Nebraska 56
Texas Tech 3

Oct. 14, 2000 • 6:07 p.m. Central
Jones SBC Stadium •Lubbock, TX • FSN
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Nebraska141472156
Texas Tech00303
First quarter
NEB: J Walker 19 interception return (Brown kick) 9:28 
NEB: Crouch 3 run (Brown kick) 5:22
Second quarter
NEB: Gibson 8 pass from Crouch (Brown kick) 10:47
NEB: Crouch 1 run (Brown kick) 5:04
Third quarter
TTU: FG Birkholz 41, 10:37
NEB: W Miller 4 run (Brown kick) 3:51
Fourth quarter
NEB: Buckhalter 3 run (Brown kick) 12:27
NEB: Diedrick 4 run (Brown kick) 8:37
NEB: Lord 9 run (Brown kick) 3:28

                       NEB       TTU
First downs             30        11
  Rushing               25         1
  Passing                4         9
  Penalty                1         1
Rushed-yards        77-442     12-19
Passing yards           98       181
  Comp-Att-Int      7-14-1   22-48-2
Total offense       91-540    60-200
Sacked-yards lost      0-0      2-15
Return yards            55         9
Punts               2-45.5    8-34.0
Fumbles-lost           2-1       0-0
Penalties-yards       9-68     12-83
Possession time      37:48     22:12

RUSHING
NEB: Alexander 20-113, Buckhalter 13-105, Diedrick 7-53, Crouch 12-52, Grixby 7-47, Lord 7-33, W Miller 5-18, Chrisman 1-8, Newcombe 2-8, Kastl 2-4, Ju Davies 1-1.

TTU: Symons 1-15, S Williams 4-8, R Williams 2-5, Kingsbury 5-(-9).

PASSING
NEB: Crouch 6-12-1-86, Lord 1-2-0-12.
TTU: Kingsbury 20-37-2-165, Symons 2-11-0-16.

RECEIVING
NEB: M Davison 2-37, Newcombe 2-32, Alexander 1-14, Gibson 1-8, Ju Davies 1-7.

TTU: Dorris 4-39, R Williams 4-13, Welker 3-56, Baker 3-40, S Williams 3-11, Jones 3-11, Francis 1-12, Easterling 1-(1).

Attendance: 48,961

 

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Huskers hammer Red Raiders

Cornerback Joe Walker delivered the first blow and quarterback Eric Crouch followed with his usual steady dose of big runs and passes as Nebraska rolled over Texas Tech, 56-3.

Walker returned an interception 19 yards for the game’s first score and Crouch accounted for three first-half touchdowns as the No. 1 Huskers (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games.

The Red Raiders (5-2, 1-2) had a nine-game home winning streak snapped. It was the worst loss in school history.

“We wanted to make a statement tonight,” said Crouch, who was able to sit out most of the second half.

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Pregame press
Omaha World-Herald: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Lincoln J-S: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Grand Island Independent:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Daily Nebraskan: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: 1, 2
Dallas Morning News: 1, 2, 3
Associated Press: 1, 2, 3
Practices: M | T | W | T | F
2000 schedule
04/15Red 21, White 21
09/02San Jose St.W 49-13
09/09@ Notre DameW 27-24
09/23IowaW 42-13
09/30MissouriW 42-24
10/07@ Iowa St.W 49-27
10/14@ Texas TechW 56-3
10/21BaylorW 59-0
10/28@ OklahomaL 14-31
11/04KansasW 56-17
11/11@ Kansas St.L 28-29
11/24ColoradoW 34-32
12/30NorthwesternW 66-17

Commentary

Colonel Mustard

Tech’s defense was small but we blew the biggest holes in them I have seen in a long time.

Shatel

This was a statement game, and it came at the perfect time for a Nebraska squad about to play the travel-agent games on its schedule.

Omaha World-Herald
Red Clad Loon

It's taken six games to say it, but Hail To The Blackshirts.

Schaller

That’s what you do when a team thinks it has a breath of air: You stomp on their throat. They show some heart, you take their soul away one play later.

Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Williams

Even when they have questions, the Cornhuskers have the wherewithal to look like the best team in the nation.

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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