Gameday: Nebraska 56, Loui
Tight end Sheldon Jackson
posted a career-high 94 yards
on two receptions Saturday. He
scored Nebraska’s first touch
down of the game on a 46-yard
pass from Bobby Newcombe.
Jackson fell short of another
score with a career-long 48
yard reception that ended at the
1 yard line. Many in Memorial
Stadium thought he had scored.
“My teammates said I did,
and the fans said I did, but the
men in stripes are all that mat
ters,” Jackson said. “You’d
think, being at home, that I
would get that call. But I’ll
work on it Monday. It won’t
happen again.”
The Huskers suffered few
^juries Saturday but may not
y unscathed,
sprained his
lot be able to
rday’s game
against Alabama-Birmingham.
Defensive Coordinator
Charlie McBride expressed
concern over rush end Mike
Rucker. McBride said a nag
ging groin injury may have
bothered Rucker. Other minor
injuries struck quarterback Eric
Crouch (bruised right shoul
der), linebacker Julius Jackson
(sprained left ankle) and defen
sive tackle Jason Wiltz (right
knee sprain).
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Although McBride and
Defensive Backs Coach George
Darlington were disappointed
with the play of NU’s secondary
- which allowed 590 yards
passing - Louisiana Tech Coach
Gary Crowton said the Huskers
have nothing to worry about.
“I am very impressed with
their secondary,” Crowton said.
“Those are the best recruits in
the country out there. Ralph
Brown made play after play.”
Louisiana Tech graduate
and NFL Hall of Fame quarter
back Terry Bradshaw filled in
for NBA star Karl Malone as
Louisiana Tech’s honorary cap
tain.
Malone, a Louisiana Tech
basketball player, was sched
uled to appear, but a death in his
family forced him to miss the
game.
Bradshaw played at Tech
from 1966-69 throwing for
6,589 career yards - third best
in school history.
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During a halftime ceremo
ny, former NU rush end Grant
Wistrom had his No. 98 uni
form retired.
Former offensive lineman
Aaron Taylor also was sched
uled to have his number retired,
but was not able to attend, so he
will have a different ceremony
at a later date.
Gameday notebook com
piled by senior staff writer
Shannon Heffelfinger and
staff writer Darren Ivy.
Second-half heroics
fail to stop Huskers
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By Darren Ivy
Staff writer
Unstoppable.
Louisiana Tech quarterback Tim
Rattay and wide receiver Troy
Edwards were just that Saturday, but
their individual efforts were not
enough to help the Bulldogs upset No.
3 Nebraska.
Edwards’ 405 yards receiving
shattered the NCAA single-game
record of 363 yards set by UNLV’s
Randy Gatewood in 1994 against
Idaho State.
His 21 receptions and yardage
totals also were career highs and
Louisiana Tech single-game school
records.
i ne omer nan or me dynamic auo,
Rattay, completed 46 of 68 pass
attempts while throwing for 590 yards
- all three were career highs and
Bulldog records.
“Troy Edwards and Tim Rattay are
as good as there are out there,”
Louisiana Tech Coach Gary Crowton
said.
Before NU (1-0) and Louisiana
Tech (0-1) agreed to play in the Eddie
Robinson Classic, most Nebraska fans
had never heard of either player.
But Edwards had everyone’s atten
tion in the Comhusker state after his
pre-game remarks.
“I think (their defensive backs) are
good, but I think I’m just a better play
er than they are,” Edwards said before
the game.
Crowton said he tries to keep
Edwards from spouting off, but he
wasn’t all that unhappy with him.
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Football Game Review Louisiana Tech 27 |
Nebraska Louisiana Tech
Rushing Rushing Qjjj
Name Car Yds Avg TD Name Car Yds Avg TD
CorreH Buckhalter 19 143 7.5 2 Kevin Johnson 2 9 4.5 0
Joel Makovicka 10 47 4.7 0 Troy Edwards 16 6.0 0
WHtteMHIer 3 24 8.0 1
Receiving Receiving
Name Rec Yds Avg TD Name Rec Yds Avg TD
Kenny Cheatham 3 19 6.3 0 Troy Edwards 21 405 -■
Sheldon Jackson 2 94 47.0 1 Kevin Jordan 8 45 58
Matt Davison 2 21 10.5 0 Sean Cangetosi 5 ;;
Passing Passing
Name Comp Att Yds TD Name Comp Att vXg|!'
Bobby Newcombe 9 10 1C® 1 TtmRattay 4$ 68
Eric Crouch 13 5 0
Game Stats Mmti lid Nebraska Tech
.•sbuw-. 29 25 rnmuetim 9
Rushing attempts 56 14 Interceptions 1 0
Rushing yards L:? 289 *21 Panafflaa/yaRls 5*48 1288
Passing attempts 13 68 Punt returns / yards 1-5 0-0
PasstogcempteSons m 46 Kickoff returns / yards 5*182 2-33
Passing yards 173 590 Time of possession 32:04 27:56
Todd yards 462 569 Sacks/yards 3-26 1*6
Scoring Summary Nebraska 14 21 7 14 56
Louisiana Tech 0 6 15 6 27
Team Qtr Scoring play Plays-yards Score
Nebraska Tech
NU 1 S. Jackson 46 yd pass from B. Newcombe 3-70 7 Q
NU 1 B. Newcombe 1 yd run 14-60 14 0
NU 2 W. Milfer 8 yd run 10-63 21 0
Tech 2 S. Cangelosi 1 yd pass from T. Rattay 16-80 21 6
NU 2 J. Walker 99 yd kickoff return 28 6
NU 2 B. Newcombe 1 yd run 5-64 35 6
Tech 3 T. Edwards 52 yd pass from T. Rattay 6-80 35 14
Tech 3 T. Edwards 94 yd pass from T. Rattay 2-94 35 21
NU 3 D, Alexander 4 yd run 9-77 42 21
NU 4 C. Buckhalter 4 yd run 5-42 49 21
Ted) 4 T. Edwards-80 yd pass from! Rattay 1-80 49 27
NU 4 C. Buckhalter 43 yd run 5-60 56 27
Jon Frank/DN
Photos (clockwise from bottom left)
Matt Miller/DN
LOUISIANA TECH QUARTERBACK TIM RATTAY cele
brates after throwing a 94-yard touchdown pass to
wide receiver Troy Edwards. Rattay completed 4i
of 68 passes for 590 yards, a recordfor an NU oppo
nent.
Matt Miller/DN
NEBRASKA COACH FRANK SOLICH yells at a referee
during NU’s 56-27 win over Louisiana Tech. Sollch
won his first career game as the head coach of the
Cornhuskers.
Mike Warren/DN
NEBRASKA QUARTERBACK BOBBY NEWCOMBE fum
bles the football as he is hit near the goal line hy
Louisiana Tech linebacker Damon Harrington.
Matt Miller/DN
NEBRASKA TIGHT END SHELDON JACKSON escapes
the grasp of Louisiana Tech cornerback Seln
Alofipo during Jackson’s 46-yard touchdown
reception to start off the game. He finished the
contest with two catches for 94 yards.
