Schedule
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Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
1:00 PM |
Akron* |
No. 6 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
W 59–14 |
75,124 |
September 13 |
12:30 PM |
Central Florida* |
No. 6 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
W 38–24 |
75,327 |
September 20 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 2 Washington* |
No. 7 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle |
ABC |
W 27–14 |
74,023 |
October 4 |
6:00 PM |
No. 17 Kansas State |
No. 3 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska |
FSN |
W 56–26 |
75,856 |
October 11 |
6:00 PM |
at Baylor |
No. 3 |
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas |
|
W 49–21 |
38,175 |
October 18 |
12:30 PM |
Texas Tech |
No. 2 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
W 29–0 |
75,764 |
October 25 |
6:00 PM |
at Kansas |
No. 1 |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas |
FSN |
W 35–0 |
42,000 |
November 1 |
2:30 PM |
Oklahoma |
No. 1 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 69–7 |
75,926 |
November 8 |
2:30 PM |
at Missouri |
No. 1 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (The "Flea Kicker" Game/Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 45–38 OT |
66,846 |
November 15 |
11:30 AM |
Iowa State |
No. 3 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska |
FSN |
W 77–14 |
75,613 |
November 28 |
1:30 PM |
at Colorado |
No. 2 |
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 27–24 |
52,738 |
December 6 |
3:30 PM |
vs. No. 14 Texas A&M |
No. 2 |
Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Big 12 Championship Game) |
ABC |
W 54–15 |
64,824 |
January 2 |
7:00 PM |
vs. No. 3 Tennessee* |
No. 2 |
Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl) |
CBS |
W 42–17 |
72,385 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Roster and coaching staff
1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
FB |
38 |
Dan Alexander |
Fr |
OL |
|
Steve Altstadt |
Fr |
OT |
70 |
Eric Anderson |
Sr |
TE |
94 |
Travis Antholz |
So |
WB |
82 |
Sean Applegate |
So |
C |
52 |
Matt Baldwin |
So |
OG |
76 |
Sasho Becvarovski |
Fr |
SE |
20 |
Tom Beveridge |
Fr |
WB |
14 |
Lance Brown |
Jr |
IB |
36 |
Correll Buckhalter |
Fr |
TE |
90 |
Tim Carpenter |
Sr |
SE |
6 |
Kenny Cheatham |
Jr |
QB |
9 |
Monte Christo |
Jr |
OT |
68 |
Jeff Clausen |
So |
FB |
42 |
Josh Cobb |
Jr |
WB |
|
Ben Cornelsen |
Fr |
WB |
|
Tyler Cotten |
Fr |
QB |
|
Eric Crouch |
Fr |
SE |
3 |
Matt Davison |
Fr |
TE |
85 |
T.J. DeBates |
So |
SE |
|
Luke Denney |
Fr |
OT |
77 |
Billy Diekmann |
Fr |
SE |
2 |
J.R. Edwards |
So |
IB |
4 |
DeAngelo Evans |
So |
WB |
12 |
Demond Finister |
So |
SE |
83 |
Craig Fischer |
So |
SE |
|
Pat Friesen |
Fr |
QB |
7 |
Scott Frost |
Sr |
WB |
|
Paul Fujan |
Fr |
OT |
74 |
Lonnie Fulton |
So |
SE |
10 |
Mike Gentile |
Fr |
OG |
72 |
Ben Gessford |
Jr |
WB |
27 |
John Gibson |
Fr |
IB |
|
Marcus Giles |
Fr |
FB |
|
Nick Gragert |
Fr |
IB |
30 |
Ahman Green |
Jr |
OL |
|
Mike Green |
Fr |
SE |
80 |
Billy Haafke |
Jr |
OG |
53 |
Aaron Havlovic |
So |
OT |
51 |
Kyle Henson |
Jr |
C |
59 |
Josh Heskew |
Jr |
OG |
55 |
Russ Hochstein |
Fr |
OG |
62 |
Matt Hoskinson |
Sr |
TE |
88 |
Sheldon Jackson |
Jr |
TE |
34 |
Vershan Jackson |
Sr |
OG |
56 |
Marcus Johnson |
So |
SE |
|
Nate Johnson |
Fr |
WB |
|
Jordan Jones |
Fr |
OT |
69 |
Adam Julch |
So |
FB |
22 |
Ben Kingston |
So |
TE |
87 |
Chad Kobus |
So |
OL |
|
Kyle Kollmorgen |
Fr |
SE |
89 |
Jeff (Robert) Lake |
Sr |
FB |
40 |
Billy Legate |
Jr |
QB |
1 |
Frankie London |
So |
FB |
45 |
Joel Makovicka |
Jr |
TE |
41 |
Jake McKee |
Fr |
FB |
32 |
Willie Miller |
Fr |
TE |
81 |
John Murphy |
Fr |
QB |
12 |
Bobby Newcombe |
Fr |
IB |
37 |
Jason Olnes |
So |
IB |
36 |
Hank Piening |
Fr |
OT |
73 |
Fred Pollack |
Sr |
OT |
57 |
Ryan Preister |
Fr |
C |
|
Dominic Raiola |
Fr |
OL |
|
Buck Rasmussen |
Fr |
TE |
86 |
Dorrick Roy |
Jr |
QB |
16 |
Jay Runty |
Fr |
OG |
|
Jon Rutherford |
Fr |
OG |
79 |
Chris Saalfeld |
Fr |
FB |
21 |
Matt Schoening |
Fr |
OT |
65 |
Jason Schwab |
So |
C |
54 |
Doug Seaman |
Sr |
OG |
63 |
James Sherman |
So |
IB |
31 |
James Sims |
Sr |
IB |
25 |
Travis Soucie |
Fr |
FB |
43 |
Jeremy Stanislav |
Fr |
OT |
95 |
Jim Tansey |
So |
OG |
67 |
Aaron Taylor |
Sr |
OT |
71 |
Mike Van Cleave |
Sr |
WB |
26 |
Casey Vanderhoef |
Fr |
OL |
|
Dave Volk |
Fr |
OG |
61 |
Brandt Wade |
Jr |
RB |
|
Dan White |
Fr |
WB |
33 |
Sean Wieting |
Sr |
WB |
5 |
Shevin Wiggins |
Jr |
QB |
3 |
Chad Wiles |
Fr |
FB |
24 |
Andy Winkler |
So |
TE |
|
Tracey Wistrom |
Fr |
OG |
64 |
Jon Zatechka |
Sr |
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DT |
95 |
Derek Allen |
So |
DT |
89 |
Luis Almanzar |
Fr |
LCB |
28 |
Josh Anderson |
Fr |
WLB |
40 |
Erick Arens |
So |
WLB |
36 |
Rod Baker |
Fr |
RE |
87 |
Chris Bassett |
Sr |
LCB |
24 |
Jason Benes |
Sr |
DB |
|
Mic Boettner |
Fr |
DB |
|
Dion Booker |
Fr |
ROV |
21 |
Mike Brown |
So |
RCB |
22 |
Ralph Brown |
So |
MLB |
39 |
Ben Buettenback |
So |
LB |
|
Grant Bunton |
Fr |
LB |
|
Jamie Burrow |
Fr |
LB |
|
Jon Coyne |
Fr |
SLB |
54 |
Chris Deitloff |
Fr |
DB |
|
Damian Demps |
Fr |
RCB |
2 |
Leslie Dennis |
Sr |
ROV |
17 |
George Dittrick |
Fr |
DT |
58 |
Brandon Drum |
Jr |
DT |
61 |
Jason Dush |
Fr |
FS |
33 |
Mitch Ebke |
Fr |
FS |
|
John Eisenberg |
So |
FS |
19 |
Clint Finley |
Fr |
FS |
5 |
Eric Fischer |
Fr |
MLB |
44 |
Jay Foreman |
Jr |
SLB |
34 |
Russell Froehlich |
Jr |
RCB |
18 |
Jay Gates |
Sr |
DT |
77 |
Bobby Gill |
So |
RE |
75 |
Matt Grummert |
Fr |
RE |
9 |
George Guidry |
Fr |
LB |
|
Chris Gustafson |
Fr |
FS |
45 |
Brad Hamik |
Fr |
CB |
|
Brandon Harrison |
Jr |
SLB |
49 |
Quint Hogrefe |
Jr |
DB |
|
Matt Ickes |
Fr |
WLB |
50 |
Julius Jackson |
So |
WLB |
1 |
Eric Johnson |
Jr |
DT |
88 |
Dave Jones |
Sr |
DT |
91 |
Loran Kaiser |
Fr |
RE |
57 |
Chad Kelsay |
Jr |
WLB |
47 |
Josh Kohl |
So |
RE |
82 |
Curt Lenners |
Sr |
ROV |
29 |
Gregg List |
So |
ROV |
6 |
Kalin Makaiwi |
Jr |
DT |
97 |
Glen Matthews |
Jr |
DT |
85 |
Jason McCullough |
Jr |
WLB |
4 |
Octavious McFarlin |
Sr |
DL |
|
Matt McGinn |
Fr |
FS |
25 |
Greg McGraw |
So |
LB |
|
Levi Mehl |
Fr |
DT |
78 |
Tom Milius |
So |
RE |
93 |
Brandon Mooberry |
Fr |
SLB |
37 |
Tony Ortiz |
So |
LB |
|
Jon Penny |
Fr |
DT |
55 |
Jason Peter |
Sr |
LCB |
11 |
Jerome Peterson |
So |
MLB |
13 |
Carlos Polk |
Fr |
ROV |
14 |
Brandon Quindt |
Fr |
SLB |
23 |
Steve Raymond |
So |
RCB |
10 |
Khari Reynolds |
Fr |
LB |
|
Brandon Roth |
Fr |
RE |
84 |
Mike Rucker |
Jr |
RE |
80 |
Eric Ryan |
So |
SLB |
46 |
Brian Shaw |
So |
RE |
76 |
Scott Siebenborn |
Fr |
LB |
|
Ryan Svoboda |
Fr |
DB |
16 |
Erwin Swiney |
Fr |
LB |
|
Nick Terrio |
Fr |
DT |
79 |
Ross Tessendorf |
Jr |
DB |
|
Alik Tillery |
Fr |
RE |
92 |
Travis Toline |
Jr |
DB |
|
Arion Turner |
Fr |
MLB |
48 |
Chad Tuttle |
Fr |
MLB |
56 |
Noland Urban |
Fr |
LB |
|
Simon Van Boening |
Fr |
RE |
|
Kyle Vanden Bosch |
Fr |
LB |
|
Mark Vedral |
Fr |
CB |
27 |
Joe Walker |
Fr |
DT |
94 |
Brian Walters |
Fr |
FS |
32 |
Eric Walther |
Jr |
RE |
90 |
Brandon Wardyn |
Fr |
FS |
3 |
Eric Warfield |
Sr |
DT |
96 |
Steve Warren |
So |
ROV |
42 |
Troy Watchorn |
Fr |
LB |
|
J.P. (John Paul) Wichmann |
Fr |
RE |
81 |
Aaron Wills |
So |
DT |
99 |
Jason Wiltz |
Jr |
RE |
98 |
Grant Wistrom |
Sr |
DB |
|
Wes Woodward |
Fr |
RE |
38 |
Brendan Zahl |
Sr |
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Charlie McBride
17th season as DC/LB coach 21st year at Nebraska Alma mater: Colorado
- Turner Gill
6th season as QB coach 6th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Craig Bohl
3rd season as LB coach 6th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Ron Brown
11th season as WR/TE coach 11th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
- Dan Young
15th season as OL/K coach 15th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
- Milt Tenopir
24th season as OL coach 24th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
- Nelson Barnes
1st season as RE coach 1st year at Nebraska Alma mater: North Texas
- George Darlington
DB coach 25th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
- Frank Solich
15th season as RB coach 19th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Boyd Epley
29th season as S&C coach 29th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2011-01-17 |
Game summaries
Akron
Akron at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Akron |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
• Nebraska |
14 |
24 | 14 | 7 |
59 |
|
Central Florida
Central Florida at Nebraska
|
Washington
Nebraska at Washington
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Nebraska |
14 |
7 | 0 | 6 |
27 |
Washington |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
|
Baylor
Nebraska at Baylor
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Nebraska |
14 |
28 | 7 | 0 |
49 |
Baylor |
7 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
21 |
|
Texas Tech
Texas Tech at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas Tech |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Nebraska |
3 |
10 | 9 | 7 |
29 |
|
Kansas
Nebraska at Kansas
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Nebraska |
7 |
14 | 0 | 14 |
35 |
Kansas |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma
Oklahoma at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Oklahoma |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Nebraska |
20 |
14 | 21 | 14 |
69 |
|
Missouri
Nebraska at Missouri
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
---|
• Nebraska |
14 |
7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
45 |
Missouri |
7 |
17 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
38 |
|
Iowa State
Iowa State at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Iowa State |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Nebraska |
35 |
28 | 7 | 7 |
77 |
|
Colorado
Nebraska at Colorado
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Nebraska |
3 |
7 | 17 | 0 |
27 |
Colorado |
0 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
|
Texas A&M
Texas A&M vs Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Texas A&M |
0 |
3 | 0 | 12 |
15 |
• Nebraska |
16 |
21 | 3 | 14 |
54 |
|
Tennessee
Tennessee vs Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Tennessee |
0 |
3 | 6 | 8 |
17 |
• Nebraska |
7 |
7 | 21 | 7 |
42 |
|
Statistics
- QB Scott Frost: 88/159 (55.3%) for 1,237 yards (7.80) with 5 TD vs. 4 INT (2.52%). 176 carries for 1,095 yards (6.22) and 19 TD.
- RB Ahman Green: 278 carries for 1,877 yards (6.75) with 22 TD. 16 catches for 151 yards and 0 TD.
- FB Joel Makovicka: 105 carries for 685 yards (6.52) and 9 TD.
- RB Correll Buckhalter: 54 carries for 311 yards (5.76) and 6 TD.
- WR Lance Brown: 12 catches for 226 yards (18.83) and 0 TD.
- WR Matt Davison: 10 catches for 219 yards (21.90) and 1 TD.
Rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
AP |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Coaches |
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After the season
Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne announced his retirement just prior to the 1998 Orange bowl, capping a remarkable career of success. The #2 Cornhuskers handily defeated the #3 Tennessee Volunteers 42-17, while #1 Michigan defeated #7 Washington State team 21-16. In postgame coverage on the field, Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost openly lobbied Coaches Poll voters for support based on performance comparisons between Nebraska and Michigan, also mentioning Osborne's retirement. The voters apparently agreed, as Nebraska was ranked #1 in the final Coaches Poll, while Michigan retained their pre-bowl #1 ranking in the AP Poll, creating a split National Championship. The 1997 Huskers set an NCAA record that still stands by scoring an average of 5.5 rushing touchdowns per game (66 rushing touchdowns in twelve games, not including the six scored in the Orange Bowl).[2]
Awards
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Award |
Name(s) |
Lombardi Award |
Grant Wistrom |
Outland Trophy |
Aaron Taylor |
Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year |
Grant Wistrom |
All-America 1st team |
Jason Peter, Aaron Taylor, Grant Wistrom |
All-America 2nd team |
Ahman Green |
All-America 3rd team |
Eric Anderson |
All-Big 12 1st team |
Eric Anderson, Mike Brown, Ralph Brown, Scott Frost, Ahman Green, Jason Peter, Aaron Taylor, Grant Wistrom |
All-Big 12 2nd team |
Jay Foreman |
All-Big 12 3rd team |
Josh Heskew, Chad Kelsay, Eric Warfield, Jon Zatechka |
All-Big 12 honorable mention |
Kris Brown, Jesse Kosch, Joel Makovicka, Fred Pollack, Mike Rucker, Jason Wiltz |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1997 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[4]
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