From Huskers.com

In one of Nebraska’s most dominant bowl performances in its illustrious bowl history, the number-20 Huskers registered their first-ever bowl shutout with a 33-0 whitewashing of Arizona in the 2009 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl last Wednesday.

With the victory, Nebraska finished the season 10-4 with six wins in its last seven games with the lone loss coming by one point in the final second to No. 2 and unbeaten Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 5 in Arlington, Texas. The Huskers notched their first 10-win season since 2003, while dropping the No. 22 Wildcats to 8-5 on the year.

Nebraska’s 33-point victory margin was its largest in a bowl game since a 49-point win (66-17) over Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl. It also challenged a 39-point (45-6) win over Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl, a 38-point win over Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl and a 34-point victory (40-6) over Notre Dame in the 1973 Orange Bowl.

Led by All-American defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and Holiday Bowl Defensive MVP Matt O’Hanlon, the performance of Nebraska’s Blackshirts was near perfection, surrendering just 109 total offense yards by the Wildcats. Arizona managed just 63 rushing yards, 46 yards passing and six first downs.

The only serious scoring threat Arizona mounted all night came on its final drive, when the Wildcats accounted for 72 of their 109 yards and nearly one-fourth of their time of possession for the game. Keola Antolin’s 36-yard rush on the drive accounted for one-third of U of A’s offense for the game. But on 4th-and-3 at the NU 8, NU’s P.J. Smith ended the Wildcat threat with a breakup on Arizona’s final play to preserve the first shutout in the 14-year history of Big 12 Conference football.

In arguably their best all-around effort of the season, the Huskers used more than just defense to dominate the Wildcats.

An efficient and balanced offense finished with 396 total yards, including 223 rushing yards and 173 passing yards. NU rolled up 22 first downs, while surrendering just six to the Wildcats, with three of those on their final drive of the game.

The Huskers also won the time of possession battle by an overwhelming margin, 38:12-21:48.