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Football 10/26/2009 12:00:00 AM
vs.
Baylor (3-4, 0-3) vs. Nebraska (4-3, 1-2)
Oct. 31, 2009 | 11:32 a.m. CDT
Waco, Texas
| Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000)
TV: VERSUS

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MEDIA INFORMATION
Radio:
Baylor/ISP Sports Network (ESPN/KRZI 1660AM Waco / Sirius Satellite ch. 161 / list of complete affiliates)
Internet Audio:
Television: VERSUS
Internet Video: Delayed (available approximately 30 minutes after game)
Live Stats:

SERIES
Nebraska leads 10-1
Waco:
Nebraska leads 3-0
Lincoln: Nebraska leads 6-1
Neutral: Never Met
First Meeting: Nebraska 20-0 [Oct. 21, 1939]
Last Meeting: Nebraska 32-20 [Oct. 25, 2008]

BAYLOR BEARS
Record:
3-4, 0-3 Big 12
Ranking: NR/NR/NR (AP/USA/BCS)
Head Coach: Art Briles
Career Record: 41-40 (7th season)
Baylor Record: 7-12 (2nd season)
vs. Nebraska: 0-1
Statistical Leaders:
Rushing:
Jarred Salubi [40-247-2]
Passing: Nick Florence [65-109-2-720-2]
Receiving: Kendall Wright [36-399-2]
Tackles: Joe Pawelek [28-38-66]

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
Record:
4-3, 1-2 Big 12
Ranking: NR/NR/NR (AP/USA/BCS)
Head Coach: Bo Pelini
Career Record: 13-7 (2nd season)
Nebraska Record: 13-7 (2nd season)
vs. Baylor: 1-0
Statistical Leaders:
Rushing:
Roy Helu, Jr. [112-644-6]
Passing: Zac Lee [118-197-6-1461-10]
Receiving: Paul Niles [23-359-3]
Tackles: Ndamukong Suh [25-19-44]

Baylor returns to action Saturday, Oct. 31, hosting Nebraska for a Big 12 Conference inter-division game. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:32 a.m. CDT at Floyd Casey Stadium. This is fourth conference game this season for both teams. Saturday's game will be televised nationally on the Versus Network.

The Bears (3-4, 0-3) have dropped three straight, most recently a 34-7 loss at home against Oklahoma State last Saturday. Baylor is 2-2 at home this season with wins over Northwestern State and Kent State and losses to Connecticut and OSU.

The Huskers (4-3, 1-2) have dropped two straight after a 9-7 loss at home against Iowa State last Saturday. Nebraska, which was ranked as high as 15th nationally two weeks ago, is 1-1 on the road this season with a 27-12 win at Missouri and a 16-15 loss at Virginia Tech.

BAYLOR IN TELEVISED GAMES
Saturday's game is the 126th televised game in Baylor football history; the Bears are 41-82-2 all-time in televised games, including a 2-2 mark last season. Baylor defeated Wake Forest on ABC in the season opener and knocked off Kent State on FOX Sports Southwest in late September. The Bears lost at Oklahoma on ABC earlier this month at home against Oklahoma State on the Versus Network last week.

This is Baylor's sixth all-time game on Versus and its second this season. The Bears are 0-5 on the network, falling to at Texas A&M and at home to Texas in 2007, at Nebraska and at Texas Tech last season, and at home against Oklahoma State last week.

BAYLOR vs. BIG 12 NORTH
Most of Baylor's success in the Big 12 Conference has come against teams from the North Division. The Bears are 9-31 against teams from the North with only four victories (Texas, 1997; Texas A&M, 2004; Oklahoma State, 2005; Texas A&M, 2008) against teams from the South (4-61).

Baylor's nine victories are as follows: Iowa State (1996), Kansas (1998), Kansas (2002), Colorado (2003), Iowa State (2005), Kansas State (2006), Colorado (2006), Kansas (2006) and Iowa State (2008). Baylor has won five of its last 12 against Big 12 North opponents.

LACK OF TURNOVERS AFFECTING BEARS
Baylor is tied for 71st nationally with 12 turnovers gained this season; furthermore, the Bears have produced only one turnover in their first three conference games.

Last season, Baylor averaged 2.3 takeaways per game; this season, that average has dipped to 1.7 per game. The Bears won the turnover battle in 10 of 12 games last season, losing the edge once and breaking even once. This season, the Bears have won the turnover battle in three of seven games, going 3-0 in those games.

Baylor defense produced at least one turnover in each game of the 2008 season; however, the Bears have failed to produce a turnover in three games this season, going 0-3 in those contests. Baylor is 0-5 in the Art Briles era when losing the turnover battle, including an 0-4 mark this season.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Florence

#11 Nick Florence

QB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jarred Salubi

#21 Jarred Salubi

RB
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kendall Wright

#1 Kendall Wright

IR
5' 10"
Junior
Joe Pawelek

#41 Joe Pawelek

LB
6' 3"
Junior
2L

Players Mentioned

Nick Florence

#11 Nick Florence

6' 0"
Sophomore
QB
Jarred Salubi

#21 Jarred Salubi

5' 9"
Sophomore
RB
Kendall Wright

#1 Kendall Wright

5' 10"
Junior
IR
Joe Pawelek

#41 Joe Pawelek

6' 3"
Junior
2L
LB