2008 schedule
Nebraska
Big 12
Final rank
#11
Record
8-4
Points
18
Diff
+84
Scored
434
Allowed
350
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5860
Yards allowed
4548
Rushing yards
2207
Passing yards
3782
Turnovers
29
3rd down conv.
84
4th down conv.
5
Penalties
93
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2008 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Zac LeeQB1
TD
- 1. Zac LeeQB0
YDS
- 1. Zac LeeQB5
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Roy Helu Jr.RB125
- 2. Marcus MendozaCB15
- 3. Zac LeeQB2
TD
- 1. Roy Helu Jr.RB7
- 2. Marcus MendozaCB1
- 3. Mike McNeillTE0
YDS
- 1. Roy Helu Jr.RB803
- 2. Marcus MendozaCB103
- 3. Zac LeeQB17
Receiving
REC
- 1. Mike McNeillTE32
- 2. Menelik HoltWR30
- 3. Roy Helu Jr.RB25
TD
- 1. Mike McNeillTE6
- 2. Chris BrooksWR1
- 3. Ndamukong SuhDT1
YDS
- 1. Mike McNeillTE442
- 2. Menelik HoltWR355
- 3. Roy Helu Jr.RB266
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Ndamukong SuhDT2
- 2. Anthony WestDB2
- 3. Matt O'HanlonS1
TD
- 1. Ndamukong SuhDT2
- 2. Matt O'HanlonS0
- 3. Rickey ThenarseS0
YDS
- 1. Ndamukong SuhDT79
- 2. Anthony WestDB26
- 3. Matt O'HanlonS21
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Alex HeneryPK18
PTS
- 1. Alex HeneryPK110
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2008 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan(Tier 4) | home | 47 – 24 | W | +2 | 2 |
| 2 | San Jose State(Tier 4) | home | 35 – 12 | W | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | New Mexico State(Tier 4) | home | 38 – 7 | W | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech(Premier) | home | 30 – 35 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Missouri(Tier 2) | home | 17 – 52 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas Tech(Tier 2) | away | 31 – 37 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Iowa State(Tier 4) | away | 35 – 7 | W | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Baylor(Tier 5) | home | 32 – 20 | W | +1 | 9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma(Premier) | away | 28 – 62 | L | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Kansas(Tier 4) | home | 45 – 35 | W | +2 | 11 |
| 12 | Kansas State(Tier 3) | away | 56 – 28 | W | +3 | 14 |
| 14 | Colorado(Tier 2) | home | 40 – 31 | W | +4 | 18 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster31 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Brooks | WR | 6'2" | St. Louis, MO |
| 3 | Rickey Thenarse | S | 6'0" | Los Angeles, CA |
| 4 | Larry Asante | S | 6'1" | Alexandria, VA |
| 5 | Anthony West | DB | 6'0" | San Diego, CA |
| 5 | Zac Lee | QB | 6'2" | San Francisco, CA |
| 10 | Roy Helu Jr. | RB | 6'0" | Danville, CA |
| 11 | Curenski Gilleylen | RB | 6'0" | Leander, TX |
| 18 | Menelik Holt | WR | 6'4" | San Diego, CA |
| 24 | Niles Paul | WR | 6'1" | Omaha, NE |
| 32 | Marcus Mendoza | CB | 5'10" | Houston, TX |
| 33 | Matt O'Hanlon | S | 5'11" | Bellevue, NE |
| 33 | Ryan Hill | TE | 6'3" | Arvada, CO |
| 40 | Blake Lawrence | LB | 6'3" · 225 lb | Shawnee Mission, KS |
| 44 | Mike McNeill | TE | 6'4" | Kirkwood, MO |
| 49 | Dreu Young | TE | 6'4" | Cozad, NE |
| 82 | Wes Cammack | WR | 5'11" | DeWitt, NE |
| 90 | Alex Henery | PK | 6'2" | Omaha, NE |
| 93 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | 6'4" | Portland, OR |
| — | Armando Murillo | — | — | — |
| — | Dan Titchener | — | — | — |
| — | Hunter Teafatiller | — | — | — |
| — | Jake Wesch | — | — | — |
| — | Joe Ganz | — | — | — |
| — | Marlon Lucky | — | — | — |
| — | Nate Swift | — | — | — |
| — | Patrick Witt | — | — | — |
| — | Quentin Castille | — | — | — |
| — | Thomas Lawson | — | — | — |
| — | Todd Peterson | — | — | — |
| — | Tyler Wortman | — | — | — |
| — | Zach Potter | — | — | — |