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2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest
Record3–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Lubick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorErik Chinander (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 represented the University of Nebraska in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Scott Frost and played 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 suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The team disclosed an attempt to play a fall football season as an independent, but Commissioner Kevin Warren stated they could not do so without facing consequences. In late-August, a group of Nebraska players also sued the Big Ten, alleging that its council did not actually vote on the postponement.[4][5] On September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.[6]

After playing to a 3–5 record, all in conference games, the team announced on December 20 that it would not participate in any bowl game.[7]

Offseason

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2020 NFL Draft

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

Transfers

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Outgoing

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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 N/A
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 RS-Freshman Vancouver, WA Portland State
Ethan Cox #16 CB 5'10" 195 Junior Blair, NE N/A
AJ Forbes #52 OL 6'4" 310 Sophomore Bellevue, NE Montana
Jaiden Francois #12 CB 6'0" 185 Freshman Homestead, FL Central Florida
Henry Gray N/A CB 6'0" 175 Freshman Hollywood, FL Florida International
Keyshawn Greene #17 LB 6'3" 175 Freshman Crawfordville, FL Florida Atlantic
Andre Hunt #15 WR 6'0" 190 Sophomore Palmdale, CA (dismissed from team)
Pernell Jefferson #32 LB 6'2" 250 Senior New Orleans, LA Arkansas–Monticello
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 Sophomore 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 Sophomore 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 (dismissed from team)
Jaron Woodyard #8 WR 5'11" 185 Senior Gaithersburg, MD Marshall

Incoming

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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

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The Cornhuskers signed a total of 23 scholarship recruits and 20 walk-ons during the Early Signing Period on December 18, 2019.[8]

Scholarship recruits

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Jimari Butler
LB 		Mobile, AL Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Alex Conn
OL 		Derby, KS Derby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Marcus Fleming
WR 		Miami, FL Miami Northwestern 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Jaiden Francois
CB 		Homestead, FL South Dade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Henry Gray
S 		Hollywood, FL Central 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Keyshawn Greene
LB 		Crawfordville, FL Wakulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Blaise Gunnerson
LB 		Carroll, IA Kuemper Catholic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jul 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Nash Hutmacher
DL 		Oacoma, SD Chamberlain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jun 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Tamon Lynum
CB 		Orlando, FL Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Sevion Morrison
RB 		Tulsa, OK Edison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Will Nixon
WR 		Waco, TX Midway 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 8, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

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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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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:

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award[9] Dedrick Mills RB SR
John Mackey Award[10] Jack Stoll TE SR
Maxwell Award[11] Adrian Martinez QB JR
Paul Hornung Award[12] Wan'Dale Robinson WR SO
Wuerffel Trophy[13] Ben Stille DL SR

Preseason media polls

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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.[14]

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
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank Team Votes
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

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Nebraska had games scheduled against Central Michigan, South Dakota State, and Cincinnati, but canceled 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.[15]

On September 19, the Big Ten announced a new league schedule to accommodate a new 9-game conference-only season, where the ninth game will feature cross divisional matchups of #1 vs #1, #2 vs. #2, etc.[16]

On October 29, Nebraska attempted to replace the Wisconsin game with a game against FCS school Chattanooga. However, it was denied by the Big Ten Conference, which reaffirmed its policy against scheduling nonconference games for the 2020 season.[17]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 2411:00 a.m.at No. 5 Ohio State
FOXL 17–521,344
October 312:30 p.m.No. 9 Wisconsin
FS1No Contest[18] –
November 711:00 a.m.at Northwestern
BTNL 13–210
November 1411:00 a.m.Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
FS1W 30–230
November 2111:00 a.m.Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
FS1L 23–410
November 2712:00 p.m.at No. 24 Iowa
FOXL 20–261,469
December 511:00 a.m.at Purdue
BTNW 37–27808
December 1211:00 a.m.Minnesota
FS1L 17–240
December 186:30 p.m.at Rutgers
BTNW 28–210

Nebraska's game with Wisconsin was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Wisconsin. The game was not rescheduled. Instead, both teams had a bye week and played only eight conference games.[19]

Nebraska's game with Rutgers was adjusted from a 3:00 PM to a 6:30 PM kickoff time on Friday, December 18, after the cancellation of the Indiana-Purdue game.[20]

Roster and coaching staff

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2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 11 Austin Allen Jr
OL 72 Matthew Anderson RFr
WR 84 Matthias Algarin Fr
OL 73 Broc Bando Jr
WR 36 Christian Banker Jr
OL 74 Brant Banks RFr
OL 66 Bladen Bayless Fr
RB 30 Brody Belt So
OL 54 Bryce Benhart RFr
WR 15 Zavier Betts Fr
OL 59 Ian Boerkircher So
TE 49 Nate Boerkircher Fr
WR 4 Alante Brown Fr
WR 41 Elliott Brown Fr
TE 80 Jared Bubak Sr
WR 45 Ty Chaffin Sr
OL 79 Alex Conn Fr
OL 69 Turner Corcoran Fr
WR 42 Broc Douglass Fr
WR 88 Levi Falck Sr
OL 71 Matt Farniok (C) 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 GS
TE 46 John Goodwin RFr
WR 17 Ty Hahn Fr
RB 37 Isaiah Harris Fr
WR 87 Chris Hickman RFr
OL 75 Trent Hixson Jr
WR 10 Demariyon Houston RFr
WR 47 Austin Jablonski RFr
OL 76 Brenden Jaimes Sr
RB 22 Cooper Jewett RFr
RB 14 Rahmir Johnson RFr
OL 51 Cam Jurgens So
WR 85 Wyatt Liewer So
RB 35 Trevin Luben Fr
OL 77 Michael Lynn RFr
WR 5 Omar Manning Jr
WR 89 Oliver Martin Jr
QB 2 Adrian Martinez (C) Jr
QB 18 Matt Masker So
QB 7 Luke McCaffrey RFr
OL 71 Keegan Menning Fr
WR 19 Barron Miles Jr. Fr
QB 14 Brayden Miller RFr
RB 26 Dedrick Mills Sr
RB 28 Sevion Morrison Fr
OL 53 Riley Moses RFr
WR 3 Jamie Nance RFr
WR 12 Will Nixon Fr
OL 63 Nouredin Nouili So
OL 67 Ezra Miller RFr
TE 40 Brian Perez Sr
OL 57 Ethan Piper RFr
RB 34 Beau Psencik Fr
TE 82 Kurt Rafdal Jr
WR/RB 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 76 Eli Simonson Fr
QB 8 Logan Smothers Fr
TE 86 Jack Stoll Sr
RB 25 Ronald Thompkins RFr
TE 83 Travis Vokolek Jr
WR 81 Kade Warner (C) Jr
RB 31 Zach Weinmaster RFr
OL 56 Boe Wilson Sr
RB 23 Jaquez Yant Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
OLB 45 David Alston So
ILB 50 Jake Archer So
DL 96 Marquis Black Fr
CB 7 Dicaprio Bootle (C) Sr
DL 73 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 Injured So
OLB 32 Niko Cooper So
DL 93 Damion Daniels Jr
CB 0 Ronald Delancy III Fr
S 9 Marquel Dismuke Sr
OLB 13 JoJo Domann Sr
S 18 Myles Farmer RFr
DL 82 Colton Feist So
S 23 Isaac Gifford Fr
DL 89 Jamin Graham RFr
DL 4 Keem Green Jr
OLB 24 Blaise Gunnerson Fr
S 47 Tyson Guzman RFr
ILB 10 Jackson Hannah RFr
DB 29 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
CB 16 Nadab Joseph So
LB 51 Braden Klover Fr
OLB 81 Nick Leader RFr
DL 90 Ben Lingenfelter Jr
CB 12 Tamon Lynum Fr
ILB 22 Eteva Mauga-Clements Jr
S 48 Lane McCallum Jr
ILB 59 Caden McCormack RFr
ILB 31 Collin Miller (C) Sr
ILB 57 Drew Monin Fr
DB 40 Darius Moore Jr
OLB 44 Garrett Nelson So
DL 52 Mosai Newsom RFr
CB 6 Quinton Newsome So
S 43 Mason Nieman Fr
OLB 34 Simon Otte So
OLB 49 Pheldarius Payne Jr
S 21 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
LB 56 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
DB 33 Javin Wright Injured RFr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 55 Brig Banks Jr
PK 36 Chase Contreraz So
P 40 Daniel Cerni Fr
PK/P 96 Tyler Crawford Fr
PK 33 Connor Culp Sr
P 95 Grant Detlefsen RFr
PK 93 Gabe Heins RFr
P 30 Sam Khawja Fr
LS 94 Cade Mueller So
PK 32 Ryan Novosel Fr
LS 91 Cameron Pieper So
P 90 William Przystup So
LS 98 Camden Witucki Fr
Head coach
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 10, 2020

Depth chart

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Game summaries

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at No. 5 Ohio State

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See also: 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 7 7 3017
No. 5 Buckeyes 14 10 141452

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,344
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:09) NEB – Adrian Martinez 10-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Nebraska 7–0)
  • (8:04) OSU – Master Teague 1-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:02) OSU – Garrett Wilson 42-yard pass from Justin Fields, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:18; Ohio State 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:24) NEB – Dedrick Mills 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14)
  • (3:12) OSU – Blake Haubeil 34-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:12; Ohio State 17–14)
  • (1:10) OSU – Master Teague 6-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:15; Ohio State 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:24) OSU – Justin Fields 17-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; Ohio State 31–14)
  • (8:02) OSU – Sevyn Banks 55-yard fumble return, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:22; Ohio State 38–14)
  • (3:56) NEB – Connor Culp 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:06; Ohio State 38–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:58) OSU – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 5-yard pass from Justin Fields, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:18; Ohio State 45–17)
  • (0:18) OSU – Jack Miller 2-yard run, Blake Haubeil kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:35; Ohio State 52–17)
Statistics NEB OSU
First downs 17 28
Total yards 370 491
Rushes/yards 36–210 48–215
Passing yards 160 276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–20–0 20–21–0
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 12/15, 105 yards
Rushing Adrian Martinez 13 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 49 yards
Ohio State Passing Justin Fields 20/21, 276 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Justin Fields 15 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Garrett Wilson 7 receptions, 129 yards, TD

vs Wisconsin

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See also: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team
No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Badgers 0 0 000
Cornhuskers 0 0 000

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Game time: Cancelled
  • TV: FS1

The Wisconsin at Nebraska game was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Wisconsin. The game will not be rescheduled. Instead, both teams will have a bye and will have just seven games.[21]

at Northwestern

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See also: 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) at Northwestern Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 13 0013
Wildcats 7 0 7721

at Ryan Field • Evanston, IL

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst), Olivia Harlan (sideline)
  • Sources:[22]
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:29) NW – Drake Anderson 41-yard run, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43; Northwestern 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:29) NEB – Connor Culp 38-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:33; Northwestern 7–3)
  • (8:54) NEB – Connor Culp 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:57; Northwestern 7–6)
  • (1:25) NEB – Dedrick Mills 3-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:07; Nebraska 13–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:54) NW – John Raine 2-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:47; Northwestern 14–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:53) NW – Riley Lees 10-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Charlie Kuhbander kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:13; Northwestern 21–13)
Statistics NEB NW
First downs 28 14
Total yards 442 317
Rushes/yards 43–224 38–148
Passing yards 218 169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–45–2 16–27–2
Time of possession 32:27 27:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 12/27, 125 yards, INT
Rushing Adrian Martinez 13 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Marcus Fleming 5 receptions, 75 yards
Northwestern Passing Peyton Ramsey 16/27, 169 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Drake Anderson 18 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving John Raine 4 receptions, 33 yards, TD

vs Penn State

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See also: 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Penn State Nittany Lions (0–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 0 6 10723
Cornhuskers 10 17 0330

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
  • Sources:[23]
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:25) NEB – Luke McCaffrey 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Nebraska 7–0)
  • (6:14) NEB – Connor Culp 22-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 1:56; Nebraska 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) PSU – Jake Pinegar 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:20; Nebraska 10–3)
  • (14:01) NEB – Zavier Betts 45-yard pass from Luke McCaffrey, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:49; Nebraska 17–3)
  • (11:29) NEB – Deontai Williams 26-yard fumble return, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 5 plays, 5 yards, 2:25; Nebraska 24–3)
  • (5:48) PSU – Jake Pinegar 40-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:41; Nebraska 24–6)
  • (0:00) NEB – Connor Culp 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 1:39; Nebraska 27–6)
Third quarter
  • (7:51) PSU – Keyvone Lee 31-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:53; Nebraska 27–13)
  • (1:01) PSU – Jake Pinegar 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:03; Nebraska 27–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:34) NEB – Connor Culp 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:27; Nebraska 30–16)
  • (9:20) PSU – Devyn Ford 5-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Nebraska 30–23)
Statistics PSU NEB
First downs 30 17
Total yards 501 298
Rushes/yards 52–245 39–146
Passing yards 256 152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–39–1 13–21–1
Time of possession 36:24 23:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Will Levis 14/31, 219 yards
Rushing Devyn Ford 16 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Pat Freiermuth 7 receptions, 113 yards
Nebraska Passing Luke McCaffrey 13/21, 152 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Luke McCaffrey 13 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Zavier Betts 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD

vs Illinois

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See also: 2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois Fighting Illini (1–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 14 14 10341
Cornhuskers 7 3 7623

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
  • Sources:[24]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:31) ILL – Chase Brown 3-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:17; Illinois 7–0)
  • (9:20) NEB – Luke McCaffrey 5-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:05; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:39) ILL – Chase Brown 2-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Illinois 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:48) ILL – Josh Imatorbhebhe 28-yard pass from Brandon Peters, James McCourt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:44; Illinois 21–7)
  • (7:32) NEB – Connor Culp 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:00; Illinois 21–10)
  • (5:50) ILL – Mike Epstein 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:35; Illinois 28–10)
Third quarter
  • (8:23) ILL – James McCourt 24-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 6:31; Illinois 31–10)
  • (6:48) NEB – Luke McCaffrey 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; Illinois 31–17)
  • (2:31) ILL – Brandon Peters 1-yard run, James McCourt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:17; Illinois 38–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:14) ILL – James McCourt 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:42; Illinois 41–17)
  • (2:12) NEB – Levi Falck 4-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:58; Illinois 41–23)
Statistics ILL NEB
First downs 25 25
Total yards 490 392
Rushes/yards 52–285 44–215
Passing yards 205 177
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–25–0 18–30–3
Time of possession 36:21 23:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois Passing Brandon Peters 18/25, 205 yards, TD
Rushing Mike Epstein 13 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Josh Imatorbhebhe 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Nebraska Passing Luke McCaffrey 15/26, 134 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Luke McCaffrey 26 carries, 122 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 60 yards

at No. 24 Iowa

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See also: 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–3) at No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 13 7020
No. 24 Hawkeyes 10 3 7626

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,469
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
  • Sources:[25]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:06) IOWA – Keith Duncan 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:54; Iowa 3–0)
  • (1:09) IOWA – Tyrone Tracy 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:53; Iowa 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:35) NEB – Connor Culp 31-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:34; Iowa 10–3)
  • (9:42) NEB – Connor Culp 39-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:02; Iowa 10–6)
  • (3:48) IOWA – Keith Duncan 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:54; Iowa 13–6)
  • (0:29) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Tied 13–13)
Third quarter
  • (12:05) NEB – Rahmir Johnson 12-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:55; Nebraska 20–13)
  • (5:47) IOWA – Mekhi Sargent 2-yard run, Keith Duncan kick (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:18; Tied 20–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:55) IOWA – Keith Duncan 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 4:03; Iowa 23–20)
  • (8:21) IOWA – Keith Duncan 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:54; Iowa 26–20)
Statistics NEB IOWA
First downs 20 22
Total yards 338 322
Rushes/yards 38–143 45–129
Passing yards 195 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–25–0 18–30–1
Time of possession 25:36 34:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 18/20, 174 yards
Rushing Luke McCaffrey 5 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 9 receptions, 75 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 18/30, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyler Goodson 30 carries, 111 yards
Receiving Ihmir Smith-Marsette 3 receptions, 44 yards

at Purdue

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See also: 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 17 10 7337
Boilermakers 3 10 7727

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 808
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Coley Harvey (sideline)
  • Sources:[26]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:30) NEB – Dedrick Mills 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:02; Nebraska 7–0)
  • (10:04) NEB – Adrian Martinez 13-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:05; Nebraska 14–0)
  • (5:59) NEB – Connor Culp 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:40; Nebraska 17–0)
  • (1:02) PUR – J. D. Dellinger 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:57; Nebraska 17–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:22) NEB – Connor Culp 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:40; Nebraska 20–3)
  • (10:04) PUR – King Doerue 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:18; Nebraska 20–10)
  • (6:13) NEB – Wyatt Liewer 10-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:51; Nebraska 27–10)
  • (0:00) PUR – J. D. Dellinger 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 0:19; Nebraska 27–13)
Third quarter
  • (10:05) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; Nebraska 34–13)
  • (1:29) PUR – Payne Durham 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:59; Nebraska 34–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:16) PUR – David Bell 89-yard pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick (Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:46; Nebraska 34–27)
  • (7:04) NEB – Connor Culp 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 5:12; Nebraska 37–27)
Statistics NEB PUR
First downs 20 19
Total yards 364 332
Rushes/yards 40–111 17–-2
Passing yards 253 334
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–31–0 33–47–0
Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 23/30, 242 yards, TD
Rushing Dedrick Mills 16 carries, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 9 receptions, 114 yards
Purdue Passing Jack Plummer 33/47, 334 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zander Horvath 7 carries, 21 yards
Receiving David Bell 10 receptions, 132 yards, TD

vs Minnesota

[edit]
See also: 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 10 7 0724
Cornhuskers 0 14 0317

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst)
  • Sources:[27]
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:26) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 26-yard run, Anders Gelecinskyj kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 2:13; Minnesota 7–0)
  • (0:14) MINN – Anders Gelecinskyj 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:37; Minnesota 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:12) NEB – Austin Allen 8-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; Minnesota 10–7)
  • (2:57) NEB – Adrian Martinez 7-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:00; Nebraska 14–10)
  • (1:23) MINN – Brevyn Spann-Ford 4-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Anders Gelecinskyj kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Minnesota 17–14)
Third quarter

None

Fourth quarter
  • (11:26) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard run, Anders Gelecinskyj kick (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:55; Minnesota 24–14)
  • (4:42) NEB – Connor Culp 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:51; Minnesota 24–17)
Statistics MINN NEB
First downs 19 17
Total yards 387 308
Rushes/yards 43–206 36–197
Passing yards 181 111
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–0 16–29–1
Time of possession 35:28 24:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 17/30, 181 yards, TD
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 20 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Autman-Bell 5 receptions, 82 yards
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 16/27, 111 yards, TD
Rushing Adrian Martinez 15 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 41 yards

at Rutgers

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See also: 2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–5) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 7 14728
Scarlet Knights 3 11 7021

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ

  • Date: December 18, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °F (−4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst), Coley Harvey
  • Sources:[28]
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:55) RUTG – Valentino Ambrosio 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:44; Rutgers 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:20) RUTG – Valentino Ambrosio 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:52; Rutgers 6–0)
  • (10:07) NEB – Wan'Dale Robinson 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Nebraska 7–6)
  • (3:19) RUTG – Isiah Pacheco 33-yard run, Artur Sitkowski two-point pass to Bo Melton kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:12; Rutgers 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:06) NEB – Adrian Martinez 41-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:56; Tied 14–14)
  • (8:53) RUTG – Aron Cruickshank 98-yard kickoff return, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13; Rutgers 21–14)
  • (0:43) NEB – Wan'Dale Robinson 14-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 5:09; Tied 21–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:55) NEB – Adrian Martinez 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:07; Nebraska 28–21)
Statistics NEB RUTG
First downs 27 9
Total yards 620 252
Rushes/yards 58–365 30–130
Passing yards 255 122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–28–2 11–22–1
Time of possession 39:31 20:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 24/28, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dedrick Mills 25 carries, 191 yards
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Rutgers Passing Artur Sitkowski 10/20, 122 yards
Rushing Johnny Langan 9 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Bo Melton 5 receptions, 81 yards

Big Ten awards

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All-Conference awards

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2020 Big Ten Offense All-Conference Teams and Awards[29]

Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year
Position Player
PK Connor Culp

Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
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CoachesRV—RVRVRVRVRV——————————
CFPNot released—————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 159 Brenden Jaimes OT Los Angeles Chargers
7 238 Matt Farniok OG Dallas Cowboys

References

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