2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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2021
Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Ohio State x   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 8  
Indiana   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Minnesota   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Illinois   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Nebraska   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the

Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers were the first team in Division I history to lose nine games by single digits.

Offseason

2021 NFL Draft

The following players declared for the

2021 NFL Draft
:

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Dicaprio Bootle #7 CB 5'10" 195 Senior
Miami, FL
Matt Farniok #71 OL 6'6" 330 Senior Sioux Falls, SD
Brenden Jaimes #76 OT 6'5" 300 Senior Austin, TX
Dedrick Mills #26 RB 5'11" 220 Senior Waycross, GA
Jack Stoll #86 TE 6'4" 260 Senior Lone Tree, CO

Transfers

Outgoing

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Destination
David Alston #45 LB 6'4" 235 Junior
St. Paul, MN
 Montana State
Matthew Anderson #72 OL 6'6" 255 Sophomore Leesville, LA Louisiana-Lafayette
Jared Bubak #80 TE 6'5" 245 Graduate Lincoln, NE Central Missouri
Niko Cooper #32 LB 6'5" 225 Junior Memphis, TN Western Kentucky
Ronald Delancy III #0 CB 5'11" 160 Freshman
Miami, FL
 Toledo
Will Farniok #68 OL 6'3" 295 Junior Sioux Falls, SD Tulsa
Marcus Fleming #6 WR 5'10" 160 Freshman
Miami, FL
 Maryland
Jimmy Fritzsche #78 OL 6'7" 290 Sophomore Greenville, SC TBD
Jamin Graham #89 DL 6'4" 265 Sophomore Attalla, AL Jacksonville State
Keem Green #4 DL 6'4" 320 Senior Sumter, SC South Carolina
Demariyon Houston #10 WR 6'0" 180 Sophomore
Oklahoma City, OK
 Missouri
Austin Jablonski #47 WR 6'2" 215 Sophomore Lincoln, NE
Concordia (NE)
Luke McCaffrey #7 QB 6'2" 200 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, CO Rice
Caden McCormack #59 LB 6'0" 235 Sophomore Lincoln, NE Nebraska–Kearney
Jamie Nance #3 WR 6'0" 180 Sophomore Blanchard, OK Utah State
Ryan Novosel #32 K 6'0" 160 Freshman Wilmette, IL Georgetown
Kurt Rafdal #82 TE 6'7" 245 Senior Carmel, IN Boise State
Wan'Dale Robinson #1 WR 5'10" 185 Junior Frankfort, KY Kentucky
Ronald Thompkins #25 RB 5'11" 195 Sophomore Loganville, GA Retired
Kade Warner #81 WR 6'1" 210 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Kansas State
Boe Wilson #56 OL 6'3" 300 Graduate Lee's Summit, MO Western Kentucky
Branson Yager N/A OL 6'8" 330 Freshman Grantsville, UT TBD

Incoming

Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown Previous
Chancellor Brewington WR 6'3" 185 Junior Chandler, AZ Northern Arizona
Kyan Brumfield DB 6'0" 185 Senior
San Antonio, TX
 Texas Tech
Brendan Franke K 6'3" 235 Sophomore Gretna, NE Morningside
Josh Jasek K 6'1" 175 Sophomore Iowa City, IA Iowa Western
Tyreke Johnson DB 6'1" 190 Junior Jacksonville ,FL Ohio State
Chris Kolarevic LB 6'1" 225 Junior Traverse City, MI Northern Iowa
Markese Stepp RB 6'0" 235 Junior
Indianapolis, IN
 USC
Samori Toure WR 6'3" 190 Graduate Portland, OR Montana

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 20 scholarship recruits and 20 walk-ons during national signing period.[2]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Koby Bretz
DB 		Omaha, NE Omaha Westside 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Ru'Quan Buckley
DE 		Wyoming, MI Godwin Heights 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Dec 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Marques Buford Jr.
DB 		DeSoto, TX Trinity Christian School / St. Thomas More 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
James Carnie
TE 		Roca, NE Norris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Gabe Ervin Jr.
RB 		Buford, GA Buford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Thomas Fidone II
TE 		Council Bluffs, IA Lewis Central 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Mikai Gbayor
LB 		Irvington, NJ Irvington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Kamonte Grimes
WR 		Naples, FL Palmetto Ridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Heinrich Haarberg
QB 		Kearney, NE Kearney Catholic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 9, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Shawn Hardy II
WR 		Kingsland, GA Camden County 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 29, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Wynden Ho'ohuli
LB 		Mililani, HI Mililani 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Randolph Kpai
LB 		Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 2, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Henry Lutovsky
OL 		Crawfordsville, IA Mount Pleasant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Nov 17, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Seth Malcolm
LB 		Tabor, IA
Fremont-Mills
 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Latrell Neville
WR 		Fresno, TX Hightower 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Teddy Prochazka
OL 		Omaha, NE Elkhorn South 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Sep 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
AJ Rollins
TE 		Omaha, NE Creighton Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Jailen Weaver
DL 		Antioch, CA Antioch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Oct 31, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Malik Williams
DB
Atlanta, GA
 Buford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Branson Yager
OL 		Grantsville, UT Grantsville 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Apr 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:   
247Sports: 24  ESPN
: 39
  • 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 December 18, 2020.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Booker III
DB 		Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Derek Branch
DB 		Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southeast 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grant Buda
WR/LB 		Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southwest 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Alex Bullock
WR 		Omaha, NE Creighton Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Maddox Burton
DL 		Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southeast 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jan 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Blake Closman
DB 		Omaha, NE Millard North 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
AJ Collins
DB 		Omaha, NE Creighton Prep 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 31, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Sam Hoskinson
OL 		Omaha, NE Elkhorn South 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Dec 14, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
CJ Lilienkamp
S 		Bellevue, NE Bellevue West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grant Lohr
RB/S 		Jenks, OK Jenks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Joey Mancino
OL
Holmdel, NJ
 Holmdel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jan 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kelen Meyer
PK 		Ord, NE Ord 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Evan Meyersick
TE 		Omaha, NE Millard West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Weston Reiman
OL 		Weeping Water, NE Weeping Water 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Nov 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Beau Schaller
OL 		Waukee, IA Waukee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Dec 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Matthew Schuster
RB 		Cozad, NE Cozad / Ashland-Greenwood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 29, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jarrett Synek
QB 		Hastings, NE Hastings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Taveon Thompson
WR/LB 		Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southeast 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 21, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Payton Weehler
DB 		Blockton, IA Mount Ayr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 20, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Aiden Young
RB 		Omaha, NE
Elkhorn
 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 15, 2020 
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
Johnny Unitas Award[3] Adrian Martinez QB JR
Groza Award[4] Connor Culp K SR
Mackey Award[5]
 Austin Allen TE JR
Maxwell Award[6] Adrian Martinez QB JR
Nagurski Trophy[7] JoJo Domann LB SR
Rimington Trophy[5] Cam Jurgens C JR

Preseason Big Ten Media poll and awards

Below are the results of the preseason Big Ten media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2021 poll, Ohio State was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game. This is the 11th iteration of the preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which polls at least one credentialed media member for each Big Ten team. Only three times in the last 11 years has the media accurately predicted the Big Ten champion.[8]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio State 238 (34)
2 Penn State 192
3 Indiana 169
4 Michigan 144
5 Maryland 79
6 Rutgers 77.5
7 Michigan State 52.5
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wisconsin 233 (29)
2 Iowa 202 (5)
3 Northwestern 160
4 Minnesota 146
5 Nebraska 91.5
6 Purdue 72.5
7 Illinois 47
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Ohio State over Wisconsin 28
2 Ohio State over Iowa 5
3 Wisconsin over Ohio State 1

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.[9][10]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Votes (1st place)
1 Chris Olave WR Ohio State 58 (11)
2 Michael Penix Jr. QB Indiana 44.5 (8)
3 Mohamed Ibrahim RB Minnesota 36 (4)
4 Tyler Linderbaum C Iowa 13 (1)
5 Garrett Wilson WR Ohio State 12 (1)
6 David Bell WR Purdue 10 (1)
7 C. J. Stroud QB Ohio State 6 (2)
7 Jahan Dotson WR Penn State 6 (1)
7 Graham Mertz QB Wisconsin 6 (1)
10 Tyler Goodson RB Iowa 5 (1)
11 Ty Fryfogle WR Indiana 4 (1)
12 Tanner Morgan QB Minnesota 3.5 (1)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Votes (1st place)
1 Brandon Joseph S Northwestern 49 (11)
2 George Karlaftis DE Purdue 33 (8)
3 Haskell Garrett DT Ohio State 30.5 (5)
4 Micah McFadden LB Indiana 28 (6)
5 Olakunle Fatukasi LB Rutgers 18 (3)
6 Aidan Hutchinson DE Michigan 11
7 Jack Sanborn LB Wisconsin 7
7 Tiawan Mullen CB Indiana 7 (1)
9 Zach Harrison DE Ohio State 3.5
10 Jaquan Brisker S Penn State 3
10 Sevyn Banks CB Ohio State 3
12 Boye Mafe DE Minnesota 2
12 Chris Bergin LB Northwestern 2
12 Cam Taylor-Britt CB Nebraska 2
12 Jake Hansen LB Illinois 2
16 JoJo Domann S/LB Nebraska 1
16 Tyshon Fogg LB Rutgers 1
16 Owen Carney LB Illinois 1

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2812:00 p.m.at
Memorial Stadium[a]
  • Champaign, IL
    		• FOXL 22–3041,064
    September 411:00 a.m.Fordham*
    		BTNW 52–785,938
    September 112:30 p.m.Buffalo*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE
    		BTNW 28–385,663
    September 1811:00 a.m.at No. 3 Oklahoma*
    		FOXL 16–2384,659
    September 256:00 p.m.at No. 20 Michigan State
    		FS1L 20–23 OT70,332
    October 26:30 p.m.Northwestern
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE
    		BTNW 56–787,364
    October 96:30 p.m.No. 9 Michigan
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE
    		ABCL 29–3287,380
    October 1611:00 a.m.at
    Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)
    		ESPN2L 23–3045,436
    October 302:30 p.m.Purdue
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE
    		ESPN2L 23–2885,902
    November 611:00 a.m.No. 5 Ohio State
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lincoln, NE
    		FOXL 17–2684,426
    November 202:30 p.m.at No. 15
    ABC
    		L 28–3567,888
    November 2612:30 p.m.No. 16 Iowa
    		BTNL 21–2886,541
    1. Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The game was moved back to the United States due to travel concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

    The Big Ten released a revised conference schedule on February 5, 2021 to correct home/away matchups that were altered from the 2020 COVID-stricken season.[12]

    Personnel

    Roster

    2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 0 Jaquez Yant RFr
    QB 2 Adrian Martinez (C) Sr
    WR 3 Samori Toure Sr
    WR 4 Alante Brown RFr
    WR 5 Omar Manning Sr
    WR 7 Latrell Neville Fr
    QB 8 Logan Smothers RFr
    QB 9 Spencer Arceneaux Fr
    QB 10 Heinrich Haarberg Fr
    TE 11 Austin Allen (C) Sr
    WR 12 Will Nixon RFr
    WR 13 Kamonte Grimes Fr
    RB 14 Rahmir Johnson So
    WR 15 Zavier Betts RFr
    QB 16 Jarrett Synek Fr
    RB 16 Zach Weinmaster So
    WR 17 Ty Hahn RFr
    QB 18 Matt Masker Jr
    WR 19 Barron Miles Jr. RFr
    RB 21 Marvin Scott III RFr
    RB 22 Gabe Ervin Jr. Injured Fr
    TE 24 Thomas Fidone II Fr
    RB 28 Sevion Morrison RFr
    RB 29 Cooper Jewett So
    RB 30 Markese Stepp Jr
    WR 32 Brody Belt Jr
    RB 34 Beau Psencik RFr
    RB 35 Trevin Luben RFr
    WR 36 Taveon Thompson Fr
    RB 37 Isaiah Harris RFr
    RB 39 Matthew Schuster Fr
    WR 41 Elliott Brown RFr
    RB 44 Aiden Young Fr
    WR 45 Truitt Robinson Fr
    TE 46 John Goodwin So
    TE 48 Evan Meyersick Fr
    TE 49 Nate Boerkircher RFr
    OL 50 Sam Hoskinson Fr
    OL 51 Cam Jurgens Jr
    OL 53 Riley Moses So
    OL 54 Bryce Benhart So
    OL 57 Ethan Piper So
    OL 58 Ian Boerkircher Jr
    OL 59 Henry Lutovsky Fr
    OL 63 Nouredin Nouili So
    OL 65 Teddy Prochazka Injured Fr
    OL 66 Ezra Miller So
    OL 67 Joey Mancino Fr
    OL 69 Turner Corcoran RFr
    OL 70 Matt Sichterman Sr
    OL 71 Keegan Menning RFr
    OL 73 Broc Bando Sr
    OL 74 Brant Banks So
    OL 75 Trent Hixson Sr
    OL 76 Beau Schaller Fr
    OL 77 Michael Lynn So
    OL 79 Alex Conn RFr
    WR 80 Shawn Hardy II Fr
    TE 80 Jacob Herbek So
    TE 81 James Carnie Fr
    TE/WR 82 Chancellor Brewington Jr
    TE 83 Travis Vokolek Sr
    WR 84 Alex Bullock Fr
    WR 85 Wyatt Liewer Jr
    TE 86 A. J. Rollins Fr
    TE 87 Chris Hickman So
    WR 88 Levi Falck GS
    WR 89 Oliver Martin Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OLB 0 Pheldarius Payne Jr
    CB 1 Tyreke Johnson Jr
    OLB 2 Caleb Tannor Jr
    ILB 3 Will Honas Injured GS
    S 4 Myles Farmer So
    CB 5 Cam Taylor-Britt (C) Sr
    CB 6 Quinton Newsome So
    CB 7 Tamon Lynum RFr
    S 8 Deontai Williams GS
    S 9 Marquel Dismuke GS
    ILB 10 Jackson Hannah So
    CB 11 Braxton Clark Jr
    DB 12 Marques Buford Jr. Fr
    OLB 13 JoJo Domann GS
    ILB 14 Mikai Gbayor Fr
    DB 15 Malik Williams Fr
    CB 16 Nadab Joseph Jr
    OLB 17 Jimari Butler RFr
    ILB 18 Wynden Ho'ohuli Fr
    ILB 19 Seth Malcom Fr
    S 21 Noa Pola-Gates So
    ILB 22 Eteva Mauga-Clements Jr
    S 23 Isaac Gifford RFr
    OLB 24 Blaise Gunnerson RFr
    DB 26 Koby Bretz Fr
    DB 27 Kyan Brumfield Sr
    ILB 28 Luke Reimer So
    DB 29 Ashton Hausmann RFr
    ILB 30 Randolph Kpai Fr
    ILB 31 Chris Kolarevic Jr
    DB 32 Kaden Williams Fr
    S 33 Javin Wright Injured So
    OLB 34 Simon Otte Jr
    DB 35 Derek Branch Fr
    OLB 35 John Bullock So
    DB 36 Blake Closman Fr
    CB 37 Phalen Sanford So
    OLB 38 Damian Jackson Sr
    ILB 39 Garrett Hustedt So
    DB 40 Darius Moore Jr
    DB 41 Christian Lilienkamp Fr
    ILB 41 Garrett Snodgrass So
    DB 42 A. J. Collins Fr
    ILB 42 Nick Henrich So
    DB 43 Michael Booker III Fr
    S 43 Mason Nieman RFr
    OLB 44 Garrett Nelson So
    LB 46 Grant Buda Fr
    S 48 Lane McCallum Sr
    DL 50 Jailen Weaver Fr
    ILB 51 Braden Klover RFr
    DL 52 Mosai Newsom So
    ILB 53 Jake Archer Jr
    OLB 54 Ryan Schommer Jr
    DL 55 Chris Walker Sr
    ILB 56 Grant Tagge RFr
    ILB 58 Chris Cassidy Jr
    DL 63 Ru'Quan Buckley Fr
    DL 71 Maddox Burton Fr
    DL 72 Nash Hutmacher RFr
    OLB 81 Nick Leader So
    DL 82 Colton Feist Jr
    OLB 83 Sam Shurtleff So
    DL 93 Damion Daniels (C) Sr
    DL 91 Jordon Riley Sr
    DL 92 Tate Wildeman Jr
    DL 95 Ben Stille GS
    DL 96 Marquis Black RFr
    DL 97 Deontre Thomas Sr
    DL 98 Casey Rogers Jr
    DL 99 Ty Robinson So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 25 Kelen Meyer Fr
    PK 33 Connor Culp Sr
    PK 36 Chase Contreraz So
    P
    		 40 Daniel Cerni Fr
    P
    		 90 William Przystup So
    LS 91 Cameron Pieper So
    PK 92 Brendan Franke Fr
    PK 93 Gabe Heins RFr
    LS 94 Cade Mueller So
    P
    		 95 Grant Detlefsen RFr
    LS 96 Camden Witucki Fr
    PK 97 Josh Jasek Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: October 27, 2021

    • Due to COVID-19, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to student-athletes who competed during the 2020-21 season where it would not count against a student's years of eligibility.[13] As a result, all returning players are listed as the same class as 2020.[14]

    Depth chart

    Game summaries

    at Illinois

    See also: 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 7 9 7629
    Fighting Illini 2 14 14030

    at

    Champaign, IL

    • Date: August 28, 2021
    • Game time: 12:20 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
    • Game attendance: 41,064
    • Referee: John O'Neill
    • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
    • Sources: huskers.com[16]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (4:07) ILL – Team safety (Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 3:24; Illinois 2–0)
    Second quarter
    • (14:25) NEB – Markese Stepp 2-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:27; Nebraska 6–2)
    • (9:15) NEB – Connor Culp 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:01; Nebraska 9–2)
    • (2:51) ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24; Illinois 9–9)
    • (0:37) ILL – Calvin Hart Jr. 41-yard fumble return, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:21; Illinois 16–9)
    Third quarter
    • (6:56) ILL – Luke Ford 2-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski, James McCourt kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:04; Illinois 23–9)
    • (4:01) ILL – Isaiah Williams 1-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:10; Illinois 30–9)
    • (3:48) NEB – Adrian Martinez 75-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Illinois 30–16)
    Fourth quarter
    • (2:41) NEB – Oliver Martin 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 6:42; Illinois 30–22)
    Statistics NEB ILL
    First downs 19 18
    Total yards 392 326
    Rushes/yards 39–160 48–167
    Passing yards 232 159
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–32–0 15–19–0
    Time of possession 25:05 34:55
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 16/32, 232 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Adrian Martinez 17 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Oliver Martin 6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
    Illinois Passing Artur Sitkowski 12/15, 124 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Mike Epstein 16 carries, 75 yards, TD
    Receiving Deuce Spann 1 reception, 45 yards

    vs Fordham

    See also: 2021 Fordham Rams football team
    Fordham Rams (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rams 0 7 007
    Cornhuskers 7 17 141452

    at

    Lincoln, NE

    • Date: September 4, 2021
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
    • Game attendance: 85,938
    • Referee: Bryan Banks
    • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[17]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (3:59) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:41; Nebraska 7–0)
    Second quarter
    • (14:14) FORD – Fotis Kokosioulis 31-yard pass from Tim DeMorat, Nick Leinenweber kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 7–7)
    • (11:36) NEB – Connor Culp 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; Nebraska 10–7)
    • (3:56) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:44; Nebraska 17–7)
    • (0:29) NEB – Sevion Morrison 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 1:58; Nebraska 24–7)
    Third quarter
    • (8:24) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 2-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:40; Nebraska 31–7)
    • (3:58) NEB – Samori Toure 8-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:53; Nebraska 38–7)
    Fourth quarter
    • (14:26) NEB – Sevion Morrison 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; Nebraska 45–7)
    • (1:43) NEB – Marvin Scott III 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:13; Nebraska 52–7)
    Statistics FORD NEB
    First downs 12 34
    Total yards 292 633
    Rushes/yards 28–129 65–329
    Passing yards 163 304
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30–3 21–30–0
    Time of possession 23:39 35:21
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Fordham Passing Tim DeMorat 17/29, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT
    Rushing Trey Wilson III 13 carries, 75 yards
    Receiving DeQuece Carter 5 receptions, 69 yards
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 17/23, 254 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Markese Stepp 18 carries, 101 yards
    Receiving Samori Toure 8 receptions, 133 yards

    vs Buffalo

    See also: 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team
    Buffalo Bulls (1–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–1) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bulls 0 0 303
    Cornhuskers 0 14 01428

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: September 11, 2021
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
    • Game attendance: 85,663
    • Referee: Greg Blum
    • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Damon Benning (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[18]
    Game information
    First quarter

    None

    Second quarter
    • (6:56) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 2-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44; Nebraska 7–0)
    • (0:34) NEB – Samori Toure 68-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:58; Nebraska 14–0)
    Third quarter
    • (9:17) BUFF – Alex McNulty 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:08; Nebraska 14–3)
    Fourth quarter
    • (14:47) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Nebraska 21–3)
    • (5:53) NEB – Samori Toure 68-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:10; Nebraska 28–3)
    Statistics BUFF NEB
    First downs 19 19
    Total yards 359 516
    Rushes/yards 33–135 41–220
    Passing yards 224 296
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–50–1 14–20–0
    Time of possession 32:00 28:00
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Buffalo Passing Kyle Vantrease 27/50, 224 yards, INT
    Rushing Kevin Marks Jr. 21 carries, 85 yards
    Receiving Quian Williams 8 receptions, 93 yards
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 13/19, 242 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Adrian Martinez 9 carries, 112 yards
    Receiving Samori Toure 2 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

    at No. 3 Oklahoma

    See also: 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–1) at No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 3 0 6716
    No. 3 Sooners 7 0 9723

    at

    Norman, OK

    • Date: September 18, 2021
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
    • Game attendance: 84,659
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[19]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (8:02) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58; Oklahoma 7–0)
    • (1:21) NEB – Connor Culp 51-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 42 yards, 6:41; Oklahoma 7–3)
    Second quarter

    None

    Third quarter
    • (3:50) OKLA – Jeremiah Hall 1-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:29; Oklahoma 14–3)
    • (0:08) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Oklahoma 14–9)
    • (0:08) OKLA – Pat Fields defensive PAT conversion (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Oklahoma 16–9)
    Fourth quarter
    • (10:24) OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 2-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:44; Oklahoma 23–9)
    • (5:38) NEB – Omar Manning 21-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02; Oklahoma 23–16)
    Statistics NEB OKLA
    First downs 18 21
    Total yards 384 408
    Rushes/yards 38–95 35–194
    Passing yards 289 214
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–25–1 24–34–0
    Time of possession 29:10 30:50
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 19/25, 289 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Rahmir Johnson 11 carries, 42 yards
    Receiving Zavier Betts 6 receptions, 31 yards
    Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 24/34, 214 yards, TD
    Rushing Eric Gray 15 carries, 84 yards
    Receiving Jadon Haselwood 6 receptions, 61 yards

    at No. 20 Michigan State

    See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–2) at No. 20 Michigan State Spartans (3–0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Cornhuskers 0 10 37020
    No. 20 Spartans 0 13 07323

    at

    East Lansing, MI

    • Date: September 25, 2021
    • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
    • Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
    • Game attendance: 70,332
    • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
    • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
    • Sources: huskers.com[20]
    Game information
    First quarter

    None

    Second quarter
    • (14:08) MSU – Jayden Reed 35-yard pass from Payton Thorne, Matt Coghlin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52; Michigan State 7–0)
    • (11:22) NEB – Connor Culp 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:46; Michigan State 7–3)
    • (8:20) MSU – Matt Coghlin 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54; Michigan State 10–3)
    • (4:20) NEB – Adrian Martinez 12-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Tied 10–10)
    • (1:03) MSU – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; Michigan State 13–10)
    Third quarter
    • (9:10) NEB – Connor Culp 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:50; Tied 13–13)
    Fourth quarter
    • (7:29) NEB – Adrian Martinez 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:05; Nebraska 20–13)
    • (3:47) MSU – Jayden Reed 62-yard punt return, Matt Coghlin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:26; Tied 20–20)
    Overtime
    • (0:00) MSU – Matt Coghlin 21-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:00; Michigan State 23–20)
    Statistics NEB MSU
    First downs 26 12
    Total yards 442 254
    Rushes/yards 50–194 30–71
    Passing yards 248 183
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–36–1 14–23–1
    Time of possession 37:28 22:32
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 24/34, 244 yards, INT
    Rushing Rahmir Johnson 19 carries, 76 yards
    Receiving Zavier Betts 5 receptions, 62 yards
    Michigan State Passing Payton Thorne 14/23, 183 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Kenneth Walker III 19 carries, 61 yards
    Receiving Tre Mosley 6 receptions, 70 yards

    vs Northwestern

    See also: 2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team
    Northwestern Wildcats (2–2) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–3) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Wildcats 7 0 007
    Cornhuskers 21 14 14756

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: October 2, 2021
    • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
    • Game attendance: 87,364
    • Referee: Larry Smith
    • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[21]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (14:10) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Nebraska 7–0)
    • (9:19) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:13; Nebraska 14–0)
    • (4:14) NEB – Adrian Martinez 25-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:31; Nebraska 21–0)
    • (1:37) NW – Stephon Robinson Jr. 28-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:31; Nebraska 21–7)
    Second quarter
    • (12:37) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Nebraska 28–7)
    • (0:42) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 9-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:10; Nebraska 35–7)
    Third quarter
    • (13:48) NEB – Zavier Betts 83-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 0:13; Nebraska 42–7)
    • (9:16) NEB – Samori Toure 58-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:41; Nebraska 49–7)
    Fourth quarter
    • (9:44) NEB – Sevion Morrison 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 8:03; Nebraska 56–7)
    Statistics NW NEB
    First downs 17 28
    Total yards 293 657
    Rushes/yards 26–37 53–427
    Passing yards 256 230
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–40–0 15–21–0
    Time of possession 25:55 34:05
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Northwestern Passing Ryan Hilinski 29/35, 256 yards, TD
    Rushing Evan Hull 7 carries, 31 yards
    Receiving Stephon Robinson Jr. 8 receptions, 116 yards, TD
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 11/17, 202 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Jaquez Yant 13 carries, 127 yards
    Receiving Samori Toure 2 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

    vs No. 9 Michigan

    See also: 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team
    No. 9 Michigan Wolverines (5–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–3) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 9 Wolverines 0 13 61332
    Cornhuskers 0 0 22729

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: October 9, 2021
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
    • Game attendance: 87,380
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[22]
    Game information
    First quarter

    None

    Second quarter
    • (9:52) MICH – Jake Moody 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:55; Michigan 3–0)
    • (3:19) MICH – Jake Moody 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:18; Michigan 6–0)
    • (0:09) MICH – Hassan Haskins 3-yard run, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:28; Michigan 13–0)
    Third quarter
    • (12:49) NEB – Austin Allen 46-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Michigan 13–7)
    • (3:36) MICH – Hassan Haskins 3-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:31; Michigan 19–7)
    • (1:24) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 41-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Michigan 19–14)
    • (0:52) NEB – Levi Falck 13-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Adrian Martinez two-point run (Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07; Nebraska 22–19)
    Fourth quarter
    • (11:21) MICH – Blake Corum 29-yard run, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; Michigan 26–22)
    • (7:08) NEB – Adrian Martinez 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Nebraska 29–26)
    • (3:00) MICH – Jake Moody 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:08; Tied 29–29)
    • (1:24) MICH – Jake Moody 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:21; Michigan 32–29)
    Statistics MICH NEB
    First downs 26 19
    Total yards 459 431
    Rushes/yards 42–204 32–140
    Passing yards 255 291
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–39–1 18–28–1
    Time of possession 34:24 25:36
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Michigan Passing Cade McNamara 22/38, 255 yards, 3 TD
    Rushing Hassan Haskins 21 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Daylen Baldwin 6 receptions, 64 yards
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 18/28, 291 yards, 3 TD
    Rushing Rahmir Johnson 17 carries, 67 yards
    Receiving Rahmir Johnson 6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

    at Minnesota

    See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (3–2) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 3 6 7723
    Golden Gophers 7 14 0930

    at

    Minneapolis, MN

    • Date: October 16, 2021
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
    • Game attendance: 45,436
    • Referee: Ron Snodgross
    • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[23]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (6:33) MINN – Brevyn Spann-Ford 5-yard pass from Cole Kramer, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:42; Minnesota 7–0)
    • (3:59) NEB – Connor Culp 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:34; Minnesota 7–3)
    Second quarter
    • (14:53) MINN – Mike Brown-Stephens 28-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:06; Minnesota 14–3)
    • (5:47) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 6-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:21; Minnesota 14–9)
    • (1:53) MINN – Chris Autman-Bell 6-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; Minnesota 21–9)
    Third quarter
    • (9:29) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:42; Minnesota 21–16)
    Fourth quarter
    • (4:45) MINN – Esezi Otomewo safety (Drive: 1 play, -11 yards, 0:08; Minnesota 23–16)
    • (2:12) MINN – Bryce Williams 56-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:33; Minnesota 30–16)
    • (1:12) NEB – Austin Allen 9-yard from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:00; Minnesota 30–23)
    Statistics NEB MINN
    First downs 19 22
    Total yards 377 396
    Rushes/yards 31–136 43–182
    Passing yards 241 214
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–0 21–25–2
    Time of possession 21:59 38:01
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 18/33, 241 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Rahmir Johnson 11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Austin Allen 5 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
    Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 20/24, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Bryce Williams 17 carries, 127 yards, TD
    Receiving Chris Autman-Bell 11 receptions, 103 yards, TD

    vs Purdue

    See also: 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team
    Purdue Boilermakers (4–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–5) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Boilermakers 0 14 7728
    Cornhuskers 7 10 0623

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: October 30, 2021
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
    • Game attendance: 85,902
    • Referee: John O'Neill
    • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[24]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (6:16) NEB – Omar Manning 16-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:36; Nebraska 7–0)
    Second quarter
    • (12:37) PUR – Jalen Graham 45-yard interception return, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:15; Tied 7–7)
    • (10:45) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Nebraska 14–7)
    • (3:48) PUR – Zander Horvath 1-yard run, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:57; Tied 14–14)
    • (1:20) NEB – Chase Contreraz 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:28; Nebraska 17–14)
    Third quarter
    • (2:47) PUR – Milton Wright 3-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:59; Purdue 21–17)
    Fourth quarter
    • (10:05) PUR – Jackson Anthrop 9-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Purdue 28–17)
    • (1:44) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 12-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 1:30; Purdue 28–23)
    Statistics PUR NEB
    First downs 23 19
    Total yards 349 399
    Rushes/yards 41–116 29–130
    Passing yards 233 269
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–45–0 14–29–4
    Time of possession 38:38 21:22
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Purdue Passing Aidan O'Connell 34/45, 233 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing King Doerue 17 carries, 74 yards
    Receiving David Bell 9 receptions, 74 yards
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 14/29, 269 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
    Rushing Jaquez Yant 6 carries, 60 yards
    Receiving Omar Manning 4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD

    vs No. 5 Ohio State

    See also: 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
    No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–6) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 5 Buckeyes 0 17 6326
    Cornhuskers 0 10 7017

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: November 6, 2021
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
    • Game attendance: 84,426
    • Referee: Michael Cannon
    • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[25]
    Game information
    First quarter

    None

    Second quarter
    • (11:25) OSU – Noah Ruggles 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:52; Ohio State 3–0)
    • (6:41) OSU – Chris Olave 3-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:24; Ohio State 10–0)
    • (3:52) NEB – Chase Contreraz 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:49; Ohio State 10–3)
    • (3:34) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 75-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18; Ohio State 17–3)
    • (2:53) NEB – Samori Toure 72-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; Ohio State 17–10)
    Third quarter
    • (9:42) OSU – Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:44; Ohio State 20–10)
    • (2:05) OSU – Noah Ruggles 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:21; Ohio State 23–10)
    • (0:22) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Ohio State 23–17)
    Fourth quarter
    • (1:29) OSU – Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; Ohio State 26–17)
    Statistics OSU NEB
    First downs 25 18
    Total yards 495 361
    Rushes/yards 30–90 34–113
    Passing yards 405 248
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 36–54–2 16–31–1
    Time of possession 33:52 26:08
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 36/54, 405 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
    Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 21 carries, 92 yards
    Receiving Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15 receptions, 240 yards, TD
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 16/31, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    Rushing Rahmir Johnson 16 carries, 62 yards
    Receiving Samori Toure 4 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD

    at No. 15 Wisconsin

    See also: 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team
    Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–7) vs No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers (7–3) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 7 7 7728
    No. 15 Badgers 14 0 14735

    at

    Madison, WI

    • Date: November 20, 2021
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C); Wind at W 7 MPH
    • Game attendance: 67,888
    • Referee: Jerry McGinn
    • TV announcers (
      ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[26]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (14:47) WISC – Stephan Bracey 91-yard kickoff return, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; Wisconsin 7–0)
    • (12:41) NEB – Markese Stepp 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:06; Tied 7–7)
    • (1:59) WIC – Braelon Allen 71-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:23; Wisconsin 14–7)
    Second quarter
    • (6:35) NEB – Samori Toure 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:02; Tied 14–14)
    Third quarter
    • (11:35) WISC – Kendric Pryor 17-yard pass from Graham Mertz, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:01; Wisconsin 21–14)
    • (6:24) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11; Tied 21–21)
    • (1:30) WISC – Braelon Allen 3-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Wisconsin 28–28)
    Fourth quarter
    • (6:27) NEB – Marvin Scott III 3-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:52; Tied 28–28)
    • (3:50) WISC – Braelon Allen 53-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Wisconsin 35–28)
    Statistics NEB WISC
    First downs 22 15
    Total yards 452 397
    Rushes/yards 35–101 31–252
    Passing yards 351 145
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–35–2 12–18–0
    Time of possession 33:17 26:43
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 23/35, 351 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Brody Belt 7 carries, 31 yards
    Receiving Austin Allen 7 receptions, 143 yards
    Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 12/18, 145 yards, TD
    Rushing Braelon Allen 22 carries, 228 yards, 3 TD
    Receiving Jake Ferguson 8 receptions, 92 yards

    vs No. 17 Iowa

    See also: 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
    No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (9–2) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–8) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 17 Hawkeyes 0 3 61928
    Cornhuskers 7 7 7021

    at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

    • Date: November 26, 2021
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
    • Game attendance: 86,541
    • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
    • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline)
    • Sources: huskers.com[27]
    Game information
    First quarter
    • (9:18) NEB – Logan Smothers 2-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:42; Nebraska 7–0)
    Second quarter
    • (10:39) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:57; Nebraska 7–3)
    • (4:20) NEB – Jaquez Yant 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:19; Nebraska 14–3)
    • (0:39) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:41; Nebraska 14–6)
    Third quarter
    • (5:54) NEB – Logan Smothers 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:18; Nebraska 21–6)
    • (0:27) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 36-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:27; Nebraska 21–9)
    Fourth quarter
    • (14:16) IOWA – Kyler Fisher 14-yard punt return, Caleb Shudak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:11; Nebraska 21–16)
    • (9:56) IOWA – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -1 yards, 0:41; Nebraska 21–18)
    • (7:21) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:35; Tied 21–21)
    • (2:58) IOWA – Spencer Petras 2-yard run, Caleb Shudak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:00; Iowa 28–21)
    Statistics IOWA NEB
    First downs 19 18
    Total yards 364 327
    Rushes/yards 37–186 43–129
    Passing yards 178 198
    Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–0 16–22–1
    Time of possession 31:53 28:07
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 7/13, 102 yards
    Rushing Tyler Goodson 23 carries, 156 yards
    Receiving Sam LaPorta 3 receptions, 61 yards
    Nebraska Passing Logan Smothers 16/22, 198 yards, INT
    Rushing Logan Smothers 24 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Samori Toure 6 receptions, 67 yards

    Big Ten awards

    Player of the Week Honors

    Weekly Awards
    Player Award Week Awarded Ref.
    Luke Reimer Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Week 2 [28]
    JoJo Domann Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week Week 5 [29]

    All-Conference awards

    2021 Big Ten Offense All-Conference Teams and Awards[30]

    Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
    Position Player
    TE Austin Allen

    National awards

    All-America awards

    Associated Press All-America Team
    Position Player Team
    DB JoJo Domann Second Team[31]

    Players drafted into the NFL

    See also:
    2021 NFL Draft
    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    2 51 Cam Jurgens C Philadelphia Eagles
    2 60 Cam Taylor-Britt CB Cincinnati Bengals
    7 258 Samori Toure WR Green Bay Packers

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