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2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Logo of the Nebraska athletic teams 2004-
Holiday Bowl champion
Big 12 North Division champion
Holiday Bowl vs. Arizona, W 33–0
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 14
2009 record 10–4 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach Bo Pelini (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Spread offense
Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3 defense
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,091)
Uniform
Big12-Uniform-UN-2009.png
Seasons
« 2008 2010 »
2009 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#14 Nebraska x   6 2         10 4  
Missouri   4 4         8 5  
Kansas State   4 4         6 6  
Iowa State   3 5         7 6  
Colorado   2 6         3 9  
Kansas   1 7         5 7  
Southern Division
#2 Texas x$   8 0         13 1  
Oklahoma State   6 2         9 4  
#21 Texas Tech   5 3         9 4  
Oklahoma   5 3         8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5         6 7  
Baylor   1 7         4 8  

Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Florida Atlantic at #24 Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic 0 3 0 0 3
• #24 Nebraska 7 14 21 7 49
Arkansas State at #22 Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas State 0 6 0 3 9
• #22 Nebraska 14 10 7 7 38
#19 Nebraska at #13 Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Nebraska 3 9 0 3 15
• #13 Virginia Tech 7 3 0 6 16
Louisiana-Lafayette at #25 Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0
• #25 Nebraska 13 21 7 14 55
#21 Nebraska at #24 Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
• #21 Nebraska 0 0 0 27 27
#24 Missouri 0 9 3 0 12
Texas Tech at #15 Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 14 10 0 7 31
#15 Nebraska 0 3 0 7 10
Iowa State at Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 3 6 0 0 9
Nebraska 7 0 0 0 7
Nebraska at Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 10 10 0 0 20
Baylor 0 0 10 0 10

The 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska and were led by head coach Bo Pelini. The Cornhuskers finished the season 10–4, 6–3 in Big 12 and were Big 12 North Division champions and represented the division in the Big 12 Championship Game, where they lost to Texas 13–12. Nebraska was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where they defeated Arizona 33–0.

The 2009 Cornhuskers began the regular season on Saturday, September 5, 2009 against the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year Head Coach Bo Pelini. Pelini previously served as Defensive Coordinator for LSU and Oklahoma following a season as Nebraska's Defensive Coordinator in 2003, and was brought back to Nebraska to lead the football program by Nebraska's former Head Coach and current Athletic Director, Tom Osborne after the conclusion of the 2007 season.

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This was the first time Nebraska had met the Florida Atlantic Owls, who, in 2008, finished 6–6 (4–3) for a 3rd place tie with Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference and finished with a 24–21 victory in the 2008 Motor City Bowl against Central Michigan. Nebraska entered the contest with a 4-game winning streak after defeating Clemson in the Gator Bowl. Nebraska decisively defeated the Howard Schnellenberger-led Owls, 49–3. Nebraska's Roy Helu Jr. rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns, while Zac Lee, in his first start as quarterback at Nebraska, threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, along with one interception. The FAU offense did produce good yardage, gaining 122 yards rushing and 230 yards passing. However, they were unable to score a touchdown, with their only points coming from a 21-yard field goal by Ross Gornall in the second quarter. A large part of this was because of 5 turnovers by the Owls. This win extended the Cornhuskers season-opener win streak to 24 games, the nation's longest.


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