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93 - Official kickoff temperature, tying the hottest kickoff at Memorial Stadium since 1985. The kickoff temperature was also 93 degrees for the 1985 season opener against Florida State and a 2002 game against Utah State.
107 - Junior wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught seven passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. With his 107 receiving yards, Westerkamp increased his career receiving yardage total to 1,137 moving him up from 23rd to 15th on the NU career receiving yardage list. Westerkamp's seven receptions increased his career total to 71, moving him from 24th to a tie for 17th with Cory Ross on the Nebraska career receptions list. Westerkamp recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving game, tying Maurice Purify for the sixth-most in school history.
319 - Quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 24-of-41 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Armstrong's 319 passing yards were the second-highest total of his career trailing only his career-high 381 passing yards against USC in the Holiday Bowl. Today's game marked Armstrong's ninth career game with more than 200 yards passing and his second career 300-yard passing game. Armstrong increased his career passing total to 3,980, moving him within 20 yards of becoming Nebraska's seventh 4,000-yard career passer. Armstrong's three touchdown passes increased his career total to 34 moving him into a tie with Turner Gill for sixth place on the NU career passing touchdown list.
321 - Armstrong Jr. accounted for 321 yards of total offense, marking his fifth career game with more than 300 yards of total offense, the third-most in NU history. Armstrong now has 4,889 yards of total offense in his career, moving him up to 10th place on the Nebraska career list. Armstrong passed Mike Rozier (4,780 yards) in today's game. Armstrong topped 300 yards of total offense in the season opener for the second straight year.
6 - Safety Nate Gerry recorded a third-quarter interception to set up a Nebraska touchdown. The interception was the sixth of Gerry's career, after a team-high five interceptions last season.
Other Notes
- Sam Foltz's 67-yard punt in the first quarter was the second-longest of his career (Career long, 70 at Wisconsin, 2014).
- Freshman linebacker Dedrick Young was just the fourth Nebraska true freshman to start a season opener since World War II, joining Ralph Brown (1996), Terrence Nunn (2004) and Tyler Moore (2011). Young is also just the fourth true freshman linebacker to start any game since Nebraska changed to a 4-3 defense in 1993. Other true freshmen to start at linebacker include Josh Banderas (2013), Nate Gerry (2013) and Matt Holt (2008).
- First-time starters in today's game included TE David Sutton, OT Nick Gates, OG Chongo Kondolo, IB Terrell Newby, WR Lane Hovey, LB Dedrick Young, S Aaron Williams
- Trey' Foster's nine-yard TD reception in the third quarter was the first touchdown of his career
- Nebraska scored at least three touchdowns for the 15th straight game.
93 - Official kickoff temperature, tying the hottest kickoff at Memorial Stadium since 1985. The kickoff temperature was also 93 degrees for the 1985 season opener against Florida State and a 2002 game against Utah State.
107 - Junior wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught seven passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. With his 107 receiving yards, Westerkamp increased his career receiving yardage total to 1,137 moving him up from 23rd to 15th on the NU career receiving yardage list. Westerkamp's seven receptions increased his career total to 71, moving him from 24th to a tie for 17th with Cory Ross on the Nebraska career receptions list. Westerkamp recorded his fourth career 100-yard receiving game, tying Maurice Purify for the sixth-most in school history.
319 - Quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. completed 24-of-41 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Armstrong's 319 passing yards were the second-highest total of his career trailing only his career-high 381 passing yards against USC in the Holiday Bowl. Today's game marked Armstrong's ninth career game with more than 200 yards passing and his second career 300-yard passing game. Armstrong increased his career passing total to 3,980, moving him within 20 yards of becoming Nebraska's seventh 4,000-yard career passer. Armstrong's three touchdown passes increased his career total to 34 moving him into a tie with Turner Gill for sixth place on the NU career passing touchdown list.
321 - Armstrong Jr. accounted for 321 yards of total offense, marking his fifth career game with more than 300 yards of total offense, the third-most in NU history. Armstrong now has 4,889 yards of total offense in his career, moving him up to 10th place on the Nebraska career list. Armstrong passed Mike Rozier (4,780 yards) in today's game. Armstrong topped 300 yards of total offense in the season opener for the second straight year.
6 - Safety Nate Gerry recorded a third-quarter interception to set up a Nebraska touchdown. The interception was the sixth of Gerry's career, after a team-high five interceptions last season.
Other Notes
- Sam Foltz's 67-yard punt in the first quarter was the second-longest of his career (Career long, 70 at Wisconsin, 2014).
- Freshman linebacker Dedrick Young was just the fourth Nebraska true freshman to start a season opener since World War II, joining Ralph Brown (1996), Terrence Nunn (2004) and Tyler Moore (2011). Young is also just the fourth true freshman linebacker to start any game since Nebraska changed to a 4-3 defense in 1993. Other true freshmen to start at linebacker include Josh Banderas (2013), Nate Gerry (2013) and Matt Holt (2008).
- First-time starters in today's game included TE David Sutton, OT Nick Gates, OG Chongo Kondolo, IB Terrell Newby, WR Lane Hovey, LB Dedrick Young, S Aaron Williams
- Trey' Foster's nine-yard TD reception in the third quarter was the first touchdown of his career
- Nebraska scored at least three touchdowns for the 15th straight game.
