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0 -- Losses by Notre Dame to Big 12 schools since the league's formation in 1996. The Irish are 5-0, beating Texas, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Notre Dame is 37-15-2 all time against current members of the Big 12. |
Dan Alexander became the 13th different Huskers RB to rush for 200 yards in a game last week against San Jose St. Brian Bahr/Allsport
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.842 -- Winning percentage by Nebraska in the past 30 years (310-56-5), the best mark in Division I.
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1 -- Times the Irish have defeated ranked teams in back-to-back weekends in the Bob Davie era. Notre Dame beat No. 11 LSU and No. 22 West Virginia in consecutive games in November 1997. |
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3 -- Consecutive losses by Nebraska on the road against ranked teams under Frank Solich. Solich is only 6-4 against ranked teams -- 0-3 on the road. |
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6 -- Times Nebraska has started the season atop the AP poll -- 1965, '72, '76, '83, '96 and 2000. |
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10 -- Consecutive Notre Dame quarterbacks to win their first career start in a season opener. Arnaz Battle completed 10 of 16 passes in the 24-10 win against Texas A&M. |
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17 -- Years since a Nebraska quarterback has thrown for more than 1,500 yards in a season (Turner Gill, 1,516 in 1983). The Huskers have had only four 300-yard passing games in school history, the last in 1972. |
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19 -- Combined national titles by the two schools -- 11 for Notre Dame, eight for Nebraska. |
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22 -- Times Notre Dame has faced the nation's top-ranked team, going 8-13-1 in those games. The Irish, however, have won seven of their last 11 against No. 1, the last being a 1993 win against Florida State. The eight wins also are the most by any school against a top-ranked team. |
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25 -- Fumbles lost by Nebraska last season, the Huskers' most since 1976. |
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28 -- Years since the Huskers and Irish have met, the last being a 40-6 Nebraska win in the 1973 Orange Bowl. The Irish lead the all-time series 7-6-1. |
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34 -- 200-yard rushing games in Nebraska history, the latest by Dan Alexander (208 yards) last week against San Jose State. Alexander became the fifth Husker to rush for 200 or more in a single game with fewer than 20 carries. |
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37 -- Former Notre Dame players that made 2000 opening-day NFL rosters. Nebraska has 30 former players in the NFL. |
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38 -- Consecutive winning seasons by Nebraska, the longest active streak in college football. |
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40 -- Times Nebraska has had two 100-yard rushers in one game. Alexander had 208 and Correll Buckhalter had 117 in the 49-13 trampling of San Jose State. |
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50 -- Return touchdowns (kickoffs, punts and interceptions) by Notre Dame since 1986. In the same span, the Irish have allowed only 11 to opponents. |
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60 -- Yards rushing by Julian Jones in the Irish's win against Texas A&M. Jones is the younger brother of Arizona Cardinals running back Thomas Jones. |
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61 -- Different Division I teams Notre Dame has played in its storied history. The Irish have faced 34 different opponents in the past 11 seasons, the latest being Nebraska. |
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89-0 -- Nebraska's record since 1973 when rushing for 400 or more yards. The last time the Huskers allowed an opponent to rush for 400 yards was Oklahoma in 1987 (419). |
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90 -- Yards rushing allowed by Notre Dame in the season-opening win over A&M. It was the fewest allowed by the Irish to a ranked opponent since 1994 (No. 17 USC, 87). |
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108 -- Wins by Nebraska in the '90s, one fewer than Florida State. The Huskers are the first Division I team to win 100 or more games in consecutive decades. |
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151 -- Consecutive sellouts at Notre Dame Stadium, second only to Nebraska's Memorial Stadium, which has an NCAA-record streak of 234. |
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220 -- Additional seats at Notre Dame Stadium this season, bringing the total capacity to 80,232 -- the 15th largest in the country. |
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221 -- Consecutive games won by the Huskers when they've scored at least 35 points. Nebraska has scored 35 or more points in 53 of its past 73 games and is 285-1 all time when reaching the magic number -- losing only to Oklahoma 49-35 in 1950. |
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284 -- Rushing touchdowns by Notre Dame in the 1990s. |
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1,405 -- Career rushing yards by Huskers quarterback Eric Crouch, which ranks fourth all time among Nebraska QBs (Steve Taylor, Tommie Frazier and Scott Frost). |
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1,512 -- Combined all-time victories by Notre Dame and Nebraska. The Irish (768) are second while the Huskers (744) are third on the NCAA list. |
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28,000 -- Ticket requests received by the Nebraska ticket office for the 4,000 seats allotted by Notre Dame. |
