2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Troy Walters (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1] They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.^[2]^[3]

2018 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$	8	–	1	13	–	1
No. 14 Michigan x	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 Penn State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Michigan State	5	–	4	7	–	6
Maryland	3	–	6	5	–	7
Indiana	2	–	7	5	–	7
Rutgers	0	–	9	1	–	11
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy	8	–	1	9	–	5
Wisconsin	5	–	4	8	–	5
No. 25 Iowa	5	–	4	9	–	4
Purdue	5	–	4	6	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	6	7	–	6
Nebraska	3	–	6	4	–	8
Illinois	2	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

After Nebraska's season opener against Akron was canceled due to inclement weather, the Cornhuskers began the season with six straight losses, the worst start in program history. This, combined with their four losses at the end of 2017, formed a school-record 10-game losing streak.^[4] The team's performance improved in the second half of the season, and the team won four of their last six games to finish at 4–8 overall.

Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez led the team on offense, finishing with 2,617 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and 8 rushing touchdowns.^[5] Senior running back Devine Ozigbo finished with 1,082 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, becoming the first Nebraska running back to exceed 1,000 rushing yards since Ameer Abdullah in 2014.^[6] Senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. finished with 1,004 receiving yards and was named second-team All-Big Ten.^[7] Linebacker Mohamed Barry led the team in tackles.^[5]

Offseason

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

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 12 recruits during the Early Signing Period from December 20–22, 2017.^[8]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Alston OLB	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury (MN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 6, 2017
David Alston OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Greg Bell RB	Chula Vista, CA	Chula Vista (CA) Bonita Vista Arizona Western CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Greg Bell RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Willie Canty OT	Belle Glade, FL	Belle Glade (FL) Glades Central	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Willie Canty OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Braxton Clark CB	Orlando, FL	Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 21, 2018
Braxton Clark CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Will Farniok OL	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls (SD) Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Apr 8, 2017
Will Farniok OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Will Honas LB	Wichita, KS	Wichita (KS) Bishop Carroll Butler CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 21, 2017
Will Honas LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Andre Hunt WR	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster (CA) Paraclete	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Andre Hunt WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Will Jackson CB	Washington, DC	Washington (DC) St. John's Kentucky Mesa CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 5, 2018
Will Jackson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Cam'ron Jones S	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield (TX)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 27, 2018
Cam'ron Jones S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Miles Jones ATH	Plantation, FL	Plantation (FL) American Heritage	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 18, 2018
Miles Jones ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Cam Jurgens TE	Beatrice, NE	Beatrice (NE)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Cam Jurgens TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Katerian Legrone WR	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta (GA) B.E.S.T.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Katerian Legrone WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Adrian Martinez QB	Fresno, CA	Fresno (CA) Clovis West	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 13, 2017
Adrian Martinez QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Justin McGriff WR	Tampa, FL	Tampa (FL) Jefferson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 11, 2017
Justin McGriff WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Barret Pickering K	Hoover, AL	Hoover (AL)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2017
Barret Pickering K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Casey Rogers DE	Avon, CT	Avon (CT) Old Farms	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jan 16, 2018
Casey Rogers DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
C.J. Smith S	West Palm Beach, FL	West Palm Beach (FL) Oxbridge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
C.J. Smith S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Caleb Tannor DE	Lithonia, GA	DeKalb County (GA) Miller Grove	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Caleb Tannor DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Cam Taylor-Britt CB	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery (AL) Park Crossing	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Cam Taylor-Britt CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Maurice Washington RB	Cedar Hill, TX	Cedar Hill (TX) Trinity Christian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Maurice Washington RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Dominick Watt WR	Miramar, FL	Miramar (FL)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 18, 2018
Dominick Watt WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Tate Wildeman DE	Parker, CO	Parker (CO) Legend	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Apr 16, 2017
Tate Wildeman DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Deontai Williams CB	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian Jones County JC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
Deontai Williams CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Mike Williams WR	Lake City, FL	Lake City (FL) Columbia Georgia Southern East Mississippi CC	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 10, 2018
Mike Williams WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Jaron Woodyard WR	Gaithersburg, MD	Gaithersburg (MD) Avalon Arizona Western CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
Jaron Woodyard WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 21 247Sports: 22 ESPN: 22
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. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake Archer LB	Omaha, NE	Omaha (NE) Skutt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 14, 2017
Jake Archer LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Mitchell Balenger OL	Leonardtown, MD	Leonardtown (MD) Fork Union (VA) Military	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	307 lb (139 kg)	Jul 6, 2018
Mitchell Balenger OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Anthony Banderas LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Southwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 16, 2018
Anthony Banderas LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Brody Belt RB	Omaha, NE	Omaha (NE) Millard West	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 14, 2017
Brody Belt RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Moses Bryant RB	Omaha, NE	Omaha (NE) Elkhorn South	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 5, 2018
Moses Bryant RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Chris Cassidy FB/LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Piux X	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 14, 2017
Chris Cassidy FB/LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Colton Feist DE	Yutan, NE	Yutan (NE)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
Colton Feist DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Bennett Folkers WR	Gothenburg, NE	Gothenburg (NE)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 4, 2017
Bennett Folkers WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
AJ Forbes OL	Omaha, NE	Bellevue (NE) West	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 14, 2017
AJ Forbes OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Corbin Frederick S	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield (TX)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jan 30, 2017
Corbin Frederick S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Justin Holm ATH	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Southwest	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 24, 2017
Justin Holm ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Joseph Johnson LB	Gretna, NE	Gretna (NE)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
Joseph Johnson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Bryson Krull WR	North Platte, NE	North Platte (NE)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 15, 2017
Bryson Krull WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Wyatt Liewer WR	O'Neill, NE	O'Neill (NE)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 13, 2017
Wyatt Liewer WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Matt Masker QB	Kearney, NE	Kearney (NE) Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
Matt Masker QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Cade Mueller LS	Gretna, NE	Gretna (NE)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 6, 2018
Cade Mueller LS	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Simon Otte RB/LB	York, NE	York (NE)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 4, 2018
Simon Otte RB/LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Cameron Pieper LS	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Southwest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 14, 2017
Cameron Pieper LS	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Connor Ruth FB	Malcolm, NE	Seward (NE)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 13, 2018
Connor Ruth FB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Ryan Schommer DE	Norfolk, NE	Norfolk (NE)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 21, 2017
Ryan Schommer DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Collin Shefke OL	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Southwest	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Dec 13, 2017
Collin Shefke OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Isaiah Stalbird S	Kearney, NE	Kearney (NE)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 24, 2018
Isaiah Stalbird S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Andrew Thurman WR	Stilwell, KS	Overland Park (KS) Blue Valley West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 21, 2018
Andrew Thurman WR	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.

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Patrick O'Brien	#12	QB	6'4"	230	Sophomore	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Colorado State
Ben Miles	#29	FB	6'1"	210	RS Freshman	Baton Rouge, LA	Texas A&M
Bryan Brokop	#61	OL	6'5"	295	Sophomore	New Lenox, IL	TBD
Keyan Williams	#09	WR	5'10"	195	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Ball State
Andrew Ward	#52	LB	6'1"	200	RS Freshman	Muskegon, MI	Central Michigan
Sean Lambert	#24	RB	5'11"	225	RS Freshman (walk-on)	Fremont, NE	Midland
Willie Hampton	#33	LB	6'1"	225	RS Freshman	Plantation, FL	TBD
Will Jackson	#33	DB	6'3"	200	Junior	Washington, DC	TBD
Jalin Barnett	#74	OL	6'4"	310	Junior	Lawton, OK	N/A
Avery Roberts	#14	LB	6'1"	230	Sophomore	Wilmington, DE	Oregon State
Tristan Gebbia	#14	QB	6'3"	185	RS Freshman	Calabasas, CA	Oregon State

Incoming

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Tre Neal	#14	S	6'1"	200	Senior (graduate transfer)	Atlanta, GA	Central Florida
Vaha Vainuku	#11	DT	6'3"	295	Junior (graduate transfer)	Salt Lake City, UT	Utah
Alec Cromer	#95	QB/P	6'5"	225	Sophomore (Walk-on)	Beatrice, NE	South Dakota State
Breon Dixon	#34	DB	5'11"	206	Sophomore	Loganville, GA	Mississippi
Noah Vedral	#16	QB	6'2"	190	Sophomore (Walk-on)	Wahoo, NE	Central Florida
Lane McCallum	#48	S/K	6'2"	205	RS Freshman (Walk-on)	Norfolk, NE	Air Force
Corbin Ruth	#46	DB	6'0"	180	RS Freshman (Walk-on)	Malcolm, NE	Northwest Missouri State

Spring scrimmage

2018 Red—White Spring Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
White	6	3	0	0	9
• Red	7	21	7	14	49

Date: April 21, 2018
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:00 a.m.
Elapsed time: 2 hrs, 5 min
Game attendance: 86,818
Game weather: 48°F, WSW 4mph, Overcast-Light Rain
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Damon Benning, Ameer Abdullah

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy	Dedrick Young^[9]	LB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[10]	Stanley Morgan Jr.	WR	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[10]	JD Spielman	WR	SO
John Mackey Award^[11]	Jack Stoll	TE	SO
Ray Guy Award^[12]	Caleb Lightbourn	P	JR
Paul Hornung Award^[13]	JD Spielman	WR/KR	SO
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[14]	Devine Ozigbo	RB	SR

Schedule

The 2018 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. Nebraska hosted conference foes Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan State and the Cornhuskers traveled to play Michigan, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Iowa in Big Ten play.^[15]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	2:30 p.m.	Colorado*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–33	89,853
September 15	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 19–24	89,360
September 22	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	L 10–56	111,037
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 28–42	88,911
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	L 24–41	80,051
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ABC	L 31–34 ^OT	47,330
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 53–28	89,272
October 27^[a]	11:00 a.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 45–9	88,735
November 3	11:00 a.m.	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 31–36	104,245
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 54–35	88,316
November 17	11:00 a.m.	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 9–6	88,793
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	FOX	L 28–31	65,299
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

^{^[a]}The game between Nebraska and Akron, originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather.^[16] Nebraska finalized an agreement to play Bethune–Cookman on October 27 at Memorial Stadium to fill an opening on the schedule that replaced the Huskers’ September 1 game against Akron.^[17]

Roster and coaching staff

2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`42`	Chad Alioth Jr.	RFr
TE	`11`	Austin Allen	RFr
OL	`61`	Mitchell Balenger	Fr
OL	`73`	Broc Bando	RFr
WR	`36`	Christian Banker	RFr
RB	`25`	Greg Bell	Jr
RB	`38`	Brody Belt	Fr
RB	`33`	Jaylin Bradley	So
QB	`17`	Andrew Bunch	So
WR	`45`	Ty Chaffin	So
OL	`62`	Cole Conrad	Sr
OL	`63`	Tanner Farmer	Sr
OL	`71`	Matt Farniok	So
OL	`68`	Will Farniok	Fr
WR	`29`	Bennett Folkers	Fr
OL	`52`	AJ Forbes	Fr
OL	`67`	Jerald Foster (C)	Sr
OL	`65`	Christian Gaylord	Jr
RB	`49`	Austin Hemphill	Jr
TE	`31`	Keaton Henry	So
OL	`75`	Trent Hixson	RFr
TE	`47`	Branden Hohenstein	So
WR	`41`	Justin Holm	Fr
WR	`89`	Todd Honas	So
WR	`15`	Andre Hunt	Fr
OL	`76`	Brenden Jaimes	So
WR	`26`	Miles Jones	Fr
TE	`44`	Cam Jurgens	Fr
TE	`30`	Bo Kitrell	Sr
TE	`48`	Bryson Krull	Fr
TE	`32`	Katerian Legrone	Fr
WR	`30`	Wyatt Liewer	Fr
WR	`1`	Tyjon Lindsey	So
QB	`2`	Adrian Martinez	Fr
QB	`11`	Matt Masker	Fr
RB	`37`	Wyatt Mazour	Jr
WR	`13`	Justin McGriff	Fr
WR	`4`	Jaevon McQuitty	RFr
OL	`66`	Hunter Miller	RFr
WR	`8`	Stanley Morgan Jr. (C)	Sr
RB	`22`	Devine Ozigbo	Sr
TE	`82`	Kurt Rafdal	RFr
OL	`50`	John Raridon	So
WR	`83`	Bryan Reimers	Sr
WR	`40`	Brandon Robbins	RFr
RB	`23`	Austin Rose	Sr
RB	`43`	Connor Ruth	Fr
OL	`56`	Collin Shefke	Fr
OL	`70`	Matt Sichterman	RFr
WR	`10`	JD Spielman	So
TE	`86`	Jack Stoll	So
WR	`39`	Andrew Thurman	RFr
QB	`16`	Noah Vedral	So
WR	`81`	Kade Warner	RFr
RB	`28`	Maurice Washington	Fr
RB	`21`	Mikale Wilbon	Sr
WR	`19`	Mike Williams	Jr
OL	`56`	Boe Wilson	So
WR	`88`	Jaron Woodyard	Jr
WR	`87`	Conor Young	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`91`	Freedom Akinmoladun	Sr
OLB	`30`	Quayshon Alexander	So
OLB	`45`	David Alston	Fr
DB	`4`	Avery Anderson	Jr
DL	`75`	Fyn Anderson	Jr
LB	`50`	Jake Archer	Fr
LB	`51`	Anthony Banderas	Fr
ILB	`7`	Mohamed Barry	Jr
CB	`23`	Dicaprio Bootle	So
DB	`35`	Moses Bryant	Fr
DB	`39`	Bradley Bunner	RFr
CB	`2`	Tony Butler	So
LB	`58`	Chris Cassidy	Fr
CB	`15`	Braxton Clark	Fr
DB	`16`	Ethan Cox	RFr
DL	`93`	Damion Daniels	RFr
OLB	`22`	Alex Davis	Jr
DL	`96`	Carlos Davis	Jr
DL	`94`	Khalil Davis	Jr
S	`19`	Marquel Dismuke	So
OLB	`34`	Breon Dixon	So
OLB	`13`	JoJo Domann	So
DL	`82`	Colton Feist	Fr
OLB	`43`	Tyrin Ferguson	Jr
DB	`37`	Corbin Frederick	Fr
OLB	`12`	Luke Gifford (C)	Sr
ILB	`3`	Will Honas	Jr
DL	`38`	Damian Jackson	RFr
CB	`21`	Lamar Jackson	Jr
DL	`47`	Matt Jarzynka	Sr
OLB	`32`	Pernell Jefferson	So
LB	`53`	Joseph Johnson	Fr
DB	`29`	Cam'ron Jones	Fr
ILB	`40`	Grant Jordan	So
ILB	`36`	Spencer Jordan	So
S	`36`	Reid Karel	Jr
CB	`6`	Eric Lee Jr.	Jr
DL	`90`	Ben Lingenfelter	RFr
DB	`48`	Lane McCallum (I)	RFr
ILB	`31`	Collin Miller	So
DL	`9`	DaiShon Neal	Jr
S	`14`	Tre Neal	Sr
DL	`99`	Peyton Newell	Sr
LB	`34`	Simon Otte	Fr
OLB	`55`	Jordan Paup	RFr
S	`25`	Antonio Reed	Sr
DL	`98`	Casey Rogers	Fr
DB	`46`	Corbin Ruth (I)	RFr
DL	`54`	Ryan Schommer	Fr
S	`26`	CJ Smith	Fr
DB	`49`	Isaiah Stalbird	Fr
DL	`95`	Ben Stille	So
DL	`44`	Mick Stoltenberg (C)	Sr
DB	`42`	Jeramiah Stovall	Jr
DB	`28`	Eli Sullivan	So
OLB	`4`	Caleb Tannor	Fr
CB	`17`	Cam Taylor-Britt	Fr
DL	`97`	Deontre Thomas	So
OLB	`18`	Guy Thomas	RFr
DL	`11`	Vaha Vainuku	Jr
DL	`55`	Chris Walker	RFr
ILB	`57`	Jacob Weinmaster	Jr
DL	`92`	Tate Wildeman	Fr
S	`24`	Aaron Williams	Sr
S	`41`	Deontai Williams	So
ILB	`5`	Dedrick Young II	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`98`	Isaac Armstrong	Jr
P	`95`	Alec Cromer (I)	So
PK	`39`	Cole Frahm	RFr
P	`35`	Caleb Lightbourn	Jr
LS	`84`	Jordan Ober	Sr
PK	`32`	Barret Pickering	Fr
LS	`91`	Cameron Pieper	Fr
LS	`92`	Chase Urbach	Jr
P	`90`	Jackson Walker	Jr

Head coach

Scott Frost
   3rd season as HC
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Erik Chinander
   3rd season as DC
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Iowa
Troy Walters
   10th season as WR coach, 4th as OC
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Stanford
Greg Austin
   6th season as OL coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Sean Beckton
   3rd season as TE coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Central Florida
Mike Dawson
   6th season as DL coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Massachusetts-Amherst
Jovan Dewitt
   10th season as OLB coach, 6th as ST coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Northern Michigan
Travis Fisher
   7th season as DB coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Central Florida
Ryan Held
   3rd season as RB coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Barrett Ruud
   1st season as ILB coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Mario Verduzco
   26th season as QB coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: San Jose St.

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 3, 2018

Depth chart

OLB	ILB	ILB	OLB
Tyrin Ferguson Alex Davis	Mohamed Barry	Dedrick Young	Luke Gifford
JoJo Domann	Jacob Weinmaster	Collin Miller	Caleb Tannor
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Tre Neal
Deontai Williams
⋅

CB
Lamar Jackson
Eric Lee
Braxton Clark

DE	NT	DE
Freedom Akinmoladun	Mick Stoltenberg Carlos Davis	Ben Stille
Khalil Davis	Damion Daniels	Carlos Davis
⋅	Peyton Newell	⋅

CB
Dicaprio Bootle
Cam Taylor-Britt
⋅

Offense

WR
Stanley Morgan Jr.
Bryan Reimers
⋅

WR
Kade Warner Mike Williams
Jaevon Mcquitty
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Brenden Jaimes	Jerald Foster	Tanner Farmer	Boe Wilson	Matt Farniok
Christian Gaylord	John Raridon	Cole Conrad	Trent Hixson	Matt Sichterman
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Jack Stoll
Austin Allen
Kurt Rafdel

WR
JD Spielman
Jaron Woodyard
⋅

QB
Adrian Martinez
Andrew Bunch
⋅

RB
Devine Ozigbo
Maurice Washington
Wyatt Mazour

Special teams
PK Barrett Pickering
P Caleb Lightbourn Issac Armstrong
KR Maurice Washington
PR JD Spielman
LS Jordan Ober

Game summaries

Colorado

Colorado at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado	14	3	10	6	33
Nebraska	7	14	7	0	28

Date: September 8
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:41
Game attendance: 89,853
Game weather: Overcast, 70 degrees, Wind ENE @ 11 mph
Referee: Steve Strimling
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams

Sources:^[18]^[19]

Colorado Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Mick Stoltenberg
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Tyrin Ferguson
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Troy

Troy at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Troy	3	14	0	7	24
Nebraska	0	7	6	6	19

Date: September 15
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 89,360
Game weather: 84 degrees, Sunny, Wind S @ 9 mph
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati, James Laurinaitis, Damon Benning

Sources:^[20]^[21]

Troy Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Mick Stoltenberg
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Tyrin Ferguson
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Michigan

Nebraska at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	3	7	10
• No. 19 Michigan	20	19	10	7	56

Date: September 22
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 111,037
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 63 degrees, Wind NE @ 5–10 mph
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Holly Sonders

Sources:^[22]^[23]

Michigan Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Mick Stoltenberg
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Tyrin Ferguson
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Purdue

Purdue at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	10	10	15	7	42
Nebraska	7	0	14	7	28

Date: September 29
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:42
Game attendance: 88,911
Game weather: Overcast, 49 degrees, Wind SE @ 9 mph
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington

Sources:^[24]^[25]

Purdue Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Tyrin Ferguson
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Wisconsin

Nebraska at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	3	14	7	24
• No. 16 Wisconsin	3	17	14	7	41

Date: October 6
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 80,051
Game weather: Cloudy, Wind North @ 9 mph, 53 degrees
Referee: J. Servinski
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, J Leman, Rick Pizzo

Sources:^[26]^[27]

Wisconsin Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Eric Lee

At Northwestern

Nebraska at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Nebraska	7	6	7	11	0	31
• Northwestern	0	14	0	17	3	34

Date: October 13
Location: Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 47,330
Game weather: Sunny, 44 degrees, Wind SW @ 11 mph
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath

Sources:^[28]^[29]

Northwestern Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	8	14	6	28
• Nebraska	14	14	8	17	53

Date: October 20
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 89,272
Game weather: Sunny, Wind NNW @ 16 mph, 58 degrees
Referee: Mike Canon
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, James Laurinaitis, Lisa Byington

Sources:^[30]^[31]

Minnesota Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

After starting the season 0-6, Nebraska finally got its first win under Scott Frost against Minnesota

Bethune–Cookman

Bethune–Cookman at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bethune–Cookman	3	0	0	6	9
• Nebraska	28	10	0	7	45

Date: October 27
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 88,735
Game weather: Clear, Sunny, Wind SW @ 4 mph
Referee: Don Capron
TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington, Glen Mason, Damon Benning

Sources:^[32]

Bethune-Cookman Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Alex Davis
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Ohio State

Nebraska at Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	14	0	10	31
• Ohio State	16	0	14	6	36

Date: November 3
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:40
Game attendance: 104,425
Game weather: Sunny, 50 degrees, Wind 10 mph
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman

Sources:^[33]

Ohio State Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Illinois

Illinois at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	14	7	0	14	35
• Nebraska	21	17	7	9	54

Date: November 10
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 88,316
Game weather: 23 degrees, Cloudy, Wind S @ 17–21 mph
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason, Elise Menaker

Sources:^[34]

Illinois Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	JoJo Domann
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Michigan State

Michigan State at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	3	0	0	3	6
• Nebraska	0	0	0	9	9

Date: November 17
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 88,793
Game weather: Overcast, 27 degrees, Wind N/NE @ 16 mph
Referee: Don Capron
TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer, Ben Leber

Sources:^[35]

Michigan State Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Carlos Davis
Nose Tackle	Mick Stoltenberg
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Tyrin Ferguson
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

At Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	6	0	15	28
• Iowa	7	14	7	3	31

Date: November 23
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 65,299
Game weather: Overcast, 44 degrees, Wind SSE @ 10 mph
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer, Ben Leber, Jen Hale

Sources:^[36]

Iowa Game starters

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ben Stille
Nose Tackle	Carlos Davis
Defensive End	Freedom Akinmoladun
Outside Linebacker	Luke Gifford
Inside Linebacker	Dedrick Young
Inside Linebacker	Mohamed Barry
Outside Linebacker	Tyrin Ferguson
Cornerback	Dicaprio Bootle
Strong Safety	Tre Neal
Free Safety	Aaron Williams/Antonio Reed
Cornerback	Lamar Jackson

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Week Awarded	Ref.
Adrian Martinez	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 8	^[37]
Adrian Martinez	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 10	^[38]
Devine Ozigbo	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	Week 11	^[39]
Adrian Martinez	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 11	^[39]
Barret Pickering	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	Week 12	^[40]

All-Conference awards

2018 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards^[7]

Position	Player	Team
Coaches All-Big Ten
WR	Stanley Morgan Jr.	Second Team
WR	JD Spielman	Third Team
DB	Dicaprio Bootle	Third Team
QB	Adrian Martinez	Honorable Mention
RB	Devine Ozigbo	Honorable Mention
OT	Brenden Jaimes	Honorable Mention
DL	Carlos Davis	Honorable Mention
LB	Luke Gifford	Honorable Mention
LB	Mohamed Barry	Honorable Mention
P	Isaac Armstrong	Honorable Mention

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