2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Walters (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^	9	–	0	13	–	1
No. 9 Penn State	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 18 Michigan	6	–	3	9	–	4
Indiana	5	–	4	8	–	5
Michigan State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Maryland	1	–	8	3	–	9
Rutgers	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 Minnesota x	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 15 Iowa	6	–	3	10	–	3
Illinois	4	–	5	6	–	7
Purdue	3	–	6	4	–	8
Nebraska	3	–	6	5	–	7
Northwestern	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.^[1] They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

Offseason

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 24 scholarship recruits during the Early Signing Period on December 19, 2018.^[2]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matthew Anderson OT	Leesville, LA	Leesville	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Matthew Anderson OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Brant Banks OT	Houston, TX	Westbury Christian School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Brant Banks OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Bryce Benhart OT	Lakeville, MN	Lakville North	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Bryce Benhart OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Darien Chase ATH	Vancouver, WA	Union	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Darien Chase ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Myles Farmer S	Atlanta, GA	Westlake	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Myles Farmer S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Jimmy Fritzsche OT	Greenville, SC	Greenville	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Jimmy Fritzsche OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jamin Graham DE	Atalla, AL	Etowah	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Jamin Graham DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Jackson Hannah LB	Nashville, TN	Montgomery Bell Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec, 19, 2018
Jackson Hannah LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Nick Henrich LB	Omaha, NE	Omaha Burke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Nick Henrich LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Chris Hickman TE	Omaha, NE	Omaha Burke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Chris Hickman TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Demariyon Houston WR	Oklahoma City, OK	Millwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Demariyon Houston WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Rahmir Johnson RB	Oradell, NJ	Bergen Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Rahmir Johnson RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Michael Lynn OT	Englewood, CO	Cherry Creek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Michael Lynn OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Luke McCaffrey ATH	Littleton, CO	Valor Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Luke McCaffrey ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Jamie Nance ATH	Blanchard, OK	Blanchard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Jamie Nance ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Garret Nelson DE	Scottsbluff, NE	Scottsbluff	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Garret Nelson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Mosai Newsom DE	Waverly, IA	Waverly-Shell Rock	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Mosai Newsom DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Quinton Newsome S	Suwanee, GA	North Gwinnett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Quinton Newsome S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Ethan Piper DT	Norfolk, NE	Norfolk Catholic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Ethan Piper DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Noa Pola-Gates S	Gilbert, AZ	Williams Field	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 19, 2019
Noa Pola-Gates S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Ty Robinson DE	Gilbert, AZ	Higley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Ty Robinson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Wan'Dale Robinson ATH	Frankfort, KY	Western Hills	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Wan'Dale Robinson ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Garrett Snodgrass ATH	York, NE	York	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Garrett Snodgrass ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Ronald Thompkins RB	Loganville, GA	Grayson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Ronald Thompkins RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Javin Wright CB	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Javin Wright CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 15 247Sports: 15 ESPN: 18
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Nebraska Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Bullock DB	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 26, 2018
John Bullock DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Grant Detlefsen P	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 6, 2018
Grant Detlefsen P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
John Goodwin ATH	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln High	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 2, 2019
John Goodwin ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Tyson Guzman S	Omaha, NE	Westside	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 5, 2019
Tyson Guzman S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Gabe Heins K	Kearney, NE	Kearney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 28, 2018
Gabe Heins K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Jacob Herbek TE	Grand Island, NE	Grand Island Central Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 21, 2019
Jacob Herbek TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Matt Huser DL	Omaha, NE	Millard West	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2019
Matt Huser DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Garrett Hustedt LB	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn Mt. Michael	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 21, 2019
Garrett Hustedt LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Austin Jablonski QB	Lincoln, NE	Pius X	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 24, 2018
Austin Jablonski QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Cooper Jewett RB	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Cooper Jewett RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Dylan Jorgensen K	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Dylan Jorgensen K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Riley Kinney WR	Loveland, CO	Loveland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 19, 2019
Riley Kinney WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Cam Kleinschmidt DB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln High	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 5, 2018
Cam Kleinschmidt DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Nick Leader LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Southwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Nick Leader LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Caden McCormack LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 6, 2018
Caden McCormack LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Brayden Miller QB	Kearney, NE	Kearney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jan 22, 2019
Brayden Miller QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Riley Moses C	Fairmont, NE	Fillmore Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Riley Moses C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Garrett Nuss OL	Sutton, NE	Sutton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 11, 2019
Garrett Nuss OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Luke Reimer ATH	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln North Star	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Luke Reimer ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Eli Richter OL	Kearney, NE	Kearney Catholic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Eli Richter OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Braden Sellon LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln East	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Braden Sellon LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Sam Shurtleff LB	Watkinsville, GA	Oconee County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Sam Shurtleff LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Noah Stafursky OL	York, NE	York	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Noah Stafursky OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Zach Weinmaster WR	Loveland, CO	Loveland	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 18, 2018
Zach Weinmaster WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Greg Bell	#25	RB	6'0"	205	Junior	Chula Vista, CA	San Diego State
Cole Frahm	#39	K	6'5"	210	Sophomore	Omaha, NE	South Dakota State
Branden Hohenstein	#47	TE	6'4"	205	Junior	Jackson, NE	Abilene Christian
Tyjon Lindsey	#1	WR	5'9"	160	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Oregon State
Justin McGriff	#13	WR	6'6"	210	RS-Freshman	Tampa, FL	ASA College
Guy Thomas	#18	LB	6'3"	230	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Colorado
Caleb Lightbourn	#35	P	6'3"	250	Senior	Washougal, WA	Oregon State
Breon Dixon	#34	OLB	5'11"	205	Junior	Suwanee, GA	Iowa Western CC
Cam'ron Jones	#29	DB	6'1"	180	RS-Freshman	Mansfield, TX	Southern Methodist
Quayshon Alexander	#30	OLB	6'3"	250	Junior	Wayne, NJ	Towson

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Incoming


Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Darrion Daniels	#79	DL	6'4"	340	Senior	Dallas, TX	Oklahoma State
Kanawai Noa	#9	WR	6'0"	200	Senior	Honolulu, HI	California
Dedrick Mills	#26	RB	5'11"	220	Junior	Waycross, GA	Garden City CC
Travis Vokolek	#83	TE	6'6"	250	Junior	Springfield, MO	Rutgers

Spring scrimmage

2019 Red—White Spring Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
White	3	3	7	0	13
• Red	7	17	0	0	24

Date: April 13, 2019
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 85,946^[3]
Television network: BTN

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[4]	Mohamed Barry	LB	SR
Maxwell Award^[5]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO
Davey O'Brien Award^[6]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO
Biletnikoff Award^[7]	JD Spielman	WR	JR
John Mackey Award^[8]	Jack Stoll	TE	JR
Butkus Award^[9]	Mohamed Barry	LB	SR
Dodd Trophy^[10]	Scott Frost	HC
Wuerffel Trophy^[11]	Ben Stille	DL	JR
Walter Camp Award^[12]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award^[13]	Kanawai Noa	WR	SR
Manning Award^[14]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. In the 2019 poll, Nebraska was projected to win the West Division.^[15]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Michigan	222 (20)
2	Ohio State	214 (14)
3	Michigan State	156
4	Penn State	154
5	Indiana	86.5
6	Maryland	82.5
7	Rutgers	37

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nebraska	198 (14)
2	Iowa	194.5 (14)
3	Wisconsin	172.5 (4)
4	Northwestern	142.5 (1)
5	Purdue	110.5
6	Minnesota	100 (1)
7	Illinois	34

Rank	Team	Votes
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
1	Michigan over Nebraska	8
2	Michigan over Iowa	8
3	Ohio State over Iowa	6
4	Ohio State over Nebraska	4
5	Ohio State over Wisconsin	3
6	Nebraska over Michigan	2
7	Michigan over Wisconsin	1
8	Ohio State over Minnesota	1
9	Northwestern over Michigan	1

Schedule

The 2019 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. Nebraska hosted conference foes Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa and the Cornhuskers traveled to play Illinois, Minnesota, Purdue and Maryland in Big Ten play.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 am	South Alabama*	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN	W 35–21	89,502
September 7	2:30 pm	at Colorado*	No. 25	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	FOX	L 31–34 ^OT	52,829
September 14	7:00 pm	Northern Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 44–8	89,593
September 21	7:00 pm	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 42–38	44,512
September 28	6:30 pm	No. 5 Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–48	89,759
October 5	3:00 pm	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 13–10	89,348
October 12	6:30 pm	at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	FS1	L 7–34	43,502
October 26	2:30 pm	Indiana		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 31–38	89,317
November 2	11:00 am	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FOX	L 27–31	50,606
November 16	11:00 am	No. 14 Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	L 21–37	88,842
November 23	2:30 pm	at Maryland		Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 54–7	34,082
November 29	1:30 pm	No. 17 Iowa		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	BTN	L 24–27	89,039
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 5) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Roster and coaching staff

2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`11`	Austin Allen	So
OL	`72`	Matthew Anderson	Fr
OL	`61`	Mitchell Balenger	RFr
OL	`73`	Broc Bando	So
WR	`36`	Christian Banker	So
OL	`74`	Brant Banks	Fr
RB	`38`	Brody Belt	RFr
OL	`54`	Bryce Benhart	Fr
OL	`59`	Ian Boerkircher	RFr
RB	`33`	Jaylin Bradley	So
RB	`35`	Moses Bryant	RFr
QB	`17`	Andrew Bunch	Jr
WR	`45`	Ty Chaffin	Jr
WR	`13`	Darien Chase	Fr
OL	`71`	Matt Farniok (C)	Jr
OL	`68`	Will Farniok	RFr
WR	`29`	Bennett Folkers	RFr
OL	`52`	AJ Forbes	RFr
OL	`78`	Jimmy Fritzsche	Fr
OL	`65`	Christian Gaylord	Sr
TE	`46`	John Goodwin	Fr
RB	`49`	Austin Hemphill	Sr
TE	`87`	Chris Hickman	Fr
OL	`75`	Trent Hixson	So
WR	`89`	Todd Honas	Jr
WR	`5`	Demariyon Houston	Fr
WR	`47`	Austin Jablonski	Fr
OL	`76`	Brenden Jaimes	Jr
RB	`24`	Cooper Jewett	Fr
RB	`14`	Rahmir Johnson	Fr
WR	`22`	Miles Jones	RFr
OL	`51`	Cam Jurgens	RFr
TE	`48`	Bryson Krull	RFr
WR	`85`	Wyatt Liewer	RFr
OL	`77`	Michael Lynn	Fr
QB	`2`	Adrian Martinez (C)	So
QB	`18`	Matt Masker	RFr
RB	`37`	Wyatt Mazour	Sr
QB	`7`	Luke McCaffrey	Fr
WR	`4`	Jaevon McQuitty	So
QB	`14`	Brayden Miller	Fr
OL	`66`	Hunter Miller	So
RB	`26`	Dedrick Mills	Jr
OL	`53`	Riley Moses	Fr
WR	`3`	Jamie Nance	Fr
WR	`9`	Kanawai Noa	Sr
OL	`67`	Garrett Nuss	Fr
TE	`40`	Brian Perez	Jr
OL	`57`	Ethan Piper	Fr
TE	`82`	Kurt Rafdal	So
OL	`50`	John Raridon	Jr
WR/RB	`1`	Wan'Dale Robinson	Fr
RB	`43`	Connor Ruth	RFr
RB	`46`	Corbin Ruth	So
OL	`70`	Matt Sichterman	So
WR	`10`	JD Spielman	Jr
OL	`79`	Noah Starfursky	Fr
TE	`86`	Jack Stoll	Jr
RB	`25`	Ronald Thompkins	Fr
QB	`16`	Noah Vedral	So
OL	`62`	Nick Virka	Sr
TE	`83`	Travis Vokolek	Jr
WR	`81`	Kade Warner	So
RB	`28`	Maurice Washington	So
OL	`58`	Josh Wegener	Jr
RB	`31`	Zach Weinmaster	Fr
WR	`19`	Mike Williams	Sr
OL	`56`	Boe Wilson	Jr
WR	`8`	Jaron Woodyard	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`45`	David Alston	RFr
S	`4`	Avery Anderson	Sr
DL	`75`	Fyn Anderson	Sr
ILB	`50`	Jake Archer	RFr
ILB	`51`	Anthony Banderas	RFr
ILB	`7`	Mohamed Barry (C)	Sr
CB	`23`	Dicaprio Bootle	Jr
OLB	`85`	John Bullock	Fr
CB	`39`	Bradley Bunner	So
CB	`25`	Tony Butler	Jr
ILB	`58`	Chris Cassidy	RFr
CB	`17`	Braxton Clark	RFr
CB	`16`	Ethan Cox	So
DL	`93`	Damion Daniels	So
DL	`79`	Darrion Daniels (C)	Sr
OLB	`22`	Alex Davis	Sr
DL	`96`	Carlos Davis	Sr
DL	`94`	Khalil Davis	Sr
S	`19`	Marquel Dismuke	Jr
OLB	`13`	JoJo Domann	Jr
S	`18`	Myles Farmer	Fr
DL	`82`	Colton Feist	RFr
OLB	`43`	Tyrin Ferguson	Sr
OLB	`89`	Jamin Graham	Fr
S	`47`	Tyson Guzman	Fr
ILB	`10`	Jackson Hannah	Fr
ILB	`42`	Nick Henrich	Fr
DL	`80`	Jacob Herbek	Fr
ILB	`3`	Will Honas	Jr
DL	`70`	Matt Huser	Fr
ILB	`39`	Garrett Hustedt	Fr
DL	`38`	Damian Jackson	So
CB	`21`	Lamar Jackson	Sr
OLB	`32`	Pernell Jefferson	Jr
ILB	`53`	Joseph Johnson	RFr
S	`36`	Reid Karel	Sr
OLB	`81`	Nick Leader	Fr
S	`6`	Eric Lee Jr.	Sr
DL	`90`	Ben Lingenfelter	So
S	`48`	Lane McCallum	So
ILB	`59`	Caden McCormack	Fr
ILB	`31`	Collin Miller	Jr
DL	`9`	DaiShon Neal	Sr
OLB	`44`	Garrett Nelson	Fr
DL	`52`	Mosai Newsom	Fr
CB	`12`	Quinton Newsome	Fr
OLB	`34`	Simon Otte	RFr
OLB	`55`	Jordan Paup	So
S	`26`	Noa Pola-Gates	Fr
ILB	`28`	Luke Reimer	Fr
DL	`84`	Eli Richter	Fr
DL	`99`	Ty Robinson	Fr
DL	`98`	Casey Rogers	RFr
CB	`37`	Phalen Sanford	RFr
OLB	`54`	Ryan Schommer	RFr
OLB	`83`	Sam Shurtleff	Fr
ILB	`41`	Garrett Snodgrass	Fr
S	`49`	Isaiah Stalbird	RFr
DL	`95`	Ben Stille	Jr
CB	`24`	Jeramiah Stovall	Sr
S	`30`	Eli Sullivan	Jr
OLB	`2`	Caleb Tannor	So
DB	`5`	Cam Taylor-Britt	So
DL	`97`	Deontre Thomas	So
DL	`11`	Vaha Vainuku	Sr
DL	`55`	Chris Walker	So
DL	`92`	Tate Wildeman	RFr
S	`8`	Deontai Williams	Jr
DB	`33`	Javin Wright	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`98`	Isaac Armstrong	Sr
P	`95`	Grant Detlefsen	Fr
PK	`93`	Gabe Heins	Fr
PK	`97`	Dylan Jorgensen	Fr
LS	`94`	Cade Mueller	RFr
PK	`32`	Barret Pickering	So
LS	`91`	Cameron Pieper	RFr
P	`99`	William Przystup	RFr
LS	`92`	Chase Urbach	Sr
P	`90`	Jackson Walker	Sr

Head coach

Scott Frost
   4th season as HC
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Erik Chinander
   4th season as DC
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Iowa
Troy Walters
   11th season as WR coach, 5th as OC
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Stanford
Greg Austin
   7th season as OL coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Sean Beckton
   4th season as TE coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Central Florida
Jovan Dewitt
   11th season as OLB coach, 7th as ST coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Northern Michigan
Travis Fisher
   8th season as DB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Central Florida
Ryan Held
   4th season as RB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Barrett Ruud
   2nd season as ILB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Tony Tuioti
   4th season as DL coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Hawaii
Mario Verduzco
   27th season as QB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: San Jose St.

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 8, 2019

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Marquel Dismuke
Eli Sullivan
Isaiah Stalbird

NICKEL	ILB	ILB	OLB
JoJo Domann	Mohamed Barry	Collin Miller	Alex Davis Caleb Tannor
⋅	Luke Reimer	Will Honas	Garrett Nelson
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Cam Taylor-Britt
Eric Lee
⋅

CB
Lamar Jackson
Quinton Newsome
⋅

DE	NT	DE
Khalil Davis	Darrion Daniels	Carlos Davis
Deontre Thomas	Damian Daniels	Ben Stille
⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Dicaprio Bootle
Cam Taylor-Britt Braxton Clark
⋅

Offense

WR
Wan'Dale Robinson
Kade Warner Jeavon Mcquitty
⋅

WR
Kanwai Noa
Mike Williams
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Brenden Jaimes	Trent Hixson	Cam Jurgens	Boe Wilson	Matt Farniok
Broc Bando	John Raridon	Will Farniok	Matt Sichterman	Bryce Benhart
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Jack Stoll
Austin Allen
Kurt Rafdel

WR
JD Spielman
Jaron Woodyard
⋅

QB
Adrian Martinez
Noah Vedral
Luke McCaffrey

Key reserves

Season-ending injury Number of games played ()
S Deontai Williams (1)
OT Christian Gaylord (0)

RB
Dedrick Mills
Maurice Washington Wan'Dale Robinson
Wyatt Mazour

Special teams
PK 5
P Issac Armstrong
KR Wan'Dale Robinson
PR JD Spielman
LS Chase Urbach

Game summaries

South Alabama

South Alabama at No. 24 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Alabama	7	0	14	0	21
• No. 24 Nebraska	7	7	14	7	35

Date: August 31
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 89,502
Game weather: 65 degrees, Wind SE @ 10 mph
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman

Sources:^[16]^[17]

Scoring summary

1	12:19	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 1 yard run (Dylan Jorgensen kick)	Nebraska 7–0

1	5:32	South Alabama	Cephus Johnson 3 yard run (Frankie Onate kick)	7–7

2	9:15	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 1 yard run (Dylan Jorgensen kick)	Nebraska 14–7

3	13:11	Nebraska	Eric Lee Jr. 38 yard interception return (Dylan Jorgensen kick)	Nebraska 21–7

3	11:32	Nebraska	JD Spielman 76 yard punt return (Dylan Jorgensen kick)	Nebraska 28–7

3	6:47	South Alabama	Davyn Flenord 9 yard pass from Cephus Johnson (Frankie Onate kick)	Nebraska 28–14

3	2:17	South Alabama	Khameron Taylor 13 yard pass from Cephus Johnson (Frankie Onate kick)	Nebraska 28–21

4	14:53	Nebraska	Alex Davis 0 yard fumble recovery (Dylan Jorgensen kick)	Nebraska 35–21

South Alabama Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Mike Williams
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Caleb Tannor
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Deontai Williams
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Colorado

No. 25 Nebraska at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 25 Nebraska	7	10	0	14	0	31
• Colorado	0	0	7	24	3	34

Date: September 7
Location: Folsom Field
Boulder, CO
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:49
Game attendance: 52,829
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 88 degrees, Wind W @ 10 mph/Gust 23 mph
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman

Sources:^[18]

Scoring summary

1	6:02	Nebraska	JD Spielman 65 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Isaac Armstrong kick)	Nebraska 7–0

2	6:37	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 5 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick)	Nebraska 14–0

2	2:47	Nebraska	Isaac Armstrong 26 yard field goal	Nebraska 17–0

3	1:42	Colorado	Jaren Mangham 11 yard run (James Stefanou kick)	Nebraska 17–7

4	14:22	Colorado	K.D. Nixon 96 yard pass from Steven Montez (James Stefanou kick)	Nebraska 17–14

4	14:09	Nebraska	Maurice Washington 75 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Isaac Armstrong kick)	Nebraska 24–14

4	12:19	Colorado	Jaren Mangham 7 yard run (James Stefanou kick)	Nebraska 24–21

4	8:30	Colorado	James Stefanou 20 yard field goal	24–24

4	5:49	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 6 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick)	Nebraska 31–24

4	0:46	Colorado	Tony Brown 26 yard pass from Steven Montez (James Stefanou kick)	31–31

OT	--	Colorado	James Stefanou 34 yard field goal	Colorado 34–31

Colorado Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Maurice Washington
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Cornerback	Cam Taylor-Britt
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Eric Lee
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Illinois	0	5	3	0	8
• Nebraska	10	20	7	7	44

Date: September 14
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 89,593
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 84 degrees, Wind WSW @ 9 mph
Referee: Mark Kluczynsky
TV announcers (Fox Business Network/FS1): Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen

Sources:^[19]

Scoring summary

1	12:31	Nebraska	Isaac Armstrong 36 yard field goal	Nebraska 3–0

1	6:22	Nebraska	Maurice Washington 21 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Isaac Armstrong kick)	Nebraska 10–0

2	12:20	Nebraska	Maurice Washington 60 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick blocked)	Nebraska 16–0

2	7:58	Northern Illinois	John Richardson 45 yard field goal	Nebraska 16–3

2	7:19	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 24 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick)	Nebraska 23–3

2	1:49	Northern Illinois	Jordan Cole 4 yard safety	Nebraska 23–5

2	0:05	Nebraska	Kanawai Noa 27 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick)	Nebraska 30–5

3	9:47	Northern Illinois	John Richardson 27 yard field goal	Nebraska 30–8

3	3:00	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 10 yard run (Lane McCallum kick)	Nebraska 37–8

4	4:04	Nebraska	Noah Vedral 3 yard run (Lane McCallum kick)	Nebraska 44–8

North Illinois Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Maurice Washington
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Caleb Tannor
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Cam Taylor-Britt
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Illinois

Nebraska at Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	7	13	15	42
Illinois	14	7	14	3	38

Date: September 21
Location: Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL
Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 44,512
Game weather: Overcast, 80 degrees, Wind S @ 10–15 mph
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Rick Pizzo

Sources:^[20]

Scoring summary

1	14:12	Illinois	Reggie Corbin 66 yard run (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 7–0

1	8:12	Illinois	Josh Imatorbhebhe 26 yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 14–0

1	5:07	Nebraska	Jack Stoll 6 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick)	Illinois 14–7

2	13:46	Illinois	RaVon Bonner 2 yard run (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 21–7

2	8:20	Nebraska	Wan'Dale Robinson 27 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick)	Illinois 21–14

3	11:16	Illinois	Dre Brown 36 yard run (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 28–14

3	9:41	Nebraska	Wan'Dale Robinson 3 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick)	Illinois 28–21

3	5:40	Illinois	Brandon Peters 10 yard run (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 35–21

3	2:11	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 14 yard run (Lane McCallum kick blocked)	Illinois 35–27

4	14:29	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 2 yard run (Adrian Martinez rush PAT)	35–35

4	12:08	Illinois	James McCourt 47 yard field goal	Illinois 38–35

4	8:00	Nebraska	Wan'Dale Robinson 1 yard run (Lane McCallum kick)	Nebraska 42–38

Nebraska trailed for most of the game, then came back to beat Illinois 42–38. With the victory, the Huskers got their first road win under Scott Frost and their 900th overall win in program history.

Illinois Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Maurice Washingtion
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Caleb Tannor
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Cam Taylor-Britt
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Ohio State

No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Ohio State	14	24	10	0	48
Nebraska	0	0	7	0	7

Date: September 28
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 6:44 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:54
Game attendance: 89,759
Game weather: Overcast, 64 degrees, Wind E @ 9 mph
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor

Sources:^[21]

Scoring summary

1	10:35	Ohio State	Justin Fields 15 yard run (Blake Haubeil kick)	Ohio State 7–0

1	4:37	Ohio State	K. J. Hill 2 yard pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick)	Ohio State 14–0

2	9:32	Ohio State	Blake Haubeil 23 yard field goal	Ohio State 17–0

2	8:26	Ohio State	Master Teague 8 yard run (Blake Haubeil kick)	Ohio State 24–0

2	5:42	Ohio State	Master Teague 1 yard run (Blake Haubeil kick)	Ohio State 31–0

2	1:34	Ohio State	Austin Mack 18 yard pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick)	Ohio State 38–0

3	10:35	Ohio State	Blake Haubeil 36 yard field goal	Ohio State 41–0

3	3:51	Ohio State	Garrett Wilson 6 yard pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick)	Ohio State 48–0

3	2:07	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 9 yard run (Lane McCallum kick)	Ohio State 48–7

Ohio State Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Cam Taylor-Britt
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Northwestern

Northwestern at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	3	7	0	10
• Nebraska	7	3	0	3	13

Date: October 5
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 3:06 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 89,384
Game weather: Sunny, 68 degrees, Wind West @ 12 mph
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey

Sources:^[22]

Scoring summary

1	4:25	Nebraska	Wan'Dale Robinson 42 yard run (Lane McCallum kick)	Nebraska 7–0

2	8:24	Nebraska	Lane McCallum 35 yard field goal	Nebraska 10–0

2	5:15	Northwestern	Charlie Kuhbander 40 yard field goal	Nebraska 10–3

3	11:20	Northwestern	Aidan Smith 2 yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)	10–10

4	0:00	Nebraska	Lane McCallum 24 yard field goal	Nebraska 13–10

Northwestern Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Cam Taylor-Britt
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	7	7
• Minnesota	7	7	20	0	34

Date: October 12
Location: TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 6:40 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 43,502
Game weather: Wintry Mix, 37 degrees, Wind W @ 17 mph
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer, Robert Smith

Sources:^[23]

Scoring summary

1	7:31	Minnesota	Chris Autman-Bell 15 yard pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz kick)	Minnesota 7–0

2	10:15	Minnesota	Mohamed Ibrahim 15 yard run (Michael Lantz kick)	Minnesota 14–0

3	12:41	Minnesota	Mohamed Ibrahim 5 yard run (Michael Lantz kick)	Minnesota 21–0

3	3:16	Minnesota	Rodney Smith 1 yard run (Michael Lantz kick)	Minnesota 28–0

3	1:41	Minnesota	Mohamed Ibrahim 1 yard run (Michael Lantz kick failed)	Minnesota 34–0

4	12:32	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 2 yard run (Lane McCallum kick)	Minnesota 34–7

Minnesota Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Noah Vedral
Running Back	Maurice Washington
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Caleb Tannor
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Cam Taylor-Britt
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Indiana

Indiana at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Indiana	9	7	15	7	38
Nebraska	14	7	3	7	31

Date: October 26
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 89,317
Game weather: Sunny, 59 degrees, Wind S @ 12 mph
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Rick Pizzo

Sources:^[24]

Scoring summary

1	13:32	Nebraska	Noah Vedral 4 yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 7–0

1	8:45	Indiana	Logan Justus 22 yard field goal	Nebraska 7–3

1	6:57	Nebraska	Noah Vedral 1 yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 14–3

1	3:23	Indiana	Peyton Ramsey 8 yard run (Logan Justus kick failed)	Nebraska 14–9

2	12:19	Indiana	Ty Fryfogle 8 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick)	Indiana 16–14

2	0:39	Nebraska	Kanawai Noa 24 yard pass from Luke McCaffrey (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 21–16

3	7:30	Indiana	David Ellis 1 yard run (Peyton Hendershot pass from Peyton Ramsey)	Indiana 24–21

3	2:53	Nebraska	Barret Pickering 30 yard field goal	24–24

3	0:00	Indiana	Matt Bjorson 2 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick)	Indiana 31–24

4	12:08	Indiana	Stevie Scott 9 yard run (Logan Justus kick)	Indiana 38–24

4	10:21	Nebraska	Wan'Dale Robinson 4 yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Indiana 38–31

Indiana Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Noah Vedral/Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Cam Taylor-Britt
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Purdue

Nebraska at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	10	0	3	14	27
• Purdue	0	14	3	14	31

Date: November 2
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 11:05 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 50,606
Game weather: Cloudy, 41 degrees, Wind West @ 15 mph
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey

Scoring summary

1	8:32	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 1-yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 7–0
1	2:05	Nebraska	Barret Pickering 23-yard field goal	Nebraska 10–0

2	7:04	Purdue	King Doerue 3-yard pass from Jack Plummer (J. D. Dellinger kick)	Nebraska 10–7
2	:14	Purdue	Payne Durham 16-yard pass from Jack Plummer (J. D. Dellinger kick)	Purdue 14–10

3	9:21	Nebraska	Barret Pickering 21-yard field goal	Purdue 14–13
3	1:14	Purdue	J. D. Dellinger 44-yard field goal	Purdue 17–13

4	12:30	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 2-yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 20–17
	6:50	Purdue	King Doerue 7-yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick)	Purdue 24–20
	4:21	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 4-yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 27–24
	1:08	Purdue	David Bell 4-yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick)	Purdue 31–27

Purdue Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Kade Warner
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Braxton Clark
Strong Safety	Dicaprio Bootle
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Wisconsin

No. 14 Wisconsin at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 14 Wisconsin	7	20	7	3	37
Nebraska	7	7	7	0	21

Date: November 16
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 88,842
Game weather: Sunny, 52 degrees, Wind S @ 14 mph
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Rick Pizzo

Sources:^[25]

Scoring summary

1	5:27	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 12 yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 7–0

1	5:16	Wisconsin	Aron Cruickshank 89 yard kickoff return (Collin Larsh kick)	7–7

2	11:22	Wisconsin	Collin Larsh 31 yard field goal	Wisconsin 10–7

2	9:32	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 2 yard run (Barret Pickering kick)	Nebraska 14–10

2	6:39	Wisconsin	A.J. Taylor 55 yard pass from Jack Coan (Collin Larsh kick)	Wisconsin 17–14

2	5:03	Wisconsin	Jonathan Taylor 1 yard run (Collin Larsh kick)	Wisconsin 24–14

2	0:11	Wisconsin	Collin Larsh 24 yard field goal	Wisconsin 27–14

3	4:50	Wisconsin	Jonathan Taylor 11 yard run (Collin Larsh kick)	Wisconsin 34–14

3	3:19	Nebraska	JD Spielman 23 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Barret Pickering kick)	Wisconsin 34–21

4	5:25	Wisconsin	Collin Larsh 30 yard field goal	Wisconsin 37–21

Wisconsin Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Kade Warner
Wide Receiver	Kanawai Noa
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Cam Taylor-Britt
Strong Safety	Dicaprio Bootle
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Maryland

Nebraska at Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	17	17	10	10	54
Maryland	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 23
Location: Maryland Stadium
College Park, MD
Game start: 2:37 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 34,082
Game weather: N/A
Referee: John O'Neill
Television network: BTN

Sources:^[26]

Scoring summary

1	11:50	Nebraska	Dedrick Mills 6 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick)	Nebraska 7–0

1	5:39	Nebraska	Adrian Martinez 1 run (Matt Waldoch kick)	Nebraska 14–0

1	3:28	Nebraska	Matt Waldoch 29 yard field goal	Nebraska 17–0

2	14:10	Nebraska	JD Spielman 25 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Matt Waldoch kick)	Nebraska 24–0

2	3:54	Nebraska	JD Spielman 16 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Matt Waldoch kick)	Nebraska 31–0

2	0:00	Nebraska	Matt Waldoch 29 yard field goal	Nebraska 34–0

3	10:14	Nebraska	Matt Waldoch 29 yard field goal	Nebraska 37–0

3	2:21	Nebraska	Rahmir Johnson 1 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick)	Nebraska 44–0

4	12:10	Nebraska	Harrison Martin 18 yard field goal	Nebraska 47–0

4	5:10	Nebraska	Luke McCaffrey 3 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick)	Nebraska 54–0

4	3:13	Maryland	Javon Leake 58 yard run (Joseph Petrino kick)	Nebraska 54–7

Maryland Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Mike Williams
Wide Receiver	Kade Warner
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Cam Taylor-Britt
Strong Safety	Dicaprio Bootle
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Iowa

No. 17 Iowa at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Iowa	14	10	0	3	27
Nebraska	3	7	14	0	24

Date: November 29
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 1:31 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 89,039
Game weather: Overcast/Light Rain, 35 degrees, Wind SE @ 8 mph
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Lisa Byington (sideline)

Sources:^[27]

Scoring summary

1	11:04	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 45 yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	4:03	Nebraska	Matt Waldoch 41 yard field goal	Iowa 7–3

1	3:08	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 55 yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 14–3

2	11:37	Iowa	Keith Duncan 49 yard field goal	Iowa 17–3

2	8:54	Nebraska	Cam Taylor-Britt 38 yard interception (Matt Waldoch kick)	Iowa 17–10

2	8:41	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 95 yard kickoff return (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 24–10

3	8:24	Nebraska	JD Spielman 39 yard pass from Luke McCaffrey (Matt Waldoch kick)	Iowa 24–17

3	0:32	Nebraska	Wyatt Mazour 9 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick)	24–24

4	0:01	Iowa	Keith Duncan 48 yard field goal	Iowa 27–24

Iowa Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Adrian Martinez
Running Back	Dedrick Mills
Wide Receiver	Wan'Dale Robinson
Wide Receiver	Kade Warner
Wide Receiver	JD Spielman
Tight End	Jack Stoll
Left Tackle	Brenden Jaimes
Left Guard	Trent Hixson
Center	Cam Jurgens
Right Guard	Boe Wilson
Right Tackle	Matt Farniok

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Darrion Daniels
Defensive End	Khalil Davis
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Inside Linebacker	Collin Miller
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Caleb Tannor
Nickelback	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Cam Taylor-Britt
Strong Safety	Dicaprio Bootle
Free Safety	Marquel Dismuke
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Week Awarded	Ref.
Wan'Dale Robinson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 4	^[28]
Wan'Dale Robinson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 6	^[29]

All-Conference awards

2019 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards^[30]

Position	Player	Team
Media All-Big Ten
DB	Lamar Jackson	Second Team
LB	Mohammed Barry	Honorable Mention
DB	Dicaprio Bootle	Honorable Mention
DL	Khalil Davis	Honorable Mention
OT	Brenden Jaimes	Honorable Mention
RB	Dedrick Mills	Honorable Mention
WR	Wan'Dale Robinson	Honorable Mention
WR	JD Spielman	Honorable Mention
DB	Cam Taylor-Britt	Honorable Mention

Position	Player	Team
Coaches All-Big Ten
DB	Lamar Jackson	Second Team
DL	Khalil Davis	Third Team
DL	Darrion Daniels	Honorable Mention
OT	Brenden Jaimes	Honorable Mention
RB	Dedrick Mills	Honorable Mention
WR	JD Spielman	Honorable Mention

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	25-T	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	194	Khalil Davis	DT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	232	Carlos Davis	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers

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