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USC is the first number-one ranked team to play in Lincoln since the 1970s;<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7046717 | title=Husker Fans React To Yesterday's Victory | work=KPTM.com | accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref><ref name="red carpet">{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-sp-lincoln15sep15,1,1315700.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california | title=Lincoln rolls out the red carpet for USC | work=LATimes.com | publisher=Los Angeles Times | date=[[September 15]] [[2007]] | accesdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> and [[ESPN]] chose the game for their weekly [[GameDay]] broadcast.<ref name="red carpet"/> |
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The 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team are the representatives of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's coach is coach Bill Callahan. It plays its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Preseason
The Nebraska football team's schedule has been rated the toughest Big 12 and the 12th toughest in the NCAA.[1]. The team has had predictions to win the Big 12 North division.[2]
After a tight competition with two-year backup Joe Ganz, former-Arizona State transfer quarterback Sam Keller won the starting position; Keller had spent the previous season on the scout team as per NCAA transfer rules.[3]
Rankings
| Poll | # |
|---|---|
| Surefire Scouting | 10 |
| Rivals.com | 13 |
| Yahoo.com | 14 |
| The Sporting News | 23 |
| CSTV | 20 |
| ESPN | 18 |
| Sports illustrated | 18 |
| Nationalchamps.net | 13 |
Schedule
September 12:30 p.m.Nevada*No. 19
ABCW 52–1084,078 September 811:00 a.m.at Wake Forest*No. 17
ESPNW 20-17 32,483 September 157:00 p.m.No. 1 USC*No. 14
- Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
ABC September 2211:30 a.m.Ball State*
- Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
FSN PPV September 29Iowa State
- Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
- Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
October 20No. 18 Texas A&M
- Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
October 27at No. 6 Texas
- Memorial Stadium
- Lincoln, NE
November 2311:00 a.m.at Colorado
ABC
Players
Roster
Nebraska's first official depth chart for the 2007 football season was announced August 28, prior to the Huskers' season opener against Nevada on September 1.
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Watch lists
- Sam Keller
- Corey McKeon
- Bednarik Award watch list[6]
- Bo Ruud
- Matt Slauson
Game notes
Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 52 |
Marlon Lucky was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week for his career-best 233 yards rushing against Nevada.[8]
Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Wake Forest | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
As ESPN described the game, "Sam Keller nearly gave away the game during his first road start at Nebraska. Zack Bowman jumped up to take it back for the Cornhuskers. Three plays after Keller threw an interception deep in Nebraska territory, Bowman picked off a Wake Forest pass in the end zone and the 16th-ranked Cornhuskers held on to win 20-17 on Saturday."[9]
Southern California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 0 | ||||
| Nebraska | 0 |
USC is the first number-one ranked team to play in Lincoln since the 1970s;[10][11] and ESPN chose the game for their weekly GameDay broadcast.[11]
Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 0 | ||||
| Nebraska | 0 |
Iowa State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0 | ||||
| Nebraska | 0 |
Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0 | ||||
| Missouri | 0 |
Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||
| Nebraska | 0 |
Texas A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 0 | ||||
| Nebraska | 0 |
Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0 | ||||
| Texas | 0 |
Nebraska first played the Texas Longhorns in 1933 and the Longhorns hold a 7–4–0 record.[12] Nebraska won the first meeting by the lopsided score of 26–0. As with Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, Nebraska plays the Longhorns two out of every four years as part of the Big 12 Conference schedule.[13] Since their first meeting, the series has included a number of upsets and close calls. In 1960 a #4 ranked Longhorn squad was upset by an unranked Nebraska team, 14–13. In 1996 an unranked Texas team defeated #3 ranked Nebraska (who were also the defending national champions) 37–27 to win the inaugural Big 12 Conference football championship and deprive the Cornhuskers a shot at repeating as national champions. In 1998 an unranked Texas team beat #7 Nebraska 20–16.[12]
In 1999 the two teams met twice. In the regular season, #18 Texas beat #3 Nebraska by 24–20. However, #3 Nebraska beat #12 Texas in the Big 12 Championship game, 6–22. In 2002 the Longhorns were ranked #7 and they went to Lincoln, Nebraska to play an unranked Nebraska team.[12] In front of the largest crowd in Nebraska history (78,268) the 'Horns snapped the Huskers’ national-best 26-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium by a score of 27–24.[14] Most recently, in the 2006 game, #5 Texas faced #17 Nebraska on a snowy day in Lincoln. The Longhorns were trailing and needed a field goal by walk-on kicker Ryan Bailey (with just 23 seconds remaining in the game) to win 22–20.[15][12]
Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0 | ||||
| Kansas | 0 |
Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Kansas State | 0 | ||||
| Nebraska | 0 |
Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Nebraska | 0 | ||||
| Colorado | 0 |
References
- ^ Rivals.com Top 25 Schedules: Nos. 11-15 Retrieved on 22 August, 2007
- ^ Stassen.com 2007 Preseason Consensus Retrieved on 22 August, 2007
- ^ Carolyn Braff, Running A Reverse, CSTV.com, August 21, 2007.
- ^ Most Valuable Network Huskers QB on Manning Award Watch list Retrieved on 22 August, 2007
- ^ a b c Big 12 Sports 2007 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team Retrieved on 22 August, 2007
- ^ a b College Football Poll 2007 Bednarik Watch list Retrieved on 22 August, 2007
- ^ Football Writers Association 2007 Outland Trophy Watch list Retrieved on 22 August, 2007
- ^ Huskers.com Lucky Named Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week Retrieved on 4 September 2007
- ^ "No. 16 Nebraska hangs on to beat Wake Forest". ESPNU.com. The Disney Company. September 8 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Husker Fans React To Yesterday's Victory". KPTM.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b "Lincoln rolls out the red carpet for USC". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. September 15 2007.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|accesdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "All Time Record vs. Opponents". MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ "Big 12 Releases Future Football Conference Schedules". Big 12 Conference. December 19 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "No. 7 Texas 27, Nebraska 24". MackBrownTexasFootball. November 2 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Olson, Eric (October 21 2006). "Longhorns edge Huskers, 22-20". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
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