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SEPT. 1 SOUTHERN MISS SEPT. 8 at UCLA SEPT. 15 ARKANSAS STATE SEPT. 22 IDAHO STATE SEPT. 29 WISCONSIN (HOMECOMING) OCT. 6 at OHIO STATE OCT. 20 at NORTHWESTERN OCT. 27 MICHIGAN NOV. 3 at MICHIGAN STATE NOV. 10 PENN STATE NOV. 17 MINNESOTA NOV. 23 at IOWA HOME GAMES IN BOLD FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL BANK OF HUSKER NATION. firstnational.com | facebook.com/fnbomaha | Member FDIC | 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Quick Facts, Schedule .....................................................1 Date Opponent Site Stadium Series Spring Roster/Returning Letterwinners and Starters ....2-4 Sept. 1 Southern Miss Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 2-1 Nebraska Coaching Staff ............................................6-12 Sept. 8 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. Rose Bowl NU leads, 6-4 Spring Notes/Position Outlook ................................ 13-19 Sept. 15 Arkansas State Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 1-0 Returning Letterwinner Biographies ........................ 20-37 Sept. 22 Idaho State Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium first meeting 2012 Newcomers .................................................. ...38-41 2011 Honors, Recap, Statistics ................................. 42-62 Sept. 29 Wisconsin# (HC) Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium Series tied, 3-3 2011 Nebraska Seniors ............................................ 63-69 Oct. 6 at Ohio State# Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium OSU, 2-1 Series Results vs. 2012 Opponents ........................... 70-72 Oct. 20 at Northwestern# Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field NU, 3-2 Oct. 27 Michigan# Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium UM, 4-2-1 HUSKER FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Nov. 3 at Michigan State# East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium NU, 6-0 Head Coach ............................ Bo Pelini (Ohio State, 1990) Nov. 10 Penn State# Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium Series tied, 7-7 Record .............................................39-16, fifth season Nov. 17 Minnesota# Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium UM, 29-21-2 Assistant Coaches Nov. 23 at Iowa# Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium NU, 27-12-3 Barney Cotton ............Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Dec. 1 Big Ten Championship Indianapolis, Ind. Lucas Oil Stadium 2nd Annual Tim Beck .....................Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks For more information on Nebraska’s series history against 2012 opponents, see pages 70-72 John Papuchis ................................... Defensive Coordinator #-Big Ten Conference game. Ron Brown .....................................................Running Backs Ross Els .............................................................Linebackers/ ........Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 2011 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (9-4, 5-3 in BIG TEN) Rich Fisher ................................................... Wide Receivers Date Opponent (Rank) Television Result Attendance John Garrison ............... Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends Terry Joseph......................................................... Secondary Sept. 3 Chattanooga BTN W, 40-7 84,883 Rick Kaczenski ................................................Defensive Line Sept. 10 Fresno State BTN W, 42-29 85,501 Jeff Jamrog ....................Assistant A.D./Football Operations Sept. 17 Washington ABC W, 51-38 85,110 Vince Marrow .........................Offensive Graduate Assistant Sept. 24 at Wyoming Versus W, 38-14 32,617 T.J. Hollowell .......................... Defensive Graduate Assistant Oct. 1 at Wisconsin (7) ABC L, 48-17 81,834 James Dobson....................... Head Football Strength Coach Oct. 8 Ohio State ABC W, 34-27 85,426 Oct. 22 at Minnesota ABC W, 41-14 49,187 GENERAL INFORMATION Oct. 29 Michigan State (9) ESPN W, 24-3 85,641 Location:Lincoln, Neb., 68588-0123 Nov. 5 Northwestern BTN L, 28-25 85,115 Population:258,379 Nov. 12 at Penn State (12) ESPN W, 17-14 107,903 Founded: 1869 Nov. 19 at Michigan (20) ESPN L, 45-17 113,718 Enrollment: 24,610 Football Stadium/Field: Memorial Stadium (1923)/ Nov. 25 Iowa ABC W, 20-7 85,595 Tom Osborne Field (1998) Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Capacity: 81,091 Jan. 2 South Carolina (10) ESPN L, 30-13 61,351 Surface: FieldTurf Nickname: Cornhuskers or Huskers HUSKERS BRIEFLY IN 2011 2011 BIG TEN STANDINGS Colors: Scarlet and Cream General Legends Division Conference: Big Ten Overall Record: 9-4 Team Big Ten Overall Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Institutional Rep.: Josephine Potuto, J.D. Big Ten Record: 5-3 1. Michigan State 7-1 11-3 Athletic Director: Tom Osborne Home: 6-1; Away: 3-2; Neutral: 0-1 2. Michigan 6-2 11-2 Assistant A.D./Media Relations (Football Contact):Keith Mann Total Attendance: 1,043,031 3. Nebraska 5-3 9-4 Media Relations Director of Operations:Jeff Griesch Average Attendance: 80,233 4. Iowa 4-4 7-6 Associate MRD: Shamus McKnight Home Attendance: 596,871 5. Northwestern 3-5 6-7 Assistant MRDs: Matt Smith, Jeremy Foote, Hilary Winter Average Home Attendance: 85,267 6. Minnesota 2-6 3-9 Media Relations Admin. Assistant: Vicki Capazo Athletic Department Photographer:Scott Bruhn Offense (National Rank) Leaders Division Design Specialist: Annie Wood Yards Rushing/Game: 217.2 (15) Team Big Ten Overall Media Relations Intern:Scott Pulverenti Yards Rushing/Att.:4.6 1. Wisconsin 6-2 11-3 Student Assistants: Derek Brandt, Brett Crevier, BreAnna Passing Yards/Game: 162.7 (104) Penn State 6-2 9-4 Haessler, Makayla Hipke, Claire Porter, Connor Stange Passing Yards/Att./Comp.:2,115/293/164 3. Purdue 4-4 7-6 Total Net Yards/Game: 379.9 (66) 4. Ohio State 3-5 6-7 ADMINISTRATION Total Net Yards/Att.: 5.5 5. Illinois 2-6 7-6 President: J.B. Milliken 6. Indiana 0-8 1-11 Board of Regents Points/Game: 29.2 (50) Timothy Clare, LIncoln Turnover Margin/Game: -.08 (67) Big Ten Championship Game Howard Hawks, Omaha Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39 (Indianapolis) Chuck Hassebrook, Lyons Defense (National Rank) Bob Whitehouse, Papillion Yards Rushing/Game: 158.5 (64) Nebraska's 2012 Non-Conference Opponents Jim McClurg, Ph.D., Lincoln Passing Yards/Game: 192.2 (18) Team Overall Bowl Kent Schroeder, J.D., Kearney Total Net Yards/Game: 350.7 (37) Southern Miss 12-2 Hawaii Bob Phares, North Platte Total Net Yards/Attempt:5.2 UCLA 6-8 Kraft Hunger Randolph Ferlic, M.D., Omaha Points/Game: 23.4 (42) Arkansas State 10-3 GoDaddy.com Student Regents Pass Efficiency Defense: 120.4 (34) Idaho State 2-9 Lane Carr, UN-Lincoln Jordan Gonzales, UN-Kearney Spring Football Guide Credits Mission Statement Elizabeth O’Connor, UN-Omaha The 2012 Nebraska Football Spring Guide and Game Program was The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to Faisal Ahmed, UN-Medical Center written by Media Relations Director Keith Mann with assistance from serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by: members of the Media Relations Staff, including Shamus McKnight, Displaying INTEGRITY in every decision and action; Building and main- Matt Smith and Scott Pulverenti. Cover design by Design Specialist taining TRUST with others; Giving RESPECT to each person we encounter; Annie Wood. Photgraphy by Scott Bruhn. The book was printed by Pursuing unity of purpose through TEAMWORK; Maintaining LOYALTY the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Cost is $5. to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska. HUSKERS.COM 1 2012 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL NEBRASKA 2012 SPRING FOOTBALL ROSTER Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name ................................Pos. Lettermen in Bold; *-Indicates Letters Earned; Class indicates 2012 fall eligibility) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 1 * Harvey Jackson ......................S 8 * Abdullah, Ameer IB 5-9 185 So. Homewood, Ala. 2 *** Antonio Bell ........................ CB 7 Allen, Taariq WR 6-3 200 RFr. Weston, Mass. (The Rivers School) 2 * Aaron Green ........................ IB 70 Anderson, Kenny DT 6-2 260 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) 3 ** Taylor Martinez ..................QB 9 ** Ankrah, Jason DE 6-4 265 Jr. Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard) 3 * Daimion Stafford ...................S 70 Ash, Nick OL 6-5 285 Jr. Keller, Texas 4 Mohammed Seisay ................CB 47 Ashburn, Walker DE 6-2 255 So. Kenner, La. 5 * Braylon Heard ..................... CB 82 Barry, Robert TE 6-8 245 Jr. Battle Creek, Neb. 5 * Josh Mitchell ....................... CB 2 *** Bell, Antonio CB 6-2 200 Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland) 6 * Corey Cooper .........................S 80 * Bell, Kenny WR 6-1 185 So. Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 6 *** Tim Marlowe .....................WR 39 *** Blatchford, Justin S 6-1 200 Sr. Ponca, Neb. 7 Taariq Allen ......................... WR 37 * Bondi, Mauro PK 6-0 200 So. Boca Raton, Fla. (West Boca Raton) 7 * Joseph Carter ...................... DE 9 Broekemeier, Tyson QB 6-1 185 RFr. Aurora, Neb. 8 * Ameer Abdullah ................... IB 22 *** Burkhead, Rex IB 5-11 210 Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano Senior High) 9 ** Jason Ankrah ...................... DE 46 Burtch, Sam WR 6-3 190 RFr. Elmwood, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 9 Tyson Broekemeier .............. QB 15 * Carnes, Brion QB 6-1 200 So. Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee) 10 * Jamal Turner ......................WR 7 * Carter, Joseph DE 6-5 265 Sr. Jackson, S.C. (Silver Bluff/Chaffey College) 10 * Dijon Washington ..................S 51 Chapek, Brandon OL 6-5 310 Jr. Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) 11 * Andrew Green .................... CB 77 * Choi, Seung Hoon OL 6-2 295 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Christian) 12 Ron Kellogg III ....................... QB 51 *** Compton, Will LB 6-2 230 Sr. Bonne Terre, Mo. (North County) 12 *** Courtney