11:30 AM ET, January 1, 2007
Cotton Bowl, DALLAS, TX
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | AUB | NEB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 7:37 | NATE SWIFT 13 YD PASS FROM ZAC TAYLOR (JORDAN CONGDON KICK) Drive info: 15 plays, 80 yards. | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 0:56 | CARL STEWART 9 YD PASS FROM BRANDON COX (JOHN VAUGHN KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 9 yards. | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | AUB | NEB | |||
| TD | 12:22 | CARL STEWART 1 YD RUN (JOHN VAUGHN KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 14 yards. | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 9:00 | BRANDON JACKSON 20 YD RUN (JORDAN CONGDON KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 72 yards. | 14 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | AUB | NEB | |||
| FG | 6:20 | JOHN VAUGHN 42 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 55 yards. | 17 | 14 |
Team Stat Comparison
| AUB | NEB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 12 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 5-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 178 | 230 |
| Passing | 111 | 126 |
Comp-Att | 10-21 | 14-27 |
Yards per pass | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Rushing | 67 | 104 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Penalties | 6-45 | 4-45 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:00 | 33:00 |
| Auburn Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brandon Cox | 10/21 | 111 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 10/21 | 111 | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Zac Taylor | 14/26 | 126 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 14/27 | 126 | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Auburn Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Kenny Irons | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ben Tate | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Courtney Taylor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carl Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Cox | 5 | -32 | -6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 67 | 1.9 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Marlon Lucky | 25 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Brandon Jackson | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 20 |
| Terrence Nunn | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Taylor | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Dane Todd | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 104 | 2.7 | -- | -- |
| Auburn Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Courtney Taylor | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Prechae Rodriguez | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Gabe McKenzie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Carl Stewart | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Kenny Irons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 10 | 111 | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Marlon Lucky | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Nate Swift | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 24 |
| Brandon Jackson | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Purify | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Terrence Nunn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dane Todd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 14 | 126 | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Auburn Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Karibi Dede | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 52 | -- |
| Auburn Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tristan Davis | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Patrick Lee | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Marlon Lucky | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | -- | -- |
| Auburn Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tre Smith | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Cortney Grixby | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | -- | -- |
| Auburn Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Kody Bliss | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 57 | ||
| Team | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | -- | ||
| Nebraska Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Dan Titchener | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 53 | ||
| Jordan Congdon | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | ||
| Team | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | -- | ||
