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Friday, November 8, 2013

Gameday: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, NE (Capacity 15,000)
Time: 9:00 p.m ET

TV: Big Ten Network (Tom Hamilton, Jim Jackson)
Live Stream: BTN2Go
Audio/Radio: Husker Sports Network
Live Updates: @FGCUEaglesNest on Twitter

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 
Head Coach: Joe Dooley
Record: 0-0 (0-0)
Conference: Atlantic Sun
Roster | Schedule

Nebraska Cornhuskers 
Head Coach: Tim Miles
Record: 0-0 (0-0)
Conference: Big Ten
Roster | Schedule

Odds: Nebraska -3 | O/U 130

Keep Up With The Eagles
If you've been busy during the week, be sure to check out all the FGCU Eagles Nest posts leading up to FGCU's opener against the Huskers.

New Era For Head Coach Joe Dooley
Eagles To Be Shorthanded In Opener
Know Your Opponent: Q & A With Corn Nation

History / Streaks / Stats
•FGCU is 0-6 all time against Big Ten teams.
•In the Eagles' lone game against Nebraska (12/7/12), they fell 51-50 in a nail-biter. Brett Comer, Chase Fieler, Bernard Thompson, and Filip Cvjeticanin are the only current FGCU players who competed in that game.
•The Eagles are 6-5 all time in season openers.
•While at Kansas, Dooley was 15-1 against Nebraska (still Big-12 at that time).
•Joe Dooley, in his four years as head coach at East Carolina, had a 57-52 record. He was 1-3 in season openers.
•Dooley was 1-1 against Big Ten schools while assistant at South Carolina. As a player (at George Washington), he was 1-3 against Big Ten schools.
•Although Eric McKnight is suspended, while at Iowa State he faced off against Nebraska twice in 2010-11; he saw no action in either game.
•Nebraska is 8-0 all time against Atlantic Sun teams.
•Nebraska head coach Tim Miles went 15-18 last year in his first season at the helm in Lincoln.
•Pinnacle Bank Arena was built over the last few years and the cost was estimated at $170 million. Alico Arena cost $16 million.
•The Arena will host its first Huskers Hoops games on Nov. 8 with the Lady Huskers at noon against UCLA and then the men's basketball team will obviously battle FGCU at 8:00 p.m local time.

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