Postgame Notebook - Nebraska
09/17/16 | Football
Oregon Football Postgame Notebook • Nebraska • Sept. 17, 2016
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SO RB Tony Brooks-James recorded a touchdown for the third straight game with his 20-yd first-quarter run. He also had 2-yard and 1-yard scoring runs to set a new single-game high with a trio of TDs. Brooks-James now leads the Ducks with five touchdowns on the season.
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SR LB Johnny Ragin III had a game-high and career-high 10 tackles, including five solo stops and 1.0 for loss.
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JR LB Jonah Moi also registered a career-high with nine stops - eight solo - and 1.5 TFL, as did JR DT Austin Maloata (eight total tackles, four solo) and JR LB Jimmie Swain (eight total tackles, one solo).
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JR RB Kani Benoit had the first 100-yard rushing effort of his career (100) on just six attempts, including runs of 41 and 46 yards.
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Benoit and SO RB Taj Griffin each found the end zone for the first time this season on TD runs of 41 and 50 yards, respectively.
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JR RB Royce Freeman moved into the top 20 in Pac-12 career rushing. His 31 yards on 5 attempts give him 3,526. Freeman did not play after Oregon's second offensive series of the first quarter.
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UO's lineup featured five first-time starters - all on defense: DT Drayton Carlberg, LB Jonah Moi, S Khalil Oliver, S Brenden Schooler and LB Jimmie Swain.
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The game marked the 350th consecutive sellout for the Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium, extending their NCAA record streak.
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JR WR Darren Carrington II caught a pass for the 14th straight game. He finished with three receptions for 36 yards. It marked only the second loss by the Ducks in the 20 career games that he has made at least one catch.
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JR WR Charles Nelson had a career-best eight receptions, totaling 80 yards.
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The Ducks ran for a season-high 336 yards. UO is now 13-2 under head coach Mark Helfrich with hitting the 300-mark on the ground.
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The loss was just the second of the Helfirch era when winning the turnover margin (24-2).
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SR K Matt Wogan and Helfrich laid a bouquet of flowers on the 27-yard line during warmups in memory of late Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, who wore No. 27.
