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San Jose State at Nebraska
 
 
San Jose State at No. 1 Nebraska
WHY TO WATCH WHO TO WATCH INSIDE THE NUMBERS
The Cornhuskers should feast on the Spartans as they try to impress pollsters. Will Frank Solich's team show all its stuff considering a trip to Notre Dame is on the docket next week? It looks like another home rout for Big Red. Eric Crouch is the offensive catalyst, but Bobby Newcombe is still the most fun to watch when he has the ball. Doesn't it seem like Matt Davison has been there forever? LB Carlos Polk (83 tackles last season) should have a monster year. 1991: The last time Nebraska lost a non-league home game (to Washington). Don't worry about a repeat happening here. 55.2: The Cornhuskers have averaged 55.2 ppg. in their last five openers. 234: This should be Nebraska's 234th straight sellout.

LINCOLN, Nebraska (Ticker) -- Few teams are faster out of the gate than top-ranked Nebraska, which begins a season of huge expectations Saturday by hosting San Jose State in the first-ever meeting between the schools.

The Huskers have won their last 14 season openers, the longest current streak in the nation, and have scored at least 42 points in each of their last five. The last time Nebraska christened a season with a defeat was in 1985 when it lost to Florida State, one of its main competitors for a national title in 2000.

San Jose State was just 3-7 in 1999, but Huskers coach Frank Solich is taking nothing for granted.

"There are those that say it should be an easy win," Solich said. "We never view it that way at Nebraska."

Realistically, Solich has no reasons to have any sleepless nights this week.

The Cornhuskers lose only four starters from an offense that ranked fourth nationally in rushing, 12th in scoring and 44th in total offense. They return at least one skill position starter at every position, including quarterback Eric Crouch, a Heisman Trophy candidate.

As a sophomore last fall, he became the first Cornhusker quarterback to lead the team in rushing since 1955.

Dan Alexander, Correll Buckhalter and Dahrran Diedrick all have surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark and all will see action at I-back this year.

The defense is led by linebacker Carlos Polk, who is expected to contend for some national honors.

San Jose State, a member of the Western Athletic Conference, returns 13 starters from a team that upset Pac-10 champion Stanford but closed the year with five straight defeats.

Tailback Deonce Whitaker is back after running for 769 yards last season.



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Season schedule and results		NEBRASKA
Season schedule and results
Sep. 2 @Nebraska 12:30pm ET
Sep. 9 @Stanford 10:00pm ET
Sep. 16 Southern Utah 9:00pm ET
Sep. 23 @USC 6:30pm ET
Sep. 30 Rice 3:30pm ET
Oct. 7 @SMU 7:00pm ET
Oct. 14 UTEP 9:00pm ET
Oct. 21 @Nevada 4:00pm ET
Oct. 28 @Hawaii 11:05pm ET
Nov. 4 TCU 3:30pm ET
Nov. 18 @Tulsa 3:00pm ET
Nov. 25 Fresno State 3:30pm ET
Sep. 2 San Jose State 12:30pm ET
Sep. 9 @Notre Dame 2:30pm ET
Sep. 23 Iowa TBA
Sep. 30 Missouri TBA
Oct. 7 @Iowa State 2:00pm ET
Oct. 14 @Texas Tech 7:00pm ET
Oct. 21 Baylor TBA
Oct. 28 @Oklahoma TBA
Nov. 4 Kansas TBA
Nov. 11 @Kansas State 2:10pm ET
Nov. 24 Colorado 12:00pm ET

 


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