Oct. 25, 2008

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NEBRASKA (5-3, 2-2) 32, BAYLOR (3-5, 1-3) 20
MEMORIAL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB.
OCT. 25, 2008 • ATTENDANCE: 85,104

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Fifth-largest crowd to ever watch a Baylor football game.
• Nebraska leads the all-time series 10-1, including a 7-1 edge at Lincoln.
• Baylor is 9-29 against Big 12 North opponents, winning five of its last 11 such games.
• Baylor is 39-77-2 all-time in televised games, inlcuing a 2-4 record this year. The Bears are 0-3 all-time on the Versus Network.
• Baylor is 44-54-4 all-time on the fourth weekend of October, including a 3-13 mark on Oct. 25.

TEAM NOTES
• Baylor quartebacks established a modern-day program record (since 1946) by not throwing an interception for the seventh consecutive game. The previous record of six straight games was set in 1990.
• Baylor has lost seven straight road games (at Buffalo, 2007) and nine straight Big 12 road games (at Colorado, 2006).
• Baylor scored the most first-half points in a Big 12 road game in the program's history; the Bears previous high was 14 points on three occasions.
• Baylor has not scored a second-half point in two straight games.
• Baylor held a halftime lead over Nebraska for the first time since the Bears' 1956 victory.
• Baylor has 19 rushing touchdowns this season, the most by a Baylor team since the 1995 squad had 25 touchdowns.
• Baylor has 1,495 rushing yards this season, the most by a Baylor team since the 1997 squad had 2,039 yards.
• Baylor rushed for 200-plus yards in a Big 12 game for the first time since the 2003 Colorado game (203).
• Baylor rushed for 200 yards in a road game for the first time since last year's game at Buffalo.
• Baylor's 216 rushing yards were its most in a Big 12 game since rushing for 224 yards at Missouri in 1997. It also ranked as the Bears' third-best rushing total in a Big 12 game ever (224 at Missouri, 1997; 258 at Texas A&M, 1997).
• Baylor has two players with at least five rushing touchdowns each in the same season (QB Robert Griffin, 9; RB Jay Finley, 5) for the first time since 1996 (Jerod Douglas, 8; Shawn Washington, 7).
• Baylor's third-quarter blocked field goal (Jason Lamb) was the Bears' first since the 2006 Texas A&M game (Braelon Davis).
• Baylor allowed a safety for the first time since the 2006 Oklahoma game.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• QB Robert Griffin established a Baylor record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception (175). The previous mark (161) was set by Shawn Bell during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
• Griffin became the first Baylor quarterback with three career 100-yard rushing games.
• Griffin now has nine rushing touchdowns on the season, tying three others for fourth place on Baylor's all-time, single-season list.
• Griffin moved into sole possession of fifth place on Baylor's single-season touchdown responsibility list (18).
• IR Thomas White has at least one reception in 13 consecutive games.
• LB Joe Pawelek moved into third place on Baylor's career assisted tackles list; he now has 153 on his career.
• Pawelek reached double figures in tackles for the seventh time this season and the 12th time in his career.
• Pawelek's fourth-quarter fumble recovery was his second this season and his fourth turnover produced this season.
• FS Jordan Lake tallied 10-plus tackles for the second consecutive game. His 15 tackles were a season high.
• LB Antonio Johnson posted his second double-digit tackle performance of the eason; his 11 tackles were one shy of his career high established against Oklahoma earlier this season.
• LB Earl Patin posted career highs with eight tackles and 2.0 sacks.
• IR Mikail Baker moved into a ninth-place tie on Baylor's career kickoff returns list (40).
• Baker became the eighth player in Baylor history to amass 1,000 career kickoff return yards; he now has 1,002 yards.
• P Derek Epperson's fourth-quarter, 65-yard punt was the longest of his career.
• It was Epperson's fifth career punt of 60-plus yards, tying three others for sixth on Baylor's career chart.
• It was Epperson's fourth punt this season of 60-plus yards; he moved into seventh place on Baylor's single-season list.
• Epperson tied his single-game career high with three punts of 50-plus yards.
• RT Dan Gay made his 30th consecutive start.
• CB Trenston Hill and DE Zac Scotton both made the first starts of their careers.
• BS John David Weed made his first start of the season; he had not played at all this season prior to today's game.