2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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2020
Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^   5 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 12 Indiana   6 – 1     6 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Michigan   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy   6 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 16 Iowa   6 – 2     6 – 2  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     4 – 3  
Minnesota   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Nebraska   3 – 5     3 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 6  
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the

Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The team disclosed an attempt to play a fall football season as an independent, but Commissioner Kevin Warren stated they could not do so without facing consequences. In late-August, a group of Nebraska players also sued the Big Ten, alleging that its council did not actually vote on the postponement.[4][5] On September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.[6]

After playing to a 3–5 record, all in conference games, the team announced on December 20 that it would not participate in any bowl game.[7]

Offseason

2020 NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Team
6 194 Khalil Davis Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7 232 Carlos Davis Pittsburgh Steelers
Undrafted
 Darrion Daniels San Francisco 49ers
Lamar Jackson New York Jets

Transfers

Outgoing

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Destination
Jaylin Bradley #33 RB 6'0" 200 Junior Bellevue, NE N/A
Moses Bryant #35 CB 5'11" 200 Sophomore
Elkhorn, NE
 N/A
Andrew Bunch #17 QB 6'1" 215 Senior Thompson's Station, TN Southeast Missouri State
Tony Butler #25 CB 6'2" 220 Senior Lakewood, OH Kent State
Darien Chase #13 WR 6'1" 180 RS-Freshman Vancouver, WA Portland State
Ethan Cox #16 CB 5'10" 195 Junior Blair, NE N/A
AJ Forbes #52 OL 6'4" 310 Sophomore Bellevue, NE Montana
Jaiden Francois #12 CB 6'0" 185 Freshman Homestead, FL Central Florida
Henry Gray N/A CB 6'0" 175 Freshman Hollywood, FL Florida International
Keyshawn Greene #17 LB 6'3" 175 Freshman Crawfordville, FL Florida Atlantic
Andre Hunt #15 WR 6'0" 190 Sophomore Palmdale, CA (dismissed from team)
Pernell Jefferson #32 LB 6'2" 250 Senior
New Orleans, LA
 Arkansas–Monticello
Joey Johnson #53 LB 6'3" 240 Sophomore Gretna, NE N/A
Miles Jones #22 WR 5'8" 175 Sophomore Miramar, FL Tennessee
Dylan Jorgensen #97 PK 5'9" 185 Sophomore Lincoln, NE N/A
Katerian Legrone #12 TE 6'3" 235 Sophomore
Atlanta, GA
 (dismissed from team)
Jaevon McQuitty #4 WR 6'0" 200 Junior Columbia, MO South Dakota
Jordan Paup #57 LB 6'3" 245 Junior Central City, NE Abilene Christian
Barret Pickering #32 PK 6'0" 200 Junior Birmingham, AL (retired)
John Raridon #50 OL 6'4" 315 Senior West Des Moines, IA (retired)
JD Spielman #10 WR 5'9" 180 Senior Eden Prairie, MN TCU
Isaiah Stalbird #49 S 6'0" 210 Sophomore Kearney, NE South Dakota State
Noah Vedral #16 QB 6'1" 200 Junior Wahoo, NE Rutgers
Matt Waldoch #35 PK 6'0" 170 Junior Geneva, IL (retired)
Maurice Washington #28 RB 6'1" 190 Junior Stockton, CA (dismissed from team)
Jaron Woodyard #8 WR 5'11" 185 Senior Gaithersburg, MD Marshall

Incoming

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Previous School
Jared Bubak #80 TE 6'5" 240 Senior Lincoln, NE Arizona State
Connor Culp N/A PK 5'10" 185 Senior Phoenix, AZ LSU
Levi Falck N/A WR 6'2" 205 Senior Circle Pines, MN South Dakota
Ezra Miller N/A OL 6'6" 310 Sophomore Holstein, IA Iowa
Nouredin Nouili #63 OL 6'4" 285 Sophomore
Frankfurt, Germany
 Colorado State
Zach Schlager #25 LB 6'0" 210 Sophomore McCook, NE Colorado State

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 23 scholarship recruits and 20 walk-ons during the Early Signing Period on December 18, 2019.[8]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zavier Betts
WR 		Bellevue, NE Bellevue West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Marquis Black
DL 		McDonough, GA Eagle's Landing Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Oct 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Alante Brown
WR
Chicago, IL
 St. Thomas More Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jimari Butler
LB 		Mobile, AL Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Alex Conn
OL 		Derby, KS Derby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Niko Cooper
LB 		Memphis, TN Douglass / Hutchinson CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Turner Corcoran
OL 		Lawrence, KS Lawrence Free State 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Apr 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Ronald Delancy III
CB
Miami, FL
 Miami Northwestern 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 8, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Marcus Fleming
WR
Miami, FL
 Miami Northwestern 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Jaiden Francois
CB 		Homestead, FL
South Dade
 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Henry Gray
S 		Hollywood, FL
Central
 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Keyshawn Greene
LB 		Crawfordville, FL Wakulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Blaise Gunnerson
LB 		Carroll, IA Kuemper Catholic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jul 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Nash Hutmacher
DL 		Oacoma, SD Chamberlain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jun 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Tamon Lynum
CB 		Orlando, FL Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 72
Omar Manning
WR 		Lancaster, TX
Lancaster / TCU / Kilgore College
 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Eteva Mauga-Clements
LB 		Pleasant Hill, CA College Park / Diablo Valley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Sevion Morrison
RB 		Tulsa, OK Edison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Will Nixon
WR 		Waco, TX Midway 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 8, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Pheldarius Payne
DL 		Suffolk, VA Nansemond River / Lackawanna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jordon Riley
DL 		New Bern, NC Riverside / North Carolina / Garden City CC 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 17, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Marvin Scott III
RB 		Port Orange, FL Spruce Creek 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Logan Smothers
QB 		Muscle Shoals, AL Muscle Shoals 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:   
247Sports: 20  ESPN
: 24
  • 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:

  • "Nebraska Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bladen Bayless
OL 		Beatrice, NE Beatrice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nate Boerkircher
TE 		Aurora, NE Aurora 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Baylor Brannen
DL 		Omaha, NE Millard West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Elliott Brown
WR 		Omaha, NE Elkhorn South 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Chase Contreraz
PK 		Missouri Valley, IA Missouri Valley / Iowa Western 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Casey Doernemann
DL 		West Point, NE Guardian Angels Central Catholic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Broc Douglass
WR 		Grand Island, NE Grand Island 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Isaac Gifford
DB 		Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southeast 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ty Hahn
WR 		Johnson, NE Johnson-Brock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ashton Hausmann
DB 		Roca, NE Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Braden Klover
LB 		Wymore, NE Southern 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trevin Luben
RB 		Wahoo, NE Wahoo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Keegan Menning
OL 		Fremont, NE Fremont 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Barron Miles Jr.
DB 		Chandler, AZ Chandler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Mason Nieman
ATH 		Waverly, NE Waverly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nouredin Nouili
OL
Frankfurt, Germany
 Norris / Colorado State 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Eli Simonson
OL 		Fremont, NE Archbishop Bergan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grant Tagge
LB 		Omaha, NE Omaha Westside 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Xavier Trevino
OL 		Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southeast 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Camden Witucki
LS 		Grand Blanc, MI Grand Blanc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
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:

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award[9] Dedrick Mills RB SR
John Mackey Award[10] Jack Stoll TE SR
Maxwell Award[11] Adrian Martinez QB JR
Paul Hornung Award[12] Wan'Dale Robinson WR SO
Wuerffel Trophy[13] Ben Stille DL SR

Preseason media polls

Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2020 poll, Ohio State was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game. This is the 10th iteration of the preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which polls at least one credentialed media member for each Big Ten team. Only twice in the last ten years has the media accurately predicted the Big Ten champion.[14]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio State 237 (33)
2 Penn State 204 (1)
3 Michigan 169
4 Indiana 134
5 Michigan State 94
6 Maryland 76
7 Rutgers 38
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wisconsin 221 (19)
2 Minnesota 209.5 (14)
3 Iowa 157
4 Nebraska 117
5 Purdue 105
6 Northwestern 87.5 (1)
7 Illinois 55
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Ohio State over Wisconsin 19
2 Ohio State over Minnesota 13
3 Ohio State over Northwestern 1
4 Penn State over Minnesota 1

Schedule

Nebraska had games scheduled against Central Michigan, South Dakota State, and Cincinnati, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

On September 19, the Big Ten announced a new league schedule to accommodate a new 9-game conference-only season, where the ninth game will feature cross divisional matchups of #1 vs #1, #2 vs. #2, etc.[16]

On October 29, Nebraska attempted to replace the Wisconsin game with a game against

FCS school Chattanooga. However, it was denied by the Big Ten Conference, which reaffirmed its policy against scheduling nonconference games for the 2020 season.[17]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 2411:00 a.m.at No. 5 Ohio State
FOXL 17–521,344
October 312:30 p.m.No. 9
Freedom Trophy)
FS1No Contest[18] –
November 711:00 a.m.at Northwestern
BTNL 13–210
November 1411:00 a.m.Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
FS1W 30–230
November 2111:00 a.m.Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
FS1L 23–410
November 2712:00 p.m.at No. 24
Heroes Trophy)
FOXL 20–261,469
December 511:00 a.m.at
Ross-Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
    		• BTNW 37–27808
    December 1211:00 a.m.
    $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)
    		FS1L 17–240
    December 186:30 p.m.at Rutgers
    		BTNW 28–210

    Nebraska's game with Wisconsin was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Wisconsin. The game was not rescheduled. Instead, both teams had a bye week and played only eight conference games.[19]

    Nebraska's game with Rutgers was adjusted from a 3:00 PM to a 6:30 PM kickoff time on Friday, December 18, after the cancellation of the Indiana-Purdue game.[20]

    Roster and coaching staff

    2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE 11 Austin Allen Jr
    OL 72 Matthew Anderson RFr
    WR 84 Matthias Algarin Fr
    OL 73 Broc Bando Jr
    WR 36 Christian Banker Jr
    OL 74 Brant Banks RFr
    OL 66 Bladen Bayless Fr
    RB 30 Brody Belt So
    OL 54 Bryce Benhart RFr
    WR 15 Zavier Betts Fr
    OL 59 Ian Boerkircher So
    TE 49 Nate Boerkircher Fr
    WR 4 Alante Brown Fr
    WR 41 Elliott Brown Fr
    TE 80 Jared Bubak Sr
    WR 45 Ty Chaffin Sr
    OL 79 Alex Conn Fr
    OL 69 Turner Corcoran Fr
    WR 42 Broc Douglass Fr
    WR 88 Levi Falck Sr
    OL 71 Matt Farniok (C) Sr
    OL 68 Will Farniok So
    WR 6 Marcus Fleming Fr
    WR 29 Bennett Folkers So
    OL 78 Jimmy Fritzsche RFr
    OL 65 Christian Gaylord GS
    TE 46 John Goodwin RFr
    WR 17 Ty Hahn Fr
    RB 37 Isaiah Harris Fr
    WR 87 Chris Hickman RFr
    OL 75 Trent Hixson Jr
    WR 10 Demariyon Houston RFr
    WR 47 Austin Jablonski RFr
    OL 76 Brenden Jaimes Sr
    RB 22 Cooper Jewett RFr
    RB 14 Rahmir Johnson RFr
    OL 51 Cam Jurgens So
    WR 85 Wyatt Liewer So
    RB 35 Trevin Luben Fr
    OL 77 Michael Lynn RFr
    WR 5 Omar Manning Jr
    WR 89 Oliver Martin Jr
    QB 2 Adrian Martinez (C) Jr
    QB 18 Matt Masker So
    QB 7 Luke McCaffrey RFr
    OL 71 Keegan Menning Fr
    WR 19 Barron Miles Jr. Fr
    QB 14 Brayden Miller RFr
    RB 26 Dedrick Mills Sr
    RB 28 Sevion Morrison Fr
    OL 53 Riley Moses RFr
    WR 3 Jamie Nance RFr
    WR 12 Will Nixon Fr
    OL 63 Nouredin Nouili So
    OL 67 Ezra Miller RFr
    TE 40 Brian Perez Sr
    OL 57 Ethan Piper RFr
    RB 34 Beau Psencik Fr
    TE 82 Kurt Rafdal Jr
    WR/RB 1 Wan'Dale Robinson So
    RB 43 Connor Ruth So
    RB 46 Corbin Ruth Jr
    RB 24 Marvin Scott III Fr
    OL 70 Matt Sichterman Jr
    OL 76 Eli Simonson Fr
    QB 8 Logan Smothers Fr
    TE 86 Jack Stoll Sr
    RB 25 Ronald Thompkins RFr
    TE 83 Travis Vokolek Jr
    WR 81 Kade Warner (C) Jr
    RB 31 Zach Weinmaster RFr
    OL 56 Boe Wilson Sr
    RB 23 Jaquez Yant Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OLB 45 David Alston So
    ILB 50 Jake Archer So
    DL 96 Marquis Black Fr
    CB 7 Dicaprio Bootle (C) Sr
    DL 73 Baylor Brannen Fr
    OLB 85 John Bullock RFr
    CB 39 Bradley Bunner Jr
    OLB 35 Jimari Butler Fr
    ILB 58 Chris Cassidy So
    CB 11 Braxton Clark Injured So
    OLB 32 Niko Cooper So
    DL 93 Damion Daniels Jr
    CB 0 Ronald Delancy III Fr
    S 9 Marquel Dismuke Sr
    OLB 13 JoJo Domann Sr
    S 18 Myles Farmer RFr
    DL 82 Colton Feist So
    S 23 Isaac Gifford Fr
    DL 89 Jamin Graham RFr
    DL 4 Keem Green Jr
    OLB 24 Blaise Gunnerson Fr
    S 47 Tyson Guzman RFr
    ILB 10 Jackson Hannah RFr
    DB 29 Ashton Hausmann Fr
    ILB 42 Nick Heinrich RFr
    DL 80 Jacob Herbek RFr
    ILB 3 Will Honas Sr
    ILB 39 Garrett Hustedt RFr
    DL 72 Nash Hutmacher Fr
    OLB 38 Damian Jackson Jr
    CB 16 Nadab Joseph So
    LB 51 Braden Klover Fr
    OLB 81 Nick Leader RFr
    DL 90 Ben Lingenfelter Jr
    CB 12 Tamon Lynum Fr
    ILB 22 Eteva Mauga-Clements Jr
    S 48 Lane McCallum Jr
    ILB 59 Caden McCormack RFr
    ILB 31 Collin Miller (C) Sr
    ILB 57 Drew Monin Fr
    DB 40 Darius Moore Jr
    OLB 44 Garrett Nelson So
    DL 52 Mosai Newsom RFr
    CB 6 Quinton Newsome So
    S 43 Mason Nieman Fr
    OLB 34 Simon Otte So
    OLB 49 Pheldarius Payne Jr
    S 21 Noa Pola-Gates RFr
    ILB 28 Luke Reimer So
    DL 84 Eli Richter RFr
    DL 87 Jordon Riley Jr
    DL 99 Ty Robinson RFr
    DL 98 Casey Rogers So
    CB 37 Phalen Sanford So
    ILB 25 Zach Schlager So
    OLB 54 Ryan Schommer So
    OLB 83 Sam Shurtleff RFr
    ILB 41 Garrett Snodgrass RFr
    DL 95 Ben Stille Sr
    LB 56 Grant Tagge Fr
    OLB 2 Caleb Tannor Jr
    CB 5 Cam Taylor-Britt Jr
    DL 97 Deontre Thomas Jr
    DL 55 Chris Walker Jr
    DL 92 Tate Wildeman So
    S 8 Deontai Williams Sr
    DB 33 Javin Wright Injured RFr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    LS 55 Brig Banks Jr
    PK 36 Chase Contreraz So
    P
    		 40 Daniel Cerni Fr
    PK/P 96 Tyler Crawford Fr
    PK 33 Connor Culp Sr
    P
    		 95 Grant Detlefsen RFr
    PK 93 Gabe Heins RFr
    P
    		 30 Sam Khawja Fr
    LS 94 Cade Mueller So
    PK 32 Ryan Novosel Fr
    LS 91 Cameron Pieper So
    P
    		 90 William Przystup So
    LS 98 Camden Witucki Fr
    Head coach
    • Nebraska
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Erik Chinander
         5th season as DC
         3rd year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Iowa
    • Matt Lubick
         18th season as WR coach, 4th as OC
         1st year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Colorado State
    • Nebraska
    • Sean Beckton
         5th season as TE coach
         3rd year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Central Florida
    • Mike Dawson
         7th season as LB coach
         2nd year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: UMass-Amherst
    • Travis Fisher
         9th season as DB coach
         3rd year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: Central Florida
    • Nebraska
    • Nebraska
    • Tony Tuioti
         5th season as DL coach
         2nd year at Nebraska
         Alma mater:
      Hawaii
    • Mario Verduzco
         28th season as QB coach
         3rd year at Nebraska
         Alma mater: San Jose St.
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: August 10, 2020

    Depth chart

    Game summaries

    at No. 5 Ohio State

    See also: 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 7 7 3017
    No. 5 Buckeyes 14 10 141452

    at

    Columbus, OH

    • Date: October 24, 2020
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
    • Game attendance: 1,344
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (13:09) NEB – Adrian Martinez 10-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Nebraska 7–0)
    • (8:04) OSU – Master Teague 1-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Tied 7–7)
    • (4:02) OSU – Garrett Wilson 42-yard pass from Justin Fields, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:18; Ohio State 14–7)
    Second quarter
    • (8:24) NEB – Dedrick Mills 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14)
    • (3:12) OSU – Blake Haubeil 34-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:12; Ohio State 17–14)
    • (1:10) OSU – Master Teague 6-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:15; Ohio State 24–14)
    Third quarter
    • (11:24) OSU – Justin Fields 17-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; Ohio State 31–14)
    • (8:02) OSU – Sevyn Banks 55-yard fumble return, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:22; Ohio State 38–14)
    • (3:56) NEB – Connor Culp 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:06; Ohio State 38–17)
    Fourth quarter
    • (9:58) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 5-yard pass from Justin Fields, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:18; Ohio State 45–17)
    • (0:18) OSU – Jack Miller 2-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:35; Ohio State 52–17)
    Statistics NEB OSU
    First downs 17 28
    Total yards 370 491
    Rushes/yards 36–210 48–215
    Passing yards 160 276
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–20–0 20–21–0
    Time of possession 26:46 33:14
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 12/15, 105 yards
    Rushing Adrian Martinez 13 carries, 85 yards, TD
    Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 49 yards
    Ohio State Passing Justin Fields 20/21, 276 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Justin Fields 15 carries, 54 yards, TD
    Receiving Garrett Wilson 7 receptions, 129 yards, TD

    vs Wisconsin

    See also: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team
    No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 9 Badgers 0 0 000
    Cornhuskers 0 0 000

    at

    Lincoln, NE

    • Date: October 31, 2020
    • Game time: Cancelled
    • TV: FS1

    The Wisconsin at Nebraska game was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Wisconsin. The game will not be rescheduled. Instead, both teams will have a bye and will have just seven games.[21]

    at Northwestern

    See also: 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) at Northwestern Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 0 13 0013
    Wildcats 7 0 7721

    at

    Evanston, IL

    • Date: November 7, 2020
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Jerry McGinn
    • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst), Olivia Harlan (sideline)
    • Sources:[22]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (8:29) NW – Drake Anderson 41-yard run, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43; Northwestern 7–0)
    Second quarter
    • (11:29) NEB – Connor Culp 38-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:33; Northwestern 7–3)
    • (8:54) NEB – Connor Culp 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:57; Northwestern 7–6)
    • (1:25) NEB – Dedrick Mills 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:07; Nebraska 13–7)
    Third quarter
    • (9:54) NW – John Raine 2-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:47; Northwestern 14–13)
    Fourth quarter
    • (9:53) NW – Riley Lees 10-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:13; Northwestern 21–13)
    Statistics NEB NW
    First downs 28 14
    Total yards 442 317
    Rushes/yards 43–224 38–148
    Passing yards 218 169
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–45–2 16–27–2
    Time of possession 32:27 27:33
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 12/27, 125 yards, INT
    Rushing Adrian Martinez 13 carries, 102 yards
    Receiving Marcus Fleming 5 receptions, 75 yards
    Northwestern Passing Peyton Ramsey 16/27, 169 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Drake Anderson 18 carries, 89 yards, TD
    Receiving John Raine 4 receptions, 33 yards, TD

    vs Penn State

    See also: 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
    Penn State Nittany Lions (0–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–2) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Nittany Lions 0 6 10723
    Cornhuskers 10 17 0330

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: November 14, 2020
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Larry Smith
    • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
    • Sources:[23]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (11:25) NEB – Luke McCaffrey 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Nebraska 7–0)
    • (6:14) NEB – Connor Culp 22-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 1:56; Nebraska 10–0)
    Second quarter
    • (14:50) PSU – Jake Pinegar 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:20; Nebraska 10–3)
    • (14:01) NEB – Zavier Betts 45-yard pass from Luke McCaffrey, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:49; Nebraska 17–3)
    • (11:29) NEB – Deontai Williams 26-yard fumble return, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 5 plays, 5 yards, 2:25; Nebraska 24–3)
    • (5:48) PSU – Jake Pinegar 40-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:41; Nebraska 24–6)
    • (0:00) NEB – Connor Culp 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 1:39; Nebraska 27–6)
    Third quarter
    • (7:51) PSU – Keyvone Lee 31-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:53; Nebraska 27–13)
    • (1:01) PSU – Jake Pinegar 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:03; Nebraska 27–16)
    Fourth quarter
    • (10:34) NEB – Connor Culp 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:27; Nebraska 30–16)
    • (9:20) PSU – Devyn Ford 5-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Nebraska 30–23)
    Statistics PSU NEB
    First downs 30 17
    Total yards 501 298
    Rushes/yards 52–245 39–146
    Passing yards 256 152
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–39–1 13–21–1
    Time of possession 36:24 23:36
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Penn State Passing Will Levis 14/31, 219 yards
    Rushing Devyn Ford 16 carries, 66 yards, TD
    Receiving Pat Freiermuth 7 receptions, 113 yards
    Nebraska Passing Luke McCaffrey 13/21, 152 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Luke McCaffrey 13 carries, 67 yards, TD
    Receiving Zavier Betts 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD

    vs Illinois

    See also: 2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
    Illinois Fighting Illini (1–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–2) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Fighting Illini 14 14 10341
    Cornhuskers 7 3 7623

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: November 21, 2020
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: John O'Neill
    • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
    • Sources:[24]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (13:31) ILL – Chase Brown 3-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:17; Illinois 7–0)
    • (9:20) NEB – Luke McCaffrey 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:05; Tied 7–7)
    • (5:39) ILL – Chase Brown 2-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Illinois 14–7)
    Second quarter
    • (13:48) ILL – Josh Imatorbhebhe 28-yard pass from Brandon Peters, James McCourt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:44; Illinois 21–7)
    • (7:32) NEB – Connor Culp 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:00; Illinois 21–10)
    • (5:50) ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:35; Illinois 28–10)
    Third quarter
    • (8:23) ILL – James McCourt 24-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 6:31; Illinois 31–10)
    • (6:48) NEB – Luke McCaffrey 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; Illinois 31–17)
    • (2:31) ILL – Brandon Peters 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:17; Illinois 38–17)
    Fourth quarter
    • (10:14) ILL – James McCourt 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:42; Illinois 41–17)
    • (2:12) NEB – Levi Falck 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:58; Illinois 41–23)
    Statistics ILL NEB
    First downs 25 25
    Total yards 490 392
    Rushes/yards 52–285 44–215
    Passing yards 205 177
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–25–0 18–30–3
    Time of possession 36:21 23:39
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Illinois Passing Brandon Peters 18/25, 205 yards, TD
    Rushing Mike Epstein 13 carries, 113 yards, TD
    Receiving Josh Imatorbhebhe 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
    Nebraska Passing Luke McCaffrey 15/26, 134 yards, 3 INT
    Rushing Luke McCaffrey 26 carries, 122 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 60 yards

    at No. 24 Iowa

    See also: 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–3) at No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes (3–2) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 0 13 7020
    No. 24 Hawkeyes 10 3 7626

    at

    Iowa City, IA

    • Date: November 27, 2020
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
    • Game attendance: 1,469
    • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
    • TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
    • Sources:[25]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (12:06) IOWA – Keith Duncan 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:54; Iowa 3–0)
    • (1:09) IOWA – Tyrone Tracy 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:53; Iowa 10–0)
    Second quarter
    • (12:35) NEB – Connor Culp 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:34; Iowa 10–3)
    • (9:42) NEB – Connor Culp 39-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:02; Iowa 10–6)
    • (3:48) IOWA – Keith Duncan 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:54; Iowa 13–6)
    • (0:29) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Tied 13–13)
    Third quarter
    • (12:05) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 12-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:55; Nebraska 20–13)
    • (5:47) IOWA – Mekhi Sargent 2-yard run, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:18; Tied 20–20)
    Fourth quarter
    • (14:55) IOWA – Keith Duncan 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:03; Iowa 23–20)
    • (8:21) IOWA – Keith Duncan 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:54; Iowa 26–20)
    Statistics NEB IOWA
    First downs 20 22
    Total yards 338 322
    Rushes/yards 38–143 45–129
    Passing yards 195 193
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–25–0 18–30–1
    Time of possession 25:36 34:24
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 18/20, 174 yards
    Rushing Luke McCaffrey 5 carries, 42 yards
    Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 9 receptions, 75 yards
    Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 18/30, 193 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Tyler Goodson 30 carries, 111 yards
    Receiving Ihmir Smith-Marsette 3 receptions, 44 yards

    at Purdue

    See also: 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 17 10 7337
    Boilermakers 3 10 7727

    at

    West Lafayette, IN

    • Date: December 5, 2020
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
    • Game attendance: 808
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
    • Sources:[26]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (12:30) NEB – Dedrick Mills 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:02; Nebraska 7–0)
    • (10:04) NEB – Adrian Martinez 13-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:05; Nebraska 14–0)
    • (5:59) NEB – Connor Culp 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:40; Nebraska 17–0)
    • (1:02) PUR – J. D. Dellinger 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:57; Nebraska 17–3)
    Second quarter
    • (12:22) NEB – Connor Culp 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:40; Nebraska 20–3)
    • (10:04) PUR – King Doerue 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:18; Nebraska 20–10)
    • (6:13) NEB – Wyatt Liewer 10-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:51; Nebraska 27–10)
    • (0:00) PUR – J. D. Dellinger 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 0:19; Nebraska 27–13)
    Third quarter
    • (10:05) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; Nebraska 34–13)
    • (1:29) PUR – Payne Durham 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:59; Nebraska 34–20)
    Fourth quarter
    • (12:16) PUR – David Bell 89-yard pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick (Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:46; Nebraska 34–27)
    • (7:04) NEB – Connor Culp 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 5:12; Nebraska 37–27)
    Statistics NEB PUR
    First downs 20 19
    Total yards 364 332
    Rushes/yards 40–111 17–-2
    Passing yards 253 334
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–31–0 33–47–0
    Time of possession 33:49 26:11
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 23/30, 242 yards, TD
    Rushing Dedrick Mills 16 carries, 60 yards, TD
    Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 9 receptions, 114 yards
    Purdue Passing Jack Plummer 33/47, 334 yards, 3 TD
    Rushing Zander Horvath 7 carries, 21 yards
    Receiving David Bell 10 receptions, 132 yards, TD

    vs Minnesota

    See also: 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
    Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–4) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Golden Gophers 10 7 0724
    Cornhuskers 0 14 0317

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: December 12, 2020
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Jeff Servinski
    • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)
    • Sources:[27]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (7:26) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 26-yard run, Anders Gelecinskyj kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 2:13; Minnesota 7–0)
    • (0:14) MINN – Anders Gelecinskyj 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:37; Minnesota 10–0)
    Second quarter
    • (13:12) NEB – Austin Allen 8-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; Minnesota 10–7)
    • (2:57) NEB – Adrian Martinez 7-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:00; Nebraska 14–10)
    • (1:23) MINN – Brevyn Spann-Ford 4-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Anders Gelecinskyj kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Minnesota 17–14)
    Third quarter

    None

    Fourth quarter
    • (11:26) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard run, Anders Gelecinskyj kick (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:55; Minnesota 24–14)
    • (4:42) NEB – Connor Culp 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:51; Minnesota 24–17)
    Statistics MINN NEB
    First downs 19 17
    Total yards 387 308
    Rushes/yards 43–206 36–197
    Passing yards 181 111
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–0 16–29–1
    Time of possession 35:28 24:12
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 17/30, 181 yards, TD
    Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 20 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Chris Autman-Bell 5 receptions, 82 yards
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 16/27, 111 yards, TD
    Rushing Adrian Martinez 15 carries, 96 yards, TD
    Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 41 yards

    at Rutgers

    See also: 2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–5) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–5) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 0 7 14728
    Scarlet Knights 3 11 7021

    at

    Piscataway, NJ

    • Date: December 18, 2020
    • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
    • Game weather: Clear, 25 °F (−4 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst), Coley Harvey
    • Sources:[28]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (8:55) RUTG – Valentino Ambrosio 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:44; Rutgers 3–0)
    Second quarter
    • (13:20) RUTG – Valentino Ambrosio 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:52; Rutgers 6–0)
    • (10:07) NEB – Wan'Dale Robinson 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Nebraska 7–6)
    • (3:19) RUTG – Isiah Pacheco 33-yard run, Artur Sitkowski two-point pass to Bo Melton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:12; Rutgers 14–7)
    Third quarter
    • (9:06) NEB – Adrian Martinez 41-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:56; Tied 14–14)
    • (8:53) RUTG – Aron Cruickshank 98-yard kickoff return, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; Rutgers 21–14)
    • (0:43) NEB – Wan'Dale Robinson 14-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 5:09; Tied 21–21)
    Fourth quarter
    • (9:55) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:07; Nebraska 28–21)
    Statistics NEB RUTG
    First downs 27 9
    Total yards 620 252
    Rushes/yards 58–365 30–130
    Passing yards 255 122
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–28–2 11–22–1
    Time of possession 39:31 20:29
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 24/28, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Dedrick Mills 25 carries, 191 yards
    Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD
    Rutgers Passing Artur Sitkowski 10/20, 122 yards
    Rushing Johnny Langan 9 carries, 54 yards
    Receiving Bo Melton 5 receptions, 81 yards

    Big Ten awards

    All-Conference awards

    2020 Big Ten Offense All-Conference Teams and Awards[29]

    Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year
    Position Player
    PK Connor Culp

    Rankings

    Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP
    		—————————————————
    CoachesRV—RVRVRVRVRV——————————
    CFPNot released—————Not released

    Players drafted into the NFL

    See also:
    2021 NFL Draft
    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    5 159 Brenden Jaimes OT Los Angeles Chargers
    7 238 Matt Farniok OG Dallas Cowboys

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    26. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final), 2020 Nebraska Football, Nebraska vs. Purdue (December 5, 2020 at West Lafayette, Indiana)". Purdue University. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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    29. ^ 2020 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards
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