No. 8 Kansas Moves to 9-0 After Blasting Nebraska, 76-39

The 9-0 start is KU's best since the Jayhawks won the first nine games of the 1908 season.

Sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing threw a school-record six touchdown passes and had 354 yards through the air, while senior fullback Brandon McAnderson gained 125 yards on the ground and four touchdowns as No. 8 Kansas beat Nebraska, 76-39 Saturday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing threw a school-record six touchdown passes and had 354 yards through the air, while senior fullback Brandon McAnderson gained 125 yards on the ground and four touchdowns as No. 8 Kansas beat Nebraska, 76-39 in its annual homecoming game at Memorial Stadium Saturday.

The Jayhawks set numerous offensive records Saturday, en route to earning their ninth victory of the season to improve to 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big 12. Nebraska drops to 4-6 overall and 1-5 in conference play.

The 9-0 start is KU's best since the Jayhawks won the first nine games of the 1908 season.

After a three-and-out on their opening drive, the Jayhawks scored on their next 11 possessions. KU's 76 points were the most scored against a conference opponent and third most in team history.

The Jayhawks gained 34 first downs, tied for the most in school history and ran 90 offensive plays, which was six away from matching a school record.

Reesing set school records for touchdown passes in a game (six) and in a single-season (23). Four of his TD passes came in the first half to four different receivers.

Freshman Dezmon Briscoe caught three of Reesing's scoring strikes on the afternoon and finished with five catches for 52 yards. Senior Marcus Henry led all receivers with six catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.

McAnderson's four rushing touchdowns tied a school record with four other Jayhawks, most recently by June Henley against TCU in 1996. The senior's 125 yards rushing marked the second-straight game that he's gone over the century mark on the ground.

As a team, KU gained 572 yards, including 218 on the ground.

Nebraska scored on its first possession of the game, and later led 14-7 in the first quarter. However, KU scored 21 points in the opening quarter and 27 in the second period in its record-setting day.

The eighth-ranked Jayhawks will travel to Stillwater, Okla. next Saturday to face Oklahoma State at 7 p.m., in a game that can will be aired live on ABC.

Source: Kansas Athletics

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