ALLͳBIG TEN HONORS Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week 2011 HUSKER HONORS First Team » Taylor Martinez, QB (vs. Ohio State) NATIONAL AWARDS » Ameer Abdullah, KR (Yahoo.com) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Allstate AFCA Good Works Team » Rex Burkhead, RB (Coaches, Media, ESPN.com, Phil Steele) » Lavonte David, LB (vs. Iowa) » Jared Crick, DT » Lavonte David, LB (Coaches, Media, Yahoo, ESPN, Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week Trophy (Most Outstanding Defender) Phil Steele) » Brett Maher, P/PK (vs. Chattanooga) » Jared Crick, DT (Watch List) » Alfonzo Dennard, DB (Coaches, Media, Yahoo, » Ameer Abdullah, KR (vs. Fresno State) » Lavonte David, LB (Watch List) ESPN, Phil Steele) » Brett Maher, P/PK (vs. Ohio State) » Alfonzo Dennard, CB (Watch List) » Brett Maher, P (Coaches, Media, Yahoo, Phil Steele) » Brett Maher, P/PK (at Penn State) (Most Outstanding Walk-On) » Brett Maher, PK (Coaches, Media, Yahoo, ESPN, Phil Steele) Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week » Mike Caputo, C (Semifinalist: 1 of 10) Second Team » Ameer Abdullah, KR (vs. Fresno State) Campbell Trophy (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete) » Ameer Abdullah, KR (Phil Steele) » Austin Cassidy, S (Semifinalist: 1 of 127) » Rex Burkhead, RB (Yahoo.com) NEBRASKA TEAM SEASON AWARDS Award (Defensive Player of the Year) » Mike Caputo, C (Coaches) » Team MVPs: Lavonte David, LB and Rex Burkhead, IB » Lavonte David, LB (Semifinalist: 1 of 16) » Spencer Long, OL (Media, Phil Steele) » Offensive MVP: Taylor Martinez, QB » Jared Crick, DT (Watch List) Third Team » Defensive MVP: Alfonzo Dennard, CB » Alfonzo Dennard, CB (Watch List) » Mike Caputo, C (Phil Steele) » Special Teams MVP: Brett Maher, P/PK » Lavonte David, LB (Watch List) Honorable Mention » Offensive Scout Team MVP: Bronson Marsh, QB Davey O’Brien National Award » Mike Caputo, C (Media) » Defensive Scout Team MVP: Wil Richards, S » Taylor Martinez, QB (Watch List) » Austin Cassidy, S (Media) » Walk-On of the Year: Spencer Long, OL (Most Outstanding ) » Will Compton, LB (Coaches, Media) » Rex Burkhead (Semifinalist: 1 of 10) » Ben Cotton, TE (Coaches, Media) NEBRASKA SENIOR AWARDS (Most Outstanding ) » Marcel Jones, OT (Coaches, Media) » Guy Chamberlin Trophy: Lavonte David, LB » Alfonzo Dennard (Watch List) » Spencer Long, OG (Coaches) » Tom Novak Award: Mike Caputo, C (Most Outstanding Place-Kicker) » Cameron Meredith, DE (Media) » Cletus Fischer Native Son Award: Jared Crick, DT » Brett Maher, P/PK (Semifinalist: 1 of 20) » Daimion Stafford, S (Media) » Bobby Reynolds Award: Lance Thorell, DB (Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year) » Baker Steinkuhler, DT (Coaches, Media) » Pat Clare Award: Marcel Jones, OL » Lavonte David, LB (Semifinalist: 1 of 8) All-Freshman Team » Jared Crick, DT (Watch List) » Ameer Abdullah, KR (Yahoo.com) NEBRASKA SCHOLARSHIPS » Lavonte David, LB (Watch List) » Ameer Abdullah, PR (Yahoo.com, ESPN.com) » Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship: Ben Cotton Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award » Ameer Abdullah, RB (ESPN.com) » Jake Young Memorial Scholarship: Brent Qvale » Jared Crick (Nominee) » Kenny Bell, WR (Yahoo.com, ESPN.com) » George Sullivan Endowed Scholarship: Sean Fisher (Best Quarterback) » Tyler Moore, OL (ESPN.com) » Taylor Martinez, QB (Watch List) (College Player of the Year) NEBRASKA SEASON CAPTAINS PLAYERͳOFͳTHEͳWEEK HONORS » Offensive Captain: Rex Burkhead, IB » Taylor Martinez, QB (Watch List) AT&T National Player of the Week » Defensive Captain: Lavonte David, LB (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) » Taylor Martinez, QB (vs. Ohio State) » Special Teams Captain: Brett Maher, PK/P » Jared Crick, DT (Watch List) Lott IMPACT National Defensive Player of the Week (Nation’s Most Outstanding Center) » Lavonte David, LB (vs. Ohio State) » Mike Caputo, C (Watch List) » Lavonte David, LB (vs. Michigan State) Rotary (College Lineman of the Year) » Jared Crick, DT (Watch List) Award (Nation’s Best ) » Cameron Meredith, DE (Watch List) COSIDA ACADEMIC HONORS Uplifting Athlete Award ESPN/CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American ESPN Academic All-District VII First Team » Rex Burkhead, IB (Rare Disease Champion) » Austin Cassidy, S » Rex Burkhead, RB Vlade Award (Most Accurate Kicker) » Rex Burkhead, IB » Austin Cassidy, DB » Brett Maher, PK (Winner) ESPN/CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American » Ben Cotton, TE (Most Outstanding Player) ͫ Sean Fisher, LB » Sean Fisher, LB » Jared Crick, DT (Watch List) » Spencer Long, OL ALLͳAMERICA HONORS ACADEMIC ALLͳBIG TEN Έ27Ή First Team First-Team Football Academic All-Big 12 (10): » Lavonte David, LB (AFCA, CBS, Yahoo, ESPN, Phil Steele) Name Yr. Major Hometown » Brett Maher, PK (Yahoo.com) Justin Blatchford Jr. Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Ponca, Neb. Second Team Rex Burkhead Jr. History Plano, Texas » Lavonte David, LB (Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, AP) Austin Cassidy Gr. Psychology (Undergrad)/Business Admin. (Grad.) Lincoln, Neb. » Alfonzo Dennard, CB (Phil Steele) Will Compton Jr. Business Administration Bonne Terre, Mo. Third Team Corey Cooper RFr. Undeclared Maywood, Ill. » Alfonzo Dennard, CB (Yahoo.com) Ben Cotton Jr. Business Administration Ames, Iowa Fourth Team Jake Cotton RFr. Undeclared Lincoln, Neb. » Brett Maher, PK (Phil Steele) Jon Damkroger Sr. Business Administration Firth, Neb. Honorable Mention Jim Ebke Sr. Mathematics Education Lincoln, Neb. » Rex Burkhead, RB (Sports Illustrated) Tyler Evans RFr. Biological Sciences Waverly, Neb. » Brett Maher, PK (Sports Illustrated) Sean Fisher* Jr. Business Administration/Pre-Medicine Omaha, Neb. Honorable-Mention Freshman All-America Harvey Jackson RFr. Construction Management Fresno, Texas » Kenny Bell, WR (CollegeFootballNews.com) Marcel Jones Sr. Construction Management Phoenix, Ariz. Tyler Legate Sr. Elementary Education Neligh, Neb. BIG TEN PLAYERͳOFͳTHEͳYEAR HONORS Luke Lingenfelter Sr. Biological Systems Engineering Plainview, Neb. Butkus-Fitzgerald of the Year So. Biological Sciences Elkhorn, Neb. » Lavonte David Spencer Long So. Biological Sciences Elkhorn, Neb. Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jay Martin Sr. Business Administration/Finance Waverly, Neb. » Alfonzo Dennard Josh Mitchell So. Criminology & Criminal Justice Corona, Calif. Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Brent Qvale So. Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Williston, N.D. » Brett Maher Wil Richards So. Business Administration Lee’s Summit, Mo. Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Trevor Roach RFr. Finance/Management Elkhorn, Neb. » Brett Maher Andrew Rodriguez So. Sociology Aurora, Neb. Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree Baker Steinkuhler Jr. Business Administration Lincoln, Neb. » Jared Crick Kevin Thomsen Sr. Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Elkhorn, Neb. Lance Thorell Sr. Agribusiness Loomis, Neb. C.J. Zimmerer So. Criminology & Criminal Justice Omaha, Neb. *4.0 GPA