Friday, November 28, 2008 · Memorial Stadium (Nebraska), Lincoln, Neb
Colorado 31,
Nebraska 40
LOSS
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Play | Colorado | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:06 | Colorado | Riar Geer 68 yd pass from Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman kick) 2 plays, 68 yds, 0:54 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 10:33 | Colorado | Demetriu Sumler 36 yd run (Aric Goodman kick) 2 plays, 80 yds, 0:43 | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | 05:46 | Nebraska | Nate Swift 2 yd pass from Joe Ganz (Alex Henery kick) 9 plays, 64 yds, 4:38 | 14 | 7 |
| 1 | 04:04 | Nebraska | Mike McNeill 53 yd pass from Joe Ganz (Alex Henery kick) 1 plays, 55 yds, 0:09 | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:08 | Nebraska | Alex Henery 35 yd field goal 10 plays, 15 yds, 4:48 | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | 09:08 | Colorado | Aric Goodman 37 yd field goal 6 plays, 16 yds, 2:50 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 02:03 | Nebraska | Q. Castille 1 yd run (Alex Henery kick) 12 plays, 64 yds, 7:06 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | 01:11 | Colorado | Jimmy Smith 58 yd fumble return (Aric Goodman kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 3 | 09:49 | Nebraska | Alex Henery 27 yd field goal 9 plays, 70 yds, 5:06 | 24 | 27 |
| 3 | 05:39 | Colorado | Demetriu Sumler 4 yd run (Aric Goodman kick) 9 plays, 65 yds, 4:04 | 31 | 27 |
| 4 | 08:09 | Nebraska | Alex Henery 37 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yds, 1:57 | 31 | 30 |
| 4 | 01:43 | Nebraska | Alex Henery 57 yd field goal 7 plays, 34 yds, 2:52 | 31 | 33 |
| 4 | 00:55 | Nebraska | Ndamukong Suh 30 yd interception return (Alex Henery kick) | 31 | 40 |
Drive Chart
| Team | Qtr | Obtained | Start | Result | End | Pl | Yds | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1 | Kickoff | Own 32, 15:00 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 14:06 | 2 | 68 | 0:54 |
| Nebraska | 1 | Kickoff | Own 43, 13:59 | Punt | Opp 44, 11:16 | 5 | 13 | 2:43 |
| Colorado | 1 | Punt | Own 20, 11:16 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 10:33 | 2 | 80 | 0:43 |
| Nebraska | 1 | Kickoff | Own 36, 10:24 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 05:46 | 9 | 64 | 4:38 |
| Colorado | 1 | Kickoff | Own 27, 05:39 | Punt | Own 19, 04:13 | 3 | -8 | 1:26 |
| Nebraska | 1 | Punt | Own 45, 04:13 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 04:04 | 1 | 55 | 0:09 |
| Colorado | 1 | Kickoff | Own 28, 03:57 | Interception | Own 49, 01:56 | 5 | 21 | 2:01 |
| Nebraska | 1 | Interception | Opp 33, 01:56 | Field Goal | Opp 18, 12:08 | 10 | 15 | 4:48 |
| Colorado | 2 | Kickoff | Opp 36, 11:58 | Field Goal | Opp 20, 09:08 | 6 | 16 | 2:50 |
| Nebraska | 2 | Kickoff | Own 36, 09:05 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 01:59 | 12 | 64 | 7:06 |
| Colorado | 2 | Kickoff | Own 36, 02:03 | Fumble | Own 36, 01:59 | 0 | 0 | 0:04 |
| Nebraska | 2 | Fumble | Opp 36, 01:59 | Fumble | Opp 42, 01:11 | 4 | -6 | 0:48 |
| Colorado | 2 | Fumble | Own 42, 01:11 | Touchdown | Own 42, 01:11 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nebraska | 2 | Kickoff | Own 36, 01:03 | Downs | Opp 45, 00:00 | 6 | 19 | 1:03 |
| Colorado | 2 | Downs | Own 45, 00:00 | End of Half | Own 45, 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nebraska | 3 | Kickoff | Own 21, 14:55 | Field Goal | Opp 9, 09:49 | 9 | 70 | 5:06 |
| Colorado | 3 | Kickoff | Own 35, 09:43 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 05:39 | 9 | 65 | 4:04 |
| Nebraska | 3 | Kickoff | Own 32, 05:31 | Fumble | Opp 5, 12:45 | 14 | 63 | 7:46 |
| Colorado | 4 | Fumble | Own 6, 12:45 | Punt | Own 7, 10:06 | 5 | 1 | 2:39 |
| Nebraska | 4 | Punt | Opp 26, 10:06 | Field Goal | Opp 19, 08:09 | 4 | 7 | 1:57 |
| Colorado | 4 | Kickoff | Own 21, 08:03 | Punt | Own 37, 04:35 | 6 | 16 | 3:28 |
| Nebraska | 4 | Punt | Own 26, 04:35 | Field Goal | Opp 40, 01:43 | 7 | 34 | 2:52 |
| Colorado | 4 | Kickoff | Own 21, 01:37 | Interception | Own 33, 00:55 | 5 | 12 | 0:42 |
| Nebraska | 4 | Interception | Opp 0, 00:55 | Touchdown | Opp 0, 00:55 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Colorado | 4 | Kickoff | Own 40, 00:55 | Interception | 50, 00:00 | 6 | 10 | 0:55 |
| Nebraska | 4 | Interception | Own 13, 00:00 | End of Half | Own 13, 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
Team Statistics
| Colorado | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 23 |
| Rushing | 4 | 11 |
| Passing | 9 | 12 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Rushes-Yards | 22-42 | 51-178 |
| Passing Yards | 249 | 229 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 14-26-3 | 19-26-0 |
| Total Plays | — | — |
| Total Yards | — | — |
| Third Downs | 4 of 10 | 6 of 14 |
| Fourth Downs | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Punts-Yards | 3-107 | 1-44 |
| Punting Average | 35.7 | 44.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-14 | 3-15 |
| Time of Possession | 20:24 | 39:36 |
| Red Zone (Scores-Trips) | 2-2 | 5-6 |
| Red Zone TDs | 1 | 2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 5-34 | 4-36 |
| Points off Turnovers | 7 | 10 |
| Onside Kicks (Made-Att) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Colorado Passing
| Player | C-A | Yds | TD | Int | Long | Sacked-Yds | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Hawkins | 14-24 | 249 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 4-32 | 134.2 |
| Scotty McKnight | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Hansen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — |
| Team | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
Colorado Rushing
| Player | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetriu Sumler | 9 | 69 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 36 |
| Tyler Hansen | 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Darrell Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Hawkins | 8 | 2 | 35 | -33 | 0 | 2 |
Colorado Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty McKnight | 4 | 58 | 0 | 23 |
| Riar Geer | 2 | 86 | 1 | 68 |
| Josh Smith | 2 | 52 | 0 | 44 |
| Cody Crawford | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Ryan Deehan | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Steve Melton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Patric Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Devenny | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Colorado Scoring
| Player | TD | FG | PAT | 2Pt | Saf | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetriu Sumler | 2 | 0-— | 0-— | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Aric Goodman | 0 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Smith | 1 | 0-— | 0-— | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Riar Geer | 1 | 0-— | 0-— | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Colorado Defense
| Player | UA | A | Tot | TFL-Yds | Sacks-Yds | Int-Yds | PBU | QBH | FF | FR-Yds | Blkd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Jones | 8 | 0 | — | 3-13 | 2-10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Smith | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1-58 | — |
| Jeff Smart | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaun Mohler | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Mahnke | 3 | 2 | — | 1-15 | 1-15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalil Brown | 3 | 1 | — | 1-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maurice Lucas | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1-0 | — |
| Gardner McKay | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Perkins | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Beatty | 2 | 1 | — | 1-2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Hypolite | 2 | 2 | — | 1-11 | 1-11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Burton | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Brandon Nicolas | 1 | 1 | — | 1-1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jameson Davis | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Moyd | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Hawkins | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Stengel | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marquez Herrod | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Wright | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colorado Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | 50+ | Blkd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Suazo | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Field Goals
| Player | Made-Att | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aric Goodman | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37 |
Colorado Returns
| Player | PR | Yds | TD | Long | KR | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Smith | — | — | — | — | 7 | 193 | 0 | 57 |
| Mauric Cantrell | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Colorado Kickoffs
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Davis | 6 | 359 | 59.8 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.
Tackles for loss follow the NCAA convention: assisted tackles for loss are counted as one-half.
Defensive statistics on this page are from the official game book. Official season defensive totals for 1983–2022 were compiled from coaches' film review and may differ from game-book figures.