Nebraska to take on UCLA in Foster Farms Bowl

“Facing a storied program like Nebraska presents our young men with a tremendous challenge”. Unfortunately, the Bruins lost that chance as they ran out of gas in their loss to USC in their final game of the regular season.

Head coach’s bowl record: Mike Riley was 6-2 in bowl games with Oregon State.

The Bruins (8-4) finished third in the Pac-12’s South division. The bowl practices and additional game will allow us to continue to build as a program.

Tickets for the game went on sale last night and are available at Huskers.com, in person at the Stadium Drive Parking Garage ticket office in Lincoln or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG RED. “It’s going to be a tough game, I hope they can overcome that fight but I’ve got faith in the Huskers”.

Armstrong’s inconsistency has been mirrored by his team all year. We need to put it all together. The Bruins defeated BYU two weeks later in the Rose Bowl by the score of 24-23. Jordan Payton has proven the top weapon, catching 75 passes for 1,069 yards, with Thomas Duarte catching 49 for 820. Paul Perkins, who is the leading rusher for UCLA, has amassed 1,275 yards for 13 TD’s. Six wins for each school. The Gophers were given a date with Central Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl. Nebraska had the best Academic Progress Rating (APR) among 5-7 teams.

“It’s definitely a good thing we’re in a bowl”.

It plays Nebraska in the Foster Farms Bowl on December 26 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, perhaps a disappointing finish for a team once ranked as high as No. 7 in the Associated Press poll.

The Foster Farms Bowl has been in existence since 2002, where it was originally named the Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl. Two iconic brands with a great history.

Cavalli said he thinks Bruins fans will be able to travel well. “But the fact again is they ended on a sour note with the Apple Cup and would have a more hard time getting here”.