2017 schedule

Nebraska

Big Ten

Tier 2

Final rank

#19

Record

4-8

Points

Diff

-128

Scored

309

Allowed

437

Outcome

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Team season stats

Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.

Total yards

4620

Yards allowed

5234

Rushing yards

1290

Passing yards

3330

Turnovers

3rd down conv.

4th down conv.

Penalties

Statistical leaders

Top performers in each category for the 2017 regular season.

Passing

COMPLETIONS

1. Tanner LeeQB246
2. Patrick O'BrienQB18
3. Zack DarlingtonWR1

1. Tanner LeeQB23
2. Zack DarlingtonWR0
3. Patrick O'BrienQB0

YDS

1. Tanner LeeQB3143
2. Patrick O'BrienQB192
3. Zack DarlingtonWR-5

Rushing

CAR

1. Devine OzigboRB129
2. Mikale WilbonRB88
3. Tre BryantRB51

1. Mikale WilbonRB6
2. Devine OzigboRB3
3. Tanner LeeQB2

YDS

1. Devine OzigboRB493
2. Mikale WilbonRB379
3. Tre BryantRB299

Receiving

REC

1. Stanley Morgan Jr.WR61
2. JD SpielmanWR55
3. De'Mornay Pierson-ElWR45

1. Stanley Morgan Jr.WR10
2. De'Mornay Pierson-ElWR5
3. Tyler HoppesTE3

YDS

1. Stanley Morgan Jr.WR986
2. JD SpielmanWR830
3. De'Mornay Pierson-ElWR623

Defense

SACKS

1. Ben StilleDL3.5
2. Carlos DavisDL2.5
3. Khalil DavisDL2.0

TFL

1. Ben StilleDL10
2. Chris WeberLB8
3. Luke GiffordOLB5

TOT

1. Chris WeberLB87
2. Dedrick Young IIILB80
3. Marcus NewbyLB55

Interceptions

INT

1. Joshua KaluDB2
2. Aaron WilliamsDB2
3. Marcus NewbyLB1

1. Marcus NewbyLB1
2. Aaron WilliamsDB1
3. Chris WeberLB0

YDS

1. Marcus NewbyLB49
2. Aaron WilliamsDB41
3. Joshua KaluDB32

Kicking

FGM

1. Drew BrownPK12

PTS

1. Drew BrownPK73

Game log

Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2017 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	Arkansas State(Tier 4)	home	43 – 36	W	+2	2
3	Oregon(Premier)	away	35 – 42	L	0	2
4	Northern Illinois(Tier 2)	home	17 – 21	L	0	2
5	Rutgers(Tier 3)	home	27 – 17	W	+3	5
6	Illinois(Tier 4)	away	28 – 6	W	+2	7
7	Wisconsin(Premier)	home	17 – 38	L	0	7
8	Ohio State(Premier)	home	14 – 56	L	0	7
10	Purdue(Tier 4)	away	25 – 24	W	+2	9
11	Northwestern(Tier 2)	home	24 – 31	L	0	9
12	Minnesota(Tier 4)	away	21 – 54	L	0	9
13	Penn State(Premier)	away	44 – 56	L	0	9
14	Iowa(Premier)	home	14 – 56	L	0	9

Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.

Roster125 players

#	Player	Pos	Ht / Wt	Hometown
1	Guy Thomas	LB	6'4" · 235 lb	Miami, FL
1	Tyjon Lindsey	WR	5'9" · 182 lb	Corona, CA
2	Zack Darlington	WR	6'2" · 195 lb	Apopka, FL
3	Jaron Woodyard	WR	5'11" · 180 lb	Gaithersburg, MD
3	Marcus Newby	LB	6'1" · 235 lb	Gaithersburg, MD
4	Avery Anderson	S	6'0" · 195 lb	Surprise, AZ
5	Dedrick Young II	ILB	6'1" · 245 lb	Peoria, AZ
6	Eric Lee Jr.	S	6'0" · 215 lb	Milton, MA
7	Dicaprio Bootle	CB	5'10" · 195 lb	Miami, FL
7	Mohamed Barry	LB	6'1" · 245 lb	Grayson, GA
8	Chris Jones	DB	6'0" · 195 lb	Jacksonville, FL
8	Deontai Williams	S	6'1" · 205 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
9	Marquel Dismuke	S	6'2" · 215 lb	Compton, CA
10	JD Spielman	WR	5'9" · 173 lb	Eden Prairie, MN
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	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
13	Tristan Gebbia	QB	6'2" · 210 lb	Calabasas, CA
15	De'Mornay Pierson-El	WR	5'9" · 190 lb	Alexandria, VA
16	Ethan Cox	CB	5'10" · 195 lb	Blair, NE
16	Will Honas	LB	6'2" · 233 lb	Wichita, KS
17	Andrew Bunch	QB	6'1" · 215 lb	Thompsons Station, TN
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	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
24	Tony Butler	CB	6'2" · 214 lb	Lakewood, OH
25	Antonio Reed	DB	6'2" · 215 lb	Memphis, TN
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	Ben Miles	FB	6'1" · 237 lb	Baton Rouge, LA
30	Bo Kitrell	RB	6'1" · 225 lb	Ashland, NE
30	Caleb Lightbourn	P	6'3" · 231 lb	Washougal, WA
30	Eli Sullivan	S	6'2" · 215 lb	Longmont, CO
30	Quayshon Alexander	OLB	6'3" · 250 lb	Prospect Park, NJ
31	Collin Miller	LB	6'3" · 240 lb	Fishers, IN
32	Pernell Jefferson	LB	6'2" · 250 lb	New Orleans, LA
32	Tanner Hass	RB	6'0" · 200 lb	West Point, NE
33	Dylan Reynolds	WR	6'0" · 170 lb	Broken Bow, NE
33	Jaylin Bradley	RB	6'0" · 200 lb	Bellevue, NE
33	Willie Hampton	LB	6'1" · 225 lb	Plantation, FL
34	Avery Roberts	LB	6'1" · 234 lb	Wilmington, DE
34	Drew Brown	PK	5'11" · 200 lb	Southlake, TX
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	Cole Frahm	PK	6'5" · 235 lb	Omaha, NE
40	Brandon Robbins	WR	6'3" · 195 lb	Bellevue, NE
40	Brian Perez	TE	6'3" · 230 lb	Hartley, IA
40	Grant Jordan	ILB	6'2" · 205 lb	Omaha, NE
41	Luke McNitt	FB	6'2" · 250 lb	Kearney, NE
42	Chad Alioth Jr.	WR	6'2" · 195 lb	Omaha, NE
42	Cody Liske	LB	6'0" · 200 lb	Bennington, NE
43	Andrew Ward	LB	6'1" · 220 lb	Muskegon, MI
43	Tyrin Ferguson	LB	6'2" · 230 lb	New Orleans, LA
44	Mick Stoltenberg	DL	6'5" · 315 lb	Gretna, NE
45	A.J. Natter	DL	6'5" · 260 lb	Milton, WI
45	Ty Chaffin	WR	6'5" · 215 lb	Burwell, NE
47	Matt Jarzynka	DL	6'4" · 260 lb	Loup City, NE
48	Erik Evans	DL	6'3" · 265 lb	Waverly, NE
48	Johnny Richard	WR	6'5" · 203 lb	Atlanta, GA
49	Austin Hemphill	RB	5'11" · 225 lb	Gretna, NE
49	Chris Weber	LB	6'3" · 240 lb	Omaha, NE
50	John Raridon	OL	6'4" · 315 lb	West Des Moines, IA
51	Matt Watts	OL	6'4" · 285 lb	Stockton, CA
52	Josh Wegener	OL	6'3" · 305 lb	Algona, IA
55	Chris Walker	OT	6'6" · 290 lb	Lincoln, NE
56	Boe Wilson	OL	6'3" · 305 lb	Lee's Summit, MO
57	Jacob Weinmaster	ILB	6'0" · 225 lb	Loveland, CO
58	Joel Lopez	DL	6'2" · 280 lb	Burlington, IL
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
67	Jerald Foster	OL	6'3" · 335 lb	Lincoln, NE
68	Nick Gates	OL	6'5" · 295 lb	Las Vegas, NV
71	Matt Farniok	OL	6'6" · 330 lb	Sioux Falls, SD
74	Jalin Barnett	OL	6'4" · 330 lb	Lawton, OK
75	Fyn Anderson	DL	6'3" · 305 lb	Lincoln, NE
76	Brenden Jaimes	OL	6'6" · 300 lb	Austin, 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
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
85	Matt Snyder	TE	6'5" · 240 lb	San Ramon, CA
86	Jack Stoll	TE	6'4" · 260 lb	Lone Tree, CO
87	Conor Young	WR	6'2" · 175 lb	Cozad, NE
88	Tyler Hoppes	TE	6'4" · 245 lb	Lincoln, NE
89	Connor Ketter	TE	6'5" · 245 lb	Norfolk, NE
89	Todd Honas	WR	5'11" · 210 lb	Aurora, 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	Keem Green	DL	6'4" · 312 lb	Sumter, SC
94	Khalil Davis	DL	6'2" · 315 lb	Blue Springs, MO
95	Ben Stille	DL	6'5" · 295 lb	Ashland, NE
95	Kramer Rath	PK	6'1" · 175 lb	Lincoln, NE
96	Carlos Davis	DL	6'2" · 320 lb	Blue Springs, MO
97	Deontre Thomas	DL	6'3" · 295 lb	Mustang, OK
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