Kickoff: 11:40 a.m. (CDT), Saturday, Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb.

Television: Fox Sports Pay-Per-View (Dave Armstrong -- play-by-play; Eric Crouch -- color; Bill Doleman -- sideline)

Radio: Pinnacle Network (Jim Rose -- play-by-play, Adrian Fiala -- analyst, Gary Sharp -- sideline)

2003 records: Nebraska 6-1 (2-1 Big 12), Iowa State 2-5 (0-3 Big 12)

Ratings: Nebraska is rated No. 14 in the Associated Press poll and No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. Iowa State is not rated.

Returning starters: Nebraska 15 (5 offense, 9 defense, 1 kicker); Iowa State 16 (7 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists)

Coaches: Frank Solich, sixth season, 55-17; Dan McCarney, ninth season, 38-62

Notes: Nebraska rebounded from its first loss of 2003 in impressive fashion, dominating Texas A&M . . . The Blackshirts were back to their ball-hawking ways, forcing a school-record tying eight Texas A&M turnovers that led to 35 points in the Huskers’ 48-12 win. The defense picked off five passes and recovered three fumbles. The eight turnovers tied the school record which has been accomplished several times in school history, most recently against Colorado State in 1991 . . . The Huskers’ victory was their 35th consecutive Homecoming win dating back to 1968, and kept Nebraska in a tie for first place with Kansas in the Big 12 North Division. Nebraska and the Jayhawks are a game in front of three other teams in the tight division race . . . The Cyclones ended a nine-game losing streak against Nebraska with a 36-14 victory last season in Ames, but have not been victorious in Lincoln since 1977 . . . Saturday’s matchup marks the 98th all-time meeting between the two schools . . . Iowa State enters the game with a 2-5 record, including an 0-3 mark in the Big 12. The Cyclones opened the year with a pair of victories, but have lost five straight games against one of the nation’s most rugged schedules . . . Iowa State averages just more than 350 yards per game, paced by a passing attack that averages 214 yards per contest. Redshirt freshman quarterback Austin Flynn has completed 47.5 percent of his passes for 1,050 yards and five touchdowns. His top receiving threat has been senior Lane Danielsen, who averages nearly 19 yards per catch on his 29 receptions and has caught four touchdown passes. The Cyclone running game averages 137.4 yards per game, led by senior running back Michael Wagner who averages 4.6 yards per carry and nearly 60 yards per game on the ground . . . Defensively, Iowa State is allowing more than 450 yards per game, including 273 yards per game through the air and 185.4 rushing yards per contest. Texas gained 578 total yards in its victory last Saturday in Ames. The Cyclones are led defensively by senior defensive back JaMaine Billups, who has 68 total tackles, including three tackles for loss, while junior linebacker Brandon Brown has 60 total tackles, including eight tackles for loss.