S. Miss 21
Nebraska 17

Sept. 11, 2004 • 11:10 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • ABC
1st2nd3rd4th F 
S. Miss636621
Nebraska0314017
1st quarter
SM: McCaleb 39 field goal, 05:21
SM: McCaleb 39 field goal, 3:14
2nd quarter
NU: DeAngelis 35 field goal, 14:50
SM: McCaleb 21 field goal, 1:42
3rd quarter
NU: Mulkey 9 pass from Dailey (DeAngelis kick) 11:29
NU: Herian 13 pass from Dailey (DeAngelis kick) 10:00
SM: Stewart 49 int. return (run failed) 0:00
4th quarter
SM: Young 46 pass from Almond (pass failed) 7:47
  
                             SM        NU
FIRST DOWNS................. 11        26
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)....... 33-97    46-274
PASSING YDS (NET).......... 142       202
  Att-Comp-Int......... 28-12-1   42-22-3
TOTAL OFFENSE .......... 61-239    88-476
Fumble Returns-Yards....... 0-0       0-0
Punt Returns-Yards......... 0-0      2-10
Kickoff Returns-Yards..... 1-23     6-148
Int. Returns-Yards........ 3-92      1-16
Punts (Number-Avg)...... 7-41.7    4-39.2
Fumbles-Lost............... 2-0       5-2
Penalties-Yards........... 8-59      5-25
Possession Time.......... 24:35     35:18
Third-Down Conv. ......... 6/17      7/17
Fourth-Down Conv. ......... 0/0       1/4
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.... 2-2       3-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards..... 0-0       1-8

RUSHING
SM: Harris 19-72; Hardy 3-16; Moore 3-11; Courington 1-6; TEAM 2-minus 4; Almond 5-minus 4.

NU: C.Ross 27-169; T.Green 11-66; J.Dailey 7-38; B.Jackson 1-1.

PASSING
SM: Almond 12-28-1-142.
NU: J.Dailey 22-42-3-202.

RECEIVING
SM: Courington 3-63; M.Young 3-49; Lawrence 2-17; Perine 2-5; Carter 1-5; Harris 1-3.

NU: M.Herian 8-71; C.Ross 5-27; G.Mulkey 4-43; R.Pilkington 3-40; S.Kriewald 1-16; T.Nunn 1-5.

Attendance: 77,887


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Turnovers Costly in Loss to Eagles

Southern Miss scored 18 points off four Nebraska turnovers and defeated the Huskers, 21-17, at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers fell to 1-1 on the season despite a 476-239 advantage in total offense against the Golden Eagles.

Trailing 21-17 with less than four minutes remaining in the game, the Huskers began their final drive at their own 41-yard line after forcing Southern Miss to punt from its own 21. NU picked up two quick first downs as sophomore quarterback Joe Dailey hit Ross Pilkington with a 21-yard pass, then connected with Grant Mulkey for 14 yards. After a 4-yard rush by sophomore running back Cory Ross and an incomplete pass, Terrence Nunn had a 5-yard reception. On fourth-and-one, Ross carried for a 3-yard gain.

With a first down at the 12, Dailey threw two incomplete passes before the Huskers were hit with a 5-yard penalty for delay of game. Dailey’s pass to the corner of the end zone slipped through Matt Herian’s hands as USM’s Caleb Hendrix was credited with a pass breakup. On fourth down, Dailey couldn’t find an open receiver and scrambled 10 yards as time expired.

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04/17Red 35, White 6
09/04W. IllinoisW 56-17
09/11S. MissL 17-21
09/18@ PittsburghW 24-17
10/02KansasW 14-8
10/09@ Texas TechL 10-70
10/16BaylorW 59-27
10/23@ Kansas St.L 21-45
10/30MissouriW 24-3
11/06@ Iowa St.L 27-34
11/13@ OklahomaL 3-30
11/26ColoradoL 20-26
Tierre Green averaged 6 yards per carry but lost a costly fumble.

Commentary

Colonel Mustard

Joe has talent, but he is not ready to handle everything that is being thrown at him. In fairness it is only his second start in a new offense.

Shatel

The reality is that Nebraska football must be all about patience right now.

Omaha World-Herald
Douglass

Sure, the new head coach is a bright and likable guy, but he's also just a football coach -- not a miracle worker.

Grand Island Independent
McKeever

For Bill Callahan's Huskers, it's amounted to the kind of results you'd expect from a first-time driver trying to navigate L.A. rush-hour traffic.

Lincoln Journal Star
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