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Monday, August 28, 2006

Five days until Nebraska opens the season

What records will be broken this year on the NU football team? Here are a few of the NU football records .

Most Rushing Yards in a Game
1. Calvin Jones vs Kansas 11/9/91 He was a freshman 294 yards

Mike Rozier is second with 285 yards vs Kansas on 11/12/83, Frank Solich held the record for 21 years with 204 yards until Rick Berns broke it vs Missouri with 211 yards in 1976.

Season Rushing Leader
1. Mike Rozier 1983 (275 att. 29 TD) 2,148 yards

To get into the Top 10 you have to better Dahran Diedrick in 2001 with 1,299 yards.

Career Rushing Leader
1. Mike Rozier 1981-83 (668 att. 49 TD) 4,780 yards

Rushing TDs in a Game
1. Calvin Jones 11/9/91 vs Kansas 6

Passing Yards Per Completion (Min 8 Comp) in a game
Joe Dailey vs Baylor 10/16/04 26.31 yards

Passing Yards in a Game
1, Zac Taylor vs Iowa State 10/1/05 431
2. Zac Taylor at Colorado 11/25/05 392
3. Joe Dailey vs. Baylor 10/16/04 342
4. Joe Dailey vs Colorado 11/26/04 306
9. Zac Taylor at Missouri 10/22/05 281

Season Passing Leaders
1. Zac Taylor 2005 (237-430) 2,653
10. Keithen McCant 1991 (97-168) 1,454

Career Passing Leaders
1. David Humm 1972-74 5,035
9. Scott Frost 1996-97 2,677
10. Zac Taylor 2005- 2,653

Consecutive Completed Passes
David Humm at Kansas 10/19/74 15

Highest NCAA Passing Rating
Gerry Gdowski 1989 177.3

Passing Touchdowns in a Career
Tommie Frazier 1992-95 43 TD's

WILL ANY OF THESE RECORDS BE BROKEN THIS YEAR? WHICH ONES AND WHY?

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