2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 85,458)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^	5	–	0	7	–	1
No. 12 Indiana	6	–	1	6	–	2
Penn State	4	–	5	4	–	5
Maryland	2	–	3	2	–	3
Rutgers	3	–	6	3	–	6
Michigan	2	–	4	2	–	4
Michigan State	2	–	5	2	–	5
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy	6	–	1	7	–	2
No. 16 Iowa	6	–	2	6	–	2
Wisconsin	3	–	3	4	–	3
Minnesota	3	–	4	3	–	4
Nebraska	3	–	5	3	–	5
Purdue	2	–	4	2	–	4
Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	6
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was to represent the University of Nebraska in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team were to be coached by third-yeard head coach Scott Frost and play their games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference.^[2].

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference expressed the possibility that a season could be played in the spring of 2021.^[3]

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 and 3–6 record and finished in fifth place for the second year in a row in the Big Ten West Division. Nebraska did not attend a bowl for the third year in a row.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Offseason

2020 NFL Draft


Round	Pick	Player	Team
6	194	Khalil Davis	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	232	Carlos Davis	Pittsburgh Steelers
Undrafted		Darrion Daniels	San Francisco 49ers
Undrafted		Lamar Jackson	New York Jets

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Jaylin Bradley	#33	RB	6'0"	200	Junior	Bellevue, NE	N/A
Moses Bryant	#35	CB	5'11"	200	Sophomore	Elkhorn, NE	TCU
Andrew Bunch	#17	QB	6'1"	215	Senior	Thompson's Station, TN	Southeast Missouri State
Tony Butler	#25	CB	6'2"	220	Senior	Lakewood, OH	Kent State
Darien Chase	#13	WR	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Vancouver, WA	Portland State
Ethan Cox	#16	CB	5'10"	195	Junior	Blair, NE	TCU
AJ Forbes	#52	OL	6'4"	310	Sophomore	Bellevue, NE	Montana
Jaiden Francois	#12	CB	6'0"	185	Freshman	Homestead, FL	UCF
Henry Gray	N/A	CB	5'11"	175	Freshman	Hollywood, FL	FIU
Andre Hunt	#15	WR	6'0"	190	Junior	Palmdale, CA	(dismissed from team)
Pernell Jefferson	#32	LB	6'2"	250	Senior	New Orleans, LA	N/A
Joey Johnson	#53	LB	6'3"	240	Sophomore	Gretna, NE	N/A
Miles Jones	#22	WR	5'8"	175	Sophomore	Miramar, FL	Tennessee
Dylan Jorgensen	#97	PK	5'9"	185	Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	N/A
Katerian Legrone	#12	TE	6'3"	235	Junior	Atlanta, GA	(dismissed from team)
Jaevon McQuitty	#4	WR	6'0"	200	Junior	Columbia, MO	South Dakota
Jordan Paup	#57	LB	6'3"	245	Junior	Central City, NE	Abilene Christian
Barret Pickering	#32	PK	6'0"	200	Junior	Birmingham, AL	(retired)
John Raridon	#50	OL	6'4"	315	Senior	West Des Moines, IA	(retired)
JD Spielman	#10	WR	5'9"	180	Senior	Eden Prairie, MN	TCU
Isaiah Stalbird	#49	S	6'0"	210	Sophomire	Kearney, NE	South Dakota State
Noah Vedral	#16	QB	6'1"	200	Junior	Wahoo, NE	Rutgers
Matt Waldoch	#35	PK	6'0"	170	Junior	Geneva, IL	(retired)
Maurice Washington	#28	RB	6'1"	190	Junior	Stockton, CA	N/A
Jaron Woodyard	#8	WR	5'11"	185	Senior	Gaithersburg, MD	Marshall

Incoming


Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Jared Bubak	#80	TE	6'5"	240	Senior	Lincoln, NE	Arizona State
Connor Culp	N/A	PK	5'10"	185	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	LSU
Levi Falck	N/A	WR	6'2"	205	Senior	Circle Pines, MN	South Dakota
Ezra Miller	N/A	OL	6'6"	310	Sophomore	Holstein, IA	Iowa
Nouredin Nouili	#63	OL	6'4"	285	Sophomore	Frankfurt, Germany	Colorado State
Zach Schlager	#25	LB	6'0"	210	Sophomore	McCook, NE	Colorado State

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 23 scholarship recruits and 20 walk-ons during the Early Signing Period on December 18, 2019.^[7]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zavier Betts WR	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 3, 2019
Zavier Betts WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Marquis Black DL	McDonough, GA	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Oct 12, 2019
Marquis Black DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Alante Brown WR	Chicago, IL	St. Thomas More Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Alante Brown WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jimari Butler LB	Mobile, AL	Murphy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 16, 2019
Jimari Butler LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Alex Conn OL	Derby, KS	Derby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 24, 2019
Alex Conn OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Niko Cooper LB	Memphis, TN	Douglass / Hutchinson CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 15, 2019
Niko Cooper LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Turner Corcoran OL	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence Free State	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Apr 13, 2019
Turner Corcoran OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Ronald Delancy III CB	Miami, FL	Miami Northwestern	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 8, 2019
Ronald Delancy III CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Marcus Fleming WR	Miami, FL	Miami Northwestern	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Marcus Fleming WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jaiden Francois CB	Homestead, FL	South Dade	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Jaiden Francois CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Henry Gray S	Hollywood, FL	Central	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 19, 2019
Henry Gray S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Keyshawn Greene LB	Crawfordville, FL	Wakulla	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 15, 2019
Keyshawn Greene LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Blaise Gunnerson LB	Carroll, IA	Kuemper Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 2, 2019
Blaise Gunnerson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Nash Hutmacher DL	Oacoma, SD	Chamberlain	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jun 29, 2019
Nash Hutmacher DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Tamon Lynum CB	Orlando, FL	Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 23, 2019
Tamon Lynum CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72
Omar Manning WR	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster / TCU / Kilgore College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 13, 2019
Omar Manning WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Eteva Mauga-Clements LB	Pleasant Hill, CA	College Park / Diablo Valley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 11, 2019
Eteva Mauga-Clements LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Sevion Morrison RB	Tulsa, OK	Edison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 21, 2019
Sevion Morrison RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Will Nixon WR	Waco, TX	Midway	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 8, 2019
Will Nixon WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Pheldarius Payne DL	Suffolk, VA	Nansemond River / Lackawanna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Pheldarius Payne DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jordon Riley DL	New Bern, NC	Riverside / North Carolina / Garden City CC	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 17, 2019
Jordon Riley DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Marvin Scott III RB	Port Orange, FL	Spruce Creek	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 24, 2019
Marvin Scott III RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Logan Smothers QB	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 26, 2019
Logan Smothers QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 17 247Sports: 20 ESPN: 24
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 August 6, 2020. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bladen Bayless OL	Beatrice, NE	Beatrice	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Bladen Bayless OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Nate Boerkircher TE	Aurora, NE	Aurora	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Nate Boerkircher TE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Baylor Brannen DL	Omaha, NE	Millard West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Baylor Brannen DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Elliott Brown WR	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Elliott Brown WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Chase Contreraz PK	Missouri Valley, IA	Missouri Valley / Iowa Western	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Chase Contreraz PK	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Casey Doernemann DL	West Point, NE	Guardian Angels Central Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Casey Doernemann DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Broc Douglass WR	Grand Island, NE	Grand Island	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Broc Douglass WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Isaac Gifford DB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Isaac Gifford DB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Ty Hahn WR	Johnson, NE	Johnson-Brock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Ty Hahn WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Ashton Hausmann DB	Roca, NE	Norris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Ashton Hausmann DB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Braden Klover LB	Wymore, NE	Southern	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Braden Klover LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Trevin Luben RB	Wahoo, NE	Wahoo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Trevin Luben RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Keegan Menning OL	Fremont, NE	Fremont	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Keegan Menning OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Barron Miles Jr. DB	Chandler, AZ	Chandler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 16, 2020
Barron Miles Jr. DB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Mason Nieman ATH	Waverly, NE	Waverly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Mason Nieman ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Nouredin Nouili OL	Frankfurt, Germany	Norris / Colorado State	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Nouredin Nouili OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Eli Simonson OL	Fremont, NE	Archbishop Bergan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Eli Simonson OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Grant Tagge LB	Omaha, NE	Omaha Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Grant Tagge LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Xavier Trevino OL	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Xavier Trevino OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Camden Witucki LS	Grand Blanc, MI	Grand Blanc	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Camden Witucki LS	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award^[8]	Dedrick Mills	RB	SR
John Mackey Award^[9]	Jack Stoll	TE	SR
Maxwell Award^[10]	Adrian Martinez	QB	JR
Paul Hornung Award^[11]	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	SO
Wuerffel Trophy^[12]	Ben Stille	DL	SR

Preseason media polls

Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2020 poll, Ohio State was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game. This is the 10th iteration of the preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which polls at least one credentialed media member for each Big Ten team. Only twice in the last ten years has the media accurately predicted the Big Ten champion.^[13]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio State	237 (33)
2	Penn State	204 (1)
3	Michigan	169
4	Indiana	134
5	Michigan State	94
6	Maryland	76
7	Rutgers	38

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wisconsin	221 (19)
2	Minnesota	209.5 (14)
3	Iowa	157
4	Nebraska	117
5	Purdue	105
6	Northwestern	87.5 (1)
7	Illinois	55

Rank	Team	Votes
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
1	Ohio State over Wisconsin	19
2	Ohio State over Minnesota	13
3	Ohio State over Northwestern	1
4	Penn State over Minnesota	1

Schedule

Nebraska had games scheduled against Central Michigan, South Dakota State, and Cincinnati, but cancelled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[14].

On August 5, the Big Ten announced a new league schedule to accommodate the new 10-game conference-only season. Michigan State was added as the 10th conference game for the Huskers.^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
September 12	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 19	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 26	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
October 3	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 10	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
October 24	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 31	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 14	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 21	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Roster and coaching staff

2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`11`	Austin Allen	Jr
OL	`72`	Matthew Anderson	RFr
OL	`73`	Broc Bando	Jr
WR	`36`	Christian Banker	Jr
OL	`69`	Brant Banks	RFr
OL		Bladen Bayless	Fr
RB	`38`	Brody Belt	So
OL	`54`	Bryce Benhart	RFr
WR	`15`	Zavier Betts	Fr
OL	`59`	Ian Boerkircher	So
TE		Nate Boerkircher	Fr
WR	`4`	Alante Brown	Fr
WR		Elliott Brown	Fr
TE	`80`	Jared Bubak	Sr
WR	`45`	Ty Chaffin	Sr
OL	`79`	Alex Conn	Fr
OL	`69`	Turner Corcoran	Fr
WR		Broc Douglass	Fr
WR	`88`	Levi Falck	Sr
OL	`71`	Matt Farniok	Sr
OL	`68`	Will Farniok	So
WR	`6`	Marcus Fleming	Fr
WR	`29`	Bennett Folkers	So
OL	`78`	Jimmy Fritzsche	RFr
OL	`65`	Christian Gaylord	Sr
TE	`46`	John Goodwin	RFr
WR	`17`	Ty Hahn	Fr
RB		Isaiah Harris	Fr
WR	`87`	Chris Hickman	RFr
OL	`75`	Trent Hixson	Jr
WR	`5`	Demariyon Houston	RFr
WR	`47`	Austin Jablonski	RFr
OL	`76`	Brenden Jaimes	Sr
RB	`24`	Cooper Jewett	RFr
RB	`14`	Rahmir Johnson	RFr
OL	`51`	Cameron Jurgens	So
WR	`85`	Wyatt Liewer	So
RB		Trevin Luben	Fr
OL	`77`	Michael Lynn	RFr
WR	`5`	Omar Manning	Jr
QB	`2`	Adrian Martinez	Jr
QB	`18`	Matt Masker	So
QB	`7`	Luke McCaffrey	RFr
OL		Keegan Menning	Fr
QB	`14`	Brayden Miller	RFr
OL	`66`	Hunter Miller	Jr
RB	`26`	Dedrick Mills	Sr
RB	`28`	Sevion Morrison	Fr
OL	`53`	Riley Moses	RFr
WR	`3`	Jamie Nance	RFr
WR		Will Nixon	Fr
OL	`63`	Nouredin Nouili	So
OL	`67`	Garrett Nuss	RFr
TE	`40`	Brian Perez	Sr
OL	`57`	Ethan Piper	RFr
RB		Beau Psencik	Fr
TE	`82`	Kurt Rafdal	Jr
WR	`1`	Wan'Dale Robinson	So
RB	`43`	Connor Ruth	So
RB	`46`	Corbin Ruth	Jr
RB	`24`	Marvin Scott III	Fr
OL	`70`	Matt Sichterman	Jr
OL		Eli Simonson	Fr
QB	`8`	Logan Smothers	Fr
OL	`62`	Noah Stafursky	RFr
TE	`86`	Jack Stoll	Sr
RB	`25`	Ronald Thompkins	RFr
TE	`83`	Travis Vokolek	Jr
WR	`81`	Kade Warner	Jr
RB	`31`	Zach Weinmaster	RFr
OL	`56`	Boe Wilson	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`45`	David Alston	So
ILB	`50`	Jake Archer	So
DL	`96`	Marquis Black	Fr
CB	`7`	Dicaprio Bootle	Sr
DL		Baylor Brannen	Fr
OLB	`85`	John Bullock	RFr
CB	`39`	Bradley Bunner	Jr
OLB	`35`	Jimari Butler	Fr
ILB	`58`	Chris Cassidy	So
CB	`11`	Braxton Clark	So
OLB	`32`	Niko Cooper	So
DL	`93`	Damion Daniels	Jr
CB	`15`	Ronald Delancy III	Fr
S	`9`	Marquel Dismuke	Sr
DL		Casey Doernemann	Fr
OLB	`13`	JoJo Domann	Sr
S	`18`	Myles Farmer	RFr
DL	`82`	Colton Feist	So
DB	`23`	Isaac Gifford	Fr
OLB	`89`	Jamin Graham	RFr
DL	`4`	Keem Green	Jr
ILB	`17`	Keyshawn Greene	Fr
OLB	`24`	Blaise Gunnerson	Fr
S	`47`	Tyson Guzman	RFr
OLB	`10`	Jackson Hannah	RFr
DB		Ashton Hausmann	Fr
ILB	`42`	Nick Heinrich	RFr
DL	`80`	Jacob Herbek	RFr
ILB	`3`	Will Honas	Sr
ILB	`39`	Garrett Hustedt	RFr
DL	`72`	Nash Hutmacher	Fr
OLB	`38`	Damian Jackson	Jr
DB	`4`	Nadab Joseph	So
LB		Braden Klover	Fr
OLB	`81`	Nick Leader	RFr
DL	`90`	Ben Lingenfelter	Jr
CB	`12`	Tamon Lynum	Fr
ILB	`22`	Eteva Mauga-Clements	Jr
OLB	`48`	Lane McCallum	Jr
ILB	`59`	Caden McCormack	RFr
DB	`19`	Barron Miles Jr.	Fr
ILB	`31`	Colin Miller	Sr
OLB	`44`	Garrett Nelson	So
DL	`52`	Mosai Newsom	RFr
CB	`6`	Quinton Newsome	So
OLB	`34`	Simon Otte	So
DL	`49`	Pheldarius Payne	Jr
S	`26`	Noa Pola-Gates	RFr
ILB	`28`	Luke Reimer	So
DL	`84`	Eli Richter	RFr
DL	`87`	Jordon Riley	Jr
DL	`99`	Ty Robinson	RFr
DL	`98`	Casey Rogers	So
CB	`37`	Phalen Sanford	So
ILB	`25`	Zach Schlager	So
OLB	`54`	Ryan Schommer	So
OLB	`83`	Sam Shurtleff	RFr
ILB	`41`	Garrett Snodgrass	RFr
DL	`95`	Ben Stille	Sr
S	`30`	Eli Sullivan	Sr
LB		Grant Tagge	Fr
OLB	`2`	Caleb Tannor	Jr
CB	`5`	Cam Taylor-Britt	Jr
DL	`97`	Deontre Thomas	Jr
DL	`55`	Chris Walker	Jr
DL	`92`	Tate Wildeman	So
S	`8`	Deontai Williams	Sr
CB	`33`	Javin Wright	RFr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`55`	Brig Banks	Jr
PK	`36`	Chase Contreraz	So
PK/P		Tyler Crawford	Fr
PK	`33`	Connor Culp	Sr
P	`95`	Grant Detlefsen	RFr
PK	`93`	Gabe Heins	RFr
LS	`94`	Cade Mueller	So
ATH		Mason Nieman	Fr
LS	`91`	Cameron Pieper	So
P	`99`	William Przystup	So
LS		Camden Witucki	Fr

Head coach

Scott Frost
   5th season as HC
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Erik Chinander
   5th season as DC
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Iowa
Matt Lubick
   18th season as WR coach, 4th as OC
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Colorado State
Greg Austin
   8th season as OL coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Sean Beckton
   5th season as TE coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Central Florida
Mike Dawson
   7th season as LB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: UMass-Amherst
Travis Fisher
   9th season as DB coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Central Florida
Ryan Held
   5th season as RB coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Barrett Ruud
   3rd season as ILB coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Tony Tuioti
   5th season as DL coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Hawaii
Mario Verduzco
   28th season as QB coach
   3rd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: San Jose St.

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 10, 2020

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ "Nebraska Husker 2020 Schedule Isn't Only Backloaded". 247Sports.com. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2017 (2020)
^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2018 (2020)
^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2019 (2020)
^ "Huskers Announce December Signing Class". Huskers.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Mills Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Stoll Named to Mackey Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ "Martinez Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ "Robinson Named to Hornung Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Stille Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". Huskers.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ Baird, Nathan (July 31, 2020). "Ohio State voted 2020 Big Ten favorite in cleveland.com Preseason Poll". Cleveland.com.
^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Big Ten Releases Updated 2020 Football Schedule" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[1] Stevens, Matthew. "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

[2] "Nebraska Husker 2020 Schedule Isn't Only Backloaded". 247Sports.com. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[3] "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

[4] ttps://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2017 (2020)

[5] ttps://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2018 (2020)

[6] ttps://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2019 (2020)

[7] "Huskers Announce December Signing Class". Huskers.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[8] "Mills Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[9] "Stoll Named to Mackey Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[10] "Martinez Named to Maxwell Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[11] "Robinson Named to Hornung Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[12] "Stille Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". Huskers.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[13] Baird, Nathan (July 31, 2020). "Ohio State voted 2020 Big Ten favorite in cleveland.com Preseason Poll". Cleveland.com.

[14] Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[15] "Big Ten Releases Updated 2020 Football Schedule" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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