9.5.15 BYU 10.24.15 NORTHWESTERN* 9.12.15 SOUTH ALABAMA 10.31.15 PURDUE* 9.19.15 MIAMI 11.7.15 MICHIGAN STATE* 9.26.15 SOUTHERN MISS 11.14.15 RUTGERS* 10.3.15 ILLINOIS* 11.27.15 IOWA* 10.10.15 WISCONSIN* 12.5.15 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 10.17.15 MINNESOTA* *Conference Games · Home games in red at Memorial Stadium. Front row (from left): Zach Sterup, Taariq Allen, Jonathan Rose, Daniel Davie, Byerson Cockrell, Givens Price Middle: Joe Keels, Jack Gangwish, Tyson Broekemeier, Ryne Reeves, Kevin Williams, David Sutton, Chris Long, Chongo Kondolo, Sam Burtch Back: Andy Janovich, Jamal Turner, Imani Cross, Anthony Ridder Not pictured: Matt Finnin and Alex Lewis 2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL . HUSKERS.COM 1 · 1 of 3 FBS Head Coaches With More than 40 Years of College · 1 of 5 FBS Head Coaches with NFL Head and Professional Coaching Experience Coaching Experience 2 2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL . HUSKERS.COM THIS IS NEBRASKA Table of Contents ............................................. 2-3 Rosters .............................................................. 4-5 Nebraska Offense ............................................. 6-9 The Blackshirts ............................................. 10-13 Husker Coaching Staff .................................. 14-17 This is Nebraska Football ............................. 18-19 Championship Tradition ............................... 20-21 Memorial Stadium ........................................ 22-23 Football Facilities.......................................... 24-25 Husker Power................................................ 26-27 Huskers in the NFL ....................................... 28-31 NFL All-Time Greats ..................................... 32-33 Heisman Winners/National Awards .............. 34-35 Retired Jerseys ............................................. 36-37 Bowl Tradition .............................................. 38-39 Media Attention ........................................... 40-41 Nebraska Game Day .................................... 42-43 Devoted Fans ............................................... 44-45 Walk-On Legacy ........................................... 46-47 Husker Football Family ................................. 48-49 Nebraska Student-Athlete Experience ......... 50-51 Academic Success ........................................ 52-53 Academic Experience ................................... 54-55 Life Skills ....................................................... 56-57 Athletic Medicine/Nutrition .......................... 58-59 Nebraska Facilities ........................................ 60-61 Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab ............. 62-63 National Powers ........................................... 64-65 University of Nebraska .................................. 66-69 All-America City/The Good Life ................... 70-71 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Mike Riley ................................ 72-75 Defensive Coordinator Mark Banker ................. 76 Offensive Coordinator Danny Langsdorf ........... 77 Special Team Coordinator Bruce Read ............. 78 Assistant Coaches ......................................... 79-84 Football Staff ................................................ 85-91 2015 CORNHUSKERS Season Notebook ......................................... 92-97 Returning Player Biographies ..................... 96-155 Newcomer Biographies ............................ 156-161 2014 SEASON REVIEW Honors and Awards ......................................... 162 Team and Individual Statistics .................. 163-168 Statistical Highs and Lows/Misc. Stats ...... 169-171 COACHING STAFF CORNHUSKER RECORDS Head Coach: Mike Riley, first season at Nebraska; College Career Record: 93-80 (15th season) Individual Records .................................... 172-176 Defensive Coordinator: Mark Banker, first season Team Records ........................................... 177-179 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Danny Langsdorf, first season Special Teams Coordinator: Bruce Read, first season NEBRASKA HISTORY Linebackers: Trent Bray, first season College Football Hall of Fame ........................ 180 Offensive Line: Mike Cavanaugh, first season Nebraska Coaching Legends .......................... 181 Running Backs: Reggie Davis, first season All-Americans ........................................... 182-183 Defensive Line: Hank Hughes, first season Academic Award Winners ........................ 184-185 Secondary: Brian Stewart, first season Nebraska’s All-Time Lettermen ................ 186-193 Wide Receivers: Keith Williams, first season Year-by-Year Records ............................... 194-195 Associate A.D./Football: Dan Van De Riet Nebraska Bowl History .................................... 196 Offensive Graduate Assistants: Tavita Thompson, first season; Beau Walker, first season Yearly Results ............................................ 197-207 Defensive Graduate Assistants: Jon Clark, first season; Max Onyegbule, second season Head Football Strength Coach: Mark Philipp, first season HUSKER ADMINISTRATION University Administration................................. 208 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL FACTS Board of Regents ............................................. 209 Season of Football.................................................. 126th Memorial Stadium Record .................... 403-120-13 (.764) Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst ............... 210 National Championships ............................................... 5 Consecutive Home Winning Seasons......................... 46 Senior Management Team/Head Coaches ..... 211 Back-to-Back National Championships .................2 times Consecutive Home Sellouts (entering 2015)* ........... 340 Athletic Department Staff ......................... 211-213 Undefeated Seasons ....................................................11 College Football Hall of Fame Players ....................... 17 Perfect Seasons ............................................................. 9 College Football Hall of Fame Coaches ....................... 6 MEDIA SERVICES Total Conference Championships .............................. 43 First-Team All-Americans ...........................................110 Media Policies .......................................... 214-215 All-Time Games Played .......................................... 1,275 Unanimous All-Americans............................................. 54 2015 Nebraska Opponents ...................... 216-217 All-Time Record ................................... 874-361-40 (.701) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans** ......................... 107 Big Ten Schedules/Future NU Schedules........ 218 National Ranking in All-Time Wins ............................4th NCAA Today’s Top Ten Award Winners** ................... 9 Husker Sports Marketing ................................. 219 All-Time Bowl Appearances ........................................ 51 Heisman Trophy Winners .............................................. 3 Big Ten Conference.................................. 220-221 National Ranking in Bowl Appearances ....................3rd Outland Trophy Winners** ........................................... 9 Memorial Stadium Information ........................ 222 All-Time Bowl Record ...................................25-26 (.490) Retired Jerseys ............................................................ 17 Nebraska Compliance Guidelines ................... 223 Home Games Played ................................................. 702 Retired Numbers ........................................................... 2 adidas .............................................................. 224 Home Games Record ...........................539-143-20 (.782) First-Team All-Conference Selections ...................... 518 Memorial Stadium Games Played............................. 536 *Ongoing NCAA record **Total leads the nation . INTRO . THIS IS NEBRASKA . COACHES . NOTES . 2015 HUSKERS . REVIEW . RECORDS . HISTORY . ADMINISTRATION . MEDIA . 2015 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL . HUSKERS.COM 3 2015 HUSKER SCHEDULE BRIGHAM YOUNG Saturday, Sept. 5 Memorial Stadium 2:30 p.m. (ABC) SOUTH ALABAMA Saturday, Sept. 12 Memorial Stadium 7 p.m. (BTN) AT MIAMI (FLA.) Saturday, Sept. 19 Miami, Fla. 2:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2) SOUTHERN MISS^ Saturday, Sept. 26 Memorial Stadium 11 a.m. (TBA) AT ILLINOIS* Saturday, Oct. 3 Champaign, Ill. TBA (TBA) WISCONSIN* Saturday, Oct. 10 Memorial Stadium TBA (TBA) AT MINNESOTA* Saturday, Oct. 17 Minneapolis, Minn. ® TBA (TBA) NORTHWESTERN* Saturday, Oct. 24 Memorial Stadium TBA (TBA) AT PURDUE* Saturday, Oct. 31 West Lafayette, Ind. TBA (TBA) MICHIGAN STATE* GENERAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS Saturday, Nov. 7 Location: Lincoln, Neb., 68588-0123 Director/Football Contact: Keith Mann ([email protected]) Memorial Stadium Population: 268,738 Director of Operations: Jeff Griesch 6 or 7 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) Founded: 1869 Associate Director: Shamus McKnight Enrollment: 25,006 Assistant Directors: Jeremy Foote, Nate Pohlen and AT RUTGERS* Stadium: Memorial Stadium (1923) Matt Smith Saturday, Nov. 14 Field: Tom Osborne Field (1998) Director of Photography: Scott Bruhn New Brunswick, N.J. Capacity: 87,000; Surface: FieldTurf Design Specialist: Annie Wood TBA (TBA) Nickname: Cornhuskers, Huskers; Colors: Scarlet and Cream Administrative Assistant: Vicki Capazo Conference: Big Ten Communications Phone: 402-472-2263 IOWA Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Communications Fax: 402-472-2005 Friday Nov. 27 Institutional Rep.: Josephine Potuto, J.D. Press Box Phone: 402-472-2279 Memorial Stadium Director