2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2016 Memorial Stadium[1]
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2016 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$		8	–	1					11	–	3
No. 6 Ohio State x^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Michigan		7	–	2					10	–	3
Indiana		4	–	5					6	–	7
Maryland		3	–	6					6	–	7
Michigan State		1	–	8					3	–	9
Rutgers		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy		7	–	2					11	–	3
Iowa		6	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		6	–	3					9	–	4
Minnesota		5	–	4					9	–	4
Northwestern		5	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		2	–	7					3	–	9
Purdue		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the

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Offseason

On July 23, 2016, senior punter and returning starter Sam Foltz was killed in a single-car crash in Waukesha County, Wisconsin following serving as staff for a training camp for high school kickers and punters. Former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler was also killed; LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the accident but sustained only non-life-threatening injuries.^[2]

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Pos.	Destination
Derrion Grim	#7	WR	San Joaquin Delta
Blake Holtmeier	#25	WR	Nebraska-Kearney[3]
Lane Hovey	#13	WR	Montana[4]
Garrett McKay	#33	LB	Santa Ana College
Trai Mosley	#2	CB	Central Arkansas
Garrett Poppen	#54	LB	Nebraska–Kearney
Jordan Stevenson	#2	RB	Navarro JC[5]
Adrienne Talan	#13	LB	Navarro JC
Kevin Williams	#92	DT	Michigan State [6] (Grad. transfer)
Paul Thurston	#55	C	Colorado State[7] (Grad. transfer)
AJ Bush, Jr.	#6	QB	Iowa Western CC[8]

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Previous School	Year
Tanner Lee*	#13	QB	Tulane	Junior
Donovan McDonald†	#39	WR	Fork Union Military	RS Freshman
Keyan Williams**	#9	WR	Fresno State	Sophomore
Matt Watts†	#51	OL	Nevada Butte CC	Junior
Tanner Zlab†	#33	DB	Doane	Senior

*Player is not eligible to play in 2016 season due to transfer regulations
**Son of Nebraska WR coach Keith Williams^[9]

†Walk-on transfer

Coaching departures

Name	Pos.	Destination	Replacement
Hank Hughes	DL Coach	unknown	John Parrella

2016 recruiting class

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

Nebraska Football 2016 Recruiting Class^[10]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Quayshon Alexander LB	Wayne, NJ	De Paul Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	–	Jun 19, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Dicaprio Bootle CB	Miami, FL	Miami Killian HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Jun 16, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Bryan Brokop OT	New Lenox, IL	Lincoln Way West	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	–	Sep 27, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Tre Bryant RB	Saint Louis, MO	Christian Brothers College HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.53	Nov 8, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Tony Butler CB	Lakewood, OH	St. Edward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Jan 20, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Marquel Dismuke S	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Jun 15, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
JoJo Domann DB	Colorado Springs, CO	Pine Creek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jun 26, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
David Engelhaupt TE	Norfolk, NE	Norfolk Catholic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Matt Farniok OT	Sioux Falls, SD	Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	–	Jan 27, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Lamar Jackson DB	Elk Grove, CA	Franklin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205.5 lb (93.2 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Pernell Jefferson LB	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–	Jan 23, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Caleb Lightbourn P/PK	Camas, WA	Camas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	–	Nov 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Collin Miller LB	Fishers, IN	Hamilton Southeastern	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Jan 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 72
Patrick O'Brien QB	San Juan Capistrano, CA	San Juan Hills	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	May 1, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
John Raridon OG	West Des Moines, IA	Valley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	–	Sep 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Greg Simmons LB	Fort Pierce, FL	Fort Pierce	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Jun 25, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
JD Spielman WR	Eden Prairie, MN	Eden Prairie	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Aug 15, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Ben Stille DL	Ashland, NE	Ashland-Greenwood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–	Jun 13, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Jack Stoll TE	Aurora, CO	Regis Jesuit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Jun 24, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Boe Wilson OG	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jul 6, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 24  ESPN : 26
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chafin, Ty WR	Burwell, NE	Burwell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Hamik, Creighton LB	Kearney, NE	Kearney Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Hass, Tanner ATH	West Point, NE	Guardian Angels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Hohenstein, Branden LB	Jackson, NE	Bishop Heelan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Honas, Todd WR	Aurora, NE	Aurora	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Hunt, Tavlin LB	Lincoln, NE	North Star	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jordan, Grant LB	Omaha, NE	Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jordan, Spencer FB	Omaha, NE	Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kitten, Jake OL	Santee, CA	Santana	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Lambert, Sean RB	Fremont, NE	Fremont	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Smith, Ne'Land WR	Blue Springs, MO	Blue Springs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Sullivan, Eli DB	Longmont, CO	Longmont	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Watts, Matt OL	Stockton, CA	Nevada	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)
	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

National signing day was on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

Tryout walk-ons

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kasun, Kyle DB	Papillion, NE	Papillion-La Vista South	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Returning starters

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Tommy Armstrong Jr.	Senior	Quarterback
Terrell Newby	Senior	Running back
Jordan Westerkamp	Senior	Wide receiver
Brandon Reilly	Senior	Wide receiver
Cethan Carter	Senior	Tight end
Dylan Utter	Senior	Guard
Nick Gates	Sophomore	Offensive tackle
Ryker Fyfe	Senior	Quarterback
Devine Ozigbo	Sophomore	Running back
De'Mornay Pierson-El	Junior	Wide receiver
Stanley Morgan Jr.	Sophomore	Wide receiver
Sam Cotton	Senior	Tight end
Reference:[11]

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Mick Stoltenberg	Sophomore	Defensive tackle
Kevin Maurice	Senior	Defensive tackle
Freedom Akinmoladun	Sophomore	Defensive end
Dedrick Young	Sophomore	Linebacker
Josh Banderas	Senior	Linebacker
Marcus Newby	Junior	Linebacker
Joshua Kalu	Junior	Cornerback
Chris Jones	Junior	Cornerback
Aaron Williams	Sophomore	Strong safety
Nathan Gerry	Senior	Free safety
Ross Dzuris	Senior	Defensive end
Michael Rose-Ivey	Senior	Linebacker
Chris Weber	Junior	Linebacker
Tyrin Ferguson	Sophomore	Linebacker
Luke Gifford	Sophomore	Linebacker
Boaz Joseph	Junior	Cornerback
Kieron Williams	Junior	Free safety
Antonio Reed	Sophomore	Free safety
Reference:[11]

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Drew Brown	Junior	Kicker
Jordan Ober	Sophomore	Long Snapper
Reference:[11]

Spring practice

2016 Red—White Spring Game

1 2 3 4 Total • White 8 8 5 25 46 Red 11 12 10 8 41 Date: April 16, 2016 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 1:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 2h 22m Game attendance: 72,992 Game weather: Cloudy w/ 73% humidity, 67 °F (19 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h) SSE Television network: BTN2Go Sources:[12][13]

Scoring summary 1 Red Terrell Newby 23-yard run Red 1–0 1 Red Devine Ozigbo 22-yard run Red 2–0 1 Red Three consecutive first downs Red 3–0 1 Red Terrell Newby 1-yard touchdown run (Drew Brown kick) Red 10–0 1 White Three and out Red 10–2 1 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 10–3 1 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 10–4 1 White Stop before 40 yard line (forced punt) Red 10–5 1 White Three and out Red 10–7 1 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 10–8 1 Red Fourth down conversion Red 11–8 2 White Red team (Drew Brown) missed 50 yard field goal, hit crossbar Red 11–11 2 Red Tommy Armstrong Jr. 44-yard run Red 12–11 2 Red Mikale Wilbon 6-yard touchdown run (Drew Brown kick) Red 19–11 2 White Freedom Akinmoladun and Carlos Davis sack of Ryker Fyfe Red 19–13 2 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 19–14 2 Red Ryker Fyfe 25-yard pass to Sam Cotton Red 20–14 2 White Fourth down stop Red 20–16 2 Red Drew Brown 47-yard field goal Red 23–16 3 Red Three consecutive first downs Red 24–16 3 Red Tommy Armstrong Jr. 37-yard touchdown run Red 31–16 3 White Three and out Red 31–18 3 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 31–19 3 Red Ryker Fyfe 22-yard pass to Wyatt Mazour Red 32–19 3 White Fourth down stop Red 32–21 3 Red Three consecutive first downs Red 33–21 4 White Fourth down stop Red 33–23 4 White Joel Lopez sack of Patrick O'Brien Red 33–25 4 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 33–26 4 White Fourth down stop Red 33–28 4 White Fourth down stop Red 33–30 4 White Fourth down stop Red 33–30 4 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Red 33–31 4 White Three and out Tied 33–33 4 Red Fourth down conversion Red 34–33 4 Red Austin Rose 23-yard run Red 35–33 4 Red Austin Rose 7-yard touchdown run Red 41–33 4 White Fourth down stop Red 41–35 4 White Three and out Red 41–38 4 White Fourth down stop Red 41–40 4 White Stop before 40-yard line (forced punt) Tied 41–41 4 White Kyle Kasun interception as time expired White 46–41

72,992 fans attended the Nebraska spring game, continuing the streak of 60,000+ in attendance for Nebraska spring games since 2008. Unlike previous spring games, the teams did not trade the ball but Team Red was the offense and Team White was the defense for the entire game. Additionally, the scrimmage used a unique scoring system that allowed the defense (White) to score and rewarded plays that would otherwise be non-scoring in a normal football game. At the end of the game, Kyle Kasun intercepted the ball as the time expired, allowing the white team to win. The final score was White 46–41. Tommy Armstrong Jr., Ryker Fyfe and Patrick O'Brien all played at quarterback for team Red.

Schedule

Nebraska announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cornhuskers will host Big Ten opponents Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, and Purdue, and will travel to Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.^[14]

The team hosted all three of the non–conference games which are against the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Wyoming Cowboys both from the Mountain West Conference, and the Oregon Ducks from the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). This was Nebraska's 7th game against Oregon, and head coach Mike Riley's 13th overall game against Oregon, as he previously coached for Oregon rival Oregon State.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 43–10	90,013	[15]
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Wyoming*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 52–17	89,895	[16]
September 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 ABC	W 35–32	90,414	[17]
September 24	6:30 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 20	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 24–13	40,284	[18]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 31–16	90,374	[19]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN2	W 27–22	48,254	[20]
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC/ESPN2	W 27–14	90,546	[21]
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 ESPN	L 17–23 OT	80,833	[22]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Ohio State	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 3–62	108,750	[23]
November 12	6:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	BTN	W 24–17	90,456	[24]
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Maryland	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPNews	W 28–7	89,704	[25]
November 25	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 16	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	ABC	L 10–40	69,814	[26]
December 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 21 Tennessee*		Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–38	68,496	[27]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Central time Source: [28]

Roster and coaching staff

2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Lavan Alston Jr. RFr QB 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. Sr WR 33 Christian Bailey Jr OL 74 Jalin Barnett RFr WR 40 Ty Betka Sr OL 61 Bryan Brokop Fr RB 18 Tre Bryant Fr TE 11 Cethan Carter Sr WR 45 Ty Chaffin Fr WR 80 Brett Classen Jr OL 62 Cole Conrad So TE 84 Sam Cotton Sr WR 2 Zack Darlington So OL 79 Michael Decker RFr TE 83 David Engelhaupt Fr OL 63 Tanner Farmer So OL 71 Matt Farniok Fr OL 67 Jerald Foster So TE 42 Trey Foster Sr QB 17 Ryker Fyfe Sr OL 68 Nick Gates So OL 65 Christian Gaylord RFr WR 7 Derrion Grimm Fr OL 73 Sam Hahn Sr OL 72 Zach Hannon Jr RB 32 Tanner Hass Fr FB 49 Austin Hemphill RFr TE 47 Branden Hohenstein Fr WR 43 Todd Honas Fr TE 88 Tyler Hoppes Jr RB 41 Noah Johnson RFr OL 76 Dwayne Johnson Jr. Jr FB 38 Harrison Jordan Jr FB 36 Spencer Jordan Fr TE 89 Connor Ketter Jr FB 30 Bo Kitrell So OL 59 Jake Kitten Fr OL 77 David Knevel Jr RB 24 Sean Lambert Fr QB 13 Tanner Lee Jr RB 37 Wyatt Mazour RFr FB 44 Mitch McCann Sr WR 39 Donovan McDonald RFr FB 41 Luke McNitt Jr WR 82 Alonzo Moore Sr WR 8 Stanley Morgan Jr. So RB 29 Graham Nabity Sr RB 39 Jordan Nelson Sr RB 34 Terrell Newby Sr QB 12 Patrick O'Brien Fr RB 22 Devine Ozigbo So OL 54 Robby Painter Sr WR 26 Brady Pelzer So WR 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El Jr WR 81 Gabe Rahn Jr OL 50 John Raridon Fr WR 87 Brandon Reilly Sr WR 83 Bryan Reimers So RB 23 Austin Rose So WR 48 Ne'Land Smith Fr TE 85 Matt Snyder RFr WR 10 JD Spielman Fr TE 86 Jack Stoll Fr RB 28 Adam Taylor Jr OL 66 Dylan Utter (C) Sr OL 51 Matt Watts Jr WR 1 Jordan Westerkamp (C) Sr OL 58 Corey Whitaker Sr RB 21 Mikale Wilbon So WR 9 Keyan Williams So OL 56 Boe Wilson Fr WR 31 Conor Young RFr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 91 Freedom Akinmoladun So LB 30 Quayshon Alexander Fr S 4 Avery Anderson RFr DL 75 Fyn Anderson RFr LB 52 Josh Banderas (C) Sr LB 7 Mohamed Barry RFr DB 23 Dicaprio Bootle Fr LB 53 Alex Boryca So LB 51 Jared Brugmann RFr DB 2 Tony Butler Fr LB 59 Brody Cleveland RFr LB 26 Thomas Connely So DE 22 Alex Davis RFr DT 96 Carlos Davis RFr DT 94 Khalil Davis RFr DB 19 Marquel Dismuke Fr S 13 JoJo Domann Fr DE 88 Ross Dzuris Sr DE 48 Erik Evans Jr LB 43 Tyrin Ferguson So S 25 Nathan Gerry  (C) Sr LB 12 Luke Gifford So DB 29 Nolan Graham So LB 54 Creighton Hamik Fr CB 1 Lamar Jackson Fr DE 47 Matt Jarzynka So LB 32 Pernell Jefferson Fr DL 50 Garret Johns Sr CB 8 Chris Jones Jr LB 40 Grant Jordan Fr CB 11 Boaz Joseph Jr CB 10 Joshua Kalu Jr DB 36 Reid Karel RFr DB 14 Kyle Kasun RFr DE 17 Sedrick King So CB 6 Eric Lee Jr. RFr DL 58 Joel Lopez Jr DT 55 Kevin Maurice Sr DE 98 Collin Miller Fr DE 45 A.J. Natter Jr DE 9 DaiShon Neal RFr LB 3 Marcus Newby Jr DT 99 Peyton Newell So DE 76 Dylan Owen So DT 97 Logan Rath Sr S 16 Antonio Reed So LB 15 Michael Rose-Ivey Sr LB 31 Greg Simmons Fr LB 56 Brad Simpson Sr DE 95 Ben Stille Fr DT 44 Mick Stoltenberg So DB 35 Jeremiah Stovall RFr DB 28 Eli Sullivan Fr LB 49 Chris Weber Jr LB 57 Jacob Weinmaster RFr S 24 Aaron Williams So S 26 Kieron Williams Jr LB 5 Dedrick Young II So DB 33 Tanner Zlab Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 98 Isaac Armstrong RFr PK 34 Drew Brown Jr P/PK 35 Caleb Lightbourn Fr PK 95 Spencer Lindsay Sr LS 54 Jordan Ober So PK 26 Jamie Sutcliffe Sr LS 92 Chase Urbach RFr	Head coach Mike Riley    16th season    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Alabama Coordinators/assistant coaches Linfield Mark Banker    27th season as DC coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Springfield Bruce Read    8th season as STC coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Portland State Trent Bray    7th season as LB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Oregon State Mike Cavanaugh    28th season as OL coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: S Conn St Reggie Davis    8th season as RB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Washington John Parrella    4th season as DL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Brian Stewart    12th season as DB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Northern Arizona Keith Williams    17th season as WR coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: San Diego State Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 12, 2016

Depth chart

Game summaries

Fresno State

Fresno State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Fresno State 0 10 0 0 10 • Nebraska 7 7 7 22 43 Date: September 3 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 90,013 Game weather: Overcast, 69 °F (21 °C), Wind SSE @ 16 mph (26 km/h) Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati, Glen Mason, Damon Benning Sources:*Sources:[29]

Scoring summary 1 0:43 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 12:34 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 6-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–0 2 5:38 Fresno State Aaron Peck 7-yard pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 0:00 Fresno State Kody Kroening 26-yard field goal Nebraska 14–10 3 9:59 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 9-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–10 4 14:51 Nebraska Alonzo Moore 57-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–10 4 9:50 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 4-yard run (Zach Darlington 2-pt rush) Nebraska 36–10 4 4:20 Nebraska Tre Bryant 3-yard run (Spencer Lindsay kick) Nebraska 43–10

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–0	September 13, 2014	Nebraska, 55–19

Nebraska opened the 2016 season with a non-conference matchup against Fresno State at Memorial Stadium. The game marked the start of the second season for head coach Mike Riley. The game marked the completion of a three-game series with Fresno State. The Huskers defeated Fresno State in Lincoln 42–29 in 2011 before winning on the road in Fresno 55–19 in 2014. These three games are the only meetings between the Huskers and Bulldogs in program history. Before the game, there was a tribute to the late Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, who was killed in a car crash in July. Before their first punt, the Huskers observed a moment of silence for Foltz by sending only 10 players onto the field with no punter waiting for the snap. A delay of game penalty was called on the Huskers, which the Bulldogs declined.

Fresno State Game starters

Wyoming

Wyoming at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 0 7 10 0 17 • Nebraska 7 10 7 28 52 Date: September 10 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 89,895 Game weather: Clear, Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C), Wind W/NW @ 8 mph (13 km/h) Referee: Don Willard TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra Sources:*Sources:[30]

Scoring summary 1 6:12 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 7-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 9:03 Nebraska Drew Brown 29-yard field goal Nebraska 10–0 2 5:57 Nebraska Alonzo Moore 63-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–0 2 0:08 Wyoming Tanner Gentry 35-yard pass from Josh Allen (Cooper Rothe kick) Nebraska 17–7 3 11:08 Wyoming Cooper Rothe 27-yard field goal Nebraska 17–10 3 4:48 Nebraska Kieron Williams 23-yard interception return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–10 3 1:35 Wyoming Brian Hill 1-yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) Nebraska 24–17 4 13:11 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 34-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 31–17 4 12:59 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 38–17 4 7:28 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 9-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 45–17 4 5:15 Nebraska Gabe Rahn 35-yard pass from Ryker Fyfe (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 52–17

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
7–0	August 31, 2013	Nebraska, 37–34

The 2016 edition of the Nebraska–Wyoming series marked the 8th meeting between the two neighboring state programs. Nebraska entered the game with a perfect 7–0 all-time record against the Wyoming Cowboys. Senior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw three touchdown passes during this matchup, in which he set the record for most career touchdown passes in the Nebraska program history, surpassing Taylor Martinez's previous record of 56. The Cornhuskers defeated the Cowboys 52–17 in front of a crowd of 89,895, the stadium's 349th consecutive sellout.

Wyoming Game starters

Oregon

Oregon at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Oregon 8 12 6 6 32 • Nebraska 7 7 14 7 35 Date: September 17 Location: ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams Sources:*Sources:[31]

Scoring summary 1 8:19 Oregon James Brooks 20-yard run (Charles Nelson rush) Oregon 8–0 1 2:05 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 22-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 8–7 2 5:56 Oregon James Brooks 2-yard run (Charles Nelson pass failed) Oregon 14–7 2 2:30 Oregon Taj Griffin 50-yard run (Charles Nelson rush failed) Oregon 20–7 2 0:05 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 3-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 20–14 3 11:48 Nebraska Bryan Reimers 22-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–20 3 6:13 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 7-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–20 3 2:42 Oregon Kani Benoit 41-yard run (Dakota Prukop pass failed) Nebraska 28–26 4 10:31 Oregon James Brooks 1-yard run (Dakota Prukop rush failed) Oregon 32–28 4 2:29 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 34-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 35–32

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
5–1	September 27, 1986	Nebraska, 48–14

Nebraska and Oregon played for the 7th time between the two programs on September 17, 2016, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Ducks went for the two point conversion after every touchdown, only succeeding once, early in the game. Nebraska went on to win the game 35–32, giving Oregon their first loss of the season, and Nebraska their third win to improve their record to 3–0. Nebraska had 428 total offensive yards the whole game, and the Ducks had 482. The Cornhuskers will travel to Eugene, Oregon in the 2017 season to face the Ducks at Autzen Stadium, game 2 of the home-and-home series between the two programs.

Oregon Game starters

Northwestern

Nebraska at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Nebraska 0 10 14 0 24 Northwestern 0 7 6 0 13 Date: September 24 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 40,284 Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C), Wind NE @ 10 mph (16 km/h) Referee: Ron Snodgrass TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Glen Mason, Michelle McMahon Sources:[32]

Scoring summary 2 13:40 Nebraska Drew Brown 23-yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 2 9:09 Northwestern Clayton Thorson 42-yard run (Jack Mitchll kick) Northwestern 7–3 2 1:41 Nebraska Terrell Newby 4-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–7 3 9:00 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 4-yard pass to Cethan Carter (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–7 3 7:29 Northwestern Clayton Thorson 24-yard pass to Austin Carr (Jack Mitchell PAT miss) Nebraska 17–13 3 3:06 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 10-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–13

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
6–3	October 24, 2015	Northwestern, 30–28

Nebraska opened conference play with their first road game of the season in Evanston, Illinois against Northwestern. The Cornhuskers won the contest by a score of 24–13. Early in the game, I-back Terrell Newby fumbled the ball at the sideline near the end zone, resulting in a touchback, giving Northwestern the ball. In the second quarter, Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson ran the ball 42 yards for a touchdown. Thorson also had a 24-yard touchdown pass to Austin Carr in the 3rd quarter. Nebraska will play the Wildcats at home in 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Northwestern Game starters

Illinois

Illinois at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 0 13 3 0 16 • #15 Nebraska 7 3 0 21 31 Date: October 1 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 90,374 Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C), Wind East & 4–10 mph (6.4–16.1 km/h) Referee: Don Capron TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont, Kelly Stouffer, Paul Carcaterra Sources:[33]

Scoring summary 1 8:23 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 10:11 Illinois Kendrick Foster 31-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick) 7–7 2 5:59 Nebraska Drew Brown 29-yard field goal Nebraska 10–7 2 1:01 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 24-yard field goal 10–10 2 0:00 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 43-yard field goal Illinois 13–10 3 7:40 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 33-yard field goal Illinois 16–10 4 11:58 Nebraska Terrell Newby 3-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–16 4 4:32 Nebraska Trey Foster 6-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–16 4 2:03 Nebraska Terrell Newby 63-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 31–16

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
9–3–1	October 3, 2015	Illinois, 14–13

Nebraska played its second conference game at home against the Illinois Fighting Illini on October 1, 2016. Nebraska beat the Illini by a score of 31–16, claiming their 5th win on the season to make the Cornhuskers 5–0.

Illinois Game starters

Indiana

Nebraska at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Nebraska 17 0 0 10 27 Indiana 0 8 7 7 22 Date: October 15 Location: ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jerry Punch Sources:[34]

Scoring summary 1 9:46 Nebraska Drew Brown 40-yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 1 4:47 Nebraska Terrell Newby 4-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–0 1 4:33 Nebraska Chris Jones 33-yard interception return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–0 2 12:29 Indiana Team Safety Nebraska 17–2 2 7:23 Indiana Griffin Oakes 36-yard field goal Nebraska 17–5 2 1:18 Indiana Griffin Oakes 45-yard field goal Nebraska 17–8 3 0:00 Indiana Devine Redding 33-yard run (Griffin Oakes kick)) Nebraska 17–15 4 9:57 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 72-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–15 4 8:26 Indiana Devine Redding 4-yard pass from Richard Lagow (Griffin Oakes kick) Nebraska 24–22 4 0:45 Nebraska Drew Brown 39-yard field goal Nebraska 27–22

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
7–9–3	September 30, 1978	Nebraska, 69–17

Indiana Game starters

Purdue

Purdue at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 7 7 0 0 14 • #8 Nebraska 10 0 7 10 27 Date: October 22 Location: ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jerry Punch Sources:[35]

Scoring summary 1 14:44 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 22-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 10:20 Purdue DeAngelo Yancey 1-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) 7–7 1 4:03 Nebraska Drew Brown 30-yard field goal Nebraska 10–7 2 10:52 Purdue DeAngelo Yancey 88-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 14–10 3 7:45 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 40-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–14 4 14:05 Nebraska Alonzo Moore 24-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–14 4 11:10 Nebraska Drew Brown 51-yard field goal Nebraska 27–14

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–2	October 31, 2015	Purdue, 55–45

Purdue Game starters

Wisconsin

Nebraska at Wisconsin
Freedom Trophy

1 2 3 4 OT Total #7 Nebraska 0 7 0 10 0 17 • #11 Wisconsin 7 3 7 0 6 23 Date: October 29 Location: ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe Sources:[36]

Scoring summary 1 9:38 Wisconsin Bradrick Shaw 21-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) Wisconsin 7–0 2 13:41 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 2 6:53 Wisconsin Andrew Endicott 44-yard field goal Wisconsin 10–7 3 8:17 Wisconsin Robert Wheelwright 9-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) Wisconsin 17–7 4 13:45 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 2-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Wisconsin 17–14 4 3:43 Nebraska Drew Brown 35-yard field goal 17–17 OT 0:00 Wisconsin Dare Ogunbowale 11-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick failed) Wisconsin 23–17

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
4–6	October 10, 2015	Wisconsin, 23–21

Nebraska played the Wisconsin Badgers on October 29, 2016, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers entered the game ranked at #7 in the AP Poll, while Wisconsin sat not far behind at #11. The game was the 11th game in the series, Wisconsin winning the previous matchup, 23–21 in Lincoln on October 10, 2015. Wisconsin won the game 23–17 in overtime. Wisconsin scored first in overtime, but missed the extra point attempt. Nebraska failed to score after, allowing Wisconsin to win the game. The all-time series record is now 7–4 in Wisconsin's favor.

Wisconsin Game starters

Ohio State

Nebraska at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total #9 Nebraska 3 0 0 0 3 • #6 Ohio State 14 17 24 7 62 Date: November 5 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 108,750 Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C), Wind North @ 3 mph (4.8 km/h) Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder Sources:[37]

Scoring summary 1 13:26 Ohio State Damon Webb 36-yard interception return (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 7–0 1 7:45 Nebraska Drew Brown 20-yard field goal Ohio State 7–3 1 3:16 Ohio State Terry McLaurin 7-yard pass from J. T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 14–3 2 12:21 Ohio State Mike Weber 23-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 21–3 2 8:22 Ohio State Tyler Durbin 28-yard field goal Ohio State 24–3 2 0:03 Ohio State Samuel Curtis 1-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 31–3 3 14:48 Ohio State Samuel Curtis 75-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 38–3 3 10:00 Ohio State Noah Brown 6-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 45–3 3 1:35 Ohio State Tyler Durbin 28-yard field goal Ohio State 48–3 3 0:34 Ohio State Malik Hooker 48-yard interception return (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 55–3 4 7:19 Ohio State Joe Burrow 12-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick) Ohio State 62–3

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
1–3	October 6, 2012	Ohio State, 63–38

Ohio state Game starters

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska
$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 7 10 0 0 17 • #21 Nebraska 3 7 7 7 24 Date: November 12 Location: CDT Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 90,456 Game weather: Clear, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind S @ 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington Sources:[38]

Scoring summary 1 7:27 Minnesota Rodney Smith 3-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 7–0 1 2:42 Nebraska Drew Brown 46-yard field goal Minnesota 7–3 2 13:24 Nebraska Tre Bryant 35-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–7 2 4:54 Minnesota Mitch Leidner 1-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 14–10 2 0:00 Minnesota Emmit Carpenter 42-yard field goal Minnesota 17–10 3 9:16 Nebraska Terrell Newby 31-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) 17–17 4 7:17 Nebraska Tommy Armstrong 13-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–17

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
23–31–2	October 17, 2015	Nebraska, 48–25

Minnesota Game starters

Maryland

Maryland at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 0 0 0 7 7 • #19 Nebraska 14 7 7 0 28 Date: November 19 Location: ESPNEWS): Mike Couzens, Dan Hawkins Sources:[39]

Scoring summary 1 9:42 Nebraska Terrell Newby 8-yard run (Spencer Lindsay kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 4:28 Nebraska Terrell Newby 5-yard run (Spencer Lindsay kick) Nebraska 14–0 2 0:17 Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp 4-yard pass from Ryker Fyfe (Spencer Lindsay kick) Nebraska 21–0 3 3:30 Nebraska Terrell Newby 1-yard run (Spencer Lindsay kick) Nebraska 28–0 4 12:22 Maryland D.J. Moore 92-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Adam Greene kick) Nebraska 28–7

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

Nebraska went undefeated at home for the first time in 4 years thanks to their win over Maryland.

Maryland Game starters

Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total #17 Nebraska 0 3 7 0 10 • Iowa 13 7 6 14 40 Date: November 25 Location: ABC): Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden Sources:[40]

Scoring summary 1 4:55 Iowa Akrum Wadley 75-yard run (Keith Duncan PAT blocked) Iowa 6–0 1 3:28 Iowa Riley McCarron 77-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 13–0 2 9:57 Nebraska Drew Brown 35-yard field goal Iowa 13–3 2 7:49 Iowa LeShun Daniels 4-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 20–3 3 12:40 Iowa George Kittle 1-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (C.J. Beathard PAT rush failed) Iowa 26–3 3 7:47 Nebraska Stanley Morgan Jr. 13-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong (Drew Brown kick) Iowa 26–10 4 11:13 Iowa George Kittle 6-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 33–10 4 1:55 Iowa LeShun Daniels 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 40–10

Series record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
29–14–3	November 27, 2015	Iowa, 28–20

Iowa Game starters

Music City Bowl

Nebraska vs. Tennessee
Music City Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total #24 Nebraska 0 7 7 10 24 • Tennessee 0 21 3 14 38 Date: December 30 Location: Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:44 Game attendance: 68,496 Game weather: Clear, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind SW @ 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: M. Mothershed TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic Sources:[41]

Scoring summary 2 13:20 Tennessee John Kelly 28-yard run (Aaron Medley kick) Tennessee 7–0 2 7:36 Tennessee Joshua Dobbs 10-yard run (Aaron Medley kick) Tennessee 14–0 2 1:36 Nebraska Ryker Fyfe 38-yard pass to Brandon Reilly (Drew Brown kick) Tennessee 14–7 2 0:09 Tennessee Joshua Dobbs 2-yard run (Aaron Medley kick) Tennessee 21–7 3 5:52 Tennessee Aaron Medley 46-yard field goal Tennessee 24–7 3 5:26 Nebraska Ryker Fyfe 9-yard pass to Brandon Reilly (Drew Brown kick) Tennessee 24–14 4 14:09 Tennessee Joshua Dobbs 3-yard run (Aaron Medley kick) Tennessee 31–14 4 12:06 Nebraska Drew Brown 45-yard field goal Tennessee 31–17 4 10:02 Nebraska Ryker Fyfe 9-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Tennessee 31–24 4 8:45 Tennessee Joshua Dobbs 59-yard pass to Josh Malone (Aaron Medley kick) Tennessee 38–24

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–0	January 2, 2000	Nebraska, 31–21

Tennessee Game starters

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Week Awarded	Ref.
Nathan Gerry	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	Week 2	[42]
Caleb Lightbourn	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 3	[43]
Tommy Armstrong Jr.	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	Week 4	[44]
Tommy Armstrong Jr.	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	Week 11	[45]

All-Conference awards

2016 Big Ten All-Conference Honors^[46]

National awards

All-America Teams

All-America Teams
Position	Player	Team	Selector
DB	Nathan Gerry	First Team	Pro Football Focus[47]
DB	Nathan Gerry	Second Team	USA Today[48]
DB	Nathan Gerry	Third Team	AP[49]
DB	Nathan Gerry	Third Team	FOX[50]
DB	Nathan Gerry	Fourth Team	Athlon[51]

Team awards

2016 Nebraska Football Team Awards ^[52]

Annual Program Awards
Award	Player
Scout Team Defensive MVP	Pernell Jefferson, Collin Miller
Scout Team Offensive MVP	Tanner Lee, JD Spielman
Scout Team Special Teams MVP	Conor Young
Walk-On of the Year	Sam Hahn
Most Improved Player	Carlos Davis
Newcomer of the Year	Tre Bryant
Pat Clare Award	De'Mornay Pierson-El
Tom Novak Trophy	Tommy Armstrong Jr.
Guy Chamberlin Trophy	Jordan Westerkamp
Cletus Fischer Native Son Award	Josh Banderas, Sam Foltz
Lunch Bucket Award	Brad Simpson
Lifter of the Year	Luke McNitt
Husker Pride Award	Sam Cotton

NFL Draft

• Nathan Gerry (S, 5th Round, 184th pick, Philadelphia Eagles
  )

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	20	15	12	10	8	7	9	21	19	17	23	24	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	20	15	12	9	9	6	10	20	17	15	22	21	RV
CFP	Not released									10	19	18	16	—	—	Not released

References