774 yards in 20020
• NU Single-Game Total Offense Record (369 yards vs. McNeese State, 2002)
• NU Season Record for Rushing Yards by a Quarterback (1,412 yards in 2002)
• 2003 Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll

2003 (Senior)
Quarterback Jammal Lord was an ironman for Nebraska in his final two seasons, starting 27 consecutive games, while guiding one of the nation's most prolific rushing attacks. He made his way near the top of the Nebraska record book by the conclusion of his career. The Bayonne, N.J., native finished his senior season with 2,253 yards of total offense, pushing his career total to 5,421 yards, placing him in third on Nebraska's career list, trailing only Eric Crouch and Tommie Frazier.

Lord moved into the top 10 on Nebraska's career rushing list with 79 yards in the Alamo Bowl against Michigan State. He finished his Husker career with 2,573 rushing yards to rank 10th in school history and second among NU quarterbacks. he also finished seventh on NU's career passing charts with 2,848 yards. Lord fell just shy of a second straight 1,000-1,000 season in 2003, passing for 1,305 yards to go with a team-high 948 rushing yards.

Under Lord's direction, the Nebraska offense averaged 235.6 rushing yards per game in 2003 to rank seventh nationally. Lord averaged 72.9 yards rushing per game, sixth nationally among quarterbacks. He rushed for 100 yards three times as a senior, including a season-high 111 yards at Missouri, and had eight career 100-yard rushing games, the second-most by a Husker quarterback.

Lord produced seven 100-yard passing games in 2003, and capped his career with a personal-best 160 yards in the Alamo Bowl win over Michigan State. He added a career-long 66-yard run in the Alamo Bowl.

A talented all-around athlete, Lord was given an opportunity to continue his career as a safety after being chosen in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft (175th overall selection) by the Houston Texans.

2002 (Junior)
Lord grabbed the starting quarterback job during 2002 spring drills and produced record-breaking numbers in his junior season. Lord completed the season with a Nebraska quarterback record 1,412 yards rushing and accounted for a school record 2,774 yards of total offense.

He led the Husker offense to a No. 4 national ranking in rushing (268.7 ypg). Lord’s 100.9 rushing yards per game led the Huskers, was fourth among Big 12 runners and 35th nationally. He finished second in the nation among quarterbacks in rushing yards per game, while his 198.1 yards per game in total offense was ninth in the Big 12 Conference.

His 234 yards rushing against Texas broke his own NU quarterback record of 218 yards set versus McNeese State. In the win over the Cowboys, Lord passed for 151 yards to produce a school-record 369 yards of total offense, bettering Crouch’s 360 yards at Colorado in 2001. Lord set the record with just 35 total offense attempts, an average of 10.5 yards per attempt. In addition, Lord’s 332 yards of total offense against Texas ranks as the third-most productive day in school history.

Lord had five games with more than 100 yards rushing, including the only two 200-yard rushing games by a quarterback in NU history. He owns three of the seven most prolific rushing outings ever by Husker quarterbacks and led NU in rushing eight times in 2002.

He had eight 100-yard passing days as a junior and topped 100 yards in both rushing and passing against McNeese State and Texas A&M. The McNeese State game was Lord’s top passing day as a Husker. He completed 12-of-18 passes for a career-best 151 yards in a 38-14 victory. For the season, he completed 47 percent of his passes for more than 1,300 yards and threw for 12 touchdowns.

Lord’s second 100-100 game came in the Huskers’ 38-31 comeback victory at Texas A&M. In the contest, Lord rushed for 159 yards on an NU quarterback record 30 carries and showed leadership skills in guiding a rally from a 31-14 third-quarter deficit. The comeback tied the largest in school history and the 10-point fourth-quarter deficit NU overcame was the largest rally in the final quarter since the 1977 Liberty Bowl.

2002 Game-by-Game: Arizona State: Lord made a strong debut as a starter with 17 rushes for 103 yards and a nine-yard TD pass to Wilson Thomas. Troy State: Lord posted 206 yards of total offense, while rushing for a touchdown and completing a 62-yard TD pass to tight end Jon Bowling. Utah State: Lord accounted for four touchdowns in a 44-13 victory and engineered an offense that gained 418 total yards. He rushed nine times for 59 yards and two TDs and connected on 6-of-12 passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Penn State: Lord rushed 14 times for 111 yards, and completed half of his 16 pass attempts, but was intercepted three times. Iowa State: He completed 5-of-10 passes for 120 yards, including a 90-yard TD pass to Ross Pilkington, NU's first pass play of 90 yards or longer since 1965 and the third-longest pass play in NU history. McNeese State: Lord’s 369 yards of total offense set a new school record. He ran for a then-Husker quarterback record 218 yards and three scores. Lord’s rushing outing was NU’s first 200-yard outing since the 2000 season and his TD runs covered 5, 57 and 56 yards, marking the first time a Husker had two touchdown runs of 50 yards or longer in the same game since Dan Alexander at Colorado in 1999. Lord accounted for four total TDs on the day, hitting wingback Troy Hassebroek on a 10-yard scoring pass. Missouri: Lord had a team-high 98 yards rushing on 17 carries, and passed for 34 yards, including a one-yard TD. Oklahoma State: Lord rushed 18 times for 73 yards and a touchdown and completed 7-of-14 passes for 110 yards in a 24-21 NU loss. Texas A&M: Lord led NU’s rally from a 31-14 deficit for a 38-31 victory at Kyle Field. He rushed for 159 yards and threw for 116, and passed the 1,000-yard career mark in both categories. Texas: Lord broke his own QB rushing record with 234 yards (tied for 10th-best in school history) and produced 332 yards of total offense. Lord passed for a pair of touchdowns, including a 60-yard strike to Matt Herian. In the game, Lord passed the 1,000-yard rushing mark on the season and set a new NU single-season quarterback rushing record. Kansas: Lord rushed for 74 yards on 13 carries and passed for 59 yards and two TDs in just more than two quarters of action. In the game, Lord became the 18th player in Division I-A history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in the same season. Kansas State: Lord completed nine of a career-high 25 passes for 134 yards, and rushed 21 times for 47 yards, including a 35-yard TD. Colorado: Ran for 53 yards on 21 carries, and threw for 119 yards with an 80-yard TD strike to Herian. Mississippi: Lord ran 17 times for 83 yards and passed for 93 yards, including a 41-yard TD pass to Herian.

2001 (Sophomore)
Lord played in six games and totaled 83 yards rushing on 22 carries. He completed 5-of-8 passes for 65 yards with one interception for a 105.75 NCAA pass efficiency rating and 62.5 percent completion rate. His long rush was a 33-yard touchdown at Kansas, when he produced a season-high 42 yards. He also reached the end zone on a one-yard run at Missouri. Lord completed 3-of-4 passes for a season-high 40 yards against Rice, including a season-long 19-yard pass to John Gibson. He did not play in the 2002 Rose Bowl vs. Miami.

2000 (Redshirt Freshman)
Lord performed well in spring camp, but suffered a partial tear of his left PCL (in his knee) during the third week of drills. He recovered and was a solid backup to Crouch as a freshman. Lord played in six games, and rushed 28 times for 130 yards and four touchdowns. He completed 9-of-16 passes for 116 yards with one interception.

Lord rushed a season-high 10 times for a season-high 37 yards against Baylor, including a two-yard touchdown. His best passing game was against Kansas, as he completed 4-of-5 passes for a season-best 54 yards, including a season-long 27-yard pass to Judd Davies. He rushed four times for 16 yards in the Alamo Bowl, but did not attempt a pass.

1999 (Redshirt)
A scholarship recruit, Lord redshirted in his first season at Nebraska.

Before Nebraska (Bayonne HS)
Continuing a long line of standout Huskers from New Jersey, Lord was a prep All-America quarterback for Coach John Rickard at Bayonne High. He was the first signee from Bayonne since Ernie Beler signed as a junior college transfer in 1991. As a senior, Lord rushed 156 times for 1,306 yards and 21 TDs and completed 22-of-41 passes for 360 yards and four touchdowns. As a junior, Lord rushed for 956 yards and passed for 130 in a Bayonne offense that featured a 1,600-yard tailback. Lord earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive back and was the Hudson City Back of the Year. He was a SuperPrep All-American and was selected to play in the New Jersey All-Star game. A three-year starter at point guard in basketball, Lord averaged 18 points and seven assists per game as a senior. He picked the Huskers over Syracuse and Temple.

Personal
The son of Claudia Lord, Jammal was born on Jan. 10, 1981, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has two brothers, Juan (24) and Jerel (15). A four-year member of the Unity Council (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), Lord offered several hospital visitations in the Lincoln community. A solid student, Lord was one of nine Huskers to play their senior seasons with degree in hand, after he graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies in August 2003.

 

 

Year	G/S	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	Y/A	Y/G	Long	TDs
1999		Redshirt
2000	6/0	28	138	8	130	4.6	21.7	11 twice	4
2001	6/0	22	112	29	83	3.8	13.8	33 vs. KU	2
2002	14/14	251	1,708	296	1,412	5.6	100.9	57 vs. MSU	8
2003	13/13	215	1,160	212	948	4.4	72.9	66 vs. Mich. St.	10
Totals	39/27	516	3,118	545	5,573	5.0	66.0	66 vs. Mich. St.	24

Total Offense: 920-5,421-42 total; 44-246-4, 2000; 30-148-2, 2001; 455-2, 774-20, 2002; 391-2, 253-16, 2003

2000 Alamo Bowl vs. Northwestern: Rushing 4-16-0; Passing, none

2002 Independence Bowl vs. Ole Miss: Rushing, 17-83-0; Passing, 16-7-2, 93, 1 TD

2003 Alamo Bowl vs. Michigan State: Rushing, 10-79-0; Passing, 17-8-0, 160

Most Rushes: 30 vs. Texas A&M, 2002

Most Yards Rushing: 234 vs. Texas, 2002

Long Rush/TD Rush: 66 vs. Michigan State, 2003; 57 vs. McNeese State, 2002

Number of Career Rushes of 25-Plus Yards: 21, 1 in 2001; 13 in 2002; 7 in 2003

 

 

 

Year	G	Att.	Cmp.	Int.	Pct.	Yds.	Y/A	Y/G	LP	TD	Eff.R.
1999		Redshirt
2000	6/0	16	9	1	56.2	116	7.25	19.3	27	0	104.65
2001	6/0	8	5	1	62.5	65	8.13	10.8	19	0	105.75
2002	14/14	204	95	12	46.6	1,362	6.68	97.3	90	12	110.30
2003	13/13	176	85	8	48.3	1,305	7.41	100.4	77	6	112.74
Totals	39/27	404	194	22	48.0	4,848	7.05	73.0	90	18	111.05

 

Most Passes Attempted: 26 vs. Kansas State, 2003

Most Passes Completed: 12 vs. McNeese State, 2002; at Missouri, 2003

Most Yards Passing: 160 vs. Michigan State, 2002 Alamo Bowl

Long Pass: 90 to Ross Pilkington vs. Iowa State, 2002 (TD)

Number of Career Passes of 25-Plus Yards: 30, 2 in 2000; 13 in 2002; 15 in 2003