2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West
Record	3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Scott Frost and played its games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1] The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers were the first team in Division I history to lose nine games by single digits.

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

Offseason

2021 NFL Draft

The following players declared for the 2021 NFL Draft:

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

Transfers

Outgoing

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

Incoming

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

Recruits

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

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Koby Bretz DB	Omaha, NE	Omaha Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 24, 2020
Koby Bretz DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Ru'Quan Buckley DE	Wyoming, MI	Godwin Heights	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Dec 6, 2020
Ru'Quan Buckley DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Marques Buford Jr. DB	DeSoto, TX	Trinity Christian School / St. Thomas More	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 18, 2020
Marques Buford Jr. DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
James Carnie TE	Roca, NE	Norris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 12, 2020
James Carnie TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Gabe Ervin Jr. RB	Buford, GA	Buford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 23, 2020
Gabe Ervin Jr. RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Thomas Fidone II TE	Council Bluffs, IA	Lewis Central	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 26, 2020
Thomas Fidone II TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Mikai Gbayor LB	Irvington, NJ	Irvington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 4, 2020
Mikai Gbayor LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Kamonte Grimes WR	Naples, FL	Palmetto Ridge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 16, 2020
Kamonte Grimes WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Heinrich Haarberg QB	Kearney, NE	Kearney Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 9, 2020
Heinrich Haarberg QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Shawn Hardy II WR	Kingsland, GA	Camden County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 29, 2020
Shawn Hardy II WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Wynden Ho'ohuli LB	Mililani, HI	Mililani	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 2, 2021
Wynden Ho'ohuli LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Randolph Kpai LB	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 2, 2020
Randolph Kpai LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Henry Lutovsky OL	Crawfordsville, IA	Mount Pleasant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 17, 2019
Henry Lutovsky OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Seth Malcolm LB	Tabor, IA	Fremont-Mills	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 6, 2020
Seth Malcolm LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Latrell Neville WR	Fresno, TX	Hightower	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 4, 2020
Latrell Neville WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Teddy Prochazka OL	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Sep 28, 2019
Teddy Prochazka OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
AJ Rollins TE	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 28, 2020
AJ Rollins TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Jailen Weaver DL	Antioch, CA	Antioch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
Jailen Weaver DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Malik Williams DB	Atlanta, GA	Buford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 21, 2020
Malik Williams DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Branson Yager OL	Grantsville, UT	Grantsville	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Apr 27, 2020
Branson Yager OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 19 247Sports: 24 ESPN: 39
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Nebraska Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

Walk-on recruits

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

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Johnny Unitas Award^[3]	Adrian Martinez	QB	JR
Groza Award^[4]	Connor Culp	K	SR
Mackey Award^[5]	Austin Allen	TE	JR
Maxwell Award^[6]	Adrian Martinez	QB	JR
Nagurski Trophy^[7]	JoJo Domann	LB	SR
Rimington Trophy^[5]	Cam Jurgens	C	JR

Preseason Big Ten Media poll and awards

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East
1	Ohio State	238 (34)
2	Penn State	192
3	Indiana	169
4	Michigan	144
5	Maryland	79
6	Rutgers	77.5
7	Michigan State	52.5

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West
1	Wisconsin	233 (29)
2	Iowa	202 (5)
3	Northwestern	160
4	Minnesota	146
5	Nebraska	91.5
6	Purdue	72.5
7	Illinois	47

Rank	Team	Votes
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
1	Ohio State over Wisconsin	28
2	Ohio State over Iowa	5
3	Wisconsin over Ohio State	1

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

Rank	Player	Position	Team	Votes (1st place)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
1	Chris Olave	WR	Ohio State	58 (11)
2	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Indiana	44.5 (8)
3	Mohamed Ibrahim	RB	Minnesota	36 (4)
4	Tyler Linderbaum	C	Iowa	13 (1)
5	Garrett Wilson	WR	Ohio State	12 (1)
6	David Bell	WR	Purdue	10 (1)
7	C. J. Stroud	QB	Ohio State	6 (2)
7	Jahan Dotson	WR	Penn State	6 (1)
7	Graham Mertz	QB	Wisconsin	6 (1)
10	Tyler Goodson	RB	Iowa	5 (1)
11	Ty Fryfogle	WR	Indiana	4 (1)
12	Tanner Morgan	QB	Minnesota	3.5 (1)

Rank	Player	Position	Team	Votes (1st place)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
1	Brandon Joseph	S	Northwestern	49 (11)
2	George Karlaftis	DE	Purdue	33 (8)
3	Haskell Garrett	DT	Ohio State	30.5 (5)
4	Micah McFadden	LB	Indiana	28 (6)
5	Olakunle Fatukasi	LB	Rutgers	18 (3)
6	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	Michigan	11
7	Jack Sanborn	LB	Wisconsin	7
7	Tiawan Mullen	CB	Indiana	7 (1)
9	Zach Harrison	DE	Ohio State	3.5
10	Jaquan Brisker	S	Penn State	3
10	Sevyn Banks	CB	Ohio State	3
12	Boye Mafe	DE	Minnesota	2
12	Chris Bergin	LB	Northwestern	2
12	Cam Taylor-Britt	CB	Nebraska	2
12	Jake Hansen	LB	Illinois	2
16	JoJo Domann	S/LB	Nebraska	1
16	Tyshon Fogg	LB	Rutgers	1
16	Owen Carney	LB	Illinois	1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium^[a] Champaign, IL	FOX	L 22–30	41,064
September 4	11:00 a.m.	Fordham*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 52–7	85,938
September 11	2:30 p.m.	Buffalo*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 28–3	85,663
September 18	11:00 a.m.	at No. 3 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry/Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 16–23	84,659
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	FS1	L 20–23 ^OT	70,332
October 2	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 56–7	87,364
October 9	6:30 p.m.	No. 9 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 29–32	87,380
October 16	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	ESPN2	L 23–30	45,436
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	L 23–28	85,902
November 6	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	L 17–26	84,426
November 20	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	ABC	L 28–35	67,888
November 26	12:30 p.m.	No. 16 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	BTN	L 21–28	86,541
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

Personnel

Roster

2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Jaquez Yant	RFr
QB	`2`	Adrian Martinez (C)	Sr
WR	`3`	Samori Toure	Sr
WR	`4`	Alante Brown	RFr
WR	`5`	Omar Manning	Sr
WR	`7`	Latrell Neville	Fr
QB	`8`	Logan Smothers	RFr
QB	`9`	Spencer Arceneaux	Fr
QB	`10`	Heinrich Haarberg	Fr
TE	`11`	Austin Allen (C)	Sr
WR	`12`	Will Nixon	RFr
WR	`13`	Kamonte Grimes	Fr
RB	`14`	Rahmir Johnson	So
WR	`15`	Zavier Betts	RFr
QB	`16`	Jarrett Synek	Fr
RB	`16`	Zach Weinmaster	So
WR	`17`	Ty Hahn	RFr
QB	`18`	Matt Masker	Jr
WR	`19`	Barron Miles Jr.	RFr
RB	`21`	Marvin Scott III	RFr
RB	`22`	Gabe Ervin Jr.	Fr
TE	`24`	Thomas Fidone II	Fr
RB	`28`	Sevion Morrison	RFr
RB	`29`	Cooper Jewett	So
RB	`30`	Markese Stepp	Jr
WR	`32`	Brody Belt	Jr
RB	`34`	Beau Psencik	RFr
RB	`35`	Trevin Luben	RFr
WR	`36`	Taveon Thompson	Fr
RB	`37`	Isaiah Harris	RFr
RB	`39`	Matthew Schuster	Fr
WR	`41`	Elliott Brown	RFr
RB	`44`	Aiden Young	Fr
WR	`45`	Truitt Robinson	Fr
TE	`46`	John Goodwin	So
TE	`48`	Evan Meyersick	Fr
TE	`49`	Nate Boerkircher	RFr
OL	`50`	Sam Hoskinson	Fr
OL	`51`	Cam Jurgens	Jr
OL	`53`	Riley Moses	So
OL	`54`	Bryce Benhart	So
OL	`57`	Ethan Piper	So
OL	`58`	Ian Boerkircher	Jr
OL	`59`	Henry Lutovsky	Fr
OL	`63`	Nouredin Nouili	So
OL	`65`	Teddy Prochazka	Fr
OL	`66`	Ezra Miller	So
OL	`67`	Joey Mancino	Fr
OL	`69`	Turner Corcoran	RFr
OL	`70`	Matt Sichterman	Sr
OL	`71`	Keegan Menning	RFr
OL	`73`	Broc Bando	Sr
OL	`74`	Brant Banks	So
OL	`75`	Trent Hixson	Sr
OL	`76`	Beau Schaller	Fr
OL	`77`	Michael Lynn	So
OL	`79`	Alex Conn	RFr
WR	`80`	Shawn Hardy II	Fr
TE	`80`	Jacob Herbek	So
TE	`81`	James Carnie	Fr
TE/WR	`82`	Chancellor Brewington	Jr
TE	`83`	Travis Vokolek	Sr
WR	`84`	Alex Bullock	Fr
WR	`85`	Wyatt Liewer	Jr
TE	`86`	A. J. Rollins	Fr
TE	`87`	Chris Hickman	So
WR	`88`	Levi Falck	GS
WR	`89`	Oliver Martin	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`0`	Pheldarius Payne	Jr
CB	`1`	Tyreke Johnson	Jr
OLB	`2`	Caleb Tannor	Jr
ILB	`3`	Will Honas	GS
S	`4`	Myles Farmer	So
CB	`5`	Cam Taylor-Britt (C)	Sr
CB	`6`	Quinton Newsome	So
CB	`7`	Tamon Lynum	RFr
S	`8`	Deontai Williams	GS
S	`9`	Marquel Dismuke	GS
ILB	`10`	Jackson Hannah	So
CB	`11`	Braxton Clark	Jr
DB	`12`	Marques Buford Jr.	Fr
OLB	`13`	JoJo Domann	GS
ILB	`14`	Mikai Gbayor	Fr
DB	`15`	Malik Williams	Fr
CB	`16`	Nadab Joseph	Jr
OLB	`17`	Jimari Butler	RFr
ILB	`18`	Wynden Ho'ohuli	Fr
ILB	`19`	Seth Malcom	Fr
S	`21`	Noa Pola-Gates	So
ILB	`22`	Eteva Mauga-Clements	Jr
S	`23`	Isaac Gifford	RFr
OLB	`24`	Blaise Gunnerson	RFr
DB	`26`	Koby Bretz	Fr
DB	`27`	Kyan Brumfield	Sr
ILB	`28`	Luke Reimer	So
DB	`29`	Ashton Hausmann	RFr
ILB	`30`	Randolph Kpai	Fr
ILB	`31`	Chris Kolarevic	Jr
DB	`32`	Kaden Williams	Fr
S	`33`	Javin Wright	So
OLB	`34`	Simon Otte	Jr
DB	`35`	Derek Branch	Fr
OLB	`35`	John Bullock	So
DB	`36`	Blake Closman	Fr
CB	`37`	Phalen Sanford	So
OLB	`38`	Damian Jackson	Sr
ILB	`39`	Garrett Hustedt	So
DB	`40`	Darius Moore	Jr
DB	`41`	Christian Lilienkamp	Fr
ILB	`41`	Garrett Snodgrass	So
DB	`42`	A. J. Collins	Fr
ILB	`42`	Nick Henrich	So
DB	`43`	Michael Booker III	Fr
S	`43`	Mason Nieman	RFr
OLB	`44`	Garrett Nelson	So
LB	`46`	Grant Buda	Fr
S	`48`	Lane McCallum	Sr
DL	`50`	Jailen Weaver	Fr
ILB	`51`	Braden Klover	RFr
DL	`52`	Mosai Newsom	So
ILB	`53`	Jake Archer	Jr
OLB	`54`	Ryan Schommer	Jr
DL	`55`	Chris Walker	Sr
ILB	`56`	Grant Tagge	RFr
ILB	`58`	Chris Cassidy	Jr
DL	`63`	Ru'Quan Buckley	Fr
DL	`71`	Maddox Burton	Fr
DL	`72`	Nash Hutmacher	RFr
OLB	`81`	Nick Leader	So
DL	`82`	Colton Feist	Jr
OLB	`83`	Sam Shurtleff	So
DL	`93`	Damion Daniels (C)	Sr
DL	`91`	Jordon Riley	Sr
DL	`92`	Tate Wildeman	Jr
DL	`95`	Ben Stille	GS
DL	`96`	Marquis Black	RFr
DL	`97`	Deontre Thomas	Sr
DL	`98`	Casey Rogers	Jr
DL	`99`	Ty Robinson	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`25`	Kelen Meyer	Fr
PK	`33`	Connor Culp	Sr
PK	`36`	Chase Contreraz	So
P	`40`	Daniel Cerni	Fr
P	`90`	William Przystup	So
LS	`91`	Cameron Pieper	So
PK	`92`	Brendan Franke	Fr
PK	`93`	Gabe Heins	RFr
LS	`94`	Cade Mueller	So
P	`95`	Grant Detlefsen	RFr
LS	`96`	Camden Witucki	Fr
PK	`97`	Josh Jasek	Fr

Head coach

Scott Frost

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Erik Chinander – Defensive coordinator
Matt Lubick – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Greg Austin– Offensive linemen
Sean Beckton – Tight ends
Mike Dawson – Outside linebackers
Travis Fisher – Defensive backs
Ryan Held – Running backs
Barrett Ruud – Inside linebackers
Tony Tuioti – Defensive linemen
Mario Verduzco – Quarterbacks
Bill Busch – Defensive analyst

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2021

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

Depth chart

NICKEL	ILB	ILB	OLB
JoJo Domann	Nick Henrich	Luke Reimer	Garrett Nelson Caleb Tannor
Isaac Gifford	Chris Kolarevic	Garrett Snodgrass	Pheldarius Payne
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Deontai Williams
Noa Pola-Gates
⋅

CB
Cam Taylor-Britt
Tyreke Johnson
Marques Buford

DE	NT	DE
Ty Robinson	Damian Daniels	Ben Stille
Deontre Thomas	Jordon Riley	Casey Rogers
⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Quinton Newsome
Braxton Clark
⋅

Offense

^[15]

WR
Omar Manning
Levi Falck
Wyatt Liewer

WR
Samori Toure
Alante Brown
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Turner Corcoran	Nouredin Nouili	Cam Jurgens	Matt Sichterman	Bryce Benhart
Ezra Miller	Ethan Piper Brant Banks	Trent Hixson	Broc Bando	Ian Boerkircher
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Austin Allen
Travis Vokolek
Chancellor Brewington Chris Hickman

WR
Zavier Betts
Oliver Martin
⋅

QB
Adrian Martinez
Logan Smothers
⋅

Key reserves
Season-ending injury Number of games played () RB Gabe Ervin (4) OT Teddy Prochazka (5) ILB Will Honas (0) NB Javin Wright (0)

Special teams
PK Connor Culp
P William Przystup
KR Zavier Betts
PR Oilver Martin
LS Cade Mueller

RB
Rahmir Johnson
Jaquez Yant
Markese Stepp Sevion Morrison

Game summaries

at Illinois

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	7	9	7	6	29
Fighting Illini	2	14	14	0	30

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL

Date: August 28, 2021
Game time: 12:20 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
Game attendance: 41,064
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
Sources: huskers.com^[16]

Game information

First quarter

(4:07) ILL – Team safety (Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 3:24; Illinois 2–0)

Second quarter

(14:25) NEB – Markese Stepp 2-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:27; Nebraska 6–2)
(9:15) NEB – Connor Culp 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:01; Nebraska 9–2)
(2:51) ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24; Illinois 9–9)
(0:37) ILL – Calvin Hart Jr. 41-yard fumble return, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:21; Illinois 16–9)

Third quarter

(6:56) ILL – Luke Ford 2-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski, James McCourt kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:04; Illinois 23–9)
(4:01) ILL – Isaiah Williams 1-yard pass from Artur Sitkowski, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:10; Illinois 30–9)
(3:48) NEB – Adrian Martinez 75-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Illinois 30–16)

Fourth quarter

(2:41) NEB – Oliver Martin 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Drive: 19 plays, 91 yards, 6:42; Illinois 30–22)

Statistics	NEB	ILL
First downs	19	18
Total yards	392	326
Rushes/yards	39–160	48–167
Passing yards	232	159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–0	15–19–0
Time of possession	25:05	34:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	16/32, 232 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Adrian Martinez	17 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Oliver Martin	6 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
Illinois	Passing	Artur Sitkowski	12/15, 124 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Mike Epstein	16 carries, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deuce Spann	1 reception, 45 yards

vs Fordham

Fordham Rams (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	0	7
Cornhuskers	7	17	14	14	52

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

Date: September 4, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 85,938
Referee: Bryan Banks
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[17]

Game information

First quarter

(3:59) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:41; Nebraska 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:14) FORD – Fotis Kokosioulis 31-yard pass from Tim DeMorat, Nick Leinenweber kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 7–7)
(11:36) NEB – Connor Culp 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; Nebraska 10–7)
(3:56) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:44; Nebraska 17–7)
(0:29) NEB – Sevion Morrison 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 1:58; Nebraska 24–7)

Third quarter

(8:24) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 2-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:40; Nebraska 31–7)
(3:58) NEB – Samori Toure 8-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:53; Nebraska 38–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:26) NEB – Sevion Morrison 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; Nebraska 45–7)
(1:43) NEB – Marvin Scott III 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:13; Nebraska 52–7)

Statistics	FORD	NEB
First downs	12	34
Total yards	292	633
Rushes/yards	28–129	65–329
Passing yards	163	304
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–3	21–30–0
Time of possession	23:39	35:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing	Tim DeMorat	17/29, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Trey Wilson III	13 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	DeQuece Carter	5 receptions, 69 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	17/23, 254 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Markese Stepp	18 carries, 101 yards
	Receiving	Samori Toure	8 receptions, 133 yards

vs Buffalo

Buffalo Bulls (1–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	3	0	3
Cornhuskers	0	14	0	14	28

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

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

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

(6:56) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 2-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44; Nebraska 7–0)
(0:34) NEB – Samori Toure 68-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:58; Nebraska 14–0)

Third quarter

(9:17) BUFF – Alex McNulty 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:08; Nebraska 14–3)

Fourth quarter

(14:47) NEB – Gabe Ervin Jr. 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Nebraska 21–3)
(5:53) NEB – Samori Toure 68-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:10; Nebraska 28–3)

Statistics	BUFF	NEB
First downs	19	19
Total yards	359	516
Rushes/yards	33–135	41–220
Passing yards	224	296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–50–1	14–20–0
Time of possession	32:00	28:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Kyle Vantrease	27/50, 224 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kevin Marks Jr.	21 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Quian Williams	8 receptions, 93 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	13/19, 242 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Adrian Martinez	9 carries, 112 yards
	Receiving	Samori Toure	2 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

at No. 3 Oklahoma

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–1) at No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	3	0	6	7	16
No. 3 Sooners	7	0	9	7	23

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

Date: September 18, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 84,659
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[19]

Game information

First quarter

(8:02) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 1-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58; Oklahoma 7–0)
(1:21) NEB – Connor Culp 51-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 42 yards, 6:41; Oklahoma 7–3)

Second quarter

None

Third quarter

(3:50) OKLA – Jeremiah Hall 1-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:29; Oklahoma 14–3)
(0:08) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Oklahoma 14–9)
(0:08) OKLA – Pat Fields defensive PAT conversion (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Oklahoma 16–9)

Fourth quarter

(10:24) OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 2-yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:44; Oklahoma 23–9)
(5:38) NEB – Omar Manning 21-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02; Oklahoma 23–16)

Statistics	NEB	OKLA
First downs	18	21
Total yards	384	408
Rushes/yards	38–95	35–194
Passing yards	289	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–25–1	24–34–0
Time of possession	29:10	30:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	19/25, 289 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	11 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Zavier Betts	6 receptions, 31 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Spencer Rattler	24/34, 214 yards, TD
	Rushing	Eric Gray	15 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Jadon Haselwood	6 receptions, 61 yards

at No. 20 Michigan State

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–2) at No. 20 Michigan State Spartans (3–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cornhuskers	0	10	3	7	0	20
No. 20 Spartans	0	13	0	7	3	23

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

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

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

(14:08) MSU – Jayden Reed 35-yard pass from Payton Thorne, Matt Coghlin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:52; Michigan State 7–0)
(11:22) NEB – Connor Culp 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:46; Michigan State 7–3)
(8:20) MSU – Matt Coghlin 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:54; Michigan State 10–3)
(4:20) NEB – Adrian Martinez 12-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Tied 10–10)
(1:03) MSU – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; Michigan State 13–10)

Third quarter

(9:10) NEB – Connor Culp 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:50; Tied 13–13)

Fourth quarter

(7:29) NEB – Adrian Martinez 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:05; Nebraska 20–13)
(3:47) MSU – Jayden Reed 62-yard punt return, Matt Coghlin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:26; Tied 20–20)

Overtime

(0:00) MSU – Matt Coghlin 21-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:00; Michigan State 23–20)

Statistics	NEB	MSU
First downs	26	12
Total yards	442	254
Rushes/yards	50–194	30–71
Passing yards	248	183
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–36–1	14–23–1
Time of possession	37:28	22:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	24/34, 244 yards, INT
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	19 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Zavier Betts	5 receptions, 62 yards
Michigan State	Passing	Payton Thorne	14/23, 183 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kenneth Walker III	19 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Tre Mosley	6 receptions, 70 yards

vs Northwestern

Northwestern Wildcats (2–2) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	0	7
Cornhuskers	21	14	14	7	56

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

Date: October 2, 2021
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 87,364
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[21]

Game information

First quarter

(14:10) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Nebraska 7–0)
(9:19) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:13; Nebraska 14–0)
(4:14) NEB – Adrian Martinez 25-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:31; Nebraska 21–0)
(1:37) NW – Stephon Robinson Jr. 28-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:31; Nebraska 21–7)

Second quarter

(12:37) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Nebraska 28–7)
(0:42) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 9-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:10; Nebraska 35–7)

Third quarter

(13:48) NEB – Zavier Betts 83-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 0:13; Nebraska 42–7)
(9:16) NEB – Samori Toure 58-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:41; Nebraska 49–7)

Fourth quarter

(9:44) NEB – Sevion Morrison 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 8:03; Nebraska 56–7)

Statistics	NW	NEB
First downs	17	28
Total yards	293	657
Rushes/yards	26–37	53–427
Passing yards	256	230
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–0	15–21–0
Time of possession	25:55	34:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Ryan Hilinski	29/35, 256 yards, TD
	Rushing	Evan Hull	7 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Stephon Robinson Jr.	8 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	11/17, 202 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jaquez Yant	13 carries, 127 yards
	Receiving	Samori Toure	2 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 9 Michigan

No. 9 Michigan Wolverines (5–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Wolverines	0	13	6	13	32
Cornhuskers	0	0	22	7	29

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

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

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

(9:52) MICH – Jake Moody 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:55; Michigan 3–0)
(3:19) MICH – Jake Moody 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:18; Michigan 6–0)
(0:09) MICH – Hassan Haskins 3-yard run, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:28; Michigan 13–0)

Third quarter

(12:49) NEB – Austin Allen 46-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Michigan 13–7)
(3:36) MICH – Hassan Haskins 3-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:31; Michigan 19–7)
(1:24) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 41-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Michigan 19–14)
(0:52) NEB – Levi Falck 13-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Adrian Martinez two-point run (Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07; Nebraska 22–19)

Fourth quarter

(11:21) MICH – Blake Corum 29-yard run, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; Michigan 26–22)
(7:08) NEB – Adrian Martinez 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Nebraska 29–26)
(3:00) MICH – Jake Moody 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:08; Tied 29–29)
(1:24) MICH – Jake Moody 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:21; Michigan 32–29)

Statistics	MICH	NEB
First downs	26	19
Total yards	459	431
Rushes/yards	42–204	32–140
Passing yards	255	291
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–39–1	18–28–1
Time of possession	34:24	25:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Cade McNamara	22/38, 255 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Hassan Haskins	21 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Daylen Baldwin	6 receptions, 64 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	18/28, 291 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	17 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Rahmir Johnson	6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

at Minnesota

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (3–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	3	6	7	7	23
Golden Gophers	7	14	0	9	30

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

Date: October 16, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 45,436
Referee: Ron Snodgross
TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[23]

Game information

First quarter

(6:33) MINN – Brevyn Spann-Ford 5-yard pass from Cole Kramer, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:42; Minnesota 7–0)
(3:59) NEB – Connor Culp 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:34; Minnesota 7–3)

Second quarter

(14:53) MINN – Mike Brown-Stephens 28-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:06; Minnesota 14–3)
(5:47) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 6-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:21; Minnesota 14–9)
(1:53) MINN – Chris Autman-Bell 6-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; Minnesota 21–9)

Third quarter

(9:29) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:42; Minnesota 21–16)

Fourth quarter

(4:45) MINN – Esezi Otomewo safety (Drive: 1 play, -11 yards, 0:08; Minnesota 23–16)
(2:12) MINN – Bryce Williams 56-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:33; Minnesota 30–16)
(1:12) NEB – Austin Allen 9-yard from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:00; Minnesota 30–23)

Statistics	NEB	MINN
First downs	19	22
Total yards	377	396
Rushes/yards	31–136	43–182
Passing yards	241	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–0	21–25–2
Time of possession	21:59	38:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	18/33, 241 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Austin Allen	5 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	20/24, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryce Williams	17 carries, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Autman-Bell	11 receptions, 103 yards, TD

vs Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (4–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–5) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	14	7	7	28
Cornhuskers	7	10	0	6	23

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

Date: October 30, 2021
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 85,902
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[24]

Game information

First quarter

(6:16) NEB – Omar Manning 16-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:36; Nebraska 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:37) PUR – Jalen Graham 45-yard interception return, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:15; Tied 7–7)
(10:45) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Nebraska 14–7)
(3:48) PUR – Zander Horvath 1-yard run, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:57; Tied 14–14)
(1:20) NEB – Chase Contreraz 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:28; Nebraska 17–14)

Third quarter

(2:47) PUR – Milton Wright 3-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:59; Purdue 21–17)

Fourth quarter

(10:05) PUR – Jackson Anthrop 9-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Purdue 28–17)
(1:44) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 12-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 1:30; Purdue 28–23)

Statistics	PUR	NEB
First downs	23	19
Total yards	349	399
Rushes/yards	41–116	29–130
Passing yards	233	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–45–0	14–29–4
Time of possession	38:38	21:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	34/45, 233 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	King Doerue	17 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	David Bell	9 receptions, 74 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	14/29, 269 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Jaquez Yant	6 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Omar Manning	4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 5 Ohio State

No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–6) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Buckeyes	0	17	6	3	26
Cornhuskers	0	10	7	0	17

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

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

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

(11:25) OSU – Noah Ruggles 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:52; Ohio State 3–0)
(6:41) OSU – Chris Olave 3-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:24; Ohio State 10–0)
(3:52) NEB – Chase Contreraz 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:49; Ohio State 10–3)
(3:34) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 75-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18; Ohio State 17–3)
(2:53) NEB – Samori Toure 72-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; Ohio State 17–10)

Third quarter

(9:42) OSU – Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:44; Ohio State 20–10)
(2:05) OSU – Noah Ruggles 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:21; Ohio State 23–10)
(0:22) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Ohio State 23–17)

Fourth quarter

(1:29) OSU – Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; Ohio State 26–17)

Statistics	OSU	NEB
First downs	25	18
Total yards	495	361
Rushes/yards	30–90	34–113
Passing yards	405	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	36–54–2	16–31–1
Time of possession	33:52	26:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	36/54, 405 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	21 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	15 receptions, 240 yards, TD
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	16/31, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	16 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Samori Toure	4 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD

at No. 15 Wisconsin

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–7) vs No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers (7–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	7	7	7	7	28
No. 15 Badgers	14	0	14	7	35

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI

Date: November 20, 2021
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C); Wind at W 7 MPH
Game attendance: 67,888
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[26]

Game information

First quarter

(14:47) WISC – Stephan Bracey 91-yard kickoff return, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; Wisconsin 7–0)
(12:41) NEB – Markese Stepp 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:06; Tied 7–7)
(1:59) WIC – Braelon Allen 71-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:23; Wisconsin 14–7)

Second quarter

(6:35) NEB – Samori Toure 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:02; Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

(11:35) WISC – Kendric Pryor 17-yard pass from Graham Mertz, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:01; Wisconsin 21–14)
(6:24) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11; Tied 21–21)
(1:30) WISC – Braelon Allen 3-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Wisconsin 28–28)

Fourth quarter

(6:27) NEB – Marvin Scott III 3-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:52; Tied 28–28)
(3:50) WISC – Braelon Allen 53-yard run, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Wisconsin 35–28)

Statistics	NEB	WISC
First downs	22	15
Total yards	452	397
Rushes/yards	35–101	31–252
Passing yards	351	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–35–2	12–18–0
Time of possession	33:17	26:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	23/35, 351 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brody Belt	7 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Austin Allen	7 receptions, 143 yards
Wisconsin	Passing	Graham Mertz	12/18, 145 yards, TD
	Rushing	Braelon Allen	22 carries, 228 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jake Ferguson	8 receptions, 92 yards

vs No. 17 Iowa

No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (9–2) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–8) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hawkeyes	0	3	6	19	28
Cornhuskers	7	7	7	0	21

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

Date: November 26, 2021
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 86,541
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline)
Sources: huskers.com^[27]

Game information

First quarter

(9:18) NEB – Logan Smothers 2-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:42; Nebraska 7–0)

Second quarter

(10:39) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:57; Nebraska 7–3)
(4:20) NEB – Jaquez Yant 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:19; Nebraska 14–3)
(0:39) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:41; Nebraska 14–6)

Third quarter

(5:54) NEB – Logan Smothers 1-yard run, Chase Contreraz kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:18; Nebraska 21–6)
(0:27) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 36-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:27; Nebraska 21–9)

Fourth quarter

(14:16) IOWA – Kyler Fisher 14-yard punt return, Caleb Shudak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:11; Nebraska 21–16)
(9:56) IOWA – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -1 yards, 0:41; Nebraska 21–18)
(7:21) IOWA – Caleb Shudak 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:35; Tied 21–21)
(2:58) IOWA – Spencer Petras 2-yard run, Caleb Shudak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:00; Iowa 28–21)

Statistics	IOWA	NEB
First downs	19	18
Total yards	364	327
Rushes/yards	37–186	43–129
Passing yards	178	198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–27–0	16–22–1
Time of possession	31:53	28:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	7/13, 102 yards
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	23 carries, 156 yards
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	3 receptions, 61 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Logan Smothers	16/22, 198 yards, INT
	Rushing	Logan Smothers	24 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Samori Toure	6 receptions, 67 yards

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

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

All-Conference awards

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

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

Position	Player	Team
Media All-Big Ten
TE	Austin Allen	First Team
DB	Cam Taylor-Britt	Second Team
LB	JoJo Domann	Third Team
WR	Samori Toure	Honorable Mention
C	Cam Jurgens	Honorable Mention
DL	Damion Daniels	Honorable Mention
DL	Ben Stille	Honorable Mention
LB	Luke Reimer	Honorable Mention
DB	Deontai Williams	Honorable Mention

National awards

All-America awards

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

Players drafted into the NFL

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

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2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Contents

Offseason

2021 NFL Draft

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Recruits

Scholarship recruits

Walk-on recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

Preseason Big Ten Media poll and awards

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

at Illinois

vs Fordham

vs Buffalo

at No. 3 Oklahoma

at No. 20 Michigan State

vs Northwestern

vs No. 9 Michigan

at Minnesota

vs Purdue

vs No. 5 Ohio State

at No. 15 Wisconsin

vs No. 17 Iowa

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

All-Conference awards

National awards

All-America awards

Players drafted into the NFL

References

2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West
Record	3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
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