2016 schedule
Nebraska
Big Ten
Final rank
#7
Record
9-3
Points
24
Diff
+48
Scored
321
Allowed
273
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4951
Yards allowed
4728
Rushing yards
2199
Passing yards
2752
Turnovers
14
3rd down conv.
86
4th down conv.
12
Penalties
75
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2016 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Tommy Armstrong Jr.QB151
- 2. Ryker FyfeQB48
- 3. Zack DarlingtonWR2
TD
- 1. Tommy Armstrong Jr.QB14
- 2. Ryker FyfeQB4
- 3. Zack DarlingtonWR0
YDS
- 1. Tommy Armstrong Jr.QB2180
- 2. Ryker FyfeQB558
- 3. Zack DarlingtonWR14
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Terrell NewbyRB190
- 2. Tommy Armstrong Jr.QB113
- 3. Devine OzigboRB97
TD
- 1. Tommy Armstrong Jr.QB8
- 2. Terrell NewbyRB7
- 3. Devine OzigboRB5
YDS
- 1. Terrell NewbyRB879
- 2. Tommy Armstrong Jr.QB512
- 3. Devine OzigboRB412
Receiving
REC
- 1. Jordan WesterkampWR38
- 2. Stanley Morgan Jr.WR33
- 3. Brandon ReillyWR21
TD
- 1. Jordan WesterkampWR5
- 2. Alonzo MooreWR2
- 3. Brandon ReillyWR2
YDS
- 1. Jordan WesterkampWR526
- 2. Stanley Morgan Jr.WR453
- 3. Brandon ReillyWR412
Defense
SACKS
- 1. Ross DzurisDE5.5
- 2. Kevin MauriceDT4
- 3. Freedom AkinmoladunDL3
TFL
- 1. Ross DzurisDE13
- 2. Josh BanderasLB8
- 3. Michael Rose-IveyLB7.5
TOT
- 1. Josh BanderasLB93
- 2. Nathan GerryS74
- 3. Michael Rose-IveyLB70
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Kieron WilliamsDB5
- 2. Nathan GerryS4
- 3. Chris JonesDB3
TD
- 1. Chris JonesDB1
- 2. Kieron WilliamsDB1
- 3. Nathan GerryS0
YDS
- 1. Chris JonesDB60
- 2. Kieron WilliamsDB44
- 3. Nathan GerryS18
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Drew BrownPK12
- 2. Spencer LindsayPK0
PTS
- 1. Drew BrownPK74
- 2. Spencer LindsayPK5
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2016 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fresno State(Tier 4) | home | 43 – 10 | W | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | Wyoming(Tier 4) | home | 52 – 17 | W | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Oregon(Premier) | home | 35 – 32 | W | +5 | 9 |
| 5 | Northwestern(Tier 2) | away | 24 – 13 | W | +4 | 13 |
| 6 | Illinois(Tier 4) | home | 31 – 16 | W | +2 | 15 |
| 8 | Indiana(Tier 4) | away | 27 – 22 | W | +2 | 17 |
| 9 | Purdue(Tier 4) | home | 27 – 14 | W | +2 | 19 |
| 10 | Wisconsin(Premier) | away | 17 – 23 | L | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Ohio State(Premier) | away | 3 – 62 | L | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Minnesota(Tier 4) | home | 24 – 17 | W | +2 | 21 |
| 13 | Maryland(Tier 3) | home | 28 – 7 | W | +3 | 24 |
| 14 | Iowa(Premier) | away | 10 – 40 | L | 0 | 24 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster131 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Westerkamp | WR | 6'0" | Lombard, IL |
| 2 | Zack Darlington | WR | 6'2" · 195 lb | Apopka, FL |
| 3 | Jaron Woodyard | WR | 5'11" · 180 lb | Gaithersburg, MD |
| 3 | Lavan Alston Jr. | WR | 6'0" · 175 lb | Oxnard, CA |
| 3 | Marcus Newby | LB | 6'1" · 235 lb | Gaithersburg, MD |
| 4 | Avery Anderson | S | 6'0" · 195 lb | Surprise, AZ |
| 4 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | QB | 6'1" | Cibolo, TX |
| 5 | Dedrick Young II | ILB | 6'1" · 245 lb | Peoria, AZ |
| 6 | Eric Lee Jr. | S | 6'0" · 215 lb | Milton, MA |
| 7 | Mohamed Barry | LB | 6'1" · 245 lb | Grayson, GA |
| 8 | Chris Jones | DB | 6'0" · 195 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 8 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | WR | 6'1" · 200 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 9 | DaiShon Neal | DL | 6'7" · 310 lb | Houston, TX |
| 10 | Joshua Kalu | DB | 6'1" · 195 lb | Houston, TX |
| 10 | Patrick O'Brien | QB | 6'5" · 245 lb | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 11 | Boaz Joseph | DB | 6'1" · 200 lb | Weston, FL |
| 11 | Cethan Carter | TE | 6'4" | New Orleans, LA |
| 11 | Vaha Vainuku | DL | 6'3" · 310 lb | Salt Lake City , UT |
| 12 | Luke Gifford | OLB | 6'4" · 245 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 13 | JoJo Domann | LB | 6'1" · 230 lb | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 13 | Tanner Lee | QB | 6'4" · 220 lb | Destrehan, LA |
| 15 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | WR | 5'9" · 190 lb | Alexandria, VA |
| 15 | Michael Rose-Ivey | LB | 6'0" | Kansas City, MO |
| 17 | Ryker Fyfe | QB | 6'3" | Grand Island, NE |
| 17 | Sedrick King | LB | 6'4" · 235 lb | Plant City, FL |
| 18 | Tre Bryant | RB | 5'11" · 200 lb | St. Louis, MO |
| 19 | Mike Williams | WR | 5'10" · 180 lb | Lake City, FL |
| 21 | Charles Jackson | DB | 5'11" | Spring, TX |
| 21 | Keyan Williams | WR | 5'10" · 195 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 21 | Lamar Jackson | CB | 6'3" · 215 lb | Elk Grove, CA |
| 21 | Mikale Wilbon | RB | 5'9" · 220 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 22 | Alex Davis | LB | 6'5" · 250 lb | Riviera Beach, FL |
| 22 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 6'0" · 235 lb | Sachse, TX |
| 22 | Greg Bell | RB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Chula Vista, CA |
| 23 | Austin Rose | RB | 6'1" · 240 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 24 | Aaron Williams | DB | 5'11" · 190 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 24 | Jeramiah Stovall | CB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 24 | Sean Lambert | RB | 6'0" · 205 lb | Fremont, NE |
| 25 | Antonio Reed | DB | 6'2" · 215 lb | Memphis, TN |
| 25 | Nathan Gerry | S | 6'2" | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 26 | Brady Pelzer | WR | 5'11" · 185 lb | Bellevue, NE |
| 26 | Jamie Sutcliffe | PK | 6'2" · 190 lb | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 26 | Kieron Williams | DB | 6'1" · 195 lb | Shreveport, LA |
| 26 | Thomas Connely | LB | 5'11" · 225 lb | Kearney, NE |
| 28 | Adam Taylor | RB | 6'2" · 210 lb | Katy, TX |
| 29 | Graham Nabity | RB | 6'1" | Omaha, NE |
| 29 | Nolan Graham | DB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Firth, NE |
| 30 | Bo Kitrell | RB | 6'1" · 225 lb | Ashland, NE |
| 30 | Caleb Lightbourn | P | 6'3" · 231 lb | Washougal, WA |
| 30 | Quayshon Alexander | OLB | 6'3" · 250 lb | Prospect Park, NJ |
| 31 | Greg Simmons | LB | 6'2" · 240 lb | Fort Pierce, FL |
| 32 | Tanner Hass | RB | 6'0" · 200 lb | West Point, NE |
| 33 | Christian Bailey | WR | 6'0" | San Clemente, CA |
| 33 | Tanner Zlab | DB | 5'10" | Wilber, NE |
| 34 | Avery Roberts | LB | 6'1" · 234 lb | Wilmington, DE |
| 34 | Drew Brown | PK | 5'11" · 200 lb | Southlake, TX |
| 34 | Terrell Newby | RB | 5'10" | Los Angeles, CA |
| 36 | Reid Karel | S | 6'3" · 215 lb | Seward, NE |
| 36 | Spencer Jordan | ILB | 6'2" · 210 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 37 | Wyatt Mazour | RB | 5'9" · 200 lb | Albion, NE |
| 38 | Harrison Jordan | FB | 5'10" · 240 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 39 | Donovan McDonald | WR | 5'11" · 175 lb | Montclair, NJ |
| 39 | Jordan Nelson | RB | 5'8" | Omaha, NE |
| 40 | Grant Jordan | ILB | 6'2" · 205 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 40 | Ty Betka | WR | 5'7" · 165 lb | Superior, NE |
| 41 | Luke McNitt | FB | 6'2" · 250 lb | Kearney, NE |
| 42 | Trey Foster | TE | 6'2" | Lincoln, NE |
| 43 | Tyrin Ferguson | LB | 6'2" · 230 lb | New Orleans, LA |
| 44 | Mick Stoltenberg | DL | 6'5" · 315 lb | Gretna, NE |
| 44 | Mitch McCann | FB | 6'0" · 240 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 45 | A.J. Natter | DL | 6'5" · 260 lb | Milton, WI |
| 47 | Matt Jarzynka | DL | 6'4" · 260 lb | Loup City, NE |
| 48 | Erik Evans | DL | 6'3" · 265 lb | Waverly, NE |
| 49 | Austin Hemphill | RB | 5'11" · 225 lb | Gretna, NE |
| 49 | Chris Weber | LB | 6'3" · 240 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 50 | Garret Johns | DL | 6'0" · 285 lb | Aurora, NE |
| 51 | Jared Brugmann | LB | 6'2" · 235 lb | Gretna, NE |
| 51 | Matt Watts | OL | 6'4" · 285 lb | Stockton, CA |
| 52 | Josh Banderas | LB | 6'3" | Lincoln, NE |
| 53 | Alex Boryca | LB | 6'2" · 220 lb | Cozad, NE |
| 54 | Creighton Hamik | LB | 6'3" · 210 lb | Kearney, NE |
| 55 | Kevin Maurice | DT | 6'3" | Orlando, FL |
| 55 | Robby Painter | OL | 6'5" | Centennial, CO |
| 56 | Brad Simpson | LB | 6'0" | Omaha, NE |
| 57 | Jacob Weinmaster | ILB | 6'0" · 225 lb | Loveland, CO |
| 58 | Corey Whitaker | OL | 6'5" · 295 lb | Murrieta, CA |
| 58 | Joel Lopez | DL | 6'2" · 280 lb | Burlington, IL |
| 59 | Brody Cleveland | LB | 6'2" · 225 lb | Ogallala, NE |
| 59 | Jake Kitten | OL | 6'2" · 300 lb | Santee, CA |
| 61 | Bryan Brokop | OL | 6'5" · 295 lb | New Lenox, IL |
| 62 | Cole Conrad | OL | 6'5" · 300 lb | Fremont, NE |
| 62 | Nick Virka | OL | 6'6" · 255 lb | Morse Bluff, NE |
| 63 | Tanner Farmer | OL | 6'4" · 325 lb | Highland, IL |
| 65 | Christian Gaylord | OL | 6'6" · 310 lb | Baldwin City, KS |
| 66 | Dylan Utter | OL | 6'1" · 295 lb | Papillion, NE |
| 67 | Jerald Foster | OL | 6'3" · 335 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 68 | Nick Gates | OL | 6'5" · 295 lb | Las Vegas, NV |
| 69 | Noah Johnson | OL | 6'1" · 293 lb | Sutton, NE |
| 72 | Zach Hannon | OL | 6'5" · 315 lb | Kansas City, MO |
| 73 | Sam Hahn | OL | 6'7" | DeWitt, NE |
| 74 | Jalin Barnett | OL | 6'4" · 330 lb | Lawton, OK |
| 75 | Fyn Anderson | DL | 6'3" · 305 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 76 | Dwayne Johnson Jr. | OL | 6'6" · 300 lb | Houston, TX |
| 76 | Dylan Owen | DL | 6'5" · 260 lb | Westchester, NY |
| 77 | David Knevel | OL | 6'9" · 315 lb | Brantford, ON |
| 79 | Michael Decker | OL | 6'4" · 305 lb | Omaha, NE |
| 80 | Brett Classen | WR | 6'2" · 200 lb | Medina, MN |
| 81 | Gabe Rahn | WR | 6'1" · 195 lb | Le Mars, IA |
| 82 | Alonzo Moore | WR | 6'2" | Winnfield, LA |
| 83 | Bryan Reimers | WR | 6'5" · 220 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 84 | David Engelhaupt | TE | 6'3" · 240 lb | Norfolk, NE |
| 84 | Jordan Ober | LS | 6'1" · 225 lb | Las Vegas, NV |
| 84 | Sam Cotton | TE | 6'5" | Lincoln, NE |
| 85 | Matt Snyder | TE | 6'5" · 240 lb | San Ramon, CA |
| 87 | Brandon Reilly | WR | 6'2" | Lincoln, NE |
| 87 | Conor Young | WR | 6'2" · 175 lb | Cozad, NE |
| 88 | Ross Dzuris | DE | 6'3" | Plattsmouth, NE |
| 88 | Tyler Hoppes | TE | 6'4" · 245 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 89 | Connor Ketter | TE | 6'5" · 245 lb | Norfolk, NE |
| 90 | Jackson Walker | P | 6'4" · 260 lb | Overland Park, KS |
| 91 | Freedom Akinmoladun | DL | 6'4" · 295 lb | Grandview, MO |
| 92 | Chase Urbach | LS | 6'3" · 215 lb | Grosse Pointe, MI |
| 94 | Khalil Davis | DL | 6'2" · 315 lb | Blue Springs, MO |
| 95 | Spencer Lindsay | PK | 5'9" | Kearney, NE |
| 96 | Carlos Davis | DL | 6'2" · 320 lb | Blue Springs, MO |
| 97 | Logan Rath | DL | 6'4" | Giltner, NE |
| 98 | Isaac Armstrong | P | 5'11" · 215 lb | Lincoln, NE |
| 99 | Peyton Newell | DL | 6'3" · 300 lb | Hiawatha, KS |
| — | Branden Hohenstein | TE | 6'4" · 230 lb | Jackson, NE |
| — | Caleb Lighbourn | — | — | — |
| — | Ne'Land Smith | WR | 6'3" · 190 lb | Blue Springs, MO |