Photos by Mike Warren/DN
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: NEBRASKA CORNERBACK Keyuo Craver dives for KSU
receiver Quincy Morgan In the second quarter with NU leading 24-6.
ERIC CROUCH and receiver Wilson Thoaias are highlighted by the sun in the south
end zone as they celebrate Crouch's first rushing touchdown of the game In the
first quarter.
NU TIGHT EHD Tracey Wistrom tries to outrun KSU linebacker Mark Simoneau
after catching a pass from Eric Crouch in the second quarter. Wistrom finished
with 68 yards an four receptions.
There is something about play
ing Kansas State that brings out the
best in Nebraska sophomore qmr
terback Eric Crouch. In last yeart
40-30 loss, Crouch rushed for a
career-high 108 yards and threw
for a career-high 1S6 yards.
Satiuday, Crouch set records again
for most rushing yards with 1S8
and most attempts with 27.
His 158 yards was the most by a
Nebraska player since Ahman
Green recorded 206 in the 1998
Orange Bowl. Crouch now has
rushed for more than 100 yards in
four games, including his then
career-best 137 yards last week
against Texas A&M.
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Rover Mike Brown continued
his hot streak, picking off another
pass and causing and recovering
another fumble. Last week against
A&M, he forced two fumbles and
made two interceptions. He leads
the team with four forced fumbles.
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Nebraska continued to put die
ball on the turf. Against Kansas
State, the Huskers fumbled a
school-record 10 times. However,
NU lost only three of them. On die
;season, NU leads die nation in fum
bles.
Kansas State actually turned
the ball over more times, losing all
four of its fumbles and throwing *■
interception.
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In his first action other than
mop-up duty, freshman Dahrran
Diedrick showed moves that NU
fans hadn’t seen in some time. He
6-foot, 215-pound freshman from
Scarborough Ontario, rushed 14
times for 93 yards, including a
career-best 46-yard TD ran in the
fourth quarter that was reminbceBt
of another I-back who wore No. 30
a couple years ago. On the tramn,
Diedrick now has 54 carries for
307 yards. ~
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The Nebraska special teams
blocked a field goal and two pants
Saturday. In die first quarter; Kyle
Vanden Bosch blocked a 35-yard
field goal attempt by Jamie Rhean.
It was his third block in two games.
Randy Stella’s second punt Mock
of the season gave NU a 9-0 lead m
the first quarter. Then, in die third
quarter, Keyuo Craver Mocked his
second kick of the year. On the sea
son, the Huskers have blocked
three field goals and six punts.
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With the win, Nebraska has
now defeated Kansas State 16
straight times in Lincoln and 29 oat
of the last 30 games. Far the overall
series, NU holds a 71-11-2 record.
The victory also gave die Husken
their 31 st-straight nine-win season.
Compiled by senior staff
writer Darren Ivy