1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big 8 co-champion; Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 45–6 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 11
Record	9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

Last updated January 10, 2024

1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Missouri +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Bob Devaney and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. In his first year as offensive coordinator, Tom Osborne instituted the I formation.

The Huskers lost the opener at home to fifth-ranked USC,^[1] and were 2–2 after a loss in the conference opener at #7 Missouri.^[2] They won their final six regular season games to tie for the Big Eight championship, were invited to the Sun Bowl in El Paso,^[3] and decisively beat the Georgia Bulldogs to finish the season at 9–2.^[4]^[5]

The Huskers' strong finish in 1969 was followed by consecutive national championships in 1970 and 1971; after the rout of second-ranked Alabama in the 1972 Orange Bowl, Nebraska's unbeaten streak reached 32 games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	1:30 pm	No. 5 USC *		Memorial Stadium Lincoln NE		L 21–31	67,058
September 27	1:50 pm	Texas A&M *		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 14–0	66,331
October 4	1:30 pm	at Minnesota *		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		W 42–14	52,136
October 11	1:30 pm	at No. 7 Missouri	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 7–17	60,500
October 18	1:30 pm	Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 21–17	63,223–66,667
October 25	1:30 pm	Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 13–3	66,421
November 1	1:30 pm	No. 18 Colorado		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 20–7	67,084
November 8	1:30 pm	Iowa State	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 17–3	67,107
November 15	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	No. 17	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 10–7	40,000
November 22	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma	No. 16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)		W 44–14	52,367
December 20	1:00 pm	vs. Georgia *	No. 14	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 45–6	26,668	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Defense

FS
Randy Reeves
Tom McClelland
Gary Hollstein

INSDIE	INSDIE
Adrian Fiala	Jerry Murtaugh
Dan Kobza	Pat Morell
George Chandler	Steve Yanda

MONSTER BACK
Al Larson
David Morock
Henry Jennings

CB
Dana Stephenson
John Decker
Wes Mabin

DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
Mike Wynn	Bob Liggett	Ken Geddes	Dave Walline	Sherwin Jarmon
Bill Janssen	Ron Drakulich	Ed Periard	Larry Jacobson	Dennis Gutzman
Jim Miller	Merle Schloff	Bob Pabis	Bill Hornbacher	John Pitts

CB
Jim Anderson
Bill Kosch
Bob McFarland

Offense

Wingback
Larry Frost
Paul Rogers
Jeff Hughes

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Bob Newton	Carl Ashman	Glenn Patterson	Gale Williams	Paul Topliff
Wally Winter	Bob Grenfell	Joe Buda	Ron Volberding	Donnie McGhee
Doug Dumler	Bruce Weber	Kent Liddle	Charles Menser	John Hopkins

TE
Jim McFarland
Phil Harvey
Frank Patrick

Splitend
Guy Ingles
Dave Mason
Dale Didur

QB
Jerry Tagge
Van Brownson
Tony Dvorsak

RB
Jeff Kinney
Frank Vactor
Jeff Hughes

FB
Dan Schneiss
Mike Green
Bill Bomberger

Special teams

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma mater
Bob Devaney	Head Coach	1962	1962–72	Alma
Tom Osborne	Offensive coordinator	1969	1964–97	Hastings
Cletus Fischer	Offensive Line		1960–85	Nebraska
Carl Selmer	Offensive Line		1962–72
Jim Ross			1962–76
John Melton	Tight Ends. Wingbacks	1973	1962–88	Wyoming
Mike Corgan	Running Backs	1962	1962–82	Notre Dame
Monte Kiffin			1967–76	Nebraska
Warren Powers	Defensive Backs		1969–76	Nebraska
Boyd Epley	Head Strength Coach	1969	1969–2003	Nebraska
Bill Thornton	Graduate assistant	1969	1969–72	Nebraska

#5 USC at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
•#5 USC	7	14	7	3	31
Nebraska	0	7	0	14	21

Date: 1969-09-20
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,058

USC had a fight on their hands, despite jumping out to an early 14-0 lead. Nebraska scrambled back and drew up within 7 points in the 4th quarter with 3:40 to go. The Cornhuskers again got the ball back with enough time to score, but USC intercepted and converted the turnover into a field goal in the final seconds to decide the outcome.

Texas A&M at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
•Nebraska	7	7	0	0	14

Date: 1969-09-27
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 66,331

The Cornhuskers put up a touchdown in each of the first two quarters before Texas A&M was somehow able to bottle them up, but the Blackshirts had already established that the Aggies would get nothing on the day, and the 14 Nebraska points were carried for the win.

Nebraska at Minnesota [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Nebraska	0	14	14	14	42
Minnesota	7	7	0	0	14

Date: 1969-10-04
Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
Game attendance: 52,136

Nebraska QB Jerry Tagge broke a record while taking apart Minnesota in Minneapolis. The 587 total Cornhusker yards was the second highest total in school history, and his 219 air yards and 82 ground yards rang up to 301 on the day, easily breaking the previous record of 264 yards set in 1951 and tied in 1967. The game started in doubt as Minnesota struck first and forced Nebraska to a 14-14 tie at the half, but there would be no further scoring from the Golden Gophers to answer the additional 28 Nebraska points posted after the half.

#20 Nebraska at #7 Missouri [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Nebraska	0	0	7	0	7
•#7 Missouri	7	7	3	0	17

Date: 1969-10-11
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Game attendance: 60,500

Nebraska attempted to bring a fight to Columbia to go along with their new #20 ranking, but after Missouri went up 7-0, it did not help that the Cornhuskers turned over a fumble to Missouri which was converted into 7 more points before the half. Nebraska managed to avoid the shutout with a 3rd-quarter touchdown but could not overcome Missouri's defense to score again, and subsequently fell back out of the polls.

The Cornhuskers did not lose again until their 1972 season opener at UCLA.

Kansas at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	0	7	7	3	17
•Nebraska	6	8	0	7	21

Date: 1969-10-18
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 66,667

Nebraska PK Paul Rogers set a Nebraska and Big 8 record with a 55-yard 1st-quarter field goal to open the scoring. It was a fierce back-and-forth game, though Nebraska ran ahead by 14 only to have Kansas, which shared the 1968 Big Eight championship but plummeted to 1-9 in 1969, tie it up in the 3rd and pull ahead with a field goal in the 4th. The Cornhuskers came through, however, putting in the game-winning touchdown with just 1:22 left to play.

Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	3	0	3
•Nebraska	0	7	6	0	13

Date: 1969-10-25
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 66,421

The defensive struggle of the day kept the scores low and the game in doubt late, as Nebraska held only a 10-point lead to start the 4th quarter, but the defenses held on both sides and the Cornhuskers got the win.

#18 Colorado at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Colorado	7	0	0	0	7
•Nebraska	3	7	10	0	20

Date: 1969-11-01
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,084

Nebraska's 13 point margin of victory was directly attributable to the school record 3 interceptions by Dana Stephenson, two of which were subsequently converted into touchdowns, giving Nebraska the upset win.

Iowa State at #20 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	3	0	0	3
•#20 Nebraska	0	7	10	0	17

Date: 1969-11-08
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,107

Iowa State was held to only 27 yards on the ground in front a Memorial Stadium homecoming crowd, as Nebraska held the Cyclones to just a 2nd-quarter field goal on their way to the win.

#17 Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
•#17 Nebraska	0	0	3	7	10
Kansas State	7	0	0	0	7

Date: 1969-11-15
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game attendance: 40,000

The Blackshirts allowed Kansas State a touchdown early on, but closed the door for the rest of the game. The Cornhusker offense needed that support, as they were not able to put up their own points until splitting the uprights with a field goal late in the 3rd, and very much needed the touchdown punched in about 10 minutes later to pull ahead for the victory.

#16 Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
•#16 Nebraska	14	3	13	14	44
Oklahoma	7	0	0	7	14

Date: 1969-11-22
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 53,500

Nebraska fought from behind to deliver Coach Devaney's first win in Norman, a convincing win in which the Blackshirts held the season's Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens to just 71 yards with no touchdowns, breaking his 17-game touchdown streak.

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#14 Nebraska vs Georgia [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
•#14 Nebraska	18	0	14	13	45
Georgia	0	0	0	6	6

Date: 1969-12-20
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
Game attendance: 31,728

Nebraska opened the day with four straight 1st-quarter field goals, setting new Nebraska and Big 8 records in the process, which was the beginning of Georgia being left far behind. By the time the Bulldogs found the scoreboard on a 4th-quarter touchdown, they merely closed the gap to 6-38, which the Cornhuskers then answered with one more touchdown before the final whistle.

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AP	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	20	17	16	13	13	14	11
Coaches														12

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Award	Name(s)
All-America 1st team	Jim McFarland, Dana Stephenson
Big Eight Sophomore of the Year	Jeff Kinney
All-Big Eight 1st team	Ken Geddes, Bob Liggett, Jim McFarland, Jerry Murtaugh, Dana Stephenson
All-Big Eight 2nd team	Sherwin Jarmon
All-Big Eight honorable mention	Carl Ashman, Van Brownson, Guy Ingles, Al Larson, Glenn Patterson, Jerry Tagge, Paul Topliff, Dave Walline, Mike Wynn

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1970 NFL Draft: ^[11]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Jim McFarland	TE	7	164	St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Geddes	LB	7	175	Detroit Lions
Dana Stephenson	DB	8	183	Chicago Bears
Mike Wynn	DE	8	206	Oakland Raiders
Frank Patrick	QB	10	251	Green Bay Packers
Bob Liggett	DT	15	390	Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Green	RB	16	406	San Diego Chargers
Glenn Patterson	C	17	439	Dallas Cowboys

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year's 1971 NFL Draft: ^[12]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Joe Orduna	RB	2	49	San Francisco 49ers
Bob Newton	T	3	71	Chicago Bears
Paul Rogers	K – DB	8	190	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Schneiss	TE	11	261	Boston Patriots

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers sophomores selected in the 1972 NFL Draft:^[13]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Jerry Tagge	QB	1	11	Green Bay Packers
Jeff Kinney	RB	1	23	Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Jacobson	DT	1	24	New York Giants
Carl Johnson	T	5	112	New Orleans Saints
Van Brownson	QB	8	204	Baltimore Colts
Keith Wortman	G	10	242	Green Bay Packers

The following 1969 Nebraska players joined a professional team as draftees or free agents.^[14]

Name	Team
Doug Dumler	New England Patriots
Ken Geddes	Los Angeles Rams
Larry Jacobson	New York Giants
Bill Janssen	Charlotte Hornets
Sherwin Jarmon	Chicago Fire
Jeff Kinney	Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Liggett	Kansas City Chiefs
Dave Mason	New England Patriots
Jim McFarland	St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Newton	Chicago Bears
Joe Orduna	New York Giants
Frank Patrick	Green Bay Packers
Jerry Tagge	Green Bay Packers
Frank Vactor	Washington Redskins

The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was the national champion of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers scored 638 points while only allowing 174. Their average margin of victory was 38.7 points, and their lowest margin of victory, against Washington State, was 14 points. The Cornhuskers successfully defended their 1994 national championship by defeating 2nd ranked Florida 62–24 in the Fiesta Bowl, at the time the second largest margin of victory ever between a No. 1 and No. 2 school. The team is widely regarded as one of the greatest college football teams of all time.

The 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nicknamed "The Scoring Explosion", the team was noted for its prolific offense, which is still widely considered one of the greatest in college football history. The team and some of its individual players set several NCAA statistical records, some of which still stand. Nebraska scored a total of 654 points on the season.

The 1973 Orange Bowl was the 39th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 1. The final game of the 1972–73 bowl season, it matched the ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by their respective hall of fame coaches, Bob Devaney and Ara Parseghian. Nebraska scored early and won 40–6.

The 2009 Gator Bowl was played on January 1, 2009, as part of the 2008 College Football season. It featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who finished tied for first in the Big 12 Conference's North Division with Missouri, and the Clemson Tigers, who finished fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division. Nebraska scored 16 unanswered points to beat Clemson after being down 21–10 in the third quarter. This game was the first meeting between the Clemson Tigers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers since the 1982 Orange Bowl where Clemson defeated Nebraska for their first national title. This was the second game between both schools with Nebraska evening up the record.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska and were led by head coach Bo Pelini. The Cornhuskers finished the season 10–4, 6–3 in Big 12 and were Big 12 North Division champions and represented the division in the Big 12 Championship Game, where they lost to Texas 13–12. Nebraska was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where they defeated Arizona 33–0.

The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney, in his eleventh and final season with the Huskers, and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

The 1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. It was Nebraska's 102nd and last season in the Big 12 as they began competing in the Big Ten Conference in 2011.

The 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1979 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The 1973 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

The 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Eight Conference during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Cornhuskers were led by tenth-year head coach Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

The 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The Huskers went 11–0–1 to win the first of two consecutive national championships.

The 1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

Adkins, John #57 (So.) DE
Ahlmann, Harold(Jr.) MG
Anderson, Jim #18 (So.) RCB
Ashman, Carl #53 (Sr.) LG
Bomberger, Bill #46 (Jr.) FB
Boyd, David(So.) E
Branch, Jim(So.) LB
Brownson, Van #12 (So.) QB
Buda, Joe #52 (Sr.) C
Carstens, Jim(So.) FB
Chandler, George #33 (Jr.) LB
Coppa, Rich(So.) C
Davis, Harold(So.) LG
Decker, John #21 (Jr.) LCB
DeOrio, Lonnie(So.) DT
Didur, Dale #84 (Jr.) SE
Drakulich, Ron #41 (Sr.) DT
Dumler, Doug #78 (So.) LT
Dvorsak, Tony #11 (Jr.) QB
Fiala, Adrian #32 (Sr.) LB
Frost, Larry #28 (Sr.) HB
Galbraith, Denis(Unk) MG
Geddes, Ken #37 (Sr.) MG
Graves, Lanny(So.) FB
Green, Mike #34 (Sr.) FB
Grenfell, Bob #59 (Jr.) LG
Gutzman, Dennis #39 (Jr.) DE
Hacias, Greg(So.) S
Harvey, Phil #83 (So.) TE
Hauge, Bruce #48 (So.) LB
Hinckley, Ron #65 (So.) RG
Hollstein, Gary #29 (So.) S
Holmes, Bill(So.) E
Hopkins, John #79 (So.) RT
Hornbacher, Bill #55 (Sr.) DT

Hughes, Jeff #26 (So.) HB
Hyland, John #58 (So.) DE
Ingles, Guy #88 (Jr.) SE
Jacobson, Larry #75 (So.) DT
Jamail, Doug #50 (So.) C
Janssen, Bill #82 (So.) DE
Jarmon, Sherwin #81 (Sr.) DE
Jennings, Henry #38 (So.) MON
Jones, George(So.) S
Kinney, Jeff #35 (So.) HB
Kinsel, John(So.) C
Kobza, Dan #49 (Sr.) LB
Kontos, Ken(So.) LB
Kosch, Bill #24 (So.) RCB
Larson, Al #20 (Sr.) MON
Liddle, Kent #51 (So.) C
Liggett, Bob #71 (Sr.) DT
List, Jerry #85 (So.) TE
Lowe, Rex#83 HB
Mabin, Wes #39 (So.) LCB
Malone, Dan(So.) DT
Mason, Dave #87 (So.) E
McClelland, Tom #16 (So.) S
McFarland, Bob #27 (So.) RCB
McFarland, Jim #80 (Sr.) TE
McGhee, Donnie #70 (Jr.) RT
McGowan, Tom(So.) LB
McGuire, Mike #15 (So.) MON
Menser, Charles #63 (So.) RG
Miller, Jim #86 (So.) DE
Minzak, Edward(So.) RG
Montgomery, Al #47 (So.) HB
Morell, Pat #40 (So.) LB
Morock, David #43 (Jr.) MON
Morrill, Pat(Unk) LB

Murtaugh, Jerry #42 (Jr.) LB
Newton, Bob #74 (Jr.) LT
Newton, Clint(So.) E
Orduna, Joe #31 (Sr.) HB
Osberg, Chuck #17 (So.) QB
Pabis, Bob #66 (So.) MG
Patrick, Frank #10 (Sr.) QB
Patterson, Glenn #72 (Sr.) C
Periard, Ed #56 (Jr.) MG
Pitts, John #54 (So.) DE
Pogge, Bill(So.) FB
Reeves, Randy #25 (Sr.) S
Rogers, Paul #30 (Jr.) PK
Schloff, Merle #69 (So.) DT
Schneiss, Dan #22 (Jr.) FB
Smith, Jim #23 (So.) HB
Snyder, Bob(So.) RT
Sobota, Joe(So.) DT
Stejskal, Greg #68 (So.) LT
Stephenson, Dana #36 (Sr.) LCB
Tagge, Jerry #14 (So.) QB
Tegels, John(So.) LB
Terrio, Bob #45 (So.) FB
Topliff, Paul #73 (Sr.) RT
Vactor, Frank #19 (Jr.) HB
Volberding, Ron #64 (So.) RG
Walline, Dave #76 (Jr.) DT
Weber, Bruce #61 (So.) LG
Wenner, Rick(So.) S
Williams, Gale #77 (Sr.) RG
Winter, Wally #67 (Jr.) LT
Witliff, Frank(So.) HB
Wynn, Mike #90 (Sr.) DE
Yanda, Steve #44 (So.) LB

↑ "Trojan soph sparkles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 2B.
↑ "Tigers hold Nebraska". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 12, 1969. p. 4B.
↑ "'Huskers stall Owens". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 5B.
↑ "Nebraska whips Georgia, 45-6". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 21, 1969. p. 2, section 4.
↑ "Nebraska's field goals, defense stops Georgia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 21, 1969. p. 17.
↑ "2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Media Guide". Sun Bowl Association. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
↑ "Football - 1969 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
↑ Nebraska 1969 Roster
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↑ 1969 Husker Honors
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[trjsop-1] "Trojan soph sparkles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 2B.

[tghone-2] "Tigers hold Nebraska". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 12, 1969. p. 4B.

[hstllown-3] "'Huskers stall Owens". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1969. p. 5B.

[nbrwhpga-4] "Nebraska whips Georgia, 45-6". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 21, 1969. p. 2, section 4.

[nebrlmt-5] "Nebraska's field goals, defense stops Georgia". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 21, 1969. p. 17.

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[7] "Football - 1969 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved June 18, 2009.

[8] Nebraska 1969 Roster

[9] "Nebraska Whips Oklahoma, 44-14." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 23.

[10] 1969 Husker Honors

[11] Pro Football Reference.com Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine – 1970 NFL Draft

[12] Pro Football Reference.com Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine – 1971 NFL Draft

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Culture and lore	History Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Cornhusker Marching Band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" nickname 1939 Kansas State game Game of the Century (1971 Oklahoma game) Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 2009 Big 12 Championship Game Yes Man
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big Eight Conference football champions
MVIAA	Iowa & Nebraska (1907) Kansas (1908) Missouri (1909) Nebraska (1910) Iowa State & Nebraska (1911) Iowa State & Nebraska (1912) Missouri & Nebraska (1913) Nebraska (1914) Nebraska (1915) Nebraska (1916) Nebraska (1917) Missouri (1919) Oklahoma (1920) Nebraska (1921) Drake & Nebraska (1922) Kansas & Nebraska (1923) Missouri (1924) Missouri (1925) Oklahoma A&M (1926) Missouri (1927)
Big Six	Nebraska (1928) Nebraska (1929) Kansas (1930) Nebraska (1931) Nebraska (1932) Nebraska (1933) Kansas State (1934) Nebraska (1935) Nebraska (1936) Nebraska (1937) Oklahoma (1938) Missouri (1939) Nebraska (1940) Missouri (1941) Missouri (1942) Oklahoma (1943) Oklahoma (1944) Missouri (1945) Kansas & Oklahoma (1946) Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)
Big Seven	Oklahoma (1948) Oklahoma (1949) Oklahoma (1950) Oklahoma (1951) Oklahoma (1952) Oklahoma (1953) Oklahoma (1954) Oklahoma (1955) Oklahoma (1956) Oklahoma (1957) Oklahoma (1958) Oklahoma (1959)
Big Eight	Missouri (1960) Colorado (1961) Oklahoma (1962) Nebraska (1963) Nebraska (1964) Nebraska (1965) Nebraska (1966) Oklahoma (1967) Kansas & Oklahoma (1968) Missouri & Nebraska (1969) Nebraska (1970) Nebraska (1971) Nebraska (1972) Oklahoma (1973) Oklahoma (1974) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975) Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976) Oklahoma (1977) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978) Oklahoma (1979) Oklahoma (1980) Nebraska (1981) Nebraska (1982) Nebraska (1983) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984) Oklahoma (1985) Oklahoma (1986) Oklahoma (1987) Nebraska (1988) Colorado (1989) Colorado (1990) Colorado & Nebraska (1991) Nebraska (1992) Nebraska (1993) Nebraska (1994) Nebraska (1995)
National championships in bold

1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big 8 co-champion Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 45–6 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 11
Record	9–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →