Week 1 Report Card: Western Michigan
All day today, the coaches have been busy studying the film from last night's game and grading every player. Well, I don't have film and I was busy all day visiting my mother-in-law, but that's...
| Final - 8.30.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
Stories
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 8:06 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 14-yard run by Marlon Lucky. (Alex Henery kick). |
| 0:55 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Joe Ganz to Mike McNeill. (Alex Henery kick). |
| Quarter 2 |
| 14:50 left: Nebraska Field Goal - 44-yarder by Alex Henery. |
| 11:07 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Tim Hiller to Brandon Ledbetter. (John Potter kick). |
| 10:14 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 61-yard pass from Joe Ganz to Nate Swift. (Alex Henery kick). |
| 4:27 left: Nebraska Field Goal - 44-yarder by Alex Henery. |
| 1:15 left: Western Mich Field Goal - 19-yarder by John Potter. |
| 0:32 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Joe Ganz to Nate Swift. (Alex Henery kick). |
| Quarter 3 |
| 8:23 left: Nebraska Field Goal - 44-yarder by Alex Henery. |
| 6:11 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 1-yard run by Brandon West. (John Potter kick). |
| 1:48 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 19-yard pass from Joe Ganz to Marlon Lucky. (Alex Henery kick). |
| Quarter 4 |
| 14:43 left: Western Mich Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Tim HIller to Juan Nunez. (John Potter kick). |
| 5:22 left: Nebraska Field Goal - 44-yarder by Alex Henery. |
| Team statistics | Western Michigan | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 29:36 | 30:24 |
| First Downs | 19 | 24 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 342 30-49 1 | 345 20-36 2 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 8 25 | 138 31 |
| Punt Return Yards | 48 | 70 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 4-1 1 | 2 2-0 2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-45 | 6-60 |
| Punts-Average | 5-36.2 | 3-37.7 |
