2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Riley (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Diaco (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 15 Michigan State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 17 Northwestern		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa		4	–	5					8	–	5
Purdue		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	7					5	–	7
Illinois		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Mike Riley and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

At the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Mike Riley was fired. ^{[1] [2]} On December 2, the school hired UCF head coach and Nebraska alumnus Scott Frost as head coach. ^{[3] [4]}

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Destination
Lavan Alston	#3	WR	6'0"	175	Sophomore	Oxnard, CA	Ventura CC
Zach Hannon	#72	OG	6'5"	320	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Kansas
Dwayne Johnson Jr.	#76	OL	6'6"	310	Senior	Houston, TX	Texas Tech
Greg Simmons	#31	LB	6'2"	240	RS Freshman	Fort Pierce, FL	Duquesne
Keyshawn Johnson Jr.	#3	WR	6'1"	195	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Arizona

Incoming

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. School
Kramer Rath	#95	K	6'1"	175	Senior (Grad Transfer)	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska Wesleyan

Coaching departures & replacements

Name	Pos.	Destination	Replacement
Mark Banker	Defensive Coordinator	Hawai'i (2018) (LB/Asst. HC)	Bob Diaco [5]
Brian Stewart	Defensive Backs coach	Rice (DC)	Bob Elliott (S) [6] and Donte Williams (CB)
Bruce Read	Special Teams Coordinator	Montreal Alouettes (STC) [7]	Scott Booker [8] but role largely divided up. [9]
Bob Elliott	Safeties	Nebraska (defensive analyst)	Scott Booker [8]

Other headlines

• February 22 – WR coach Keith Williams pleaded no contest to a criminal charge of driving under the influence (DUI), steming from his August 14, 2016 car accident and arrest. It is his third DUI conviction in 13 years but his first in Nebraska. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 3 years of probation, and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, with his driver's license revoked and given the option to apply to have his jail sentence converted to house arrest. ^[10] His jail sentence was converted to house arrest on March 1. ^[11]
• May 26 – Junior WR Stanley Morgan Jr. and Junior DB Antonio Reed were arrested and charged in Port Orange, Florida with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, following a traffic stop. ^[12] Charges against Morgan were dropped on July 17 after he successfully completed a drug treatment program. ^[13]
• June 10 – Freshman early-enrollee WR Keyshawn Johnson Jr. (son of former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson) was cited for possession of marijuana in his dorm room by UNL campus police. ^[14] On June 20, Johnson reportedly had left the program on a "leave of absence" and will likely not participate with the team during the season, potentially returning in January after the season. ^[15]
• July 8 – Nebraska defensive analysis and former safeties assistant coach Bob Elliott died in hospice care at age 64. ^[16] Elliott had been hired as the team's safeties coach in mid-February 2017 but had stepped down from his position to an off-field analysis position on June 20 for "personal reasons." ^[17] He had been diagnosed in 1998 with polycythemia vera (a rare blood cancer) and received a blood marrow transplant soon after. ^[18] He had been suffering from health issues in recent years that had limited him to an off-field role for the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Notre Dame before coming to Nebraska. ^[8]
• July 16 – Incoming freshmen CB Elijah Blades ^[19] and DL Deiontae Watts ^[20] failed to academically qualify to attend Nebraska, and joined junior colleges as a result.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

As of National Signing Day (February 7, 2017), Nebraska's 2017 recruiting class consisted of 20 commits, 8 walk-ons, and 1 JUCO walk-on transfer. On, February 16, 2017, Kade Warner, son of NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, joined the team as a preferred walk-on. ^[21] 5 non-recruited walk-ons joined the team via tryout on March 29, 2017. ^[22] One additional preferred walk-on was added in late April. ^[23]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Willie Hampton LB	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	American Heritage HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 9, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Jaevon McQuitty WR	Columbia, MO	Battle HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Mar 12, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Keyshawn Johnson, Jr. WR	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 23, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Tristan Gebbia QB	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 4, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Austin Allen TE	Aurora, NE	Aurora	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 14, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Brenden Jaimes OT	Austin, TX	Lake Travis HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Avery Roberts LB	Wilmington, DE	Concord HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 21, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Deontre Thomas DT	Mustang, OK	Mustang HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Apr 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Matt Sichterman OT	Kings Mills, OH	Kings HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	May 15, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Broc Bando OG	Lincoln, NE	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 17, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Ben Miles FB	Baton Rouge, LA	Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 31, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Guy Thomas DE	Miami, FL	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Aug 8, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Deiontae Watts DT	Plano, TX	Plano East HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	Sep 18, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Andrew Ward LB	Muskegon, MI	Muskegon HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 25, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Jaylin Bradley RB	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 5, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Tyjon Lindsey WR	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Jan 14, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Chris Walker OT	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln East HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jan 16, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Kurt Rafdal TE	Carmel, IN	Carmel HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Elijah Blades CB	Pasadena, CA	John Muir HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Damion Daniels DT	Dallas, TX	Bishop Dunne HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 18   Rivals: 20   247Sports: 23   ESPN: 21
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 February 2, 2017. "2017 Nebraska Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Banker, Christian WR	Omaha, NE	Skutt HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Bunch, Andrew QB (Soph.)	Thompson's Station, TN	Independence (TN) HS Scottsdale (AZ) CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jan 19, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Cox, Ethan WR	Blair, NE	Blair HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 28, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Frahm, Cole K	Omaha, NE	Omaha Burke HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 21, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Hixson, Trent OG/DT	Omaha, NE	Skutt HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 15, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Lingenfelter, Ben OG	Cherokee, IA	Washington (Cherokee, IA) HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 12, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Liske, Cody LB	Bennington, NE	Bennington HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 27, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Miller, Hunter OG	Stromsburg, NE	Cross Country (NE) HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Paup, Jordan DE	Central City, NE	Central City HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Reynolds, Dylan ATH	Broken Bow, NE	Broken Bow HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 26, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Warner, Kade WR	Scottsdale, AZ	Desert Mountain HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 16, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals: N/A    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 68
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Tryout walk-ons

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jackson, Damian LB	Las Vegas, NV	Shadow Ridge HS US Navy SEALs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Mar 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Marquez, Jose DB	Crete, NE	Crete HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Robbins, Brandon WR	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue East HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Walker, Jackson P (Junior)	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley Northwest HS Johnson County CC Coffeyville CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Zimmerman, Derek WR/P (Junior)	Adams/Filley, NE	Freeman HS Arkansas (Track & Field)	N/A	N/A	Mar 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Chad Alioth Jr. WR	Omaha, NE	Omaha North HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Johnny Richard WR	Austell, GA	South Cobb HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Aug 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Bradley Bunner DB	Clarkson, NE	Clarkson-Leigh HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 31, 2017
	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Returning starters

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Cole Conrad	Junior	Offensive tackle
Tanner Farmer	Junior	Offensive guard
Jerald Foster	Junior	Offensive guard
Nick Gates	Junior	Offensive tackle
Devine Ozigbo	Junior	Running back
De'Mornay Pierson-El	Senior	Wide receiver
Luke McNitt	Senior	Fullback
Stanley Morgan Jr.	Junior	Wide receiver
David Knevel	Senior	Offensive tackle
Bryan Reimers	Junior	Wide receiver
Reference: [24]

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Freedom Akinmoladun	Junior	Defensive end
Carlos Davis	Sophomore	Defensive tackle
Tyrin Ferguson	Junior	Linebacker
Luke Gifford	Junior	Linebacker
Chris Jones	Senior	Cornerback
Boaz Joseph	Senior	Cornerback
Joshua Kalu	Senior	Cornerback
Marcus Newby	Senior	Linebacker
Antonio Reed	Junior	Free safety
Mick Stoltenberg	Junior	Defensive tackle
Aaron Williams	Junior	Strong safety
Kieron Williams	Senior	Free safety
Chris Weber	Senior	Linebacker
Dedrick Young	Junior	Linebacker
Reference: [24]

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Drew Brown	Senior	Kicker
Tre Bryant	Sophomore	Kick Returner
Zack Darlington	Junior	Holder
Caleb Lightbourn	Sophomore	Punter
Jordan Ober	Junior	Long Snapper
De'Mornay Pierson-El	Senior	Punt Returner
Reference: [24]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas State *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 43–36	90,171	[25]
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Oregon *	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FOX	L 35–42	58,389	[26]
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Northern Illinois *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 17–21	89,664	[27]
September 23	2:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 27–17	89,775	[28]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1	W 28–6	43,058	[29]
October 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	L 17–38	89,860	[30]
October 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 9 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 14–56	89,346	[31]
October 28	6:30 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 25–24	41,411	[32]
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 24–31 OT	89,721	[33]
November 11	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	FS1	L 21–54	39,933	[34]
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	FS1	L 44–56	106,722	[35]
November 24	3:00 p.m.	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	FS1	L 14–56	90,046	[36]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time Source: [37]

Roster and coaching staff

2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 42 Chad Alioth Jr. Fr TE 11 Austin Allen Fr OL 73 Broc Bando Fr WR 36 Christian Banker Fr OL 74 Jalin Barnett So RB 33 Jaylin Bradley Fr OL 61 Bryan Brokop RFr IB 18 Tre Bryant  So QB 16 Andrew Bunch So WR 45 Ty Chaffin RFr WR 80 Brett Classen Sr OL 62 Cole Conrad Jr WR 2 Zack Darlington Jr OL 79 Michael Decker So TE 84 David Engelhaupt RFr OL 63 Tanner Farmer Jr OL 71 Matt Farniok RFr OL 67 Jerald Foster (C) Jr OL 68 Nick Gates Jr OL 65 Christian Gaylord So QB 14 Tristan Gebbia Fr RB 32 Tanner Hass RFr FB 49 Austin Hemphill So OL 75 Trent Hixson Fr TE 47 Branden Hohenstein RFr WR 43 Todd Honas RFr TE 88 Tyler Hoppes Sr OL 76 Brenden Jaimes Fr WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson Jr Fr FB 38 Harrison Jordan Sr TE 89 Connor Ketter Sr TE 30 Bo Kitrell Jr OL 59 Jake Kitten RFr OL 77 David Knevel Sr RB 24 Sean Lambert RFr QB 13 Tanner Lee  (C) Jr WR 1 Tyjon Lindsey Fr IB 37 Wyatt Mazour So FB 41 Luke McNitt  (C) Sr WR 4 Jaevon McQuitty Fr FB 29 Ben Miles Fr OL 66 Hunter Miller Fr WR 8 Stanley Morgan Jr. Jr QB 12 Patrick O'Brien RFr IB 22 Devine Ozigbo Jr WR 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El Sr TE 82 Kurt Rafdal Fr WR 81 Gabe Rahn Sr OL 50 John Raridon RFr WR 83 Bryan Reimers Jr WR 33 Dylan Reynolds Fr WR 48 Johnny Richards Fr WR 40 Brandon Robbins Fr FB 23 Austin Rose Jr OL 70 Matt Sichterman Fr TE 85 Matt Snyder So WR 10 JD Spielman RFr TE 86 Jack Stoll RFr IB 28 Adam Taylor Sr OL 55 Chris Walker Fr WR 31 Kade Warner Fr OL 51 Matt Watts Sr IB 21 Mikale Wilbon Jr WR 9 Keyan Williams Jr OL 56 Boe Wilson RFr WR 87 Conor Young So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 91 Freedom Akinmoladun Jr OLB 30 Quayshon Alexander RFr CB 4 Avery Anderson So DL 75 Fyn Anderson So ILB 7 Mohamed Barry So CB 23 Dicaprio Bootle RFr DB 39 Bradely Bunner Fr DB 2 Tony Butler RFr LB 26 Thomas Connely Jr DB 16 Ethan Cox Fr DL 93 Damion Daniels Fr OLB 22 Alex Davis So DL 96 Carlos Davis So DL 94 Khalil Davis So S 19 Marquel Dismuke RFr S 13 JoJo Domann   So DL 48 Erik Evans Sr OLB 43 Tyrin Ferguson So OLB 12 Luke Gifford Jr LB 33 Willie Hampton Fr LB 38 Damian Jackson Fr CB 21 Lamar Jackson So DL 47 Matt Jarzynka Jr OLB 32 Pernell Jefferson RFr CB 8 Chris Jones Sr LB 40 Grant Jordan RFr LB 36 Spencer Jordan RFr CB 11 Boaz Joseph Sr S 46 Joshua Kalu  (C) Sr DB 36 Reid Karel So OLB 17 Sedrick King Jr CB 6 Eric Lee Jr. So DL 90 Ben Lingenfelter Fr LB 42 Cody Liske Fr DL 58 Joel Lopez Sr DB 41 Jose Marquez Fr ILB 31 Collin Miller RFr DL 45 A.J. Natter Sr DL 9 DaiShon Neal So OLB 3 Marcus Newby Sr DL 99 Peyton Newell Jr DL 76 Dylan Owen Jr DL 55 Jordan Paup Fr S 25 Antonio Reed Jr ILB 14 Avery Roberts Fr OLB 95 Ben Stille RFr DL 44 Mick Stoltenberg Jr DB 35 Jeremiah Stovall So DB 28 Eli Sullivan RFr DL 97 Deontre Thomas Fr LB 18 Guy Thomas Fr LB 52 Andrew Ward Fr ILB 49 Chris Weber (C) Sr ILB 57 Jacob Weinmaster So S 24 Aaron Williams Jr S 26 Kieron Williams Sr ILB 5 Dedrick Young II Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 98 Isaac Armstrong So PK 34 Drew Brown Sr PK 39 Cole Frahm Fr P 35 Caleb Lightbourn So LS 54 Jordan Ober Jr PK 95 Kramer Rath Sr LS 92 Chase Urbach So P 90 Jackson Walker Jr	Head coach Mike Riley    17th season    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Alabama Coordinators/assistant coaches Danny Langsdorf    12th season as OC/QB coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Linfield Bob Diaco    7th season as DC coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Iowa Mike Cavanaugh    29th season as OL coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: S Conn St Trent Bray    8th season as LB coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Oregon State Reggie Davis    9th season as RB coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Washington John Parrella    5th season as DL coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Keith Williams    18th season as WR coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: San Diego State Donte Williams    10th season as CB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Idaho State Scott Booker    5th season as Safeties/special teams coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Kent State Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 25, 2021

Depth chart

Defense FS Aaron Williams Kieron Williams Marquel Dismuke ⋅ OLB ILB ILB OLB Alex Davis Chris Weber Dedrick Young Marcus Newby Luke Gifford Ben Stille Avrey Roberts Mohamed Barry Tyrin Ferguson Sedrick King ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Joshua Kalu Antonio Reed ⋅ CB Lamar Jackson Dicaprio Bootle ⋅ DE NT DE Freedom Akinmoladun Mick Stoltenberg Carlos Davis Khalil Davis Deontre Thomas Daishon Neal ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Chris Jones Eric Lee Avrey Anderson ⋅ Offense WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Bryan Reimers ⋅ WR De'Mornay Pierson-El Tyjon Lindsey ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Brenden Jaimes Jerald Foster Cole Conrad Michael Decker Tanner Farmer Nick Gates David Kneval Matt Farniok John Raridon John Raridon Boe Wilson Chistian Gaylord ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Tyler Hoppes Connor Ketter Jack Stoll WR JD Spielman Conor Young Gabe Rahn ⋅ QB Tanner Lee Patrick O'Brien Tristan Gebbia Key reserves FB Luke Mcnitt FB Austin Rose Season-ending injury Number of games played () RB Tre Bryant (2) S JoJo Domann (0) Special teams PK Drew Brown P Caleb Lightbourn KR JD Spielman PR De'Mornay Pierson-El LS Jordan Ober RB Devine Ozigbo Mikale Wilbon Jaylin Bradley ⋅

Game summaries

Spring practice

2017 Red–White Spring Game

1 2 3 4 Total White 0 7 0 0 7 •Red 6 21 7 21 55 Date: April 15, 2017 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 78,312 Game weather: Cloudy, Humidity 60%, 75°F, Wind SW 5 mph TV announcers (BTN2Go): Larry Punteney, Damon Benning, Ameer Abdullah

Scoring summary 1 11:50 Red Drew Brown 35-yard field goal Red 3–0 1 3:12 Red Drew Brown 33-yard field goal Red 6–0 2 12:07 White Tristan Gebbia 4 run (Caleb Lightbourn kick) White 7–6 2 8:03 Red Devine Ozigbo 6 run (Drew Brown kick) Red 13–7 2 5:35 Red JD Spielman 30 pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Red 20–7 2 0:21 Red Mikale Wilbon 9 pass from Patrick O'Brien (Drew Brown kick) Red 27–7 3 7:25 Red Jack Stoll 9 pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Red 34–7 4 14:03 Red Wyatt Mazour 5 run (Drew Brown kick) Red 41–7 3 12:25 Red Tanner Hass 11 pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Red 48–7 3 12:25 Red Tanner Hass 15 pass from Tristan Gebbia (Drew Brown kick) Red 55–7

Arkansas State

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Arkansas State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas State 14 12 0 10 36 •Nebraska 17 10 7 9 43 Date: September 2 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:52 Game attendance: 90,171 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Clear, Sunny, Humidity 59% Referee: Curt Johnson TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati, Glen Mason, Elise Menaker Sources: [38]

Scoring summary 1 9:52 Nebraska Drew Brown 21-yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 1 5:07 Arkansas State Blaise Taylor 63-yard punt return (Sawyer Williams kick) Arkansas State 7–3 1 4:53 Nebraska JD Spielman 99-yard kickoff return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–7 1 2:12 Arkansas State Chris Murray 29-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick) Arkansas State 14–10 1 0:32 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 44-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–14 2 9:57 Nebraska Mikale Wilbon 7-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 24–14 2 7:00 Arkansas State Safety Nebraska 24–16 2 3:45 Arkansas State Blake Mack 3-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick) Nebraska 24–23 2 1:02 Nebraska Drew Brown 41-yard field goal Nebraska 27–23 2 0:00 Arkansas State Sawyer Williams 39-yard field goal Nebraska 27–26 3 11:14 Nebraska Tre Bryant 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 34–26 4 12:25 Nebraska D'Mornay Pierson-El 8-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 41–26 4 9:27 Arkansas State Sawyer Williams 31-yard field goal Nebraska 41–29 4 5:52 Nebraska Safety Nebraska 43–29 4 0:47 Arkansas State Kendrick Edwards 3-yard pass from Justice Hansen (Sawyer Williams kick) Nebraska 43–36

Arkansas State Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Tre Bryant Wide Receiver Stanley Morgon Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle David Kneval Left Guard Jerlad Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Cornerback Eric Lee Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Oregon

See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team

Nebraska at Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 7 7 14 7 35 •Oregon 21 21 0 0 42 Date: September 9 Location: Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Game start: 3:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 58,389 Game weather: Party cloudy, 74 degrees, Wind WSW @ 4 mph Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman Sources: [39]

Scoring summary 1 13:42 Oregon Brenden Schooler 32-yard pass from Justin Herbert(Aiden Schneider kick) Oregon 7–0 1 11:31 Oregon Charles Nelson 8-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Aiden Schneider kick) Oregon 14–0 1 3:03 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 23-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 14–7 1 0:00 Oregon Royce Freeman 2-yard run (Aiden Schneider kick) Oregon 21–7 2 13:26 Nebraska Tre Bryant 5-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 21–14 2 7:10 Oregon Royce Freeman 1-yard run (Aiden Schneider kick) Oregon 28–14 2 2:40 Oregon Kani Benoit 5-yard run (Aiden Schneider kick) Oregon 35–14 2 0:39 Oregon Dillon Mitchell 17-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Aiden Schneider kick) Oregon 42–14 3 12:50 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 18-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 42–21 3 8:52 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 28-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 42–28 4 2:47 Nebraska Mikale Wilbon 2-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Oregon 42–35

Oregon Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Tre Bryant Wide Receiver Stanley Morgon Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Matt Farnoik Left Guard Jerlad Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Cornerback Eric Lee Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Northern Illinois

See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total •Northern Illinois 14 0 0 7 21 Nebraska 0 0 10 7 17 Date: September 16 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 89,664 Game weather: Overcast, 74 deg, Wind SSE @ 8–13 mph TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Les Miles, Holly Sonders Sources: [40]

Scoring summary 1 11:24 Northern Illinois Shawun Lurry 87-yard interception return (Christian Hagan kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 1:13 Northern Illinois Lawuan Johnson 25-yard interception return (Christian Hagan kick) Northern Illinois 14–0 3 8:05 Nebraska Tanner Lee 4-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Northern Illinois 14–7 3 0:15 Nebraska Drew Brown 36-yard field goal Northern Illinois 14–10 4 11:14 Nebraska Tanner Lee 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 17–14 4 8:52 Northern Illinois Jordan Huff 2-yard run (Christian Hagan kick) Northern Illinois 21–17

Northren Illinois Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Mikale Wilbon Wide Receiver Stanley Morgon Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Matt Farnoik Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Cornerback Eric Lee Strong Safety Antonio Reed Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Rutgers

See also: 2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Rutgers 7 3 7 0 17 •Nebraska 7 7 7 6 27 Date: September 23 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 89,775 Game weather: Mostly sunny, 91 degrees, Wind SSE @ 15 mph Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason, Elise Menaker Sources: [41]

Scoring summary 1 10:28 Rutgers Gus Edwards 2-yard run (Andrew Harte kick) Rutgers 7–0 1 6:52 Nebraska J.D. Spielman 18-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 2 10:20 Rutgers Andrew Harte 33-yard field goal Rutgers 10–7 2 4:48 Nebraska Mikale Wilbon 4-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–10 3 14:07 Rutgers Kiy Hester 33-yard interception return (Andrew Harte kick) Rutgers 17–14 3 2:49 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 8-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–17 4 14:10 Nebraska Drew Brown 32-yard field goal Nebraska 24–17 4 5:59 Nebraska Drew Brown 27-yard field goal Nebraska 27–17

Rutgers Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Mikale Wilbon Wide Receiver Gabe Rahn Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerlad Foster Center Michael Decker Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Cornerback Eric Lee Strong Safety Antonio Reed Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Illinois

See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Nebraska at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total •Nebraska 7 14 0 7 28 Illinois 0 3 3 0 6 Date: September 29 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 43,058 Game weather: 69 degrees, clear, Wind N @ 9 mph Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich, Petros Papadakis, Jen Hale Sources: [42]

Scoring summary 1 8:57 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 45-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 14:57 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 25-yard field goal Nebraska 7–3 2 10:38 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 15-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–3 2 1:23 Nebraska Tyler Hoppes 6-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–3 3 7:49 Illinois Chase McLaughlin 25-yard field goal Nebraska 21–6 4 13:34 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 23-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 28–6

Illinois Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Devine Ozigbo Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Michael Decker Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Sedrick King Cornerback Eric Lee Strong Safety Antonio Reed Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Wisconsin

See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin at Nebraska
Freedom Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total •#9 Wisconsin 10 7 7 14 38 Nebraska 0 10 7 0 17 Date: October 7 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 89,860 Game weather: Clear, 69 degrees, Wind SW @ 7 mph Referee: Jeff Servinski TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington Sources: [43]

Scoring summary 1 12:34 Wisconsin Chris Orr 78-yard interception return (Rafael Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 7–0 1 3:31 Wisconsin Rafael Gaglianone 37-yard field goal Wisconsin 10–0 2 1:20 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 80-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Wisconsin 10–7 2 1:09 Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor 75-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 17–7 2 0:00 Nebraska Drew Brown 32-yard field goal Wisconsin 17–10 3 10:43 Nebraska Aaron Williams 14-yard interception return (Drew Brown kick) 17–17 3 4:56 Wisconsin Quintez Cephus 5-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Rafael Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 24–17 4 9:08 Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 31–17 4 2:40 Wisconsin Bradrick Shaw 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) Wisconsin 38–17

Wisconsin Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Devine Ozigbo Wide Receiver Stanley Morgon Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerlad Foster Center Michael Decker Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Ben Stille Cornerback Eric Lee Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Ohio State

See also: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total •#9 Ohio State 14 21 14 7 56 Nebraska 0 0 14 0 14 Date: October 14 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 89,346 Game weather: Overcast, 58 degrees, Wind WNW @ 8 mph Referee: Don Capron TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft Sources: [44]

Scoring summary 1 10:47 Ohio State J. K. Dobbins 52-yard run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 7–0 1 5:39 Ohio State J. T. Barrett 6-yard run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 14–0 2 13:37 Ohio State K. J. Hill 16-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 21–0 2 8:20 Ohio State Terry McLaurin 31-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 28–0 2 1:10 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 3-yard run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 35–0 3 11:29 Ohio State Rashod Berry 16-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 42–0 3 11:05 Nebraska JD Spielman 77-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Ohio State 42–7 3 7:49 Ohio State Marcus Baugh 18-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 49–7 3 5:52 Nebraska Stanley Morgan Jr. 17-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Ohio State 49–14 4 14:20 Ohio State K.J. Hill 6-yard pass from J.T. Barrett 3 5:52 Nebraska Stanley Morgan Jr. 17-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Ohio State 49–14 Ohio State 56–14

Ohio State Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Mikale Wilbon Wide Receiver Conor Young Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Michael Decker Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Luke Gifford Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Sedrick King Cornerback Chris Jones Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Dicaprio Bootle Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Purdue

See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Nebraska at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total •Nebraska 3 3 6 13 25 Purdue 0 14 3 7 24 Date: October 28 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 41,411 Game weather: Cloudy, 38 degrees, Wind NW @ 12 mph Referee: Don Willard TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason, Michelle McMahon Sources: [45]

Scoring summary 1 11:42 Nebraska Drew Brown 44-yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 2 12:30 Purdue Richie Worship 4-yard run (J.D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 7–3 2 7:04 Nebraska Drew Brown 21-yard field goal Purdue 7–6 2 0:24 Purdue David Blough 5-yard run (Spencer Evans kick) Purdue 14–6 3 9:57 Nebraska Drew Brown 37-yard field goal Purdue 14–9 3 6:24 Purdue Spencer Evans 20-yard field goal Purdue 17–9 3 2:06 Nebraska Drew Brown 25-yard field goal Purdue 17–12 4 14:23 Purdue Jackson Anthrop 14-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 24–12 4 11:03 Nebraska Tyler Hoppes 27-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Purdue 24–19 4 0:14 Nebraska Stanley Morgan Jr. 13-yard pass from Tanner Lee (2-pt PAT failed) Nebraska 25–24

Purdue Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Devine Ozigbo Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver Tyjon Linsdey Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Michael Decker Right Guard Tanner Farmer Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Cornerback Chris Jones Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Northwestern

See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 OT Total •Northwestern 7 10 0 7 7 31 Nebraska 7 7 10 0 0 24 Date: November 4 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 89,721 Game weather: Sunny, 54 degrees, Wind SW @ 5–10 mph Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington Sources: [46]

Scoring summary 1 9:36 Northwestern Justin Jackson 17-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) Northwestern 7–0 1 0:33 Nebraska Bryan Reimers 22-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 2 9:06 Northwestern Jeremy Larkin 24-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) Northwestern 14–7 2 8:21 Nebraska Jack Stoll 32-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) 14–14 2 1:12 Northwestern Charlie Kuhbander 24-yard field goal Northwestern 17–14 3 14:08 Nebraska Marcus Newby 49-yard interception return (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 21–17 3 3:04 Nebraska Drew Brown 23-yard field goal Nebraska 24–17 4 5:32 Northwestern Clayton Thorson 7-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) 24–24 OT 0:00 Northwestern Clayton Thorson 1-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) Northwestern 31–24

Northwestern Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Devine Ozigbo Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard Matt Farniok Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Cornerback Chris Jones Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Minnesota

See also: 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Nebraska at Minnesota
$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 7 7 0 7 21 •Minnesota 14 16 10 14 54 Date: November 11 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 39,933 Game weather: Sunny, 36 degrees, Wind SSW @ 12 mph Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer, Ben Leber Sources: [47]

Scoring summary 1 14:47 Minnesota Rodney Smith 100-yard kickoff return (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 7–0 1 8:57 Nebraska Mikale Wilbon 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) 7–7 1 3:08 Minnesota Demry Croft 3-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 14–7 2 11:42 Minnesota Demry Croft 73-yard run (Emmit Carpenter PAT failed) Minnesota 20–7 2 6:40 Minnesota Kobe McCrary 11-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 27–7 2 2:50 Nebraska Tyler Hoppes 14-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Minnesota 27–14 2 0:04 Minnesota Emmit Carpenter 36-yard field goal Minnesota 30–14 3 5:06 Minnesota Kobe McCrary 9-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 37–14 3 1:13 Minnesota Emmit Carpenter 30-yard field goal Minnesota 40–14 4 10:17 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Minnesota 40–21 4 7:05 Minnesota Demry Croft 1-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 47–21 4 3:21 Minnesota Kobe McCrary 43-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 54–21

Minnesota Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Mikale Wilbon Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerlad Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard Matt Farniok Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Cornerback Chris Jones Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Antonio Reed Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Penn State

See also: 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Nebraska at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 10 0 14 20 44 •#13 Penn State 14 28 0 14 56 Date: November 18 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 106,722 Game weather: Damp, 39 degrees, cloudy, Wind S @ 12 mph Referee: Ron Snodgrass TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Mark Helfrich Sources: [48]

Scoring summary 1 14:03 Penn State Saquon Barkley 65-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 7–0 1 9:18 Nebraska Drew Brown 27-yard field goal Penn State 7–3 1 6:17 Nebraska Devine Ozigbo 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 10–7 1 2:40 Penn State Saquon Barkley 1-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 14–10 2 11:53 Penn State Trace McSorley 9-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 21–10 2 9:23 Penn State Mike Gesicki 9-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 28–10 2 4:36 Penn State Saquon Barkley 8-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 35–10 2 1:19 Penn State DeAndre Thompkins 15-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 42–10 3 6:40 Nebraska Mikale Wilbon 24-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Penn State 42–17 3 2:34 Nebraska De'Mornay Pierson-El 22-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Penn State 42–24 4 13:59 Penn State Mike Gesikci 17-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 49–24 4 10:13 Penn State Nick Bowers 15-yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 56–24 4 6:32 Nebraska Stanley Morgan Jr. 8-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Penn State 56–31 4 1:20 Nebraska Mikale Wilbon 1-yard run (Drew Brown kick) Penn State 56–38 4 0:00 Nebraska Jack Stoll 3-yard pass from Tanner Lee (no PAT attempted) Penn State 56–44

Penn State Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Mikale Wilbon Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Wide Receiver JD Speilman Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard David Kneval Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Cornerback Chris Jones Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Kieron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Iowa

See also: 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Iowa at Nebraska
Heroes Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total •Iowa 7 7 28 14 56 Nebraska 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 24 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 90,046 Game weather: Sunny, 69 degrees, Wind NNW @ 16 mph Referee: Don Capron TV announcers (FS1): Mark Followill, Danny Kanell Sources: [49]

Scoring summary 1 9:34 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 14-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 2:16 Iowa Akrum Wadley 20-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) 7–7 2 6:18 Nebraska Stanley Morgan 28-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick) Nebraska 14–7 2 0:25 Iowa Noah Fant 4-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) 14–14 3 12:24 Iowa Akrum Wadley 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 21–14 3 9:53 Iowa James Butler 12-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 28–14 3 8:32 Iowa Akrum Wadley 29-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 35–14 3 1:20 Iowa Noah Fant 68-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 42–14 4 9:24 Iowa Toren Young 3-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 49–14 4 6:34 Iowa Ivory Kelly-Martin 5-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick) Iowa 56–14

Iowa Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Tanner Lee Running Back Mikale Wilbon Wide Receiver Stanley Morgan Wide Receiver Keyan Williams Wide Receiver De'mornay Pierson-El Tight End Tyler Hoppes Left Tackle Branden Jaimes Left Guard Jerald Foster Center Cole Conrad Right Guard David Kneval Right Tackle Nick Gates

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Mick Stoltenberg Defensive End Freedom Akinmoladun Outside Linebacker Marcus Newby Inside Linebacker Dedrick Young Inside Linebacker Chris Weber Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Cornerback Chris Jones Strong Safety Joshua Kalu Free Safety Aaron Williams Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Week Awarded	Ref.
Ben Stille	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 5	[50]

All-Conference awards

2017 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards ^[51]

Media All-Big Ten Position Player Team WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Second Team WR JD Spielman Third Team OL Jerald Foster Honorable Mention OL Nick Gates Honorable Mention K Drew Brown Honorable Mention PR De'Mornay Pierson-El Honorable Mention KR JD Spielman Honorable Mention

Coaches All-Big Ten Position Player Team WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Second Team WR JD Spielman Honorable Mention OL Jerald Foster Honorable Mention OL Nick Gates Honorable Mention K Drew Brown Honorable Mention KR JD Spielman Honorable Mention

National awards

USA Today Freshman All-American
JD Spielman ^[52]

FWAA Freshman All-American
JD Spielman ^[53]

Team awards

2016 Nebraska Football Team Awards ^[54]

Annual Program Awards
Award	Player
Scout Team Defensive MVP	–
Scout Team Offensive MVP	–
Scout Team Special Teams MVP	–
Walk-On of the Year	–
Most Improved Player	–
Newcomer of the Year	–
Pat Clare Award	–
Tom Novak Trophy	Chris Weber
Guy Chamberlin Trophy	Drew Brown
Cletus Fischer Native Son Award	Luke McNitt
Lunch Bucket Award	–
Lifter of the Year	–
Husker Pride Award	–

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Tanner Lee	QB	6	203	Jacksonville Jaguars

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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52. Record-Setting Husker Receivers Honored
53. Spielman Named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team
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