NEBRASKA FOOTBALL 2016 SPRING PROSPECTUS 2016 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Quick Facts, Schedule ............................................... 1 Date Opponent Site Stadium Series Roster/Returning Letterwinners and Starters .......... 2-4 Sept. 3 Fresno State Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 2-0 Nebraska Coaching Staff ...................................... 5-13 Sept. 10 Wyoming Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 7-0 Spring Notes/Position Outlook .......................... 14-19 Sept. 17 Oregon Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 5-1 Returning Letterwinner Biographies ................... 20-42 Sept. 24 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field NU leads, 6-3 2016 Newcomers ............................................... 43-50 Oct. 1 Illinois Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium NU leads, 9-3-1 2015 Honors, Recap, Statistics ........................... 51-72 2015 Nebraska Seniors ...................................... 73-81 Oct. 15 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium IU leads, 9-7-3 Series Results vs. 2016 Opponents .................... 82-85 Oct. 22 Purdue Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium Tied, 2-2 Oct. 29 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. Camp-Randall Stadium UW leads, 6-4 Nov. 5 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium OSU leads, 3-1 HUSKER FOOTBALL Nov. 12 Minnesota Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium UM leads, 31-23-2 COACHING STAFF Nov. 19 Maryland Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium first meeting Head Coach ................... Mike Riley (Alabama, 1975) Nov. 25 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium NU leads, 29-14-3 Record ...................... Second season at Nebraska Dec. 5 Big Ten Champ. Indianapolis, Ind. Lucas Oil Stadium 6th Annual ...... 99-87 as a collegiate head coach, 16th season For more information on Nebraska’s series history against 2016 opponents, see pages 82-85. Assistant Coaches Mark Banker ....................... Def. Coordinator/Safeties Danny Langsdorf ........ Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (6-7, 3-5 IN BIG TEN) Date: Opponent: Television: Results: Attendance: Bruce Read ....................... Special Teams Coordinator Trent Bray ................................................. Linebackers Sept. 5 BYU ABC L, 28-33 89,959 Mike Cavanaugh ................................... Offensive Line Sept. 12 South Alabama BTN W, 48-9 89,822 Reggie Davis ........................................ Running Backs Sept. 19 at Miami ABC L, 33-36 (OT) 53,580 John Parrella .........................................Defensive Line Sept. 26 Southern Miss ESPN News W, 36-28 89,899 Brian Stewart ........................................... Cornerbacks Oct. 3 at Illinois# BTN L, 13-14 40,138 Keith Williams ......................................Wide Receivers Oct. 10 Wisconsin# ABC L, 21-23 89,886 Mark Philipp................ Head Football Strength Coach Oct. 17 at Minnesota# ESPN2 W, 48-25 54,062 Dan Van De Riet ...Associate A.D./Football Operations Billy Devaney .... Executive Director of Player Personnel Oct. 24 Northwestern# ESPN2 L, 28-30 89,493 Oct. 31 at Purdue# ESPNU L, 45-55 31,351 GENERAL INFORMATION Nov. 7 Michigan State# ESPN W, 39-38 90,094 Location: Lincoln, Neb., 68588-0123 Nov. 14 at Rutgers# BTN W, 31-14 45,606 Population: 268,738 Nov. 27 Iowa# ABC L, 20-28 90,830 Founded: 1869 Dec. 26 vs. UCLA+ ESPN W, 37-29 33,527 Enrollment: 25,260 #-Big Ten Conference Game; +-Foster Farms Bowl Football Stadium/Field: Memorial Stadium (1923)/ Tom Osborne Field (1998) HUSKERS BRIEFLY IN 2015 2015 BIG TEN STANDINGS Capacity: 86,047 Surface: FieldTurf General West Division Nickname: Cornhuskers or Huskers Overall Record: 6-7 Team Big Ten Overall Colors: Scarlet and Cream Big Ten Record: 3-5 (4th, West) 1. Iowa 8-0 12-2 Conference: Big Ten Home: 3-4; Away: 2-3; Neutral: 1-0 2. Northwestern 6-2 10-3 Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. (retires 6-30-16) Total Attendance: 854,720 Wisconsin 6-2 10-3 Institutional Representative: Josephine Potuto, J.D. Average Attendance: 65,748 4. Nebraska 3-5 6-7 Director of Athletics: Shawn Eichorst Home Attendance: 629,983 5. Minnesota 2-6 6-7 Assistant A.D./Communications (Football Contact): Average Home Attendance: Keith Mann 89,998 Illinois 2-6 5-7 7. Purdue 1-7 2-10 Communications Director of Operations: Jeff Offense (National Rank) Griesch Yards Rushing/Game: East Division Associate Comm. Director: Shamus McKnight 180.0 (52) Assistant Comm. Directors: Matt Smith, Jeremy Yards Rushing/Att.: 4.7 Team Big Ten Overall Foote, Nate Pohlen Passing Yards/Game: 266.9 (33) 1. Michigan State 7-1 12-2 Communications Administrative Assistant: Vicki Capazo Passing Att./Comp./Yards: 458/256/3,470 Ohio State 7-1 12-1 Director of Photography: Scott Bruhn Total Net Yards/Game: 446.9 (34) 3. Michigan 6-2 10-3 Communications Intern: Connor Stange Total Net Yards/Att.: 6.1 4. Penn State 4-4 7-6 Website: Huskers.com Points/Game: 32.8 (43) 5. Indiana 2-6 6-7 Twitter: @Huskers, @HuskerFBNation Turnover Margin/Game: -0.92 (117) 6. Rutgers 1-7 4-8 Facebook: Facebook.com/Huskers Third-Down Conversions: .448 (24) Maryland 1-7 3-9 ADMINISTRATION Defense (National Rank) Big Ten Championship Game President: Hank Bounds Yards Rushing/Game: 109.8 (9) Michigan State 16, Iowa 13 Board of Regents Passing Yards/Game: 290.5 (121) Nebraska's 2016 Non-Conference Opponents Timothy Clare, Lincoln Total Net Yards/Game: 400.4 (64) Team Overall Bowl Hal Daub, Omaha Total Net Yards/Attempt: Howard Hawks, Omaha 5.9 Fresno State 3-9 Bob Phares, North Platte Points/Game: 27.8 (76) Wyoming 2-10 Jim Pillen, Columbus Pass Efficiency Defense: 132.96 (78) Oregon 9-4 Alamo Robert Schafer, Beatrice Third-Down Conversions: .340 (24) Kent Schroeder, J.D., Kearney Bob Whitehouse, Papillion Spring Football Guide Credits Mission Statement The 2016 Nebraska Football Spring Guide was written by The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department Student Regents Communications Director Keith Mann with assistance from is to serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by: Evan Calhoun, UNK members of the Communications Staff, including Shamus Displaying INTEGRITY in every decision and action; Building and Thien Chau, UNL McKnight, Matt Smith, Jeremy Foote and Connor Stange. maintaining TRUST with others; Giving RESPECT to each person Andrew Shaw, UNMC Photography by Scott Bruhn. we encounter; Pursuing unity of purpose through TEAMWORK; Brock Lewis, UNO Maintaining LOYALTY to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska. HUSKERS.COM 1 2016 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL NEBRASKA 2016 SPRING FOOTBALL ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name ......................... Pos. Lettermen in Bold; *-Indicates Letters Earned; Class indicates 2016 fall eligibility) 1 Boaz Joseph ................DB No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 1 Jordan Westerkamp ... WR 91 * Akinmoladun, Freedom DE 6-4 255 So. Grandview, Mo. (Grandview) 2 Zack Darlington .............WR 3 Alston, Lavan WR 6-0 175 RFr. Oxnard, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 3 Lavan Alston ..................WR 4 Anderson, Avery DB 6-0 185 RFr. Surprise, Ariz. (Pine Creek, Colorado Springs, Colo.) 3 Marcus Newby .............LB 75 Anderson, Fyn DL 6-3 260 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 4 Avery Anderson ............ DB 98 Armstrong, Isaac P 5-11 195 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. ..QB 4 *** Armstrong Jr., Tommy QB 6-1 220 Sr. Cibolo, Texas (Steele) 5 Dedrick Young ..............LB 33 ** Bailey, Christian WR 6-0 205 Jr. San Clemente, Calif. 6 AJ Bush..........................QB 52 *** Banderas, Josh LB 6-3 240 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 6 Eric Lee Jr. ..................... DB 74 Barnett, Jalin OL 6-4 310 RFr. Lawton, Okla. (Lawton) 7 Derrion Grim .................WR 18 Barry, Mohamed LB 6-1 220 RFr. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 8 Chris Jones ..................DB 40 Betka, Ty WR 5-7 165 Sr. Superior, Neb. (Superior/Drake) 8 Stanley Morgan Jr. ..... WR 53 Boryca, Alex LB 6-2 220 So. Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 34 ** Brown, Drew PK 5-11 195 Jr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 9 DaiShon Neal ................ DE 51 Brugmann, Jared LB 6-2 235 RFr. Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) 9 Keyan Williams ..............WR 6 Bush, AJ QB 6-4 225 So. Alpharetta, Ga. (Norcross) 10 Joshua Kalu .................DB 11 *** Carter, Cethan TE 6-4 240 Sr. New Orleans, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 11 Cethan Carter ..............TE 43 Classen, Brett WR 6-2 205 Jr. Medina, Minn. (Wayzata/Winona State) 12 Luke Gifford .................LB 59 Cleveland, Brody LB 6-2 225 RFr. Ogallala, Neb. (Ogallala) 12 Patrick O’Brien ..............QB 26 Connely, Thomas LB 5-11 220 So. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic) 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El .. WR 62 Conrad, Cole OL 6-5 305 So. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) 15 Michael Rose-Ivey ........LB 84 *** Cotton, Sam TE 6-5 250 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 16 Antonio Reed .................S 2 Darlington, Zack WR 6-2 195 So. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) 17 Ryker Fyfe ...................QB 32 Davis, Alex DE 6-5 255 RFr. Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) 17 Sedrick King .................. DE 96 Davis, Carlos DL 6-2 295 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) 18 Mohamed Barry ............. LB 94 Davis, Khalil DL 6-2 290 RFr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) 21 Charles Jackson...........DB 79 Decker, Michael OL 6-4 285 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (North) 21 Mikale Wilbon ...............IB 88 * Dzuris, Ross DE 6-3 255 Sr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth) 22 Devine Ozigbo ..............IB 48 Evans, Erik DE 6-3 255 Jr. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly) 23 Austin Rose .....................IB 63 Farmer, Tanner OL 6-4 295 So. Highland, Ill. (Highland) 24 Aaron Williams ............DB 43 * Ferguson, Tyrin LB 6-2 225 So. New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) 25 Nate Gerry .....................S 27 *** Foltz, Sam P 6-2 205 Sr. Greeley, Neb. (Grand Island) 25 Blake Holtmeier .............WR 67 * Foster, Jerald OL 6-3 310 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 26 Thomas Connely ............ LB 42 *** Foster, Trey TE 6-2 250 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 26 Brady Pelzer...................WR 51 Freudenburg, Ryan OL 6-5 315 So. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran-Northeast) 26 Jamie Sutcliffe ................PK 17 * Fyfe, Ryker QB 6-3 215 Sr. Grand Island, Neb.