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Heisman Trophy Winner
Nov. 11
Nebraska 28 ... Texas A&M 27
Nebraska turned a blocked field goal into an 11-play, 75-yard drive finishing with a nine-yard Zac Taylor lob to Maurice Purify for the game-winning score with :21 to play. The Huskers got up 21-7 in the first half on two Cody Glenn touchdown runs and a four-yard Todd Peterson catch. Then the Aggies went on a 20-point run highlighted by a 57-yard touchdown run from Stephen McGee, but when they had a chance to put the game away with a 42-yard Layne Neumann field goal, the Huskers got the block to keep the game alive. With the win, the Huskers clinched the Big 12 North title.
Player of the game ... In the loss, Texas A&M LB Mark Dodge made 17 tackles, an interception and a tackle for loss
Stat Leaders: Nebraska - Passing: Zac Taylor, 21-35, 267 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing: Marlon Lucky, 12-52. Receiving: Todd Peterson, 7-82, 1 TD
Texas A&M - Passing: Stephen McGee, 18-31, 244 yds Rushing: Mike Goodson, 11-80, 1 TD Receiving: Martel Bennett, 6-67
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Nebraska's win over Missouri last week was huge, but on a national scale, the win this week over Texas A&M might have been bigger. This was a true, big-time road win that showed heart, clutch play, and great defensive pressure over and over again getting into the Aggie backfield all game long. Taylor set the Nebraska record for career passing yards and set the school's single-season record for touchdown passes with 22. It helps that the program almost never threw the ball, but Taylor's two-year career is still impressive.
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Nebraska 28 ... Texas A&M 27
Nebraska turned a blocked field goal into an 11-play, 75-yard drive finishing with a nine-yard Zac Taylor lob to Maurice Purify for the game-winning score with :21 to play. The Huskers got up 21-7 in the first half on two Cody Glenn touchdown runs and a four-yard Todd Peterson catch. Then the Aggies went on a 20-point run highlighted by a 57-yard touchdown run from Stephen McGee, but when they had a chance to put the game away with a 42-yard Layne Neumann field goal, the Huskers got the block to keep the game alive. With the win, the Huskers clinched the Big 12 North title.
Player of the game ... In the loss, Texas A&M LB Mark Dodge made 17 tackles, an interception and a tackle for loss
Stat Leaders: Nebraska - Passing: Zac Taylor, 21-35, 267 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing: Marlon Lucky, 12-52. Receiving: Todd Peterson, 7-82, 1 TD
Texas A&M - Passing: Stephen McGee, 18-31, 244 yds Rushing: Mike Goodson, 11-80, 1 TD Receiving: Martel Bennett, 6-67
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Nebraska's win over Missouri last week was huge, but on a national scale, the win this week over Texas A&M might have been bigger. This was a true, big-time road win that showed heart, clutch play, and great defensive pressure over and over again getting into the Aggie backfield all game long. Taylor set the Nebraska record for career passing yards and set the school's single-season record for touchdown passes with 22. It helps that the program almost never threw the ball, but Taylor's two-year career is still impressive.
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