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Gold and Black Illustrated, Vol 27, Digital 6

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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 6 102 BIG Route to the NFL 2016 Results (9-4) 2017 Schedule 9/3 FRESNO STATE . . . . . .W,43-10 9/2 . . . . .ARKANSAS STATE 9/10 WYOMING . . . . . . . . . .W,52-17 9/9 . . . . . . . . . . . at Oregon 9/17 OREGON. . . . . . . . . . . W, 35-32 9/16 . NORTHERN ILLINOIS 9/24 at Northwestern . . . . . W, 24-13 9/23 . . . . . . . . . . RUTGERS 10/1 ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . . W, 31-16 9/30 . . . . . . . . . . . At Illinois 10/15 at Indiana . . . . . . . . . . W, 27-22 10/5 . . . . . . . . WISCONSIN 10/22 PURDUE . . . . . . . . . . . W, 27-14 10/14 . . . . . . . OHIO STATE 10/29 at WISCONSIN . . . . . . L, 23-17 10/21 . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 11/5 at Ohio State . . . . . . . . L, 62-3 10/28 . . . NORTHWESTERN 11/12 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . . W, 24-17 11/11 . . . . . . . at Minnesota 11/19 MARYLAND . . . . . . . . . W, 28-7 11/18 . . . . . . .at Penn State 11/25 at Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 40-10 11/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .IOWA 12/28 vs Tennessee . . . . . . . L, 38-24 Nebraska Cornhuskers OCT. 28 ROSS-ADE STADIUM TIME: TBA ∙ TV: TBA COACH: MIKE RILEY RECORD AT NEBRASKA: 15-11 (TWO SEASONS) RECORD VS. PURDUE: 1-1 G O L D A N D B L AC K 'S E A R LY L I N E : N E B R A S K A - 9 Consecutive years with at least one player taken in the NFL Draft: Michigan: 79 Michigan State: 77 Nebraska: 55 Iowa: 40 Wisconsin: 39 Purdue: 20 Nebraska has won (or shared) five national championships, the most recent being 20 years ago. It has also 11 undefeated seasons in its history. 8 2017 Opponent Preview F inally, Nebraska should actually look like a Mike Riley offense. And a switch in defensive scheme could highlight the team's best players on that unit. But even those changes may not be enough to spur Nebraska to a Big Ten West title or a better finish than last season's 9-4 mark, considering a schedule that includes Oregon, crossover games with Ohio State and Penn State and home games against West contenders Wisconsin and North- western. "The Oregon game on Sept. 9 will set the tone for the entire season," said Sean Callahan, who covers Nebraska for HuskerOnline.com, "and if they win that, they easily could be 5-0 going into the Wisconsin game in Lincoln. To win the West, they have to beat Wisconsin. The Badgers have a schedule that is tailor made for 10 or even 11 wins. The Huskers best Scott Bruhn Running back Devine Ozigbo, the Huskers' third-leading rusher in 2016, will have to help pick up the offensive slack following the graduation of Tommy Armstrong Jr.

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