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NEBRSK FOOTBALL THIS IS NEBRASKA Table Of Contents...................................................................... 1 Nebraska Football Facts..........................................................2-3 2017 Roster.............................................................................4-5 2017 Offense...........................................................................6-7 2017 Defense..........................................................................8-9 Recent Offensive & Defensive Success...............................10-13 2017 Coaching Staff............................................................14-17 This is Nebraska Football....................................................18-51 The Nebraska Student-Athlete Experience.........................52-73
COACHES & STAFF Head Coach Mike Riley.......................................................74-77 Defensive Coordinator Bob Diaco........................................... 78 Offensive Coordinator Danny Langsdorf.................................. 79 Assistant Coaches................................................................80-86 Football Staff.......................................................................87-96
2017 HUSKERS Season Notebook..............................................................98-101 Returning Player Biographies..........................................102-159 Newcomer Biographies...................................................160-165
2016 SEASON REVIEW Honors & Awards.................................................................... 166 Team & Individual Statistics.............................................167-172 Statistical Highs & Lows/Miscellaneous Statistics............173-175
NEBRASKA RECORDS Individual Records...........................................................176-180 Team Records..................................................................181-183
HUSKER HISTORY College Football Hall of Famers............................................. 184 Coaching Legends................................................................. 185 All-Americans..................................................................186-187 Academic Award Winners...............................................188-189 All-Time Lettermen..........................................................190-197 Year-by-Year Records.......................................................198-199 Bowl History........................................................................... 200 Yearly Results...................................................................201-211
NEBRASKA ADMINISTRATION University Administration/Board of Regents...................212-213 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst...................................... 214 Athletic Administration/Head Coaches.................................. 215 Athletic Department Staff................................................215-217
MEDIA SERVICES Media Policies.................................................................218-219 2017 Nebraska Opponents.............................................220-221 Big Ten Schedules/Future Nebraska Schedules..................... 222 Husker Sports Marketing........................................................ 223 Big Ten Conference.........................................................224-225 Memorial Stadium Information............................................... 226 Compliance Guidelines.......................................................... 227 adidas..................................................................................... 228
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL NEBRASKA FOOTBALL FACTS Season of Football........................................... 128th National Championships..........................................5 Back-to-Back National Championships........... 2 times Undefeated Seasons.............................................. 11 Perfect Seasons........................................................9 Total Conference Championships.........................46 All-Time Games Played.....................................1,301 All-Time Record.............................889-372-40 (.699) National Ranking in All-Time Wins...................... 4th All-Time Bowl Appearances...................................53 National Ranking in Bowl Appearances............. 2nd All-Time Bowl Record............................. 26-27 (.491) Home Games Played............................................705 Home Games Record..................... 538-147-20 (.777) Memorial Stadium Games Played.......................550 Memorial Stadium Record............... 413-124-13 (.763) Consecutive Home Sellouts (entering 2017)*......354 College Football Hall of Fame Players..................17 College Football Hall of Fame Coaches..................6 First-Team All-Americans..................................... 110 Unanimous All-Americans.......................................54 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans*......................107 NCAA Today’s Top Ten Award Winners*................9 Heisman Trophy Winners.........................................3 Outland Trophy Winners**......................................9 Retired Jerseys.......................................................17 Retired Numbers......................................................2 First-Team All-Conference Selections.................519
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COACHING STAFF
RUTGERS SEPT. 23 l TBA
Defensive Coordinator........................... Bob Diaco » 1st season at Nebraska
@ ILLINOIS SEPT. 29 l 7 P.M. (FS1)
Head Coach........................................... Mike Riley » Nebraska Record: 15-11 (3rd season) » College Career Record: 108-91 (17th season)
Offensive Coordinator/QBs.........Danny Langsdorf » 3rd season at Nebraska
WISCONSIN OCT. 7 l TBA
Safeties/Special Teams...................... Scott Booker » 1st season at Nebraska Linebackers............................................ Trent Bray » 3rd season at Nebraska
OHIO ST. OCT. 14 l TBA
Offensive Line.............................. Mike Cavanaugh » 3rd season at Nebraska Running Backs.................................... Reggie Davis » 3rd season at Nebraska
@ PURDUE OCT. 28 l TBA
Defensive Line................................... John Parrella » 2nd season at Nebraska Cornerbacks....................................Donté Williams » 1st season at Nebraska
NORTHWESTERN NOV. 4 l TBA
Wide Receivers................................ Keith Williams » 3rd season at Nebraska Graduate Assistant................................Nick Smith » 2nd season at Nebraska Graduate Assistant.......................... Roman Sapolu » 3rd season at Nebraska Graduate Assistant......................Andrew Seumalo » 1st season at Nebraska Graduate Assistant......................Tavita Thompson » 3rd season at Nebraska Head Football Strength Coach...........Mark Philipp » 3rd season at Nebraska
CONTACT INFORMATION
Main Phone Number............................ 402-472-3116 Fax Number.......................................... 402-472-8877 Mailing Address: Nebraska Football One Memorial Stadium Lincoln NE 68588-0123
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HUSKERS GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................. Lincoln, Neb. Population......................................................268,738 Founded..............................................................1869 Enrollment........................................................25,897 Stadium.............................. Memorial Stadium (1923) Field...................................Tom Osborne Field (1998) Capacity............................................................86,047 Surface.......................................................... FieldTurf Nickname................................. Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors............................................ Scarlet and Cream Conference..................................................... Big Ten President............................... Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D. Chancellor........................................Ronnie D. Green Institutional Representative.... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Director of Athletics........................... Shawn Eichorst 2016 Overall Record.............................................. 9-4 2016 Big Ten Conference Record......................... 6-3 Starters Returning/Lost...................................... 16/13 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................ 48/31
COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Assistant A.D./Communications (Football)....Keith Mann Senior Associate Director/Operations......Jeff Griesch Senior Associate Director...............Shamus McKnight Associate Director/Strategic Research...... Matt Smith Assistant Director........................................Erica Nett Assistant Director....................................Nate Pohlen Assistant Director............................... Connor Stange Director of Photography........................... Scott Bruhn Director of Website Services................ Jeremy Foote Graduate Intern...................................... James Hajek Staff Writer/Creative Content Specialist.....Brian Rosenthal Support Associate.................................. Vicki Capazo Communications Phone....................... 402-472-2263 Communications Fax............................ 402-472-2005 Press Box Phone................................... 402-472-2279 Mailing Address: Nebraska Communications One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588-0123
MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS
The University of Nebraska Football Guide was written and edited by Assistant A.D. for Communications Keith Mann, Senior Associate Communications Director/Operations Jeff Griesch, Senior Associate Communications Director Shamus McKnight, Associate Communications Director Matt Smith and Communications interns James Hajek and Erica Nett, with editing assistance from Administrative Assistant Vicki Capazo. Cover layout and design by Andy Wenstrand and Laura Leffler. A special thanks to freelance writer Mike Babcock for contributing historical content and to historian Mark Fricke for assistance with the letterman’s section. This publication was printed through the University of Nebraska Printing Services and designed in Adobe InDesign.
PHOTO CREDITS
Contributing photographers for the Nebraska Football Guide include Director of Photography Scott Bruhn, Nate Olsen and Stephanie Carpenter, student photographers; Andy Wenstrand and Kelly Mosier, Athletic Department Digital Media; Tom Slocum and Craig Chandler, UNL Publications and Photography Services; Alan Jackson, Jackson Studios; Paul Bartunek; Charlie Bills, John Bills, Gary Dougherty, Mike Erdelyi, Joe Mixan, Richard Voges, freelance photographers; Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star and Associated Press staff photographers; Aaron Babcock, Hail Varsity Magazine; David Dale Photography; the Big Ten Conference; the National Football League and NFL teams. Special thanks to Rick Anderson for select stadium photos, to Doug Prange for aerial photographs of the stadium and to Cassandra Sitzman, Chip Duden and the DLR Group for the Pinnacle Bank Arena images.
INTRODUCTION
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name.............................Pos. 1 Elijah Blades....................... DB 1 Tyjon Lindsey......................WR 2 Tony Butler......................... DB 2 Zack Darlington..................WR 3 Marcus Newby..................... LB 4 Avery Anderson................. DB 4 Jaevon McQuitty................WR 5 Jaylin Bradley...................... RB 5 Dedrick Young II.................. LB 6 Eric Lee Jr........................... DB 7 Mohamed Barry.................. LB 8 Chris Jones......................... DB 8 Stanley Morgan Jr..............WR 9 DaiShon Neal.......................DL 9 Keyan Williams...................WR 10 JD Spielman.......................WR 11 Austin Allen......................... TE 11 Boaz Joseph....................... DB 12 Luke Gifford......................... LB 12 Patrick O’Brien................... QB 13 JoJo Domann..................... DB 13 Tanner Lee.......................... QB 14 Tristan Gebbia.................... QB 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El..........WR 15 Avery Roberts...................... LB 16 Andrew Bunch.................... QB 16 Ethan Cox......................... ATH 17 Sedrick King........................ LB 18 Tre Bryant............................. IB 18 Guy Thomas........................ LB 19 Marquel Dismuke............... DB 21 Lamar Jackson.................... DB 21 Mikale Wilbon...................... IB 22 Alex Davis............................ LB 22 Devine Ozigbo..................... IB 23 Dicaprio Bootle.................. DB 23 Austin Rose........................... IB 24 Sean Lambert...................... RB 24 Aaron Williams................... DB 25 Antonio Reed..................... DB 26 Thomas Connely................. LB 26 Kieron Williams................... DB 28 Eli Sullivan........................... DB 28 Adam Taylor......................... IB 29 Ben Miles............................. FB 30 Quayshon Alexander.......... LB 30 Bo Kitrell.............................. TE 31 Kade Warner.......................WR 32 Tanner Hass ........................ RB 32 Pernell Jefferson................. LB 33 Willie Hampton................... LB 33 Dylan Reynolds...................WR 34 Drew Brown......................... PK 35 Caleb Lightbourn.................. P 35 Jeremiah Stovall................. DB 36 Christian Banker.................WR 36 Spencer Jordan................... FB 36 Reid Karel........................... DB 37 Wyatt Mazour....................... IB 37 Collin Miller......................... LB 38 Damian Jackson.................. LB 38 Harrison Jordan................... FB 39 Cole Frahm.......................... PK
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91 ** Akinmoladun, Freedom
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Grandview, Mo. (Grandview)
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Prospect Park, N.J. (De Paul Catholic) Aurora, Neb. (Aurora) Surprise, Ariz. (Pine Creek, Colorado Springs, Colo.) Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) Lincoln, Neb. (Kearney/Southwest) Lincoln, Neb. (IMG Academy) Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Lawton, Okla. (Lawton) Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) Pasadena, Calif. (John Muir) Miami, Fla. (Southridge) Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers College)
Alexander, Quayshon Allen, Austin Anderson, Avery Anderson, Fyn Armstrong, Isaac Bando, Broc Banker, Christian Barnett, Jalin Barry, Mohamed Blades, Elijah Bootle, Dicaprio Bradley, Jaylin Brokop, Bryan Brown, Drew Brugmann, Jared Bryant, Tre Bunch, Andrew Butler, Tony Chaffin, Ty Classen, Brett Connely, Thomas Conrad, Cole Cox, Ethan Daniels, Damion Darlington, Zack Davis, Alex Davis, Carlos Davis, Khalil Decker, Michael Dismuke, Marquel Domann, JoJo Engelhaupt, David Evans, Erik Farmer, Tanner Farniok, Matt Ferguson, Tyrin Foster, Jerald Frahm, Cole Gates, Nick Gaylord, Christian Gebbia, Tristan Gifford, Luke Hampton, Willie Hass, Tanner Hemphill, Austin Hixson, Trent Hohenstein, Branden Honas, Todd Hoppes, Tyler Jackson, Damian Jackson, Lamar Jaimes, Brenden Jarzynka, Matt Jefferson, Pernell Jones, Chris Jordan, Grant Jordan, Harrison Jordan, Spencer Joseph, Boaz Kalu, Joshua Karel, Reid Ketter, Connor King, Sedrick Kitrell, Bo Kitten, Jake Knevel, David Lambert, Sean
Hometown (High School/College)
Thompson Station, Tenn. (Independence/Scottsdale CC)
Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward) Burwell, Neb. (Burwell) Medina, Minn. (Wayzata/Winona State) Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) Blair, Neb. (Blair) Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne) Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Omaha, Neb. (North) Compton, Calif. (Calabasas) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) Waverly, Neb. (Waverly) Highland, Ill. (Highland) Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington) New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) Omaha, Neb. (Burke) Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) Baldwin City, Kan. (Baldwin City) Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas) Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) West Point, Neb. (Guardian Angels) Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Jackson, Neb. (Bishop Heelan) Aurora, Neb. (Aurora) Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest/Wayne State) Las Vegas, Nev. (Shadow Ridge) Elk Grove, Calif. (Franklin) Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Loup City, Neb. (Loup City) New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton) Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay) Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) Seward, Neb. (Seward) Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic) Plant City, Fla. (Plant City) Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) Santee, Calif. (Santana) Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Pauline S. Johnson Collegiate)
Fremont, Neb. (Fremont)
HUSKERS 6 * Lee Jr., Eric DB 6-0 195 So. Milton, Mass. (Valor Christian [Colo.]) 13 Lee, Tanner QB 6-4 220 Jr. Destrehan, La. (Jesuit/Tulane) 35 * Lightbourn, Caleb P 6-3 235 So. Washougal, Wash. (Camas) 1 Lindsey, Tyjon WR 5-9 160 Fr. Corona, Calif. (Bishop Gorman [Nev.]) 90 Lingenfelter, Ben DL 6-5 265 Fr. Cherokee, Iowa (Washington) 42 Liske, Cody LB 6-0 200 Fr. Bennington, Neb. (Bennington) 58 Lopez, Joel DL 6-2 280 Sr. Saint Charles, Ill. (Burlington Central) 41 Marquez, Jose DB 5-10 195 Fr. Crete, Neb. (Crete) 37 Mazour, Wyatt IB 5-9 190 So. Albion, Neb. (Boone Central) 41 ** McNitt, Luke FB 6-2 250 Sr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney/Nebraska-Kearney) 4 McQuitty, Jaevon WR 6-0 195 Fr. Columbia, Mo. (Battle) 29 Miles, Ben FB 6-1 210 Fr. Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic) 37 Miller, Collin LB 6-3 235 RFr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 66 Miller, Hunter OL 6-5 275 Fr. Stromsburg, Neb. (Cross County) 8 ** Morgan Jr., Stanley WR 6-1 195 Jr. New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine) 45 * Natter, A.J. DL 6-5 260 Sr. Milton, Wis. (Milton) 9 * Neal, DaiShon DL 6-7 275 So. Houston, Texas (Omaha Central) 3 *** Newby, Marcus LB 6-1 235 Sr. North Potomac, Md. (Quince Orchard) 99 * Newell, Peyton DL 6-3 295 Jr. Hiawatha, Kan. (Hiawatha) 12 O’Brien, Patrick QB 6-4 230 RFr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (San Juan Hills) 54 ** Ober, Jordan LS 6-1 225 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 76 Owen, Dylan DL 6-5 260 Jr. Westchester, N.Y. (Somers/Bridgton Academy) 22 ** Ozigbo, Devine IB 6-0 230 Jr. Sachse, Texas (Sachse) 55 Paup, Jordan DL 6-4 230 Fr. Central City, Neb. (Central City) 15 *** Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 5-9 190 Sr. Alexandria, Va. (West Potomac) 82 Rafdal, Kurt TE 6-7 230 Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) 81 * Rahn, Gabe WR 6-1 195 Sr. Le Mars, Iowa (Le Mars) 50 Raridon, John OL 6-4 290 RFr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 25 ** Reed, Antonio DB 6-2 210 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Southhaven [Miss.]) 83 * Reimers, Bryan WR 6-5 210 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 33 Reynolds, Dylan WR 6-0 170 Fr. Broken Bow, Neb. (Broken Bow) 40 Robbins, Brandon WR 5-10 185 Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 15 Roberts, Avery LB 6-1 230 Fr. Wilmington, Del. (Concord) 23 Rose, Austin IB 6-1 225 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (North Star) 70 Sichterman, Matt OL 6-5 270 Fr. Kings Mills, Ohio (Kings) 85 Snyder, Matt TE 6-5 240 So. San Ramon, Calif. (California) 10 Spielman, JD WR 5-9 180 RFr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 50 Stille, Ben LB 6-5 255 RFr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) 86 Stoll, Jack TE 6-4 245 RFr. Lone Tree, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) 44 ** Stoltenberg, Mick DL 6-5 305 Jr. Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) 35 Stovall, Jeremiah DB 5-11 185 So. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 28 Sullivan, Eli DB 6-2 200 RFr. Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) 28 ** Taylor, Adam IB 6-2 210 Sr. Katy, Texas (Katy) 97 Thomas, Deontre DL 6-3 280 Fr. Mustang, Okla. (Mustang) 18 Thomas, Guy LB 6-3 200 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) 92 Urbach, Chase LS 6-3 200 So. Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South) 55 Walker, Chris OL 6-8 275 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) 90 Walker, Jackson P 6-4 250 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (CoffeyvilleCC/JohnsonCounty/BlueValleyNorthwest) 52 Ward, Andrew LB 6-1 200 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. (Mukegon) 31 Warner, Kade WR 6-1 200 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain) 92 Watts, Deiontae DL 6-3 300 Fr. Plano, Texas (Plano East) 51 Watts, Matt OL 6-4 285 Sr. Stockton, Calif. (Saint Mary’s/Nevada/Butte CC) 49 *** Weber, Chris LB 6-3 240 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn) 57 Weinmaster, Jacob LB 6-0 215 So. Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 21 ** Wilbon, Mikale IB 5-9 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) 24 ** Williams, Aaron DB 5-11 190 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Carver) 9 Williams, Keyan WR 5-10 195 Jr. New Orleans, La. (Lusher/Fresno State) 26 *** Williams, Kieron DB 6-1 195 Sr. Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd/Air Force Prep) 56 Wilson, Boe OL 6-3 295 RFr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West) 87 Young, Conor WR 6-2 180 So. Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 5
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Freedom Akinmoladun....................... ............................ackin-mo-LAW-doon Bryan Brokop..........................bro-COP Ty Chaffin.............................. CHAY-fin Brett Classen......................... CLASS-in Matt Farniok.................... FAR-nee-ock Tristan Gebbia..................... JEB-ee-uh Branden Hohenstein.........HO-inn-stine Todd Honas............................ HO-nuss Tyler Hoppes........................... HOP-iss Brenden Jaimes.....................HYME-iss
LB
6-1
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Jr.
Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial)
Matt Jarzynka.....................jar-ZINK-uh Boaz Joseph................................BOSE Joshua Kalu........................... kuh-LOO Reid Karel...............................CARE-ull Bo Kitrell.................................. KIT-trull David Knevel............................ NEV-ull Wyatt Mazour................... MUH-zoo-er Jaevon McQuitty...............JAY-vaughn DaiShon Neal.....................DAY-shawn Devine Ozigbo.................... oh-ZIG-bo Jordan Paup..................................POP
De’Mornay Pierson-El.... duh-MORN-eh Gabe Rahn................................. RAWN Bryan Reimers..................... RHYME-ers Matt Sichterman............. SICK-ter-mun Ben Stille................................ STILL-ee Jacob Weinmaster...........WINE-master Mikale Wilbon..................... MICK-kale Keyan Williams..........................KEY-on Kieron Williams........................ KYE-run Dedrick Young II.................... DEAD-rik
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Grant Jordan....................... LB Brandon Robbins...............WR Jose Marquez..................... DB Luke McNitt......................... FB Cody Liske........................... LB Tyrin Ferguson..................... LB Todd Honas........................WR Mick Stoltenberg.................DL Ty Chaffin............................WR A.J. Natter...........................DL Joshua Kalu........................ DB Branden Hohenstein........... TE Matt Jarzynka......................DL Erik Evans............................DL Austin Hemphill................... FB Chris Weber......................... LB John Raridon.......................OL Ben Stille.............................. LB Jared Brugmann.................. LB Matt Watts...........................OL Andrew Ward...................... LB Jordan Ober........................ LS Jordan Paup........................DL Chris Walker........................OL Boe Wilson..........................OL Jacob Weinmaster.............. LB Joel Lopez...........................DL Jake Kitten...........................OL Bryan Brokop.......................OL Cole Conrad........................OL Tanner Farmer.....................OL Christian Gaylord................OL Hunter Miller........................OL Jerald Foster.......................OL Nick Gates...........................OL Matt Sichterman..................OL Matt Farniok........................OL Broc Bando..........................OL Jalin Barnett........................OL Fyn Anderson......................DL Trent Hixson........................OL Brenden Jaimes...................OL Dylan Owen.........................DL David Knevel.......................OL Michael Decker....................OL Brett Classen......................WR Gabe Rahn..........................WR Kurt Rafdal........................... TE Bryan Reimers....................WR David Engelhaupt................ TE Matt Snyder......................... TE Jack Stoll.............................. TE Conor Young......................WR Tyler Hoppes....................... TE Connor Ketter...................... TE Ben Lingenfelter..................DL Jackson Walker...................... P Freedom Akinmoladun.........DL Chase Urbach...................... LS Deiontae Watts...................DL Damion Daniels...................DL Khalil Davis..........................DL Carlos Davis.........................DL Deontre Thomas.................DL Isaac Armstrong.................... P Peyton Newell.....................DL
INTRODUCTION
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
NICK GATES
JUNIOR | OFFENSIVE TACKLE 3RD-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN MEDIA PICK AS A SOPHOMORE
STANLEY MORGAN JR.
JUNIOR | WIDE RECEIVER 2ND ON THE 2016 TEAM WITH 33 CATCHES FOR 453 YARDS
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TANNER LEE
JUNIOR | QUARTERBACK 3,601 PASSING YARDS IN 19 CAREER STARTS AT TULANE
DE’MORNAY PIERSON-EL SENIOR | WIDE RECEIVER/PUNT RETURNER RANKS 2ND NATIONALLY IN CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS
HUSKERS
2017 HUSKER OFFENSE Discussions about the 2017 Nebraska offense often focus on the lost production the Huskers must replace. It’s a fair point, considering NU graduated some of the most productive skill players in program history. Nebraska returns only 14 percent of its total offense from last season, including fewer than 30 percent of its rushing total and less than one percent of its passing total. But the Huskers are confident that a veteran offensive line, an experienced backfield and an influx of new skill talent will lead Nebraska to once again rank among the Big Ten’s top offenses in 2017. At quarterback, Nebraska must replace Tommy Armstrong Jr., a four-year starter who accumulated more yards of total offense, more passing yards and more touchdowns than any other player in Husker history. None of the four quarterbacks on the NU roster have ever taken a snap for the Big Red and only junior Tanner Lee, a transfer from Tulane in his first season of eligibility at Nebraska, has FBS experience. Lee, who was named the starter following spring practice, threw for 3,601 yards and 23 touchdowns in 19 starts for the Green Wave in 2014 and 2015. Lee will be backed up by redshirt freshman Patrick O’Brien and true freshman Tristan Gebbia, both of whom were ranked among the top 10 quarterbacks in their respective recruiting classes. In the passing game, Nebraska graduated three of its four leading receivers from last season, including Jordan Westerkamp, who ranks second at Nebraska in career receptions and fourth in career receiving yards. The Huskers also lost their top three tight ends from last season. Despite the departures, Husker coaches feel they have plenty of talent prepared to step up and replace the lost production. Senior De’Mornay Pierson-El and junior Stanley Morgan Jr. combined for more than 700 receiving yards last season, more than one-quarter of the Huskers’ team total. Morgan ranked second on the team last season with 33 catches for 453 yards, while Pierson-El was fourth with 20 catches and fifth with 254 receiving yards. While Morgan and Pierson-El are the only returning wideouts who totaled more than 75 receiving yards in 2016, the Huskers feature several talented underclassmen ready to contribute. Redshirt freshman JD Spielman - the 2015 Minnesota Player of the Year - is a dynamic play-maker who sat out last season, while true freshmen Tyjon Lindsey and Jaevon McQuitty are both expected to see the field this fall. Lindsey and McQuitty both ranked among the top 300 players nationally in the 2017 recruiting class. In the backfield, Nebraska returns three of its top four running backs from last season. NU must replace Terrell Newby, who ran for 2,239 yards in his career and was the Huskers’ leading rusher each of the last two seasons, but back are juniors Devine Ozigbo and Mikale Wilbon and sophomore Tre Bryant, along with Luke McNitt, NU’s starting fullback last fall. Wilbon, Ozigbo and Bryant combined to rush for 673 yards last season. Wilbon led all Husker running backs with an average of 5.9 yards per carry in 2016, while Ozigbo ranked third on the team with 412 rushing yards and five touchdowns and Bryant ranked second with 736 all-purpose yards.
RETURNING PRODUCTION
Rushing Yards..............................................29.6% Passing Yards.................................................0.5% Receiving Yards............................................36.6% Total Offense Yards......................................14.0% All-Purpose Yards.........................................42.0% Scoring........................................................46.4%
Paving the way for the offensive attack will be a line that features five players who started at least four games last season. Although the offensive line boasts experience, it is still a young unit with plenty of potential for growth, as David Knevel is the only senior expected to be among Nebraska’s regular offensive line rotation. Junior Nick Gates started all 13 games for Nebraska last season, as he manned the left tackle spot and was a third-team All-Big Ten selection. Knevel and junior Cole Conrad combined to start all 13 games at right tackle, while junior Tanner Farmer made 11 starts at right guard and junior Jerald Foster recovered from a preseason injury to start the final four games at left guard. The only position on the line where Nebraska is without a returning starter is at center, where Dylan Utter started all 13 games last season. Benefitting from his starting experience at guard last fall, Conrad emerged as the top candidate to replace Utter at center during the spring. Sophomore Michael Decker, who is among a large group of highly regarded young linemen seeking playing time, will also contend for playing time at center. On the special teams front, place-kicker Drew Brown returns for his senior season. Brown led Nebraska in scoring with 74 points last season after totaling more than 100 points in each of his first two seasons. A 2015 second-team All-Big Ten selection and 2016 honorable-mention pick, Brown has connected on 47 of his 62 career field goals (76 percent) and 141 of his 143 extra-point attempts (99 percent). He ranks third all-time at Nebraska in career field goals.
HIGHLIGHTING THE HUSKER OFFENSE
• Drew Brown enters his senior season with 47 career field goals, good for third on Nebraska’s all-time list and 21 shy of Alex Henery’s school record. He needs 10 field goals to tie his brother, Kris, for second on the list (57). • Brown is seventh on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list with 282 career points. After leading NU in scoring each of the past two seasons, Brown is looking to become the fifth Husker to lead the team in scoring three straight years. • Brown ranks fifth among all active FBS kickers with 141 career extra points and seventh with 47 career field goals. Brown also ranks sixth among all active FBS players with 282 career points, including fifth among kickers. • Nick Gates has started 17 consecutive games at left tackle entering the 2017 season. The streak is the longest by a Husker at the position since Mike Smith started 20 straight games at left tackle in 2008 and 2009. • Stanley Morgan Jr. enters his junior season with 757 career receiving yards. He needs 243 receiving yards to become the 10th Husker to total 1,000 career receiving yards prior to his senior season. • De’Mornay Pierson-El ranks second among all active FBS players with 812 career punt return yards and third with three career punt return touchdowns. He needs 188 punt return yards to become the ninth player in Big Ten history to amass 1,000 career punt return yards.
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Rushing Yards.......................Devine Ozigbo (412) Passing Yards.........................Zack Darlington (14) Receiving Yards............... Stanley Morgan Jr. (453) Total Offense yards...............Devine Ozigbo (412) All-Purpose Yards..........................Tre Bryant (736) Scoring....................................... Drew Brown (74)
Drew Brown, PK.................................................39 Nick Gates, OT..................................................23 Tanner Lee, QB*................................................19 De’Mornay Pierson-El, WR................................13 Stanley Morgan Jr., WR.....................................12 Tanner Farmer, OG............................................11 David Knevel, OT..............................................10 Cole Conrad, OT.................................................5 Jerald Foster, OG................................................4 Luke McNitt, FB...................................................2 Devine Ozigbo, IB...............................................1 Bryan Reimers, WR..............................................1 *Lee made 19 starts at Tulane from 2014-15
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FREEDOM AKINMOLADUN JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE LINE LED 2015 HUSKERS IN SACKS & RANKED 2ND IN 2016
JOSHUA KALU
SENIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK 2016 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY QUARTERFINALIST
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DEDRICK YOUNG II
JUNIOR | LINEBACKER 121 TACKLES IN HIS FIRST 2 SEASONS
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2017 HUSKER DEFENSE The 2017 season will feature a new look for the Nebraska defense, as the Huskers are switching from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 scheme under first-year defensive coordinator Bob Diaco. NU returns 12 defenders with starting experience, including three players who have made at least 20 career starts.
all 13 games at corner last season, but the senior worked at safety in the spring and could see action at either position. Kalu owns the most career starts (28) and tackles (168) of any current Husker, and he led Nebraska with 11 pass breakups last season to go along with 66 tackles.
Up front, the defensive line will be led by juniors Freedom Akinmoladun and Mick Stoltenberg and sophomore Carlos Davis. Akinmoladun started all 13 games at defensive end last season and led Nebraska with 10 quarterback hurries. Akinmoladun leads all current Huskers with 12 career tackles for loss and 8.5 career sacks. Stoltenberg made nine starts as a sophomore last season and registered 25 tackles, including three TFLs and 2.5 sacks. Davis, Nebraska’s 2015 Scout Team Defensive MVP and 2016 Most Improved Player, tallied 24 tackles as a redshirt freshman with five TFLs and 2.0 sacks.
Kieron Williams earned his first nine career starts last fall and responded with a breakout season. He is the Huskers’ top returning tackler after recording 69 of his 85 career tackles last season, when he also led NU and ranked second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally with five interceptions. Aaron Williams started 11 games at safety as a sophomore in 2016 and totaled 62 tackles with six tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. He also excelled in coverage, intercepting three passes with seven breakups.
Adding talent and depth to the defensive line are junior Peyton Newell and sophomores Khalil Davis and DaiShon Neal. All three returning players saw the first game action of their careers last season, with Davis making the biggest impact by totaling five tackles, including two tackles for loss. At linebacker, the Blackshirts feature a mix of proven veterans and promising underclassmen, led by senior Chris Weber and juniors Dedrick Young II and Marcus Newby. Young has started 20 games over his first two seasons. He owns 121 career tackles, including 61 tackles in 2015, the most by a true freshman in school history. Newby has earned 10 starts the past two seasons. In addition to totaling 55 tackles, nine tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks, Newby has been good in coverage, registering five pass breakups. Weber has excelled as a role player the past two seasons, and he is expected to see more significant playing time this season. Weber has tallied 42 tackles in his four career starts, an average of 10.5 tackles per start. In addition to the returning starting experience at linebacker, Nebraska also brings back junior Luke Gifford and sophomore Mohamed Barry. Both could see a big increase in playing time after Gifford recorded eight tackles over 10 games in his first two seasons and Barry made six tackles in 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016. Sophomores Alex Davis and Sedrick King both moved from defensive end to linebacker with the switch to the 3-4 defense and could be poised for more playing time following the change. True freshman Avery Roberts enrolled at Nebraska in January with the hopes of contributing immediately. Although he was slowed by a summer injury, Roberts has the ability to see the field this fall after being ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 linebackers coming out of high school. The secondary is arguably Nebraska’s most talented and deep unit in 2017. Six defensive backs have earned a start for the Big Red, and the unit is highlighted by seniors Chris Jones, Joshua Kalu and Kieron Williams, along with junior Aaron Williams. Jones started all 13 games at cornerback last season and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection. He set career highs with 37 tackles, three TFLs and 10 breakups as a junior. Kalu also started
RETURNING PRODUCTION
Tackles.....................................................................59.2% Tackles for Loss.......................................................49.4% Sacks.......................................................................55.8% Interceptions...........................................................75.0% Pass Breakups.........................................................82.2% Fumble Recoveries..................................................67.0% Fumbles Forced.......................................................100%
Junior Antonio Reed and sophomore Lamar Jackson each earned one start in 2016. Reed posted a career-high 22 tackles last fall, while recording his first two career pass breakups. Jackson earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2016, totaling 17 tackles, including eight in the Music City Bowl. Sophomore Eric Lee Jr. had an impressive spring after totaling two tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2016. A trio of redshirt freshmen could also figure into the mix in the secondary. Dicaprio Bootle, Tony Butler and Marquel Dismuke all redshirted last season after arriving at Nebraska as highly regarded recruits. At punter, Caleb Lightbourn returns for his second year as the Huskers’ starter. Lightbourn was unexpectedly thrust into the starting role as a true freshman last year He showed improvement throughout the season and finished the year with an average of 39.7 yards per punt, while pinning the opponent inside the 20-yard line on 21 of his 65 attempts.
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• Nebraska enters the 2017 season with three defenders who have started 20 or more career games. In the previous three seasons, Nathan Gerry in 2016 marked the only time a Blackshirt entered a season with 20 career starts. • Joshua Kalu enters his senior season with 168 tackles, all of which have come as a cornerback. If Kalu remains at corner this season, he can challenge Keyuo Craver’s Nebraska cornerback record of 192 career tackles. Kalu is also on track to become the sixth Husker defensive back to total 200 tackles. • Kieron Williams ranked second in the Big Ten and 18th nationally with five interceptions in 2016. • Dedrick Young II owns 121 career tackles. His total is the second-highest ever by a Husker entering his junior season, trailing only Barrett Ruud - NU’s all-time leading tackler - who had 140 tackles entering his junior year. Young is just the third Husker to record 100 tackles prior to his junior season. • Young needs 79 tackles this season to record his 200th career tackle. If he reaches the mark, he will join Barrett Ruud and Jerry Murtaugh as the only players in Nebraska history to reach the 200-tackle milestone prior to their senior season.
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Tackles............................................... Kieron Williams (69) Tackles for Loss.....................................Aaron Williams (6) Sacks..................................... Freedom Akinmoladun (4.0) Interceptions........................................ Kieron Williams (5) Pass Breakups..........................................Joshua Kalu (11) Fumbles Forced........................................ Four players (1) QB Hurries............................. Freedom Akinmoladun (10)
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Joshua Kalu, DB............................................................28 Chris Jones, DB.............................................................20 Dedrick Young II, LB......................................................20 Freedom Akinmoladun, DL...........................................17 Aaron Williams, DB........................................................14 Caleb Lightbourn, P......................................................12 Marcus Newby, LB.........................................................10 Mick Stoltenberg, DL.......................................................9 Kieron Williams, DB.........................................................9 Carlos Davis, DL..............................................................4 Chris Weber, LB...............................................................4 Lamar Jackson, DB..........................................................1 Antonio Reed, DB...........................................................1
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OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
Nebraska has long been known for having one of the nation’s most explosive offenses, and Mike Riley and his staff also have a history of producing one of the nation’s most diversified offensive attacks. Riley has grown Nebraska’s offensive reputation in his first two seasons, as Huskers have set more than a dozen offensive school records. In Riley’s first season in 2015, Nebraska passed for 3,000 yards and rushed for 2,000 yards in a season for only the third time in program history. Riley is also the only active FBS coach who has produced two different Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top wide receiver) winners.
TRIPLE THREATS FOR NEBRASKA & MIKE RILEY SINCE 2005 1,000-Yard Rushers 2,500-Yard Passers 50-Catch Seasons Nebraska 8 6 8 Riley (OSU & NU) 6 8 16
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TOMMY ARMSTRONG JR., NEBRASKA QB, 2013-16
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SEAN MANNION, OREGON STATE QB, 2011-14 • Pac-12 career leader in passing yards and completions.
• Nebraska’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and total offense.
• Single-season conference leader with 4,662 passing yards.
• Ranks seventh in Big Ten history with 10,690 career total offensive yards.
JORDAN WESTERKAMP, NEBRASKA WR, 2013-16
BRANDIN COOKS, OREGON STATE WR, 2011-13
• Ranks second all-time at Nebraska in receptions and fourth in receiving yards.
• Won the 2013 Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top wide receiver.
• Set a Nebraska receiver record with 65 catches in 2015.
• Set Pac-12 records with 128 catches and 1,730 yards in 2013.
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• In the past 12 seasons, Nebraska quarterbacks have produced 10 of the top 12 single-season marks in total offense. • Quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. set Nebraska career records for completions, passing yards, touchdown passes, total touchdowns, total offense, 250-yard passing games and 300-yard passing games.
• Taylor Martinez (pictured) completed his Nebraska career in 2013 as the holder of 37 school records, and he currently ranks second in Husker history in career passing yards and total offense and ninth in career rushing yards.
OREGON STATE QUARTERBACKS
• Riley’s quarterbacks at Oregon State produced two of the top six single-season passing totals in Pac-12 history, with Sean Mannion throwing for 4,662 in 2013 and Derek Anderson (pictured) passing for 4,058 yards in 2003. • Both Mannion and Anderson rank in the top five in Pac-12 history in career passing yardage.
• Three of Riley’s Oregon State quarterbacks are active in the NFL. • Six of Oregon State’s top 10 season passing totals were set under Riley, including the top four.
• Over the past 12 seasons, Nebraska quarterbacks have produced 19 of the top 20 single-game total offense efforts in school history.
• Oregon State had seven 3,000-yard passers in Riley’s 14 seasons as head coach.
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RUNNING BACKS
• Nebraska has had a running back rush for at least 1,000 yards in six of the past eight seasons. Husker I-backs have 31, 1,000-yard seasons in school history.
• Oregon State running backs Steven Jackson and Jacquizz Rodgers (pictured) both earned multiple All-America awards playing in Riley’s offense.
• A 2014 Doak Walker Award finalist, Ameer Abdullah (pictured) completed his Nebraska career in 2014 with a third straight 1,000-yard rushing season. He was the first Husker to top 1,000 yards in three seasons. • Roy Helu Jr. rushed for a school-record 307 yards vs. Missouri in 2010. • Abdullah, Helu Jr. and Rex Burkhead finished as three of the top six rushers in school history and are all active in the National Football League. • Nebraska I-backs have 51 100-yard rushing games in the past seven seasons.
RECEIVERS
• Senior Jordan Westerkamp caught 65 passes in 2015, the most ever by a Nebraska receiver and the second-most overall in school history. • Kenny Bell completed his Nebraska career in 2014 as the Huskers’ all-time leader in receptions (181) and receiving yards (2,689).
• Rodgers was the 2008 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, the first freshman in conference history to win the award. • OSU running backs earned 10 all-conference awards in Riley’s 14 seasons as head coach. • All four 3,000-yard rushers in Oregon State history played under Riley. • Oregon State running backs had eight 1,000-yard rushing seasons in Riley’s OSU tenure.
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• Oregon State receivers have captured two Biletnikoff Awards since 2005 - Mike Hass (pictured) in 2005 and Brandin Cooks in 2013. OSU was the only school in the country with two Biletnikoff winners since 2001. • Three of the top 12 reception leaders in Pac-12 history played under Riley at Oregon State.
• Eight of the top 10 single-season reception totals in Nebraska history have come in the past 10 seasons.
• Two of the top three players in Pac-12 single-season receiving yardage played for Riley and his staff at OSU.
• Quincy Enunwa (pictured) caught a school-record 12 touchdown passes in 2013, including an NCAA record 99-yard touchdown against Georgia in the Gator Bowl. Enunwa had 58 catches for 857 yards with the New York Jets in 2016.
• Seven of the top eight receivers in school history were coached by Riley at Oregon State, including Markus Wheaton, Brandin Cooks, James Rodgers and Mike Hass, who all had at least 220 career receptions. • Riley-coached receivers at OSU produced nine 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
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DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE One of Nebraska’s most well-known traditions is the Blackshirts, the common nickname for the Husker defense. The term originally dates back to the early 1960s and refers to the black jerseys that Nebraska’s first-string defenders wear in practice. With the return of the two-platoon system in college football in 1964, Head Coach Bob Devaney looked for a way to distinguish the defensive units on the practice field. Devaney sent an assistant coach to a local sporting goods store to find “contrast jerseys”, a sleeveless pullover that went on top of the players’ practice jerseys. While the top offensive unit practiced in red jerseys and the second-string offense worked in green pullovers, the first-string defense wore black and the second string wore contrasting gold jerseys. The term quickly caught on then gained momentum during Monte Kiffin’s tenure as defensive coordinator in the mid-1970s. The Blackshirts earned national recognition under Charlie McBride, who served as the Huskers’ defensive coordinator from 1982 to 1999. The Blackshirts celebrated their 50th season in 2013. Head Coach Mike Riley and new defensive coordinator Bob Diaco have readily embraced the long-standing tradition.
From left to right: Grant Wistrom, Ndamukong Suh, Barrett Ruud and Lavonte David
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BLACKSHIRT DOMINANCE "We have a great (defensive) tradition at Nebraska. As a former Blackshirt, it is basically the sense of urgency you play with. That is what it means to be a Blackshirt. It is being able to trust the guy next to you. It is 11 guys getting to the football.” Trev Alberts, 1993 All-American and Butkus Award Winner
• Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 nationally in total defense 22 times since 1964. • Nebraska has ranked among the top 10 in all four major defensive categories (rush defense, pass defense, total defense and scoring defense) on five occasions, including national title seasons in 1994, 1995 and 1997, and most recently in 2009. • Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense 23 times since 1964, including leading the nation in scoring defense in 1984 and 2009. • Opponents have traditionally found moving the ball through the air difficult against the Blackshirts, as the Huskers have ranked in the top 10 in passing defense 18 times in the past five decades. • In 2016, Nebraska ranked in the top 20 nationally in interceptions and first-down defense and was in the top 30 in total defense and pass efficiency defense.
BLACKSHIRTS IN THE NFL
NFL DEFENSIVE DRAFT PICKS (BIG TEN ONLY) SINCE 1997 OHIO STATE
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• Nebraska has had 19 defensive linemen, 13 linebackers and 21 defensive backs drafted since 1997.
PENN STATE
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• Twenty-three Blackshirts have been taken in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft since 2000, including 2016 third-round picks Maliek Collins and Vincent Valentine.
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• Thirteen former Nebraska Blackshirts were on NFL rosters as of June 30, 2017.
• Recent Blackshirts Ndamukong Suh and Lavonte David have earned All-Pro honors during their respective NFL careers. • Suh was the second overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft and signed the then-richest contract ever for a defensive player in March of 2015.
DIACO DEFENSE “If you love college football and you say ‘Nebraska’, you think football. It’s an honor to be leading and trusted with the Blackshirt defense. As a defensive coach, a defensive player, you know about the Blackshirts.” Bob Diaco, Defensive Coordinator
First-year defensive coordinator Bob Diaco is widely considered one of the best defensive minds in college football. • In 2012, Diaco won the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach, when his defense helped Notre Dame advance to the BCS National Championship Game. • Notre Dame ranked in the top 10 nationally in 12 defensive categories in 2012, including second in scoring defense and seventh in total defense. • In four seasons as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator, the Fighting Irish defense allowed an average of 19.08 points per game, which ranked as the ninth-best average over that time among FBS programs. • Diaco also served as Cincinnati’s defensive coordinator in 2009 when the Bearcats played in the Sugar Bowl.
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HEAD COACH MIKE RILEY
Mike Riley is one of the most respected coaches at any level of football. Riley has won at every level during his four decades in the coaching profession. He captured a national title as a player at Alabama, won an NAIA championship as a coordinator at Linfield College and won two Canadian Football League titles in four seasons as the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Off the field, Riley has been widely praised for his role as a leader and teacher of young men.
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IN 16 SEASONS AS A COLLEGE HEAD COACH, RILEY HAS DEFEATED 16 RANKED TEAMS RILEY HAS COACHED 15 ALL-AMERICANS IN HIS COLLEGE COACHING CAREER RILEY IS 1 OF 8 ACTIVE FBS HEAD COACHES WHO ALSO SERVED AS AN NFL HEAD COACH RILEY IS 1 OF 7 ACTIVE COACHES WHO HAS WON 100 GAMES AT THE POWER FIVE CONFERENCE LEVEL RILEY RANKS 5TH IN NCAA HISTORY WITH A .700 CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE IN BOWL GAMES
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MOST COACHING EXPERIENCE* Nick Saban, Alabama Mike Riley, Nebraska Bill Snyder, Kansas State Rocky Long, San Diego State
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YEARS AS A HEAD COACH* Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Mike Riley, Nebraska Bill Snyder, Kansas State
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YEARS AS A PRO HEAD COACH Lovie Smith, Illinois Mike Riley, Nebraska Butch Davis, FIU Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Jim Mora Jr., UCLA
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"I will say this: if you can win in Corvallis, Ore. - and Mike Riley did a lot of winning - you can probably win anywhere." Big Ten Network analyst Tom Dienhart
• Riley has won 108 games as a college head coach at Oregon State and Nebraska. • Riley has won championships at the NAIA, NCAA FBS and professional levels. • Riley was a cornerback on Alabama's 1973 national championship team. • In 1982, Riley was the defensive coordinator for a Linfield College team that went 12-0 and won the NAIA national championship. • Riley coached the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to two Grey Cup titles in his four seasons in the CFL. • Riley has led his teams to a 7-3 record in bowl games, ranking fifth in NCAA history in bowl winning percentage (.700) among coaches who have appeared in at least 10 bowl games. • Riley’s teams have defeated 16 ranked teams in 16 seasons, including six wins vs. top-10 teams and three victories over top-five foes. Riley boasts 15 wins over ranked opponents in the last 12 seasons, including Husker victories over No. 6 Michigan State in 2015 and No. 22 Oregon in 2016.
OFFENSIVE GENIUS “I think we throw this term around a lot, but he’s as close to an offensive genius as there is." National Championship Head Coach Mack Brown
• In Riley’s first season at Nebraska in 2015, NU ranked in the top three in the Big Ten in passing, scoring and total offense while throwing for more than 3,000 yards and rushing for more than 2,000 yards. • In 2003 at Oregon State, the Beavers became the first team in NCAA history to have a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,500-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers. • At Oregon State, Riley helped Sean Mannion become the all-time leading passer in the history of the Pac-12 Conference. • Riley is the only active coach who has had multiple players win the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver. • Running back Jacquizz Rodgers was the 2008 Pac-10 Offensive MVP, becoming the first freshman in conference history to win the award. • Coached two of the four all-time leading passers in Pac-12 history. • Coached three of the eight all-time leading receivers in Pac-12 history. • Coached three of the 12 all-time leading rushers in Pac-12 history.
ROLE MODEL
“I'd go so far to say that Riley is role-modeling what we should all be seeking for ourselves; he's wellliked, well-paid, respected, successful, secure and content." Former ESPN.com columnist Ted Miller
• Riley is about more than winning, as he is driven to positively impact the lives of every student-athlete he coaches. • Players and coaches alike routinely offer high praise to Riley. • Former player Brandin Cooks: "Coach Riley really cares about his players on and off the field and wants nothing but the best for them in both areas." • Former player and Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh: "When you try to think of the top five people you know in this world, there's no doubt about it that Mike Riley is in that top five. He's just a tremendous person." • Legendary Hall of Fame Coach John Robinson: "If you get to heaven and look around and Mike Riley's not there, you're in the wrong place."
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OFFENSIVE COACHING STAFF Nebraska’s assistant coaches boast an impressive resume of success and experience. As a collective group, the Huskers’ nine full-time assistants have combined for more than 150 years of coaching experience and give Nebraska a championship staff in all areas—teaching, development and recruiting. The assistants have also combined for 71 years of experience at Power Five programs and 10 years of NFL coaching experience.
MIKE CAVANAUGH OFFENSIVE LINE
• 32 Years of Coaching Experience (3rd Season at Nebraska) • 13 Years of Power Five Experience & 2 Years of NFL Experience • Produced 21 NFL Offensive Linemen
REGGIE DAVIS RUNNING BACKS
• 14 Years of Coaching Experience (3rd Season at Nebraska) • 6 Years of Power Five Experience • 4 Years of NFL Experience
DANNY LANGSDORF OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
• 22 Years of Coaching Experience (3rd Season at Nebraska) • 12 Years as an Offensive Coordinator • 14 Years of Power Five Experience & 4 Years of NFL Experience • Produced 36 NFL Players, Including 3 Active Quarterbacks l 16
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• 18 Years of Coaching Experience (3rd Season at Nebraska) • 3 Years of Power Five Experience • Produced 13 NFL Wide Receivers
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SCOTT BOOKER SAFETIES / SPECIAL TEAMS
• 15 Years of Coaching Experience (1st Season at Nebraska) • 18 Years of Power Five Experience • Produced 10 NFL Players
TRENT BRAY LINEBACKERS
• 9 Years of Coaching Experience (3rd Season at Nebraska) • 9 Years of Power Five Experience • Produced 9 NFL Linebackers
JOHN PARRELLA DEFENSIVE LINE
• 10 Years of Coaching Experience (2nd Season at Nebraska) • 2 Years of Power Five Experience • 12-Year NFL Career as a Player
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• 10 Years of Coaching Experience (1st Season at Nebraska) • 4 Years of Power Five Experience • Produced 17 NFL Players
• 21 Years of Coaching Experience (1st Season at Nebraska) • 7 Years as a Defensive Coordinator • 3 Years as an FBS Head Coach (Connecticut, 2014-16) • Produced 36 NFL Players
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CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION
Nebraska ranks among college football’s elite with five national championships, all since 1970. The Huskers are one of only three programs to win at least five national championships since 1970. In addition, Nebraska has played for a national title on four other occasions.
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RECORD: 11-0-1 Orange Bowl · #3 Nebraska 17, #5 LSU 12
RECORD: 13-0 Orange Bowl · #1 Nebraska 38, #2 Alabama 6
“It was everything I thought it would be and more. Nebraska just treats people the way you want to be treated. The minute you get here, you feel that love that people have for you. You feel that atmosphere that champions have, and you embrace everything you know it will take for you to get there yourself.” Will Shields, 2011 College Football Hall of Fame Member and 2015 NFL Hall of Fame Member
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RECORD: 13-0 Orange Bowl · #1 Nebraska 24, #3 Miami 17
1995
RECORD: 12-0 Fiesta Bowl · #1 Nebraska 62, #2 Florida 24
1997 RECORD: 13-0
Orange Bowl · #2 Nebraska 42, #3 Tennessee 17
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FOOTBALL FACILITIES The University of Nebraska provides its football student-athletes with every resource needed to be successful, including world-class facilities. All of the football facilities are conveniently located inside the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex, within steps of Memorial Stadium.
LOCKER ROOM
Nebraska’s locker room is located immediately adjacent to the strength training, athletic medicine and equipment room facilities. The locker room design allows players ample personal space and storage. Each solid maple locker has a unique ventilation system, and a personalized iPad, allowing student-athletes to stay connected while in the locker room.
HAWKS CHAMPIONSHIP CENTER
Connected to the Osborne Athletic Complex by an indoor skybridge, the 81,200-square foot Hawks Championship Center provides a full-sized indoor practice field with a FieldTurf playing surface identical to Memorial Stadium. The Huskers also have access to a second indoor facility, the Cook Pavilion, located adjacent to the outdoor practice fields. The Hawks Championship Center installed a new field in the summer of 2016.
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HISTORICAL DISPLAYS
Nebraska’s rich football tradition is on display throughout the Osborne Athletic Complex and Memorial Stadium. Five national championship trophies are prominently displayed in the main lobby of the facility and the Cornhuskers’ three Heisman winners and other major award winners are prominently featured.
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ED AND JOYANNE GASS PRACTICE FACILITY
The Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Facility consists of two full-size playing fields, one with FieldTurf and the other with natural grass. The practice fields are connected to the Hawks Championship Center, giving Nebraska three practice fields for maximum efficiency during practice.
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL PLAYERS’ LOUNGE
Nebraska players have a dedicated lounge to enjoy during their down time. The comfortable lounge area features all the latest technology and includes a display to highlight Nebraska’s rich NFL tradition.
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HUSKER POWER
The University of Nebraska has long been recognized as being the national leader in the area of strength and conditioning. Nebraska was the first NCAA school to have a paid strength and conditioning coach, the first to lift weights in-season, the first to hold an official summer conditioning class for student-athletes and the first to offer a degree for strength coaching. Husker Power is a nationally recognized brand and a source of pride for Nebraska Football. Nebraska football student-athletes train throughout the year in the Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center, one of the nation’s finest facilities of its kind. Built in 2006, the facility is one of the largest in the country and is a unique, state-of-the-art complex. The facility gives Husker student-athletes a technological and strategic advantage by combining state-of-the-art strength training innovation with top-notch coaching and programming. The Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center contains a field turf agility track adjacent to the strength training equipment allowing for high impact strength programming on different dynamic surfaces. The football strength and conditioning staff consists of five full-time staff members, led by Head Football Strength Coach Mark Philipp. The staff works with Husker football student-athletes teaching proper strength and conditioning techniques, allowing them to reach their maximum potential. The latest upgrade to the Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center took place in the summer of 2015. The facelift nearly doubled the number of lifting platforms and included new equipment and new apparel. The layout changes allow the strength staff to redesign and implement a program that accommodates each individual athlete with the most beneficial exercises in an efficient period of time. Components considered in the new weight room layout included accommodating a larger number of athletes per group and the time and space required to enhance performance and reduce the risk of injury.
“This incredible facility helped me earn all the honors I was so privileged to receive while I was at Nebraska...There is not a better strength and conditioning program in the country.� Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska All-American (2009)
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FULL 2-PAGE SPREAD THAT HIGHLIGHTS NEBRASKA'S NFL SUCCESS TEXT TO INCLUDE: -358 ALL-TIME NFL DRAFT PICKS -NO. 6 ALL-TIME IN NFL DRAFT PICKS -NATION-LEADING SUPER BOWL STREAK -5 MEMBERS OF THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME POSSIBLE GRAPHIC: -NFL PREPAREDNESS-TYPE GRAPHIC PHOTOS (USE WHAT YOU SEE FIT): -INCLUDE NDAMUKONG SUH -5-TIME NFL ALL-PRO -SIGNED LARGEST DEFENSIVE CONTRACT IN NFL HISTORY IN 2015 -NO. 1 PAID DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE NFL -INCLUDE LAVONTE DAVID -2-TIME NFL ALL-PRO -SIGNED LARGEST 4-3 OTUSIDE LINEBACKER CONTRACT IN NFL HISTORY IN 2015 -NO. 8 PAID OUTSIDE LINEBACKER IN THE NFL -BILLY DEVANEY -FORMER ST. LOUIS RAMS GENERAL MANAGER -ONLY FORMER NFL GM ON A COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAFF -MIKE RILEY -3-YEAR HEAD COACH FOR THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -1 OF 8 FORMER NFL HEAD COACHES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL -INCLUDE ANY PHOTOS/GRAPHICS YOU THINK MAKE US LOOK SUCCESSFUL IN THE NFL (A DRAFT PICTURE, A PRO-BOWL PICTURE, AN ALL-PRO PICTURE, A SUPER BOWL CELEBRATION, COMBINE, PRO DAY, ETC.)
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There is No Place Like Nebraska to train for a career in professional football. Nebraska is the only college football program with a former NFL general manager on staff, providing student-athletes with NFL expertise and connections that simply can't be matched by any other school. On the field, Mike Riley spent three seasons as head coach of the San Diego Chargers, making him one of only eight active FBS coaches who also served as an NFL head coach. Three Husker assistant coaches also coached in the NFL.
HUSKER NFL FACTS
•• Nebraska had fourformer playersNebraska selected inplayers the 2016 NFLplayed Draft. Nebraska is the only school in the Common Draft Era (since 1967) to have multiple players taken More than 400 have in the NFL. every year in the NFL Draft. • At least one Husker has been selected in 55 consecutive NFL Drafts, the fifth-longest streak in NFL Draft history. •• Since 1997, Nebraska second in theinBig Ten NFL Conference with 88 NFLto draftees. In that time, 54 Blackshirt havehistory. been picked in the Draft. At least two Huskersranks were selected every Draft from 1963 2016, the longest such streak defenders in NFL Draft •• Since 1990,Husker Nebraska had 28 defensive backs, 22 defensive and 19 offensive chosenstreak in thein NFL A former hashas appeared on a Super Bowl roster forlinemen 25 consecutive years,lineman the longest theDraft. nation. •• Nebraska had two former players selected to the 2016 Pro Josh Brown (New Yorktwo Giants) and Sam Koch (Baltimore Ravens). Five different former Huskers have been selected forBowl the in Pro Bowl in the past seasons. Two former Huskers were inducted into the Prowith Football Hall FameBowl in 2015. •• Nebraska leads the nation with 23 consecutive years a player on aofSuper roster. • Nebraska is regularly among the most represented schools at the NFL Scouting Combine. Nearly every NFL franchise regularly attends the Huskers’ Pro Day in Lincoln (right).
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Nebraska has a proven program in place to prepare players for a professional career, as 33 former Huskers were on 2017 NFL rosters as of July 1. That group includes 12 former Huskers who played for Coach Mike Riley in his first two seasons on the NU sideline. Former Huskers have not only played in the NFL, they have excelled. Five former Nebraska players have been named to the Pro Bowl the past two seasons. A former Husker has also been on at least one team's roster in each of the last 24 Super Bowls, the longest streak in the country. In 2016, third-round pick Vincent Valentine won a Super Bowl title as a rookie with the New England Patriots.
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FORMER NFL GREATS 2015 marked a special year for former Nebraska greats. A pair of former Huskers, Will Shields and Mick Tingelhoff, were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015. The duo joins Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin and Will (Roy) Lyman as Huskers in the Hall of Fame. The five Hall of Fame members highlight a rich tradition of professional success for Nebraska players.
WILL SHIELDS
Offensive Guard, 1993-2006 (Kansas City Chiefs) 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee 12 Consecutive Pro Bowl Appearances Chief Records for Games Played (224) and Starts (223) 2003 NFL Man of the Year
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MICK TINGELHOFF
Center, 1962-1978 (Minnesota Vikings) 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee Started in Four Super Bowls Six-Time Pro Bowl Selection Played in 240 consecutive games
BOB BROWN
Offensive Tackle, 1964-1973 (Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders) 2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee Seven-Time NFL All-Pro Selection Six-Time Pro Bowl Selection 1 of 3 Huskers in both the College & Pro Hall of Fame
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HUSKERS WITH 10 YEARS IN THE NFL Player Teams Bob Brown Eagles, Rams, Raiders Josh Brown Seahawks, Rams, Jets, Bengals, Giants Kris Brown Steelers, Texans, Chargers, Cowboys Mike Brown Bears, Chiefs Ralph Brown Giants, Vikings, Browns, Cardinals Correll Buckhalter Eagles, Broncos Roger Craig 49ers, Raiders, Vikings John Dutton Colts, Cowboys Vince Ferragamo Rams, Bills, Packers Pat Fischer Cardinals, Redskins Irving Fryar Patriots, Dolphins, Eagles, Redskins Ahman Green Seahawks, Packers, Texans Willie Harper 49ers Russ Hochstein Patriots, Broncos Richie Incognito Rams, Bills, Dolphins, Bills Ed Husmann Cardinals, Cowboys, Oilers Chris Kelsay Bills Sam Koch Ravens
MIKE MINTER
Safety, 1997-2006 (Carolina Panthers) All-Time leading tackler in Panthers history (790) Played in Super Bowl XXXVIII
JOHN PARRELLA
Defensive Tackle, 1993-2004 (Bills, Chargers, Raiders) Played in 172 games, including 111 career starts Three Super Bowl Appearances Second Pick of the 1993 NFL Draft
Years 1964-73 2003-Present 1999-10 2000-09 2000-09 2001-10 1983-93 1974-87 1977-86 1961-77 1984-00 1998-09 1973-83 2001-10 2006-Present 1953-65 2003-12 2006-Present
MIKE BROWN
Safety, 2000-09 (Bears, Chiefs) 20 Career Interceptions 2001 First-Team All-Pro 2005 Pro Bowl Selection
NEIL SMITH
Defensive Tackle, 1988-2000 (Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers) Second Overall Pick in 1988 NFL Draft Six-Time Pro Bowl Selection 104.5 career sacks Two Super Bowl Championships with Denver Broncos
Roy Lyman Ron McDole Mike Minter Bob Nelson Bob Newton John Parrella Dominic Raiola Cory Schlesinger Scott Shanle Will Shields Neil Smith Broderick Thomas Mick Tingelhoff Adam Treu Kyle Vanden Bosch Zach Wiegert Jamie Williams Jimmy Williams Keith Wortman
Canton, Cleveland, Frankford, Bears Cardinals, Oilers, Bills, Redskins Panthers Bills, Seahawks, Raiders Bears, Seahawks Bills, Chargers, Raiders Lions Lions, Dolphins Rams, Cowboys, Saints Chiefs Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers Buccaneers, Lions, Vikings, Cowboys Vikings Raiders Cardinals, Titans, Lions Rams, Panthers, Jaguars, Texans Cardinals, Oilers, 49ers, Raiders Lions, Vikings, Buccaneers Packers, Cardinals
AHMAN GREEN
Running Back, 1998-2009 (Seahawks, Packers, Texans) Four-Time Pro Bowl Selection Green Bay Packers All-Time leading rusher with 8,322 Yards; 9,205 total rushing yards, 74 total touchdowns
ROGER CRAIG
Running Back, 1983-93 (49ers, Raiders, Vikings) 8,189 Career Rushing Yards 566 Career Receptions Three-Time Super Bowl Champion Pro Football Hall of Fame Finalist Four-Time Pro Bowl Selection
1922-34 1961-78 1997-06 1975-85 1971-82 1993-04 2001-14 1995-06 2003-12 1993-06 1988-00 1989-98 1962-78 1997-06 2001-12 1995-06 1983-94 1982-93 1972-81
BOB BROWN
Offensive Tackle, 1964-73 (Eagles, Rams, Raiders) 2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee Seven-Time First-Team All-NFL Selection Six-Time Pro Bowl Selection Second Overall Pick in 1964 NFL Draft
PAT FISCHER
Cornerback, 1961-77 (Redskins, Cardinals) Three-Time Pro-Bowl Selection Ranks 17th in NFL history with 56 career interceptions
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1983
ERIC CROUCH
2001 Walter Camp Player of the Year 2001 Davey O’Brien Award 2001 First-Team All-American Only quarterback in Nebraska history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards Third-Round NFL Draft Pick, St. Louis Rams (2002)
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1983 Maxwell Award 1983 Walter Camp Player of the Year Two-Time First-Team All-American (1982, 1983) School-Record 4,780 Career Rushing Yards 2,148 Yards and 29 TDs in 1983 First-Round NFL/USFL Draft Pick, Houston/Pittsburgh (1984) Two-Time NFL Pro Bowl Selection Houston Oilers (1987, 1988) College Football Hall of Fame (2006)
1972
JOHNNY RODGERS
1972 Walter Camp Player of the Year Two-Time First-Team All-American (1971, 1972) Two National Championship Teams (1970, 1971) 143 Catches for NU record 2,479 Yards First-Round NFL Draft Pick, San Diego Chargers (1973) College Football Hall of Fame (2000)
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AWARD-WINNING LEGACY
Husker players have won a nation-leading nine Outland Trophies, five Lombardi Awards and three Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year Awards. In 2009, Ndamukong Suh was named the Associated Press Player of the Year and swept the Outland, Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik awards.
HEISMAN TROPHY
RIMINGTON TROPHY
BUTKUS AWARD
DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY
WALTER CAMP PLAYER-OF-THEYEAR AWARD
JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD
OUTLAND TROPHY
BEDNARIK AWARD
LOMBARDI AWARD
Johnny Rodgers (1972) Mike Rozier (1983) Eric Crouch (2001)
Ndamukong Suh (2009)
Dominic Raiola (2000)
Trev Alberts (1993)
Tommie Frazier (1995)
Johnny Rodgers (1972) Mike Rozier (1983) Eric Crouch (2001)
MAXWELL AWARD Mike Rozier (1983)
Ndamukong Suh (2009)
Eric Crouch (2001)
Larry Jacobson (1971) Rich Glover (1972) Dave Rimington (1981) Dave Rimington (1982) Dean Steinkuhler (1983) Will Shields (1992) Zach Wiegert (1994) Aaron Taylor (1997) Ndamukong Suh (2009)
Rich Glover (1972) Dave Rimington (1982) Dean Steinkuhler (1983) Grant Wistrom (1997) Ndamukong Suh (2009)
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ALL-TIME GREATS Following the 1949 season, the N Club voted to retire jersey No. 60 in honor of Tom “Train Wreck” Novak’s stellar career with the Cornhuskers. Novak, the first Nebraska player to earn this honor, had been a four-time All-Big Seven choice and a 1949 All-American. For 55 years, Novak was the only NU player to have the distinction of a retired number. In 2004, that finally changed as College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Brown’s No. 64 joined Novak’s hallowed No. 60 among the only two permanently retired numbers at Nebraska. All major national award winners at Nebraska automatically have their jerseys retired, but their numbers will still be available to active Huskers. Nebraska’s group of 17 players with retired jerseys certainly ranks among the best in the nation. Huskers who have earned the distinction of jersey retirement include three Heisman Trophy winners (Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, Eric Crouch), eight Outland Trophy winners with nine awards (Larry Jacobson, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington (2), Dean Steinkuhler, Will Shields, Zach Wiegert, Aaron Taylor, Ndamukong Suh), five Lombardi Award winners (Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler, Grant Wistrom, Ndamukong Suh), one Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner (Tommie Frazier), one Davey O’Brien Award winner (Eric Crouch), one Butkus Award winner (Trev Alberts), one Rimington Trophy winner (Dominic Raiola), one Bednarik Award Winner (Ndamukong Suh) and one Nagurski trophy winner (Ndamukong Suh). Nebraska football has 17 players who have been honored with the distinction of having their jerseys retired. Those players have combined for 23 All-America awards and 10 are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
1993 Butkus Award winner Trev Alberts is one of 17 players with their jersey retired at Nebraska. Alberts is the most recent Husker selected to the College Football Hall of Fame and was honored with his on-campus salute in October of 2015.
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YEAR RETIRED
JERSEY
PLAYER, POSITION
MAJOR AWARDS
1949
No. 60*
Tom Novak, C
Four-Time All-Conference, AllAmerican
1972
No. 20
Johnny Rodgers, WB
1972 Heisman/Walter Camp, College Hall of Fame
1972
No. 79
Rich Glover, MG
1972 Outland/Lombardi, College Hall of Fame
1982
No. 50
Dave Rimington, C
1981, 1982 Lombardi/1982 Outland, College Hall of Fame
1983
No. 30
Mike Rozier, IB
1983 Heisman/Maxwell/Walter Camp, College Hall of Fame
1983
No. 71
Dean Steinkuhler, OG
1983 Outland/Lombardi
1994
No. 75
Larry Jacobson, DT
1971 Outland, College Hall of Fame
1994
No. 75
Will Shields, OG
1992 Outland, College Hall of Fame
1994
No. 34
Trev Alberts, OLB
1993 Butkus, College Hall of Fame
1995
No. 74
Zach Wiegert, OT
1994 Outland
1996
No. 15
Tommie Frazier, QB
1995 Johnny Unitas, College Hall of Fame
1998
No. 67
Aaron Taylor, OG/C
1997 Outland
1998
No. 98
Grant Wistrom, RE
1997 Lombardi, College Hall of Fame
2002
No. 54
Dominic Raiola, C
2000 Rimington
2002
No. 7
Eric Crouch, QB
2001 Heisman/Walter Camp
2004
No. 64*
Bob Brown, OG
College and Pro Football Hall of Fame
2010
No. 93
Ndamukong Suh, DT
Outland, Lombardi, Bednarik and Nagurski
* Permanently retired numbers
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2014 GATOR BOWL NU-24 GEORGIA-19
1967 SUGAR BOWL 1975 FIESTA BOWL
1975 SUGAR BOWL 1982 ORANGE BOWL
1990 FIESTA BOWL
NU-13 SOUTH CAROLINA-30
2003 ALAMO BOWL
NU-41 VA TECH-21
NU-17 MICHIGAN ST.-3
2013 CAPITAL ONE BOWL
2002 INDEPENDENCE BOWL
NU-24 OLE MISS-27
2012 CAPITAL ONE BOWL
2010 HOLIDAY BOWL NU-7 WASHINGTON-19
NU-17 FLORIDA ST.-41
NU-62 FLORIDA-24
NU-14 MIAMI-37
NU-21 LSU-20
1996 ORANGE BOWL
1996 FIESTA BOWL
1995 ORANGE BOWL 2002 ROSE BOWL
2000 ALAMO BOWL NU-33 ARIZONA-0
NU-15 CLEMSON-22
NU-14 ARIZONA ST.-17
NU-3 MIAMI-23
NU-24 MIAMI-17
NU-66 NORTHWESTERN-17
NU-7 ALABAMA-34
1983 ORANGE BOWL
1966 ORANGE BOWL
1988 FIESTA BOWL
1980 SUN BOWL
NU-31 MISS ST.-17
NU-13 FLORIDA-10
NU-28 FLORIDA ST.-31
NU-16 FLORIDA ST.-18
NU-26 CLEMSON-21
NU-19 TEXAS-3
NU-28 ALABAMA-39
1989 ORANGE BOWL
1974 COTTON BOWL
1973 ORANGE BOWL 1980 COTTON BOWL 1987 SUGAR BOWL NU-30 LSU-15
1994 ORANGE BOWL
2009 GATOR BOWL NU-42 USC-45
1965 COTTON BOWL
1964 ORANGE BOWL
1962 GOTHAM BOWL 1972 ORANGE BOWL
NU-31 TENNESSEE-21
NU-14 AUBURN-17
2014 HOLIDAY BOWL
NU-32 MICHIGAN-28
NU-14 FLORIDA ST.-27
2015 FOSTER FARMS BOWL
2005 ALAMO BOWL
2007 COTTON BOWL
NU-20 ARIZONA-23
NU-14 HOUSTON-17
2009 HOLIDAY BOWL
NU-42 TENNESSEE-17
NU-40 NOTRE DAME-6
NU-23 MICHIGAN-27
2000 FIESTA BOWL
1998 ORANGE BOWL
1998 HOLIDAY BOWL
NU-0 MIAMI-22
NU-7 ARKANSAS-10
NU-13 AUBURN-7
NU-31 GEORGIA-45
2016 MUSIC CITY BOWL
1991 CITRUS BOWL NU-21 GA TECH-45
NU-24 OKLAHOMA-31
1993 ORANGE BOWL
NU-28 LSU-10
NU-38 ALABAMA-6
1979 ORANGE BOWL
1955 ORANGE BOWL 1985 SUGAR BOWL
NU-21 NORTH CAROLINA-17
1986 FIESTA BOWL
NU-17 LSU-12
1992 ORANGE BOWL
NU-30 MIAMI-31
NU-36 MIAMI-34
NU-7 DUKE-34
1977 LIBERTY BOWL
NU-45 GEORGIA-6
NU-27 TEXAS TECH-24
1984 ORANGE BOWL
1976 ASTRO-BLUEBONNET BOWL
1969 SUN BOWL
NU-13 STANFORD-21
1971 ORANGE BOWL
1941 ROSE BOWL
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NU-37 UCLA 29
TENNESSEE -38 NU - 24
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MEDIA ATTENTION
Head Coach Mike Riley is interviewed by ESPN’s Allison Williams following the Huskers’ win over No. 22 Oregon last season. Nebraska players and coaches are routinely in the local, regional and national media spotlight. The Huskers are covered by one of the nation’s largest media corps on a daily basis.
NEBRASKA IN THE SPOTLIGHT
• All Nebraska football games are televised nationally, and the Big Ten has the most televised games of any conference. • BTN is currently in more than 60 million homes nationwide, carried by more than 300 video providers. • In 2016, Big Ten teams played more games on ABC than any other conference. • The Big Ten Conference also has expansive television deals with FOX, ESPN and ABC, giving the conference unmatched national exposure. • Nebraska’s matchup with UCLA in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl drew the bowl game’s best television rating in six years. • The Huskers’ matchup with USC in the 2014 Holiday Bowl garnered the best television ratings of any non-New Year’s Six bowl game. • Nebraska appeared in the first ever NCAA-regulated television broadcast of a college game by NBC on Sept. 19, 1953. Since then, Nebraska has appeared on TV more than 370 times. • The Huskers have played in two of the 10 most-watched college football television broadcasts of all-time. • Nebraska football games can be heard statewide on the Husker Sports Network, and nationally on Huskers.com, SiriusXM and the TuneIn radio app. • Nebraska Sports have over 1,000,000 followers across all social media platforms. Husker players and coaches are featured prominently throughout the season through local, regional and national media outlets.
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Head Coach Mike Riley (center) is joined by Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst, Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and BTN’s Dave Revsine at the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon.
“The Nebraska brand has developed in such a way as other names like Oklahoma, Texas, Southern Cal. It’s one of those programs that when you put them up against a quality opponent, it’s a national game.” Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany
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“I have never been in an environment like this before, this place was rocking.” Brock Huard, ESPN/ABC Commentator
GAME DAY ATMOSPHERE Game days at Nebraska are unlike any in college football. Fans line the streets of Lincoln waiting to enter the “Sea of Red,” while the marching band parades up Stadium Drive as thousands of red-clad fans look on. The Huskers emerge from the famous “Tunnel Walk” to the sound of “Sirius” and the fans stay at a frenzied pitch until the final play of the game when they graciously cheer for the opposing players as they exit the field. The Tunnel Walk, which began in 1994, has become an integral part of Memorial Stadium’s game-day experience. It was created as a way for fans to share in the excitement of the team emerging from the locker room, something only a few could do before HuskerVision’s cameras and big screens came to Memorial Stadium. The sounds of the Alan Parsons Project’s “Sirius,” and the roar of 90,000 frenzied fans rock the stadium as the Huskers burst through the locker room doors and into the tunnel on their way to the Memorial Stadium FieldTurf. For as long as anyone can remember, the Huskers have touched a lucky horseshoe on their way from the locker room to the field. The horseshoe hangs above the door as Nebraska leaves the North Stadium.
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“There are no words to describe the feeling of making a Tunnel Walk and winning a game in Memorial Stadium. The Tunnel Walk is the single-most exciting part of our games. The anticipation leading up to a football game and that fire you feel in your belly.” Kenny Bell, Nebraska’s all-time leading receiver
“There is nothing like playing at Memorial Stadium. I don’t care what other people say. Everything combined, the atmosphere, the whole town is here. When you are walking through there, you have tears in your eyes because of the sheer adrenaline rush. You can’t control it and your eyes start watering and you start shaking.” Spencer Long, Nebraska All-American and Academic All-American
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THE BIG RED ON THE ROAD
When the Huskers hit the road, Nebraska’s passionate fan base is sure to follow from coast to coast. NU’s contingent of loyal fans have provided a “home away from home” and have given the Huskers unmatched support in road environments.
2000 AT NOTRE DAME
2002 ROSE BOWL VS. MIAMI
2010 AT WASHINGTON
2012 AT UCLA
2011 AT WYOMING
2012 AT NORTHWESTERN
“I think Nebraska fans are the greatest fans in college football, no question in my mind. The enthusiasm here is as good as any place, but the integrity here of the fans is the best in America.” Lee Corso, ESPN College Football Analyst
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DEVOTED FANS
“This is truly a place where everybody is all in, all the time, and very, very loyal to their university. Everybody cares. I think that’s my favorite word to describe Nebraska and everybody in it, is that they care. It’s a unique place in that everybody cares, and it’s really one thing. All the energy pours into Lincoln. That goes to every corner.” Head Coach Mike Riley
Nebraska fans are perhaps the most loyal in college football. The entire state follows the Huskers, along with a truly national fan base. Cornhusker fans have packed Memorial Stadium for every home game since 1962. In 2009, Nebraska celebrated its 300th consecutive home sellout, a NCAA record streak that stands at 354 games entering the 2017 season. Nebraska has ranked in the top 10 nationally in home attendance in two of the past four seasons, including a school-record average of 91,249 in 2014. In 2016, the Huskers ranked ninth nationally in total attendance (631,402) and 10th in average attendance (90,200). Husker fans bring their show on the road as well. Red-clad Nebraska fans have traveled in the tens of thousands to bowl games and road games for decades. Opposing stadiums throughout the Big Ten began to see the invasion of Big Red fans in 2011. Every entrance at Memorial Stadium welcomes Nebraska fans with the following phrase: “Through these gates pass the Greatest Fans in College Football.”
“Win or lose, I walk out of that experience being one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had at a sporting event because of the Nebraska fans. Honestly, I’ve never been around 90,000 fans that were louder, smarter and more respectful. They were classy. If we wanted a model of how sports should be, you go to Nebraska and experience that.” Merril Hoge, ESPN (following Nebraska vs. BYU game, Sept. 2015)
“No fan base has more passion or dedication. It is ALWAYS about the football at Nebraska. And that’s what makes this place a college football Holy Land.” Tom Dienhart, Big Ten Network
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WALK-ONS
SPENCER LONG
ANDY JANOVICH
“Loyalty. Motivation. Willingness to Sacrifice.” Tom Osborne, Hall of Fame Coach from 1973 to 1997 and Nebraska’s Athletic Director from 2007 to 2012, has used those words to describe Nebraska’s walk-on program. The tradition of the Cornhusker walk-on program is one-of-a-kind in college football. Hundreds of young men from towns in all corners of the state have come to Nebraska with big dreams. Many players have excelled beyond their biggest dreams. Head Coach Mike Riley has embraced the Nebraska walkon tradition since day one as the Cornhuskers’ coach, and he also relied on walk-ons during his tenure at Oregon State.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA WALK-ONS
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FIRST-TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA WALK-ONS
Player Brian Blankenship Stewart Bradley Alex Henery Andy Janovich William Johnson Sam Koch Mitch Krenk Bill Lafleur Kyle Larson Rodney Lewis Spencer Long Allen Lyday Joel Makovicka Steve Manstedt Jim McFarland John Parrella Keith Neubert Derrie Nelson Greg Orton Jerrell Pippens Jarvis Redwine Trevor Roach Tim Rother Kelly Saalfeld Mark Schellen Josh Sewell Scott Shanle Anthony Steels Shane Swanson Jared Tomich Adam Treu Dennis Watkins Jimmy Williams Toby Williams
Lettered 1983-85 2003-06 2007-10 2012-15 1963-65 2003-06 1981-82 1995-98 2001-03 1979-81 2011-13 1981-82 1995-98 1971-73 1968-69 1990-92 1987 1978-80 1983-84 2000-03 1979-80 2011-14 1986-87 1977-79 1982-83 2002-03 1999-02 1979-81 1982-84 1994-96 1994-96 1984-85 1979-81 1980-82
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Hometown NFL Career Omaha, Neb. Steelers, 1987-91 Salt Lake City Cardinals, Eagles, Broncos, 2007-13 Omaha, Neb. Eagles, Lions, 2011-14 Gretna, Neb. Broncos, 2016-present Stanton, Neb. Patriots, 1966-68 Seward, Neb. Ravens, 2006-present Nebraska City, Neb. Bears, 1984-85 Battle Creek, Neb. Chargers, 49ers, 2002-04 Funk, Neb. Bengals, 2004-08 Minneapolis, Minn. Saints, 1982-86 Elkhorn, Neb. Redskins, 2014-present Wichita, Kan. Oilers, 1984-87 Brainard, Neb. Cardinals, 1999-2002 Wahoo, Neb. Redskins, 1976 North Platte Cardinals, Dolphins, 1970-75 Grand Island Bills, Chargers, Raiders, Rams, 1993-05 Atkinson, Wis. N.Y. Jets, 1988-91 Fairmont, Neb. Chargers, 1983-85 Nebraska City Lions, 1987 Philadelphia, Pa. Bears, Chargers, 2004-05 Inglewood, Calif. Vikings, 1981-83 Elkhorn, Neb. Bengals, 2015-16 Bellevue, Neb. Raiders, 1989-90 Columbus, Neb. Packers, Giants, 1980 Omaha, Neb. Chargers, 1985 Lincoln, Neb. Broncos, 2004-05 St. Edward, Neb. Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 2003-12 Riverside, Calif. Bills, Chargers, 1985-87 Hershey, Neb. Broncos, 1987 St. John, Ind. Saints, Packers, 1997-2002 Lincoln, Neb. Raiders, 1997-2006 Chicago, Ill. Eagles, 1986 Washington, D.C. Lions, Vikings, Buccaneers, 1982-93 Washington, D.C. Patriots, 1983-88
Name, Pos. Derrie Nelson, DE Jarvis Redwine, IB Jimmy Williams, DE Jared Tomich, DE Kyle Larson, P Alex Henery, PK
Name, Pos. Kelly Saalfeld, C Ric Lindquist, DB Scott Strasburger, DE Dale Klein, PK Jeff Jamrog, DE Mark Blazek, S David Edeal, C Mike Stigge, P Matt Shaw, TE Joel Makovicka, FB Bill Lafleur, P Austin Cassidy, S Spencer Long, OL
Year 1980 1980 1981 1995-96 2003 2010
Year 1979 1981 1983-84 1986 1987 1987-88 1990 1991-92 1994 1997-98 1998 2010-11 2013
“Historically, it has been one of the neat things about Nebraska football. The tradition of so many walk-on players and contributions they’ve made to the program. Believe me, I’m all for it.” Mike Riley, Head Football Coach
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“Without a doubt, one of the reasons (walk-ons) why Nebraska football is where it is today.” Jason Peter, from the video Husker Century
ALEX HENERY
AUSTIN CASSIDY
RON KELLOGG III
JARED TOMICH
JOEL MAKOVICKA
JARVIS REDWINE
DERRIE NELSON
I.M. HIPP
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FOOTBALL FAMILY
Family. It is a word that is synonymous with Nebraska Football. No one takes more pride in the Nebraska football program than its former players. Head Coach Mike Riley and his staff have connected with Nebraska’s former players in their short time leading the Husker program, including the hiring of former Husker Blackshirt and NFL standout John Parrella as NU’s defensive line coach in 2016. The family atmosphere of Nebraska football brings together players from all across the United States.
CORNHUSKER FAMILY
• The 2017 Nebraska roster features players from 28 states, plus Canada, including 47 homegrown Huskers. The Husker roster includes at least six players from six additional states. • Nebraska has signed players from 30 states and Canada in its last five recruiting classes. • Nebraska’s 96 football All-Americans hail from 24 states and the District of Columbia, with homegrown Huskers accounting for 38 All-America awards. • Nebraska football lettermen have come from 45 states, Washington D.C. and six foreign countries (Australia, Canada, Finland, South Korea, Germany and Mexico).
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Husker alums connect with current studentathletes through a variety of N Club activities.
N CLUB MISSION STATEMENT
“There is no in-state player, no out-of-state player, no walk-on player and no scholarship player. We were all equals when we got here, and we all came here for the same reason – to contribute to something much bigger than all of us. At Nebraska, all lettermen are the same. We’re hundreds of guys who paid the price to be part of one of the greatest traditions in all of college football. And the greatest honor any of us ever achieved was being able to say: ‘I played for Nebraska!’” Damon Benning, Nebraska I-Back, 1993-96
Provide opportunities to letterwinners from all sports for connection, engagement and involvement through events, special reunions and communication while supporting the athletic, academic and career success of Husker studentathletes.
N CLUB ADVISORY COUNCIL
Letterwinner alumni meet monthly to provide feedback and assistance with upcoming events insuring a commitment to the N Club mission. Approximately 15 alumni from various sports and generations volunteer to meet with the N Club Director and additional athletic staff.
N CLUB PROGRAMMING/EVENTS
Memorial Stadium N Club Gameday Lounge – located in the southeast corner of Memorial Stadium, letterwinner alums and guests with a gameday ticket can enjoy connecting with fellow Huskers, athletic staff and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee members. Open 90 minutes prior to kickoff through halftime, the lounge features snacks, Pepsi products and flat screens to enjoy other games. Social Events – The N Club will host several social functions allowing letterwinner alums from all sports the opportunity to come back to campus, see facilities, meet athletic staff and reconnect. Letterwinner Induction Ceremony – held once each semester, first-time letterwinners are presented with their Husker letter jacket by their Head Coach and a letterwinner alumni. The banquet features comments from past Husker greats along with a special video tribute.
STUDENT-ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Top: Huskers in the NFL Lavonte David (right), Will Compton and Rex Burkhead (middle), and 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers (left) have joined Mike Riley and the Huskers at practice. Middle: Huskers (from left) Roy Helu, Prince Amukamara, Will Compton, Josh Brown, Zackary Bowman and Spencer Long gathered after the Giants faced the Redskins in a 2014 NFL game. Left: The 1995 Huskers celebrated the 20th anniversary of their national championship during the 2015 season. Tom Osborne and 1995 assistants Charlie McBride and Milt Tenopir led the team on the Tunnel Walk. Nebraska will celebrate its 1997 national championship this fall. Bottom Left: Former players, such as Jay Foreman, come back to campus to speak to the team as well as working with NU's student-athletes.
Striving to connect the past with the present, letterwinner alumni are invited back to campus to participate in the annual Student-Athlete Career Fair, Networking Night and Inner Circle Leadership group. Additionally, letterwinner alumni serve as email mentors providing life and career insights. Letterwinner alumni will also have an opportunity to volunteer with current studentathlete leaders for various service projects including a service abroad trip in May.
INNER CIRCLE
Emerging leaders further develop leadership qualities while being inspired from letterwinner alums and collaborating with other student organizations. Inner Circle also assist with numerous service projects throughout the year.
CHAMPIONSHIP REUNIONS
Championship teams and those finishing at an elite national level are invited back to campus every 10 years from the date of the accomplishment. This fall, the 1997 national championship football team will be honored with an event dinner and in-game recognition the weekend of Oct. 6-7.
Opposite: The 2016 Huskers celebrated in the locker room after their win over Oregon.
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HUSKER STUDENT-ATHLETES Nebraska Athletics is one of the few self-sustaining athletic programs in the country. In 2016-17, Nebraska was one of only two collegiate programs in the nation to attract nearly 1.3 million fans across its seven major team sports through the doors of its world-class facilities. This incredible interest and support enables Nebraska Athletics to invest in the student-athlete experience, as well as the overall game-day experience. Nebraska is a leader in providing all the resources and support necessary for student-athletes to become successful in Academics, Athletics and Life. Nebraska will continue to strategically plan for avenues to strengthen the resources to support more than 600 Husker student-athletes across 24 sports.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
More than 600 student-athletes, including Stanley Morgan Jr., benefit not only from Nebraska’s full cost of attendance scholarships and the MacBook Air program, but also the amazing facilities and staff support within the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex. Nebraska leads the nation in CoSIDA Academic All-America and NCAA Today’s Top Ten awards.
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Nebraska’s strength and conditioning has long been at the forefront of college athletics. Under the direction of Boyd Epley, Nebraska has a staff of 14 strength coaches, including football strength coach Mark Philipp, who creates personalized strength and conditioning programs for Husker student-athletes.
LIFE SKILLS EXPERIENCE
The Husker Life Skills program allows studentathletes to continue their development and impact lives in the community. In 2016-17, Husker student-athletes, including linebacker Chris Weber pictured above with the Uplifting Athletes Road Race winners, completed more than 400 outreach activities while volunteering nearly 8,000 hours to impact approximately 35,000 people in Nebraska communities.
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A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE SPORTS NUTRITION LEWIS TRAINING TABLE
Husker student-athletes have ample places to dine, as the Lewis Training Table is open extended hours for meals, while the North Stadium and Hendricks Training Complexes have areas for supplements for recovery after workouts or for snacks throughout the day. Nebraska’s three fulltime sports dietitians work with the Lewis Training Table manager and executive chef to plan and prepare meals to help maximize performance for student-athletes. Nebraska’s individual nutritional counseling focuses on performance nutrition strategies, hydration, quality food choices and proper supplementation to help student-athletes reach their full potential.
In August of 2014, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors restructured the way member institutions and conferences, including the Big Ten, govern themselves. Nebraska has a great history and tradition of providing unmatched benefits and support to student-athletes. However, this change in governance, and subsequent legislation, paved the way for Nebraska to enhance the benefits and experiences for student-athletes. A few examples of these enhanced benefits are: • All scholarship student-athletes across all sports have their scholarship calculated based on the full cost of attendance. • Each student-athlete is offered an Apple MacBook Air laptop computer to enhance their learning opportunities (pictured top left).
ATHLETIC MEDICINE: CARING FOR HUSKERS
Nebraska’s Athletic Medicine facilities rank among the nation’s best, while one of the most experienced medical staffs in the nation care for all Husker student-athletes. Nebraska’s medical team consists of 13 full-time athletic trainers and eight graduate assistant trainers, led by Associate Athletic Director Dr. Lonnie Albers (kneeling far left), Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber and Head Football Athletic Trainer Mark Mayer. A full staff of orthopaedists is also available to the Huskers, led by Dr. Richard Dugas (pictured back in white). The Husker Athletic Medicine team also includes a full-time, in-house athletic psychologist, and sports psychiatry consultants who work directly with Husker student-athletes.
• Nebraska has increased resources and support in all academic and performance related areas including but not limited to Academic Services, Life Skills, Athletic Medicine, Athletic Training, Strength and Conditioning, Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory, Nutrition and Dining Services (Training Table) and Sports Analytics. • Nebraska created the first-known PostEligibility Opportunity (PEO) program, where every student-athlete graduate who has exhausted their athletic eligibility has the opportunity to pursue (with Nebraska support) an internship, participate in a study abroad program or attend graduate school within the University of Nebraska system.
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS Nebraska increased its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-America awards to 329 with four selectionss in 2016-17. Senior track standout Drew Wiseman (Bismarck, N.D., Electrical Engineering) was named the CoSIDA Men's Track and Field Academic All-American of the Year while claiming the second firstteam Academic All-America award of his career. Wiseman was named Nebraska’s Male StudentAthlete of the Year and ended his career as a six-time All-American. Women's track and field star Tierra Williams (Auburn, Neb.) was named Nebraska's Female Student-Athlete of the Year. She was a seven-time All-America jumper and a 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Wiseman and Williams, who are pictured with Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst (right), were Nebraska’s 2016-17 Big Ten Medal of Honor winners. The Nebraska men’s track and field team continued its extraordinary run of CoSIDA Academic All-America success with Wiseman's first-team selection. Four-time volleyball AllAmerican Kadie Rolfzen (Papillion, Neb., Advertising & Public Relations) was also a firstteam Academic All-American, as was All-Big Ten soccer player Caroline Flynn (Lincoln, Neb., Communication Studies). A 2016 second-team All-American on the balance beam, gymnast Danielle Breen (Ames, Iowa, Accounting) earned second-team Academic All-America honors in the Women's At-Large division. Graduation is the ultimate achievement, and 126 Husker student-athletes earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in three commencement exercises at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2016-17.
A total of 126 Nebraska student-athletes earned their degrees in 2016-17, including 54 in May 2017, 57 in December 2016 and 15 in August 2016. Linebacker and 2016 team captain Josh Banderas (left) earned his degree in management in May of 2017. Wide receiver Alonzo Moore (center) graduated in August of 2016 with a degree in sociology and was one of three Huskers on the 2016 team playing as graduate students. Tommy Armstrong Jr. (right) earned his degree in communication studies in December of 2016 and finished his career as Nebraska's all-time leader in total offense. All three Huskers are in NFL training camps in 2017.
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2016-17 ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
329 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads nation across all sports) 107 Football CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) 38 Volleyball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time) 30 Softball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (No. 3 among all women’s sports, all time) 44 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads nation since CoSIDA added team in 2002) Academic All-American of the Year in 2016-17 Drew Wiseman (Men's Track and Field) NCAA Elite 90 Award Winners in 2016-17 Sydney Townsend (Women's Volleyball) Drew Wiseman (Men's Track and Field) Four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2016-17 (3 first-team, 1 third-team) First Team: Caroline Flynn (Soccer) Kadie Rolfzen (Volleyball) Drew Wiseman (Men's Track and Field) Danielle Breen (Women's Gymnastics) NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winner ($7,500) Kadie Rolfzen (Women’s Volleyball) Jennie Laeng (Women's Gymnastics)
Five Huskers earned Outstanding Scholar Awards in 2016-17. The seniors with 3.900 GPAs or better were Caroline Flynn (soccer, pictured above); Jennie Laeng (women’s gymnastics); Kelly Schatz (soccer); Drew Wiseman (men’s track and field); Emily Wood (women’s basketball). Flynn was also a first-team Academic AllAmerican in 2016 and was drafted by the Portland Thorns FC in the 2017 NWSL Draft.
Volleyball standout Kadie Roflzen earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2016. Rolfzen, a two-time first-team AVCA All-American, became just the third volleyball player in school history to earn four All-America awards, joining Husker Olympians Jordan Larson and Sarah Pavan. Rolfzen was also an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient in 2017.
Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships ($7,500 each) Eric Coufal (Wrestling) Jennie Laeng (Women's Gymnastics) Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award (32) Alice Akers, Jasmine Barge, Julia Bond, Cassandra Brassard, Bri Cassidy, Kaiwan Culmer, Reka Czuth, Jordan De Spong, Paula Del Cueto Castillo, Kristen Dowell, Jordan Ehly, Austin Epperson, Jerald Foster, Francesca Giganti, Sydney Harlow, Briana Holman, Harrison Jordan, Eric Karl, Mate Koroknai, Rok Krizaj, Ashley Lambert, Daniel Leal, Angela Mercurio, Sydney Miramontez, Nick Percy, Nina Radulovic, Sanjaya Roy, Alyvia Simmons, Maddie Simon, Toni Tupper, Tierra Williams, Brittni Wolczyk Male Student-Athlete of the Year Drew Wiseman (Men's Track and Field) Female Student-Athlete of the Year Tierra Williams (Women's Track and Field) Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Drew Wiseman (Men's Track and Field) Tierra Williams (Women's Track and Field) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winners Ben Miller (Baseball) Emily Wood (Women's Basketball) Herman Team GPA Award Winners Men’s Gymnastics (3.480 GPA) Women’s Swimming & Diving Team (3.578 GPA) Life Skills Award of Excellence Team Winners Football Women's Gymnastics 731 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Selections Fall (382), Spring (349) (3.0 GPA or above) 209 Academic All-Big Ten Selections (Letterwinner with a 3.0 GPA or above) 126 Husker Graduates 15, August 2016; 57, December 2016; 54, May 2017 98 Perfect 4.0 GPA Semesters Fall (54), Spring (44)
Drew Wiseman was the Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Track and Field in 2017. A two-time NCAA Elite 90 recipient, Wiseman was also a fourtime All-American on the track, earning accolades in both the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay.
Danielle Breen garnered CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors in 2017 after helping the Huskers win the Big Ten regular-season title. Breen was also a second-team All-American on the balance beam and a two-time All-Big Ten performer.
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THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
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“You definitely get the total package of an experience from athletics, academics, community outreach and campus life. Everybody on staff within the program makes sure that the student-athletes reach their fullest potential and that is why there is no place like Nebraska.” Rex Burkhead, New England Patriots
The athletic academic unit, located in the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex, provides personal and academic support to ensure that studentathletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The academic support team is composed of 14 full-time staff members and is certified by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) as meeting the standards established by the N4A.
ACADEMIC COUNSELING
Seven academic counselors, three learning specialists and two assistant academic counselors are in place to monitor daily academic progress, receive consistent course feedback, assist with the advising/registration process and monitor continuing eligibility and progress toward graduation.
TUTORIAL SUPPORT
A tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support from approximately 75-100 tutors on staff is available from day one up to college graduation in all subject areas. The tutorial program is certified as a model tutoring program by the College Reading and Learning Association.
STUDY HALL
Nebraska’s study hall program is housed in the D.J. Sokol Enrichment Center within the Student Life Complex. Student-athletes attend a supervised, flex-time study hall that features day, evening and weekend hours. Student-athletes are required to complete a specific number of study hours each week as determined by their academic counselor and/or coach. Additional performance-based or tutorbased study hall also may be determined by the academic counselor.
MENTORING
Academic support staff serve as mentors to all incoming student-athletes and a select group of returning student-athletes. The student-athletes meet with their mentor weekly to develop time management skills, gather and report academic progress information, and discuss academic success strategies.
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
Assessments are administered upon the request of the student-athlete, academic counselor, or coach. Learning specialists are available to administer and score informal assessments, which include a reading comprehension and a writing assessment. When more in-depth assessments are necessary, referrals are made to a consulting psychologist who conducts the assessments. If it is determined a student-athlete has a learning disability or another medical condition that impedes the student from reaching their academic potential, appropriate accommodations are implemented by the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.
STUDENT-ATHLETE ORIENTATION
Each new student-athlete attends an orientation at the beginning of their academic career. Student-athletes are introduced to staff, faculty, administrators, and a variety of resources that help facilitate the transition into college while enhancing awareness of support services in the Athletic Department and across campus.
PERSONAL COUNSELING
Student-athletes will find a supportive and caring environment at Nebraska. Transitional issues, stress management, time management, academic focus and problem resolution are all addressed in a proactive manner throughout the year. If necessary, counseling referrals are also made to designated practitioners.
COMPUTER RESOURCES
The Herman Student Life Complex has two computer labs available for studentathletes. The Scott Technology Center features two tech tables for use on group computer projects and group study sessions. New laptops are provided to all student-athletes for use during their academic career at Nebraska. Top: The main entrance to the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex in West Memorial Stadium is the gateway to student-athlete success at Nebraska. The complex also features tributes to each of Nebraska’s nation-leading 329 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 17 NCAA Today’s Top Ten Award winners. Bottom left: Renovations to the Nebraska Student Life Complex nearly tripled the size of NU’s previous academic space in 2010. The Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex also features a technology center, a dedicated Life Skills area and the Papik Computer lab (left).
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LIFE SKILLS Regarded as the premier and most comprehensive Life Skills program in college athletics, the Husker program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support through college and beyond to promote total person development and preparation for life after sports. Led by Senior Associate Athletic Director Keith Zimmer, five full-time staff members coordinate community involvement, career planning, effective communication strategies and much more to benefit Husker student-athletes.
In May of 2017, 22 student-athletes traveled to Nicaragua as part of the NoFilter program to serve abroad with Seeds of Learning, a nonprofit organization that helps to create educational opportunities in rural Latin America. Over the course of one week, these Huskers experienced a new culture, created new friendships and relationships, and most importantly, helped build additional classrooms for a school in the town of Villa Japรณn.
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The annual Nebraska Football Uplifting Athletes Road Race has raised over $100,000 for pediatric brain cancer research in its four-year history. Nebraska football has been a national leader in outreach activities for decades.
PROACTIVE EDUCATION
The Life Skills team organizes several orientations aimed at acclimating student-athletes to college life. Additionally, all incoming student-athletes attend the fall semester Husker Life Seminar. This interactive class promotes responsible decisionmaking, personal brand, financial literacy, leadership, involvement and service.
INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS
Every Nebraska student-athlete is assigned a Life Skills staff member who will assist with personal and career development. The meetings help each student-athlete identify a career focus and implement a plan to increase career marketability.
CAREER COMMITMENT & NETWORKING
Annually, Nebraska Life Skills organizes a StudentAthlete Career Fair, Networking Night (pictured bottom right) and other career events aimed at connecting Huskers with companies desiring competitive, hardworking, accountable candidates. Athlete Network and Husker Hire Link provide opportunities to explore career opportunities across the country.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Nebraska student-athletes readily accept the role-model challenge, collectively giving more than 8,000 hours annually to impact thousands across the state of Nebraska. Outreach events include but are not limited to hospital visits, mentoring, school assemblies, statewide rallies (including the Sportsmanship 4 Life Pep Rally, pictured opposite page, bottom left), Make-A-Wish, School is Cool and Husker Heroes.
LEADERSHIP
Nebraska Life Skills provides student-athletes with countless opportunities to enhance leadership skills while distinguishing themselves from the competition. Student-athletes can be members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Uplifting Athletes Chapter or Inner Circle. UNL offers more than 600 recognized student organizations allowing athletes to collaborate with other campus leaders for common goals. Nebraska Life Skills funds and coordinates an annual one-week service abroad trip that allows 20 student-athletes to work together toward a common goal while enriching cultural competencies.
RECOGNITION
In 2016-17, a record 82 Husker Football studentathletes were named to both the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship teams for completing a minimum of six service projects in the calendar year. A host of other recognition opportunities at the institutional, Big Ten and NCAA levels that all reflect the high ideals, character and servant leadership nurtured through community involvement also are available.
POST-ELIGIBILITY OPPORTUNITIES
Effective December 2015 and beyond, studentathletes who letter and graduate will have a three-year window to benefit from one of three post-eligibility opportunities each valued at $7,500. Upon completion of required seminars, graduates can either study abroad, complete an internship or begin graduate school within the University of Nebraska system.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
The Life Skills program also is responsible for all Diversity and Inclusion initiatives for Husker Athletics. Since 2016, the Diversity and Inclusion Summit has reached all student-athletes and staff members with programming emphasizing respect, acceptance and unity. Numerous other special events are coordinated in collaboration with campus departments highlighting the diversity within Husker Nation.
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ATHLETIC MEDICINE Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most well-trained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country. Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers, Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber and Football Head Athletic Trainer Mark Mayer, the 2017-18 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five physicians, 13 full-time athletic trainers, eight graduate assistant athletic trainers, two full-time in-house athletic psychologists and sports psychiatry consultants who work directly with student-athletes. Nebraska’s medical facilities have long been among the nation’s best, and NU’s athletic medicine center within the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex will keep the Huskers on the front line of technology for decades to come. In addition to Nebraska’s North Stadium facility, Haymarket Park, the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Nebraska Soccer and Tennis Complex all feature athletic medicine areas. The Devaney Center’s Athletic Medicine facility underwent an extensive expansion as part of the Hendricks Training Complex addition in 2011.
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Nebraska uses advanced equipment, including two anti-gravity treadmills, to help athletes recondition after injuries.
Nebraska’s Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a three-level laned pool. The Hydroworx 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment.
The hot and cold plunge tanks in the Holthus Family Hydrotherapy area help the Huskers recover after workouts and injuries.
Nebraska’s on-site medical services for student-athletes rank among the nation’s best. Dr. Lonnie Albers, Head Athletic Trainer Jerry Weber (pictured) and the Athletic Medicine staff have their own X-ray equipment at Memorial Stadium.
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CHAMPIONSHIP FACILITIES From training facilities to competition venues, Nebraska’s athletic facilities are second-to-none across the collegiate landscape. From Memorial Stadium to Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Husker student-athletes have the benefits of training and competing in some of the nation’s finest facilities. Fans around the country follow the Huskers with amazing passion across all sports. In 2016-17, Nebraska was the only Division I program to rank in the top 15 nationally in attendance in football and men's basketball. Overall, nine Husker sports ranked among the top 20 nationally in attendance in 2016-17.
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NAPL: INTEGRATING SPORT
The Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) is recognized as the first performance research center within a collegiate department of athletics. The NAPL features a talented, multidisciplinary team that includes a full-time director, assistant director and biomarker lab director, and two research post-doctoral fellows. Located in East Memorial Stadium adjacent to UNL’s Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3), the NAPL collaborates with Nebraska’s Performance staff and athletic programs to offer the highest level of integration of sport performance technologies and systems. The NAPL is made up of the Mark and Debra Classen Cardio Area, James and Karen Linder Dynamic Performance Center, Markin Family Collaborative Center, Thayer Family Athletic Research Lab and cutting-edge equipment donated by the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation. The main entrance for the research facilities is located in the Janet and Gerard Keating Family Concourse. Focused on student-athlete health, safety and welfare, the NAPL is a world-leading research and performance facility focusing on the performance enhancement, safety and long-term well-being of student-athletes. The NAPL includes simulated athletic environments for studying performance, incorporating a camera system to track human motion capture videos (3D) to measure athletes in their development through testing results to create an athletic performance index for each athlete, force plates to measure ground reaction forces and state-of-the-art technology to assess physiological limitations and biomarkers, investigate exercise cardiovascular capacity and measure body composition. All 24 Husker athletic programs conduct performance testing at NAPL. Force plates and motion capture videos (3D) are used to measure athletes in their development through testing results to create an athletic performance index for each athlete. The NAPL uses IDexa as an advanced, accurate and reliable method to analyze and measure body composition. The focus of the Thayer Family Athletic Research Lab is recovery from competition, travel and all stressors a student athlete might experience by measuring salivary biomarkers hours prior to and up to 24 hours post-competition.
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PERFORMANCE, RESEARCH Researchers in the Thayer Family Athletic Research Lab measure salivary biomarkers to focus on recovery.
Nebraska’s Strength and Conditioning team utilizes NAPL facilities and equipment to optimize performance testing across all 24 Husker sports. Nebraska’s Nutrition staff led by Lindsey Remmers utilizes NAPL technology for body composition testing.
Equipment, technology, researchers and student-athletes come together in the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory to put the Huskers on the cutting edge of sport science.
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NATIONAL POWERS
The Nebraska volleyball team went 31-3 and earned its 13th NCAA Semifinals appearance in school history in 2016. The Huskers won the Big Ten title with an 18-2 record and placed four players on the AVCA All-America team, the most by NU since 2007.
Jake Meyers earned third-team All-America honors after leading the Husker baseball team to its first regular-season Big Ten title in 2017.
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Jaycie Johnson was the No. 27 overall pick of the NWSL Draft after leading the Huskers with 11 goals in 2016. Johnson ranked among the program leaders in goals, game-winning goals and multi-goal games.
Tai Webster earned secondteam All-Big Ten honors in 2017, as the senior from Auckland, New Zealand, was among the conference leaders in scoring, assists and steals
MJ Knighten became Nebraska’s first softball player to be a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award in 2017. Knighten also became the program’s first four-time All-Big Ten selection and was a 2016 first-team All-American.
Julia Bond earned first-team AllAmerica honors for the second straight season by leading the Nebraska bowling team to an NCAA runner-up finish in 2017.
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Under the direction of Big Ten Coach of the Year Darin Erstad, the Nebraska baseball team won its first conference title since 2005 and reached an NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons in 2017.
NATION’S BEST FANS
Nebraska was the only NCAA Division I program to rank in the top 15 nationally in attendance in football and men’s basketball in 2016-17. In fact, Nebraska ranked in the top 20 in attendance across nine sports in 2016-17.
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W. GYMNASTICS 16TH TJ Dudley (184 pounds) earned third place at the 2017 NCAA Championships. Dudley was a three-time All-American who won 114 matches in his Husker career.
Justine Wong-Orantes was a twotime Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and garnered first-team AVCA All-America honors in 2016, helping the Huskers to a Big Ten title and an NCAA Semifinals appearance.
Anton Stephenson won the Big Ten title on vault and helped the Huskers to its best NCAA Championship finish since 1999.
Sienna Crouse earned first-team All-America honors on the vault, as the Huskers won the Big Ten regular-season title and placed seventh at the NCAA Championships.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and land-grant institution. Founded in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska was expanded in 1968 into a state educational system now comprising four campuses under the guidance of a Board of Regents and a central administration. Nebraska, which joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago, which has generated unique opportunities for students and faculty by sharing expertise, leveraging resources and collaborating on programs. Discover more about the University of Nebraska at unl.edu.
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BIG TEN ACADEMIC ALLIANCE (BTAA)
As a member of the Big Ten, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which is the academic consortium of the universities in the Big Ten Conference. The consortium was renamed on June 29, 2016. The BTAA includes all 14 Big Ten Institutions and the University of Chicago. The Big Ten Academic Alliances and the institutions together have annual research expenditures topping $10.2 billion — more than the Ivy League and the University of California System combined — and they educate a total of nearly 600,000 students with approximately 50,000 full-time faculty members.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MISSION
As a land-grant university there are three primary missions of the University: teaching, research and service. UNL is the state’s primary intellectual center providing leadership throughout the state through quality education and the generation of new knowledge.
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• Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources • Architecture • Arts and Sciences • Business • Education and Human Sciences • Engineering • Hixson-Lied Fine and Performing Arts • Journalism and Mass Communications • Law
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA INNOVATION CAMPUS
Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC), is a research campus designed to facilitate new and in-depth partnerships between the University of Nebraska and private sector businesses. NIC is adjacent to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and strategically provides access to research faculty, facilities and students.
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UNL HAS STUDENTS FROM 136 COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS ALL 50 STATES UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
UNL ENROLLMENT (FALL, 2016)
LIVING ALUMNI Nebraska’s Outdoor Adventure Center opened in 2014 and features a 42-foot rock climbing wall in the heart of campus.
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The new $84 million, 240,000-square-foot College of Business building, the largest academic building project in the recent history of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will open this July in time for the 2017-18 academic year. Bottom: The 30,000-square foot Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center is the nation’s largest multicultural center attached to a student union.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NATIONAL RANKINGS
• No. 1 Best-Value Law School (National Jurist Magazine) • No. 1 Best-Value Online MBA in the World (Financial Times) • No. 4 Best Online Graduate Education Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 4 Best Online Graduate Education Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 9 Rising Star in Research among U.S. Institutions (Springer Nature) • No. 13 Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 18 Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 20 Speech-Language Pathology Grad Schools (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 21 Best Online MBA Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 24 in ‘Best For Vets’ Colleges (Military Times) • Rated among top half of first tier of Top National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) • Rated among top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance)
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WELCOME TO LINCOLN
One of the nation’s largest 75 cities, Lincoln features many of the benefits of an urban setting and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. The third-largest city in the Big Ten, Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life while residing in a community which is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States.
LINCOLN’S NATIONAL RANKINGS No. 1 Most Content City (24/7 Wallstreet) No. 1 Top 10 Cities for Job Seekers (Forbes) No. 1 Healthiest Small City (Daily Finance) No. 1 City in Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes) No. 2 City in Highest Quality of Life (Huffington Post) No. 3 Top Cities for Young Entrepreneurs (Nerd Wallet) No. 3 Top 10 Places to Travel in the U.S. in 2017 (lonelyplanet.com) No. 3 Lowest Unemployment Rate (Bureau of Labor) No. 6 Best College Town (AIER) No. 8 Top 10 Best Downtowns (livability.com) No. 8 Best Cities of 2016 (SmartAsset.com) Top-10 Most Beautiful Cities in USA (The Culture Trip)
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Some of the artists who have played Pinnacle Bank Arena to huge crowds since it opened include Katy Perry (pictured, left), Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Lil’ Wayne (pictured, center), Jason Aldean, Eric Church (pictured, right), Pink, Miranda Lambert, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Blake Shelton, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Carrie Underwood.
HUSKERS Modeled after the Power and Light District in Kansas City, the Railyard is near the front entrance of Pinnacle Bank Arena, allowing fans to attend an event and enjoy the outdoor plaza.
PROMINENT PEOPLE, NEBRASKA TIES
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher · Fred Astaire, dancer and actor · Max Baer, boxer · Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor · William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Representative, Democratic Party nominee for president 1896, 1900, and 1908
· Warren Buffett, investor; Forbes Magazine’s 2008 Richest Man in the World · Richard N. Cabela, entrepreneur, founder of Cabela’s sporting store · Johnny Carson, comedian · Joba Chamberlain, Major League Baseball pitcher · Dick Cheney, 46th U.S. Vice-president · Terrance Crawford, Lightweight world champion · Adam DeVine, actor · Brian
Duensing, Major League Baseball pitcher · Henry Fonda, Academy Award-winning actor · Bob Gibson, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, St. Louis
Cardinals · Alex Gordon, Major League Baseball All-Star, Gold Glove winner, 2015 World Series Champion, Kansas City Royals · Amy Heidemann, Karmin lead singer · Marg Helgenberger, actress · Peter Kiewit, contractor, investor and philanthropist · Jaime King, actress · Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner · Larry the Cable Guy, comedian · Tyronn Lue, Head Coach, 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers · Malcolm X, civil rights leader · Nick Nolte, actor, producer · Alexander Payne, Academy Award-winning Director · Edwin Perkins, inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist · Andy Roddick, tennis star, 2003 U.S. Open Champion · Gale Sayers, Football Hall of Fame running back, Chicago Bears · Hilary Swank, two-time Academy Award-winning actress · Jack Sock, 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion · Gabrielle Union, actress · James
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha and its metro-area, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of approximately 900,000. Omaha is home to TD Ameritrade Park, the NCAA College World Series and the worldrenowned Henry Doorly Zoo.
Valentine, Maroon 5 guitarist · Tony Watson, Major League Baseball All-Star, Pittsburgh Pirates
THIS IS NEBRASKA
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CAREER COACHING NUMBERS
• 108-91 career record as a collegiate head coach • 15-11 record at Nebraska • 43 years of coaching experience • 26 years as a head coach • 17 years as a collegiate head coach • 9 years as a professional head coach • 3 years as an NFL head coach • 17 years as an assistant coach • 13 years as a collegiate assistant coach • 4 years as a professional assistant coach • 1 year as an NFL assistant coach • 7 bowl victories • 37 NFL Draft picks as a collegiate head coach • 2 Canadian Football League championships • 1 NAIA National Championship
COLLEGE HEAD COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (3 SEASONS) » 2015-17: 15-11 record
OREGON STATE (14 SEASONS)
MIKE RILEY | HEAD COACH
» 2003-14: 85-66 record (12 seasons) » 1997-98: 8-14 record (2 seasons) » Overall: 93-80 record (14 seasons)
3RD SEASON
Mike Riley is often referred to as one of the nation's most underrated coaches. His peers recognized him as such in 2014, naming him the No. 2 most underrated coach in a survey of all FBS head coaches. Riley may indeed be underrated, but only to those not paying attention to his accomplishments. Riley's coaching resume speaks for itself. An NAIA national championship coordinator before he turned 30. A professional head coach before he was 35. Two Grey Cup championships in his four seasons as a Canadian Football League head coach, where he was two-time CFL Coach of the Year. Four seasons of NFL experience, including three seasons as head coach of the San Diego Chargers. Those accomplishments are enough to distinguish Riley from many of his peers and that's before one considers what Riley has achieved as an FBS head coach. Riley enters his 17th season as a college head coach this fall, and he is one of only seven active coaches who has recorded 100 wins at the Power Five Conference level. He also owns a 7-3 record in bowl games, ranking fifth in NCAA history in bowl winning percentage (minimum 10 bowl games). Riley accepted his first college head job at Oregon State in 1997, spending two seasons with the Beavers before leaving for the NFL. He laid the foundation for the most successful stretch in Oregon State history by leading OSU to five wins in 1998, the program's first five-win season in 27 years. Following a four-year stint in the NFL, Riley returned to Corvallis in 2003. Over the next 12 seasons, Riley guided Oregon State to eight bowl games, nearly matching the total of nine bowl games OSU made in its first 105 years. Riley also led the Beavers to four of the program's seven nine-win seasons. Riley accepted the Nebraska job on Dec. 4, 2014. In only two seasons at Nebraska, he has already distinguished himself at a program that has featured six hall-of-fame coaches and ranks in the top five all-time in wins. In his first season in 2015, Riley became only the fourth NU coach to win a bowl game in his debut season, which set the stage for an impressive second season. In 2016, Riley led Nebraska to the program's highest-ever College Football Playoff ranking (No. 10) and NU was ranked as high as No. 7 in the AP poll. Riley, who was a candidate for the Paul "Bear" Bryant and Bobby Dodd Coach-of-the-Year awards, helped Nebraska to its best start in 15 seasons (70), as the Huskers were one of the last nine unbeaten teams in the country en route to posting the 50th nine-win season in program history. In the past three seasons, Riley has coached the all-time leading passer in Pac-12 history (Sean Mannion) and the all-time total offense leader and alltime leading passer in NU history (Tommy Armstrong Jr.). He has also coached two different Biletnikoff Award winners, as Riley is the only active coach in the country to coach two different wide receivers who have won the award. Riley's success is not limited to the playing field. Forty-seven Huskers have earned academic All-Big Ten honors in Riley's first two seasons and 43 of the 50 members of Riley's first two senior classes have already earned their degrees, including 39 student-athletes who graduated before playing their final game in a Husker uniform.
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PROFESSIONAL HEAD COACHING STOPS SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (3 SEASONS) » 1999-2001: 14-34 record
SAN ANTONIO RIDERS (WLAF) (2 SEASONS) » 1991-92: 11-9 record
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (CFL) (4 SEASONS) » 1987-90: 40-32 record » 2-Time Grey Cup Champions (1987, 1990)
COLLEGE ASSISTANT COACHING STOPS USC (4 SEASONS) » 1993-96: Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
NORTHERN COLORADO (1 SEASON) » 1986: Defensive Coordinator
LINFIELD (ORE.) COLLEGE (6 SEASONS) » 1977-82: Defensive Coordinator » 1982 NAIA National Champions
WHITWORTH COLLEGE (1 SEASON) » 1976: Graduate Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1 SEASON) » 1975: Graduate Assistant
PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT COACHING STOPS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1 SEASON) » 2002: Assistant Coach
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (CFL) (3 SEASONS) » 1983-85: Assistant Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE » Alabama (cornerback) » 1973 National Champions
PERSONAL
» Bachelor's Degree: Alabama (1975) » Master's Degree: Whitworth College (1977) » Family: Dee (wife); Matthew, Kate (children); Lydia (daughter-in-law); Mark Dillon (son-in-law); Elijah Jo and Cecilia (grandchildren)
HUSKERS NATION'S MOST EXPERIENCED ACTIVE COACHES COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE RK. 1. 2. 3.
COACH Nick Saban Mike Riley Bill Snyder Rocky Long
SCHOOL COLLEGE Alabama 35 Nebraska 30 Kansas State 42 San Diego State 40
PRO 8 13 0 2
TOTAL 45 43 42 42
COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE RK. 1. 2. 4.
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Named to the 2016 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List (1 of 23) • Named to the 2016 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Watch List (1 of 18) • Guided Nebraska to the 50th nine-win season in school history in 2016 • Led NU to its highest-ever College Football Playoff ranking (No. 10 in 2016) • Led Nebraska to a No. 6 coaches' poll ranking and No. 7 AP ranking in 2016 • The No. 6 ranking marked the highest ranking of Riley’s career • Tied the best regular-season record of his coaching career in 2016 (9-3)
COACH Brian Kelly Mike Riley Bill Snyder Terry Bowden Rich Rodriguez Nick Saban
SCHOOL Notre Dame Nebraska Kansas State Akron Arizona Alabama
RK. COACH 1. Lovie Smith 2. Mike Riley 3. Jim Harbaugh Jim Mora Butch Davis
SCHOOL YEARS Illinois 11 Nebraska 9 Michigan 4 UCLA 4 Florida International 4
NFL HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE RK. COACH 1. Lovie Smith 2. Jim Harbaugh Jim Mora Butch Davis 5. Mike Riley 6. Nick Saban Lane Kiffin 8. Bobby Petrino
• Ended his debut season with a 37-29 Foster Farms Bowl victory over UCLA • Became the 4th Husker head coach to win a bowl game in his first season • Became the first NU head coach to defeat four bowl teams in his first season • Guided the Huskers to a 39-38 win over No. 6 Michigan State in 2015, the highest ranked opponent a first-year Nebraska coach has ever defeated
TOTAL 28 26 26 24 24 24
OVERALL PROFESSIONAL HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Led Nebraska to a 7-0 start in 2016, the program's best start in 15 seasons • Led Nebraska to an eight-game winning streak from 2015-16
PRO 0 9 0 0 0 2
ACTIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES WITH THE MOST PROFESSIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Led NU to the third-largest regular-season win improvement in school history • Nebraska was one of the last nine remaining unbeaten teams in 2016
COLLEGE 28 17 26 24 24 22
SCHOOL YEARS Illinois 11 Michigan 4 UCLA 4 Florida International 4 Nebraska 3 Alabama 2 Florida Atlantic 2 Louisville 1
• Five Huskers have been selected in the NFL Draft in Riley's two seasons • 39 Huskers have earned their degrees before playing their final game in Riley's first two seasons
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Is the only coach in college football to win a professional title as a head coach • Has won championships at the NAIA, FBS (as a player) and professional levels • Boasts the second-most experience of any active FBS head coach • Named the No. 2 most underrated coach in a 2014 survey of FBS head coaches • 1 of 8 active FBS head coaches who was also an NFL head coach
ACTIVE COACHES WITH 100 WINS AT POWER FIVE CONFERENCE SCHOOLS RK. COACH 1. Bill Snyder 2. Nick Saban 3. Mark Richt 4. Kirk Ferentz 5. Urban Meyer 6. Mike Leach 7. Mike Riley
POWER FIVE SCHOOL(S) Kansas St. Michigan St., LSU, Alabama Georgia, Miami Iowa Utah, Florida, Ohio St. Texas Tech, Washington St. Oregon St., Nebraska
WINS 202 196 154 135 126 113 108
• Owns a 7-3 career coaching record in bowl games • Ranks 5th all-time with a .700 career winning percentage in bowl games • Ranks 3rd in bowl game winning percentage among active coaches who have appeared in at least 10 bowl games • Ranks 7th among active coaches with seven career bowl victories • 1 of 18 coaches in NCAA history to win five consecutive bowl games • 2008 Pac-10 Coach of the Year • 16 wins over ranked teams in 16 seasons • 5 wins over top-10 teams and three wins over top-three teams • 15 wins over ranked opponents in the past 12 seasons • More victories than any other coach in Oregon State history (93)
MOST BOWL WINS AMONG ACTIVE FBS COACHES RK. 1. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8.
COACH Urban Meyer Nick Saban Mark Richt Kyle Whittingham Gary Patterson Bill Snyder Mike Riley Kirk Ferentz Bronco Mendenhall
SCHOOL(S) Utah, Florida, Ohio St. Michigan St., LSU, Alabama Georgia, Miami Utah TCU Kansas St. Oregon St., Nebraska Iowa BYU, Virginia
WINS 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6
• Ranks 11th in Pac-12 history with 58 conference victories • Coached 14 AP All-Americans in 14 seasons at Oregon State • Only active NCAA coach who has tutored two Biletnikoff Award winners • Head Coach of San Diego Chargers for three seasons • 2 Grey Cup Championships in four seasons as a CFL Head Coach • 2-Time Canadian Football League Coach of the Year (1988 & 1990) • 1982 NAIA National Champion as defensive coordinator at Linfield College • 1973 national champion as a cornerback at Alabama
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL One of the most respected men at any level of football, Mike Riley is in his third season as Nebraska head coach in 2017. The second-most experienced FBS coach behind Alabama’s Nick Saban, Riley leads the Nebraska program with a veteran and consistent presence. Riley is in his 43rd season overall as a coach in 2017 and his 26th year as a head coach, including 17 years in the collegiate ranks. He also owns nine years of experience as a professional head coach, second among current FBS head coaches. Riley surpassed the 100-win plateau during the 2016 season and will enter the 2017 campaign with a 108-91 record at the college level. Since taking over the Nebraska program, Riley has immersed himself in the Cornhusker football tradition, while working to build the program to a championship level. After an initial season that featured a series of difficult losses, Riley’s 2016 Huskers made strides in the win department, posting a 9-4 record, including a 6-3 mark in Big Ten play. The Huskers’ four-win improvement in the regular season in 2016 was the third-largest in the 127-year history of Nebraska football. His 9-3 regular-season record tied the best regular-season mark of Riley’s collegiate coaching career, and marked Nebraska’s 50th nine-win season Riley also led Nebraska to its highest ranking in the College Football Playoff poll (10th) and to the program’s highest AP ranking (No. 7) in six seasons. He also helped the Huskers finish second in the Big Ten West, a division that featured five bowl teams. Riley led Nebraska to five victories over bowl teams in 2016, while guiding NU to its first undefeated season at Memorial Stadium since 2012. The win over nationally ranked Oregon marked his 16th win over a ranked opponent in his college career. Nebraska’s overall record in 2015 did not measure up to Riley’s expectations for his first year. However signs of progress were evident throughout the season, particularly during an impressive late-season run. Nebraska’s 6-7 record included four losses on the opponent’s final offensive play, and the seven losses came by an average of 4.7 points, including four losses by three or fewer points. The Huskers posted four wins over bowl teams and defeated an opponent who finished the season with double-digit victories. None of the other 28 first-year head coaches in Nebraska history accomplished either of those feats, while NU’s 39-38 upset of No. 6 Michigan State marked the highest ranked opponent a first-year Husker head coach had ever defeated. The victory was the Huskers’ first win over a top-10 opponent in four seasons and marked only the third time in the history of Nebraska football that an unranked Husker team upset a top-10 foe. Riley’s first season culminated with a 37-29 victory over UCLA in the Foster Farms Bowl at Levi’s Stadium. Riley became the fourth Husker coach to win a bowl game in his debut season, while notching his seventh overall bowl victory. Riley’s .700 career bowl winning percentage ranks fifth in NCAA history among coaches with at least 10 bowl game appearances. Riley took over the Husker football program following 12 seasons as the head coach at Oregon State and 14 seasons overall in Corvallis. Riley also had prior experience at the highest level of football, serving as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers for three seasons, while also spending time as a head coach in the Canadian Football League and the World Football League. In his time at Oregon State, Riley built the Beaver program into a consistent winner and regular contender in the Pac-12 Conference. Riley had a 93-80 overall record as the Beavers’ head coach. Riley began the rejuvenation of the Oregon State program in his two-year stint in 1997 and 1998. He returned to Corvallis in 2003 and led the Beavers to unprecedented heights for 12 years. Riley owns the most wins ever at Oregon State with 93, and he helped the program to eight bowl appearances. OSU was ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for 28 weeks, and Riley coached players who combined to earn 32 All-America honors at Oregon State. Riley had 32 NFL Draft picks at OSU, including first-round selections Steven Jackson (2004) and Brandin Cooks (2014). Before accepting the Nebraska job, Riley was the longest tenured coach in the Pac-12 and had the seventh-longest coaching tenure of any head coach in the FBS ranks. His resume sparkles with coaching achievements. A two-time Region 5 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coach of the Year, Riley was the 2008 Pac-10 Conference and State of Oregon Coach of the Year, and his teams appeared in the final Associated Press top-25 rankings three times in his final eight seasons at OSU. In 2012, he was selected the AFCA Region Coach of the Year. The 63-year-old Riley posted a 6-2 record in bowl games with the Beavers. Riley built the foundation for Oregon State in his first two years on the campus in 1997 and 1998. Riley took over a program that was
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COACHING RECORDS
YEAR TEAM RECORD 1987 Winnipeg (CFL) 12-6 1988 Winnipeg (CFL) 9-9 1989 Winnipeg (CFL) 7-11 1990 Winnipeg (CFL) 12-6 1991 1992
San Antonio (WLAF) 4-6 San Antonio (WLAF) 7-3
1997 1998
Oregon St. Oregon St.
1999 2000 2001
San Diego (NFL) San Diego (NFL) San Diego (NFL)
8-8 1-15 5-11
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St.
8-5 7-5 5-6 10-4 9-4 9-4 8-5 5-7 3-9 9-4 7-6 5-7
2015 Nebraska 2016 Nebraska Total 25 Years College 16 Years
3-8 5-6
6-7 9-4 173-166 108-91
“If Mike Riley offered my son or any kid I coach, I would send them in a heartbeat. This man is all about the kids.” » 8-YEAR NFL VETERAN MARC McMILLIAN mired in a streak of 26 consecutive losing seasons and quickly changed the culture in Corvallis. After Riley departed for the NFL, Oregon State made three postseason appearances. Riley was the first coach in OSU history to win more than one NCAAsanctioned bowl game at OSU, capturing the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, the 2004 Insight Bowl, the 2006 and 2008 Sun Bowls, the 2007 Emerald Bowl and the 2013 Hawaii Bowl titles. He was also the first coach to lead the program to more than one winning conference season since 1969, and Riley accomplished the feat six times. Riley returned to the Beaver sideline for the second time in 2003 and led the team to the Las Vegas Bowl title over New Mexico. The team set numerous individual and team records and led the Pac-10 in both offense and defense. Success immediately followed on the recruiting trail, as Oregon State signed the best recruiting class in school history the following February. The 2004 team played one of the nation’s toughest schedules en route to a 7-5 record, capped by a strong finish to the season. OSU defeated Oregon in the annual Civil War matchup and completed the year with a 38-21 win over Notre Dame in the Insight Bowl. The Beavers closed the 2004 campaign by winning six of their final seven games. After a 5-6 season in 2005, Riley’s 2006 team was the second team in school history to win at least 10 games. The Beavers won eight of their final nine games, including a win over No. 3 USC to end the Trojans’ 27game Pac-10 win streak. OSU also ended a lengthy Aloha Stadium win streak of Hawaii and capped off the year with a thrilling 39-38 victory over Missouri in the Sun Bowl. The Beavers finished third in the Pac-10, just one game behind cowinners USC and California, and ended the year ranked No. 21 in the final AP poll. Like many of Riley’s team, the 2007 squad continued to improve throughout the season, winning seven of the final eight games on the way to a 9-4 mark. The Beavers won at No. 2 California during the season and also posted a win at 18th-ranked Oregon. OSU’s defense was first nationally against the run and led the nation in tackles for loss. The Beavers capped the year with a win over Maryland in the Emerald Bowl and finished No. 25 in the Associated Press Poll. Many expected 2008 to be a rebuilding year for Riley and a young Beaver team. However, OSU tied for second in the Pac-10 with a 7-2
HUSKERS
RILEY'S BOWL GAME SUCCESS ALL-TIME BOWL WINNING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 10 BOWLS) RK. 1. 2. 3. 4. t-5.
COACH Kyle Whittingham Tom O’Brien Urban Meyer Pat Dye Mike Riley
RECORD 10-1 8-2 10-3 7-2-1 7-3
WIN PCT. .909 .800 .769 .750 .700
"Coach Riley is a great fit at Nebraska. He is a firstclass man who has been one of the most underrated coaches in the country for a number of years." » ESPN ANALYST KIRK HERBSTREIT
record and finished 9-4. The success came against one of the nation’s toughest schedules that featured three teams that played in BCS bowls. The highlight of the 2008 season was a 27-21 win over then-No. 1 USC in a Thursday night matchup in Corvallis. Oregon State capped the year with a win over Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl and finished No. 18 in the AP Poll and 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. In 2009, Riley and his staff had a difficult job of replacing nearly every starter on defense and a total of seven NFL draftees. Not only did the Beavers qualify for a bowl game, but for the second straight year played the season finale with an opportunity to reach the Rose Bowl. A leaguehigh seven Beavers earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors. The 2010 team posted a 5-7 record, but finished the year with a pair of wins over top-25 teams. OSU defensive tackle Stephen Paea (DT) earned the Morris Trophy for the second time, awarded to the conference’s top defensive lineman. Jacquizz Rodgers earned first-team Pac-10 honors for the third consecutive season to become just the third Pac-10 running back to earn first-team all-league honors three times. After a 3-9 season in 2011, Riley’s 2012 team was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 North, yet went 6-3 in the league and 9-4 overall. The team was ranked in the Associated Press Poll a school-record 12 consecutive weeks, including as high as No. 7. The Beavers opened the year with victories over No. 13 Wisconsin and No. 19 UCLA, and posted the thirdbest conference record behind a pair of BCS bowl teams. In 2013, the Beavers won six straight games and defeated Boise State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl to conclude the season with a 7-6 mark. Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks became the second Beaver to win the coveted Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s most outstanding receiver. Cooks broke the Pac-12 record for single-season receptions (128) and yards (1,760). The season also featured quarterback Sean Mannion breaking the league record for passing yards (4,662). In Riley’s final season at Oregon State, the Beavers posted a 5-7 mark. The highlight of the season was a victory over then-No. 7 Arizona State in Corvallis in mid-November. That victory continued Riley’s trend of wins over highly ranked opponents, as his OSU teams defeated 13 top-25 teams, including three wins over teams ranked No. 3 or higher. Riley has a commitment to the total development of student-athletes. In his final six years in Corvallis, Beavers were honored by the league for academic achievements 70 times.
Riley’s pro style approach to how he manages the program has paid dividends to players who have gone on to successful professional careers. More than 20 former Huskers and Beavers who were coached by Riley were in the NFL in 2016, including quarterbacks Matt Moore (Miami), Derek Anderson (Carolina) and Sean Mannion (Rams), running back Jacquizz Rodgers (Chicago), fullback Andy Janovich (Denver), offensive lineman Alex Lewis (Baltimore Ravens), receiver Brandin Cooks (New Orleans), defensive linemen Maliek Collins (Dallas Cowboys) and Vincent Valentine (New England Patriots) and defensive back Brandon Browner (New Orleans). Anderson and Browner have each earned Pro Bowl honors. In his first stint at Oregon State, Riley left following the 1998 season for an opportunity to become the head coach of the National Football League’s San Diego Chargers. He spent four years in the NFL, three seasons as the Chargers’ head coach and the 2002 campaign as the Assistant Head Coach of the New Orleans Saints. Riley also had previous professional coaching experience in both the Canadian Football League and World Football League. In 1987, Riley was named the youngest head coach in CFL history, taking over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the age of 33. He posted a 40-32 record with the organization and won Grey Cup titles in 1988 and 1990. He was the CFL’s Coach of the Year both of those seasons and was inducted into Winnipeg’s Hall of Fame in 2007. In 1991, Riley took over the San Antonio Riders of the World Football League, spending two seasons leading the team before the league suspended its North American operations. He returned to the college ranks in 1993 when then-USC head coach John Robinson offered him the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Riley later became assistant head coach. The Mesa (Ariz.) Tribune named him the league’s top assistant coach in 1993 after leading the Troja’ offense to record-setting numbers. USC quarterback Rob Johnson earned numerous Pac-10 and NCAA records and would later become a first-round NFL draft pick. Riley remained at USC through the 1996 season, helping the Trojans to victories in the Rose, Cotton and Freedom Bowls. USC won one outright league title, shared another and finished second once. Riley had a long history in Corvallis. He was born in Wallace, Idaho, but Riley grew up with Beaver football, as his father Bud was an assistant coach for the program from 1965-72 and again in 1979. Mike was a standout quarterback at Corvallis High School, leading the Spartans to the 1970 state title. Riley went on to a successful college career at the University of Alabama, playing for legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. He played cornerback from 1971-74, helping the Tide to four Southeastern Conference titles and the 1973 national championship. Riley immediately moved into coaching following his graduation from Alabama. His first stop was as a defensive graduate assistant coach for Mike White at the University of California in 1975. He helped the Bears to an 8-3 record and a share of the Pacific-8 Conference title. Riley continued his education and his coaching in 1976 at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. He finished his master’s degree in physical education in 1977 while working for the popular Pacific Northwest coach and future Canadian Football League legend Hugh Campbell. Riley’s first full-time appointment came at NAIA powerhouse Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore. From 1977-82 he served as the program’s defensive coordinator and secondary coach, as well as assistant athletic director. Riley helped the Wildcats to a six-year record of 52-7-1, which included five conference titles and the 1982 undefeated NAIA title team. An opportunity to coach in the professional ranks presented itself in 1983, and Riley was on his way to the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the secondary coach. During his three years as an assistant, Winnipeg produced a 32-15-1 mark and won the 1984 Grey Cup title. Riley returned to the college level in 1986 as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado before returning to the Blue Bombers. Riley’s respect in the profession is evident in the fact he has been the head coach for three postseason all-star games – the Hula Bowl, EastWest Shrine Game and Blue-Gray All-Star Classic. Mike and his wife Dee are the parents of one son, Matthew, and one daughter, Kate. They also have two grandchildren, Elijah Jo and Cecilia. Matthew is an Oregon State graduate and is currently an employee at the University of Texas. Kate is a 2011 OSU graduate. Mike has two brothers; Edward Riley is a physician and Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Pete Riley is a scientist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CAREER COACHING NUMBERS • 21 years of collegiate coaching experience • 10 years of Power Five Conference experience • 7 seasons as an FBS defensive coordinator • 3 years as an FBS head coach (Connecticut) • Coached 36 NFL players
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Has coached at Nebraska, Notre Dame, Iowa, UConn, Cincinnati and Virginia • Head Coach at UConn (2014-16) • Guided Connecticut to the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl, becoming the first head coach to lead the Huskies to a bowl in his second season • 2015 UConn defense led the American Athletic Conference in total defense and ranked 15th nationally, while ranking seventh in red zone defense • Won the Broyles Awards as the Nation’s Top Assistant Coach (2012) • 2012 Notre Dame defense ranked in the top 10 nationally in 12 categories, including second in scoring defense and seventh in total defense • Helped lead the Irish to the 2012 BCS National Championship Game • Was the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati in 2009, helping the Bearcats to the Sugar Bowl • Has coached in nine bowl games
PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Two-time All-Big Ten linebacker at Iowa
BOB DIACO| DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
• Semifinalist for the 1995 Butkus Award • Ended his career as Iowa's seventh all-time leading tackler
1ST SEASON
The winner of the 2012 Broyles Award, Bob Diaco joined the Nebraska staff as defensive coordinator in 2017. Diaco is regarded as one of the top defensive minds in college football and has a proven track record of success at the highest level. Diaco came to Nebraska after three seasons as the head coach at the University of Connecticut. Previous to guiding the Husky program, he had a highly successful four-year run as the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. Diaco has Big Ten roots, twice earning All-Big Ten honors as a linebacker at Iowa in the mid-1990s. In 2015, the Connecticut defense was the key to the Huskies winning three of their final four regular-season games to reach the St. Petersburg Bowl. Diaco was the first head coach in UConn history to take the Huskies to postseason play just two years into their tenure. The Husky defense led the American Athletic Conference in total defense in 2015 and ranked seventh nationally in red-zone defense and 15th in scoring defense (19.5 ppg). The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl marked the ninth postseason game for Diaco as a coach, including the 2012 BCS National Championship Game and the 2010 Sugar Bowl. He also played in three bowl games at Iowa. Diaco was regarded as one of the nation’s top coordinators during his time at Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013, when he led the Irish defense under Head Coach Brian Kelly. In addition to his defensive coordinator role, Diaco also held the title of assistant head coach in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, Diaco’s Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and finished with a 12-1 record. During his four seasons, the Fighting Irish defense allowed an average of 19.1 points per game, which ranked as the ninth-best average over that time among FBS programs. Diaco spent one season as the defensive coordinator on Kelly’s Cincinnati staff in 2009, helping the Bearcats to a trip to the Sugar Bowl. He also served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., Diaco began his coaching career in 199697 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Iowa. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000), Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) and Central Michigan (2005). Diaco was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.
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• Played in three bowl games as a Hawkeye
CAREER HEAD COACHING STOPS CONNECTICUT (3 SEASONS) » Record (2014-16): 11-26
CAREER ASSISTANT COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (1ST SEASON)
» 2017: Defensive Coordinator (Safeties)
NOTRE DAME (4 SEASONS) » 2012-13: Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach » 2010-11: Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers)
CINCINNATI (1 SEASON) » 2009: Defensive Coordinator (Inside Linebackers)
VIRGINIA (3 SEASONS) » 2006-08: Assistant Coach (Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (1 SEASON) » 2005: Co-Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers)
WESTERN MICHIGAN (1 SEASON) » 2004: Assistant Coach (Linebackers/Special Teams)
EASTERN MICHIGAN (3 SEASONS) » 2001-03: Assistant Coach (Outside LBs/LBs/Running Backs/Special Teams)
WESTERN ILLINOIS (2 SEASONS) » 1999-2000: Assistant Coach (Running Backs/Special Teams)
IOWA (2 SEASONS) » 1996-97: Graduate Assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE » Iowa, 1992-95 (Linebacker)
PERSONAL
» Education: Iowa (1995) » Family: Julia (wife); Angelo, Josephine, Michael (children)
HUSKERS CAREER COACHING NUMBERS • 22 years of coaching experience (18 years collegiately) • 14 years of Power Five Conference experience (12 as an offensive coordinator) • 4 years of NFL coaching experience • Coached 41 NFL players, including 3 current NFL quarterbacks
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Helped Tommy Armstrong Jr. become NU's all-time leader in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, total touchdowns and total offense • 2016 Husker offense had the school's fewest turnovers (14) since 1992 • 2015 Husker offense ranked 2nd in the Big Ten in passing and total offense • Nebraska ranked third in school history with 3,470 passing yards in 2015 • In 2015, the Huskers passed for 3,000 yards and rushed for 2,000 yards for only the third time in program history
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Has coached the all-time leading passer at both Nebraska and Oregon State • Coached three of the top six all-time leading passers in OSU history • His offensive scheme also produced two of the top three rushers in Oregon State history and each of the Beavers' top three receivers • Nine of the top 13 total offense seasons in OSU history came during Langsdorf's tenure as offensive coordinator • Led the Beavers to a school record for total offensive yards in 2013, while leading the Pac-12 in passing and ranking 3rd in total offense • Coached Sean Mannion, the Pac-12's all-time leading passer (13,600 yards) • Also coached Sean Canfield and Matt Moore who rank 5th and 6th in Oregon State history in passing yards • Receiver Brandin Cooks thrived in Langsdorf's offense, winning the 2013 Biletnikoff Award after setting Pac-12 records for catches (128) and yards (1,730)
DANNY LANGSDORF OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR | 3RD SEASON Danny Langsdorf is in his third season as Nebraska’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Mike Riley’s coaching staff. Langsdorf and Riley have a long history of success together, as Langsdorf served two stints on Riley’s Oregon State staff before coming to Lincoln. In 2016, the Husker offense was one of the nation’s most improved teams in protecting the football. Nebraska turned the ball over on offense just 14 times, NU’s lowest total since 1992. The Huskers also ranked among the nation’s leaders in sacks allowed and time of possession. Five Husker offensive players earned All-Big Ten honors in 2016, including quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., who became NU’s career leader in passing and total offense. Langsdorf helped the NU offense to impressive numbers in his first season, as the Huskers finished in the top three in the Big Ten in passing, scoring, total offense and third-down offense. NU showed good balance, with 3,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards for only the third time in school history and the first time since 2008. Individually, Armstrong Jr. threw for better than 3,000 yards for the second straight season while connecting on 22 touchdown passes. Receiver Jordan Westerkamp set an NU receiver record with 65 receptions, while producing the third-highest yardage total in school history. In 2014, Langsdorf served as the quarterbacks coach with the New York Giants. Langsdorf worked directly with two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning, who had one of the top seasons of his career. Before joining the Giants’ staff, Langsdorf spent the previous nine seasons as Riley’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oregon State. Langsdorf’s Oregon State offenses were regularly among the most productive in the Pac-12 Conference, and nine of OSU’s top 13 singleseason yardage outputs came under Langsdorf’s coaching. The play of the Beaver offenses helped OSU to six bowl appearances in eight seasons from 2006 to 2013, including four bowl wins. From 2002-04, Langsdorf was on the New Orleans Saints’ coaching staff. Before New Orleans, he spent three seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos. Langsdorf first worked for Riley at Oregon State in 1997 and 1998, when he coached the tight ends.
• 2009 Beaver offense led the Pac-10 in passing, pass efficiency and first downs and ranked in the top three in scoring offense and total offense • OSU ranked 2nd in the Pac-10 in passing offense in 2008 and 3rd in total offense
NFL COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Four seasons as an NFL assistant coach
• Spent the 2014 season as Eli Manning's quarterbacks coach • Manning posted a career-best 63.1 percent completion rate under Langsdorf, while throwing for 4,410 yards and 30 touchdowns
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (3 SEASONS)
» 2015-17: Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks)
NEW YORK GIANTS (1 SEASON)
» 2014: Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks)
OREGON STATE (9 SEASONS)
» 2005-13: Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3 SEASONS)
» 2002-04: Assistant Coach (Off. Quality Control/Assistant WR/Special Teams)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS (CFL) (3 SEASONS)
» 1999-2001: Offensive Coordinator (Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers)
OREGON STATE (2 SEASONS)
» 1997-98: Graduate Assistant (Tight Ends)
CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN (1 SEASON) » 1996: Assistant Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» Boise State, 1991-93 (Quarterback) » Linfield (Ore.) College, 1994-95 (Quarterback) » Deggendorf Blackhawks (Germany), 1996 (Player/Coach)
PERSONAL
» Education: Linfield (Ore.) College (Exercise Science, 1995) » Family: Michele (wife); Dawsen and Carter (children)
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CAREER COACHING NUMBERS • 15 years of collegiate coaching experience
• 8 years of Power Five Conference coaching experience • 5 years as a special teams coordinator • Coached 10 NFL players
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Coached in five bowl games in six seasons as a Notre Dame assistant coach • Helped the Fighting Irish to the 2012 BCS National Championship Game • Coached three John Mackey Award Semifinalists (nation's best tight end) in his final four seasons at Notre Dame • Helped Tyler Eifert win the 2012 Mackey Award • Eifert ended his career with Notre Dame records for career receptions (140) and career receiving yards (1,840) by a tight end • Notre Dame scored six touchdowns on special teams in his final two seasons as special teams coordinator • Notre Dame led the nation in blocked kicks in 2014 • Coached kicker Kyle Brindza, who set a Notre Dame record with 23 field goals in 2012 • Brindza ended his career with Irish records for career field goals (57) and owned the top three single-season point totals by a kicker in Notre Dame history • Developed a pair of NFL Draft picks (Jack Williams, Usama Young) in his time as a defensive backs coach at Kent State • Helped Kent State rank first or second in the Mid-American Conference in pass efficiency defense, pass defense and interceptions in 2006
SCOTT BOOKER | SAFETIES/SPECIAL TEAMS
1ST SEASON
Scott Booker will serve as an assistant coach for Nebraska in 2017, working with the Husker safeties and special teams. Booker has 15 years of coaching experience at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Previously, Booker spent seven seasons on the Notre Dame staff, serving as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator from 2012 to 2016, after previously spending two seasons as an intern on the Notre Dame staff. At Notre Dame, the Irish participated in six bowl games including the 2012 BCS National Championship Game and 2015 Fiesta Bowl. In 2012, tight end Tyler Eifert won the John Mackey Award and was a consensus first-team All-American. Eifert finished his Notre Dame career ranked first in Fighting Irish history in both career receptions (140) and career receiving yards (1,840) by a tight end. He was a first-round selection of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013 and was a Pro Bowl selection in 2015. In addition to Eifert, Booker coached Ben Koyack (2014) and Troy Niklas (2013), who each were Mackey Award semifinalists for the Irish. All three tight ends were taken in the NFL Draft and were on active rosters in 2016. As special teams coordinator, Notre Dame scored six touchdowns on special teams in his final two seasons, including four in 2015, which was the most by a Notre Dame team since 2000. In 2014, the Irish led the nation in blocked kicks. Record-setting kicker Kyle Brindza made a Notre Dame single-season record 23 field goals in 2012, and in his career he set Irish records for field goals (57), field-goal attempts (81) and 50-yard field goals (4). He also holds the top three single-season point totals by a kicker in Irish history. In 2015, Justin Yoon ranked sixth in the FBS in field-goal percentage (.882, 15-of-17), the highest of any freshman. That same season, freshman C.J. Sanders was one of only seven players in the FBS ranks to return both a kickoff and punt for a touchdown. Booker also has defensive experience, serving as the secondary coach at Western Kentucky in 2009 and as the defensive backs coach at Kent State from 2005 to 2008. Booker helped Kent State rank first or second in the MAC in pass efficiency defense, pass defense and interceptions in 2006, and he developed a pair of NFL Draft picks with the Golden Flashes. Booker began his coaching career at Kent State as a graduate assistant in 2003 and 2004. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Flashes from 1999 to 2002, and was named to the MAC all-academic team in 2001. Booker earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Kent State in 2003, and his master's degree in sport studies in 2006.
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PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Four-year letterwinner at Kent State
• Named to the Mid-American Conference all-academic team in 2001
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (1ST SEASON)
» 2017: Assistant Coach (Safeties/Special Teams)
NOTRE DAME (7 SEASONS) » 2012-16: Assistant Coach (Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator) » 2010-11: Offensive Intern
WESTERN KENTUCKY (1 SEASON) » 2009: Assistant Coach (Secondary)
KENT STATE (6 SEASONS) » 2005-08: Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs) » 2003-04: Graduate Assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» Kent State, 1999-2002 (Defensive Back)
PERSONAL
» Bachelor's Degree: Kent State (Business Administration, 2003) » Master's Degree: Kent State (Sport Studies, 2006) » Family: Jennifer (wife); Morgan (daughter)
HUSKERS CAREER COACHING NUMBERS • 9 years of collegiate coaching experience • 9 years of Power Five Conference coaching experience • Coached 9 NFL players
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• 1 of 40 national nominees for 2016 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach • Helped Nebraska rank in the top 30 nationally in first down defense (18th), interceptions (14th), total defense (30th) and pass efficiency defense (30th) • Coached Josh Banderas to All-Big Ten accolades in 2016 • Helped Nebraska rank in the top 10 nationally in rushing defense in 2015 • Coached Dedrick Young II to a spot on the 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman team • Young became the first true freshman linebacker to start a season opener at Nebraska, and his 61 tackles were the most by a true freshman in NU history
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Helped lead Oregon State to two bowl appearances in his three seasons • Helped 2012 OSU defense rank second in the Pac-12 in scoring defense • Beaver defense also ranked third in Pac-12 in total defense, rush defense and pass defense in 2012 • Coached two Arizona State linebackers to all-conference accolades • Coached Vontaze Burfict at ASU, a 2013 NFL Pro Bowler
PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
TRENT BRAY| LINEBACKERS
3RD SEASON
Trent Bray is in his third season as Nebraska’s linebackers coach and his sixth season overall working on Mike Riley’s coaching staff. Bray was a nominee for the Broyles Award in 2016, given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Bray’s linebackers were a strength of the 2016 Blackshirt defense, which ranked as one of the nation’s most improved units. Senior Josh Banderas led the defense in tackles on his way to earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades. Overall, Bray’s linebackers combined for better than 250 tackles and 24 tackles for loss. Bray earned widespread praise during his first season at Nebraska. He took over a linebacking corps short on numbers and game experience and produced positive results. Bray also had the added hurdle of having several of his players sidelined by injury during the course of the 2015 season. By season’s end Nebraska had used five different starting linebackers, including a true freshman and two sophomores. Despite the injuries, Bray’s linebackers combined for nearly 250 tackles and 26 tackles for loss. Freshman Dedrick Young became the first true freshman linebacker to start a season opener at Nebraska. Young went on to record 61 tackles, a Nebraska record for a true freshman, and earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors. Bray joined Riley’s staff at Oregon State after being one of the top defenders in Beaver history. In his first season on the OSU staff in 2012, the defense ranked second in the Pac-12 in scoring defense and third in total defense, rushing defense and pass defense. The play of the defense helped OSU make the largest turnaround in number of victories in the FBS ranks on its way to a berth in the Alamo Bowl. Bray also coached linebackers at Arizona State from 2009 to 2011, including two seasons as a full-time coach and one year as a graduate assistant. Bray coached Pac-10 all-conference selections Vontaze Burfict and Colin Parker during his time in Tempe. Bray was a standout linebacker for the Beavers from 2002 to 2005. In his career he totaled 337 tackles to rank among the top 10 tacklers in Oregon State history. He earned Pac-10 all-conference honors as both a junior and senior and was the Insight Bowl Defensive MVP in 2004, leading the Beavers to a win over Notre Dame. Following his college career, Bray signed free-agent contracts with the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans. He later played in NFL Europe in 2007, before beginning his coaching career with the California Redwoods of the United Football League in 2009.
• Two-time All-Pac-10 linebacker at Oregon State • First-team All-Pac-10 linebacker in 2005 • Ranks among the top 10 tacklers in OSU history with 337 career tackles • 2004 Insight Bowl Defensive MVP • Spent one season playing professionally in NFL Europe
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (3 SEASONS)
» 2015-17: Assistant Coach (Linebackers)
OREGON STATE (3 SEASONS) » 2012-14: Assistant Coach (Linebackers)
ARIZONA STATE (3 SEASONS) » 2010-11: Assistant Coach (Linebackers) » 2009: Graduate Assistant (Linebackers)
CALIFORNIA REDWOODS (UFL) (1 SEASON) » 2009: Assistant Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» Oregon State, 2002-05 (Linebacker) » Hamburg (NFL Europe), 2007 (Linebacker)
PERSONAL
» Education: Oregon State (Sociology, 2007)
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CAREER COACHING NUMBERS
• 32 years of coaching experience (30 years collegiately) • 13 years of Power Five Conference coaching experience • 2 years of NFL coaching experience • Coached 21 NFL players
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Nebraska led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed in 2016 • The 2015 line paved the way for Nebraska to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 2,000 yards for only the third time in Husker history • The line helped NU rank second in the Big Ten in passing and total offense • Tackle Alex Lewis earned All-Big Ten honors and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 4th round of the 2016 NFL Draft
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Helped lead Beavers to six bowl appearances in 10 seasons at Oregon State • Coached 23 all-conference linemen at Oregon State • Four Beaver offensive linemen were selected in the NFL Draft • Offensive line helped quarterback Sean Mannion become the Pac-12’s alltime leading passer • 2013 Beaver offense ranked 3rd nationally in passing offense • Had a first- or second-team all-conference offensive lineman for five straight seasons from 2006 to 2010 • Helped Hawaii rank in the top 10 nationally in total offense three times in six seasons
MIKE CAVANAUGH
NFL COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Two seasons as an NFL assistant coach
• Spent both seasons as an assistant offensive line coach with San Diego
OFFENSIVE LINE | 3RD SEASON
Mike Cavanaugh is in his third season on the Nebraska coaching staff, serving as the Huskers’ offensive line coach. Cavanaugh is in his 13th season with Mike Riley, working for 10 seasons on Riley’s Oregon State staff. Cavanaugh also spent time in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers and has 32 overall years of coaching experience. In 2016, Cavanaugh helped the Huskers’ resurgence, as Nebraska improved in the regular-season win column by four games, posting a 9-4 record and a trip to the Music City Bowl. Cavanaugh’s offensive line battled injuries and youth to rank among the nation’s best teams in protecting the passer. NU allowed just 15 sacks in 2016 to rank first in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in that category, the second straight year Cavanaugh’s line ranked in the top 15 nationally in fewest sacks allowed. In his first season at Nebraska, Cavanaugh’s offensive line helped the Nebraska offense produce excellent results. The Huskers ranked in the top three in the Big Ten in scoring offense, passing offense, total offense and third-down conversion percentage. Nebraska also produced 3,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards for only the third time in school history. Nebraska allowed just 14 sacks to rank second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally in fewest sacks allowed. Senior tackle Alex Lewis earned secondteam All-Big Ten honors, while redshirt freshman tackle Nick Gates was a Big Ten All-Freshman pick. The play of Cavanaugh’s offensive lines helped Oregon State to recordsetting offensive numbers and to bowl appearances in six of his 10 seasons in Corvallis. Behind the play of Cavanaugh’s offensive line, quarterback Sean Mannion set single-season and career Pac-12 records for passing yards, completing his career in 2014. Cavanaugh’s players at Oregon State were regularly honored for their efforts. Andy Levitre, Jeremy Perry and Isaac Seumalo each garnered All-America honors under Cavanaugh, while 23 of his players earned allconference honors. The offensive line play for Oregon State allowed the Beavers to have success both running and passing the football. Cavanaugh was also a key part in directing some of the nation’s top offenses at Hawaii while tutoring the offensive line from 1999 to 2004. Cavanaugh served on the San Diego Chargers staff in 1997 and 1998 as an assistant offensive line coach. He had college assistant stops at Ferris State, Sacred Heart, Murray State, Alma College, Wesleyan (Conn.) and Albany.
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CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (3 SEASONS)
» 2015-17: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
OREGON STATE (10 SEASONS) » 2005-14: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
HAWAII (6 SEASONS) » 1999-2004: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2 SEASONS) » 1997-98: Assistant Coach (Assistant Offensive Line & Quality Control)
FERRIS STATE (2 SEASONS) » 1995-96: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
SACRED HEART (2 SEASONS) » 1993-94: Offensive Coordinator (Offensive Line)
MURRAY STATE (1 SEASON) » 1992: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
ALMA (MICH.) COLLEGE (4 SEASONS) » 1988-91: Offensive Coordinator (OL) & Defensive Coordinator (LBs)
WESLEYAN (CONN.) (1 SEASON) » 1987: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
ALBANY (1 SEASON) » 1986: Graduate Assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE » New Haven, 1981-82
PERSONAL
» Education: Southern Connecticut State (Physical Education, 1986) » Family: Laurie (wife); Shane, Blair (children)
HUSKERS CAREER COACHING NUMBERS
• 14 years of coaching experience (10 years collegiately) • 6 years of Power Five Conference coaching experience • 4 years of NFL coaching experience • Coached 3 NFL running backs
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• NU running backs did not lose a fumble in the final 10 games of 2016 • Terrell Newby set a career high in rushing yards in each of his two seasons under Davis, earning All-Big Ten accolades in 2016 • Running backs helped Nebraska rush for 2,430 yards in 2015, the program's eighth consecutive 2,000-yard rushing season • Coached Andy Janovich to All-Big Ten honors in 2015, before Janovich was the first fullback taken in the 2016 NFL Draft
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Coached Oregon State's Jacquizz Rodgers, a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection who had three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons from 2008 to 2010 • Helped the 2009 Oregon State offense rank in the top three in the Pac-10 in scoring, passing and total offense • Helped Rodgers become the first freshman in Pac-10 history to win the conference’s Offensive MVP honor in 2008 • Began coaching under Jim Harbaugh at the University of San Diego in 2004
NFL COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Four seasons as an NFL assistant coach
REGGIE DAVIS | RUNNING BACKS
3RD SEASON
Reggie Davis is in his third season on the Nebraska coaching staff and coaches the Husker running backs. Davis has an NFL background as a player and a coach and also has strong experience working with Coach Mike Riley, serving as the Oregon State running backs coach from 2008 to 2010. In his second season in 2016, Davis helped senior I-back Terrell Newby to a career-high 879 rushing yards, while earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors. Davis’ backs also played a crucial role in the Huskers’ improvement in protecting the football, committing just five fumbles. In his first season at Nebraska, Davis helped Nebraska rank in the top three in the Big Ten in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense and third-down percentage. Nebraska also passed for 3,000 yards and ran from more than 2,000 yards for only the third time in school history. Four Husker backs totaled more than 200 rushing yards and combined to score 16 rushing touchdowns. Newby led the rushing attack with 765 yards, while fullback Andy Janovich excelled under Davis’ coaching, earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades. Davis spent the previous four seasons on the San Francisco 49ers staff. His first three seasons in San Francisco he served as the tight ends coach, before tutoring the 49er offensive line in 2014. In Davis’ time, the 49ers reached the NFC Championship Game three consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2013, including an appearance in Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season. During his time as tight ends coach, Davis coached 49ers tight end Vernon Davis to a Pro Bowl appearance and All-Pro honors in 2013, when Vernon Davis had a career-high 13 touchdown receptions. Reggie Davis was the running backs coach at Oregon State from 2008 to 2010. Davis helped the Beaver running backs to great success. Davis coached OSU standout Jacquizz Rodgers who set numerous OSU rushing records in his time in Corvallis on his way to the National Football League. Rodgers became the first freshman in the history of the Pac-10 Conference to earn its Offensive MVP award after rushing for 1,253 yards in 2008 Before working at Oregon State, Davis served as the running backs coach at UNLV from 2005 to 2007. Davis began his college coaching career in 2004 on Jim Harbaugh’s University of San Diego coaching staff. Davis worked with the tight ends and special teams at San Diego. Davis played in 26 games with three starts at tight end with the San Diego Chargers in 1999 and 2000. Davis was a standout tight end at Washington finishing his career with the Huskies in 1998. Davis had 21 receptions for 243 yards and two touchdowns in his senior season.
• Part of three San Francisco teams that appeared in NFC title games, including Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season • Coached San Francisco All-Pro tight end Vernon Davis from 2011 to 2013, helping Davis become the first tight end in NFL history with two seasons with 12 or more touchdown receptions
PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Played tight end for two seasons for Mike Riley's San Diego Chargers • Caught 13 career passes for 137 yards and one touchdown
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (3 SEASONS)
» 2015-17: Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4 SEASONS) » 2014: Assistant Coach (Offensive Line) » 2011-13: Assistant Coach (Tight Ends)
OREGON STATE (3 SEASONS) » 2008-10: Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
UNLV (3 SEASONS) » 2005-07: Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (1 SEASON) » 2004: Assistant Coach (Tight Ends/Special Teams)
PLAY FAST ATHLETICS (SAN DIEGO) (3 YEARS) » 2001-04: Strength and Speed Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» University of Washington, 1995-98 (Linebacker/Tight End) » San Diego Chargers, 1999-2000 (Tight End)
PERSONAL
» Education: Washington (Sociology, 1998) » Family: Jennifer (wife); Kayla, DeSean, Jalen, Jordan and Tyson (children)
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CAREER COACHING NUMBERS
• 10 years of coaching experience (five years collegiately) • 4 years of collegiate coaching experience as a defensive line coach • Coached 1 NFL defensive linemen
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Coached two All-Big Ten defensive linemen in his first season at NU in 2016 • Helped Nebraska rank in the top 30 nationally in first down defense (18th), interceptions (14th), total defense (30th) and pass efficiency defense (30th) • Seniors Ross Dzuris and Kevin Maurice both earned honorable-mention AllBig Ten recognition in 2016, while surpassing their career totals entering the season in tackles, sacks and TFLs
CAREER COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Helped Chabot (Calif.) Junior College to a conference championship in 2013 • Started varsity program at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif. • Led Valley Christian to the playoffs in each of the school's first four varsity seasons • Led Valley Christian to a state semifinal appearance in the school's first season as a varsity sport in 2009
NFL PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 12-year NFL career for the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders
JOHN PARRELLA | DEFENSIVE LINE
2ND SEASON
John Parrella is in his second season at his alma mater after returning to join Mike Riley’s Nebraska staff as the defensive line coach in 2016. Parrella has made a fast rise in the coaching profession and brings a championship history as a player to the Husker staff. In his first season, Parrella’s impact was immediately felt. Despite losing a pair of defensive tackles to the NFL, Parrella’s defensive front combined for 185 tackles, 17.0 sacks and 35 tackles for loss. The play of the line helped Nebraska rank in the top 35 nationally in total defense and scoring defense. Senior end Ross Dzuris led NU with 5.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss, while recording 49 tackles, eclipsing his career totals entering the year in all three categories. Fellow senior Kevin Maurice was the anchor of the line from his tackle spot, totaling 39 tackles, four sacks and seven tackles for loss. Both Dzuris and Maurice were named honorable-mention All-Big Ten. A native of Grand Island, Neb., Parrella came to Nebraska after spending two seasons as the defensive line coach at Northern Michigan University. Parrella previously served as an assistant coach at Chabot (Calif.) Junior College in 2013. Chabot won the Golden Gate Conference and won the Top of the State Bowl to capture the Central Division Championship. One of Parrella’s linemen earned MVP honors in the game after recording 3.5 sacks. Parrella first made his mark in coaching at Valley Christian High School in San Jose. Parrella started the varsity program at the school and guided the Vikings to four straight North Coast Section Division IV playoff appearances. In his first season, he led Valley Christian to the semifinals of the NCS playoffs. The success in coaching followed Parrella’s championship playing career at both the collegiate and professional levels. Parrella was an All-Big Eight selection as a defensive tackle at Nebraska and was a three-year letterwinner for Coach Tom Osborne and defensive line coach Charlie McBride. Parrella served as a team captain during his senior season in 1992 and was a member of three Big Eight title teams during his career. In his senior season, Parrella was second on the team with 77 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and five sacks, earning first-team all-conference honors. Parrella was also the 1992 Nebraska Lifter of the Year and was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2001. After Nebraska, Parrella had an outstanding NFL career. A second-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in 1993, Parrella played 12 seasons in the NFL. He was a part of three Super Bowl teams, one each with the Bills, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. During Parrella’s final three seasons with the Chargers from 1999 to 2001, Nebraska Coach Mike Riley served as San Diego’s head coach. Parrella finished his career with 26.5 sacks and more than 400 total tackles.
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• Played three seasons for Head Coach Mike Riley with the Chargers • Played in 172 games in his NFL career with 111 starts • Played in Super Bowl XXVIII with the Bills, Super Bowl XXIX with the Chargers and Super Bowl XXXVII with the Raiders • Ended his pro career as one of seven players in NFL history to go to the Super Bowl with three different franchises • Recorded 335 career tackles and 26.5 career sacks • Selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round of the 1993 NFL Draft with the No. 55 overall pick
NEBRASKA PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Three-year letterwinner for Nebraska (1990-92)
• Began his career as a walk-on and went on to be an all-conference selection and a 1993 2nd-round NFL Draft pick • Recorded 137 career tackles, 22 TFLs and 9.5 sacks • First-team All-Big Eight selection and team captain in 1992 • Honorable-mention All-Big Eight selection in 1991 • Helped Nebraska to three Big Eight championships and a 29-6-1 record in his three seasons as a letterwinner • Inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2001
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (2 SEASONS)
» 2016-17: Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)
NORTHERN MICHIGAN (2 SEASONS) » 2014-15: Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)
CHABOT (CALIF.) JUNIOR COLLEGE (1 SEASON) » 2013: Assistant Coach
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (CALIF.) HIGH SCHOOL (5 SEASONS) » 2008-12: Head Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» Nebraska, 1988-92 (Defensive Tackle) » Buffalo Bills, 1993 (Defensive Tackle) » San Diego Chargers, 1994-2001 (Defensive Tackle) » Oakland Raiders, 2002-04 (Defensive Tackle)
PERSONAL
» Education: Nebraska (Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2012) » Family: Leigh (wife); Zach, Cal, Alex, Jake and Grace (children)
HUSKERS CAREER COACHING NUMBERS
• 10 years of collegiate coaching experience • Four years of Power Five Conference coaching experience • Coached 17 NFL players
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Helped Arizona secure best recruiting class in recent years in 2016-17 • Named one of college football’s top 10 recruiters by Sports Illustrated in 2015 • Named Mountain West’s top recruiter by 247 Sports in 2014 • San Jose State led the nation in pass defense in 2014 and ranked second in the category in 2015 • San Jose State’s 2014 defense improved 56 spots in total defense, and 74 spots in passing defense • Served for two seasons as a graduate assistant at Washington
NFL COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Served a minority internship with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012
PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS
• 2007 first-team All-Arena Football League 2 selection for Rio Grande Valley Dorados • 2008 first-team All-Arena Football League 2 selection for Arkansas Twisters
DONTE' WILLIAMS
CORNERBACKS | 1ST SEASON
Donté Williams was hired in December of 2016 as the Huskers’ cornerbacks coach after spending the 2016 season at Arizona. Williams is generally regarded as one of the nation’s top young defensive coaches and recruiters. Williams will coach the Huskers’ cornerbacks and sub-package specialists. Seniors Chris Jones and Joshua Kalu both return as starting cornerbacks, although Kalu will work at both safety and corner this fall. In his one season at Arizona, Williams coached the cornerbacks and was credited for energizing the Wildcats’ recruiting efforts. The recruiting efforts of Williams helped build a class that was among Arizona’s best in recent years. While at Arizona, Williams’ main areas of recruiting responsibility included Los Angeles and Houston. Williams spent three seasons at San Jose State from 2013 to 2015. In his final two seasons with the Spartans, Williams was the recruiting coordinator in addition to his duties as the secondary coach. San Jose State excelled in pass defense under Williams, allowing an FBS-leading 117.8 yards per game in 2014 before finishing No. 2 in pass defense in 2015 at 153.6 yards per game. The Spartans’ defense made immediate improvement with Williams, who took over the entire secondary after coaching the cornerbacks in 2013. In his first season overseeing the entire secondary in 2014, San Jose State’s total defense improved 56 spots in the FBS rankings, while passing yards allowed improved 74 spots and passing touchdowns allowed jumped 103 spots. In addition to his on-field work, Williams earned recognition for bolstering San Jose State’s recruiting efforts. In February 2015, Sports Illustrated named Williams a Top 10-recruiter in college football. He was also tabbed the top recruiter in the Mountain West Conference by 247 Sports in 2014. Williams joined the Spartans after two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Washington in 2011 and 2012, where he worked with cornerbacks and linebackers. Williams was at the University of Nevada as an assistant linebacker coach in 2010. Williams began his coaching career in 2007 as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Harbor College, and he worked one season each at El Camino College (2008) and Mt. San Antonio College (2009). In 2012, Williams completed a summer coaching internship with the Seattle Seahawks. Prior to the start of the 2014 season, he was a guest coach in the New Era All-Star Game in Japan. A 2006 Idaho State University graduate, Williams played college football at Syracuse in 2003 and Idaho State in 2004 and 2005. Williams played two seasons in Arena Football League 2 (AF2) for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados (2007) and Arkansas Twisters (2008). He was a first-team all-league player and a defensive team captain in each of his two seasons.
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (1ST SEASON)
» 2017: Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)
ARIZONA (1 SEASON)
» 2016: Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)
SAN JOSE STATE (3 SEASONS)
» 2014-15: Assistant Coach (Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator) » 2013: Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)
WASHINGTON (2 SEASONS)
» Graduate Assistant (Cornerbacks and Linebackers)
NEVADA (1 SEASON)
» 2010: Quality Control Assistant/Linebackers
MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (1 SEASON) » 2009: Secondary
EL CAMINO COLLEGE (1 SEASON) » 2008: Secondary
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» Syracuse, 2003 » Idaho State, 2004-05 » Rio Grande Valley Dorados (AFL2), 2007 » Arkansas Twisters (AFL2), 2008
PERSONAL
» Education: Idaho State (2006)
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL CAREER COACHING NUMBERS • 18 years of collegiate coaching experience
• 3 years of Power Five Conference coaching experience • Coached 13 NFL players, including eight receivers on 2016 NFL rosters
NEBRASKA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Named one of Rivals.com Top 25 Recruiters in 2017 • Helped All-Big Ten selectionJordan Westerkamp rank 2nd all-time at Nebraska in career receptions and 4th in career receiving yards • Westerkamp was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List (nation's top receiver) in each of his two seasons under Williams • Nebraska totaled 3,470 receiving yards in 2015, the third-most receiving yards in school history • Westerkamp caught 65 passes in 2015, the most ever by a Husker wide receiver, and was third in school history with 918 receiving yards • Brandon Reilly led the Big Ten with an average of 18.9 yards per reception in 2015 before averaging 19.6 yards per catch in 2016
COLLEGE COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Part of five bowl teams during his career
• Helped Tulane receiver Ryan Grant earn All-Conference USA honors and finish in the top five in school history in catches (196) and yards (2,769 yards) • Coached three All-WAC selections at receiver at Fresno State, including first-team choice Jalen Saunders • Coached San Jose State standout Edell Shepherd, who set Spartan school records with 1,500 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2001
KEITH WILLIAMS | WIDE RECEIVERS
3RD SEASON
Keith Williams is in his third season on the Nebraska coaching staff as the Huskers’ wide receivers coach. Williams has extensive collegiate experience working with wideouts, coaching the position for the past 17 seasons. Williams’ receivers have a strong record of success, with eight of his products playing in the National Football League. Williams is also known for his prowess on the recruiting trail. In February of 2017, Williams was named one of Rivals.com’s top 25 recruiters in the nation. Williams has made his mark at Nebraska, producing excellent results in the passing game in his first two seasons. NU’s veteran wideout group faced a rash of injuries in 2016, but combined for 138 catches, 2,130 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Senior receiver Jordan Westerkamp earned thirdteam All-Big Ten honors as a senior despite a series of injuries. Westerkamp finished his career ranked second in school history in receptions and fourth in receiving yards. During Williams’ first season in 2015, Westerkamp had a Nebraska receiver-record 65 receptions for 918 yards and seven touchdowns to earn second-team All-Big Ten honors. Brandon Reilly averaged nearly 20 yards per catch in 2016, after averaging nearly 19 yards per catch in 2015. Williams’ wideouts helped Nebraska rank in the top three in the Big Ten in passing offense, scoring offense, total offense and third-down conversion perentage in 2015. Williams joined Nebraska after spending three seasons as the receivers coach at Tulane. In addition to his role as the Green Wave’s receivers coach, Williams was also the program’s out-of-state recruiting coordinator in 2014. In 2014, Williams developed true freshman Teddy Veal, who led the Green Wave with 40 receptions in his first year of college football. In 2013, Tulane earned a spot in the New Orleans Bowl and posted a 7-6 record. Senior Ryan Grant completed his career with 196 catches for 2,769 yards. Williams also served as Fresno State’s receivers coach for three seasons from 2009 to 2011. He helped the Bulldogs to two bowl appearances while in Fresno and coached three All-Western Athletic Conference receivers. Williams also has NFL experience, spending the 2008 season with the San Diego Chargers in a minority internship coaching position. He was also an assistant coach at San Jose City College, San Jose State and Solano (Calif.) College. While with San Jose State, Williams coached four Spartans who ranked among the SJSU’s all-time leaders in receiving yardage. He played collegiately at San Diego State. He signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins and went on to play in both the Canadian Football League and the World League of American Football.
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NFL COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• Served a minority internship with the San Diego Chargers in 2008
PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Was a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins in 1994 • Played professionally in the Canadian Football League (2 seasons) and the World League of American Football (1 season)
CAREER COACHING STOPS NEBRASKA (3 SEASONS)
» 2015-17: Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
TULANE (3 SEASONS) » 2012-14: Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
FRESNO STATE (3 SEASONS) » 2009-11: Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (4 SEASONS) » 2005-08: Offensive Coordinator (Wide Receivers)
SAN JOSE STATE (4 SEASONS) » 2001-04: Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
SOLANO (CALIF.) COLLEGE (1 SEASON) » 2000: Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
» San Diego State, 1991-93 (Wide Receiver) » Washington Redskins, 1994 (Wide Receiver) » Frankfurt Galaxy (WLAF), 1995 (Wide Receiver) » Saskatchewan Rough Riders (CFL), 1995-96 (Wide Receiver)
PERSONAL
» Education: San Diego State (Public Administration, 1996) » Family: Ayana (wife); Keyan, Kaya (children) » Son, Keyan, is a junior wide receiver for the Huskers
HUSKERS
FOOTBALL OPERATIONS STAFF DAN
VAN DE RIET
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION Dan Van De Riet joined the Huskers in December of 2014 and serves as Nebraska's Associate Athletic Director for Football Administration. Van De Riet is in his 16th consecutive season on Coach Mike Riley's staff in 2017. Van De Riet plays a vital role in the administrative aspects of the Nebraska football program and serves as a liaison with other parts of the athletic department. He oversees NU's football operations and recruiting efforts. Van De Riet oversees multiple aspects of the football office, including travel, budget and staffing for the football office. Before joining Riley at Nebraska, Van De Riet was part of the Oregon State football staff for 14 years. At Oregon State, Van De Riet was promoted to the director of football operations in 2008 after arriving on campus in 2001 as the assistant director of football operations. In November of 2014, Van De Riet was promoted to associate athletic director for football operations at OSU. Van De Riet serves on the Rose Bowl Advisory Committee and has been involved in planning 11 bowl games, including the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl and 2016 Music City Bowl at Nebraska. Prior to arriving in Corvallis, Van De Riet spent seven months as a student manager at Stanford University. Van De Riet attended San Jose State University, graduating in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and a minor in special education. While at SJSU he served as a student assistant equipment manager with the football program. In addition to his daily duties with the program, he also assisted with gameday Spartan Stadium preparation, summer camps and on-campus recruiting. He and his wife, Sabrina, have two daughters, Sevennah and Reese, and a son, Preston.
ADAM
CLARK DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Adam Clark joined Nebraska in the spring of 2017 as the Director of Football Operations. Clark comes to NU after spending the past six years at Minnesota. In his role with the Huskers, Clark works closely with Head Coach Mike Riley and Associate Athletic Director for Football Administration Dan Van De Riet. Clark assists in the day-to-day operations of the football program, serves as a liaison with other units in the athletic department, assists with the budget and team travel, summer camps and clinics, along with numerous duties associated with Husker football student-athletes. At Minnesota, Clark served as the assistant athletic director for football operations from 2014 to 2016, where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the department, including team travel. Clark was the Gophers' assistant athletic director for football in 2013 after spending the previous two seasons as Minnesota's director of player personnel. Prior to working on the Minnesota staff, Clark was the director for football operations at Northern Illinois for three seasons, eventually being promoted to the title of assistant athletic director. At Northern Illinois, Clark was responsible for team travel, meals, game day operations and several other organizational and operational duties. He served as a liaison with the Huskie equipment staff and media relations office as well. Clark began his career in 2005 at Texas A&M, where he served as a football operations assistant through 2007. Clark holds a bachelor's degree from Pittsburg (Kan.) State, where he played baseball for two seasons. He is married to the former Vanessa Kermashek.
BILLY
KEVIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL/ SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
DEVANEY Billy Devaney joined the Nebraska staff in 2016 as Executive Director of Player Personnel and Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Devaney is a veteran NFL executive with more than three decades of NFL experience. Devaney works with Head Coach Mike Riley to develop, implement and oversee a comprehensive football player personnel program. Devaney leads the process of identifying prospective student-athletes, allocation of scholarship offers and assists the head coach with roster management. Devaney also directly oversees the Huskers’ player personnel and recruiting staffs. Devaney served as the general manager of the St. Louis Rams from December of 2008 through the 2011 season, and was also the Rams’ executive vice president of player personnel in the 2008 season. Devaney was most recently a college scout for the Atlanta Falcons in 2014 and 2015. Devaney got his start in professional football as a scout with the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 1990. During Devaney's time with the Redskins, the team advanced to two Super Bowls (1983 and 1987), winning in 1987. His first front office job was as director of player personnel for the San Diego Chargers from 1990 to 2000. During his stint with the Chargers, the team appeared in Super Bowl XXIX following the 1994 season. Devaney was also in the Chargers’ front office when the organization hired Riley as head coach before the 1999 season. Devaney spent time in the San Francisco 49ers (2001-03) and Atlanta Falcons (2006-07) front offices before taking over in St. Louis in 2008. He also worked as an NFL analyst for ESPN during the 2013 season and for CBS Sports in 2004 and 2005. He is a graduate of Elon University.
CRISTELLO Kevin Cristello was named Nebraska's Assistant Director of Football Operations in March of 2017. Cristello plays a lead role in the Huskers’ team travel and serves as a liaison to several areas within the athletic department. Cristello joined the Husker football staff after spending the previous six seasons at Eastern Kentucky, where he was the director of football operations. Among his many responsibilities with the Colonels, Cristello was responsible for travel arrangements for the football team, the coordination of summer camp activities and assisting with the day-to-day operation of the program. Cristello also served as the District Four representative on the National Director of Football Operations Committee. Cristello spent three years at Kentucky Christian from 2008 to 2010. He served as the defensive line coach, academic coordinator and video coordinator in 2008 and 2009 and was elevated to interim head coach in 2010. Cristello began his coaching career at Morehead State. He was a student assistant in 2006 and served as a graduate assistant coach in 2006 and 2007. Cristello played defensive end at Morehead State from 2001 to 2005, where he was a team captain and all-league pick. He earned his bachelor’s degree from MSU in health promotions and a master’s degree in adult and higher education.
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACHES ANDREW
ROMAN
SEUMALO
SAPOLU
GRADUATE ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE LINE
GRADUATE ASSISTANT OFFENSIVE LINE
Andrew Seumalo is in his first season on the Nebraska coaching staff in 2017. Seumalo serves as a graduate assistant and works extensively with the Husker defensive line, a unit that is switching from a 4-3 scheme last season to a 3-4 scheme this fall. Seumalo came to Nebraska after spending the 2015 season as a graduate assistant at Oregon State and the 2016 season as a graduate assistant at Arizona State, where his father, Joe, is the Sun Devils' defensive line coach. Seumalo began his coaching career on Mike Riley's final Oregon State staff in 2014, where he again coached alongside his father, Joe. Seumalo also played for Riley at Oregon State. Originally a walk-on with the Beavers, Seumalo was a four-year letterwinner at OSU from 2009 to 2012, earning a scholarship as a senior, when he also served as a team captain. Seumalo ended his Beaver career with 23 straight starts. He was honorable-mention AllPac-12 as a senior and was also named to the Pac-12 Academic second team after being an honorable-mention choice as both a sophomore and a junior.
Roman Sapolu is in his second season as a graduate assistant at Nebraska in 2017 and his third season overall on the Husker staff. Sapolu works primarily with the offensive line, assisting Mike Cavanaugh, who was Sapolu's position coach in college at Oregon State. In 2015, Sapolu was a graduate manager on the offensive staff, primarily working with the offensive line. As a graduate assistant, Sapolo continued to assist Cavanaugh while expanding his duties to include on-field coaching and instruction. Sapolu started his coaching career in 2014, after his senior season with the Beavers was cut short due to injury. A four-year letterwinner on the offensive line, Sapolu remained on the Beaver squad for the rest of the season and assisted coach Cavanaugh. Sapolu earned his degree in liberal studies from Oregon State in 2014. His father, Jesse, was a member of the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1997, earning four Super Bowl rings with the team.
TAVITA
NICK
GRADUATE ASSISTANT TIGHT ENDS
GRADUATE ASSISTANT SPECIAL TEAMS
THOMPSON
SMITH
Tavita Thompson is in his third season on the Nebraska staff as a graduate assistant coach, working primarily with NU's tight ends. In 2016, Thompson guided three veteran seniors that played a key role in the success of the Nebraska offense. The group was led by Cethan Carter who finished his career among the top six pass-catching tight ends in school history, while earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades for the second straight season. In 2015, Thompson helped the Husker tight ends play a key role in an offense that finished in the top three in the Big Ten in scoring, passing and total offense. Thompson came to Nebraska from Oregon State, where he was a graduate assistant coach. He previously coached the defensive line at Pacific in 2011. Thompson was a four-year letterwinner at OSU after redshirting as a true freshman in 2004. He started 13 career games at offensive tackle and was a member of four Oregon State bowl winning teams. Following his OSU career, Thompson appeared in two games for the New York Jets during the 2009 preseason and spent the 2010 season in the United Football League. Thompson graduated from Oregon State in 2008 with his degree in human development and family studies. Thompson and his wife, Lindsay, have two children, Brycen and Tausani.
Nick Smith is in his second season on the Nebraska coaching staff and his first season as a graduate assisant, where he will work extensively with the Husker special teams units. Smith spent six years on the Abilene Christian coaching staff before coming to Nebraska. In his first year at Nebraska, Smith served as a special teams assistant and played a role in the success of junior kicker Drew Brown, who connected on 12-of-14 field goals and all 38 of his extra-point tries. Smith served as Abilene Christian's cornerbacks coach and equipment manager for three seasons after being the Wildcats' assistant film coordinator/ assistant video coordinator and defensive assistant for three seasons. Smith coached a cornerback squad that totaled 12 interceptions over three years. Smith also helped coach ACU’s special teams and served as an area and position recruiter for the Wildcats. Smith recruited and coached freshman of the year and first-team all-conference cornerback Jabari Butler out of Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nev.). Smith also has basketball coaching experience, as he served as an assistant coach for Abilene Christian High School’s varsity team from 2011 to 2013, helping the team to the 2012 state title. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Abilene Christian in 2012.
"Bob was a wonderful man with a great family. Bob has left an impact on and off the field that will be remembered for many years to come." -- Mike Riley
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HUSKERS
FOOTBALL STAFF ANDY
VAUGHN DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL & RECRUITING OPERATIONS
Andy Vaughn is in his third season with the Nebraska football program as the Director of Football and Recruiting Operations. Vaughn is responsible for overseeing and spearheading all aspects of the Nebraska program related to recruiting, including football facilities, official and unofficial visit logistics, technology integration and development, research, information management and developing communication strategies through marketing and social media. Vaughn is also the liaison with athletic department and campus groups including NCAA compliance, academics and housing. Vaughn came to Nebraska after a successful three year run at Nevada, where he held a similar role in addition to player personnel duties. Prior to Nevada, Vaughn also worked at Middle Tennessee State and Clemson, managing recruiting and operations in each of his roles. Vaughn also has experience outside of college athletics. From 2006 to 2007 he lived in Reno, Nev., and helped coordinate a Velocity Sports Performance franchise while serving as the center director, handling business and recruiting functions. Vaughn helped Velocity develop and promote a special high-altitude performance and skills training program for elite NBA players and NFL hopefuls that was the first of its kind in the United States. A native of South Carolina, Vaughn was a tight end at North Greenville University, where he played on the first bowl team in school history. He earned a degree in sport management and business administration from North Greenville University in 2003. He received a master's degree in physical education and sport administration from Florida State University in 2005. Andy and his wife, Jahna, have a son, Brayden, and a daughter, Kennedy.
KENNY
WILHITE DIRECTOR OF HIGH SCHOOL RELATIONS Kenny Wilhite is in his fourth season on the Nebraska football staff and serves as the Huskers' Director of High School Relations. A former Husker Blackshirt, Wilhite originally joined the Nebraska football staff as a regional recruiting assistant in the spring of 2014. He was named an assistant director of player personnel on Mike Riley's staff and was promoted to associate director of player personnel in March of 2015, before being promoted to his current position in February of 2016. Wilhite oversees the administration of the Huskers' walk-on program and serves as the primary contact for high school football coaches. Wilhite also serves as the initial point of contact with the Nebraska program for professional teams and helps coordinate the Huskers' annual pro day workouts. Wilhite came to Nebraska after spending six seasons coaching defensive backs at Southeast Missouri State under former Nebraska player and coach Tony Samuel. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Wilhite previously gained coaching experience at New Mexico State, Dodge City Community College, Emporia State, Kentucky State and Central Arkansas. A standout defensive back for the Huskers under Coach Tom Osborne, Wilhite earned All-Big Eight honors in 1991 after leading the team in interceptions. Wilhite played professionally for four seasons in the Canadian Football League. Wilhite was a CFL all-star in 1996, when he finished third behind Doug Flutie in voting for the league’s player-of-the-year award. Wilhite earned his degree in human development from Nebraska in 1992.
JAMES
RODGERS DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT James Rodgers joined the Nebraska football staff in August 2016 as an intern in the personnel department, and he was promoted to a full-time role earlier this year. Rodgers assists in a variety of roles in the day-to-day operation of the football program and works directly with Husker newcomers in getting them acclimated to college. Some of these duties include handling the Summer Bridge Program, the Freshman Program and serving as the Life Skills liaison. Prior to Nebraska, Rodgers spent time in the Canadian Football League as a wide receiver with the Montreal Alouettes, signing with the team's practice roster in August 2014. Rodgers also played in the NFL, originally signing with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in April 2012. Rodgers played under Mike Riley at Oregon State from 2007 to 2011 as a wide receiver. Rodgers had 222 catches in his Oregon State career. Rodgers is the nephew of former NFL safety Michael Lewis. Rodgers' younger brother Jacquizz Rodgers is a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rodgers earned his degree in communications from Oregon State.
TODD
McSHANE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL Todd McShane serves as Nebraska's associate director of player personnel on Coach Mike Riley's staff. McShane joined the Nebraska football staff in January of 2015 as an assistant director of player personnel and was promoted to his current position in the summer of 2016. McShane is responsible for identifying potential recruits, managing the recruiting board and coordinating the staff's schedules during the evaluation and contact periods. He also assists with roster management, social media and the organization and execution of all official and unofficial visits. McShane came to NU from Oregon State, where he was promoted to assistant director of player personnel in July of 2014 after serving as a student equipment manager in 2007, before moving into an administrative intern role in 2011. McShane graduated from Oregon State with his bachelor's degree in health management and policy with a minor in athletic administration.
JONI
DUFF FOOTBALL STAFF SECRETARY & ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH & DEFENSE Joni Duff began her association with the Nebraska football office in 1980, serving the Huskers for more than 35 years. Duff serves as assistant to Coach Riley and the defensive and special teams assistants. She also handles multiple office functions. She is married to Craig Duff, and the couple has two sons, Alex and Nathan.
TERI
RIGGINS FOOTBALL STAFF SECRETARY & ASSISTANT TO OFFENSE & RECRUITING Teri Riggins has served as an administrative assistant in the football office since 1998 and began her association with the athletic department in 1996. Riggins works with the football recruiting staff and the offensive assistant football coaches. Previously she spent two seasons as the track and field office secretary. Before joining the athletic department, Riggins worked at Nebraska-Kearney for the Dean of the College of Education, in the Student Services office at Iowa Western CC and at Duncan Aviation. An alumnus of the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa, Teri is married to Jim Riggins.
COACHES & STAFF
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL STAFF JON
CLARK
DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE BACKS Jon Clark is in his third season as a defensive assistant at Nebraska, working extensively with the Husker secondary. NU defensive backs have combined to earn four All-Big Ten honors the past two seasons, and Nebraska ranked 30th nationally in pass efficiency defense in 2016. Clark spent the 2014 season as the safeties coach at East Texas Baptist University, and he was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for Canyon State (Ariz.) Academy High School in 2013. Prior to Canyon State Academy, Clark was a student assistant at Arizona State and helped with the development of defensive backs. Before coaching, Clark was a defensive back for Arizona State from 2007 to 2010. Clark graduated in 2012 from ASU with a degree in family studies.
NICK
HALBERG OFFENSIVE ANALYST Nick Halberg is in his third season on the Nebraska football staff and his second year as the Huskers' offensive analyst and recruiting specialist. Halberg works closely with offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf and handles a variety of other duties. The 2016 Husker offense was vastly improved in protecting the football, committing the fewest turnovers by a Nebraska team in 24 seasons. Halberg was an offensive quality control graduate manager in his first year in Lincoln in 2015. He worked with a Nebraska offense that ranked among the top three in the Big Ten in scoring offense, passing offense, total offense and third-down conversion percentage. Halberg previously worked with Langsdorf as a student assistant for the Oregon State football team, and spent the previous six years on Mike Riley's OSU staff. Halberg spent his first three years in college working in the Oregon State football video department. As a senior, he served as an undergraduate assistant for Langsdorf, the Beavers' offensive coordinator. Halberg graduated from Oregon State in 2012 with a degree in psychology. Upon graduation, he spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons as a graduate intern for the Beaver offense.
CHASE
HASLETT OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT QUARTERBACKS Chase Haslett is in his second season on the Nebraska staff. He serves as an offensive assistant, primarily assisting quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf. Haslett finished his collegiate playing career at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree in sports science. Haslett spent his first three seasons at Illinois and graduated with a degree in sport management. Haslett played 16 games over two seasons at quarterback for the Crimson Hawks. In 2015, he made five appearances and threw two touchdown passes and accumulated 184 yards through the air. In 2014, Haslett started 10 games and played in all 11, throwing 16 touchdown passes and totaling 2,178 passing yards. A native of Clayton, Mo., Haslett is the son of Jim Haslett, a former NFL player and current linebackers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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JOHN
WEISS OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT FULLBACKS John Weiss is in his second year on the Nebraska football staff, serving as an offensive assistant. Weiss work primarily with the fullbacks while assisting running backs coach Reggie Davis. In his first season with the Huskers, Weiss oversaw the development of fullback Luke McNitt, who was a strong blocker at the position, while ranking as one of the team's top special teams performers. Weiss came to Nebraska after spending fall 2015 at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J., helping coach the offensive line, defensive line and serving as the special teams coordinator. Weiss helped lead the team to the 2015 New Jersey State Championship, where the Spartans claimed the state title. Prior, Weiss interned at Southern Connecticut State, where he worked with the wide receivers in the spring of 2015. Weiss played at Southern Connecticut State in a variety of roles, including tight end, fullback, on the offensive line and special teams. Before his time at SCSU, Weiss spent his freshman year at Southern Illinois.
SHELLY
LYONS PERSONNEL ASSISTANT Shelly Lyons is in his second season as a defensive assistant. Lyons works specifically with the Husker linebackers and Coach Trent Bray. Lyons played in 43 games at linebacker at Arizona State from 2008 to 2011, where Bray was his position coach. Lyons was a four-year letterwinner for the Sun Devils and finished his career with 126 tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions. Lyons spent time in the Miami Dolphins organization following the completion of his college career.
MICHAEL
PHILIPP PERSONNEL ASSISTANT Michael Philipp is in his second season on the Nebraska football staff as an offensive assistant. Philipp works directly with the offensive line and assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh. Philipp got his start in coaching after an outstanding playing career at Oregon State under Cavanaugh’s direction. Philipp started 48 games at left tackle for the Beavers, including 26 straight. His 48 starts rank third in Oregon State history. Philipp was a freshman All-American in 2009, and earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 2010. Philipp signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Dolphins after his college career. He also spent parts of the 2014 season with the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers. A native of San Bernardino, Calif., Philipp graduated from Oregon State in 2013 with a degree in public health. Michael is the younger brother of Nebraska Head Football Strength Coach Mark Philipp.
HUSKERS
FOOTBALL STAFF KEVIN
ASHMOS RECRUITING ASSISTANT
Kevin Ashmos is in his first year as a recruiting assistant with the Husker football program. Ashmos will assist Andy Vaughn with a variety of recruiting tasks. Ashmos spent the 2016-17 season as a marketing associate at Nebraska, where he directed all marketing efforts for the Husker wrestling program while also working with baseball, men’s and women’s tennis, track and field, men’s basketball and the Husker Nation Pavilion. Ashmos earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Southern Methodist University in 2010. He earned his master's degree in business with a specialization in intercollegiate athletics administration from Nebraska in May 2016 after spending one year as a graduate assistant in the Husker marketing department.
ADDISON
MORRIS RECRUITING ASSISTANT
Addison Morris joined the Nebraska Athletic Department in January 2017 as an Operations Intern for the Nebraska football team. Morris assists Director of Football and Recruiting Operations Andy Vaughn and Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations Dan Van De Riet with day-to-day operations in the football office and in the football recruiting office. Morris worked for the recruiting office as a student worker from 2013 to 2016. A native of Omaha, Neb., Morris graduated from the University of Nebraska in December 2016 with a degree in advertising and public relations and a minor in communication, with concentrations in English and history.
MIKE
DOCTOR PERSONNEL ASSISTANT Mike Doctor is in his first season with the Nebraska coaching staff in 2017. He serves as a personnel assistant, primarily assisting linebackers coach Trent Bray. A native of Tulsa, Okla., Doctor played collegiately at Oregon State, where he earned his degree in human development and family science with a minor in sociology. Doctor appeared in 14 games for the Beavers in his five-year career, which included 82 total tackles, three interceptions and one touchdown. He was a four-year letterwinner and served as a mentor for incoming players his senior season. Professionally, Michael had a three-month stint in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys.
FOOTBALL VIDEO & EQUIPMENT STAFF TATE
RYAN
DIRECTOR OF VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
VIDEO COORDINATOR
GUILLOTTE Tate Guillotte is in his second season as the director of video technology at Nebraska in 2017, after previously serving as the assistant video director for five seasons. Guillotte leads the video staff in providing all technology needs for the Husker coaching staff, including film exchange and breakdown of practice and game footage. Guillotte helps facilitate the filming and editing of all games and practice. With Guillotte's help, Nebraska was one of the first two schools in the country to begin shooting, editing and distributing practice video in HD. Along with his on-field responsibilities, Guillotte also has played the lead role in Nebraska's transition to digital playbooks as well as the implementation of advanced analytical data for self and opponent scouting. Guillotte oversees all facets of technology integration for the Husker football program. Guillotte came to Nebraska after spending two years as an intern with XOS and the SEC Digital Network. During his time with the SEC Digital Network, Guillotte gained valuable experience in historic footage preservation and conversion into digital assets. Guillotte was also a student videographer at LSU from 2006 to 2011. He also worked as a developing partner with an industryleading company to develop software that is currently the industry standard. Guillotte is originally from New Iberia, La. He and his wife, Melynnda, have two sons, Carson and Nolan.
VOECKS Ryan Voecks returned to the Nebraska Athletic Department in July 2016 and is in his second season as a video coordinator for the Husker football team. Voecks previously worked for Nebraska as an on call video specialist from 2008 to 2010 and a videographer from 2005 to 2007. Voecks' duties include assisting in the management of the Football Video Department operations, including the planning, coordination of filming, producing and editing of practice and game videos, as well as all technology within the football department. Before returning to Nebraska, Voecks spent time at the University of Kansas, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Arkansas in similar positions with the football teams. He also worked at Washington State University as a video assistant for the football program. A native of Lincoln, Voecks earned his bachelor's degree in broadcasting from the University of Nebraska in 2007. During his time as an undergraduate, he worked on the HuskerVision staff for basketball, baseball, gymnastics, golf and women's tennis. Voecks is married to Alexandra Voecks. The couple has one dog, Hayes.
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FOOTBALL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING STAFF MARK JAMIE
PHILIPP
BELT
HEAD FOOTBALL STRENGTH COACH
ASSISTANT FOOTBALL STRENGTH COACH
Mark Philipp is in his third season serving as Nebraska's head football strength coach. Philipp assumed his role in January of 2015, shortly after Mike Riley was hired as the Huskers' head football coach. Philipp had previously worked with Riley as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Oregon State. Philipp has made a strong impact on the Nebraska program. In 2016, the Huskers' outstanding strength and conditioning was evident as Nebraska ranked among the nation's best teams in the fourth quarter. A certified strength and conditioning specialist, Philipp is also a certified Level 1 Club Coach by USA Weightlifting, in addition to being certified in functional movement screening. Philipp came to Nebraska after spending two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at USC. He was responsible for the design, implementation and supervision of the strength training, agility, speed work, conditioning and testing for the women's lacrosse team, while also assisting with all aspects of strength and conditioning for the football, women's basketball and sand volleyball programs. Known for his contagious enthusiasm, Philipp was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Oregon State from 2009 to 2013. He spent four seasons working with Coach Riley's football team, helping the Beavers to a pair of bowl appearances. In his final season, Philipp played a role in Oregon State finishing with a No. 20 national ranking. In addition to assisting with the football team, Philipp was in charge of coordinating the strength and conditioning programs for the Beaver men's basketball, wrestling, softball, women's volleyball, women's swimming and diving and women's golf teams. While in Corvallis, Philipp also served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Corvallis Knights baseball team for three summers, in addition to working as the director of strength and conditioning for the Oregon State Weight Lifting Camp from 2010 to 2013. Philipp earned his bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University in 2006, where he was a member of the football team. Philipp served as team captain in 2005, and he was twice named the defensive powerlifiting champion.
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McLEOD ASSOCIATE FOOTBALL STRENGTH COACH Clete McLeod joined the Nebraska football strength and conditioning staff in January of 2016. He plays a lead role in assisting Head Football Strength Coach Mark Philipp with all aspects of strength and conditioning for football. McLeod had previously served as the head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater Southern Illinois since 2011. While there, he developed and implemented multi-year training programs for all Saluki teams and oversaw the student-athlete nutrition education program. McLeod spent four seasons as a football strength and conditioning coach at Oregon State under Head Coach Mike Riley. In addition to his strength and conditioning duties, McLeod developed and instructed performance nutrition programs for all teams at OSU and coordinated private assessments for athletes with on-campus registered dietitians. During his time in this role, McLeod was appointed as the Sports Nutrition Chair of the Oregon Chapter of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. McLeod also served as the head strength coach at Southeast Missouri State for one year and the assistant strength and speed coach at Northern Illinois for one year. Prior to that, he spent time as a coordinator and speed coach at Velocity Sports Performance. McLeod is a veteran of the U.S. Army and draws heavily on his experience as a former infantryman when speaking to his athletes regarding discipline, hard work and leadership. McLeod earned dual bachelor’s degrees in exercise science and nutrition from Southern Illinois before receiving his master’s degree in exercise physiology.
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Jamie Belt is in his third year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Nebraska in 2017. Belt came to Nebraska after serving the University of Nebraska-Omaha for three years, where he spent two years as an assistant strength coach before being named co-head strength coach in his final year with the Mavericks. Belt was in charge of all aspects of training for baseball, softball, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and track and field. While in Omaha, Belt also operated Visible Impact Fitness, where he trained fighters that have fought in the UFC. Belt also worked personally with boxer Terence Crawford, who won the WBO world lightweight championship with a victory over Ricky Burns during a fight in March of 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. A native of Pender, Neb., Belt earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Wayne State College in 2005. Belt is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) where he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC). He is a member of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) where he is Certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES). Belt is also First aid/CPR/AED certified through the American Red Cross.
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ERVIN
ASSISTANT FOOTBALL STRENGTH COACH Andrew Ervin is in his third year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Nebraska in 2017. Ervin came to Nebraska from Bryant University, where he served as the program's associate head strength and conditioning coach. At Bryant, Ervin assisted the head strength and conditioning coach in the design and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for football, men's lacrosse, men and women's basketball and baseball. Ervin also designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for field hockey, men's and women's soccer, softball and women's lacrosse. Ervin also spent time at North Carolina State, where he worked with athletes on proper running mechanics and proper weightlifting technique while educating athletes on the importance of flexibility in weight training. He also served as an intern at NC State in 2008, where he earned his master's degree in liberal studies in 2012. A 2009 graduate of DeSales University, Ervin earned his undergraduate degree in sport and exercise science, as well as a minor in sport management. He lives in Lincoln with his wife Ashley, and daughter Kennedy.
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MUSTIN ASSISTANT FOOTBALL STRENGTH COACH Darren Mustin is in his second season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Nebraska. Mustin came to Lincoln after spending two years at Army West Point working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. In addition to serving as a strength coach for Army's football team, Mustin was responsible for creating and implementing a pro-day program for players interested in pursuing a professional football career. Mustin previously served as a football strength coach at USC, where he also created a training program for the men's tennis team, which won the 2014 national championship. Before USC, Mustin worked at D1 Sports Training in Nashville, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala., serving as Head Strength Coach for the NFL Combine, Facility Coordinator and Head Speed and Strength Coach. He also spent three years as a strength and conditioning coach at Dartmouth from 2010 to 2012. Mustin graduated from Alabama with a degree in human environmental studies in 2007. Mustin played two seasons for the Crimson Tide football team. Originally a walk-on, he earned a scholarship for his final season in 2007, when he also was selected as a co-captain. Mustin began his collegiate playing career at Middle Tennessee State. Mustin is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, has received his USA Weightlifting Certification and is CPR/AED certified.
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FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT STAFF JAY
KYLE
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER
TERRY Jay Terry has been an equipment manager at Nebraska since April 1997 and has served as the head equipment manager since 2002. Terry also spent two years as a student equipment manager before moving into a full-time role. Terry maintains the Husker football locker room and is in charge of the football team's equipment needs. He coordinates the transportation of all football and support equipment to road games, and oversees Nebraska's equipment staff of four full-time assistants and several student workers who handle all 24 of Nebraska's sports. Terry is also in charge of overseeing the Husker football student managers. A native of Cozad, Neb., Terry has been a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association for 15 years. He earned a degree in communication studies from the University of Nebraska in May 2004. Terry is married to the former Heather Bridger and they have a son, Connor, and a daughter, Quinn.
KOTROUS Kyle Kotrous joined the Huskers in December of 2014 as an assistant equipment manager and works with Nebraska's football, baseball, softball and tennis teams. Kotrous came to Nebraska after working at Colorado State from 2011 to 2014, including one season with Tim Miles, who is NU's current men's basketball coach. Kotrous has also spent time as an intern in the NFL with both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets. Kotrous graduated from Nebraska-Omaha in 2010 with his degree in general studies and is a certified equipment manager through the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.
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ADDITIONAL FOOTBALL ASSISTANTS AND STUDENT STAFF
ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER
» Student Video Assistants: Frank Hefner, Mackenzie Mapes, Jared Nottlemann, Matthew Pearce, Ethan Plock, Matthew Sestak, Luke Walz, Bryan Warday and John Weed.
HARROD
» Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers: Nick Eller and Todd Johnston.
Bryan Harrod joined the Nebraska Athletic Department in July of 2014 as an assistant equipment manager. Harrod came to the Huskers after working at Arkansas State. He has also worked at Navy, Maryland-Baltimore County, the Miami Dolphins, the Wichita Stealth of the arena league and Kansas. Harrod is a certified athletic equipment manager, and he is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. Harrod received his bachelor's degree in sport administration from Wichita State in 2004. He and his wife, Jen, have one daughter, Quynn.
FOOTBALL ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS ROBERT
DAVID
CHIEF OF STAFF
TEAM PHYSICIAN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
DUGAS, M.D. An academic All-American football player at Louisiana State, Dr. Robert Dugas began as a team orthopaedist at Nebraska in 1990 and enters his fourth season as Chief of Staff for Husker Athletics. Dugas completed his undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University and earned his medical degree from LSU Medical Center in New Orleans.While at LSU, Dugas was a three-year football letterman, is a member of the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame and was a CoSIDA Academic All-American, an All-American, a two-time all-conference selection, and in 1978, he received the Jacob’s Trophy Award, when he was honored as the SEC’s Top Offensive Lineman. His practice interests and expertise include knee and shoulder reconstruction, sports injury evaluation and prevention, and arthroscopic surgery. Dugas is Board Certified in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine and The Arthroscopy Association of North America.
CLARE, M.D. Dr. David Clare joined Nebraska's medical staff in 2007 as an orthopaedic surgeon. The son of Nebraska's former Chief of Staff Dr. Pat Clare, David joined Nebraska Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, PC, in 1999. Born and raised in Lincoln, Dr. Clare completed his undergraduate studies at Nebraska, where he was a member of the Husker football team from 1985 to 1988. He also attended and played football at Nebraska Wesleyan in 1989. Clare received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His residency was done at the University of Texas Health Science Center followed by a Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstruction. Clare’s experience as a collegiate athlete complements his sports medicine fellowship training. He also has extensive fellowship training in adult reconstruction of the hip and total joint replacement. Clare is Board Certified in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine.
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ATHLETIC MEDICINE & SPORTS NUTRITION STAFF LONNIE DAVID
ALBERS, M.D.
RULE
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC MEDICINE
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER
Dr. Lonnie Albers has served as director of athletic medicine at Nebraska since 1995 and has been working with the athletic department since 1985. Albers, an associate athletic director for the Huskers, oversees the operations of the athletic medicine and athletic training facilities and staff. Albers practiced clinical medicine in Lincoln for more than 10 years and has more than 20 years of experience in urgent care. He previously served as a team physician from 1985 through 1995. Albers is responsible for the medical care of student-athletes and maintains a pharmacy permit in order to dispense medicine to student-athletes as needed. Albers is a certified medical review officer and administers Nebraska's drug testing programs. Albers earned his bachelor's degree in biology and English from Nebraska in 1977 and his M.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1980. He also is board certified in Family Practice. Albers is married to the former Jodelle Glushenko, and they have a son, Scott, and two daughters, Michelle and Angela.
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MAYER HEAD FOOTBALL ATHLETIC TRAINER Mark Mayer (pronounced Meyer) is in his 11th season as Nebraska's head football athletic trainer in 2017. Mayer came to the Nebraska program in 2007 with more than a dozen years of experience in athletic medicine, including serving the previous nine years as the assistant athletic trainer for the Oakland Raiders. Mayer heads up Nebraska's athletic medicine efforts for the football team. His responsibilities include year-round preventive care, immediate care for injured athletes at practices and games and the reconditioning of injured athletes. Prior to joining the Raiders, he served first as an athletic trainer intern in 1995 and gained full-time status in 1998 as a strength and conditioning assistant. Mayer also served as a student athletic trainer for UC Davis from 1992 to 1994. He was named a full-time assistant athletic trainer for Oakland in 1999 and served in that capacity for Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 when the AFC Champion Raiders faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In his 11 years with the Raiders, Mayer worked with five former Husker players. Originally from San Leandro, Calif., Mayer graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1994. He earned his bachelor of science degree in physical education and is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association. Married to the former Kira Schoeneman, Mayer and his wife have two children – daughter Savannah Audren and son Boston Zachary.
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HAMBLIN ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Drew Hamblin is in his fourth season as an assistant athletic trainer at Nebraska in 2017, where he assists with all aspects of the athletic medicine efforts for the football team. Before coming to Nebraska, Hamblin spent three seasons as an assistant athletic trainer at Auburn from 2011 to 2013, when he worked with the Tiger football program. Previously, Hamblin served as the Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer at Newberry College in Newberry, S.C. Hamblin also possesses NFL experience, as he spent the 2009 season as an athletic trainer intern with the Buffalo Bills. Hamblin is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and holds certifications in Functional Movement Screen, DARI Motion Capture, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist and Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation. A native of Madison, Wis., he earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology-athletic training from Wisconsin in 2007. Hamblin earned a master's degree in sports management from Arkansas in 2009. He and his wife Heather have three children.
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David Rule is in his second year as an assistant athletic trainer at Nebraska. He assists with all aspects of the athletic medicine efforts for football and supervises two graduate assistants and the undergraduate student athletic trainers. Previously, Rule spent five seasons as an associate athletic trainer at South Dakota State, where he served as the head football athletic trainer. Rule also possesses NFL experience, as he was an athletic training intern for the Baltimore Ravens (2010-11), the Green Bay Packers (2008-09) and the Buffalo Bills (2005-06). Rule is CPR/AED certified and is also certified in the Gratson M1 Technique. Rule also has teaching experience after serving as an athletic training education preceptor at both West Virginia and South Dakota State. Rule earned his bachelor's degree in athletic training from Purdue in 2007 and his master's degree in athletic training from West Virginia in 2010, where he served as a graduate assistant for the Mountaineer football team.
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WEBER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC MEDICINE/ HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Jerry Weber began his association with the Nebraska athletic medicine staff in 1977 and has been head athletic trainer and associate director of athletic medicine since 1996. In his duties as head athletic trainer and physical therapist, he oversees the operation of all athletic medicine facilities and supervises the Husker staff of athletic trainers, graduate and undergraduate student assistants. Along with his duties as head athletic trainer, Weber directs the orthopedic rehabilitation and coordinates the return to sport programs with orthopedic specialists and athletic training staff. Weber is also the head athletic trainer for baseball, assists with football in the fall and spring, and works with the men’s gymnastics team in the winter and spring. The Nebraska medical team has two physical therapist/athletic trainers, 11 athletic trainers, six graduate assistant certified athletic trainers and 40 student assistants in the athletic training curriculum - all required to care for more than 600 Husker student-athletes. A Sidney, Neb., native, Weber earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology from Nebraska in 1974. He earned his physical therapy degree from UNMC in 1976 and his master’s degree from Western Illinois in 1977.
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REMMERS DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE NUTRITION As a registered dietitian and board certified specialist in sports dietetics, Lindsey Remmers joined the Nebraska Athletic Department as a full-time staff member in 2008 and serves as the director of performance nutrition. In her role, Remmers works to help integrate healthy choices and optimal fueling into daily training routines for all of Nebraska's 24 varsity sports. She provides individual nutritional counseling that focuses on performance fueling strategies, hydration and proper supplementation, team nutrition education sessions, on-site and travel meal management, body composition analysis and eating disorder prevention and counseling. Remmers also assists with the daily operations of the Training Table, administering the food labeling system and participating on the menu management team. Previously, Remmers served as a volunteer intern for the nutrition staff in 2005 and was promoted to graduate assistant in 2006. She served as the associate director of sports nutrition for the Huskers from 2008 to 2011. Originally from Filley, Neb., Remmers obtained her bachelor of science degree in human nutrition from Winthrop University where she was also a member of the volleyball team. Remmers earned her master's degree in health and human sciences from Nebraska in 2008, specializing in exercise science. She has one daughter, Chloe.
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SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY STAFF TODD
STULL, M.D.
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COLLABORATION, MENTAL PERFORMANCE & RESEARCH Dr. Todd Stull rejoined the athletic department in December of 2016 as the Director of Strategic Collaboration, Mental Performance & Research. Stull had previoulsy served as Nebraska's director of sports psychology and as a consulting sport psychiatrist for both the Nebraska and Creighton athletic departments. In his current role, Stull is a member of the Nebraska Athletic Department senior staff. Stull is the founder of Inside Performance Mindroom, an innovative servicebased company that seeks to bring out an athlete's peak performance through psychiatry and the latest sport science training available. As a performance psychiatrist, Stull has worked with athletes, corporate executives and physicians to identify and address psychological, interpersonal and wellness needs through mental skills training. A graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Stull is a board certified psychiatrist in Addiction Medicine as well as General and Addiction Psychiatry. He is a professional member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Association of Applied Sports Psychology and the International Society of Sports Psychiatry. Stull is also a member of the NCAA Mental Health Task Force. Before attending medical school, Stull earned his bachelor's degree from Hastings College, where he was a quarterback on the Broncos' football team.
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HASKELL ATHLETIC PSYCHOLOGIST Dr. Brett Haskell, Ph.D., is in her fourth year as an athletic psychologist at Nebraska. In her role, Haskell provides counseling, psychological services, mental skills training, team-building and leadership development services for each of Nebraska's 24 sports and more than 600 Husker student-athletes. Haskell works closely with student-athletes to help them develop skills and techniques that enhance personal well-being, address mental health concerns and optimize performance. She also works with coaches to provide team interventions that build student-athlete resilience and grow mental resolve. Haskell came to Nebraska in September of 2014 after serving as a counseling and sport psychology postdoctoral counselor at Kansas, where she earned her doctoral degree in counseling psychology. Haskell provided counseling and performance enhancement training to Jayhawk student-athletes for five years. Haskell earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Nebraska-Kearney in 2005 and her master's degree in sport psychology from North CarolinaGreensboro in 2008. She was a member of the Loper volleyball team at UNK. She resides in Lincoln with her husband, Brian, son Ezra and daughter Parker.
NEBRASKA ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE LAB & SPORTS ANALYTICS DIRECTORS JACK TUCKER
RANSONE
ZELENY
DIRECTOR OF NEBRASKA ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE LAB
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS ANALYTICS/ DATA ANALYSIS
Jack Ransone was named the director of the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) in October of 2015. Dr. Ransone directs a lab that allows researchers space to conduct advanced research that allows for innovative solutions that benefit athletes in terms of their safety and athletic performance. The NAPL is believed to be the first in-stadium, on-campus research center directed by a collegiate department of athletics. Ransone came to Nebraska from Texas State, where he served as a professor and the Director of Athletic Training from 2003 to 2015. An expert in his field, Ransone has been published in more than 25 publications, has been awarded $1.5 million in external grant funding and owns four patents. He also earned the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. Ransone also was the coordinator of medical systems for the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs from May of 2010 to December of 2014. Ransone’s other stops in collegiate athletics include Oklahoma State, San Jose State and Adams State College. He has also served as an athletic trainer for the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games, among many other domestic and international athletic competitions.
Tucker Zeleny was hired as the Director of Sports Analytics and Data Analysis in July of 2015. Zeleny joined the Husker Athletic Department after building an impressive resume in various areas at UNL. Zeleny heads a newly formed department that is in charge of working with Nebraska’s 24 varsity sports to collect, analyze and summarize data related to team and individual performance. Zeleny and his staff also work with support staff areas within the department to collect, analyze and summarize data related to department operations. Zeleny earned his doctorate in statistics from Nebraska in May of 2015. His dissertation involved multivariate time series on multiple time scales with applications toward weight lifting data collected by the Husker football team. Zeleny completed his bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Nebraska in 2010 before joining the statistics department as a teaching assistant. He completed his master’s degree in statistics in 2012. A native of Carleton, Neb., Zeleny has worked as a data analyst at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION STEVE
WATERFIELD
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE & STRATEGIC RESEARCH Steve Waterfield joined Nebraska in August of 2013. Nebraska's executive associate athletic director for performance and strategic research, Waterfield is a member of the Athletic Department’s senior management team. Waterfield assists Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst with the administration of the football program and serves as the sports administrator for men's and women's tennis. He also oversees athletic medicine, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, Lewis Training Table, the Nebraska Athletics Performance Laboratory (NAPL) and strategic research and sports analytics. Waterfield is also the athletic department liaison to the institution's Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3), located in the East Stadium Research Facility. Waterfield joined Nebraska after two years as a senior administrator at Miami. Waterfield supervised a variety of departments at Miami, while also serving as the sport administrator for the men's and women's basketball programs and later, the Hurricane football program. Prior to Miami, Waterfield spent seven years at Wisconsin, serving as an Associate Athletic Director for Student Services under Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez. Waterfield went to Wisconsin after spending five years as an Assistant Director of Compliance at Ohio State. Waterfield holds a law degree, a master’s in business administration and a master’s in sports management from Ohio State and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kenyon College. He is a member of the Ohio bar and U.S. Federal District Court and worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Ohio Attorney General's office. Steve and his wife, Jaime, have two sons, Davis and Austin.
ACADEMICS & LIFE SKILLS DIRECTORS DENNIS
LEBLANC
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ACADEMICS Dennis Leblanc has served the Nebraska Athletic Department for more than 30 years, including directing the academic program since 1993. In 2015, he was promoted to the position of Executive Associate Athletic Director for Academics. Under Leblanc’s leadership, Nebraska has become the national leader in CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, NCAA Today’s Top Ten Award honorees and recipients of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Postgraduate Scholarship. Since he joined the academic staff in 1987, 253 of Nebraska’s 329 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans have been honored, while NU has claimed 14 of its 17 NCAA Today's Top Ten Award recipients. More than 3,000 Husker student-athletes have earned their degrees during Leblanc's tenure. In 2016-17, Nebraska's 86 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) was the highest in school history for the second straight year, and every Husker team achieved an Academic Performance Rate (APR) of 960 or higher for the first time. In 2012, NU became one of only 21 programs nationally to be certified by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletes (N4A). Leblanc is a member of the N4A and in 2002, he received its prestigious Lan Hewlett Award in recognition of distinguished performance in providing personal, academic and professional guidance to student-athletes. Leblanc was presented the Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Students at the 2004 University of Nebraska Honors Convocation, which recognizes individuals who go above and beyond their assigned duties, devoting extra time and effort in serving the needs of students. In 2005, he was presented with an Honorary Mortar Board membership honoring him for his leadership and service to students. In 2007, Leblanc received the Hero Mentor Award through the American Red Cross, which annually recognizes a person for outstanding leadership and mentoring. Leblanc earned his bachelor's degree from Bethany College, and a master’s degree from Wichita State University. He and his wife, Coreen, have four children: Olivia, Christian and twins Madeleine and Mackenzie.
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BRASFIELD ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR STUDENT-ATHLETE RECRUITMENT & EXPERIENCE Chris Brasfield served on the football staff as Nebraska's Director of High School Relations in 2015 before being promoted to the newly created position of associate athletic director for student-athlete recruitment and experience in February of 2016. In his role, Brasfield spearheads the strategic development of collaborative, comprehensive recruiting efforts for all 24 Husker sports. He also serves Nebraska's current student-athletes by assessing and implementing initiatives that support a world-class student-athlete experience. Brasfield came to Nebraska following four seasons on Mike Riley's staff at Oregon State, where he was the Beavers’ running backs coach from 2011 to 2014. Under Brasfield, Storm Woods ranked fifth in OSU history with 2,674 career rushing yards. Regarded as an elite recruiter, Brasfield was recognized in 2012 as one of the top 50 recruiters in the country. Brasfield spent the 2010 season as a graduate assistant at Oregon, following a four-year stint as the running backs coach at Samford. Brasfield also served in assistant coaching roles at Midwestern State, Southwest Texas State and TCU. Brasfield has NFL experience with three organizations, most recently participating in the NFL Minority Coaching Internship program with the Tennessee Titans in 2009. He also served as an intern with the Oakland Raiders in 2000, and was an area scout for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2001 and 2002. A San Antonio native, Brasfield has extensive high school coaching experience as well, including stops at Fort Worth’s Country Day, All Saints Episcopal School and Chicago Hope Academy in Illinois. Brasfield earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from TCU. He and his wife Sherresa, have three children, Tyson, Taylor and Truman.
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ZIMMER SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LIFE SKILLS & N CLUB In his 31st year serving Nebraska Athletics, Keith Zimmer leads Nebraska's Life Skills department, in addition to serving as the sport administrator for the swimming and diving team, as well as the men's and women's golf programs. He also oversees all components of Nebraska's Letterwinners N Club. Zimmer also supervises and directs the department’s diversity and inclusion initiatives for student-athletes and staff within the Life Skills program. In addition, Zimmer works closely with the College of Business Administration coordinating efforts with the Masters in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Program. Zimmer, who started at Nebraska in 1987, carries 30 years of life skills and student services experience. Components of the Husker Life Skills program include individual student-athlete meetings, major life skills events, the Husker Life Seminar, community outreach, graduate school assistance and postgraduate scholarships. Life Skills annually coordinates an Involvement Fair, StudentAthlete Career Fair, Networking Night, the Senior Celebration, Night at the Lied recognition banquet, Diversity and Inclusion and Post-Eligibility Opportunities. Zimmer, who worked in Nebraska's Academic and Support Services area from 1987 to 2006 while pioneering Nebraska's Life Skills program, is regarded as a national leader in the life skills area. He received one of the top honors in college athletics in 2006, when he was chosen for the Dr. Gene Hooks Award as the Life Skills Administrator of the Year. Zimmer has also served as an NCAA Life Skills trainer and is active with the National Consortium for Academics and Sport. Zimmer oversees the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and remains active in the Ventures In Partnership program, where student-athletes are integrated into various outreach initiatives with Lincoln Public Schools. He is an honorary member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and Mortar Board and has received the Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Students. Zimmer earned his bachelor’s degree at Wayne State College and his master’s in education from Springfield (Mass.) College. Zimmer and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Logan and Caden.
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2017 NEBRASKA SEASON NOTEBOOK NEBRASKA TO PLAY ATTRACTIVE HOME SCHEDULE
Nebraska posted a perfect 7-0 home record at Memorial Stadium in 2016, just the second undefeated record in Lincoln since 2001. This fall, Nebraska will play host to a strong seven-game home schedule as part of an attractive 2017 slate that includes nine Big Ten games. The home schedule will be highlighted by matchups against 2016 College Football Playoff participant Ohio State, Big Ten West Division champion Wisconsin and Iowa. Northwestern and Rutgers will also visit during Big Ten play. In non-conference action, the Huskers will host Sun Belt champ Arkansas State to open the season and take on Northern Illinois to close non-league play. Nebraska will also complete a home-and-home series with Oregon by visiting Eugene in the season’s second game. The Huskers make Big Ten road trips to Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota and 2016 conference champion Penn State. Nebraska’s 2017 schedule features games against seven teams that played in a bowl game last year.
DIACO TO LEAD NEW-LOOK HUSKER DEFENSE
Head Coach Mike Riley hired three new assistants on the defensive staff between December of 2016 and February of 2017. The group is led by new defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, while Donté Williams will coach the Husker cornerbacks and Scott Booker will tutor the NU safeties. The winner of the 2012 Broyles Award as the nation's best assistant coach, Diaco is regarded as one of the top defensive minds in college football and has a proven track record of success at the highest level. Diaco comes to Nebraska after three seasons as the head coach at the University of Connecticut. Previous to guiding the Husky program he had a highly successful four-year run as the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. Diaco has roots in the Big Ten, twice earning All-Big Ten honors as a linebacker at Iowa in the mid-1990s. In 2015, the Connecticut defense was the key to the Huskies winning three of their final four regular-season games to reach the St. Petersburg Bowl. Diaco was the first head coach in UConn history to take the Huskies to postseason play just two years into his tenure. Diaco was regarded as one of the nation’s top coordinators during his time at Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013, when he led the Irish defense under Head Coach Brian Kelly. In addition to his defensive coordinator role, Diaco also held the title of assistant head coach in 2012 and 2013. During his four seasons in South Bend, the Fighting Irish defense allowed an average of 19.08 points per game, which ranked as the ninth-best average over that time among FBS programs. Williams joined the Nebraska staff last December prior to the Music City Bowl and worked with the secondary during bowl preparation. Williams spent the 2016 season at Arizona, helping compile the Wildcats’ top recruiting class in recent years. He previously coached the secondary at San Jose State, where the Spartans ranked among the nation’s best against the pass under Williams’ direction. Booker brings 10 years of full-time FBS coaching experience to the Nebraska sideline, including five seasons on the Notre Dame coaching staff. Before being elevated to safeties coach in June, Booker served as a special teams consultant with the Huskers. In addition to his duties with the safeties, Booker will also coach Nebraska's special teams in 2017.
BLACKSHIRTS TO FEATURE VETERAN SECONDARY
The Nebraska secondary lost three-year starter Nathan Gerry at safety, but returns four players with significant starting experience. Seniors Joshua Kalu and Chris Jones have been the Huskers’ starting cornerbacks for the majority of the past two seasons. The Huskers moved the versatile Kalu to safety in the spring, and the Texas native could play either safety or cornerback this fall. Kalu (27) and Jones (20) have combined for 47 starts in the Nebraska secondary. At safety, Nebraska features junior Aaron Williams and senior Kieron Williams who both have significant starting experience. Aaron Williams has been a starter in 14 career games, including 11 last season, while Kieron Williams started nine games a year ago. Junior Antonio Reed also brings experience to the safety spot. Kalu in particular heads into his senior season in position to leave his mark in the Husker record book.
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Senior Joshua Kalu totaled a career-high 66 tackles with a team-high 11 pass breakups in 2016. The versatile Kalu could see time at either safety or cornerback this fall. • Kalu has 168 career tackles heading into 2017, the second-most career tackles for a cornerback in NU history. If Kalu continues at corner in 2017, he is likely to break the cornerback tackles record of 192, held by All-American Keyuo Craver. Kalu has 119 unassisted tackles in his career, 44 shy of the position record. Regardless of his position, Kalu is in line to become just the sixth Husker defensive back to post 200 career tackles.
HUSKER OFFENSE SEEKS NEW PLAYMAKERS
Nebraska is tasked with replacing its leading passer (Tommy Armstrong Jr.), rusher (Terrell Newby) and receiver (Jordan Westerkamp) from the 2016 season. The last time the Huskers had to replace the previous season's leader at each of those three skill positions was in 1984, when Nebraska replaced the "triplets" of quarterback Turner Gill, Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mike Rozier and wide receiver Irving Fryar, the No. 1 pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. Gill, Rozier and Fryar helped the Huskers average nearly 550 yards of total offense and more than 50 points per game in 1983. At quarterback, Armstrong became the first Husker to lead Nebraska in passing for four consecutive seasons in 2016 en route to becoming the Huskers' all-time passing leader and all-time total offense leader. Junior Tanner Lee is expected to replace Armstrong, as Lee was named the starter following a spring battle with redshirt freshman Patrick O'Brien. Lee was Nebraska's Scout Team Offensive MVP in 2016, when he sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules. In two seasons at Tulane, Lee threw for 3,601 yards, nearly matching Armstrong's total from his first two seasons as Nebraska's starting quarterback (3,661).Br At running back, Nebraska must not only replace Newby - the Huskers' leading rusher in 2015 and 2016 - but also Armstrong, who was second on the team in rushing last season. Nebraska brings back three talented and experienced running backs in juniors Devine Ozigbo and Mikale Wilbon and sophomore Tre Bryant, with the trio combining to rush for 699 yards last fall. Ozigbo has gained 621 rushing yards in his two seasons at Nebraska, while Wilbon has averaged 8.2 yards per carry in his career and Bryant ran for 172 yards as a true freshman last season. At wide receiver, NU must replace three of its top four receivers from last season including Westerkamp, who finished second all-time at Nebraska with 167 career catches and fourth with 2,474 career receiving yards. The Huskers return a pair of veteran wideouts in senior De'Mornay Pierson-El and junior Stanley Morgan Jr., who combined for 53 catches, 707 receiving yards and three touchdowns last season. The unit will also be bolstered by several new faces, including JD Spielman, the 2015 Minnesota Player of the Year who sat out last season as a redshirt, and a pair of highly regarded true freshmen in Tyjon Lindsey and Jaevon McQuitty. Lindsey and McQuitty were ranked among the nation's top 50 wide receivers in the 2016 recruiting class, with Lindsey being ranked among the top 10 receivers nationally.
HUSKERS NEBRASKA LOOKS TO WIN RUSHING BATTLE IN 2017
The ability to win the running game battle was a key to victory for the 2016 Huskers, and Nebraska will make a strong running game a focus again this fall. • Nebraska was a perfect 8-0 in 2016 when holding an advantage in rushing yards. The Huskers are 11-0 under Head Coach Mike Riley when out-rushing the opposition. • Stopping the run also keyed Nebraska victories last fall. The Blackshirts held five opponents to 88 or fewer rushing yards last season, winning each of those five contests. • In two seasons under Coach Riley, Nebraska is 8-0 when rushing for 200 yards or more, including 4-0 in 2016. • When the Husker run game was at its best, it allowed Nebraska to control the clock. Nebraska ranked fourth in the Big Ten in time of possession at more than 32:00 per game and held the ball for at least 35 minutes four times in 2016.
VETERAN RECEIVING DUO TO LEAD PASSING ATTACK
Nebraska will have just its third new full-time starting quarterback since 2010 this fall, with junior Tanner Lee expected to be the starter after a spring battle with redshirt freshman Patrick O’Brien. Whomever quarterbacks the Husker offense will have the luxury of two veteran and proven receivers to lead the receiving corps. • Senior De’Mornay Pierson-El and junior Stanley Morgan Jr. have extensive playing experience and both appear poised for big roles in the offense in 2017. Pierson-El earned All-America honors as a punt returner in 2014 and has shown flashes of his potential as a receiver. Pierson-El has 55 career catches for 686 yards and six touchdowns. • Morgan was Nebraska’s second-leading receiver last season with 33 catches for 453 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He enters his junior season with 58 career catches for 757 yards. • Both players are on track to join the 1,000-yard receiving club this season and both could challenge the top 10 in career yardage and receptions by season’s end.
2017 HUSKERS FEATURE PROMINENT FATHERS
Husker fans could see some famous faces at Nebraska games this fall, as three freshmen feature prominent fathers. • Redshirt freshman JD Spielman is the adopted son of Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman, and JD's uncle is former Ohio State All-America linebacker and NFL standout Chris Spielman, who now serves as a college and NFL analyst for Fox Sports. • Freshman fullback Ben Miles is the son of former national championship head coach Les Miles. Les compiled a 141-55 record in 15 seasons as a head coach at Oklahoma State and LSU. He led the Tigers to the 2007 national title and an appearance in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. • Freshman wide receiver Kade Warner is the son of former two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner, a 2017 NFL Hall of Fame inductee. In addition to a distinguished Arena Football League career, Kurt enjoyed a 12-year NFL career with the St. Louis Rams and the Arizona Cardinals. He threw for more than 32,000 yards in his career and ranks seventh in NFL history with an average of 260.8 passing yards per game. Kurt was also a fourtime Pro Bowler, a two-time NFL MVP (1999 & 2001) and the Super Bowl XXXIV MVP.
KICKER BROWN CONTINUES FAMILY TRADITION
Drew Brown enters his senior season third all-time at Nebraska with 47 career field goals and seventh with 282 career points. Brown connected on 12-of-14 field goals in 2016, including 9-of-10 in the final six games. His streak of 13 straight made field goals ended against Illinois when he was just short on a career-long 56-yard attempt. The 13 straight field goals marked the third-longest streak in Nebraska history. • Brown has 47 field goals in his Nebraska career, which ranks third in school history. He is 10 field goals behind his brother, Kris, for second on the NU career field goals list and trails career record holder Alex Henery by 21 field goals. • Brown has 282 career points to rank seventh in NU history. He is 18 points from becoming the sixth Husker to crack the 300-point barrier. Brown is on pace to finish third in school history in scoring and could challenge his older brother for second place on the scoring list at 388 points. Alex Henery holds the school record with 397 career points. • Brown connected on a career-long 51-yard field goal against Purdue last season and has made 19 field goals of at least 40 yards in his career. He is 17-of-24 in his career from 40-49 yards, including 12-of-14 in 2015. • Brown scored 107 points as a sophomore after posting a freshman-record 101 points in 2014. He was the first player in NU history with 100-point seasons as both a freshman and sophomore. • His 13 field goals of at least 40 yards in 2015 tied for the most nationally. • Brown’s 21 field goals in 2015 were second on the NU season list. He made each of his last 11 attempts, with nine of those from at least 40 yards. • Brown made five field goals against Southern Miss in 2015, all in the first half. The five field goals in a half tied an NCAA record. The five field goals were the most ever by a Husker in Lincoln, and tied a Memorial Stadium record held by two opposing kickers. The five field goals marked the third time in NU history a kicker had five or more field goals. MOST CAREER FIELD GOALS IN HUSKER HISTORY Rk. Player, Year FG 1. Alex Henery, 2007-10 68 2. Kris Brown, 1995-98 57 3. Drew Brown, 2014-pres. 47
Place-kicker Drew Brown returns for his senior season in 2017 after three solid seasons as the Husker starter. One of the nation’s top kickers since 2014, Brown earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition in 2016 and was a second-team all-conference pick in 2015. Brown will be a leading contender for the Lou Groza Award and other conference and national honors in 2017.
SEASON NOTEBOOK
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL NEBRASKA SEEKS ANOTHER 9-WIN SEASON IN 2017
Nebraska posted the program's 50th nine-win season in 2016, when head coach Mike Riley guided the Huskers to a 9-4 record, including a 9-3 regular-season record, the best mark of Riley's career. The Huskers boast the most nine-win seasons in college football history, while also ranking fourth in 10-win seasons (27) and sixth in 11win seasons (12). MOST 9-WIN SEASONS IN NCAA HISTORY Rk. School Total 1. Nebraska 50 2. Alabama 47 3. Oklahoma 44
NU LOOKS TO REMAIN AMONG ATTENDANCE LEADERS Nebraska averaged 90,200 fans for seven home games in 2016 to rank 10th nationally in average attendance. The 2016 season marked the fourth straight year NU ranked 11th or higher in average attendance. NU averaged 89,998 fans for its seven games in 2015, to rank 11th in the nation and fourth among Big Ten schools. In 2014, Nebraska was 10th in average home attendance with 91,249 fans per game. The average attendance for seven home games was the largest ever at Memorial Stadium, bettering the 2013 mark of 90,933 per game. NU has ranked in the top 20 nationally in attendance each of the 18 years with available attendance figures.
NCAA-RECORD SELLOUT STREAK ROLLS INTO 2017
One of the most remarkable streaks in college sports continued in 2016. Nebraska has sold out every game at Memorial Stadium since Nov. 3, 1962, a streak of 354 consecutive sellouts, 98 more than second-place Notre Dame. • Nebraska owns a 303-51 (.856) record during the sellout streak. • The overall attendance during the streak is nearly 27 million fans. LONGEST SELLOUT STREAKS IN NCAA HISTORY (ENTERING 2017) Rk. School Total 1. Nebraska 354 2. Notre Dame 256
NU OWNS BIG ADVANTAGE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM
"At Nebraska, we get guys from everywhere. I love that, and I think it’s just a great picture of college. I call us 'America’s Team'. I know the Cowboys think they’re America’s team, but I think Nebraska is.” - Head Coach Mike Riley COACHING STAFF NOTES
• Head Coach Mike Riley is in his 17th season as a collegiate head coach in 2017. Riley's 17 years of experience rank ninth nationally among all active FBS head coaches. • Nebraska's 10 full-time head coaches boast a combined 190 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 113 seasons at a Power Five Conference. • The Husker staff also features four coaches with a combined 14 years of NFL coaching experience including Mike Riley (three seasons as an NFL head coach and one season as an NFL assistant coach), Reggie Davis (four seasons as an NFL assistant), Danny Langsdorf (four seasons as an NFL assistant) and Mike Cavanaugh (two seasons as an NFL assistant). • Nebraska welcomes three new additions to its full-time coaching staff for the 2017 season. Bob Diaco takes over as the Huskers' defensive coordinator, while Scott Booker will coach NU's safeties and Donté Williams will tutor the Husker cornerbacks.
ROSTER NOTES
• Nebraska features a 129-player roster to open fall camp. The roster is unofficially the third-largest roster in the country behind Army and Navy. • Nearly two-thirds of the Huskers' 2017 roster are underclassmen, as 83 of Nebraska's 129 players are either freshmen or sophomores. • NU could have its first-ever letterwinner from the state of Delaware this fall, as freshman linebacker Avery Roberts (Wilmington, Del.) is in the mix to see action as a true freshman after enrolling at Nebraska in January. The Huskers have had a letterwinner from 45 of the 50 states (every state except Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Rhode Island).
Nebraska has rewarded the loyalty of its fans with great success at Memorial Stadium. • Nebraska has won at least six home games in 24 of the past 30 seasons, including 2016. NU is 169-28 (.858) at home since 1989. • NU was 7-0 at home in 2016, marking the Huskers’ first perfect home season since 2012, and just the second since 2001. • The Huskers are 17-7 in Big Ten home games since joining the league in 2011. • In the past three decades, NU has had three home winning streaks of 20 or more games and has posted 41 unbeaten and untied home seasons. • The Huskers are 538-147-20 (.777, 705 games, 127 years) in Lincoln, and 413-124-13 (.763, 550 games, 93 years) in Memorial Stadium (since 1923). LONGEST ACTIVE FBS HOME WINNING STREAK (ENTERING 2017) Rk. School Streak 1. Houston 15 2. Alabama 12 3. USC 9 4. Michigan 8 5. Nebraska 7 Ohio St. 7 Penn St. 7
2017 NEBRASKA ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE
47 - Nebraska 9 - California 8 - Florida 8 - Texas 7 - Louisiana 6 - Missouri 4 - Colorado, Illinois 3 - Arizona, Kansas, Iowa, Nevada 2 - Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee 1 - New Jersey, South Dakota, Massachusetts, Washington, Delaware, Wisconsin, Maryland, New York, Virginia
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HUSKERS ACADEMIC NOTES
• Nebraska has always placed an emphasis on academic success, as the Husker football program has produced more CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans than any other sport in NCAA history. With that emphasis, it has become a trend in recent years for many NU football players to earn their degree before playing in their final game. • Two Huskers - defensive lineman Joel Lopez and wide receiver Gabe Rahn - earned their degrees in May and will play the 2017 season as graduate students. Fullback Harrison Jordan could join that duo this fall, as he is on track to earn his degree in August. • As many as 17 Huskers could earn their degree by the end of the fall semester. That would continue an impressive recent early graduation trend for Nebraska, as 39 of the 50 players in Mike Riley's first two senior classes obtained their degree before playing in their final bowl game.
SCHEDULE NOTES
• Nebraska will play seven games against teams that played in a bowl game last year, including Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl - College Football Playoff Semifinal), Penn State (Rose Bowl) and Wisconsin (Cotton Bowl), all of whom played in a New Year's Six Bowl last season. • The Huskers will face three teams who won 11 games last season in Ohio State (11-2), Penn State (11-3) and Wisconsin (11-3). All three of those teams also finished the 2016 season with a top-10 ranking in the AP poll, as Ohio State was sixth, Penn State was seventh and Wisconsin was ninth. • Nebraska will play five conference home games for the first time in program history this fall, as all seven Big Ten West Division teams will play five league games at home and four on the road. • NU will play five of its seven home games against teams who qualified for a bowl game last season, including each of the final four home games. • Nebraska will play all five of its road games this season against Power Five Conference opponents. The Huskers will take on Oregon in Eugene on Sept. 9 in the program's second-ever game in the state and first since a 28-13 win over the Ducks on Sept. 27, 1952. • In Big Ten play, NU will travel to Illinois (Sept. 29), Purdue (Oct. 28), Minnesota (Nov. 11) and Penn State (Nov. 18). The Huskers will be seeking their first win at Illinois since 1986 and first win at Purdue since 1958.
NEBRASKA TO HONOR 1997 NATIONAL TITLE TEAM
Nebraska will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1997 national championship team this season, culminating with a team reunion on Oct. 7 when the Huskers host Wisconsin at Memorial Stadium. • The 1997 Huskers (13-0) won the fifth national title in school history and third in four years. Nebraska was voted No. 1 in the coaches' poll, while Michigan (12-0) was voted No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. • The 1997 season marked Tom Osborne's final season on the Husker sideline, as the Hall-of-Fame coach capped his career with a 42-17 win over No. 3 Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Osborne ended his 25-year career with a 255-49-3 record, 13 conference championships and three national titles. • Nebraska's senior class capped a remarkable run with its 1997 national title. In their four seasons, the Husker seniors compiled a 49-2 record with three undefeated national championship seasons.
MOST ALL-TIME VICTORIES
NU AMONG NATION’S TOP ALL-TIME PROGRAMS
Nebraska is in its 127th season of college football and owns an 889372-40 all-time record in 1,301 games (.699). Since 1970, NU has a 455130-5 record (.775). • Nebraska is one of 10 programs with 800 all-time victories, ranking fourth in NCAA history with 889 wins. • NU is the nation’s winningest program over the last 40, 50 and 60 years. • Nebraska was the first team in NCAA history to win 100 games in consecutive decades, leading the nation with 103 wins in the 1980s and ranking second with 108 wins in the 1990s.
NEBRASKA AMONG LEADERS IN NATIONAL TITLES
Nebraska has won five national titles in program history - all since 1970 - as the Huskers have won the second-most national titles since 1970. NU also ranks highly in most Associated Press national championship and most coaches' poll national titles. The Huskers have won four AP and four coaches' poll national championships. In 1997, Nebraska was crowned national champion by the coaches, but NU finished second to Michigan in the AP poll. In 1970, Nebraska was awarded the AP national title, but Texas was No. 1 in the coaches' poll, as the coaches released their final poll prior to the bowl games. Texas lost its bowl games, while Nebraska defeated No. 5 LSU. MOST NATIONAL TITLES SINCE 1970 Rk. School Total 1. Alabama 10 2. Nebraska 5 Miami 5 MOST AP NATIONAL TITLES IN NCAA HISTORY Rk. School Total 1. Alabama 10 2. Notre Dame 8 3. Oklahoma 7 4. Miami 5 USC 5 t-6. Nebraska 4 MOST COACHES' POLL NATIONAL TITLES IN NCAA HISTORY Rk. School Total 1. Alabama 9 2. Oklahoma 6 3. USC 5 t-4. Nebraska 4
NATIONAL LEADER IN CONFERENCE CROWNS
Nebraska has won a nation-leading 46 conference titles. NU won three Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association championships, 12 Missouri Valley Conference titles (in 18 seasons), nine Big 6 titles, 20 Big Eight championships (in 36 seasons) and four Big 12 titles. The Huskers appeared in six Big 12 Championship Games before playing in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game in only their second season in the league. MOST CONFERENCE TITLES IN NCAA HISTORY Rk. School Total 1. Nebraska 46 2. Oklahoma 45 3. Michigan 42
MOST WINS LAST 50 YEARS
ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
935
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
485
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
63
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
896
OKLAHOMA SOONERS
466
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
53
TEXAS LONGHORNS
891
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
461
TEXAS LONGHORNS
53
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
889
SEASON NOTEBOOK
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
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FREEDOM
AKINMOLADUN
6-4 | 280 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN GRANDVIEW, MO. | GRANDVIEW HS PSYCHOLOGY CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) » Big Ten All-Freshman Team (BTN.com, ESPN.com) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014; Spring 2015) » Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015, 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Akinmoladun redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2014, and spent the majority of his time working at tight end.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GRANDVIEW HS)
Freedom Akinmoladun has been a fixture on the Nebraska defensive front during the past two seasons and is expected to play a key role in the Huskers’ move to a 3-4 defense in 2017. Akinmoladun is expected to play one of the end spots in the odd front and has added more than 10 pounds of muscle to his 6-4 frame since the end of the 2016 season. Akinmoladun has exhibited a quick first step as a pass rusher, ranking among the top two on the team in sacks each of the past two seasons. He also has the strength to hold the edge against the opponent run game. Akinmoladun’s best performances came near the end of his sophomore season, and he is poised for a strong junior campaign. Akinmoladun began his Husker career at tight end before switching to defense during his redshirt season. Off the field, he was an Academic AllBig Ten selection in both 2015 and 2016.
Akinmoladun earned second-team Class 4 all-state honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association during his senior season at Grandview High School. He caught 23 passes for 387 yards and two touchdowns, while he also recorded 26 tackles and five tackles for loss from his defensive end position. Akinmoladun helped Coach Andy Leech’s team to a 5-6 record and a trip to the second round of the Class 4 playoffs. In 2012, Akinmoladun caught 14 passes for 331 yards and a touchdown, and also made a big impact on defense with 85 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and four sacks. Akinmoladun earned third-team all-state honors as a sophomore. Akinmoladun was ranked as one of the top 30 tight ends in the nation and among the top 15 players in Missouri according to both Rivals.com and 247Sports. Akinmoladun was also one of the top rebounders for the Grandview basketball team. Akinmoladun only visited Nebraska after his commitment, but also had offers from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State and Northern Illinois.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
PERSONAL
2017 OUTLOOK
Akinmoladun started all 2016 GAME-BY-GAME 13 games at the defensive Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yd Sack-Yd end spot. He made 32 overall Fresno State 0-1-1 0-0 0.0-0 0-1-1 0-0 0.0-0 tackles, including five tackles Wyoming 4-1-5 1-4 1.0-4 for loss. His four sacks were Oregon 0-0 0.0-0 tied for second on the team. at Northwestern 1-1-2 Illinois 1-0-1 1-9 1.0-9 Akinmoladun also led the at Indiana 1-0-1 0-0 0.0-0 defense with 10 quarterback Purdue 0-2-2 0-0 0.0-0 0-0-0 0-0 0.0-0 hurries. He had five games with at Wisconsin at Ohio State 0-5-5 0-0 0.0-0 four or more tackles. 2-2-4 1-2 0.0-0 Akinmoladun had five tackles, Minnesota Maryland 2-3-5 2-15 2.0-15 including four solo stops, in a at Iowa 1-0-1 0-0 0.0-0 win over Oregon. He also had a vs. Tennessee 3-1-4 0-0 0.0-0 sack and a forced fumble against the Ducks. He recorded his second sack of the season against Illinois. Akinmoladun had five tackles at Ohio State and made four tackles, including a tackle for loss in the win over Minnesota. He had five tackles and a career-high two sacks for 15 yards in the home finale against Maryland. Akinmoladun also had two hurries against the Terrapins. He closed the year with four tackles and a hurry against Tennessee.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Akinmoladun played in 11 games and made four starts at the defensive end position. He was one of four ends in the regular rotation and finished the year with 21 tackles. He had a team-high 4.5 sacks, tied for second on the team with seven tackles for loss and had four quarterback hurries. Akinmoladun opened the year with a sack against BYU, then added two tackles for loss a week later against South Alabama. He had a careerhigh six tackles at Miami, including five solo stops, and registered a 12yard sack against the Hurricanes. He closed non-conference play with four tackles, including two sacks for 17 yards in a win over Southern Miss. His sack on the game’s final play secured the Husker victory. Akinmoladun opened Big Ten play with two tackles and a half-sack at Illinois, before missing the next two games with a knee injury. He added two tackles each against Northwestern and Purdue.
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Akinmoladun was born on Feb. 11, 1996, and is the son of Sherryee Akinmoladun. He is majoring in psychology and is a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He also has distinguished himself in the community, earning spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2015, 2016 and 2017 for his outreach work, while also earning Nebraska StudentAthlete HERO Leadership Awards in 2015 and 2016. Akinmoladun has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, School is Cool, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, Husker Heroes, Husker Hotline, the Lincoln Marathon and local school, hospital and community center outreach visits. Akinmoladun’s cousin, Oladapo, was an All-American on the Nebraska track and field team from 2013 to 2016.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks 2014 Redshirt 2015 11/4 11 10 21 7-45 4.5-36 2016 13/13 15 17 32 5-30 4.0-28 Totals 24/17 26 27 53 12-75 8.5-64
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Fum. C-R BK 0-0 1-0 1-0
0 0 0
PBU
INT
0 0 0
0 0 0
» Tackles: 6 at Miami (2015) » Tackles for Loss: 2 three times » Sacks: 2 twice (vs. Southern Miss in 2015; vs. Maryland in 2016)
QB Hry. 4 10 14
HUSKERS
#34
DREW
BROWN
5-11 | 200 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | PLACE-KICKER SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS | SOUTHLAKE CARROLL HS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (2016) » Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Watch List (2016) » Lou Groza Award Watch List (2016) » Second-Team All-Big Ten (Media, Associated Press, 2015) » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2015; Media, 2016) » NCAA Record for Field Goals in a Half, Tied Record (5, 1st Half vs. Southern Miss) » Memorial Stadium Record for Most Field Goals, Tied Record (5 vs. Southern Miss) » Nebraska Sophomore Record for Season Field Goals (21 in 2015) » Nebraska Freshman Scoring Record (101 in 2015) » Three-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Drew Brown returns for his senior season in 2017, marking his fourth year as the Huskers’ starting kicker. Brown has earned all-conference honors each of the past two seasons and will head into his senior year as a contender for the Lou Groza Award as well as conference and national accolades. The 5-11, 200-pound Brown connected on 12-of-14 field goals while being perfect on 38 PAT attempts in 2016. Brown topped the century mark in scoring in each of his first two seasons, becoming the first player in school history with at least 100 points as both a freshman and sophomore. He enters the 2017 season with 282 career points to rank seventh in school history and fourth among kickers. Brown is on pace to finish third in school history in scoring and has an outside chance of challenging the school record. Brown’s 47 career field goals are third in Nebraska history, 21 shy of Alex Henery’s school record. Brown has also used his strong leg in handling the Huskers’ kickoff duties the past three seasons. Brown has continued a family tradition of outstanding kicking at Nebraska. His older brother, Kris, ranks as the second-leading scorer in NU history and was a place-kicker for more than a decade in the National Football League. A supply chain management major, Brown is on track to graduate in December despite not having a redshirt season.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Brown was among the nation’s most accurate place-kickers, 2016 GAME-BY-GAME hitting on all 38 extra points, Opponent XP-ATT FG-ATT Long 4-4 0-0 0 while connecting on 12-of-14 Fresno State 7-7 1-1 29 field goals. He also booted 30 Wyoming 5-5 0-0 0 of his 63 kickoffs for touchbacks. Oregon 1-1 23 Brown was an honorable- at Northwestern 3-3 4-4 1-2 29 mention All-Big Ten choice by Illinois at Indiana 3-3 2-2 40 the media for his performance. 3-3 2-3 51 Brown made his first two field Purdue 2-2 1-1 35 goals of the season to extend at Wisconsin 0-0 1-1 20 his streak of made field goals at Ohio State 3-3 1-1 46 to 13 before a 56-yard miss Minnesota 0-0 0-0 0 against Illinois. Brown had two Maryland 1-1 1-1 35 field goals at Indiana, including at Iowa 3-3 1-1 45 a 39-yarder in the final minutes vs. Tennessee to extend Nebraska’s lead in a 27-22 victory. That field goal was the 40th of Brown’s career, making him the fourth Husker with 40 career field goals. He connected on a pair of field goals against Purdue, including a career-long 51-yard field goal. He made a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter at Wisconsin to provide the tying points and send the game to an extra session. His 20-yard field goal at Ohio State was the 44th of his career, good for third place on the NU charts. Brown made a 46yard field in the first quarter against Minnesota and connnected on a 45-yarder in the Music City Bowl, making him 4-of-6 on 40-plus yard field goals in 2016.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Brown connected on 21-of-27 field goals and 44-of-46 extra-points. His 107 points ranked just outside of the NU single-season top 10 in scoring, and the 21 field goals were the second-most in NU history, behind only 24 field goals by Alex Henery in 2009. Brown connected on multiple field goals seven times, including an impressive 13 field goals of at least 40 yards. Brown also booted 32 of his 79 kickoffs for touchbacks. Brown made eight straight field goals in non-conference play after missing his first two kicks of the year. Brown had a record-setting day against Southern Miss. He made five first-half field goals, tying an NCAA record for most field goals in a half also held by former Husker Dale Klein. Brown’s five field goals also tied the Memorial Stadium record and included a season-long 50-yarder to lead NU to a 36-28 win. After a first-quarter miss at Minnesota, he connected on field goals of 45 and 41 yards against the Gophers and did not miss the rest of the year. He finished the year with a streak of 11 straight made field goals, with the first eight of those coming from 40 yards or more.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Brown connected on 14-of-21 field goals and was perfect on 59 PAT attempts, the third-most attempts in school history without a miss. His 7.8 points per game ranked seventh in the Big Ten. Brown set an NU freshman record with 101 points, breaking the previous record held by his older brother. Brown had three games with two field goals and had 14 touchbacks, including a season-high seven against Illinois. Brown made a 44-yard field goal in his NU debut against Florida Atlantic, and connected on 2-of-3 field goals at Fresno State, along with a season-high seven PATs. He also made a pair of field goals (19 and 39 yards) against Miami. Brown made at least one field goal in each of the final four games. He connected on a 20-yarder at Iowa with eight seconds remaining to send the game to overtime.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SOUTHLAKE CARROLL HS)
Brown was a standout at Southlake Carroll High School being named the first-team kicker on the DFW all-area team as a senior and earning honorable-mention Class 5A all-state recognition. He connected on 9-of11 field goals as a senior, with a long of 51 yards, and made 89-of-90 PAT attempts, helping Coach Hal Wasson’s team to an 11-2 record and trip to the third round of the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Brown was perfect on 97 PAT attempts as a junior, while hitting on 9-of-10 field goals, as Carroll posted a 12-2 record and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. Brown was also one of the state’s top kickers during his sophomore season, helping Southlake Carroll to a perfect 16-0 record and Class 5A Division 1 state title. Brown hit on 17-of-21 field goals with a long of 49 yards, and made 63-of-64 extra points. Brown was ranked among the top dozen kickers in the nation by 247Sports.
PERSONAL
The son of Hobert and Terri Brown, Drew was born on Oct. 30, 1995. Brown is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He has been named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) three times in his career. Brown has participated in community outreach efforts, including Make-A-Wish, School is Cool Week, American Education Week, Uplifting Athletes and local hospital, and school outreach events.
CAREER STATS
Year G/S PAT 2014 13/13 59/59 2015 13/13 44/46 2016 13/13 38/38 Totals 39/39 141/143
FG Pct. TP PPG 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg 14/21 66.7 101 7.8 1-1 4-5 7-8 2-6 0-1 44 21/27 77.8 107 8.2 0-0 6-7 2-3 12-14 1-3 50 12/14 85.7 74 5.7 0-0 4-4 4-4 3-4 1-2 51 47/62 75.8 282 7.2 1-1 14-16 13-15 17-24 2-6 51
Kickoffs--189 kickoffs, 76 touchback (47 KO, 14 TB in 2014; 79 KO, 32 TB in 2015; 63 KO, 30 touchbacks in 2016)
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Field Goals: 5 vs. Southern Miss (2015) » Long Field Goal: 51 yards vs. Purdue (2016) » PATs: 7 twice (at Fresno State in 2014; vs. Wyoming in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#68
NICK
GATES
6-5 | 295 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN LAS VEGAS, NEV. | BISHOP GORMAN HS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Third-Team All-Big Ten (Media, 2016) » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2016) » Big Ten All-Freshman Team (BTN.com, ESPN.com, 2015) » BTN All-Bowl Team (2015) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015; Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Nick Gates returns to anchor the Nebraska offensive line in 2017. A two-year starter at tackle, Gates is once again expected to lock down the left side in 2017. The 6-5, 295-pound Gates is the most experienced and game-tested returnee on the Nebraska offense, having started 23 games, including all 13 contests in 2016. The play of Gates was a key reason Nebraska allowed the fewest sacks in the Big Ten in 2016, after ranking second in that category during Gates’ freshman season in 2015. The Las Vegas native has the ideal size and tenacity for an offensive tackle and combines those traits with outstanding footwork and athleticism. A third-team All-Big Ten choice as a sophomore, Gates is primed to contend for bigger honors in 2017.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Gates held down the left tackle spot and was one of two offensive linemen to start all 13 games in 2016. He earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and was an honorable-mention pick by the coaches. Gates led an offensive line that ranked first in the Big Ten in protecting the passer, allowing just 15 sacks on the season. The offensive line paved the way for Nebraska to top 550 yards of total offense against both Wyoming and Northwestern, while rushing for more than 200 yards four times on the season. The play of the line also allowed senior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. to become Nebraska’s all-time leader in passing yards, total offense and total touchdowns. Individually, Gates was named ProFootball.com’s top run-blocking offensive lineman in the country during Week 1.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Gates was Nebraska’s regular starter at right tackle, helping the Huskers rank among the Big Ten leaders in scoring, passing and total offense. Gates started all 10 games he played, while missing three games at midseason with a high ankle sprain. Gates’ play at right tackle was also critical to Nebraska providing strong pass protection throughout the year. The Husker offensive line gave up just 14 sacks in 13 games to rank ninth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed. Gates helped power Nebraska to 326 rushing yards in the bowl victory over UCLA, earning him a spot on the BTN All-Bowl team.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Gates redshirted and worked on the scout team offensive line.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BISHOP GORMAN HS)
Gates was a dominant force on the offensive line for Coach Tony Sanchez at Bishop Gorman High, helping his team to three straight state titles. As a senior, Gates helped the offense average better than 275 rushing yards per game en route to a 13-2 record and a Division I state championship. Gates also saw time on defense, recording 13 tackles, a tackle for loss, three breakups and a fumble recovery. Gates earned firstteam All-Nevada honors from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and was an All-Southwest League pick. Gates earned second-team all-state honors from the Review-Journal in 2012, helping Gorman to a 13-1 record, including a 63-10 victory in the state title game. Bishop Gorman was a perfect 16-0 in the 2011 season and averaged more than 280 rushing yards per game. Gates was regarded as the top player in Nevada and one of the top 25 offensive tackles in the country. Gates also visited Texas A&M, and had offers from dozens of schools, including Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Colorado, Duke, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington and Washington State. Gates was also a standout player for Bishop Gorman’s state championship baseball team.
PERSONAL
The son of Taylor and Sonya Gates, Nick was born on Nov. 27, 1995. He is a criminology and criminal justice major and a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He has volunteered for community outreach work with Uplifting Athletes and local school and hospital visits. He was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in both 2016 and 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 23 (10 in 2015; 13 in 2016) » Games Started: 23 (10 in 2015; 13 in 2016)
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HUSKERS
#8
CHRIS
JONES
6-0 | 195 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK JACKSONVILLE, FLA. | SANDALWOOD HS SOCIOLOGY CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, 2016) » Academic All-Big Ten (2015) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015; Fall 2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Cornerback Chris Jones returns for his senior season and is poised to be a leader for the Blackshirt defense as part of a veteran Husker secondary. The 6-0, 195-pound Jones has the speed, size and strength to excel at cornerback and should be a contender for conference and national honors in 2017. Jones is part of a veteran secondary that also returns fellow seniors Joshua Kalu and Kieron Williams and junior Aaron Williams, all of whom have extensive starting experience. As a junior, Jones had three interceptions and 10 pass breakups, and his play was recognized with honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades. A Florida native, Jones has made steady progress on the field and in the weight room during his time with the Huskers. He has added nearly 25 pounds of muscle to his frame since joining the NU program three seasons ago. Off the field, Jones earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in 2015. He is majoring in sociology and is scheduled to graduate in December despite not having a redshirt year.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Jones started all GAME-BY-GAME 13 games and was an 2016 Opponent UT-AT-TT PBUs INT-yds honorable-mention All-Big Fresno State 1-0-1 1 1-0 Ten choice. Jones had three Wyoming 1-0-1 0 1-27 5-1-6 1 0-0 interceptions, including Oregon 2 0-0 a 33-yard return for a at Northwestern 3-0-3 Illinois 2-0-2 0 0-0 touchdown at Indiana, and at Indiana 2-0-2 2 1-33 was second on the team Purdue 2-1-3 1 0-0 with 10 pass breakups. He at Wisconsin 5-0-5 0 0-0 5-0-5 0 0-0 finished with 37 tackles, at Ohio State 4-0-4 1 0-0 including 33 solo stops, Minnesota Maryland 0-1-1 1 0-0 and added three tackles for at Iowa 0-0-0 0 0-0 loss and a sack. vs. Tennessee 3-1-4 1 0-0 Jones had his first interception in the opener against Fresno State and added his second pick a week later against Wyoming, returning the interception 27 yards. He totaled a career-high six tackles against Oregon and broke up a pass as the Blackshirts shut down the Duck passing game. Jones had a strong effort at Northwestern, registering three solo tackles, two tackles for loss and a two-yard sack. He also broke up two passes in the Husker victory. Jones set the tone at Indiana with a 33-yard interception return for a touchdown, giving NU a 17-0 first-quarter lead. He added two breakups in the win over the Hoosiers. Jones had five solo stops against both Wisconsin and Ohio State and had four solo tackles and a breakup against Minnesota. He had four tackles and a breakup in the Music City Bowl.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Jones played in all 13 games and started seven games at cornerback. He finished the season with 25 tackles, including 21 solo stops, while adding two interceptions, five breakups, two tackles for loss and a sack. In non-conference play, Jones had three tackles each against South Alabama, Miami and Southern Miss, and had a five-yard sack against the Golden Eagles. Jones added three-tackle games in Big Ten play against Wisconsin and Michigan State, and had a pair of tackles in four other games. He registered his first career interception in the second quarter at Rutgers. His second pick of the season ended UCLA’s final scoring threat in a 37-29 victory in the Foster Farms Bowl.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Jones played in 12 games, primarily on special teams. He had seven tackles, including five solo stops, and had a fumble recovery on punt coverage against Iowa. Five of Jones’ seven tackles were on special teams, including two at Northwestern. He had two solo tackles on defense at Fresno State.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SANDALWOOD HS)
Jones’ play as a senior helped Coach Adam Geis’ Sandalwood High School team to an 8-3 record and a berth in the Class 8A state playoffs in 2013. Jones keyed the Sandalwood defense, making 32 tackles, while intercepting four passes, including one that he returned for a touchdown. Jones was named to the All-First Coast team by the Florida Times-Union. As a junior, Jones helped Sandalwood to a 7-3 record, and the school narrowly missed the Class 8A playoffs. Jones chose Nebraska after also visiting Purdue, and also had offers from South Florida, Western Kentucky, Florida International and Western Michigan. Jones was regarded as one of the top 60 athlete prospects in the country by 247Sports.
PERSONAL
Jones was born on Aug. 13, 1995, and Lucille Payton is his legal guardian. Jones has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll twice. Jones has participated in community outreach efforts with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, School is Cool, and local hospital and school visits. He was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and Brook Berringer Citizenship Team in 2017.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks 2014 12/0 5 2 7 0 0.0-0 2015 13/7 21 4 25 2-7 1.0-5 2016 13/13 33 4 37 3-5 1.0-2 Totals 38/20 59 10 69 5-12 2.0-7
Fum. C-R 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1
BK 0 0 0 0
PBU 0 5 10 15
INT 0 2 3 5
QB Hry. 0 0 0 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 6 vs. Oregon (2016) » Tackles for Loss: 2 at Northwestern (2016) » Sacks: 1.0 twice (vs. Southern Miss in 2015; at Northwestern in 2016) » Pass Breakups: 2 twice (at Northwestern and at Indiana in 2016) » Interceptions: 1 five times » Long Interception Return: 33 yards (TD) at Indiana (2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#46
JOSHUA
KALU
6-1 | 195 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK HOUSTON, TEXAS | ALIEF TAYLOR HS CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List (2017) » Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist (2016) » Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2015) » Academic All-Big Ten (2015) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015, 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
Kalu had a strong effort against Wisconsin, tying his career high with nine tackles and added a career-high four breakups. A week later, he had seven tackles at Minnesota and helped clinch the victory with a 41-yard interception return for a touchdown in the waning moments. Kalu had eight tackles in a win over Michigan State, then made four solo tackles, a tackle for loss and a breakup at Rutgers. He added six tackles and a tackle for loss against Iowa and had eight tackles and his third interception in the bowl victory over UCLA.
2017 OUTLOOK
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Senior Joshua Kalu is poised to earn a starting spot in the secondary for the third straight season. The 6-1, 195-pound Kalu excelled as a starting cornerback in both 2015 and 2016, but made the move to safety in the spring and is likely to continue in that role for the 2017 season. Kalu, who will wear No. 46 this fall, has been a regular in the Husker defense since his freshman season and has made 28 career starts. He has excellent size, range and ball skills to be an impact player in the secondary and has shown the tackling ability to play safety. In 2016, Kalu helped the Huskers rank as one of the nation’s most improved defenses by leading the team in breakups (11) and ranking fifth in tackles. Kalu enters his senior season with 21 pass breakups to rank just outside of the top 10 on the NU career chart. He also has 168 career tackles and is poised to finish among the top 10 defensive back tacklers in school history. Kalu was an Academic All-Big Ten pick in 2015 and is a two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member. He is majoring in child, youth and family studies and will graduate in December despite not redshirting.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Kalu started every game at cornerback and finished 2016 GAME-BY-GAME the season with 66 tackles, Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yd PBUs 6-1-7 1-6 1 including 48 solo stops. Kalu Fresno State 1-2-3 0-0 1 led the Huskers will 11 pass Wyoming Oregon 1-0-1 0-0 0 breakups and added an at Northwestern 5-2-7 0-0 0 interception, three tackles Illinois 3-1-4 0-0 1 for loss, a sack and two at Indiana 7-0-7 0-0 1 quarterback hurries. He made Purdue 2-2-4 0-0 0 at least five tackles in seven at Wisconsin 4-2-6 0-0 0 games and had at least one at Ohio State 7-2-9 0-0 2 breakup in seven games. Minnesota 1-2-3 1-1 0 Kalu opened the year with Maryland 4-1-5 0-0 2 0-2-2 0-0 0 seven tackles, including six at Iowa 7-1-8 1-1 3 solo stops, in the opener vs. Tennessee against Fresno State. He also had a six-yard sack, two hurries and a breakup against the Bulldogs. In Nebraska’s win at Northwestern, Kalu had seven tackles and clinched the victory with a fourth-quarter interception. Kalu had seven solo tackles and a breakup at Indiana, and made six tackles at Wisconsin. He had a career-high nine tackles, including seven solo stops, and added two breakups at Ohio State. Kalu had five tackles and a pair of breakups against Maryland and closed the regular season with a blocked extra point at Iowa. He had a season-high three breakups and made eight tackles in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Kalu started all 13 games working at cornerback and nickel back and earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition. He was second on the team in both tackles (75) and interceptions (3) and tied for the team lead in pass breakups (7). His 51 solo stops also led the Huskers. Kalu added five tackles for loss and a sack and had at least six tackles in six games. He also contributed on special teams. Kalu had a career-high nine tackles, including eight solo stops, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup against BYU. He posted his first interception of the season at Miami, ending a Hurricane scoring threat. Against Southern Miss, Kalu recorded his first career sack.
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Kalu played in all 13 games, with starts against Fresno State and Illinois. He made 27 tackles, including seven solo stops. He was among NU’s leaders in special teams tackles with seven, including two against McNeese State. Kalu made his first career interception against Miami in the fourth quarter, helping seal the Husker victory. He forced a pair of fumbles, one each against Fresno State and Iowa, and also recovered a fumble at Iowa to set up a touchdown. Kalu had six or more tackles three times, including a season-high seven against Illinois and six each at Fresno State and Iowa.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ALIEF TAYLOR HS)
Kalu was a standout performer for Coach Jody Jordan at Alief Taylor High School in Houston. Kalu helped his team to an 8-4 record in 2013, including a trip to the second round of the Class 5A Division 1 state playoffs. Kalu made 51 tackles and had four interceptions as a senior, with three returns for touchdowns. His play earned Kalu All-Greater Houston first-team honors from the Houston Chronicle, and he was a first-team all-district selection. As a junior, Kalu helped Alief Taylor to an 8-4 record, with 32 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. He also averaged better than 13 yards per punt return and was named the Class 5A District 18 Newcomer of the Year. Kalu excelled in track and basketball for Alief Taylor. He was ranked among the top 80 safeties in the country according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Kalu only visited Nebraska, but did receive scholarship offers from Colorado, Arkansas State, Duke, Houston, SMU, Wake Forest and Washington State.
PERSONAL
The son of Elekwachi and Prisca Kalu, Joshua was born on Aug. 28, 1995. Kalu has been honored for his community outreach work with spots on the Brook Berringer and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past three years. He has volunteered his time with Make-AWish, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, the Souper Bowl of Caring, Husker Heroes and Husker Hotline, as well as local hospital and school outreach events.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks 2014 13/2 20 7 27 1-1 0.0-0 2015 13/13 51 24 75 5-27 1.0-8 2016 13/13 48 18 66 3-8 1.0-6 Totals 39/28 119 49 168 9-36 2.0-14
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Fum. C-R 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1
BK 0 1 1 2
PBU 3 7 11 21
INT 1 3 1 5
» Tackles: 9 three times » Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. BYU (2015) » Sacks: 1.0 twice (vs. Southern Miss, 2015; vs. Fresno State, 2016) » Pass Breakups: 4 vs. Wisconsin (2015) » Interceptions: 1 five times » Long Interception Return: 41 yards (TD) at Minnesota (2015)
QB Hry. 1 1 2 4
HUSKERS
#13
TANNER
LEE
6-4 | 220 JUNIOR | QUARTERBACK DESTREHAN, LA. | JESUIT HS / TULANE MANAGEMENT CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» 2016 Nebraska Scout Team Offensive MVP
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Tanner Lee heads into 2017 expected to take the reins of the Nebraska offense. Lee earned the starting quarterback job with a strong spring camp and was named the starter shortly following the Red-White Spring Game. Lee is set to replace Tommy Armstrong Jr., who was the Huskers’ starting quarterback each of the past four seasons. The 6-4, 220-pound Lee joined the Nebraska program in the summer of 2016 as a transfer from Tulane University. Lee has two seasons of remaining eligibility at Nebraska after being granted a waiver last fall. Lee was impressive in his work on the practice field last fall, earning the Huskers’ Scout Team Offensive MVP honors. Lee has a strong arm and has shown good decision-making and leadership. He has extensive starting experience on the FBS level from his time at Tulane. Lee is the leader of a strong group of quarterbacks that includes redshirt freshman Patrick O’Brien and true freshman Tristan Gebbia.
2016 (TRANSFER)
PERSONAL
Tanner was born on Feb. 14, 1995, and is the son of Phillip and Kimberly Lee. He is a management major. His father played football and baseball at Troy State and later played baseball for UAB. His grandfather, Jimmy Lee, played football at Alabama. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Read Across America and hospital outreach visits.
CAREER STATS (AT TULANE)
Year G/S Cmp. Att. Int. Pct. 2013 Redshirt 2014 10/10 185 336 14 .551 2015 9/9 143 276 7 .518 Totals 19/19 328 612 21 .536
Yds. Y/A Y/G LP TD Eff.R 1,962 5.8 196.2 74 12 107.6 1,639 5.9 182.1 76 11 109.8 3,601 5.9 189.5 76 23 108.6
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (AT TULANE) » Pass Attempts: 48 vs. Memphis (2014) » Pass Completions: 26 vs. Memphis (2014) » Passing Yards: 301 at East Carolina (2014) » Long Pass: 90 at Army West Point (2015) » Passing Touchdowns: 4 vs. UCF (2015)
Lee sat out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines. He was Nebraska’s Scout Team Offensive MVP and was granted a waiver, giving him one extra season of eligibility.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (JESUIT HS/TULANE)
Lee made 19 starts in 2014 and 2015 at Tulane. In 2015, Lee started nine games at quarterback and threw for 1,639 yards and 11 touchdowns, while completing 52 percent of his passes. Lee threw for better than 200 yards four times on the season, including a season-high 277 yards against Maine. Lee threw for a career-high four touchdowns in a win over UCF. Lee started all 10 of his games as a redshirt freshman in 2014. He completed 185-of-336 passes for 1,962 yards and 12 touchdowns. All of Lee’s passing numbers set Tulane freshman records. Lee threw for a season-high three touchdowns against Tulsa, Southeastern Louisiana and Houston. Lee threw for a career-best 301 yards on a 25-of-43 effort at East Carolina, and surpassed 200 passing yards in four other games. Lee redshirted in his first season at Tulane in 2013. In high school, Lee was a three-year letterman for Coach Wayde Kesier at Jesuit High School in Destrehan, La. He helped guide his team to a 30-8 overall record in three seasons, including three trips to the state playoffs and a District 9-5A title in his junior season. In his career, Lee completed 245-of-415 passes (.590) for 3,984 yards, 39 touchdowns and nine interceptions. As a senior, Lee was voted team captain and claimed honorablemention all-state accolades while earning first-team all-metro and alldistrict recognition after completing 118-of-218 passes (.541) for 2,364 yards and 25 touchdowns. Lee threw for a school-record 552 yards in a 56-49 win over Shaw in 2012. Lee threw for 1,591 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior and also saw limited action as a sophomore. Lee was ranked among the top 60 quarterbacks in the country by several recruiting services and was among the top 50 players in the state of Louisiana.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#8
STANLEY
MORGAN JR.
6-1 | 195 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | WIDE RECEIVER NEW ORLEANS, LA. | ST. AUGUSTINE HS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» BTN.com All-Freshman Team (2015) » Nebraska Newcomer of the Year Award (2015) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Stanley Morgan Jr. heads into his junior season looking to become a go-to-receiver in the Husker passing attack. The 6-1, 195-pound Morgan has been a key member of the receiving corps the past two seasons, but with the graduation of three veteran receivers, Morgan and senior De’Mornay Pierson-El will be called on to step into a leadership role among the wideout group. The receivers will be catching passes from a new quarterback this season, as Tanner Lee is expected to take the reins of the Husker offense. Morgan was Nebraska’s second-leading receiver last season with 33 catches with at least one reception in every game and seven games with at least three catches. Morgan has the size, speed and competitiveness to continue to develop into an elite receiver in the second half of his NU career. Morgan enters his junior year with 58 catches and 757 receiving yards, putting him on pace to challenge for the top five in those categories by the end of his Husker career. Morgan earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2015 and garnered a spot on the BTN.com All-Freshman team.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Morgan played in all 13 games with nine starts. He had 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Rec. Yds TD Long 33 receptions for 453 yards, Fresno State 1 11 0 11 an average of 13.7 yards per Wyoming 2 17 0 9 3 35 0 14 catch. He caught a pair of Oregon 33 0 10 touchdown passes, including a at Northwestern 4 3 39 0 18 career-long 72-yard catch for a Illinois at Indiana 3 93 1 72 touchdown at Indiana. Purdue 2 43 0 28 Morgan opened the at Wisconsin 5 58 0 25 3 56 0 26 season with a single catch at Ohio State 1 4 0 4 against Fresno State and two Minnesota 1 8 0 8 receptions against Wyoming. Maryland at Iowa 2 28 1 15 He had three catches for 35 vs. Tennessee 3 28 0 16 yards against Oregon, starting a streak of four straight games with at least three receptions. He had four receptions for 33 yards at Northwestern and three catches each against both Illinois and Indiana. His 72-yard catch and run for a touchdown at Indiana gave the Huskers a 24-15 fourth-quarter lead en route to a fivepoint NU win. Morgan had a career-high five catches for 58 yards at Wisconsin, including four catches for 56 yards in the fourth quarter as Nebraska rallied to force overtime. He had 56 receiving yards at Ohio State and caught a 13-yard touchdown pass at Iowa. He had three catches for 28 yards in the Music City Bowl.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Morgan played in all 13 games with three starts. He caught 25 passes for 304 yards and three touchdown receptions. Morgan was also NU’s top kickoff return threat with 14 returns for 324 yards, an average of 23.1 yards per return.
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Morgan caught at least two passes in each of the four non-conference games, highlighted by season highs of four receptions for 78 yards at Miami. His first career touchdown reception came against the Hurricanes, an eight-yard grab with 33 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. He also had three kickoff returns for 71 yards against Miami. Morgan had three catches for 26 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown catch at Purdue. He also had an NU season-long 42-yard kickoff return in the game. He had three catches against both Michigan State and Iowa, and had 89 yards on three kickoff returns against the Spartans. Morgan had two catches for 31 yards against UCLA in the Foster Farms Bowl. His 22-yard third-quarter touchdown catch gave Nebraska the lead for good in the game.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ST. AUGUSTINE HS)
Morgan Jr. was a three-year standout for St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. He finished his senior season with 46 catches for 891 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing two games. His play helped Coach Cyril Crutchfield’s team to a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs. Morgan was chosen as a first-team Class 5A all-state performer for his play as a senior. Morgan produced big numbers as a junior, helping St. Augustine to a 9-2 record and a trip to the state semifinals. Morgan had 66 receptions for 1,077 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was named a second-team Class 5A all-state pick by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association. Morgan first showed his play-making ability as a sophomore in 2012. He caught 61 passes for 806 yards and 13 touchdowns, helping St. Augustine to a state semifinal appearance and a 9-4 overall record. Morgan was ranked among the top 30 receivers in the nation by both Rivals.com and ESPN. Rivals ranked him as the No. 11 prospect in Louisiana, and the 247 composite rankings listed him as the No. 21 recruit in the state. Morgan only visited Nebraska, but had numerous offers including Clemson, Georgia, Florida, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Tennessee, Utah and UCLA. Morgan also played basketball and was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Morgan was born on Sept. 7, 1996, and he is the son of Monique Jason and Stanley Morgan Sr. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. Morgan Jr. has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, Red Cross, the Lincoln Marathon and local hospital and school outreach events. He was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and Brook Berringer Citizenship Team in 2017.
CAREER STATS Year 2015 2016 Totals
G/S 13/3 13/9 26/12
No. 25 33 58
Yds. 304 453 757
Y/R 12.2 13.7 13.1
Y/G 22.8 34.8 29.1
Long 33 at Miami 72 at Indiana 72 at Indiana
Kickoff Returns–14 att., 324 yards, 23.1 ypr. long-42 at Purdue (all in 2015) Punt Returns–1 att., 5 yards in 2015; Rushing–1 att., 0 yards in 2016
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Receptions: 5 at Wisconsin (2016) » Receiving Yards: 93 at Indiana (2016) » Touchdowns: 1 five times
TDs 3 2 5
HUSKERS
#3
MARCUS
NEWBY
6-1 | 235 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | LINEBACKER NORTH POTOMAC, MD. | QUINCE ORCHARD HS ETHNIC STUDIES CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) » Nebraska Record for Most PBU by a Linebacker (4 vs. Wisconsin, 2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Senior Marcus Newby is expected to be a key piece in the Huskers’ switch to a 3-4 defense in 2017. The 6-1, 235-pound Newby has shown the ability to both rush the passer and drop into coverage over the past three seasons and both of those skills will be key factors in his role as an outside linebacker for the 2017 Blackshirts. Newby will also be called on to provide leadership in a young linebacker group. The Maryland native has made 10 career starts for the Huskers over the past two seasons. Newby and junior Luke Gifford are expected to man one of the outside linebacker spots in the Huskers’ defensive scheme. Newby is an ethnic studies major and is on track to earn his degree in May of 2018.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Newby played in 12 games and made four starts at outside linebacker. He missed the Music City Bowl with an injury. Newby had 18 tackles, including seven solo stops, while posting three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. Newby had at least three tackles in each of the first three games of the season, including a season-high four stops in a rout of Wyoming. He had an eight-yard sack at Indiana and made two tackles the following week against Purdue. Newby had a tackle for loss and a breakup at Wisconsin and recorded two tackles at Ohio State. He added an eight-yard sack and forced a fumble against Maryland.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Newby played in 10 games with six starts at linebacker. He missed three games because of injury, including the Foster Farms Bowl. Newby totaled 34 tackles, including five tackles for loss and four pass breakups. Newby had four tackles and a hurry against Southern Miss and added a tackle for loss the following week at Illinois. He had four tackles and a TFL against Wisconsin, while also tying an NU position record with four breakups. He had three consecutive games with at least five tackles, including six at Purdue, a career-high eight vs. Michigan State and five at Rutgers. He also had an eight-yard sack against the Scarlet Knights.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Newby played in nine games and had three tackles, including a nineyard sack at Fresno State. He also had two hurries against Fresno State and made single tackles against Miami and Northwestern.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Newby redshirted in his first season at Nebraska in 2013.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (QUINCE ORCHARD HS)
Newby was just the third Maryland product to sign with the Huskers since 1990. As a senior, Newby recorded a team-high 132 tackles, while adding 15 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, an interception, two forced fumbles and a pair of blocked kicks. Newby helped Quince Orchard to a 12-2 record and a second consecutive Class 4A state runner-up finish. Newby earned consensus all-state honors in Maryland for the second straight year. He was also a Washington Post All-Met firstteam choice and a Montgomery Gazette first-team pick. Newby made 107 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and three sacks as a junior, helping his team to a 13-1 record. He added eight pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. In addition to being a first-team all-state choice in 2011, Newby was also named to the all-tournament team. Newby earned first-team all-county honors as a sophomore after helping his team to a 9-3 record. Newby was selected to play in both the Maryland Crab Bowl (all-star game) and the Semper Fi All-American Bowl. Newby had offers from dozens of schools, including Oklahoma, Penn State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Arizona and Maryland.
PERSONAL
The son of Mary Lourdes and Kenneth Newby, Marcus was born on July 7, 1994. He is majoring in ethnic studies and was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015. Newby was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams the past three years for his outreach work. He has volunteered time with Uplifting Athletes, Make-A-Wish, Husker Hotline, Men with Dreams and local hospital and school outreach events.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks 2013 Redshirt 2014 9/0 1 2 3 1-9 1.0-9 2015 10/6 17 17 34 5-13 1.0-8 2016 12/4 7 11 18 3-17 2.0-16 Totals 31/10 25 30 55 9-39 4.0-33
Fum. C-R BK 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0
0 0 0 0
PBU
INT
0 4 1 5
0 0 0 0
QB Hry. 2 2 2 6
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 8 vs. Michigan State (2015) » Tackles for Loss: 1 nine times » Sacks: 1.0 four times
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#15
DE’MORNAY
PIERSON-EL
5-9 | 190 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | WIDE RECEIVER ALEXANDRIA, VA. | WEST POTOMAC HS COMMUNICATION STUDIES CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Second-Team All-American (USA Today, SI, FWAA, 2014) » Third-Team All-American (Athlon, 2014) » Nebraska Pat Clare Award (2016) » Freshman All-American (Scout, 247Sports, USA Today, 2014) » Jet Award Punt Returner of the Year (2014) » Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Fresno State & Iowa, 2014) » NU Freshman Record Holder - Long PR, PR Yards & PR Touchdowns » Nebraska Bowl Record for Receptions (8 vs. USC, 2014 Holiday Bowl) » Nebraska Special Teams MVP (2014) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2016) » Paul Hornung Award Watch List (2015) » Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Senior De’Mornay Pierson-El hopes for an explosive and healthy final season with the Huskers in 2017. Pierson-El possesses electrifying play-making ability as a punt returner and is expected to be a primary receiver in the Husker passing game. The 5-9, 190-pound Pierson-El is an excellent fit in Nebraska’s versatile offense and brings ample game experience to a wideout group that lost three fifth-year seniors to graduation. Pierson-El had a productive 2016 campaign as a receiver and return man, but was still slowed by a knee injury he suffered in 2015. Pierson-El hopes to recapture the game-breaking style that earned him All-America honors as a punt returner as a freshman in 2014, when he was named a second-team All-America selection and a freshman All-American by several organizations. He was a second-team Football Writers Association of America honoree, becoming the first Husker freshman to make the FWAA All-America team. Pierson-El is poised to join the Huskers’ 1,000-yard receiving club this fall. He also has 812 career punt return yards to rank fifth in school history and just 188 yards from becoming the third player in NU history with 1,000 punt return yards. Pierson-El has eight career returns of at least 25 yards. A communication studies major, Pierson-El and is on track to graduate in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Pierson-El played in all 13 games with six starts at receiver. 2016 GAME-BY-GAME He had 20 catches for 254 yards, (RECEIVING & PUNT RETURNS) Rec. Yds PR Yds with a 40-yard touchdown against Opponent 0 0 0 0 Purdue. He caught at least one Fresno State 1 9 0 0 pass in 10 of 13 games. Pierson- Wyoming 1 11 3 42 El also handled punt return duties Oregon 3 31 0 0 and had 23 returns for 168 yards. at Northwestern 1 10 3 42 Pierson-El had a 45-yard punt Illinois 0 0 4 25 return late in the first half against at Indiana 3 69 1 0 Oregon to set up a touchdown Purdue 1 14 4 36 and ignite an NU rally. He had at Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 three receptions for 31 yards at at Ohio State 3 35 3 -1 Northwestern and added a 27- Minnesota Maryland 1 10 2 16 yard punt return against Illinois. 1 16 3 8 Pierson-El notched his only at Iowa 5 49 0 0 touchdown against Purdue on a vs. Tennessee 40-yard catch in the third quarter, giving NU the lead for good. He caught three passes for a season-high 69 yards in that game. He also had three catches and rushed for 21 yards against Minnesota. Pierson-El closed the season with a seasonhigh five receptions for 49 yards against Tennessee.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Pierson-El played in just five games because of injury. He had 12 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown, and also had four punt returns for 48 yards. He caught two passes against Wisconsin, and had three receptions at Minnesota, including a 14-yard touchdown reception, and also had a 42-yard first-quarter return. He had a season-high five catches against Northwestern.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Pierson-El played in all 13 games, making six starts at receiver. He ranked second nationally by averaging 17.5 yards per punt return. His 596 total punt return yards topped the nation by nearly 200 yards and ranked third on the NU single season
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charts. Pierson-El tied for the national lead with three punt returns for touchdowns - one shy of the NU record. He also had two of the eight longest punt returns in the nation in 2014 (86 and 80 yards). He caught 23 passes for 321 yards and four touchdowns, with 17 receptions in the final four games, including an NU bowl-record eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown against USC. He added 10 kickoff returns for 147 yards. Pierson-El had an eight-yard touchdown catch in his NU debut against Florida Atlantic. Pierson-El earned Big Ten Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors at Fresno State when he had five punt returns for 150 yards. He had an 86-yard touchdown return in the second quarter, the seventh-longest in NU history and the longest ever for a Husker freshman. He added a 51-yard return later in the quarter. Pierson-El’s second punt return touchdown came at Michigan State on a 62-yard fourth-quarter return. Pierson-El had three catches for 66 yards at Northwestern, including a career-long 46-yard reception. He also threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Armstrong Jr. to became the first Husker since Bobby Newcombe in 2000 to score touchdowns on a punt return, reception and also throw for a touchdown. He opened the scoring against Purdue with a 17-yard touchdown catch and added a 42-yard punt return against the Boilermakers. He caught four passes for a then-career-high 87 yards against Minnesota, including his third receiving touchdown. Pierson-El helped key a comeback at Iowa, with three punt returns for 134 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown. In the fourth quarter, he had two returns for 121 yards. The first set up a touchdown, while the second was an 80-yard return that gave NU its first lead. Pierson-El capped the year with eight catches for 102 yards against USC, including a nine-yard touchdown catch.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WEST POTOMAC HS)
Pierson-El posted prolific offensive numbers for Coach Jeremiah Davis at West Potomac High School, while also excelling as a kick returner. As a senior, PiersonEl primarily played quarterback for West Potomac and was a dual-threat option. Pierson-El threw for 876 yards and seven touchdowns, while rushing for 1,007 yards and 20 touchdowns. As a junior, Pierson-El rushed for 1,658 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 127 yards. Pierson-El earned second-team Class AAA all-state honors as a kick returner from the Virginia High School Coaches Association. He only visited Nebraska, but had offers from Boston College, North Carolina, Marshall and Old Dominion.
PERSONAL
Pierson-El is the grandson of William and Louise Carter, and he was born on Dec. 26, 1995. He was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2014 and 2016. Pierson-El is active in the community volunteering his time with Uplifting Athletes, Make-A-Wish, Nebraska’s Sportsmanship Rally, the Lincoln Marathon and numerous school and hospital visits. Pierson-El has been named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and Tom Osborne Citizenship Team each of the past three years. He also received a HERO Leadership Award in 2015.
CAREER STATS RECEIVING
Year G/S 2014 13/6 2015 5/1 2016 13/6 Totals 31/13
No. 23 12 20 55
PUNT RETURNS
Year G/S 13/6 2014 2015 5/1 2016 13/6 Totals 31/13
No. 34 4 23 61
Yds. 321 111 254 686
Y/R 14.0 9.3 12.7 12.5
Y/G 24.7 22.2 19.5 22.1
Long 46 at Northwestern 19 vs. Wisconsin 40 vs. Purdue 46 at Northwestern
TDs 4 1 1 6
Yds. 596 48 168 812
Y/R 17.5 12.0 7.3 13.3
Y/G 45.8 9.6 12.9 26.2
Long 86 at Fresno State 42 at Minnesota 45 vs. Oregon 86 at Fresno State
TDs 3 0 0 3
Rushing: 22 rushes, 35 yards, long-9 vs. Minnesota, 2016 (5 att., 10 yds in 2014; 3 att., -9 yds in 2015; 14 att., 34 yds in 2016)
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Receptions: 8 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl) » Receiving Yards: 102 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl) » Touchdowns: 1 nine times (6 receiving, 3 punt returns) » Rushing Yards: 21 vs. Minnesota (2016) » Punt Return Yards: 150 at Fresno State (2014) » All-Purpose Yards: 150 twice
HUSKERS
#44
MICK
STOLTENBERG
6-5 | 305 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN GRETNA, NEB. | GRETNA HS MANAGEMENT CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Five-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Mick Stoltenberg will be a centerpiece of the Nebraska defense in 2017 after playing a leading role on the defensive front a year ago. Stoltenberg is the leading candidate to take over the nose tackle role in Nebraska’s new 3-4 defensive scheme. Stoltenberg has been one of Nebraska’s most tenacious players and hardest workers during his Husker career. He added nearly 20 pounds of muscle in the offseason to prepare for his new role. The Gretna native had a solid 2016 campaign after returning from a knee injury suffered in December of 2015. Stoltenberg was slowed early in the season by another minor injury, but rebounded to make a strong impact in the second half of the year. Stoltenberg joined the program as a defensive end, but has added more than 65 pounds since his arrival in the Husker program. Off the field, Stoltenberg was an Academic All-Big Ten choice in 2016. A management major, he is on track to graduate in December of 2017.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Stoltenberg played in 12 games and made nine 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yd Sack-Yd starts at defensive tackle Fresno State 1-1-2 0-0 0.0-0 alongside senior Kevin Wyoming DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-0 0.0-0 Maurice. Stoltenberg missed Oregon 2-3 0.5-2 the Wyoming game with an at Northwestern 1-1-2 0-2-2 0-0 0.0-0 injury, but returned to action Illinois at Indiana 0-0-0 0-0 0.0-0 a week later and was back to Purdue 1-2-3 0-0 0.0-0 full strength for the majority of at Wisconsin 2-4-6 1-3 1.0-3 0-1-1 0-0 0.0-0 conference play. Stoltenberg at Ohio State 2-2-4 0-0 0.0-0 had 25 tackles, including three Minnesota Maryland 0-2-2 0-0 0.0-0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. at Iowa 2-0-2 0-0 0.0-0 Stoltenberg had two tackles vs. Tennessee 0-0-0 0-0 0.0-0 each against Fresno State, Northwestern and Illinois in the early season, with both of his stops at Northwestern coming behind the line of scrimmage, including half of a sack. He made three tackles against Purdue and had a career-high six tackles, including a three-yard sack at Wisconsin. He added four tackles against Minnesota and two tackles each against Maryland and Iowa.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GRETNA HS)
Stoltenberg primarily played tight end and defensive end for Coach Chad Jepsen at Gretna. Stoltenberg had his senior season cut short, suffering a knee injury early in the year. As a junior, Stoltenberg helped the Dragons to a 9-2 record and a trip to the second round of the state playoffs. He played a key role at tight end while recording nine sacks from his defensive end position. Stoltenberg also threw the discus for the Gretna track and field team. Stoltenberg was ranked as the No. 3 player in Nebraska by Rivals.com, which also listed him among the top 50 offensive tackle prospects in the country. On defense, 247Sports ranked him among the top 55 defensive ends in the country. Stoltenberg only visited Nebraska, but he also had scholarship offers from Ohio, Tulsa and Army, among others.
PERSONAL
The son of Alan and Sondra Stoltenberg, Mick was born on Jan. 25, 1996. He is a five-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. Stoltenberg volunteered his time with the Lincoln Marathon, Uplifting Athletes, the People’s City Mission and various hospital and school outreach events.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Fum. Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK 2014 Redshirt 2015 9/0 2 0 2 1-6 1-6 0-1 0 2016 12/9 9 16 25 3-6 1.5-5 0-0 0 Totals 21/9 11 16 27 4-12 2.5-11 0-1 0
PBU
INT
0 0 0
0 0 0
QB Hry. 0 1 1
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 6 at Wisconsin (2016) » Tackles for Loss: 2 at Northwestern (2016) » Sacks: 1.0 twice (vs. South Alabama in 2015; at Wisconsin in 2016)
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Stoltenberg played in nine games, adding depth at defensive tackle, while serving on the Huskers’ punt unit. Stoltenberg had two solo tackles, including a six-yard sack against South Alabama. He also had a tackle against Iowa on punt coverage, and recovered a fumbled Hawkeye punt to set up a Nebraska touchdown.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Stoltenberg redshirted in his first year in the program.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#49
CHRIS
WEBER
6-3 | 240 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | LINEBACKER ELKHORN, NEB. | ELKHORN HS NUTRITION SCIENCE CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015, 2016) » CoSIDA Academic All-District VII (2015, 2016) » Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015, 2016) » Nebraska Walk-on of the Year (2015) » Eight-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Linebacker Chris Weber is expected to step into a leading role for the Nebraska defense in 2017. Weber has seen extensive playing time at middle linebacker the past two seasons and is a favorite to hold down one of the inside linebacker spots in the Huskers’ 3-4 defensive scheme. As a senior, Weber is also among the most experienced members of the defense and will be called on for leadership. The 6-3, 240-pound Weber has shown the ability to be a strong run stopper in the middle of the defense over the past two seasons. Originally a walk-on from Elkhorn High School, Weber was placed on scholarship in January of 2016. Weber has also distinguished himself off the field. He is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District VII choice and a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Weber carries a 3.957 cumulative grade-point average in nutrition science and will be a strong contender for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2017. Weber is on track to earn his degree in nutrition science in December of 2017.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Weber was the top backup behind senior Josh Banderas at middle linebacker and played in all 13 games. Weber was also a key member of the Huskers’ special teams. Weber finished the season with 17 tackles, including five solo stops, and he made six of his tackles on special teams. Weber had three tackles the first two games against Fresno State and Wyoming and had two stops at Northwestern. He had a season-high five tackles at Ohio State, including a tackle for loss, and made two stops against Maryland.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Weber played in 10 games with four starts as the Nebraska linebacking corps battled through a series of injuries. Weber missed three games during Big Ten play with a shoulder injury. Weber finished with 49 tackles and had five tackles for loss. He had a pair of double-figure tackle games and six or more tackles four times. In his first career start against South Alabama, Weber had six tackles and a fumble recovery. He had a team-high 12 tackles and two tackles for loss against Southern Miss, while adding a hurry and a breakup in the game. A week later, he had a Nebraska season high 17 tackles at Illinois, including three tackles for loss. His 17 tackles were the most by a Husker in two seasons. He added seven tackles a week later against Wisconsin, but missed the next three games with an injury. Weber made two tackles in each of the final three regular-season games and had one tackle in the bowl game.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Weber saw action in every game and made six tackles. Four of his tackles came on special teams, with two tackles on defense at Fresno State.
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2013 (REDSHIRT)
A walk-on, Weber redshirted in his first season in 2013.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ELKHORN HS)
Weber was a defensive standout and contributed on offense for Coach Mark Wortman’s Elkhorn team, helping the Antlers to the Class B quarterfinals in 2012. Weber had 121 tackles, including 66 solo stops, and four quarterback sacks as a senior. On offense, he caught 18 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns. Weber was a second-team All-Nebraska selection by the Omaha-World Herald and earned first-team Class B allstate honors from both the World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star. Weber was also a member of Elkhorn’s 2011 Class B state title team. A recipient of a UNL Regents Scholarship, Weber received recruiting interest from North Dakota State and South Dakota State.
PERSONAL
The son of Tom and Cindy Weber, Chris was born on Jan. 25, 1995. He has made the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his eight semesters. Weber has been named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team each of the past four years for his extensive community outreach work. Weber has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, the Lincoln Marathon, School is Cool, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and many other outreach events.
CAREER STATS Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 Totals
(----------Tackles---------) G/S UT AT TT TFL Redshirt 13/0 3 3 6 0-0 10/4 19 30 49 5-10 13/0 5 12 17 1-1 36/4 27 45 72 6-11
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Fum. Sacks C-R BK 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
» Tackles: 17 at Illinois (2015) » Tackles for Loss: 3 at Illinois (2015)
0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1
0 0 0 0
PBU
INT
0 2 0 2
0 0 0 0
QB Hry. 0 2 0 2
HUSKERS
#24
AARON
WILLIAMS
5-11 | 190 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK ATLANTA, GA. | CARVER HS
COMMUNICATION STUDIES CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
2017 OUTLOOK
Aaron Williams is expected to play a leading role in the Nebraska secondary in 2017 after a strong first two years in the Husker program. The 5-11, 190-pound Williams joins senior Kieron Williams and fellow junior Antonio Reed as Nebraska safeties with extensive game experience. Aaron Williams spent the majority of spring with the top defense, working the second half of the spring alongside senior Joshua Kalu, who shifted to safety from cornerback. The Georgia product has made 14 career starts and has shown his ability in both pass coverage and run support. He is a very intelligent player who plays with the aggressiveness needed at the safety spot. Williams is a versatile performer who has played a high volume of snaps at nickel back, and he could again be utilized in that role in addition to safety.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Williams was one of three safeties who were regulars in the starting lineup. Williams played in all 13 games with 11 starts and shared time at one safety spot with Kieron Williams. Aaron Williams was also the Huskers’ primary nickel back in sub packages. He finished with 62 tackles, including 32 solo stops. He added six tackles for loss, two sacks and tied for third on the team with three interceptions.
2016 GAME-BY-GAME
Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds PBUs Fresno State 3-2-5 1-1 1 Wyoming 0-0-0 0-0 1 Oregon 0-4-4 0-0 0 at Northwestern 5-2-7 1-2 1 Illinois 0-3-3 0-0 1 at Indiana 2-0-2 1-13 0 Purdue 1-2-3 0-0 0 at Wisconsin 4-1-5 0-0 0 at Ohio State 3-5-8 0-0 0 Minnesota 5-6-11 1-0 1 Maryland 3-1-4 1-5 2 at Iowa 1-2-3 0-0 0 vs. Tennessee 5-2-7 1-1 0
Williams had at least five tackles six times. He opened the year with five tackles and a tackle for loss against Fresno State, then recorded his first career interception against Wyoming. Williams had seven tackles and a tackle for loss at Northwestern, and he intercepted a pass to end a third-quarter Wildcat scoring threat. Williams had a 13-yard sack at Indiana and sealed the Husker win with a fourth-quarter interception. Williams had five tackles at Wisconsin and made eight stops at Ohio State. He recored a career-high 11 tackles with a tackle for loss against Minnesota. In the home finale against Maryland he recorded his second sack of 2016 and had a career-high two breakups. He closed the year with seven tackles and a tackle for loss against Tennessee.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Williams was a key contributor on defense and special teams as a true freshman. He played in all 13 games, including starts against BYU, Purdue and UCLA. Williams made 24 tackles, including 17 solo stops, and had three tackles for loss. Williams had six tackles against BYU when he became just the fifth NU true freshman since World War II to start a season opener. Williams made three solo stops at Illinois and had a season-high seven tackles at Purdue when he started in place of senior Byerson Cockrell. Williams started at nickel back against UCLA and had three tackles and a tackle for loss.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CARVER HS)
As a senior, Williams helped Carver High School to an 8-3 record and a trip to the Class AAAAA state playoffs. Williams was a dominant player in the secondary for Coach Darren Myles, racking up 148 tackles, including 101 solo stops. Williams also had 10 tackles for loss, six breakups and an interception. On offense he caught 13 passes for 283 yards, an average of 21.8 yards per catch, and he ran for 116 yards on 15 carries. Williams was a first-team Class AAAAA all-state selection for his play in 2014. Williams earned first-team all-region honors four straight years and was a first-team all-state pick by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2013. As a junior, he helped Carver reach the Class AAAAA playoffs by racking up 109 solo stops. He added six interceptions and four pass breakups. Williams was regarded as one of the top 75 prospects in Georgia and was ranked among the top 30 safeties in the country by 247Sports. He committed to Nebraska in May of 2014 after considering offers from Kansas State, Mississippi State, Cincinnati and Purdue, among others.
PERSONAL
The son of Ernest and Felicia Williams, Aaron was born on Jan. 1, 1997. He is majoring in communication studies and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring 2015 semester. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and at F Street Rec Center and the Lincoln Marathon.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks 2015 13/3 17 7 24 3-9 0.0-0 2016 13/11 32 30 62 6-22 2.0-18 Totals 26/14 49 37 86 9-31 2.0-18
Fum. C-R 0-0 0-0 0-0
BK 0 0 0
PBU 0 7 7
INT 0 3 3
QB Hry. 0 0 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 11 at Minnesota (2016) » Tackles for Loss: 1 nine times » Sacks: 1.0 twice (at Indiana and vs. Maryland in 2016) » Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Maryland (2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#26
KIERON
WILLIAMS
6-1 | 195 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK SHREVEPORT, LA. | C.E. BYRD HS / AIR FORCE PREP ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
and Purdue. Williams blocked three punts, tying the Nebraska season record. The first came against Purdue, setting up an NU touchdown. He tied a school record with two blocked punts against USC.
2017 OUTLOOK
BEFORE NEBRASKA (C.E. BYRD HS/AIR FORCE PREP)
Senior Kieron Williams is part of a veteran group of returnees in the Nebraska secondary, making the position a potential strength for the 2017 Blackshirts. The 6-1, 195-pound Williams was a key playmaker for the Huskers in 2016, leading the team in interceptions and also ranking among the defense’s top tacklers. In 2017, Williams is expected to once again battle for action at safety. In addition to Williams, Nebraska also returns juniors Aaron Williams and Antonio Reed at safety. Senior Joshua Kalu also spent much of the spring working at safety after starting the past two years at cornerback. Williams again figures to be a key performer on Nebraska’s special teams, a spot where he has excelled each of his first three seasons. Williams has played in all 39 games since joining the Nebraska program. An advertising and public relations major, Williams is on track to earn his degree in December of 2017.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Williams played in all 13 games and made nine starts 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yd Int-yds at safety. He led the Huskers Fresno State 6-4-10 1-0 1-8 with five interceptions and his Wyoming 4-1-5 0-0 1-23 3-4-7 0-0 0-0 0.4 interceptions per game Oregon 0-0 0-0 ranked second in the Big Ten at Northwestern 5-3-8 0-3-3 0-0 0-0 and 18th nationally. Williams Illinois at Indiana 10-0-10 1-1 0-0 had 69 tackles, including 43 Purdue 2-2-4 1-1 2-1 solo stops, to rank fourth on at Wisconsin 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 0-0 0-0 the team in tackles. He had at Ohio State 1-4-5 0-0 1-12 four tackles for loss and a pair Minnesota 3-1-4 0-0 0-0 of pass breakups. Williams Maryland at Iowa 2-1-3 0-0 0-0 made at least five tackles six vs. Tennessee 2-2-4 1-0 0-0 times, including each of the first four games. Williams opened the year with a career-high 10 tackles and his first career interception against Fresno State. A week later against Wyoming, Williams had a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter and had five stops against the Cowboys. He closed nonconference play with seven tackles and a breakup in a win over Oregon. Williams had eight tackles at Northwestern and tied his career high with 10 stops at Indiana, with each of his tackles being solo stops. He had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a pair of interceptions against Purdue. His first interception was on the first play of the game and his fourth-quarter pick helped seal NU’s win. Williams had five tackles against Minnesota and sealed the seven-point win with a fourth-quarter interception after the Gophers had moved into Nebraska territory.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Williams played in all 13 games, serving as a reserve safety and a key special teams performer. Williams had seven tackles, including five solo stops. He tied for second on the team with six special teams tackles, including two solo tackles on coverage against Northwestern.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Williams played in all 13 games and had nine tackles, with six of those on special teams. He had four solo stops and a tackle for loss against Illinois. Williams had two tackles against both McNeese State
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Williams played at Air Force Prep and Byrd High School. He recorded 41 tackles in two seasons at Byrd, 36 of which were solo stops. Williams had one interception, three fumble recoveries and two pass deflections in 2011 and 2012. Williams was ranked by ESPN.com as the No. 50 safety in the country and the No. 35 overall prospect from Louisiana.
PERSONAL
Williams was born on Nov. 21, 1994, and he is the son of Saulicia Williams-Mester and James Mester. Williams has been named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team each of the past three years for his community outreach work. Williams was part of a NoFilter Service Abroad Trip to the Dominican Republic in May of 2016, serving with other Husker student-athletes. Williams volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, Shop with a Jock, the Souper Bowl of Caring, Mad Dads and local hospital and school outreach visits.
CAREER STATS Year 2014 2015 2016 Totals
(----------Tackles---------)
G/S 13/0 13/0 13/9 39/9
UT AT TT 4 5 9 5 2 7 43 26 69 52 33 85
TFL 1-1 0-0 4-2 5-3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Sacks 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fum. C-R BK 0-0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 3
PBU 0 0 2 2
INT 0 0 5 5
» Tackles: 10 twice (vs. Fresno State and at Indiana in 2016) » Tackles for Loss: 1 five times » Pass Breakups: 1 twice (vs. Oregon and vs. Purdue in 2016) » Interceptions: 2 vs. Purdue (2016) » Interception Return: 23 yards (TD) vs. Wyoming (2016) » Blocked Punts: 2 vs. USC (2014 Holiday Bowl)* *tied school record
QB Hry. 0 0 0 0
HUSKERS
#5
DEDRICK
YOUNG II
6-1 | 235 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | LINEBACKER PEORIA, ARIZ. | CENTENNIAL HS
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
» Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Big Ten All-Freshman Team (BTN.com, ESPN.com, 2015) » Nebraska Newcomer of the Year Award (2015) » Nebraska Record for Most Tackles by a True Freshman (61, 2015) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Linebacker Dedrick Young II has been a regular in the starting lineup each of his first two years in the Nebraska program. Young earned a starting spot at outside linebacker as a true freshman in 2015 and again held down that spot during his sophomore season. With Nebraska’s switch to a 3-4 defense this fall, the 6-1 235-pound Young is likely to move to an inside linebacker spot, where he will compete for extensive playing time. Young has been among Nebraska’s leading tacklers each of the past two seasons and recorded a Husker record for most tackles by a true freshman in 2015. Young originally enrolled in January of 2015, giving him a headstart on his college career. In addition to his on-field success, Young earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2016.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Young played in 12 games with nine starts, 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds Sack-yds while missing the Maryland Fresno State 5-1-6 0-0 0-0 game with an injury. He Wyoming 2-2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 0-0 0-0 topped 60 tackles for Oregon 1-1 0-0 the second straight year, at Northwestern 6-1-7 2-4-6 0-0 0-0 making 34 solo stops and Illinois at Indiana 3-1-4 2-3 1-3 26 assists. He added four Purdue 5-6-11 0-0 0-0 tackles for loss, a sack and at Wisconsin 3-0-3 1-1 0-0 1-2-3 0-0 0-0 four pass breakups. Young at Ohio State 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 had six games with five or Minnesota Maryland DNP DNP DNP more tackles. at Iowa 3-3-6 0-0 0-0 Young opened the year vs. Tennessee 2-3-5 0-0 0-0 with six tackles, including five solo stops, in a win over Fresno State. He had seven tackles at Northwestern with six solo stops. He added a tackle for loss and a breakup in NU’s win over the Wildcats. Young had six tackles and a breakup against Illinois and had a career-high two tackles for loss and his first career sack at Indiana. Young made a career-best 11 tackles against Purdue, while adding a pair of pass breakups. Young finished the regular season with six tackles at Iowa and added five stops against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Young became one of just five Husker true freshmen to start a season opener since World War II, and he was one of just four true freshmen linebackers to start any game since 1993. His play earned Young freshman All-Big Ten honors from BTN and ESPN.com. He played in 12 games with 11 starts, missing the South Alabama game. Young finished with 61 tackles, including 25 solo stops, and had five tackles for loss. His 61 tackles were the most ever by a Nebraska true freshman. He had seven games with five or more tackles. Young opened the year with seven tackles and a breakup in his debut against BYU. He recorded a season-high 11 tackles and two tackles for loss in the Big Ten opener at Illinois. A week later he had nine tackles and
a pass breakup against Wisconsin. Young had six tackles in back-to-back games against Purdue and Michigan State and had a tackle for loss against the Spartans. Young had four tackles, including two tackles for loss, in a decisive victory at Rutgers. He closed the regular season with five tackles and two hurries against Iowa and tallied three tackles in the Foster Farms Bowl.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CENTENNIAL HS)
Young’s play led Coach Richard Taylor’s team into the Arizona Division II playoffs for three seasons. In 2014, the Coyotes posted a 12-2 record and won the state championship. Young keyed the state title season by rushing for 1,557 yards and 19 touchdowns with nine 100-yard rushing games. In the final three playoff games, Young rushed for a total of 379 yards and five touchdowns. He added 98 tackles, including 55 solo stops, seven tackles for loss and a sack, and had nine hurries, an interception and two breakups. Young was an All-Arizona offensive pick by the Arizona Republic and the publication’s Division II Player of the Year, while the state’s coaches association named him the Division II Defensive Player of the Year. As a junior, Young rushed for 1,696 yards and 17 touchdowns, while adding 89 tackles, nine tackles for loss, five sacks and three fumbles caused. His play led Centennial to a 10-2 record and a trip to the state playoffs. Young was an All-Arizona selection as a running back. As a sophomore, Young rushed for 450 yards and 15 touchdowns, with 23 tackles and three tackles for loss, helping the Coyotes to a 12-2 record and a state runner-up finish. Young was a consensus top 10 player in Arizona and Scout ranked him as the nation’s No. 34 linebacker. Young chose Nebraska after also visiting Washington, and he had offers from nearly every Pac-12 school, including Oregon State, UCLA, Arizona and Arizona State.
PERSONAL
The son of Dedrick and Amy Young, Dedrick was born on Nov. 7, 1996. He is majoring in supply chain management and was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015. He earned a spot on the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016 and 2017 for his outreach work, including Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, Make-a-Wish, the People’s City Mission and hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------) Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks 2015 12/11 25 36 61 5-8 0.0-0 2016 12/9 34 26 60 4-5 1.0-3 Totals 24/20 59 62 121 9-13 1.0-3
Fum. C-R 0-0 1-0 1-0
BK 0 0 0
PBU 3 4 7
INT 0 0 0
QB Hry. 2 2 4
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 11 twice (at Illinois in 2015; vs. Purdue in 2016) » Tackles for Loss: 2 three times » Sacks: 1.0 at Indiana (2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#30
QUAYSHON
#4
ALEXANDER
AVERY
ANDERSON
6-3 | 245 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER PROSPECT PARK, N.J. | DE PAUL CATHOLIC HS
6-0 | 180 SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE BACK SURPRISE, ARIZ. | PINE CREEK (COLO.) HS
UNDECLARED
ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
» 2015 Nebraska Scout Team Special Teams MVP » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Quayshon Alexander will head into 2017 ready to compete for playing time for the Husker defense. The 6-3, 245-pound Alexander has good size and athleticism for the linebacker position and has shown the versatility to compete for action at either outside or inside linebacker in the Huskers’ 3-4 defensive scheme. Alexander was one of the top defensive prospects on the East Coast in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Alexander sat out as a redshirt in his first season in the program.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (DE PAUL CATHOLIC HS)
Alexander was a standout defender and tight end for Coach John McKenna at De Paul Catholic High in Wayne, N.J. He helped De Paul Catholic to a championship in the Non-Public Group 3 division of the NJSIAA playoffs in 2015. Alexander made 45 tackles, including nine tackles for loss, five sacks and five hurries as a senior to earn third-team All-Non Public honors. As a junior, Alexander helped De Paul Catholic to an 8-4 record. He had an impressive 19.5 sacks for 119 yards, an additional 17 tackles for loss, 75 total tackles and nine quarterback hurries. Alexander averaged nearly 30 yards on eight receptions on offense. He earned first-team allstate honors from NJ.com in 2014 and was also on the outlet’s All-NonPublic Team. Alexander had 33 tackles, nine sacks and six tackles for loss as a sophomore, helping his school to a 10-2 record. Alexander ranked among the top 300 overall prospects in the nation and top 10 players in New Jersey by both ESPN and 247Sports. Alexander also visited Indiana, Michigan, Pittsburgh and Rutgers, and had offers from Notre Dame, Iowa and Wisconsin among others.
PERSONAL
Quayshon was born on March 15, 1998, and is the son of Carla Alexander. He has not declared a major, but earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016. He was a member of both the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital outreach visits.
Sophomore defensive back Avery Anderson will head into the 2017 season with hopes of battling for playing time in the Nebraska secondary. The 6-0, 180-pound Anderson has shown the versatility to play both safety and cornerback, and he could also compete for playing time on the Huskers’ special teams units. Anderson spent his redshirt year at cornerback in 2015 and was the Huskers’ Scout Team Special Teams MVP, before switching to safety in the spring of 2016. He worked at both positions this past spring. Anderson joined the Husker program in January of 2015 after helping his Pine Creek High School team in Colorado Springs to two state championships.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Anderson played in games against Fresno State, Wyoming and Ohio State as a reserve safety. He had an assisted tackle at Ohio State.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Anderson arrived at Nebraska in January of 2015, and redshirted. He earned Scout Team Special Teams MVP honors for his work in practice.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (PINE CREEK HS)
Anderson earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and a senior at Pine Creek High School. He starred in three areas to help Pine Creek post a perfect 14-0 record in 2014. As a defensive back, he recorded three interceptions, while making 52 tackles, including six tackles for loss. He rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown while catching 16 passes for 318 yards and one touchdown. He also returned kickoffs for Coach Todd Miller. Anderson was an All-Colorado choice by the Denver Post in 2014, and was a first-team Class 4A choice by the Colorado High School Activities Association. As a junior, Anderson was a first-team all-state free safety by the CHSAA. He also earned all-league and all-region recognition after totaling 53 tackles, one interception and three breakups while leading Pine Creek to its first state title and a 12-2 record. Anderson also had 53 carries for 386 yards and eight touchdowns. Anderson was rated as the No. 2 player in Colorado, behind Husker teammate Eric Lee Jr. Anderson was a member of the Rivals250, Scout.com listed him among the top 35 safeties nationally and 247Sports ranked him among the top 40 athletes. In May of 2014, Anderson earned defensive back MVP honors at the Rivals Camp Series in Chicago. Anderson committed to Nebraska in February of 2014, after considering offers from Arizona State, Kansas State and Utah, among others. Among his teammates at Pine Creek High was NU safety JoJo Domann.
PERSONAL
The son of Killian and Angela Anderson, Avery was born on Sept. 11, 1996. He is an advertising and public relations major and has volunteered his time at the F Street Recreation Center. He has earned spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Souper Bowl of Caring and local hospital outreach visits.
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HUSKERS
#75
FYN
ANDERSON
6-3 | 275 SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINCOLN, NEB. | SOUTHEAST HS FINANCE » Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Fyn Anderson has provided depth on the Nebraska defensive line throughout his career and will attempt to earn his way into the playing rotation in 2017. A walk-on from Lincoln Southeast High School, Anderson spent the spring working on the interior of the defensive line. The 6-3, 275-pound Anderson has been a standout off the field during his time in the program, earning Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll recognition each of his first four semesters.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Armstrong was Nebraska’s No. 2 punter behind Caleb Lightbourn. He traveled to road games, but did not play and redshirted.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HS)
Armstrong joined the Husker program as a walk-on after spending time as the place-kicker and punter for Lincoln Southwest. As a senior in 2014, Armstrong earned second-team Super-State accolades in helping the Silver Hawks to a state playoff berth. He also played for the soccer team at Southwest, earning first-team all-state honors in 2015. He scored 18 goals as a senior and eight goals during his junior campaign. Armstrong spent his sophomore season at Kearney High School, where he scored 15 goals.
PERSONAL
Armstrong was born on Nov. 10, 1996, and is the son of Mark and Lori Armstrong. He is majoring in child, youth and family studies. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and hospital outreach visits.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Anderson added depth at defensive tackle, but did not play in a game.
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2015 (REDSHIRT)
Anderson redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first season.
PERSONAL
Anderson was born on Sept. 26, 1996, and is the son of Rennae and Russell Anderson. He is a finance major and a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He claimed spots on the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams in 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, the People’s City Mission and with local hospital visits.
#98
ISAAC
ARMSTRONG
5-11 | 200 SOPHOMORE | PUNTER LINCOLN, NEB. | SOUTHWEST HS CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
BANDO
6-5 | 295 FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN LINCOLN, NEB. | IMG ACADEMY (FLA.)
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HS)
Anderson started for three seasons at Lincoln Southeast High School for Coach Ryan Gottula. Anderson helped the Knights to state playoff appearances in 2012 and 2013. In addition to his play on the offensive line, Anderson had 31 tackles and two sacks as a senior. He earned honorable-mention Class A all-state accolades from both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star. Anderson also earned honorable-mention all-state recognition as a junior when the Knights reached the state playoffs behind his dominant blocking. Anderson also started in 2012, when Southeast posted a 9-2 record and reached the state quarterfinals. Anderson also had offers from Cornell, Holy Cross, Drake and San Diego.
BROC
UNDECLARED
2017 OUTLOOK
Offensive lineman Broc Bando joined the Nebraska program in January as one of five mid-year scholarship enrollees. Bando came to the Husker program from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., but is a Lincoln native who began his prep career at Lincoln Southeast High School. The 6-5, 295-pound Bando has excellent size and a great skill set for the offensive line and spent the majority of the spring working at guard.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (IMG ACADEMY)
Bando was part of one of the nation’s top prep teams at IMG Academy. Playing for Coach Kevin Wright, Bando was a standout at both offensive guard and tackle, helping the Ascenders to an 11-0 record in 2016. IMG Academy finished the year ranked No. 3 in the nation in the USA Today prep rankings. Behind a strong offensive line, IMG Academy averaged nearly 390 yards per game and scored better than 35 points per contest. Bando was also part of a perfect season at IMG Academy in 2015, as the school posted a 9-0 record and was ranked among the nation’s top 10 prep teams. Bando began his career at Lincoln Southeast in 2014, when he had 30 tackles and two sacks as a defensive lineman and earned honorable-mention All-City accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star. Bando also threw the shot put as a freshman and sophomore at Southeast. Bando was ranked as one of the nation’s top 50 offensive guards in the 247Sports composite rankings and among the top linemen in Florida. Bando had offers from numerous schools, including Louisville, Mississippi State, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Kansas State before selecting the Huskers.
PERSONAL
Bando was born on Oct. 2, 1998, and is the son of Shannon Hanke. He has not declared a major.
Isaac Armstrong joined the Nebraska football program as a punter in January of 2016, earning a spot on the roster after a fall walk-on tryout. Armstrong went on to serve as the No. 2 punter behind fellow freshman Caleb Lightbourn. A Lincoln Southwest graduate, Armstrong will look to compete with Lightbourn for punting duties in 2017.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#74
JALIN
#7
BARNETT
MOHAMED
BARRY
6-4 | 315 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN LAWTON, OKLA. | LAWTON HS
6-1 | 230 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | LINEBACKER GRAYSON, GA. | GRAYSON HS
PSYCHOLOGY
HISTORY
» Offensive Scout Team MVP (2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Jalin Barnett is poised to contend for playing time on the offensive line in 2017. The Oklahoma native was one of the nation’s top offensive guard signees in 2015, and he has added depth for the Huskers the past two seasons. This winter, the 6-4, 315-pound Barnett focused on his physical conditioning and is now among a group of talented players at guard that includes returning starters Jerald Foster and Tanner Farmer.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Barnett played in 11 games, primarily on the Huskers’ kicking unit. He also provided depth at offensive guard.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Barnett redshirted and his excellent work in practice earned Barnett recognition as one of two Scout Team Offensive MVPs.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LAWTON HS)
Barnett was a standout at Lawton High School and was NU’s first signee from the state of Oklahoma since 2005. Barnett played at the same high school that produced former Husker greats Mike Minter and Will Shields. Barnett helped Coach Randy Breeze’s team average better than 460 yards per game in 2014, while producing a 2,000-yard rusher and a 2,400yard passer. Lawton High finished with an 11-2 record and advanced to the finals of the Class 6A-II state playoffs. Barnett also saw action on defense, recording 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. Barnett was a first-team All-Oklahoma selection and was the No. 3 prospect on the Daily Oklahoman’s Super 30. Barnett was awarded Lawton’s Player of the Year honor in 2014 and was an Under Armour All-American. In 2013, Lawton had an 11-1 record and averaged 313 rushing yards per game and had a 2,500-yard runner. Barnett helped Lawton to the second round of the playoffs and earned all-state honors from The Oklahoman. Barnett also excelled in track and field at Lawton and as a junior, he finished sixth in shot put and fifth in discus at the 6A Regionals. Barnett was the No. 4 offensive guard in the country by ESPN and was also among the top 15 offensive guards by 247Sports and Scout. He was a consensus choice as one of the top five players in Oklahoma. Barnett also visited Arkansas and Oklahoma and considered Oklahoma State.
PERSONAL
Barnett was born on Aug. 19, 1996, and he is the son of Tanisha Barnett. He is majoring in psychology and was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with the Lincoln Marathon, Uplifting Athletes and local hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 11 in 2016
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» Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015; Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Mohamed Barry is set to compete for a significant role in the Huskers’ new 3-4 defensive scheme in 2017. The 6-1, 230-pound Barry could work at either inside or outside linebacker for the Huskers after playing an outside linebacker spot in the 4-3 defense the past two years. Barry excelled working at inside linebacker during spring ball, and he is also likely to play a key role on special teams, a position where he shined in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Barry played in all 13 games as a reserve outside linebacker and on special teams coverage units. He had six assisted tackles, including five on special teams. He had a fumble recovery on kickoff coverage against Tennessee, helping set up a second-half Husker touchdown.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Barry sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt. He spent the majority of his time on the sidelines following shoulder surgery.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GRAYSON HS)
Barry was a strong playmaker from his linebacker spot for Grayson High School in Georgia. As a senior in 2014, Barry helped Coach Mickey Conn’s team to a 10-2 record while advancing to the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs. Barry patrolled the middle of the field at linebacker and showed the versatility to be strong in pass coverage. Barry was honored for his play in 2014, earning first-team Class AAAAAA all-state honors. Barry also was a standout for Grayson High as a junior, ranking among the state’s leaders with 16 sacks. Rivals ranked Barry as a three-star prospect, while the 247Sports composite rankings listed him as the No. 71 linebacker in the nation. Scout.com ranked Barry among the top 15 linebackers in Georgia. Barry has been regularly trained by former Nebraska and NFL linebacker Eric Johnson. Barry also visited Kansas State and Miami before choosing the Huskers. Additionally, he had offers from North Carolina State, Syracuse, Wisconsin and Washington State.
PERSONAL
Barry was born on Nov. 29, 1996, and he is the son of Kadiatou Bah. He is a history major. Barry was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered with Uplifting Athletes, the Lincoln Marathon, Red Cross, Husker Connect, Husker Heroes and hospital and school outreach visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016) » Tackles: 6 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
#23
DICAPRIO
BOOTLE
5-10 | 185 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE BACK MIAMI, FLA. | SOUTHRIDGE HS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Dicaprio Bootle is part of a talented group of young players who will compete for playing time in the secondary in 2017. A Florida native, Bootle possesses outstanding speed and made a strong impression as a scout team cornerback while redshirting in 2016. He backed that up with a strong spring session.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Bootle redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first season.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SOUTHRIDGE HS)
Bootle was a standout for Coach Billy Rolle at Miami’s Southridge High School. As a senior, Bootle helped Southridge to an 8-5 record and a trip to the second round of the Florida Class 8A playoffs. Bootle totaled 64 tackles and two interceptions from his cornerback position, while also causing three fumbles and recovering two others. Bootle also was a standout at Killian High School in 2014, helping the team to a 14-1 record and a trip to the state semifinals. In addition to his football talents, Bootle was a track standout and posted top times of 10.64 in the 100 meters and 21.36 in the 200 as a junior at Killian. He finished third in the 200 at the state track meet in 2015. Bootle attended a Nebraska satellite camp in South Florida in the summer of 2015. He was ranked among the top 60 cornerbacks in the country by ESPN and among the top 25 cornerbacks in Florida by Scout.com. He was listed as one of the top 200 prospects in the state by 247Sports, and was named one of the top five cornerbacks in MiamiDade County by the Miami Herald. Bootle only visited Nebraska, but had numerous offers, including Illinois, Temple and UCF.
PERSONAL
Bootle was born on Sept. 17, 1997, and is the son of Dwight and Caliope Bootle. A business administration major who made the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in his first semester, he has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and hospital visits.
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BRYAN
BROKOP
6-5 | 295 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN NEW LENOX, ILL. | LINCOLN-WAY WEST HS
powerful blocker on the offensive line, Brokop helped the Warriors to an 11-3 record in 2015, capped by a trip to the Illinois Class 5A state championship game. Brokop was a 5A all-state pick by the Illinois Football Coaches Association and was named to the USA Today Illinois all-state team. Brokop also helped Lincoln-Way West to playoff runs in both 2013 and 2014. As a junior, Brokop helped his team to a 9-2 record, while the Warriors finished 10-2 and reached the state quarterfinals in 2013. Brokop was a first-team all-state selection by the Champaign-Urbana News Gazette in 2014, and was a three-time all-conference choice. Brokop was a consensus choice as one of the top 10 prospects in lllinois. He was ranked among the top 25 offensive guards in the country by both Scout.com and Rivals.com, and 247Sports ranked him among the nation’s top 400 prospects. In addition, he was named to the 2015 honor roll. Brokop chose NU over numerous offers including Arizona State, Auburn, Cal, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina State and Syracuse.
PERSONAL
Bryan was born on April 26, 1998, and he is the son of Sam and Jennifer Brokop. Bryan has not declared a major, but he earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016. He has volunteered with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and hospital visits.
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JARED
BRUGMANN
6-2 | 230 SOPHOMORE | LINEBACKER GRETNA, NEB. | GRETNA HS NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE » Three-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Jared Brugmann will compete for playing time at linebacker in 2017, a position where he has added depth the past two seasons. A walk-on from Gretna High School, the 6-2, 230-pound Brugmann also will work to become a contributor on the Huskers’ special teams units.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Brugmann was a reserve linebacker, but did not play in a game.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Brugmann redshirted and worked on the Husker scout team at linebacker.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GRETNA HS)
Redshirt freshman Bryan Brokop is part of an outstanding collection of young talent on the offensive line. The 6-5, 295-pound Brokop added strength during his first season in the program and is expected to battle for playing time for the 2017 Huskers. The Illinois native has the versatility to play multiple positions on the line and spent the spring at guard.
Brugmann was a standout performer for Gretna High School for three seasons, helping the Dragons rank among the state’s top Class B programs each year. Brugmann saw action on both sides of the ball in 2014, racking up 89 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss from his linebacker position. He added four fumble recoveries, a blocked field goal and a blocked punt. He also rushed 22 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns. Brugmann’s play helped Coach Chad Jepsen’s team to a 9-2 record and a trip to the second round of the state playoffs in 2014. Brugmann earned honorable-mention all-state accolades from the Omaha WorldHerald and Lincoln Journal Star and was named to the World-Herald’s All-Area team. Brugmann had 23 tackles and a tackle for loss as a junior, helping Gretna to an 11-1 record and a trip to the Class B state semifinals.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
PERSONAL
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2017 OUTLOOK
Brokop redshirted in his first season and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LINCOLN-WAY WEST HS)
Brokop was among NU’s first two commitments in the 2016 class, pledging to the Huskers in September of 2014. Brokop was a key force for Coach Dave Ernst’s Lincoln-Way West team for three seasons. A
Brugmann was born on Feb. 1, 1997, and he is the son of Scott and Jenny Brugmann. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science, and is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He was named to the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes and local hospital visits.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#18
TRE
BRYANT
5-11 | 200 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | I-BACK ST. LOUIS, MO. | CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE HS COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS » Nebraska Newcomer of the Year (2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Tre Bryant is one of three I-backs who will bring extensive game experience to the Nebraska backfield in 2017. The group of Bryant and juniors Devine Ozigbo and Mikale Wilbon will be the leading contenders to fill the void left by Terrell Newby, who completed his eligibility after starting the past two seasons. Bryant, a St. Louis native, had an outstanding first season with the Huskers, contributing in the running game and serving as Nebraska's top kickoff returner. Bryant was Nebraska’s fourth-leading rusher in 2016, and he ranked fourth in the Big Ten in kickoff return average. His work as a true freshman earned Bryant Nebraska's Newcomer-of-the-Year award. The 5-11, 200-pound Bryant has shown the ability to be an effective runner both inside and outside and also has pass-catching ability out of the backfield.
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Bryant was one of five NU true freshmen to 2016 GAME-BY-GAME (RUSHING) Opponent Att. Yds TD Long play in 2016. He played Fresno State 5 36 1 13 in all 12 regular-season Wyoming 7 34 0 11 games before missing Oregon 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 the bowl game with an at Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 injury. Bryant had 43 Illinois at Indiana 5 1 0 2 carries for 172 yards and a Purdue 0 0 0 0 touchdown, while adding at Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 eight catches for 56 yards at Ohio State 0 0 0 0 and a score. As a kickoff Minnesota 1 0 0 0 returner, Bryant had 23 Maryland 13 56 0 22 at Iowa 11 41 0 11 returns for 508 yards and vs. Tennessee DNP DNP DNP DNP averaged 22.1 yards per return. His 508 kickoff GAME-BY-GAME (RETURNS) return yards were the 2016 Opponent KOR Yds TD Long 10th-most in Nebraska Fresno State 1 32 0 32 history. Wyoming 2 41 0 24 1 19 0 19 Bryant had 36 rushing Oregon 21 0 21 yards and his first career at Northwestern 1 Illinois 1 30 0 30 touchdown in the opener at Indiana 3 62 0 24 against Fresno State. Purdue 1 59 0 59 He added 34 rushing at Wisconsin 2 34 0 19 7 124 0 24 yards on seven carries at Ohio State against Wyoming. His Minnesota 1 20 0 20 Maryland 2 37 0 24 work increased in the at Iowa 1 29 0 29 final three games of the vs. Tennessee DNP DNP DNP DNP regular season. Against Minnesota, Bryant had a 35-yard touchdown reception on a fourth-down play in the second quarter to give Nebraska a 10-7 lead. A week later, he had season highs with 13 carries for 56 yards in a 28-7 victory over Maryland. Bryant led the Huskers in both carries (11) and rushing yards (41) at Iowa. He also tied for the lead in receptions against the Hawkeyes, grabbing a career-high four catches. In the return game, Bryant had at least 50 return yards three times. He had a season-long 59-yard return to open the second half against Purdue, NU’s longest kickoff return in two seasons. He had 62 return yards at Indiana and a season-high 124 return yards at Ohio State.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE HS)
Bryant was a standout at Christian Brothers College High School for four seasons, helping the team rank among the state’s best programs. As a senior, Bryant rushed for 1,331 yards and 30 touchdowns, while averaging 10.4 yards per carry. He also had 287 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, and scored on a 98-yard kickoff return. His play
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helped Coach Scott Pingel’s team to a 13-1 record and a runner-up finish in the Missouri Class 6 playoffs. Bryant rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns in the state title game. Bryant was an AP first-team all-state selection in Missouri and was also named to the USA Today Missouri all-state team. He was the Class 6 Offensive Player of the Year and was the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Offensive Player of the Year in the metro area. Bryant helped the Cadets to a perfect 15-0 record and the Class 6 state title in his junior season. Bryant rushed for 1,072 yards, while averaging 9.9 yards per carry and scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He was a second-team all-metro selection by the Post-Dispatch as a utility player during his junior season. Bryant also saw action as both a sophomore and freshman. Bryant was the No. 2 player in Missouri, was the nation’s No. 256 overall prospect and No. 7 running back by 247Sports. He was also ranked among the top 10 players in the state by ESPN and was listed as the top running back in Missouri by Scout.com. Bryant also competed in track and field. Bryant visited Kansas State and Minnesota, and had numerous offers, including Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Northwestern, Syracuse and Vanderbilt.
PERSONAL
Bryant was born on Oct. 6, 1997, and is the son of Laondria Crawford and Tracey Bryant. He is majoring in community health and wellness. He earned a spot on the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams in 2017. He volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net Y/A Y/G 2016 12/0 43 179 7 172 4.0 14.3 Totals 12/0 43 179 7 172 4.0 14.3
Long TDs 22 vs. Maryland 1 22 vs. Maryland 1
Receiving: 8 receptions, 56 yards, 7.0 ypr, long 35-TD vs. Minnesota Kickoff Returns: 23 returns, 508 yards, 22.1 ypr, long 59 vs. Purdue
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Rushes: 13 vs. Maryland (2016) » Rushing Yards: 56 vs. Maryland (2016) » Rushing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Fresno State (2016) » Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Minnesota (2016) » Kickoff Return Yards: 124 at Ohio State (2016)
HUSKERS
#16
ANDREW
BUNCH
TONY
BUTLER
6-1 | 200 SOPHOMORE | QUARTERBACK THOMPSON STATION, TENN. INDEPENDENCE HS / SCOTTSDALE CC
6-2 | 210 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE BACK LAKEWOOD, OHIO | ST. EDWARD HS
ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
FINANCE
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2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Andrew Bunch joined the Nebraska program as a walkon in January after spending the 2016 season at Scottsdale Community College. Bunch is expected to add depth at the quarterback position behind scholarship players Tanner Lee, Patrick O’Brien and Tristan Gebbia.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (INDEPENDENCE HS/SCOTTSDALE CC)
During his freshman campaign at Scottsdale for Coach Doug Madoski, Bunch threw for 1,331 yards and 13 touchdowns in nine games. He completed 55.7 percent of his passes, third-best among quarterbacks in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. At Independence High School in Tennessee, Bunch was a threat both through the air and on the ground as a three-year starter from 2013 to 2015. He amassed 7,747 passing yards, 79 passing touchdowns, 1,140 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns during his career. He earned all-state honors as both a junior and senior in high school. He was also the Offensive MVP of the state championship game in 2015. As a senior in 2015, Bunch helped Independence and Coach Scott Blade to a 15-0 record and the Tennessee Division I Class 5A state title. He had 3,405 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 520 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. As a junior in 2014, Bunch threw for 2,802 yards and 24 touchdowns, while rushing for 501 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he had 1,497 passing yards and 13 touchdowns. Bunch made one varsity appearance as a freshman and had a touchdown pass.
PERSONAL
#2
Andrew was born on Oct. 24, 1997, and is the son of David and Dawn Bunch. He is majoring in advertising and public relations and was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in his first semester on campus.
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2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Tony Butler will look to make his mark for the Husker defense in his first season of action in 2017. The 6-2, 210-pound Butler provides a long, athletic presence in the back end of the Husker defense and could compete for playing time in a veteran group of Husker safeties. Butler impressed the Husker staff with his work ethic despite being injured during his redshirt season in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Butler redshirted in his first season in the Nebraska program.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ST. EDWARD HS)
Butler was a standout at St. Edward High School in Ohio, helping Coach Tom Lomardo’s team to a 14-1 record and a Division I state title in 2015. St. Edward finished No. 6 in the final USA Today national prep rankings. Butler recorded 42 tackles as a senior, along with four interceptions and more than 20 breakups. Butler was a first-team Associated Press All-Ohio Division I choice and also was named to the USA Today Ohio all-state team. Butler made strong contributions to a state title run in 2014, helping St. Edward to a 13-2 record. He had 27 tackles, three interceptions and broke up 10 passes. Butler sealed the state title game win with a fumble recovery. Butler was also a member of the St. Edward varsity in 2013, when the school was 11-2 and reached the state semifinals. Butler was ranked as the No. 1 safety in Ohio by Scout.com, while both ESPN and 247Sports ranked him among the top 40 cornerbacks in the country. Both ESPN and 247Sports listed him among the top 20 overall prospects in Ohio, while 247 ranked him among the nation’s top 400 players. Butler chose Nebraska over West Virginia and Arizona State and also visited Rutgers. He had numerous other offers including Big Ten schools Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue. Butler also competed in track and field. Butler came from the same prep program that produced former Husker All-American cornerback DeJuan Groce.
PERSONAL
Tony was born on Oct. 17, 1997, and is the son of Angel Butler. He is a finance major and made the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in his first two semesters. He earned a spot on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. Tony has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, and local hospital outreach visits.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#45
TY
#80
CHAFFIN
BRETT
CLASSEN
6-5 | 200 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER BURWELL, NEB. | BURWELL HS
6-2 | 200 SENIOR | WIDE RECEIVER MEDINA, MINN. | WAYZATA HS / WINONA STATE
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
NUTRITION SCIENCE
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2017 OUTLOOK
2017 OUTLOOK
Ty Chaffin joined the Nebraska program as a walk-on in 2016 and hopes to compete for playing time at receiver this fall. Chaffin was a standout at Burwell High School before joining the Nebraska program, and at 6-5, he provides a big target in the passing game.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Chaffin redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first season.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BURWELL HS)
Chaffin played in 12 games as a senior at Burwell and caught 48 passes for 870 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also had five carries for 39 yards. Chaffin was named an all-state wide receiver. On defense, Chaffin recorded 49 tackles, 27 of which were solo stops. Chaffin had 34 receptions for 840 yards and 15 touchdowns in nine games in 2014, while adding 12 unassisted tackles and 34 total tackles. As a sophomore in 2013, he caught 17 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown in seven games, and added 16 tackles. Chaffin’s play helped Burwell finish as the state runner-up in 2015, its best finish in school history. Burwell also advanced to the second round of the playoffs in both 2013 and 2014. Chaffin was also a basketball standout, earning honorable-mention all-state recognition each of his final two seasons.
PERSONAL
Chaffin is the son of John Chaffin and Dana Plugge. He was born on June 26, 1997, and is majoring in mathematics education. Ty was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters, and he earned a spot on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, School is Cool and local hospital outreach visits.
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Senior Brett Classen will attempt to compete for playing time at receiver, a position where Nebraska lost three veteran seniors to graduation. The 6-2, 200-pound Classen began his career at Winona State in Minnesota before joining the Nebraska program in 2015. Classen is a standout in the classroom, having been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll three times. He is on track to earn his degree in nutrition science in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Classen added depth at wide receiver, but did not appear in a game.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Classen sat out the 2015 season after transferring to the Nebraska program. He worked as a scout team receiver in practice.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WAYZATA HS/WINONA STATE)
Classen transferred to Nebraska after two seasons at Winona State. He redshirted in 2013, before playing in six games during the 2014 season. Classen caught one pass for the Warriors, a 17-yard completion against Sioux Falls. Classen is a product of Wayzata High School, where he averaged 11.9 yards per punt return during his career.
PERSONAL
Classen was born on Feb. 16, 1995, and is the son of Mark and Deb Classen. He has been named to both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past two years. Among his outreach work has been time spent volunteering with the Lincoln Marathon, Uplifting Athletes, Husker Hotline and hospital outreach visits.
HUSKERS
#26
THOMAS
CONNELY
5-11 | 225 JUNIOR | LINEBACKER KEARNEY, NEB. | KEARNEY CATHOLIC HS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / PRE-MEDICINE » Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Conrad played in all 13 games while starting the final five games at tackle. He began the year as the top reserve tackle and then emerged as a starter when David Knevel was hobbled by an injury for the final month of the year. Conrad was also a member of the Huskers’ place-kicking unit. Nebraska’s offensive line led the Big Ten and was among the nation’s best units in protecting the passer. The line also helped Tommy Armstrong Jr. become Nebraska’s all-time leader in passing and total offense.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Conrad provided depth at tackle, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Conrad redshirted and worked on the scout team offense.
Thomas Connely will compete for action at linebacker for the Husker defense in 2017. The 5-11, 225-pounder could also push for time on Nebraska’s special teams. Connely was a walk-on from Kearney Catholic High School, where he was a versatile two-way performer. Connely has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first six semesters on campus and carries better than a 3.95 cumulative grade-point average in business administration/premedicine.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Connely added depth at linebacker, but did not play in a game.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Connely added depth, but did not see game action.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Connely redshirted and worked on the scout team defense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (KEARNEY CATHOLIC HS)
Connely was a two-way standout for Coach Dave Colling at Kearney Catholic. Connely helped his team to a 7-3 record and a trip to the second round of the Class C-1 playoffs in 2013. He made 59 tackles and had a pair of interceptions on defense, while rushing for 1,052 yards and 13 touchdowns. He added seven receptions to lead the Kearney Catholic offense. Connely earned first-team Class C-1 all-state honors on defense from both the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald. Connely was also a two-time Class C state wrestling champion. He won the title at 170 pounds as a junior and posted a 42-1 record on his way to the 182-pound title in 2014.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ARCHBISHOP BERGAN HS)
Conrad helped Archbishop Bergan High School to an 8-2 record in 2013, including a trip to the second round of the Class C-2 state playoffs. Conrad’s play for Coach Seth Mruz helped power an offense that averaged nearly 270 rushing yards per game. On defense, Conrad made 27 tackles, including three tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery. Conrad was also a key part of Bergan’s success in 2012, when the Knights posted an 8-3 record and reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. Conrad earned first-team Class C-2 all-state honors as an offensive lineman from the Associated Press, Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a senior. He was also the honorary defensive captain of the Fremont Tribune’s all-area team.
PERSONAL
The son of Jim and Christy Conrad, Cole was born on July 24, 1995. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice and has twice been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Cole has volunteered his time with local hospital visits and Uplifting Athletes.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016) » Games Started: 5 (all in 2016)
PERSONAL
The son of Tom and Coleen Connelly, Thomas was born on Sept. 12, 1995. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017 and has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, the Souper Bowl of Caring and local hospital visits.
#62
COLE
CONRAD
6-5 | 300 | ONE LETTER JUNIOR | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN FREMONT, NEB. | ARCHBISHOP BERGAN HS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE » Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015; Fall 2015)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Cole Conrad emerged on the Nebraska offensive line as a sophomore in 2016, and he will contend for a starting role in 2017. The 6-5, 300-pound Conrad shared the right tackle spot with David Knevel last season and spent the first half of spring ball working at that spot. However, Conrad moved inside to center for the remainder of spring ball and is a strong candidate to top the depth chart at that position. Conrad joined the program as a walk-on from Fremont’s Archbishop Bergan High School. In addition to his on-field impact, Conrad was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2016.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#2
ZACK
#22
DARLINGTION
ALEX
DAVIS
6-2 | 195 | ONE LETTER JUNIOR | WIDE RECEIVER/HOLDER APOPKA, FLA. | APOPKA HS
6-5 | 255 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | LINEBACKER RIVIERA BEACH, FLA. | DWYER HS
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
SOCIOLOGY
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2017 OUTLOOK
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Zack Darlington has been a versatile performer throughout his time in Lincoln. After spending his first two seasons as a reserve quarterback, Darlington moved to receiver in the spring of 2016. He found his way onto the field as the starting holder and moved back to quarterback for the final month of the season with the top two quarterbacks both battling injuries. In 2017, the 6-2, 195-pound Darlington is expected to work full-time at receiver and continue in his role as NU’s holder for Drew Brown, who returns for his senior season at place-kicker.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Darlington handled the holder duties, helping place-kicker Drew Brown connect on 12-of-14 field goals and all 38 PAT attempts. Darlington ran for a two-point conversion in the opener against Fresno State. He was also used as a reserve quarterback late in the season and saw action late in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee. He completed two passes for 14 yards against the Vols.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Darlington added depth at quarterback, but did not appear in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Darlington joined the Nebraska program in January, then redshirted and worked on the scout team offense in the fall.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (APOPKA HS)
A preseason All-Florida selection in 2013, Darlington’s senior season at Apopka High was cut short after just one game because of injury. Darlington was a two-year starting quarterback for one of the dominant prep programs in Florida. Playing for his father, Rick, the younger Darlington used his strong arm and great speed to lead Apopka to a 13-2 record in 2012, and the Class 8A state title. Darlington passed for 1,725 yards and 19 touchdowns, while also rushing for 708 yards and 10 touchdowns. In the state title game against Weston Cypress Bay, Darlington passed for 254 yards while rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns. Darlington was named a Class 8A second-team all-state selection. As a sophomore, Darlington led Apopka to a 6-5 record. Darlington was ranked among the top 15 dual-threat quarterbacks by 247 Sports. Darlington also had offers from Arizona, Boston College, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others, but only visited Nebraska.
PERSONAL
The son of Rick and Shelly Darlington, Zack was born on March 27, 1995. He is majoring in communication studies. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, School is Cool, the FCA, Husker Hotline, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, and numerous other outreach events. In 2017, he earned a prestigious Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award. Zack has been named to the Brook Berringer and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past two years. His older brother, Ty, was a two-year starter at center at Oklahoma and earned the prestigious Draddy Trophy, known as the academic Heisman, in 2015.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016) » Passing: 2-6-0, 14 yards vs. Tennessee in 2016 Music City Bowl
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Sophomore Alex Davis is expected to take on an expanded role for the Husker defense in 2017. The 6-5, 255-pound Davis is an outstanding athlete who has added more than 30 pounds of muscle since joining the Husker program. A Florida native, Davis saw action at defensive end last season, but has moved to an outside linebacker position in the Huskers’ 3-4 scheme where he is expected to compete for a starting spot. Davis is relatively new to the game, having played just one season of high school football.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Davis played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end, primarily in pass-rushing situations. Davis had a pair of assisted tackles, one each against Fresno State and Ohio State.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Davis redshirted and worked on the scout team, where he earned Scout Team Defensive MVP honors for his outstanding practice work.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (DWYER HS)
Davis committed to Nebraska in the final week leading to 2015 National Signing Day. Davis played football for the first time during his senior season at Dwyer High School in Florida. His play in 2014 helped Coach Jack Daniels’ team to a 7-4 record in the Class 7A ranks. Davis was an unknown on the gridiron heading into his senior season. He began to draw recruiting attention in the summer when he excelled at various camps. He was the Defensive MVP of Florida International’s camp and was the Defensive Lineman of the Day at a Miami camp. Despite his late arrival to the recruiting rankings, Davis was listed as the No. 56 defensive end in the country by 247Sports, which also ranked him among the top 150 overall players in Florida. Davis also excelled on the basketball court for Dwyer High and Coach Fred Ross. He first saw varsity action as a sophomore, then averaged 11.4 points and more than seven rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior, Davis averaged 12.3 points and 7.0 rebounds, helping Dwyer to a 25-5 record and a Class 7A District 13 title. Davis also visited South Florida and had offers from Pittsburgh, Temple, Florida Atlantic, Florida International and Georgia Southern.
PERSONAL
Davis was born on March 12, 1996, and he is the son of Denzel and Lynee Davis. He is majoring in sociology. Davis was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past two years. He has volunteered his time with the Lincoln Marathon, Shop with a Jock, School is Cool Week, Uplifting Athletes and local hospital outreach visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016) » Tackles: 2 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
#96
CARLOS
DAVIS
6-2 | 295 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN BLUE SPRINGS, MO | BLUE SPRINGS HS CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES » Nebraska Most Improved Player (2016) » Honorable-Mention BTN All-Freshman Team (2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Carlos Davis is ready to step into a leading role on the Nebraska defensive line as a sophomore in 2017. The 6-2, 295-pound Davis saw significant playing time as a defensive tackle last season, and he should be an impact player on the defensive front in the Huskers’ new 3-4 defensive scheme this fall. Davis showed his athleticism and play-making ability in 2016, racking up five tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He has the power to be a runstuffing force along the defensive line, and he also the ability to pressure the passer. The play of Davis as a redshirt freshman was noticed. He was named Nebraska’s Most Improved Player, and he also earned honorablemention BTN All-Freshman recognition. Davis’ twin brother, Khalil, joins him on the defensive front for the Huskers. The Davis brothers were the first set of twins to sign with Nebraska since Courtney and Steven Osborne in 2008. One of the nation’s top prep discus performers, Davis also competes for the Husker track and field team. He finished seventh at the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a toss of 177-10 and also qualified for the NCAA West Regional.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Davis played in all 13 games and made four 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds Sack-Yds starts at defensive tackle Fresno State 0-1-1 0-0 0.0-0 early in the season when Wyoming 2-3-5 0-0 0.0-0 0-0-0 0-0 0.0-0 Mick Stoltenberg was Oregon 0-0 0.0-0 slowed by an injury. Davis at Northwestern 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1 0.0-0 made 24 tackles, including Illinois at Indiana 1-0-1 0-0 0.0-0 11 solo stops, while Purdue 1-0-1 1-17 1.0-17 registering five tackles for at Wisconsin 1-0-1 1-7 1.0-7 0-2-2 0-0 0.0-0 loss and two sacks for 24 at Ohio State 0-2-2 1-0 0.0-0 yards. He also had three Minnesota Maryland 1-0-1 0-0 0.0-0 quarterback hurries. at Iowa 4-2-6 0-0 0.0-0 Davis had five tackles in vs. Tennessee 0-2-2 1-0 0.0-0 his first career start against Wyoming. He recorded his first career sack for 17 yards against Purdue and added a seven-yard sack a week later at Wisconsin. He had two tackles against Ohio State and Minnesota and also had a tackle for loss against the Gophers. He had a season-high six tackles at Iowa, including four solo stops, and closed the year with two tackles and a tackle for loss against Tennessee.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Davis redshirted and worked on the scout team, where he earned praise for his outstanding practice work.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BLUE SPRINGS HS)
Davis finished his senior season at Blue Springs High School with 64 tackles, including an impressive 33 tackles for loss. He had 18 sacks and 21 quarterback pressures and also saw time on the offensive line for Coach Kelly Donohoe’s team. Davis helped the Wildcats to an 8-4 record and a trip to the third round of the Class 6 state playoffs. Davis was recognized as the Missouri Coaches Association Class 6 Defensive Player of the Year in 2014. He also earned the prestigious Buck Buchanan Award at the Simone ceremony. He was a Class 6 all-state pick and earned All-Metro honors from the Kansas City Star. As a junior, Davis helped Blue Springs to a perfect 14-0 record and a Class 6 state title. He had 63 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2013, while adding two pass deflections, a forced fumble and a blocked punt. Davis also had four rushing attempts and a five-yard touchdown catch, earning a first-team Class 6 all-state pick and secondteam All-Metro honors. Davis first saw varsity action as a sophomore for a 13-1 state championship team, making 16 tackles and one sack. Davis was ranked among the top five players in Missouri and the top 25 defensive tackles in the country by Rivals.com, 247Sports and Scout. Davis chose Nebraska after also considering Missouri, and he had numerous offers, including Oregon, TCU, Arkansas and Kansas State. As a senior, Davis helped lead Blue Springs to a Class 5 Missouri State Championship in track, capturing individual state titles in shot put and discus in the process. He had a throw of 214-4 in the discus as a senior, the best prep mark in the nation in 2015.
PERSONAL
Carlos Davis is the son of Carl and Tracy Davis. He was born on Aug. 22, 1996, and is the older of the Davis twins by five minutes. Carlos is a child, youth and family studies major. He is a two-time member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, the FCA and local school and hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
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Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2015 Redshirt 2016 13/4 11 13 24 5-25 2-24 0-0 0 0 0 3 Totals 13/4 11 13 24 5-25 2-24 0-0 0 0 0 3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 6 at Iowa (2016) » Tackles for Loss: 1 five times (all in 2016) » Sacks: 1.0 twice (vs. Purdue and at Wisconsin in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#94
KHALIL
#79
DAVIS
6-2 | 290 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN BLUE SPRINGS, MO. | BLUE SPRINGS HS
2017 OUTLOOK
Khalil Davis expects to play a more prominent role in the Nebraska defense as a sophomore in 2017. The 6-2, 290-pound Davis worked at nose tackle in the Huskers’ 3-4 defensive scheme during the spring, and he has the ability to line up at multiple positions. Davis saw significant action at defensive tackle last season, providing depth in the front four. Davis joins his twin brother, Carlos, on the Husker defensive line. The Davis brothers were the first set of twins to sign with Nebraska since Courtney and Steven Osborne in 2008. Khalil Davis also participates in throws for the Husker track and field team. He finished third in the discus at the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a throw of 184-4 1/4, and he also qualified for the NCAA West Regional.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Davis played in 12 games, and made five tackles, including four solo stops and two tackles for loss, totaling four yards. He had a season-high two tackles against Wyoming, with both tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Davis sat out as a redshirt and impressed on the scout team defense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BLUE SPRINGS HS)
Davis battled through injuries as a senior at Blue Springs High School, but tallied 60 tackles, including 26 for loss, and had 9.5 sacks. Davis also doubled as an offensive lineman in the second half of the season, helping Coach Kelly Donohoe’s team to an 8-4 record and a trip to the second round of the Class 6 state playoffs. Davis’ play in 2014 netted him Class 6 all-state honors, as well as an All-Metro selection. Davis was a first-team Class 6 all-state selection by the Missouri High School Coaches Association and earned All-Metro honors from the Kansas City Star. As a junior, Davis played a key role in helping Blue Springs to a perfect 14-0 record and a Class 6 state title. Davis had 62 tackles, including 26 tackles for loss, and added four sacks. He also forced a fumble, recovered two others and had a pass breakup. Davis saw action for a 13-1 state championship Blue Springs team as a sophomore in 2012, making four solo tackles for the Wildcats. He chose Nebraska over Missouri and had numerous other offers, including TCU, Oregon, Arkansas and Kansas State to name a few. Davis was ranked as the No. 3 player in Missouri by Rivals.com, while 247Sports ranked him as the No. 6 prospect in the state. Davis was listed among the nation’s top 25 defensive tackles by both Rivals and 247Sports. Davis helped lead Blue Springs to a 2015 Class 5 Missouri State Track Championship. He garnered second-place finishes in shot put and discus at the state championship finals, losing only to his brother.
PERSONAL
Khalil Davis is the son of Carl and Tracy Davis. He was born on Aug. 22, 1996, and is the younger of the Davis twins by five minutes. He is majoring in child, youth and family studies. Khalil has earned spots on the Brook Berringer Citizenship and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with the FCA, Uplifting Athletes, Souper Bowl of Caring and school and hospital outreach visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 12 (all in 2016) » Tackles: 5 (all in 2016: 4 UT, 1 AT, 5 TT) » Tackles for Loss: 2 (both vs. Wyoming in 2016)
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DECKER
6-4 | 305 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OMAHA, NEB. | NORTH HS
CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
MICHAEL
POLITICAL SCIENCE » Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) » Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Omaha native Michael Decker heads into the 2017 season as a leading candidate to take over as Nebraska’s starting center. Decker was a highly recruited offensive guard, but shifted his focus to center in the spring of 2016 and was NU’s No. 2 center as a redshirt freshman. The 6-4, 305-pound Decker has added more than 20 pounds of muscle through the Husker strength program since arriving in Lincoln. Decker is a standout off the field, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2016. He carries a 3.736 cumulative grade-point average.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Decker was Nebraska’s top reserve at center behind senior Dylan Utter. Decker appeared in all 13 games, primarily as a blocker on the Husker kicking units.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Decker was part of an impressive group of freshman linemen who redshirted and worked on the scout team in 2015.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (OMAHA NORTH HS)
Decker helped Omaha North to three consecutive Class A state championship game appearances, including state titles in 2013 and 2014. Decker was a key for Coach Larry Martin’s offense, paving the way for record-setting running back Calvin Strong. In helping North to a 13-0 record in 2014, Decker had 22 pancake blocks as the Vikings averaged nearly 310 rushing yards per game, and Strong ran for 2,358 yards. Decker was a first-team All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha World-Herald and a Super State pick by the Lincoln Journal Star. Decker helped North to a 12-1 record and state title in 2013. Decker had 20 pancake blocks, as the Vikings ran for better than 311 rushing yards per game, and Strong set a state record with more than 3,000 rushing yards. Decker also recorded 26 tackles, including five tackles for loss, a sack and also caused a fumble and recovered another. Decker also earned All-Nebraska and Super-State honors as a junior. Decker earned honorable-mention all-state recognition as a sophomore in 2012, helping North to a 10-3 record and a trip to the Class A finals. Decker’s only other visit was to Kansas State. He was ranked as the top player in Nebraska by Scout, while he ranked No. 2 in Nebraska by Rivals.com and 247Sports. A multi-talented athlete, Decker also competed in track and field and wrestling at Omaha North.
PERSONAL
Decker was born on Sept. 25, 1996, and he is the son of Chris and Jennifer Decker. He is majoring in political science and has earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each semester he has been on campus, in addition to being named a 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. Michael has participated in numerous outreach activities, including Husker Heroes and school and hospital outreach visits, earning him a spot on both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship teams in 2016.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
#19
MARQUEL
DISMUKE
6-2 | 195 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE BACK COMPTON, CALIF. | CALABASAS HS ETHNIC STUDIES » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Marquel Dismuke enters the 2017 season looking to compete for action in the Husker secondary. Dismuke impressed the Nebraska coaches with his work on the practice field during his redshirt season and he has the versatility to make an impact in multiple roles. The 6-2, 195-pound Dismuke brings good size and outstanding range to the back end of the defense.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Dismuke redshirted and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CALABASAS HS)
Dismuke had a standout prep career at Calabasas High School in California. He was regarded as one of the top defensive back prospects in the state based on his play for Coach Casey Clausen. Dismuke had 66 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack in 2015. He also had four interceptions, returning one of the picks for 67 yards, and added a team-high 11 pass breakups. The outstanding play of Dismuke helped the Coyotes to a 13-2 record. Calabasas won the Southern Section Canyon Division and was the CIF Southern Section West Division playoff winner. Calabasas eventually lost in the Division II-A state title game. Dismuke starred for Compton Dominguez High School as a junior in 2014, helping Coach Keith Donerson’s team to a 7-4 record and a trip to the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Dismuke was one of the top defenders for Dominguez High and also played a key role in the return game. Dismuke was ranked as the No. 4 safety in the country by ESPN, the 14th-best prospect in California and the No. 133 overall prospect in the ESPN300. He was ranked among the top 20 safeties in the country by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports, which ranked him as the No. 247 overall prospect in the country, while Scout.com had him No. 254 overall. Dismuke only visited Nebraska, but had numerous offers including Arizona State, California, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Utah and Washington State.
PERSONAL
Marquel is the son of Nicole Samuel, and he was born on March 10, 1998. He is majoring in ethnic studies and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in his first semester. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
#13
JOJO
DOMANN
6-1 | 205 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE BACK COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. | PINE CREEK HS ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Domann was one of four true freshmen to see action in 2016, quickly earning a role on the Husker coverage units. The 6-1, 205-pound Domann added depth at safety and has the ability to excel at the position in coming years.
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Domann saw action in every game, primarily on the coverage units. He had eight tackles, all on special teams, with five solo stops. He also forced a fumble as part of Nebraska's kickoff coverage unit in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee. His eight special teams tackles ranked third among the Huskers. He also added depth at safety.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (PINE CREEK HS)
Domann was regarded as one of the top prospects in Colorado, after an oustanding career as a versatile performer at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs. Domann’s play helped Coach Todd Miller’s Pine Creek team to a 38-3 record during his final three seasons at the school, including two state titles in the Class 4 ranks. Domann was a teammate of fellow Nebraska defensive back Avery Anderson in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, Domann helped Pine Creek to a 12-1 record before a loss in the state semifinals. Domann rushed 37 times for 404 yards, an average of nearly 11 yards per carry and scored 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 674 yards with nine receiving touchdowns. Defensively, Domann was a dominant presence racking up 34 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss. He also contributed on Pine Creek’s special teams, averaging 43 yards per punt, while connecting on 34-of-37 extra-point attempts and making three field goals. Domann was selected as the Prep Colorado Player of the Year in 2015, and was also an all-state defensive pick by Prep Colorado. He was also a first-team USA Today All-Colorado selection. During his junior season, Domann helped Pine Creek to a Class 4A state title and a 14-0 record. Domann had 49 receptions for 797 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also rushing for 205 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Domann recorded 61 tackles, while adding seven tackles for loss and seven interceptions. He made 59-of-60 PAT attempts and connected on 7-of-8 field goals. He earned All-Colorado honors for his play in 2014. As a sophomore, Domann had 44 tackles as a sophomore and earned first-team all-area honors as a sophomore. Domann was ranked as the top player in Colorado and among the top 350 players nationally by 247Sports, while Rivals.com listed him as the No. 2 prospect in the state. Both Scout.com and 247Sports ranked Domann among the top 40 “athlete” prospects in the nation, while Rivals.com and ESPN listed him among the top 60 outside linebackers. Domann was also named to the Colorado academic all-state team in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Domann also visited Colorado and had numerous offers including Arizona State, California, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina and Virginia. He was selected to play in the Semper Fi all-star game, but did not play because of injury.
PERSONAL
Domann was born on July 28, 1997, and is the son of Craig and Teddi Domann. He is majoring in advertising and public relations. JoJo is a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and the Souper Bowl of Caring.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016) » Tackles: 5 UT, 3 AT, 8 TT (all in 2016)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore JoJo Domann has a promising future in the Nebraska secondary. The Colorado native had a strong start to spring practice before being sidelined by a knee injury that has put his 2017 season in question. Domann is eligibile for a redshirt season, but it is possible he could return at midseason.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#84
DAVID
#48
ENGELHAUPT
ERIK
EVANS
6-3 | 240 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | TIGHT END NORFOLK, NEB. | NORFOLK CATHOLIC HS
6-3 | 265 SENIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN WAVERLY, NEB. | WAVERLY HS
NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEATLH SCIENCE
MARKETING
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman David Engelhaupt will look to compete for playing time at tight end for the Nebraska offense in 2017. The in-state product from Norfolk Catholic is one of several young players who will look to step up at a position where Nebraska graduated three four-year letterwinners. Engelhaupt spent his first season in the program adding strength and muscle to his 6-3 frame, and his ability showed up during spring ball which he capped with a strong spring game.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Engelhaupt redshirted in his first season and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (NORFOLK CATHOLIC HS)
Engelhaupt was one of two in-state players in the 2016 recruiting class. Engelhaupt starred for Coach Jeff Bellar’s team at Norfolk Catholic. As a senior, he rushed 177 times for 1,465 yards and 30 touchdowns, while adding 20 catches for 308 yards and four more scores. On defense, Engelhaupt recorded 89 tackles, five sacks, an interception and three fumble recoveries. He also averaged 39.5 yards per punt to help the Knights to a 12-1 record and a Class C-1 state runner-up finish. Engelhaupt was a second-team All-Nebraska choice as a linebacker by the Omaha World-Herald and second-team Super-State choice by the Lincoln Journal Star. He was also a first-team Class C-1 pick by both papers and was the honorary captain of the World-Herald’s Class C-1 team. Engelhaupt led Norfolk Catholic to a 9-2 record and a state playoff berth as a junior in 2014. In addition to his efforts on offense and defense, Engelhaupt was a standout punter for the Knights. He was a first-team Class C-1 all-state pick as a punter by both newspapers and was the Journal Star’s second-team Super-State punter. Engelhaupt was also on the varsity in 2013, when the school went 8-3 and reached the state quarterfinals. Engelhaupt also played on the varsity basketball team for three years, averaging better than eight points per game for his career, including 10.1 points per game as a senior. He was also a member of the Norfolk Catholic track and field team. Engelhaupt was ranked among the top six players in Nebraska by Rivals.com and 247Sports and was among the top 100 defensive ends in the nation by 247Sports. He chose Nebraska over Wyoming and New Mexico.
PERSONAL
David was born on April 27, 1997, and is the son of Dave and Lu Engelhaupt. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
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» Five-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2014, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Erik Evans enters his senior season with hopes of earning playing time on the Husker defensive line. The 6-3, 265-pound Evans has continued to add strength in the NU weight room throughout his time with the Huskers and has been an outstanding performer in practice. A walk-on from Waverly High School, Evans began his career at linebacker before moving to the defensive front. He is a five-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection. He is on track to earn his degree in marketing in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Evans added depth at defensive end, but did not see action in a game.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Evans added depth at defensive end, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Evans provided depth, but did not see game action.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Evans redshirted and worked as a scout team linebacker.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WAVERLY HS)
Evans joined the NU program as a versatile walk-on from Waverly High School. Evans saw action at tight end, linebacker, safety and quarterback. In his career, Evans rushed for 784 yards and 10 touchdowns, and threw for 761 yards as a quarterback. As a tight end, he caught 19 passes for 270 yards. On defense, Evans totaled 180 tackles, including 116 unassisted stops, with seven interceptions, two fumbles caused and two fumble recoveries. Evans was an honorable-mention all-state selection by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star. He also earned honorablemention all-state accolades in basketball.
PERSONAL
The son of Doug and Angie Evans, Erik was born on Jan. 14, 1995. His older brother, Tyler, played for the Huskers from 2010 until 2013. Erik earned spot on the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2014 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Husker Hotline and local hospital visits.
HUSKERS
#63
TANNER
#71
FARMER
6-4 | 305 | ONE LETTER JUNIOR | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN HIGHLAND, ILL. | HIGHLAND HS
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior offensive guard Tanner Farmer is one of five returning linemen who gained significant starting experience in the 2016 season. Farmer was the starter at right guard throughout the year, and along with fellow juniors Jerald Foster and Nick Gates, he is expected to form the nucleus of the offensive line for the next two seasons. The 6-4, 305-pound Farmer is one of the most powerful players in the program, allowing him to be a dominant blocking force. A state champion wrestler in high school, Farmer has spent time working out with the Nebraska wrestling team in the last two offseasons.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Farmer earned a starting job in 2016 and was in the lineup for 11 games, missing the Illinois and Ohio State games because of injury. Farmer was part of an offensive line that ranked among the nation’s best in protecting the passer. The offensive line helped the Huskers roll up better than 550 yards of total offense against both Wyoming and Northwestern. The line helped quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. establish Nebraska career records for passing yards, total offense and total touchdowns.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Farmer added depth at guard, but did not appear in a game. Following his redshirt freshman season, Farmer competed with the Nebraska wrestling team in the 285-pound class and posted a 5-1 record in open tournaments.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Farmer redshirted and impressed on the NU scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (HIGHLAND HS)
Farmer was a standout for Coach Jim Warnecke Jr. at Highland High School in Illinois. Farmer’s blocking helped the Bulldogs to an 11-1 record and a trip to the Class 5A quarterfinals. The coaches tabbed Farmer as a first-team Illinois Class 5A all-state selection in 2013. Farmer’s play helped Highland make great improvement from 2011 to 2013. Highland was 0-9 during Farmer’s sophomore season, then improved to 5-5 and a state playoff berth in 2012. Farmer was one of the top performers at “The Opening” all-star camp and participated in the Under Armour All-American game in January. Farmer only visited Nebraska, but did have scholarship offers from Missouri, Illinois and Minnesota. Rivals.com listed Farmer as the No. 4 offensive guard prospect in the country and the 82nd-ranked 2014 recruit overall. Farmer was a two-time Class 2A wrestling state champion at 285 pounds.
FARNIOK
6-6 | 315 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SIOUX FALLS, S.D. | WASHINGTON HS
NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE » Nebraska Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
MATT
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Matt Farniok is part of an impressive collection of young talent on the Nebraska offensive line. The 6-6, 315-pound Farniok is expected to compete for playing time at offensive tackle, a position where Nebraska returns three players who made at least five starts during the 2016 season. Farniok was one of the nation’s top offensive line recruits following his career at Sioux Falls (S.D.) Washington High School.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Farniok redshirted and added strength during his first season in the program. He worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WASHINGTON HS)
Farniok helped Washington High School to a state title in 2015. He was a dominant blocker for Coach Chad Stadem’s team as a senior, helping the offense produce better than 4,500 yards of total offense, including 230 rushing yards per game. Farniok's play helped the Warriors to an 11-1 record and the Class 11AAA state championship. Farniok was the South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and the USA Today South Dakota Player of the Year, and was a first-team Parade All-American. He was a first-team all-state pick from the South Dakota Coaches Association and was also a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader’s Elite 45 Football team. He earned Class 11AAA all-state honors and Elite 45 selection as a junior despite Washington having a 3-6 record. He was also a key member of Washington’s varsity squad as a sophomore in 2013. Farniok played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. A consensus choice as the top player in South Dakota, Farniok was ranked as the No. 129 overall prospect by 247Sports and checked in at No. 257 in the ESPN300. He was ranked as one of the top 25 tackles in the country. Farniok played basketball at Washington High, and was on the honor roll all four years. Farniok visited Michigan State and Iowa and had numerous offers including Iowa State, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn State, Stanford and Wisconsin. The Farniok family has a history of offensive line success. Matt’s older brother, Tom, played at Iowa State from 2010 to 2014, starting for two seasons at center, while his brother, Derek, finished his career at Oklahoma in 2015, serving as a part-time starter at tackle for the Sooners. Washington High also produced former Husker and current NFL safety Nathan Gerry.
PERSONAL
Matt was born on Sept. 26, 1997, and he is the son of Brad Farniok and Christine and Rich Jones. His father played collegiately at St. Cloud State. Matt is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
PERSONAL
The son of Brian and Connie Farmer, Tanner was born on March 1, 1996. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Connect and local hospital and school visits. He earned a prestigious Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award in 2017. He also claimed spots on the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016 and 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 11 (all in 2016) » Games Started: 11 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#43
TYRIN
#67
FERGUSON
6-2 | 225 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | LINEBACKER NEW ORLEANS, LA. | EDNA KARR HS
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Tyrin Ferguson will look to find a spot in the Huskers’ linebacking corps in the new 3-4 defensive scheme in 2017. Ferguson saw action at linebacker and on special teams as a true freshman in 2015. The 6-2, 225-pounder was poised to compete for playing time in 2016, but chose to redshirt with senior Josh Banderas and junior Chris Weber manning the inside linebacker spot. In addition to battling for time at linebacker, Ferguson could also factor into the Huskers’ special teams plans this fall.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Ferguson redshirted in 2016. He spent practice time working on both the scout team unit and with the Husker defense.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Ferguson played in 10 games as a true freshman, primarily as one of the Huskers’ core special teams performers. He tallied five tackles, including three solo stops, with four of the tackles on kickoff coverage. Ferguson saw some time as a reserve linebacker with a tackle on defense at Minnesota.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (EDNA KARR HS)
Ferguson was a defensive standout for Edna Karr High School in New Orleans. As a senior, Ferguson primarily lined up at defensive end for Coach Nathaniel Jones’ team. Ferguson recorded 104 tackles, including 23.5 tackles for loss, and 10.5 sacks. He was also credited with 29 quarterback hurries and had three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. Ferguson also forced two fumbles, recovered one, blocked one kick and recorded a safety. Ferguson helped Edna Karr to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs. He was named the Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association and was the District 9-4A Defensive MVP. Ferguson played for Edna Karr for just two seasons. His junior season was cut short by an injury, but he made the most of his limited time, racking up six sacks. His play late in the season helped Edna Karr High to a 13-2 record and a trip to the state title game. Ferguson was a member of Edna Karr’s basketball team, which finished with a 22-10 record in 2014-15. Ferguson was ranked among the top 40 players in Louisiana by Rivals.com, while Scout listed him as the No. 3 outside linebacker prospect in the state. He originally committed to Oregon State before switching to Nebraska following the hiring of Mike Riley. Ferguson had offers from California and Washington State.
PERSONAL
Ferguson was born on Feb. 23, 1996, and he is the son of Sharmeika and Lance Daniels. He is a communication studies major. Ferguson was named to both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Red Cross and local hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 10 (all in 2015) » Tackles: 3 UT, 2 AT, 5 TT (all in 2015)
FOSTER
6-3 | 310 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN LINCOLN, NEB. | SOUTHEAST HS
COMMUNICATION STUDIES » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
JERALD
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT » Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Nebraska Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Jerald Foster will be counted on to be one of the leaders of the Nebraska offensive line in 2017 and is the frontrunner to start at left guard. The 6-3, 310-pound Foster teams with fellow junior Nick Gates to make the left side of the line a potentially dominant duo for the Husker offense. Foster missed the first nine games of the 2016 season with an MCL injury, but showed his potential when he returned for the final four contests. The Lincoln Southeast graduate was a key reserve at guard in his redshirt freshman season in 2015. Foster was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2016 and has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his six semesters at Nebraska. Foster’s older brother, Trey, was a senior tight end for the 2016 Huskers.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Foster suffered a knee injury during fall camp that initially was expected to sideline him for the season. However, Foster returned to start the final four games at left guard alongside fellow sophomore Nick Gates.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Foster played in all 13 games, primarily as a member of NU’s PAT and field goal units. He also saw action as a reserve at offensive guard.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Foster redshirted and worked on the scout team offensive line. He briefly moved to defensive tackle when injuries hit the position, but switched back to offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SOUTHEAST HS)
Foster was one of three in-state signees in Nebraska’s 2014 recruiting class. He was a dominant two-way player for Coach Ryan Gottula at Lincoln Southeast. As a senior, Foster earned first-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and first-team Super State accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star, as he helped the Knights to a Class A state playoff appearance. Foster was a dominant blocker on offense, while recording 53 tackles and three sacks from his defensive line spot. Foster was also a first-team All-Nebraska and first-team Super State pick as a junior when he helped Southeast to a 9-2 record and trip to the Class A quarterfinals. Foster earned first-team Super State honors as a sophomore offensive lineman. His dominant effort on the offensive line helped Southeast to the Class A state championship and a 12-1 record. Foster was rated as the top prospect in Nebraska by Rivals.com and among the nation’s top 25 guards. He only visited Nebraska, but had offers from a number of schools, including Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, UCLA, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.
PERSONAL
The son of Jesse and Charlesette Foster, Jerald was born on Sept. 14, 1995. He is a construction management major and has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first six semesters. Foster earned a prestigious Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award in 2017. He has claimed spots on the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team each of the past three years for his community outreach work. Foster has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Make-A-Wish, School is Cool, NFL Fuel Up, People’s City Mission and numerous hospital and school outreach events.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 17 (13 in 2015; 4 in 2016) » Games Started: 4 (all in 2016)
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HUSKERS
#65
CHRISTIAN
#14
GAYLORD
TRISTAN
GEBBIA
6-6 | 300 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN BALDWIN CITY, KAN. | BALDWIN CITY HS
6-3 | 185 FRESHMAN | QUARTERBACK CALABASAS, CALIF. | CALABASAS HS
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
UNDECLARED
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Christian Gaylord will look to earn playing time on a young and talented Nebraska offensive line this fall. The 6-6, 300-pound Gaylord was a reserve at tackle last fall and returns to that position where Nebraska returns starters on both sides of the line in Nick Gates, David Knevel and Cole Conrad. Gaylord has continued to add strength in the Nebraska weight room, readying him to be a force on a Big Ten offensive line. Gaylord was also a regular member of Nebraska’s place-kicking unit as a blocker in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Gaylord added depth at offensive tackle and played in all 13 games as a blocker on Nebraska’s place-kicking unit.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Gaylord redshirted and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BALDWIN CITY HS)
Gaylord was a two-way standout for Coach Mike Berg at Baldwin City High School, helping his team to a 6-4 record and a Class 4A state playoff appearance. Gaylord helped pave the way for Baldwin City to rush for nearly 2,900 yards. On defense, he made 47 tackles and had two sacks. Gaylord was a first-team Class 4A all-state pick by VarsityKansas.com, was named to the Lawrence Journal-World’s All-Area team and was an All-Simone Team pick. He also earned All-Frontier League honors on both sides of the ball. Gaylord earned Class 4A all-state honors as an offensive lineman as a junior when Baldwin City had an 11-1 record and reached the state quarterfinals. He was also a member of the prestigious All-Simone team. Baldwin City also reached the state playoffs during Gaylord’s sophomore season in 2012, as Gaylord earned all-conference honors. Gaylord also started for the varsity as a freshman. Gaylord was ranked as the top prospect in Kansas by 247Sports and the No. 2 player in the state by Rivals.com. Gaylord played in the BlueGrey All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Texas. Gaylord was also a basketball standout, averaging 19.0 points and 7.3 rebounds as a senior. Gaylord only visited Nebraska. He had numerous offers including Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Texas.
PERSONAL
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2017 OUTLOOK
Quarterback Tristan Gebbia was regarded as one of the nation’s top quarterback prospects in the 2017 class. Gebbia joined the Huskers in January and was one of five scholarship recruits who participated in spring ball. Gebbia quickly showed his talent and poise during spring pratice. The 6-3, 185-pounder commanded the offense well and showed excellent arm strength. The Nebraska staff is hopeful of redshirting Gebbia in 2017 behind junior Tanner Lee and redshirt freshman Patrick O’Brien.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CALABASAS HS)
Gebbia finished his career at Calabasas High School as the secondleading passer in California prep history, throwing for 13,109 yards and 141 touchdowns in his career. As a senior, Gebbia threw for 5,338 yards and 61 touchdowns, while completing better than 70 percent of his passes. He also rushed 77 times for 293 yards and 10 touchdowns. Gebbia led Coach Casey Clausen’s team to a 14-1 record and the the Southern Section Division 5 championship, before a 60-53 loss in the Division 2-AA Regional Final to San Diego Madison in overtime. Gebbia shined in the regional final, throwing for 557 yards and seven touchdowns. Gebbia’s outstanding play at quarterback helped Calabasas average nearly 450 yards of total offense per game. Gebbia quarterbacked the Coyotes to a 14-2 record in his junior season, leading the team to a Southern Section Western Division title. Gebbia threw for 4,435 yards and 45 touchdowns during his junior campaign, while also rushing for 146 yards and five touchdowns. Gebbia first started as a sophomore, when he threw for 3,336 yards and 35 touchdowns. Gebbia was ranked among the nation’s top quarterback prospects, including a No. 10 ranking among pro-style quarterbacks in the 247 Composite rankings. He was the No. 6 pro-style quarterback according to Rivals.com and No. 12 by ESPN. Gebbia was listed as the nation’s No. 115 overall prospect by Rivals.com and among the top 25 players in California. He was an honorable-mention Parade All-American and was named a first-team Medium School all-state pick by Cal-HI Sports. Gebbia chose NU over Ole Miss, Washington, Washington State and West Virginia. Gebbia also played basketball in high school.
PERSONAL
Gebbia was born on June 1, 1998, and is the son of Richard and Kimberly Gebbia. He has not declared a major but did earn a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2017 in his first semester on campus.
Gaylord was born on Dec. 19, 1996, and is the son of Scott and Holly Gaylord. He is a communication studies major. Christian was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2016 for his outreach work, including Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes and several school and hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#12
LUKE
#32
GIFFORD
TANNER
HASS
6-3 | 235 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | LINEBACKER LINCOLN, NEB. | SOUTHEAST HS
6-0 | 200 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | I-BACK WEST POINT, NEB. GUARDIAN ANGELS CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
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2017 OUTLOOK
2017 OUTLOOK
Lincoln native Luke Gifford is hopeful of taking advantage of Nebraska’s switch in defensive scheme to earn a more prominent role in 2017. The 6-3, 235-pound Gifford played defensive back in high school and began his Nebraska career at safety before switching to linebacker. Gifford showed during spring practice that he has the size and athleticism to be a factor at outside linebacker in the 3-4 defensive scheme. Gifford saw extensive playing time early in the 2015 season, before being sidelined by injury, and then played a reserve role last fall.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Gifford saw action in four games as a reserve linebacker and made an assisted tackle at Ohio State.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Gifford earned playing time in a young group of linebackers before being sidelined for the second half of the year by a hip injury. Gifford played in each of the first six games and had seven tackles, including a tackle for a loss. Gifford had four tackles, including a TFL, against South Alabama and added two tackles against Wisconsin.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Gifford redshirted and worked as a defensive back on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SOUTHEAST HS)
Gifford was a standout for Coach Ryan Gottula at Lincoln Southeast. As a senior, Gifford passed for 970 yards and five touchdowns, while rushing for 742 yards and eight touchdowns to help the Knights to the Class A state playoffs. Gifford also starred in the secondary, making 50 tackles with two interceptions and five pass breakups. Gifford was a firstteam All-Nebraska defensive back selection by the Omaha World-Herald and also earned Super-State accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star. Gifford helped Southeast to a 9-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals as a junior. On offense, Gifford caught seven passes for 125 yards, while also starring in the secondary. He was a first-team Super-State selection as a junior, and earned second-team All-Nebraska honors in 2012. Gifford was also a member of the Knights’ 2011 state championship team. Gifford was ranked among the top 40 athlete prospects in the country by Rivals.com. He was also a key member of the Knights’ basketball teams for two seasons. Gifford was the first player to commit to the Huskers’ 2014 class, and did not take any other visits. He had offers from Iowa, Ohio and Toledo among others.
PERSONAL
The son of Sam and Shannon Gifford, Luke was born on Aug. 28, 1995. He is a management major, and is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Gifford has earned spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past three years for his community outreach work. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, School is Cool, FCA, the Lincoln Marathon and several school and hospital outreach events.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 10 (6 in 2015; 4 in 2016) » Tackles: 8 (2 UT, 5 AT, 7 TT in 2015; 1 AT, 1 TT in 2016) » Tackles for Loss: 1 (vs. South Alabama in 2015)
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Tanner Hass will look to compete for playing time as a redshirt freshman in 2017. A walk-on from West Point, Neb., Hass has worked at I-back where he should provide depth this fall. He could also battle for action on the Huskers’ special teams units.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Hass redshirted and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GUARDIAN ANGELS CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS)
Hass was a running back and linebacker for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, where he helped the Bluejays to Class D-1 state playoff appearances in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Hass collected all-state honors as a senior after running for 1,778 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also had 13 receptions for 124 yards during his senior campaign. Defensively, Hass recorded 60 tackles, 40 of which were solo stops, including 10 tackles for loss. Hass also played basketball for Guardian Angels Central Catholic.
PERSONAL
Tanner is the son of Brian and Julie Hass and was born on Aug. 8, 1997. He is a marketing major. Hass earned a spot on the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Shop with a Jock, Husker Heroes and hospital outreach events.
HUSKERS
#49
AUSTIN
HEMPHILL
5-10 | 225 SOPHOMORE | FULLBACK GRETNA, NEB, | GRETNA HS
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BISHOP HEELAN HS)
Hohenstein earned Class 3A first-team all-state honors as a defensive lineman in 2015, and also played tight end for Bishop Heelan Catholic in Sioux City. Hohenstein helped lead the Crusaders to a state playoff berth in 2015 under Coach Roger Jansen. In 2014, Bishop Heelan finished as the Iowa Class 3A state runner-up.
PERSONAL
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2017 OUTLOOK
Branden was born on Aug. 6, 1997, and is the son of Kevin and Jeanie Hohenstein. He is a construction management major and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016. He was also a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
Sophomore Austin Hemphill has added depth in the offensive backfield in each of his first two seasons in the program. The 5-10, 225-pounder joined the Huskers after a strong prep career at Gretna High School. Hemphill enters 2017 in hopes of competing for playing time at fullback and on special teams.
#43
Hemphill added depth in the backfield, but did not play in a game.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Hemphill redshirted and worked on the scout team.
Hemphill was one of two Gretna High products who joined the Nebraska program as a 2015 walk-on, joining fellow Dragon Jared Brugmann. Hemphill excelled on both sides of the ball for Coach Chad Jepsen, helping Gretna to a trip to the second round of the Class B state playoffs in 2014. Hemphill had 95 carries for 451 yards and four touchdowns in 2014 and had one 100-yard rushing game. On defense, he made 14 tackles and had an interception. A powerful athlete, Hemphill ran a 4.65 40yard dash and was also a state champion powerlifter in the 220-pound division.
PERSONAL
Hemphill was born on July 29, 1996, and he is the son of Dan and Susie Hemphill. He is majoring in accounting. Hemphill was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Shop with a Jock, Souper Bowl of Caring and school and hospital outreach events.
#47
BRANDEN
HOHENSTEIN
6-4 | 220 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | TIGHT END JACKSON, NEB. | BISHOP HEELAN (IOWA) HS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017)
HONAS
5-11 | 195 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER AURORA, NEB. | AURORA HS
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GRETNA HS)
TODD
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2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Todd Honas enters the 2017 season hoping to compete for playing time at receiver and on special teams. Honas joined the Huskers as a walk-on from Aurora High School, where he was a standout player on both sides of the ball and a record-setting receiver.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Honas redshirted and worked on the offensive scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (AURORA HS)
Honas was a wide receiver and cornerback for Aurora High School, where he helped the Huskies to a Class B state runner-up finish in 2015. Honas holds Class B state records for career receiving yards (2,353), single-season receiving yards (1,180), career receptions (144) and singleseason receptions (73). He set both single-season records during his senior campaign in 2015. Honas earned second-team Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star on two occasions while also garnering a spot on the Class B all-state team twice. As a junior in 2014, Honas caught 71 passes for 1,173 yards to help Aurora to a state playoff berth. Honas also played basketball for the Huskies, helping Aurora to the Class B state semifinals in 2016.
PERSONAL
Todd is the son of Jeff and Michella Honas. He was born on Aug. 12, 1997. He is majoring in communication studies and claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016. He was also a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, FCA and local hospital visits.
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Branden Hohenstein is among a large group of young players who will look to earn playing time at tight end in 2017. Nebraska lost three four-year letterwinners at tight end to graduation following the 2016 season. Hohenstein spent his first season in Lincoln as a redshirt, while adding strength and muscle to his 6-4 frame.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Hohenstein redshirted and worked on the scout team.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#88
TYLER
#38
HOPPES
DAMIAN
JACKSON
6-4 | 245 | ONE LETTER SENIOR | TIGHT END LINCOLN, NEB. | SOUTHWEST HS / WAYNE STATE
6-1 | 245 FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER LAS VEGAS, NEV. | SHADOW RIDGE HS
SOCIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
» Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Five-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Lincoln native Tyler Hoppes is poised to contend for a significant role in the Nebraska offense in 2017. The 6-4, 245-pound Hoppes is the most experienced returnee at tight end, a position where Nebraska lost three four-year letterwinners to graduation. Hoppes developed a strong rapport with quarterbacks Tanner Lee and Patrick O’Brien in the spring and showed the ability to be an effective weapon in the Husker passing game. Hoppes has earned limited playing time at tight end thus far in his career while seeing more significant action on special teams. Hoppes originally joined Nebraska as a transfer from Wayne State College and started his Husker career as a defensive end before switching to tight end in the spring of 2015. Hoppes is a sociology major and is on track to graduate in December. He was an Academic All-Big Ten pick in 2016.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Hoppes played in 10 games, primarily on special teams. Hoppes worked on the Huskers’ kickoff return unit, and he also provided depth at tight end.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Hoppes added depth at tight end, but did not play in a game.
2014 (TRANSFER)
Hoppes joined the program from Wayne State and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HS/WAYNE STATE)
Hoppes played one year at Wayne State as a tight end under Coach Dan McLaughlin. Hoppes played in nine games and caught five passes for 49 yards and one touchdown. Against Minnesota-Crookston, Hoppes made two catches for 24 yards, including a four-yard touchdown reception. He added two catches for 18 yards against Concordia-St. Paul. Hoppes played for Coach Mark King at Lincoln Southwest. As a senior, Hoppes caught 15 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns en route to collecting all-city and All-Heartland Conference accolades. Hoppes also recorded 53 tackles in helping the Silverhawks to a 6-4 record and a Class A state playoff berth. As a junior, Southwest went 9-2 and made it to the second round of the Class A playoffs, as Hoppes had 52 tackles and seven sacks en route to being an honorable-mention all-city pick.
PERSONAL
The son of Tim and Teresa Hoppes, Tyler was born on May 8, 1995. He has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll five times. Hoppes has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, the Lincoln Marathon, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, American Education Week, the People’s City Mission and local hospital visits. He earned a spot on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 10 (all in 2016)
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2017 OUTLOOK
Damian Jackson joined the Huskers as a walk-on for the 2017 season, earning a spot on the roster through a winter tryout. The 6-1, 245-pound Jackson will add depth to the Nebraska linebacking corps and push for action on special teams.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SHADOW RIDGE HS/U.S. NAVY SEALS)
Jackson served as a member of the Navy SEALs for four years after graduating from Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas, Nev., in 2010. He was not a member of the football team in high school, but did participate in baseball and soccer. He hit .316 as a senior on the baseball team at Shadow Ridge.
PERSONAL
Damian is the son of Bridgette Saenz, and he was born on July 22, 1992. Jackson is majoring in computer science at Nebraska.
HUSKERS
#21
LAMAR
#47
JACKSON
MATT
JARZYNKA
6-3 | 210 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE BACK ELK GROVE, CALIF. | FRANKLIN HS
6-4 | 260 JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LOUP CITY, NEB. | LOUP CITY HS
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AGRIBUSINESS
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore defensive back Lamar Jackson is poised for a significant role in the Blackshirt defense in 2017. A highly regarded prospect out of California, Jackson made strong contributions as a true freshman in 2016, earning a spot as Nebraska’s top reserve at cornerback. This season, the 6-3, 210-pound Jackson is expected to battle for a starting job at cornerback. Senior Chris Jones is likely to return to one spot, while two-year starting corner Joshua Kalu spent the majority of the spring at safety, leaving a corner spot open for competition with Jackson a leading contender for that role. Jackson has outstanding size, speed and athleticism for the cornerback spot.
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Jackson played in all 13 games as the third cornerback behind Jones and Kalu. Jackson made his first career start in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee. In addition to his work in the secondary, Jackson also was a key member of the Huskers’ special teams units. He finished the season with 17 tackles, including 14 solo stops. He added two tackles for loss and one sack. Jackson had six tackles, including five solo, in his debut against Fresno State. Jackson also had two tackles for 14 yards lost, including an 11-yard sack against the Bulldogs. He added single tackles against Northwestern, Minnesota and Maryland, before a strong effort in the bowl game. Jackson had a team-high eight tackles against the Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, including seven solo stops.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (FRANKLIN HS)
Jackson was a standout on both sides of the ball for Coach Mike Johnson at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, Calif. As a senior, Jackson helped the Wildcats to a 7-5 record and a trip to the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section football playoffs. Jackson saw action at quarterback, throwing for 544 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 664 yards and nine touchdowns, including a 97-yard scoring scamper. On defense, Jackson made 28 tackles and had a pass breakup as teams often avoided him in the passing game. Jackson was a first-team all-state pick in California by USA Today and was first-team Sacramento All-Metro by the Sacramento Bee. Jackson was also a dual threat as a junior, helping Franklin High to a 7-5 record. Jackson threw for 221 yards and rushed for 577 yards and nine touchdowns. He also caught seven passes, including a touchdown. Jackson had two interceptions, while making 15 tackles. Jackson helped his team to an 8-4 record as a sophomore in 2013. He was the team’s starting quarterback, throwing for 1,428 yards and 17 touchdowns, while running for 565 yards and five touchdowns. Jackson was ranked among the top 10 safeties nationally by ESPN, Rivals.com, 247 Sports and Scout.com, including being the top-ranked safety by Rivals. He ranked among the top 150 prospects in the country by all four services, including No. 71 in the ESPN300 and No. 76 by Rivals.com. He was also a consensus choice as one of the top 20 players in the state of California. Jackson also played basketball at Franklin High. Jackson participated in the Under Armour All-American game following his senior season. He chose Nebraska over dozens of offers including USC, UCLA, Oregon, Arizona State and Michigan.
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2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Matt Jarzynka will look to battle for playing time on the Husker defense in 2017. The Loup City, Neb., native has added depth at defensive end each of his first three seasons in the program and will work to find a home in the new Huskers’ 3-4 defensive scheme. Jarzynka has excelled off the field, being named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his six semesters in Lincoln.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Jarzynka added depth at defensive end, but did not appear in a game.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Jarzynka was a reserve defensive end, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Jarzynka redshirted and worked on the scout team defense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LOUP CITY HS)
Jarzynka played both offensive and defensive line at Loup City High School for Coach Nick Hodge. Jarzynka’s play as a senior earned him Class D-1 honorable-mention all-state accolades from both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star. He was also named to the AllHeartland Small School Super Squad first team as a defender. Jarzynka’s play as a junior helped Loup City to an 8-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.
PERSONAL
The son of Mike and Susan Jarzynka, Matt was born on June 8, 1995. He is an agribusiness major and is a six-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Jarzynka has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Shop with a Jock, Souper Bowl of Caring and local hospital visits, and he was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017.
PERSONAL
Lamar was born on April 13, 1998, and is the son of Catherine Horton. He is a criminology and criminal justice major and has volunteered time with Uplifting Athletes and hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 13 (all in 2016) » Games Started: 1 (in 2016) » Tackles: 14 UT, 3 AT, 17 TT (all in 2016) » Tackles for Loss: 2 (both vs. Fresno St. in 2016) » Sacks: 1.0 vs. Fresno St. in 2016
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#32
#40
PERNELL
JEFFERSON
» Nebraska Scout Team Defensive MVP (2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Pernell Jefferson is part of a collection of young talent on the Nebraska defense, and he is poised to make an impact in 2017. The 6-2, 235-pound Jefferson will look to see action in a deep linebacking corps this fall and could also push for special teams action. Jefferson was impressive in his first season on campus, earning Scout Team Defensive MVP honors.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Jefferson redshirted and was named NU’s Scout Team Defensive MVP.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WARREN EASTON HS)
Jefferson totaled more than 400 tackles in four seasons on the varsity squad at Warren Easton High in New Orleans. As a senior, Jefferson helped Coach Antonio Hull’s team to a 12-2 record and a trip to the Class 4A state semifinals. The Eagles limited the opposition to 14 or fewer points in nine games. Jefferson recorded 108 total tackles, including 14 tackles for loss, with four fumbles caused, two fumble recoveries and an interception. For his play as a senior, Jefferson was a Louisiana all-state selection by USA Today and earned honorable-mention All-New Orleans Metro accolades. In 2014, Jefferson recorded 115 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, an interception, five fumbles caused and two fumble recoveries. His play helped Easton High to a 12-3 record and a trip to the 4A state championship game, where the Eagles fell by a single point. Jefferson earned honorable-mention all-state and all-district accolades for his performance in 2014. Jefferson helped Easton High to a 10-4 record as a sophomore when he had 93 tackles and 10 tackles for loss to earn all-district honors. Jefferson added four fumbles caused, two fumble recoveries and an interception. He also made 87 tackles, including seven tackles for loss as a freshman. Jefferson was ranked among the top 50 prospects in Louisiana by both 247Sports and Rivals.com. He was also listed among the nation’s top 65 outside linebackers by both of those media outlets. Jefferson was originally committed to Oklahoma and also visited Indiana. His other offers included Arizona State, Kansas, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, TCU and Texas Tech. He also competed in track and basketball at Warren Easton High School.
PERSONAL
Pernell was born on Sept. 5, 1996, and is the son of Tracy and Percy Jefferson. He is majoring in communication studies. Jefferson was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, School is Cool, the Red Cross and local hospital and school outreach visits.
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6-2 | 205 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER OMAHA, NEB. | WESTSIDE HS
6-2 | 235 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER NEW ORLEANS, LA. | WARREN EASTON HS COMMUNICATION STUDIES
GRANT
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2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Grant Jordan will look to compete for playing time on the Husker defense and special teams in 2017. Jordan spent spring ball working at the linebacker position. A walk-on from Omaha Westside High School, Jordan is joined on the team by two brothers. Harrison is a senior fullback, while twin brother Spencer is a redshirt freshman fullback.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Jordan redshirted and worked on the scout team defense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WESTSIDE HS)
Jordan was an outside linebacker and tight end for Omaha Westside, where he helped the Warriors to two state playoff appearances. As a junior in 2014, Jordan played 10 games and recorded 31 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles. He added six tackles for loss and four sacks. Jordan also returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown, helping the Warriors to the quarterfinals of the Class A State playoffs. Westside also qualified for the state playoffs in 2015.
PERSONAL
Grant was born on Jan. 4, 1998, and is the son of Biz and Kristina Jordan. He is majoring in political science, and he claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters. He was also a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. Jordan has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Shop With a Jock and local hospital visits.
HUSKERS
#38
HARRISON
#36
JORDAN
SPENCER
JORDAN
5-10 | 245 | TWO LETTERS SENIOR | FULLBACK OMAHA, NEB. | WESTSIDE HS
6-2 | 210 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | FULLBACK OMAHA, NEB. | WESTSIDE HS
MANAGEMENT
CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES
» Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) » Seven-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Spencer Jordan will look to compete for playing time on the Husker offense and special teams in 2017. The 6-2, 210-pound Jordan spent the spring working at the fullback spot. Jordan is a walk-on from Omaha Westside High School and is joined on the NU roster by two brothers. Senior Harrison Jordan also lines up at fullback, while twin brother, Grant, is a redshirt freshman linebacker.
Senior Harrison Jordan will look to compete for playing time at fullback and on special teams in 2017. The 5-10, 245-pound Jordan has been a top reserve at fullback each of the past three years. Jordan joined the Husker program as a walk-on from Omaha Westside High School. He is a standout in the classroom, twice being selected to the Academic All-Big Ten team, while earning Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll recognition seven times. A management major, he will graduate in August and play his senior season as a graduate student. Harrison is joined on the Husker team by twin younger brothers, Grant and Spencer Jordan, who will be redshirt freshmen this fall.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Jordan provided depth at fullback and saw action against Wyoming.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Jordan played in Nebraska games against South Alabama, Miami and Illinois. He was on Nebraska’s travel roster for all road games.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Jordan played in five games on special teams and as a reserve at fullback, hitting the field against Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Michigan State, Northwestern and USC.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
2017 OUTLOOK
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Jordan sat out the season as a redshirt and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WESTSIDE HS)
Jordan was an outside linebacker and fullback for Omaha Westside, where he helped the Warriors to two state playoff appearances. As a junior in 2014, Jordan played in 10 games, running once for three yards and catching two passes for 10 yards. He recorded 63 tackles, 35 of which were solo stops, and two sacks, helping the Warriors to the quarterfinals of the Class A State playoffs. Westside also qualified for the state playoffs in 2015.
PERSONAL
The son of Biz and Kristina Jordan, Spencer was born on Jan. 4, 1998. He is majoring in child, youth and family studies. He earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2017. Jordan was named to the 2017 Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams after volunteering his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, the Souper Bowl of Caring and Shop with a Jock.
Jordan redshirted and worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (WESTSIDE HS)
Jordan was a two-way standout as a fullback and linebacker for Coach Brett Froendt at Westside High School. As a senior, Jordan had 78 tackles, including 54 solo stops, and added four sacks and two fumble recoveries. He also ran 16 times for 63 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan was a second-team All-Nebraska and second-team Super-State choice as a linebacker. He also earned first-team Class A all-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star and first-team All-Metro accolades from the Omaha World-Herald. Jordan also drew interest from North Dakota State, South Dakota, Augustana and Wayne State.
PERSONAL
The son of Biz and Kristina Jordan, Harrison was born on Dec. 17, 1994. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Boo at the Zoo, the Omaha Children’s Hospital, the Lincoln Marathon, Husker Hotline and team hospital visits. His outreach work earned Jordan spots on the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#11
BOAZ
#36
JOSEPH
REID
KAREL
6-1 | 200 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK WESTON, FLA. | CYPRESS BAY HS
6-3 | 205 SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE BACK SEWARD, NEB. | SEWARD HS
ETHNIC STUDIES
MANAGEMENT
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Boaz Joseph enters his senior season with hopes of earning playing time in a talented secondary. He has been a reserve cornerback the past two seasons, a spot where the Huskers return ample game experience. The 6-1, 200-pound Joseph has outstanding size for the cornerback position, allowing him to match up with larger receivers. He has also been a regular on NU’s special teams coverage units the past two seasons. Joseph is an ethnic studies major and is on track to graduate next May.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Joseph was one of the Huskers' top special teams players, while providing depth at cornerback. He played in 12 games and had eight tackles, all on special teams. His eight special teams tackles were tied for the third-most on the team. He had two tackles each against Wisconsin and Ohio State.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Joseph played in 12 games, missing only the Northwestern game when he was sidelined by an injury. Joseph saw the majority of his action on NU’s coverage units and finished the year with three tackles, all on special teams. He had one tackle each against BYU, South Alabama and Purdue.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Joseph played in five games, primarily on NU’s coverage units. He had one unassisted tackle at Fresno State.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Joseph redshirted in his first season in the program in 2013.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CYPRESS BAY HS)
Joseph starred at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla., one of the top prep programs in Florida. As a senior, Joseph had 52 tackles, 12 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries to help Cypress Bay to a 12-3 record. The school reached the finals of the Class 8A playoffs, before dropping a 53-50 decision to Apopka in the state finals. Joseph’s play earned him third-team Class 8A all-state honors in 2012, as well as firstteam All-Broward County accolades. Joseph recorded five interceptions as a junior in 2011, helping Cypress Bay to an 8-4 record and the second round of the state playoffs. Joseph also showed his speed on the track, posting a sub-11 second 100-meter dash as a senior. Joseph was ranked as one of the top 70 corners in the nation by 247Sports. Joseph chose Nebraska after also visiting Louisville, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Purdue.
PERSONAL
Boaz is the son of Jonas and Lisiana Joseph, and he was born on Sept. 8, 1994. Joseph has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Husker Hotline, Belmont Rec Center and local hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
(----------Tackles---------)
Fum. QB Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sacks C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2013 Redshirt 2014 5/0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2015 12/0 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2016 12/0 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29/0 4 8 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 2 twice (at Wisconsin and at Ohio State in 2016)
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2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Reid Karel enters the 2017 season with hopes of earning playing time in the Husker secondary, as well as on special teams. Karel joined the Nebraska program as a walk-on from Seward High School, where he played quarterback. The 6-3, 205-pound Karel has made steady progress throughout his time with the Huskers and worked primarily at safety in the spring. He was the Scout Team Defensive MVP in 2015.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Karel provided depth at safety. He appeared in his first career game in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee, seeing action on special teams.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Karel was part of the 105-man fall camp roster and added depth in the secondary. He was the Scout Team Defensive MVP for his work in practice.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SEWARD HS)
Karel joined Nebraska as a walk-on after excelling at quarterback for Seward High School. Karel threw for nearly 2,000 yards with 14 touchdown passes during his senior season. He also rushed for 270 yards and six touchdowns. Karel led Coach Jamie Opfer’s team to an 8-3 record before the Bluejays lost in the Class B state quarterfinals. Karel was an honorable-mention all-state pick by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star. Karel was also a member of the basketball and baseball teams over his final three seasons. As a senior in baseball, Karel produced a .484 on-base percentage and scored 16 runs.
PERSONAL
Reid was born on July 7, 1997, and he is the son of Michael and Lisa Karel. He is majoring in management. He was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, the Souper Bowl of Caring and local hospital visits.
HUSKERS
#89
CONNOR
#17
KETTER
SEDRICK
KING
6-5 | 245 | ONE LETTER SENIOR | TIGHT END NORFOLK, NEB. | NORFOLK CATHOLIC HS
6-4 | 245 | ONE LETTER JUNIOR | LINEBACKER PLANT CITY, FLA. | PLANT CITY HS
NUTRITION SCIENCE
ECONOMICS
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor (Spring 2014, 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Connor Ketter heads into his senior season with an outstanding opportunity to earn playing time at tight end. The Huskers graduated three four-year letterwinners at the position following the 2016 season, leaving Ketter as one of the most experienced players at the position. The 6-5, 245-pound Ketter has good size and strength for the tight end spot and saw action on Nebraska’s special teams last fall. Ketter originally joined the Huskers as a walk on from prep powerhouse Norfolk Catholic. A nutrition science major, Ketter is on track to graduate in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Ketter played in nine games, primarily as a member of the Huskers’ PAT and field goal units, and added depth at tight end. He had an assisted tackle against Minnesota.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Ketter was a reserve tight end, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Ketter provided depth at tight end, but did not see game action in 2014.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Ketter redshirted and worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (NORFOLK CATHOLIC HS)
Ketter was a versatile two-way player for Coach Jeff Bellar at Norfolk Catholic. Ketter was a two-time all-state selection who helped his team to three consecutive Class C-1 state titles. As a senior, Ketter had 17 receptions for 262 yards and seven touchdowns, while posting 89 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries. He was a first-team Class C-1 all-state pick by the Omaha World-Herald, while the Lincoln Journal Star named him to its second-team Super State squad and made him the honorary captain of its Class C-1 all-state team. As a junior, Ketter caught 18 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns and had 91 tackles, including seven for loss, and three sacks. He was a second-team Super State choice in 2011, and earned first-team C-1 honors from both the Journal Star and World-Herald.
PERSONAL
The son of Doug Ketter, Connor was born on Feb. 21, 1995. He has earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll twice in his career. He has volunteered time with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Uplifting Athletes, Husker Hotline and local hospital visits. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
2017 OUTLOOK
Sedrick King enters the 2017 season looking to compete for more significant playing time in the Huskers’ new 3-4 defensive scheme. A Florida native, the 6-4, 245-pound King has been a reserve defensive end the past two seasons, before making the move to outside linebacker this spring.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
King was a reserve defensive end and saw action in eight games. King finished with four assisted tackles, including two against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. He also recorded single tackles against Fresno State and Wyoming.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
King was a reserve at defensive end and appeared in Nebraska's wins over South Alabama and Minnesota. He did not have a tackle.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
King redshirted in his first season with the Huskers.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (PLANT CITY HS)
King emerged during his senior season at Plant City High School for Coach Wayne Ward. King exhibited great speed off the edge and made 50 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and six sacks. He had 30 quarterback hurries, along with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries, helping his team to an 8-3 record and a trip to the Class 7A state playoffs. King began his junior season splitting time between safety and linebacker before settling into a spot in the front seven. He made 35 tackles as a junior, including five sacks. King also saw action as a sophomore, posting eight tackles and a sack for a 7-3 team. King was regarded as one of the top 65 defensive ends in the nation according to the 247Sports composite rankings. King also visited Central Florida before choosing the Huskers, and had offers from Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisville, Marshall, Memphis, South Florida, Rutgers, Wake Forest and West Virginia.
PERSONAL
The son of Kita and Sedrick King Sr., Sedrick Jr. was born on May 27, 1996. He is majoring in economics. King has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes and local hospital visits as part of Nebraska’s community outreach efforts.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 10 (2 in 2015; 8 in 2016) » Tackles: 4 AT, 4 TT (all in 2016)
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 9 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#30
BO
#59
KITRELL
JAKE
KITTEN
6-1 | 235 JUNIOR | TIGHT END ASHLAND, NEB. | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD HS
6-2 | 300 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SANTEE, CALIF. | SANTANA HS
CIVIL ENGINEERING
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
» Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Bo Kitrell will head into the 2017 campaign hoping to compete for playing time with the Nebraska offense. Kitrell spent his first three years in the program as a fullback, but worked in a tight end/H-back role in the spring and is poised to compete for playing time at that spot. The 6-1, 235-pound Kitrell could also contribute on special teams this fall. Kitrell walked on to the Husker program after an impressive career as a two-way standout at Ashland-Greenwood High School. He is a second generation Husker as his father, Barry, played fullback for NU in the 1980s. Kitrell is among Nebraska’s top performers in the classroom, carrying a 3.91 cumulative grade-point average in civil engineering.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Kitrell added depth at fullback, but did not appear in a game.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Kitrell added depth at fullback, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Kitrell redshirted and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ASHLAND-GREENWOOD HS)
As a senior, Kitrell rushed 100 times for 578 yards and seven touchdowns, while catching six passes, including a touchdown. He had an impressive 206 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and two sacks. He added two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles for Coach Ryan Thompson’s team. Kitrell’s play helped AshlandGreenwood to an 11-2 record and a Class C-1 state runner-up finish. Kitrell was also a key defensive performer in 2012, when AshlandGreenwood posted a 7-3 record and made the second round of the state playoffs. As a senior, Kitrell was a first-team Class C-1 all-state pick on defense by the Associated Press, Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star, and also made the World-Herald’s All-Omaha area team. Kitrell was also an academic all-state selection.
PERSONAL
The son of Barry and Amy Kitrell, Bo was born on Sept. 13, 1995. He has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first six semesters. He also has been active in NU’s community outreach efforts, earning spots on the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team each of the past three years. Kitrell has volunteered his time with the Lincoln Marathon, School is Cool, City Impact, Uplifting Athletes, American Education Week, FCA and local hospital visits.
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2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Jake Kitten will compete for playing time on a talented Husker offensive line this fall. The 6-2, 300-pound Kitten worked at center during spring ball. Kitten made strides off the field in his first year with the Huskers, earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Kitten redshirted in his first year and worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SANTANA HS)
Kitten played three years on varsity for Head Coach Tim Estes and position coaches Bobby Seiner and Broc Arnaize. As an offensive lineman for the Santana Sultans, Kitten earned second-team all-state honors as a senior in 2015. That same year, he claimed the National Football Foundation Player-of-the-Year award and was named captain of the Union Tribune Football All-Academic Team. Kitten also competed for the track and field team at Santana High School. He earned Grossmont League MVP honors in 2015 and 2016, after claiming the league titles in shot put and discus both years. A four-year honor roll member, Kitten was a two-time Union Tribune All-Academic Team pick for both football and track.
PERSONAL
The son of Mike and Terri Kitten, Jake was born on Jan. 2, 1998. Jake is a mathematics education major and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016. He has volunteered his time with hospital visits and the Souper Bowl of Caring.
HUSKERS
#77
DAVID
KNEVEL
6-9 | 315 | THREE LETTERS SENIOR | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN BRANTFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA PAULINE S. JOHNSON COLLEGIATE HS HISTORY / POLITICAL SCIENCE » Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014; Spring 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Senior offensive tackle David Knevel is one of five returning offensive linemen with significant starting experience, making the group a potential area of strength for the 2017 Huskers. Knevel earned the starting job at right tackle last season before missing time late in the season because of injury. The 6-9, 315-pound Knevel emerged from the spring at right tackle, and he forms an experienced pair of bookends with junior left tackle Nick Gates. Knevel is one of the tallest players in Nebraska football history and is the only player on the 2017 roster from outside the United States, hailing from Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Knevel was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2016. A history/ political science major, he is on track to graduate in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Knevel was the starting right tackle for the majority of the season, before being slowed with an ankle injury. Knevel started the first eight games and played in 10 games overall, while missing three of the final five games. His work at tackle helped the Nebraska offensive line rank as the Big Ten’s best unit in protecting the passer. The line also paved the way for the Huskers to top 550 yards of total offense against both Wyoming and Northwestern, while senior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. became Nebraska’s all-time leader in total offense and passing yardage.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Knevel played in nine games as a reserve offensive tackle and on the Huskers’ kicking units. Knevel missed four games late in the season because of injury, but returned for the final two games.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Knevel played in four games as a reserve offensive tackle, seeing action against Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Northwestern and Rutgers.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Knevel joined the Nebraska program in January after completing high school early, then sat out his first season as a redshirt.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (PAULINE JOHNSON COLLEGIATE HS)
Knevel was the Huskers’ first signee from Canada since defensive tackle Patrick Kabongo in 1999. Knevel was a standout on the offensive line for Coach Ken Chisolm at Pauline Johnson Collegiate High School. In July of 2012, Knevel helped Team Canada to a 23-17 win over Team USA at the International Federation of American Football under-19 tournament in Texas. Knevel was a member of the Team Ontario West all-star team in 2011 and attended an Under Armour Combine in 2011. Knevel began playing football early in high school after spending the majority of his youth playing hockey. Knevel was regarded as the top overall prospect in Canada and among the top 250 overall prospects by 247 Sports, which listed him among the top 20 offensive tackles. He chose NU over Alabama and West Virginia and had scholarship offers from Wisconsin, Purdue, Baylor, Missouri and Vanderbilt to name a few.
PERSONAL
David is the son of Michelle Knevel and Mark Miller, and he was born on Oct. 18, 1994. He is a two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection. Knevel is a four-time member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams. Included among Knevel’s volunteer outreach work is time with Make-A-Wish, the Lincoln Marathon, Husker Hotline, Shop with a Jock, the Souper Bowl of Caring, Uplifting Athletes, Pilger tornado relief and local hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 23 (4 in 2014; 9 in 2015; (10 in 2016) » Games Started: 10 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#24
SEAN
#6
LAMBERT
ERIC
LEE JR.
6-0 | 205 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | I-BACK FREMONT, NEB. | FREMONT HS
6-0 | 195 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE BACK MILTON, MASS. | VALOR CHRISTIAN (COLO.) HS
UNDECLARED
MANAGEMENT
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sean Lambert joined the Husker program as a walk-on in 2016 and is expected to add depth at I-back this fall. A Fremont, Neb., native, Lambert redshirted in his first season at Nebraska. He started strong academically, earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first two semesters.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Lambert redshirted and worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (FREMONT HS)
Lambert played three years for Head Coach Seth McClain and the Fremont Tigers at both running back and linebacker. As a senior, Lambert rushed for 1,057 yards and 13 touchdowns and also had 100 receiving yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, Lambert recorded 117 solo tackles and one interception in three seasons. As a standout on special teams, Lambert finished with 870 total kickoff-return yards, including a career-high 486 yards as a junior, and a total of 28 touchdowns in three years on varsity. A two-time all-conference pick, Lambert set the school record for most career yards (2,179) and most rushing yards in a game with 254 (2014). Lambert was also a member of the wrestling team, where he was a four-time state qualifier. In 2016, he finished runner-up at 182 pounds with a 32-2 record. He broke the school record for most wins in a season with 35 (2015) and is tied for second in school history for most career wins (113). In 2015, he finished fourth at 182 pounds in Class A. Lambert was a two-time academic all-state pick and a 10-time academic allconference honoree, finishing with a 3.8 GPA.
PERSONAL
Sean is the son of Tim and Michele Lambert and was born on Nov. 21, 1997. He has not declared a major, but did earn a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters. Lambert has volunteered his time with hospital outreach visits and the Souper Bowl of Caring.
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Eric Lee Jr. heads into his sophomore season in 2017 poised to play a key role in a deep and talented Husker secondary. Lee was a breakout player for the Huskers in the spring, showing the versatility to play multiple spots in the back end of the Nebraska defense. Lee spent the 2016 campaign as a reserve cornerback behind Chris Jones and Joshua Kalu. Lee is also a strong special teams performer and could earn a spot on a number of those units this fall. The 6-0, 195-pound Lee enrolled early in the Nebraska program in January of 2015, after he starred at Valor Christian High School in Colorado.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Lee played in eight games, primarily on special teams, while also providing depth at cornerback. Lee had two tackles, a tackle for loss at Ohio State and a solo stop against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Lee redshirted and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (VALOR CHRISTIAN HS)
Lee was a two-time all-state pick, helping Valor Christian to consecutive Class 5A state championship game appearances. The Eagles finished 10-4 in 2014, losing the state title game to Cherry Creek High School. Lee starred for Coach Rod Sherman, and assistant coach Brian Dawkins, a former NFL All-Pro safety. Lee had five interceptions and 10 pass breakups in 2014, and had 59 tackles, including three tackles for loss and a sack. Lee also rushed 36 times for 359 yards and three touchdowns, had 33 catches for 470 yards and four touchdowns, and totaled 1,120 all-purpose yards. Lee was an All-Colorado choice by the Denver Post and earned first-team 5A all-state honors from the Colorado High School Activities Association. Lee helped Valor Christian to the 2013 Class 5A state championship and a 13-1 record. He was a first-team all-state defensive back by the CHSAA. Lee had 45 tackles as a junior, while intercepting two passes and adding five breakups and three fumble recoveries. Lee was ranked as the No. 1 player in Colorado by Rivals.com, and was a consensus top 150 prospect. Lee participated in the Semper Fi Bowl in California, and was named the top performer at the 2014 Mile High 7-on7 Camp. Lee chose Nebraska over scholarship offers from Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas State and Oregon State.
PERSONAL
The son of Dana and Eric Lee Sr, Eric Jr. was born on Aug. 13, 1996. The elder Lee earned his doctorate degree from Nebraska. Eric Lee Jr. is a management major. He was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past two years. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, the Lincoln Marathon, Husker Heroes, School is Cool, the Souper Bowl of Caring and local school and hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 8 (all in 2016) » Tackles: 1 UT, 1 AT, 2 TT (all in 2016) » Tackles for Loss: 1 at Ohio State in 2016
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HUSKERS
#35
CALEB
LIGHTBOURN
6-3 | 235 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | PUNTER WASHOUGAL, WASH. | CAMAS HS
CAREER STATS
Year G/S No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk 2016 12/12 65 2,578 39.7 58 vs. Oregon 5 18 21 10 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Punts: 10 at Iowa (2016) » Punting Average: 47.2 vs. Oregon (2016) » Punts Inside the 20-Yard Line: 3 five times (all in 2016)
UNDECLARED
#58
» Big Ten Freshman of the Week (vs. Oregon, 2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Lightbourn handled the starting punting duties 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent No. Avg. Long I20 and played in 12 games. Fresno State 4 36.2 43 0 He did not see action Wyoming 3 31.3 44 1 against Illinois, when the Oregon 5 47.2 58 3 5 38.6 47 1 Huskers did not punt. at Northwestern DNP DNP DNP 0 Lightbourn averaged 39.7 Illinois at Indiana 5 37.8 45 2 yards on 65 punts, with 21 Purdue 4 43.0 56 3 punts downed inside the at Wisconsin 7 41.6 51 3 opponent’s 20-yard line. at Ohio State 6 41.8 53 3 4 30.5 44 0 He also booted 10 punts of Minnesota Maryland 5 44.4 54 3 at least 50 yards, at Iowa 10 36.4 47 1 Lightbourn averaged vs. Tennessee 7 42.7 52 1 47.2 yards on five punts against Oregon, including pinning the Ducks inside the 20 three times. He also booted a season-long 58-yard punt in that game and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance. Lightbourn averaged 43 yards per punt against Purdue, with three punts downed inside the Boilermaker 10-yard line. He again had three punts inside the 20 at Wisconsin and at Ohio State in the following two weeks. Lightbourn averaged 44.4 yards on four punts against Maryland with three punts inside the opponent 20, marking the fourth time in a fivegame span he accomplished that feat. Lightbourn capped his season by averaging 42.7 yards against Tennessee, including a 52-yard punt.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CAMAS HS)
Lightbourn excelled as both a punter and place-kicker for Coach Jon Eagle at Camas High School. Lightbourn missed a good portion of 2015 recovering from a knee injury, but did contribute to a Camas team that finished with an 11-1 record and reached the quarterfinals of the WIAA Class 4A playoffs. He averaged 45 yards on four punts in 2015. In 2014, Lightbourn connected on 97 percent of his extra-point attempts and made 4-of-5 field goals. Lightbourn averaged better than 45 yards per punt and produced touchbacks on better than 90 percent of his kickoffs, as Camas finished with a 10-1 record and a trip to the WIAA playoffs. Lightbourn earned all-league honors for his performance. Lightbourn was also a member of the varsity as a sophomore in 2013, when Camas went 13-1 before losing in the state championship game. Lightbourn was ranked as the No. 7 punter in the nation by 247 Sports and No. 11 by Scout.com He was also listed among the top 20 prospects in Washington. Lightbourn chose Nebraska over Washington. He also competed in soccer and track for Camas High.
LOPEZ
6-2 | 280 SENIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN ST. CHARLES, ILL. | BURLINGTON CENTRAL HS
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Caleb Lightbourn returns for the Huskers in 2017 and is the front-runner to handle the punting chores. Lightbourn handled the punting role as a true freshman in 2016 and continued to make strides throughout the season. The 6-3, 235-pounder possesses a strong leg and will look for more consistency during his second season in Lincoln. Lightbourn was expected to redshirt last year, but was thrust into duty following the tragic death of Sam Foltz shortly before the start of fall camp.
JOEL
CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring, 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Joel Lopez will look to compete for playing time on the Nebraska defensive front as a senior in 2017. The 6-2, 280-pound Lopez has been a consistent worker in the Nebraska weight room during his time in the program, adding more than 30 pounds of muscle. Lopez has provided depth at defensive tackle the past two seasons, and will look to find his role in the Huskers’ new 3-4 defensive scheme this fall. A walk-on from Illinois, Lopez joined the Nebraska program in 2014 after graduating from high school in the spring of 2013. A child, youth and family studies major, Lopez graduated in May of 2017 and will be in graduate classes during the fall semester.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Lopez was a reserve defensive tackle. He did not appear in a game.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Lopez added depth on the defensive front, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Lopez added depth on the defensive line, but did not play in a game.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BURLINGTON CENTRAL HS)
Lopez starred at defensive tackle and tight end for Burlington (Ill.) Central High School and Coach Rick Crabel. During his senior season in the fall of 2012, Lopez had 60 tackles, including nine tackles for loss and two sacks. From his tight end position, Lopez made nine catches for 94 yards. Lopez was a first-team all-area and all-conference selection as a senior. Lopez attended NU’s summer camp all four years of high school.
PERSONAL
The son of Neal and Lori Lopez, Joel was born on Nov. 15, 1994. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, the Lincoln Marathon, Husker Hotline, Souper Bowl of Caring, Shop With a Jock and local hospital outreach events. Lopez was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both2016 and 2017.
PERSONAL
Lightbourn was born on Nov. 12, 1997, and is the son of Edgar Lightbourn and Marjie Van Der Laan. He has not declared a major. He earned a spot on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, School is Cool and school and hospital outreach.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#41
JOSE
MARQUEZ
5-10 | 195 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE BACK CRETE, NEB. | CRETE HS UNDECLARED
also added 19 tackles and three interceptions and had more than 500 return yards. He also played baseball and basketball for Boone Central.
PERSONAL
Wyatt was born on June 22, 1996, and is the son of John and Kay Mazour. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. Mazour was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes and local hospital visits.
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Jose Marquez joined the Huskers as a walk-on for the 2017 season. He will look to add depth to the defensive back spot as a freshman. Marquez earned a roster spot after an open walk-on tryout at the start of the spring semester.
#41
PERSONAL
Jose is the son of Guillermina Peña and Gerber Martinez, and he was born on Dec. 28, 1997. He has not declared a major.
#37
WYATT
MAZOUR
5-9 | 190 SOPHOMORE | I-BACK ALBION, NEB. | BOONE CENTRAL HS NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Wyatt Mazour enters 2017 hoping to compete for playing time in the Huskers’ offensive backfield and on special teams. A walk-on from Boone Central High School, Mazour could be a candidate for work as a kickoff or punt return specialist. Mazour was a dynamic offensive playmaker in high school and again flashed his play-making ability throughout spring practice, including the Red-White game.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Mazour added depth in the backfield and played against Wyoming.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Mazour redshirted and worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BOONE CENTRAL HS)
Mazour was one of the state’s most dynamic playmakers over his final two seasons at Boone Central High School. Mazour led Coach Arnold Johnson’s team to a perfect 13-0 record and Class C-1 state title in 2014. Mazour threw for 1,863 yards and 25 touchdowns, while completing better than 56 percent of his passes. On the ground, Mazour rushed for 1,632 yards and 26 touchdowns, with eight 100-yard rushing games. Mazour added nine tackles and two interceptions on defense and had more than 600 return yards, including 485 yards on kickoff returns. Mazour was the first-team Super State quarterback by the Lincoln Journal Star and a first-team All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha WorldHerald for his play as a senior. Both the Journal Star and World-Herald named him the honorary captain of the Class C-1 all-state team in 2014. Mazour was also the C-1 all-state quarterback as a junior, leading his team to an 11-1 record and the state semifinals. He threw for 1,608 yards and 11 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,228 yards and 24 scores. Mazour
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McNITT
6-2 | 250 | TWO LETTERS SENIOR | FULLBACK
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CRETE HS)
Marquez played both offense and defense at Crete High School for Coach Reed Manstedt. Marquez broke his leg early into his junior season, but returned to aid to Crete’s victory over Aurora during overtime by rushing for a 10-yard touchdown. Marquez produced seven solo tackles and seven assisted tackles. During his senior season, Marquez completed a 27-yard pass and rushed for a total of 141 yards, including two touchdowns.
LUKE
KEARNEY, NEB. | KEARNEY HS / NEBRASKA-KEARNEY
MANAGEMENT » Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) » Nebraska Lifter of the Year (2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Senior Luke McNitt will look to earn a more significant role in the Nebraska offense in 2017 while continuing to be one of NU’s key special teams performers. McNitt moved from tight end to fullback in the spring of 2016 and proceeded to earn the starting fullback spot. He provides a threat as a runner and receiver, while also being an outstanding blocker. The 6-2, 250-pound McNitt also tied for the team lead in special teams tackles during his junior season and is a hard worker in the weight room, earning 2016 Nebraska Lifter-of-the-Year honors. McNitt spent his freshman year at Nebraska-Kearney, before joining NU as a walk-on transfer. McNitt is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice and is on track to earn his degree in management in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
McNitt was Nebraska’s top fullback and played in all 13 games, making starts against Oregon and Wisconsin. McNitt had two carries for four yards at Iowa and was a key blocker in the Huskers’ rushing attack. He tied for the team lead with 10 special teams tackles, including six solo stops. He also recovered a fumbled punt at Ohio State. McNitt had a season-high two tackles against Fresno State in the opener.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
McNitt played in five games on special teams and as a reserve tight end. He had two tackles and a six-yard catch against South Alabama.
2014 (TRANSFER)
McNitt sat out the season after transferring from Nebraska-Kearney, and he worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (KEARNEY HS/NEBRASKA-KEARNEY)
McNitt played in 10 games for Nebraska-Kearney in 2013. At quarterback, he completed 34-of-71 passes for 415 yards and three touchdowns. He added 318 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, including two 100-yard rushing efforts. McNitt also caught eight passes for 51 yards and one touchdown. His TD reception came against Emporia State, where he caught a season-high five passes for 31 yards. McNitt had a standout career at Kearney High, where he set school records for total offense and touchdowns, while also providing stellar defensive production as a linebacker. As a senior in 2012, McNitt collected first-team All-Nebraska honors at linebacker, while being named firstteam Class A all-state and the Kearney Hub’s Offensive Player of the Year. He threw for 1,219 yards and 16 touchdowns, while running for 928 yards and 13 touchdowns. McNitt earned honorable-mention Class A all-state as a junior. McNitt also excelled in track and field, where he captured the 2013 Class A state titles in shot put (59-8) and discus (171-1).
HUSKERS PERSONAL
#37
The son of Steve and Tana McNitt, Luke was born on April 20, 1994. He was a member of the 2017 Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams. He has volunteered with Uplifting Athletes, the Lincoln Marathon, Husker Hotline, Souper Bowl of Caring and local hospital visits.
#4
JAEVON
McQUITTY
6-0 | 195 FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER COLUMBIA, MO. | BATTLE HS UNDECLARED » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Receiver Jaevon McQuitty joined the Nebraska program in January, coming to Lincoln as one of the most prolific wideouts in the Midwest region. One of five mid-year enrollees for the Huskers, the 6-0, 195-pound McQuitty will look to battle for playing time at receiver where Nebraska lost three four-year letterwinners to graduation. McQuitty was slowed during spring ball by a shoulder injury, but is expected to be at 100 percent for the fall.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BATTLE HS)
McQuitty starred at Battle High School for Coach Justin Conyers the past four seasons, the first four years of the school’s existence. McQuitty finished his career at Battle with 147 receptions, 2,649 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns. He holds all but two of nine school receiving records. McQuitty had a strong senior year despite battling an injury. McQuitty earned first-team All-State honors from the Missouri Coaches Association and second-team All-Missouri honors from USA Today. He caught 39 passes for 854 yards and 12 touchdowns, including seven catches for 247 yards and four touchdowns against Vianney. His play helped Battle High post a 14-1 record and reach the semifinals of the Class 5 playoffs. In his junior season in 2015, McQuitty had 58 receptions for 1,077 yards, an average of nearly 19 yards per reception. He reached the end zone 12 times, including a 99-yard touchdown reception. McQuitty earned first-team all-state honors and helped the Spartans to an 11-3 record and a state playoff appearance in 2015. McQuitty was part of a Class 5 state championship team at Battle in 2014. He was a regular at receiver as a sophomore, catching 12 passes for 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns. McQuitty was ranked as the No. 1 player in Missouri by ESPN and the second-ranked player in the state in the 247 composite rankings. He was listed among the top 50 receivers in the country by every recruiting service and was listed as the nation’s No. 300 overall prospect in the 247 composite rankings. McQuitty only visited Nebraska, but had multiple offers, including Michigan, Missouri, Iowa and Iowa State.
MILLER
6-3 | 235 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER FISHERS, IND. | HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 18 (5 in 2015, 13 in 2016) » Games Started: 2 (both in 2016) » Rushes: 2 carries for 4 yards at Iowa in 2016 » Receptions: 1 catch for 6 yards vs. South Alabama in 2015
COLLIN
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE » Nebraska Scout Team Defensive MVP (2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Collin Miller heads into the 2017 season looking to compete for playing time in the Huskers’ new-look defense. Miller lined up at defensive end last season, but has the versatility to play multiple spots in Nebraska’s 3-4 system. He is slated to work at linebacker and has the ability to play inside or outside. Miller missed spring football with a foot injury, but should be at full speed for preseason camp. Miller has made his mark since arriving on campus, adding strength in the weight room while also winning Scout Team Defensive MVP honors in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Miller redshirted and was the Scout Team Defensive MVP.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS)
Miller was a disruptive force at Hamilton Southeastern High School for three seasons. In 2015, Miller helped Coach Scott May’s team to an 8-2 record and a trip to the Class 6A state playoffs. Miller recorded 110 total tackles, including 68 unassisted stops. He had 25 tackles for loss, including 11 sacks for 62 yards in losses, while adding 23 quarterback hurries. Miller added four fumbles caused, two fumble recoveries and four breakups. Miller was a first-team Associated Press Class 6A all-state selection in Indiana, and was named to the USA Today Indiana all-state team. He was also an all-conference pick. During his junior season, Miller posted similar numbers, helping the Royals to a state playoff berth. He totaled 66 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and five sacks. He added 22 quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, caused three fumbles and blocked a punt. Miller first made an impact as a sophomore, contributing to a 7-3 season for Hamilton Southeastern. He had 59 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, six sacks and a fumble caused. Miller was ranked among the top 10 players in Indiana by Rivals.com, which also listed him as the nation’s No. 34 outside linebacker. Miller also visited Purdue and Indiana and had numerous offers including Arizona State, Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Illinois, Louisville and West Virginia. He also played baseball at Hamilton Southeastern.
PERSONAL
Miller was born on July 1, 1997, and is the son of Kim Miller. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, the Souper Bowl of Caring and hospital outreach visits.
PERSONAL
Jaevon was born on July 16, 1999, and is the son of James McQuitty and Sonya Johnson. He has not declared a major but did earn a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in his first semester on campus. He volunteered his time with Be the Match.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#45
A.J.
#9
NATTER
DAISHON
NEAL
6-5 | 260 | ONE LETTER SENIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MILTON, WIS. | MILTON HS
6-7 | 275 | ONE LETTER SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
MANAGEMENT / MARKETING
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HOUSTON, TEXAS | OMAHA CENTRAL (NEB.) HS
» Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Seven-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2014, 2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2016, 2017)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore DaiShon Neal will battle for playing time at defensive end in the Huskers’ new 3-4 defensive alignment in 2017. The 6-7, 275-pound Neal has outstanding size and athleticism for the defensive end spot, allowing him to hold up against the run, while also having the ability to pressure the passer. The Omaha Central product was a reserve on the defensive line last season while also earning playing time on special teams.
Senior A.J. Natter heads into the 2017 season looking to compete for a more significant role in the Huskers’ defense. Natter has been a reserve defensive end the past two seasons and will again line up along the defensive front as the Huskers identify roles in a new 3-4 defensive scheme. Natter missed the latter part of spring with a leg injury that required surgery, but is hopeful of returning for preseason camp. The 6-5, 260-pound Natter has ideal size and strength for a defensive end, allowing him to hold up against the run and rush the passer. Natter was a 2016 Academic All-Big Ten selection. He is a management/ marketing major and is on track to graduate in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Natter played in six games as a reserve defensive end. He had a pair of tackles, a solo stop against Fresno State and an assist against Maryland.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Natter was a reserve defensive end and saw action against South Alabama and Minnesota. He had a solo tackle against South Alabama.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Natter saw action in wins over Florida Atlantic, Fresno State and Illinois. He had one tackle against Florida Atlantic.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Natter redshirted in his first season in the program.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (MILTON HS)
Natter was NU’s first scholarship signee from Wisconsin since 1997, and was a three-year standout for Jeff Bachinski at Milton High School. As a senior, Natter had 43 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks, while recovering two fumbles. He earned first-team all-state honors from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, and was a second-team AP all-state pick. Natter was named a semifinalist for the Tim Krumrie award given to the state of Wisconsin’s top senior defensive lineman. Natter had 80 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and eight sacks, and two blocked kicks as a junior. He earned honorable-mention all-state accolades from the WFCA, and picked up all-region and all-conference honors. Natter had 55 tackles and 10 sacks as a sophomore to earn second-team all-conference honors. He was ranked as the top prospect in Wisconsin according to the 247Sports composite rankings, and was a consensus choice as one of the nation’s top 25 defensive ends. Natter only visited Nebraska, but had offers from Iowa, Michigan State, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue among others.
PERSONAL
The son of David and Beth Natter, A.J. was born on Oct. 8, 1994. He is a seven-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Natter has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Husker Hotline, the People’s City Mission, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, Belmont Community Center and team hospital outreach events. He is a three-time member of both the Brook Berringer Citizenship and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 11 (3 in 2014; 2 in 2015; 6 in 2016) » Tackles: 2 UT, 2 AT, 4 TT (1 AT in 2014; 1 UT in 2015; 1 UT, 1 AT, 2 TT in 2016)
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2017 OUTLOOK
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Neal played in nine games, both on special teams and as a reserve end. Neal was on the Huskers’ punt block team for the majority of the season. He had an assisted tackle at Northwestern and a solo stop at Ohio State.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Neal sat out the season as a redshirt. He was sidelined for much of the season by a leg injury.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (OMAHA CENTRAL HS)
Neal was one of two in-state prospects in the 2015 class, after a standout career at Omaha Central High School. Neal was the Huskers’ first signee from Central High since offensive lineman D.J. Jones in 2006. Neal spent two seasons at William B. Travis High School in Houston before moving to Omaha, where he was one of the state’s top players for Coach Jay Ball. Neal was a four-year varsity performer in high school, as he enrolled at Omaha Central prior to his junior season. As a senior, Neal recorded 51 tackles, including 39 solo stops, for the Eagles’ defense. He also had 13 tackles for loss, five sacks and six quarterback hurries. He caused one fumble, recovered another and blocked one kick. Neal showed his versatility against Class A state champion Omaha North when he lined up at tight end and caught two touchdown passes. His play helped the Eagles to a 7-4 record and a trip to the second round of the Class A state playoffs. Neal was a first-team All-Nebraska selection by the Omaha World-Herald and a Super-State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star. He also earned All-Metro honors from the World-Herald. Neal saw his first varsity action at Omaha Central in 2013 as a junior and quickly showed his raw talent and athleticism. His play helped the Eagles to a berth in the state playoffs. Neal was also a member of the Central basketball team that reached the state semifinals in 2014. Neal was ranked as the top prospect in Nebraska by both Rivals.com and 247Sports, and both services listed him among the top 40 defensive ends in the nation. Neal chose Nebraska over Michigan and also visited Oklahoma, with offers from Oregon and Iowa among others.
PERSONAL
Neal was born on Oct. 15, 1997, and is the son of Abraham Hoskins Jr. and Denise Hoskins and DaLana Neal Guess and Lance Guess. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. Neal has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes and Uplifting Athletes. He earned spots on the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams in 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 9 (all in 2016) » Tackles: 1 UT, 1 AT, 2 TT (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
#99
PEYTON
#12
NEWELL
6-3 | 295 | ONE LETTER JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN HIAWATHA, KAN. | HIAWATHA HS
PATRICK
O’BRIEN
6-4 | 240 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | QUARTERBACK SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. | SAN JUAN HILLS HS
MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Patrick O’Brien heads into 2017 looking for playing time at quarterback. O’Brien had an outstanding spring and will enter preseason camp as the No. 2 signal caller behind junior Tanner Lee. O’Brien was a highly recruited prospect from California and was regarded as one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the 2016 recruiting class. The 6-4, 240-pound O’Brien possesses good size and outstanding arm strength. He joined the Huskers in January of 2016 after graduating early from high school. He sat out the 2016 season as a redshirt, but made several road trips.
Peyton Newell moves into his junior season with the Huskers looking to make the most of an opportunity for playing time on the defensive front. The 6-3, 295-pound Newell has been a reserve tackle the past two seasons, but is likely to line up at end in the Huskers’ 3-4 defensive alignment. Newell was a breakout player during spring ball, spending the majority of his time with the second defensive unit.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Newell played in four games, but did not have any tackles.
2017 OUTLOOK
2016 (REDSHIRT)
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
O’Brien redshirted and was a regular member of the Huskers’ travel roster.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SAN JUAN HILLS HS)
Newell added depth on the defensive line, but did not play in a game.
Newell redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first year.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (HIAWATHA HS)
Newell started both ways in every game of his prep career for Coach Chris Diller. Newell set school records with 257 tackles, 105 tackles for loss and 33 sacks, while adding 16 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 12 blocked kicks and two defensive touchdowns. Newell had 37 catches for 583 yards and seven touchdowns at tight end. As a senior, he had 76 tackles, including a school-record 12 sacks, 32 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. He caught seven passes for 118 yards and a touchdown. Newell was named to the CBS Sports/ MaxPreps Small School First-Team All-America squad, and the Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle’s Top 11 All-State. He was the all-class defensive lineman of the year by both papers. Newell was also named the St. Joseph News-Press Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, earned Big 7 All-League honors and participated in the 2014 Kansas Shrine Bowl. Newell had 61 tackles as a junior, including a school-record 37 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks. He added five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries and caught 14 passes for 162 yards and three scores. His play led Hiawatha to an 8-3 record and a state playoff appearance. Newell was a MaxPreps Junior All-American in 2012, while earning all-state honors in Kansas. Newell had 76 tackles, including 26 tackles for loss and six sacks in 2011, while adding 12 catches for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Newell was a first-team all-area defensive pick in 2011, and was an honorable-mention Kansas all-state pick. Newell made 44 tackles as a freshman, including 10 tackles for loss and five sacks.
PERSONAL
The son of Frank and Stacie Newell and the late Melissa “Malter” Newell, Peyton was born on Nov. 18, 1995. He is majoring in management and was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2014 and 2016. Newell has volunteered for outreach work with Uplifting Athletes, the Lincoln Marathon, Souper Bowl of Caring, School is Cool, Shop with a Jock, and local hospital and community center outreach events. He was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017.
O’Brien led San Juan Hills High School to an 8-3 record and a berth in the 2015 CIF Southern Section playoffs. He threw for 2,895 yards and 32 touchdowns for Coach Aaron Flowers’ team, while completing an impressive 74.3 percent of his attempts. O’Brien also showed ability as a runner, picking up 626 yards on 110 carries, with eight rushing touchdowns. O’Brien engineered a Stallion offense that posted 50 or more points five times in the 2015 season. O’Brien threw for better than 300 yards four times as a senior and had a pair of games with five touchdown passes. He topped 70 rushing yards four times, with a single-game high of 118 rushing yards. O’Brien was rewarded for his outstanding senior season, being chosen as a first-team All-South Coast league quarterback. He was also named to the second-team all-state team in California by USA Today. A finalist at the Elite 11 quarterback competition in the summer of 2015, O’Brien competed in Nike’s The Opening football showcase. He had a strong junior season at San Juan Hills, completing nearly 66 percent of his passes for 2,093 yards and 12 touchdowns, while throwing for at least 200 yards six times. He also ran for 640 yards and 13 touchdowns. O’Brien was ranked among the nation’s top 10 quarterbacks by both 247Sports and Rivals.com. He was also listed among the top 300 overall prospects in the country by 247Sports, Rivals.com and Scout.com, while ranking among the top 35 overall players in California. O’Brien committed to NU in the summer of 2015 and did not take any other visits. He had numerous offers including Colorado, Colorado State, Texas Tech and UNLV.
PERSONAL
Patrick was born on July 18, 1997, and he is the son of Paul and Anna O’Brien. He is majoring in business administration. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Red Cross, Be the Match Avery Strong Bone Marrow Drive and local hospital visits. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 4 (all in 2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#54
JORDAN
#76
OBER
DYLAN
OWEN
6-1 | 225 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | LONG SNAPPER LAS VEGAS, NEV | BISHOP GORMAN HS
6-5 | 260 JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN WESTCHESTER, N.Y. | SOMERS HS/BRIDGTON ACADEMY
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
2017 OUTLOOK
2017 OUTLOOK
Jordan Ober has been a mainstay in the Husker specialist group the past two seasons, handling the snapping duties on both punts and place-kicking attempts. The 6-1, 225-pound Ober has performed the duties very well, helping Drew Brown earn all-conference honors as a kicker each of the past two seasons.
Junior Dylan Owen will look to compete for playing time on the Nebraska defensive line in 2017. The 6-5, 260-pound Owen has added depth at defensive end the past two seasons and will look to find his role in the Huskers’ new 3-4 defensive scheme this fall. Owen joined Nebraska as a walk-on from New York in 2014.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Ober held down the long snapping duties and started all 13 games. His play helped place-kicker Drew Brown connect on 12-of-14 field goals and all 38 PAT tries. Ober also helped break in true freshman punter Caleb Lightbourn, as the rookie punter made steady progress in 2016.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Ober started all 13 games as NU’s long snapper as a true freshman. His performance contributed to outstanding seasons for punter Sam Foltz and kicker Drew Brown. Foltz was the Big Ten Punter of the Year, averaging better than 44 yards per punt to help NU rank third in the conference in net punting. Brown connected on 21-of-27 field goals, including 13 field goals of at least 40 yards. Ober also had a fumble recovery on punt coverage against South Alabama.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BISHOP GORMAN HS)
Ober was a part of one of the nation’s top prep programs at Las Vegas Bishop Gorman High School. The school captured Division I state titles in 2013 and 2014 under Tony Sanchez, who is now the head coach at UNLV. As a senior, Ober helped Bishop Gorman to a perfect 15-0 record and a top-five national prep ranking. Ober’s snapping helped Gorman kickers make 102-of-109 extra points and 4-of-7 field goals. Bishop Gorman also averaged nearly 40 yards per punt. Ober also caught one pass and had two tackles. During his junior season, Bishop Gorman posted a 13-2 record en route to a state title. Gorman’s kickers made 85-of-90 PATs and Ober added three tackles. Ober was ranked among the nation’s top long snapping prospects according to Chris Rubio of RubioLongSnapping.com. Ober also drew interest from Arizona State, Boise State and San Jose State before choosing Nebraska.
PERSONAL
Jordan was born on Dec. 30, 1996, and is the son of David Ober and Christi Dow. He is majoring in communication studies. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Souper Bowl of Caring and local hospital visits.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 26 (13 in 2015; 13 in 2016)
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Owen added depth at defensive end, but did not see game action.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Owen added depth at defensive end, but did not play in a game.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Owen redshirted and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SOMERS HS/BRIDGTON ACADEMY)
Owen joined the Huskers after spending the 2013 season at Bridgton Academy in Maine. Owen is originally from Westchester, N.Y., and graduated from Somers High School in Lincolndale, N.Y. As a senior at Somers High, Owen made 61 tackles, including 45 solo stops, while adding three sacks and a pass breakup. His play helped Somers to a 10-1 record, before losing in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. As a senior at Somers, Owen earned New York Class A All-state first-team honors on defense, and he was also named to the MSG Varsity All-Section 1 firstteam defensive unit.
PERSONAL
The son of Richard and Charlyse Owen, Dylan was born on Dec. 18, 1995. He is related to former Nebraska offensive lineman Jerry Minnick, who earned All-America honors in 1952. Owen is majoring in criminology and criminal justice, and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2014. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Souper Bowl of Caring and NU’s annual Thanksgiving hospital visit.
HUSKERS
#22
DEVINE
OZIGBO
6-0 | 230 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | I-BACK SACHSE, TEXAS | SACHSE HS ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Devine Ozigbo is one of three experienced backs who will compete for significant playing time at I-back in the 2017 Husker offense. Ozigbo is joined in the I-back group by fellow junior Mikale Wilbon and sophomore Tre Bryant, and the trio is capable of helping Nebraska feature one of the Big Ten’s best rushing units. Ozigbo has been the Huskers’ top reserve at the position the past two years, complementing two-year starter Terrell Newby, who finished his eligibility in 2016. The 6-0, 230-pound Ozigbo has shown the ability to run both with power and elusiveness in his two seasons in a Husker uniform and also has the skills to be an effective receiver out of the backfield.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Ozigbo provided depth behind senior starter 2016 GAME-BY-GAME (RUSHING) Opponent Att. Yds TD Long Terrell Newby at I-back. Fresno State 17 103 2 17 Ozigbo played in 11 Wyoming 15 44 1 9 games, while battling an Oregon 21 95 1 12 41 0 15 ankle injury for the second at Northwestern 13 10 35 0 7 half of the year. He made Illinois at Indiana 1 2 0 2 his first career start against Purdue 0 0 0 0 Wyoming. at Wisconsin 10 33 1 16 Ozigbo was NU’s third- at Ohio State 3 -7 0 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP leading rusher with 412 Minnesota DNP DNP DNP DNP yards on 97 carries, with Maryland at Iowa 0 0 0 0 five rushing touchdowns. vs. Tennessee 7 66 0 42 He topped 40 yards rushing five times, and had double-figure carries six times, including each of the season’s first five games.
Ozigbo had a career-high 103 yards on 17 carries and scored a careerbest two touchdowns against Fresno State. Against Wyoming, he carried 15 times for 44 yards and a touchdown. He also had a 39-yard catch against the Cowboys. Ozigbo was a key to NU’s impressive offensive effort in a 3532 win over Oregon, rushing a career-high 21 times for 95 yards, including a third-quarter touchdown. He added 41 rushing yards on 13 carries at Nothwestern and 10 carries for 35 yards against Illinois. He also had a 37yard catch against the Illini before suffering an ankle injury late in the game. Ozigbo was limited by the injury the remainder of the regular season, but did have 10 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin. He had seven carries for 66 yards in the Music City Bowl, incuding a career-long 42-yard run.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Ozigbo made an impact in the backfield as a true freshman, playing in 11 games. Ozigbo had 38 carries for 209 yards and a touchdown. He also caught five passes for 62 yards. Ozigbo had a breakout game against Illinois in the Big Ten opener, rushing seven times for 70 yards, and a 19-yard touchdown. He also caught a pass in the game. He had three catches for 42 yards at Purdue. He ran for 33 yards at Rutgers then closed the year with a strong showing in the bowl win over UCLA. Ozigbo rushed 20 times for 80 yards to help power Nebraska to 326 rushing yards. He had 54 of his rushing yards in the second half. Ozigbo also had a 15-yard reception against the Bruins.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SACHSE HS)
Ozigbo played in a prolific offense for Coach Mark Behrens at Sachse High, as the team averaged better than 500 total yards per game. Ozigbo rushed for 795 yards on 149 carries, while recording four 100yard rushing games and 15 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 415 yards and four touchdowns. Ozigbo earned first-team All-District 11 honors in the 5A ranks for his outstanding play as a senior. Ozigbo helped Sachse to an 11-1 record in 2013, before losing in the second round of the 5A Division 1 state playoffs. Ozigbo rushed for 947 yards and 13 touchdowns on 148 carries, while catching 23 passes for 311 yards and two scores. Ozigbo earned a spot on the all-district team in 2013. Ozigbo rushed 150 times for 802 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, and caught 20 passes, including three touchdown receptions. His play helped his team to an 8-3 record and a trip to the 5A state playoffs. Ozigbo was ranked among the nation’s top 60 running backs by ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports. Rivals and 247 also listed him among the top 100 overall players in Texas. He originally committed to Iowa State, and had dozens of offers including Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, Miami, Minnesota, Utah and Wisconsin to name a few. Ozigbo also participated in track, helping the school earn a top-five district finish in 2014.
PERSONAL
The son of Dave and Yaiye Ozigbo, Devine was born on Oct. 2, 1996. He is majoring in advertising and public relations and has volunteered with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes and hospital outreach events.
CAREER STATS Year G/S 2015 11/0 2016 11/1 Totals 22/1
Att. Gain 38 212 97 429 135 641
Loss 3 17 20
Net 209 412 621
Y/A 5.5 4.2 4.6
Y/G 19.0 37.5 28.2
Long TDs 31 at Illinois 1 42 vs. Tennessee 5 42 vs. Tennessee 6
Receiving: 15 rec., 162 yds (5 rec., 62 yds in 2015; 5 rec. 100 yds in 2016)
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Rushes: 21 vs. Oregon (2016) » Rushing Yards: 103 vs. Fresno State (2016) » Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Fresno State (2016)
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#81
GABE
#50
RAHN
JOHN
RARIDON
6-1 | 195 | ONE LETTER SENIOR | WIDE RECEIVER LE MARS, IOWA | LE MARS HS
6-4 | 290 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA | VALLEY HS
NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
» Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) » Academic All-Big Ten (2016) » Eight-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Senior Gabe Rahn moves into the 2017 season poised to compete for extensive playing time at receiver, a position where Nebraska graduated three fifth-year seniors. The 6-1, 195-pound Rahn earned playing time at wideout in 2016 and brings good size and play-making ability at the spot. Rahn spent the majority of the spring working with the Huskers’ No. 2 unit, while earning reps with the top offense. Rahn was an Academic AllBig Ten choice in 2016, and has been named to the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll each of his eight semesters on campus. He was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2016 and graduated in May with a degree in nutrition, exercise and health science and had a 3.845 grade-point average.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Rahn was a reserve in a deep and veteran receiving corps and saw action in six games. Rahn made the most of his only reception, hauling in a 35-yard touchdown catch against Wyoming.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Rahn added depth at receiver, but did not see game action. He was on the travel roster for Nebraska’s trip to Miami.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Rahn added depth at receiver, but did not play in a game.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Rahn redshirted in his first year in the program.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LE MARS HS)
Rahn starred in all three phases of the game for Le Mars High School in 2012, leading the Bulldogs to a 7-3 record and a playoff berth. He led the team with 27 catches for 572 yards and six touchdowns and had 22 solo tackles, three interceptions and a fumble caused from his cornerback position. Rahn also had 391 yards on 14 kickoff returns, including an 89yard touchdown. He added 330 yards on 17 punt returns, highlighted by a 46-yard touchdown. Rahn garnered third-team Class 3A All-State honors from IowaPreps.com as a wide receiver, and was a Class 3A AllDistrict 2 pick as both a wide receiver and defensive back. Rahn was also a standout on the court and the track for the Bulldogs. He earned honorable-mention all-conference accolades in basketball, while his 4x200 team took home the gold in the 2013 Iowa Boys State Track Meet with a time of 1:29.52. Rahn excelled in the classroom as well, earning Academic All-State honors in track his senior year.
PERSONAL
The son of Jim and Roxanne Rahn, Gabe was born on July 11, 1994. Rahn has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Husker Hotline, the Lincoln Marathon, FCA and local hospital visits. He was named to the 2016 Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 6 (all in 2016) » Receptions: 1 reception, a 35-yard TD vs. Wyoming in 2016
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2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman John Raridon is part of a group of talented young offensive linemen ready to make a step forward in 2017. The secondgeneration Husker is considered a strong candidate to compete for playing time on the interior of the offensive line. Raridon began the spring at center, before moving to guard where he is expected to compete for action behind returning starters Jerald Foster and Tanner Farmer. Raridon was generally regarded as the top recruit in Iowa and one of the nation’s top offensive line prospects in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Raridon redshirted and worked on the scout team offensive line.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (VALLEY HS)
Raridon is a second-generation Cornhusker, joining his father, Scott, who played offensive line for the Huskers. Raridon helped Valley High School in West Des Moines rank as one of the top prep programs in Iowa. As a senior, Raridon helped Coach Gary Swenson’s team to a 10-3 record and a trip to the Class 4A state semifinals. The Tigers had a powerful offense, scoring more than 40 points seven times during the 2015 season. Raridon stacked up at least five pancakes in every game, with several double-figure pancake efforts. Raridon was named to the Elite Team on the Des Moines Register’s 2015 all-state football team, marking his third straight year with that recognition. He was also a first-team all-state selection by the Iowa Newspaper Association, and made USA Today’s Iowa all-state team and was an honorable-mention Parade All-American. During his junior season, Raridon helped Valley High to a 10-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals as a first-team all-state pick. Raridon first earned all-state accolades during his sophomore season, when his play helped Valley High to a 10-3 record and a berth in the state semifinals. Raridon played in the Army All-American Game in San Antonio. He was a consensus choice as the top overall player in Iowa by Rivals. com, Scout.com, ESPN and 247Sports. He was a consensus choice as one of the top 10 offensive guards in the nation, including No. 2 by Scout. Raridon was also a two-time academic all-conference choice. He participated in basketball at Valley High and helped the school win the Class 4A state title in 2016. Raridon only visited Nebraska but had numerous offers including Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford and Wisconsin.
PERSONAL
John is the son of Scott and Traci Raridon, and he was born on Feb. 28, 1998. The older Raridon was a three-year letterwinner from 1981 to 1983, helping Nebraska to three Big Eight titles, three Orange Bowl appearances and two NCAA rushing titles. John is majoring in business administration. He has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 and local hospital visits.
HUSKERS
#25
ANTONIO
REED
6-2 | 210 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | DEFENSIVE BACK MEMPHIS, TENN. | SOUTHAVEN (MISS.) HS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
CAREER STATS
Year G/S 2015 13/0 2016 12/1 Totals 25/1
(----------Tackles---------) UT AT TT TFL Sacks 9 1 10 0-0 0.0-0 14 8 22 0-0 0.0-0 23 9 32 0-0 0.0-0
Fum. QB C-R BK PBU INT Hry. 2-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2-0 0 2 0 0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
» Tackles: 5 vs. Tennessee in 2016 Music City Bowl » Pass Breakups: 1 twice (vs. Purdue and Maryland in 2016)
2017 OUTLOOK
Antonio Reed is a key member of a secondary group that has the talent and depth to be a strength for the 2017 Huskers. The 6-2, 210-pound Reed has been a key reserve at safety the past two seasons, while also playing a role on special teams. He heads into his junior season as a leading contender for significant playing time at safety. Reed has added nearly 20 pounds of muscle to his frame since arriving in Lincoln and brings a hard-hitting, tough-minded attitude to the safety position. Reed is one of three returning safeties with significant playing experience, joining senior Kieron Williams and fellow junior Aaron Williams, while senior Joshua Kalu shifted to safety in the spring after starting at corner for two seasons.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Reed played the final 12 games after missing the opener with a knee injury. He earned his first career start in the Music City Bowl against Tennessee. Reed was one of four safeties to earn extensive playing time in 2016, backing up senior All-American Nathan Gerry. Reed made 22 tackles, including 14 solo stops, while adding two breakups. Reed was also a valuable special teams player on coverage units. Reed had two unassisted stops at Oregon, three tackles at Northwestern and a pair of stops in a win over Illinois. Against Purdue, he made two tackles and added a breakup. He also had two tackles against both Ohio State and Maryland and had a pass breakup against Maryland. Reed made three solo tackles on special teams at Iowa. Reed earned his first start against Tennessee and had a career-high five tackles, all in the first half, before he left the game because of illness.
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Reed played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, while adding depth at safety. Reed made 10 tackles, including nine solo stops. He saw his most extensive work at safety in the bowl game against UCLA and had four solo tackles and a forced fumble in the win. Reed made five of his tackles on special teams and also forced a fumble on kickoff coverage against Iowa.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (SOUTHAVEN HS)
Reed was a standout at Southaven High School in the Memphis area. His play as a senior helped Coach Ed Rich’s team to an 11-3 record and a trip to the semifinals of the Class 6A state playoffs. Reed lined up in a variety of positions, but was primarily a defensive back. He made 19 tackles, including a tackle for loss and added an interception. He also had a touchdown reception as a receiver for the Chargers. Reed was also a standout defender for Southaven in 2013, helping his team to a 6-6 record. Reed was listed among the top 40 players in Mississippi by 247Sports and was ranked as one of the nation’s top 100 safety prospects. Reed also visited Memphis and drew strong recruiting interest from Southern Miss before picking Nebraska.
PERSONAL
Reed was born on Aug. 9, 1997, and is the son of Brandi Ewing. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. Reed has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, the People’s City Mission and local hospital visits. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#83
BRYAN
#40
REIMERS
BRANDON
ROBBINS
6-5 | 210 | ONE LETTER JUNIOR | WIDE RECEIVER LINCOLN, NEB. | EAST HS
5-10 | 190 FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER BELLEVUE, NEB. | BELLEVUE EAST HS
MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
» Three-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Bryan Reimers will be counted on to play a significant role in a receiving corps that must replace three four-year letterwinners. Reimers earned valuable playing time last season and is one of the Huskers’ most experienced wideouts heading into the 2017 season. A Lincoln East graduate, Reimers joined the NU program as a walk-on in 2014. After seeing practice time at both receiver and tight end, the 6-5, 210-pound Reimers settled in at receiver in 2015 and provides the Huskers with a big, rangy target in the passing game.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Reimers played in 12 games and made his first career start against Oregon, helping a veteran receiving corps that battled injuries throughout the year. Reimers finished with five receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown. He hauled in a 22-yard touchdown in the third quarter against Oregon as NU rallied to win. He added single receptions against Indiana and Maryland in the regular season and had a season-high two catches for 26 yards, including a career-long 24-yard catch, against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
2017 OUTLOOK
Brandon Robbins joined the Huskers as a walk-on for the 2017 season. He will look to add depth to the receiving corps as a freshman. A graduate of Bellevue East High School, the 5-10, 190-pound Robbins earned his spot through an open walk-on tryout in the second semester.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (BELLEVUE EAST HS)
Robbins played both wide receiver and free safety at Bellevue East High School for Coach Anthony Dunn. Robbins played on varsity both his junior and senior years. Robbins produced a total of 103 receiving yards, averaging 12.9 receiving yards per game his senior season.
PERSONAL
Brandon is the son of David and Sherrie Robbins. He was born on June 27, 1998, and is an international business major.
#15
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Reimers redshirted and worked as a scout team receiver.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LINCOLN EAST HS)
Reimers lined up at wide receiver for Lincoln East and had 27 receptions for 596 yards as a senior, averaging 22.1 yards per catch. Reimers also hauled in 12 touchdowns in 2013, helping the Spartans to an 8-2 record and a trip to the state playoffs. Reimers was an All-Nebraska secondteam pick by the Omaha World-Herald and a second-team Super-State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star. He also earned All-City honors from the Lincoln Journal Star.
PERSONAL
The son of Bryce and Suzanne Reimers, Bryan was born on May 28, 1996. He is majoring in management and is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Reimers has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Read Across America and local hospital visits as part of NU’s community outreach efforts. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 12 in 2016 » Games Started: 1 in 2016 » Receptions: 5 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD (all in 2016) » Long Reception: 24 yards vs. Tennessee in 2016 Music City Bowl
ROBERTS
6-1 | 230 FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER WILMINGTON, DEL. | CONCORD HS
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Reimers was a reserve receiver for the Huskers, but did not play in a game. He was part of the travel squad twice during the season.
AVERY
UNDECLARED
2017 OUTLOOK
Avery Roberts joined the Nebraska program in January as one of the top-ranked prospects on the Eastern Seaboard in 2017. The 6-1, 230-pound Roberts was a standout linebacker and the consensus top player in Delaware. Roberts quickly made a strong impression during spring ball, showing his athleticism, toughness and play-making ability. He is a candidate to forgo a redshirt season in 2017. Roberts is the Huskers’ first signee from Delaware since at least 1974. Nebraska has never had a football letterwinner from Delaware.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CONCORD HS)
Roberts compiled 423 career tackles at Concord High School for Coach Greg Mitchell, including 24 sacks, three interceptions and a pair of defensive touchdowns. In his senior season, Roberts helped Concord High to a 7-4 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals. Roberts had 135 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, eight sacks, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles as a senior. Roberts’ play also led the school to a 6-4 record in 2015 and a 7-5 record and a state quarterfinal appearance during his sophomore season in 2014. Roberts also played on the varsity team as a freshman in 2013. The 2016 Delaware Defensive Player of the Year, Roberts was a four-time all-conference selection, a three-time first-team All-Delaware honoree and a USA Today All-Delaware pick. Roberts was ranked as the top 2017 prospect in his home state by Rivals.com, ESPN and in the 247 composite rankings. He was also listed as the No. 6 inside linebacker nationally in the 247 composite rankings and as the No. 13 inside linebacker by ESPN. Roberts was listed as the No. 8 outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com, who also listed him as the No. 83 overall prospect in the country. Roberts chose Nebraska over Penn State and had dozens of offers from around the country
PERSONAL
Roberts was born on Oct. 8, 1997, and he is the son of Germaine and Charles Roberts. He has not declared a major. Roberts has volunteered with Be the Match Avery Strong Bone Marrow Drive.
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HUSKERS
#23
AUSTIN
#85
ROSE
MATT
SNYDER
6-1 | 225 JUNIOR | I-BACK LINCOLN, NEB. | NORTH STAR HS
6-5 | 240 SOPHOMORE | TIGHT END SAN RAMON, CALIF. | CALIFORNIA HS
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
» Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
» Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
Lincoln native Austin Rose has been a valuable reserve in the offensive backfield and on special teams the past two seasons, and he will look to compete for playing time in both areas in 2017. The 6-1, 225-pound Rose brings good size to the Husker backfield and had a strong performance in the spring. Rose joined the Husker program as a walk-on from Lincoln North Star High School.
Rose added depth in the backfield and made his first game appearance on special teams against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
Sophomore Matt Snyder is among a group of tight ends who will compete for playing time at a wide-open position heading into the 2017 season. The Huskers graduated three four-year letterwinners at tight end in 2016, leaving Snyder as one of a host of players who will be called upon to step forward. The 6-5, 240-pound Snyder has the ideal size and skill set for the tight end spot and has improved his strength during his first two seasons in the program. He had an outstanding spring practice, enhancing his chances of earning a role in 2017. Snyder has earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his four semesters in Lincoln.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
2014 (REDSHIRT)
2015 (REDSHIRT)
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LINCOLN NORTH STAR HS)
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CALIFORNIA HS)
2017 OUTLOOK
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Rose provided depth at I-back, but did not see game action.
Rose redshirted and worked on the scout team offense in 2014.
Rose was limited by injury during his senior season, but still earned honorable-mention all-state recognition from the AP, Omaha WorldHerald and Lincoln Journal Star. Rose put up big numbers for Coach Mark Waller in 2012, rushing for 1,403 yards and 22 touchdowns, while averaging better than 6.5 yards per carry. Rose helped the Navigators to a 7-3 record and a trip to the Class A state playoffs. Rose was also a defensive standout in helping North Star to one of its finest seasons in school history. Rose earned second-team Super State honors and first-team Class A all-state honors for his play in 2012. He also was named to the All-Heartland Conference team and to the Journal Star’s All-City team.
PERSONAL
The son of Deb Rose, Austin was born on Oct. 6, 1995. He is a criminology and criminal justice major. Rose has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll four times. Rose has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes and local hospital visits as part of NU’s community outreach efforts. Rose is the nephew of former Nebraska safety Mike Minter.
2017 OUTLOOK
Snyder provided depth at tight end, but did not play in a game.
Snyder redshirted his first year as a Husker.
Snyder helped California High School to three consecutive playoff appearances. As a senior, Snyder caught 17 passes for 408 yards, an average of 24 yards per reception, and had four touchdown catches for Coach Eric Billeci’s team. Snyder also had 57 tackles, an interception and seven quarterback hurries. Snyder’s play helped his team to a 9-4 record before losing in the semifinals of the CIF Division I state playoffs. Snyder had 17 receptions for 259 yards as a junior with two touchdown receptions. He was also a defensive stalwart for the Grizzlies, making 42 tackles, with 1.5 sacks, two breakups and a fumble recovery. Snyder’s play helped California High to an 11-3 record, before losing in the CIF North Coast Division I playoffs. Snyder provided depth on both sides of the ball as a sophomore in 2012, when the team posted a 10-3 record and advanced to the Division I state championship game. Snyder was ranked among the nation’s top 20 tight ends by 247Sports and ESPN, and 247 ranked him among the top 70 players in California. Snyder chose NU after also visiting Oregon State, Michigan and California.
PERSONAL
Snyder was born on Oct. 28, 1996, and is the son of Dave and Susan Snyder. He is a business administration major. Snyder has volunteered his time with the Cornhusker State Games, Uplifting Athletes, Souper Bowl of Caring, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#10
JD
#50
SPIELMAN
5-9 | 180 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. | EDEN PRAIRIE HS
2017 OUTLOOK
JD Spielman is poised to compete for a strong role in the Nebraska offense and special teams in 2017. The 5-9, 180-pound Spielman has outstanding play-making ability both as a receiver and in the return game. With the graduation of three senior wideouts from the 2016 team, Spielman is among a group of candidates that are poised to take a step forward. During spring practice, Spielman worked primarily in the slot and formed a strong duo at the spot with junior Keyan Williams.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Spielman redshirted and worked on the scout team, where he earned Scout Team Offensive MVP honors.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (EDEN PRAIRIE HS)
Spielman was an electrifying playmaker at Eden Prairie High School in the Minneapolis area. As a senior, Spielman helped Coach Mike Grant’s team to an 11-1 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Class AAAAAA playoffs. Spielman rushed for 1,259 yards on just 102 carries for an average of better than 12 yards per rush, while scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also had 151 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions. Spielman had 234 kickoff return yards and also totaled 241 yards on 12 punt returns. Defensively, Spielman had more than 100 tackles and a pair of interception returns for touchdowns. His play in 2015 earned Spielman recognition as the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, the Minnesota 6A Player of the Year and the USA Today Minnesota Offensive Player of the Year. He also earned first-team AP all-state honors and firstteam USA Today Minnesota all-state accolades as a running back. Spielman’s game-breaking ability helped Eden Prairie to a perfect 13-0 record and Class AAAAAA state title in 2014. Spielman was a differencemaker on offense and in the return game, earning AP all-state honors as an all-purpose performer. Spielman was also on the Eden Prairie varsity squad in 2013 when the team went 12-0 and captured a state title. In addition to his football skills, Spielman was a standout lacrosse player at Eden Prairie. He helped the school to a pair of state championships and originally committed to play lacrosse at Ohio State. Spielman was ranked among the top three prospects in Minnesota by Rivals.com, ESPN and 247Sports. Each of the three services ranked him among the top 50 athlete prospects in the country. Spielman chose Nebraska over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan and Minnesota. He participated in the Semper Fi All-American Game.
PERSONAL
Spielman was born on Dec. 4, 1997. Spielman is the adopted son of Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman and his wife, Michele. Spielman has not declared a major, but he earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in his first semester. Spielman has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes and local hospital visits. JD Spielman’s uncle is former Ohio State All-America linebacker and NFL standout Chris Spielman, who now serves as a college and NFL analyst for Fox Sports.
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6-5 | 255 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER ASHLAND, NEB. | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD HS
UNDECLARED » Nebraska Scout Team Offensive MVP (2016) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
BEN
NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Ben Stille will look to compete for action with the Husker defense in 2017 after sitting out his first season as a redshirt. The Ashland-Greenwood product spent his first year in Lincoln adding strength to his 6-5 frame, and he has the versatility to be used in a variety of roles in NU’s new 3-4 defensive scheme. He spent the spring working at linebacker and could also factor into NU’s special teams plans.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Stille sat out the season as a redshirt and worked on the scout team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ASHLAND-GREENWOOD HS)
Stille starred on both sides of the ball at Ashland-Greenwood High, helping Coach Ryan Thompson’s team to an 8-3 record and a trip to the Class C-1 state quarterfinals in 2015. Stille caught 26 passes for 415 yards and five touchdowns as a tight end. He was a dominant force as a defensive end, recording 79 tackles, including 46 solo stops, while adding 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks. Stille also handled kicking and punting chores, making 46-of-49 PATs and three field goals. Stille was a first-team Super-State choice by the Lincoln Journal Star and a first-team All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha World-Herald. He was also an honorary captain of the Class C-1 all-state teams by both newspapers. He was the USA Today Nebraska Defensive Player of the Year and made the publication’s Nebraska all-state team. In 2014, Stille caught 16 passes for 538 yards, an average of nearly 34 yards per reception with 10 receiving touchdowns. He also had 63 tackles, including 19 tackles for loss and 10 sacks, while connecting on all four of his field goal attempts. His effort helped Ashland-Greenwood to a 12-1 record and a runner-up finish in the Class C-1 playoffs. Stille earned first-team Class C-1 all-state honors as a tight end from the Omaha World-Herald and was an honorable-mention all-state choice by the Lincoln Journal Star. Stille helped the Bluejays to an 11-2 record and a trip to the state championship game as a sophomore. He had 41 tackles and four interceptions, while adding 10 receptions for 199 yards and three touchdowns. He also made 7-of-12 field goals. Stille was on the varsity as a freshman, helping the school to a 7-3 record and state playoff appearance. Stille was a wrestling standout for the Bluejays, posting a 44-0 record at 285 pounds in 2016 to win his second straight Class B state title. He had a 34-0 record and won the Class B title at 220 pounds in 2015, after posting a 35-5 record and finishing third in the state at 182 pounds in 2014. Stille also earned academic all-state honors five times. He was ranked among the top three players in Nebraska, and was listed as the No. 33 strongside defensive end in the country by 247Sports. Stille only visited Nebraska, but had offers from Army, Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio, Vanderbilt and Wyoming.
PERSONAL
Stille was born on Nov. 12, 1997, and is the son of Kevin and Karen Stille. He earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first two semesters and is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. Stille has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, TeamMates, Uplifting Athletes, Souper Bowl of Caring and hospital outreach visits.
HUSKERS
#86
JACK
STOLL
JEREMIAH
STOVALL
6-4 | 245 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | TIGHT END LONE TREE, COLO. | REGIS JESUIT HS
5-11 | 185 SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE BACK OMAHA, NEB. | CREIGHTON PREP HS
MARKETING
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Jack Stoll is one of several young tight ends who will have an opportunity to earn playing time for the Nebraska offense in 2017. Nebraska had three four-year letterwinners graduate following the 2016 season, leaving the depth chart at tight end wide open. Stoll has good size for the tight end position at 6-4, and he has spent his first season in Lincoln improving his strength. He made a strong impression during spring practice, increasing his chances of playing a role in the offense this fall.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Stoll redshirted in his first season in the program.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (REGIS JESUIT HS)
Stoll excelled as a tight end during his prep career at Regis Jesuit High in Aurora, Colo. During his senior season, Stoll caught 32 passes for 434 yards and six touchdowns for Coach Danny Filleman’s team. Stoll’s play helped Regis Jesuit to a 9-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Colorado 5A state playoffs. Stoll earned second-team all-state honors from the Colorado High School Athletic Association in 2015. Stoll also helped Regis to a state quarterfinal appearance and a 10-2 record during his junior season. From his tight end position, Stoll caught 19 passes for 176 yards and four touchdowns. Stoll was also a factor in the passing game as a sophomore, helping his team to a 9-2 record and a state playoff appearance en route to all-conference honors. Stoll was named a Blue-Grey All-American. He was ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Colorado by both Rivals.com and ESPN, while 247Sports ranked him as the fourth-best prospect in the state. ESPN ranked Stoll as the nation’s No. 9 tight end, while Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247 all listed him among the top 40 players at the position. Stoll only visited Nebraska, but had numerous offers including Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming. Stoll was a second-team academic all-state selection, and he also competed in basketball and track and field for Regis Jesuit High.
PERSONAL
#35
Stoll was born on Jan. 28, 1998, and is the son of Chris and Mary Grace Stoll. He is majoring in marketing and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first two semesters. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Shop with a Jock and hospital outreach visits.
2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Jeremiah Stovall will look to compete for playing time in the Nebraska secondary and on special teams this fall. He spent the spring working primarily at cornerback in the Huskers’ new-look defense. A walk-on from Omaha Creighton Prep, the 5-11, 185-pound Stovall earned his spot on the roster through a walk-on tryout in 2016.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Stovall added depth in the secondary, but did not play in a game.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (CREIGHTON PREP HS)
Stovall played high school football at Creighton Prep, where he collected first-team Super State accolades in 2014 when the Junior Jays took Class A state runner-up honors. Stovall had six interceptions, eight pass breakups, two blocked kicks and 45 tackles as a senior. Offensively, he rushed for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns, while catching four passes for 58 yards. Stovall also returned kickoffs and punts. As a junior, he had 34 solo tackles and 49 assisted stops and added two interceptions in helping the team advance to the state playoffs.
PERSONAL
The son of Christopher and Maureen Stovall, Jeremiah was born on Aug. 4, 1997. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes and local hospital visits.
#28
ELI
SULLIVAN
6-2 | 200 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE BACK LONGMONT, COLO. | LONGMONT HS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016; Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Eli Sullivan will look to compete for playing time in the secondary and on special teams in 2017. At 6-2 and 200 pounds, Sullivan brings good size to the defensive backfield and worked primarily at safety in the spring. Sullivan is a walk-on from Longmont High School.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Sullivan redshirted and worked on the scout team in his first season.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LONGMONT HS)
A four-year starter at Longmont High School in Colorado, Sullivan totaled 32 touchdowns during his career. As a senior in 2015, Sullivan caught 12 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing 60 times for 524 yards and seven scores. Defensively, he had 32 tackles, 21 of which were solo stops, and added four interceptions. As a junior in 2014, he tallied 50 receptions for 661 yards and four touchdowns and also had 62 carries for 249 yards and four touchdowns. Sullivan also returned kickoffs and punted for Longmont. Sullivan recorded 89 carries for 878 yards and seven touchdowns, while catching 27 passes for 500 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore. Sullivan also ran track and played basketball for Longmont. He helped Longmont to a 25-2 record in basketball in 2015-16.
PERSONAL
Sullivan is the son of Bill and Jennifer Sullivan. He was born on Oct. 29, 1997, and is a mechanical engineering major who earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in each of his two semesters at Nebraska. He has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes and hospital visits.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#28
ADAM
#92
TAYLOR
CHASE
URBACH
6-2 | 210 | TWO LETTERS SENIOR | I-BACK KATY, TEXAS | KATY HS
6-3 | 200 SOPHOMORE | LONG SNAPPER GROSSE POINTE, MICH. | GROSSE POINTE SOUTH HS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
» Nebraska Scout Team Offensive MVP (2013) » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Adam Taylor moves into his senior season with hopes of competing for playing time at I-back and playing a role on the Huskers’ special teams units. The 6-2, 210-pound Taylor has good size and physicality at running back, allowing him to have success both inside and outside in the running game. His career has been plagued by injuries, but he is hopeful of a healthy senior season with the Huskers. Taylor has also contributed on Nebraska’s coverage units throughout his career. Taylor is a business administration major and is on track to graduate in December.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Taylor played in the first five games on special teams before being sidelined by injury. He had a solo tackle against Oregon.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Taylor played in every game on special teams and added depth at I-back. Taylor had five tackles on kick coverage, including three solo stops.
2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Taylor suffered a leg injury during fall camp and missed the 2014 season. He resumed running drills late in the fall.
2013 (REDSHIRT)
Taylor redshirted and earned Offensive Scout Team MVP honors.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (KATY HS)
Taylor helped Katy High to a 16-0 record and Class 5A state title in 2012. Taylor ran for 2,754 yards and 45 touchdowns as a senior, leading Coach Gary Joseph’s team that was regarded as one of the nation’s top 20 teams. Taylor was at his best in the state title run, first rushing 40 times for 226 yards in the state semifinals against Cibolo Steele. In the state title victory over Cedar Hill at AT&T Stadium, Taylor ran 30 times for 276 yards and five touchdowns. Taylor was named the Houston Chronicle’s Greater Houston Offensive Player of the Year, and was the OldCoach.com Class 5A State MVP. Taylor was also an honorable-mention Class 5A Texas all-state selection. Taylor missed nearly all of his junior year with an injury, rushing just 20 times for 106 yards. As a sophomore, he helped the team to a 13-1 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals. He was the District 19-5A Newcomer of the Year after rushing for 1,553 yards and 18 touchdowns. Taylor ranked among the nation’s top 250 overall prospects and top 25 running backs by Rivals.com and in the 247Sports composite rankings. Taylor had dozens of offers before choosing Nebraska.
PERSONAL
The son of Barry and Fedora Taylor, Adam was born on July 19, 1995. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Husker Hotline, Shop with a Jock and local hospital outreach events. He was a member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
CAREER STATS
» Games Played: 18 (13 in 2015; 5 in 2016) » Tackles: 4 UT, 2 AT, 6 TT (3 UT, 2 AT, 5 TT in 2015; 1 UT in 2016)
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2017 OUTLOOK
Chase Urbach has been Nebraska’s backup long snapper each of the past two seasons and once again figures to work with junior Jordan Ober to secure that position on the Huskers’ special teams. The Michigan native has backed up Ober the past two seasons and the long snappers have contributed to the success of all-conference place-kicker Drew Brown.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Urbach was the backup to long snapper Jordan Ober. Urbach traveled to every game, but did not see game action.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Urbach sat out his first season at Nebraska as a redshirt.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (GROSSE POINTE SOUTH HS)
Urbach walked on at Nebraska after playing his junior and senior seasons for Tim Brandon at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Urbach earned all-conference honors in 2013 and 2014 as a long snapper and was named Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior for the Blue Devils. Urbach was a nationally ranked snapper for the class of 2015 and earned a 4.5-star rating from Chris Rubio of RubioLongSnapping.com. Before committing to the Huskers, Urbach also considered offers from Indiana State and Hawaii.
PERSONAL
Urbach is the son of Scott and Beth Urbach and was born on Jan. 23, 1997. He is majoring in advertising and public relations. Urbach was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017 for his community outreach work. He has volunteered with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, NFL Fuel Up to Play 60, Be the Match, the Souper Bowl of Caring and local school and hospital visits.
#90
JACKSON
WALKER
6-4 | 246 JUNIOR | PUNTER OVERLAND PARK, KAN. | COFFEYVILLE CC/ JOHNSON VALLEY CC/BLUE VALLEY NORTHEAST HS ACCOUNTING » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Jackson Walker joined the Huskers in the spring semester of 2017, earning his roster spot through an open walk-on tryout. Walker will look to contribute as a punter, where Nebraska returns starting punter Caleb Lightbourn.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (COFFEYVILLE CC/ JOHNSON VALLEY CC/BLUE VALLEY NORTHEAST HS)
Walker transferred to Nebraska after previously attending Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College, Johnson County (Kan.) Community College and the University of Kansas. He graduated from Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan., in 2015
PERSONAL
Jackson was born April 10, 1997. He is the son of Jon Walker and is an accounting major and made the Nebraska Scholar Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2017.
HUSKERS
#51
MATT
WATTS
JACOB
WEINMASTER
6-4 | 285 SENIOR | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN STOCKTON, CALIF. | ST. MARY'S HS / BUTTE CC
6-0 | 215 SOPHOMORE | LINEBACKER LOVELAND, COLO. | LOVELAND HS
ECONOMICS
NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE
2017 OUTLOOK
Matt Watts heads into his senior season hoping to compete for playing time on a talented Husker offensive line. The 6-4, 285-pound Watts is in his second season in the Nebraska program. He spent spring practice working at offensive guard, a position where Nebraska returns both starters.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Watts joined the Nebraska program as a walk-on in 2016 and worked on the scout team offense.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (ST. MARY’S HS/BUTTE COLLEGE)
Watts joined the Nebraska program after spending two seasons at Butte College in Oroville, California. Butte College is known as one of the top junior colleges in the country, producing stars such as Larry Allen (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers), Alex Green (Green Bay Packers), Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) and Junior Siavii (Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks). At St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, Calif., Watts spent three years on varsity under Head Coach Tony Franks. Watts played both offensive and defensive line for the Rams. As a senior, Watts averaged 5.3 tackles per game and 68 total tackles, while being credited with 8.5 sacks on the season. He earned the TCAL Conference Defensive Lineman-of-the-Year award and was also invited to the Sac Joaquin County All-Star Game. Additionally, Watts’ team claimed the conference title all three years he was on varsity. Watts also played basketball for two years at St. Mary’s.
PERSONAL
#57
Watts is the son of Larry and Debra Watts and was born on May 25, 1995. He is majoring in economics. He has volunteered his time with Husker Hotline and hospital outreach visits.
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2017 OUTLOOK
Sophomore Jacob Weinmaster is expected to compete for special teams action in 2017 and could also battle for playing time at linebacker. A walk-on from Colorado, Weinmaster impressed the coaching staff in his first season in 2015, earning Scout Team Defensive MVP honors. Last fall, he was sidelined by a back injury, but was a regular observer at practice as he continued his rehabilitation. Weinmaster has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his four semesters on campus. He owns better than a 3.85 cumulative grade-point average in nutrition, exercise and health science.
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Weinmaster missed the 2016 season with an injury.
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Weinmaster redshirted and worked on the NU scout team where he earned Scout Team Special Teams MVP honors.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LOVELAND HS)
Weinmaster excelled on both sides of the ball for three seasons at Loveland (Colo.) High School. Weinmaster rushed for 806 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, while catching 13 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns. On defense, he made 172 tackles, including three tackles for loss, while adding four interceptions for Coach Wayne McGinn’s team. In 2013, Weinmaster totaled 125 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss. He rushed for 516 yards and 11 touchdowns, while catching 13 passes for 129 yards. He also threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on just seven completions. Weinmaster first made an impact for Loveland High as a sophomore, recording 108 tackles, including 71 solo stops. He added four tackles for loss and four blocked kicks. On offense, Weinmaster ran for 732 yards and six touchdowns. Weinmaster also played baseball and basketball for Loveland. As a junior on the baseball field, Weinmaster held a .478 onbase percentage while recording 27 hits for the Indians.
PERSONAL
Jacob was born on Sept. 18, 1996, and is the son of Eric and Sherri Weinmaster. He was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in both 2016 and 2017. He has volunteered his time with FCA, the Lincoln Marathon, Souper Bowl of Caring, Husker Heroes, Red Cross, Uplifting Athletes and hospital outreach visits.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
#21
MIKALE
#9
WILBON
KEYAN
WILLIAMS
5-9 | 200 | TWO LETTERS JUNIOR | I-BACK CHICAGO, ILL. | DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE
5-10 | 195 JUNIOR | WIDE RECEIVER NEW ORLEANS, LA. | LUSHER HS / FRESNO STATE
SOCIOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
» Nebraska Offensive Scout Team MVP (2014)
2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Mikale Wilbon is one of three I-backs who enter the 2017 season with extensive playing experience in the Nebraska backfield. Wilbon joins fellow junior Devine Ozigbo and sophomore Tre Bryant as the leading contenders for playing time at the position this fall. The group will be called on to replace the departed Terrell Newby who was Nebraska’s starter at the position each of the past two seasons. The 5-9, 200-pound Wilbon is a shifty runner who has shown the ability over the past two seasons to make plays both as a runner and receiver out of the backfield.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Wilbon played in 10 games and rushed for 89 yards on 15 carries, while adding four receptions for 34 yards. Wilbon had a 16-yard carry in the opener against Fresno State. He had the most productive rushing day of his career against Northwestern, with six carries for 55 yards, including a career-long 32-yard run. He added a six-yard catch against the Wildcats. He totaled 13 rushing yards at Ohio State. He had single receptions against Purdue and Minnesota.
2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Wilbon played in four games, seeing action as a reserve I-back in the first three games and at Purdue. Wilbon had nine carries for 35 yards and caught two passes for 28 yards on the year. He had six carries for 14 yards and 28 receiving yards against BYU, and added a season-high 21 rushing yards on three carries against South Alabama.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
Wilbon redshirted in his first season with the Huskers and earned Scout Team Offensive MVP honors for his work in practice.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE)
Wilbon posted impressive numbers each of his final two years despite battling injuries. As a senior, Wilbon helped Coach Dan O’Keefe’s team to a trip to the Class 6A state playoffs. Wilbon rushed for better than 1,200 yards in six games before being sidelined by injury. He was limited to four games as a junior, but managed 863 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. Wilbon rushed for better than 1,600 yards as a sophomore. Rivals.com listed Wilbon among the top 175 overall prospects in the country and the No. 9 prospect in the state of Illinois. Both Rivals.com and 247Sports also listed Wilbon among the top 20 running backs in the country. Wilbon chose NU over a long list of scholarship offers, including Big Ten schools Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Penn State and Purdue.
PERSONAL
The son of Fredrick Meriweather and Kelly Wilbon, Mikale was born on Dec. 22, 1994. He is majoring in sociology. He has volunteered his time at the Belmont Rec Center and with hospital outreach visits.
CAREER STATS
Year G/S Att. Gain Loss Net 2014 Redshirt 2015 4/0 9 42 7 35 2016 10/0 15 91 2 89 Totals 14/0 24 133 9 124
Y/A Y/G 3.9 8.8 5.9 8.9 5.2 8.9
Long TDs 19 vs. South Alabama 32 at Northwestern 32 at Northwestern
Receiving: 6 rec., 62 yds (2 rec., 28 yds in 2015; 4 rec., 34 yds in 2016)
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
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2017 OUTLOOK
Junior Keyan Williams will compete for playing time at wideout in 2017. The 5-10, 195-pound Williams transferred from Fresno State following the 2015 season and made a strong impression on the practice field in his first year in the program. Williams is among a number of players who will battle for playing time at receiver after Nebraska lost three seniors to graduation. He spent the spring working primarily at the slot receiver position. Williams is the son of Nebraska wide receivers coach Keith Williams.
2016 (TRANSFER)
Williams sat out after transferring from Fresno State.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LUSHER HS/FRESNO STATE)
Williams played in five games as a receiver at Fresno State in 2015. He caught seven passes for 34 yards, with one rushing attempt and one punt return. Williams redshirted in his first year with the Bulldogs in 2014. Williams was a standout performer and two-time team captain for Coach Louis Landrum at Lusher High School in New Orleans. Williams set school records for total yards and total touchdowns in his career. He caught 22 passes for 397 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, and also ran the ball seven times for 47 yards and one touchdown, while adding a passing touchdown. Williams was named to the 11-3A All-District team, was Lusher’s Offensive MVP and earned honorablemention all-state accolades. Williams played quarterback as a junior and was 82-of-143 passing for 1,204 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also rushed the ball 113 times for 701 yards and 11 touchdowns. His play as a junior earned Williams a spot on the All-District 10-3A team and the school’s Offensive MVP honors.
PERSONAL
Williams is the son of Keith and Ayanna Williams, and he was born on Oct. 3, 1996. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. Williams has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Be the Match Avery Strong Bone Marrow Drive and hospital outreach visits. He was named to the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017.
HUSKERS
#56
BOE
#87
WILSON
CONOR
YOUNG
6-3 | 295 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. | LEE’S SUMMIT WEST HS
6-2 | 180 SOPHOMORE | WIDE RECEIVER COZAD, NEB. | COZAD HS
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ACCOUNTING
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Redshirt freshman Boe Wilson is part of a talented group of young offensive linemen who will compete for playing time for the 2017 Nebraska offense. A Kansas City area product, the 6-3, 295-pound Wilson has great strength and tenacity and is expected to compete for playing time at guard, where NU returns starters Tanner Farmer and Jerald Foster. Wilson spent time with the No. 1 offense during fall camp in 2016 following an injury to Foster, but coaches ultimately elected to redshirt Wilson.
» Nebraska Scout Team Special Teams MVP (2016) » Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2017) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017)
2017 OUTLOOK
Wilson redshirted in his first season. He spent time with the top offensive unit in preseason practice before coaches elected to utilize his redshirt season.
Conor Young is among a large group of players who will compete for playing time at wide receiver in 2017, a position where Nebraska lost three fifth-year seniors to graduation. The 6-2 Young brings a tall, athletic target to the Husker passing game. He had an outstanding spring practice session, regularly making plays with the top offensive units. Young could also push for playing time on special teams. A walk-on from Cozad High School, Young began his career at defensive back before moving to offense. He has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his four semesters at NU and carries a 3.897 grade-point average in accounting.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (LEE’S SUMMIT WEST HS)
2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
2016 (REDSHIRT)
Wilson was a three-year standout for Lee’s Summit West and Coach Royce Boehm. As a senior, Wilson’s play helped Lee’s Summit West to a trip to the second round of the Class 6 state playoffs. Wilson’s blocking helped the offense top 30 points in six games during the 2015 season. Wilson was named to the USA Today Missouri all-state team. Wilson also helped his school to a state playoff appearance in 2014, when Lee’s Summit West posted a 6-4 overall mark. Lee’s Summit had a powerful offense in 2014, averaging nearly 375 yards of total offense per game. His play as a junior earned Wilson first-team all-conference honors. Wilson was a second-team all-state selection as a sophomore in 2013 when Lee’s Summit West went 13-1 and captured the Class 5 state title. Wilson participated in the Under Armour All-American game in January of 2016. He was ranked among the top 10 offensive guards in the country by both Scout.com and ESPN. He was also listed as a top 10 prospect in the state by both ESPN and 247Sports. Wilson also threw the shot put and discus. Wilson did not take any other visits, but had a strong group of offers including Indiana, Kansas, Louisville and Purdue.
PERSONAL
Wilson is the son of Gina Vatz and Harry Wilson, and he was born on Aug. 23, 1997. He is majoring in criminology and criminal justice. He has volunteered his time with Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, Souper Bowl of Caring and hospital outreach visits.
Young added depth in a veteran receiving corps, but did not see action in a game. He was part of the travel roster on multiple occasions as NU battled injuries at the receiver spot. He was named Nebraska’s Scout Team Special Teams MVP.
2015 (REDSHIRT)
Young redshirted and worked as a scout team defensive back.
BEFORE NEBRASKA (COZAD HS)
Young helped Cozad High rank among the top schools in the Class C-1 ranks. As a senior, Young threw for 1,311 yards and 17 touchdowns for Coach Brian Cargill’s team. Young also ran for 982 yards and 12 touchdowns, compiling four 100-yard rushing games. Young intercepted six passes, while adding 11 pass breakups. He averaged nearly 30 yards on kickoff returns and better than 20 yards on punt returns. Young helped Cozad to a 10-2 record in 2014 and a trip to the Class C-1 state semifinals. He was a first-team Class C-1 all-state pick as a defensive back by both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star. Young was an honorable-mention all-state pick as a junior, helping Cozad to a 13-0 record and a Class C-1 state title. Young had 19 receptions for 509 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior. Defensively, he had 64 tackles, four tackles for loss and six interceptions to lead the defense. Young also shined in baseball, basketball and track throughout high school. He helped lead Cozad to a Class B State track title in 2014 and was part of the championship 4x100-meter relay squad in the process.
PERSONAL
Young was born on Oct. 26, 1996, and he is the son of Marcus and Melinda Young. He has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Red Cross, Uplifting Athletes and hospital outreach visits. He claimed a spot on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017. His older brother, Dreu, lettered as a tight end at Nebraska from 2007 to 2009.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
2017 SCHOLARSHIP FRESHMEN
#11
AUSTIN
ALLEN
6-8 | 210 FRESHMAN | TIGHT END AURORA, NEB. | AURORA HS MECHANIZED SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT Austin Allen was regarded as the consensus top prospect in the state of Nebraska in the 2017 recruiting class. Allen was a multi-sport standout at Aurora High School and joins the Huskers as a tight end. The 6-8, 210-pound Allen recorded five catches and made five tackles with two sacks in a senior season limited by injury. In his junior season, Allen starred on both offense and defense. He caught 41 passes for 507 yards and eight touchdowns, helping his team to a 12-1 record and a Class B runner-up finish. Allen made 51 tackles, including five tackles for loss and had five interceptions. He earned first-team Class B all-state honors as a linebacker from both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star. Allen also saw significant time as a sophomore for the Huskies, catching 14 passes and helping his team to a state playoff berth. He was a three-time first-team all-district selection. In addition to being the top-ranked player in Nebraska, Allen was ranked among the nation’s top 25 tight ends by both Scout.com and ESPN. Allen only visited Nebraska, but also had offers from Iowa, Iowa State, UCLA and UCF. Allen was also a first-team Class B all-state basketball selection as a junior as he averaged better than 15 points per game. He was a secondteam all-state pick as a senior, helping Aurora to the state semifinals. He was an honorable-mention all-state choice as a sophomore. Austin is the son of Andrew and Renae Allen, and he was born on Nov. 10, 1998. Allen’s father was a walk-on for the football team in 1981, before transferring to Doane College. Austin was a member of the Aurora National Honor Society and a four-year honor roll selection.
#1
ELIJAH
BLADES
6-2 | 170 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE BACK PASADENA, CALIF. | JOHN MUIR HS UNDECLARED Elijah Blades was one of the final pieces in Nebraska’s 2017 recruiting class, announcing his decision on Signing Day. The 6-2, 170-pound Californian was among the nation's top defensive back prospects. Blades was a standout for Coach Antyone Sims at John Muir High School in Pasadena, Calif. As a senior, Blades helped his team to a 6-5 record and a trip to the state playoffs. Blades routinely locked down one side of the field, as teams rarely threw in his direction. During his career, Blades made 206 tackles, had 10 interceptions and also reached the end zone a total of 16 times. Blades was a second-team All-California selection by USA Today, a second-team all-state pick among Medium Schools according to Cal-Hi Sports and a first-team all-area selection. Blades also had a standout junior season and was a member of the varsity team as a sophomore. Blades was ranked among the top 50 overall prospects in the country by 247 Sports and among the top 100 by Rivals.com, while also being a member of the ESPN 300. Blades was regarded as the third-best cornerback in the nation by 247 Sports and No. 7 by Rivals.com. He was also regarded among the top 12 players in California by both 247 Sports and Rivals.com. Blades also participated in track. Blades, who originally committed to Florida, also visited Utah and Washington State and considered USC. Elijah was born on June 12, 1999, and is the son of Germaine and Alan Blades.
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JAYLIN
BRADLEY
6-0 | 180 FRESHMAN | RUNNING BACK BELLEVUE, NEB. | BELLEVUE WEST HS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE The top skill player in the state of Nebraska in 2016, running back Jaylin Bradley joins the Huskers from Bellevue West High School. The 6-0, 180-pound Bradley had a record-setting senior season and led the Thunderbirds to the Class A state title. Bradley helped Bellevue West and Coach Michael Huffman to a 13-0 record in 2016, rushing for 2,915 yards and 50 touchdowns on 324 carries, an average of 9.0 yards per carry. Bradley also caught 19 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown and averaged nearly 25 yards on 11 kickoff returns. Bellevue West capped its title run with a 43-6 victory over Omaha North in the championship game at Memorial Stadium. Bradley rushed 36 times for 249 yards and five touchdowns in the contest. As a junior, Bradley rushed for 1,712 yards and averaged 8.8 yards per carry. He had 19 rushing touchdowns and also caught seven passes, helping Bellevue West to an 11-1 record and a trip to the state semifinals. Bradley helped his school to a 6-4 record and a state playoff berth in 2014, rushing for 671 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes with one touchdown reception. Bradley was a member of the varsity as a freshman and finished his career with 5,308 rushing yards. Bradley was an All-Nebraska and All-Metro selection by the Omaha World-Herald in both 2015 and 2016. He was also a member of the Lincoln Journal Star’s Super State team in each of his final two seasons and was an honorary captain of the team as a senior. Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in Nebraska by Rivals.com, Bradley was listed among the top 70 running backs nationally by 247 Sports. Bradley only visited Nebraska. He also competed in wrestling and track. Jaylin was born on May 3, 1998, and is the son of Solomon and Theresa Bradley.
#93
DAMION
DANIELS
6-2 | 310 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DALLAS, TEXAS | BISHOP DUNNE HS NUTRITION, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE Damion Daniels was one of the final pieces in Nebraska’s 2017 class, announcing his decision to be a Husker on Signing Day. Daniels brings an impressive background to the Nebraska defensive line. Daniels was a standout defender for Bishop Dunne High School and Coach Michael Johnson. As a senior, Daniels finished with 78 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and nine sacks. He also forced three fumbles and had a blocked punt. His play helped Bishop Dunne to an 8-6 record and a trip to the finals of the Division 1 Texas Private and Parochial School playoffs. A team captain in 2016, Daniels was the TAPPS Defensive MVP in 2016 and earned first-team all-state honors. Daniels also earned first-team all-state accolades in 2015, when his play helped Bishop Dunne to a 12-1 record, a district championship and a state runner-up finish. As a sophomore, Bishop Dunne won the TAPPS state title and posted a 12-1 record. Daniels was ranked among the top 25 defensive tackles nationally by Rivals.com and ESPN, while Scout.com listed him as the No. 7 defensive tackle in the Lone Star State. He was also listed among the top 55 players in Texas by Rivals, ESPN and in the 247 Sports composite rankings. Daniels also competed in track for Bishop Dunne, throwing the shot put and discus. He placed sixth at the 2017 Texas 6A State Meet in shot put and was second in the district in 2016. In the discus, Daniels placed fifth at the 2017 6A North Regional as well. Daniels chose Nebraska over Colorado and Texas-San Antonio and had dozens of other offers. He was born on Aug. 31, 1999, and is the son of Tony and Rhonda Daniels.
HUSKERS
#33
WILLIE
HAMPTON
#1
TYJON
LINDSEY
6-1 | 225 FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER PLANTATION, FLA. | AMERICAN HERITAGE HS
5-9 | 160 FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER CORONA, CALIF. | BISHOP GORMAN (NEV.) HS
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Willie Hampton comes to Nebraska from Plantation, Fla., where he starred on a state championship team in his senior season. Hampton is one of three scholarship linebackers in the Huskers’ freshman class. The 6-1, 225-pound Hampton helped American Heritage High School to a perfect 14-0 record and a Class 5A state title in 2016. Hampton had 71 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and six sacks for Coach Pat Surtain’s team. Hampton also had an interception that he returned 55 yards for a touchdown and caused two fumbles on his way to secondteam Florida 5A all-state honors. Hampton began his prep career at Oxbridge Academy. During his junior season, Hampton had 47 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, while adding nine sacks, a fumble recovery and a fumble caused. His play helped his team to a 9-3 record. Hampton had 38 tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks as a sophomore, helping Oxbridge to a 10-1 record. Hampton was ranked among the nation’s top 50 outside linebackers by both ESPN and 247 Sports, while also being ranked as one of the top 85 players in Florida. Hampton committed to NU in September and only visited the Huskers, but also had offers from Indiana, UCF, FAU and Western Michigan. Hampton was born on March 16, 1998, and he is the son of Kim Ridley.
Tyjon Lindsey comes to Nebraska from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, traditionally one of the nation’s top high school programs. The 5-9, 160-pound Lindsey is a key piece of an impressive group of receivers in the Huskers’ freshman class. Lindsey was part of a Bishop Gorman squad that posted a 44-0 record from 2014 to 2016 under coaches Kenny Sanchez (2015, 2016) and Tony Sanchez (2014). As a senior, Lindsey was limited because of an injury, but was part of a team that posted a 15-0 record and won the Class 4A state title. The Gaels won the 4A title game by a margin of 84-8. The play-making ability of Lindsey was on full display in 2015. He caught 45 passes for 1,117 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also contributed 237 punt return yards and had one interception and two pass breakups on defense. Lindsey was a first-team All-Nevada selection by the Las Vegas Review Journal and was a first-team All-Southwest League choice. Lindsey helped Bishop Gorman to a 14-0 record and a state title in 2015. As a sophomore in 2014, Lindsey had 34 receptions for 884 yards and 15 touchdowns. He added 281 punt return yards and 107 kickoff return yards as the Gaels posted a 15-0 record. Lindsey also earned first-team All-Nevada honors as a sophomore for his all-around skills. Lindsey was recognized as the top player in Nevada by both ESPN and the 247 Sports composite rankings. He was ranked among the top 10 receivers in the nation by Rivals.com, Scout.com and in the 247 composite rankings. He was listed as high as the No. 50 overall player nationally by 247 Sports and was also among the top 80 players by Rivals.com, ESPN and Scout.com. Lindsey was originally committed to Ohio State, before choosing Nebraska. He had dozens of offers, including Alabama, California, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, USC, UCLA and Washington to name a few. Lindsey also competed in track and was ranked as the top 300-meter hurdler in Nevada. He was also a member of the 4x200-meter team and the 4x400-meterm team, both of which recorded school-record times. His 4x400-meter team placed second at the 2015 Nevada State Championships. Lindsey was born on Jan. 7, 1999, and is the son of Kimberly Jackson.
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BRENDEN
JAIMES
6-5 | 250 FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AUSTIN, TEXAS | LAKE TRAVIS HS UNDECLARED Brenden Jaimes brings a championship pedigree to the NU program. A Texas native, Jaimes is part of an impressive of collection offensive linemen in the Huskers’ freshman class. The 6-5, 250-pound Jaimes was a standout on the offensive line at Lake Travis High School in Austin. Jaimes paved the way for an offense that averaged nearly 500 yards per game in 2016, including better than 290 passing yards per game. Lake Travis posted a 15-1 record en route to a Class 6A Division 1 state title. Coach Hank Carter’s team was also ranked among the nation’s top prep teams in 2016. Jaimes was named the District Offensive Lineman of the Year, was firstteam All-Centex and was a Class 6A honorable-mention all-state choice as a senior. He was a second-team all-state honoree and all-district choice in 2015, when Lake Travis posted a 15-1 record and was the Class 6A state runner-up. Lake Travis was an area finalist in 2014 when Jaimes earned honorable-mention all-district accolades. Jaimes was ranked among the top 300 overall prospects in the nation by Scout.com, which also listed him as one of the nation’s top 30 offensive tackles and the third-best tackle prospect in Texas. He was also listed among the top 50 tackles in the nation by both ESPN and 247 Sports. Jaimes committed to the Huskers in April and only visited Nebraska. He also had offers from Baylor, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa State, TCU, Texas and Texas Tech among others. Jaimes participated in lacrosse as a freshman and was also a track standout. He was a regional finalist in the discus in 2016 and 2017. Jaimes was born on May 28, 1999. He is the son of Mark and Erica Jaimes.
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BEN
MILES
6-1 | 210 FRESHMAN | FULLBACK BATON ROUGE, LA. | CATHOLIC HS COMMUNICATION STUDIES Ben Miles comes to Nebraska as one of the nation’s top fullback prospects after starring at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, La. As a senior, Miles caught 22 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns as Catholic High finished with a 10-3 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Division I state playoffs. Miles was a team captain during his senior season and was an all-district choice as an offensive athlete. Miles was also a key part of Catholic High’s success in 2015. The team posted a 10-3 record and went on a playoff run that led to a Division I state championship. Miles was also a varsity team member during the 2014 campaign when Catholic High reached the state quarterfinals. Miles was a consensus pick as one of the top three fullbacks in the nation. He was also ranked as the No. 22 overall prospect in Louisiana by ESPN and as the No. 34 player in Louisiana by Rivals.com. Miles did not take any other visits, but had numerous offers, including Boston College, LSU, Michigan State and Purdue. Ben was born on Aug. 31, 1998, and is the son of Les and Kathy Miles. His father, Les, is the former head coach at LSU and Oklahoma State.
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KURT
RAFDAL
#97
DEONTRE
THOMAS
6-7 | 230 FRESHMAN | TIGHT END CARMEL, IND. | CARMEL HS
6-3 | 280 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MUSTANG, OKLA. | MUSTANG HS
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Tight end Kurt Rafdal was one of the final pieces in the Huskers’ 2017 recruiting class, committing to the Huskers three days prior to Signing Day. The 6-7, 230-pound Rafdal was a standout offensive playmaker for Coach John Herbert at Carmel High School in Indiana. As a senior, Rafdal helped the Greyhounds to a 10-4 record and a Class 6A state championship, with Rafdal making eight catches in the title game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Rafdal was a first-team AP Class 6A all-state selection and an All-Indiana pick by USA Today. Rafdal helped his team to a 10-3 record and a trip to the state semifinals in 2015. He was also a member of the varsity team at Carmel High in 2014, when the team posted a 15-1 record and was the Class 6A state runner-up. Rafdal was ranked as the No. 17 tight end in the nation and the No. 6 overall prospect in Indiana by ESPN. He was also listed among the nation’s top 35 tight ends and the top 10 prospects in Indiana by Rivals. com and Scout.com. Rafdal chose the Huskers over Auburn, Indiana and Iowa. He was born on July 21, 1999.
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MATT
SICHTERMAN
6-5 | 270 FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN KINGS MILLS, OHIO | KINGS HS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Ohio prospect Matt Sichterman is part of an impressive group of offensive linemen in Nebraska’s freshman class. The 6-5, 270-pound Sichterman was a standout at Kings High School in Kings Mills, Ohio, where he starred for Coach Andy Olds’ team. As a senior, Sichterman started at right tackle and helped the team to an 8-3 record and a trip to the Division II playoffs. Sichterman earned the top grade among Kings High linemen and led the squad in knockdown blocks. Sichterman earned all-state special mention accolades for his play, was a first-team All-Tri-State pick and was a first-team All-Southwest District selection. As a junior, Sichterman helped key a 12-3 season for Kings High, which culminated with a trip to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. Sichterman was also credited with the most knockdown blocks in 2015. He played tight end prior to his junior season. Sichterman combined his on-field play with outstanding achievement off the field. He was named the Eastern Cincinnati Conference recipient of the “That’s My Boy” award, given by the National Football Foundation in recognition of his academic success and community involvement. He also earned the Anthony Munoz Scholar Lineman of the Year Award. In addition to football, Sichterman was a starting post player for Kings’ basketball team. Sichterman was ranked among the top 300 overall prospects in the nation by Scout.com, which listed him as one of the top 20 guard prospects. Both Rivals.com and the 247 Sports composite rankings listed Sichterman as one of the top 25 players in Ohio. Sichterman only visited Nebraska, but had dozens of offers including Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers and West Virginia to name a few. Matt was born on Feb. 26, 1999, and is the son of Mark and Judy Sichterman. Sichterman is one of three triplets, along with his sister, Megan, a freshman swimmer at Tennessee, and his brother, Dan, a freshman football player at Iowa State.
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Oklahoma native Deontre Thomas is part of an impressive group of defensive linemen in the Huskers’ 2017 freshman class. During his senior season, Thomas helped Mustang High School to an 8-4 record and the Class 6A state semifinals. Thomas racked up 79 tackles and eight sacks for Coach Jeremy Dombek’s team. Thomas’ play was recognized as he earned first-team all-state honors from the Daily Oklahoman and USA Today. Mustang also reached the state playoffs and posted an 8-4 record in 2015 during Thomas’ junior season. Thomas also played varsity as a sophomore, helping Mustang to an 8-4 mark and a trip to the state semifinals. The 6-3, 280-pound Thomas was ranked among the nation’s top 200 overall players according to 247 Sports. The service also listed Thomas as the nation’s No. 11 defensive tackle and as the No. 5 prospect in the state of Oklahoma. Thomas was also ranked among the top 45 defensive tackles in the country by Rivals.com and ESPN. Thomas only visited Nebraska, but had numerous offers including Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Michigan, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, TCU and Texas Tech. Deontre was born on April 30, 1998, and he is the son of Cameal and Frank Thomas.
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GUY
THOMAS
6-3 | 200 FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER MIAMI, FLA. | BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HS MANAGEMENT Guy Thomas joins the Nebraska program from Booker T. Washington High School in Miami. The 6-3, 200-pound Thomas is part of an impressive group of defensive linemen in the Huskers’ freshman class. Thomas was a standout defender for Coach Tim Harris in 2016. The play of Thomas helped the team to a 9-4 record and a trip to the semifinals of the Class 4A state playoffs. For his efforts, Thomas was a second-team Florida 4A all-state pick. Thomas helped Booker T. Washington to a Class 4A state championship in the 2015 campaign. Thomas racked up 54 tackles as a junior, including 14 sacks and forced three fumbles. Thomas was ranked among the nation's top 25 weakside defensive ends by Rivals.com, ESPN and the 247 Sports composite rankings. He was also listed among the top 55 prospects in Florida by both ESPN and Rivals. Thomas also visited Pittsburgh, Maryland and Louisville and had offers from dozens of schools. He was born on Aug. 5, 1999.
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CHRIS
WALKER
6-8 | 275 FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN LINCOLN, NEB. | EAST HS
DEIONTAE
WATTS
6-3 | 300 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN PLANO, TEXAS | PLANO EAST HS UNDECLARED
UNDECLARED Chris Walker was a two-way standout on the line at Lincoln East High School and is one of four in-state prospects in the Huskers’ 2017 scholarship freshman class. The 6-8, 275-pound Walker is expected to start his Nebraska career on the offensive line. Walker helped the Spartans to an impressive postseason run in 2016, as Coach John Gingery’s team reached the Class A state semifinals and finished with a 7-5 record. Along the way, Walker’s dominant blocking helped East average 227 rushing yards per game, while producing a 1,500-yard rusher. On defense, Walker had 75 tackles, seven sacks and a blocked field goal. He was named a first-team All-Nebraska selection as an offensive lineman by the Omaha World-Herald, while the paper also listed him as a Class A all-state defensive lineman. Walker was a Super State pick by the Lincoln Journal Star as an offensive lineman. Walker was an honorable-mention all-state pick during his junior season when he recorded 43 tackles on defense and started on the offensive line. Walker was a consensus choice as one of the top five prospects in Nebraska. He originally committed to Wyoming, before choosing the Huskers, and he also had an offer from Ohio. Chris was born on June 12, 1998, and is the son of David and Lisa Walker.
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ANDREW
WARD
6-1 | 200 FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER MUSKEGON, MICH. | MUSKEGON HS UNDECLARED Andrew Ward is one of three outstanding linebackers in the Huskers’ 2017 scholarship freshman class. Ward joins the Huskers from Muskegon High School in Muskegon, Mich. The 6-1, 200-pound Ward was a dominant defensive force as a senior for Coach Shane Farfield. Ward racked up 122 total tackles in 2016, including 52 solo stops and 70 assists. His play helped the Big Reds to a 12-2 record, and the school fell just short of a state title, dropping a one-point decision in the Division 3 state title game. Ward also starred as a junior in 2015, helping Muskegon to a 9-3 record and a state playoff appearance. Ward had 90 tackles during his junior campaign. As a senior, Ward earned first-team Division 3 Michigan all-state honors from the Associated Press and was a second-team All-Michigan choice by USA Today. He was also the Muskegon Chronicle Defensive Player of the Year and an all-conference selection. Ward was ranked among the top 25 prospects in Michigan by Rivals.com and 247 Sports. He was also ranked among the top 20 inside linebackers in the nation according to Scout.com. Ward made his only official visit to Nebraska, but had dozens of offers including Arizona, Indiana, Iowa State, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Washington State and Western Michigan to name a few. Ward also played basketball during his prep career. Andrew was born on June 1, 1999, and he is the son of Trina Piggee and Andrew Ward.
Deiontae Watts is part of a strong group of defensive linemen in the Huskers’ 2017 freshman class. The 6-3, 300-pound Watts came to Nebraska from Plano East High School in the Dallas area. Watts helped Coach Joey McCullough’s team to a 6-5 record and a state playoff berth in the Class 6A ranks in 2016. Watts’ senior season was limited by injury, but he made his presence felt with 30 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and 13 quarterback hurries in just six games. He was recognized for his effort with a second-team all-district selection. Watts also had an injury-shortened season for the Panthers in 2015. He played in just five games, but finished with 20 tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks and nine quarterback hurries. His play helped Plano East to a 7-4 record. Watts was ranked as the No. 3 defensive tackle prospect in Texas and among the nation’s top 25 defensive tackles by Scout.com. In the 247 Sports composite rankings, Watts checked in as one of the top 60 prospects in Texas and as the No. 31 defensive tackle recruit in the nation. Watts also visited Baylor and Colorado and had dozens of other offers including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas A&M to name a few. Deiontae is the son of Sandra Watts and Donald Franklin Sr. He was born on Nov. 20, 1997.
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CHRISTIAN
BANKER
6-1 | 185 FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER OMAHA, NEB. | SKUTT CATHOLIC HS COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS Christian Banker comes to Nebraska from Omaha Skutt Catholic High School where he was a standout wide receiver for Coach Matt Turman, a former Husker. Banker helped the team to a 10-3 record and a Class B state runner-up finish in 2016. He set the Class B single-season record with 1,276 receiving yards and hauled in 70 catches and 12 touchdowns. As a junior, he finished with 93 receiving yards and one touchdown. Banker also played basketball and soccer for the Skyhawks. On the court, he helped the team advance to the Class B semifinals in 2016. On the pitch, he recorded nine goals and three assists. He also played goalie for two years and notched 20 saves over 18 games. Christian was born on June 25, 1998, and he is the son of Matthew and Jacqueline Banker.
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#16
ETHAN
COX
5-11 | 175 FRESHMAN | ATHLETE BLAIR, NEB. | BLAIR HS PRE-HEALTH Ethan Cox played multiple roles on both sides of the ball for Coach Bryan Soukup and Blair High School. A dual-threat quarterback, Cox rushed for over 950 yards and passed for 3,953 yards in three seasons. During his senior season, Cox threw for 1,728 yards and 19 touchdowns despite missing two games. His play helped Blair to the Class B state quarterfinals. Cox spent part of his sophomore and senior seasons on defense, recording one sack, seven interceptions and three pass deflections. He also punted as a senior and served as a return man for the Bears. He finished his career with a school-record 4,904 yards of total offense, while accounting for 59 touchdowns. He holds nearly all the passing records at Blair High School. Cox was a first-team Class B all-state pick as a senior by the Omaha World-Herald. Cox also played basketball, baseball and ran track at Blair. He qualified for the state meet in the 300-meter hurdles in 2016. Ethan was born on Feb. 9, 1999, and is the son of Tom and Lisa Cox. He had offers from Nebraska-Kearney and Tulane.
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COLE
FRAHM
6-5 | 200 FRESHMAN | PLACE-KICKER OMAHA, NEB. | BURKE HS PRE-HEALTH Cole Frahm handled field goals, extra points and kickoffs for Omaha Burke from 2014 to 2016. In his career, Frahm made 26-of-42 field goal attempts, with his longest from 39 yards. He also connected on 92-of97 PAT attempts. As a senior in 2016, Frahm helped Omaha Burke and Coach Paul Limongi to an 8-3 record and a berth in the Nebraska Class A state playoffs, where the Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinals. Frahm went 8-for-14 on field goal attempts and made 46-of-47 PATs during his final season at Burke. As a junior in 2015, he made 11-of-17 field goals and 25-of-27 PATs. In 2014, Frahm helped the Bulldogs to the state playoffs, going 7-of-11 on field goals and 21-of-23 on PATs. Frahm was named to the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team in 2016 and was an All-Metro pick in both 2015 and 2016. He was an honorable-mention all-state choice as a junior. Frahm also played goalie for the Burke soccer team and earned honorable-mention all-state honors as junior. As a senior, he helped the team to the District A-2 Finals. Cole is the son of Gerald and Bonnie Frahm and was born on Jan. 21, 1999. Cole is a cousin of former Nebraska place-kicker Dale Klein. Frahm had scholarship offers from South Dakota State and Augustana.
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TRENT
HIXSON
6-4 | 260 FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OMAHA, NEB. | SKUTT CATHOLIC HS COMPUTER SCIENCE Trent Hixson played in 13 games as a senior at Omaha Skutt Catholic, helping his team to a 10-3 record and a Class B state runner-up finish. He recorded 96 total tackles, including 10 for a loss, three sacks and a fumble recovery for Coach Matt Turman, a former Husker. Hixson was named a second-team Super State selection and a firstteam Class B all-state pick by the Lincoln Journal Star in 2016. He was also a 2015 first-team all-state selection by the Journal Star, in addition to being a two-time Omaha World-Herald first-team all-state performer.
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Hixson racked up 67 tackles and four tackles for loss during his junior season and had 57 tackles and 3 TFLs on a state championship team as a sophomore in 2014. Hixson finished with 214 career tackles, the secondmost in Skutt history. Hixson was also on the wrestling team. He placed second in Class B at 285 pounds in 2017 and finished fifth in Class B at 285 pounds in 2016. Trent was born on April 10, 1999, and is the son of Rick and Micki Hixson. He had scholarship offers from South Dakota and the Air Force Academy.
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BEN
LINGENFELTER
6-5 | 265 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN CHEROKEE, IOWA | WASHINGTON HS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Ben Lingenfelter was a Des Moines Register first-team All-Iowa performer in 2016 for Coach Travis Schipper at Washington High School. His position coach was former NFL offensive lineman Adam Timmerman. Lingenfelter helped Washington High School to a playoff appearance in 2015 and finished with 280 career tackles and 18.5 career sacks. Lingenfelter played in six games as a junior, recording 30 solo tackles, including three tackles for loss. He also had three sacks and one fumble recovery. Lingenfelter spent his freshman and sophomore years at NelighOakdale High School in Neligh, Neb. He played in 10 games as a sophomore, posting 86 total tackles, including 28 solo tackles and one sack. In nine games as a freshman, Lingenfelter made 61 tackles, including 36 solo stops. Lingenfelter also competed in basketball and track. He earned honorable-mention all-state honors in basketball and placed fourth in the discus at the 2016 state track meet for Washington. In 2017, he placed sixth in the discus and the shot put at the state championships. Lingenfelter was also a member of Washington’s speech team which won state his junior year, and he was an academic all-state selection with a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average. Lingenfelter has strong Husker ties, as his brother, Luke (2011), cousin, Newton (2005), and uncle, Bob (1974-76), all played football for Nebraska. Ben is the son of Burt and Kim Lingenfelter, and was born on Jan. 6, 1999. He had scholarship offers to South Dakota, Northern Iowa and Tulane, as well as a walk-on offer at Stanford.
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CODY
LISKE
6-0 | 200 FRESHMAN | LINEBACKER BENNINGTON, NEB. | BENNINGTON HS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Cody Liske was a four-year varsity player for Coach Greg Bohn and the Bennington High School football team. Liske played defense all four years for the Badgers. In his final two seasons, Liske played in 20 games, notched one interception, recovered two fumbles and recorded 174 tackles. He helped the Badgers to the Class B playoffs in 2016. As a sophomore, Liske was responsible for 23 tackles, including 15 solo stops. Liske also played offense for Bennington in his final two seasons, rushing for 657 yards as a senior and 599 yards a junior. He found the end zone 13 times over the course of the two seasons. As a senior, he caught six passes for 78 yards, including one touchdown. Liske earned first-team all-conference honors, first-team all-area honors and honorable-mention all-state accolades in both 2015 and 2016. He was also an academic all-state honoree in 2016. On the track, Liske was the Class B 100-meter dash champion in 2017 and the runner-up in 2016. He was also part of the 400-meter relay team that won the 2017 Nebraska Class B State Championship. He was born on Nov. 2, 1998, and is the son of Matthew and Tiffany Liske.
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MILLER
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DYLAN
REYNOLDS
6-5 | 275 FRESHMAN | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN STROMSBURG, NEB. | CROSS COUNTY HS
6-0 | 170 FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER BROKEN BOW, NEB. | BROKEN BOW HS
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Hunter Miller played both offensive and defensive line for Coach Ty Twarling at Cross County High School in Stromsburg, Neb. Miller helped the Cougars to state playoff appearances each of the past three seasons. On defense, Miller recorded 83 tackles over his junior and senior seasons combined, including 21 solo stops. As a senior, he was responsible for 56 tackles, eight tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and two blocked field goals. His play in 2016 earned Miller first-team Class C-2 all-state honors. In 2015, Miller earned honorable-mention all-area accolades. As the 2014 Cross County Lifter of the Year, Miller holds numerous school lifting records. Miller was also a member of the wrestling, baseball and track teams. On the mat, he placed third in Class C at 285 pounds as a senior. During his freshman and sophomore wrestling campaigns, Miller claimed the Crossroads Conference title and was a state qualifier as a junior. Miller also set Cross County’s freshman win record. As a member of the track team, Miller set the school shot put record in 2015 and was a state qualifier. In 2017, he placed seventh in the shot put and fifth in the discus at the Class C State Championships. Hunter is the son of Grant and Amy Miller and was born on Oct. 16, 1998. He had a scholarship offer to Northern Colorado.
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JORDAN
PAUP
6-4 | 230 FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN CENTRAL CITY, NEB. | CENTRAL CITY HS UNDECLARED Jordan Paup was a Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald first-team Class C-2 all-state performer as a senior. He recorded 74 total tackles, including 55 solo stops for Central City in 2016, helping his team to the first round of the state playoffs. Paup had 29 tackles for loss and also totaled 13 sacks and recovered two fumbles, returning one for a touchdown. As a junior in 2015, Paup played in 11 games, making 109 total stops, including 18 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks as he helped Central City advance to the state quarterfinals. The Journal Star and World-Herald all-state performer recovered one fumble and intercepted one pass as a junior. In 2014, 30 of Paup’s 55 total tackles were solo stops. He also recorded 3.5 sacks and recovered three fumbles as a sophomore. Paup also participated in basketball in high school and qualified for state in track in the shot put as a junior and as a senior. In 2017, he won the Class C title. Jordan was born on Dec. 1, 1988, and is the son of Jerry and Sue Paup.
Dylan Reynolds had 14 receptions for 369 yards and six touchdowns and also had one rushing touchdown as a senior for Coach Mike Garner at Broken Bow High School. On defense, Reynolds made 46 total tackles and had three interceptions. He also returned punts and kickoffs. In 2015, Reynolds helped his team to an 8-1 regular-season record and the first round of the state playoffs. He earned honorable-mention allstate honors in Class C-1 for his play. The big-play threat averaged 47.9 yards per reception as a junior. He also had three rushes for 87 yards. On defense, Reynolds recorded 28 tackles, three interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries. He also averaged 24 yards on 10 punt returns and 27.8 yards on 12 kick returns and set a Nebraska Class C-1 record with a 98-yard kick return for a touchdown. Reynolds also played in two games as a sophomore, catching one pass for 15 yards. Reynolds also played basketball and ran track at Broken Bow, and he qualified for the state track meet all four years. He was the 2017 Class B long jump champion and placed fourth in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Dylan was born on June 27, 1998, and is the son of Todd and Lori Reynolds.
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KADE
WARNER
6-1 | 200 FRESHMAN | WIDE RECEIVER SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. | DESERT MOUNTAIN HS UNDECLARED Warner comes to Nebraska after being a standout wide receiver for Head Coach David Sedmak and Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. Warner scored 39 touchdowns in three seasons for the Wolves, including 35 receiving touchdowns, and he finished with just under 3,000 all-purpose yards. In his senior season, Warner set the state record for career catches in 11-man football with 241. He passed former Desert Mountain receiver and current Oklahoma Sooner Mark Andrews, who finished his career with 207 catches. A two-time all-state receiver, Warner was named the 2016 Arizona Wide Receiver of the Year and the 2017 District Player of the Year. Warner’s father and NFL Super Bowl MVP quarterback Kurt Warner was Desert Mountain’s offensive coordinator, while current Husker graduate assistant Blair Tushaus was a former coach for the Wolves while Kade was a player. Warner chose Nebraska over a scholarship offer from the University of San Diego and preferred walk-on offers from several schools, including Arizona State, UCLA, Northwestern and Iowa. He also played basketball, track and lacrosse at Desert Mountain High School. He was born on Sept. 29, 1998, and is the son of Kurt and Brenda Warner. His father Kurt was a quarterback for Northern Iowa from 1989 to 1993. Warner spent time with the Arena Football League (Iowa Barnstormers), before signing with the St. Louis Rams in 1998. He led the Rams to Super Bowl XXXIV following the 1999 NFL season, where they beat the Tennessee Titans and Warner earned the MVP award. The elder Warner also played for the New York Giants (2004) and the Arizona Cardinals (2005-09), before retiring.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
2016 HUSKER HONORS NATIONAL AWARDS
Head Coach Mike Riley » “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List » Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Watch List Tommy Armstrong Jr., Senior, QB » Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List » Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List » Maxwell Award Watch List » Manning Award Watch List » Johnny Unitas Award Watch List Drew Brown, Junior, PK » Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee » Lou Groza Award Watch List » Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Cethan Carter, Senior, TE » Mackey Award Watch List Sam Foltz, Senior, P » Honorary Senior CLASS Award Nominee Nathan Gerry, Senior, S » Bednarik Award Semifinalist (1 of 18) » Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Joshua Kalu, Junior, CB » Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist (1 of 19) Terrell Newby, Senior, IB » Doak Walker Award Watch List Brandon Reilly, Senior, WR » Biletnikoff Award Watch List Jordan Westerkamp, Senior, WR » Biletnikoff Award Watch List Dylan Utter, Senior, C » Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist » Rimington Trophy Watch List
All-Freshman Team » Tre Bryant, KR (ESPN) Honorable-Mention All-Freshman Team » Tre Bryant, KR (BTN) » Carlos Davis, DT (BTN) Sportsmanship Award » Sam Cotton, TE
BIG TEN PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week » Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB (vs. Northwestern) » Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB (vs. Minnesota) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week » Nathan Gerry, S (vs. Wyoming) Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week » Caleb Lightbourn, P (vs. Oregon) Rose Bowl Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week » Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB (vs. Oregon)
BIG TEN ALL-BOWL TEAM » Brandon Reilly, WR
NEBRASKA TEAM SEASON AWARDS » Most Improved Player: Carlos Davis » Newcomer of the Year: Tre Bryant » Scout Team Offensive MVPs: Tanner Lee, JD Spielman » Scout Team Defensive MVPs: Pernell Jefferson, Collin Miller
» Scout Team Special Teams MVP: Conor Young » Walk-On of the Year: Sam Hahn » Lifter of the Year: Luke McNitt » Lunch Bucket Award: Brad Simpson » Husker Pride Award: Sam Cotton » Pat Clare Award: De’Mornay Pierson-El
NEBRASKA SENIOR AWARDS
» Guy Chamberlain Trophy: Jordan Westerkamp » Tom Novak Award: Tommy Armstrong Jr. » Cletus Fischer Native Son Award: Josh Banderas, Sam Foltz
NEBRASKA SCHOLARSHIPS
» Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship: Freedom Akinmoladun » Sam Foltz Memorial Scholarship: Drew Brown » Jake Young Memorial Scholarship: Trey Foster » George Sullivan Endowed Scholarship: Chris Weber
NEBRASKA SEASON CAPTAINS » Josh Banderas, LB » Nathan Gerry, S » Dylan Utter, C » Jordan Westerkamp, WR
ALL-AMERICA HONORS
Nathan Gerry, Senior, S » First-Team All-American (Pro Football Focus) » Second-Team All-American (USA Today) » Third-Team All-American (AP)
NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS Logan Rath, Senior, DT » First-Team Academic All-District 7 Mick Stoltenberg, Sophomore, DT » First-Team Academic All-District 7 Chris Weber, Sophomore, LB » First-Team Academic All-District 7
ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
First Team » Nathan Gerry, S (AP, ESPN, Pro Football Focus) Second Team » Josh Banderas, LB (Pro Football Focus) » Tanner Farmer, OG (Pro Football Focus) » Nathan Gerry, S (Media) Third Team » Nick Gates, OT (Media) » Nathan Gerry, S (Coaches) » Jordan Westerkamp, WR (Coaches) Honorable Mention » Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB (Media, Coaches) » Josh Banderas, LB (Media, Coaches) » Drew Brown, PK (Media) » Cethan Carter, TE (Media, Coaches) » Ross Dzuris, DE (Media, Coaches) » Nick Gates, OT (Coaches) » Chris Jones, CB (Media, Coaches) » Kevin Maurice, DT (Media, Coaches) » Terrell Newby, IB (Media) » De’Mornay Pierson-El, PR (Media, Coaches) » Jordan Westerkamp, WR (Media)
Nathan Gerry was a third-team AP All-American and a fifth-round selection in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (25) Name Freedom Akinmoladun Josh Banderas Mohamed Barry Cole Conrad Sam Cotton Michael Decker Jerald Foster Sam Hahn Tyler Hoppes David Knevel Spencer Lindsay Luke McNitt Graham Nabity A.J. Natter Robby Painter Gabe Rahn Logan Rath Brandon Reilly Mick Stoltenberg Jamie Sutcliffe Dylan Utter Chris Weber Jordan Westerkamp Dedrick Young II Tanner Zlab
Yr.^ Major Jr. Psychology Sr. Management So. Communication Studies Jr. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sr. Business Administration/Marketing So. Political Science Jr. Construction Management Sr. Agronomy Jr. Sociology Sr. History/Political Science Sr. History Jr. Management Sr. Construction Management Sr. Management/Marketing Sr. Mechanical Engineering Sr. Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Sr. Agricultural Economics Sr. Management/Marketing Sr. Management Sr. Marketing Sr. History Sr. Nutrition Science Sr. Management So. Supply Chain Management Sr. Agronomy/Fisheries & Wildlife
^year represents academic standing
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Hometown Grandview, Mo. Lincoln, Neb. Grayson, Ga. Fremont, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. DeWitt, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Brantford, Ontario, Canada Kearney, Neb. Kearney, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Milton, Wis. Centennial, Colo. Le Mars, Iowa Giltner, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Gretna, Neb. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Papillion, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Lombard, Ill. Peoria, Ariz. Wilber, Neb.
HUSKERS
2016 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 25 Dec. 30
Opponent Fresno State Wyoming #22 Oregon at Northwestern * Illinois * at Indiana * Purdue * at #11 Wisconsin * at #6 Ohio State * Minnesota * Maryland * at Iowa * vs. Tennessee ^
Result W W W W W W W L L W W L L
Score 43-10 52-17 35-32 24-13 31-16 27-22 27-14 17-23 (OT) 3-62 24-17 28-7 10-40 24-38
Record 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 7-1 7-2 8-2 9-2 9-3 9-4
Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 4-1 4-2 5-2 6-2 6-3 6-3
Time 3:26 3:25 3:37 3:09 3:05 3:38 3:28 3:20 3:34 2:57 3:06 3:31 3:44
Attendance 90,013 89,895 90,414 40,284 90,374 48,254 90,546 80,833 108,750 90,456 89,704 69,814 68,496
*Big Ten conference game; ^Music City Bowl
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Nebraska 75 68 77 125 0 345 Opponents 56 122 72 55 6 311
TEAM STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING 345 311 Points Per Game 26.5 23.9 Points Off Turnovers 66 32 FIRST DOWNS 266 231 Rushing 112 91 Passing 132 121 Penalty 22 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 2,199 1,922 Yards gained rushing 2,483 2,189 Yards lost rushing 284 267 Rushing Attempts 523 433 Average Per Rush 4.2 4.4 Average Per Game 169.2 147.8 TDs Rushing 24 22 PASSING YARDAGE 2,752 2,806 Comp-Att-Int 201-400-9 254-422-16 Average Per Pass 6.9 6.6 Average Per Catch 13.7 11.0 Average Per Game 211.7 215.8 TDs Passing 18 16 TOTAL OFFENSE 4,951 4,728 Total Plays 923 855 Average Per Play 5.4 5.5 Average Per Game 380.8 363.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-687 38-840 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-168 21-224 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-122 9-153 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 22.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.3 10.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 17.0 FUMBLES-LOST 16-5 10-3 PENALTIES-Yards 75-695 65-578 Average Per Game 53.5 44.5 PUNTS-Yards 68-2,606 66-2,675 Average Per Punt 38.3 40.5 Net punt average 33.6 36.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 70-4,452 61-3,791 Average Per Kick 63.6 62.1 Net kick average 40.2 41.9 TIME OF POSS./Game 32:10 27:50 3RD-DOWN Conversions 86/196 67/179 3rd-Down Pct 44% 37% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/21 12/26 4th-Down Pct 57% 46% SACKS BY-Yards 26-173 15-135 MISC YARDS 0 13 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 40 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-15 12-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (37-45) 82% (29-34) 85% RED-ZONE TDS (28-45) 62% (22-34) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS (43-43) 100% (31-34) 91% ATTENDANCE 631,402 347,935 Games/Avg Per Game 7/90,200 5/69,587 Neutral Site Games 1/68,496
RUSHING G/GS Newby, Terrell 13/12 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 11/11 Ozigbo, Devine 11/1 Bryant, Tre 12/0 Wilbon, Mikale 10/0 Moore, Alonzo 11/4 Reilly, Brandon 11/4 Carter, Cethan 10/10 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 13/6 Westerkamp, Jordan 10/2 McNitt, Luke 13/0 Lighbourn, Caleb 12/0 Morgan Jr., Stanley 13/9 Fyfe, Ryker 8/2 TEAM 13 Total 13 Opponents 13
Att 190 113 97 43 15 4 8 3 14 3 2 1 1 16 13 523 433
PASSING Armstrong Jr., Tommy Fyfe, Ryker Darlington, Zack TEAM Total Opponents
G/GS 11/11 8/2 13/0 13 13 13
Effic 123.92 107.14 52.93 0.00 118.39 120.97
RECEIVING Westerkamp, Jordan Morgan Jr., Stanley Reilly, Brandon Moore, Alonzo Pierson-El, De’Mornay Carter, Cethan Newby, Terrell Ozigbo, Devine Cotton, Sam Reimers, Bryan Bryant, Tre Rahn, Gabe Wilbon, Mikale Foster, Trey Total Opponents
G/GS 10/2 13/9 11/4 11/4 13/6 10/10 13/12 11/1 13/11 12/1 12/0 6/0 10-0 13-3 13 13
No. Yds 38 526 33 453 21 412 20 375 20 254 19 190 18 149 5 100 8 87 5 75 8 56 1 35 4 34 1 6 201 2,752 254 2,806
PUNT RETURNS Pierson-El, De’Mornay Total Opponents
No. 23 23 21
Yds Avg TD 168 7.3 0 168 7.3 0 224 10.7 0
Gain 910 604 429 179 91 58 49 34 48 19 4 4 0 54 0 2,483 2,189
Loss 31 92 17 7 2 0 3 0 14 1 0 0 0 82 35 284 267
Net 879 512 412 172 89 58 46 34 34 18 4 4 0 -28 -35 2,199 1,922
Comp-Att-Int Pct 151-294-8 51.4 48-99-1 48.5 2-6-0 33.3 0-1-0 0.0 201-400-9 50.2 254-422-16 60.2 Avg 13.8 13.7 19.6 18.8 12.7 10.0 8.3 20.0 10.9 15.0 7.0 35.0 8.5 6.0 13.7 11.0
TD 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18 16
Avg 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.0 5.9 14.5 5.8 11.3 2.4 6.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 -1.8 -2.7 4.2 4.4
TD 7 8 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 22
Long Avg/G 63 67.6 37 46.5 42 37.5 22 14.3 32 8.9 24 5.3 13 4.2 16 3.4 9 2.6 10 1.8 2 0.3 4 0.3 0 0.0 21 -3.5 0 -2.7 63 169.2 75 147.8
Yds 2,180 558 14 0 2,752 2,806
TD 14 4 3 0 0 18 16
Long 55 72 45 63 40 33 31 39 17 24 35 35 13 6 72 92
Avg/G 52.6 34.8 37.5 34.1 19.5 19.0 11.5 9.1 6.7 6.2 4.7 5.8 3.4 0.5 211.7 215.8
Lng Avg/G 72 198.2 9 69.8 12 1.1 0 0.0 72 211.7 92 215.8
Long 45 45 44
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2016 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INTERCEPTIONS Williams, Kieron Gerry, Nathan Jones, Chris Williams, Aaron Kalu, Joshua Total Opponents
No. 5 4 3 3 1 16 9
Yds 44 18 60 0 0 122 153
Avg 8.8 4.5 20.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 17.0
TD Long 1 23 0 10 1 33 0 4 0 0 2 33 2 48
KICK RETURNS Bryant, Tre Nelson, Jordan McNitt, Luke Total Opponents
No. 23 7 2 32 38
Yds 508 157 22 687 840
Avg 22.1 22.4 11.0 21.5 22.1
TD 0 0 0 0 0
Long 59 45 13 59 39
FUMBLE RETURNS Barry, Mohamed Dzuris, Ross Total Opponents
No. 1 1 2 1
Yds 3 9 12 34
Avg 3.0 9.0 6.0 34.0
TD 0 0 0 0
Long 3 9 9 34
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Brown, Drew 12-14 85.7 Lindsay, Spencer 0-1 0.0 Totals 12-15 80.0 Opponents 12-17 70.6 FG SEQUENCE Fresno State Wyoming Oregon Northwestern Illinois Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Maryland Iowa Tennessee
01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg Blk 0-0 4-4 4-4 3-4 1-2 51 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 4-4 4-5 3-4 1-2 51 1 0-0 5-6 2-3 5-8 0-0 45 0
Nebraska - (29) - (23) 56,(29) (40),(39) (30),(51),45 (35) (20) (46) 32 (35) (45)
Opponents 32,(26) 42,46,(27) 27 (24),(43),(33) (36),(45) (44),45 (28),(28) (42) (46)
Numbers in (parenthesis) indicate field goal was made PUNTING No. Lighbourn, Caleb 65 TEAM 3 Total 68 Opponents 66 KICKOFFS Brown, Drew Lindsay, Spencer Total Opponents
Yds 2,578 28 2,606 2,675
No. 63 7 70 61
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Yds 4,017 435 4,452 3,791
Avg 39.7 9.3 38.3 40.5 Avg 63.8 62.1 63.6 62.1
Long 58 28 58 57 TB 30 2 32 22
TB 5 0 5 5
FC 18 0 18 18
OB 0 0 0 7
I20 21 0 21 20
Retn - - 840 687
50+ Blkd 10 0 0 3 10 3 10 0 Net YdLn - - 40.2 24 41.9 23
SCORING TD Brown, Drew 0 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 8 Newby, Terrell 8 Westerkamp, Jordan 6 Ozigbo, Devine 5 Moore, Alonzo 3 Reilly, Brandon 2 Morgan Jr., Stanley 2 Bryant, Tre 2 Foster, Trey 1 Rahn, Gabe 1 Carter, Cethan 1 Fyfe, Ryker 1 Williams, Kieron 1 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1 Jones, Chris 1 Reimers, Bryan 1 Lindsay, Spencer 0 Darlington, Zack 0 Total 44 Opponents 40 TOTAL OFFENSE Armstrong Jr., Tommy Newby, Terrell Fyfe, Ryker Ozigbo, Devine Bryant, Tre Wilbon, Mikale Moore, Alonzo Reilly, Brandon Pierson-El, De’Mornay Carter, Cethan Westerkamp, Jordan Darlington, Zack McNitt, Luke Lighbourn, Caleb TEAM Total Opponents
|--------------- PATs ---------------| FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP 12-14 38-38 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-1 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 12-15 43-43 1-1 0 0-0 0 12-17 31-34 1-4 0 0-2 0
G 11 13 8 11 12 10 11 11 13 10 10 13 13 12 13 13 13
ALL PURPOSE G Newby, Terrell 13 Bryant, Tre 12 Westerkamp, Jordan 10 Ozigbo, Devine 11 Armstrong Jr., Tommy 11 Reilly, Brandon 11 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 13 Morgan Jr., Stanley 13 Moore, Alonzo 11 Carter, Cethan 10 Nelson, Jordan 13 Wilbon, Mikale 10 Cotton, Sam 13 Reimers, Bryan 12 Jones, Chris 13 Williams, Kieron 13 Rahn, Gabe 6 McNitt, Luke 13 Gerry, Nathan 11 Foster, Trey 13 Lightbourn, Caleb 12 Fyfe, Ryker 8 TEAM 13 Total 13 Opponents 13
Plays 407 190 115 97 43 15 4 8 14 3 3 6 2 1 14 923 855
Rush 512 879 -28 412 172 89 58 46 34 34 18 0 1 4 4 -35 2,199 1,922
Rush Rec PR 879 149 0 172 56 0 18 526 0 412 100 0 512 0 0 46 412 0 34 254 168 0 453 0 58 375 0 34 190 0 0 0 0 89 34 0 0 87 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 -28 0 0 -35 0 0 2,199 2,752 168 1,922 2,806 224
Pass 2,180 0 558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2,752 2,806 KOR 0 508 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 687 840
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 44 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 122 153
Total 2,692 879 530 412 172 89 58 46 34 34 18 14 4 4 -35 4,951 4,728
Saf Pts 0 74 0 48 0 48 0 36 0 30 0 18 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 2 0 345 1 311 Avg/G 244.7 67.6 66.2 37.5 14.3 8.9 5.3 4.2 2.6 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 -2.7 380.8 363.7
Tot Avg/G 1,028 79.1 736 61.3 544 54.4 512 46.5 512 46.5 458 41.6 456 35.1 453 34.8 433 39.4 224 22.4 157 12.1 123 12.3 87 6.7 75 6.2 60 4.6 44 3.4 35 5.8 26 2.0 18 1.6 6 0.5 4 0.3 -28 -3.5 -35 -2.7 5,928 456.0 5,945 457.3
HUSKERS
INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE GAME BY GAME RUSHING Newby, Terrell RB
NO-YDS/TD FS WYO 190-879/7 11-56/0 4-20/0 Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB 113-512/8 11-42/2 12-12/1 Ozigbo, Devine RB 97-412/5 17-103/2 15-44/1 Bryant, Tre RB 43-172/1 5-36/1 7-34/0 Wilbon, Mikale RB 15-89/0 1-16/0 DNP Moore, Alonzo WR 4-58/1 2-34/0 - Reilly, Brandon WR 8-46/0 DNP 1-12/0 Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 14-34/0 1--7/0 1-5/0 Carter, Cethan TE 3-34/0 - 1-9/0 Westerkamp, Jordan WR 3-18/1 1-9/0 - Lightbourn, Caleb P 1-4/0 - 1-4/0 McNitt, Luke FB 2-4/0 - - Fyfe, Ryker QB 16--28/1 1-5/0 - Morgan Jr., Stanley WR 1-0/0 - - TEAM 13--35/0 1--2/0 1--2/0
ORE NW ILL IND PUR WIS OSU MINN 7-42/0 10-69/1 27-140/2 22-102/1 22-82/0 17-77/0 13-54/0 16-85/0 16-95/1 13-132/0 8-12/1 11-36/0 10-51/1 13-39/1 4-19/0 9-61/1 21-95/1 13-41/0 10-35/0 1-2/0 - 10-33/1 3--7/0 DNP 1-4/0 - - 5-1/0 - - - 1-0/0 - 6-55/0 1-3/0 DNP 1-1/0 2-2/0 3-13/0 - - - DNP - 2-24/1 - - - DNP - 1-11/0 3-7/0 - - - - 1--6/0 - 1-4/0 2-6/0 1-0/0 1-2/0 1--1/0 3-21/0 - 1-16/0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - 1-10/1 - DNP DNP 1--1/0 - - - - DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1--6/0 - - - - - - - - 1--2/0 3--13/0 1--2/0 1--2/0 1--1/0 - - 2--4/0
MD IOWA TENN 22-98/3 10-39/0 9-15/0 DNP 6-13/0 DNP DNP - 7-66/0 13-56/0 11-41/0 DNP - DNP 1--1/0 - DNP 3-16/0 - 1-7/0 1-3/0 - - 1-9/0 - - DNP - - - 2-4/0 5-10/0 1--10/0 8--27/1 - - 1-0/0 1--6/0 - 1--1/0
RECEIVING NO-YDS/TD FS Westerkamp, Jordan WR 38-526/5 1-6/0 Morgan Jr., Stanley WR 33-453/2 1-11/0 Moore, Alonzo WR 20-375/2 3-92/1 Reilly, Brandon WR 21-412/2 DNP Pierson-El, De’Mornay WR 20-254/1 - Carter, Cethan TE 19-190/1 - Newby, Terrell RB 18-149/1 - Ozigbo, Devine RB 5-100/0 1-5/0 Cotton, Sam TE 8-87/0 - Bryant, Tre RB 8-56/1 - Reimers, Bryan WR 5-75/1 - Rahn, Gabe WR 1-35/1 - Wilbon, Mikale RB 4-34/0 - Foster, Trey TE 1-6/1 -
ORE 3-39/2 3-35/0 3-37/0 DNP 1-11/0 5-48/0 - 1-8/0 - - 1-22/1 DNP - -
MD 8-85/1 1-8/0 4-15/0 4-49/0 1-10/0 1-14/0 2-16/0 DNP - 1-13/0 1-10/0 DNP - -
IOWA 4-50/0 2-28/1 DNP 1-16/0 1-16/0 1-7/0 1-2/0 - - 4-8/0 DNP - DNP DNP
TENN DNP 3-28/0 4-98/2 5-49/0 2-34/0 2-11/0 1-11/0 2-26/0 -
MD 2-16
IOWA 3-8
TENN -
WYO 4-105/2 2-17/0 3-109/1 2-52/0 1-9/0 2-20/0 4-27/0 1-39/0 - 1--1/0 - 1-35/1 DNP -
NW 1-13/0 4-33/0 3-72/0 1-35/0 3-31/0 2-31/1 2-14/0 - 1-11/0 - - DNP 1-6/0 -
ILL 4-65/0 3-39/0 DNP 1-10/0 1-10/0 1-2/0 2-26/0 1-37/0 1-12/0 - - - 1-13/0 1-6/1
IND DNP 3-93/1 - 2-60/0 - DNP 1-1/0 - 3-37/0 - 1-17/0 DNP DNP -
PUR DNP 2-43/0 1-14/0 4-73/0 3-69/1 DNP 2-21/0 - 3-27/0 1-1/0 - DNP 1-4/0 -
WIS 3-62/0 5-58/0 - 2-19/0 1-14/0 DNP 1-0/0 - - - - DNP - -
OSU 4-51/0 3-56/0 - - - 2-19/0 - - - - - - - -
MINN 6-50/0 1-4/0 3-36/0 - 3-35/0 3-15/0 1-31/1 DNP - 1-35/1 - DNP 1-11/0 -
PASSING Tommy Armstrong Jr. Fresno State Wyoming Oregon Northwestern Illinois Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Iowa TOTALS
Att Comp 10 5 34 20 33 17 29 18 23 16 26 10 31 17 31 12 15 4 27 19 35 13 294 151
Int 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 8
Pct Yards 50.0 108 58.8 377 51.5 200 62.1 246 69.6 220 38.5 208 54.8 252 38.7 153 26.7 74 70.4 217 37.1 125 51.4 2,180
TD 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 14
Long 57 63 22 59 37 72 40 36 32 35 19 72
Sack 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
Yds 0 19 4 0 0 13 14 8 0 0 0 58
Fyfe, Ryker Fresno State Wyoming Oregon Ohio State Minnesota Maryland Tennessee TOTALS
Att 3 1 1 18 1 37 36 99
Int 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Pct Yards 33.3 6 100.0 35 0.0 0 27.8 52 0.0 0 62.2 220 47.2 243 48.5 558
TD 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4
Long 6 35 0 18 0 26 39 39
Sack 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8
Yds Effic 0 50.1 0 724.0 0 0.0 0 40.9 6 0.0 25 121.0 36 122.3 61 107.1
Darlington, Zack Tennessee TOTALS
Att Comp 6 2 6 2
Int 0 0
Pct Yards 33.3 14 33.3 14
TD Long Sack 0 12 0 0 12 0
Comp 1 1 0 5 0 23 17 48
Effic 173.7 175.2 132.4 144.7 155.6 103.0 127.3 67.3 54.8 162.3 76.6 123.9
Yds Effic 0 52.9 0 52.9
PUNT RETURNS NO-YDS Pierson-El, De’Mornay 23-168
FS -
WYO -
ORE 3-42
NW -
ILL 3-42
IND 4-25
PUR 1-0
WIS 4-36
OSU -
MINN 3--1
KICK RETURNS Bryant, Tre Nelson, Jordan McNitt, Luke
FS 1-32 - -
WYO 2-41 1-45 -
ORE 1-19 1-21 -
NW 1-21 - -
ILL 1-30 1-24 -
IND 3-62 - -
PUR 1-59 - -
WIS 2-34 - -
OSU 7-124 - 1-9
MINN MD 1-20 2-37 - - - -
No-Yds 23-508 7-157 2-22
IOWA TENN 1-29 3-52 1-15 - 1-13
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP/GS Banderas, Josh 13/12 Gerry, Nathan 11/11 Rose-Ivey, Michael 13/7 Williams, Kieron 13/9 Kalu, Joshua 13/13 Williams, Aaron 13/11 Young II, Dedrick 12/9 Dzuris, Ross 13/13 Maurice, Kevin 13/13 Jones, Chris 13/13 Akinmoladun, Freedom 13/13 Stoltenberg, Mick 12/9 Davis, Carlos 13/4 Reed, Antonio 12/1 Newby, Marcus 12/4 Weber, Chris 13/0 Jackson, Lamar 13/1 Simpson, Brad 13/0 McNitt, Luke 13/2 Domann, JoJo 13/0 Joseph, Boaz 12/0 Barry, Mohamed 13/0 Davis, Khalil 12/0 King, Sedrick 8/0 Hahn, Sam 13/9 Davis, Alex 13/0 Lee Jr., Eric 8/0 Nabity, Graham 11/0 Reilly, Brandon 11/4 Neal, DaiShon 9/0 Natter, A.J. 6/0 Lightbourn, Caleb 12/0 Gifford, Luke 4/0 Brown, Drew 13/0 Carter, Cethan 10/10 Nelson, Jordan 13/0 Bailey, Christian 13/0 Taylor, Adam 5/0 Ketter, Connor 9/0 Anderson, Avery 3/0 Painter, Robby 7/0 Rath, Logan 8/0 Zlab, Tanner 1/0 Cotton, Sam 13/11 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 13/6 Total 13 Opponents 13
|-------------Tackles--------------| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds 40 53 93 8-13 47 27 74 7-7 30 40 70 8-17 43 26 69 4-2 48 18 66 3-8 32 30 62 6-22 34 26 60 4-5 21 28 49 13-44 17 22 39 7-29 33 4 37 3-5 15 17 32 5-30 9 16 25 3-6 11 13 24 5-25 14 8 22 . 7 11 18 3-17 5 12 17 1-1 14 3 17 2-14 3 7 10 . 6 4 10 . 5 3 8 . 2 6 8 . . 6 6 . 4 1 5 2-4 . 4 4 . 2 1 3 . . 2 2 . 1 1 2 1-1 1 1 2 . 2 . 2 . 1 1 2 . 1 1 2 . 2 . 2 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 459 396 855 85-250 494 438 932 75-253
|--Sacks--| |------Pass Def-----| No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH 0.5-5 . . 3 0.5-1 4-18 8 1 1.0-9 . . 1 . 5-44 2 . 1.0-6 1-0 11 2 2.0-18 3-0 7 . 1.0-3 . 4 2 5.5-26 . . 1 4.0-23 . . 3 1.0-2 3-60 10 . 4.0-28 . . 10 1.5-5 . . 1 2.0-24 . . 3 . . 2 1 2.0-16 . 1 2 . . . . 1.0-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-173 16-122 45 31 15-135 9-153 60 27
|----Fumbles----| Rcv-Yds FF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1-9 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1-0 . . 1 . . 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 4 5-34 5
Blkd Kick . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
*Total team TFL (team stops behind line of scrimmage; not total number of individual TFL)
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES McNitt, Luke Simpson, Brad Domann, JoJo Joseph, Boaz Weber, Chris Banderas, Josh Barry, Mohamed Reed, Antonio Williams, Kieron Lightbourn, Caleb Nabity, Graham Hahn, Sam Nelson, Jordan Taylor, Adam Neal, DaiShon Dzuris, Ross Newby, Marcus Ketter, Connor Brown, Drew Bailey, Christian Painter, Robby Lee Jr., Eric
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S-A/Tot FS 6-4/10 2-0/2 3-6/9 - 5-3/8 1-0/1 3-5/8 - 2-4/6 - 2-3/5 - 0-5/5 1-0/1 3-1/4 - 3-1/4 1-0/1 2-0/2 - 1-1/2 1-0/1 1-1/2 1-0/1 0-1/1 0-1/1 1-0/1 - 0-1/1 - 0-1/1 - 0-1/1 - 0-1/1 - 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 -
WYO 0-1/1 0-1/1 - 1-0/1 0-1/1 - - - - 1-0/1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ORE 1-0/1 0-1/1 0-1/1 0-1/1 - - 0-1/1 - - - - - - 1-0/1 - - - - - - - -
NW 1-0/1 - 1-0/1 - 2-0/2 - - - - - - - - - 0-1/2 0-1/1 - - - - - -
ILL 0-1/1 0-1/1 - - - - - 0-1/1 - - 0-1/1 - - - - - - - - - - -
IND 1-0/1 1-0/1 1-0/1 - - 1-0/1 - - - 1-0/1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
PUR - - - 0-1/1 - 0-3/3 0-1/1 - - - - - - - - - 0-1/1 - - - - -
WIS - - 1-0/1 1-1/2 - - - - - - - 0-1/1 - - - - - - - - - -
OSU 1-0/1 - - 1-1/2 - 0-1/1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MINN MD - 0-1/1 0-1/1 2-1/3 - - - 0-1/1 0-1/1 0-2/2 - - 0-1/1 0-1/1 - - - 1-0/1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1/1 - - 1-0/1 - - - - - -
IOWA 0-1/1 0-1/1 0-1/1 - - - - 3-0/3 1-1/2 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0/1 - -
TENN 1-1/2 1-0/1 1-0/1 1-0/1
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE GAME BY GAME TOTAL TACKLES UA-A Banderas, Josh 40-53 Gerry, Nathan 47-27 Rose-Ivey, Michael 30-40 Williams, Kieron 43-26 Kalu, Joshua 48-18 Williams, Aaron 32-30 Young II, Dedrick 34-26 Dzuris, Ross 21-28 Maurice, Kevin 17-22 Jones, Chris 33-4 Akinmoladun, Freedom 15-17 Stoltenberg, Mick 9-16 Davis, Carlos 11-13 Reed, Antonio 14-8 Newby, Marcus 7-11 Jackson, Lamar 14-3 Weber, Chris 5-12 McNitt, Luke 6-4 Simpson, Brad 3-7 Joseph, Boaz 2-6 Domann, JoJo 5-3 Barry, Mohamed 0-6 Davis, Khalil 4-1 King, Sedrick 0-4 Hahn, Sam 2-1 Neal, DaiShon 1-1 Natter, A.J. 1-1 Nabity, Graham 1-1 Reilly, Brandon 2-0 Lightbourn, Caleb 2-0 Davis, Alex 0-2 Lee Jr., Eric 1-1 Carter, Cethan 1-0 Gifford, Luke 0-1 Pierson-El, De’Mornay 1-0 Cotton, Sam 1-0 Ketter, Connor 0-1 Brown, Drew 1-0 Taylor, Adam 1-0 Rath, Logan 1-0 Bailey, Christian 1-0 Anderson, Avery 0-1 Zlab, Tanner 1-0 Nelson, Jordan 0-1 Painter, Robby 1-0
TOT 93 74 70 69 66 62 60 49 39 37 32 25 24 22 18 17 17 10 10 8 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
FS 1-1 DNP 0-1 6-4 6-1 3-2 5-1 3-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 DNP 1-2 5-1 1-2 2-0 - - 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 DNP - 0-1 - - - - - - - - DNP - - DNP 0-1 DNP
WYO 2-5 4-3 2-3 4-1 1-2 - 2-2 1-3 0-1 1-0 0-1 DNP 2-3 - 1-3 - 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 2-0 0-1 - - - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - DNP - -
ORE 2-3 4-5 4-2 3-4 1-0 0-4 2-2 3-2 0-1 5-1 4-1 0-1 - 2-0 1-2 - - 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 - DNP - - - - DNP - - - - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 DNP - DNP DNP - DNP
NW 2-2 5-3 0-2 5-3 5-2 5-2 6-1 1-2 3-0 3-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 - 1-0 2-0 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - 0-1 DNP - - - - - - DNP - - - - - DNP - DNP DNP - DNP
ILL 1-0 3-2 1-5 0-3 3-1 0-3 2-4 2-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-1 - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - DNP DNP - DNP DNP 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP - - DNP - - - - DNP - - DNP DNP - DNP
IND 8-3 6-2 1-3 10-0 7-0 2-0 3-1 2-0 3-1 2-0 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - DNP - - 1-0 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - DNP - - DNP DNP - DNP
PUR 5-8 2-4 1-3 2-2 2-2 1-2 5-6 1-2 1-1 2-1 0-2 1-2 1-0 1-1 0-2 - - - - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - - DNP - 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - DNP - - DNP DNP - -
WIS 4-4 7-0 6-2 2-0 4-2 4-1 3-0 - 0-3 5-0 - 2-4 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-1 1-0 - - DNP 0-1 - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 - - DNP - - DNP DNP - DNP
OSU 2-7 9-0 4-4 3-1 7-2 3-5 1-2 2-1 1-1 5-0 0-5 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 - 1-4 1-0 - 1-1 - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 - - DNP - DNP 1-0 - 0-1 DNP - -
MINN 6-5 1-4 0-4 1-4 1-2 5-6 0-1 0-4 1-7 4-0 2-2 2-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 - - 0-1 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - DNP - - 0-1 - DNP - - DNP DNP - -
MD 0-9 2-2 3-3 3-1 4-1 3-1 DNP 1-1 - 0-1 2-3 0-2 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-1 2-1 0-1 - 0-1 - - - DNP 0-1 - - - - DNP - DNP - - DNP 1-0 DNP - - DNP 1-0 - -
IOWA TENN 5-4 2-2 4-2 DNP 5-5 3-3 2-1 2-2 0-2 7-1 1-2 5-2 3-3 2-3 4-6 1-5 5-2 2-2 - 3-1 1-0 3-1 2-0 4-2 0-2 3-0 3-2 - DNP DNP 7-1 - 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP 0-1 1-1 - 1-0 DNP 0-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - DNP DNP 1-0 - DNP DNP - - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 1-0
Josh Banderas led the Huskers with 93 tackles, including 40 solo stops, in 2016. He finished his career with 232 total tackles.
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE GAME BY GAME TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Dzuris, Ross 9-4 Banderas, Josh 2-6 Rose-Ivey, Michael 3-5 Gerry, Nathan 4-3 Maurice, Kevin 5-2 Williams, Aaron 4-2 Akinmoladun, Freedom 5-0 Davis, Carlos 3-2 Young II, Dedrick 2-2 Williams, Kieron 1-3 Stoltenberg, Mick 2-1 Newby, Marcus 3-0 Jones, Chris 3-0 Kalu, Joshua 3-0 Davis, Khalil 2-0 Jackson, Lamar 2-0 Lee Jr., Eric 0-1 Weber, Chris 0-1
TOT 13 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
FS 3-6 - - DNP - 1-1 - - - 1-0 - - - 1-6 - 2-14 - -
WYO 2-5 - 1-4 1-1 - - - - - - DNP - - - 2-4 - - -
ORE 1-5 1-1 1-3 2-2 - - 1-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
NW - - 1-0 2-2 2-12 1-2 - - 1-1 - 2-3 - 2-3 - - - - -
ILL 1-1 - 1-1 - 1-2 - 1-9 1-1 - - - - - - DNP - - -
IND - 1-1 1-0 2-2 - 1-13 - - 2-3 1-1 - 1-8 - - - DNP DNP -
PUR 1-7 1-1 - - 1-8 - - 1-17 - 1-1 - - - - - - DNP -
WIS - - - - - - - 1-7 1-1 - 1-3 1-1 - - - - DNP -
OSU - - 1-1 - - - - - - - - - 1-2 - - - 1-1 1-1
MINN - 2-2 - - 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 - - - - - 1-1 - - - -
MD 2-7 1-1 1-3 - - 1-5 2-15 - DNP - - 1-8 - - - - DNP -
IOWA TENN - 3-13 2-7 1-5 - DNP 1-3 1-3 - 1-1 - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - DNP - - 1-1 - DNP DNP - -
SACKS UA-A Dzuris, Ross 5-1 Akinmoladun, Freedom 4-0 Maurice, Kevin 4-0 Newby, Marcus 2-0 Williams, Aaron 2-0 Davis, Carlos 2-0 Stoltenberg, Mick 1-1 Jones, Chris 1-0 Young II, Dedrick 1-0 Jackson, Lamar 1-0 Rose-Ivey, Michael 0-2 Kalu, Joshua 1-0 Banderas, Josh 0-1 Gerry, Nathan 0-1
TOT 5.5 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5
FS 2.0-4 - - - - - - - - 1.0-11 - 1.0-6 - DNP
WYO 0.5-3 - - - - - DNP - - - 0.5-4 - - -
ORE 1.0-5 1.0-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
NW - - 2.0-12 - - - 0.5-2 1.0-2 - - - - - 0.5-1
ILL - 1.0-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
IND - - - 1.0-8 1.0-13 - - - 1.0-3 DNP - - - -
PUR 1.0-7 - 1.0-8 - - 1.0-17 - - - - - - - -
WIS - - - - - 1.0-7 1.0-3 - - - - - - -
OSU - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MINN - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MD 1.0-7 2.0-15 - 1.0-8 1.0-5 - - - DNP - - - - -
IOWA TENN - - 1.0-3 - DNP - - - - - DNP 0.5-5 - 0.5-5 - DNP
FS 1-8 DNP - 1-0 -
WYO 1-23 2-8 1-4 1-27 -
ORE - - - - -
NW - - 1-0 - 1-0
ILL - - - - -
IND - - 1--4 1-33 -
PUR 2-1 - - - -
WIS - 2-10 - - -
OSU - - - - -
MINN 1-12 - - - -
MD - - - - -
IOWA TENN - - DNP - - - -
FUMBLES RECOVERED NO Dzuris, Ross 1 McNitt, Luke 1 Barry, Mohamed 1
FS - - -
WYO 1 - -
ORE - - -
NW - - -
ILL - - -
IND - - -
PUR - - -
WIS - - -
OSU - 1 -
MINN - - -
MD - - -
IOWA TENN - - -1
FORCED FUMBLES TOT Newby, Marcus 1 Young II, Dedrick 1 Akinmoladun, Freedom 1 Domann, JoJo 1
FS - - - -
WYO - 1 - -
ORE - - 1 -
NW - - - -
ILL - - - -
IND - - - -
PUR - - - -
WIS - - - -
OSU - - - -
MINN - - - -
MD 1 DNP - -
IOWA TENN - - - - 1
FUMBLE RETURNS Dzuris, Ross Barry, Mohamed
FS - -
WYO ORE 1-9 - - -
NW - -
ILL - -
IND - -
PUR - -
WIS - -
OSU - -
MINN MD - - - -
IOWA TENN - - 1-3
INT RETURNS Williams, Kieron Gerry, Nathan Williams, Aaron Jones, Chris Kalu, Joshua
NO-YDS 5-44 4-18 3-0 3-60 1-0
NO-YDS 1-9 1-3
Ross Dzuris led the Huskers with 13 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2016. He also recovered a fumble and made 49 total stops.
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Kieron Williams picked off five passes to lead the Blackshirts in 2016. He finished fourth on the team with 69 total tackles as a junior.
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TEAM COMPARISON OPPONENT SCORE Fresno State 43-10 Wyoming 52-17 Oregon 35-32 Northwestern * 24-13 Illinois * 31-16 Indiana * 27-22 Purdue * 27-14 Wisconsin * 17-23 Ohio State * 3-62 Minnesota * 24-17 Maryland * 28-7 Iowa * 10-40 Tennessee 24-38 Totals 345-311
1ST DNS (RUN/PASS/PEN) 20/17 (15/2; 4/12; 1/3) 25/16 (5/5; 17/8; 3/3) 26/20 (12/14; 10/5; 4/1) 26/23 (12/9; 12/12; 2/2) 23/12 (9/4; 12/7; 2/1) 17/18 (9/4; 8/12; 0/2) 22/13 (10/4; 11/9; 1/0) 16/16 (7/9; 9/7; 0/0) 9/34 (2/15; 6/17; 1/2) 19/15 (9/4; 10/8; 0/3) 28/9 (11/2; 13/7; 4/0) 17/13 (6/7; 8/5; 3/1) 18/25 (5/12; 12/12; 1/1) 266/231 (112/91; 132/121; 22/19)
RUSHING PASSING 51-292/26-31 6-13-0/24-43-2 43-138/31-131 21-35-1/16-32-5 47-228/47-336 17-35-0/14-23-0 47-310/32-137 18-29-0/25-38-2 49-203/21-124 16-23-1/14-23-0 45-152/30-88 10-26-2/24-39-2 37-157/22-24 17-31-1/25-45-2 44-152/38-223 12-31-2/14-23-2 24-78/42-238 9-33-2/32-44-0 32-157/34-85 19-28-0/18-28-1 45-181/25-11 23-37-0/15-31-0 31-90/47-264 14-37-0/10-15-0 28-61/38-230 19-42-0/23-38-0 523-2199/433-1922 201-400-9/254-422-16
PASS YDS 114/243 412/189 200/146 246/251 220/146 208/245 252/309 153/114 126/352 217/180 220/196 127/144 257/291 2752/2806
TOTAL OFFENSE 64-406/69-274 78-550/63-320 82-428/70-482 76-556/70-388 72-423/44-270 71-360/69-333 68-409/67-333 75-305/61-337 57-204/86-590 60-374/62-265 82-401/56-207 68-217/62-408 70-318/76-521 923-4951/855-4728
RET YDS 40/119 157/78 82/109 21/89 96/62 116/128 60/68 80/74 133/131 31/30 53/127 89/162 31/74 989/1251
T/O 0/2 1/6 1/0 2/2 2/0 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 14/19
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OPPONENT 3RD DOWN 4TH DOWN Fresno State 5-11/5-15 1-1/1-2 Wyoming 8-14/2-10 0-2/1-2 Oregon 5-13/5-14 2-3/2-3 Northwestern * 7-14/5-14 1-1/0-2 Illinois * 10-14/2-9 1-1/0-1 Indiana * 5-15/5-15 1-1/0-2 Purdue * 7-15/6-16 0-0/2-5 Wisconsin * 9-18/5-13 0-1/0-0 Ohio State * 5-16/11-15 0-2/1-1 Minnesota * 7-15/8-16 2-2/1-1 Maryland * 8-17/4-15 2-3/1-3 Iowa * 5-18/3-13 2-2/3-3 Tennessee 5-16/6-14 0-2/0-1 Totals 86-196/67-179 12-21/12-26
TIME POSS MARGIN 31:53/28:07 3:46 33:07/26:53 6:14 35:05/24:55 10:10 35:23/24:37 10:46 38:01/21:59 16:02 32:56/27:04 5:52 33:19/26:41 6:38 32:23/27:37 4:46 22:42/37:18 -14:36 29:06/30:54 -1:48 39:00/21:00 18:00 26:52/33:08 -6:16 28:28/31:32 -3:04 418:07/361:53 56:14
YDS/RUSH 5.7/1.2 3.2/4.2 4.9/7.1 6.6/4.3 4.1/5.9 3.4/2.9 4.2/1.1 3.5/5.9 3.2/5.7 4.9/2.5 4.0/0.4 2.9/5.6 2.2/6.1 4.2/4.4
YDS/PASS 8.8/5.7 11.8/5.9 5.7/6.3 8.5/6.6 9.6/6.3 8.0/6.3 8.1/6.9 4.9/5.0 3.8/8.0 7.8/6.4 5.9/6.3 3.4/9.6 6.1/7.7 6.9/6.6
YDS/PLAY 6.3/4.0 7.1/5.1 5.2/6.9 7.3/5.5 5.9/6.1 5.1/4.8 6.0/5.0 4.1/5.5 3.6/6.9 6.2/4.3 4.9/3.7 3.2/6.6 4.5/6.9 5.4/5.5
PUNTING PENALTIES 5-29.0/6-35.0 7-80/6-29 3-31.3/3-43.3 7-93/5-42 5-47.2/6-36.8 7-55/13-126 5-38.6/6-40.5 4-60/4-36 0-0.0/4-41.5 3-35/7-48 6-31.5/6-40.3 9-53/1-10 5-40.0/5-44. 6 7-67/4-32 7-41.6/6-38.3 2-10/1-5 6-41.8/0-0.0 4-43/4-35 4-30.5/5-44.2 8-81/2-15 5-44.4/8-40.4 2-20/5-65 10-36.4/5-41.2 8-57/7-70 7-42.7/6-43.3 7-41/6-65 68-38.3/66-40.5 695/578
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NEBRASKA RED ZONE CHART NEBRASKA INSIDE OPPONENT’S RED-ZONE Times Times Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts Sept. 3 Fresno State W, 43-10 5 5 36 Sept. 10 Wyoming W, 52-17 6 4 24 Sept. 17 Oregon W, 35-32 3 2 14 Sept. 24 at Northwestern * W, 24-13 5 4 24 Oct. 1 Illinois * W, 31-16 5 4 24 Oct. 15 at Indiana * W, 27-22 2 2 10 Oct. 22 Purdue * W, 27-14 3 3 13 Oct. 29 at Wisconsin * L, 17-23 3 3 17 Nov. 5 at Ohio State * L, 3-62 3 1 3 Nov. 12 Minnesota * W, 24-17 1 1 7 Nov. 19 Maryland * W, 28-7 5 4 28 Nov. 25 at Iowa * L, 10-40 2 2 10 Dec. 30 vs. Tennessee L, 24-38 2 2 14 Totals 45 37 224 37 of 45 (82.2%)
OPPONENT INSIDE NEBRASKA’S RED-ZONE Times Date Opponent Score In RZ Sept. 3 Fresno State W, 43-10 4 Sept. 10 Wyoming W, 52-17 2 Sept. 17 Oregon W, 35-32 3 Sept. 24 at Northwestern * W, 24-13 1 Oct. 1 Illinois * W, 31-16 2 Oct. 15 at Indiana * W, 27-22 2 Oct. 22 Purdue * W, 27-14 1 Oct. 29 at Wisconsin * L, 17-23 2 Nov. 5 at Ohio State * L, 3-62 6 Nov. 12 Minnesota * W, 24-17 3 Nov. 19 Maryland * W, 28-7 0 Nov. 25 at Iowa * L, 10-40 4 Dec. 30 vs Tennessee L, 24-38 4 Totals 34 29 of 34 (85.3%) *Big Ten games
Times Scored Pts 2 10 2 10 3 20 0 0 2 6 2 10 1 7 2 13 6 34 2 14 0 0 4 27 3 21 29 172
Total TDs 5 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 1 2 28
Rush TDs 5 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 21
Pass TDs FG FGA 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 1
Failed to score inside RZ Downs Int Fumb Half 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
Game 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total TDs 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 4 3 22
Rush TDs 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 13
Pass TDs FG FGA 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 2
Failed to score inside RZ Downs Int Fumb Half 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1
Game 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2016 STATISTICAL HIGHS AND LOWS NEBRASKA TOTALS HIGHS Points Scored 52 (Wyo.) First Downs 28 (Md.) Rushing Attempts 51 (FS) Rushing Yards 310 (NW) Passes Attempted 42 (Tenn.) Passes Completed 23 (Md.) Had Intercepted 2 (Ind., Wis., OSU) Passing Yards 412 (Wyo.) Total Plays 82 (Ore.) Total Yards 556 (NW) Possession Time 39:00 (Md.) Fumbles 4 (Wyo.) Fumbles Lost 2 (NW) Turnovers 2 (NW, Ill., Ind., Wis., OSU) Turnover Margin +5 (Wyo.) Penalties 9 (Ind.) Yards Penalized 93 (Wyo.) Sacks By-Yards Lost 5.0-35 (Md.) Team TFL-Yards 9-23 (NW)
LOWS 3 (OSU) 9 (OSU) 24 (OSU) 61 (Tenn.) 13 (FS) 6 (FS) 0 (Seven times) 114 (FS) 57 (OSU) 204 (OSU) 22:42 (OSU) 0 (Five times) 0 (Nine times) 0 (Five times) -1 (Ore.) 2 (Wis., Md.) 10 (Wis.) 0-0 (OSU, Minn., Tenn.) 3-5 (OSU); 3-15 (Iowa)
OPPONENT TOTALS HIGHS Points Scored 62 (OSU) First Downs 34 (OSU) Rushing Attempts 47 (Ore., Iowa) Rushing Yards 336 (Ore.) Passes Attempted 45 (Purdue) Passes Completed 32 (OSU) Had Intercepted 5 (Wyo.) Passing Yards 352 (OSU) Total Plays 86 (OSU) Total Yards 590 (OSU) Possession Time 37:18 (OSU) Fumbles 5 (Md.) Fumbles Lost 1 (Wyo., OSU, Tenn.) Turnovers 6 (Wyo.) Turnover Margin +2 (Ill.) Penalties 13 (Ore.) Yards Penalized 126 (Ore.) Sacks By-Yards Lost 4-36 (Tenn.) Team TFL-Yards 9-29 (Purdue)
LOWS 7 (Md.) 9 (Md.) 21 (Ill.) 11 (Md.) 15 (Iowa) 10 (Iowa) 0 (Six times) 114 (Wis.) 44 (Ill.) 270 (Ill.) 21:00 (Md.) 0 (Eight times) 0 (Nine times) 0 (Ill., Md., Iowa) -5 (Wyo.) 1 (Ind., Wis.) 5 (Wis.) 0-0 (FS, NW, Ill., OSU) 1-7 (FS)
2016 GAMES PLAYED AND STARTED Player (Games/Starts) Armstrong Jr., Tommy (11/11) Akinmoladun, Freedom (13/13) Anderson, Avery (3/-) Bailey, Christian (13/-) Banderas, Josh (13/12) Barnett, Jalin (11/-) Barry, Mohamed (13/-) Betka, Ty (1/-) Boryca, Alex (1/-) Brown, Drew (13/-) Bryant, Tre (12/-) Carter, Cethan (10/10) Conrad, Cole (13/5) Cotton, Sam (13/11) Darlington, Zack (12/-) Davis, Alex (12/-) Davis, Carlos (13/4) Davis, Khalil (12/-) Decker, Michael (12/-) Domann, JoJo (13/-) Dzuris, Ross (13/13) Farmer, Tanner (11/11) Foster, Jerald (4/4) Foster, Trey (12/3) Fyfe, Ryker (8/2) Gates, Nick (13/13) Gaylord, Christian (12/-) Gerry, Nathan (11/11)
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Gifford, Luke (4/-) Hahn, Sam (13/9) Hannon, Zach (2/-) Hoppes, Tyler (10/-) Jackson, Lamar (11/1) Johns, Garret (1/-) Johnson Jr., Dwayne (1/-) Jones, Chris (13/13) Jordan, Harrison (1/-) Joseph, Boaz (10/-) Kalu, Joshua (13/13) Karel, Reid (1/-) Ketter, Connor (8/-) King, Sedrick (8/-) Knevel, David (10/8) Lee Jr., Eric (8/-) Lightbourn, Caleb (12/-) Lindsay, Spencer (3/-) Maurice, Kevin (13/13) Mazour, Wyatt (1/-) McNitt, Luke (13/2) Moore, Alonzo (11/4) Morgan Jr., Stanley (13/9) Nabity, Graham (11/-) Natter, A.J. (6/-) Neal, DaiShon (9/-) Nelson, Jordan (13/-) Newby, Marcus (12/4)
Newby, Terrell (13/12) Ober, Jordan (13/-) Ozigbo, Devine (11/1) Painter, Robby (7/-) Pierson-El, De’Mornay (13/5) Rahn, Gabe (7/-) Rath, Logan (8/-) Reed, Antonio (12/1) Reilly, Brandon (11/4) Reimers, Bryan (12/1) Rose-Ivey, Michael (13/7) Simpson, Brad (13/-) Stoltenberg, Mick (12/9) Taylor, Adam (5/-) Utter, Dylan (13/13) Weber, Chris (13/-) Westerkamp, Jordan (11/2) Whitaker, Corey (13/2) Wilbon, Mikale (10/-) Williams, Aaron (13/11) Williams, Kieron (13/9) Young II, Dedrick (12/9) Zlab, Tanner (1/0)
NEBRASKA INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most Rushing Attempts Most Net Rushing Yards Most Rushing TDs Longest TD Run Longest Run, No TD Most Pass Attempts Most Completed Passes Most Passing Yards Most Passing TDs Longest TD Pass Longest Pass, No TD Most Pass Receptions Most Receiving Yards Most TD Receptions Most Total Offense Attempts Most Total Offense Yards Most All-Purpose Attempts Most All-Purpose Yards Most Touchdowns Scored Most Field Goals Attempted Most Field Goals Made Longest Field Goal Made Longest Field Goal Attempted Most Interceptions Longest Interception TD Return Longest Int. Return, No TD Longest Fumble TD Return Longest Fumble Return, No TD Longest Punt Return, TD Longest Punt Return, No TD Most Punt Return Yardage Longest Kickoff Return, TD Longest Kickoff Return, No TD Longest Blocked Punt, TD Longest Blocked FG Return Most Kickoff Return Yardage Most Punts Highest Punting Average Longest Punt
27; Terrell Newby vs. Illinois 140; Terrell Newby vs. Illinois 3; Terrell Newby vs. Maryland 63; Terrell Newby vs. Illinois 49; Terrell Newby at Northwestern 37; Ryker Fyfe vs. Maryland 20; Ryker Fyfe vs. Maryland 377; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Wyoming 3; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Wyoming; vs. Oregon 72; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Stanley Morgan Jr. vs. Indiana 59; Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Alonzo Moore at Northwestern 8; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Maryland 109; Alonzo Moore vs. Wyoming 2; Jordan Westerkamp vs. Wyoming, vs. Oregon Brandon Reilly vs. Tennessee 49; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Oregon (16 rush, 33 pass) 389; Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. Wyoming (12 rush, 377 pass) 28; Terrell Newby vs. Illinois (27 rush, 1 reception) 166; Terrell Newby at Northwestern 3; Terrell Newby vs. Maryland 3; Drew Brown vs. Purdue 2; Drew Brown vs. Indiana; vs. Purdue 51; Drew Brown vs. Purdue 56; Drew Brown vs. Illinois 2; Nathan Gerry vs. Wyoming, at Wisconsin Kieron Williams vs. Wyoming, vs. Purdue 33; Chris Jones at Indiana 27; Chris Jones vs. Wyoming None 9; Ross Dzuris vs. Wyoming None 45; De’Mornay Pierson-El vs. Oregon 42; De’Mornay Pierson-El vs. Oregon; vs. Illinois None 59; Tre Bryant vs. Purdue None None 124; Tre Bryant at Ohio State 10; Caleb Lightbourn at Iowa (36.4 avg) 47.2; Caleb Lightbourn vs. Oregon (5 punts) 58; Caleb Lightbourn vs. Oregon
MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS LONG SEASON PLAYS (20 OR MORE YARDS) Husker Long Plays Rush Pass Ret. Total Fresno State 1 2 1 4 Wyoming 0 7 4 11 Oregon 1 4 2 7 Northwestern 4 3 1 8 Illinois 1 4 3 8 Indiana 0 2 3 5 Purdue 4 5 1 10 Wisconsin 0 2 0 2 Ohio State 0 2 4 6 Minnesota 2 3 1 6 Maryland 2 3 1 6 Iowa 0 0 1 1 Tennessee 1 4 0 5 Totals 16 41 22 79
Opponent Long Plays Rush Pass Ret. Total 0 2 3 5 3 2 0 5 5 3 3 11 1 2 3 6 2 2 2 6 1 3 3 7 0 3 2 5 3 1 3 7 3 3 3 9 1 2 0 3 0 1 4 5 2 1 5 8 3 3 2 8 24 28 33 85
DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Nebraska Opponent Most Yards (Result) 97 vs. Wyoming (TD) 98 vs. Purdue (TD); at Ohio State (TD) Most Plays (Result) 18 vs. Illinois (TD) 15 at Ohio State (TD) Most Time (Result) 10:42 vs. Illinois (TD) 8:10 at Iowa (TD)
HUSKERS
MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS SCORING DRIVES Game Fresno State Wyoming Oregon Northwestern Illinois Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Maryland Iowa Tennessee Season Opponents
Scoring Drives 6 8 5 4 5 5 5 3 1 4 4 2 4 56 53
[------Time-----] Total Avg. 21:11 3:31 16:37 2:04 16:05 3:13 14:38 3:39 28:14 5:38 17:31 3:30 16:41 3:20 14:03 4:41 5:41 5:41 18:15 4:33 19:19 4:49 9:06 4:33 7:45 1:56 205:06 3:39 146:32 2:45
STARTING FIELD POSITION* NU Avg. Start (yds/drives/in 20/past 50) Fresno State 31.3 (376/12/1/1) Wyoming 38.8 (543/14/1/3) Oregon 33.3 (433/13/1/1) Northwestern 23.6 (307/13/2/0) Illinois 36.6 (329/9/1/2) Indiana 27.1 (380/14/4/0) Purdue 39.8 (517/13/2/4) Wisconsin 32.5 (423/13/2/2) Ohio State 27.9 (335/12/2/1) Minnesota 20.3 (183/9/5/0) Maryland 32.4 (389/12/1/1) Iowa 21.3 (255/12/4/0) Tennessee 32.7 (318/15/6/1) Totals 29.7 (4788/161/32/16)
[-----Plays----] [-Scoring Drives-] Total Avg. 5 or less 1 or 0 46 7.67 2 0 39 4.88 4 3 41 8.20 1 0 34 8.50 1 0 54 10.80 1 0 35 7.00 2 1 34 6.80 4 1 31 10.33 0 0 15 15.00 0 0 38 9.50 1 0 44 11.00 0 0 24 12.00 0 0 19 4.75 3 0 454 8.11 19 5 364 6.87 22 7
*does not include drives with time of 0:00 (ie, defensive and special teams touchdowns, end of half turnovers, overtime, etc.)
NEBRASKA POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Game TOs Gained TDs FG-FGA Pts. (NU Fumbles/Lost, INT)
Fresno State Wyoming Oregon Northwestern Illinois Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Maryland Iowa Tennesee Nebraska Opponent
2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 6 (2/1 F/L, 5 INT) 1 (1/1 F/L, 0 INT) 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 INT) 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 2 (0/0, F/L, 2 INT) 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 1 (1/1 F/L, 0 INT) 1 (0/0 F/L, 1 INT) 0 (5/0 F/L, 0 INT) 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 INT) 1 (1/1 F/L, 0 INT) 20 (10/4 F/L, 16 INT) 14 (16/5 F/L, 9 INT)
1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 4-4
Opp. Avg. Start NU lead (yds/drives/in 20/past 50) 34.3 (412/12/1/3) -3.0 27.1 (380/15/3/1) +11.7 23.8 (309/13/4/1) +9.5 28.5 (342/12/1/1) -4.9 27.8 (250/9/2/1) +8.8 30.1 (422/14/4/2) -3.0 22.1 (287/13/3/0) +17.7 25.3 (303/12/4/0) +7.2 29 (290/10/4/1) -1.1 26.9 (242/9/2/0) -6.6 24.3 (292/12/50) +8.1 40.0 (520/13/1/4) -18.7 40.0 (521/15/1/3) -7.3 28.7 (4570/159/35/17) +1.0
PENALTIES Fresno State Wyoming Oregon Northwestern Illinois Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Maryland Iowa Tennessee Totals (Avg/Penalty) Avg/Game
7 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) 28 1 (4/0; F/L, 1 INT) 0 1 (3/1 F/L; 0 INT) 7 2 (2/2 F/L, 0 INT) 0 2 (1/1 F/L; 1 INT) 7 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 7 1 (0/0 F/L. 1 INT) 3 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 0 2 (0/0 F/L, 2 INT) 0 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT 0 0 (1/0 F/L, 0 INT) 0 0 (0/0 F/L, 0 INT) 7 1 (3/1 F/L, 0 INT) 66 14 (16/5 F/L, 9 INT) 35 20 (10/4 F/L, 16 INT)
NU Pen.-Yds. Opp. Pen.-Yds 7-80 6-29 7-93 5-42 7-55 13-126 4-60 4-36 3-35 7-48 9-53 1-10 7-67 4-32 2-10 1-5 4-43 4-35 8-81 2-15 2-20 8-65 8-57 7-70 7-41 6-65 75-695 (9.3) 65-578 (8.9) 5.8-53.5 5.0-44.5
NEBRASKA STARTING LINEUPS HUSKER OFFENSIVE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent WR WR TE Fresno State Moore Morgan Jr. Carter Wyoming Moore Reilly Carter Oregon Reimers Pierson-El Carter Northwestern Moore Morgan Jr. Carter Illinois Pierson-El Morgan Jr. Carter Indiana Reilly Morgan Jr. Cotton Purdue Pierson-El Morgan Jr. Cotton Wisconsin Moore Reilly Cotton Ohio State Pierson-El Morgan Jr. Carter Minnesota Pierson-El Westerkamp Carter Maryland Moore Reilly Carter Iowa Pierson-El Morgan Jr. Carter Tennessee Morgan Jr. T. Foster& Carter
LT Knevel Knevel Knevel Knevel Knevel Knevel Knevel Knevel Conrad Conrad Conrad Conrad Conrad
LG Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer Whitaker Farmer Farmer Farmer Whitaker Farmer Farmer Farmer Farmer
C Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter Utter
RG Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn J. Foster J. Foster J. Foster J. Foster
RT Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates Gates
QB Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Armstrong Jr. Fyfe Armstrong Jr. Fyfe
IB T. Newby Ozigbo T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby T. Newby
FB Cotton^ Cotton& McNitt Cotton^ Cotton^ Pierson-El# T. Foster& McNitt Westerkamp# Cotton^ Cotton^ Cotton^ Cotton&
PK D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown D. Brown
#-opened in three wide receiver formation; %-NU opened in a four-receiver set (three receivers and a tight end); ^-NU opened in two tight end set; $-NU opened in four receiver set (no tight end); &-NU opened in three tight end set.
HUSKER DEFENSIVE STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME Opponent DE DT DT Fresno State Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Wyoming Dzuris C. Davis Maurice Oregon Dzuris C. Davis Maurice Northwestern Dzuris C. Davis Maurice Illinois Dzuris C. Davis Maurice Indiana Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Purdue Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Wisconsin Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Ohio State Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Minnesota Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Maryland Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Iowa Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice Tennessee Dzuris Stoltenberg Maurice
DE Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun Akinmoladun
LB M. Newby M. Newby A. Williams* A. Williams* Rose-Ivey A. Williams* A. Williams* Rose-Ivey A. Williams* M. Newby A. Williams* A. Williams* A. Williams*
LB Banderas Banderas Banderas Rose-Ivey Banderas Banderas Banderas Banderas Banderas Banderas Banderas Banderas Banderas
LB Young II Young II Young II Young II Young II Young II Young II Young II Rose-Ivey Rose-Ivey Rose-Ivey M. Newby Young II
LCB FS Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu A. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu A. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams Kalu K. Williams
SS A. Williams Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Gerry Reed
RCB Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones
P Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn Lightbourn
* - NU opened with nickel package # - NU opened with dime packages; %-NU opened with five defensive linemen; !-NU opened with 3 defensive ends
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RUSHING RECORDS SINGLE-GAME RUSHING
No. Player, Position, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Roy Helu Jr., IB, vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2010 307 2. Calvin Jones, IB, vs. Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 294 3. Mike Rozier, IB, vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983 285 4. Ken Clark, IB, vs. Okla. St., Oct. 15, 1988 256 5. Rick Berns, IB, vs. Missouri, Nov. 18, 1978 255 6. I.M. Hipp, IB, vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 1977 254 7. Mike Rozier, IB, vs. Okla. St., Nov. 6, 1982 251 8. Keith Jones, IB, at Colorado, Nov. 28, 1987 248 9. Taylor Martinez, QB, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 2010 241 10. Keith Jones, IB, vs. Iowa St., Nov. 7, 1987 240 Dan Alexander, IB, vs. Northwestern 240 Dec. 30, 2000 (Alamo Bowl; NU bowl record)
SEASON RUSHING
No. Player, Position, Year 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (275 att., 29 TD) 2. Ahman Green, IB, 1997 (278 att., 22 TD) 3. Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1994 (286 att., 16 TD) 4. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2013 (281 att., 9 TD) 5. Mike Rozier, IB, 1982 (242 att., 15 TD) 6. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2014 (264 att., 19 TD) 7. Ken Clark, IB, 1988 (232 att., 12 TD) 8. Jammal Lord, QB, 2002 (251 att., 8 TD) 9. Rex Burkhead, IB, 2011 (284 att., 15 TD) 10. Bobby Reynolds, HB, 1950 (193 att., 19 TD)
CAREER RUSHING Yards 2,148 1,877 1,722 1,690 1,689 1,611 1,497 1,412 1,357 1,342
No. Player, Position, Years Yards 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 (668 att., 49 TD) 4,780 2. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-14 (813 att., 39 TD) 4,588 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 (574 att., 42 TD) 3,880 4. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-01 (648 att., 59 TD) 3,434 5. Roy Helu Jr., IB, 2007-10 (578 att., 28 TD) 3,404 6. Rex Burkhead, IB, 2009-12 (635 att., 30 TD) 3,329 7. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 (461 att., 40 TD) 3,153 8. Ken Clark, IB, 1987-89 (494 att., 29 TD) 3,037 9. Taylor Martinez, QB, 2010-13 (585 att., 31 TD) 2,975 10. I.M. Hipp, IB, 1977-79 (495 att., 21 TD) 2,814
(Regular-season games from 1946 to 2001. The NCAA began including bowl games in statistics in 2002. Top bowl game performances are noted with an asterisk. For full record book listing, see the Nebraska All-Sport Record Book online at Huskers.com).
SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Attempts: 38; Rex Burkhead, IB, vs. Iowa, Nov. 25, 2011 (160 yards) Yards: 307; Roy Helu Jr., IB, vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2010 (28 att.) Yards, Quarter: 136, Marlon Lucky, IB, vs. Nevada, Sept. 1, 2007 (3rd, 11 att.) Note: Ahman Green had 13 carries for 159 yards in the third quarter of 1998 Orange Bowl Yards, Half: 230, Mike Rozier, IB, vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983 (1st, 26 att.) Yards Per Attempt: (min. 10 att.)-19.20; Craig Johnson, IB, at Kansas, Nov. 4, 1978 (192 yards, 10 att.); (min. 20 att.)-11.70; Roger Craig, IB, vs. Florida State, Sept. 19, 1981 (234 yards, 20 att.); *12.00; Dan Alexander, IB, vs. Northwestern, Alamo Bowl, Dec. 30, 2000 (240 yards, 20 att.); (min. 30 att.)- 9.19; Mike Rozier, IB, vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983 (285 yards, 31 att.) Touchdowns: 6; Calvin Jones, IB, at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 Players Gaining 100 Yards: 4; at Baylor, Oct. 13, 2001 (Thunder Collins, IB, 165; Dahrran Diedrick, IB, 137; Eric Crouch, QB, 132; Judd Davies, FB, 119) Yards Gained by Two Players: 396; Ken Clark, IB, (256) and Steve Taylor, QB, (140), vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 15, 1988 Long Nebraska Run: 95 (TD); Eric Crouch, QB, at Missouri, Sept. 29, 2001 Long Nebraska Run, No TD: 73; I.M. Hipp, IB, vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 1977; Rex Burkhead, IB, at Ohio State, Oct. 6, 2012
SINGLE-GAME RUSHING BY CLASS
Freshman: 294; Calvin Jones, IB, at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 (27 att.) Sophomore: 254; I.M. Hipp, IB, vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 1977 (28 att.) Junior: 256; Ken Clark, IB, vs. Oklahoma St., Oct. 15,1988 (27 att.) Senior: 307; Roy Helu Jr., vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2010 (28 att.)
PROGRESSION OF NU'S RUSHING RECORD
Yds. Player, Pos., Opp., Date (Games Held) 307 Roy Helu Jr., IB, vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2010 (73) 294 Calvin Jones, IB, at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 (211) 285 Mike Rozier, IB, vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983 (97) 255 Rick Berns, IB, vs. Missouri, Nov. 18, 1978 (61) 254 I.M. Hipp, IB, vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 1977 (19) 211 Rick Berns, IB, vs. Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (5) 204 Frank Solich, FB, at Air Force, Sept. 25, 1965 (136) 187 Bobby Reynolds, HB, vs. Indiana, Sept. 30, 1950 (154) 124 Bill Mueller, HB, at Kansas State, Oct. 8, 1949 (7) 105 Bill Mueller, HB, vs. South Dakota, Sept. 24, 1949 (2)
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100-YARD RUSHING GAMES BY PLAYER
Player Total 200+ Bowl 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 26 7 2 2. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-14 24 5 1 3. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 20 4 1 4. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 17 0 1 5. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 16 2 0
RUSHING SEASON
Attempts: 286; Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1994 (1,722 yards, 12 games) Yards: 2,148; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (275 att., 12 games) Yards Per Attempt: (min. 100 att.) - 8.33; Calvin Jones, IB, 1991 (900 yards, 108 att.); (min. 200 att.) - 7.81; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (2,148 yards, 275 att.) Yards Per Game: 179.0, Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (2,148 yards, 12 games) Touchdowns: 29; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (12 games) Games Rushing for 100 Yards: 11; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983; Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1994; Ahman Green, IB, 1997; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2013 Games Rushing for 200 Yards: 4; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2014 Consecutive 100-Yard Games: 11; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (games 2-12); Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1994 (games 1-11); Ahman Green, IB, 1997 (games 2-12) Consecutive 200-Yard Games: 4; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (games 9-12)
TOP RUSHING SEASONS BY POSITION
I-Back: Mike Rozier (1983), 2,148 yards (275 att., 29 TD) Quarterback: Jammal Lord (2002), 1,412 yards (251 att., 8 TD) Fullback: Tom Rathman (1985), 881 yards (118 att., 8 TD)
TOP RUSHING SEASONS BY CLASS Mike Rozier led Nebraska's "Scoring Explosion" in 1983. Along with Rozier, quarterback Turner Gill and wide receiver Irving Fryar, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, paced the Huskers, as they scored 624 points, which still ranks among the top five in NCAA history.
CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD GAMES, SEASON No. 11* 11 11* 8 8
Player, Year Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (includes four straight 200-yard games) Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1994 Ahman Green, IB, 1997 (includes three straight 200-yard games) Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2013 Bobby Reynolds, HB, 1950
*Rozier and Green had 12 straight 100-yard games, including bowls
DOUBLE 100-YARD GAME BREAKDOWN
Total Games: 77 (72 by two players, 4 by three players and 1 by four players) Last Time: vs. Illinois, Sept. 27, 2014, Ameer Abdullah, IB (208), Imani Cross, IB, (109) First Time: vs. Missouri, Nov. 4, 1950, Bobby Reynolds, HB, (175), Ron Clark, HB, (129) Total Double 100-Yard Games vs. Conference: 49 (1 triple, 1 quadruple) Total Double 100-Yard Games vs. Non-Conference: 28 (2 triple) Double 100-Yard Game Record: 75-2 (50-0 Home, 23-2 Away, 2-0 Neutral)
Freshman: Ahman Green, IB (1995)*, 1,086 yards (141 att., 13 TD) Sophomore: Lawrence Phillips, IB (1994), 1,722 yards (286 att., 16 TD) Junior: Ahman Green, IB (1997), 1,877 yards (278 att., 22 TD) Senior: Mike Rozier, IB (1983), 2,148 yards (275 att., 29 TD) *denotes true freshman
RUSHING CAREER
Attempts: 813; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-14 (4,588 yards) Yards: 4,780; Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 (668 att.) Yards Per Attempt (min. 200 att.): 7.16; Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 (NCAA record, 4,780 yards, 668 att.) Yards Per Game: 136.6; Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 (35 games) Touchdowns: 59; Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 Games Rushing for 100 Yards: 26; Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 Games Rushing for 200 Yards: 7; Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 Yards Gained vs. One Opponent: 599; Ahman Green, IB, vs. Iowa State, 1995-97 (three games, 176 in 1995; 214 in 1996; 209 in 1997)
RUSHING BY POSITION
I-BACKS/HALFBACKS Attempts, Game: 38; Rex Burkhead vs. Iowa, 2011 (160 yards) Attempts, Season: 286; Lawrence Phillips, 1994 (1,722 yards) Attempts, Career: 813; Ameer Abdullah, 2011-14 (4,588 yards) Net Yards, Game: 307; Roy Helu Jr., vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2010 (28 att.) Net Yards, Season: 2,148; Mike Rozier, 1983 (275 att.) Net Yards, Career: 4,780; Mike Rozier, 1981-83 (668 att.) Touchdowns, Game: 6; Calvin Jones, at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 Touchdowns, Season: 29; Mike Rozier, 1983 Touchdowns, Career: 49; Mike Rozier, 1981-83
HUSKERS
PASSING RECORDS SINGLE-GAME PASSING
No. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Joe Ganz, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 510 2. Joe Ganz, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 484 3. Sam Keller, vs. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007 438 4. Zac Taylor, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 (2OT) 431 5. Ryker Fyfe, at Purdue, Oct. 31, 2015 407 6. Joe Ganz, at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 405 7. Zac Taylor, vs. Kansas, Sept. 30, 2006 395 8. Zac Taylor, at Colorado, Nov. 25, 2005 392 9. Sam Keller, vs. USC, Sept. 15, 2007 389 10. Tommy Armstrong Jr., vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 381 Bowl Record: Tommy Armstrong Jr. vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 (Holiday Bowl) 381 QUARTERBACKS Attempts, Game: 30; Jammal Lord, at Texas A&M, Oct. 26, 2002 (159 yards) Attempts, Season: 251; Jammal Lord, 2002 (1,412 yards) Attempts, Career: 648; Eric Crouch, 1998-01 (3,434 yards) Net Yards, Game: 241; Taylor Martinez, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 2010 (15 att.) Net Yards, Season: 1,412, Jammal Lord, 2002 (251 att.) Net Yards, Career: 3,434; Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 (648 att.) Touchdowns, Game: 4; Eric Crouch, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 6, 2001; Eric Crouch, vs. Kansas, Nov. 4, 2000; Scott Frost, vs. Missouri, Nov. 8, 1997; Mickey Joseph, vs. Missouri, Oct. 13, 1990; Gerry Gdowski, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 28, 1989; Taylor Martinez, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 2010 Touchdowns, Season: 20; Eric Crouch, 2000 Touchdowns, Career: 59; Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 FULLBACKS Attempts, Game: 25; Jerry Brown, vs. Baylor, Nov. 17, 1956 (100 yards); Ken Kaelin, at Iowa State, Nov. 8, 1986 (126 yards) Attempts, Season: 162; Dick Davis, 1967 (717 yards) Attempts, Career: 349; Dick Davis, 1966-68 (1,477 yards) Net Yards, Game: 204; Frank Solich, at Air Force, Sept. 25, 1965 (17 att.) Net Yards, Season: 881; Tom Rathman, 1985 (118 att.) Net Yards, Career: 1,738; Andra Franklin, 1977-80 (324 att.) Note: Tony Davis gained 2,153 yards in 1973-75 on 501 att., but 1,145 yards were while playing I-back. TDs, Game: 3; Joel Makovicka, vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 1997 Touchdowns, Season: 9; Mark Schellen, 1983; Joel Makovicka, 1997 Touchdowns, Career: 14; Judd Davies, 2000-03
SEASON PASSING
No. Player, Year (Comp.-Att.) 1. Joe Ganz, 2008 (285-420) 2. Zac Taylor, 2006 (233-391) 3. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2015 (222-402) 4. Taylor Martinez, 2012 (228-368) 5. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2014 (184-345) 6. Zac Taylor, 2005 (237-430) 7. Sam Keller, 2007 (205-325) 8. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2016 (151-294) 9. Zac Lee, 2009 (177-302) 10. Taylor Martinez, 2011 (162-288)
Yards 3,568 3,197 3,030 2,871 2,695 2,653 2,422 2,180 2,143 2,089
No. Player, Years (Comp.-Att.-TD) 1. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-16 (625-1172-67) 2. Taylor Martinez, 2010-13 (575-962-56) 3. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 (470-821-45) 4. Joe Ganz, 2005-08 (381-585-44) 5. Dave Humm, 1972-74 (353-637-41) 6. Jerry Tagge, 1969-71 (348-581-32) 7. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 (312-606-29) 8. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 (232-469-43) 9. Turner Gill, 1980-83 (231-428-34) 10. Vince Ferragamo, 1975-76 (224-389-32)
TOP PASSING GAME BY CLASS
TOP PASSING SEASONS BY CLASS
PASSING SEASON
PASSING CAREER
Freshman: 323; Taylor Martinez, QB, at Oklahoma State, Oct. 23, 2010 (23 comp., 35 att.) Sophomore: 381; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 (Holiday Bowl) (32 comp., 51 att.) Junior: 510; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (30 comp., 40 att.) Senior: 438; Sam Keller, QB, vs. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007 (29 comp., 37 att.)
Attempts: 430; Zac Taylor, QB, 2005 (237 comp.) Completions: 285; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 (420 att.) Completion Percentage (min. 100 att.): 67.86; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 (420 att., 285 comp.) Yards: 3,568; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 Yards Per Game: 274.5; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 (3,568 yards, 13 games) Yards Per Attempt (min. 100 att.): 9.75; Gerry Gdowski, QB, 1989 (136 att., 1,326 yards) Yards Per Completion (min. 50 comp.): 18.68; Gerry Gdowski, QB, 1989 (71 comp., 1,326 yards) Low Interception Percentage (min. 100 att.): 1.00; Tommie Frazier, QB, 1992 (100 att., 1 int.) Low Interception Percentage (min. 200 att.): 1.50; Scott Frost, QB, 1996 (200 att., 3 int.) Touchdowns: 26; Zac Taylor, QB, 2006 Touchdown Percentage (min. 100 att.): 13.97; Gerry Gdowski, QB, 1989 (136 att., 19 TD) NCAA Rating (min. 100 att.): 177.3; Gerry Gdowski, QB, 1989 (136 att., 71 comp., 2 int., 1,326 yards, 19 TD)
Yards 8,871 7,258 5,850 5,125 5,035 4,704 4,481 3,521 3,317 3,224
Freshman: 1,631; Taylor Martinez, QB, 2010 (196 att., 116 comp., 13 games) Sophomore: 2,695; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2014 (345 att., 184 comp., 13 games) Junior: 3,030; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2015 (402 att., 222 comp., 12 games) Senior: 3,568; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 (420 att., 285 comp., 13 games)
Attempts: 1,172; Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-16 (625 comp.) Completions: 625; Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-16 (1,172 att.) Completion Percentage (min. 200 att.): 65.13; Joe Ganz, QB, 2005-08 (585 att., 381 comp.) Yards: 8,871; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2013-16 Yards Per Game (min. 10 games): 225.0; Zac Taylor, QB, 2005-06 Yards Per Attempt (min. 200 att.): 8.76; Joe Ganz, QB, 2005-08 (585 att., 5,125 yards) Yards Per Completion (min. 100 comp.): 15.30; Steve Taylor, QB, 1985-88 (184 comp., 2,815 yards) Low Interception Percentage (min. 200 att.): 1.95; Scott Frost, QB, 1996-97 (359 att., 7 int.) Touchdowns: 67; Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-16 Touchdown Percentage (min. 200 att.): 9.17; Tommie Frazier, QB, 1992-95 (469 att., 43 TD) NCAA Rating (min. 200 att.): 157.38; Joe Ganz, QB, 2005-08 (585 att., 381 comp., 18 int., 5,125 yards, 44 TD)
CONSECUTIVITY
Consecutive Completed Passes: 15; Dave Humm, QB, at Kansas, Oct. 19, 1974 Consecutive Attempts, No Interceptions: 155; Scott Frost, QB, Nov. 2, 1996-Oct. 4, 1997 (9 games) Consecutive Games Throwing a Touchdown Pass: 11; Zac Taylor, QB, Oct. 1, 2005-Sept. 9, 2006 (games 4-12 in 2005, games 1-2 in 2006); Zac Taylor, QB, Sept. 23, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007 (games 4-14 in 2006); Joe Ganz, QB, Sept. 13, 2008-Jan. 1, 2009 (games 3-13) in 2008)
PASSING GAME
Attempts: 58; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 (31 comp.) Completions: 36; Zac Taylor, QB, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 (55 att.); Sam Keller, QB, vs. USC, Sept. 15, 2007 (54 att.); Joe Ganz, QB, at Texas Tech, Oct. 11, 2008 (44 att.) Completion Percentage: (min. 10 att.)–92.86; Taylor Martinez, QB, vs. Arkansas State, Sept. 15, 2012 (14 att., 13 comp.); (min. 20 att.)–85.19; Dave Humm, QB, at Kansas, Oct. 19, 1974 (27 att., 23 comp.) Yards: 510; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 Yards Per Attempt (min. 15 att.): 17.10; Joe Dailey, QB, vs. Baylor, Oct. 16, 2004 (342 yards, 20 att.) Yards Per Completion (min. 8 comp.): 26.33; Zac Taylor, QB, vs. Kansas, Sept. 30, 2006 (395 yards, 15 comp.) Attempts, No Interceptions: 55; Zac Taylor, QB, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 Touchdowns: 7; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (40 att.; 30 comp.) Touchdown Percentage (min. 15 att.): 33.33; Steve Taylor, QB, vs. UCLA, Sept. 12, 1987 (15 att., 5 TD) NCAA Rating (min. 15 att.): 298.2; Steve Taylor, QB, vs. UCLA, Sept. 12, 1987 (15 att., 10 comp., 0 int., 217 yards, 5 TD) Long Nebraska Pass: 99 (TD); Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, to Quincy Enunwa, WR, vs. Georgia, Jan. 1, 2014 Long Nebraska Pass, No TD: 78; Eric Crouch, QB, to Wilson Thomas, SE, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2001
CAREER PASSING
Joe Ganz set a single-game passing record with 510 passing yards against Kansas State in 2007. Ganz owns three of the top six passing games in school history.
Tommy Armstrong Jr. became Nebraska’s career passing leader in 2016. Armstrong finished his career with 8,871 career passing yards.
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TOTAL OFFENSE/RECEIVING RECORDS SINGLE-GAME TOTAL OFFENSE
No. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Joe Ganz, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 528 2. Joe Ganz, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 521 3. Taylor Martinez, at Oklahoma St., Oct. 23, 2010 435 4. Zac Taylor, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 (2OT) 433 5. Tommy Armstrong Jr., vs. So. Miss, Sept. 26, 2015 431 6. Sam Keller, vs. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007 423 7. Tommy Armstrong Jr., vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 422 8. Joe Ganz, at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 416 9. Zac Taylor, at Colorado, Nov. 25, 2005 408 10. Taylor Martinez, at Northwestern, Oct. 20, 2012 407 Bowl Record: Tommy Armstrong Jr., vs. USC Dec. 27, 2014 (Holiday Bowl) 422
SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE
SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING
No. Player, Opponent (Receptions) Yards 1. Matt Davison, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (10) 167 2. Chuck Malito, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (4) 166 3. Guy Ingles, vs. Oklahoma St., Oct. 25, 1969 (5) 163 4. Frantz Hardy, vs. Kansas, Sept. 30, 2006 (3) 159 5. Maurice Purify, at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 158 Jordan Westerkamp, at Michigan St., Oct. 4, 2014 (9) 158 7. Niles Paul, at Kansas, Nov. 14, 2009 (4) 154 8. Frantz Hardy, vs. Maine, Sept. 3, 2005 (7) 152 9. Dennis Richnafsky, at Kansas St., Oct. 7, 1967 (14) 145 10. Niles Paul, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 24, 2009 (6) 143 Jordan Westerkamp, vs. Mich. St., Nov. 7, 2015 (9) 143 Bowl Record: Johnny Mitchell, vs. Georgia Tech (5) Jan. 1, 1991 (Citrus Bowl) 138
Total 3,890 3,826 3,430 3,400 3,165 2,963 2,774 2,625 2,612 2,596
SEASON RECEIVING
No. Player, Years (Rushing, Passing Yards) Total 1. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2013-16 (1,819, 8,871) 10,690 2. Taylor Martinez, 2010-13 (2,975, 7,258) 10,233 3. Eric Crouch, 1998-2001 (3,434, 4,481) 7,915 4. Zac Taylor, 2005-06 (-73, 5,850) 5,777 5. Tommie Frazier, 1992-95 (1,955, 3,521) 5,476 6. Joe Ganz, 2005-08 (341, 5,125) 5,466 7. Jammal Lord, 2000-03 (2,573, 2,848) 5,421 8. Jerry Tagge, 1969-71 (579, 4,704) 5,283 9. Dave Humm, 1972-74 (-8, 5,035) 5,027 10. Steve Taylor, 1985-88 (2,125, 2,815) 4,940
CAREER RECEIVING
TOTAL OFFENSE GAME
TOTAL OFFENSE SEASON
No. Player, Year (Rushing, Passing Yards) 1. Taylor Martinez, 2012 (1,019, 2,871) 2. Joe Ganz, 2008 (258, 3,568) 3. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2015 (400, 3,030) 4. Tommy Armstrong Jr., 2014 (705, 2,695) 5. Zac Taylor, 2006 (-32, 3,197) 6. Taylor Martinez, 2011 (874, 2,089) 7. Jammal Lord, 2002 (1,412, 1,362) 8. Eric Crouch, 2001 (1,115, 1,510) 9. Zac Taylor, 2005 (-41, 2,653) 10. Taylor Martinez, 2010 (965, 1,631)
CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE
Attempts: 64; Joe Ganz, QB, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 (6 rush, 58 pass, 521 total yards) Yards: 528; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (18 rush, 510 pass) Touchdowns: 7; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Kansas St., Nov. 10, 2007 (7 pass)
BEST TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES BY CLASS Freshman: 435; Taylor Martinez, QB, at Oklahoma State Oct. 23, 2010 (112 rush, 323 pass) Sophomore: 422; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 (Holiday Bowl) (41 rush, 381 pass) Junior: 528; Joe Ganz, QB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (18 rush, 510 pass) Senior: 423; Sam Keller, QB, vs. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007 (438 pass, -15 rush)
No. Player, Year (Receptions) 1. Johnny Rodgers, 1972 (55) 2. Nate Swift, 2008 (63) 3. Jordan Westerkamp, 2015 (65) 4. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 (53) 5. Kenny Bell, 2012 (50) 6. Maurice Purify, 2007 (57) 7. Niles Paul, 2009 (40) 8. Kenny Bell, 2014 (47) 9. Todd Peterson, 2008 (62) 10. Irving Fryar, 1983 (40)
No. Player, Years (Receptions, Touchdowns) 1. Kenny Bell, 2011-14 (181, 21 TD) 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 (143, 25 TD) 3. Nate Swift, 2005-08 (166, 22 TD) 4. Jordan Westerkamp, 2013-16 (167, 18 TD) 5. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07 (136, 11 TD) 6. Todd Peterson, 2005-08 (108, 13 TD) 7. Niles Paul, 2007-10 (103, 5 TD) 8. Quincy Enunwa, 2010-13 (115, 15 TD) 9. Matt Davison, 1997-2000 (93, 6 TD) 10. Maurice Purify, 2006-07 (91, 16 TD)
Yards 942 941 918 872 863 814 796 788 786 780
Yards 2,689 2,479 2,476 2,474 1,762 1,602 1,532 1,526 1,456 1,444
Attempts: 563; Taylor Martinez, QB, 2012 (195 rush, 368 pass) Yards: 3,890; Taylor Martinez, QB, 2012 (1,019 rush, 2,871 pass) Yards Per Game: 294.3; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 (13 games, 3,568 yards) Touchdowns: 33; Taylor Martinez, QB, 2012 (10 rush, 23 pass)
TOP TOTAL OFFENSE SEASONS BY CLASS Freshman: 2,596; Taylor Martinez, QB, 2010 (965 rush, 1,631 pass) Sophomore: 3,400; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2014 (705 rush, 2,695 pass) Junior: 3,890; Taylor Martinez, QB, 2012 (1,019 rush, 2,871 pass) Senior: 3,826; Joe Ganz, QB, 2008 (258 rush, 3,568 pass)
TOTAL OFFENSE CAREER Attempts: 1,595; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2013-16 (423 rush, 1,172 pass) Yards: 10,690; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2013-16 (1,819 rush, 8,871 pass) Yards Per Game (min. 20 games): 237.6; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2013-16 (45 games, 10,690 yards) Touchdowns: 90; Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, 2013-16 (23 rush, 67 pass)
Taylor Martinez set 37 school records as Nebraska’s starting quarterback from 2010 to 2013. Martinez was the first Husker to record 10,000 yards of total offense, and he currently ranks second in school history in total offensive yards (10,690) and passing yards (7,258) and ranks ninth in rushing yards (2,975).
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SINGLE-GAME RECEPTIONS
No. Player, Date Receptions 1. Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas St., Oct. 7, 1967 14 2. Marlon Lucky, IB, vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 20, 2007 13 3. Maurice Purify, WR, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 11 Marlon Lucky, IB, vs. Ball St., Sept. 22, 2007 11 Nate Swift, WR, vs. Baylor, Oct. 25, 2008 11 Jordan Westerkamp, WR, vs. So. Miss, Sept. 26, 2015 11 7. Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 10 Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1971 10 9. 11 games with 9 Three by Jordan Westerkamp, at Mich. St, 2014 at Purdue, 2015, vs. Mich. St., 2015
SEASON RECEPTIONS No. Player, Year 1. Marlon Lucky, 2007 2. Jordan Westerkamp, 2015 3. Nate Swift, 2008 4. Todd Peterson, 2008 5. Maurice Purify, 2007 6. Johnny Rodgers, 1972 7. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 8. Kenny Bell, 2013 9. Quincy Enunwa, 2013 10. Kenny Bell, 2012
CAREER RECEPTIONS
No. Player, Years 1. Kenny Bell, 2011-14 2. Jordan Westerkamp, 2013-16 3. Nate Swift, 2005-08 4. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 5. Terrence Nunn, 2004-07 6. Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 7. Quincy Enunwa, 2010-13 8. Todd Peterson, 2005-08 9. Niles Paul, 2007-10 10. Matt Davison, 1997-2000
Receptions 75 65 63 62 57 55 53 52 51 50
Receptions 181 167 166 143 136 135 115 108 103 93
RECEIVING GAME Receptions: 14; Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1967 (145 yards) Yards: 167; Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (10 rec.) Yards Per Reception (min. 4 rec.): 41.50; Chuck Malito, SE, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (4 rec., 166 yards) Touchdowns: 3; Clarence Swanson, E, vs. Colorado State, Nov. 24, 1921; Johnny Rodgers, WB, vs. Minnesota, Sept. 18, 1971; Frosty Anderson, SE, at Minnesota, Oct. 6, 1973; Don Westbrook, WB, at Kansas, Oct. 19, 1974; Tom Banderas, TE, at Missouri, Oct. 31, 1987; Tracey Wistrom, TE, vs. Iowa, Sept. 23, 2000; Maurice Purify, WR, at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007; Frantz Hardy, WR, vs. Kansas St., Nov. 10, 2007; Maurice Purify, WR, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007; Brandon Kinnie, WR, at Oklahoma St., Oct. 23, 2010 Long Nebraska Reception: 99 (TD); Quincy Enunwa, WR, from Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, vs. Georgia, Jan. 1, 2014 Long Nebraska Reception, No TD: 78; Wilson Thomas, SE, from Eric Crouch, QB, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2001
TOP PASS RECEPTION GAMES BY CLASS Freshman: 9; Nate Swift, WR, at Missouri, Oct. 22, 2005 (135 yards); vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 29, 2005 (116 yards) Sophomore: 10; Matt Davison, SE, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (167 yards) Junior: 13; Marlon Lucky, IB, vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 20, 2007 (125 yards) Senior: 14; Dennis Richnafsky, SE, at Kansas St., Oct. 7, 1967 (145 yards)
HUSKERS TOP PASS RECEPTIONS BY POSITION
WIDE RECEIVERS Receptions, Game: 14; Dennis Richnafsky, at Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1967 (145 yards) Receptions, Season: 65; Jordan Westerkamp, 2015 (918 yards) Receptions, Career: 181; Kenny Bell, 2011-14 (2,689 yards) Yards Gained, Game: 167; Matt Davison, at Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 1998 (10 rec.) Yards Gained, Season: 942; Johnny Rodgers, 1972 (55 rec.) Yards Gained, Career: 2,689; Kenny Bell, 2011-14 (181 rec.) Touchdowns, Game: 3; Johnny Rodgers, vs. Minnesota, Sept. 18, 1971; Frosty Anderson, at Minnesota, Oct. 6, 1973; Maurice Purify, WR, at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007; Frantz Hardy, WR, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007; Maurice Purify, WR, at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007; Brandon Kinnie, WR, at Oklahoma St., Oct. 23, 2010 Touchdowns, Season: 12; Quincy Enunwa, 2013 Touchdowns, Career: 25; Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 TIGHT ENDS Receptions, Game: 8; Matt Herian, vs. Southern Miss, Sept. 11, 2004 (71 yards); Dennis Morrison vs. Colorado, Oct. 22, 1966 Receptions, Season: 32; Mike McNeill, 2008 (442 yards) Receptions, Career: 82; Mike McNeill, 2007-10 (1,072 yards)
Yards Gained, Game: 137; Johnny Mitchell, vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 29, 1991 (7 rec.) Note: Johnny Mitchell caught five passes for 138 yards vs. Georgia Tech in the 1991 Citrus Bowl Yards Gained, Season: 560; Junior Miller, 1978 (30 rec.) Yards Gained, Career: 1,243; Matt Herian, 2002-06 (65 rec.) Touchdowns, Game: 3; Tracey Wistrom, vs. Iowa, Sept. 23, 2000; Tom Banderas, at Missouri, Oct. 31, 1987 Touchdowns, Season: 8; Kyler Reed, 2010 Touchdowns, Career: 14; Todd Millikan, 1985-88 RUNNING BACKS Receptions, Game: 13; Marlon Lucky, vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 20, 2007 (125 yards) Receptions, Season: 75; Marlon Lucky, 2007 (705 yards) Receptions, Career: 135; Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 (1,379 yards) Yards Gained, Game: 131; Cory Ross, vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 (8 rec.) Yards Gained, Season: 705; Marlon Lucky, 2007 (75 rec.) Yards Gained, Career: 1,379; Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 (135 rec.) Touchdowns, Game: 2; Ahman Green, vs. Kansas State, Oct. 21, 1995; Cory Ross vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 Touchdowns, Season: 4; Dick Hutton, 1948; Kent McCloughan, 1964 Touchdowns, Career: 7; Ameer Abdullah, 2011-14
SCORING/ALL-PURPOSE RECORDS SCORING GAME
Points: 36; Calvin Jones, IB, at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 (6 TD) Touchdowns: 7; Harvey Rathbone, FB, vs. Haskell, Nov. 24, 1910 (Touchdowns were worth 5 points) Points By Kicking: 22; Dale Klein, PK, at Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (7 FG, 1 PAT) Conversions: 17; Owen Frank, B, vs. Haskell, Nov. 24, 1910 Field Goals: 7; Dale Klein, PK, at Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (7 att., NCAA record) Field Goal Attempts: 7; Dale Klein, PK, at Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (7 made, NCAA record); Drew Brown, PK, vs. Southern Miss, Sept. 26, 2015 (5 made) Most Field Goals Missed: 4; Byron Bennett, PK, at Arizona State, Sept. 28, 1991 Long Nebraska Field Goal Made: 57; Alex Henery, PK, vs. Colorado, Nov. 28, 2008 Long Rushing Touchdown: 95; Eric Crouch, QB, at Missouri, Sept. 29, 2001 Long Receiving Touchdown: 99 (TD); Quincy Enunwa, WR, from Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, vs. Georgia, Jan. 1, 2014
SCORING SEASON
Points: 174; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 Points Per Game: 17.4; Bobby Reynolds, HB, 1950 (9 games, 157 points) Touchdowns: 29; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 Points By Kicking: 119; Brett Maher, PK, 2012 Conversions: 62; Kris Brown, PK, 1997 (62 att.) Conversion Attempts: 62; Kris Brown, PK, 1997 (62 made) PAT Kicks, No Misses: 62; Kris Brown, PK, 1997 (62 att.) Field Goals: 24; Alex Henery, PK, 2009 (28 att.) Field Goal Attempts: 28; Alex Henery, PK, 2009 (24 made) High Field-Goal Percentage (min. 5 att.): 100.0; Alex Henery, PK, 2007 (8-8) Perfect PAT Seasons (min. 20 att.): 1985: Dale Klein, PK, (38-38); 1987: Chris Drennan, PK, (53-53); 1988: Gregg Barrios, PK, (24-24); 1989: Gregg Barrios, PK, (57-57); 1997: Kris Brown, PK, (62-62); 2000: Josh Brown, PK, (60-60); 2002: Josh Brown, PK, (46-46); 2003: David Dyches, PK (32-32); 2007: Alex Henery, PK, (45-45); 2009: Alex Henery, PK (38-38); 2010: Alex Henery, PK, (54-54); 2012: Brett Maher, PK (59-59); 2014: Drew Brown, PK (59-59); 2016: Drew Brown, PK (38-38).
POINTS SCORED IN A SEASON BY CLASS
Freshman: 101; Drew Brown, PK, 2014 (59 PAT, 14 FG) Sophomore: 157; Bobby Reynolds, HB, 1950 (22 TD, 25 PAT) Junior: 132; Ahman Green, IB, 1997 (22 TD) Senior: 174; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (29 TD)
SCORING CAREER
Points: 397; Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 Points Per Game: 9.2; Bobby Reynolds, HB, 1950-52 (23 games, 211 points)
Touchdowns: 61; Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-01 Points By Kicking: 397; Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 (193194 PAT, 68-76 FG) Conversions: 217; Kris Brown, PK, 1995-98 (222 att.) Conversion Attempts: 222; Kris Brown, PK, 1995-98 (217 made) Conversion Percentage (min. 80 att.): 99.5; Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 (193-194) Consecutive Conversions Made: 116; Alex Henery, PK, (Nov. 1, 2008-Dec. 30, 2010) Field Goals: 68; Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 (76 att.) Field Goal Attempts: 77; Kris Brown, PK, 1995-98 (57 made) Field-Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.): 89.5; Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 (68-76) Consecutive Field Goals Made: 18; Alex Henery, PK Dec. 5, 2009-Oct. 30, 2010 Consecutive Field Goals Made to Start Career: 12; Alex Henery, PK, 2007-08
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS GAME
Attempts: 41; Brandon Jackson, IB, vs. Colorado, Nov. 24, 2006 (190 yards) Yards: 341, Ameer Abdullah, IB, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 25, 2014 (23 att.) Yards Per Attempt (min. 15 att.): 16.63; Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Colorado, Nov. 4, 1972 (16 att., 266 yards)
ALL-PURPOSE YARD GAMES BY CLASS Freshman: 298; Calvin Jones, IB, at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 (28 att.) Sophomore: 284; I.M. Hipp, IB, vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 1977 (29 att.) Junior: 266; Marlon Lucky, IB, vs. Nevada, Sept. 1, 2007 (33 att.) Senior: 341; Ameer Abdullah, IB, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 25, 2014 (23 att.)
SEASON SCORING
No. Player, Position, Year Points 1. Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (29 TD) 174 2. Bobby Reynolds, HB, 1950 (22 TD, 25 PAT) 157 3. Ahman Green IB, 1997 (22 TD) 132 Ameer Abdullah IB, 2014 (22 TD) 132 5. Eric Crouch, QB, 2000 (20 TD) 120 6. Brett Maher, PK, 2012 (59 PAT, 20 FG) 119 7. Eric Crouch, QB, 2001 (19 TD, 1 PAT) 116 Kris Brown, PK, 1997 (62 PAT, 18 FG) 116 9. Scott Frost, QB, 1997 (19 TD) 114 10. Alex Henery, PK, 2008 (56 PAT, 18 FG) 110 Alex Henery, PK, 2009 (38 PAT, 24 FG) 110
CAREER SCORING
No. Player, Position, Years Points 1. Alex Henery, PK, 2007-10 (193 PAT, 68 FG) 397 2. Kris Brown, PK, 1995-98 (217 PAT, 57 FG) 388 3. Eric Crouch, QB, 1998-2001 (61 TD, 1 PAT) 368 4. Josh Brown, PK, 1999-02 (186 PAT, 43 FG) 315 5. Mike Rozier, IB, 1981-83 (52 TD) 312 6. Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-14 (48 TD) 288 7. Drew Brown, PK, 2014-pres. (141 PAT, 47 FG) 282 8. Ahman Green, IB, 1995-97 (45 TD) 270 9. Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 (44 TD) 264 10. Calvin Jones, IB, 1991-93 (42 TD) 252
SINGLE-GAME ALL-PURPOSE
No. Player, Opponent, Date (Attempts) Yards 1. Ameer Abdullah, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 25, 2014 (23) 341 2. Roy Helu Jr., vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2010 (29) 321 3. Ameer Abdullah, vs. Miami, Sept. 20, 2014 (40) 313 4. Calvin Jones at Kansas, Nov. 9, 1991 (28) 298 5. Rick Berns vs. Missouri, Nov. 18, 1978 (39) 289 6. Mike Rozier vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983 (32) 285 7. I.M. Hipp vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 1977 (29) 284 8. Craig Johnson vs. Kansas, Nov. 4, 1978 (11) 270 9. Ameer Abdullah vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 (36) 269 10. Marlon Lucky vs. Nevada, Sept. 1, 2007 (33) 266 Johnny Rodgers at Colorado, Nov. 4, 1972 (16) 266
SEASON ALL-PURPOSE No. Player, Year (Attempts) 1. Mike Rozier, 1983 (296) 2. Ameer Abdullah, 2014 (300) 3. Johnny Rodgers, 1972 (160) 4. Ameer Abdullah, 2013 (311) 5. Johnny Rodgers, 1971 (132) 6. Ahman Green, 1997 (278) 7. Lawrence Phillips, 1994 (308) 8. Ameer Abdullah, 2012 (283) 9. Mike Rozier, 1982 (252) 10. Marlon Lucky, 2007 (282)
CAREER ALL-PURPOSE
No. Player, Years (Attempts) 1. Ameer Abdullah, 2011-14 (978) 2. Johnny Rodgers, 1970-72 (406) 3. Mike Rozier, 1981-83 (708) 4. Ahman Green, 1995-97 (574) 5. Marlon Lucky, 2005-08 (672) 6. Niles Paul, 2007-10 (249) 7. Kenny Bell, 2011-14 (239) 8. Rex Burkhead, 2009-12 (706) 9. Roy Helu Jr., 2007-10 (632) 10. Cory Ross, 2002-05 (675)
Yards 2,486 2,272 2,011 1,999 1,983 1,982 1,894 1,884 1,790 1,743
Yards 7,186 5,586 5,445 4,280 4,214 4,122 4,075 3,953 3,905 3,559
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS SEASON
Attempts: 311; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2013 (1,999 yards) Yards: 2,486; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (296 att.) Yards Per Attempt (min. 100 att.): 15.02; Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1971 (132 att., 1,983 yards)
ALL-PURPOSE YARD SEASONS BY CLASS Freshman: 1,259; Ahman Green, IB, 1995 (157 att.) Sophomore: 1,894; Lawrence Phillips, IB, 1994 (308 att.) Junior: 1,999; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2013 (311 att.) Senior: 2,486; Mike Rozier, IB, 1983 (296 att.)
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS CAREER
Attempts: 978; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-14 (7,186 yards) Yards: 7,186; Ameer Abdullah, IB, 2011-14 (978 att.) Yards Per Attempt (min. 200 att.): 17.05; Kenny Bell, WR, 2011-14 (239 att., 4,075 yards)
Ameer Abdullah set a Nebraska record with 7,186 career allpurpose yards (2011-14).
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SPECIAL TEAMS/DEFENSE RECORDS PUNTING GAME
Punts: 18; Paul Dobson, vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 28, 1918 Average (min. 3 punts): 57.6; Dan Hadenfeldt, vs. Colorado, Nov. 26, 1999 (7 punts, 403 yards) Long Nebraska Punt: 87; Mike Stigge, vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 10, 1992
PUNTING SEASON
Punts: 77; Alex Henery, 2009 (41.4 avg.) Average (min. 30 punts): 46.51; Sam Koch, 2005 (3,302 yards, 71 punts)
PUNTING CAREER
Punts: 195; Kyle Larson, 2001-02-03 (43.67 avg.) Average (min. 100 punts): 44.54; Dan Hadenfeldt, 1997-2000 (4,632 yards, 104 punts)
PUNT RETURN GAME
Returns: 9; Dana Stephenson, CB/P, at TCU, Oct. 25, 1967 (68 yards) Yards: 170; Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Oklahoma State, Oct. 23, 1971 (7 ret.) Yards Per Return (min. 3 ret.): 44.67; De’Mornay Pierson-El, WR, at Iowa, Nov. 28, 2014 (3 ret., 134 yards) Touchdowns: 2; DeJuan Groce, RCB, vs. Troy State, Aug. 31, 2002 (83 and 72 yards) Long Nebraska Punt Return: 95 (TD); Eric Hagg, DB, vs. Texas, Oct. 16, 2010 Long Nebraska Punt Return, No TD: 68; Corey Dixon, SE, at Colorado, Oct. 30, 1993
PUNT RETURN SEASON
Returns: 43; DeJuan Groce, RCB, 2002 (732 yards) Yards: 732; DeJuan Groce, RCB, 2002 (43 ret.) Yards Per Return (min. 10 ret.): 20.33; Bobby Newcombe, WB, 1997 (12 returns, 244 yards) Touchdowns: 4; DeJuan Groce, RCB, 2002
PUNT RETURN CAREER
Returns: 98; Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 (1,515 yards) Yards: 1,515; Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72 (98 ret.) Yards Per Return: 18.33; Pat Fischer, HB, 1958-60 (30 ret., 550 yards) Touchdowns: 7; Johnny Rodgers, WB, 1970-72
KICK RETURN GAME
Returns: 7; Ameer Abdullah, IB, at Wisconsin, Oct. 1, 2011 (187 yards); Josh Davis, IB, at Kansas State, Nov. 16, 2002 (186 yards); Joe Walker, ROV, at Missouri, Nov. 8, 1997 (185 yards); Cortney Grixby, CB, vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 13, 2007 (161 yards); Cortney Grixby, CB, vs. Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 (107 yards); Niles Paul, WR, at Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 2008 (145 yards) Yards: 211; Ameer Abdullah, IB, vs. Fresno State, Sept. 10, 2011 (5 returns) Yards Per Return (min. 3 ret.): 51.0; Tyrone Hughes, WB, at Kansas St., Oct. 6, 1990 (3 ret., 153 yards) Touchdowns: 1; by several players, most recently Kenny Bell, WR, at Penn State, Nov. 23, 2013 (99 yards) Long Nebraska Kickoff Return: 105; Owen Frank, B, vs. Kansas State, Oct. 14, 1911; Modern record: 100; Ron Clark, HB, at Kansas State, Oct. 8, 1949; Niles Paul, WR, at Oklahoma State, Oct. 23, 2010; Ameer Abdullah, IB, vs. Fresno State, Sept. 10, 2011
KICK RETURN SEASON
Returns: 45; Cortney Grixby, CB, 2007 (1,094 yards) Yards: 1,094; Cortney Grixby, CB, 2007 (45 ret.) Yards Per Return (min. 5 ret.): 33.71; Pat Fischer, HB, 1958 (7 ret., 236 yards) Touchdowns: 1; several players, most recent Kenny Bell, WR, 2013
KICK RETURN CAREER
Returns: 92; Josh Davis, IB, 2000-03 (2,265 yards) Yards: 2,265; Josh Davis, IB, 2000-03 (92 ret.) Yards Per Return (min. 10 ret.): 28.29; Tyrone Hughes, WB, 1989-92 (51 ret., 1,443 yards) Touchdowns: 2; Niles Paul, WR, 2007-10
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DEFENSE GAME
Total Tackles: 30; Clete Pillen, SLB, vs. Okla. St., Nov. 6, 1976 Unassisted Tackles: 16; Barrett Ruud, MLB, vs. Kansas State, Oct. 23, 2004 Assisted Tackles: 19; Rich Glover, MG, at Oklahoma, Nov. 25, 1971 Tackles for Loss: 7; Jim Skow, RT, vs. Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (40 yards); Jared Crick, DT, at Baylor, Oct. 31, 2009 (28 yards); Ndamukong Suh, DT, vs. Texas, Dec. 5, 2009 (22 yards) Yards: 46; Sherwin Jarmon, DE, vs. Iowa St., Nov. 8, 1969 Sacks: 5; Jared Crick, DT, at Baylor, Oct. 31, 2009 (24 yards) Yards: 37; Jim Skow, RT, vs. Kansas St., Nov. 2, 1985 (3 sacks) Fumble Recoveries: 3; Broderick Thomas, OLB, at Colorado, Oct. 25, 1986 Fumble Returns for TD: 1; many times, most recently Josh Mitchell, CB, vs. Miami, Sept. 20, 2014 (57 yards) Long Fumble Return: 74 yards; Ralph Brown, RCB, at Kansas State, Nov. 14, 1998 Passes Broken Up: 7; Ralph Brown, RCB, vs. Colorado, Nov. 29, 1996 Pass Interceptions: 3; Dana Stephenson, RCB, vs. Colorado, Nov. 1, 1969; Joe Blahak, LCB, vs. Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1970; Ric Lindquist, LCB, at Kansas St., Nov. 10, 1979; Matt O'Hanlon, FS, vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2009 INT Returns for TD: 1; many times, most recently Chris Jones, Oct. 15, 2016 at Indiana (33 yards) Long Nebraska INT Return, TD: 95; Willie Greenlaw, DB, vs. Colorado, Nov. 12, 1955; Bill Kosch, S, vs. Texas A&M, Sept. 25, 1971 Long Nebraska INT Return, No TD: 68; Bret Clark, S, vs. Minnesota, Sept. 15, 1984 Total INT Return Yards: 116; Joe Blahak, LCB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 14, 1970 (3 int.); Bill Kosch, S, vs. Texas A&M, Sept. 25, 1971 (2 int.) Blocked Kicks: 2; Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE, vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 6, 1999 (2 FG); Barron Miles, CB, vs. Pacific, 1994 (2 punts); Lannie Hopkins, ROV, vs. Kansas, 2002 (2 punts); Kieron Williams, S, vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 (2 punts)
DEFENSE SEASON
Total Tackles: 152; Lavonte David, LB, 2010 Unassisted Tackles: 86; Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2004 Assisted Tackles: 95; Lee Kunz, SLB, 1977 Tackles for Loss: 25; Jim Skow, RT, 1985 (163 yards) Yards: 163; Jim Skow, RT, 1985 (25 tackles) Sacks: 15; Jim Skow, RT, 1985 (139 yards); Trev Alberts, OLB, 1993 (88 yards) Yards: 139; Jim Skow, RT, 1985 (15 sacks) Fumble Recoveries: 6; Broderick Thomas, OLB, 1986 Returns for Touchdown: 1; many times, most recently Josh Mitchell, CB, 2014 Passes Broken Up: 17; DeJuan Groce, RCB, 2000 Pass Interceptions: 10; Josh Bullocks, FS, 2003 Returns for Touchdown: 3; Dave Mason, M, 1971 Total INT Return Yards: 187; Daniel Bullocks, SS, 2004 (5 INT) Blocked Kicks: 4; Barron Miles, CB, 1994 (4 punts)
DEFENSE CAREER
Total Tackles: 432; Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2001-04 Unassisted Tackles: 218; Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2001-04 Assisted Tackles: 214; Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2001-04 Tackles for Loss: 58.5; Grant Wistrom, RE, 1994-97 (260 yards) Yards: 288; Jim Skow, RT, 1983-85 (44 tackles) Sacks: 29.5; Trev Alberts, OLB, 1990-93 (196 yards) Yards: 223; Jim Skow, RT, 1983-84-85 (26 sacks) Fumble Recoveries: 9; Ron Pruitt, LT, 1973-76 Passes Broken Up: 50; Ralph Brown, RCB, 1996-99 Pass Interceptions: 14; Dana Stephenson, RCB, 1967-69 Returns for Touchdown: 3; Dave Mason, M, 1969-71; Joe Walker, ROV, 1997-00 Total INT Return Yards: 253; Ralph Brown, RCB, 1996-99 (11 INT) Blocked Kicks: 7; Barron Miles, CB, 1992-94 (7 punts)
LONGEST FIELD GOALS
No. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Alex Henery vs. Colorado, Nov. 28, 2008 57 2. Chris Drennan vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 9, 1989 55 Billy Todd vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1977 55 Paul Rogers vs. Kansas, Oct. 18, 1969 55 5. Rich Sanger vs. Texas A&M, Sept. 16, 1972 54 Brett Maher at UCLA, Sept. 8, 2012 54 7. Alex Henery vs. Oklahoma, Dec. 4, 2010 53 8. Alex Henery at Oklahoma State, Oct. 23, 2010 52 Alex Henery vs. Texas, Dec. 5, 2009 52 Kevin Seibel at Colorado, Oct. 25, 1980 52
LONGEST PUNTS
No. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Mike Stigge vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 10, 1992 87 2. Sam Koch vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 17, 2005 84 3. Kyle Larson at Texas, Nov. 1, 2003 80 4. Sam Koch vs. Wake Forest, Sept. 10, 2005 76 Alex Henery at Virginia Tech, Sept. 19, 2009 76 6. Jesse Kosch vs. Arizona State, Sept. 16, 1995 74 7. Dan Hadenfeldt vs. California, Nov. 26, 1999 73 Darin Erstad at Oklahoma, Nov. 25, 1994 73 9. Kyle Larson vs. Troy State, Oct. 4, 2003 71 Kyle Larson vs. Utah State, Sept. 7, 2002 71 Bowl Game: Sam Foltz vs. USC, Dec. 27, 2014 (Holiday Bowl) 64
LONGEST PUNT RETURNS
No. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Eric Hagg vs. Texas, Oct. 16, 2010 95 2. Bobby Newcombe vs. Missouri, Sept. 30, 2000 94 3. Johnny Rodgers at Oklahoma State, Oct. 23, 1971 92 4. DeJuan Groce vs. Missouri, Oct. 12, 2002 89 5. Nate Swift vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 27, 2008 88 6. Dave Butterfield vs. TCU, Sept. 25, 1976 87 7. De’Mornay Pierson-El at Fresno St., Sept. 13, 2014 86 8. Pat Fischer vs. Oklahoma State, Nov. 12, 1960 84 9. DeJuan Groce vs. Troy State, Aug. 31, 2002 83 10. Irving Fryar at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1982 82 Ron Clark at Penn State, Oct. 15, 1949 82 Don Bloom vs. Kansas State, Nov. 6, 1948 82 Bowl Game: Johnny Rodgers vs. Alabama, Jan. 1, 1972 (Orange Bowl) 77
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS
No. Player, Opponent, Date Yards 1. Owen Frank vs. Kansas State, Oct. 14, 1911 105 2. Ameer Abdullah vs. Fresno St., Sept. 10, 2011 100 Niles Paul at Oklahoma State, Oct. 23, 2010 100 Ron Clark at Kansas State, Oct. 8, 1949 100 5. Kenny Bell at Penn State, Nov. 23, 2013 99 Joe Walker vs. Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 99 Tyrone Hughes at Kansas State, Oct. 6, 1990 99 8. Keith Jones vs. Kansas, Nov. 16, 1985 98 Johnny Rodgers vs. Texas A&M, Sept. 25, 1971 98 10. Cortney Grixby vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 94 Bowl Game: Willie Ross vs. Miami, Dec. 15, 1962 (Gotham Bowl) 92
SEASON TACKLES
No. Player, Pos., Year 1. Lavonte David, LB, 2010 2. Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2003 3. Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2004 4. Lee Kunz, WLB, 1977 5. Lavonte David, LB, 2011 6. Jerry Murtaugh, SLB, 1970 7. Clete Pillen, SLB, 1976 8. Demorrio Williams, WLB, 2003 9. Mike Knox, WLB, 1983 Clete Pillen, WLB, 1975
CAREER TACKLES
No. Player, Pos., Years 1. Barrett Ruud, MLB, 2001-04 2. Jerry Murtaugh, SLB, 1968-70 3. Mike Brown, ROV, 1996-99 4. Lavonte David, LB, 2010-11 5. Lee Kunz, SLB, 1976-78 6. Clete Pillen, LB, 1974-76 Nathan Gerry, S, 2013-16 8. Steve Damkroger, SLB, 1979-82 9. Ed Stewart, LB, 1991-94 10. Marc Munford, WLB, 1983-86
Tackles 152 149 143 141 133 132 129 128 125 125 Tackles 432 342 287 285 276 273 273 269 257 256
HUSKERS
TEAM RECORDS SCORING, GAME
High: 119; vs. Haskell (0), Nov. 24, 1910 Modern era: 84; at Minnesota (13), Sept. 17, 1983 Low: 0; 99 times, most recently at Arizona State (19), Sept. 21, 1996 First Half: 63; vs. Arizona St., Sept. 16, 1995; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 15, 1997 Second Half: 56; vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 2, 1996 First Quarter: 38; vs. Baylor, Oct. 21, 2000 Second Quarter: 35; at Kansas, Nov. 4, 1978; vs. Kansas, Oct. 26, 1996 Third Quarter: 48; vs. Colorado, Oct. 22, 1983 Fourth Quarter: 30; at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1982 Victory Margin: 119; vs. Haskell (119-0), Nov. 24, 1910 Modern era: 71; at Minnesota (84-13), Sept. 17, 1983 Defeat Margin: 60; at Texas Tech (10-70), Oct. 9, 2004 Touchdowns: 12; at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 PATs, Kick: 11; at Army, Sept. 23, 1972; vs. Arizona St., Sept. 16, 1995; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 15, 1997 2PATs, Made: 5; at Kansas, Nov. 10, 1962 (5 att.) 2PATs, Attempted: 5; at Kansas, Nov. 10, 1962 (5 att.) Field Goals, Made: 7; at Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (ties NCAA record, 7 att.) Field Goals, Attempted: 7; at Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (ties NCAA record, 7 made); vs. Southern Miss, Sept. 26, 2015 (5 made) Safeties: 1; several games, most recently vs. Northwestern, Oct. 24, 2015 Quickest Score: 0:07; Terrell Farley, 21-yard fumble return at Texas Tech, Oct. 19, 1996
SCORING, SEASON
High: 624; 1983 Low: 21; 1892 Points Per Game: 52.4; 1995 (576, 11 games) Low Points Per Game: 4.2; 1892 (21 in 5 games) High Touchdowns: 89; 1983 Low Touchdowns: 10; 1957, 1958 High PATs, Kick: 77; 1983 (85 att.) Low PATs, Kick: 4; 1957 (10 att.) High 2PATs, Made (since 1958): 11; 1962 (20 att.) High 2PATs, Attempted (since 1958): 20; 1962 (11 made) Field Goals Made: 24; 2009 (28 att.) Field Goals Attempted: 28; 2009 (24 made) High Field Goal Pct. (min. 10 att.): 94.7; 2010 (18-19) Safeties: 3; 1989, 1999
FIRST DOWNS, GAME
Total: 44; vs. Utah St., Sept. 7, 1991 By Rush: 36; vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982 (NCAA record) By Pass: 24; vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 (2OT) By Penalty: 6; vs. USC, Sept. 20, 1969; vs. Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998; vs. USC, Sept. 15, 2007
FIRST DOWNS, SEASON Total: 330; 2012 (Low: 56; 1947) By Rush: 249; 1982 (Low: 42; 1947) By Pass: 184; 2007 (Low: 12; 1947) By Penalty: 29; 2012 (Low: 1; 1946)
RUSHING, GAME
High Yards: 677; vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982 (78 att.) (then-NCAA record) Low Yards: -17; vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1951 (33 att.) High Attempts: 86; vs. South Dakota, Sept. 20, 1952 (398 yards) Low Attempts: 19; at Missouri, Oct. 22, 2005 (-2 yards) High Yards Per Attempt: 10.82; at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (595 yards/55 att.) Low Yards Per Attempt: -0.52; vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1951 (-17 yards/33 att.) Touchdowns: 9; at Minnesota; Sept. 17, 1983; vs. Oregon, Sept. 28, 1985; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 15, 1997
RUSHING, SEASON
High Yards: 4,820; 1983 (724 att.) Low Yards: 918; 1947 (315 att.) High Yards Per Game: 401.7; 1983 (4,820 yards/12 games) Low Yards Per Game: 96.0; 2005 (1,152 yards/12 games) High Attempts: 762; 1982 (4,732 yards) Low Attempts: 315; 1947 (918 yards) High Yards Per Attempt: 7.01; 1995 (4,398 yards/627 att.) Low Yards Per Attempt: 2.57; 1958 (1,135 yards/442 att.) High Yards Lost: 580; 1951 Low Yards Lost: 157; 1974 Touchdowns: 66; 1983, 1997 (Low: 3; 1958)
PASSING, GAME
High Yards: 519; vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007, (31 comp., 43 att.) Low Yards: -3; at Iowa St., Nov. 8, 1986 (1 comp., 9 att.) High Attempts: 58; at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 (31 comp.) Low Attempts: 1; at Iowa St., Nov. 12, 1949 (0 comp.) High Completions: 37; at Texas Tech, Oct. 11, 2008 (45 att.) Low Completions: 0; eight times, most recently vs. Colorado, Nov. 18, 1961 High Completion Pct. (min. 15 att.): 85.19; at Kansas, Oct. 19, 1974 (23-27) Low Completion Pct. (min. 15 att.): 17.65; three times, most recently, at Iowa State, Nov. 9, 1957 (3-17) High Yards Per Attempt (min. 15 att.): 17.1; vs. Baylor, Oct. 16, 2004 (342 yards/20 att.) Low Yards Per Attempt (min. 15 att.): 0.59; at Penn St., Oct. 15, 1949 (10 yards/17 att.) High Yards Per Completion (min. 10 comp.): 28.30; at Kansas, Nov. 4, 1978 (283 yards/10 comp.) Low Yards Per Completion (min. 10 comp.): 5.33; at Minnesota, Oct. 2, 1948 (64 yards/12 comp.) High Attempts, No INT: 55; vs. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 High Interceptions: 5; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 (42 att.); vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 13, 1954 (23 att.) High INT Pct. (min. 15 att.): 26.67; at Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1985 (15 att./4 INT) Touchdowns: 7; vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (43 att.) Touchdown Pct. (min. 15 att.): 33.33; vs. UCLA, Sept. 12, 1987; at Missouri, Oct. 31, 1987 (both 15 att./5 TD) High NCAA Pass Efficiency (min. 15 att.): 298.2; vs. UCLA, Sept. 12, 1987 (15-10-0/217/5) Low NCAA Pass Efficiency (min. 15 att.): -24.5; at Penn State, Oct. 15, 1949 (17-3-4/10/0)
PASSING, SEASON
Eric Crouch, the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner, helped Nebraska earn a spot in the 2001 BCS National Championship Game. That same season, Crouch rushed for 132 yards against Baylor. A school-record four Huskers topped the century mark against the Bears, as Nebraska ran for 641 yards against Baylor, the second-highest total in school history.
High Yards: 3,886; 2007 (296 comp., 481 att.) Low Yards: 321; 1960 (24 comp., 72 att.) High Yards Per Game: 323.8; 2007 (3,886 yards/12 games) Low Yards Per Game: 32.1; 1960 (321 yards/10 games) High Attempts: 481; 2007 (296 comp.) Low Attempts: 72; 1960 (24 comp.) High Completions: 296; 2007 (481 att.) Low Completions: 24; 1960 (72 att.) High Completion Pct.: 68.13; 2008 (295 comp., 433 att.) Low Completion Pct.: 28.57; 1947 High Yards Per Attempt: 9. 09; 1978 (1,800 yards/198 att.)
Low Yards Per Attempt: 3.91; 1959 (395 yards/101 att.) High Yards Per Completion: 19.64; 1989 (1,080 yards/55 comp.) Low Yards Per Completion: 11.16; 1958 (413 yards/37 comp.) High Interceptions: 23; 2004 (322 att.) Low Interceptions: 3; 1989 (168 att.); 1996 (222 att.) High INT Pct.: 17.82; 1957 (18 INT/101 att.) Low INT Pct.: 1.35; 1996 (3 INT/222 att.) High Touchdowns: 32; 2006 (411 att.) Low Touchdowns: 1; 1957 (101 att.); 1960 (72 att.) High Touchdown Pct.: 13.69; 1989 (168 att./23 TD) Low Touchdown Pct.: 0.99; 1957 (101 att./1 TD) High NCAA Pass Efficiency: 166.9; 1989 (168-83-3/1,518/23) Low NCAA Pass Efficiency: 35.9; 1957 (101-33-18/428/1)
TOTAL OFFENSE, GAME
High Yards: 883; New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982 (677 rush, 206 pass) Low Yards: 15; at Penn St., Oct. 15, 1949 (5 rush, 10 pass) High Attempts: 108; at Missouri, Oct. 9, 1971 (73 rush, 35 pass) Low Attempts: 35; three times, most recently, vs. Colorado, Nov. 18, 1961 (23 rush, 12 pass) High Yards, Half: 508 (1st); vs. Arizona St., Sept. 16, 1995 (284 rush, 224 pass) High Yards Per Attempt: 11.29; at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (790 yards/70 att.) Low Yards Per Attempt: 0.29; at Penn St., Oct. 15, 1949 (15 yards/52 att.)
TOTAL OFFENSE, SEASON
High Yards: 6,560; 1983 (4,820 rush, 1,740 pass) Low Yards: 1,275; 1947 (918 rush, 357 pass) High Attempts: 1,076; 1971 (696 rush, 380 pass) Low Attempts: 406; 1947 (315 rush, 91 pass) High Yards Per Game: 556.3; 1995 (399.8 rush, 156.5 pass) Low Yards Per Game: 141.7; 1947 (102.0 rush, 39.7 pass) High Yards Per Attempt: 7.16; 1983 (6,560 yards/916 att.) Low Yards Per Attempt: 2.90; 1958 (1,548 yards/526 att.)
TEAM RUSHING YARDS, GAME No. Opponent, Date, Attempts Yards 1. New Mexico State, Sept. 18, 1982 (78 att.) 677 2. at Baylor, Oct. 13, 2001 (73 att.) 641 3. Iowa State, Nov. 4, 1995 (68 att.) 624 4. Utah State, Sept. 7, 1991 (77 att.) 617 5. Iowa State, Nov. 7, 1987 (70 att.) 604 6. at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (55 att.) 595 7. Oklahoma State, Oct. 15, 1988 (60 att.) 570 8. Pacific, Sept. 23, 1995 (70 att.) 569 9. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983 (66 att.) 567 10. at Iowa State, Nov. 5, 1988 (68 att.) 566
TEAM PASSING YARDS, GAME No. Opponent, Date (Comp.-Att.) 1. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (31-43) 2. at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2007 (31-58) 3. Ball State, Sept. 22, 2007 (29-37) 4. Iowa State, Oct. 1, 2005 (2OT) (36-55) 5. Wyoming, Sept. 10, 2016 (21-35) 6. at Purdue, Oct. 31, 2015 (29-48) 7. at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 (25-50) 8. Kansas, Sept. 30, 2006 (OT) (15-33) 9. at Colorado, Nov. 25, 2005 (27-48) 10. USC, Sept. 15, 2007 (36-54)
Yards 519 484 438 431 412 407 405 395 392 389
TEAM TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS, GAME No. Opponent, Date (Rush-Pass-Attempts) Yards 1. New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982 (677-206-104) 883 2. at Kansas, Nov. 4, 1978 (516-283-77) 799 3. at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (595-195-70) 790 4. Utah State, Sept. 7, 1991 (617-170-98) 787 5. Florida Atlantic, Aug. 30, 2014 (498-286-92) 784 6. Iowa State, Nov. 4, 1995 (624-152-89) 776 7. Pacific, Sept. 23, 1995 (569-162-106) 731 8. Kansas State, Oct. 7, 1989 (542-181-87) 723 9. Colorado, Oct. 10, 1981 (541-173-90) 719 10. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 (183-519-80) 702
RECORDS
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Penalties, Game: 16; at Texas A&M, Nov. 20, 2010 (145 yards) Yards Penalized, Game: 145; at Texas A&M, Nov. 20, 2010 (16 pen.) High Penalties, Season: 109; 2010 (993 yards) Low Penalties, Season: 33; 1960 (324 yards) Turnovers, Game: 8; vs. Colorado, Oct. 21, 1967 (4 FL, 4 INT); at Iowa St., Nov. 11, 1972 (6 FL, 2 INT); vs. Iowa State, Oct. 24, 2009 (5 FL, 3 INT) High Turnover Margin: +8; at Kansas St., Oct. 8, 1949 (0-8); vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 18, 2003 (0-8) Low Turnover Margin: -8; vs. Iowa State, Oct. 24, 2009 (8-0) High Turnovers, Season: 40; 1967 (25 FL, 15 INT); 1972 (20 FL, 20 INT) Low Turnovers, Season:12; 1992 (5 FL, 7 INT) High Turnover Margin, Season: +26; 1971 (21-47) Low Turnover Margin, Season: -18; 1967 (40-22) Fumbles, Game: 10; vs. Kansas St., Nov. 13, 1999 (lost 3) Fumbles Lost, Game: 6; several times, most recently, at Iowa St., Nov. 13, 1976 (8 fumbles) High Fumbles, Season: 49; 1999 (lost 25) Low Fumbles, Season: 11; 2015 (lost 6) High Fumbles Lost, Season: 26; 1954 (45 fumbles); 1976 (34 fumbles) Low Fumbles Lost, Season: 5; 1992 (20 fumbles), 2016 (16 fumbles) Interceptions Thrown, Game: 5; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004; vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 13, 1954 High Interceptions Thrown, Season: 23; 2004 Low Interceptions Thrown, Season: 3; 1989, 1996
PUNTING, GAME
High Punts: 18; vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 28, 1918 Low Punts: 0; 10 games, most recently vs. Illinois, Oct. 1, 2016 Punting Average (min. 3 punts): 57.6; vs. Colorado, Nov. 26, 1999 (7 punts, 403 yards)
PUNTING, SEASON
High Punts: 78; 2009 (41.2 avg.) Low Punts: 29; 1995 (38.1 avg.) High Punting Average: 45.9; 2005 (72 punts, 3,302 yards) Low Punting Average: 30.3; 1953 (50 punts, 1,514 yards)
PUNT RETURNS, GAME
Returns: 11; at Minnesota, Sept. 17, 1983 (120 yards) Return Yards: 205; vs. Utah State, Sept. 5, 1987 (6 ret.) Return Average (min. 3 att.): 44.7; at Iowa, Nov. 28, 2014 (3 ret., 134 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns: 2; vs. Kansas, Nov. 12, 1983; vs. Utah St., Sept. 5, 1987; vs. Troy St., Aug. 31, 2002
TEAM DEFENSE, GAME
Rushing Yards Allowed: -45; Kansas St., Oct. 16, 1976 (39 att.) Passing Yards Allowed: 0; 10 times, most recently Nicholls State, Sept. 9, 2006 Total Yards Allowed: 31; South Dakota St., Sept. 21, 1963 (-17 rush, 48 pass) Pass Breakups: 20; at UCLA, Sept. 22, 1984 (43 att.) Total Sacks: 11; vs. Oregon St., Sept. 30, 1989 (89 yards); vs. Maine, Sept. 3, 2005 (69 yards) Yards Lost by Sacks: 89; vs. Oregon St., Sept. 30, 1989 (11 sacks) Tackles for Loss: 18; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 8, 1969 (112 yards); vs. Maine, Sept. 3, 2005 (82 yards) Yards Lost by TFL: 112; vs. Iowa St., Nov. 8, 1969 (18 TFL) Turnovers Forced: 8; several times; most recently, vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 18, 2003 Fumbles Forced: 10; vs. Auburn, Oct. 3, 1981 (5 lost) Opponent Fumbles Lost: 6; several games, most recently, at Iowa St., Nov. 15, 1980 Interceptions: 7; vs. Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1970 (184 yards) Interception Return Yards: 184; vs. Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1970 (7 INT) Interception Return Touchdowns: 2; vs. Oklahoma St., Oct. 24, 1970; vs. Illinois, Sept. 21, 1985; vs. Michigan St., Sept. 7, 1996; vs. Wake Forest, Sept. 10, 2005; vs. Idaho, Sept. 11, 2010; vs. Southern Miss, Sept. 7, 2013
TEAM DEFENSE, SEASON
Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game: 67.5; 1967 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game: 39.9; 1973 Total Yards Allowed Per Game: 157.6; 1967 Pass Breakups: 90; 2000 High Total Sacks: 53; 1999 (395 yards lost) Low Total Sacks: 13; 2007 (94 yards lost) High Yards Lost by Sacks: 395; 1999 (53 sacks) Low Yards Lost by Sacks: 94; 2007 (13 sacks) High Tackles for Loss: 140; 2005 (573 yards lost) Low Tackles for Loss: 32; 1988 (390 yards lost) High Yards Lost by TFL: 597; 1980 (95 TFL) Low Yards Lost by TFL: 115; 1982 (48 TFL) High Turnovers Forced: 47; 1972 (27 INT, 20 FL); 2003 (32 INT, 15 FL) Low Turnovers Forced: 11; 2007 (8 INT, 3 FL) High Fumbles Forced: 48; 1976 (30 lost) Low Fumbles Forced: 10; 2016 (3 lost) High Opponent Fumbles Lost: 30; 1976 (48 fumbles) Low Opponent Fumbles Lost: 3; 2007 (15 fumbles), 2016 (10 fumbles) High Interceptions: 32; 2003 (259 yards) Low Interceptions: 6; 1961 (84 yards) High Interception Return Yards: 523; 1970 (30 INT) Low Interception Return Yards: 49; 1954 (8 INT) Interception Return Touchdowns: 5; 1971, 1995
PUNT RETURNS, SEASON
High Returns: 65; 2001 (853 yards) Low Returns: 17; 1956 (215 yards); 1960 (296 yards) High Return Yards: 853; 2001 (65 returns) Low Return Yards: 70; 2013 (23 ret.) High Punt Return Average: 17.41; 1960 (17 ret., 296 yards) Low Punt Return Average: 3.04, 2013 (23 ret., 70 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns: 6; 2002 (includes one in bowl)
OPPONENT SCORING, SEASON
High Points: 455; 2007 (12 games) Low Points: 0; 1890 (2 games); 1902 (9 games) High Points Per Game: 37.9; 2007 (12 games, 455 points) Low Points Per Game: 0.0; 1890 (2 games, 0 points); 1902 (9 games, 0 points) High Touchdowns: 60; 2007 (12 games) Low Touchdowns: 0; 1890 (2 games); 1902 (9 games) High PATs Made by Kick: 53; 2007 (57 att.) Low PATs Made by Kick: 8; 1963 (15 att.); 1980 (10 att.) High 2PATs Made: 7; 1958 (11 att.) Low 2PATs Made: 0; several times, most recently 2014 High 2PAT Attempts: 11; 1958 (7 made) Low 2PAT Attempts: 0; 1971, 1972, 1975, 2008, 2011, 2014 High Field Goals Made: 20; 2010 (27 att.) Low Field Goals Made: 0; several times, most recently 1957 High Field Goal Attempts: 27; 2010 Low Field Goal Attempts: 3; 1995 (2 made) Safeties: 3; 1996, 2005
OPPONENT FIRST DOWNS, GAME
High First Downs: 34; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007; vs. Wyoming, Aug. 31, 2013 Note: Miami had 34 in Dec. 15, 1962, Gotham Bowl Low First Downs: 2; Notre Dame, Oct. 20, 1917; South Dakota, Sept. 19, 1964; Colorado, Oct. 24, 1964 High First Downs by Rush: 28; Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1974 Low First Downs by Rush: 0; at Wisconsin, Oct. 8, 1966; Minnesota, Oct. 5, 1974; Texas Tech, Oct. 18, 1997; Western Michigan, Aug. 30, 2008; at Michigan, Nov. 9, 2013 High First Downs by Pass: 22; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 Low First Downs by Pass: 0; several times, most recently by Nicholls State, Sept. 9, 2006 High First Downs by Penalty: 6; Oklahoma St., Oct. 15, 1966; Michigan, Oct. 27, 2012 Low First Downs by Penalty: 0; several times, most recently vs. Maryland, Nov. 19, 2016
High First Downs: 299; 2007 Low First Downs: 89; 1964 High First Downs by Rush: 158; 1957 Low First Downs by Rush: 46; 1967 High First Downs by Pass: 163; 2015 Low First Downs by Pass: 16; 1955, 1973 High First Downs by Penalty: 32; 2009 Low First Downs by Penalty: 1; 1953
Returns: 9; at Oklahoma, Nov. 20, 1954; at Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1956 Return Yards: 211; vs. Fresno State, Sept. 10, 2011 (5 returns) Return Average (min. 3 att.): 51.00; at Kansas St., Oct. 6, 1990 (3 ret., 153 yards) Return Touchdowns: 1; several games, most recently at Penn State, Nov. 23, 2013
OPPONENT RUSHING, GAME
KICKOFF RETURNS, SEASON
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Points: 76; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 Points, First Half: 49; at Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 2008 Points, Second Half: 49; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 Points, First Quarter: 35; at Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 2008 Points, Second Quarter: 28; at Ohio State, Oct. 6, 2012 Points, Third Quarter: 28, vs. UCLA, Sept. 14, 2013 28, at Wisconsin, Nov. 15, 2014 Points, Fourth Quarter: 28; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 Touchdowns: 11; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 PATs Made by Kick: 10; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 (10 att.); Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 (11 att.); vs. Wisconsin, Dec. 1, 2012 (10 att.) 2PATs Made: 4; at Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1958 (5 att.) 2PATs Attempted: 5; at Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1958 (4 made), vs. Oregon, Sept. 17, 2016 (1 made) Field Goals Made: 5; Penn State, Sept. 26, 1981 (5 att.); Kansas, Oct. 31, 1981 (5 att.) Field Goal Attempts: 5; seven times, most recently, Wisconsin, Oct. 10, 2015 (3 made) Safeties: 3; Arizona St., Sept. 21, 1996 Quickest Score: 0:06; Kansas St. (NU safety), Oct. 29, 1983
OPPONENT FIRST DOWNS, SEASON
KICKOFF RETURNS, GAME
High Returns: 74; 2007 (1,619 yards) Low Returns: 14; 1967 (248 yards); 1980 (344 yards) High Return Average: 27.85; 1990 (26 ret., 724 yards) Low Return Average: 14.76; 1961 (25 ret., 369 yards) Return Touchdowns: 1; several seasons, most recently 2013
OPPONENT SCORING, GAME
Cornerback Ralph Brown shattered NU's pass breakup record with seven PBUs against Colorado Nov. 29, 1996. Brown finished his career with a school-record 50 pass breakups.
High Yards: 581; at Wisconsin, Nov. 15, 2014 (53 att.) Low Yards: -45; Kansas State, Oct. 16, 1976 (39 att.) High Attempts: 83; Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1974 (482 yards) Low Attempts: 14; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 (-21 yards) High Yards Per Attempt: 10.96; at Wisconsin, Nov. 15, 2014 (53 att., 581 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: -1.50; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 (14 att., -21 yards) High Rushing Touchdowns: 8; at Colorado, Nov. 23, 2001
HUSKERS
OPPONENT RECORDS OPPONENT RUSHING, SEASON
OPPONENT TOTAL OFFENSE, GAME
OPPONENT PUNTING
OPPONENT PASSING, GAME
OPPONENT TOTAL OFFENSE, SEASON
OPPONENT PUNT RETURNS
High Rushing Yards: 2,787; 1957 (613 att.) Low Rushing Yards: 675; 1967 (420 att.) High Yards Per Game: 278.7; 1957 (2,787 yards/10 games) Low Yards Per Game: 67.5; 1967 (675 yards/10 games) High Attempts: 613; 1957 (2,787 yards) Low Attempts: 341; 1995 (862 yards) High Yards Per Attempt: 5.24; 2007 (532 att., 2,786 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: 1.61; 1967 (420 att., 675 yards) High Yards Lost: 667; 1980 Low Yards Lost: 164; 1960 High Rushing Touchdowns: 38; 2007 Low Rushing Touchdowns: 4; 1966
High Yards: 590; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 Low Yards: 0; 10 times, most recently, Nicholls State, Sept. 9, 2006 High Attempts: 68; Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 (46 comp.) Low Attempts: 1; South Dakota, Sept. 19, 1964 (0 comp.) High Completions: 47; Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 (61 att.) Low Completions: 0; 10 times, most recently, Nicholls State, Sept. 9, 2006 High Completion Pct.: 80.00; at Minnesota, Sept. 28, 1946 (15 att., 12 comp.); at Texas Tech, Oct. 11, 2008 (25 att., 20 comp.) Low Completion Pct.: 10.00; at Missouri, Oct. 13, 1973 (20 att., 2 comp.) High Yards Per Attempt: 13.56; Kansas St., Oct. 15, 1966 (16 att., 217 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: 0.12; at Iowa St., Nov. 12, 1949 (17 att., 2 yards) High Yards Per Completion: 23.72; Georgia, Jan. 1, 2013 (18 comp., 427 yards) Low Yards Per Completion: 4.60; Arizona, Dec. 30, 2009 (10 comp., 46 yards) Interceptions Thrown: 7; Kansas St., Nov. 14, 1970 (47 att.) High Interception Pct.: 20.0; five times, most recently, at Iowa St., Nov. 3, 1984 (20 att., 4 INT) High Attempts, No Interceptions: 59; at Fresno State, Sept. 13, 2014 Touchdowns Thrown: 6; at Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004; at Kansas, Nov. 3, 2007 High Touchdown Pct. (min. 15 att.): 26.67; at Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1962 (15 att., 4 TD) High NCAA Pass Efficiency Rating (min. 15 att.): 236.6; Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1962 (15-9-1/182/4) Low NCAA Pass Efficiency Rating (min. 15 att.): -2.6; at Iowa St., Nov. 5, 1955 (19-2-2/18/0)
High Yards: 656; at Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1956 (506 rush, 150 pass) Low Yards: 31; South Dakota St., Sept. 21, 1963 (-17 rush, 48 pass) High Attempts: 102; Iowa State, Sept. 29, 2007 (51 rush, 51 pass) Low Attempts: 34; South Dakota, Sept. 24, 1949 (27 rush, 7 pass) High Yards Per Attempt: 10.67; vs. Wisconsin, Dec. 1, 2012 (60 att., 640 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: 0.63; South Dakota St., Sept. 21, 1963 (49 att., 31 yards)
High Yards: 5,722; 2007 (2,786 rush, 2,936 pass) Low Yards: 1,576; 1967 (675 rush, 901 pass) High Attempts: 1,008; 2002 (549 rush, 459 pass) Low Attempts: 517; 1964 (382 rush, 135 pass) High Yards Per Game: 476.8; 2007 (5,722 yards, 941 att.) Low Yards Per Game: 167.0; 1964 (100.5 rush avg., 66.5 pass avg.) High Yards Per Attempt: 7.02; 1950 (468 att., 3,287 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: 2.47; 1967 (NCAA record, 637 att., 1,576 yards)
OPPONENT MISCELLANEOUS
Penalties, Game: 20; Notre Dame, Oct. 16, 1948 (170 yards) Yards Penalized, Game: 170; Notre Dame, Oct. 16, 1948 (20 penalties) High Penalties, Season: 103; 1998 (830 yards) Low Penalties, Season: 33; 1967 (260 yards) High Yards Penalized, Season: 830; 1998 (103 penalties) Low Yards Penalized, Season: 260; 1967 (33 penalties) Interceptions By, Game: 5; Texas Tech, Oct. 9, 2004 (102 yards); Pittsburgh, Nov. 13, 1954 (51 yards) Interception Return Yards, Game: 188; Colorado, Oct. 21, 1967 (4 ret.) Interception Return Touchdowns, Game: 2; Colorado; Oct. 21, 1967; at Ohio State, Nov. 5, 2016 High Interceptions, Season: 23; 2004 (292 yards) Low Interceptions, Season: 3; 1989 (21 yards); 1996 (33 yards) High Interception Return Yards, Season: 370; 2015 (21 INT) Low Interception Return Yards, Season: 7; 1982 (4 ret.) Interception Return Touchdowns, Season: 3; 1979, 2008
OPPONENT PASSING, SEASON
High Yards: 3,777; 2015 (506 att., 293 comp.) Low Yards: 439; 1973 (142 att., 40 comp.) High Yards Per Game: 290.5; 2015 (3,777 yards/13 games) Low Yards Per Game: 39.9; 1973 (439 yards/11 games) High Attempts: 506; 2015 (293 comp.) Low Attempts: 104; 1955 (29 comp.) High Completions: 293; 2015 (506 att.) Low Completions: 29; 1955 (104 att.) High Completion Pct.: 57.90; 2015 (506 att., 293 comp.) Low Completion Pct.: 27.88; 1955 (104 att., 29 comp.) High Interceptions: 32; 2003 (430 att.) Low Interceptions: 6; 1958 (124 att.); 1961 (109 att.) High Interception Pct.: 14.40; 1949 (125 att., 18 int.) Low Interception Pct.: 1.95; 2007 (409 att., 8 int.) High Yards Per Attempt: 8.94; 1948 (144 att., 1,288 yards) Low Yards Per Attempt: 3.09; 1973 (142 att., 439 yards) High Yards Per Completion: 17.64; 1948 (73 comp., 1,288 yards) Low Yards Per Completion: 10.61; 2003 (218 comp., 2,312 yards) High Touchdowns: 25; 2015 (506 att.) Low Touchdowns: 1; five seasons, most recently 1975 High Touchdown Pct.: 13.19; 1948 (144 att., 19 TD) Low Touchdown Pct.: 0.46; 1967 (217 att., 1 TD) High NCAA Pass Efficiency Rating: 154.1; 1948 (144-73-11/1,288/19) Low NCAA Pass Efficiency Rating: 35.3; 1973 (142-40-15/439/1)
High Punts, Game: 15; at Kansas, Oct. 21, 1972; Oklahoma St., Oct. 28, 1972 Low Punts, Game: 0, Missouri, Oct. 4, 2008; at Ohio State, Nov. 5, 2016 Long Punt: 93; vs. Kansas St. (Don Birdsey), Oct. 16, 1981 Average Punt Per Game: 60.1; West Virginia, Aug. 28, 1994 (9 punts, 541 yards) High Punts, Season: 104; 1999 (4,051 yards) Low Punts, Season: 39; 1953 (1,308 yards) High Average Per Punt, Season: 44.4; 1982 (68 punts, 3,016 yards) Low Average Per Punt: 32.1; 1956 (44 punts, 1,412 yards)
Punt Returns, Game: 9; Oklahoma, Nov. 24, 1951 (136 yards) Punt Return Average, Game: 36.00; at Colorado, Nov. 4, 1989 (3 ret., 108 yards) Long Punt Return: 91; Baylor (Del Shofner), Nov. 17, 1956 Punt Return Touchdowns, Game: 1; several times, most recently, vs. Iowa (Drew Ott), Nov. 28, 2014 High Punt Returns, Season: 43; 1947 (503 yards) Low Punt Returns, Season: 5; 1995 (12 yards) High Punt Return Yards, Season: 503; 1947 (43 ret.) Low Punt Return Yards, Season: 12; 1995 (5 ret.) High Punt Return Average, Season: 16.92; 1989 (13 ret., 220 yards) Low Punt Return Average, Season: 1.94; 1975 (18 ret., 35 yards) Punt Return Touchdowns, Season: 2; 1956, 2002
OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURNS
Kickoff Returns, Game: 11; three times, most recently, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1976 (112 yards) Kickoff Return Yards, Game: 248; Iowa St., Nov. 15, 1997 (10 returns) Kickoff Return Average, Game (min. 3 att.): 42.00; at Colorado, Oct. 25, 1952 (3 ret., 126 yards) Long Kickoff Return: 100; at Colorado (Howard Ballage), Oct. 25, 1952; at Notre Dame (Julius Jones), Sept. 9, 2000, Southern Miss (Tracy Lampley), Sept. 1, 2012 Kickoff Return Touchdowns, Game: 1; several times, most recently vs. USC (Adoree Jackson), Dec. 27, 2014 High Kickoff Returns, Season: 76; 1983 (1,297 yards) Low Kickoff Returns, Season: 18; 1947 (306 yards) High Kickoff Return Yards, Season: 1,364; 2008 (57 ret.) Low Kickoff Return Yards, Season: 291; 1956 (27 ret.) High Kickoff Return Average, Season: 24.73; 2004 (30 ret., 742 yards) Low Kickoff Return Average, Season: 10.78; 1956 (27 ret., 291 yards) Kickoff Return Touchdowns, Season: 2; 1949, 1970, 2004
OPPONENT FIELD GOALS
Field Goals Made, Game: 5; vs. Penn St. (Brian Franco), Sept. 26, 1981; vs. Kansas (Bruce Kallmeyer), Oct. 31, 1981; at Miami (Michael Badgley), Sept. 19, 2015 Field Goals Attempted, Game: 5; nine times, most recently, vs. Wisconsin (Rafael Gaglianone), Oct. 10, 2015 Field Goals Missed, Game: 4; vs. Colorado (Mark Mariscal), Nov. 24, 2000 Long Field Goal: 61; at Kansas St. (Mark Potter), Oct. 22, 1988 High Field Goals Made, Season: 20; 2010 Low Field Goals Made, Season: 0; eight times, most recently, 1957 High Field Goals Attempted, Season: 27; 2010 Low Field Goals Attempted, Season: 0; eight times, most recently, 1957 High Field Goals Missed, Season: 12; 2005, 2009 Low Field Goals Missed, Season: 0; 17 times, most recently 1963
College Football Hall of Famer Grant Wistrom holds the school record with 58.5 tackles for loss during his career.
RECORDS
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME PLAYERS AND COACHES
The University of Nebraska is well represented at the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. In 2015, Trev Alberts became the 17th former NU player selected to join six former Husker coaches inducted into the Hall (pictured at bottom). Alberts was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame in December of 2015. Former All-America tackle Ed Weir claimed the honor as the first Husker player enshrined, while coaches Fielding Yost and Dana X. Bible were also inducted the same year (1951). Coach Tom Osborne, inducted in 1998, is the most recent Husker coach enshrined in the hall.
Fielding Yost (1898) – Inducted in 1951
Ed Weir, Tackle (1923-25) – Inducted in 1951
George Sauer, Fullback (1931-33) – Inducted in 1954
Guy Chamberlin, End (1913-15) – Inducted in 1962
Clarence Swanson, End (1918-21) – Inducted in 1973
Dana X. Bible (1929-36) – Inducted in 1951
Sam Francis, Fullback (1934-36) – Inducted in 1977
Bobby Reynolds, Halfback (1950-52) – Inducted in 1984
Forrest Behm, Tackle (1938-40) – Inducted in 1988
Wayne Meylan, Middle Guard (1965-67) – Inducted in 1991 Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones (1937-41) – Inducted in 1954
Rich Glover, Middle Guard (1970-72) Inducted in 1995
Dave Rimington, Center (1979-82) – Inducted in 1997
Johnny Rodgers, Wingback (1970-72) – Inducted in 2000
Mike Rozier, I-Back (1981-83) – Inducted in 2006
Grant Wistrom, Rush End (1994-97) – Inducted in 2009
Will Shields, Offensive Line (1989-92) – Inducted in 2011
Tommie Frazier, Quarterback (1992-95) – Inducted in 2013
2015 INDUCTEE
TREV ALBERTS
Bob Brown, Guard (1961-63) – Inducted in 1993
Trev Alberts, Outside Linebacker (1990-93) – Inducted in 2015
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E.N. Robinson (1896-97) – Inducted in 1955
Bob Devaney (1962-72) – Inducted in 1981
Tom Osborne (1973-97) – Inducted in 1998
HUSKERS
BOB DEVANEY
HEAD COACH, 1973-97 RECORD: 255-49-3 (.836, 6TH ALL-TIME)
HEAD COACH, 1962-72 RECORD: 101-20-2 (.829, 13TH ALL-TIME)
The field inside Memorial stadium is called Tom Osborne Field in honor of a man, who in 25 seasons, built a total program based on more than winning. Osborne’s coaching career came to a poetic end in the 1998 Orange Bowl. In his final game, the Huskers defeated No. 3 Tennessee, 42-17, giving him a share of a third national title in his final four seasons. The victory left Osborne as the first coach in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion, along with the nation’s best active winning percentage (.836, 255-49-3), which ranks sixth all-time among Division I coaches. Osborne guided the Huskers to back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995, then capped his career by sharing the 1997 title with Michigan. Nebraska’s back-to-back national titles in 1994-95 made Osborne the first coach to accomplish that feat since Bear Bryant in 1978-79. Under Osborne, NU became just the second school all time to post back-to-back perfect national championship seasons. In fact, Osborne’s last five Nebraska teams put together the best five-year run in collegiate football history with an amazing 60-3 record. Osborne-coached Nebraska teams captured 13 conference crowns and all 25 of his Husker teams won at least nine games and went to a bowl. Achievements of that magnitude earned Osborne an immediate ticket to the College Football Hall of Fame in December of 1998, after it waived the customary three-year wait for entrance into the hall. The Memorial Stadium field was re-named Tom Osborne field in 1998. A Hastings, Neb., native, Osborne served Nebraska for three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Osborne served as Nebraska’s Athletic Director from 2007 through 2012.
One man tops the list of people responsible for the success of the University of Nebraska athletic teams – Bob Devaney. For 35 years he was the driving force behind the University of Nebraska championships, first as a Hall of Fame football coach (1962-72), then as Athletic Director (1967-93) and Athletic Director Emeritus (1993-96). Devaney retired in 1996 and lived in Lincoln until he passed away at the age of 82 on May 9, 1997. Devaney’s mark will remain forever. The memories of the storybook national championship seasons of 1970 and 1971 will continue to inspire generations of Husker fans for years to come. His commitment to building one of the nation’s best athletic programs is reinforced with every athletic and academic honor earned by Husker student-athletes. From the time he took over athletic director duties in 1967, to his final year in 1993, his vigor, enthusiasm and administrative excellence earned him a reputation as one of the nation’s outstanding athletic directors. Those characteristics helped make him a football coaching legend. A 1981 inductee into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, under Devaney’s leadership Nebraska developed one of the nation’s most successful all-around athletic programs. During his 11-year stint as Husker football coach, Devaney’s teams won 101 games, lost only 20 and tied two for an .829 winning percentage. His career mark of 136-30-7 (.806) ranked him as the nation’s winningest active coach at the time of his retirement in 1973. Today, he ranks 12th on the all-time list, six spots behind the man he tabbed as his replacement, Tom Osborne. In all, his Husker gridiron teams won eight Big Eight titles and two national championships (1970, 1971) and went to nine bowl games. He had three straight Orange Bowl wins, two Outland Trophy winners, a Lombardi Award winner and a Heisman Trophy winner. Twice his teams won four consecutive Big Eight titles, 1963-66 and 1969-72.
DEVANEY.OSBORNE
TOM OSBORNE
THE OSBORNE RECORD Year Won Lost Tied 1973 9 2 1 1974 9 3 0 1975 10 2 0 1976 9 3 1 1977 9 3 0 1978 9 3 0 1979 10 2 0 1980 10 2 0 1981 9 3 0 1982 12 1 0 1983 12 1 0 1984 10 2 0 1985 9 3 0 1986 10 2 0 1987 10 2 0 1988 11 2 0 1989 10 2 0 1990 9 3 0 1991 9 2 1 1992 9 3 0 1993 11 1 0 1994 13 0 0 1995 12 0 0 1996 11 2 0 1997 13 0 0 Career 255 49 3
Pct. .792 .750 .833 .731 .750 .750 .833 .833 .750 .923 .923 .833 .750 .833 .833 .846 .833 .750 .792 .750 .917 1.000 1.000 .846 1.000 .836
Bowl Highlights Cotton Sugar Fiesta Big Eight co-Champions Bluebonnet Liberty Orange Big Eight co-Champions Cotton Sun Orange Big Eight Champions Orange Big Eight Champions Orange Big Eight Champions Sugar Big Eight co-Champions Fiesta Sugar Fiesta Orange Big Eight Champions Fiesta Citrus Orange Big Eight co-Champions Orange Big Eight Champions Orange Big Eight Champions Orange National Champions Fiesta National Champions Orange Big 12 North Champions Orange National Champions 25 straight 13 conference titles
THE DEVANEY RECORD
Year Won Lost Tied Pct. Bowl 1962 9 2 0 .818 Gotham 1963 10 1 0 .909 Orange 1964 9 2 0 .818 Cotton 1965 10 1 0 .909 Orange 1966 9 2 0 .818 Sugar 1967 6 4 0 .600 1968 6 4 0 .600 1969 9 2 0 .818 Sun 1970 11 0 1 .958 Orange 1971 13 0 0 1.000 Orange 1972 9 2 1 .792 Orange Total 101 20 2 .829 Career 136 30 7 .806
Highlights Big Eight Champions Big Eight Champions Big Eight Champions Big Eight Champions
Big Eight co-Champions National Champions National Champions Big Eight Champions Eight conference titles 12 conference titles
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
NEBRASKA’S FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 96 Players 14 Double Winners 110 Total First-Teamers 46 Consensus All-Americans 55 Total Consensus Awards 20 Unanimous All-Americans 21 Total Unanimous Awards Award Key * - Consensus All-American # - Unanimous All-American
Vic Halligan Tackle, 1914
Guy Chamberlin* End, 1915
Ed Weir**# Tackle, 1924-25
Lonnie Stiner Tackle, 1926
Dan McMullen Guard, 1928
Ray Richards Tackle, 1929
Hugh Rhea Tackle, 1930
Lawrence Ely Center, 1932
George Sauer* Fullback, 1933
Sam Francis* Fullback, 1936
Fred Shirey Tackle, 1937
Charles Brock Center, 1937
Warren Alfson Guard, 1940
Forrest Behm Tackle, 1940
Tom Novak Center, 1949
Bobby Reynolds Halfback, 1950
Jerry Minnick Tackle, 1952
Bob Brown*# Guard, 1963
Larry Kramer*# Tackle, 1964
Freeman White* End, 1965
Walt Barnes* Tackle, 1965
Tony Jeter End, 1965
LaVerne Allers* Guard, 1966
Larry Wachholtz Def. Back, 1966
Wayne Meylan** Middle Guard, 1966-67
Joe Armstrong Guard, 1968
Jerry Murtaugh Linebacker, 1970
Bob Newton* Tackle, 1970
Jeff Kinney I-Back, 1971
Larry Jacobson* Def. Tackle, 1971
Jerry Tagge Quarterback, 1971
Rich Glover*# Middle Guard, 1971-72
Willie Harper** Def. End, 1971-72
Johnny Rodgers**# Wingback, 1971-72
Daryl White Off. Tackle, 1972-73
John Dutton*# Def. Tackle, 1973
Rik Bonness*# Center, 1974-75
Marvin Crenshaw* Off. Tackle, 1974
Dave Humm Quarterback, 1974
Bob Martin Def. End, 1975
Wonder Monds Def. Back, 1975
Dave Butterfield* Def. Back, 1976
Mike Fultz Def. Tackle, 1976
Vince Ferragamo Quarterback, 1976
Tom Davis Center, 1977
Kelvin Clark* Off. Tackle, 1978
George Andrews Def. End, 1978
Junior Miller*# Tight End, 1979
Derrie Nelson Def. End, 1980
Jarvis Redwine* I-Back, 1980
Randy Schleusener* Off. Guard, 1980
Jimmy Williams Def. End, 1981
Dave Rimington**## Center, 1981-82
Mike Rozier**# I-Back, 1982-83
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96 PLAYERS, 110 COMBINED AWARDS ALL-AMERICANS BY NUMBER No. 3 Keyuo Craver, 2001 No. 4 Lavonte David, 2011 No. 5 DeJuan Groce, 2002 No. 7 Eric Crouch, 2001 No. 9 Steve Taylor, 1988 No. 10 Bret Clark, 1984 No. 12 Bobby Reynolds, 1950 Dave Humm, 1974 Jarvis Redwine, 1980 No. 13 Carlos Polk, 2000 No. 14 Jerry Tagge, 1971 No. 15 Vince Ferragamo, 1976 Tommie Frazier, 1995 No. 19 Kyle Larson, 2003 No. 20 Johnny Rodgers, 1971-72 Josh Bullocks, 2003 No. 21 Mike Brown, 1999 Prince Amukamara, 2010 No. 22 Warren Alfson, 1940 Ralph Brown, 1999 No. 25 George Sauer, 1933 No. 26 Wonder Monds, 1975 No. 27 Irving Fryar, 1983 No. 30 Mike Rozier, 1982-83 No. 32 Ed Stewart, 1994 No. 33 Forrest Behm, 1940 No. 34 Dave Butterfield, 1976 Trev Alberts, 1993 No. 35 Ed Weir, 1925 Jeff Kinney, 1971 No. 36 Larry Wachholtz, 1966 No. 37 Lawrence Ely, 1932 No. 38 Sam Francis, 1936 No. 42 Jerry Murtaugh, 1970 No. 43 Lonnie Stiner, 1926 No. 45 Fred Shirey, 1937 No. 47 Ray Richards, 1929 Charles Brock, 1938 No. 50 Dave Rimington, 1981-82 No. 52 Tom Davis, 1977 No. 53 Hugh Rhea, 1930 Randy Schleusener, 1980 No. 54 Rik Bonness, 1974-75 Aaron Graham, 1995 Dominic Raiola, 2000 No. 55 Jason Peter, 1997 Russ Hochstein, 2000 No. 57 Mark Traynowicz, 1984 Kenny Walker, 1990
No. 58 Harry Grimminger, 1984 No. 60 Tom Novak, 1949 No. 61 John McCormick, 1987 No. 64 Bob Brown, 1963 No. 65 Joe Armstrong, 1968 No. 66 Dan McMullen, 1928 Wayne Meylan, 1966-67 Brenden Stai, 1994 No. 67 LaVerne Allers, 1966 Aaron Taylor, 1996-97 No. 68 Bill Lewis, 1985 Jake Young, 1988-89 No. 70 Doug Glaser, 1989 No. 71 Dean Steinkuhler, 1983 No. 72 Daryl White, 1972-73 Mike Fultz, 1976 Zach Wiegert, 1994 No. 73 Marvin Crenshaw, 1974 Kelvin Clark, 1978 No. 74 Bob Newton, 1970 No. 75 Larry Kramer, 1964 Larry Jacobson, 1971 Will Shields, 1992 No. 76 Jerry Minnick, 1952 No. 77 Walt Barnes, 1965 Toniu Fonoti, 2001 No. 79 Rich Glover, 1971-72 No. 81 Willie Harper, 1971-72 No. 84 Tony Jeter, 1965 No. 85 Freeman White, 1965 No. 87 Bob Martin, 1975 No. 89 Junior Miller, 1979 Broderick Thomas, 1987-88 No. 90 John Dutton, 1973 Alex Henery, 2010 No. 92 Derrie Nelson, 1980 No. 93 Travis Hill, 1992 Jared Tomich, 1995 Ndamukong Suh, 2009 No. 95 Danny Noonan, 1986 No. 96 George Andrews, 1978 Jimmy Williams, 1981 Jim Skow, 1985 No. 98 Grant Wistrom, 1996-97 No. 99 Neil Smith, 1987 Note – Numbers not available for NU's first two All-Americans, Vic Halligan, 1914, and Guy Chamberlin, 1915.
Irving Fryar*# Wingback, 1983
Dean Steinkuhler* Off. Guard, 1983
Bret Clark Safety, 1984
Harry Grimminger Off. Guard, 1984
Mark Traynowicz*# Center, 1984
Bill Lewis Center, 1985
Jim Skow Def. Tackle, 1985
Danny Noonan*# Middle Guard, 1986
John McCormick Off. Guard, 1987
Neil Smith Def. Tackle, 1987
Steve Taylor Quarterback, 1987
Broderick Thomas*# OLB, 1987-88
Jake Young** Center, 1988-89
Doug Glaser Off. Tackle, 1989
Kenny Walker Def. Tackle, 1990
Travis Hill OLB, 1992
Will Shields*# Off. Guard, 1992
Trev Alberts*# OLB, 1993
Brenden Stai* Off. Guard, 1994
Ed Stewart* Linebacker, 1994
Zach Wiegert*# Off. Tackle, 1994
Tommie Frazier* Quarterback, 1995
Aaron Graham Center, 1995
Jared Tomich Rush End, 1995-96
Aaron Taylor**# Center, 1996; Off. Guard, 1997
Grant Wistrom** Rush End, 1996-97
Jason Peter* Def. Tackle, 1997
Mike Brown Def. Back, 1999
Ralph Brown* Def. Back, 1999
Russ Hochstein Off. Guard, 2000
Carlos Polk Linebacker, 2000
Dominic Raiola* Center, 2000
Keyuo Craver Def. Back, 2001
Eric Crouch* Quarterback, 2001
Toniu Fonoti* Off. Guard, 2001
DeJuan Groce Kick Returner, 2002
Josh Bullocks Def. Back, 2003
Kyle Larson Punter, 2003
Ndamukong Suh*# Def. Tackle, 2009
Prince Amukamara*# Def. Back, 2010
Alex Henery Place-Kicker, 2010
Lavonte David Linebacker, 2011
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
NEBRASKA’S FIRST-TEAM CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS All-Time (Chosen by CoSIDA): 54 Players; 15 Double Winners; 69 Total (first-team) Last 35 seasons: 47 Players; 13 Double Winners; 60 Total *Four others chosen academic All-American by other groups, giving NU 73 first-team academic All-Americans
Bob Oberlin Center, 1952-53
Don Fricke* Center, 1960
Pat Clare* Back, 1960
Jim Huge End, 1962
Dennis Claridge Back, 1963
Jim Osberg* Off. Guard, 1965
Tony Jeter* Off. End, 1965
Marvin Mueller Def. Back, 1966
Randy Reeves Def. Back, 1969
Jeff Kinney Halfback, 1971
Larry Jacobson Def. Tackle, 1971
Frosty Anderson Off. Back/End, 1973
Rik Bonness Center, 1975
Tom Heiser Off. Back, 1975
Vince Ferragamo Quarterback, 1976
Ted Harvey Def. Back, 1976-77
Jim Pillen Def. Back, 1978
George Andrews Def. Tackle, 1978
Rod Horn Def. Tackle, 1979
Randy Schleusener Off. Guard, 1979-80
Kelly Saalfeld Off. Line, 1979
Jeff Finn Off. End, 1980
Ric Lindquist Def. Back, 1981
Randy Theiss Off. Tackle, 1981
Dave Rimington Center, 1981-82
Scott Strasburger Def. End, 1983-84
Rob Stuckey Def. Line, 1983-84
Mark Traynowicz Off. Line, 1984
Dale Klein Place-Kicker, 1986
Tom Welter Off. Line, 1986
Jeff Jamrog Def. End, 1987
Mark Blazek Def. Back, 1987-88
John Kroeker Punter, 1988
Gerry Gdowski Quarterback, 1989
Jake Young Center, 1989
David Edeal Center, 1990
Pat Tyrance Linebacker, 1990
Jim Wanek Off. Guard, 1990
Pat Engelbert Nose Guard, 1991
Mike Stigge Punter, 1991-92
Trev Alberts OLB, 1993
Terry Connealy Nose Tackle, 1993-94
Rob Zatechka Off. Tackle, 1993-94
Matt Shaw Tight End, 1994
Aaron Graham Center, 1995
Grant Wistrom Rush End, 1996-97
Joel Makovicka Fullback, 1997-98
Chad Kelsay Rush End, 1998
2ND/3RD TEAM ACADEMIC ALLAMERICANS 38 honorees since 1970
1970- Bill Kosch, S (2nd); Dave Walline, DT (2nd); John Adkins, DE (3rd) 1971- Bill Kosch, S (2nd); Dick Rupert, G (2nd) 1973- Ritch Bahe, RB (2nd) 1977- Stan Waldemore, T (2nd) 1980- Rick Lundquist, DB (2nd) 1982- Randy Theiss, OT (2nd); Kris Van Norman, S (2nd); Bill Weber, DE (2nd) 1987- Micah Heibel, FB (2nd) 1988- Jon Nelson, OL (2nd); Jake Young, C (2nd) 1989- Pat Tyrance, ILB (2nd) 1990- Pat Englebert, MG (2nd) 1992- Rob Zatechka, OT (2nd) 1993- Ken Mehlin, OG (2nd) 1994- Aaron Graham, C (2nd) 1995- Brian Schuster, FB (2nd); Steve Ott, OG (2nd); Steve Volin, OT (2nd) 1996- Jon Hesse, LB (2nd) 1997- Scott Frost, QB (2nd); Chad Kelsay, RE (2nd); Jon Zatechka, OG (2nd) 1998- Brian Shaw, LB (2nd) 1999- Brian Shaw, LB (2nd) 2003- Judd Davies, FB (2nd); Pat Ricketts, CB (2nd) 2004- Kellen Huston, DB (2nd) 2006- Dane Todd, FB (2nd) 2008- Todd Peterson, WR (2nd); Tyler Wortman, LB (2nd) 2011- Sean Fisher, LB (2nd) 2012- Sean Fisher, LB (2nd) 2013- Jake Long, TE (2nd) C.J. Zimmerer, FB (2nd)
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HUSKERS
54 PLAYERS, 73 COMBINED AWARDS
Bill Lafleur Punter, 1998
Mike Brown Rover, 1999
Rex Burkhead I-Back, 2011-12
Spencer Long Off. Guard, 2013
Kyle Vanden Bosch Rush End, 1999-2000
Chad Sievers Linebacker, 2004
Tracey Wistrom Tight End, 2001
Kurt Mann Center, 2005
Dane Todd Fullback, 2005
NU HONOREES
NATION-LEADING 17 NCAA TODAY'S TOP TEN AWARDS
The highest honor the NCAA can bestow on a student-athlete is The NCAA Today's Top 10 Award. The award is based not only on outstanding athletic accomplishments, but on excellent academic records and leadership ability in community and campus activities. The University of Nebraska earned its NCAA-leading 17th Top 10 Award in January of 2014 when women's tennis standout Mary Weatherholt was recognized at the NCAA honors dinner. Weatherholt was the NCAA singles runner-up in 2013. She was Nebraska's first Top 10 honoree since 2008. The Husker football program has nine of Nebraska's 17 Top 10 Award winners, most recently All-America rush end Grant Wistrom who was a 1998 honoree. Wistrom's selection gave Nebraska nine Top 10 honorees in the 1990s. Two Huskers received the award in both 1990 and 1991, the only times that a school had more than one student-athlete honored. Nine of Nebraska’s Top 10 picks were football players, making the Husker grid program the most decorated in the country. In the 1990s, six Husker football players were awarded the Top 10 honor, including Aaron Graham (1996), Rob Zatechka (1995), Trev Alberts (1994), Pat Tyrance (1991) and Jake Young (1990). Randy Schleusener (1981) was the first Husker to win the award, followed by Dave Rimington (1983) and Mark Traynowicz (1985). Nebraska's success in the classroom also extends to other sports. Along with nine football players who have won the Top 10 Award, four Husker volleyball players (Sarah Pavan-2008, Virginia Stahr-1990, Janet Kruse-1992, Nancy Metcalf-2002), two men's gymnasts (Tom Schlesinger-1989, Patrick Kirksey-1991), one women's gymnast (Richelle Simpson-2005) and one women's tennis player (Weatherholt-2014) have also claimed the honor. NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETES 1959 – Harry Tolly, QB 1969 – Randy Reeves, DB 1973 – Frosty Anderson, B/E 1975 – Tom Heiser, B 1976 – Vince Ferragamo, QB 1980 – Randy Schleusener, OG 1982 – Dave Rimington, C 1984 – Scott Strasburger, DE 1988 – Mark Blazek, DB 1989 – Gerry Gdowski, QB 1990 – Pat Tyrance, ILB 1991 – Pat Engelbert, NG 1992 – Mike Stigge, P 1993 – Trev Alberts, OLB 1994 – Rob Zatechka*, OT 1997 – Grant Wistrom, RE 1998 – Joel Makovicka, FB 2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch*, RE 2001–Tracey Wistrom, TE 2002 – Chris Kelsay, RE 2012 – Rex Burkhead, IB 2013 – Spencer Long, OG *Vincent dePaul Draddy Award Winner
COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HALL OF FAME 2004 – Dave Rimington, C 2009 – Pat Tyrance, LB DICK ENBERG AWARD 2003 – Coach Tom Osborne
WOODY HAYES DIVISION I MALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1992 – Pat Tyrance, ILB 1995 – Rob Zatechka, OT 2001 – Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 1970 – Randy Reeves, DB 1971 – John Decker, S 1972 – Larry Jacobson, DT 1973 – Dave Mason, D 1974 – Dan Anderson, OG 1976 – Tom Heiser, B 1977 – Vince Ferragamo, QB 1978 – Ted Harvey, DB 1979 – Jim Pillen, MG 1980 – Tim Smith, SE 1980 – Randy Schleusener, OG 1981 – Jeff Finn, TE 1982 – Ric Lindquist, DB 1985 – Scott Strasburger, DE 1988 – Jeff Jamrog, DE 1989 – Mark Blazek, DB 1990 – Gerry Gdowski, QB 1990 – Jake Young, C 1991 – Pat Tyrance, ILB 1991 – David Edeal, C 1992 – Pat Engelbert, NG 1992 – Mike Stigge, P 1993 – Trev Alberts, OLB 1994 – Rob Zatechka*, OT 1995 – Aaron Graham, C 1996 – Jon Hesse, LB 1997 – Grant Wistrom, RE 1999 – Brian Shaw, LB
1999 – T.J. DeBates, TE 2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE 2003 – Judd Davies, FB 2004 – Chad Sievers, LB 2006 – Dane Todd*, FB 2012 – Sean Fisher, LB *Walter Byers Winner
BIG 12 POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 1999 – Brian Shaw, LB 2003 – Judd Davies, FB 2006 – Dane Todd, FB BIG TEN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 2012-13 – Conor McDermott, TE 2013-14 – Brandon Chapek, OL WAYNE DUKE POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 2013 – Sean Fisher, LB 2014 – Spencer Long, OG SENIOR CLASS AWARD 2014 – Ameer Abdullah, IB NACDA/DISNEY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1994 – Trev Alberts, OLB 1995 – Rob Zatechka, OT 1996 – Aaron Graham, C 2001 – Dave Volk, OT
BURGER KING DIVISION I SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1999 – Brian Shaw, LB BURGER KING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1995 – Aaron Graham, C 1996 – Jon Hesse, LB 1997 – Jon Zatechka, OG 1998 – Joel Makovicka, FB 1999 – Brian Shaw, LB CFA/HITACHI SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1991 – Pat Engelbert, NG; Mike Stigge, P 1992 – Jim Scott, C; Mike Stigge, P 1993 – Trev Alberts, OLB; Rob Zatechka, OT 1994 – Terry Connealy, NT; Rob Zatechka, OT 1996 – Jon Hesse, LB TOYOTA LEADERSHIP 1987 – John McCormick, OG 1988 – Mark Blazek, DB 1990 – Gerry Gdowski, QB 1991 – Pat Tyrance, ILB 1992 – Trev Alberts, OLB 1993 – Trev Alberts, OLB AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM 1992 – Troy Branch, LB 1993 – Troy Branch, LB
Austin Cassidy Def. Back, 2010-11
2014 – Mary Weatherholt, WTen 2008 – Sarah Pavan, VB 2006 – Richelle Simpson, WGym 2002 – Nancy Metcalf, VB 1998 – Grant Wistrom, FB 1996 – Aaron Graham, FB 1995 – Rob Zatechka, FB 1994 – Trev Alberts, FB 1992 – Janet Kruse, VB 1991 – Patrick Kirksey, MGym 1991 – Pat Tyrance, FB 1990 – Virginia Stahr, VB 1990 – Jake Young, FB 1989 – Tom Schlesinger, MGym 1985 – Mark Traynowicz, FB 1983 – Dave Rimington, FB 1981 – Randy Schleusener, FB
1994 – Donta Jones, OLB 1995 – Aaron Graham, C 1996 – Jared Tomich, RE 1999 – Dan Alexander, IB 2001 – Patrick Kabongo, DT 2002 – Troy Hassebroek, WB 2003 – Sandro DeAngelis, PK 2005 – Mark LeFlore, WR 2006 – Dane Todd, FB 2011 – Jared Crick, DT 2012 – Rex Burkhead, IB 2013 – C.J. Zimmerer, FB FOUR-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES Mike Stigge, Punter (1989-90-91-92) Rob Zatechka, Off. Tackle (1991-92-93-94) Brian Shaw, Linebacker (1996-97-98-99) Dave Volk, Off. Tackle (1998-99-00-01) Chris Kelsay, Rush End (1999-00-01-02) Judd Davies, Fullback (2000-01-02-03) Trevor Johnson, Rush End (2000-01-02-03) Todd Peterson, Wide Receiver (2005-06-07-08) Sam Cotton, Tight End (2013-14-15-16) Brandon Reilly, Wide Receiver (2013-14-15-16)
Rex Burkhead became the 15th Nebraska player to be a two-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
VARSITY LETTERMAN LIST NOTE: The following list is as complete and accurate as historical records allow. Corrections and additions will be made if documentation is provided. In each entry, the year is listed for each letter won. For example in the listing for Willard Burnham, the years are 1924-26, meaning Burnham lettered in 1924 and 1926 but not in 1925. Lettermen lists are not available for the 1890, 1891 and 1895 seasons. Players are listed by hometown and the last position they played at Nebraska.
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Name (Hometown)....................................Pos........................ Years Abbott, Earl (David City, Neb.) ....................G................... 1913-14-15 Abdullah, Ameer (Homewood, Ala.)............IB..............2011-12-13-14 Abel, George (Lincoln, Neb.).......................G................... 1939-40-41 Achola, George (Omaha, Neb)....................IB........................ 1990-91 Ackerman, Robert (Sidney, Neb.).................HB........................... 1947 Adam, Jerry (Plattsmouth, Neb.)..................G........................ 1930-31 Adams, Dale (Randolph, Neb.).....................FB............................ 1947 Adams, Demoine (Pine Bluff, Ark.)...............RE.............1999-00-01-02 Adams, Joe (Bellevue, Neb.)........................OG..................... 1979-80 Adams, Titus (Omaha, Neb.)........................DT............2002-03-04-05 Adduci, Nick (Chicago, Ill.)...........................FB................. 1949-50-53 Adkins, John (Lynchburg, Va.)......................DE................. 1969-70-71 Afalava, Jared (South Jordan, Utah).............LB............................ 2013 Aguglia, Scott (Lincoln, Neb.).......................SE............................ 1999 Akinmoladun, Freedom (Grandview, Mo.)...DE...................... 2015-16 Alberts, Trev (Cedar Falls, Iowa)...................OLB..........1990-91-92-93 Alderman, Dave (Omaha, Neb.)...................CB...................... 1995-96 Alexander, Dan (Wentzville, Mo.).................IB..............1997-98-99-00 Alexander, Leonard (Detroit, Mich.).............LB............................ 1994 Alexander, LeRoy (Toledo, Ohio).................DB........................... 2013 Alford, Eric (High Point, N.C.).......................TE....................... 1993-94 Alfson, Warren (Wisner, Neb.)......................G................... 1938-39-40 Allen, Derek (Russellville, Ark.).....................DT...................... 1996-97 Allen, E.D......................................................C.............................. 1912 Allen, Jacques (Kansas City, Mo.).................WB........................... 1995 Allen, Pierre (Denver, Colo.).........................DE............2007-08-09-10 Allen, Taariq (Weston, Mass.).......................WR............2012-13-14-15 Allers, LaVerne (Davenport, Iowa)................OG................ 1964-65-66 Almanzar, Luis (Jersey City, N.J.)..................DT........................... 1998 Altstadt, Steve (Ft. Calhoun, Neb.)...............G........................ 1999-01 Alvarez, Barry (Burgettstown, Pa.)................LB.................. 1965-66-67 Alward, Tom (Flint, Mich.)............................OG................ 1972-73-74 Amen, Paul (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................E.................... 1935-36-37 Amos, Willie (Sweetwater, Texas).................CB/WR......2000-01-03-04 Amukamara, Prince (Glendale, Ariz.)............CB............2007-08-09-10 Andersen, Jake (Littleton, Colo.)..................OG................ 2002-03-04 Anderson, Arthur E. (Concord, Neb.)...........G............................. 1911 Anderson, Arthur M......................................C......................... 1890-91 Anderson, Dan (Fremont, Neb.)...................OG..................... 1972-73 Anderson, Eric S. (Lincoln, Neb.)..................OT............1994-95-96-97 Anderson, Eric T. (Omaha, Neb.).................CB...................... 1989-90 Anderson, Frosty (Scottsbluff, Neb.)............SE.................. 1971-72-73 Anderson, Jeff (Norfolk, Neb.).....................C......................... 1987-88 Anderson, Jim (Green Bay, Wis.)..................CB................. 1969-70-71 Anderson, Josh (Wahoo, Neb.)....................CB...................... 1997-99 Anderson, Kenny (Omaha, Neb.).................DT........................... 2012 Anderson, Le Andre (Chicago, Ill.)...............DT...................... 1989-90 Anderson, Marcus (Omaha, Neb.)................CB...................... 1992-93 Anderson, Mike (Grand Island, Neb.)...........LB.............1990-91-92-93 Anderson, Rene (Los Angeles, Calif.)...........CB...................... 1976-77 Anderson, Zaire (Philadelphia, Pa.)...............LB....................... 2013-14 Andreson, William (Plainville, Kan.)..............QB................. 1936-37-38 Andrews, George (Omaha, Neb.).................DE................. 1976-77-78 Andrews, Harris (Beatrice, Neb.)..................HB...................... 1936-37 Ankrah, Jason (Gaithersburg, Md.)...............DE............2010-11-12-13 Antholz, Travis (McDonald, Kan.).................RE............................ 1996 Anthony, Monte (Bellevue, Neb.).................IB..............1974-75-76-77 Antonietti, Mark (Calumet City, Ill.)..............OG..................... 1987-88 Applegate, Sean (Lincoln, Neb.)..................WB................. 1997-98-99 Armstrong, Gerald (Ponca, Neb.).................TE.................. 1991-92-93 Armstrong, Joe (Beatrice, Neb.)...................OG/P............. 1966-67-68 Armstrong Jr., Tommy (Cibolo, Texas).........QB............2013-14-15-16 Arnold, Larry (Copley, Ohio).........................LB............................ 1994 Asante, Larry (Alexandria, Va.)......................S.................... 2007-08-09 Ash, Nick (Keller, Texas)...............................OL........................... 2012 Ashburn, Clifford (Tilden, Neb.)...................E.................... 1926-27-28 Ashburn, Jack (Tilden, Neb.)........................E......................... 1938-39 Ashburn, Walker (Kenner, La.)......................DE........................... 2013 Ashman, Carl (Burwell, Neb.).......................C.................... 1967-68-69 Athey, Marvin (Wauneta, Neb.)....................HB...................... 1941-42 Austin, Al (Lincoln, Neb.)..............................OT................. 1971-72-73 Austin, Greg (Cypress, Texas)......................OG...........2003-04-05-06 Avolio, Frank (Alquippa, Pa.)........................DE...................... 1967-68
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Bachman, Forrest (Lincoln, Neb.).................C.............................. 1942 Baffico, James (San Francisco, Calif.)...........C.............................. 1962 Bahe, Chip (Fremont, Neb.).........................SE.................. 1987-88-89 Bahe, Ritch (Fremont, Neb.).........................WB................. 1972-73-74 Bailey, Christian (San Clemente, Calif.)........WR................. 2014-15-16 Baker, Jason (Lincoln, Neb.).........................C.............................. 1991 Baker, Kim (York, Neb.)................................LB....................... 1979-80 Baker, Rod (Hastings, Neb.).........................LB....................... 1999-00 Baldwin, Andrew Scott (Roselle, N.J.)..........IB........................ 1990-91 Baldwin, Matt (Arvada, Colo.).......................C.................... 1997-98-99 Balis, Arthur (Des Moines, Iowa)...................E.................... 1913-14-15
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Ball, Arthur (Fremont, Neb.).........................HB........................... 1936 Banderas, Josh (Lincoln, Neb.).....................LB.............2013-14-15-16 Banderas, Tom (Oak Grove, Mo.).................TE.................. 1985-86-87 Banks, Alvin (East Moline, Ill.).......................LB............................ 1991 Barfield, Shukree (Camden, N.J.).................DT...................... 2007-08 Barkley, James..............................................QB........................... 1892 Barnes, Walter (Chicago, Ill.)........................C.................... 1963-64-65 Barnett, Bill (Afton, Minn.)............................DT................. 1977-78-79 Barnett, Jalin (Lawton, Okla.)........................OL........................... 2016 Barrios, Gregg (Omaha, Neb.).....................PK.............1986-88-89-90 Barry, Mohamed (Grayson, Ga.)...................LB............................ 2016 Barry, Ryan (Malmo, Neb.)............................MG.......................... 1992 Barta, Frank..................................................G............................. 1904 Barwick, Leonard (Lincoln, Neb.)..................QB........................... 1904 Bassett, Chris (Tracy, Minn.).........................RE............................ 1996 Bassett, Henry H. (Falls City, Neb.)..............T.................... 1920-22-23 Bates, Phil (Omaha, Neb.)............................FB....................... 1980-81 Bauer, Arthur (Shubert, Neb.).......................G................... 1945-49-50 Bauer, Henry (Lincoln, Neb.)........................QB................. 1931-34-35 Baul, Reggie (Bellevue, Neb.).......................SE.................. 1993-94-95 Bauman, Damien (Auburndale, Fla.).............TE....................... 1998-99 Baumgartner, Justin (Cheyenne, Wyo.)........LS............................ 2008 Beck, Charles G. (Peru, Neb.).......................E.............................. 1913 Beck, Harrison (Clearwater, Fla.)..................QB........................... 2005 Beck, Victor (Broken Bow, Neb.)..................FB............................ 1926 Becker, Harold (Lincoln, Neb.).....................T.............................. 1947 Beckler, Scott (Grand Island, Neb.)..............P.............................. 1989 Behm, Forrest (Lincoln, Neb.).......................T.................... 1938-39-40 Behning, Mark (Denton, Texas)....................T.................... 1982-83-84 Behrends, Matt (Chappell, Neb.).................NT........................... 2002 Behrens, Vance (East Moline, Ill.).................WB........................... 1987 Beler, Ernie (Bayonne, N.J.)..........................LB.................. 1991-92-93 Belka, Jim (Prairie Village, Kan.)...................FB............................ 1974 Bell, Antonio (Daytona Beach, Fla.)..............DB................. 2009-10-11 Bell, John (Anaheim, Calif.)..........................MG..................... 1972-73 Bell, Johnny H. (Hastings, Neb.)...................HB............1899-01-02-03 Bell, Kenny (Boulder, Colo.).........................WR............2011-12-13-14 Bell, Richard (Altadena, Calif.)......................WB................. 1987-88-89 Bell, Trumane (Chicago, Ill.).........................TE....................... 1992-93 Beltzer, Oren A. (Arapahoe, Neb.)...............HB ................ 1907-08-09 Bender, Johnny (Sutton, Neb.).....................HB.......1900-01-02-03-04 Benedict, Bruce W........................................E.............................. 1896 Benedict, Maurice (Lincoln, Neb.)................QB............1902-03-04-05 Benedict, Raymond......................................HB................. 1897-98-99 Benes, Jason (Valparaiso, Neb.)...................CB................. 1995-96-97 Bennett, Byron (Rowlett, Texas)...................PK.............1990-91-92-93 Bennett, Todd (Norfolk, Neb.).....................PK............................ 1989 Benning, Damon (Omaha, Neb.)..................IB..............1993-94-95-96 Benson, Robert (Pender, Neb.)....................HB...................... 1934-35 Bentley, Orlando (Arapahoe, Neb.)..............QB...................... 1908-09 Beran, Mike (Ord, Neb.)...............................OG................ 1970-71-72 Berguin, Robert (Sioux Falls, S.D.)................C.................... 1954-55-56 Berkey, Duane I. (Davenport, Neb.).............C.............................. 1944 Berns, Richard (Wichita Falls, Texas)............IB................... 1976-77-78 Berquist, Joy (Lincoln, Neb.)........................G................... 1921-22-23 Berquist, William (Lexington, Neb.)..............G............................. 1944 Berringer, Brook (Goodland, Kan.)...............QB............1992-93-94-95 Bess, Donnie (Flat River, Mo.)......................DE........................... 1980 Best, Bob (McCook, Neb.)............................DB................. 1966-67-68 Betka, Ty (Superior, Neb.)............................WR........................... 2016 Betz, Bill (Lincoln, Neb.)...............................HB........................... 1944 Beveridge, Tom (Sutherland, Neb.)..............SE.................. 1998-99-00 Biggers, Kevin (Los Angeles, Calif.)..............S......................... 1983-84 Bingham, Ryon (Sandy, Utah).......................DT................. 2001-02-03 Birkel, Andy (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................WR........................... 2003 Birkner, Hugo (Lincoln, Neb.).......................HB........................... 1908 Bishop, Clair (Lincoln, Neb.).........................G................... 1931-32-33 Bishop, Keith (Midland, Texas).....................C.............................. 1976 Blahak, Chad (Lincoln, Neb.)........................CB...................... 1995-96 Blahak, Joe (Columbus, Neb.)......................CB................. 1970-71-72 Blakeman, Clete (Norfolk, Neb.)..................QB................. 1985-86-87 Bland, Philip (Lafayette, Colo.).....................S.................... 2001-02-03 Blankenship, Adam (Tulsa, Okla.).................DE........................... 2005 Blankenship, Brian (Omaha, Neb.)...............OG..................... 1983-85 Blatchford, Justin (Ponca, Neb.)...................DB............2009-10-11-12 Blazek, Mark (Valparaiso, Neb.)....................S.................... 1986-87-88 Bloodgood, Elbert L. (Beatrice, Neb.)..........QB...................... 1923-24 Bloom, Don (Omaha, Neb.)..........................HB...................... 1949-50 Bloom, Jeff (Rapid City, S.D.).......................C.................... 1977-78-79 Blue, Anthony (Cedar Hill, Texas).................CB...................... 2007-09 Blue, Wayne (Tecumseh, Neb.)....................HB...................... 1940-41 Bobbora, Bill (Amarillo, Texas).....................OG................ 1987-88-89 Bobolz, Lance (Dorchester, Neb.)................WB........................... 1990 Boerboom, Brian (Colorado Springs, Colo.)....OT................. 1989-90-91 Boettner, Mic (Omaha, Neb.).......................S.............................. 2001 Bohanan, Bill (Corsicana, Texas)...................FB............................ 1958 Bokenkroger, William (Sabetha, Kan.)..........E.............................. 1930 Boll, Don (Scribner, Neb.).............................T.................... 1950-51-52 Bomberger, Bill (Columbus, Neb.)...............HB........................... 1967 Bond, John (Missouri Valley, Iowa)...............RE....................... 1958-59 Bondi, Mauro (Boca Raton, Fla.)...................PK.................. 2011-13-14 Bonness, Rik (Bellevue, Neb.).......................C.................... 1973-74-75 Booker, Dion (Oceanside, Calif.)..................S...............1998-99-00-01 Booker, Michael (Oceanside, Calif.).............CB................. 1994-95-96 Bordogna, John (Turtle Creek, Pa.)..............QB................. 1951-52-53 Bordy, Phil (Silver Creek, Neb.)....................T.............................. 1941 Borer, Pat (Lincoln, Neb.).............................FB............................ 1983 Borg, Charles T. (Omaha, Neb.)...................C...............1902-03-04-05 Borg, Randy (Alliance, Neb.)........................DB................. 1971-72-73 Bostick, Jon (Bellevue, Wash.)......................SE.................. 1989-90-91 Boswell, Hubert (Lincoln, Neb.)....................HB................. 1931-32-33
Bourn, Don (Ponca, Neb.)............................TE....................... 1983-84 Bowling, Jon (Lincoln, Neb.)........................TE.............1999-00-01-02 Bowman, Zackary (Anchorage, Alaska).........CB...................... 2005-07 Bradley, Dale (Lincoln, Neb.)........................HB................. 1940-41-42 Bradley, Stewart (Salt Lake City, Utah).........LB.............2003-04-05-06 Bradt, Fletcher H..........................................G............................. 1894 Braley, Jack (Miles City, Mont.)....................E......................... 1954-55 Branch, Jim (Chicago, Ill.).............................LB.................. 1970-71-72 Branch, Troy (Camden, N.J.)........................LB.............1990-91-92-93 Brandenburgh, Lance (Overland Park, Kan.)......LB.............2004-05-06-07 Brandl, Matt (Humphrey, Neb.)....................OG..................... 1980-81 Brasee, Carl (Omaha, Neb.)..........................G................... 1950-51-52 Brede, Roger (Ainsworth, Neb.)...................E......................... 1957-59 Brew, Fred....................................................G................... 1899-00-01 Brichacek, Gary (Schuyler, Neb.)..................OT................. 1964-65-66 Brichacek, Mel (Schuyler, Neb.)....................OG................ 1966-67-68 Brinkley, Lorenzo (St. Louis, Mo.).................LB.................. 1991-92-93 Brinson, Dana (Valdosta, Ga.).......................WB............1985-86-87-88 Britt, Ted (North Platte, Neb.)......................C.............................. 1953 Broadstone, Marion (Norfolk, Neb.).............T.................... 1928-29-30 Brock, Charles (Columbus, Neb.).................C.................... 1936-37-38 Brock, Dan (Columbus, Neb.).......................DT................. 1974-75-76 Broekemeier, Joe (Aurora, Neb.).................WR........................... 2010 Broekemeier, Tyson (Aurora, Neb.)..............P/QB........................ 2015 Broer, Kurt (Lincoln, Neb.)............................LB....................... 1987-88 Bronson, Willard (Lincoln, Neb.)...................QB...................... 1926-27 Brooks, Chris (St. Louis, Mo.)........................WR...................... 2008-09 Brothers, Titus (San Antonio, Texas).............CB........................... 2005 Brown, Brian (Indianola, Neb.)......................DT................. 1989-90-91 Brown, Clint (Arlington, Neb.)......................LB....................... 1993-94 Brown, Dan (Sioux Falls, S.D.)......................CB...................... 1952-54 Brown, Derek (La Habra, Calif.)....................IB................... 1990-91-92 Brown, Drew (Southlake, Texas)...................PK.................. 2014-15-16 Brown, James (Omaha, Neb.)......................T......................... 1964-65 Brown, Jerry (Minden, Neb.)........................FB.................. 1955-56-57 Brown, John (Lincoln, Neb.).........................QB................. 1925-26-27 Brown, Josh (Foyil, Okla.).............................PK.............1999-00-01-02 Brown, Kenny (Cincinnati, Ohio)...................WB............1975-77-78-79 Brown, Kris (Southlake, Texas)......................PK.............1995-96-97-98 Brown, Lance (Papillion, Neb.).....................WB............1995-96-97-98 Brown, Lewis H. (Wisner, Neb.)....................QB...................... 1930-31 Brown, Manaia (Salt Lake City, Utah)............NT........................... 2001 Brown, Mike (Scottsdale, Ariz.).....................S...............1996-97-98-99 Brown, Ralph II (Hacienda Heights, Calif.)....CB............1996-97-98-99 Brown, Robert (Cleveland, Ohio)..................OG................ 1961-62-63 Brown, Todd (Holdrege, Neb.).....................SE.............1979-80-81-82 Brown, Willis (Edmond, Okla.)......................CB........................... 1993 Brownson, Van (Shenandoah, Iowa).............QB................. 1969-70-71 Bruce, Mike (Omaha, Neb.)..........................OT........................... 1980 Brungardt, Paul (Battle Creek, Neb.)............DT................. 1987-88-89 Brungardt, Tim (Norfolk, Neb.).....................FB.................. 1981-82-83 Brunk, Kenny (Cozad, Neb.).........................FB....................... 1965-66 Bryan, Dave (Osceola, Neb.)........................MG.......................... 1986 Bryant, Bill (Decatur, Ala.).............................DT........................... 1978 Bryant, Charles (Omaha, Neb.).....................G........................ 1953-54 Bryant, Chris (Aurora, Colo.).........................DL............................ 2005 Bryant, Jack (Tekamah, Neb.).......................HB........................... 1944 Bryant, Tre (St. Louis, Mo.)...........................IB............................. 2016 Bryant, William (Ashland, Neb.)....................G........................ 1941-42 Buchanan, Eric (Overland Park, Kan.)...........DE........................... 1982 Buchanan, Peter (Pierre Fonds, Quebec, Canada)........LB.............................................1988 Buchanan, William (Ralston, Neb.)...............G............................. 1945 Buckhalter, Correll (Collins, Miss.)................IB..............1997-98-99-00 Buckler, George (Boys Town, Neb.).............G............................. 1967 Buckley, Winton (York, Neb.)........................HB........................... 1944 Buda, Joe (Omaha, Neb.).............................C......................... 1968-69 Buettenback, Ben (Hastings, Neb.)..............LB.............1996-97-98-99 Buller, Chad (Henderson, Neb.)...................LB....................... 2002-03 Bullocks, Daniel (Chattanooga, Tenn.).........SS.............2002-03-04-05 Bullocks, Josh (Chattanooga, Tenn.)............FS.................. 2002-03-04 Bunker, Willard (Lincoln, Neb.).....................E.................... 1940-45-46 Burke, Dave (Layton, Utah)...........................CB................. 1982-83-84 Burkes, Jaivorio (Phoenix, Ariz.)....................OT...................... 2007-08 Burkhead, Rex (Plano, Texas).......................IB..............2009-10-11-12 Burnham, Willard (Lincoln, Neb.)..................E......................... 1924-26 Burns, Donald C...........................................T.............................. 1905 Burns, Ed (Omaha, Neb.)..............................QB........................... 1977 Burrow, Dan (Ames, Iowa)............................DB........................... 2004 Burrow, Jamie (Ames, Iowa).........................LB.............1998-99-00-01 Burrow, Jim (Amory, Miss.)...........................DB...................... 1974-75 Burruss, Robert (Omaha, Neb.)....................C.................... 1938-39-40 Burt, Frederick L...........................................HB........................... 1896 Burtch, Sam (Murdock, Neb.).......................WR...................... 2012-13 Busch, Tracy (Pender, Neb.).........................E.............................. 1949 Bushee, Charles (Guide Rock, Neb.)............E.............................. 1928 Butherus, LeRoy (Lincoln, Neb.)...................E......................... 1954-55 Butler, Terrell (Austell, Ga.)..........................CB...................... 2000-03 Butterfield, Dave (Kersey, Colo.)..................CB................. 1974-75-76 Byford, Brett (Hartselle, Ala.)........................C......................... 2006-07 Byler, Joe (Alma, Neb.)................................T......................... 1941-42 Byrd, Tyrone (Chandler, Ariz.)......................S...............1989-90-91-92
C
Cabell, Jake (Danville, Va.)...........................CB........................... 1976 Caley, Loren (Sterling, Neb.)........................HB................. 1914-15-16 Caliendo, Chris (Brookfield, Wis.).................LB.................. 1987-88-89 Callahan, Richard (Sioux Falls, S.D.).............RE.................. 1961-62-63 Callihan, William (Grand Island, Neb.)..........FB.................. 1936-37-38 Cameron, John P..........................................E......................... 1894-96
HUSKERS Cameron, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)..................C.................... 1913-14-16 Cammack, Wes (DeWitt, Neb.).....................WR............2006-07-08-09 Campbell, Clare (Friend, Neb.)....................G................... 1930-31-32 Campbell, Grant (Southfield, Mich.).............P......................... 1981-82 Caputo, Mike (Omaha, Neb.).......................C...............2008-09-10-11 Cardwell, Lloyd (Seward, Neb.)....................HB................. 1934-35-36 Carl, Mike (Gretna, Neb.).............................CB...................... 1984-85 Carlson, Dennis (Minneapolis, Minn.)...........OT...................... 1964-65 Carlson, Dwain (Fullerton, Neb.)..................G................... 1960-61-62 Carlstrom, Tom (Polk, Neb.).........................G........................ 1980-81 Carmer, Steve (Wahoo, Neb.)......................S.................... 1990-91-92 Carnes, Brion (Bradenton, Fla.)....................QB........................... 2011 Carpenter, Bryan (Olathe, Kan.)...................FB.................. 1987-88-89 Carpenter, Jeff (Council Bluffs, Iowa)...........LB.................. 1975-76-77 Carpenter, Tim (Columbus, Neb.)................TE.............1994-95-96-97 Carpenter, Todd (Grand Island, Neb.).........OT........................... 1985 Carr, Chris (Wellfleet, Neb.).........................S.................... 1984-85-86 Carriker, Adam (Kennewick, Wash.).............DE............2003-04-05-06 Carroll, Jack (McCook, Neb.).......................HB........................... 1950 Carstens, Jim (Glen Ellyn, Ill.).......................FB....................... 1970-71 Carstens, Kaye (Fairbury, Neb.)....................CB................. 1964-65-66 Carter, Cethan (Metairie, La.).......................TE.............2013-14-15-16 Carter, Joseph (Jackson, S.C.)......................DE...................... 2011-12 Cartwright, Charlie (Olathe, Kan.)................S.............................. 1984 Carver, Fred..................................................FB............................ 1899 Casey, Larry (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)................E.............................. 1965 Caskey, Brady (Stanton, Neb.)......................OT................. 1992-93-94 Cassidy, Austin (Lincoln, Neb.).....................S.................... 2009-10-11 Casterline, Dan (Evergreen, Colo.)...............FB.................. 1983-85-86 Castille, Quentin (LaPorte, Texas)................IB........................ 2007-08 Cederdahl, James (Lincoln, Neb.)................HB...................... 1951-52 Chaloupka, William (Wilbur, Neb.)...............T......................... 1907-08 Chamberlin, Guy B. (Blue Springs, Neb.).....HB/E................... 1914-15 Chamley, Charles (Flandreau, S.D.)..............HB........................... 1952 Chandler, Charles D.....................................T......................... 1891-92 Chaney, Jeff (Friona, Texas).........................OT........................... 1990 Chapek, Brandon (Wahoo, Neb.).................OL........................... 2013 Chauner, Walter F. (Osceola, Neb.).............E.................... 1909-10-11 Cheatham, Kenny (Phoenix, Ariz.)................SE.............1995-96-97-98 Cheloha, Dave (Elkhorn, Neb.).....................PK............................ 1987 Childs, Clinton (Omaha, Neb.).....................IB................... 1993-94-95 Choi, Seung Hoon (Lincoln, Neb.)................OG..................... 2011-12 Chorney, Terris (Ituna,Saskatchewan, Canada)....C.................... 1990-91-92 Chrisman, Joe (Longmont, Colo.).................QB............1999-00-01-02 Christensen, Andy (Bennington, Neb.).........OL................. 2006-07-09 Christo, Monte (Kearney, Neb.)....................QB................. 1996-97-98 Church, R.D..................................................E.............................. 1892 Churchich, Bob (Omaha, Neb.)....................QB................. 1964-65-66 Cifra, George (Turtle Creek, Pa.)..................FB.............1951-52-55-57 Cisco, Zeke (Monroe, Mich.).........................S.................... 1991-92-93 Clanton, Jon (Glendale, Ariz.).......................DT............1999-00-01-02 Clare, Patrick (Sioux City, Iowa)....................HB...................... 1960-61 Claridge, Dennis (Robbinsdale, Minn.).........QB/P.............. 1961-62-63 Clark, Bret (Nebraska City, Neb.).................S.................... 1982-83-84 Clark, David (Odessa, Texas)........................DT................. 1978-79-80 Clark, Kelvin (Odessa, Texas).......................OT................. 1976-77-78 Clark, Ken (Omaha, Neb.)............................IB................... 1987-88-89 Clark, Ron (Ravenna, Neb.)...........................HB................. 1949-50-54 Clark, Victor (Chappell, Neb.).......................E.............................. 1942 Clarke, John (Brock, Neb.)............................T.............................. 1990 Clausen, Jeff (Dixon, Ill.)...............................OT................. 1996-97-98 Clay, Bernie (Quincy, Ill.)..............................HB........................... 1960 Clayton, McCathorn (Orlando, Fla.).............CB................. 1985-86-87 Cobb, Archie (Albany, Ga.)...........................T/P........................... 1960 Cobb, Josh (Wallace, Neb.)..........................FB....................... 1996-97 Coccia, Tom (Hillside, N.J.)..........................DE........................... 1975 Cochrane, Alex Jr. (Scottsbluff, Neb.)..........E.................... 1946-47-48 Cockrell, Byerson (Columbus, Miss.)............DB...................... 2014-15 Cody, Wes (Fremont, Neb.)..........................OG................ 2000-01-02 Cole, Lawrence (Dayton, Ohio)....................DE...................... 1978-79 Coleman, Langston (Washington, D.C.).......DE................. 1964-65-66 Coleman, Ray (Houston, Texas)....................IB........................ 1987-88 Coleman, (Edward) Ricard (Pittsburgh, Pa.)...LB....................... 1965-66 Colerick, Lyle (Alliance, Neb.).......................E.............................. 1944 Collins, Maliek (Kansas City, Mo.).................DT................. 2013-14-15 Collins, Melvin (Wakefield, Neb.).................E......................... 1923-24 Collins, Sedric (Slidell, La.)............................S.................... 1991-92-93 Collins, Sydney M. (Stanford, Neb.).............C.................... 1907-08-09 Collins, Thunder (Los Angeles, Calif.)...........IB........................ 2000-01 Collopy, Frank Jr. (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...........FB.............1944-46-47-48 Colman, Doug (Ventnor, N.J.)......................LB.............1991-93-94-95 Compton, Will (Bonne Terre, Mo.)...............LB.............2009-10-11-12 Comstock, Don (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...............HB........................... 1954 Comstock, William (Scottsbluff, Neb.)..........E.................... 1960-61-62 Congdon, Jordan (San Diego, Calif.)...........PK....................... 2005-06 Connealy, Terry (Hyannis, Neb.)...................DT............1991-92-93-94 Connor, Ted (Hastings, Neb.).......................T......................... 1952-53 Conrad, Cole (Fremont, Neb.)......................OL........................... 2016 Cook, Clarence (McCook, Neb.)..................RE....................... 1956-57 Cook, Hugh..................................................FB................... 1896-1900 Cook, John (Beatrice, Neb.).........................QB................. 1915-16-17 Cook, Kelly (Omaha, Neb.)...........................SE............................ 2002 Cooke, Harold (Missouri Valley, Iowa)..........QB................. 1906-07-08 Cooley, Lawrence (Monroe, Mich.)...............OG................ 1976-77-78 Cooper, Corey (Maywood, Ill.).....................S...............2011-12-13-14 Cooper, Darrell (Fort Worth, Texas).............G........................ 1959-60 Cooper, Ira (Omaha, Neb.)...........................LB.............2001-02-03-04 Cooper, Khiry (Shreveport, La.)....................WR................. 2009-10-11 Cooper, Mark (Lincoln, Neb.).......................C.................... 1984-85-86 Cooper, Reggie (Slidell, La.).........................S...............1987-88-89-90 Cooper, Robert (Omaha, Neb.)....................QB...................... 1941-42 Copple, Leland (Rosalie, Neb.).....................E.............................. 1933 Corey, Tim H. (Lincoln, Neb.).......................T.................... 1914-15-16 Cornelsen, Ben (Shawnee, Kan.)...................WB................. 2000-01-02 Cornwell, Joel (Carrollton, Mo.)...................QB...................... 1991-92 Cortelyou, Spencer V. (Westminster, Colo.).....E.................... 1900-01-02
Costanzo, Rich (Jersey City, N.J.).................OT...................... 1974-75 Costello, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)...................QB................. 1945-47-48 Cotton, Barney (Omaha, Neb.).....................G................... 1976-77-78 Cotton, Ben (Ames, Iowa).............................TE.............2009-10-11-12 Cotton, Charles E. (Syracuse, Neb.).............G..............1902-03-04-05 Cotton, Curtis (Omaha, Neb.)......................CB................. 1989-90-91 Cotton, Jake (Lincoln, Neb.).........................OL............2011-12-13-14 Cotton, Sam (Lincoln, Neb.).........................TE.............2013-14-15-16 Cowgill, Howard...........................................QB................. 1896-97-98 Cox, Woody (Grosse Point, Mich.)...............SE....................... 1970-71 Coyle, Mike (Omaha, Neb.)..........................PK.................. 1973-74-75 Craig, Curtis (Davenport, Iowa)....................WB................. 1975-76-77 Craig, Hugh..................................................FB....................... 1904-06 Craig, Roger (Davenport, Iowa)....................IB................... 1980-81-82 Crandall, Harry..............................................HB................. 1899-00-01 Craver, Keyuo (Harleton, Texas)...................CB............1998-99-00-01 Crenshaw, Marvin (Toledo, Ohio).................OT................. 1972-73-74 Crick, Jared (Cozad, Neb.)...........................DT............2008-09-10-11 Crippen, Jon (Houston, Texas).....................CB...................... 1989-90 Criss, Scott (Omaha, Neb.)...........................OL........................... 2013 Croel, Mike (Sudbury, Mass.)........................LB.............1987-88-89-90 Cross, Imani (Gainesville, Ga.)......................IB..............2012-13-14-15 Crouch, Eric (Omaha, Neb.).........................QB............1998-99-00-01 Cryer, Barry (Marrero, La.)............................DL....................... 2005-06 Cuff, E.W......................................................HB........................... 1901 Culbert, Major (Harbor City, Calif.)...............S.................... 2006-07-08 Curry, Aaron (Keller, Texas)..........................DT........................... 2013 Curtis, Clayton (Laurel, Neb.).......................G................... 1950-51-52 Custard, John (Bellevue, Neb.).....................CB...................... 1986-88 Czap, Dick (Essexville, Mich.).......................DT................. 1964-65-66
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Dabbert, Will (Lincoln, Neb.)........................TE............................ 2002 Daffer, Chad (Nebraska City, Neb.)..............LB.................. 1983-84-85 Dagunduro, Ola (Inglewood, Calif.).............DL....................... 2005-06 Dailey, Frank.................................................HB...................... 1925-26 Dailey, Joe (Jersey City, N.J.).......................QB...................... 2003-04 Dale, Ben (Hartington, Neb.)........................G............................. 1916 Dale, Cliff (Falls City, Neb.)..........................G............................. 1951 Dale, Fred (Hartington, Neb.).......................FB.................. 1919-20-21 D’Alesio, Joe (Kansas City, Mo.)...................TE............................ 1989 Dalton, Doug (Cortland, Ohio).....................FB....................... 1986-87 Damkroger, Jon (Firth, Neb.).......................P.............................. 2011 Damkroger, Maury (Lincoln, Neb.)...............FB.................. 1971-72-73 Damkroger, Ralph (DeWitt, Neb.)................E.................... 1947-48-49 Damkroger, Steve (Lincoln, Neb.)................LB.............1979-80-81-82 Dana, Herbert R. (Fremont, Neb.)................E......................... 1919-20 Darlington, Zach (Apopka, Fla.)....................H/QB....................... 2016 Dasenbrock, John.........................................G............................. 1900 Daum, Mark (Dix, Neb.)................................LB.................. 1982-83-84 Davenport, Scott (Rye Brook, N.Y.)..............IB............................. 1994 David, Lavonte (Miami, Fla.).........................LB....................... 2010-11 Davie, Daniel (Beatrice, Neb.)......................CB............2012-13-14-15 Davies, Judd (Omaha, Neb.)........................FB.............2000-01-02-03 Davies, Steve (Murray, Utah)........................TE.................. 1978-79-80 Davis, Alex (Riviera Beach, Fla.)....................LB............................ 2016 Davis, Beau (Venice, Calif.)...........................QB........................... 2008 Davis, Brian (Phoenix, Ariz.)..........................CB...................... 1985-86 Davis, Carlos (Blue Springs, Mo.).................DL............................ 2016 Davis, Dick (Omaha, Neb.)...........................FB.................. 1966-67-68 Davis, Josh (Loveland, Colo.).......................IB................... 2001-02-03 Davis, Khalil (Blue Springs, Mo.)...................DL............................ 2016 Davis, Tom (Omaha, Neb.)...........................C.................... 1975-76-77 Davis, Tony (Tecumseh, Neb.)......................FB.................. 1973-74-75 Davison, Matt (Tecumseh, Neb.)..................SE.............1997-98-99-00 Dawson, Jon (Cheyenne, Wyo.)...................OG.......................... 2000 Day, William L. (Beatrice, Neb.)....................C.................... 1917-19-20 Dean, Jase (Bridgeport, Neb.)......................CB............2009-10-11-12 DeAngelis, Sandro (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)....PK.................. 2001-03-04 DeBates, T.J. (Stewartville, Minn.)................TE.............1996-97-98-99 DeBus, Warren (Belleville, Kan.)...................G................... 1931-32-33 DeBus, William Howard (Lincoln, Neb.).......HB...................... 1941-42 Decker, John (Saginaw, Mich.).....................S.................... 1968-69-70 Decker, Michael (Omaha, Neb.)...................OL........................... 2016 Decker, Robert (Omaha, Neb.).....................HB........................... 1951 Dedrick, Jack (Sidney, Neb.)........................QB........................... 1944 DeFrand, Donald (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)......CB........................... 2004 DeFruiter, Robert (Lexington, Neb.).............HB........................... 1939 DeLamatre, Harry C......................................FB............................ 1914 Delaney, Dan (Iowa City, Iowa).....................E......................... 1966-68 DeLoach, Trey (Papillion, Neb.)....................C......................... 1979-80 DeLone, Darren (Pomona, Calif.)..................OT...................... 2003-04 Demerath, Tim (Plainview, Neb.)..................S.............................. 2001 Dennard, Alfonzo (Rochelle, Ga.).................CB............2008-09-10-11 Dennis, Leslie (Bradenton, Fla.)....................CB................. 1994-95-96 Denslow, Lloyd (Hooper, Neb.)....................E......................... 1905-06 Dermann, Kenneth (Nebraska City, Neb.)....G............................. 1944 Dern, George H............................................T......................... 1893-94 Dervin, John (Chicago, Ill.)...........................G................... 1962-63-64 Devall, Brad (O’Neill, Neb.)..........................WB...................... 1988-90 Deviney, Robert (South Sioux City, Neb.)....G........................ 1941-46 Dewitz, Herbert A. (Stanton, Neb.)...............HB................. 1921-22-23 Dewitz, Rufus (Stanton, Neb.).......................HB...................... 1922-23 Diaz, Mark (Lincoln, Neb.)............................TE....................... 1985-86 DiBiase, Michael (Omaha, Neb.)..................G................... 1946-48-49 Didur, Dale (Long Beach, Calif.)...................SE............................ 1971 Diedrick, Dahrran (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada).....IB..............1999-00-01-02 Dillard, Bennie (Mt. Pleasant, Texas)............HB........................... 1960 Dillard, Phillip (Tulsa, Okla.)..........................LB.............2005-07-08-09 Dishman, Chris (Cozad, Neb.)......................OG...........1993-94-95-96 Dittmer, Jim (Crete, Neb.)............................OT........................... 1985 Dixon, Corey (Dallas, Texas).........................SE.................. 1991-92-93 Dixon, Gary (Oxnard, Calif.).........................IB........................ 1971-72 Dixon, Kevin (Sebring, Fla.)..........................DT........................... 2007
Dixon, Taylor (Wauneta, Neb.).....................WR........................... 2012 Doak, Mark (Whittier, Calif.).........................OT................. 1972-73-74 Dobesh, Jim (Crete, Neb.)............................SS............................ 1989 Dobson, Adna (Lincoln, Neb.)......................G................... 1937-38-39 Dobson, Paul (Ulysses, Neb.)........................HB............1916-17-18-19 Dodd, Edward (Gothenburg, Neb.)..............HB................. 1935-37-38 Doepke, Charles (Waterloo, Iowa)................RE....................... 1963-64 Dohrmann, Elmer (Staplehurst, Neb.)..........E.................... 1935-36-37 Domann, JoJo (Colorado Springs, Colo.)....S.............................. 2016 Donnell, Dodie (Hackensack, N.J.)...............FB.................. 1975-76-77 Donovan, Larry (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...............E......................... 1960-62 Douglas, Ronald (Crete, Neb.).....................FB.................. 1934-35-36 Dover, Willard D...........................................E.............................. 1925 Dowse, Mark (Broken Bow, Neb.)................WB................. 1989-90-91 Doyle, Raymond (Lincoln, Neb.)...................FB.................. 1914-15-16 Doyle, Theodore (Curtis, Neb.)....................T.................... 1935-36-37 Drain, Dale O................................................QB........................... 1906 Drain, Ralph A..............................................QB............1898-99-00-01 Drakulich, Ron (Omaha, Neb.)......................DT...................... 1968-69 Drath, Walter (Herndon, Kan.)......................G............................. 1928 Drennan, Chris (Cypress, Calif.)....................PK.................. 1987-88-89 Drum, Brandon (Columbus, Neb.)................DT...................... 1996-97 Drum, Duncan (Fremont, Neb.)....................C.................... 1963-64-65 DuBose, Doug (Uncasvillle, Conn.)...............IB........................ 1984-85 Duda, Charles (South Sioux City, Neb.)........G........................ 1941-42 Duda, Fred (Chicago, Ill.)..............................QB................. 1963-64-65 Duda, Rich (Westchester, Ill.)........................C.................... 1972-73-74 Dufresne, Mark (Ventura, Calif.)....................TE....................... 1976-77 Duin, Darin (Fargo, N.D.)..............................SE....................... 1990-91 Dumas, Troy (Cheyenne, Wyo.)....................LB.............1991-92-93-94 Dumler, Doug (Melrose Park, Ill.).................C.................... 1970-71-72 Dungan, Will.................................................T......................... 1894-96 Dunlap, Jerry (Ventura, Calif.).......................QB........................... 1989 Dunning, Bruce (Arvada, Colo.)....................LB....................... 1977-78 Durkee, Bert (Rock Island, Ill.).......................E......................... 1930-31 DuTeau, Alfred.............................................E.............................. 1917 Dutton, John (Rapid City, S.D.)....................DT................. 1971-72-73 Dvorsak, Tony (Burgettstown, Pa.)...............QB........................... 1969 Dyches, David III (Spring, Texas)..................PK....................... 2003-04 Dyer, Dallas (Lexington, Neb.).....................OG................ 1959-60-61 Dzuris, Ross (Plattsmouth, Neb.)..................DE...................... 2015-16
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Eager, Earl O. (Lincoln, Neb.).......................HB................. 1903-04-05 Eager, Earl....................................................HB........................... 1943 Ebke, Jim (Lincoln, Neb.)..............................LB....................... 2010-11 Edeal, David (Loomis, Neb.).........................C.................... 1988-89-90 Edeal, Russell (Overton, Neb.).....................T.............................. 1958 Edgren, Brian (Holdrege, Neb.)....................MG.......................... 1988 Edwards, John (North Platte, Neb.)..............FB....................... 1954-55 Eger, Mike (South Bend, Ind.)......................E......................... 1958-62 Eichelberger, Percy (Louisville, Miss.)...........LB.................. 1974-75-76 Eicher, Chad (Seward, Neb.)........................FB............................ 1996 Eisenhart, Ben (Culbertson, Neb.)................S.................... 2005-06-07 Eisenhart, Kerwin (Culbertson, Neb.)...........FB............................ 1942 Eldridge, Ralph (Norfolk, Neb.)....................HB...................... 1934-35 Elliott, E.B.....................................................C.................... 1909-10-11 Elliott, Ray.....................................................QB........................... 1898 Ellis, John C. (Omaha, Neb.)........................T......................... 1935-36 Ellis, Phil (Grand Island, Neb.)......................LB.............1992-93-94-95 Ellyson, Garold (Newcastle, Neb.)................FB............................ 1943 Elwell, John A. (Springfield, Neb.)................HB........................... 1913 Ely, Lawrence (Grand Island, Neb.)..............C.................... 1930-31-32 Emanuel, Dennis (North Bend, Neb.)...........G........................ 1951-58 Emsick, Kyle (Lincoln, Neb.).........................FB............................ 1993 Endorf, Dale (Wichita, Kan.).........................PK............................ 2003 Engebritson, Monte (Hastings, Neb.)...........TE.................. 1981-82-83 Engelbert, Pat (Columbus, Neb.).................MG................ 1989-90-91 England, Gary (Salt Lake City, Utah).............T......................... 1979-80 Englehart, William (Omaha, Neb.)................FB............................ 1902 Englert, Gordon (Sioux Falls, S.D.)...............QB........................... 1956 English, Lowell (Lincoln, Neb.).....................G................... 1935-36-37 Engstrom, Steve (Lincoln, Neb.)...................T.................... 1988-89-90 Eno, Gordon (College View, Neb.)...............T.............................. 1930 Enunwa, Quincy (Moreno Valley, Calif.).......WR............2010-11-12-13 Erickson, Dan (Omaha, Neb.).......................WR................. 2005-06-07 Erickson, Mike (Omaha, Neb.)......................G..............2001-02-03-04 Erstad, Darin (Jamestown, N.D.)..................P/PK........................ 1994 Erway, Don (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................QB...................... 1954-55 Erwin, C.W....................................................FB............................ 1898 Etienne, LeRoy (New Iberia, La.)...................LB.............1985-86-87-88 Evans, Brent (Chesterfield, Mo.)...................LB.................. 1980-81-82 Evans, Ciante (Arlington, Texas)...................CB............2010-11-12-13 Evans, DeAngelo (Wichita, Kan.)..................IB........................ 1996-98 Evans, Tyler (Waverly, Neb.).........................WR................. 2011-12-13 Eveland, Al (Ames, Neb.).............................PK.................. 1974-75-76 Everett, Earl (Kansas City, Mo.)....................WB...................... 1974-76 Evwaraye, Seppo (Laurel, Neb.)...................DT................. 2002-04-05 Ewing, Henry W. (Lincoln, Neb.)...................G................... 1907-08-09 Eyman, Terry (Omaha, Neb.)........................T.................... 1988-89-90
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Fahie, Tyrone (Virginia Beach, Va.)...............DE........................... 2010 Fahrnbruch, Theodore (Crete, Neb.)............FB............................ 1932 Faiman, John (Omaha, Neb.).......................QB...................... 1960-62 Fair, Richard H..............................................FB............................ 1894 Farley, George (Sioux City, Iowa).................HB................. 1927-28-29 Farley, Terrell (Columbus, Ga.).....................LB....................... 1995-96 Farmer, Tanner (Highland, Ill.)......................OL........................... 2016 Faulkenberry, Josh (Arvada, Colo.)..............LS............................ 2014 Felici, Joey (Omaha, Neb.)...........................DB........................... 2014 Felici, Tony (Omaha, Neb.)...........................DE................. 1980-81-82 Ferguson, Brad (Chadron, Neb.)..................LB....................... 1987-88 Ferguson, Gerald (Scottsbluff, Neb.)............HB................. 1948-49-50
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Ferguson, Tyrin (New Orleans, La.)..............LB............................ 2015 Ferragamo, Vince (Carson, Calif.).................QB...................... 1975-76 Fiala, Adrian (Omaha, Neb.).........................LB.................. 1967-68-69 Fiala, David (Seward, Neb.)..........................FB....................... 1992-93 Finister, Demond (Boys Town, Neb.)...........WB........................... 1997 Fink, Alex (Lincoln, Neb.)..............................HB........................... 1945 Finley, Clint (Cuero, Texas)...........................S...............1997-98-99-00 Finn, Jeff (Grand Island, Neb.).....................TE.................. 1978-79-80 Finnin, Matt (Crete, Ill.).................................OL...................... 2013-14 Fischer, (Richard) Allen (Princeton, Minn.)....T......................... 1960-62 Fischer, Cletus (St. Edward, Neb.)................QB............1945-46-47-48 Fischer, Craig (Leigh, Neb.)..........................SE............................ 1997 Fischer, Dan (Lincoln, Neb.).........................CB........................... 1980 Fischer, Eric (Leigh, Neb.).............................DB........................... 2000 Fischer, Kenneth (St. Edward, Neb.)............HB...................... 1948-49 Fischer, Pat (Omaha, Neb.)..........................HB................. 1958-59-60 Fischer, Pat (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................DB...................... 1972-73 Fischer, Rex (Oakland, Neb.)........................RB............................ 1955 Fischer, Richard (Valentine, Neb.)................HB........................... 1936 Fischer, Tim (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................DB................. 1976-77-78 Fisher, Jason (Antioch, Ind.).........................LB............................ 1993 Fisher, Morris (Lincoln, Neb.)........................E......................... 1928-29 Fisher, Sean (Omaha, Neb.).........................LB.................. 2009-11-12 Fisher, Todd (Omaha, Neb.).........................CB........................... 1983 Fisher, Tyler (Grand Island, Neb.).................FS............................ 2005 Fitzke, Roger (Harvard, Neb.).......................C......................... 1988-89 Fleming, Jack (Kimball, Neb.).......................T......................... 1955-56 Fletcher, Greg (Oxford, Neb.)......................LB............................ 1991 Fletcher, Howard (McCook, Neb.)................E.............................. 1948 Flippin, George (Stromsburg, Neb.).............HB................. 1892-93-94 Flock, William Dean (Ord, Neb.)..................HB........................... 1958 Florell, Randy (Holdrege, Neb.)....................LB............................ 1980 Flowers, Leodis (Omaha, Neb.)....................IB................... 1988-89-90 Fluellen, Isaiah (Ramstein, Germany)............WR................. 2003-04-05 Follmer, Eugene A. (Nelson, Neb.)..............E.............................. 1902 Follmer, Harry R............................................E.............................. 1898 Foltz, Sam (Grand Island, Neb.)....................P.................... 2013-14-15 Fonoti, Toniu (Hauula, Hawaii).....................G................... 1999-00-01 Forch, Steve (Lincoln, Neb.).........................LB.................. 1984-85-87 Foreman, Jay (Eden Prairie, Minn.)...............LB.............1995-96-97-98 Foster, Derek (Elm Creek, Neb.)..................DB........................... 2014 Foster, Jerald (Lincoln, Neb.).......................OG..................... 2015-16 Foster, Trey (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................TE.............2013-14-15-16 Fouts, Kenneth.............................................G............................. 1914 Frahm, Harold (Beatrice, Neb.).....................HB................. 1928-29-30 Frain, Todd (Traynor, Iowa)..........................TE.................. 1983-84-85 Francis, Sam (Oberlin, Kan.).........................FB.................. 1934-35-36 Francis, Vike (Lincoln, Neb.).........................FB....................... 1939-40 Frank, Ernest (Grand Island, Neb.)...............HB................. 1910-11-12 Frank, Harry A...............................................FB............................ 1894 Frank, Owen A. (Grand Island, Neb.)...........HB................. 1909-10-11 Franklin, Andra (Anniston, Ala.)....................FB.............1977-78-79-80 Franks, Perry (Hamburg, Iowa).....................G............................. 1936 Frazier, King (Lee’s Summit, Mo.).................IB............................. 2013 Frazier, Tommie (Bradenton, Fla.)................QB............1992-93-94-95 Freitag, Albert (Grand Island, Neb.).............G............................. 1912 Fricke, Donald (Hastings, Neb.)....................C.................... 1958-59-60 Fries, Gabe (Benkelman, Neb.)....................LB....................... 2001-02 Frost, Larry (Malcolm, Neb.).........................HB................. 1967-68-69 Frost, Scott (Wood River, Neb.)....................QB...................... 1996-97 Frum, Sidney T. (Homer, Neb.).....................T......................... 1907-08 Fryar, Charles (Burlington, N.J.)...................CB................. 1986-87-88 Fryar, Irving (Mt. Holly, N.J.).........................WB................. 1981-82-83 Fuamatu-Thomas, Cornealius (Honolulu, Hawaii).. OL........................... 2005 Fullman, Mike (Roselle, N.J.)........................CB...................... 1995-96 Fultz, Mike (Lincoln, Neb.)............................DT................. 1974-75-76 Furrow, Bart (Fort Collins, Colo.)..................OG..................... 1992-93 Fyfe, Ryker (Grand Island, Neb.)...................QB................. 2014-15-16
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Gacusana, Joe (Lincoln, Neb.)......................T......................... 1958-59 Gade, Gail (Omaha, Neb.)............................C.............................. 1946 Galbraith, Denis R. (Storm Lake, Iowa).........MG.......................... 1969 Gallaway, William (Crawford, Neb.)..............G............................. 1928 Galois, Ron (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................OG..................... 1985-86 Galter, Morris (Lincoln, Neb.).......................C.............................. 1943 Gamble, Jason (Santa Barbara, Calif.)..........SE....................... 1984-86 Gangwish, Jack (Wood River, Neb.).............DE...................... 2014-15 Gangwish, Paul (Gibbon, Neb.)....................DE........................... 1985 Ganz, Joe (Palos Heights, Ill.).......................QB................. 2006-07-08 Garcia, Randy (Los Angeles, Calif.)...............QB...................... 1976-77 Gardiner, Jimmy (Omaha, Neb.)..................HB...................... 1915-16 Garrett, Chris (Snyder, Texas).......................TE.............1988-89-90-91 Garrett, Harry L.............................................FB............................ 1896 Garrison, John (Blue Springs, Mo.)...............C...............1999-00-01-02 Garson, Glen (Fullerton, Calif.).....................WB...................... 1971-72 Gartner, Ludwig (Lincoln, Neb.)...................G............................. 1931 Gary, Russell (Minneapolis, Minn.)................S.................... 1978-79-80 Gast, Reg (Lincoln, Neb.)..............................DE...................... 1976-77 Gates, Jay (Aurora, Colo.)............................CB........................... 1997 Gates, Nick (Las Vegas, Nev.).......................OT...................... 2015-16 Gatson, Pernell (Omaha, Neb.)....................WB........................... 1984 Gatziolis, Jim (Chicago, Ill.)..........................T.............................. 1967 Gaylord, Christian (Baldwin City, Kan.).........OL........................... 2016 Gdowski, Gerry (Fremont, Neb.)..................QB................. 1987-88-89 Gdowski, Tom (Fullerton, Neb.)...................DT................. 1980-81-82 Geddes, Ken (Boys Town, Neb.)..................LB.................. 1967-68-69 Gehman, Taylor (Omaha, Neb.)...................DB........................... 1999 Geiken, Shane (Gothenburg, Neb.)..............LB.................. 1989-90-91 Gemar, Scott (Sutton, Neb.).........................P.............................. 1980 George, Leo (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)...................HB........................... 1956 Gerry, Nathan (Sioux Falls, S.D.)..................S...............2013-14-15-16 Gesky, Joel (Midlothian, Ill.).........................OT...................... 1992-93 Gessford, Ben (Lincoln, Neb.).......................OG..................... 1997-98
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Gibson, J.P...................................................FB............................ 1911 Gibson, John (Papillion, Neb.)......................WB............1998-99-00-01 Gifford, Luke (Lincoln, Neb.)........................LB....................... 2015-16 Gilbert, James (Omaha, Neb.)......................T......................... 1929-31 Gilbert, Marvin E..........................................T.............................. 1898 Giles, William (Alliance, Neb.)......................E......................... 1951-54 Gill, Turner (Fort Worth, Texas)....................QB................. 1981-82-83 Gillaspie, Tom (Lincoln, Neb.)......................QB........................... 1945 Gillespie, Dave (Saratoga, Calif.)..................IB................... 1974-75-76 Gilleylen, Curenski (Leander, Texas).............WR............2008-09-10-11 Gilman, Mark (Kalispell, Mont.)....................TE.............1992-93-94-95 Gissler, Bertyl (Osceola, Neb.).....................E.............................. 1943 Gissler, Dean (Central City, Neb.)................DT................. 1973-74-75 Gladney, Kevin (Akron, Ohio).......................WR........................... 2014 Glantz, Don (Central City, Neb.)...................E......................... 1953-54 Glantz, Robert (Houston, Texas)...................FB....................... 1990-91 Glaser, Doug (Balch Springs, Texas)............OT................. 1987-88-89 Glathar, Kurt (Lincoln, Neb.).........................C......................... 1981-82 Glenn, Cody (Rusk, Texas)............................IB/LB.........2005-06-07-08 Glenn, Steve (Pawnee City, Neb.)................OT...................... 1977-78 Glissman, Garth (Lincoln, Neb.)....................QB........................... 2004 Glover, Rich (Jersey City, N.J.).....................MG................ 1970-71-72 Godfrey, James (Cozad, Neb.).....................T.............................. 1948 Goeglein, Richard (Lincoln, Neb.)................T.................... 1948-49-50 Goeller, Dave (Pilger, Neb.).........................IB........................ 1972-73 Goetowski, Paul (Flitchburg, Mass.).............T.............................. 1938 Gohde, George (Lincoln, Neb.)....................CB........................... 1953 Golan, Fred (Chicago, Ill.).............................T......................... 1947-48 Goldstein, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.).................G............................. 1943 Goll, Dick (Tekamah, Neb.)..........................C......................... 1950-51 Golliday, Aaron (York, Neb.).........................TE.............1999-00-01-02 Gomes, DeJon (Hayward, Calif.)..................CB...................... 2009-10 Goodspeed, Mark (Leawood, Kan.)..............T.............................. 1979 Gordon, Anthony..........................................FB............................ 1899 Goth, Harvey (Lincoln, Neb.)........................T.............................. 1952 Grace, Mike (Sioux City, Iowa)......................E......................... 1964-65 Gradoville, Edward (Plattsmouth, Neb.).......HB...................... 1944-45 Graeber, Ken (Minneapolis, Minn.)...............MG................ 1982-83-84 Gragert, Nick (Columbus, Neb.)...................FB............................ 2001 Graham, Aaron (Denton, Texas)...................C...............1992-93-94-95 Grant, Mike (Tampa, Fla.).............................QB................. 1989-90-92 Graves, Elliot V.............................................HB........................... 1903 Gray, Lance (Owego, N.Y.)...........................FB.................. 1991-92-93 Green, Aaron (San Antonio, Texas)..............IB............................. 2011 Green, Ahman (Omaha, Neb.).....................IB................... 1995-96-97 Green, Andrew (San Antonio, Texas)...........DB................. 2011-12-13 Green, Charles (Ruston, La.).........................S.............................. 1992 Green, Cody (Dayton, Texas).......................QB...................... 2009-10 Green, Derrick (Los Angeles, Calif.)..............OT........................... 1987 Green, Mike (Omaha, Neb.).........................IB/FB.................. 1968-69 Green, Tierre (Omaha, Neb.)........................S...............2004-05-06-07 Green, Tim (Omaha, Neb.)...........................OG.......................... 2003 Greenberg, Elmer (Omaha, Neb.)................G................... 1928-29-30 Greene, Ricky (Seminole, Texas)..................CB...................... 1983-84 Greenlaw, William (Portland, Maine)............HB...................... 1955-56 Gregory, Ben (Uniontown, Pa.).....................HB................. 1965-66-67 Gregory, Morgan (Denver, Colo.).................SE.................. 1987-88-89 Gregory, Randy (Fishers, Ind.)......................DE...................... 2013-14 Grenfell, Bob (Philadelphia, Pa.)...................G........................ 1969-70 Griesse, Ronald (Kearney, Neb.)..................G........................ 1963-64 Griffin, Willie (Monrovia, Calif.).....................DT................. 1986-87-88 Grimm, Lloyd (Omaha, Neb.).......................E......................... 1937-38 Grimminger, Harry (Grand Island, Neb.)......OG................ 1982-83-84 Grixby, Cortney (Omaha, Neb.)....................CB............2004-05-06-07 Grixby, DeAntae (Omaha, Neb.)..................FB.............2000-01-02-03 Grobe, Corey (Oakland, Iowa)......................TE............................ 1988 Groce, DeJuan (Garfield Heights, Ohio)......CB............1999-00-01-02 Groskurth, Danny (Beemer, Neb.)................DT........................... 1986 Gross, John..................................................G............................. 1914 Grove, Thomas (Arlington, Neb.).................LB.............2007-08-09-10 Grow, Lloyd (Loup City, Neb.)......................C......................... 1926-27 Grubaugh, Alvin (Rising City, Neb.)..............G............................. 1942 Grubaugh, Marvin (Rising City, Neb.)...........T.............................. 1942 Grummert, Matt (Fairbury, Neb.)..................RE....................... 1999-00 Guse, Kevin (Longmont, Colo.)....................CB........................... 2003 Gutz, Seth (Columbus, Neb.)........................SE............................ 2000 Gutzman, Dennis (Green Bay, Wis.).............DE........................... 1968 Guy, Jay (Houston, Texas)............................DT........................... 2011
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Haafke, Billy (South Sioux City, Neb.)...........SE.................. 1996-97-98 Haase, Tom (Aurora, Neb.)...........................QB...................... 1990-91 Hadenfeldt, Dan (Des Moines, Iowa)............PK.................. 1998-99-00 Hager, Tim (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................QB...................... 1978-79 Hagerman, Mark (Ainsworth, Neb.)..............PK............................ 1983 Hagg, Eric (Peoria, Ariz.)...............................DB............2007-08-09-10 Hagge, Mark (Omaha, Neb.)........................LB....................... 1988-89 Hahn, Sam (DeWitt, Neb.)............................OL...................... 2015-16 Haines, Victory (Logan, Utah).......................OL........................... 2007 Halbersleben, Paul (Lincoln, Neb.)...............C.............................. 1915 Hall, Gordon (Lincoln, Neb.).........................T.............................. 1946 Halligan, Victor (North Platte, Neb.).............T.................... 1912-13-14 Halstead, M.L...............................................G............................. 1897 Haman, Gene (Omaha, Neb.).......................FB............................ 1957 Hammang, John C.......................................T.............................. 1894 Handshy, Wayne (Hollywood, Calif.)............T......................... 1950-51 Haney, George (East Point, Ga.)..................C.................... 1959-60-61 Hannon, Zach (Kansas City, Mo.)..................OL........................... 2014 Hansen, Albert..............................................G................... 1896-97-98 Hansen, Ed (Omaha, Neb.)...........................T......................... 1967-68 Hansen, Jeff (Sacramento, Calif.)..................DB............1975-76-77-78 Harchelroad, Brian (Wauneta, Neb.)............FB............................ 1988 Hardin, Luther (O’Fallon, Ill.)........................LB.............1992-93-94-95 Hardrick, Jermarcus (Batesville, Miss.)..........OL...................... 2010-11
Hardy, Frantz (Miami, Fla.)............................WR................. 2005-06-07 Harman, Dewey J. (Lincoln, Neb.)................T.................... 1910-11-12 Harper, Tom (Omaha, Neb.).........................G............................. 1950 Harper, Willie (Toledo, Ohio).......................DE................. 1970-71-72 Harris, Dwayne (Bessemer, Ala.)...................LB.................. 1992-93-94 Harris, Neil (Kansas City, Kan.).....................CB................. 1982-83-84 Harris, Sylvester (Kansas City, Mo.)..............HB........................... 1955 Harrison, Brandon (Gainesville, Texas).........CB........................... 1997 Harshman, George (Dickerson Run, Pa.)......QB................. 1955-56-58 Hart, Greg (Dayton, Ohio)............................TE............................ 2014 Harte, Louis H. (Omaha, Neb.).....................T.................... 1907-08-09 Hartley, Harold S. (Harvard, Neb.)................HB................. 1920-21-22 Hartman, Cecil L. (Lincoln, Neb.)..................FB.................. 1921-22-23 Harvey, David (LaPlata, Md.)........................DE........................... 2009 Harvey, James B...........................................E......................... 1907-08 Harvey, Phil (Kansas City, Kan.)....................TE....................... 1970-71 Harvey, Ted (Lexington, Neb.).....................DB................. 1975-76-77 Hascoll, Vincent C. (St. Louis, Mo.)...............QB........................... 1909 Hassebroek, Troy (Lincoln, Neb.).................WB............1999-00-01-02 Haug, William (Minneapolis, Minn.)..............E.................... 1963-64-65 Hauge, Bruce (Bloomington, Minn.).............LB....................... 1970-71 Havekost, John (Scribner, Neb.)...................OG................ 1977-78-79 Hawkins, Earl................................................QB........................... 1914 Hawkins, Fred (Omaha, Neb.)......................G........................ 1948-49 Hawkins, Hendley (Los Angeles, Calif.)........WB................. 1985-86-87 Hawkins, James (Jefferson City, Mo.)...........DB...................... 1967-68 Hawkins, Vincent (New Orleans, La.)............WB...................... 1991-92 Hawkins, William (Beatrice, Neb.).................T.................... 1955-56-57 Hayes, Bob (Bakersfield, Calif.).....................OT........................... 1975 Hays, Mike (Papillion, Neb.).........................FB....................... 2008-09 Hayward, William H......................................T......................... 1894-97 Hazard, Frank (Sioux City, Iowa)...................G............................. 1943 Hazen, Jack (Omaha, Neb.)..........................E...............1941-42-46-48 Heard, Braylon (Youngstown, Ohio).............IB........................ 2011-12 Hedrick, Corey (York, Neb.)..........................LB............................ 1990 Hegener, Stan (Lincoln, Neb.)......................OG................ 1972-73-74 Heibel, Micah (Lincoln, Neb.).......................FB....................... 1986-87 Heins, Mike (David City, Neb.).....................S.................... 1991-92-93 Heiser, Tom (Columbus, Neb.).....................WB...................... 1974-75 Heldt, James (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...................G........................ 1934-35 Heller, Tom (Kearney, Neb.).........................DB........................... 1968 Helming, Jared (Springfield, Mo.)................OL...................... 2004-05 Helu Jr., Roy (Danville, Calif.).......................IB..............2007-08-09-10 Hemje, Jeff (Grand Island, Neb.)..................CB............1998-99-00-01 Hendrickson, Emil G. (Shickley, Neb.)..........G............................. 1923 Henery, Alex (Omaha, Neb.)........................PK.............2007-08-09-10 Henning, Blake (Crete, Neb.).......................LB............................ 1986 Henry, Ricky (Omaha, Neb.).........................OL...................... 2009-10 Henry, Stanley..............................................HB........................... 1919 Henry, Will (El Paso, Texas)..........................WR............2007-08-09-10 Henson, Kyle (Waverly, Neb.).......................OT........................... 1997 Herian, Matt (Pierce, Neb.)...........................TE.............2002-03-04-06 Herndon, Clarence (Grand Island, Neb.)......T.................... 1939-40-41 Herrmann, Doug (Custer, S.D.).....................DT................. 1981-82-83 Herrmann, William (Osceola, Neb.)..............G................... 1936-38-39 Heskew, Josh (Mustang, Okla.)....................C...............1995-96-97-98 Hesse, Jon (Lincoln, Neb.)............................LB.................. 1994-95-96 Hewitt, Don (Des Moines, Iowa)...................E......................... 1954-55 Heydorff, Mark (La Crescenta, Calif.)............DB...................... 1973-74 Heyne, Todd (Boulder City, Nev.)................LB............................ 1993 Hickman, Jacob (Bakersfield, Calif.).............OL............2006-07-08-09 Hicks, Lorenzo (Kansas City, Mo.).................CB................. 1986-87-88 Hicks, Robert (Los Angeles, Calif.)................CB...................... 1989-90 Hiemer, Brian (Shelby, Neb.)........................TE....................... 1983-84 Higgs, Gary (Toledo, Ohio)..........................FB.................. 1974-75-76 Higman, Jerad (Akron, Iowa)........................LB.................. 1992-93-94 Hilding, Marlin (Red Oak, Iowa)....................E.............................. 1956 Hill, Dan (Falls City, Neb.)............................TE............................ 1982 Hill, Jeff (LaGrange, Ill.)................................SE....................... 1972-73 Hill, Robert (East St. Louis, Ill.)......................C......................... 1965-66 Hill, Ryan (Arvada, Colo.)..............................TE.................. 2008-09-10 Hill, Sean (Lisle, Ill.).......................................TE............................ 2007 Hill, Travis (Pearland, Texas).........................LB.............1989-90-91-92 Hilman, Matt (Colorado Springs, Colo.).......DT........................... 1991 Hineline, Curt (Bellevue, Wash.)...................MG................ 1979-80-81 Hipp, I.M. (Chapin, S.C.)...............................IB................... 1977-78-79 Hisey, Albert.................................................G............................. 1897 Hochstein, Russ (Hartington, Neb.)..............G..............1997-98-99-00 Hoefler, Mike (Norfolk, Neb.).......................G................... 1984-85-86 Hoffmann, Hugo (Lincoln, Neb.)...................HB........................... 1937 Hogrefe, Quint (Auburn, Neb.).....................LB.............1995-96-97-98 Hohl, Erich (Gering, Neb.)............................TE............................ 1993 Hohn, Robert (Beatrice, Neb.)......................HB...................... 1963-64 Hoins, Steve (Bellevue, Neb.).......................T.................... 1974-75-76 Hokuf, Stephen (Crete, Neb.).......................E.................... 1929-30-32 Holbein, Brendan (Cozad, Neb.)..................SE.............1993-94-95-96 Holbrook, Tim (Lexington, Neb.)..................S......................... 1981-82 Hollins, Kenneth (Valley, Neb.).....................FB....................... 1943-44 Holloran, William (Schuyler, Neb.)................T.............................. 1954 Holloway, Tony (Bellevue, Neb.)..................DE................. 1983-85-86 Hollowell, T.J. (Copperas Cove, Texas)........LB.............2000-01-02-03 Hollstein, Gary (Rushville, Neb.)...................CB...................... 1970-71 Holm, Elmer (Omaha, Neb.).........................G................... 1926-27-28 Holmbeck, Harold (Beatrice, Neb.)..............T.................... 1931-34-35 Holmes, Daryl (Chicago, Ill.).........................DE........................... 1980 Holscher, Jim (Cook, Neb.)..........................WB...................... 1985-87 Holt, Matt (Lee’s Summit, Mo.).....................LB............................ 2008 Holt, Menelik (San Diego, Calif.)..................WR............2006-07-08-09 Hopewell, Isaac O........................................C.............................. 1893 Hopkins, Lannie (Rowlett, Texas)..................ROV......................... 2002 Hopp, Cliff (Hastings, Neb.).........................FB............................ 1951 Hopp, Harry (Hastings, Neb.).......................HB................. 1938-39-40 Hopp, Wallace (Hastings, Neb.)...................FB............................ 1942 Hoppes, Tyler (Lincoln, Neb.).......................TE............................ 2016 Horn, Rod (Fresno, Calif.).............................DT................. 1977-78-79
HUSKERS Hornbacher, Bill (Rogers City, Mich.)............MG..................... 1968-69 Hornberger, Evans Z. (Lincoln, Neb.)...........G........................ 1910-11 Hornby, James (Lincoln, Neb.).....................E.............................. 1945 Horne, David (Omaha, Neb.)........................IB................... 2002-03-04 Hoskins, Thurman (Turney, Mo.)...................IB............................. 1984 Hoskinson, Matt (Battle Creek, Neb.)...........OG................ 1995-96-97 House, Gordon (Powell, Wyo.).....................C......................... 1921-22 Hovey, Lane (Adel, Iowa)..............................WR...................... 2014-15 Howard, Warren (Omaha, Neb.)...................E.................... 1912-13-14 Howarth, Harry H. (West Point, Neb.)..........QB................. 1918-19-20 Howell, Edward E. (Omaha, Neb.)...............FB.................. 1926-27-28 Howell, John (Omaha, Neb.)........................QB................. 1935-36-37 Howerter, Stuart (Omaha, Neb.)..................G........................ 1956-57 Hoy, George D. (Falls City, Neb.).................HB................. 1920-21-22 Hoy, Rex (Lincoln, Neb.)...............................G................... 1947-49-50 Hoyt, Charles E. (McCook, Neb.).................G............................. 1918 Hubka, Elmer (Virginia, Neb.).......................G........................ 1932-33 Hubka, Ernest (Virginia, Neb.)......................FB.............1917-18-19-20 Hubka, Ladas (Table Rock, Neb.).................G........................ 1934-35 Hubka, Ladimer J. (Virginia, Neb.)...............E......................... 1923-24 Hudson, Corey Bill (Belvidere, Neb.)............T.............................. 1987 Huff, Mike (Ralston, Neb.)............................OG...........2005-06-07-08 Huge, James (Holdrege, Neb.)....................RE.................. 1960-61-62 Hughes, Jeff (Burlington, Vt.).......................WB/P............. 1969-70-71 Hughes, Tyrone (New Orleans, La.)..............SE.............1989-90-91-92 Hulbert, Corwin (Lincoln, Neb.)....................T.................... 1930-31-32 Humm, Dave (Las Vegas, Nev.)....................QB................. 1972-73-74 Humphrey, Bill (Libertyville, Ill.)....................C.................... 1992-93-94 Humphrey, Lawrence (Sidney, Neb.)............OT........................... 1976 Hunter, Fred M. (Blue Rapids, Kan.).............G..............1899-02-03-04 Hurley, Dan (Omaha, Neb.)..........................OT................. 1979-80-81 Husmann, Ed (Ogallala, Neb.)......................T.................... 1950-51-52 Huston, Kellen (Ankeny, Iowa)......................CB...................... 2003-04 Hutcherson, James (Wellington, Kan.).........T.............................. 1936 Hutchison, Harold (Lincoln, Neb.)................C.................... 1923-24-25 Hutton, Richard (Auburn, Neb.)....................HB................. 1946-47-48 Hyde, Frederick D........................................G............................. 1892 Hyland, John (Lincoln, Neb.)........................DE................. 1970-71-72 Hyland, KC (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................WR........................... 2010
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Ickes, Adam (Page, Neb.).............................LB....................... 2004-05 Ickes, Matt (Page, Neb.)...............................CB........................... 2001 Incognito, Richie (Glendale, Ariz.)................OT...................... 2002-03 Ingles, Guy (Omaha, Neb.)...........................SE.................. 1968-69-70 Iodence, Brian (Hemingford, Neb.)..............CB........................... 1981 Irons, Jerry (The Woodlands, Texas)............MG.......................... 1991 Iverson, William (Hemingford, Neb.)............G............................. 1938
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Jackson, Brandon (Horn Lake, Miss.)............IB................... 2004-05-06 Jackson, Charles (Klein, Texas).....................DB...................... 2012-13 Jackson, Harvey (Fresno, Texas)...................S.................... 2011-12-13 Jackson, Joel (Papillion, Neb.).....................WR........................... 2004 Jackson, Julius (Gainesville, Texas)..............LB.............1996-97-98-99 Jackson, Justin (Roca, Neb.).........................C......................... 2011-12 Jackson, Lamar (Elk Grove, Calif.)................CB........................... 2016 Jackson, Leon (Pasco, Wash.).......................IB............................. 2005 Jackson, Sheldon (Diamond Bar, Calif.).......TE.............1995-96-97-98 Jackson, Tim (Dallas, Texas).........................S......................... 1987-88 Jackson, Vershan (Omaha, Neb.).................TE.................. 1995-96-97 Jacobson, Larry (Sioux Falls, S.D.)................DT................. 1969-70-71 Jacupke, Gerald (Fremont, Neb.).................G................... 1943-46-47 Jamail, Doug (Bellaire, Texas)......................C......................... 1970-71 James, Theodore (Naperville, Ill.).................E.................... 1926-27-28 Jameson, Seth (Southlake, Texas)................DB........................... 2013 Jamrog, Jeff (Omaha, Neb.).........................DE................. 1985-86-87 Janik, Leonard (Chicago, Ill.)........................DE................. 1965-66-67 Janky, Tom (Chapman, Neb.).......................PK............................ 1988 Janovich, Andy (Gretna, Neb.).....................FB.............2012-13-14-15 Janssen, Bill (Grand Forks, N.D.)..................DT................. 1969-71-72 Jarmon, Sherwin (Detroit, Mich.)..................DE...................... 1968-69 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley (Miami, Fla.).............CB................. 2011-12-13 Jefferson, Mike (Rowlett, Texas)...................MG.......................... 1990 Jeffries, Ralph (Omaha, Neb.)......................G........................ 1928-29 Jenkins, Brad (Fort Collins, Colo.)................TE....................... 1974-75 Jenkins, Jason (Hammonton, N.J.)...............DT...................... 1994-95 Jensen, Dave (Omaha, Neb.).......................OT................. 1990-91-92 Jeter, Tony (Weirton, W.Va.)........................E.................... 1963-64-65 Jobes, Raymond (Tecumseh, Neb.)..............HB...................... 1918-19 Jobman, Randall (Lisco, Neb.)......................LB.................. 1987-88-89 Johnk, Tim (Schuyler, Neb.)..........................FB.................. 1989-90-91 Johns, Garret (Aurora, Neb.)........................DL............................ 2016 Johnson, Ardell (Chillicothe, Mo.)................DB................. 1972-73-74 Johnson, Blanchard (Omaha, Neb.).............LB............................ 2000 Johnson, Brad (Harvard, Neb.).....................C.................... 1980-81-82 Johnson, Brad (Ralston, Neb.)......................OT...................... 1985-86 Johnson, Brandon (Chicago, Ill.)..................DT...................... 2006-07 Johnson, Carl (Phoenix, Ariz.).......................OT...................... 1970-71 Johnson, Clester (Bellevue, Neb.)................WB................. 1993-94-95 Johnson, Craig (Omaha, Neb.).....................IB................... 1978-79-80 Johnson, Doug (Omaha, Neb.)....................DE...................... 1970-71 Johnson, Eric (Phoenix, Ariz.).......................LB.............1996-97-98-99 Johnson, Frank W. (Fullerton, Neb.).............E.................... 1907-08-09 Johnson, Harry (Valley, Neb.).......................HB...................... 1954-55 Johnson, John (Norfolk, Neb.).....................T.............................. 1944 Johnson, Monte (Bloomington, Minn.).........DT................. 1970-71-72 Johnson, Roger (Scandia, Minn.)..................G............................. 1945 Johnson, Rudy (Aransas Pass, Texas)...........FB.................. 1961-62-63 Johnson, Trevor (Lincoln, Neb.)...................DE............2000-01-02-03 Johnson, William (Stanton, Neb.).................DB................. 1963-64-65 Johnson, William M. (Lincoln, Neb.).............E...............1900-04-05-06 Johnston, Harry (Douglas, Neb.)..................HB........................... 1943 Johnston, James H.......................................HB...................... 1892-93
Jones, Albin B..............................................G........................ 1892-94 Jones, Andre (Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.)..........CB...................... 2006-07 Jones, Austin (Aurora, Colo.)........................IB................... 2009-10-11 Jones, Calvin (Omaha, Neb.)........................IB................... 1991-92-93 Jones, Chris (Jacksonville, Fla.)....................CB................. 2014-15-16 Jones, Chuck (Beatrice, Neb.)......................DB...................... 1974-75 Jones, D.J. (Omaha, Neb.)...........................OL................. 2007-09-10 Jones, Donta (LaPlata, Md.).........................LB.............1991-92-93-94 Jones, Glenn (Omaha, Neb.)........................C.............................. 1933 Jones, Harry..................................................E.............................. 1896 Jones, Keith (Omaha, Neb.).........................IB..............1984-85-86-87 Jones, Larry (Sidney, Neb.)...........................G............................. 1956 Jones, Lee (Omaha, Neb.)............................DT................. 1985-86-87 Jones, Marcel (Phoenix, Ariz.).......................OT............2008-09-10-11 Jones, Robert (West Point, Neb.).................T.................... 1960-61-63 Jordan, Harrison (Omaha, Neb.)..................FB....................... 2014-15 Jorgensen, Greg (Minden, Neb.).................OG................ 1975-76-77 Joseph, Boaz (Weston, Fla.).........................CB................. 2014-15-16 Joseph, Mickey (Marrero, La.)......................QB............1988-89-90-91 Joy, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................E......................... 1931-32 Julch, Adam (Omaha, Neb.).........................OT............1996-97-98-99 Justice, Charles (Grand Island, Neb.)...........G................... 1929-30-31 Justice, Glenn (Grand Island, Neb.).............G........................ 1933-34
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Kabongo, Patrick (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)....DT............2000-01-02-03 Kadavy, Andy (Seward, Neb.).......................LB....................... 2005-06 Kaelin, Ken (Westerville, Neb.).....................FB.................. 1984-85-86 Kahler, Robert (Grand Island, Neb.).............HB................. 1938-39-40 Kahler, Royal (Grand Island, Neb.)...............T.................... 1938-39-40 Kaiser, Loran (Farwell, Neb.).........................DT............1997-98-99-00 Kalu, Joshua (Houston, Texas)......................CB................. 2014-15-16 Kampe, Lester D. (Red Oak, Iowa)...............G................... 1955-56-57 Kane, John (Kansas City, Mo.)......................LB............................ 1975 Kastl, Paul (Lincoln, Neb.).............................FB.................. 2000-01-02 Kathol, Gerald (Hartington, Neb.)................E.................... 1940-41-42 Keast, Steve (Oakland, Iowa)........................DT........................... 1990 Keeler, Andy (Omaha, Neb.)........................OG................ 1986-87-88 Keeler, Mike (Omaha, Neb.).........................DT...................... 1981-83 Keels, Joe (Kenosha, Wis.)............................DE........................... 2014 Keiser, Dusty (Norfolk, Neb.)........................TE....................... 2003-04 Kellar, C.E.....................................................G............................. 1896 Keller, Sam (Danville, Calif.).........................QB........................... 2007 Kelley, Jon (Lincoln, Neb.)............................IB................... 1985-86-87 Kellogg III, Ron (Omaha, Neb.)....................QB...................... 2012-13 Kellogg, Sam................................................E......................... 1917-19 Kelly, Howard (Grand Island, Neb.)..............C......................... 1940-41 Kelly, Lane (Omaha, Neb.)...........................LS.............2003-04-05-06 Kelly, Paul (Davie, Fla.).................................LS............................ 2014 Kelsay, Chad (Auburn, Neb.)........................RE.............1995-96-97-98 Kelsay, Chris (Auburn, Neb.)........................RE.............1999-00-01-02 Kennedy, Max (Beatrice, Neb.).....................HB........................... 1951 Kennedy, Michael (Omaha, Neb.)................G................... 1963-64-65 Keriakedes, John (Lincoln, Neb.)..................T.............................. 1933 Kester, Tyler (Clearwater, Neb.)...................DB........................... 2007 Ketter, Connor (Norfolk, Neb.).....................TE............................ 2016 Kiehn, Erik (Omaha, Neb.)............................G............................. 1989 Kiffin, Monte (Lexington, Neb.)....................T.................... 1961-62-63 Kilbourne, Bruce (Lincoln, Neb.)...................E.................... 1931-32-33 Kimball, Scott (Camarillo, Calif.)...................SE.................. 1982-83-84 Kimmel, Miles (Sioux City, Iowa)..................E......................... 1966-68 King, Sedrick (Plant City, Fla.).......................DE........................... 2016 Kingsbury, Raymond....................................FB.................. 1898-99-01 Kingston, Ben (Omaha, Neb.)......................FB.................. 1996-98-99 Kingston, Bob (Fremont, Neb.)....................IB............................. 1984 Kinnaman, William (Lincoln, Neb.)................HB........................... 1945 Kinney, Jeff (McCook, Neb.)........................HB................. 1969-70-71 Kinnie, Brandon (Kansas City, Mo.)..............WR................. 2009-10-11 Kinsel, John (Council Bluffs, Iowa)................C.............................. 1972 Kipper, Paul R. (Lincoln, Neb.)......................E.............................. 1945 Kirby, John (David City, Neb.)......................G................... 1961-62-63 Kirkland, Ron (West Bend, Wis.)...................HB................. 1964-65-66 Kitchen, Robert (McCook, Neb.)..................C.............................. 1960 Kitrell, Barry (Ashland, Neb.)........................FB............................ 1988 Kitzelman, Max (Omaha, Neb.)....................G................... 1952-53-56 Kleiber, Dick (Hastings, Neb.)......................G............................. 1957 Klein, Arthur (Plymouth, Pa.).........................G................... 1955-56-57 Klein, Dale (Seward, Neb.)...........................PK.................. 1984-85-86 Klem, John (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................WB................. 2000-01-02 Klemke, George D. (Bayard, Neb.)...............E.............................. 1922 Klum, Arlo (Shenandoah, Iowa)....................G............................. 1938 Knevel, David (Brantford, Ontario, Canada).....OT................. 2014-15-16 Knight, Charles (Lincoln, Neb.).....................HB........................... 1944 Knight, George (Lincoln, Neb.)....................QB................. 1938-39-40 Knox, Mike (Castle Rock, Colo.)...................LB.............1981-82-83-85 Knox, Tyreese (Daly City, Calif.)...................IB................... 1986-87-88 Kobza, Dan (Shelby, Neb.)...........................LB....................... 1967-68 Koch, Brandon (Gothenburg, Neb.).............OG................ 2003-04-05 Koch, Sam (Seward, Neb.)............................P.................... 2003-04-05 Koehler, Colton (Harvard, Neb.)...................LB....................... 2008-09 Koehler, John...............................................C.................... 1899-00-01 Koellner, Greg (Haxton, Colo.).....................MG.......................... 1990 Koenig, Robert (Yankton, S.D.).....................E.............................. 1944 Koethe, Scott (Central City, Neb.)................OG................ 2000-01-02 Kohl, Josh (Hastings, Neb.)..........................LB.................. 1996-97-98 Koinzan, John (Bartlett, Neb.)......................E......................... 1963-64 Kollmorgen, Kyle (Lincoln, Neb.)..................OG...........1998-99-00-01 Kolowski, Dave (Omaha, Neb.)....................C.............................. 2002 Kolterman, Nate (Seward, Neb.)..................OT................. 2000-01-02 Kondolo, Chongo (Carrollton, Texas)...........OG..................... 2014-15 Kops, Lyle (Bassett, Neb.).............................T......................... 1943-44 Korinek, Dennis (Ulysses, Neb.)....................HB................. 1952-53-54 Kosch, Bill (Columbus, Neb.)........................S.................... 1969-70-71 Kosch, Jesse (Columbus, Neb.)....................P.................... 1995-96-97
Kosier, Richard (Watertown, S.D.)................T.................... 1958-59-60 Kositsky, Ed (York, Neb.)..............................T.................... 1915-16-17 Koster, George (Lincoln, Neb.).....................G................... 1929-30-31 Kotera, Jim (Bellevue, Neb.).........................FB.................. 1978-79-80 Kramer, Larry (Austin, Minn.)........................OT................. 1962-63-64 Kramer, Thomas (Concord, Calif.)................QB........................... 1959 Krantz, Jeff (Bayard, Neb.)............................SE............................ 1985 Kratzenstein, Monte (Brady, Neb.)...............TE.................. 1987-88-89 Kreikemeier, Micah (West Point, Neb.)........LB............................ 2012 Kreizinger, Everett (Bellwood, Neb.)............FB....................... 1930-31 Krejci, Jeff (Schuyler, Neb.)..........................S.................... 1979-80-81 Krenk, Mitch (Nebraska City, Neb.)..............TE....................... 1981-82 Kriemelmeyer, Walter P................................T.............................. 1917 Kriewald, Steve (Scotia, Neb.)......................FB.............2001-02-03-04 Kripal, Tom (Omaha, Neb.)..........................G............................. 1954 Kroeker, John (Henderson, Neb.).................P.................... 1986-87-88 Kroger, Ernest G...........................................FB....................... 1907-08 Kroger, Roscoe (Grand Island, Neb.)............T.............................. 1930 Krug, Nathan (Chapman, Neb.)....................DT........................... 2004 Kudrna, Roger (Red Cloud, Neb.)................C......................... 1965-67 Kuehl, Alan (Wausa, Wis.).............................LB.................. 1965-66-67 Kunalic, Adi (Fort Worth, Texas)...................PK.............2007-08-09-10 Kunz, Lee (Golden, Colo.)............................LB.................. 1976-77-78 Kurtz, Scott (Omaha, Neb.)..........................LB....................... 1989-90 Kwapick, Jeff (Circle Pines, Minn.)................OT................. 1980-81-82 Kyros, George (Grand Island, Neb.).............DB................. 1972-73-74
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Lackovic, Tim (Omaha, Neb.).......................SE............................ 1974 Lafleur, Bill (Norfolk, Neb.)...........................P...............1995-96-97-98 Lake, Jeff (Robert) (Columbus, Neb.)...........SE.............1994-95-96-97 LaNoue, Gerald (Wisner, Neb.)....................HB...................... 1933-35 Lanphere, Edward E. (York, Neb.)................E.............................. 1918 Larsen, Pat (Fullerton, Neb.).........................S.................... 1980-81-82 Larson, Al (Sioux City, Iowa).........................DB................. 1967-68-69 Larson, Kyle (Funk, Neb.)..............................P.................... 2001-02-03 Lawrence, Blake (Shawnee Mission, Kan.)....LB.................. 2007-08-09 Lawson, Thomas (Parker, Colo.)...................FB.................. 2005-07-08 Lawson, Vinton (Omaha, Neb.).....................E.................... 1925-26-27 Layton, Marvin H..........................................FB............................ 1921 Leader, David (Bloomfield, Neb.).................LB....................... 1991-92 Lee Jr., Eric (Milton, Mass.)...........................DB........................... 2016 Lee, Evard G. (Edgemont, S.D.)...................E.................... 1925-26-27 Lee, Jeff (Racine, Wis.)..................................SE............................ 1977 Lee, John (Red Bank, N.J.)...........................MG................ 1973-74-75 Lee, Michael (Grand Island, Neb.)................E......................... 1956-57 Lee, Oudious (Omaha, Neb.).......................MG................ 1977-78-79 Lee, Zac (San Francisco, Calif.).....................QB...................... 2009-10 LeFlore, Mark (Omaha, Neb.).......................WR............2002-03-04-05 Legate, Billy (Clearwater, Neb.)....................FB.............1995-96-97-98 Legate, Tyler (Neligh, Neb.).........................FB.................. 2009-10-11 Legette, Tyrone (Columbia, S.C.).................CB................. 1989-90-91 Lehigh, Pat (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................CB........................... 1976 Leik, Francis (Hastings, Neb.).......................G............................. 1946 Leise, Daryl (Omaha, Neb.)..........................TE....................... 1990-91 Lenners, Curt (Filley, Neb.)...........................RE............................ 1997 Leonardi, Chad (Canonsburg, Pa.)...............OG.......................... 1973 LeRoy, Mark (Seattle, Wash.)........................DB...................... 1978-79 Lesh, W.W....................................................G............................. 1903 Lessman, Randy (Sioux City, Iowa)...............P.................... 1974-75-76 Letcher, Paul (Lincoln, Neb.).........................DB...................... 1978-79 Leuck, Rob (Omaha, Neb.)...........................OG.......................... 1989 Lewandowski, Adolph (Chicago, Ill.)............E......................... 1928-29 Lewellen, Verne (Lincoln, Neb.)....................QB................. 1921-22-23 Lewis, Alex (Tempe, Ariz.)............................OT...................... 2014-15 Lewis, Bill (Sioux City, Iowa).........................C.................... 1983-84-85 Lewis, Lance (Scott, Kan.).............................FB.............1988-90-91-92 Lewis, Rodney (Minneapolis, Minn.).............CB................. 1979-80-81 Lewis, Tahaun (Colorado Springs, Colo.).....CB................. 1987-88-89 Licht, Jason (Yuma, Colo.)............................G............................. 1991 Liebman, Morris............................................HB........................... 1898 Liegl, Dave (Central City, Neb.)....................CB................. 1978-79-80 Liewer, Jamie (Atkinson, Neb.).....................DT................. 1990-91-92 Liggett, Bob (Alquippa, Pa.).........................DT...................... 1968-69 Lightbourn, Caleb (Camas, Wash.)...............P.............................. 2016 Lightner, Keven (Hastings, Neb.)..................OT................. 1985-86-87 Liley, Tim (Lakewood, Colo.)........................WR...................... 2002-03 Limbaugh, Jack (Algona, Iowa)....................C.............................. 2003 Lindell, Don (Topeka, Kan.)..........................QB........................... 1926 Lindquist, Ric (Plattsmouth, Neb.)................CB................. 1979-80-81 Lindquist, Steve (Minneapolis, Minn.)..........G..............1975-76-77-78 Lindsay, Spencer (Kearney, Neb.)................PK.................. 2014-15-16 Lindstrom, Brett (Omaha, Neb.)...................QB........................... 2003 Lindstrom, Dan (Oakland, Neb.)...................DE................. 1978-79-80 Lindstrom, Roger (Oakland, Neb.)...............WB...................... 1983-85 Lingenfelter, Bob (Plainview, Neb.)..............T.................... 1974-75-76 Lingenfelter, Luke (Plainview, Neb.).............OL........................... 2011 Lingenfelter, Newton (Plainview, Neb.)........OL........................... 2005 Linstroth, Tom (Minneapolis, Minn.).............MG.......................... 1968 Lints, Bob (Brown City, Mich.)......................MG.......................... 1966 Lipps, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)........................G................... 1946-47-48 List, Gregg (Valentine, Neb.)........................S...............1996-97-98-99 List, Jerry (Bay City, Mich.)...........................TE.................. 1970-71-72 Little, Ernest M. (Clarks, Neb.)......................E.............................. 1906 Livingston, John (San Marcos, Calif.)............SE............................ 1994 Livingston, Scott (Lakewood, Calif.).............P/PK................... 1983-84 Lock, Norman (Lincoln, Neb.).......................T.............................. 1943 Locke, Roland A. (North Platte, Neb.)..........HB................. 1923-24-25 Lockett, Frank (Richmond, Calif.)..................SE....................... 1977-78 Loehr, Andy (Turtle Creek, Pa.)....................E.................... 1952-53-54 Lofgren, Gus A.............................................E......................... 1910-11 Lohr, Jason (Tulsa, Okla.).............................NT............1998-99-00-03 Loken, Rocke (Littleton, Colo.).....................SE............................ 1977 London, Frankie (Lake Charles, La.)..............QB............1996-97-98-99
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Long, Andrew (Buffalo, Wyo.).......................HB........................... 1930 Long, Chace (Wahoo, Neb.).........................PK............................ 2000 Long, Chris (Blair, Neb.)...............................OG.......................... 2015 Long, Jake (Elkhorn, Neb.)...........................TE.................. 2011-12-13 Long, Jeff (Norfolk, Neb.).............................DT........................... 1987 Long, Roy (Blair, Neb.).................................HB................. 1941-42-46 Long, Spencer (Elkhorn, Neb.).....................OG................ 2011-12-13 Longwell, Brent (Homer, Neb.).....................TE.................. 1971-72-73 Lonowski, Jack (Stromsburg, Neb.)..............DT........................... 1981 Loos, Chris (Lincoln, Neb.)............................G............................. 2000 Lord, Harrison S............................................T.............................. 1892 Lord, Jammal (Bayonne, N.J.)......................QB............2000-01-02-03 Lorenz, Fred (Lincoln, Neb.).........................G..............1944-45-46-47 Love, Courtney (Youngstown, Ohio)............LB............................ 2014 Love, Preston (Omaha, Neb.).......................RE....................... 1963-64 Lowe, Rex (Milwaukee, Wis.)........................E......................... 1969-70 Lucas, Leroy (Omaha, Neb.).........................T.................... 1926-27-28 Luck, Terry (Fayetteville, N.C.)......................QB...................... 1974-75 Lucky, Marlon (North Hollywood, Calif.).......IB..............2005-06-07-08 Ludwick, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)...................E.................... 1939-40-41 Luhrs, Kevin (Omaha, Neb.).........................DE........................... 2005 Lundberg, Lance (Wausa, Neb.)...................T.................... 1991-92-93 Lundin, Alford...............................................T.............................. 1905 Luther, Walter (Cambridge, Neb.)................HB................. 1938-39-40 Lux, Dean (North Bend, Neb.)......................E.............................. 1955 Lyall, Bob (Richland, Wash.).........................C.............................. 1956 Lyday, Allen (Wichita, Kan.)..........................CB...................... 1981-82 Lyman, Roy Link (McDonald, Kan.)...............T.................... 1918-19-21
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Maasdam, Felber (Omaha, Neb.).................C.............................. 1929 Maggard, Rob (Olathe, Kan.).......................OT................. 1984-85-86 Magor, Louis.................................................E.............................. 1909 Magsamen, Raymond (Lindsay, Neb.)..........E......................... 1948-49 Maher, Brett (Kearney, Neb.).......................P/PK.........2009-10-11-12 Makell, Keith (Omaha, Neb.)........................SE............................ 1990 Makovicka, Jeff (Brainard, Neb.)..................FB.............1992-93-94-95 Makovicka, Joel (Brainard, Neb.)..................FB.............1995-96-97-98 Malito, Chuck (Lakewood, Colo.).................SE.................. 1974-75-76 Malone, Dan (Longview, Texas)....................DT........................... 1970 Maloney, J.R.................................................G............................. 1901 Mandelko, Mike (Lexington, Neb.)...............OG................ 1980-81-82 Mandery, Avard (Tecumseh, Neb.)...............HB................. 1924-25-26 Mandery, Roy J. (Tecumseh, Neb.)..............E......................... 1924-26 Mangieri, P.J. (Peoria, Ill.).............................LS.............2009-10-11-12 Manley, Robert (Holdrege, Neb.).................QB...................... 1930-31 Mann, Kurt (Grand Island, Neb.)..................OL................. 2004-05-06 Manninger, Matt (Omaha, Neb.)..................LB............................ 2012 Manstedt, Steve (Wahoo, Neb.)...................DE................. 1971-72-73 Marco, Jon (Bellevue, Neb.).........................LB.................. 1986-87-88 Markus, Steve (Kearney, Neb.).....................LB............................ 1977 Marlowe, Tim (Youngstown, Ohio)...............WR............2009-10-11-12 Marrow, Mike (Holland, Ohio)......................FB............................ 2012 Marrow, Wallace (Omaha, Neb.)..................QB........................... 1926 Martig, Howard (Omaha, Neb.)....................T.............................. 1941 Martin, Ben (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................DL............................ 2007 Martin, Bob (David City, Neb.).....................DE................. 1973-74-75 Martin, Eric (Moreno Valley, Calif.)...............DE............2009-10-11-12 Martin, Jay (Waverly, Neb.)..........................DE...................... 2009-10 Martin, John (Wahoo, Neb.).........................LB............................ 1994 Martin, Noel (Clay Center, Kan.)..................FB.................. 1959-60-62 Martinez, Taylor (Corona, Calif.)...................QB............2010-11-12-13 Martz, Max (Beatrice, Neb.)..........................RE.................. 1957-58-59 Mason, Cyrus P. (Lincoln, Neb.)...................T.................... 1902-03-04 Mason, Dave (Green Bay, Wis.)....................S.................... 1969-71-72 Mason, John (Lincoln, Neb.).........................FB....................... 1904-05 Mason, Nate (Greenville, Texas)...................QB............1980-81-82-83 Masterson, Bernard (Lincoln, Neb.)..............QB................. 1931-32-33 Mastin, Guy (Auburn, Neb.)..........................E......................... 1912-13 Mathers, James (Arapahoe, Neb.)................HB........................... 1937 Mathis, Chris (Tecumseh, Neb.)...................HB................. 1930-31-32 Mathison, Bruce (Superior, Wis.)..................QB...................... 1981-82 Matson, Charles............................................................................ 1895 Matters, Thomas H. (Omaha, Neb.).............T......................... 1906-07 Mauer, Mark (St. Paul, Minn.).......................QB................. 1979-80-81 Maurice, Kevin (Orlando, Fla.)......................DT............2013-14-15-16 Maxe, Bill (Brainard, Neb.)............................E......................... 1949-50 May, Mathew (Imperial, Neb.)......................LB.............2008-09-10-11 McAllister, Eugene J. (Lincoln, Neb.)...........E......................... 1922-23 McBride, Clark (Lincoln, Neb.)......................HB................. 1927-28-29 McBride, Jeff (Brule, Neb.)...........................DE........................... 2004 McCann, Mitch (Omaha, Neb.).....................FB............................ 2016 McCant, Keithen (Grand Prairie, Texas).......QB...................... 1990-91 McCashland, Dick (Geneva, Neb.)...............C.................... 1956-57-58 McCashland, Mike (Lincoln, Neb.)................S.................... 1982-83-84 McClary, Dwayne (Rochester, N.Y.)..............WB...................... 1999-00 McClelland, Tom (Turtle Creek, Pa.).............S......................... 1970-71 McCloney, Maurice (Beaumont, Texas)........WB........................... 1978 McCloughan, Kent (Broken Bow, Neb.).......HB................. 1962-63-64 McCord, M. Jim (Fairbury, Neb.)..................DT................. 1965-66-67 McCormick, John (Omaha, Neb.).................OG................ 1985-86-87 McCoy, Tim (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................SE....................... 1987-89 McCrady, Tim (Plainview, Neb.)...................WB................. 1978-79-80 McDaniel, Richard (Port Arthur, Texas).........RE.................. 1959-60-61 McDermott, Conor (Omaha, Neb.)..............TE............................ 2012 McDermott, Donald (Harlan, Iowa)...............G............................. 1962 McDole, Ron (Toledo, Ohio)........................T.................... 1958-59-60 McDonald, Gil (Lincoln, Neb.)......................QB...................... 1905-06 McDonald, Lester (Grand Island, Neb.)........E.................... 1934-35-36 McDuffy, Andre (Euless, Texas)....................FB....................... 1991-92 McElroy, Mike (Grand Island, Neb.).............C.............................. 1981 McFarland, Jim (North Platte, Neb.).............E......................... 1968-69 McFarlin, Octavious (Bastrop, Texas)...........LB.............1994-95-96-97 McGhee, Donnie (Flint, Mich.)......................OT................. 1968-69-70
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McGill, Joe (Omaha, Neb.)...........................C.............................. 1950 McGinn, Bernard (Arlington, Va.).................G........................ 1963-64 McGinn, Matt (Merna, Neb.)........................DT........................... 1999 McGinnis, Kenneth (Ord, Neb.)....................G........................ 1935-36 McGlasson, Harold (Lincoln, Neb.)...............QB...................... 1919-21 McGlasson, Ross (Lincoln, Neb.)..................G................... 1921-22-23 McGraw, Greg (Milville, N.J.).......................S......................... 1998-99 McIlravy, Eldon (Tecumseh, Neb.)................FB............................ 1937 McKee, Jake (Goodland, Kan.).....................TE.................. 1998-99-00 McKeon, Corey (Naperville, Ill.)....................LB.................. 2005-06-07 McKoy, Shamus (Raleigh, N.C.)....................WR........................... 2005 McMahon, Harold (Lincoln, Neb.)................HB...................... 1917-18 McMillen, John (Council Bluffs, Iowa)...........QB...................... 1991-92 McMullen, Dan (Belleville, Kan.)...................G................... 1926-27-28 McMullen, Greg (Akron, Ohio).....................DE................. 2013-14-15 McNeill, Mike (Kirkwood, Mo.).....................TE.............2007-08-09-10 McNitt, Luke (Kearney, Neb.).......................FB....................... 2015-16 McNulty, Joe (Wymore, Neb.)......................FB............................ 1963 McNutt, Robert (Colby, Kan.).......................T.............................. 1942 McPherson, Forrest (Fairbury, Neb.)............C......................... 1930-31 McPherson, Lornell (Omaha, Neb.)..............CB............2001-02-03-04 McVay, Howard (Ogallala, Neb.)..................E.............................. 1956 McWhirter, Steve (Fairfield, Iowa)................LB.............1979-80-81-82 McWilliams, James....................................................................... 1946 McWilliams, Jon (Sidney, Neb.)....................E.................... 1953-54-55 Mead, Everett (Hamburg, Iowa)...................HB........................... 1933 Meade, Ron (Canby, Minn.)..........................QB................. 1959-60-61 Meagher, Harry (Steubenville, Ohio)............MG.......................... 1967 Means, Andy (Holdrege, Neb.)....................CB................. 1978-79-80 Means, Arden (Lincoln, Neb.).......................G..............1943-47-48-49 Meginnis, Harry (Lincoln, Neb.)....................HB........................... 1949 Meginnis, Sam (Lincoln, Neb.)......................LS............................ 2011 Mehlin, Ken (Humboldt, Neb.).....................C.................... 1991-92-93 Mehring, Neal (Grand Island, Neb.).............G............................. 1934 Mehring, Robert (Grand Island, Neb.)..........G................... 1935-36-37 Meier, Franklin (Lincoln, Neb.).....................C.................... 1932-33-34 Meier, Fred (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................C.................... 1939-40-41 Melford, William ..........................................C.................... 1896-97-98 Mendoza, Marcus (Houston, Texas).............DB................. 2009-10-11 Meredith, Cameron (Huntington Beach, Calif.).....DE............2009-10-11-12 Merrell, Jeff (Huntsville, Ala.)........................MG................ 1980-81-82 Metheny, Fred (Lincoln, Neb.)......................QB................. 1941-42-46 Meyer, Derek (Campbell, Neb.)...................OL........................... 2009 Meylan, Wayne (Bay City, Mich.)..................MG................ 1965-66-67 Michka, Ron (Omaha, Neb.).........................C.................... 1961-62-63 Mickel, Oliver (Chihuahua, Mexico)..............FB............................ 1902 Mielenz, Frank..............................................HB...................... 1925-26 Mikos, Kory (Seward, Neb.)..........................T.................... 1994-95-96 Miles, Barron (Roselle, N.J.).........................CB................. 1992-93-94 Miles, Paul (Princeton, N.J.)..........................IB................... 1983-84-85 Milius, Tom (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................DT........................... 1996 Miller, A.H. ..................................................T.............................. 1907 Miller, Brian (Hardy, Neb.)............................LB............................ 1988 Miller, Bryce (Elmwood, Neb.)......................RE............................ 1996 Miller, Cleo (Dallas, Texas)...........................CB...................... 1985-86 Miller, Dan (Hebron, Neb.)...........................OG.......................... 1975 Miller, Gabe (Mishawaka, Ind.).....................LS............................ 2013 Miller, Grant (Peabody, Mass.).....................FB............................ 2005 Miller, Jack (Omaha, Neb.)...........................HB................. 1931-32-33 Miller, Jim (Oshkosh, Neb.)..........................DE........................... 1970 Miller, Junior (Midland, Texas).....................TE.................. 1977-78-79 Miller, Kevin (Hardy, Neb.)...........................DT........................... 1989 Miller, Robin (Kent, Wash.)...........................IB................... 2000-01-03 Miller, Salo (Mt. Gilead, Ohio)......................E.............................. 1945 Miller, William (Lincoln, Neb.)......................HB........................... 1943 Miller, Willie (Omaha, Neb.).........................FB.............1997-98-99-00 Millikan, Todd (Shenandoah, Iowa)..............TE.............1985-86-87-88 Mills, George (Omaha, Neb.).......................DT...................... 1973-75 Mills, Jeff (Montclair, N.J.)............................LB.................. 1987-88-89 Mills, Leslie (Kearney, Neb.).........................G............................. 1904 Mills, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.).........................T.................... 1936-37-38 Milne, James (Crawford, Neb.).....................E.............................. 1933 Mink, George (Omaha, Neb.).......................E.............................. 1952 Minnick, Jerry (Cambridge, Neb.)................T.................... 1951-52-53 Minor, Harry R. (Auburn, Neb.).....................HB................. 1907-08-10 Minter, Mike (Lawton, Okla.)........................S...............1993-94-95-96 Mitchell, Johnny (Chicago, Ill.).....................TE....................... 1990-91 Mitchell, Josh (Corona, Calif.) .....................CB............2011-12-13-14 Mockett, Ebenezer.......................................HB........................... 1890 Mohnsen, Brian (McCook, Neb.)..................LB............................ 1990 Molzen, Cecil................................................T......................... 1924-26 Monarrez, Junior (Bell Garden, Calif.)..........MG..................... 1988-89 Monds, Wonder (Ft. Pierce, Fla.)..................DB................. 1973-74-75 Mongerson, Duane (Omaha, Neb.)..............T.................... 1957-58-59 Monsky, Hubert (Omaha, Neb.)...................G............................. 1939 Montgomery, Robert....................................HB.................. 1897-1900 Mooberry, Brandon (Lexington, Neb.).........RE....................... 1999-00 Moomey, William (York, Neb.).....................HB...................... 1946-47 Moore, Alonzo (Winnfield, La.).....................WR............2013-14-15-16 Moore, Brian (Randolph, Neb.)....................TE............................ 1985 Moore, Bruce (York, Neb.)............................LB.................. 1991-92-93 Moore, Dontrell (Thibodaux, La.).................LB............................ 2005 Moore, Gerald (Walthill, Neb.).....................FB.................. 1945-46-48 Moore, James (Omaha, Neb.)......................C.............................. 1959 Moore, Jay (Elkhorn, Neb.)...........................DE................. 2004-05-06 Moore, Richard (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)...........T.............................. 1955 Moore, Terrence (New Orleans, La.)............DT............2008-09-10-11 Moore, Tyler (Clearwater, Fla.).....................OL........................... 2011 Moore, Verne (Elgin, Neb.)...........................HB........................... 1920 Moran, Christopher (Frederick, Md.)............CB........................... 1999 Moran, Jeff (Huron, S.D.)..............................IB................... 1972-73-74 Moravec, Brent (Grand Island, Neb.)............DB........................... 2010 Moravec, Mark (David City, Neb.)................FB.................. 1980-81-82 Morell, Pat (Wichita, Kan.)............................LB.............. 1969-1970-71
Morgan, Clifford (Denver, Colo.)..................E......................... 1928-29 Morgan Jr., Stanley (New Orleans, La.)........WR...................... 2015-16 Moritz, Brett (Osmond, Neb.).......................OG.......................... 1977 Morock, David (Clairton, Pa.)........................S.................... 1968-69-70 Morrison, Dennis (Omaha, Neb.)..................E......................... 1966-67 Morrison, Paul (Havelock, Neb.)...................C.............................. 1929 Morro, Brian (Middletown, N.J.)...................P.............................. 1998 Morrow, Frank..............................................FB............................ 1890 Morrow, Tom (Lincoln, Neb.)........................T......................... 1983-84 Morse, C.L....................................................QB........................... 1905 Moser, Ellsworth (Omaha, Neb.)..................C......................... 1915-16 Mosher, Bradley G........................................FB............................ 1892 Mosley, Trai (Pflugerville, Texas)..................CB........................... 2015 Moss, Avery (Tempe, Ariz.)...........................DE........................... 2013 Moss, Kareem (Spartanburg, S.C.)...............S.................... 1992-93-94 Moudy, Mike (Castle Rock, Colo.)................OG..................... 2013-14 Muehling, Brad (Lincoln, Neb.).....................C......................... 1982-83 Mueller, Josh (Columbus, Neb.)...................TE.............2004-05-06-07 Mueller, Marvin (Columbus, Neb.)...............S.................... 1965-66-67 Mueller, William (Omaha, Neb.)...................HB............1947-48-49-50 Muhammad, Abdul (Compton, Calif.)..........WB............1991-92-93-94 Muhammad, Wali (Bloomfield, N.J.)............DE...................... 2004-05 Mulkey, Grant (Arlington, Texas)..................WR................. 2003-04-05 Mullen, Robert (Connellsville, Pa.)................T...............1948-49-50-51 Mulligan, Harold R. (Beatrice, Neb.).............E.............................. 1912 Mundt, Brad (Norfolk, Neb.).........................C......................... 1991-92 Munford, Marc (Littleton, Colo.)...................LB.................. 1984-85-86 Munn, Glen B. (Lincoln, Neb.)......................T.............................. 1928 Munn, Glenn (Lincoln, Neb.)........................T.............................. 1927 Munn, Monte (Lincoln, Neb.)........................G........................ 1919-20 Munn, Wade (Lincoln, Neb.).........................G................... 1918-19-20 Munn, Wayne (Lincoln, Neb.).......................G............................. 1917 Murillo, Armando (Tampa, Fla.)....................CB...................... 2007-08 Murphy, James (Lexington, Neb.)................DB................. 1954-55-56 Murphy, Jerry (Chicago, Ill.).........................C.............................. 1965 Murphy, Jim (Lexington, Neb.).....................CB...................... 1981-82 Murphy, John (Crawford, Neb.)....................TE............................ 2000 Murray, Mike (Chicago, Ill.)...........................MG................ 1987-88-89 Murtaugh, Jerry (Omaha, Neb.)...................LB.................. 1968-69-70 Murtha, Lydon (Hutchinson, Minn.)..............OL............2005-06-07-08 Mushinskie, Larry (Temple City, Calif.).........TE.................. 1973-74-75 Muskin, Leonard (Omaha, Neb.)..................T......................... 1938-40 Myers, Douglas.............................................FB....................... 1923-24 Myers, James (York, Neb.)............................FB....................... 1946-47 Myers, Lynn (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................G............................. 1941
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Nabity, Graham (Omaha, Neb.)...................RB.................. 2014-15-16 Nagle, Fran (West Lynn, Mass.)....................QB...................... 1949-50 Nappi, Frank (Portland, Maine)....................HB........................... 1956 Narish, Louis (Chicago, Ill.)...........................DT........................... 1966 Natter, A.J. (Milton, Wis.).............................DE........................... 2016 Naviaux, Larry (Lexington, Neb.)..................HB................. 1956-57-58 Neal, DaiShon (Houston, Texas)...................DE........................... 2016 Neil, Eddie (Pasadena, Calif.).......................PK....................... 1980-81 Nelson, Bob (Stillwater, Minn.).....................LB.................. 1972-73-74 Nelson, Casey (Newman Grove, Neb.)........DT................. 1999-00-01 Nelson, Clarence (York, Neb.)......................HB...................... 1930-31 Nelson, Derrie (Fairmont, Neb.)...................DE................. 1978-79-80 Nelson, Douglas (Wausa, Neb.)...................HB........................... 1944 Nelson, Jordan (Omaha, Neb.)....................IB................... 2014-15-16 Nelson, John (Minden, Neb.).......................OG..................... 1987-88 Nelson, Merritt (Fremont, Neb.)...................TE............................ 1995 Nelson, Ray (Omaha, Neb.)..........................WB...................... 1985-86 Nelson, Thomas R........................................G............................. 1905 Neprud, Vernon (Verdel, Neb.)....................T.............................. 1938 Nesmith, Norris (Wauneta, Neb.).................E.............................. 1931 Neubert, Keith (Fort Atkinson, Wis.).............TE............................ 1987 Newby, Marcus (North Potomac, Md.).........LB.................. 2014-15-16 Newby, Terrell (Los Angeles, Calif.).............IB..............2013-14-15-16 Newcombe, Bobby (Albuquerque, N.M.)....WB............1997-98-99-00 Newell, Petyon (Hiawatha, Kan.)..................DL............................ 2016 Newman, Richard (Columbus, Neb.)............QB................. 1918-19-20 Newton, Bob (LaMirada, Calif.)....................OT...................... 1969-70 Nichols, John (Littleton, Colo.).....................C......................... 1986-87 Nickens, Brodrick (Alliance, Neb.)................DL....................... 2012-13 Nicks, Carl (Salinas, Calif.)............................OT...................... 2006-07 Nielson, R.....................................................HB........................... 1900 Nixon, Byran (Omaha, Neb.)........................G........................ 1921-22 Noble, Dave (Omaha, Neb.).........................HB................. 1921-22-23 Noel, Jack (Lincoln, Neb.)............................C.............................. 1985 Noonan, Danny (Lincoln, Neb.)....................MG................ 1984-85-86 Noonan, David (Lincoln, Neb.).....................DT............1990-91-92-93 Noonan, John (Omaha, Neb.)......................SE............................ 1980 Norrie, Rod (Geneva, Neb.)..........................DT........................... 1972 Norris, Chris (Papillion, Neb.).......................FB............................ 1995 Norris, Don (Omaha, Neb.)..........................QB........................... 1951 Norris, William A. (North Platte, Neb.).........T.............................. 1916 Noster, Sean (San Antonio, Texas)...............LB............................ 1994 Novak, Ray (Omaha, Neb.)...........................FB.................. 1951-52-53 Novak, Tom (Omaha, Neb.).........................C...............1946-47-48-49 Nunn, Terrence (Houston, Texas).................WR............2004-05-06-07 Nunns, Brian (Lincoln, Neb.).........................OT...................... 1994-95 Nusz, Chauncy..............................................FB............................ 1892 Nyden, Ed (Lincoln, Neb.)............................E...............1941-42-46-47
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O’Brien, Gail (Omaha, Neb.)........................T.................... 1931-32-33 O’Connell, John (Sidney, Neb.)....................S.............................. 1972 O’Gara, Chris (Madison, Wis.)......................OG................ 1987-88-89 O’Hanlon, Matt (Bellevue, Neb.)..................S...............2006-07-08-09 O’Holleran, Jack (North Platte, Neb.)...........WR...................... 2003-04 O’Holleran, Mike (Sidney, Neb.)...................FB............................ 1973
HUSKERS O’Leary, John (Port Washington, N.Y.).........IB................... 1973-74-75 O’Leary, T.J. (Omaha, Neb.).........................LS.................. 2006-07-08 O’Shea, Matt (Dallas, Texas).........................DL............................ 2005 Ober, Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev.)....................LS....................... 2015-16 Oberlin, Bob (West Allis, Wis.).....................C.................... 1952-53-54 Octavien, Steve (Naples, Fla.)......................LB....................... 2006-07 Oehlrich, Arnold (Columbus, Neb.)..............FB....................... 1926-27 Ogard, Jeff (St. Paul, Neb.)..........................DT................. 1994-95-96 Ogden, Warren (Genoa, Neb.).....................G........................ 1923-24 Ohrt, Tom (Millard, Neb.).............................T.................... 1976-77-78 Olds, Bill (Kansas City, Kan.).........................FB.................. 1970-71-72 Oliver, Jim (Shelton, Neb.)...........................C......................... 1952-53 Olsen, Jeff (Grant, Neb.)..............................LB............................ 1993 Olson, Don (Grand Island, Neb.)..................G........................ 1957-59 Okafor, Collins (Omaha, Neb.)....................IB............................. 2011 Ommert, Ryan (Cambridge, Neb.)...............WR........................... 2003 Opie, Harlan (Great Bend, Kan.)...................DE........................... 1987 Orduna, Joe (Omaha, Neb.).........................HB................. 1967-68-70 Ortiz, Tony (New York, N.Y.).........................LB.............1996-97-98-99 Orton, Greg (Nebraska City, Neb.)..............OG..................... 1983-84 Osberg, James (Minneapolis, Minn.)............OG..................... 1965-66 Osborne, Courtney (Garland, Texas)............S...............2009-10-11-12 Osborne, Mike (Long Beach, Calif.)..............DT........................... 1972 Osborne, Steven (Garland, Texas)................WR...................... 2011-12 Otopalik, Hugo (David City, Neb.)...............HB................. 1915-16-17 Ott, Steve (Henderson, Neb.).......................G..............1992-93-94-95 Otte, Mike (Lincoln, Neb.)............................SE............................ 1985 Oury, W. Harry..............................................C......................... 1893-94 Ozigbo, Devine (Sachse, Texas)...................IB........................ 2015-16
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Pabis, Bob (Monessen, Pa.)..........................MG.......................... 1970 Pace, Eugene................................................QB................. 1891-92-93 Packard, Leonard R.......................................FB....................... 1895-96 Packer, Berne (Lincoln, Neb.).......................FB............................ 1930 Paige, Woody (San Francisco, Calif.)............CB...................... 1983-85 Painter, Robby (Centennial, Colo.)...............OL........................... 2016 Palmer, Tony (Omaha, Neb.)........................DT........................... 1987 Panico, Santino (Libertyville, Ill.)...................WR........................... 2004 Panneton, Rick (Walnut, Calif.).....................TE....................... 1974-75 Pappas, Tom (Riverside, Calif.).....................LB............................ 1966 Parker, Stan (Bellevue, Neb.)........................OG................ 1984-85-86 Parrella, John (Grand Island, Neb.)..............DT................. 1990-91-92 Parsons, Kevin (Springfield, Mo.)..................LB.............1983-84-85-86 Parsons, Rollin (Lincoln, Neb.)......................HB...................... 1933-34 Partington, Joe (Lincoln, Neb.).....................QB................. 1942-46-47 Paschall, Willie (San Antonio, Texas)............HB................. 1962-63-64 Pate, Tom (Omaha, Neb.)............................DE................. 1972-73-74 Patrick, Chris (Ithaca, Mich.).........................OL...................... 2005-06 Patrick, Frank (Derry, Pa.).............................QB................. 1967-68-69 Patterson, Glenn (Worland, Wyo.)................OT................. 1967-68-69 Patton, Jerry (Saginaw, Mich.)......................DT................. 1965-66-67 Patton, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)......................G............................. 1943 Paul, Marvin (Fremont, Neb.).......................HB................. 1929-30-31 Paul, Niles (Omaha, Neb.)............................WR............2007-08-09-10 Paulson, Jerry (Dell Rapids, S.D.).................G........................ 1951-52 Pavelka, Dennis (Hastings, Neb.)..................OT........................... 1974 Paynich, George (Des Plaines, Ill.)................E......................... 1950-51 Peaker, Harold (Kearney, Neb.)....................QB................. 1927-28-29 Pearse, Arthur...............................................T.................... 1896-97-99 Pearson, Monte (Schuyler, Neb.)..................T......................... 1911-12 Pedersen, Jon (Grand Island, Neb.).............C......................... 1992-93 Peetz, Jake (O’Neill, Neb.)...........................LS............................ 2005 Peetz, Phil (Elkhorn, Neb.)............................TE.................. 2001-02-03 Pelini, Mark (Youngstown, Ohio)..................C.................... 2012-13-14 Penland, Aaron (Jacksonville, Fla.)...............LB.............1992-93-94-95 Penland, Matt (Jacksonville, Fla.).................LB....................... 1990-92 Penney, Tom (Augusta, Kan.).......................E.................... 1966-67-68 Penny, Jon (Lawrence, Kan.).........................LB............................ 2000 Penny, Thomas Lee (Tabor, Iowa)................E.................... 1931-32-33 Pensick, Cole (Lincoln, Neb.)........................OL............2010-11-12-13 Pensick, Dan (Columbus, Neb.)....................DT................. 1977-78-79 Periard, Ed (Birch Run, Mich.).......................MG................ 1968-69-70 Perino, Jeff (Durango, Colo.)........................QB...................... 1996-99 Perrin, Dale...................................................C.............................. 1907 Perry, F.D......................................................T.............................. 1903 Pesek, Jack (Ravenna, Neb.).........................E......................... 1946-47 Pesterfield, Jason (Pauls Valley, Okla.).........DT................. 1992-93-94 Pete, Lawrence (Wichita, Kan.).....................MG................ 1986-87-88 Peter, Christian (Locust, N.J.).......................DT................. 1993-94-95 Peter, Jason (Locust, N.J.)............................DT............1994-95-96-97 Peters, Gus (Lexington, Neb.)......................G................... 1935-36-37 Petersen, Jerry (Cambridge, Neb.)...............T......................... 1954-56 Petersen, Kelly (Cozad, Neb.).......................C......................... 1965-66 Peterson, Carl J. (Omaha, Neb.)...................C......................... 1921-22 Peterson, Dick (Madison, Neb.)....................DE........................... 1980 Peterson, Jerome (Port Allen, La.)................CB...................... 1996-97 Peterson, John (Alma, Neb.)........................MG.......................... 1971 Peterson, Scott (Peoria, Ariz.).......................OG..................... 1988-90 Peterson, Todd (Grand Island, Neb.)...........WR............2005-06-07-08 Petko, Mike (Anaheim, Calif.).......................LB.................. 1989-90-91 Petsch, Roy (Scottsbluff, Neb.).....................QB................. 1938-39-40 Petz, Harold (Nelson, Neb.)..........................E.............................. 1931 Pfeiff, William (Lincoln, Neb.).......................G............................. 1937 Pflum, Walter (Enders, Neb.)........................T.................... 1932-33-34 Phelps, Thurston (Exeter, Neb.)....................QB................. 1936-37-38 Phillips, J.B. (Colleyville, Texas)....................TE.............2004-05-06-07 Phillips, Lawrence (West Covina, Calif.)........IB................... 1993-94-95 Phillips, Ray (Milwaukee, Wis.)......................DE...................... 1975-76 Pick, Brent (Wayne, Neb.).............................OT........................... 1990 Pickens, Bruce (Kansas City, Mo.).................CB................. 1988-89-90 Pickens, Robert (Evanston, Ill.)......................OT........................... 1966 Picou, Jordan (Rialto, Calif.).........................OG.......................... 2007 Pierson-El, De’Mornay (Alexandria, Va.).......WR................. 2014-15-16
Pike, Gary (Pueblo, Colo.)............................OL...................... 2004-05 Pilkington, Ross (Fort Collins, Colo.)............WR................. 2002-03-04 Pillen, Clete (Monroe, Neb.).........................LB.................. 1974-75-76 Pillen, Jim (Monroe, Neb.)............................DB................. 1976-77-78 Pillsbury, Melville..........................................FB.................. 1898-00-01 Pippens, Jerrell (Philadelphia, Pa.)...............S...............2000-01-02-03 Pittman, Kade (North Platte, Neb.)...............IB............................. 2004 Pitts, John (Flint, Mich.)................................LB.................. 1970-71-72 Placek, Emil (Wahoo, Neb.)..........................QB...................... 1895-96 Pleasant, Dan (Craig, Colo.).........................SE....................... 1990-91 Plock, Marvin (Lincoln, Neb.)........................HB................. 1936-37-38 Poeschl, Randy (Fremont, Neb.)...................DT................. 1976-77-78 Poggemeyer, Ronald (Nebraska City, Neb.).....S......................... 1965-66 Pokorny, Brian (Bellwood, Neb.)..................CB...................... 1983-85 Polk, Carlos (Rockford, Ill.)............................LB.............1997-98-99-00 Pollack, Fred (Omaha, Neb.)........................OT............1994-95-96-97 Ponseigo, Joe (Chicago, Ill.).........................G........................ 1949-51 Ponseigo, John (Chicago, Ill.).......................G........................ 1958-59 Popplewell, Brett (Melbourne, Australia)......SE....................... 1992-93 Porter, Budge (Nebraska City, Neb.)............DB...................... 1976-77 Porter, George (Denver, Colo.)....................HB........................... 1939 Porter, Grove (Nebraska City, Neb.)............QB........................... 1914 Porter, Morton (Nebraska City, Neb.)..........G............................. 1943 Porter, Scott (Nebraska City, Neb.)..............FB....................... 1983-84 Porterfield, James C. (Fullerton, Neb.).........T.............................. 1892 Pospisil, Frank...............................................G........................ 1924-25 Post, Doran (Shelton, Neb.)..........................C.............................. 1955 Potadle, Paul (Tekamah, Neb.).....................G............................. 1979 Potter, Herbert (Seward, Neb.).....................QB................. 1911-12-14 Potter, Zach (Omaha, Neb.).........................DE............2005-06-07-08 Poulosky, Andy (Ponca, Neb.)......................DE...................... 2006-07 Povendo, Nick (Keller, Texas).......................OT................. 2002-03-04 Powell, Ralph (Detroit, Mich.).......................FB....................... 1972-73 Powell, Vernon (East St. Louis, Mo.).............CB...................... 1990-91 Powers, Warren (Kansas City, Mo.)...............HB................. 1960-61-62 Praeuner, Wade (Battle Creek, Neb.)...........DE................. 1981-82-83 Prater, Kelly (Clearwater, Neb.)....................WB........................... 1991 Presnell, Glenn (DeWitt, Neb.).....................HB................. 1925-26-27 Preston, Fred (Fairbury, Neb.)......................E.................... 1939-40-41 Preston, Glen A. (Kalamazoo, Mich.)............QB...................... 1921-22 Prevette, Jim (Hastings, Neb.)......................LB............................ 1993 Price, Givens (Houston, Texas).....................OL...................... 2013-14 Prochaska, George (Ulysses, Neb.)...............G................... 1950-51-52 Prochaska, Ray (Ulysses, Neb.).....................E.................... 1938-39-40 Proctor, Brodie (Kearney, Neb.)...................HB........................... 1915 Proffitt, Todd (Hartford, Conn.)....................MG..................... 1983-85 Prucka, Frank (Omaha, Neb.).......................E.................... 1928-29-30 Pruitt, Bryan (Midlothian, Ill.)........................OG..................... 1993-94 Pruitt, Ron (Compton, Calif.)........................DT................. 1973-74-76 Prusia, Dick (Franklin, Neb.)..........................C.............................. 1957 Pucelik, John (Spencer, Neb.)......................G................... 1919-20-21 Pullen, Jeff (Central City, Neb.)....................MG................ 1975-76-77 Punt, Tom (Sioux City, Iowa).........................OT................. 1988-89-90 Purcell, Donald (Omaha, Neb.)....................E.................... 1959-60-61 Purdy, Leonard (Beatrice, Neb.)...................HB................. 1911-12-13 Purify, Maurice (Eureka, Calif.)......................WR...................... 2006-07 Putnam, Sean (O’Neill, Neb.).......................MG..................... 1986-87
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Quindt, Brandon (Scottsbluff, Neb.).............S.............................. 1997 Quinn, Jeff (Ord, Neb.).................................QB................. 1978-79-80 Qvale, Brent (Williston, N.D.).......................OL............2010-11-12-13
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Rahn, Gabe (Le Mars, Iowa)..........................WR........................... 2016 Raiola, Dominic (Honolulu, Hawaii)..............C.................... 1998-99-00 Raish, Clarence (Grand Island, Neb.)............G................... 1925-26-27 Ramaekers, Kevin (Norfolk, Neb.)................DT................. 1991-92-93 Ramey, Robert (Lincoln, Neb.)......................C.................... 1936-37-39 Randels, Ray A. (St. Anthony, Neb.).............T.................... 1925-26-27 Randle, Thaddeus (Galena Park, Texas).......DT............2010-11-12-13 Raridon, Scott (Mason City, Iowa)................T.................... 1981-82-83 Rasmussen, John (Oshkosh, Wis.)................E.............................. 1915 Rath, Logan..................................................DL............................ 2016 Rathbone, Harvey.........................................FB....................... 1909-10 Rathman, Tom (Grand Island, Neb.).............FB.................. 1983-84-85 Ray, George (Grand Island, Neb.)................T......................... 1928-29 Raymond, Isaac P.........................................FB............................ 1900 Raymond, Steve (Gering, Neb.)....................LB............................ 1999 Reasoner, Ira.................................................T......................... 1898-99 Redding, Dave (North Platte, Neb.).............DE................. 1973-74-75 Redwine, Jarvis (Inglewood, Calif.)...............IB........................ 1979-80 Reece, John (Houston, Texas)......................CB............1989-91-92-93 Reed, Antonio (Memphis, Tenn.)..................S......................... 2015-16 Reed, Kyler (Shawnee, Kan.).........................TE.............2009-10-11-12 Reese, Carroll (Chappell, Neb.)....................T......................... 1933-34 Reese, Herbert E. (Omaha, Neb.).................E.................... 1948-49-50 Reese, Herbert S..........................................HB........................... 1915 Reeves, Gregg (Wahoo, Neb.).....................DE................. 1983-84-85 Reeves, Randy (Omaha, Neb.)......................DB................. 1967-68-69 Reeves, Ryne (Crete, Neb.)..........................OL............2012-13-14-15 Regier, Dick (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)...........T.................... 1949-50-51 Reichel, Henry (Lincoln, Neb.)......................HB........................... 1942 Reifenrath, Ray (Dakota City, Neb.)..............T......................... 1990-91 Reilly, Brad (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................LB............................ 1990 Reilly, Brandon (Lincoln, Neb.).....................WR............2013-14-15-16 Reimers, Bryan (Lincoln, Neb.).....................WR........................... 2016 Reinhardt, John (Littleton, Colo.).................MG..................... 1983-84 Reninger, Clyde (South Sioux City, Neb.).....T.............................. 1945 Retzlaff, Ted (Waverly, Neb.)........................PK.................. 1995-96-97 Revelle, Bob (Sierra Madre, Calif.)................SE............................ 1972 Reynolds, Bobby (Grand Island, Neb.).........HB................. 1950-51-52 Reynolds, Harry Burch..................................FB............................ 1918 Reynolds, Khari (Mays Landing, N.J.)...........CB........................... 1997
Reynolds, Rod (Lexington, Neb.)..................DT...................... 1983-85 Rhea, Hugh (Arlington, Neb.).......................T.................... 1929-30-31 Rhoda, Donald (York, Neb.).........................T.................... 1955-56-57 Rhodes, John R. (Ansley, Neb.)....................HB................. 1923-24-25 Rhodes, Roscoe B. (Creighton, Neb.)...........E......................... 1916-17 Rice, Dan (Cincinnati, Ohio).........................C.............................. 1979 Rice, John D.................................................T.............................. 1906 Rice, Thomas (Lincoln, Neb.)........................DE........................... 2007 Richards, Raymond (Pawnee City, Neb.)......T.................... 1927-28-29 Richards, Wil (Lee’s Summit, Mo.)................DB................. 2011-12-13 Richardson, John (Lincoln, Neb.)..................E.................... 1935-36-37 Richenberger, Jason (Liberty, Mo.)...............LB............................ 2001 Richnafsky, Dennis (Clairton, Pa.).................SE.................. 1965-66-67 Rick, Randy (Dubuque, Iowa)........................DE...................... 1976-77 Ricketts, Pat (Omaha, Neb.).........................CB............2000-01-02-03 Riddell, Ted E. (Beatrice, Neb.)....................E.................... 1915-16-17 Ridder, Anthony (West Point, Neb.).............S.............................. 2015 Ridder, Dave (West Point, Neb.)..................DE................. 1981-82-83 Rigoni, Brandon (Lincoln, Neb.)...................SS.................. 2004-05-06 Rimington, Dave (Omaha, Neb.)..................C...............1979-80-81-82 Ringenberg, Kyle (Elkhorn, Neb.).................TE....................... 2001-02 Ringer, John (Lincoln, Neb.).........................G.........1899-00-01-02-03 Roach, Trevor (Elkhorn, Neb.)......................LB.................. 2011-12-14 Robbins, J.S..................................................C.............................. 1896 Roberts, Mike (Omaha, Neb.).......................S......................... 1995-96 Robertson, Claud H......................................T.............................. 1903 Robertson, Rob R.........................................E.............................. 1923 Robertson, Tyrone (Toledo, Ohio)................T.................... 1960-61-62 Robinson, Magnus (Norfolk, Neb.)...............HB........................... 1945 Robinson, Dontrayevous (Euless, Texas)......IB........................ 2009-10 Robison, Joey (Bertrand, Neb.)....................CB...................... 2004-05 Roby, John (Nelson, Neb.)...........................E.................... 1931-32-33 Rodgers, Johnny (Omaha, Neb.)..................WB................. 1970-71-72 Rodgers, Terry (National City, Calif.)............IB................... 1986-88-89 Rodriquez, Andrew (Aurora, Neb.)...............OL............2010-11-12-13 Rogers, Paul (Rock Rapids, Iowa)..................PK/CB............ 1968-69-70 Rogers, Phil (Tucson, Ariz.)...........................MG.......................... 1985 Rogers, Terry (Columbus, Neb.)...................DB................. 1972-73-74 Rohn, Henry (Fremont, Neb.).......................FB....................... 1939-40 Rohrig, Herman (Lincoln, Neb.)....................HB................. 1938-39-40 Rolfsmeyer, William (Lincoln, Neb.)..............G............................. 1945 Rolston, Dirkes (Forsyth, Mont.)...................HB...................... 1952-54 Rome, Chase (Columbia, Mo.)......................DT...................... 2011-12 Rood, Jed (Columbus, Ohio)........................G........................ 1961-62 Rooney, Patrick (Nebraska City, Neb.).........HB...................... 1943-46 Roschal, John (Houston, Texas)....................G........................ 1988-89 Rose, Jonathan (Leeds, Ala.)........................CB................. 2013-14-15 Rose-Ivey, Michael (Kansas City, Mo.)..........LB.................. 2013-15-16 Ross, Clinton T. (Lincoln, Neb.)....................G............................. 1913 Ross, Cory (Denver, Colo.)...........................IB..............2002-03-04-05 Ross, Emmett H............................................G............................. 1918 Ross, Willie (Helena, Ark.).............................HB................. 1961-62-63 Roth, Tim (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)................OT................. 1983-84-85 Rother, Tim (Bellevue, Neb.)........................DT...................... 1986-87 Rowley, Claude (Clyde, Kan.).......................HB................. 1928-29-30 Roy, Dorrick (Inglewood, Calif.)....................TE............................ 1997 Rozier, Guy (Camden, N.J.)..........................S......................... 1983-85 Rozier, Mike (Camden, N.J.).........................IB................... 1981-82-83 Rucker, Mike (St. Joseph, Mo.).....................RE.............1995-96-97-98 Runty, Jay (Elkhorn, Neb.)............................QB........................... 1998 Runty, Steve (Ogallala, Neb.).......................QB...................... 1972-73 Rupert, Dick (Los Angeles, Calif.).................OG..................... 1970-71 Russell, Fay H. (Elgin, Kan.)..........................QB........................... 1928 Russell, Richard (Lincoln, Neb.)....................HB........................... 1911 Russell, Robert C. (Washington, D.C.)..........QB................. 1919-21-22 Rutherford, Jon (Midwest City, Okla.)..........OG...........1998-99-00-01 Rutherford, Richard B. (Beatrice, Neb.)........HB................. 1913-14-15 Ruud, Barrett (Lincoln, Neb.)........................LB.............2001-02-03-04 Ruud, Bo (Lincoln, Neb.)...............................LB.............2004-05-06-07 Ruud, John (Bloomington, Minn.).................LB....................... 1978-79 Ruud, Tom (Bloomington, Minn.).................LB.................. 1972-73-74 Ryan, Eric (Overton, Neb.)............................RE............................ 1999 Ryan, L..........................................................E.............................. 1900
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Saalfeld, Chris (North Bend, Neb.)...............OG.......................... 2000 Saalfeld, Kelly (Columbus, Neb.)..................C.................... 1977-78-79 Sack, Duane (Plattsmouth, Neb.)..................G............................. 1945 Safranek, Steve (Omaha, Neb.)....................LB.................. 2001-02-03 Sailors, Don (Omaha, Neb.)..........................E.............................. 1948 Salerno, Patrick (Omaha, Neb.)....................E......................... 1960-61 Salestrom, Darwin (St. Edward, Neb.)..........G................... 1947-48-49 Salisbury, Randall (Elwood, Neb.).................C.............................. 1943 Saltsman, Scott (Wichita Falls, Texas)...........DT................. 1994-95-96 Samuel, Tony (Jersey City, N.J.)...................DE................. 1975-76-77 Samuelson, Carl (Grand Island, Neb.)..........E......................... 1946-47 Sand, Andy (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................FB............................ 2007 Sandage, Gene (Sioux City, Iowa)................HB........................... 1957 Sanders, Marvin (Markham, Ill.)....................S.................... 1987-88-89 Sanger, Rich (Ovid, Colo.)............................P/PK.............. 1971-72-73 Santos, David (Klein, Texas).........................LB.................. 2012-13-14 Sapp, Guy (Lincoln, Neb.)............................E.............................. 1958 Sauer, George (Lincoln, Neb.)......................FB.................. 1931-32-33 Schabacker, William (Minden, Neb.)............E.................... 1951-52-53 Schellen, Mark (Waterloo, Neb.)..................FB....................... 1982-83 Schellenberg, Elmer ....................................HB................. 1917-18-19 Scherer, Bernard (Dallas, S.D.).....................E.................... 1933-34-35 Scherer, Leo V. (North Platte, Neb.).............HB................. 1920-21-22 Scherzinger, Victor (Nelson, Neb.)...............FB............................ 1929 Schleich, Victor (Lincoln, Neb.).....................T.................... 1940-41-42 Schleiger, Robert (Omaha, Neb.).................E......................... 1946-49 Schlesinger, Cory (Duncan, Neb.)................FB.................. 1992-93-94 Schleusener, Randy (Rapid City, S.D.)..........OG................ 1978-79-80 Schlueter, Ulysses (Fremont, Neb.)..............T.............................. 1932
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Schmadeke, Damon (Albion, Neb.)..............IB............................. 1993 Schmadeke, Darren (Albion, Neb.)...............CB................. 1993-94-95 Schmidt, Dan (North Platte, Neb.)................G................... 1974-75-76 Schmidt, Francis A........................................E.............................. 1905 Schmidt, Sam (Wood River, Neb.)................FB.................. 1987-88-89 Schmit, Bob (Boys Town, Neb.)....................LB....................... 1972-73 Schmitt, Harold (Lincoln, Neb.)....................E.............................. 1931 Schneider, Alec (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...............E.............................. 1945 Schneider, Dave (Plattsmouth, Neb.)...........PK............................ 1983 Schneider, Dean (Inman, Neb.)....................LB............................ 1993 Schneider, Gary (O’Neill, Neb.)....................S...............1982-83-85-86 Schneider, Jeff (Lincoln, Neb.).....................DB........................... 1973 Schneider, Robert (Nebraska City, Neb.).....E......................... 1943-48 Schneiss, Dan (West Bend, Wis.)..................FB/P............... 1968-69-70 Schnitzler, Craig (Battle Creek, Neb.)...........P.............................. 1987 Schnitzler, Robb (Battle Creek, Neb.)...........SE.................. 1984-85-86 Schoening, Lynn (Sioux City, Iowa)...............PK............................ 1982 Schoeppel, Andrew F. (Ransom, Kan.).........E.................... 1920-21-22 Schoettger, Scott (Lincoln, Neb.).................SE....................... 1982-83 Scholting, Carl (Springfield, Neb.)................S.............................. 2001 Scholz, Walter...............................................G........................ 1924-25 Schroeder, Ken (Deshler, Neb.)....................C.............................. 1951 Schroeder, Matt (Belden, Neb.)...................WR...................... 2004-05 Schuster, Brian (Fullerton, Neb.)...................FB.................. 1994-95-96 Schwab, Jason (Eagan, Minn.)......................OT............1997-98-99-00 Schwartzkopf, Ed (Lincoln, Neb.)..................G................... 1939-40-46 Schwartzkopf, Sam (Lincoln, Neb.)...............T.................... 1937-38-39 Scoggan, Warren (Scottsbluff, Neb.)............T.............................. 1931 Scott, Jim (Ansley, Neb.)..............................C.................... 1990-91-92 Scott, Verl (Mitchell, Neb.)...........................C.................... 1950-51-52 Sculley, Mike (Elwood, Neb.)........................MG.......................... 1981 Seaman, Doug (Bellevue, Neb.)...................C.............................. 1997 Searcey, L.G. (Wymore, Neb.)......................S.............................. 1980 Sears, Edgar (Decatur, Neb.)........................E.............................. 1934 Sears, Kareem (Enid, Okla.)..........................RE............................ 1996 Sedlacek, John (Seward, Neb.).....................T...............1945-46-47-48 Seeman, George (Omaha, Neb.)..................E.................... 1936-38-39 Seeton, Jim (Lakewood, Colo.).....................DB........................... 1974 Seibel, Kevin (Vermillion, S.D.).....................PK.............1979-80-81-82 Seisay, Mohammed (Springfield, Va.)...........CB...................... 2012-13 Seizys, David (Seward, Neb.)........................WB................. 1991-92-93 Selko, John (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................TE........................... 1976 Sellentin, Jeff (West Point, Neb.)..................C......................... 1985-86 Selzer, John (Scottsbluff, Neb.)....................HB........................... 1944 Selzer, Milton (Scottsbluff, Neb.)..................HB...................... 1914-16 Senkbeil, Lynn (Salina, Kan.).........................LB.................. 1964-65-66 Senske, Matt (Bellevue, Neb.)......................FB............................ 2007 Septak, Chris (Omaha, Neb.)........................TE............................ 2003 Settles, Bill (Lincoln, Neb.)............................CB........................... 1988 Sewell, Josh (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................C......................... 2002-03 Shada, Alex (Wahoo, Neb.)..........................TE............................ 2003 Shamblin, Dave (LaVerne, Calif.)..................SE.................. 1973-75-76 Shaner, George O. (North Platte, Neb.).......E.................... 1925-26-27 Shanle, Andrew (St. Edward, Neb.)..............FS.............2003-04-05-06 Shanle, Scott (St. Edward, Neb.)..................LB.............1999-00-01-02 Shaw, Brian (Deweese, Neb.).......................LB.............1996-97-98-99 Shaw, Edson (Tecumseh, Neb.)....................T.................... 1915-16-17 Shaw, Lawrence I. (Osceola, Neb.)...............T.............................. 1917 Shaw, Matt (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................TE.................. 1992-93-94 Shaw, Pat (Aurora, Neb.)..............................LB............................ 1986 Shead, Ken (Plano, Texas)............................LB.................. 1983-84-85 Shedd, Charlie F. (Fairfield, Neb.)................E......................... 1901-02 Shedd, George.............................................FB.................. 1896-97-01 Sheppard, Von (St. Paul, Minn.)....................WB................. 1985-86-87 Sherlock, John (Omaha, Neb.).....................OT...................... 1982-83 Sherman, James (LaVerne, Calif.).................OG...........1996-97-98-99 Shields, Paul (Omaha, Neb.).........................G................... 1913-14-15 Shields, Will (Lawton, Okla.).........................OG...........1989-90-91-92 Shindo, Kenneth (Grand Island, Neb.)..........E......................... 1937-38 Shirey, Fred (Latrobe, Pa.)............................T.................... 1935-36-37 Shonka, Sylvester V. (Able, Neb.).................T.................... 1909-10-11 Shook, Matt (Medina, Ohio).........................C......................... 2000-01 Short, Richard (Omaha, Neb.)......................C.............................. 1945 Shue, James E..............................................E......................... 1893-94 Siebler, Bryan (Fremont, Neb.).....................S.................... 1984-85-86 Siegel, Shane (Grand Island, Neb.)..............SS.................. 2002-03-04 Sieler, Tom (Las Vegas, Nev.).......................PK.............1991-92-93-94 Siemer, Dale (Denison, Iowa).......................G............................. 1959 Sievers, Chad (Valley, Neb.).........................LB.................. 2002-03-04 Sievers, Clayton (Elkhorn, Neb.)...................DE............2005-06-07-08 Sigler, Ernie (Dallas, Texas)..........................QB...................... 1967-68 Sim, Eugene (Nebraska City, Neb.)..............T.............................. 1942 Simdorn, Jason (Dannebrog, Neb.)..............S.............................. 1993 Simmons, Kenneth (Valentine, Neb.)............HB........................... 1941 Simmons, Marques (Davenport, Iowa).........IB............................. 2002 Simmons, Ricky (Greenville, Texas)..............SE.................. 1980-82-83 Simon, Frank (Burchard, Neb.).....................E.................... 1949-50-51 Simpson, Brad (Omaha, Neb.)......................LB.................. 2014-15-16 Sims, James (Omaha, Neb.).........................IB................... 1995-96-97 Sims, Joe (Sudbury, Mass.)...........................DT................. 1988-89-90 Sims, Sammy (Lubbock, Texas)....................S.................... 1979-80-81 Sindt, Wayne (Naponee, Neb.)....................HB........................... 1941 Sirles, Jeremiah (Lakewood, Colo.)..............OL............2010-11-12-13 Sittler, Lyle (Crete, Neb.)..............................C.................... 1962-63-64 Skewes, Glenn (Imperial, Neb.)....................FB....................... 1933-34 Skiles, Charles M..........................................E.............................. 1892 Skoda, Adam (Lincoln, Neb.)........................LB............................ 1995 Skog, Richard (Omaha, Neb.).......................HB........................... 1945 Skow, Jim (Omaha, Neb.).............................DT................. 1983-84-85 Skradis, Kurt (Omaha, Neb.).........................DT........................... 1988 Slansky, Trent J. (Stockton, Kan.).................OG..................... 1991-92 Slauson, Matt (Colorado Springs, Colo.)......OL............2005-06-07-08 Slechta, Jeremy (LaVista, Neb.)....................DT............1998-99-00-01 Sledge, Bob (Omaha, Neb.).........................OT................. 1986-87-88 Sloan, Clair (Verdon, Neb.)...........................FB.................. 1927-28-29
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Sloan, William (Burwell, Neb.)......................QB........................... 1945 Sloey, Bill (Hawthorne, Calif.).......................LB....................... 1971-72 Smail, Bob (Dearborn, Ill.)............................MG.......................... 1981 Smidt, Maynard (Cozad, Neb.).....................HB...................... 1963-64 Smith, Brad (Franklin, Neb.).........................DE................. 1983-84-85 Smith, Bruce (Falls City, Neb.)......................FB....................... 1963-64 Smith, Jeff (Wichita, Kan.).............................IB................... 1982-83-84 Smith, Justin (Sherman, Texas).....................RE.............1999-00-01-02 Smith, Kent (Thief River Falls, Minn.)............DB...................... 1975-76 Smith, Le Kevin (Macon, Ga.).......................DT............2002-03-04-05 Smith, Mike (Las Vegas, Nev.)......................OL................. 2007-08-09 Smith, Neil (New Orleans, La.).....................DT................. 1985-86-87 Smith, Patrick (Quincy, Ill.)............................PK............................ 2013 Smith, Paul (Inglewood, Calif.).....................FB............................ 1981 Smith, P.J. (River Ridge, La.).........................S...............2009-10-11-12 Smith, Robert (Grand Island, Neb.)..............FB.............1951-52-53-54 Smith, Rod (Thornton, Colo.)........................SE.................. 1985-86-87 Smith, Tim (Chula Vista, Calif.).....................SE/P............... 1977-78-79 Solich, Frank (Cleveland, Ohio)....................FB.................. 1963-64-65 Sommers, James (Lincoln, Neb.)..................HB...................... 1951-52 Sorley, Tom (Big Springs, Texas)..................QB................. 1976-77-78 Soto, Omar (Miami, Fla.)..............................FB....................... 1990-91 Souder, Jeff (Bellevue, Neb.)........................DB........................... 2005 Spachman, Chris (Kansas City, Mo.).............DT................. 1984-85-86 Spaeth, Ken (Mahnomen, Minn.)..................TE.................. 1975-76-77 Spellman, Walt (Omaha, Neb.).....................G........................ 1949-50 Spitzenberger, Joe (Omaha, Neb.)..............LB............................ 1990 Spooner, Clinton R.......................................QB........................... 1894 Sprague, Leon (York, Neb.)..........................E.................... 1925-26-27 Spratte, Todd (Rochester, Minn.).................LB............................ 1981 Staab, Carlyle (Ansley, Neb.)........................FB....................... 1931-32 Stacey, Kurt (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................DB........................... 1975 Stafford, Daimion (Norco, Calif.)..................S......................... 2011-12 Stai, Brenden (Yorba Linda, Calif.)................OG...........1991-92-93-94 Stanard, Steve (Lincoln, Neb.)......................DE........................... 1987 Stanley, Chad (Lebanon, Kan.).....................FB............................ 1994 Starkebaum, Colby (Sterling, Colo.).............LB............................ 2013 Starkebaum, John (Haxton, Colo.)...............LB.................. 1972-73-74 Steels, Anthony (Sacramento, Calif.)............WB................. 1979-80-81 Steiner, Dan (Columbus, Neb.).....................OT...................... 1978-79 Steinkuhler, Baker (Lincoln, Neb.)................DT............2009-10-11-12 Steinkuhler, Dean (Burr, Neb.)......................OG................ 1981-82-83 Steinkuhler, Ty (Lincoln, Neb.)......................DL.............2005-06-07-08 Stella, Randy (Omaha, Neb.)........................LB....................... 1999-00 Stephens, Robert M. (Hastings, Neb.)..........QB...................... 1925-26 Stephenson, Dana (Lincoln, Neb.)................DB/P.............. 1967-68-69 Sterup, Zach (Hastings, Neb.).......................OL............2012-13-14-15 Stevenson, Donald (Steelton, Pa.)................C.............................. 1962 Stevenson, John C. (Scottsbluff, Neb.).........G............................. 1944 Steward, Keith (Steubenville, Ohio)..............FB............................ 1976 Stewart, Byron (Oxon Hill, Md.)....................IB............................. 1976 Stewart, Ed (Chicago, Ill.).............................LB.............1991-92-93-94 Stigge, Mike (Washington, Kan.)..................P...............1989-90-91-92 Stiner, Alonzo (Hastings, Neb.)....................T......................... 1925-26 Stinnett, Roy (Ripley, Tenn.).........................QB...................... 1956-57 Stith, Carel (Lincoln, Neb.)............................DT...................... 1965-66 Stoddard, Graham (Lincoln, Neb.)...............LB.............2009-10-11-12 Stokes, Eric (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................S...............1993-94-95-96 Stoltenberg, Mick (Gretna, Neb.).................DT........................... 2015 Story, Charles (Lincoln, Neb.).......................HB........................... 1945 Stranathan, Wayne (Lincoln, Neb.)...............G............................. 1942 Strasburger, Matt (Holdrege, Neb.).............S.............................. 1985 Strasburger, Scott (Holdrege, Neb.).............DE................. 1982-83-84 Strasheim, Don (Kimball, Neb.)....................G............................. 1950 Strasheim, John (Lincoln, Neb.)....................G............................. 1987 Stringer, Lewis..............................................T......................... 1897-01 Strohmyer, John (Lexington, Neb.)..............OT...................... 1964-65 Stoltenberg, Mick (Gretna, Neb.).................DL............................ 2016 Stromath, Dave (Millard, Neb.).....................DT...................... 1980-81 Stuckey, Rob (Lexington, Neb.)....................DT................. 1982-83-84 Stuewe, Dennis (Hamburg, Minn.)................HB................. 1960-61-62 Stuntz, Mike (Council Bluffs, Iowa)...............QB................. 2001-02-05 Sturmer, Frederick O....................................T.............................. 1910 Sturzenegger, Alfonzo (South Bend, Neb.)....FB............................ 1909 Suh, Ndamukong (Portland, Ore.)................DT............2006-07-08-09 Sukup, Dean (Cozad, Neb.)..........................PK....................... 1978-79 Sundberg, Craig (Lincoln, Neb.)...................QB................. 1982-83-84 Sutcliffe, Jamie (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).......PK............................ 2016 Sutton, David (Lincoln, Neb.).......................TE....................... 2014-15 Svehla, Dan (Clarkson, Neb.)........................LB.................. 1988-89-90 Swanson, Caesar (Holdrege, Neb.)..............G........................ 1911-12 Swanson, Clarence (Wakefield, Neb.)..........E...............1918-19-20-21 Swanson, Melvin (Kimball, Neb.)..................HB........................... 1931 Swanson, Shane (Hershey, Neb.)..................WB................. 1982-83-84 Swartz, Maynard T. ......................................HB........................... 1897 Sweeney, F.W...............................................FB............................ 1894 Swift, Nate (Hutchinson, Minn.)....................WR............2005-06-07-08 Swiney, Erwin (Lincoln, Neb.).......................CB............1997-98-00-01
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Tagge, Jerry (Green Bay, Wis.).....................QB................. 1969-70-71 Tagoa’i, Junior (Hauula, Hawaii)...................DT...................... 2000-02 Talley, Chester (Denver, Colo.).....................DE........................... 1975 Tansey, James (Cranford, N.J.).....................OL........................... 1998 Tata, Tony (Honolulu, Hawaii)......................LB............................ 2000 Tatman, Pete (North Platte, Neb.)................FB.................. 1964-65-66 Taucher, Robert (Cleveland, Ohio)...............T.................... 1965-66-67 Taylor, Aaron (Wichita Falls, Texas)..............OG/C........1994-95-96-97 Taylor, Adam (Katy, Texas)...........................IB........................ 2015-16 Taylor, James (David City, Neb.)..................C.............................. 1946 Taylor, Robert S. (York, Neb.).......................G............................. 1905 Taylor, Steve (Fresno, Calif.).........................QB............1985-86-87-88 Taylor, William (North Platte, Neb.).............G........................ 1954-55 Taylor, Zac (Norman, Okla.)..........................QB...................... 2005-06
Teafatiller, Hunter (Kingsburg, Calif.)...........TE.............2005-06-07-08 Teamer, Brandon (Omaha, Neb.).................DT...................... 2003-04 Tegt, Robert (Fremont, Neb.).......................T......................... 1945-46 Temple, LeRoy B. (Lexington, Neb.)............T.................... 1908-09-10 Terpening, Aaron (North Salem, Ore.).........S...............1999-00-01-02 Terrio, Bob (Fullerton, Calif.)........................LB....................... 1970-71 Terwilliger, Ryan (Grant, Neb.).....................LB.............1993-94-95-96 Tessendorf, Ross (Columbus, Neb.).............DT........................... 1997 Teter, John F................................................G............................. 1917 Thayer, Bill (Rapid City, S.D.)........................HB........................... 1952 Thayer, Dan (Grand Island, Neb.).................S......................... 1985-86 Theisen, David (Milwaukee, Wis.).................HB...................... 1962-63 Theiss, Randy (St. Louis, Mo.).......................OT................. 1980-81-82 Theissen, Gordon (Lincoln, Neb.).................DE........................... 1978 Thenarse, Rickey (Los Angeles, Calif.)..........S...............2006-07-08-10 Thomas, Anthony (San Francisco, Calif.)......OG................ 1982-83-84 Thomas, Benard (East Palo Alto, Calif.)........DE............2000-01-03-04 Thomas, Bobby (Bridgeport, Pa.).................SE.................. 1974-75-76 Thomas, Broderick (Houston, Texas)............OLB..........1985-86-87-88 Thomas, Douglas (Fairbury, Neb.)................HB...................... 1956-57 Thomas, Tom (Culver City, Calif.).................C.............................. 1975 Thomas, Will (Houston, Texas).....................S......................... 1989-90 Thomas, Wilson (Omaha, Neb.)...................SE.............1999-00-01-02 Thompson, Brandon (The Woodlands, Texas)..........OL................. 2010-11-12 Thompson, Jim (Blair, Neb.).........................WB................. 1982-83-84 Thompson, John Russell (Whitney, Neb.).....T......................... 1933-34 Thompson, Marvin (Mitchell, Neb.)..............E......................... 1941-42 Thompson, Richard (Lincoln, Neb.)..............QB...................... 1946-47 Thompson, Robert (Omaha, Neb.)...............C............................. 1913 Thompson, Theos (Lincoln, Neb.)................HB........................... 1940 Thomsen, Fred (Minden, Neb.)....................E......................... 1920-22 Thomsen, Kevin (Elkhorn, Neb.)...................TE....................... 2010-11 Thomson, James (Lincoln, Neb.)..................C.............................. 1946 Thorell, Dennis (Loomis, Neb.).....................CB...................... 1965-66 Thorell, Lance (Loomis, Neb.).......................DB............2008-09-10-11 Thorne Jr., Fred (Lincoln, Neb.)....................DB........................... 2003 Thornton, Bill (Toledo, Ohio)........................FB.................. 1960-61-62 Thornton, Bob (Lonita, Calif.).......................DB...................... 1972-73 Thornton, Willie (Amory, Miss.)....................MG..................... 1973-74 Thorpe, Orley B............................................E.................... 1894-96-02 Thorson, Brian (Omaha, Neb.)......................OL........................... 2011 Thurston, Paul (Arvada, Colo.)......................OL...................... 2014-15 Tiedtke, Blake (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).............SS....................... 2003-05 Tingelhoff, Mick (Lexington, Neb.)...............C.................... 1959-60-61 Titchener, Dan (Cheyenne, Wyo.).................P.................... 2006-07-08 Tobin, John F. (Macomb, Ill.)........................G................... 1901-02-03 Todd, Billy (Chandler, Ariz.)..........................PK....................... 1977-78 Todd, Dane (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................FB.............2003-04-05-06 Toline, Travis (Wahoo, Neb.)........................RE.............1995-96-97-98 Toline, Tyler (Wahoo, Neb.).........................DE........................... 2002 Tolly, Harry (North Platte, Neb.)...................QB................. 1957-58-59 Toman, Ray (St. Paul, Neb.)..........................E.............................. 1934 Tomasevicz, Curt (Shelby, Neb.)..................LB............................ 2003 Tomich, Jared (St. John, Ind.).......................RE.................. 1994-95-96 Tomjack, Jeff (Ewing, Neb.)..........................S.................... 1985-86-87 Tomlinson, Larry (O’Neill, Neb.)...................E.................... 1961-62-63 Toogood, Charles (North Platte, Neb.)........T...............1947-48-49-50 Toogood, Gary (Reno, Nev.)........................G................... 1960-61-62 Topliff, Paul (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................E.................... 1967-68-69 Torczon, LaVerne (Platte Center, Neb.)........T.................... 1954-55-56 Towle, Max (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................QB...................... 1912-13 Townsend, Larry (San Jose, Calif.)................DT...................... 1994-95 Tranmer, Mike (Craig, Neb.).........................MG..................... 1982-83 Trant, Allen (Omaha, Neb.)..........................HB........................... 1943 Traynowicz, Mark (Bellevue, Neb.)...............C.................... 1982-83-84 Treu, Adam (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................OT................. 1994-95-96 Tripplett, Richard (Enid, Okla.).....................E......................... 1920-21 Tucker, Douglas (Davenport, Iowa)..............QB................. 1962-63-64 Tucker, Scott (Lincoln, Neb.)........................DE................. 1983-84-85 Tukey, Harry A..............................................QB........................... 1897 Tuning, Bill (Arcadia, Neb.)..........................RE............................ 1958 Turman, Matt (Wahoo, Neb.).......................QB................. 1994-95-96 Turner, Barry (Antioch, Tenn.)......................DE............2005-06-07-09 Turner, Edmund F........................................G................... 1896-97-98 Turner, Jamal (Arlington, Texas)...................WR............2011-12-13-15 Turner, Nate (Chicago, Ill.)...........................WB............1988-89-90-91 Turner, Travis (Scottsbluff, Neb.)..................QB...................... 1984-85 Tyrance, Pat (Omaha, Neb.).........................LB.................. 1988-89-90 Tyrer, Brad (Kansas City, Mo.)......................DE................. 1984-85-86
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Uhlir, Tyrone (Battle Creek, Neb.)................FB............................ 1999 Unrath, James (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)......................C.............................. 1966 Uptegrove, Ed (Lincoln, Neb.)......................G............................. 1934 Utter, Dylan (Papillion, Neb.)........................OL................. 2014-15-16
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Vacanti, Sam (Omaha, Neb.)........................QB........................... 1946 Vactor, Frank (Washington, Pa.)...................HB...................... 1969-70 Vactor, Theodore (Red) (Washington, Pa.).......HB................. 1963-64-65 Valasek, Larry (Silver Creek, Neb.)................DB................. 1975-76-77 Valladao, Ray (Atwater, Calif.)......................DT................. 1987-88-89 Valentine, Vincent (Edwardsville, Ill.)............DT................. 2013-14-15 Van Cleave, Mike (Huffman, Texas)..............OT................. 1995-96-97 Van Lent, Bill (Columbus, Neb.)...................DT........................... 1980 Van Norman, Kris (Minden, Neb.)................S.................... 1980-81-82 Vanden Bosch, Kyle (Larchwood, Iowa)........RE.............1997-98-99-00 VanderMeer, Ron (Tracy, Calif.)....................PK............................ 1976 Varner, Rich (Wichita, Kan.)..........................G............................. 1975 Vedral, Jon (Gregory, S.D.)...........................WB................. 1994-95-96 Vedral, Mark (Gregory, S.D.)........................LB.............1998-99-00-01 Vedral, Mike (Gregory, S.D.).........................TE.................. 1990-91-92 Veland, Tony (Omaha, Neb.)........................S.................... 1992-94-95
HUSKERS Vergith, Tom (Lincoln, Neb.)........................SE....................... 1980-82 Vering, Tom (Fremont, Neb.).......................LB.................. 1977-78-79 Vestal, Donovan (Arlington, Texas)..............DE........................... 2013 Vili Waldrop, Dan (Wilmington, Calif.)..........OT............2000-01-02-03 Volin, Steve (Wahoo, Neb.)..........................OG..................... 1994-95 Volk, Cody (Norfolk, Neb.)...........................OT........................... 2003 Volk, Dave (Battle Creek, Neb.)....................OT............1998-99-00-01 VonGoetz, Herbert (North Platte, Neb.).......G........................ 1941-42 Voss, Lloyd (Magnolia, Minn.)......................T.................... 1961-62-63 Vrzal, Matt (Grand Island, Neb.)...................OG................ 1994-95-96
W
Wachholtz, Larry (North Platte, Neb.)...........S.................... 1964-65-66 Waddell, Doug (Bennetsville, S.C.)..............OT........................... 1991 Wade, Billy (Houston, Texas)........................DT...................... 1992-93 Wade, Brandt (Springfield, Neb.).................OG...........1995-96-97-98 Waechter, Henry (Epworth, Iowa).................DT...................... 1980-81 Wagner, Bob (Lincoln, Neb.)........................G........................ 1953-54 Wald, Mason (Birmingham, Ala.)..................S.............................. 2008 Waldemore, Stan (Belleville, N.J.)................T.................... 1975-76-77 Walker, Cartier (Atlantic City, N.J.)...............CB...................... 1987-88 Walker, Joe (Arlington, Texas)......................S...............1997-98-99-00 Walker, Kenny (Crane, Texas).......................DT...................... 1989-90 Wallace, (first name unlisted)........................T ............................. 1899 Walline, Dave (Ypsilanti, Mich.)....................DT................. 1968-69-70 Walther, Eric (Juniata, Neb.).........................S.................... 1995-96-97 Walton, Darrell (Omaha, Neb.).....................DB................. 1976-77-78 Wanek, Jim (Aurora, Neb.)...........................OG................ 1988-89-90 Wanish, Brian (Rhinelander, Wis.).................DT........................... 2000 Ward, Gene (Glenwood, Iowa).....................FB....................... 1959-61 Ward, Lester (Brenham, Texas).....................IB............................. 2009 Warfield, Eric (Texarkana, Ark.).....................S.................... 1995-96-97 Warner, Leon G............................................QB...................... 1910-11 Warren, Steve (Springfield, Mo.)..................DT............1996-97-98-99 Washington, Brian (Highland Springs, Va.)......S...............1984-85-86-87 Washington, Dijon (Lawndale, Calif.)............DB........................... 2011 Washington, Fabian (Bradenton, Fla.)..........CB................. 2002-03-04 Washington, Latravis (Bradenton, Fla.).........LB.................. 2007-08-09 Washington, Riley (Chula Vista, Calif.)..........WB................. 1993-94-95 Washington, William (Tyler, Texas)...............TE.............1989-90-91-92 Watchorn, Troy (Columbus, Neb.)................S.................... 1998-99-00 Watkins, Dennis (Chicago, Ill.)......................CB...................... 1984-85 Watson, Adam (Lincoln, Neb.)......................DB........................... 2010 Weber, Bill (Lincoln, Neb.)............................DE............1981-82-83-84 Weber, Bruce (Arlington Heights, Ill.)...........OG..................... 1970-71 Weber, Chris (Elkhorn, Neb.)........................LB.................. 2014-15-16 Weber, Wayne (Hastings, Neb.)...................QB...................... 1965-66 Weinman, Bob (Steubenville, Ohio).............DE........................... 1967 Weinmaster, Kerry (North Platte, Neb.)........MG...........1976-77-78-79 Weir, Ed (Superior, Neb.).............................T.................... 1923-24-25 Weir, Joe (Superior, Neb.)............................E.................... 1924-25-26 Weller, John H. (Seward, Neb.)....................HB................. 1905-06-07 Weller, Raymond F. (Seward, Neb.).............T.................... 1920-21-22 Wellman, Allen (DeSmet, S.D.).....................T......................... 1958-60 Wells, Kent (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................DT................. 1987-88-89 Welniak, Doug (Elyria, Neb.)........................LB.................. 1985-86-87 Welter, Tom (Yankton, S.D.).........................OT...................... 1985-86 Wendland, Rick (Topeka, Kan.).....................LB....................... 1989-90 Wenke, Adolph E. (Pender, Neb.)................T.................... 1920-21-22 Wenstrand, Ralph T......................................G............................. 1905 Werner, Tom (Tilden, Neb.)..........................WB................. 1990-91-92 Wertz, Austin (McClave, Colo.).....................LB....................... 1992-93 Wesch, Jake (North Bend, Neb.)..................PK.............2005-06-07-08 West, Anthony (San Diego, Calif.)................CB............2007-08-09-10 Westbrook, Don (Cheyenne, Wyo.)..............WB................. 1972-73-74 Westerkamp, Jordan (Lombard, Ill.).............WR............2013-14-15-16 Westover, John (West Point, Neb.)..............C...............1897-99-01-02 Weyers, Jamie (Humboldt, Neb.).................S.............................. 1992 Whaley, Alonzo (Madisonville, Texas)..........LB.................. 2010-11-12 Wheeler, Jeff (Urbandale, Iowa)...................IB............................. 1986 Wheeler, Jerry (Milan, Ill.).............................G................... 1955-56-57 Whipple, Otis G............................................E......................... 1893-94 Whitaker, Corey............................................OL........................... 2016 White, Clay (Toledo, Ohio)...........................HB................. 1958-59-60 White, Clyde (Tecumseh, Neb.)...................G............................. 1934 White, Daryl (East Orange, N.J.)..................OT................. 1971-72-73 White, David (New Orleans, La.)..................LB.............1989-90-91-92 White, Ernest (Falls City, Neb.).....................QB........................... 1936 White Jr., Freeman (Detroit, Mich.)..............RE.................. 1963-64-65 White III, Freeman (Kansas City, Mo.)..........S.............................. 1989 White, Herbert (Omaha, Neb.)..................................................... 1917 White, Jacob B.............................................FB............................ 1892 White, Jay (Asheville, N.C.)..........................CB........................... 2002 White, John (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................LB............................ 1983 White, Roland (Omaha, Neb.)...................................................... 1917 White, Seth (Lincoln, Neb.)...........................CB........................... 2003 Whitehead, Ralph (Minatare, Neb.)..............T.............................. 1940 Whitmore, Robert (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...........G........................ 1926-27 Wichmann, J.P. (John Paul) (Shawnee, Kan.)....RE.................. 1999-00-01 Wied, Jerry (Green Bay, Wis.).......................DT...................... 1974-75 Wiegand, Delbert (Kearney, Neb.)...............QB...................... 1947-48 Wiegert, Erik (Fremont, Neb.)......................OT................. 1989-90-91 Wiegert, Zach (Fremont, Neb.).....................OT............1991-92-93-94 Wieser, Steve (Columbus, Neb.)..................DE................. 1972-73-74 Wieting, Sean (Tulatin, Ore.)........................WB...................... 1996-97 Wigert, Kiffin (Cheyenne, Wyo.)...................WR...................... 2003-04 Wiggins, Frank E...........................................E.................... 1894-96-97 Wiggins, Shevin (Palmetto, Fla.)...................WB................. 1996-97-98 Wightman, Jim (Omaha, Neb.).....................LB.................. 1975-76-77 Wightman, Paul (Tampa, Fla.)......................LB............................ 1991 Wilbon, MIkale (Chicago, Ill.)........................IB........................ 2015-16 Wilder, Harold (Central City, Neb.)..............T.................... 1916-17-19 Wiley, Dante (Jeannette, Pa.).......................LB............................ 1986
Wilhite, Kenny (St. Louis, Mo.)......................CB...................... 1991-92 Wilke, C.R.....................................................C.............................. 1906 Wilkening, Doug (Littleton, Colo.)................FB....................... 1981-82 Wilkins, Frank E. (Omaha, Neb.)...................G................... 1942-46-47 Wilkins, Walter (Omaha, Neb.).....................QB........................... 1943 Wilks, Joel (Hastings, Neb.)..........................OG................ 1992-93-94 Williams, Aaron (Atlanta, Ga.).......................S......................... 2015-16 Williams, Austin (Omaha, Neb.)...................LB.................. 2012-13-14 Williams, Brent (Los Angeles, Calif.).............LB.................. 1978-79-80 Williams, Charles Erwin................................HB................. 1897-98-99 Williams, Daren (Chicago, Ill.).......................LB.................. 1991-92-93 Williams, Demorrio (Beckville, Texas)...........LB....................... 2002-03 Williams, Gale (Meadow Grove, Neb.).........OT................. 1967-68-69 Williams, Jamel (Merrillville, Ind.).................LB.................. 1994-95-96 Williams, Jamie (Davenport, Iowa)...............TE.............1979-80-81-82 Williams, Jimmy (Washington, D.C.)............DE................. 1979-80-81 Williams, John (Lincoln, Neb.)......................FB.................. 1933-34-35 Williams, Josh (Denton, Texas).....................DE...................... 2010-11 Williams, Keith (Florissant, Mo.)...................OG...........2007-08-09-10 Williams, Kevin (Holland, Ohio)....................DT................. 2012-14-15 Williams, Kieron (Shreveport, La.).................S.................... 2014-15-16 Williams, L....................................................HB........................... 1899 Williams, Toby (Washington, D.C.)...............DT................. 1980-81-82 Williams, Tyrone (Palmetto, Fla.)..................CB................. 1993-94-95 Wills, Aaron (Omaha, Neb.)..........................RE.............1996-97-98-99 Wilson, Bryan (Granada Hills, Calif.).............DB...................... 2006-07 Wilson, Harry (Steubenville, Ohio)................HB................. 1964-65-66 Wilson, Harry S. (Rock Island, Ill.).................T......................... 1902-03 Wilson, Kenny (Liberal, Kan.)........................IB............................. 2006 Wilson, Wilmer W.........................................G........................ 1893-94 Wiltz, Jason (New Orleans, La.)....................DT................. 1996-97-98 Winey, Leo P. (Shelton, Neb.)......................G........................ 1950-51 Wingard, Dan (Omaha, Neb.).......................P......................... 1983-85 Wingender, Andy (Omaha, Neb.).................FB............................ 2003 Wingender, Bill (Omaha, Neb.)....................FB............................ 1950 Winter, Wally (Eagle, Neb.)..........................OT................. 1968-69-70 Winters, Charlie (Joliet, Ill.)...........................FB....................... 1965-66 Wistrom, Grant (Webb City, Mo.).................RE.............1994-95-96-97 Wistrom, Tracey (Webb City, Mo.)...............TE.............1998-99-00-01 Witte, Willard (Lincoln, Neb.).......................QB................. 1927-28-29 Wolcott, O....................................................G............................. 1909 Wolfe, Bob (Omaha, Neb.)...........................OG................ 1971-72-73 Woodard, Scott (Papillion, Neb.)..................SE.................. 1978-79-81 Woodward, Wes (Omaha, Neb.)..................S...............1998-99-00-01 Wooten, Wendell (West Texas City, Texas)........S......................... 1986-88 Worden, Jamie (Scottsbluff, Neb.)...............WB...................... 1987-88 Worel, L........................................................T.............................. 1900 Worley, Michael (Bedford, Ohio)..................FB............................ 1965 Wortman, Keith (Whittier, Calif.)...................OG..................... 1970-71 Wortman, Tyler (Grand Island, Neb.)...........LB....................... 2007-08 Wostoupel, Joseph (West Point, Neb.)........C.................... 1923-24-25 Wright, Charles (North Platte, Neb.)............T.............................. 1942 Wright, Floyd (Scottsbluff, Neb.)..................HB................. 1919-20-21 Wright, Toby (Phoenix, Ariz.)........................S......................... 1992-93 Wullenwaber, Tyler (Utica, Neb.)..................WR........................... 2013 Wurth, Tim (Omaha, Neb.)...........................RB.................. 1977-78-79 Wynn, Mike (Evanston, Ill.)...........................DE................. 1967-68-69
THE TOP NEBRASKA LETTERMAN – ELMER DOHRMANN Elmer Dohrmann, named to Sports Illustrated’s 1962 Silver All-America team, is Nebraska’s all-time letter champion. Dohrmann won 11 letters from 1935 to 1938. He won monograms in football (1935-3637), track (1936-37), basketball (1936-37-38) and baseball (193637-38).
MULTIPLE LETTER WINNERS Athlete Elmer Dohrmann Johnny Bender Bob Russell John Rhodes Steve Hokuf Paul Amen Willard Witte Bob Cerv Ike E.O. Pace Dick Newman Tom Novak Mike DiBiase Chuck Malito Lee Kunz Steve Elliott Keyuo Craver Greichaly Cepero
Years 1935-38 1900-04 1919-23 1923-25 1929-33 1935-38 1927-30 1946-50 1891-93 1919-21 1946-50 1946-50 1972-76 1975-80 1978-82 1998-01 2000-04
Total Letters 11 letters 9 letters 9 letters 9 letters 9 letters 9 letters 8 letters 8 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters 7 letters
Other Huskers who have won six letters during their careers include: Lloyd Cardwell, Bob Mills, Ray Prochaska, Vic Schleich, Ken "Buzz" Hollins, Herb Reese, Bob Reynolds, Charles Bryant, Bill Hawkins and Adrian Fiala. The last Husker to letter in three sports during a single year was Hollins, who tripled in football, basketball and track during the 1943-44 and 1944-45 campaigns.
Y
Yaralian, Zaven (Inglewood, Calif.)...............DB................. 1972-73-74 Yates, Rod (Sioux City, Iowa)........................SE............................ 1983 Yeager, Jerry (Hastings, Neb.)......................E.............................. 1953 Yeisley, James (Coin, Iowa)..........................HB...................... 1951-52 Yelkin, Virgil (Lincoln, Neb.)..........................E.................... 1933-34-36 Yont, Alonzo.................................................HB............1892-93-94-95 Yont, Jesse...................................................FB....................... 1892-93 Yost, Richard (Omaha, Neb.)........................FB............................ 1949 Young, Chad (Omaha, Neb.)........................S.............................. 1995 Young, Corey (Omaha, Neb.).......................DB........................... 2006 Young, Dedrick (Peoria, Ariz.).......................LB....................... 2015-16 Young, Dreu (Cozad, Neb.)..........................TE.................. 2007-08-09 Young, Farley (Lincoln, Neb.).......................G................... 1917-19-20 Young, Gene (Cleveland, Ohio)...................FB....................... 1962-63 Young, Jake (Midland, Texas).......................C...............1986-87-88-89 Young, Larry (Jersey City, N.J.)....................DE...................... 1976-77 Young, Philip (Oakland, Neb.)......................FB............................ 1948 Young, Robert (Norfolk, Neb.).....................HB................. 1928-29-30
Z
Zabrocki, Dale (Bellevue, Neb.)....................IB............................. 1976 Zacharias, Andrew (Sioux Falls, S.D.)............LB....................... 1989-90 Zahl, Brendan (Stratton, Neb.)......................RE............................ 1996 Zahn, Tyler (Syracuse, Neb.).........................LB............................ 1991 Zajicek, Ben (Beatrice, Neb.)........................WR................. 2001-02-04 Zanetich, Nick (Hoboken, N.J.).....................OG.......................... 1974 Zaruba, Carroll (Fullerton, Neb.)...................HB................. 1957-58-59 Zatechka, Jon (Lincoln, Neb.).......................OG...........1994-95-96-97 Zatechka, Rob (Lincoln, Neb.)......................OT............1991-92-93-94 Zentic, LeRoy (Rock Island, Ill.).....................G................... 1957-58-59 Ziegelbein, Bill (Polk, Neb.)..........................C......................... 1990-91 Ziegler, Mick (Lincoln, Neb.).........................HB...................... 1966-68 Zierke, Mike (Pierce, Neb.)...........................DT...................... 1983-84 Zikmund, Allen (Ord, Neb.)..........................HB................. 1940-41-42 Zimmer, Ivan (Hammond, Ind.).....................DE...................... 1965-67 Zimmerer, C.J. (Omaha, Neb.)....................FB.................. 2011-12-13 Zlab, Tanner (Wilber, Neb.)..........................DB........................... 2016 Zuver, Merle (Adams, Neb.).........................G................... 1926-27-28 Zyzda, Chris (Sioux City, Iowa)......................OG................ 1990-91-92
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
NEBRASKA THROUGH THE YEARS Year
W-L-T
Pct.
Score
Coach
Highlights
1957
1-9-0
.100
67-243
Bill Jennings
1890
2-0-0
1.000
28-0
None
Undefeated, unscored upon
1958
3-7-0
.300
71-235
Bill Jennings
1891
2-2-0
.500
72-40
None
Coach Lyman assisted team
1959
4-6-0
.400
108-160
Bill Jennings
1892
2-2-1
.500
21-40
None
Omahan J.S. Williams aided
1893
3-2-1
.583
77-76
Frank Crawford
1960
4-6-0
.400
95-164
Bill Jennings
1894
6-2-0
.750
136-48
Frank Crawford
1961
3-6-1
.350
119-135
Bill Jennings
1895
6-3-0
.667
138-62
Charles Thomas
1962
9-2-0
.818
293-161
Bob Devaney
Gotham Bowl
1896
6-3-1
.650
102-64
E.N. Robinson
1963
10-1-0
.909
273-114
Bob Devaney
1897
5-1-0
.833
84-15
E.N. Robinson
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Brown, All-American
1898
8-3-0
.727
270-78
Fielding H. Yost
1964
9-2-0
.818
256-85
Bob Devaney
1899
1-7-1
.167
49-164
A.E. Branch
Big 8 champion; Cotton Bowl; Kramer, All-American
1900
6-1-1
.813
112-20
Walter C. Booth
1965
10-1-0
.909
349-129
Bob Devaney
1901
6-2-0
.750
149-52
Walter C. Booth
Orange Bowl; Big 8 champion; Jeter, White, Barnes, All-Americans; undefeated regular season
1902
9-0-0
1.000
159-0
Walter C. Booth
Undefeated, unscored upon
1966
9-2-0
.818
223-118
Bob Devaney
1903
10-0-0
1.000
268-11
Walter C. Booth
Undefeated
Big 8 champion; Meylan, Wachholtz, Allers, All-Americans; Sugar Bowl
1904
7-3-0
.700
293-52
Walter C. Booth
Colorado ends 24-game win streak
1967
6-4-0
.600
127-83
Bob Devaney
Meylan, All-American
1905
8-2-0
.800
296-83
Walter C. Booth
1968
6-4-0
.600
155-161
Bob Devaney
Armstrong, All-American
1906
6-4-0
.600
164-73
Amos Foster
1969
9-2-0
.818
254-119
Bob Devaney
Big 8 co-champ; Sun Bowl champ
1907
8-2-0
.800
323-69
W.C. Cole
1970
11-0-1
.958
426-189
Bob Devaney
1908
7-2-1
.750
165-93
W.C. Cole
National champion; Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Murtaugh, Newton, All-Americans
1909
3-3-2
.500
69-53
W.C. Cole
1971
13-0-0
1.000
507-104
Bob Devaney
1910
7-1-0
.875
260-36
W.C. Cole
M.V.C. champion
1911
5-1-2
.750
281-33
E.O. Stiehm
M.V.C. co-champion
1912
7-1-0
.875
240-37
E.O. Stiehm
M.V.C. co-champion
National champion; Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Jacobson, Outland Trophy; Glover, Harper, Jacobson, Rodgers, Tagge, Kinney, All-Americans;
1913
8-0-0
1.000
138-28
E.O. Stiehm
Undefeated, M.V.C. co-champion
1972
9-2-1
.792
501-97
Bob Devaney
1914
7-0-1
.938
174-28
E.O. Stiehm
Undefeated, M.V.C. champion; 21 straight games without defeat; Halligan, All-American
1915
8-0-0
1.000
282-39
E.O. Stiehm
Undefeated, M.V.C. champion; 29 straight games without defeat; Chamberlin, All-American
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Rodgers, Heisman Trophy; Glover, Outland, Lombardi Trophies; Glover, Rodgers, Harper, White, AllAmericans; unbeaten streak snapped at 32 by UCLA
1973
9-2-1
.792
306-163
Tom Osborne
1916
6-2-0
.750
145-51
E.J. Stewart
M.V.C. champion; Kansas ended unbeaten streak at 34 games
Cotton Bowl champion; Dutton, White, All-Americans
1974
9-3-0
.750
373-132
Tom Osborne
1917
5-2-0
.714
228-33
E.J. Stewart
M.V.C. champion
Sugar Bowl champion; Humm, Crenshaw, Bonness, All-Americans
1918
2-3-1
.417
53-55
W.G. Kline
1975
10-2-0
.833
367-137
Tom Osborne
Big 8 co-champion; Fiesta Bowl; Bonness, Martin, Monds, All-Americans
1919
3-3-2
.500
56-60
Henry F. Schulte
1976
9-3-1
.731
416-181
Tom Osborne
1920
5-3-1
.611
151-84
Henry F. Schulte
1921
7-1-0
.875
283-17
Fred T. Dawson
M.V.C. champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion; Ferragamo, Butterfield, Fultz, All-Americans
1922
7-1-0
.875
276-28
Fred T. Dawson
M.V.C. champion
1977
9-3-0
.750
315-200
Tom Osborne
1923
4-2-2
.625
112-71
Fred T. Dawson
M.V.C. champion; Memorial Stadium opened
Liberty Bowl champion; Davis, All-American
1978
9-3-0
.750
444-216
Tom Osborne
1924
5-3-0
.625
120-77
Fred T. Dawson
Weir, All-American
Big 8 co-champion; Orange Bowl; Clark, Andrews, All-Americans
1925
4-2-2
.625
69-27
E.E. Bearg
Weir, All-American
1979
10-2-0
.833
380-131
Tom Osborne
Cotton Bowl; Miller, All-American
1926
6-2-0
.750
123-46
E.E. Bearg
Stiner, All-American
1980
10-2-0
.833
470-110
Tom Osborne
Sun Bowl champion; Nelson, Schleusener, Redwine, All-Americans
1927
6-2-0
.750
211-59
E.E. Bearg
1981
9-3-0
.750
364-125
Tom Osborne
1928
7-1-1
.833
144-31
E.E. Bearg
Big 6 champion; McMullen, All-American
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl; Rimington, Outland Trophy; Rimington, Jimmy Williams, All-Americans
1929
4-1-3
.688
93-62
D.X. Bible
Big 6 champs; Richards All-American
1982
12-1-0
.923
514-167
Tom Osborne
1930
4-3-2
.556
119-61
D.X. Bible
Rhea, All-American
1931
8-2-0
.800
136-82
D.X. Bible
Big 6 champion
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Rimington, Outland, Lombardi Trophies; Rimington, Rozier, All-Americans
1932
7-1-1
.833
105-52
D.X. Bible
Big 6 champion; Ely, All-American
1983
12-1-0
.923
654-217
Tom Osborne
1933
8-1-0
.889
138-19
D.X. Bible
Big 6 champion; Sauer, All-American
1934
6-3-0
.667
106-89
D.X. Bible
1935
6-2-1
.722
138-71
D.X. Bible
Big 6 champion
1936
7-2-0
.778
185-49
D.X. Bible
Big 6 champion; Francis, All-American
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl; Rozier, Heisman, Maxwell Trophies; Steinkuhler, Outland, Lombardi Trophies; Osborne, Football News Coach-of-the-Year; Fryar, Rozier, Steinkuhler, All-Americans
1937
6-1-2
.778
99-42
L. McC. Jones
Big 6 champion; Brock, All-American
1984
10-2-0
.833
387-115
Tom Osborne
1938
3-5-1
.389
68-84
L. McC. Jones
Brock, All-American
1939
7-1-1
.833
115-70
L. McC. Jones
Big 8 co-champion; Sugar Bowl champion; Clark, Grimminger, Traynowicz, All-Americans
1940
8-2-0
.800
183-75
L. McC. Jones
1985
9-3-0
.750
421-163
Tom Osborne
Fiesta Bowl; Skow, Lewis, All-Americans
1986
10-2-0
.833
446-165
Tom Osborne
1941
4-5-0
.444
93-81
L. McC. Jones
Sugar Bowl champion; Noonan, All-American
1942
3-7-0
.300
55-158
Glenn Presnell
1987
10-2-0
.833
451-164
Tom Osborne
Fiesta Bowl; McCormick, N. Smith, Taylor, Thomas, All-Americans
1943
2-6-0
.250
79-261
A.J. Lewandowski
1988
11-2-0
.846
477-205
Tom Osborne
1944
2-6-0
.250
83-210
A.J. Lewandowski
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl; Thomas, Young, All-Americans
1945
4-5-0
.444
145-200
George Clark
1989
10-2-0
.833
509-215
Tom Osborne
1946
3-6-0
.333
126-161
Bernie Masterson
Fiesta Bowl; Glaser, Young, All-Americans
1990
9-3-0
.750
434-192
Tom Osborne
Florida Citrus Bowl; Walker, All-American
1947
2-7-0
.222
73-191
Bernie Masterson
1991
9-2-1
.792
454-230
Tom Osborne
Big 8 co-champion; Orange Bowl
1992
9-3-0
.750
441-199
Tom Osborne
Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl; Shields, Outland Trophy; Shields, Hill, All-Americans
1993
11-1-0
.917
437-194
Tom Osborne
Big 8 champion; undefeated regular season; Orange Bowl, national championship game; Alberts, Butkus, All-American, NCAA Top Six Award
1994
13-0-0
1.000
459-162
Tom Osborne
National champion; Big 8 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Wiegert, Outland Trophy; Wiegert, Stewart, Stai, All-Americans; Zatechka, NCAA Top Eight Award
M.V.C. co-champion
Big 6 champion; Rose Bowl; Alfson, Behm, All-Americans
1948
2-8-0
.200
137-273
George Clark
1949
4-5-0
.444
124-172
Bill Glassford
Novak, All-American
1950
6-2-1
.722
267-217
Bill Glassford
Reynolds, All-American
1951
2-8-0
.200
116-253
Bill Glassford
1952
5-4-1
.550
173-123
Bill Glassford
1953
3-6-1
.350
119-184
Bill Glassford
1954
6-5-0
.545
233-202
Bill Glassford
1955
5-5-0
.500
127-176
Bill Glassford
1956
4-6-0
.400
125-206
Pete Elliott
l 198
Minnick, All-American Orange Bowl
Ended Oklahoma’s 74-game conference unbeaten streak
HUSKERS NEBRASKA’S CAREER COACHING RECORDS, 1893-2016 1995
12-0-0
1.000
638-174
Tom Osborne
National champion; Big 8 champion; Fiesta Bowl champion; Frazier, Johnny Unitas Award; Frazier, Graham, Tomich, All-Americans; Graham, NCAA Top Eight Award
1996
11-2
.846
553-174
Tom Osborne
Big 12 North champion; Orange Bowl champion; Tomich, Wistrom, Taylor, All-Americans
1997
13-0
1.000
607-214
Tom Osborne
National champion; Big 12 champion; Orange Bowl champion; Wistrom, Lombardi Trophy; Taylor, Outland Trophy; Wistrom, Taylor, Peter, All-Americans; Wistrom, NCAA Top Eight Award
1998
9-4
.692
403-206
Frank Solich
Holiday Bowl; Texas ended 47-game home winning streak
1999
12-1
.923
442-171
Frank Solich
Big 12 champion; Fiesta champion; R. Brown, M. Brown, All-Americans
2000
10-2
.833
522-230
Frank Solich
Alamo Bowl champion; Raiola, Polk, Hochstein, All-Americans
2001
11-2
.846
463-226
Frank Solich
Big 12 North co-champion; Rose BowlBCS national title game; Crouch, Heisman, Walter Camp, O'Brien Trophies; Craver, Crouch, Fonoti, All-Americans
2002
7-7
.500
383-335
Frank Solich
Independence Bowl; 40 straight winning seasons, 33-year 9-win streaks end; Groce, All-American
2003
10-3
.769
322-188
Frank Solich
Alamo Bowl champion; J. Bullocks, Larson, All-Americans
2004
5-6
.455
275-298
Bill Callahan
Barrett Ruud Career Tackle Leader
2005
8-4
.667
296-252
Bill Callahan
Alamo Bowl champion
2006
9-5
.643
428-256
Bill Callahan
Big 12 North champion; Cotton Bowl
2007
5-7
.417
401-455
Bill Callahan
15 passing records; Joe Ganz single season passing and total offense leader
2008
9-4
.692
460-371
Bo Pelini
Big 12 North co-champion; Gator Bowl champion
2009
10-4
.714
352-146
Bo Pelini
Big 12 North champion; Holiday Bowl champion; Suh, Outland, Lombardi, Nagurski, Bednarik trophies, Heisman finalist; Suh All-American
2010
10-4
.714
432-243
Bo Pelini
Big 12 North champion; Amukamara, Henery All-Americans; Lavonte David single-season tackle leader
2011
9-4
.692
379-304
Bo Pelini
Capital One Bowl; First season in Big Ten Conference; David All-American
2012
10-4
.714
487-386
Bo Pelini
Big Ten Legends champion; Capital One Bowl; Martinez season and career total offensive records
Bowl
2013
9-4
.692
415-323
Bo Pelini
Gator Bowl champion
2014
9-4
.692
491-343
Bo Pelini
Holiday Bowl; Abdullah career record holder for all-purpose yards
2015
6-7
.462
427-362
Mike Riley
Foster Farms Bowl champion
2016
9-4
.692
345-311
Mike Riley
Music City Bowl; Armstrong career record holder for total offense
Totals
889372-40
.699
32,745 -17,805
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Big Eight 1974-75–Tom Ruud 1982-83–Dave Rimington 1986-87–Danny Noonan 1993-94–Trev Alberts 1994-95–Rob Zatechka 1995-96–Tommie Frazier Big 12 1997-98–Grant Wistrom
COACH OF THE YEAR
Big Eight 1975–Tom Osborne (AP, Coaches) 1976–Tom Osborne (AP, Coaches) 1980–Tom Osborne (AP) 1988–Tom Osborne (AP, Coaches) 1992–Tom Osborne (Coaches) 1993–Tom Osborne (Coaches) 1994–Tom Osborne (AP, Coaches) Big 12 1996–Tom Osborne (AP) 1999–Frank Solich (AP, Coaches) 2001–Frank Solich (Coaches)
OFF. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Big Eight 1972–Johnny Rodgers, WB (UPI)
46 conference, 5 national titles
(By Winning Percentage) Coach, Seasons (Years) E.O. Stiehm, 1911-15 (5) W.C. Booth, 1900-05 (6) Tom Osborne, 1973-97 (25) Bob Devaney, 1962-72 (11) Frank Solich, 1998-2003 (6) Fred Dawson, 1921-24 (4) D.X. Bible, 1929-36 (8) E.E. Bearg, 1925-28 (4) W.C. Cole, 1907-10 (4) E.J. Stewart, 1916-17 (2) Fielding Yost, 1898 (1) E.N. Robinson, 1896-97 (2) Bo Pelini, 2003*, 2008-14 (7) Frank Crawford, 1893-94 (2) Charles Thomas, 1895 (1) L. McC. "Biff" Jones, 1937-41 (5) Amos Foster, 1906 (1) Mike Riley, 2015-present (2) Henry F. Schulte, 1919-20 (2) Bill Callahan, 2004-07 (4) Bill Glassford, 1949-55 (7) W.G. Kline, 1918 (1) Pete Elliott, 1956 (1) George Clark, 1945, 1948 (2) Bill Jennings, 1957-61 (5) Glenn Presnell, 1942 (1) Bernie Masterson, 1946-47 (2) Adolph Lewandowski, 1943-44 A.E. Branch, 1899 (1) Barney Cotton, 2014**
Percentage .913 .845 .836 .829 .753 .750 .743 .742 .736 .733 .727 .719 .713 .679 .667 .652 .600 .577 .559 .551 .471 .471 .400 .316 .310 .300 .278 .250 .167 .000
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL RECORD BY DECADE
(Bowl games included in year of season) Years Won Lost Tied Pct. Nat. Rank 1890-99 41 25 4 .614 N/A 1900-09 70 19 4 .774 N/A 1910-19 58 13 6 .792 N/A 1920-29 55 18 9 .726 N/A 1930-39 62 21 8 .725 N/A 1940-49 34 57 0 .374 N/A 1950-59 39 58 3 .405 N/A 1960-69 75 30 1 .712 13th 1970-79 98 20 4 .820 5th 1980-89 103 20 0 .837 1st 1990-99 108 16 1 .864 2nd 2000-09 84 44 0 .661 20th 62 31 0 .667 . 2010- Totals 889 372 40 .699 .
OFF. NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
*-co-Offensive Player of the Year
DEF. NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Big Eight 1970–Jerry Murtaugh, LB (UPI) 1971–Rich Glover, DT (AP) 1972–Rich Glover, DT (AP, UPI) 1976–Clete Pillen, LB (UPI) 1980–Derrie Nelson, DE (AP) 1981–Jimmy Williams, DE (UPI) 1988–Broderick Thomas, OLB (AP, Coaches) 1993–Trev Alberts, RE (AP, Coaches) 1994–Ed Stewart, LB (AP, Coaches) Big 12 1996–Grant Wistrom, RE (AP, Coaches) 1997–Grant Wistrom, RE (AP, Coaches) 2009–Ndamukong Suh, DT (AP, Coaches) 2010–Prince Amukamara, CB (AP, Coaches)
W-L-T 35-2-3 46-8-1 255-49-3 101-20-2 58-19-0 23-7-2 50-15-7 23-7-3 25-8-3 11-4-0 8-3-0 11-4-1 67-27-0 9-4-1 6-3-0 28-14-4 6-4-0 15-11-0 8-6-3 27-22-0 31-35-3 2-3-1 4-6-0 6-13-0 15-34-1 3-7-0 5-13-0 4-12-0 1-7-1 0-1-0
*-Interim Head Coach for 2003 Alamo Bowl **-Interim Head Coach for 2014 Holiday Bowl
1981–Dave Rimington, C (AP) 1982–Mike Rozier, IB (AP, UPI) 1983–Mike Rozier, IB (AP, Coaches) 1989–Gerry Gdowski, QB (Coaches) 1992–Calvin Jones, IB (Coaches) Derek Brown, IB (AP) 1995–Tommie Frazier, QB (AP, Coaches) Big 12 1999–Eric Crouch*, QB (Coaches) 2001–Eric Crouch, QB (AP, Coaches) 2006–Zac Taylor, QB (Coaches)
DEF. PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Games 40 55 307 123 77 32 72 33 36 15 11 16 94 14 9 46 10 26 17 49 69 6 10 19 50 10 18 16 9 1
Big Eight 1977–I.M. Hipp, IB (UPI) 1979–Jarvis Redwine, IB (AP, UPI) 1981–Mike Rozier, IB (AP) 1991–Calvin Jones, IB (AP, Coaches) 1992–Tommie Frazier, QB (AP) 1995–Ahman Green, IB (AP, Coaches) Big 12 1996–Scott Frost, QB (Coaches)
Big Eight 1980–Toby Williams, DT (AP) 1988–Bruce Pickens, CB (Coaches) 1993–Tyrone Williams, CB (Coaches) 1994–Grant Wistrom, RE (Coaches) 1995–Terrell Farley, LB (AP, Coaches) Big 12 2010–Lavonte David, LB (AP)
OFF. FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Big Eight 1974–Monte Anthony, IB (AP) 1990–Johnny Mitchell, TE (Coaches) 1992–Tommie Frazier, QB (Coaches) 1995–Ahman Green, IB (AP, Coaches) Big 12 2010–Taylor Martinez, QB (AP, Coaches)
DEF. FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Big Eight 1989–Tyrone Byrd, FS (Coaches) 1990–Trev Alberts, OLB (Coaches) Big 12 1996–Ralph Brown, CB (AP)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Big 12 2010–Lavonte David, LB (Coaches)
BUTKUS-FITZGERALD BIG TEN LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR 2011–Lavonte David, LB
TATUM-WOODSON BIG TEN DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR 2011–Alfonzo Dennard, CB
BAKKEN-ANDERSEN BIG TEN KICKER OF THE YEAR 2011–Brett Maher, PK 2012–Brett Maher, PK
EDDLEMAN-FIELDS BIG TEN PUNTER OF THE YEAR 2011–Brett Maher, P 2015–Sam Foltz, P
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
NEBRASKA’S BOWL HISTORY NU'S ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES
Year Bowl Opp. (Rank*)......................... Result 1941 Rose Stanford (7/2)....................... L, 13-21 1955 Orange Duke (--/14).......................... L, 7-34 1962 Gotham Miami (--/--).........................W, 36-34 1964 Orange Auburn (6/5)...................... W, 13-7 1965 Cotton Arkansas (6/2)....................... L, 7-10# 1966 Orange Alabama (3/4).................. L, 28-39# 1967 Sugar Alabama (6/3)......................... L, 7-34 NCAA-Record 35 Consecutive Bowl Appearances (from 1969 to 2003) 1969 Sun Georgia (14/--).......................W, 45-6 1971 Orange Louisiana State (3/5)...... W, 17-12# 1972 Orange Alabama (1/2).................. W, 38-6# 1973 Orange Notre Dame (9/12)............ W, 40-6 1974 Cotton Texas (12/8)...........................W, 19-3 1974 Sugar Florida (8/18).......................W, 13-10 1975 Fiesta Arizona State (6/7)................ L, 14-17 1976 Astro-BB Texas Tech (13/9)................W, 27-24 1977 Liberty North Carolina (12/14)........W, 21-17 1979 Orange Oklahoma (6/4).................. L, 24-31 1980 Cotton Houston (7/8) ....................... L, 14-17 1980 Sun Mississippi State (8/17)........W, 31-17 1982 Orange Clemson (4/1).................. L, 15-22# 1983 Orange Louisiana State (3/13)...... W, 21-20 1984 Orange Miami (1/5)...................... L, 30-31# 1985 Sugar Louisiana State (4/12)..........W, 28-10 1986 Fiesta Michigan (7/5)...................... L, 23-27 1987 Sugar Louisiana State (6/5)............W, 30-15 1988 Fiesta Florida State (5/3)................. L, 28-31 1989 Orange Miami (6/2).......................... L, 3-23 1990 Fiesta Florida State (6/5)................. L, 17-41 1991 Citrus Georgia Tech (19/2)........... L, 21-45# 1992 Orange Miami (11/1)...................... L, 0-22# 1993 Orange Florida State (11/3)............ L, 14-27 1994 Orange Florida State (2/1)............ L, 16-18# 1995 Orange Miami (1/3).................... W, 24-17# 1996 Fiesta Florida (1/2)................... W, 62-24# 1996 Orange Virginia Tech (6/10).............W, 41-21 1998 Orange Tennessee (2/3)............. W, 42-17# 1998 Holiday Arizona (14/5)....................... L, 20-23 2000 Fiesta Tennessee (3/6)............... W, 31-21 2000 Alamo Northwestern (9/18)............W, 66-17 2002 Rose Miami (4/1)......................... L, 14-37# 2002 Independence Ole Miss (--/--)...................... L, 23-27 2003 Alamo Michigan State (22/–)............W, 17-3 2005 Alamo Michigan (--/20)...................W, 32-28 2007 Cotton Auburn (22/10)..................... L, 14-17 2009 Gator Clemson (--/--).....................W, 26-21 2009 Holiday Arizona (20/22)......................W, 33-0 2010 Holiday Washington (18/--).................. L, 7-19 2012 Capital One South Carolina (21/10)......... L, 13-30 2013 Capital One Georgia (23/6)...................... L, 31-45 2014 Gator Georgia (--/23).....................W, 24-19 2014 Holiday USC (25/24).......................... L, 42-45 2015 Foster Farms UCLA...................................W, 37-29 2016 Music City Tennessee (24/--).................. L, 24-38
NU APPEARANCES BY BOWL Year 1955 1964 1966 1971 1972 1973 1979 1982 1983 1984 1989 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1975 1986 1988 1990 1996 2000 1965 1974 1980 2007 1967 1974 1985 1987 1998 2009 2010 2014 2000 2003 2005 1941 2002 1969 1980 1991 2012 2013 1962 1976 1977 2002 2009 2014 2015 2016
Bowl Opp. (Rank*)........................Result Orange Duke (--/14).........................L, 7-34 Orange Auburn (6/5)...................... W, 13-7 Orange Alabama (3/4)..................L, 28-39# Orange Louisiana State (3/5)...... W, 17-12# Orange Alabama (1/2).................. W, 38-6# Orange Notre Dame (9/12)............ W, 40-6 Orange Oklahoma (6/4).................L, 24-31 Orange Clemson (4/1)..................L, 15-22# Orange Louisiana State (3/13)...... W, 21-20 Orange Miami (1/5)......................L, 30-31# Orange Miami (6/2)..........................L, 3-23 Orange Miami (11/1)......................L, 0-22# Orange Florida State (11/3)...........L, 14-27 Orange Florida State (2/1)...........L, 16-18# Orange Miami (1/3).................... W, 24-17# Orange Virginia Tech (6/10)............ W, 41-21 Orange Tennessee (2/3)............... W, 42-17# Fiesta Arizona State (6/7)............... L, 14-17 Fiesta Michigan (7/5)...................... L, 23-27 Fiesta Florida State (5/3).............L, 28-31 Fiesta Florida State (6/5)................ L, 17-41 Fiesta Florida (1/2).................. W, 62-24# Fiesta Tennessee (3/6)............... W, 31-21 Cotton Arkansas (6/2)...................... L, 7-10# Cotton Texas (12/8)......................... W, 19-3 Cotton Houston (7/8) ...................... L, 14-17 Cotton Auburn (22/10)..................... L, 14-17 Sugar Alabama (6/3)........................ L, 7-34 Sugar Florida (8/18)..................... W, 13-10 Sugar Louisiana State (4/12)........ W, 28-10 Sugar Louisiana State (6/5).......... W, 30-15 Holiday Arizona (14/5)...................... L, 20-23 Holiday Arizona (22/20).................... W, 33-0 Holiday Washington (18/--)................ L, 7-19 Holiday USC (25/24)......................... L, 42-45 Alamo Northwestern (9/18)........... W, 66-17 Alamo Michigan State (22/--).......... W, 17-3 Alamo Michigan (--/20)................. W, 32-28 Rose Stanford (7/2)....................... L, 13-21 Rose Miami (4/1)......................... L, 14-37# Sun Georgia (14/--)..................... W, 45-6 Sun Mississippi State (8/17)...... W, 31-17 Citrus Georgia Tech (19/2)........... L, 21-45# Capital One South Carolina (21/10)......... L, 13-30 Capital One Georgia (23/6)..................... L, 31-45 Gotham Miami (--/--)........................ W, 36-34 Astro-BB Texas Tech (13/9).............. W, 27-24 Liberty North Carolina (12/14)....... W, 21-17 Independence Ole Miss (--/--)...................... L, 23-27 Gator Clemson (--/--).................... W, 26-21 Gator Georgia (--/23)................... W, 24-19 Foster Farms UCLA (--/--)........................ W, 37-29 Music City Tennessee (24/--)................. L, 24-38
# National Championship Game for at least one of the two teams; Bold denotes NU conference champion teams.
# National Championship Game for at least one of the two teams; Bold denotes NU conference champion teams.
ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES
1. Alabama 62 Nebraska 53 2. Texas 53 4. Tennessee 52 Georgia 52
ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCES
Team 1. Nebraska 2. Michigan 3. Florida State 4. Alabama
Streak Years 35 1969-2003 33 1975-2007 26 1982-2006* 25 1959-1983
*-streak ended by vacating 2006 Emerald Bowl
2017-18 BIG TEN BOWL TIE-INS
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Senior receiver Brandon Reilly caught a pair of touchdown passes in the Huskers’ Music City Bowl matchup with Tennessee in 2016.
NEBRASKA'S YEAR-BY-YEAR FINAL RANKINGS AP 1936...............9th 1937.............11th 1938...............NR 1939.............18th 1940...............7th 1941...............NR 1942...............NR 1943...............NR 1944...............NR 1945...............NR 1946...............NR 1947...............NR 1948...............NR 1949...............NR 1950.............17th 1951...............NR 1952...............NR 1953...............NR 1954...............NR 1955...............NR 1956...............NR
1957...............NR 1958...............NR 1959...............NR 1960...............NR 1961...............NR 1962...............NR 1963...............6th 1964...............6th 1965...............5th 1966...............6th 1967...............NR 1968...............NR 1969........... *11th 1970............... 1st 1971............... 1st 1972...............4th 1973...............7th 1974...............9th 1975...............9th 1976...............9th 1977.............12th 1978...............8th
l 200
1979...............9th 1980...............7th 1981.............11th 1982.............. 3rd 1983..............2nd 1984...............4th 1985.............11th 1986...............5th 1987...............6th 1988.............10th 1989.............11th 1990.............24th 1991.............15th 1992.............14th 1993.............. 3rd 1994............... 1st 1995............... 1st 1996...............6th 1997..............2nd 1998.............19th 1999.............. 3rd 2000...............8th
2001...............8th 2002...............NR 2003.............19th 2004...............NR 2005.............24th 2006...............NR 2007...............NR 2008...............NR 2009.............14th 2010.............20th 2011.............24th 2012.............25th 2013...............NR 2014...............NR 2015...............NR 2016...............NR *Start of 33 straight years Nebraska was ranked in the final AP poll until 2002.
UPI (Coaches) 1950...............NR 1951...............NR 1952...............NR 1953...............NR 1954...............NR 1955...............NR 1956...............NR 1957...............NR 1958...............NR 1959...............NR 1960...............NR 1961...............NR 1962...............NR 1963.............. 5th 1964...............6th 1965.............. 3rd 1966...............7th 1967...............NR 1968...............NR 1969.............12th 1970.............. 3rd
1971............... 1st 1972...............9th 1973.............11th 1974...............7th 1975...............9th 1976...............7th 1977.............10th 1978...............8th 1979...............7th 1980...............7th 1981...............9th 1982.............. 3rd 1983..............2nd 1984.............. 3rd 1985.............10th 1986...............4th 1987...............6th 1988.............10th 1989.............12th 1990.............17th
USA Today/CNN (Coaches) 1991.............16th 1992.............14th 1993.............. 3rd 1994............... 1st 1995............... 1st 1996...............6th
USA Today/ ESPN (Coaches) 1997............... 1st 1998.............20th 1999..............2nd 2000...............7th 2001...............7th 2002...............NR 2003.............18th 2004...............NR 2005.............24th 2006...............NR 2007...............NR 2008...............NR 2009.............14th 2010.............19th 2011.............24th 2012............ 23rd 2013.............25th 2014...............NR 2015...............NR 2016...............NR
HUSKERS
127 YEARS OF NEBRASKA FOOTBALL Notes on the Associated Press Poll: The rankings indicated in all instances below are at game time, with Nebraska’s to the left of the slash and the opponent’s to the right. If a slash is alone, neither team was ranked at game time. Early-season games from 1936 to 1949 have no slash because the first polls in those seasons were not taken until after the season began. From 1936 to 1960 and 1968 to 1988, AP ranked the top 20 teams, from 1961 to 1967 the top 10, and since 1989, the top 25. The source for the weekly rankings from Oct. 19, 1936, through Jan. 3, 1984, is Football Rankings, College teams in the Associated Press Poll, 1936-1984, compiled by Lowell R. Greunke (Jefferson, N.C.; McFarland & Co., Inc., 1984).
COACH DR. LANGDON FROTHINGHAM
Frank Crawford, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 0 Conference*: Won 2, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent Site O6 **Lincoln High Lincoln O 20 Grinnell Lincoln O 27 Doane Lincoln N3 #Missouri Kansas City N 10 Omaha YMCA Omaha N 17 #Kansas Lawrence N 19 Ottawa Ottawa N 29 #Iowa Omaha D 25 Omaha YMCA Omaha *-Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association **-Exhibition
Result W, 8-0 W, 22-0 L, 0-12 L, 14-18 W, 36-6 W, 12-6 W, 6-0 W, 36-0 W, 10-6
(Michigan, 1893) 6-3 (.667), 1895 Hired as NU's first assistant coach in 1892, Charles Thomas took over the team after Crawford left for Texas. Thomas led Nebraska on its first long road trip, a 16-6 loss in Butte, Mont., to the local athletic club.
1895 Result W, 10-0 W, 18-0
COACH T.U. LYMAN
(Yale) 2-2-0 (.500), 1891 T.U. Lyman assisted the NU team in its preparation for its game against Iowa, despite serving as head coach at a small school in Iowa at the time. Iowa defeated Nebraska 22-0.
Charles Thomas, Coach Won 6, Lost 3, Tied 0 Conference*: Won 2, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent Site O 12 Sioux City AC Sioux City O 16 Butte Butte O 19 Denver AC Denver O 26 Omaha Univ. Club Omaha N 2 #Missouri Omaha N 16 #Kansas Lincoln N 19 Doane Crete N 22 Grinnell Grinnell N 28 #Iowa Omaha *Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association
Result W, 38-0 L, 6-16 W, 12-4 W, 36-0 W, 12-10 L, 4-8 W, 24-0 L, 0-24 W, 6-0
COACH E.N. ROBINSON Result W, 28-4 L, 12-14 L, 0-22* W, 32-0
(Brown, 1896) 11-4-1 (.719), 1896-97 E.N. Robinson recorded a .719 winning percentage in two seasons, and his 1896 team was the first to undergo mandatory physical examinations.
1896
COACH J.S. WILLIAMS
2-2-1 (.500), 1892 Omaha attorney J.S. Williams coached only one game. The Huskers received a 1-0 forfeit win over Missouri, which refused to play NU because it had a black player, George Flippin, on its roster.
1892
J.S. Williams, Coach Won 2, Lost 2, Tied 1 Conference*: Won 1, Lost 1, Tied 1, 2nd-tie Date Opponent Site O 24 Illinois Lincoln O 29 Denver AC Denver N5 #Missouri Omaha N 12 #Kansas Lincoln N 24 #Iowa Omaha *Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association **Missouri forfeited
Result W, 6-0 L, 4-18 W, 1-0** L, 0-12 T, 10-10
COACH FRANK CRAWFORD (Yale, 1886) 9-4-1 (.679), 1893-94 Nebraska's first official football coach, Frank Crawford was hired for a salary around $500 and led NU to its first major victory, a 20-18 win over Iowa in Omaha.
1893
Frank Crawford, Coach Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 1 Conference*: Won 1, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd-tie Date Opponent Site Result O 21 Doane Lincoln W, 28-0 O 28 Baker Lincoln T, 10-10 N 4 Denver AC Denver W, 1-0** N 11 #Missouri Kansas City L, 18-30 N 18 #Kansas Lincoln L, 0-18 N 30 #Iowa Omaha W, 20-18 *Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association **Denver AC forfeited with score tied, 4-4
E.N. Robinson, Coach Won 6, Lost 3, Tied 1 Conference*: Won 1, Lost 1, Tied 1, 3rd Date Opponent Site O 17 Doane Lincoln O 26 #Missouri Columbia O 31 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln N7 #Kansas Lawrence N 9 KC Medics Kansas City N 12 Butte Lincoln N 19 Iowa State Lincoln N 23 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln N 26 #Iowa Omaha N 28 Iowa Omaha *Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association
1898
Result W, 20-0 W, 8-4 W, 18-8 L, 4-18 W, 6-4 L, 6-20 W, 12-4 W, 28-0 T, 0-0 L, 0-6
Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Kansas City Columbia Lincoln Lawrence Kansas City Lincoln Boulder Denver Council Bluffs
Result W, 76-0 W, 23-10 W, 24-0 W, 38-0 W, 47-6 canceled W, 18-6 L, 0-24 L, 5-6 W, 23-10 W, 11-10 L, 5-6
COACH A. EDWIN BRANCH (Williams College, 1899) 1-7-1 (.167), 1899 Nebraska suffered its first-ever losing season under A. Edwin Branch. His only victory was a 12-6 decision over Drake in Des Moines, Iowa.
1899
A. Edwin Branch, Coach Won 1, Lost 7, Tied 1 Independent Date Opponent S 30 *Lincoln High O6 Iowa State O 14 KC Medics O 21 Missouri O 28 KC Medics N 4 Iowa N 11 Drake N 18 Kansas N 24 South Dakota N 30 Grinnell *Exhibition
1891
T.U. Lyman* Won 2, Lost 2, Tied 0 Date Opponent Site O 31 Doane Lincoln N 14 Doane Crete N 26 Iowa Omaha D 5 Doane Crete *Helped prepare NU for game against Iowa
(Lafayette, 1897) 8-3 (.727), 1898 Fielding Yost led the Huskers to an impressive 11-10 road victory over the Denver Athletic Club, a team described as “a gang of pros.” He left NU to become head coach at Kansas the following season and later won a national championship as head football coach in 1901 at Michigan. He later became Michigan's athletic director in 1921 and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Fielding H. Yost, Coach Won 8, Lost 3, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent O 1 Hastings O 8 Iowa State O 15 Tarkio O 22 William Jewell O 24 Missouri O 29 Grinnell N 5 Kansas N 7 KC Medics N 12 Drake N 17 Colorado N 19 Denver AC N 24 Iowa
COACH CHARLES THOMAS
(Harvard) 2-0-0 (1.000), 1890 A faculty member, Langdon Frothingham helped the first squad become one of only two in the history of NU football to go unscored upon, outscoring opponents, 28-0, in two games. Dr. Frothingham broke his leg while scrimmaging with the team in preparation for the Doane game and may have coached on the sideline with crutches. 1890 Dr. Langdon Frothingham, Coach (faculty member) Won 2, Lost 0, Tied 0 Date Opponent Site N 27 Omaha YMCA Omaha F 14* Doane Crete *-1891
COACH FIELDING H. YOST
1894
Site Lincoln Ames Lincoln Lincoln Kansas City Omaha Des Moines Lincoln Vermillion Omaha
Result W, 6-0 L, 0-33 T, 6-6 L, 0-11 L, 0-24 L, 0-30 W, 12-6 L, 20-36 L, 5-6 L, 0-12
COACH WALTER C. “BUMMY” BOOTH (Princeton, 1900) 46-8-1 (.845), 1900-05 Walter C. "Bummy" Booth ushered in the new century with a 6-1-1 record in the first season the team was officially called the Cornhuskers. His teams produced a 24-game win streak starting in 1901 that ended with a 6-0 loss at Colorado on Oct. 8, 1904. His 1902 team was 9-0 and not scored on.
1897
E.N. Robinson, Coach Won 5, Lost 1, Tied 0 Conference*: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 8 Iowa State Ames O 18 Tarkio Lincoln O 23 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln O 30 #Missouri Lincoln N 13 #Kansas Lincoln N 19 KC Medics Kansas City N 25 #Iowa Council Bluffs *Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association
1900 Result L, 0-10 W, 16-0 W, 11-0 W, 41-0 W, 10-5 canceled W, 6-0
W.C. “Bummy” Booth, Coach Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 1 Independent Date Opponent S 29 *Lincoln High O6 *Alumni O 13 Iowa State O 20 Drake O 27 KC Medics O 29 Tarkio N 5 Missouri N 10 Grinnell N 17 Kansas N 29 Minnesota *Exhibition
KEY
# Conference game ^ night game
Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Kansas City Tarkio Columbia Lincoln Lawrence Lincoln
Result W, 17-0 T, 0-0 W, 30-0 W, 8-0 T, 0-0 W, 5-0 W, 12-0 W, 33-0 W, 12-0 L, 12-20
HC Homecoming + indoor game
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL COACH AMOS FOSTER
1901
W.C. “Bummy” Booth, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent S 21 *Lincoln High S 28 Kirks. Osteopaths O 5 Doane O 12 Minnesota O 26 Iowa State N 2 Wisconsin N 9 Missouri N 16 Kansas N 28 Haskell *Exhibition
Site Lincoln Kirksville Lincoln Minneapolis Lincoln Milwaukee Omaha Lincoln Lincoln
Result W, 22-0 W, 5-0 W, 29-0 L, 0-19 W, 17-0 L, 0-18 W, 51-0 W, 29-5 W, 18-10
1902
W.C. “Bummy” Booth, Coach Won 9, Lost 0, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent Site Result S 20 *Lincoln High Lincoln W, 27-0 S 27 Doane Lincoln W, 51-0 O 4 Colorado Boulder W, 10-0 O 11 Grinnell Lincoln W, 17-0 O 18 Minnesota Minneapolis W, 6-0 O 25 Missouri St. Joseph W, 12-0 N 1 Haskell Lincoln W, 28-0 N 8 Kansas Lincoln W, 16-0 N 15 Knox Lincoln W, 7-0 N 27 Northwestern Lincoln W, 12-0 *Exhibition
1903
W.C. “Bummy” Booth, Coach Won 10, Lost 0, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent S 19 *Lincoln High S 26 Grand Island O 3 South Dakota O 10 Denver O 17 Haskell O 24 Colorado O 31 Iowa N 7 Knox N 14 Kansas N 21 Bellevue N 26 Illinois *Exhibition
Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Denver Lincoln Lincoln Iowa City Lincoln Lawrence Lincoln Lincoln
Result W, 23-6 W, 64-0 W, 23-0 W, 10-0 W, 16-0 W, 31-0 W, 17-6 W, 33-5 W, 6-0 W, 52-0 W, 16-0
1904
W.C. “Bummy” Booth, Coach Won 7, Lost 3, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent S 24 Grand Island S 27 *Lincoln High O 1 Grinnell O 8 Colorado O 15 Creighton O 20 *Lincoln Medics O 22 Knox O 29 Minnesota N 5 Iowa N 12 Haskell N 19 Bellevue N 24 Illinois *Exhibition
Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Ann Arbor Omaha Lincoln Lincoln Minneapolis Lincoln Lincoln
NEBRASKA'S UNBEATEN STREAK
Result W, 72-0 W, 17-0 W, 46-0 L, 0-6 W, 39-0 W, 29-0 W, 34-0 L, 12-16 W, 17-6 L, 6-14 W, 51-0 W, 16-10
Result W, 30-0 W, 20-0 W, 42-6 W, 16-0 L, 0-31 W, 102-0 W, 21-0 W, 18-0 L, 0-35 W, 43-5 W, 24-6
Nebraska produced a school-record 34-game unbeaten streak beginning with a 41-0 win over Adrian on Oct. 26, 1912, and ending with a 7-3 loss to Kansas on Nov. 18, 1916. NU added a 32-game unbeaten streak from 1969 to 1972.
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1906
Amos Foster, Coach Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent S 29 Hastings O 6 South Dakota O 13 Drake O 20 Iowa State O 27 Doane N 3 Minnesota N 10 Creighton N 17 Kansas N 24 Chicago N 29 Cincinnati
Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Minneapolis Omaha Lincoln Chicago Lincoln
Result W, 56-0 W, 4-0 W, 5-0 L, 2-14 W, 28-0 L, 0-13 W, 17-0 L, 6-8 L, 5-38 W, 41-0
COACH W.C. “KING” COLE
(Marietta, 1902) 25-8-3 (.736), 1907-10 W.C. "King" Cole took over the reins after playing football under Fielding Yost at Michigan. Cole coached Nebraska to an 85-0 win over Doane in the last game on the field that preceded the Nebraska Athletic Field. His final season as coach marked NU's first unshared Missouri Valley Conference title. His last game as coach was a 119-0 win over Haskell, which still ranks as the most points a Cornhusker team has ever scored.
1907
W.C. “King” Cole, Coach Won 8, Lost 2, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 1, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent Site S 28 Peru State Lincoln O 5 South Dakota Lincoln O 12 Grinnell Lincoln O 19 Minnesota Minneapolis O 26 Colorado Lincoln N 2 Iowa State Lincoln N9 #Kansas Lawrence N 16 Denver Denver N 23 Doane Lincoln N 28 St. Louis St. Louis
Result W, 53-0 W, 39-0 W, 30-4 L, 5-8 W, 22-8 W, 10-9 W, 16-6 W, 63-0 W, 85-0 L, 0-34
1908 Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Boulder Omaha Lincoln Lincoln Minneapolis Lincoln Kansas City Lincoln Lincoln
1905
W.C. “Bummy” Booth, Coach Won 8, Lost 2, Tied 0 Independent Date Opponent S 23 Grand Island S 30 *Lincoln High O 7 South Dakota O 14 Knox O 21 Michigan O 28 Creighton N 4 Iowa State N 11 Colorado N 18 Minnesota N 25 Doane N 30 Illinois *Exhibition
COACH EWALD O. "JUMBO" STIEHM
(Dartmouth, 1904) 6-4-0 (.600), 1906 The successor to Walter C. "Bummy" Booth after arriving from Dartmouth, Amos Foster left Nebraska after one season to practice law in Cincinnati, Ohio.
W.C. “King” Cole, Coach Won 7, Lost 2, Tied 1 Missouri Valley: Won 2, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd-tie Date Opponent Site S 26 Peru State Lincoln O 3 Doane Lincoln O 10 Grinnell Lincoln O 17 Minnesota Minneapolis O 24 Haskell Lincoln O 31 #Iowa Iowa City N7 #Iowa State Omaha
Result W, 20-0 W, 43-0 W, 20-5 T, 0-0 W, 10-0 W, 11-8 W, 23-17
1909
W.C. “King” Cole, Coach Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 2 Missouri Valley: Won 0, Lost 1, Tied 1, 5th Date Opponent Site O 2 South Dakota Lincoln O 9 Knox Lincoln O 16 Minnesota Omaha O 23 #Iowa Lincoln O 30 Doane Lincoln N6 #Kansas Lincoln N 20 Denver Denver N 25 Haskell Lawrence
Result T, 6-6 W, 34-0 L, 0-14 T, 6-6 W, 12-0 L, 0-6 W, 6-5 L, 5-16
1910
W.C. “King” Cole, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 2, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 1 Peru State Lincoln O 8 South Dakota Lincoln O 15 Minnesota Minneapolis O 22 Denver Lincoln O 29 Doane Lincoln N5 #Kansas Lawrence N 12 #Iowa State Lincoln N 24 Haskell Lincoln
Result W, 66-0 W, 12-9 L, 0-27 W, 27-0 W, 6-0 W, 6-0 W, 24-0 W, 119-0
(Wisconsin, 1909) 35-2-3 (.913), 1911-15 Under Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm's direction, Nebraska won or tied for the Missouri Valley Conference championship every season. His winning percentage of .913 ranks as the highest in school history. His teams recorded a 34-game unbeaten streak, the longest in school history. Also Nebraska's basketball coach, he was the only coach in Big Eight history to win football and basketball titles in the same academic year. He was the first year-round coach in school history, but he went to Indiana University after NU refused to increase his salary to $4,250.
1911
Ewald O. “Jumbo” Stiehm, Coach Won 5, Lost 1, Tied 2 Missouri Valley: Won 2, Lost 0, Tied 1, 1st-tie Date Opponent Site O 7 Kearney State Lincoln O 14 Kansas State Lincoln O 21 Minnesota Minneapolis O 28 #Missouri Lincoln N4 #Iowa State Ames N 11 Doane Lincoln N 18 #Kansas Lawrence N 25 Michigan-HC@ Lincoln @first Homecoming game in Nebraska history
Result W, 117-0 W, 59-0 L, 3-21 W, 34-0 T, 6-6 W, 27-0 W, 29-0 T, 6-6
1912
Ewald O. “Jumbo” Stiehm, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 2, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 5 Bellevue Lincoln O 12 Kansas State Lincoln O 19 Minnesota Minneapolis O 26 Adrian Lincoln N2 #Missouri Columbia N 9 Doane Lincoln N 16 #Kansas-HC Lincoln N 23 Oklahoma Lincoln
Result W, 61-0 W, 30-6 L, 0-13 W, 41-0 W, 7-0 W, 54-6 W, 14-3 W, 13-9
1913
Ewald O. “Jumbo” Stiehm, Coach Won 8, Lost 0, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent Site O 4 Washburn Lincoln O 11 #Kansas State Lincoln O 18 Minnesota-HC Lincoln O 25 Haskell Lincoln N1 #Iowa State Ames N 8 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln N 15 #Kansas Lawrence N 22 Iowa Lincoln
Result W, 19-0 W, 24-6 W, 7-0 W, 7-6 W, 18-9 W, 42-7 W, 9-0 W, 12-0
1914
Ewald O. “Jumbo” Stiehm, Coach Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 1 Missouri Valley: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 3 Washburn Lincoln O 10 South Dakota Lincoln O 17 #Kansas State Manhattan O 24 Michigan State Lincoln O 31 #Iowa State Lincoln N 7 Morningside Lincoln N 14 #Kansas-HC Lincoln N 21 Iowa Iowa City
Result W, 14-7 T, 0-0 W, 31-0 W, 24-0 W, 20-7 W, 34-7 W, 35-0 W, 16-7
1915
Ewald O. “Jumbo” Stiehm, Coach Won 8, Lost 0, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 4, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O2 #Drake Lincoln O9 #Kansas State Lincoln O 16 Washburn Lincoln O 23 Notre Dame Lincoln O 30 #Iowa State Ames N 6 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln N 13 #Kansas Lawrence N 20 Iowa-HC Lincoln
Result W, 48-13 W, 31-0 W, 47-0 W, 20-19 W, 21-0 W, 30-0 W, 33-0 W, 52-7
HUSKERS COACH E.J. “DOC” STEWART
Henry Schulte, Coach Won 5, Lost 3, Tied 1 Independent Date Opponent O 2 Washburn O 9 Colorado State O 16 Notre Dame-HC O 23 South Dakota N 2 Rutgers N 6 Penn State N 13 Kansas N 20 Michigan State N 25 Washington St. *at Polo Grounds
1916
E.J. “Doc” Stewart, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 3, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O7 #Drake Lincoln O 14 #Kansas State Lincoln O 21 Oregon State Portland O 28 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln N4 #Iowa State Lincoln N 18 #Kansas-HC Lincoln N 25 Iowa Iowa City N 30 Notre Dame Lincoln
Result W, 53-0 W, 14-0 W, 17-7 W, 21-0 W, 3-0 L, 3-7 W, 34-17 L, 0-20
1917
E.J. “Doc” Stewart, Coach Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 2, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 6 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln O 13 Iowa Lincoln O 20 Notre Dame Lincoln O 27 Michigan Ann Arbor N 10 #Missouri-HC Lincoln N 17 #Kansas Lawrence N 29 Syracuse Lincoln
Result W, 100-0 W, 47-0 W, 7-0 L, 0-20 W, 52-0 W, 13-3 L, 9-10
Result W, 14-0 W, 7-0 L, 7-16 W, 20-0 W, 28-0 L, 0-20 T, 20-20 W, 35-7 L, 20-21
COACH FRED DAWSON (Princeton, 1910) 23-7-2 (.750), 1921-24 Fred Dawson's first three teams won Missouri Valley titles. Dawson coached Nebraska's first game in Memorial Stadium, a 24-0 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 13, 1923.
Fred Dawson, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 1 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln O 15 Haskell Lincoln O 22 Notre Dame South Bend O 29 #Oklahoma Lincoln N 5 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh N 12 #Kansas-HC Lincoln N 19 #Iowa State Ames N 24 Colorado State Lincoln
1918
William G. Kline, Coach Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 1 No conference, World War I Date Opponent Site Result O 5 Iowa Lincoln L, 0-12 N 9 Omaha Balloon Lincoln W, 19-0 N 16 Kansas-HC Lincoln W, 20-0 N 23 Camp Dodge Lincoln L, 7-23 N 28 Notre Dame Lincoln T, 0-0 Postseason Charity Game D 7 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis L, 7-20 Note: Due to wartime travel restrictions, scheduled games vs. Iowa State, Missouri, Syracuse and West Virginia were canceled.
COACH HENRY SCHULTE
(Michigan, 1907) 8-6-3 (.559), 1919-20 Nebraska hired track and field coach Henry Schulte away from Missouri in 1919. Schulte was known as a master in the teaching of line play. He coached the linemen under Fred Dawson and Ernest Bearg after giving up the head coaching duties in 1920. He served as the Nebraska track coach from 1919 through 1938 and led his teams to 15 conference titles.
Fred Dawson, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 7 South Dakota Lincoln O 21 #Missouri-HC Lincoln O 28 #Oklahoma Norman N 4 Syracuse Syracuse N 11 #Kansas Lawrence N 18 #Kansas State Lincoln N 25 #Iowa State Lincoln N 30 Notre Dame Lincoln
Result W, 55-0 W, 41-0 L, 0-7 W, 44-0 W, 10-0 W, 28-0 W, 35-3 W, 70-7
1919
Result L, 0-18 T, 6-6 L, 9-14 T, 7-7 L, 0-3 W, 12-5 W, 19-7 W, 3-0
Result W, 14-0 L, 6-9 T, 6-6 W, 14-0 W, 12-0 L, 0-12 T, 0-0 W, 17-0
Ernest E. Bearg, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 5, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent Site O2 #Drake Lincoln O9 #Missouri Lincoln O 16 #Washington (Mo.) St. Louis O 23 #Kansas Lawrence O 30 #Iowa State Lincoln N 13 #Kansas State-HC Lincoln N 20 New York U. Lincoln N 25 Washington Seattle
Result W, 21-0 L, 7-14 W, 20-6 W, 20-3 W, 31-6 W, 3-0 W, 15-7 L, 6-10
1927 Result W, 66-0 W, 48-0 W, 39-7 L, 6-9 W, 28-0 W, 21-0 W, 54-6 W, 14-6
Ernest E. Bearg, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent Site O1 #Iowa State Lincoln O8 #Missouri Columbia O 15 #Grinnell Lincoln O 29 Syracuse Lincoln N5 #Kansas-HC Lincoln N 12 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh N 19 #Kansas State Manhattan N 24 New York U. Lincoln
Result W, 6-0 L, 6-7 W, 58-0 W, 21-0 W, 47-13 L, 13-21 W, 33-0 W, 27-18
1928 Result L, 7-24 W, 24-0 T, 0-0 T, 7-7 W, 14-7 W, 26-14 L, 0-7 W, 34-12
1924
Fred Dawson, Coach Won 5, Lost 3, Tied 0 Missouri Valley: Won 3, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent Site O 4 Illinois Lincoln O 11 #Oklahoma Norman O 18 Colgate-HC Lincoln O 25 #Kansas Lawrence N1 #Missouri Lincoln N 15 Notre Dame South Bend N 22 #Kansas State Manhattan N 27 Oregon State Lincoln
1925
1926
1923
Fred Dawson, Coach Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 2 Missouri Valley: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 2, 1st Date Opponent Site O 6 Illinois Champaign O 13 #Oklahoma Lincoln* O 20 #Kansas-HC Lincoln O 27 #Missouri Columbia N 10 Notre Dame Lincoln N 17 #Iowa State Ames N 24 Syracuse Lincoln N 29 #Kansas State Lincoln *First game in Memorial Stadium
(Illinois) 23-7-3 (.742), 1925-28 Ernest E. Bearg won Nebraska's first Big Six title in 1928 when his team went 7-1-1. Despite fielding powerful teams during his four years, fans criticized him for not using strategy and deception, which eventually led to his resignation. Bearg also spent one year as men's basketball coach (1926) and posted an 8-10 record.
Ernest E. Bearg, Coach Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 2 Missouri Valley: Won 2, Lost 2, Tied 1, 5th-tie Date Opponent Site O 3 Illinois Champaign O 10 #Missouri Columbia O 17 Washington Lincoln O 24 #Kansas-HC Lincoln O 31 #Oklahoma Lincoln N7 #Drake Des Moines N 14 #Kansas State Manhattan N 26 Notre Dame Lincoln
1922
(Illinois, 1906) 2-3-1 (.417), 1918 A professor at Nebraska, William G. Kline coached a makeshift team that was depleted because of World War I in 1918. He later coached the men's basketball team (1923-25) and posted a 23-12 record.
Site Iowa City Minneapolis Lincoln Omaha Lincoln Columbia Lincoln Lincoln
Site Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln New York* State College Lawrence Lincoln Lincoln
1921
COACH WILLIAM G. KLINE
Henry Schulte, Coach Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 2 Independent Date Opponent O 4 Iowa O 11 Minnesota O 18 Notre Dame O 25 Oklahoma N 1 Iowa State N 8 Missouri N 15 Kansas-HC N 27 Syracuse
COACH ERNEST E. BEARG
1920
(Western Reserve, 1903) 11-4-0 (.733), 1916-17 E.J. "Doc" Stewart continued Nebraska's success after he arrived from Oregon State by winning two league titles, but gave up the position when he left for World War I. He also served as basketball coach for three seasons, compiling a 29-23 (.558) record.
Ernest E. Bearg, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 1 Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent O6 #Iowa State O 13 Montana State O 20 Syracuse O 27 #Missouri-HC N3 #Kansas N 10 #Oklahoma N 17 Pittsburgh N 24 Army N 29 #Kansas State
Site Ames Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lawrence Norman Lincoln West Point Lincoln
Result W, 12-0 W, 26-6 W, 7-6 W, 24-0 W, 20-0 W, 44-6 T, 0-0 L, 3-13 W, 8-0
NEBRASKA IN THE POLLS Result L, 6-9 L, 7-14 W, 33-7 W, 14-7 W, 14-6 L, 6-34 W, 24-0 W, 14-0
The Associated Press poll began in 1936, and Nebraska came in at No. 15 in the first-ever regular-season poll on Oct. 24. The Huskers finished with a No. 9 final national ranking that year. From 1936 through 1949, the AP polls did not come out until October. Beginning in 1950, AP polls were issued weekly throughout the entire regular season. Until 1964, all final rankings are based on regularseason finishes and do not include bowl game results. In 1965, the AP final rankings became post-bowl rankings (with the exception of 1966). In 1974, the UPI final ranking also became post-bowl, and since then all final rankings have included bowl results. The Associated Press has tracked their all-time poll rankings based on finish in each of its final polls. Nebraska checks in at No. 6 in the All-Time AP Poll. The Huskers have appeared in 65 percent of all AP polls since 1936.
KEY
# Conference game ^ night game
HC Homecoming + indoor game
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL COACH DANA X. BIBLE
1934
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 6, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 29 Wyoming O 6 Minnesota O 13 Iowa O 20 #Oklahoma O 27 #Iowa State N 10 Pittsburgh N 17 #Kansas N 24 #Missouri-HC N 29 #Kansas State
(Carson-Newman, 1912) 50-15-7 (.743), 1929-36 In eight seasons, Dana X. Bible's teams won six Big Six titles. He went back to his native state to coach at Texas after the 1936 season. Bible also served as Nebraska's athletic director from 1932 to 1936 and led NU to its only two conference men's golf titles.
1929
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 3 Big 6: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 2, 1st Date Opponent O 5 SMU O 12 Syracuse O 19 Pittsburgh O 26 #Missouri N2 #Kansas-HC N 16 #Oklahoma N 23 #Kansas State N 28 #Iowa State
Site Lincoln Syracuse Lincoln Columbia Lincoln Lincoln Manhattan Lincoln
Result T, 0-0 W, 13-6 L, 7-12 T, 7-7 W, 12-6 T, 13-13 W, 10-6 W, 31-12
1930
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 4, Lost 3, Tied 2 Big 6: Won 2, Lost 2, Tied 1, 4th Date Opponent Site O 4 Texas A&M Lincoln O 11 #Oklahoma Norman O 18 #Iowa State Ames O 25 Montana State Lincoln N 1 Pittsburgh Lincoln N8 #Kansas Lawrence N 15 #Missouri-HC Lincoln N 22 Iowa Iowa City N 27 #Kansas State Lincoln
Result W, 13-0 L, 7-20 W, 14-12 W, 53-7 T, 0-0 W, 16-0 T, 0-0 L, 7-12 L, 9-10
1931
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 8, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent S 26 South Dakota O 3 Northwestern O 10 #Oklahoma O 24 #Kansas-HC O 31 #Missouri N 7 Iowa N 14 #Kansas State N 21 #Iowa State N 26 Pittsburgh Postseason Charity Game D 5 Colorado State
Site Lincoln Evanston Lincoln Lincoln Columbia Lincoln Manhattan Lincoln Pittsburgh
Result W, 44-6 L, 7-19 W, 13-0 W, 6-0 W, 10-7 W, 7-0 W, 6-3 W, 23-0 L, 0-40
Denver
W, 20-7
1932
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 1 Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent O8 #Iowa State O 15 Minnesota O 22 #Kansas O 29 #Kansas State-HC N 5 Iowa N 12 Pittsburgh N 19 #Oklahoma N 24 #Missouri D 3 SMU
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# Conference game ^ night game
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Site Lincoln Minneapolis Lincoln Norman Lincoln Lincoln Lawrence Lincoln Lincoln
Result W, 50-0 L, 0-20 W, 14-13 W, 6-0 W, 7-6 L, 6-25 W, 3-0 W, 13-6 L, 7-19
1935
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 1 Big 6: Won 4, Lost 0, Tied 1, 1st Date Opponent S 28 Chicago O5 #Iowa State O 12 Minnesota O 19 #Kansas State O 26 #Oklahoma N2 #Missouri N9 #Kansas-HC N 16 Pittsburgh N 28 Oregon State
Result W, 12-6 L, 6-7 W, 20-6 W, 6-0 W, 14-13 T, 0-0 W, 5-0 W, 21-6 W, 21-14
Site Lincoln Ames Manhattan Lincoln Columbia Lincoln Pittsburgh Lincoln Lincoln
HC Homecoming + indoor game
Result W, 26-0 W, 20-0 W, 9-0 W, 16-7 W, 26-0 W, 12-0 L, 0-6 W, 7-6 W, 22-0
Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones, Coach Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 1 Big 6: Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent Site S 30 Indiana Bloomington O 7 Minnesota Lincoln O 14 #Iowa State Ames O 21 Baylor (16/19) Lincoln O 28 #Kansas State (10/) Manhattan N4 #Missouri (10/) Columbia N 11 #Kansas-HC (/) Lincoln N 18 Pittsburgh (/) Pittsburgh N 25 #Oklahoma (/14) Lincoln Final ranking: AP, 18th (regular season)
Result T, 7-7 W, 6-0 W, 10-7 W, 20-0 W, 25-9 L, 13-27 W, 7-0 W, 14-13 W, 13-7
1940 Site Lincoln Ames Lincoln Manhattan Lincoln Columbia Lincoln Pittsburgh Lincoln
Result W, 28-7 W, 20-7 L, 7-12 T, 0-0 W, 19-0 W, 19-6 W, 19-13 L, 0-6 W, 26-20
1936
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 7, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 3 #Iowa State Lincoln O 10 Minnesota Minneapolis O 17 Indiana Lincoln O 24 #Oklahoma (15/) Norman O 31 #Missouri-HC (11/) Lincoln N7 #Kansas (8/) Lawrence N 14 Pittsburgh (6/5) Lincoln N 21 #Kansas State (13/) Lincoln N 28 Oregon State (10/) Portland Final ranking: AP, 9th (regular season)
Result W, 34-0 L, 0-7 W, 13-9 W, 14-0 W, 20-0 W, 26-0 L, 6-19 W, 40-0 W, 32-14
COACH LAWRENCE MCCENEY “BIFF” JONES (Army, 1917) 28-14-4 (.652), 1937-41 Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones, a former Army major, took over the team after Dana X. Bible recommended Jones as his successor. Nebraska appeared in its first bowl game, the 1941 Rose Bowl, and lost 21-13 to Stanford. Jones relinquished his coaching position after he was called to serve in World War II.
Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones, Coach Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 2 Big 6: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 2, 1st Date Opponent Site O 2 Minnesota Lincoln O9 #Iowa State Ames O 16 #Oklahoma Lincoln O 23 #Missouri (8/) Columbia O 30 Indiana (11/) Lincoln N6 #Kansas-HC (6/) Lincoln N 13 Pittsburgh (11/1) Pittsburgh N 20 Iowa (11/) Lincoln N 27 #Kansas State (11/) Manhattan Final ranking: AP, 11th (regular season)
Result L, 7-13 W, 13-7 W, 53-2 W, 20-7 W, 13-0 W, 14-6 W, 9-7 W, 21-12 W, 20-0 L, 13-21
1941
Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones, Coach Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd-tie Date Opponent Site O4 #Iowa State Ames O 11 #Kansas Lincoln O 18 Indiana-HC (15/) Lincoln O 25 #Missouri (/) Columbia N1 #Kansas State (/) Manhattan N 8 Minnesota (/2) Minneapolis N 15 Pittsburgh (/) Lincoln N 22 Iowa (/) Lincoln N 29 #Oklahoma (/) Lincoln Final ranking: none
Result W, 14-0 W, 32-0 L, 13-21 L, 0-6 L, 6-12 L, 0-9 L, 7-14 W, 14-13 W, 7-6
(Nebraska, 1928) 3-7-0 (.300), 1942 Glenn Presnell took over the program for one season after serving as an assistant under Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones. Presnell coached only one season before leaving for the war. He played for Coach Ernest E. Bearg at Nebraska from 1925 to 1927, and Presnell was the first of four former Nebraska players to serve as head coach. Result W, 14-9 W, 20-7 T, 0-0 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 T, 13-13 L, 7-13 W, 28-0 W, 3-0
1938
Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones, Coach Won 3, Lost 5, Tied 1 Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 3rd-tie Date Opponent Site O 1 Minnesota Minneapolis O8 #Iowa State Lincoln O 15 Indiana Lincoln O 22 #Oklahoma (/14) Norman O 29 #Missouri-HC (/) Lincoln N5 #Kansas (/) Lawrence N 12 Pittsburgh (/3) Lincoln N 19 Iowa (/) Iowa City N 24 #Kansas State (/) Lincoln Final ranking: none
Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones, Coach Won 8, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Site O 5 Minnesota Minneapolis O 12 Indiana Lincoln O 19 #Kansas (/) Lawrence O 26 #Missouri-HC (18/) Lincoln N2 #Oklahoma (12/) Norman N 9 Iowa (12/) Lincoln N 16 Pittsburgh (11/) Pittsburgh N 23 #Iowa State (8/) Lincoln N 30 #Kansas State (8/) Lincoln Rose Bowl J 1 Stanford (7/2) Pasadena* *Attendance - 92,000 Final ranking: AP, 7th (regular season)
COACH GLENN PRESNELL
1937 Site Lincoln Minneapolis Lawrence Lincoln Iowa City Lincoln Norman Lincoln Dallas
1933
Dana X. Bible, Coach Won 8, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent O 7 Texas O 14 #Iowa State O 21 #Kansas State O 28 #Oklahoma N 4 #Missouri N 11 #Kansas-HC N 18 Pittsburgh N 25 Iowa N 30 Oregon State
1939
Result L, 7-16 L, 7-8 T, 0-0 L, 0-14 L, 10-13 W, 16-7 L, 0-19 W, 14-0 W, 14-7
1942
Glenn Presnell, Coach Won 3, Lost 7, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd Date Opponent S 26 Iowa O3 #Iowa State O 10 Indiana-HC O 17 Minnesota (/14) O 24 #Oklahoma (/) O 31 #Kansas (/) N7 #Missouri (/) N 14 Pittsburgh (/) N 21 Iowa Pre-Flight (/) N 28 #Kansas State (/) Final ranking: none
Site Iowa City Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Norman Lawrence Lincoln Pittsburgh Iowa City Lincoln
Result L, 0-27 W, 26-0 L, 0-12 L, 2-15 W, 7-0 W, 14-7 L, 6-26 L, 0-6 L, 0-46 L, 0-19
HUSKERS COACH ADOLPH J. LEWANDOWSKI (Nebraska, 1931) 4-12-0 (.250), 1943-44 Adolph J. Lewandowski, the Nebraska basketball coach (1941-45), took over the football team during World War II. The scheduled game on Nov. 13, 1943, against Pittsburgh in Lincoln was canceled because of wartime travel restrictions. Lewandowski played football under Ernest E. Bearg and Dana X. Bible at Nebraska (1928-29).
1943
Adolph J. Lewandowski, Coach Won 2, Lost 6, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th-tie Date Opponent Site Result O 2 Minnesota Minneapolis L, 0-54 O9 Indiana (/) Lincoln L, 13-54 O 16 #Iowa State (/) Ames L, 6-27 O 23 #Kansas-HC (/) Lincoln W, 7-6 O 30 #Missouri (/) Columbia L, 20-54 N6 #Kansas State (/) Manhattan W, 13-7 N 13 Pittsburgh (/) Lincoln* canceled N 20 Iowa (/) Lincoln L, 13-33 N 27 #Oklahoma (/) Lincoln L, 7-26 *Game canceled because of wartime travel restrictions. Final ranking: none
1944
Adolph J. Lewandowski, Coach Won 2, Lost 6, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th Date Opponent S 30 Minnesota O 14 Indiana (/19t) O 21 #Kansas (/) O 28 #Missouri-HC (/) N 4 Iowa (/) N 11 #Iowa State (/) N 25 #Kansas State (/) D2 #Oklahoma (/) Final ranking: none
Bernie Masterson, Coach Won 3, Lost 6, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd-tie Date Opponent S 28 at Minnesota O5 #Kansas State O 12 at Iowa (/) O 19 #at Kansas (/) O 26 Indiana (/) N2 #Missouri-HC (/) N 16 #Iowa State (/) N 23 #at Oklahoma (/18) N 30 at UCLA (/4) Final ranking: none
1951
Result L, 6-33 W, 31-0 L, 7-21 W, 16-14 L, 7-27 L, 20-21 W, 33-0 L, 6-27 L, 0-18
Attend. 51,096 35,553 30,500 NA NA 34,000 25,000 NA 52,558
Result L, 0-17 L, 13-28 W, 14-7 L, 0-31 W, 14-7 L, 6-47 L, 7-13 L, 13-14 L, 6-27
Attend. 37,000 34,000 12,500 56,000 17,000 22,000 35,000 25,000 20,000
1947
Bernie Masterson, Coach Won 2, Lost 7, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th Date Opponent S 27 Indiana O 4 Minnesota O 11 #at Iowa State (/) O 18 at Notre Dame (/2) O 25 #at Kansas State (/) N1 #at Missouri (/) N8 #Kansas-HC (/) N 22 #Oklahoma (/) N 29 Oregon State (/) Final ranking: none
Site Minneapolis Bloomington Lawrence Lincoln Iowa City Lincoln Lincoln Okla. City
Result L, 0-39 L, 0-54 L, 0-20 W, 24-20 L, 6-27 L, 6-19 W, 35-0 L, 12-31
(Illinois, 1916) 6-13-0 (.316), 1945/1948 George "Potsy" Clark was the only Nebraska head coach to hold the position on two occasions. His second stint in 1948 was the first year of the Big Seven Conference.
George “Potsy” Clark, Coach Won 2, Lost 8, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, Tied 0, 5th-tie Date Opponent Result S 25 #Iowa State W, 19-15 O 2 at Minnesota L, 13-39 O9 #at Colorado (/) L, 6-19 O 16 Notre Dame (/2) L, 13-44 O 23 #at Kansas (/) L, 7-27 O 30 UCLA-HC (/) L, 15-27 N6 #Kansas State (/) W, 32-0 N 13 #at Oklahoma (/9) L, 14-41 N 20 #Missouri (/) L, 6-33 N 27 vs. Oregon State (/)* L, 12-28 *at Portland, Ore. Final ranking: none
Attend. 36,000 57,206 NA 37,400 36,500 36,000 36,000 28,000 21,000 13,000
COACH BILL GLASSFORD (Pittsburgh, 1937) 31-35-3 (.471), 1949-55 Bill Glassford led NU to its first Orange Bowl and second bowl appearance in 1954, a 34-7 loss to Duke. He coached three All-Americans in his seven years.
1945
COACH BERNIE MASTERSON (Nebraska, 1935) 5-13-0 (.278), 1946-47 Despite owning a losing overall record at Nebraska, Bernie Masterson managed a .500 record (5-5-0) in Big Six Conference play during his two seasons. Masterson played in the backfield for Coach Dana X. Bible at Nebraska.
Result L, 0-20 L, 7-61 L, 14-54 L, 7-27 L, 0-19 W, 27-13 W, 24-0 W, 53-0 W, 13-6
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0, 3rd-tie Date Opponent S 24 South Dakota O 1 Minnesota (/) O 8 #at Kansas State (/) O 15 at Penn State (/) O 22 #Oklahoma (/4) O 29 #at Missouri (/16) N 5 #Kansas-HC (/) N 12 #at Iowa State (/) N 19 #Colorado (/) Final ranking: none
Attend. 36,000 12,000 39,000 54,625 NA 34,500 15,000 31,000 30,000 32,283
Result W, 33-6 L, 6-28 W, 13-6 L, 7-22 L, 0-48 L, 20-21 L, 13-27 W, 7-0 W, 25-14
Attend. 27,000 34,000 17,000 23,600 39,000 NA 36,500 15,000 32,000
1950
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 1 Big 7: Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent Result S 30 Indiana (/) T, 20-20 O 7 at Minnesota (/) W, 32-26 O 14 #at Colorado (/) L, 19-28 O 21 Penn State (/) W, 19-0 O 28 #at Kansas (/) W, 33-26 N4 #Missouri-HC (/) W, 40-34 N 11 #Kansas State (16/) W, 49-21 N 18 #Iowa State (18/) W, 20-13 N 25 #at Oklahoma (16/1) L, 35-49 Final rankings: 17th AP, 20th-tie UPI (regular season)
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 5, Lost 4, Tied 1 Big 7: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 1, 3rd Date Opponent S 20 South Dakota (/) S 27 at Oregon (/) O4 #Iowa State (/) O 11 #Kansas State (/) O 18 at Penn State (/19) O 25 #at Colorado (/) N1 #Missouri (/) N8 #at Kansas (/7) N 15 Minnesota-HC (/) N 22 #at Oklahoma (/5) Final ranking: none
Result W, 46-0 W, 28-13 W, 16-0 W, 27-14 L, 0-10 T, 16-16 L, 6-10 W, 14-13 L, 7-13 L, 13-34
Attend. 30,000 24,061 37,000 40,000 30,000 30,600 39,000 33,500 40,000 41,000
Result L, 12-20 T, 21-21 L, 0-27 L, 6-14 W, 20-16 L, 7-23 W, 9-0 W, 27-19 L, 10-14 L, 7-30
Attend. 31,000 40,011 NA 20,666 39,000 26,500 33,000 12,000 36,000 30,000
Result L, 7-19 W, 39-14 L, 3-7 W, 27-7 W, 20-6 W, 25-19 W, 41-20 L, 7-21 L, 7-55 W, 50-0
Attend. 54,147 30,000 34,000 39,000 32,500 35,000 NA 40,000 56,000 17,000
L, 7-34
68,750
Result L, 0-6 L, 20-28 W, 16-0 L, 0-27 L, 7-21 W, 18-12 W, 19-14 W, 10-7 W, 37-20 L, 0-41
Attend. 25,000 80,171 12,500 40,000 21,006 NA 31,000 12,000 34,000 38,000
1953
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 3, Lost 6, Tied 1 Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, Tied 0, 4th-tie Date Opponent S 19 Oregon (/) S 26 at Illinois (/) O3 #at Kansas State (/) O 10 at Pittsburgh (/17) O 17 Miami (/) O 24 #at Missouri (/) O 31 #Kansas (/) N7 #at Iowa State (/) N 14 #Colorado-HC (/) N 21 #Oklahoma (/4) Final rankings: none
1954
1949 Site Lincoln Lincoln Bloomington Ames Columbia Lincoln Manhattan Lincoln Lincoln
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 2, Lost 8, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, Tied 0, 4th-tie Date Opponent Result S 29 Texas Christian (12/) L, 7-28 O6 #at Kansas State (/) W, 1-0* O 13 Penn State (/) L, 7-15 O 20 at Minnesota (/) L, 20-39 O 27 #at Missouri (/) L, 19-35 N3 #Kansas-HC (/) L, 7-27 N 10 #at Iowa State (/) W, 34-27 N 17 #Colorado (/) L, 14-36 N 24 #Oklahoma (/12) L, 0-27 N 30 at Miami^ (/) L, 7-19 *Kansas State forfeited Final rankings: none ^night game (first night game in Nebraska history)
1952
1948
COACH GEORGE “POTSY” CLARK
George “Potsy” Clark, Coach Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0 Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th Date Opponent S 29 #Oklahoma O 6 Minnesota O 13 Indiana (/8) O 20 #Iowa State (/) O 27 #Missouri (/) N3 #Kansas-HC (/) N 10 #Kansas State (/) N 17 South Dakota (/) N 24 Iowa (/) Final ranking: none
1946
Attend. 33,000 48,365 25,000 38,000 39,000 38,000 29,000 36,000 55,000
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 6, Lost 5, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 25 at Minnesota (/) O2 #Iowa State (/) O9 #Kansas State (/) O 16 Oregon State (/) O 23 #at Colorado (/11) O 30 #Missouri (/) N6 #at Kansas (20t/) N 13 Pittsburgh-HC (/) N 20 #at Oklahoma (/3) N 26 at Hawaii (/) Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Duke (/14) Final rankings: none
1955
Bill Glassford, Coach Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 5, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 17 Hawaii (/) S 24 at Ohio State (/6) O1 #at Kansas State (/) O 8 Texas A&M (/) O 15 at Pittsburgh (/) O 22 #at Missouri (/) O 29 #Kansas (/) N5 #at Iowa State (/) N 12 #Colorado-HC (/) N 19 #Oklahoma (/1) Final rankings: none
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL COACH PETE ELLIOTT
1960
Bill Jennings, Coach Won 4, Lost 6, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 2, Lost 5, Tied 0, 6th-tie Date Opponent S 17 at Texas^ (/4) S 24 Minnesota (12/) O1 #Iowa State (/) O8 #Kansas State (/) O 15 Army (/) O 22 #at Colorado (/) O 29 #Missouri-HC (/5) N5 #at Kansas (/) N 12 #Oklahoma St. (/) N 19 #at Oklahoma (/) Final rankings: none
(Michigan, 1949) 4-6 (.400), 1956 In 1956 at the age of 29, Pete Elliott became the youngest head coach in modern history at Nebraska. He served as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma before coming to Nebraska. As the starting quarterback, Elliott led the University of Michigan to a national championship in his senior season (1948) and earned All-America honors.
1956
Pete Elliott, Coach Won 4, Lost 6, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th Date Opponent S 22 South Dakota (/) S 29 at Ohio State (/8) O6 #Iowa State (/) O 13 #Kansas State (/) O 20 Indiana (/) O 27 #at Colorado (/) N3 #Missouri-HC (/) N 10 #at Kansas (/) N 17 Baylor (/) N 24 #at Oklahoma (/) Final rankings: none
Result W, 34-6 L, 7-34 W, 9-7 L, 7-10 L, 14-19 L, 0-16 W, 15-14 W, 26-20 L, 7-26 L, 6-54
Attend. 31,260 79,351 31,743 30,469 37,527 42,818 34,748 26,422 31,775 50,039
COACH BILL JENNINGS
(Oklahoma, 1941) 15-34-1 (.310), 1957-61 In 1959, Bill Jennings' Nebraska team ended Oklahoma's 74-game conference unbeaten streak by capturing a 25-21 win in Lincoln. Jennings was head coach when the Big Seven Conference added Oklahoma State and became the Big Eight in 1960. He served as an assistant coach for seven years at the University of Oklahoma before coming to Nebraska in 1956 to coach under Pete Elliott. Jennings passed away on June 8, 2002.
1957
Bill Jennings, Coach Won 1, Lost 9, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 1, Lost 5, Tied 0, 7th Date Opponent S 21 Washington St. (/) S 28 at Army (/) O5 #at Kansas State (/) O 12 at Pittsburgh (/20) O 19 Syracuse O 26 #at Missouri (/) N2 #Kansas-HC N9 #at Iowa State N 16 #Colorado N 23 #Oklahoma Final rankings: none
Result L, 12-34 L, 0-42 W, 14-7 L, 0-34 L, 9-26 L, 13-14 L, 12-14 L, 0-13 L, 0-27 L, 7-32
Attend. 31,152 16,654 15,033 39,493 37,582 26,058 29,987 6,083 29,264 29,844
Result W, 14-7 L, 0-28 W, 7-6 L, 6-23 L, 0-38 L, 16-27 L, 0-31 L, 7-29 W, 14-6 L, 7-40
Attend. 26,966 29,475 30,310 37,596 17,083 40,271 31,816 23,760 24,107 44,740
Result L, 0-20 W, 32-12 W, 7-6 L, 3-10 L, 7-23 L, 0-9 W, 25-21 L, 6-18 W, 14-12 L, 14-29
Attend. 30,623 58,885 27,961 28,937 34,471 27,305 32,765 10,995 27,808 8,318
1958
Bill Jennings, Coach Won 3, Lost 7, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 1, Lost 5, Tied 0, 6th Date Opponent S 20 Penn State (/) S 27 at Purdue (/) O4 #Iowa State (/) O 11 #Kansas State (/) O 18 at Syracuse (/) O 25 #at Colorado (/12) N1 #Missouri-HC (/) N8 #at Kansas (/) N 15 Pittsburgh (/14) N 22 #at Oklahoma (/4) Final rankings: none
1959
Bill Jennings, Coach Won 4, Lost 6, Tied 0 Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, Tied 0, 6th Date Opponent S 19 Texas (/17) S 26 at Minnesota (/) O 3 Oregon State (/) O 10 #Kansas (/) O 17 Indiana (/) O 24 #at Missouri (/) O 31 #Oklahoma-HC (/19) N7 #at Iowa State (/) N 14 #Colorado (/) N 21 #at Kansas State (/) Final rankings: none
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Result W, 14-13 L, 14-26 L, 7-10 W, 17-7 W, 14-9 L, 6-19 L, 0-28 L, 0-31 L, 6-7 W, 17-14
Attend. 37,702 39,363 32,262 35,102 36,244 40,409 34,581 29,552 27,421 42,701
Result W, 33-0 T, 14-14 W, 24-0 L, 6-28 L, 6-14 L, 0-10 L, 6-28 W, 16-13 L, 0-7 L, 14-21
Attend. 25,129 34,721 17,515 35,387 22,067 42,292 32,450 12,971 28,108 26,139
1961
Bill Jennings, Coach Won 3, Lost 6, Tied 1 Big 8: Won 2, Lost 5, Tied 0, 5th-tie Date Opponent S 23 North Dakota (/) S 30 Arizona (/) O7 #at Kansas State (/) O 14 Syracuse (/) O 21 #at Oklahoma St. (/) O 28 #at Missouri (/) N4 #Kansas-HC (/) N 11 #at Iowa State (/) N 18 #Colorado (/8) N 25 #Oklahoma (/) *Top 10 only. Final rankings: none
HUSKERS COACH BOB DEVANEY
1965
(Alma, 1939) 101-20-2 (.829),1962-72 Bob Devaney won back-to-back national titles in 1970 and 1971 and eight Big Eight crowns. He retired in 1973 with a career record of 136-30-7 (.806), which left him as the winningest active coach in the nation. In 1971, he was named coach of the year by the Walter Camp Foundation, the Football Writers of America, Football News and the Washington Touchdown Club. Devaney was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981 and into the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor in 1976. His 11-year stint as head football coach is the second longest in school history behind Tom Osborne. He was Nebraska's athletic director from 1967 to 1992 and served as athletic director emeritus for four years, before retiring June 30, 1996. Devaney passed away on May 9, 1997.
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 10, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 18 Texas Christian (1/) W, 34-14 53,650 S 25 at Air Force (2/) W, 27-17 37,479 O2 #Iowa State (3/) W, 44-0 54,440 O 9 Wisconsin (2/) W, 37-0 53,641 O 16 #at Kansas State (2/) W, 41-0 19,660 O 23 #Colorado-HC (3/) W, 38-13 53,873 O 30 #at Missouri (3/) W, 16-14 57,206 N6 #Kansas (3/) W, 42-6 54,118 N 13 #at Oklahoma St. (3/) W, 21-17 29,901 N 25 #Oklahoma (3/) W, 21-9 52,533 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Alabama^ (3/4) L, 28-39 72,214 *Top 10 only Note: Stadium capacity expanded to 50,807 Final rankings: 3rd UPI (regular season), 5th AP
1962
1966
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd Date Opponent Result Attend. S 22 South Dakota (/) W, 53-0 26,953 S 29 at Michigan (/) W, 25-13 57,254 O6 #Iowa State (/) W, 36-22 34,321 O 13 North Carolina St. (/) W, 19-14 36,867 O 20 #Kansas State (/) W, 26-6 30,701 O 27 #at Colorado (/) W, 31-6 34,183 N3 #Missouri-HC (/) L, 7-16 36,501& N 10 #at Kansas (/) W, 40-16 37,063 N 17 #Oklahoma St. (/) W, 14-0 34,329 N 24 #at Oklahoma (/10) L, 6-34 58,268 Gotham Bowl (New York, N.Y.) D 15 Miami** (/) W, 36-34 6,166 *Top 10 only **-At Yankee Stadium Final rankings: none &Memorial Stadium sellout streak began (capacity 31,080)
1963
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 17 TCU (3/) W, 14-10 60,974 S 24 Utah State (4/) W, 28-7 63,543 O1 #at Iowa State (6/) W, 12-6 28,543 O 8 at Wisconsin (7/) W, 31-3 52,428 O 15 #Kansas St.-HC (6/) W, 21-10 64,108 O 22 #at Colorado (7/) W, 21-19 46,112 O 29 #Missouri (8/) W, 35-0 64,489 N5 #at Kansas (6/) W, 24-13 45,000 N 12 #Oklahoma St. (4/) W, 21-6 65,102 N 24 #at Oklahoma (4/) L, 9-10 41,000 Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) J 2 Alabama (6/3) L, 7-34 82,000 *Top 10 only Note: Stadium capacity expanded to 62,644, north end zone expansion not complete until after opener. Final rankings: 6th AP, 7th UPI (both regular season)
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 10, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 21 South Dakota St. (/) W, 58-7 34,493 S 28 at Minnesota (/) W, 14-7 60,711 O5 #Iowa State (/) W, 21-7 37,640 O 12 Air Force (/) L, 13-17 38,067 O 19 #at Kansas State (/) W, 28-6 14,920 O 26 #Colorado-HC (/) W, 41-6 37,630 N2 #at Missouri (/) W, 13-12 52,877 N9 #Kansas (/) W, 23-9 39,844 N 16 #at Oklahoma St. (10/) W, 20-16 20,078 N 23 #Oklahoma (10/6) W, 29-20 38,362 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Auburn (6/5) W, 13-7 72,647 *Top 10 only. Final rankings: 5th AP, 6th UPI (both regular season)
1967
1964
1968
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 19 South Dakota (/) W, 56-0 38,625 S 26 at Minnesota (/) W, 26-21 49,769 O3 #at Iowa State (/) W, 14-7 21,185 O 10 South Carolina (8/) W, 28-6 47,874 O 17 #Kansas St.-HC (6/) W, 47-0 46,056 O 24 #at Colorado (5/) W, 21-3 41,472 O 31 #Missouri (5/) W, 9-0 48,878 N7 #at Kansas (5/) W, 14-7 44,509 N 14 #Oklahoma St. (4/) W, 27-14 49,013 N 21 #at Oklahoma (4/) L, 7-17 54,552 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) J 1 Arkansas (6/2) L, 7-10 75,504 *-Top 10 only Note: Stadium capacity expanded to 44,829, south end zone expansion not completed until after opener. Final rankings: 6th AP & UPI (both regular season)
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 3, Lost 4, Tied 0, 5th-tie Date Opponent Result Attend. S 16 at Washington (/) W, 17-7 57,481 S 30 Minnesota (7/) W, 7-0 65,347 O7 #at Kansas State (7/) W, 16-14 20,180 O 14 #at Kansas (8/) L, 0-10 36,896 O 21 #Colorado (/4) L, 16-21 65,842 O 28 at TCU (/) W, 29-0 18,529 N4 #Iowa State (/) W, 12-0 64,563 N 11 #Oklahoma St.-HC (/) W, 9-0 65,388 N 18 #at Missouri (/) L, 7-10 55,504 N 23 #Oklahoma (/5) L, 14-21 59,792 *-Top 10 only Note: Stadium capacity expanded to 64,170 Final rankings: none
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 3, Lost 4, Tied 0, 4th-tie Date Opponent S 14 Wyoming (14/) S 21 Utah (14/) S 28 at Minnesota (9/17) O 12 #Kansas (9/6) O 19 #Missouri (13/20t) O 26 #at Oklahoma St. (/) N2 #at Iowa State (/) N9 #Kansas St.-HC (/) N 16 #at Colorado (/) N 23 #at Oklahoma (/14) Final rankings: none
Result W, 13-10 W, 31-0 W, 17-14 L, 13-23 L, 14-16 W, 21-20 W, 24-13 L, 0-12 W, 22-6 L, 0-47
Attend. 66,922 66,198 53,362 68,128 66,818 35,000 29,000 67,466 48,327 45,000
1969
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent Result Attend. S 20 USC (/5) L, 21-31 67,058 S 27 Texas A&M (/) W, 14-0 66,331 O 4 at Minnesota (/) W, 42-14 52,136 O 11 #at Missouri (20t/7) L, 7-17 60,500 O 18 #Kansas (/) W, 21-17 66,667 O 25 #Oklahoma St. (/) W, 13-3 66,421 N1 #Colorado (/18) W, 20-7 67,084 N8 #Iowa State-HC (20t/) W, 17-3$ 67,107 N 15 #at Kansas State (17/) W, 10-7 40,000 N 22 #at Oklahoma (16/) W, 44-14 53,500 Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) D 20 Georgia** (14/) W, 45-6 31,728 *start of NU's 33 consecutive nine-win seasons **start of Nebraska's 35 consecutive bowl bids $-start of Nebraska's 35-game Homecoming winning streak Final rankings: 11th AP, 12th UPI (regular season)
1970 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Bob Devaney, Coach Won 11, Lost 0, Tied 1 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result S 12 Wake Forest (9/) W, 36-12 S 19 at USC^ (9/3) T, 21-21 S 26 Army (8/) W, 28-0 O 3 at Minnesota (6/) W, 35-10 O 10 #Missouri (6/16) W, 21-7 O 17 #at Kansas (5/) W, 41-20 O 24 #Oklahoma St. (4/) W, 65-31 O 31 #at Colorado (4/) W, 29-13 N7 #at Iowa State (4/) W, 54-29 N 14 #Kansas St.-HC (4/20) W, 51-13 N 21 #Oklahoma (3/) W, 28-21 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 LSU^ (3/5) W, 17-12 Final rankings: 1st AP, 3rd UPI (regular season)
Attend. 66,103 73,768 66,928 52,287 67,538 50,000 67,822 50,881 36,000 67,894 67,392 80,699
1971 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Bob Devaney, Coach Won 13, Lost 0, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result S 11 Oregon (2/) W, 34-7 S 18 Minnesota (1/) W, 35-7 S 25 Texas A&M (1/) W, 34-7 O 2 Utah State (1/) W, 42-6 O9 #at Missouri (1/) W, 36-0 O 16 #Kansas-HC (1/) W, 55-0 O 23 #at Oklahoma St. (1/) W, 41-13 O 30 #Colorado (1/9) W, 31-7 N6 #Iowa State (1/) W, 37-0 N 13 #at Kansas State (1/) W, 44-17 N 25 #at Oklahoma (1/2) W, 35-31 D 4 at Hawaii^ (1/) W, 45-3 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Alabama^ (1/2) W, 38-6 Final rankings: 1st AP & UPI (regular season)
Attend. 67,437 68,187 67,993 67,421 61,200 68,331 37,000 66,776 67,201 42,300 61,826 23,002 78,151
1972
Bob Devaney, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 1, Tied 1, 1st Date Opponent Result S 9 at UCLA^ (1/) L, 17-20 S 16 Texas A&M (10/) W, 37-7 S 23 at Army (9/) W, 77-7 S 30 Minnesota (7/) W, 49-0 O 14 #Missouri (6/) W, 62-0 O 21 #at Kansas (5/) W, 56-0 O 28 #Oklahoma St.-HC (3/) W, 34-0 N4 #at Colorado (3/15) W, 33-10 N 11 #at Iowa State (3/17) T, 23-23 N 18 #Kansas State (5/) W, 59-7 N 23 #Oklahoma (5/4) L, 14-17 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Notre Dame^ (9/12) W, 40-6 Note: Stadium capacity expanded to 73,650 Final rankings: 4th AP, 9th UPI (regular season)
Attend. 67,702 76,042 42,239 76,217 76,511 50,500 76,432 52,128 36,231 75,079 76,587 80,010
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL COACH TOM OSBORNE
1976
(Hastings, 1959) 255-49-3 (.836), 1973-97 Tom Osborne was hand-picked by Bob Devaney as his successor and served as assistant head coach in 1972. Osborne is credited as the offensive genius behind Devaney's national championship teams and served as a full-time assistant from 1967 to 1972. Osborne won back-toback national championships in 1994 and 1995, and a third national title in 1997. During his 25 seasons, Nebraska won 13 conference championships and went to 25 consecutive bowl games, including 17 "major" bowls. His teams won nine or more games every year and 11 national rushing titles. His athletes won six Outlands, three Lombardis, one Heisman, one Butkus and one Johnny Unitas Award. He was the fastest coach in college football history to win 200 games, doing it in just 21 seasons, and the fastest coach to reach 250 wins. In his last five seasons, Osborne's teams posted a 60-3 record, the most wins in a five-year span by any team in collegiate history. He served as Nebraska's Athletic Director from 2007 to 2012.
1973
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1 Big 8: Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 1, 2nd-tie Date Opponent Result S 8 UCLA (4/10) W, 40-13 S 22 No. Carolina St. (2/14) W, 31-14 S 29 Wisconsin (2/) W, 20-16 O 6 at Minnesota (2/) W, 48-7 O 13 #at Missouri (2/12) L, 12-13 O 20 #Kansas-HC (11/18) W, 10-9 O 27 #at Oklahoma St. (10/) T, 17-17 N3 #Colorado (13/17) W, 28-16 N 10 #Iowa State (11/) W, 31-7 N 17 #at Kansas State (10/) W, 50-21 N 23 #at Oklahoma (10/3) L, 0-27 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) J 1 Texas (12/8) W, 19-3 Final rankings: 7th AP, 11th-tie UPI (regular season)
Attend. 74,966 75,925 76,279 58,091 68,720 76,498 50,500 76,555 76,503 42,000 61,826
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Attend. 70,746 41,289 74,981 76,155 53,538 76,150 76,051 58,050 76,272 51,500 76,247 33,737 48,618
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd-tie Date Opponent S 10 Washington St. (15/) S 17 Alabama (/4) S 24 Baylor (14/) O 1 Indiana (11/) O8 #at Kansas State (9/) O 15 #Iowa State (9/) O 22 #Colorado-HC (18/7) O 29 #at Oklahoma St. (12/) N5 #at Missouri (11/) N 12 #Kansas (12/) N 25 #at Oklahoma (11/3) Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) D 19 North Carolina^ (12/14) Final rankings: 10th UPI, 12th AP
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 13 Utah (8/) S 20 Iowa (6/) S 27 at Penn State (3/11) O 4 Florida State (3/16) O 11 #at Kansas (10/) O 18 #Oklahoma St.-HC (10/) O 25 #at Colorado (9/) N1 #Missouri (8/15) N8 #Kansas State (5/) N 15 #at Iowa State (4/) N 22 #Oklahoma (4/9) Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) D 27 Mississippi St. (8/17) Final rankings: 7th AP & UPI
Result W, 55-9 W, 57-0 W, 21-7 L, 14-18 W, 54-0 W, 48-7 W, 45-7 W, 38-16 W, 55-8 W, 35-0 L, 17-21
Attend. 75,526 76,029 84,585 76,152 52,500 76,021 51,489 76,155 76,121 52,942 76,322
W, 31-17
34,723
1981
1977
Result L, 10-19 W, 31-24 W, 31-10 W, 31-13 W, 26-9 L, 21-24 W, 33-15 W, 31-14 W, 21-10 W, 52-7 L, 7-38
Attend. 75,922 75,899 76,231 76,034 41,100 76,090 76,486 49,100 67,000 76,392 71,184
W, 21-17
49,456
1978
Result W, 61-7 L, 20-21 W, 49-7 W, 54-0 L, 10-21 W, 56-0 W, 7-3 W, 31-15 W, 23-13 W, 35-7 L, 14-28
Attend. 76,053 73,381 76,101 76,408 76,526 52,300 76,426 52,949 37,000 76,188 76,636
W, 13-10
67,850
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent S 2 at Alabama^ (10/1) S 9 California (10/) S 16 Hawaii (12/) S 30 at Indiana (12/) O 7 #at Iowa State (10/15) O 14 #Kansas St.-HC (8/) O 21 #at Colorado (5/) O 28 #Oklahoma St. (4/) N 4 #at Kansas (4/) N 11 #Oklahoma (4/1) N 18 #Missouri (2/) Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Oklahoma^ (6/4) Final rankings: 8th AP & UPI
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 12 at Iowa (7/) L, 7-10 60,160 S 19 Florida State (17/19) W, 34-14 76,289 S 26 Penn State (15/3) L, 24-30 76,308 O 3 Auburn (/) W, 17-3 76,423 O 10 #Colorado (/) W, 59-0 76,169 O 17 #at Kansas State* (19/) W, 49-3 45,915 O 24 #at Missouri (15/19) W, 6-0 72,001 O 31 #Kansas-HC (12/) W, 31-15 76,208 N7 #at Oklahoma St. (11/) W, 54-7 48,500 N 14 #Iowa State (7/) W, 31-7 76,258 N 21 #at Oklahoma (5/) W, 37-14 74,807 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Clemson^ (4/1) L, 15-22 72,748 Final rankings: 9th UPI, 11th AP *-start of Nebraska's 348 consecutive weeks in the AP rankings
1982
Result L, 3-20 W, 36-26 W, 56-10 W, 69-17 W, 23-0 W, 48-14 W, 52-14 W, 22-14 W, 63-21 W, 17-14 L, 31-35
Attend. 77,023 75,780 75,615 42,738 51,450 75,818 53,262 75,786 52,100 76,015 75,850
L, 24-31
66,365
1979
1975
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent S 13 LSU (6/) S 20 Indiana (6/) S 27 TCU (4/) O 4 Miami (4/) O 11 #Kansas-HC (4/) O 18 #at Oklahoma St. (4/) O 25 #Colorado (4/) N 1 #at Missouri (3/12) N 8 #at Kansas State (3/) N 15 #Iowa State (2/) N 22 #at Oklahoma (2/7) Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) D 26 Arizona State (6/7) Final rankings: 9th AP & UPI
1980
67,500
1974
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd-tie Date Opponent S 14 Oregon (7/) S 21 at Wisconsin (4/) S 28 Northwestern (10/) O 5 Minnesota (6/) O 12 #Missouri (5/) O 19 #at Kansas (12/13) O 26 #Oklahoma St.-HC (9/) N2 #at Colorado (9/) N9 #at Iowa State (9/) N 16 #Kansas State (6/) N 23 #Oklahoma (6/1) Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) D 31 Florida^ (8/18) Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 1 Big 8: Won 4, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th-tie Date Opponent Result S 11 at LSU^ (1/) T, 6-6 S 18 at Indiana (8/) W, 45-13 S 25 TCU (6/) W, 64-10 O 2 Miami (5/) W, 17-9 O9 #at Colorado (6/) W, 24-12 O 16 #Kansas St.-HC (3/) W, 51-0 O 23 #Missouri (3/17) L, 24-34 O 30 #at Kansas (9/) W, 31-3 N6 #Oklahoma St. (9/13) W, 14-10 N 13 #at Iowa State (9/) L, 28-37 N 26 #Oklahoma (10/8) L, 17-20 D 4 at Hawaii^ (13/) W, 68-3 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, Texas) D 31 Texas Tech+^ (13/9) W, 27-24 Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
Result W, 10-7 W, 45-0 W, 56-14 W, 31-16 W, 16-0 W, 28-20 W, 63-21 W, 30-7 W, 12-0 W, 52-0 L, 10-35
Attend. 76,259 76,022 75,931 76,231 76,285 48,500 76,509 68,195 41,300 76,131 70,286
L, 14-17
51,396
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 15 Utah State (8/) S 22 at Iowa (7/) S 29 Penn State (6/18) O 6 New Mexico St. (5/) O 13 #Kansas-HC (5/) O 20 #at Oklahoma St. (3/) O 27 #Colorado (2/) N3 #at Missouri (2/) N 10 #at Kansas State (2/) N 17 #Iowa State (3/) N 24 #at Oklahoma (3/8) Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) J 1 Houston (7/8) Final rankings: 7th UPI, 9th AP
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 12, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent S 11 Iowa (3/) S 18 New Mexico St. (3/) S 25 at Penn State (2/8) O 2 at Auburn (8/20) O9 #at Colorado (7/) O 16 #Kansas St.-HC (6/) O 23 #Missouri (5/) O 30 #at Kansas (6/) N6 #Oklahoma St. (6/) N 13 #at Iowa State (4/) N 26 #Oklahoma (3/11) D 4 at Hawaii^ (3/) Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 LSU^ (3/13) Final rankings: 3rd AP & UPI
Result W, 42-7 W, 68-0 L, 24-27 W, 41-7 W, 40-14 W, 42-13 W, 23-19 W, 52-0 W, 48-10 W, 48-10 W, 28-24 W, 37-16
Attend. 76,013 76,141 85,304 73,900 53,022 76,268 76,406 50,190 76,387 52,887 76,398 46,876
W, 21-20
54,407
1983 Result W, 35-14 W, 24-21 W, 42-17 W, 57-0 W, 42-0 W, 36-0 W, 38-10 W, 23-20 W, 21-12 W, 34-3 L, 14-17
Attend. 75,953 60,005 76,151 76,135 76,011 51,000 76,158 74,575 43,210 76,049 71,187
L, 14-17
72,032
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 12, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result A 29 $vs. Penn State^ (1/4) W, 44-6 S 10 Wyoming (1/) W, 56-20 S 17 at Minnesota^+ (1/) W, 84-13 S 24 UCLA (1/) W, 42-10 O 1 Syracuse (1/) W, 63-7 O8 #at Oklahoma St. (1/) W, 14-10 O 15 #at Missouri (1/) W, 34-13 O 22 #Colorado-HC (1/) W, 69-19 O 29 #at Kansas State (1/) W, 51-25 N5 #Iowa State (1/) W, 72-29 N 12 #Kansas (1/) W, 67-13 N 26 #at Oklahoma (1/) W, 28-21 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 2 Miami^ (1/5) L, 30-31 Final rankings: 2nd AP & UPI $-Kickoff Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.)
Attend. 71,123 76,016 62,687 76,510 76,382 49,600 72,348 76,268  44,150 76,326 76,503 75,008 72,429
HUSKERS 1984
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st-tie Date Opponent S 8 Wyoming (2/) S 15 Minnesota (1/) S 22 at UCLA (1/*) S 29 at Syracuse (1/) O6 #Okla. St.-HC (8/9) O 13 #Missouri (6/) O 20 #at Colorado (5/) O 27 #Kansas State (4/) N3 #at Iowa State (3/) N 10 #at Kansas (2/) N 17 #Oklahoma (1/4) Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) J 1 LSU^+ (4/12) Final rankings: 3rd UPI, 4th AP
1988
Result W, 42-7 W, 38-7 W, 42-3 L, 9-17 W, 17-3 W, 33-23 W, 24-7 W, 62-14 W, 44-0 W, 41-7 L, 7-17
Attend. 76,125 76,077 71,355 47,280 76,368 76,319 52,124 76,068 52,919 52,000 76,323
W, 28-10
75,608
1985
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 7 Florida State (10/17) S 21 Illinois (18/) S 28 Oregon (16/) O 5 New Mexico (13/) O 12 #at Oklahoma St.^ (9/5) O 19 #at Missouri (7/) O 26 #Colorado-HC (5/) N2 #at Kansas State (5/) N9 #Iowa State (3/) N 16 #Kansas (2/) N 23 #at Oklahoma (2/5) Sunkist Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) J 1 Michigan (7/5) Final rankings: 10th UPI, 11th AP
1992
Attend. 58,162 76,233 84,086 76,312 76,398 32,500 76,432 35,000 76,316 35,000 76,359 75,004 79,480
1989 Result L, 13-17 W, 52-25 W, 63-0 W, 38-7 W, 34-24 W, 28-20 W, 17-7 W, 41-3 W, 49-0 W, 56-6 L, 7-27
Attend. 75,943 76,149 75,947 75,902 50,400 62,733 76,014 41,200 75,920 75,863 75,004
L, 23-27
72,454
1986
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd Date Opponent Result S 6 Florida St.^* (8/11) W, 34-17 S 20 at Illinois^ (6/) W, 59-14 S 27 Oregon (4/) W, 48-14 O 4 at South Carolina (3/) W, 27-24 O 11 #Okla. St.^-HC (3/) W, 30-10 O 18 #Missouri (3/) W, 48-17 O 25 #at Colorado (3/) L, 10-20 N1 #Kansas State (9/) W, 38-0 N8 #at Iowa State (7/) W, 35-14 N 15 #at Kansas (6/) W, 70-0 N 22 #Oklahoma (5/3) L, 17-20 USF&G Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) J 1 LSU+ (6/5) W, 30-15 Final rankings: 4th UPI, 5th AP
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 9 Northern Illinois (4/) S 16 Utah (4/) S 23 at Minnesota^+ (3/) S 30 Oregon State (3/) O7 #Kansas State (4/) O 14 #at Missouri (4/) O 21 #at Oklahoma St. (4/) O 28 #Iowa State-HC (4/) N4 #at Colorado (3/2) N 11 #Kansas (6/) N 18 #Oklahoma (6/) Sunkist Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) J 1 Florida State (6/5) Final rankings: 11th AP, 12th UPI
Attend. 75,865 75,865 76,185 73,109 76,041 76,005 52,440 75,893 48,007 48,800 76,198 76,234
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 5, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd Date Opponent S 1 Baylor^ (7/) S 8 Northern Illinois (10/) S 22 Minnesota (8/) S 29 Oregon State (8/) O6 #at Kansas State (8/) O 13 #Missouri-HC (7/) O 20 #Oklahoma St. (4/) O 27 #at Iowa State (4/) N3 #Colorado (3/9) N 10 #at Kansas (13/) N 23 #at Oklahoma (10/) Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) J 1 Georgia Tech (19/2) Final rankings: 17th-tie UPI, 24th AP
Result W, 48-17 W, 42-30 W, 48-0 W, 35-7 W, 58-7 W, 50-7 W, 48-23 W, 49-17 L, 21-27 W, 51-14 W, 42-25
Attend. 76,194 76,333 58,368 76,290 76,265 55,620 40,000 76,371 52,877 76,232 76,404
L, 17-41
73,953
Attend. 75,910 76,313 71,264 76,061 76,053 54,440 76,106 55,594 76,001 76,663 52,026
L, 28-31
72,112
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 11, Lost 1, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 4 North Texas (9/) W, 76-14 75,614 S 11 Texas Tech (9/) W, 50-27 75,771 S 18 at UCLA (8/) W, 14-13 50,299 S 25 Colorado State (6/) W, 48-13 75,625 O 7 #at Oklahoma St.^ (7/) W, 27-13 35,580 O 16 #Kansas St.-HC (6/) W, 45-28 75,721 O 23 #Missouri (5/) W, 49-7 75,574 O 30 #at Colorado (6/20) W, 21-17 52,277 N 6 #at Kansas (6/) W, 21-20 47,500 N 13 #Iowa State (4/) W, 49-17 75,513 N 26 #Oklahoma (2/16) W, 21-7 75,674 Federal Express Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Florida State^(2/1) L, 16-18 81,536 Final rankings: 3rd AP, 3rd UPI, 3rd CNN/USA Today Coaches
1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Result W, 13-0 W, 60-14 W, 56-0 W, 31-7 W, 45-8 W, 69-21 W, 31-3 W, 45-13 L, 12-27 W, 41-9 L, 10-45
Attend. 76,184 76,043 76,354 76,061 35,757 76,317 76,251 54,475 76,464 36,000 74,910
L 21-45
72,328
1991
Result W, 56-12 W, 42-33 W, 35-28 W, 30-21 W, 54-2 W, 35-0 W, 56-3 W, 42-7 W, 42-3 L, 7-17 W, 24-7
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 3, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. S 5 Utah (11/) W, 49-22 76,234 S 12 Mid. Tenn. St. (11/) W, 48-7 76,184 S 19 at Washington^ (12/2) L, 14-29 73,333 S 26 Arizona State (15/) W, 45-24 76,138 O 10 #Oklahoma St. (15/) W, 55-0 76,116 O 24 #at Missouri (8/) W, 34-24 53,337 O 31 #Colorado-HC (8t/8t) W, 52-7 76,287 N 7 #Kansas^ (7/13) W, 49-7 76,165 N 14 #at Iowa State (7/) L, 10-19 42,008 N 27 #at Oklahoma (12/) W, 33-9 69,770 D 5 #vs. Kansas St.+* (11/) W, 38-24 50,000 Federal Express Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Florida State^ (11/3) L, 14-27 57,324 Final rankings: 14th AP, 14th UPI, 14th CNN/USA Today Coaches *-game played in Tokyo, Japan
1993
1990
1987
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 1, Tied 0, 2nd Date Opponent S 5 Utah State (2/) S 12 UCLA (2/3) S 26 at Arizona St. (2/12) O 3 South Carolina (2/) O 10 #Kansas (2/) O 17 #at Oklahoma St. (2/12) O 24 #Kansas St.-HC (2/) O 31 #at Missouri (2/) N7 #Iowa State (2/) N 21 #Oklahoma (1/2) N 28 #at Colorado (5/) Sunkist Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) J 1 Florida State (5/3) Final rankings: 6th AP & UPI
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 11, Lost 2, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result A 27 $Texas A&M^ (2/10) W, 23-14 S 3 Utah State (2/) W, 63-13 S 10 at UCLA (2/5) L, 28-41 S 24 Arizona State^ (9/) W, 47-16 O 1 UNLV (9/) W, 48-6 O8 #at Kansas (9/) W, 63-10 O 15 #Oklahoma St.-HC (7/10) W, 63-42 O 22 #at Kansas State (5/) W, 48-3 O 29 #Missouri (5/) W, 26-18 N5 #at Iowa State (7/) W, 51-16 N 12 #Colorado (7/19) W, 7-0 N 19 #at Oklahoma (7/9) W, 7-3 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 2 Miami^ (6/2) L, 3-23 Final rankings: 10th AP & UPI ; $-Kickoff Classic
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 9, Lost 2, Tied 1 Big 8: Won 6, Lost 0, Tied 1, 1st-tie Date Opponent Result S 7 Utah State* (14/) W, 59-28 S 14 Colorado St. (13/) W, 71-14 S 21 Washington^ (9/4) L, 21-36 S 28 at Arizona St.^ (16/24) W, 18-9 O 12 #at Oklahoma St. (14/) W, 49-15 O 19 #Kansas St.-HC (9/) W, 38-31 O 26 #Missouri (9/) W, 63-6 N2 #at Colorado^ (9/15) T, 19-19 N 9 #at Kansas (11/) W, 59-23 N 16 #Iowa State (11/) W, 38-13 N 29 #Oklahoma (11/19) W, 19-14 Federal Express Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Miami^ (11/1) L, 0-22 Final rankings: 15th AP, 16th CNN/USA Today Coaches *-game suspended 19 minutes in first half by lightning
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 13, Lost 0, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result Attend. A 28 $vs. West Virginia (4/24) W, 31-0 58,233 S 8 at Texas Tech^ (1/) W, 42-16 32,768 S 17 UCLA (2/13) W, 49-21 75,687 S 24 Pacific (2/) W, 70-21 75,273 O 1 Wyoming (2/) W, 42-32 75,333 O 8 #Oklahoma St. (2/) W, 32-3 75,434 O 15 #at Kansas State (2/16) W, 17-6 42,817 O 22 #at Missouri (3/) W, 42-7 50,537 O 29 #Colorado-HC%@ (3/2) W, 24-7 76,131 N 5 #Kansas (1/) W, 45-17 75,543 N 12 #at Iowa State (1/) W, 28-12 45,186 N 25 #at Oklahoma (1/) W, 13-3 70,216 FedEx Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 1 Miami^ (1/3) W, 24-17 81,753 Final rankings: 1st AP, 1st CNN/USA Today Coaches %-Nebraska's 200th consecutive sellout $-Kickoff Classic @-ESPN GameDay Pregame Show at Memorial Stadium
1995 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Attend. 76,115 76,379 76,304 72,812 30,150 76,209 76,244 52,319 40,000 76,078 76,386 77,747
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 12, Lost 0, Tied 0 Big 8: Won 7, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st Date Opponent Result A 31 #at Oklahoma St.^ (2/) W, 64-21 S 9 at Michigan St. (2/) W, 50-10 S 16 Arizona State (2/) W, 77-28 S 23 Pacific (2/) W, 49-7 S 30 Washington St. (2/) W, 35-21 O 14 #Missouri (2/) W, 57-0 O 21 #Kansas St.-HC (2/8) W, 49-25 O 28 #at Colorado (2/7) W, 44-21 N 4 #Iowa State (1/) W, 73-14 N 11 #at Kansas (1/10) W, 41-3 N 24 #Oklahoma (1/) W, 37-0 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) J 2 Florida^ (1/2) W, 62-24 Final rankings: 1st AP, 1st CNN/USA Today Coaches
Attend. 42,100 73,891 75,418 75,630 75,777 75,552 76,072 54,063 75,505 53,300 75,662 79,864
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 1996
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 11, Lost 2 Big 12: Won 8, Lost 0; 1st North; Big 12 Runner-up Date Opponent Result S 7 Michigan St. (1/) W, 55-14 S 21 at Arizona St.^ (1/17) L, 0-19 S 28 Colorado St. (8/) W, 65-9 O 5 #at Kansas State (7/16) W, 39-3 O 12 #Baylor-HC (5/) W, 49-0 O 19 #at Texas Tech (5/) W, 24-10 O 26 #Kansas^* (5/) W, 63-7 N 2 #at Oklahoma (5/) W, 73-21 N 9 #Missouri (5/) W, 51-7 N 16 #at Iowa State (5/) W, 49-14 N 29 #Colorado (4/5) W, 17-12 Big 12 Championship Game (St. Louis, Mo.) D 7 Texas+ (3/) L, 27-37 FedEx Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) D 31 Virginia Tech^ (6/10) W, 41-21 Final rankings: 6th AP, 6th CNN/USA Today Coaches *lighting problems delayed kickoff seven minutes
1999
Attend. 75,590 74,089 75,575 43,916 75,478 51,344 75,158 75,004 75,133 47,850 75,695 63,109 51,212
1997 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Tom Osborne, Coach Won 13, Lost 0 Big 12: Won 8, Lost 0; 1st North; Big 12 Champion Date Opponent Result A 30 Akron (6/) W, 59-14 S 13 Central Florida (6/) W, 38-24 S 20 at Washington (7/2) W, 27-14 O 4 #Kansas State^ (3/17) W, 56-26 O 11 #at Baylor^ (3/) W, 49-21 O 18 #Texas Tech-HC (2/) W, 29-0 O 25 #at Kansas^ (1/) W, 35-0 N 1 #Oklahoma (1/) W, 69-7 N 8 #at Missouri (1/) W, 45-38-ot N 15 #Iowa State (3/) W, 77-14 N 28 #at Colorado (2/) W, 27-24 Big 12 Championship Game (San Antonio, Texas) D 6 Texas A&M+ (2/14) W, 54-15 FedEx Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) J 2 Tennessee^ (2/3) W, 42-17 Final rankings: 2nd AP, 1st ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Frank Solich, Coach Won 12, Lost 1 Big 12: Won 7, Lost 1; 1st North; Big 12 Champion Date Opponent Result S 4 at Iowa* (5/) W, 42-7 S 11 California (5/) W, 45-0 S 18 Southern Miss (4t/) W, 20-13 S 25 #at Missouri^ (6/) W, 40-10 O 2 #Oklahoma State (6/) W, 38-14 O 9 #Iowa State^-HC (4/) W, 49-14 O 23 #at Texas (3/18) L, 20-24 O 30 #at Kansas^ (8t/) W, 24-17 N 6 #Texas A&M (9/21) W, 37-0 N 13 #Kansas State (7/5) W, 41-15 N 26 #at Colorado (3/) W, 33-30-ot Big 12 Championship Game (San Antonio, Texas) D 4 Texas+ (3/12) W, 22-6 Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, Ariz.) J 2 Tennessee^ (3/6) W, 31-21 Final rankings: 3rd AP, 2nd ESPN/USA Today/Coaches *start of NU's 54 consecutive weeks in the AP Top 10
2003
Attend. 70,397 77,617 77,826 68,174 77,740 77,743 84,012 45,100 77,705 77,744 52,496 65,035 71,526
2000
Attend. 75,124 75,327 74,023 75,856 38,175 75,764 42,000 75,926 66,846 75,613 52,738 64,824 72,385
Frank Solich, Coach Won 10, Lost 2 Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2; 2nd North Date Opponent Result S 2 San Jose State (1/) W, 49-13 S 9 at Notre Dame (1/23) W, 27-24-ot S 23 Iowa (1/) W, 42-13 S 30 #Missouri (1/) W, 42-24 O 7 #at Iowa State (2/) W, 49-27 O 14 #at Texas Tech^ (1/) W, 56-3 O 21 #Baylor (1/) W, 59-0 O 28 #at Oklahoma (1/3) L, 14-31 N 4 #Kansas-HC (5/) W, 56-17 N 11 #at Kansas State^ (4/16) L, 28-29 N 24 #Colorado (10/) W, 34-32 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, Texas) D 30 Northwestern^+ (9/18) W, 66-17 Final rankings: 8th AP, 7th ESPN/USA Today/Coaches
COACH BILL CALLAHAN Attend. 77,728 80,232 78,070 77,774 50,074 48,961 77,959 75,989 78,096 53,811 77,672 60,028
2001
COACH FRANK SOLICH
(Nebraska, 1966) 58-19 (.753), 1998-03 Frank Solich was named Tom Osborne's successor on Dec. 10, 1997. He guided NU to a 12-1 record, Big 12 Championship and No. 2 final ranking in the coaches poll in 1999. In 2001, Solich led the Huskers to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the BCS title game in the Rose Bowl. In 2003, Solich coached Nebraska to a 9-3 regular-season record, but did not coach NU in the Alamo Bowl, as defensive coordinator Bo Pelini served as interim head coach. Solich was a member of Bob Devaney's first recruiting class in 1962. As a fullback, Solich earned All-Big Eight honors in 1965 and was the first Husker to rush for 200 yards in a game.
1998
Frank Solich, Coach Won 9, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3, 2nd North Date Opponent Result Attend. A 29 $Louisiana Tech (4/) W, 56-27 76,021 S 5 UAB (4/) W, 38-7 75,921 S 12 at California (4/) W, 24-3 67,000 S 26 Washington@ (2/9) W, 55-7 76,372 O 3 #vs. Oklahoma St.! (2/) W, 24-17 79,555 O 10 #at Texas A&M (2/18) L, 21-28 60,798 O 17 #Kansas^-HC (8/) W, 41-0 76,174 O 24 #Missouri (7/19) W, 20-13 76,425 O 31 #Texas (7/) L, 16-20 76,434 N 7 # at Iowa State (14/) W, 42-7 45,817 N 14 #at Kansas State (11/2) L, 30-40 44,298 N 27 #Colorado (14/) W, 16-14 75,958 Culligan Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) D 30 Arizona^ (14/5) L, 20-23 65,354 Final rankings: 19th AP, 20th ESPN/USA Today/Coaches $Eddie Robinson Classic; !Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Mo.) @ESPN GameDay Pregame Show at Memorial Stadium
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Frank Solich, Coach Won 11, Lost 2 Big 12: Won 7, Lost 1; 1st-tie North Date Opponent Result Attend. A 25 $TCU (4/–) W, 21-7 77,473 S 1 Troy State (5/) W, 42-14 77,812 S 8 Notre Dame^@ (5/17) W, 27-10 78,118 S 20 Rice^* (4/) W, 48-3 77,344 S 29 #at Missouri (4/) W, 36-3 64,204 O 6 #Iowa State^ (4/) W, 48-14 78,002 O 13 #at Baylor! (4/) W, 48-7 38,102 O 20 #Texas Tech-HC^ (3/) W, 41-31 77,838 O 27 #Oklahoma@ (3/2) W, 20-10 78,031 N 3 #at Kansas^ (2/) W, 51-7 50,750 N 10 #Kansas State (2/) W, 31-21 77,818 N 23 #at Colorado (2/14) L, 36-62 53,790 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) J 3 Miami^ (4/1) L, 14-37 93,781 Final rankings: 8th AP, 7th ESPN/USA Today/Coaches $-Pigskin Classic @-ESPN GameDay Pregame Show at Memorial Stadium *-game originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, but moved to Thursday, Sept. 20, because of Sept. 11 !-game suspended for 36 minutes in first half by lightning
2002
Frank Solich, Coach* Won 10, Lost 3 Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3; 2nd North Date Opponent Result Attend. A 30 #Oklahoma State (/24) W, 17-7 78,058 S 6 Utah State (23/) W, 31-7 77,284 S 13 Penn State^ (18/) W, 18-10 78,008 S 25 at Southern Miss^ (15/) W, 38-14 36,125 O 4 Troy State (12/) W, 30-0 77,825 O 11 #at Missouri^ (10/) L, 24-41 68,349 O 18 #Texas A&M-HC (18/) W, 48-12 77,604 O 25 #Iowa State (14/) W, 28-0 77,483 N 1 #at Texas (12/16) L, 7-31 83,308 N 8 #at Kansas (19/) W, 24-3 50,107 N 15 #Kansas State (18/) L, 9-38 78,014 N 28 #at Colorado (25/) W, 31-22 53,444 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, Texas) D 29 Michigan St.*^+ (22/) W, 17-3 56,226 Final rankings: 19th AP, 18th ESPN/USA Today/Coaches *Solich coached NU to a 9-3 regular-season record, before Bo Pelini served as interim head coach in Alamo Bowl
Frank Solich, Coach Won 7, Lost 7 Big 12: Won 3, Lost 5; 4th North Date Opponent Result Attend. A 24 $Arizona State^ (10/) W, 48-10 77,779 A 31 Troy State^ (9/) W, 31-16 77,831 S 7 Utah State^ (9/) W, 44-13 78,176 S 14 at Penn State* (8/) L, 7-40 110,753 S 28 #at Iowa State** (20/19) L, 14-36 51,888 O 5 McNeese State (/) W, 38-14 77,192 O 12 #Missouri (/) W, 24-13 78,014 O 19 #at Oklahoma State (/) L, 21-24 45,017 O 26 #at Texas A&M^ (/) W, 38-31 81,054 N 2 #Texas^ (/7) L, 24-27 78,268 N 9 #Kansas-HC (/) W, 45-7 77,351 N 16 #at Kansas State (/11) L, 13-49 52,221 N 29 #Colorado (/13) L, 13-28 77,804 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) D 27 Mississippi (/) L, 23-27 46,096 Final rankings: none $Black Coaches Association (BCA) Classic
(Illinois Benedictine, 1978) 27-22 (.551), 2004-07 Bill Callahan came to Nebraska less than one year after leading the Oakland Raiders to Super Bowl XXXVII. The 27th head coach in Nebraska football history, Callahan became one of just five coaches in history to return to college football after leading an NFL team to the Super Bowl. During Callahan's tenure, Nebraska shattered numerous school passing records. He led Nebraska to two bowl games and a Big 12 North title during his tenure.
2004
Bill Callahan, Coach Won 5, Lost 6 Big 12: Won 3, Lost 5; 3rd North Date Opponent S 4 Western Illinois^ (/) S 11 Southern Miss (/) S 18 at Pittsburgh (/) O 2 #Kansas^ (/) O 9 #at Texas Tech^ (/) O 16 #Baylor (/) O 23 #at Kansas State (/) O 30 #Missouri-HC (/) N 6 #at Iowa State (/) N 13 #at Oklahoma^ (/2) N 26 #Colorado (/) Final rankings: none
Result W, 56-17 L, 17-21 W, 24-17 W, 14-8 L, 10-70 W, 59-27 L, 21-45 W, 24-3 L, 27-34 L, 3-30 L, 20-26
Attend. 77,471 77,887 40,133 77,637 52,594 77,881 52,234 77,616 45,022 84,916 77,661
2005
Bill Callahan, Coach Won 8, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 4, Lost 4; tie-2nd North Date Opponent Result S 3 Maine^ (/) W, 25-7 S 10 Wake Forest^ (/) W, 31-3 S 17 Pittsburgh (/) W, 7-6 O 1 #Iowa State (/23) W, 27-20 (2ot) O 8 #Texas Tech-HC (/15) L, 31-34 O 15 #at Baylor^ (/) W, 23-14 O 22 #at Missouri (/) L, 24-41 O 29 #Oklahoma (/) L, 24-31 N 5 #at Kansas (/) L, 15-40 N 12 #Kansas State (/) W, 27-25 N 25 #at Colorado (/) W, 30-3 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, Texas) D 28 Michigan+^ (/20) W, 32-28 Final rankings: 24th AP, 24th USA Today/Coaches
Attend. 77,469 77,380 77,336 77,433 77,580 40,857 60,641 77,438 51,750 77,761 54,831 62,000
2006
Bill Callahan, Coach Won 9, Lost 5 Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2; 1st North; Big 12 Runner-up Date Opponent Result S 2 Louisiana Tech (/) W, 49-10 S 9 Nicholls State (21/) W, 56-7 S 16 at USC^ (19/4) L, 10-28 S 23 Troy^ (23/) W, 56-0 S 30 #Kansas^ (23/) W, 39-32 (ot) O 7 #at Iowa State^ (22/) W, 28-14 O 14 #at Kansas State^ (21/) W, 21-3 O 21 #Texas (17/5) L, 20-22 O 28 #at Oklahoma State (20/) L, 29-41 N 4 #Missouri-HC (/25) W, 34-20 N 11 #at Texas A&M (/24) W, 28-27 N 24 #Colorado (19/) W, 37-14 Big 12 Championship Game (Kansas City, Mo.) D 2 Oklahoma^ (19/8) L, 7-21 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) J 1 Auburn (22/10) L, 14-17 Final rankings: none
Attend. 85,181 84,076 92,000 84,799 85,069 55,338 50,723 85,187 40,108 85,197 83,336 85,800 80,031 66,777
HUSKERS 2007
Bill Callahan, Coach Won 5, Lost 7 Big 12: Won 2, Lost 6; tie-5th North Date Opponent S 1 Nevada (20/) S 8 at Wake Forest (16/) S 15 USC^ (14/1) S 22 Ball State (24/) S 29 #Iowa State (25/) O 6 #at Missouri^ (25/17) O 13 #Oklahoma State-HC (/) O 20 # Texas A&M (/) O 27 #at Texas (/17) N 3 #at Kansas (/8) N 10 #Kansas State (/) N 23 #at Colorado (/) Final rankings: none
Result W, 52-10 W, 20-17 L, 31-49 W, 41-40 W, 35-17 L, 6-41 L, 14-45 L, 14-36 L, 25-28 L, 39-76 W, 73-31 L, 51-65
Attend. 84,078 32,483 84,959 84,294 84,703 70,049 84,334 84,473 85,968 51,910 84,665 51,403
COACH BO PELINI
(Ohio State, 1990) 67-27 (.713), 2008-14 The 28th Nebraska head coach, Pelini posted a 67-27 record in seven seasons as head coach, with at least nine wins each season. Pelini guided Nebraska to at least a share of a division title four times in seven seasons, including a Big Ten Legends Division crown in 2012. Pelini became Nebraska’s head coach after five seasons as the most successful defensive coordinator in college football. Pelini also served nine seasons as an assistant in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl title with the San Francisco 49ers.
2008
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 9, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3; tie-1st North Date Opponent A 30 Western Michigan^ (/) S 6 San Jose State (/) S 13 New Mexico State^ (/) S 27 Virginia Tech^ (/) O 4 #Missouri^-HC (/4) O 11 #at Texas Tech (/7) O 18 #at Iowa State (/) O 25 #Baylor (/) N 1 #at Oklahoma^ (/4) N 8 #Kansas (/) N 15 #at Kansas State (/) N 28 #Colorado (/) Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) J 1 Clemson (/) Final rankings: none
2014
2010
Result W, 47-24 W, 35-12 W, 38-7 L, 30-35 L, 17-52 L, 31-37 (ot) W, 35-7 W, 32-20 L, 28-62 W, 45-35 W, 56-28 W, 40-31
Attend. 84,485 85,146 84,821 85,831 85,372 53,449 48,794 85,104 85,212 85,486 48,444 85,319
W, 26-21
67,282
2009
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 10, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2; 1st North Date Opponent Result S 5 Florida Atlantic^ (24/) W, 49-3 S 12 Arkansas State (22/) W, 38-9 S 19 at Virginia Tech (19/13) L, 15-16 S 26 @La.-Lafayette-HC^ (25/) W, 55-0 O 8 #at Missouri^ (21/24) W, 27-12 O 17 #Texas Tech (15/) L, 10-31 O 24 #Iowa State (/) L, 7-9 O 31 #at Baylor (/) W, 20-10 N 7 #Oklahoma^ (/20) W, 10-3 N 14 #at Kansas (/) W, 31-17 N 21 #Kansas State^ (/) W, 17-3 N 27 #at Colorado (/) W, 28-20 Big 12 Championship (Arlington, Texas) D 5 Texas^ (22/3) L, 12-13 Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) D 30 Arizona^ (20/22) W, 33-0 Final rankings: 14th AP, 14th ESPN/Coaches @300th consecutive sellout in Memorial Stadium history
Attend. 85,719 85,035 66,233 86,304 65,826 86,107 85,938 31,702 86,115 51,525 85,998 52,817 76,211 65,607
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 10, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2; 1st North Date Opponent Result S 4 W. Kentucky^ (8/) W, 49-10 S 11 Idaho (6/) W, 38-17 S 18 at Washington (8/) W, 56-21 S 25 So. Dakota St.-HC^ (6/) W, 17-3 O 7 #at Kansas State^ (7/) W, 48-13 O 16 #Texas (5/) L, 13-20 O 23 #at Oklahoma St. (14/17) W, 51-41 O 30 #Missouri (14/7) W, 31-17 N 6 #at Iowa State (9/) W, 31-30 (ot) N 13 #Kansas^ (9/) W, 20-3 N 20 #at Texas A&M^ (9/18) L, 6-9 N 26 #Colorado (16/) W, 45-17 Big 12 Championship (Arlington, Texas) D 4 Oklahoma^ (13/10) L, 20-23 Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) D 30 Washington^ (17/) L, 7-19 Final rankings: 20th AP, 19th USA Today/Coaches
Attend. 85,555 85,732 72,876 85,573 51,015 85,648 55,935 85,907 51,159 85,587 90,079 85,646 78,802 57,921
2011
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 9, Lost 4 Big Ten: Won 5, Lost 3; 3rd Legends Date Opponent Result S 3 Chattanooga (10/) W, 40-7 S 10 Fresno State^ (10/) W, 42-29 S 17 Washington (11/) W, 51-38 S 24 at Wyoming^ (9/) W, 38-14 O 1 #at Wisconsin^ (8/7) L, 17-48 O 8 #Ohio State^ (14/) (HC) W, 34-27 O 22 #at Minnesota (13/) W, 41-14 O 29 #Michigan State (13/9) W, 24-3 N 5 #Northwestern (9/) L, 25-28 N 12 #at Penn State (19/12) W, 17-14 N 19 #at Michigan (17/20) L, 17-45 N 25 #Iowa (22/) W, 20-7 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) J 2 South Carolina (21/10) L, 13-30 Final rankings: 24th AP, 24th USA Today/Coaches %Largest crowd to ever see NU play
COACH MIKE RILEY Attend. 84,883 85,501 85,110 32,617 81,834 85,426 49,187 85,641 85,115 107,903 113,718% 85,595 61,351
2012
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 10, Lost 4 Big Ten: Won 7, Lost 1; 1st Legends Date Opponent Result S 1 Southern Miss (17/) W, 49-20 S 8 at UCLA^ (16/) L, 30-36 S 15 Arkansas State (/) W, 42-13 S 22 Idaho State (25/) W, 73-7 S 29 #Wisconsin^ (22/) W, 30-27 O 6 #at Ohio St.^ (21/12) L, 38-63 O 20 #at Northwestern (/) W, 29-28 O 27 #Michigan^ (/20) W, 23-9 N 3 #at Michigan St. (21/) W, 28-24 N 10 #Penn State (18/) W, 32-23 N 17 #Minnesota (16/) W, 38-14 N23 #at Iowa (17/) W, 13-7 Big Ten Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.) D 1 Wisconsin^ (14/) L, 31-70 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) J 1 Georgia (23/6) L, 31-45 Final rankings: 25th AP, 23rd USA Today/Coaches
Attend. 85,425 71,530 85,290 84,923 85,962 106,102 47,330 86,160 73,522 85,527 85,330 69,805 41,260 59,712
2013
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 9, Lost 4 Big Ten: Won 5, Lost 3; tie-2nd Legends Date Opponent Result A 31 Wyoming^ (18/) W, 37-34 S 7 Southern Miss^ (22/) W, 56-13 S 14 UCLA (23/16) L, 21-41 S 21 South Dakota State (/) W, 59-20 O 5 #Illinois-HC (/) W, 39-19 O 12 #at Purdue (/) W, 44-7 O 26 #at Minnesota (/) L, 23-34 N 2 #Northwestern (/) W, 27-24 N 9 #at Michigan (/) W, 17-13 N 16 #Michigan State (/14) L, 28-41 N 23 #at Penn State (/) W, 23-20 (ot) N 29 #Iowa L, 17-38 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) J 1 Georgia (/23) W, 24-19 Final rankings: NR AP, 25th USA Today/Coaches
Bo Pelini, Coach Won 9, Lost 4 Big Ten: Won 5, Lost 3; tie-2nd West Date Opponent Result Attend. A 30 Florida Atlantic (22/) W, 55-7 91,441 S 6 McNeese State (19/) W, 31-24 91,082 S 13 at Fresno State^ (/) W, 55-19 41,031 S 20 Miami^ (24/) W, 41-31 91,585& S 27 #Illinois-HC^ (21/) W, 45-14 91,225 O 4 #at Michigan St.^ (19/10) L, 22-27 75,923 O 18 #at Northwestern^ (19/) W, 38-17 47,330 O 25 #Rutgers (16/) W, 42-24 91,088 N 1 #Purdue (17/) W, 35-14 91,107 N 15 #at Wisconsin (11/22) L, 24-59 80,539 N 22 #Minnesota (21/) L, 24-28 91,186 N 28 #at Iowa (/) W, 37-34 (ot) 66,897 Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) D 27 USC^ (25/24) L, 42-45 55,789 Final rankings: none &Memorial Stadium attendance record *Pelini coached NU to a 9-3 regular-season record, before Barney Cotton served as interim head coach in Holiday Bowl
Attend. 91,185 90,466 91,471 90,614 90,458 47,203 49,995 91,140 112,204 90,872 98,517 91,260
(Alabama, 1975) 15-11 (.577), 2015-present Mike Riley was named Nebraska’s head coach in December of 2014. Riley joined the Huskers as one of the nation’s most experienced coaches with head coaching experience in both the collegiate and professional ranks. Before taking over at Nebraska, Riley was the head coach for 14 seasons at Oregon State and also served as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers, the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the San Antonio Riders in the WLAF.
2015
Mike Riley, Coach Won 6, Lost 7 Big Ten: Won 3, Lost 5; 4th-West Date Opponent Result S 5 BYU (/) L, 28-33 S 12 South Alabama^ (/) W, 48-9 S 19 at Miami (/) L, 33-36 (ot) S 26 Southern Miss-HC (/) W, 36-28 O 3 #at Illinois (/) L, 13-14 O 10 #Wisconsin (/) L, 21-23 O 17 #at Minnesota (/) W, 48-25 O 24 #Northwestern (/) L, 28-30 O 31 #at Purdue (/) L, 45-55 N 7 #Michigan State^ (/6) W, 39-38 N 14 #at Rutgers (/) W, 31-14 N 27 #Iowa (/3) L, 20-28 Foster Farms Bowl (Santa Clara, Calif.) D 26 UCLA^ (/) W, 37-29 Final rankings: none
Attend. 89,959 89,922 53,580 89,899 40,138 89,886 54,062 89,493 31,351 90,094 45,606 90,830 33,527
2016
Mike Riley, Coach Won 9, Lost 4 Big Ten: Won 6, Lost 3; Tie 2nd-West Date Opponent Result Attend. S 3 Fresno State^ (/) W, 43-10 90,013 S 10 Wyoming (/) W, 52-17 89,895 S 17 Oregon (/22) W, 35-32 90,414 S 24 #at Northwestern^ (20/) W, 24-13 40,284 O 1 #Illinois-HC (15/) W, 31-16 90,374 O 15 #at Indiana (10/) W, 27-22 48,254 O 22 #Purdue (8/) W, 27-14 90,546 O 29 #at Wisconsin^ (7/11) L, 17-23 (ot) 80,833 N 5 #at Ohio State^ (9/6) L, 3-62 108,750 N 12 #Minnesota^ (21/) W, 24-17 90,456 N 19 #Maryland (19/) W, 28-7 89,704 N 25 #at Iowa (17/) L, 10-40 69,814 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) D 30 Tennessee (24/) L, 24-38 68,496 Final rankings: none
60,712
KEY
# Conference game ^ night game
HC Homecoming + indoor game
HISTORY
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ADMINISTRATION RONNIE
GREEN
CHANCELLOR | 2ND YEAR VIRGINIA TECH | 1983 Ronnie D. Green became the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 20th chancellor on May 8, 2016. Appointed as the Harlan Vice Chancellor NEBRASKA’S CHANCELLORS of the UNL Institute of Agriculture and 1871-1876 — Allen R. Benton Natural Resources and Vice President 1876-1882 — Edmund B. Farfield 1884-1888 — J. Irving Manatt for Agriculture and Natural Resources of 1888-1891 — Charles E. Bessey the University of Nebraska system in July 1891-1895 — James H. Canfield 2010, Green also assumed the interim role 1895-1899 — George E. MacLean 1900-1908 — E. Benjamin Andrews of Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic 1908-1927 — Samuel Avery Affairs, the institution’s chief academic 1927-1938 — Edgar A. Burnett officer, in June 2015. 1938-1946 — Chauncey S. Boucher Raised on a mixed beef, dairy, and 1947-1953 — Reuben G. Gustavson 1953-1954 — John K. Selleck* cropping farm in southwestern Virginia, 1954-1968 — Clifford Hardin Dr. Green received B.S. and M.S. degrees 1968-1971 — Joseph Soshnik in animal science from Virginia Tech and 1972-1975 — James H. Zumberge 1975-1976 — Adam C. Breckenridge* Colorado State University, respectively. 1976-1980 — Roy A. Young His doctoral program was completed 1980-1981 — Robert H. Rutford* jointly at the University of Nebraska 1981-1991 — Martin A. Massengale and the United States Department 1991-1991 — Jack Goebel* 1991-1995 — Graham B. Spanier of Agriculture-Agricultural Research 1995-1996 — Joan R. Leitzel* Service’s U.S. Meat Animal Research 1996-2000 — James Moeser Center in animal breeding and genetics. 2000-2016 — Harvey S. Perlman 2016-present — Ronnie Green Dr. Green has served on the animal * Interim Chancellor science faculties of Texas Tech University and Colorado State University, as the national program leader for animal production research for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, and as executive secretary of the White House’s interagency working group on animal genomics within the National Science and Technology Council. Prior to returning to the University of Nebraska, he served as senior global director of technical services for Pfizer Animal Health’s (now Zoetis) animal genomics business. Dr. Green is an internationally recognized authority in animal genetics; he has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, nine book chapters and 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. He is a past-president of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and has served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, and National Research Council. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), Neogen Corporation, and the national Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He was honored as a Fellow of both ASAS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 2017 was recognized as a National 4-H Luminary and by ASAS with its premier honor, the Morrison Award. Ronnie and best friend Jane are the parents of four children, all graduates or enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Justin, a political science/history student, is a political journalist in Washington, D.C.; Nate is a graduate of the College of Business and Nebraska Law and is with Hausmann Construction in Lincoln; Kelli is an advertising, public relations and global studies graduate and is preparing for the ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary; and Regan is a current student in human development and family science and agricultural communications. Collectively, their family holds or are pursuing a total of 15 University of Nebraska-Lincoln degrees.
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JOSEPHINE
POTUTO, J.D. FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE | 20TH YEAR RUTGERS’ DOUGLASS | 1967
Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and conference level since May 15, 1997. In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding NEBRASKA’S FACULTY REPS Faculty Athletics Representative by the 1931-1946 — T.J. Thompson 1947-1958 — Earl Fullbrook All-American Football Foundation. From 1959-1964 — Charles S. Miller 2008-09 to 2011-12 she was president of 1965-1968 — Merk Hobson the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). 1969-1970 — John R. Davis Among her NCAA positions, Potuto spent 1971-1982 — Keith L. Broman 1982-1997 — James O’Hanlon nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA 1997-present — Josephine Potuto Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two years). She was one of three Big 12 Conference representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, and served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee and an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues and educational programming for coaches, staff, and student-athletes. She currently serves on the NCAA Interpretations Committee. A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA processes in particular. She is an expert witness in litigation involving sports issues. She testified before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding due process in NCAA infractions hearings. She is also a media “go-to” person on sports law issues. She has presented to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, the Texas Commission of Higher Education, NCAA regional conferences, law conferences and law firms, NACDA, and to universities and law colleges, including the Universities of Istanbul, Washington, Maryland, Oklahoma, Santa Clara, Arizona State, Baltimore, and Mississippi. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college athletics. She has authored numerous articles on sports law issues. She just completed an article on how baseball hitting informs legal argument. Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedure, federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. She currerntly teaches in the Summer Sports Law Institute at Oregon Law School. Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books. She was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and the Douglass Society. Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College, and her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall. She earned her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College. She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.
HUSKERS
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PRESIDENT HANK
BOUNDS, PH.D
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESIDENT | 3RD YEAR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | 1991 On Jan. 12, 2015, the Board of Regents appointed lifelong educator Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015, bringing with him a demonstrated record of expanding opportunities for students, improving higher education outcomes and efficiencies, and building successful partnerships with policymakers, donors and business leaders. Bounds grew up on a small farm in rural Mississippi, where his family raised hogs and cattle and he hauled hay. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college, and he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi. Bounds has devoted his 25-year career to helping change students’ lives in the same way education opened doors in his own life. He began as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, superintendent and state superintendent before becoming Mississippi’s commissioner of higher education in 2009. In that role, he oversaw a complex system of eight public universities including research universities, regional universities, an academic health science center, historically black institutions, a law center, a school of veterinary medicine and 200 institutes and centers. Together the system enrolled 85,000 students, employed 26,000 faculty and staff, and operated with a combined annual budget of $4.5 billion, including $500 million in research and development. During every year of Bounds’ tenure as commissioner, student enrollment and degrees awarded by the institutions in the Mississippi system increased, by a total of 13.3 percent and 11.4 percent, respectively. He advocated with legislative leadership for improved faculty compensation and providing greater opportunities for students. He also provided oversight for private fundraising in excess of $250 million per year. Bounds worked with the Board of Trustees to implement a performance-based allocation model that distributed funds equitably and rewarded universities for operating efficiently and achieving attainment outcomes. He designed an efficiencies plan that saved more than $90 million, an internal audit function, and a comprehensive diversity initiative that led to increased diversity among Mississippi faculty, staff and students. Bounds also worked with partners to increase educational attainment in Mississippi, including a Center for Education Innovation focused on improving learning opportunities for disadvantaged children. Bounds created an office to foster relationships among university researchers, business and industry, and economic developers. He was tapped by the business community to chair a major statewide initiative to create an action plan to improve Mississippi’s competitive position. Bounds brings this experience to the University of Nebraska, which he believes can serve as a catalyst for change and growth in the lives of students and people in the state and around the world. He is working to make the University of Nebraska a giant in higher education—for the benefit of the state, the country and the world. Bounds holds faculty appointments in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and in the Colleges of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He and his wife, Susie, are the parents of a son, Will, and a daughter, Caroline. They reside in Lincoln, Neb.
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at nebraska.edu/board/. The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583.
Timothy Clare Lincoln
Hal Daub Omaha
Howard Hawks Omaha
Bob Phares North Platte
Jim Pillen Columbus
Robert Schafer Beatrice
Paul Kenney Amherst
Bob Whitehouse Omaha
Austin Partridge Nebraska-Kearney
Joe Zach Nebraska-Lincoln
Carissa Lueck Nebraska-Medical Center
Carlo Eby Nebraska-Omaha
ADMINISTRATION
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
SHAWN
EICHORST DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | 5TH YEAR WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER | 1990
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE NEBRASKA (2013-PRESENT) » Director of Athletics
MIAMI (FLA.) (2011-12) » Director of Athletics
WISCONSIN (2006-11) » Deputy Athletics Director (2009-11) » Executive Associate Athletics Director (2007-09) » Senior Associate Athletics Director (2006-07)
SOUTH CAROLINA (2004-06) » Senior Associate Athletics Director
WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (1999-03) » Director of Athletics
COMMITTEE/LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
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PERSONAL
» Education: B.B.A., Wisconsin-Whitewater (1990); » Juris Doctorate, Marquette (1995) » Family: Kristin (wife); Jack, Joseph and Bennett (children) The University of Nebraska recruited and hired Shawn Eichorst in 2012, and he quickly displayed an incredible passion for the University and its student-athletes as well as the state of Nebraska. As the leader of a tradition-rich athletic program with 24 intercollegiate teams, 600-plus student-athletes and more than 325 full-time employees, Eichorst has relied on a strong value system and a student-centered approach to lead the department. Nebraska’s primary mission is to provide all student-athletes with the resources and support they need to be successful in academics, athletics and life. The core values of Integrity, Trust, Respect, Teamwork and Loyalty serve as the foundation, and the health, safety and welfare of student-athletes and staff are the essence of every decision made at Nebraska. True to his vision and word, since Eichorst arrived in Lincoln, resources and services in every student-athlete support unit have been reviewed, improved and enhanced, including academics, athletic medicine, life skills, nutrition, sports psychology, strength and conditioning, performance and research. Well respected on the national level, Eichorst has been a major player in spearheading the passage of the most comprehensive and progressive football recruiting reform in decades. Serving on the inaugural Division I Football Oversight Committee since 2015 and named co-chair of the NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Ad Hoc Working Group in 2016, Eichorst provides valuable leadership and insight into preserving and enhancing the game of college football. He was the first Director of Athletics from any conference to visit the Big Ten Conference-based Academic Alliance at its Champaign, Illinois, headquarters. The Academic Alliance (formerly known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation) is a highly successful, academic-based consortium of 15 schools, including all 14 in the Big Ten Conference. Under Eichorst’s direction, Nebraska is leading the Big Ten and the Academic Alliance in several areas, including Digital Humanities and head injury research. He also serves on the Big Ten Conference Program and Budget Review Committee. Eichorst regularly attends Big Ten Joint Council meetings and NCAA Conventions, including the Autonomy Five Conferences and recently provided input on new legislation designed to give students more time to pursue academics, work, internships or additional rest and recovery. On campus, Eichorst is a member of the Chancellor’s Senior Administrative Team. Eichorst continues to aggressively move Nebraska forward with several new initiatives to enhance the student-athlete experience. Beginning in the summer of 2015, Nebraska became the first athletic department in the country to provide laptop computers to every student-athlete and the first to create a data analytics department. Nebraska is one of the first in the Power 5 Conferences to provide all student-athletes four-year, full cost of attendance-based scholarships. Nebraska was also the first-known department of athletics to create a Post-Eligibility Opportunity (PEO) program, where every Husker letterwinner who graduates and has exhausted their eligibility has an opportunity to pursue an internship, study abroad or enroll in a graduate school program valued at $7,500. Nebraska’s service abroad trip is also unique, with teams of student-athletes and staff serving abroad in each of the past three years, including Guatemala in 2015, the Dominican Republic in 2016 and Nicaragua in 2017. Eichorst is in high demand and has made more than 600 public appearances around the state and country. In 2016 and 2017, Eichorst toured the state with Coach Mike Riley and has visited with fans in 32 Nebraska communities. His monthly radio show and “Connecting on Campus” online column provide opportunities to connect and
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share the incredible activities, initiatives and accomplishments happening at the greater University and in the department. Under Eichorst’s leadership, Nebraska has extended its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to 329 and its nation-best total of NCAA Top Ten Award winners to 17. In 2016-17, 126 student-athletes earned undergraduate or graduate degrees and the Big Ten Conference honored 209 Husker student-athletes with Academic All-Big Ten awards. The 88 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for the Nebraska studentathletes reported in the 2016-17 academic year was the highest GSR ever achieved for the fourth consecutive year. In addition all Nebraska teams achieved an NCAA Academic Performance Rate (APR) of 977 or higher which is the best in school history and marks the third consecutive year that all teams attained an APR better than 950. During Eichorst’s tenure, Nebraska has won three NCAA team Championships, increasing its total to 27. In 2012-13 and in 2014-15, the Nebraska women’s bowling team earned the program’s fourth and fifth NCAA titles, while the Husker volleyball team won the 2015 NCAA Championship, the program’s fourth national title. With three sports winning Big Ten Conference championships in 2016-17, Nebraska now has 297 team conference championships all-time and 1,396 individual conference champions. In 2016-17, the Husker volleyball, women’s gymnastics and baseball programs won Big Ten Championships, while 13 Nebraska teams competed in NCAA postseason action, including bowling, football, volleyball, women’s swimming and diving, wrestling, baseball, men’s and women’s gymnastics, rifle, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. In 2016-17, Nebraska produced 42 All-Americans who won 44 national awards, including 12 first-team honorees. Under Eichorst’s first year of leadership in 2013-14, Nebraska became one of only two NCAA institutions – and the first Big Ten program in history – to qualify for a football bowl game, and advance to NCAA postseason in the major team sports of volleyball, soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball. Additionally, Nebraska was the only institution to win a postseason game in six of those seven sports. In Eichorst’s four years at the helm of Husker Athletics, he has hired three head coaches. In December of 2014, Eichorst hired Mike Riley as head football coach. Prominent members of the national media, the coaching fraternity, Riley’s former players and current and former Nebraska student-athletes praised the hire of Riley, one of the most respected coaches in the profession. Eichorst also hired Ashley Rose-MacAllister to lead the women’s rifle team in 2014 and Husker letterwinner Amy Williams to lead Nebraska women’s basketball program in 2016. Nebraska’s fan support continues to be unparalleled in college athletics. In 2016-17, top 20 national rankings for average attendance were reached across nine sports: football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, soccer, baseball and men’s and women’s gymnastics. A tribute to loyal Husker fans, two sports lead the nation with consecutive home sellout streaks. Football has 354 consecutive sellouts and volleyball has 219 consecutive regular-season sellouts. Under Eichorst’s leadership, Nebraska continues to focus on improving its facilities and the game-day experience at all athletic venues. In August of 2015, Hibner Stadium and Barbara Hibner Field for soccer and the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center were completed. In 2015, a new center-hung video board and sound system in the Devaney Center improved the game-day experience for volleyball, wrestling and men’s and women’s gymnastics. In 2014, Memorial Stadium added the largest wireless network system at a college football stadium in history, along with a state-of-the-art sound system. In 2017, Memorial Stadium will feature new video screens and ribbon boards. The biggest change will be the addition of wrap-around video boards on the northeast and northwest towers. The components of the North Stadium videoboard – installed in 2006 – will also improve. The current board will not change in size but the resolution will tighten from 20-millimeter to 10-millimeter pixels, creating a clearer, crisper picture that will match the state-of-the-art sound system that was updated in 2014. In the summer of 2013, Memorial Stadium expansion added the innovative Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) inside East Stadium next to the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3). That same year, Nebraska’s men’s and women’s basketball teams became the primary tenants of the newly constructed Pinnacle Bank Arena, and the renovated Devaney Center became the home for Husker volleyball, wrestling and the men’s and women’s gymnastics programs. Eichorst came to Nebraska after serving as Director of Athletics at Miami in 2011 and 2012. He hired legendary men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga, who led Miami to the NIT Second Round in his first season and ACC regular-season and tournament titles as well and the NCAA Sweet 16 in his second. The women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s soccer, volleyball and baseball teams also made significant NCAA postseason accomplishments. Before heading to Miami, Eichorst was the Deputy Athletics Director at Wisconsin. He was the Chief Operating Officer and oversaw the department’s daily operations, as well as the men’s basketball program under the direction of Director of Athletics, Hall of Fame Football Coach and former Husker Barry Alvarez. From 2004 to 2006, Eichorst served as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration at South Carolina, overseeing the department’s daily operations, as well as the football and baseball programs under legendary coaches Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier and Ray Tanner, respectively. From 1999 to 2003, Eichorst served as the Director of Athletics at Wisconsin-Whitewater, which produced four top 10-percent finishes in the NACDA Directors Cup, one NCAA team title and two NCAA runner-up finishes. A native of Lone Rock, Wisconsin, Eichorst was an all-conference defensive back, three-time letterwinner and 1990 football team captain for the University of WisconsinWhitewater. He graduated magna cum laude in business from UW-Whitewater in 1990 and in 2015 earned the Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement. He earned a law degree from Marquette Law School in 1995, practiced law in Milwaukee until 1999 and is a past member of the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors. He served as an assistant adjunct professor of law at Marquette, where he taught classes in sports law. He serves on the Marquette University National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors, and in 2006, Marquette awarded Eichorst the Sports Law Alumnus of the Year Award. He is also a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and serves on its Executive Committee. Shawn and his wife Kristin have three sons: Jack, Joseph and Bennett.
HUSKERS
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
Chris Anderson
Associate A.D./ Community, Governmental & Charitable Relations
Diane Mendenhall Senior Associate A.D./ Ticketing, Premium Seating & Strategic Engagement
Marc Boehm
Chris Brasfield
Executive Associate A.D./Development, & Events
Todd Stull
Director of Strategic Collaboration, Mental Performance & Research
Bob Burton
Associate A.D./ Student-Athlete Recruitment & Experience
Senior Associate A.D./ Facilities & Capital Planning
Jamie Vaughn
Steve Waterfield
David Harris
Senior Associate A.D./ Compliance
Executive Associate A.D./ Performance and Strategic Research
John Jentz
Executive Associate A.D./ Chief Financial Officer
David Witty
Senior Associate A.D./ Marketing and Communications
Dennis Leblanc Executive Associate A.D./ Academics
NEBRASKA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
Pat Logsdon
Executive Associate A.D./ Administration & SWA
Keith Zimmer
Senior Associate A.D./ Life Skills and N Club
HEAD COACHES
Chuck Chmelka Men’s Gymnastics
Volleyball/ Beach Volleyball
John Cook
Darin Erstad
Ashley MacAllister
Mark Manning
Kerry McDermott
Rifle
Mike Riley Football
Wrestling
Bill Spangler Men’s Golf
Baseball
Women’s Tennis
Tim Miles
Men’s Tennis
Men’s Basketball
Bill Straub
John Walker
Bowling
Scott Jacobson
Cross Country
Pablo Morales
Swimming and Diving
Dan Kendig
Robin Krapfl
Gary Pepin
Rhonda Revelle
Women’s Gymnastics
Track and Field
Women’s Golf
Softball
Amy Williams
Soccer
Women’s Basketball
University of Nebraska Athletics One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588 (800) 755-2565 (402) 472-4224
The area code for all numbers is (402) Academics 472-4611 Administration 472-3011 Athletic Medicine 472-2276 Baseball 472-2269 Basketball, Men's 472-2265 Basketball, Women's 472-6462 Beach Volleyball 472-2399 Bowling 472-0404 Business & Finances 472-2273 Cheer Squads & Mascots 472-0846 Communications 472-2263 Community Relations 472-7771 Compliance 472-2042 Computing Services 472-2368 Concessions 472-9432 Development 472-3111 Equipment 472-2274 Events 472-1000 Facilities 472-1000 Fan Experience 472-0775 Football 472-3116 Golf, Men's 472-6472 Golf, Women's 472-1415 Gymnastics, Men's 472-3186 Gymnastics, Women's 472-3808 Huskers.com 472-7778 HuskerVision 472-4645 Licensing 472-0775 Life Skills 472-4611 Lost & Found 472-1003 Rifle 472-6167 Shipping & Receiving 472-1163 Soccer 472-0456 Softball 472-8801 Strength & Conditioning 472-3333 Tennis, Men's 472-6464 Tennis, Women's 472-9430 Ticket Office 472-3111 800-8-BIG-RED Track & Field 472-6461 Volleyball 472-2399 Wrestling 472-6470
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS STAFF
Holly Adam
Mike Arthur
Assistant A.D./ Ticketing & Engagement
Director of Strength & Conditioning Performance Research
Gil Becerra
Traci Becker
HVAC Service Technician
Jessica Calvi
NAPL Senior Research Associate
Melissa Baack
Director of Business Enterprises
Tyson Billings
Accounting Associate
Assistant Ticket & Engagement Manager
Juanita Carstens
Chad Carter
Capital Planning, Construction & Events Secretary
Electrician
Christopher Bach
Alvin Banks
Ridge Barber
NAPL Assistant Director
Coordinator of StudentAthlete Development
Derek Bond
Daisymae Brayton Assistant A.D./Human Resources
Custodial Supervisor
Whitney Cave
Chad Chiesa
Angela Christ-Zemunski
Assistant Director of Athletic Events
Assistant Ticketing & Engagement Manager
IT Operations Manager
Digital Media Content Producer
Kimberly Brick
Asst. Ticketing & Engagement Manager
Leslie Bargan
Development Officer
Brad Brown
Jonathan Bateman
Deveron Baxter
Assistant Dirctor of Compliance
Training Table Team Leader
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Director of Education & Engagement Programs
Stacey Burling
Erynn Butzke
Kayla Conrad
Andrew Constans
Karen Cook
Assistant Director of Life Skills
Video Production Specialist
Spirit Squad Head Coach
Husker Power Staff Secretary
ADMINISTRATION
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS STAFF
Memorial Stadium Trades Supervisor
Stewart Craig
NAPL Post-Doc Research Associate
Custodial Supervisor
Kim Daniel
Matt Davidson
Tom Dufresne
Andrea Einspahr
Paul Ellenberger
Jolene Emricson
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Dan Floyd
Scott Crawford
Learning Specialist
Mattie Fowler
Director of Information Technology
Development Operations Director
Robyn Goodwin
Jeff Green
Business Enterprises Coordinator
Jami Hagedorn
Assistant A.D./ Business Operations
Stuart Hart
Women’s Basketball Strength Coach
Kevin Herbel
Electrician
Janell Hall
Director of Concessions Operations
Kirk Hartman
Executive Director of Video Production
Jared Hertzel
Director of Planning and Reporting
Turfgrass Manager
Leah Huber
Ben Huenemann
Academics Administrative Assistant
Capital Planning Assistant
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Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Derek Freeman
Director of Events
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Lindsey Freeman
Dir. of Ticketing & Engagement Intelligence Operations
Dir. of Premium Seating & Engagement
Drew Greenfield
Mike Greenfield
Custodian/Events Setup
Nancy Hamann
Dining Service Associate
Ryan Hasenkamp
Building Services Manager
Sarah Hannon
Premium Seating & Engagement Coord.
Sheri Hastings
Megan Davison Business Office Associate
Anton Engel
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Shawn Gariboy
Andrew Greer
Marla Grose
Brittany Gruntorad
Brett Hansen
Chynna Hardy
Director of Engagement
Help Desk Manager
Caleb Hawley
Jean Hinton
Schuyler Hoffer
Amanda Holzwarth
Butch Hug
Syed Hussain
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Holly Glenn
Compliance Secretary
Academic Counselor
Associate A.D./ Facilities
Herman Gesch
Brian Erickson
Custodian/Events Setup
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Academic Counselor
Dining Service Associate
Boyd Epley
Assistant A.D./Strength and Conditioning
Ryan Donahoe
Plumber/Pipefitter Devaney Sports Center
Dining Service Associate
NAPL Post-Doc Senior Research Associate
Business Office Associate
Mike Dobbs
Senior Development Officer
Video Production Coordinator
John Ingram
Associate A.D./ Capital Planning & Construction
Development Officer
Capital Projects Coordinator
Eric Haynes
Assistant A.D./ Facilities
Matt Honnor
Custodian, Events Setup
Brad Isham
Capital Projects Coordinator
Kayln Doyle
Assistant Director of Compliance
Jane Farrell
Human Resources Coordinator
Randy Gobel
Assistant Director of Facilities (Devaney)
Scott Guthrie
Assistant Ticket & Engagement Manager
Broadcast Engineer
Jack Harper
Justin Harris, M.D.
Custodian, Events Setup
Lonna Henrichs
Director of Licensing
Phil Hood
Trade Supervisor
Tommy Jensen
Associate Director of Sports Nutrition
Jim Draper
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Mary Fisher
Custodian/Events Setup
Ray Godtel
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Anne Hackbart
Project Coordinator/ Softball Office Manager
Lauren Harris
Team Physician, Orthopaedic Surgeon
Assistant Director Strength and Conditioning
Tim Henrichs
Matt Henry
Assistant Director of Athletic Events
Ruth Hood
Dining Service Associate
Katie Jewell
Associate Director of Academic Programs
Ticketing & Engagement Strategy and Analytics Coordinator
Denise Howell
Learning Specialist
Jena Johnson
Associate Director of Compliance
HUSKERS
Patrick Kelly
Marcia Kennedy
Mitzi Lenz
Lisa Loewenstein
Mike Nieman
Diane Nietfeldt
Senior Security Attendant
Executive Assistant, Administration
Academic Counselor
Jack Pierce Development Officer
Brian Rempe
Custodial Leader
Amy Seiler
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sam Sharpe
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Kale Terrill
Kathryn Swanson
Tyler Weeda
Heidi Wetherbee
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Randy York Huskers.com Senior Writer
Asst. Director Strength & Conditioning
Marlon Lozano
Jennifer Matlock
Danny McEntarffer
Alan Moore
Pat Norris
Lucas Novotny
Spirit Squad Manager
Marvin Potter
Juan Rico
Dining Service Associate
Trade Supervisor
Dan Ridenour
Dining Service Associate
Jenni Puchalla
Laure Ragoss
Ticketing and Engagement Manager
Joann Ross
John Shaw
Anthony Shepherd
Mary Timblin
Performance Nutrition Administrative Assistant
Erin Widrig
Assistant Equipment Manager
Lynn Zhang
Andrew Zimmer
Andre Osorio
Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
Learning Specialist
Building Service Technician
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Assistant Strength Coach
Assistant Strength Coach
Assistant Director of Marketing and Fan Experience
Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition
Brian Kmitta
Assistant A.D./ HuskerVision
R.J. Pietig
Microcomputer Specialist
Shot Kleen
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Assistant Equipment Manager
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Eric Kissinger
Custodian/ Events Setup
Shipping and Receiving Clerk
Massage Therapist
Event Management Specialist
Jeff Kinnison
Supply & Distribution Clerk
Matt Tomjack
Electrician
Chris Pankonin
Game Presentation Specialist
Kevin Raguse
Associate A.D./ Compliance
Video Production Specialist
Ashley Rudolph
Rusty Ruffcorn
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Brad Smith
Assistant Director of Sports Analytics
Steve Torske
Ty LaFollette
Kelly Mosier
Blake Nelson
Event Management Specialist
Assistant A.D./Creative & Emerging Media
Maria Perez
Patricia Peterson
Dining Service Associate
Rox Rasmussen
Director of Concessions Events
Steve Schaffer
Associate Director of Compliance
Jason Rathe
Asst. A.D./Marketing & Fan Experience
George Scheel
Custodian/ Events Setup
Assistant Turf Manager
Jon Pfeifer
Assistant Strength Coach
Kristi Reetz
Director of Ticketing Operations
Kim Schellpeper
Dir. of Ticketing & Engagement Strategy & Analytics
Guest Relations, Security Attendant
Associate Director of Academic Programs
Michael Steele
Ashley Stone
Heather Strope
Kathryn Swanson
Executive Chef/Asst. Dir. of Athletic Food Service
Julie Tuttle
Building & Grounds Supervisor
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Jackie Wilken
Karen Williamson Conway
Jordan Wilson
Associate Ticketing & Engagement Manager
Andy Moser
Dale Kruse
Director of Athletic Food Service
Assistant Strength Coach
Director of Marketing and Fan Experience
Athletic Medicine Administrative Coordinator
Alex Kringen
Chief Development Officer
Assistant Director of Life Skills
Director of PEO Programs
John Varrati
Custodial Supervisor
Tim Wilson
Men’s Basketball Strength Coach
Business Office Accounting Assoc.
Brady Vossler
Asst. Ticketing & Engagement Manager
Brett Woods
Athletic Psychologist
Dining Service Associate
Judy Weaver
Ticketing & Engagement Administrative Assistant
Linda Ybarra
Capital Planning and Construction Administrative Assistant
Academics Computer Specialist
ADMINISTRATION
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
NEBRASKA MEDIA SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
The Nebraska Communications Office is available to assist you with coverage of the Nebraska football program. The Communications Office is located on the third floor of the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex in the North end of Memorial Stadium. For information regarding credentials, interviews, statistics, etc., please call the Communications Office at (402) 472-2263, visit Huskers.com or e-mail Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Keith Mann (kmann@huskers.com), Senior Associate Communications Director Shamus McKnight (smcknight@huskers.com) or Associate Director Matt Smith (msmith@huskers.com). Below are guidelines for covering NU in-season. Additions or changes to these policies can be found at Huskers. com/media.
NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Keith Mann Assistant A.D./ Communications
Jeff Griesch Senior Associate Dir./Operations
Shamus McKnight Senior Associate Director
Matt Smith Associate Director/Stategic Research
Erica Nett Assistant Director
Nate Pohlen Assistant Director
Connor Stange Assistant Director
Jeremy Foote Director of Website Services
Scott Bruhn Director of Photography
Brian Rosenthal Staff Writer/ Creative Content Specialist
MEDIA CREDENTIALS
Nebraska utilizes an on-line credentialing system. Directions regarding the application process will be sent to media members or can be accessed at Huskers.com/media. Out-of-state media can contact Vicki Capazo in the Communications Office at (402) 472-2263 for assistance. As a general rule, working space in the Nebraska Press Box is allotted on the following basis: (1) writers covering for same or next day publication; (2) radio personnel for broadcast originations; (3) sports editors of Nebraska daily newspapers; (4) press and TV working photographers; (5) official school student daily newspaper, one seat and/or sideline only; (6) approved special coverage as space allows. Visiting freelance and amateur photographers are not eligible for media credentials, except by approval of the Nebraska Communications Office.
MEDIA ACCESS
Memorial Stadium access for the media is at the Media Gate entrance on street level on the west side of the stadium. The working press area is on Level 6 (Don Bryant Media Facility) with the photo and television deck on Level 7. Level 3 (West Stadium Club) and Levels 4 and 5 (Skybox Suites) of the West Stadium and Level 7 of the North and East Stadium Suites are not open to the media or public. Single-game media credentials can be picked up at West Stadium Lobby Media Will Call on game days, beginning five hours prior to kickoff and must show a photo I.D. All credential holders must receive a wristband to accompany their credential in order to be admitted into Memorial Stadium.
MEDIA PARKING
Parking at Memorial Stadium is always at a premium, with a limited number of spaces allocated to the media. Media parking is divided among several lots around Memorial Stadium. Early arrival is strongly suggested. No cars will be admitted to the primary media lot directly south of the stadium later than 90 minutes before kickoff. Each media outlet will receive one complimentary parking pass. Media outlets will be charged for additional parking passes ($22/each). See page 226 for specific directions to assigned lots.
WEEKLY MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEON
Each Monday during game weeks, Nebraska hosts a media luncheon. Press luncheons will be held on Level 6 of the press facility. A light lunch buffet is served at 11 a.m., followed by Coach Mike Riley's weekly news conference at 11:30 a.m.
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COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: (402) 472-2263 Fax: (402) 472-2005 sportsinfo@huskers.com Huskers.com/media
Vicki Capazo Administrative Support Associate
James Hajek Communications Intern
Lorie Garnett Graduate Assistant
Media planning any live coverage of the press conference (television, radio, internet) must first request permission from the Communications Office. Transcripts and video highlights from the press conference with Coach Riley and players will be available on Huskers.com.
INTERVIEW POLICY
During the season, Coach Mike Riley is available in person for media interviews at the Monday news conference and on the field after practice on Thursday. Coach Riley is also available each Tuesday on the Big Ten teleconference (11:24 a.m.) beginning on Aug. 30. Please contact the Big Ten office at (847) 696-1010 for details. Any other interviews with Riley must be arranged through the Communications Office at least one day in advance. Nebraska players are available for interviews in person or by telephone at the Monday press conference or on Monday and Tuesday following practice. Player interviews can occasionally be set up for other times with at least one day advance notice to the Communications Office. All requests for player and coach interviews must go through the Communications Office. Assistant coaches will be available on Monday and Tuesday following practice. Press conference and post-practice interviews with players and coaches are prohibited from being streamed live online via apps such as Periscope. No interviews are to be conducted in the locker room, training room, weight room or Nebraska Student Life Complex. As a general rule, freshmen
and redshirt freshmen are not available for interviews until they have participated in a game.
DAILY PRACTICES
During the season, practices are normally conducted either in Memorial Stadium, in the Hawks Championship Center or on the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Fields northeast of the stadium, beginning at approximately 3:30 p.m. Practices are generally closed to the media and public. Media wishing to interview Nebraska players or coaches after practice should come to the designated location based on the practice site shortly before the end of practice. Communications staff will escort media to the practice field at the conclusion of practice. Photographers and videographers should contact Communications regarding days and times to shoot practice. Media are asked to remain on the sideline or behind the fence at Memorial Stadium during this time. When on the Gass practice fields, media may not stand between the two practice fields during this time. No interviews are to be conducted during this time period and these segments may not be aired or streamed live on television or the internet. Live practice reports of any kind are not permitted from the practice site (social media, radio, blogs, etc.). Media will be asked to leave the practice site to use their cell phones or mobile devices. Contact the Communications Office for the exact time and location of each day's practice.
HUSKERS
NEBRASKA MEDIA SERVICES GAME WEEK MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Day Monday
Media Interview Opportunities Weekly Press Conference (Coach Riley at 11:30 a.m., followed by requested players)
Tuesday
Post-Practice Interviews
Post-Practice Interviews
Big Ten Teleconference (Coach Riley at 11:24 a.m.)
Wednesday No Media Availability Thursday Post-Practice Interviews (Coach Riley)
Coach Riley Radio Show (7-8 p.m.)
Friday
No Media Availability
Saturday
Post-Game Interviews (Coach Riley, coordinators & requested players)
Sunday
No Media Availability
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Nebraska’s locker room is closed after games, both home and away, but Coach Mike Riley and requested players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling-off period. For home games, only coaches, players and staff members will be admitted to the tunnel and locker room after the game, but Coach Riley and requested personnel will be brought to the interview room (Ndamukong Suh Strength Complex). Admittance to the interview area will be by media credential only. Media should access the area via the door on the northeast corner of the Osborne Athletic Complex. For away games, the best available interview area will be used. Interview requests, home and away, will be taken by Keith Mann at the end of the third quarter. Non-requested players making significant plays in the fourth quarter will be added as needed. Nebraska players and coaches will not do interviews on the field after the game. The visiting locker room at Memorial Stadium is located underneath the South Stadium. The visiting team interview area is just off the main tunnel leading to the visitor’s locker room. Media planning to carry the press conference live should request permission from the Nebraska Communications Office before doing so. If media are planning to do live interviews on the field after the game, they should make advance arrangements with the Communications Office, as well as contact Scott Guthrie in HuskerVision (402-472-4645).
SIDELINE POLICIES
The Big Ten Conference maintains a strict sideline control policy in an effort to keep the playing area as safe as possible. All sideline photographers must have a photo vest and a photo pass, and both must be clearly visible. Vests will be issued beginning three hours before game time. Vests will be issued to media members with a photo pass who will be shooting still photos or video during the game. Media without a photo vest may access the sideline during pre-game and in the final five minutes of the game. Special exceptions to this also include interviews with special guests on the field at halftime,
quarter breaks, etc. All other media should work from their assigned location on Level 6 or Level 7. Those individuals receiving a photo vest will be asked to sign a waiver concerning the usage of photos at the time they check out the vests. Vests may be returned to one of four locations following the game: Nebraska post-game interview room, opponent post-game interview room, press box, photographers work area. The Big Ten sideline control policy: (1) Only those photographers on assignment from a newspaper, magazine, television station or a participating institution, are given credentials. Each student publication may be limited to one press and/or one sideline photo pass. (2) Only those newspapers with Sunday and/or daily editions are eligible for sideline passes. (Special requests must be submitted to the Communications Director for review). (3) Cutline writers, equipment carriers, and/or other so-called “assistants” will not be allowed on the sideline. (4) Photographers must display their credentials (photo pass and vest) at all times. (5) University personnel are to be deployed on the sideline to ensure that all credentials are properly displayed. Those possessing bench passes (45) must remain inside the team bench area (between the 25-yard lines). (6) Photographers may not enter the bench area at any time. (7) Photographers are not permitted to congregate in the writers' section of the media facility during halftime, during or after the game. A photographers work area is available on field level, just off the southeast corner of the playing field.
FACILITY USE RESTRICTIONS
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has an interest in protecting its facilities, property and reputation associated with its intercollegiate sports. Therefore, no person shall be permitted to access or use the arenas, facilities and other University of Nebraska intercollegiate athletic venues without first securing the permission of the Director of Athletics or his/ her designee. The only exception is an individual who records an image (e.g. photograph, videotape) for his/her non-commercial personal use. In no case shall any person be permitted to use these venues for the purposes of promoting the sale or manufacture of alcohol or tobacco or the promotion of any venture associated directly or indirectly with legal or illegal gaming or gambling.
TV, RADIO, INTERNET BROADCAST RIGHTS & RESTRICTIONS
Nebraska, its opponent and the respective conference designate the broadcast rights for all games. No pregame coverage shall be permitted for two hours before the game without the express permission of the University of Nebraska, the Big Ten Conference and the broadcast rights holder. Live postgame interviews may not be aired while the television rights holder is still on the air. Per the Big Ten Conference, a maximum of two minutes (2:00) of game video footage (without audio) may be utilized during the seven days following the conclusion of the game solely within regularly scheduled bona fide news programming distributed via television, and may not be distributed via the internet, wireless or other forms of media. In addition, live in-game streaming of the contests on social media is prohibited. Any secondary use of any picture, photograph, audio description, video, film/tape, drawing or other description of a game taken or made by the accredited organization or individual to whom a credential has been issued (including, but not
limited to use in delayed editorial or non-editorial advertising, sales promotion or merchandising) is prohibited without prior specific written approval of the Big Ten Conference. Nothing in these terms and conditions authorizes or allows bearer to violate any of the trademarks, copyright and other proprietary rights of the Big Ten Conference. This restriction also includes highlights of games while in progress (live or recorded). Use of video highlights in any other manner or any media distribution platform without the advanced written permission of the Big Ten Conference is expressly prohibited. Any agency wishing to use film or video in any other manner must obtain written permission from the Big Ten Conference. Local television stations may not originate a preor post-game show from inside Memorial Stadium. Any blogs, tweets, live chats, social media posts, etc. from the game site should not serve as a substitute for, or approximate, play-by-play accounts of a game in any medium. Non-originating radio stations or internet sites may not provide play-by-play coverage, live or delayed, but may provide short news updates provided such news update is one minute or less occurring no more than once per hour. No pregame coverage from the stadium shall be permitted for two hours before the game without the express permission of the University of Nebraska and the broadcast rights holder.
INTERNET/TELEPHONE
Media will have use of the Internet in the Memorial Stadium press box. A limited number of Ethernet ports are available in the press seating area and the photographer's area. Contact the Athletics Communications Office before the start of the season for information regarding cost of Ethernet ports at a specific seat. The Memorial Stadium press box is equipped with wireless internet. Media members who plan to use wireless internet should contact the Communications Office in advance of the game for instructions. Media members using wireless frequencies at Memorial Stadium will be asked to register that equipment in advance. Media will be prompted to complete a frequency coordination form when they fill out their on-line credential application. (Note: This does not apply to those registering for wireless internet access). Nebraska provides telephones for media use in the Memorial Stadium media facility. Any media sources that want to install a telephone in the media facility should contact Nebraska Telecommunications (402) 472-2000 at least two weeks before the game. Information such as statistics, postgame quotes, play-by-play, etc., will be available online at Huskers.com. If arrangements are made in advance, postgame notes, quotes and game statistics may be e-mailed. Please contact the Nebraska Communications Office during game week to request e-mail service.
MEDIA SERVICES
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
2017 NEBRASKA OPPONENTS ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES
RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
General Info Location: Jonesboro, Ark. Nickname: Red Wolves Colors: Scarlet and Black Enrollment: 14,085 President: Dr. Charles L. Welch Affiliation: FBS Athletic Director: Terry Mohajir Conference: Sun Belt
General Info Location: New Brunswick, N.J. Enrollment: 56,160 President: Robert L. Barchi Athletic Director: Patrick Hobbs
Game 1 l Sept. 2 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l 7 p.m. l BTN
Stadium: Centennial Bank Stadium Series: NU leads, 2-0 Capacity: 30,382 2016 Record: 8-5 (7-1) Starters Ret./Lost: 9/13 Playing Surface: FieldTurf Head Coach: Blake Anderson (Sam Houston State, 1992) Career Record: 24-15 (3 seasons) Record at Arkansas State: Same Career vs. Nebraska: First meeting Office Phone: (870) 972-2082 Media Relations - Football SID: Jerry Scott SID Mailing Address: E-mail: jscott@astate.edu Arkansas State SID Office Office Phone: (870) 972-3405 SID Fax: (870) 972-3367 P.O. Box 1000, Cell Phone: (870) 340-7836 State University, AR 72467 Press Box Phone: (870) 972-2541 Website: AStateRedWolves.com
2017 Schedule 9/2 at Nebraska 9/9 Miami 9/16 Ark.-Pine Bluff 9/23 at SMU 10/4 at Ga. Southern 10/14 Coastal Carolina 10/19 Louisiana 10/28 at NMSU 11/11 at So. Alabama 11/18 Texas St. 11/25 at UL-Monroe 12/2 Troy
OREGON DUCKS
Game 2 l Sept. 9 l Autzen Stadium l Eugene, Ore. l 3:30 p.m. l FOX General Info Location: Eugene, Ore. Enrollment: 24,500 President: Michael H. Schill Athletic Director: Rob Mullens
Nickname: Ducks Colors: Green and Yellow Affiliation: FBS Conference: Pac-12
Stadium: Autzen Stadium Capacity: 54,000 Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Series: NU leads, 6-1 2016 Record: 4-8 (2-7) Starters Ret./Lost: 19/5
Head Coach: Willie Taggert (Western Kentucky, 1998) Career Record: 40-45 (7 seasons) Record at Oregon: 0-0 (First Season) Career vs. Nebraska: 0-1 Office Phone: (541) 346-3825 Media Relations - Football SID: Dave Williford E-mail: diw@uoregon.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (541) 346-2251 Casanova Athletic Center Cell Phone: (541) 729-6801 2727 Leo Harris Parkway SID Fax: (541) 346-5449 Eugene, OR 97401-8835 Press Box Phone: (541) 346-7074 Website: goducks.com
2017 Schedule 9/2 Southern Utah 9/9 Nebraska 9/16 at Wyoming 9/23 at Arizona St. 9/30 California 10/7 Washington St. 10/14 at Sanford 10/21 at UCLA 10/28 Utah 11/4 at Washington 11/18 Arizona 11/25 Oregon St. 12/1 Pac-12 Champ.
Game 4 l Sept. 23 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l 2:30/3 p.m. l TBA Nickname: Scarlet Knights Colors: Scarlet and White Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: High Point Solutions Stadium Series Rd: NU leads, 3-0 Capacity: 52,454 2016 Record: 2-10 (0-9) Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Ret./Lost: 17/9 Head Coach: Chris Ash (Drake, 1996) Career Record: 2-10 (1 season) Record at Rutgers: Same Career vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Office Phone: (732) 445-6200 Media Relations - Football SID: Hasim Phillips E-mail: hphillips@scarletknights.com SID Mailing Address: Athletics Communications Office Phone: (732) 445-6069 SID Fax: (732) 445-8899 1 Scarlet Knight Way Cell Phone: (732) 470-9457 High Point Solutions Press Box Phone: (732) 445-7028 Stadium Press Box Website: ScarletKnights.com Piscataway, NJ 08854
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI
Game 5 l Sept. 29 l Memorial Stadium l Champaign, Ill. l 7 p.m. l FS1 General Info Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment: 44,480 Interim Chancellor: Barbara Wilson Athletic Director: Josh Whitman
Nickname: Fighting Illini Colors: Orange & Blue Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 60,670 Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Series: NU leads, 10-3-1 2016 Record: 3-9 (2-7) Starters Ret./Lost: 10/14
Head Coach: Lovie Smith (Tulsa, 1980) Career College Record: 3-9 (1 season) Record at Illinois: Same Career vs. Nebraska: 0-1 Office Phone: (217) 333-1400 Media Relations - Football SID: Kent Brown E-mail: kwbrown3@illinois.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (217) 244-6533 1700 S. Fourth Street SID Fax: (217) 333-5540 Champaign, IL 61820 Cell Phone: (217) 493-9795 Press Box Phone: (217) 333-1227 Website: fightingillini.com
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES
WISCONSIN BADGERS
General Info Location: DeKalb, Ill. Enrollment: 21,138 President: Dr. Douglas D. Baker Athletic Director: Sean Frazier
General Info Location: Madison, Wis. Enrollment: 43,338 Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez
Nickname: Badgers Colors: Cardinal & White Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium Capacity: 80,321 Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Series: UW leads, 7-4 2016 Record: 11-3 (7-2) Starters Ret./Lost: 17/8
Game 3 l Sept. 16 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l 11 a.m. l FS1 Nickname: Huskies Colors: Cardinal and Black Affiliation: FBS Conference: Mid-American
Stadium: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium Series: NU leads, 2-0 Capacity: 23,595 2016 Record: 5-7 (5-3) Playing Surface: FieldTurf Starters Ret./Lost: 16/11 Head Coach: Rod Carey (Indiana, 1993) Career Record: 36-19 (4 seasons) Record at Northern Illinois: Same Career vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Office Phone: (815) 753-1825 Media Relations - Football SID: Donna Turner E-mail: donnaturner@niu.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (815) 753-9513 Athletics Communications Cell Phone: (815) 793-5474 Convocation Center SID Fax: NA DeKalb, Ill. 60115 Press Box Phone: (815) 753-0609 Website: niuhuskies.com
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2017 Schedule 9/1 Boston College 9/9 Eastern Illinois 9/16 at Nebraska 9/30 at San Diego St. 10/7 Kent State 10/14 at Buffalo 10/21 at Bowling Green 10/26 E. Michigan 11/2 at Toledo 11/9 Ball State 11/15 W. Michigan 11/24 at C. Michigan 12/1 MAC Champ.
2017 Schedule 9/1 Washington 9/9 Eastern Michigan 9/16 Morgan St. 9/23 at Nebraska 9/30 Ohio St. 10/14 at Illinois 10/21 Purdue 10/28 at Michigan 11/4 Maryland 11/11 at Penn St. 11/18 at Indiana 11/25 Michigan St. 12/2 B1G Champ.
2017 Schedule 9/2 Ball State 9/9 W. Kentucky 9/15 at South Florida 9/29 Nebraska 10/7 at Iowa 10/14 Rutgers 10/21 at Minnesota 10/28 Wisconsin 11/4 at Purdue 11/11 Indiana 11/18 at Ohio State 11/25 Northwestern 12/2 B1G Champ.
Game 6 l Oct. 7 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l TBA
Head Coach: Paul Chryst (Wisconsin, 1988) Career Record: 40-25 (5 seasons) Record at Wisconsin: 21-6 (2 seasons) Career vs. Nebraska: 2-0 Office Phone: (608) 262-1861 Media Relations - Football SID: Brian Lucas E-mail: BML@athletics.wisc.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (608) 263-5052 Athletic Communications SID Fax: (608) 262-8184 University of Wisconsin Cell Phone: (608) 513-3987 Kellner Hall Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 1440 Monroe Street Website: uwbadgers.com Madison, WI 53711
2017 Schedule 9/1 Utah St. 9/9 Florida Atlantic 9/16 at BYU 9/30 Northwestern 10/7 at Nebraska 10/14 Purdue 10/21 Maryland 10/28 at Illinois 11/4 at Indiana 11/11 Iowa 11/18 Michigan 11/25 at Minnesota 12/2 B1G Champ.
HUSKERS
2017 NEBRASKA OPPONENTS OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS
General Info Location: Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: 58,322 President: Michael V. Drake Athletic Director: Gene Smith
Nickname: Buckeyes Colors: Scarlet and Gray Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
General Info Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment: 51,147 President: Dr. Eric Kaler Athletic Director: Mark Coyle
Nickname: Golden Gophers Colors: Maroon & Gold Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 104,944 Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Series: OSU leads, 4-1 2016 Record: 11-2 (8-1) Starters Ret./Lost: 16/8
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Capacity: 50,805 Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Series: UM leads, 31-24-2 2016 Record: 9-4 (5-4) Starters Ret./Lost: 15/9
Game 7 l Oct. 14 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l TBA
Head Coach: Urban Meyer (Cincinnati, 1986) Career Record: 65-29 (15 seasons) Record at Ohio State: 61-6 (4 seasons) Career vs. Nebraska: 2-0 Office Phone: (614) 292-2531 Media Relations - Football SID: Jerry Emig E-mail: emig.2@osu.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (614) 688-0343 Fawcett Center, 6th Floor SID Fax: (614) 292-8547 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Cell Phone: (614) 203-2766 Columbus, OH 43210 Press Box Phone: (614) 292-1812 Website: ohiostatebuckeyes.com
2017 Schedule 8/31 at Indiana 9/9 Oklahoma 9/16 Army West Point 9/23 UNLV 9/30 at Rutgers 10/7 Maryland 10/14 at Nebraska 10/28 Penn St. 11/4 at Iowa 11/11 Michigan St. 11/18 Illinois 11/25 at Michigan 12/2 B1G Champ.
Game 10 l Nov. 11 l TCF Bank Stadium l Minneapolis, Minn. l TBA
Head Coach: P.J. Fleck (Northern Illinois, 2004) Career Record: 30-22 (4 seasons) Record at Minnesota: 0-0 (First season) Career vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Office Phone: (612) 624-6004 Media Relations - Football SID: Paul Rovnak E-mail: psrovnak@umn.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (612) 625-9379 Athletic Communications SID Fax: (612) 625-0359 516 15th Ave. SE Cell Phone: (612) 592-5741 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Press Box Phone: (612) 624-6325 Website: gophersports.com
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
General Info Location: West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment: 39,409 President: Mitch Daniels Athletic Director: Mike Bobinski
General Info Location: University Park, Pa Enrollment: 42,034 President: Eric Barron Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour
Nickname: Nittany Lions Colors: Blue and White Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Beaver Stadium Capacity: 106,572 Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Series: NU leads 9-7 2016 Record: 11-3 (8-1) Starters Ret./Lost: 19/6
Game 8 l Oct. 28 l Ross-Ade Stadium l West Lafayette, Ind. l TBA Nickname: Boilermakers Colors: Old Gold & Black Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Series Rd: NU leads, 3-2 Capacity: 57,236 2016 Record: 3-9 (1-8) Playing Surface: PAT/Bermuda Grass Starters Ret./Lost: 14/11 Head Coach: Jeff Brohm (Louisville, 1994) Career Record: 30-10 (4 seasons) Record at Purdue: 0-0 (First season) Career vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Office Phone: (765) 494-3220 Media Relations - Football SID: Matt Rector E-mail: rector@purdue.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (765) 494-3196 Mackey Arena Room 2235 SID Fax: (765) 494-5447 900 John R. Wooden Drive Cell Phone: (765) 237-1330 West Lafayette, IN 47907 Press Box Phone: (765) 494-9079 Website: purduesports.com
2017 Schedule 9/2 Louisville 9/8 Ohio 9/16 at Missouri 9/23 Michigan 10/7 Minnesota 10/14 at Wisconsin 10/21 at Rutgers 10/28 Nebraska 11/4 Illinois 11/11 at Northwestern 11/18 at Iowa 11/25 Indiana 12/2 B1G Champ.
Game 11 l Nov. 18 l Beaver Stadium l State College, Pa. l TBA
Head Coach: James Franklin (East Stroudsburg, 1995) Career Record: 49-30 (6 seasons) Record at Penn State: 25-15 (3 seasons) Career vs. Nebraska: 0-0 Office Phone: (301) 314-7095 Media Relations - Football SID: Kristina Petersen E-mail: kap18@psu.ed SID Mailing Address: Penn State Athletics Office Phone: (814) 865-1757 SID Fax: (814) 863-3165 Strategic Communications Cell Phone: (814) 883-4581 101D Bryce Jordan Center Press Box Phone: (814) 863-1121 University Park, PA 16802 Website: GoPSUSports.com
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
IOWA HAWKEYES
General Info Location: Evanston, Ill. Enrollment: 8,367 President: Morton Schapiro Athletic Director: Jim Phillips
Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple & White Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
General Info Location: Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: 33,334 President: Bruce Harreld Athletic Director: Gary Barta
Nickname: Hawkeyes Colors: Gold & Black Affiliation: FBS Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Ryan Field Capacity: 47,330 Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Series Rd: Neb. leads, 7-3 2016 Record: 7-6 (5-4) Starters Ret./Lost: 18/6
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium Capacity: 70,585 Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Series: NU leads, 29-15-3 2016 Record: 8-3 (6-3) Starters Ret./Lost: 16/9
Game 9 l Nov. 4 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l TBA
Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern, 1997) Career Record: 77-62 (11 seasons) Record at Northwestern: Same Career vs. Nebraska: 2-4 Office Phone: (847) 491-7274 Media Relations - Football SID: Paul Kennedy E-mail: pkennedy@northwestern.edu SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (847) 467-2028 Athletic Communications SID Fax: (847) 491-8818 1501 Central Street Cell Phone: (312) 497-5990 Evanston, IL 60208 Press Box Phone: (847) 491-8835 Website: nusports.com
2017 Schedule 9/2 Nevada 9/9 at Duke 9/16 Bowling Green 9/30 at Wisconsin 10/7 Penn St. 10/14 at Maryland 10/21 Iowa 10/28 Michigan St. 11/4 at Nebraska 11/11 Purdue 11/18 Minnesota 11/25 at Illinois 12/2 B1G Champ.
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2017 Schedule 8/31 Buffalo 9/9 at Oregon St. 9/16 Middle Tenn. St. 9/30 Maryland 10/7 at Purdue 10/14 Michigan St. 10/21 Illinois 10/28 at Iowa 11/4 at Michigan 11/11 Nebraska 11/18 at Northwestern 11/25 Wisconsin 12/2 B1G Champ.
2017 Schedule 9/2 Akron 9/9 Pittsburgh 9/16 Georgia St. 9/23 at Iowa 9/30 Indiana 10/7 at Northwestern 10/21 Michigan 10/28 at Ohio St. 11/4 at Michigan St. 11/11 Rutgers 11/18 Nebraska 11/25 at Maryland 12/2 B1G Champ.
Game 12 l Nov. 24 l Memorial Stadium l Lincoln, Neb. l 3 p.m. l FS1
Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz (Connecticut, 1978) Career Record: 147-113 (21 seasons) Record at Iowa: 135-92 (18 seasons) Career vs. Nebraska: 3-5 Office Phone: (319) 335-8943 Media Relations - Football SID: Steve Roe E-mail: steven-roe@hawkeyesports.com SID Mailing Address: Office Phone: (319) 335-9411 S-300 SID Fax: (319) 335-9417 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Cell Phone: (319) 430-6346 Hawkins Drive Press Box Phone: (319) 335-9467 Iowa City, IA 52242-1020 Website: hawkeyesports.com
2017 Schedule 9/2 Wyoming 9/9 at Iowa St. 9/16 North Texas 9/23 Penn St. 9/30 at Michigan St. 10/7 Illinois 10/21 at Northwestern 10/28 Minnesota 11/4 Ohio St. 11/11 at Wisconsin 11/18 Purdue 11/24 at Nebraska 12/2 B1G Champ.
MEDIA SERVICES
2017 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
2017 NEBRASKA OPPONENT SCHEDULES SEPT. 2
SEPT. 9
SEPT. 16
SEPT. 23
SEPT. 30
OCT. 7
OCT. 14
OCT. 21
OCT. 28
NOV. 4
NOV. 11
NOV. 18
NOV. 25
DEC. 2
at Nebraska
Miami
ArkansasPine Bluff
at SMU
BYE
at Georgia Southern (Oct. 4)
Coastal Carolina
Louisiana
New Mexico State
BYE
at South Alabama
Texas State
at ULMonroe
Troy
Southern Utah
Nebraska
at Wyoming
at Arizona State
California
at UCLA
Utah
at Washington
BYE
Arizona
Oregon State
Pac-12 Champ. (Dec. 1/2)
Boston College (Sept. 1)
Eastern Illinois
at Nebraska
BYE
Washington (Sept. 1)
Eastern Michigan
Morgan State
Ball State
Western Kentucky
Utah State (Sept. 1)
at San Kent State Diego State
at Buffalo
at Bowling Green
Eastern Michigan (Oct. 26)
at Toledo (Nov. 2)
Ball State (Nov. 9)
Western Michgan (Nov. 15)
at Central Michigan (Nov. 24)
MAC Champ. (Dec. 1)
at Nebraska
Ohio State
BYE
at Illinois
Purdue
at Michigan
vs. Maryland (NYC)
at Penn State
at Indiana
Michigan State
B1G Champ.
at South Florida (Sept. 15)
BYE
at Nebraska
at Iowa
Rutgers
at Minnesota
Wisconsin
at Purdue
Indiana
Florida Atlantic
at BYU
BYE
Northwestern
at Nebraska
Purdue
Maryland
at Illinois
at Indiana
Iowa
at Indiana (Aug. 31)
Oklahoma
Army-West Point
UNLV
at Rutgers
Maryland
at Nebraska
BYE
Penn State
at Iowa
vs. Louisville (Indianapolis)
Ohio (Sept. 8)
at Missouri
Michigan
BYE
Minnesota
Wisconsin
at Rutgers
Nebraska
Nevada
at Duke
Bowling Green
BYE
at Wisconsin
Penn State at Maryland
Iowa
Buffalo (Aug. 31)
at Oregon State
Middle Tennessee State
BYE
Maryland
at Purdue
Michigan State
Akron
Pittsburgh
Georgia State
at Iowa
Indiana
at Northwestern
BYE
Wyoming
at Iowa State
North Texas
Penn State
at Michigan State
Illinois
BYE
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FUTURE NEBRASKA SCHEDULES 2018
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23
Washington at Stanford State
2019
Akron Colorado Troy at Michigan Purdue at Wisconsin at Northwestern Minnesota at Ohio State Illinois Michigan State at Iowa
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Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 29
South Alabama at Colorado Northern Illinois at Illinois Ohio State Northwestern at Minnesota Indiana at Purdue Wisconsin at Maryland Iowa
2020*
Sept. 12 Sept. 19
at Ohio State Northwestern
B1G Champ.
Michigan
at Minnesota
B1G Champ.
Michigan State
Illinois
at Michigan
B1G Champ.
Illinois
at Northwestern
at Iowa
Indiana
B1G Champ.
Michigan State
at Nebraska
Purdue
Minnesota
at Illinois
B1G Champ.
Illinois
at Iowa
at Michigan
Nebraska
at Wisconsin Northwestern
B1G Champ.
Michigan
at Ohio State
at Michigan State
Rutgers
Nebraska
at Maryland
B1G Champ.
Purdue
Nebraska (Nov. 24)
B1G Champ.
at Minnesota Northwestern
Cincinnati Central Michigan
2021*
Sept. 4 Northern Illinois Sept. 11 Buffalo Sept. 18 at Oklahoma
2022*
Sept. 17 Oklahoma
2023*
Sept. 9 Sept. 16
2024*
Sept. 7
Ohio State at Wisconsin
2027* at Colorado Northern Illinois
Sept. 11 at Tennessee
2028*
Sept. 16 Arizona Colorado
2025*
2029*
Sept. 15
Sept. 13 at Cincinnati
2030*
2026*
2031*
Sept. 12 Tennessee
at Oklahoma
Sept. 14 Oklahoma Sept. 13
at Arizona
*Remainder of schedule TBA
HUSKERS
THE HUSKER IMG SPORTS NETWORK 2017 NETWORK STATIONS
Greg Sharpe (left) and Matt Davison are in their 10th season together calling Nebraska football games. The Husker IMG Sports Network will continue the strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2017, as it brings Husker football to fans across the nation and the world. In the state of Nebraska, KXSP AM 590 ESPN (590 AM) and KEZO Z-92 (92.3 FM) serve as Omaha affiliates. KXSP-AM’s strong signal reaches a good portion of the Midwest day and night, including parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas. KLIN (1400 AM) serves as the Lincoln affiliate with KFGE Froggy 98 (98.1 FM) also carrying the football broadcast. KRVN (880 AM) is a powerful central Nebraska affiliate that reaches around the state. In addition the network has several dozen locally based affiliates across Nebraska. All broadcasts are heard live on Huskers.com, the Husker App, the TuneIn Radio App, TuneIn.com and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. The Husker IMG Sports Network, in its 22nd year of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of Nebraska Athletics, extended and expanded its agreement with the University on June 13, 2008. Under the agreement, IMG College’s Husker IMG Sports Marketing manages and markets all rights associated with the radio programming, Coaches’ TV and radio shows, program sales, in-venue signage, sponsorship inventory, and publication printing rights. IMG College is the nation’s leading collegiate sports marketing company, offering national, regional, and local multi-platform marketing opportunities targeting 190 million college sports fans – the largest and most attractive sports fan base. IMG College is blazing new trails in the growing collegiate market with exclusive rights to nearly 90 universities and conferences in 51 of the top 56 Nielsen markets. IMG’s exclusive rights include intellectual property, experiential and promotional assets, event signage, digital, tickets, hospitality, live event radio, and shoulder programming including coaches’ TV and radio shows…customized for sponsors by a staff of nearly 400 sales and marketing professionals. Through its licensing affiliate, IMG College Licensing, also represents the exclusive trademark licensing and consumer product rights for nearly 200 top schools, conferences and bowl games, and provides a comprehensive suite of solutions-based services to schools in ticketing; stadium seating; fundraising; premium events and hospitality. IMG College produces 35,000 hours of radio programming annually on the largest network in the
country, manages 5,000 hours of TV programming produced annually, is the leading publisher of college sports publications, and averages nearly 19 million unique visitors per month across its collegiate digital platforms. Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Ben McLaughlin, Nate Rohr, Matt Coatney, Brenden Stai, Steve Taylor, Josh Hilkemann, Brett Witty and Tim Curran will bring another exciting season of football to Husker fans across the nation led by Director of Broadcast Operations Mike Elliott. Sharpe returns for his 10th full season as the “Voice of the Huskers.” He will host the Mike Riley pregame and postgame radio shows and hosts football pregame programs this year. Sharpe also serves as the “Voice of Husker Baseball”, host of Sports Nightly, and as the host of the N’Side Nebraska TV Show. Davison, a former Husker, joins Sharpe in the broadcast booth for his 11th season as a color analyst. A member of the 1997 national championship team, Davison co-hosts football pregame programs. He is also a color analyst for Nebraska men’s basketball broadcasts and contributes to Sports Nightly. McLaughlin handles sideline reporting and cohosts football pregame programming. McLaughlin also serves as a play-by-play talent for Husker Baseball. Rohr handles the postgame Locker Room Show, interviewing coaches and players after the game as well as assisting with football stats and spotting. Rohr also serves as the Memorial Stadium Public Address announcer for Husker Football and as the play-by-play voice of Husker Softball. Stai, a former Husker All-American, co-hosts football pregame programming. Taylor, a former Husker All-American quarterback, will assist with football pregame programs, and will co-host Big Red Reaction with Matt Coatney, who also co-anchors some pregame and postgame studio coverage with Senior Producer Josh Hilkemann. In addition to unmatched game coverage, Sports Nightly airs Monday-Friday evenings for three hours year round across the network. During the football season Sports Nightly features a weekly football radio show on Thursday evenings with Coach Riley and Husker assistant coaches. Sports Nightly can be heard on a network of over two dozen radio stations across Nebraska, as well as the Husker App, Huskers.com, TuneIn.com, and the TuneIn App.
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HUSKER FOOTBALL TELEVISION SHOW
Get an inside look at Nebraska football following each game on the Husker Football Television Show. The show will provide fans a behind-the-scenes look at the program, including features and extensive access to the players and coaches in their preparation for each game of the 2017 season. Please check Huskers.com for local television affiliates, dates and time for the show.
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THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Known as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten is home to a lineage of legendary names and an ongoing tradition of developing strong leaders. Even in its infancy, the conference established itself as the preeminent collection of institutions in the nation, where the pursuit of academic excellence prevailed as the definitive goal. The history of the Big Ten traces back more than 120 years to the Palmer House hotel in Chicago, where on January 11, James E. Delany 1895, then-Purdue president James H. Smart and leaders Commissioner from the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University and University of Wisconsin set out to organize and develop principles for the regulation of intercollegiate athletics. At that meeting, a blueprint for the administration of college athletics under the direction of appointed faculty representatives was outlined. The presidents’ first known action “restricted eligibility for athletics to bonafide, full-time students who were not delinquent in their studies.” That important legislation, along with other legislation that would follow in the coming years, served as the primary building block for intercollegiate athletics. On February 8, 1896, one faculty member from each of those seven universities met at the same Palmer House and officially established the mechanics of the conference, which was officially incorporated as the “Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association” in 1905. Indiana University and the State University of Iowa became the eighth and ninth members in 1899. In 1908, Michigan briefly withdrew its membership, and in 1912 Ohio State University joined the conference, bringing its membership total back to nine. Upon Michigan’s return in 1917, the conference was first referred to as the “Big Ten” by media members, and that name was eventually incorporated in 1987. As the 1900s opened, faculty representatives established rules for intercollegiate athletics that were novel for the time. As early as 1904, the faculty approved legislation that required eligible athletes to meet entrance requirements and to have completed a full year’s work, along with having one year of residence. In 1901, the first Big Ten Championship event was staged when the outdoor track and field championships were held at the University of Chicago. The debut event marked what is now a staple of conference competition. Today, the Big Ten sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse over the last three years. Big Ten schools compete in a total of 42 different sports, furthering the conference’s commitment to broad-based programming and providing more participation opportunities than any conference in the country. One of the conference’s proudest traditions began in 1902 when Michigan took on Stanford in the Rose Bowl, the nation’s first bowl game. Big Ten teams only appeared in Pasadena twice before the conference signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses in 1946, making it the first bowl game with permanent conference affiliations. But Michigan’s appearance in 1902 cultivated a relationship that has endured for more than a century. In January 2014, Michigan State defeated Stanford in the 100th Rose Bowl Game. Coupling the academic goals set forth by the leaders of the charter members of the conference and their steadfast commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915. It is awarded annually by each conference institution to a student of the graduating class who has attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics. It is the most prestigious honor a student competing in Big Ten athletics can receive. In 1922, Major John L. Griffith became the conference’s first “Commissioner of Athletics.” Griffith was the first of five men to assume the role of commissioner in the conference’s history, followed by Kenneth L. “Tug” Wilson in 1945, Bill Reed in 1961, Wayne Duke in 1971 and current commissioner James E. Delany in 1989. After nearly 30 years with 10 members, the conference consolidated to nine schools when the University of Chicago formally withdrew its membership in 1946. Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) was added to the Big Ten three years later, bringing the number of affiliated conference schools to 10 once again. In 1955, the Big Ten formulated a revenue-sharing model designed to pool all football television rights of its members and share those proceeds equally. The conference and its members continue to utilize a revenue-sharing model, dividing media rights, bowl payouts and other profits among all conference institutions. While academics have always played an integral role in the conference, presidents of the Big Ten member institutions formalized the primacy of academics with the establishment of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation) in 1958. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all Big Ten universities. In 2014, the schools currently constituting the Big Ten Academic Alliance produced over $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. In one of Duke’s first actions as commissioner, he oversaw the adoption of the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, designed to study conference programs and make suggestions which would further Big Ten objectives. The Advisory
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Commission enlists former students that competed in Big Ten athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. In 1981, the conference presidents and chancellors endorsed a proposal that enabled universities to affiliate their women’s intercollegiate programs with the conference, and the first conference championships for women were staged that fall. The Big Ten was the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992. In December of 1989, the conference agreed in principle to invite Pennsylvania State University for membership. On June 4, 1990, the Council of Presidents officially voted to integrate Penn State into the conference, giving the Big Ten 11 members. In 2004, the Big Ten implemented a pilot program of instant replay for college football. Following the season, the conference forwarded replay proposals to the NCAA regarding the future use of instant replay, where it approved country-wide testing in 2005. In 2006, the NCAA approved the use of instant replay for all conferences. In 2006, Delany announced the creation of the first conference-owned television network, a 20-year agreement with FOX Networks to create what would become the Big Ten Network (BTN). Launched on Aug. 30, 2007, BTN now produces more than 1,000 events across all platforms each year. BTN is in more than 60 million homes in the U.S. and Canada via the nation’s major cable, satellite and telco providers and more than 300 additional cable operators across the country. BTN2Go is the digital extension of BTN, delivering live and on-demand programming to computers, smartphones and tablets and also is accessible outside the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean via BTN2Go International. On June 11, 2010, the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) approved a formal membership application by the University of Nebraska, expanding the conference to 12 institutions. Nebraska officially joined the Big Ten on July 1, 2011. The conference expanded its footprint further in 2012 when the COP/C approved formal membership applications from the University of Maryland and Rutgers University on November 19 and 20, respectively. Maryland and Rutgers became official Big Ten members on July 1, 2014, giving the conference almost 9,500 students participating in intercollegiate athletics and more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams. Since opening in the fall of 2013, the Big Ten conference center has hosted more than 300 meetings annually for member institutions, Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly CIC) related committees and coaches groups. The headquarters also features an interactive digital museum - the Big Ten Experience – which opened to the public on June 7, 2014, and brings the conference’s storied academic and athletic history to life. For more information on the Big Ten Experience, go to bigten.org. In June 2014, the Big Ten opened a second office in New York City, featuring both office and meeting space in Midtown Manhattan. Big Ten staff members are based in the New York City office to provide expanded coverage and service, while other conference and institutional administrators utilize the space as necessary when conducting business on the East Coast. The Big Ten and its member institutions also have access to satellite office space in Washington, D.C. Delany and his staff work to meet the educational needs of students competing in intercollegiate athletics to allow them to excel in all areas of their lives. The conference office manages 28 different championships and tournaments, offers legislative and compliance services, oversees the production and distribution of more than 1,400 events annually, provides staff services to coaching and administrative personnel and services media and fans interest for information on the Big Ten. More than 120 years after its inception, the Big Ten remains a national leader in intercollegiate athletics on and off the field. Big Ten programs have combined to win more than 450 team and 1,800 individual national championships, consistently taking home individual honors for athletic and academic accomplishments and fulfilling the Big Ten’s mission of academic achievement and athletic success.
BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs.................................................................Diane Dietz Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs..............................................................Kerry Kenny Assistant Commissioner, Communications........................................................Jason Yellin Director, Communications............................................................................ Brett McWethy Director, Communications......................................................................... Adam Augustine Associate Director, Communications...............................................................Chris Masters Assistant Director, Communications................................................................ Bryson Jones Bob Hammel Communications Intern...........................................................Megan Rowley
CONTACT THE BIG TEN OFFICE
5440 Park Place Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: (847) 696-1010 | Fax: (847) 696-1150 | bigten.org
HUSKERS BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The seventh Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played on Dec. 2, 2017, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised to a national audience on FOX with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Central. The game will match the winners of the East and West divisions, and the winner of the contest will be presented the Stagg Championship Trophy. In 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced that Lucas Oil Stadium would host the first five football championship games through the 2015 season before the agreement was extended to 2021. During the first six seasons, Wisconsin (2011, 2012), Michigan State (2013, 2015), Ohio State (2014) and Penn State (2016) have captured titles. Nebraska made its first Big Ten Championship Game appearance in 2012 and lost to Wisconsin. While a member of the Big 12 Conference, Nebraska participated in the league title game six times. Nebraska captured Big 12 crowns in 1997 and 1999, and was also the North Division representative in the game in 1996, 2006, 2009 and 2010.
2017 BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP
Once again, the Big Ten Conference features the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in conference history with 12 bowl partners spread across the country. The Big Ten's bowl lineup is highlighted by annual games against quality opponents from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Conference USA and Mountain West in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Texas, along with the opportunity to visit four other outstanding postseason venues as part of the College Football Playoff. The Big Ten's bowl lineup allows teams and fans to visit world-class cities while having the opportunity to experience 11 NFL stadiums, along with some of the most iconic venues in the country, including Rose Bowl Stadium, Cotton Bowl Stadium and Yankee Stadium.
Lucas Oil Stadium will host the Big Ten Football Championship Game through the 2021 season. The facility hosted Super Bowl XLVI in February of 2012.
BIG TEN BOWL GAMES
• College Football Playoff Semifinal - Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual (Jan. 1/ESPN) • College Football Playoff Semifinal - Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1/ESPN) • Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29/ESPN) • Capital One Orange Bowl (Dec. 30/ESPN) • Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Jan. 1/ESPN) • Playstation Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 30/ESPN) • Outback Bowl (Jan. 1/ESPN2) • Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1/ABC) • TaxSlayer Bowl (Dec 30/ESPN)* • Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Dec. 29/ESPN)* • San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28/FS1) • New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27/ESPN) • Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27/FOX) • Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26/ESPN) • Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23/ESPN)! *The Big Ten and ACC will each supply three teams in a six-year span, but will not have teams in both bowls in one season !Alternates with Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Nebraska fans turned Pasadena into a Sea of Red at the 2002 Rose Bowl.
2017 BIG TEN CONFERENCE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Ohio St. at Indiana Buffalo at Minnesota
FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 Washington at Rutgers Utah St. at Wisconsin SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 Ball St. at Illinois Wyoming at Iowa Florida vs. Michigan (at Arlington, Texas) Bowling Green at Michigan St. Arkansas St. at Nebraska Nevada at Northwestern Akron at Penn St. Louisville vs. Purdue (at Indianapolis, Ind.)
Nebraska at Oregon Northwestern at Duke Oklahoma at Ohio St. Pittsburgh at Penn St. Eastern Michigan at Rutgers Florida Atlantic at Wisconsin FRIDAY, SEPT. 15 Illinois at South Florida SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 FIU at Indiana North Texas at Iowa Air Force at Michigan Middle Tenn. St. at Minnesota
Northern Illinois at Nebraska Bowling Green at Northwestern
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 Ohio at Purdue
Army West Point at Ohio St. Georgia State at Penn St. Purdue at Missouri Morgan St. at Rutgers Wisconsin at BYU
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 Western Kentucky at Illinois Indiana at Virginia Iowa at Iowa St. Cincinnati at Michigan Western Mich. at Michigan St. Minnesota at Oregon St.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 Georgia Southern at Indiana Michigan at Purdue Notre Dame at Michigan St. UNLV at Ohio St. Penn St. at Iowa Rutgers at Nebraska
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 Nebraska at Illinois
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 Indiana at Penn St. Iowa at Michigan St. Maryland at Minnesota Northwestern at Wisconsin Ohio St. at Rutgers SATURDAY, OCT. 7 Illinois at Iowa Maryland at Ohio St. Michigan St. at Michigan Minnesota at Purdue Penn St. at Northwestern Wisconsin at Nebraska SATURDAY, OCT. 14 Michigan at Indiana Michigan St. at Minnesota Northwestern at Maryland Ohio St. at Nebraska Purdue at Wisconsin Rutgers at Illinois SATURDAY, OCT. 21 Illinois at Minnesota Indiana at Michigan St. Iowa at Northwestern
Maryland at Wisconsin Michigan at Penn St. Purdue at Rutgers SATURDAY, OCT. 28 Indiana at Maryland Michigan St. at Northwestern Minnesota at Iowa Nebraska at Purdue Penn St. at Ohio St. Rutgers at Michigan Wisconsin at Illinois SATURDAY, NOV. 4 Illinois at Purdue Maryland at Rutgers Minnesota at Michigan Northwestern at Nebraska Ohio St. at Iowa Penn St. at Michigan St. Wisconsin at Indiana SATURDAY, NOV. 12 Indiana at Illinois Iowa at Wisconsin Michigan at Maryland Michigan St. at Ohio St. Nebraska at Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern Rutgers at Penn St.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19 Illinois at Ohio St. Maryland at Michigan St. Michigan at Wisconsin Minnesota at Northwestern Nebraska at Penn St. Purdue at Iowa Rutgers at Indiana FRIDAY, NOV. 24 Iowa at Nebraska SATURDAY, NOV. 25 Indiana at Purdue Michigan St. at Rutgers Northwestern at Illinois Ohio St. at Michigan Penn St. at Maryland Wisconsin at Minnesota SATURDAY, DEC. 2 B1G Championship Game (at Indianapolis, Ind.)
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MEMORIAL STADIUM INFORMATION GATES/STADIUM ENTRY
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Fans are encouraged to enter the stadium at the gate printed on their ticket; however, fans can enter gates 1-16, 18, 20 & 23 to access the stadium. Other gates are reserved for premium level tickets or specialty gate tickets only. Gates 1, 6, 8, 17, 18, 19, and 21 will close shortly after kickoff. If your game day ticket displays a gate that is closed after kickoff, use the next available open gate to gain access into the stadium. Fans will be required to open outer garments for visual inspection upon entry. Fans are also encouraged to travel lightly to the game and leave unnecessary belongings at home or in your vehicle.
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Public Parking is available in lots 20 and 21 of Haymarket Park, the Festival Parking lot north of Pinnacle Bank Arena via pinnaclebankarena.com or through City of Lincoln via parkandgo.org. Lots at Haymarket Park will open at 6 a.m. for 11 a.m. kickoffs and 8 a.m. for all other kickoff times.
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Alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, bags not conforming to the clear bag policy, coolers, chair backs, noise makers, glass bottles, cans, video cameras, banners/ flags on poles, use of selfie sticks and open umbrellas are not allowed in Memorial Stadium. Consideration of other spectators is expected. With the passage of the concealed weapons law in the state of Nebraska, fans are reminded that concealed weapons are not allowed on the UNL campus and are prohibited at all collegiate sporting events. At the discretion of game management, other items are subject to being prohibited. For a complete list of prohibited items, please visit huskers.com/gameday.
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StubHub is the official Fan-to-Fan Ticket Marketplace of Nebraska Athletics. This integration with StubHub allows more freedom in pricing and expanded payment and posting options that enable you to reach a broader audience than before. This integrated process also includes electronic ticket delivery and allows you to post tickets for sale up until game time. Go to huskers.com/marketplace for more details.
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The University of Nebraska reserves the right to examine any bag/container brought into the stadium. New in 2017, only clear tote bags no larger than 12” x 6” x 12” will be allowed into ticketed Nebraska events. For full details, see the Clear Bag Policy located inside the Season Ticket Book or visit huskers.com/bagpolicy.
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Nebraska Athletics Development & Ticketing: (402) 472-3111 or (800) 8-BIGRED University Police/Towed Vehicles: (402) 472-2222 Text Messaging System*: 69050 (begin msg w/ UNLPD) Lost & Found (postgame): (402) 472-1003 University Operator: (402) 472-7211 Huskers Team Shop: (402) 904-5700 Junior Blackshirts: (402) 472-3467 StarTran: (402) 476-1234 *standard text-messaging rates apply
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» Season permits for disabled parking in donor lots 5, 8 and 9 are limited and can be applied for through Nebraska Athletics Development & Ticketing. » Single-game parking for persons with disabilities is available on campus on a first-come, first-served basis. Donor lots 5, 9 and 12 have limited spaces reserved for those with state-issued disabled parking tags or license plates. Donor lots 5 and 9 have free shuttle cart service for persons with disabilities to the northeast corner of Memorial Stadium. » Free public parking for the disabled is available at meter spots on 14th and Vine on a first-come, firstserved basis. » Additional public parking for the disabled is available at 14th & U Streets (east of Morrill Hall, 14th & W Streets, north of Mabel Lee Hall) and the Lot 9 parking garage (14th & Avery Ave.), for $25 per game. Lot 9 is the primary ADA parking option for our fans.
HUSKERS
COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES COMMITMENT TO COMPLIANCE
On behalf of the University of Nebraska student-athletes, coaches and Athletics Department staff, I would like to express my appreciation for your continued support of our entire athletics program. The University of Nebraska is known for its loyal, passionate, and knowledgeable fans. It is this type of fervent support that not only assists Nebraska studentathletes in reaching their full potential on and off the playing field, but also draws the next generation of student-athletes to our campus. However, as a University of Nebraska booster, please remember that you are also required to know and follow NCAA regulations. Our coaches, student-athletes, and Athletics Department staff members are knowledgeable about NCAA regulations because they receive on-going education. But, to truly attain the excellence the University of Nebraska strives for, we also need our supporters to be educated about these same regulations. In turn, you will be assisting us with protecting the eligibility and well-being of our current and future student-athletes. Please review the information listed below, which includes some of the most important and frequently asked questions about NCAA regulations for boosters. Since this document cannot address everything you may need to know, I encourage you to contact our office with questions that may arise. Our staff can be reached at (402) 472-2042 or Compliance@Huskers.com. Thank you and Go Huskers! Jamie Vaughn, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance
NCAA PRINCIPLES
Institutional Control It is the responsibility of the University of Nebraska to control its intercollegiate athletic program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference. Responsibility The University of Nebraska’s responsibility for the conduct of its program includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of any other individual, booster or organization engaged in activities promoting the athletic interests of the institution. Compliance The University of Nebraska must monitor its program to assure compliance and to identify and report to the NCAA instances in which compliance has not been achieved. An institution found to have violated NCAA rules is subject to disciplinary and corrective actions as determined by the NCAA.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FROM BOOSTERS
Am I a Booster? Anyone who engages in the following is a booster for the University of Nebraska: a) Belongs to a University of Nebraska Athletics booster club; b) Makes financial donations to the Athletics Department or a specific Husker team; c) Assists in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes; d) Employs, gives benefits to, or provides services to a student-athlete, a prospective student-athlete or the relatives/friends of either; or e) Promotes the University of Nebraska athletic programs.
THE DEVANEY SOCIETY
Achieving greatness in both the classroom and on the playing field has long been a goal of the University of Nebraska. Our nation-leading 329 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (as of June 1, 2017) and 27 team national titles reflect the manner in which we strive to achieve to the highest level. Rising costs have made funding these athletic scholarships increasingly difficult. To help offset the expenses, the University of Nebraska established an athletic scholarship endowment fund to honor Hall of Fame Football Coach Bob Devaney. Follow in the footsteps of Coach Devaney and commit to the long-term success of Nebraska Athletics. We are sincerely grateful to those who committed to our future stability and established a Devaney Society Scholarship for male and female student-athletes.
DEVANEY SOCIETY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
The following scholarships have been established through the Devaney Society: Bill and Betty Cook Jr. Scholarship (football), Given by Bill and Betty Cook, Beatrice, Neb.; Janet and Bryan Barnard Scholarship, Atlanta, GA; Harley and Marcia Bergmeyer Scholarship (football), Given by Harley and Marcia Bergmeyer, DeWitt, Neb.; Russell and Elouise Brehm Scholarship (football), Given by Russell and Elouise Brehm, Lincoln, Neb.; Donald Swanson Scholarship (football), Given by Donald Swanson, Lincoln, Neb.; Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship (football), given by friends and family of Brook Berringer; Jake Young Memorial Scholarship (football), given by friends and family of Jake Young; Dennis and Connie Dailey Scholarship (football), Given by Dennis and Connie Dailey, North Platte, Neb.; Robert and Dorothy Metcalf Scholarship (football), Given by Robert and Dorothy Metcalf, Lincoln, Neb.; Lance and Betsy deStwolinski Scholarship (football), Given by Lance and Betsy deStwolinski, Omaha, Neb.; Richard and Peggy Herman Scholarship (football), Given by Richard and Peggy Herman, Omaha, Neb.; Jon J. and Marianne R. Rhine Scholarship (football), Given by Jon J. and Marianne R. Rhine, Freeland, Wash.; Jon J. and Lyle F. Rhine Scholarship (football), Given by Jon J. and Lyle F. Rhine, Freeland, Wash.; William A. Henry Scholarship (football), Given by William F. Henry and Lynne Henry Coyne, Omaha, Neb.; Dave Noble Scholarship (football), Given by Bob and Joanne Berkshire, Omaha, Neb.; David L. Stannard Scholarship (football), Given by anonymous; George Sullivan Endowed Scholarship (football), Given by the Touchdown Club, former student-athletes and friends; Richard Raimondi Memorial Scholarship (softball), Given by the Raimondi Family, Fremont, Calif.; Julie Geis Memorial Scholarship (softball), Given by the Geis Family and Friends, Beaver Crossing, Neb.; Louis and Charlotte Orloff Fund (tennis), given by Charlotte Orloff, Lincoln, Neb.; Janice and Rodney Beck Scholarship (football), Given by Janice Beck and The Beck Family, Omaha, Neb.; Beatrice Dierks Rohman Scholarship (women’s golf), Given by Stephen Rohman, Lincoln, Neb.; Milton C. Ebers Family Scholarship (All Sports), Given by The Ebers Family, Omaha/Fremont, Neb.; Match Club Champions Fund (volleyball); Alan Eveland Memorial Scholarship (football), Given by Paul Eveland, Ames, Neb.; Bus Whitehead Memorial Basketball Scholarship (men’s basketball), Given by Sydney Uthoff, Houston, Texas, Lesley Jaggers and Mark Whitehead, Lincoln. Neb.; Latimer Family Volleyball Scholarship (volleyball), Given by Gary and Janet Latimer; Samuel H. Perry, M.D. & Patricia B. Perry, Ph.D. Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund (Olympic sports), Given by Randy and Pat Kampfe.
What is an “extra benefit”? An “extra benefit” is any benefit provided to a student-athlete or a studentathlete’s relatives or friends that is not authorized by NCAA legislation or available to the general student body. The following list is not exhaustive, but includes examples of “extra benefits” that jeopardize a student-athlete’s eligibility: a) Free or discounted: food, merchandise, housing, tickets, repairs, haircuts, tattoos, golf/gym memberships, jewelry, etc; b) Use of a car, boat, or ATV; and c) Gifts, loans, money, or gift cards. Can I contact prospective student-athletes (recruits) for the Huskers? No. It is not permissible for boosters to contact recruits. This restriction applies to, but is not limited to, the following forms of contact: a) Face-to-Face Interaction; b) Phone Calls/Skype; c) Email/Text Messages; and d) Facebook, Twitter, and all other forms of social media communication. Remember to ask before you act. Contact the Athletics Compliance Office by phone at (402) 472-2042. The compliance fax number is (402) 472-6961 and the office can be reached by email at compliance@huskers.com.
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