2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, W 24–19
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Legends Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
2013 record	9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Papuchis (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3 defense
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 87,091)
Seasons « 2012 2014 »

2013 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 3 Michigan State x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Iowa		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Minnesota		4	–	4					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					7	–	6
Northwestern		1	–	7					5	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 12 Ohio State x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	4
Penn State*		4	–	4					7	–	5
Indiana		3	–	5					5	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Michigan State 34, Ohio State 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Wyoming at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 7 7 7 13 34 • #18 Nebraska 10 7 14 6 37 Date: August 31 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 91,185 Game weather: Clear, 90°F, Wind S@5mph Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning Source:

Southern Miss at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 3 3 7 0 13 • #22 Nebraska 21 14 14 7 56 Date: September 7 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 5:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 90,466 Game weather: Clear, 86°F, Wind NNE@17mph Referee: Alex Kemp TV announcers (BTN): Paul Burmeister, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning Source:

UCLA at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • #16 UCLA 3 7 28 3 41 #23 Nebraska 14 7 0 0 21 Date: September 14 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:07 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 91,471 Game weather: Sunny, 68°F, Wind S@11-17mph Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Shannon Spake Source:

Scoring summary 1 9:45 Nebraska Quincy Enunwa 11-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Pat Smith kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 7:13 UCLA Ka'imi Fairbairn 44-yard field goal Nebraska 7–3 1 0:31 Nebraska Enunwa 14-yard pass from Martinez (Mauro Bondi kick) Nebraska 14–3 2 7:12 Nebraska Bell, Kenny 22 yd pass from Martinez, Taylor (Smith, Pat kick) Nebraska 21–3 2 0:57 UCLA Perkins, Paul 10 yd run (Fairbairn, Kaim kick) Nebraska 21–10 3 8:31 UCLA James, Jordon 3 yd run (Fairbairn, Kaim kick) Nebraska 21–17 3 6:02 UCLA Evans, Shaquell 28 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Kaim kick) UCLA 21–24 3 3:39 UCLA Ruhl, Phillip 12 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Kaim kick) UCLA 21–31 3 0:26 UCLA Iese, Nate 3 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Kaim kick) UCLA 21–38 4 1:53 UCLA Fairbairn, Kaim 24 yd field goal UCLA 21–41

Scoring summary
1	9:45	Nebraska	Quincy Enunwa 11-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Pat Smith kick)	Nebraska 7–0
1	7:13	UCLA	Ka'imi Fairbairn 44-yard field goal	Nebraska 7–3
1	0:31	Nebraska	Enunwa 14-yard pass from Martinez (Mauro Bondi kick)	Nebraska 14–3
2	7:12	Nebraska	Bell, Kenny 22 yd pass from Martinez, Taylor (Smith, Pat kick)	Nebraska 21–3
2	0:57	UCLA	Perkins, Paul 10 yd run (Fairbairn, Kaim kick)	Nebraska 21–10
3	8:31	UCLA	James, Jordon 3 yd run (Fairbairn, Kaim kick)	Nebraska 21–17
3	6:02	UCLA	Evans, Shaquell 28 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Kaim kick)	UCLA 21–24
3	3:39	UCLA	Ruhl, Phillip 12 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Kaim kick)	UCLA 21–31
3	0:26	UCLA	Iese, Nate 3 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Kaim kick)	UCLA 21–38
4	1:53	UCLA	Fairbairn, Kaim 24 yd field goal	UCLA 21–41

South Dakota State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total South Dakota State 17 0 0 3 20 • Nebraska 14 24 14 7 59 Date: September 21 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 2:42 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 90,614 Game weather: Sunny, 74°F, Wind: S@13 mph Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (BTN): Paul Burmeister, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning Source:

Illinois at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 0 5 7 7 19 • Nebraska 14 9 13 3 39 Date: October 5 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 11:02 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 90,458 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 45°F, Wind: WSW@26 mph Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi Source:

Nebraska at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 14 7 9 14 44 Purdue 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 12 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 12:01 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 47,203 Game weather: Sunny, 71°F, wind: SSW@6 mph Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, Jeremy Leman Source:

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total #25 Nebraska 10 3 7 3 23 • Minnesota 7 10 10 7 34 Date: October 26 Location: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Game start: 11:01 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 49,995 Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 42°F, Wind: NNW@17mph Referee: Bill Lemonnier TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill Source:

The 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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This was the Cowboys' first visit to Lincoln since 1994, when Nebraska defeated the Cowboys 42–32 en route to a national championship. The two teams last played in 2011, when Nebraska defeated the Cowboys 38–14 in Laramie. In the week leading up to the game, Pelini handed out seven Blackshirts to his defense. This was the first time during Pelini's tenure that he has handed them out prior to the start of the season. In the game, both Ameer Abdullah and Imani Cross rushed for more than 100 yards. Despite the victory, the Nebraska defense allowed Wyoming to accumulate 602 yards of offense, the second-most allowed ever by Nebraska in a win. With Nebraska's victory they now lead the all-time series 7–0.

The Huskers hosted the Golden Eagles for the second straight year, with the Huskers winning 49–20 in 2012. This game was originally scheduled to be hosted by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but the game was sold back to Lincoln to make more money for the visiting team after considering playing the game in New Orleans or Kansas City. Following this year's win, Nebraska now leads the series 4–1. USM won in Lincoln in 2004.

The UCLA Bruins traveled to Memorial Stadium for the first time since a 49–21 loss in 1994. This was the second game in a home-home series, with the Bruins winning in Pasadena 36–30 in 2012. Nebraska led 21–3 midway through the second quarter before UCLA scored a touchdown before halftime. In the third quarter, UCLA scored 28 straight points to take a 38–21 lead against Nebraska before adding a field goal late in the game. UCLA's win tied the series 6–6, until Nebraska took the lead after defeating the Bruins in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl. Nebraska wore alternate uniforms in this game created by Adidas. The game set a Memorial Stadium attendance record with 91,471 in attendance. The record was broken the next season in the Miami at Nebraska game, with 91,585 in attendance.

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