1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Bowl Alliance / Coaches Poll national champion Big 12 champion Big 12 North Division champion Orange Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 54–15 vs. Texas A&M
Orange Bowl, W 42–17 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
1997 record	13–0 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Tom Osborne (25th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (28th year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (17th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1997 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#2 Nebraska xy$		8	–	0		13	–	0
#8 Kansas State %		7	–	1		11	–	1
#23 Missouri		5	–	3		7	–	5
Colorado		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5		6	–	5
Iowa State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Southern Division
#20 Texas A&M xy		6	–	2		9	–	4
#24 Oklahoma State		5	–	3		8	–	4
Texas Tech		5	–	3		6	–	5
Texas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Oklahoma		2	–	6		4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7		2	–	9
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 PM	Akron*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 59–14	75,124
September 13	12:30 PM	Central Florida*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 38–24	75,327
September 20	2:30 PM	at No. 2 Washington*	No. 7	Husky Stadium • Seattle	ABC	W 27–14	74,023
October 4	6:00 PM	No. 17 Kansas State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	FSN	W 56–26	75,856
October 11	6:00 PM	at Baylor	No. 3	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas		W 49–21	38,175
October 18	12:30 PM	Texas Tech	No. 2	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 29–0	75,764
October 25	6:00 PM	at Kansas	No. 1	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	W 35–0	42,000
November 1	2:30 PM	Oklahoma	No. 1	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)	ABC	W 69–7	75,926
November 8	2:30 PM	at Missouri	No. 1	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (The "Flea Kicker" Game/Rivalry)	ABC	W 45–38 ^OT	66,846
November 15	11:30 AM	Iowa State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	FSN	W 77–14	75,613
November 28	1:30 PM	at Colorado	No. 2	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	ABC	W 27–24	52,738
December 6	3:30 PM	vs. No. 14 Texas A&M	No. 2	Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 54–15	64,824
January 2	7:00 PM	vs. No. 3 Tennessee*	No. 2	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl)	CBS	W 42–17	72,385
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`38`	Alexander, DanDan Alexander	1.0 !Fr
OL		Altstadt, SteveSteve Altstadt	1.0 !Fr
OT	`70`	Anderson, EricEric Anderson	57.0 !Sr
TE	`94`	Antholz, TravisTravis Antholz	3.0 !So
WB	`82`	Applegate, SeanSean Applegate	3.0 !So
C	`52`	Baldwin, MattMatt Baldwin	3.0 !So
OG	`76`	Becvarovski, SashoSasho Becvarovski	1.0 !Fr
SE	`20`	Beveridge, TomTom Beveridge	1.0 !Fr
WB	`14`	Brown, LanceLance Brown	5.0 !Jr
IB	`36`	Buckhalter, CorrellCorrell Buckhalter	1.0 !Fr
TE	`90`	Carpenter, TimTim Carpenter	57.0 !Sr
SE	`6`	Cheatham, KennyKenny Cheatham	5.0 !Jr
QB	`9`	Christo, MonteMonte Christo	5.0 !Jr
OT	`68`	Clausen, JeffJeff Clausen	3.0 !So
FB	`42`	Cobb, JoshJosh Cobb	5.0 !Jr
WB		Cornelsen, BenBen Cornelsen	1.0 !Fr
WB		Cotten, TylerTyler Cotten	1.0 !Fr
QB		Crouch, EricEric Crouch	1.0 !Fr
SE	`3`	Davison, MattMatt Davison	1.0 !Fr
TE	`85`	DeBates, T.J.T.J. DeBates	3.0 !So
SE		Denney, LukeLuke Denney	1.0 !Fr
OT	`77`	Diekmann, BillyBilly Diekmann	1.0 !Fr
SE	`2`	Edwards, J.R.J.R. Edwards	3.0 !So
IB	`4`	Evans, DeAngeloDeAngelo Evans	3.0 !So
WB	`12`	Finister, DemondDemond Finister	3.0 !So
SE	`83`	Fischer, CraigCraig Fischer	3.0 !So
SE		Friesen, PatPat Friesen	1.0 !Fr
QB	`7`	Frost, ScottScott Frost	57.0 !Sr
WB		Fujan, PaulPaul Fujan	1.0 !Fr
OT	`74`	Fulton, LonnieLonnie Fulton	3.0 !So
SE	`10`	Gentile, MikeMike Gentile	1.0 !Fr
OG	`72`	Gessford, BenBen Gessford	5.0 !Jr
WB	`27`	Gibson, JohnJohn Gibson	1.0 !Fr
IB		Giles, MarcusMarcus Giles	1.0 !Fr
FB		Gragert, NickNick Gragert	1.0 !Fr
IB	`30`	Green, AhmanAhman Green	5.0 !Jr
OL		Green, MikeMike Green	1.0 !Fr
SE	`80`	Haafke, BillyBilly Haafke	5.0 !Jr
OG	`53`	Havlovic, AaronAaron Havlovic	3.0 !So
OT	`51`	Henson, KyleKyle Henson	5.0 !Jr
C	`59`	Heskew, JoshJosh Heskew	5.0 !Jr
OG	`55`	Hochstein, RussRuss Hochstein	1.0 !Fr
OG	`62`	Hoskinson, MattMatt Hoskinson	57.0 !Sr
TE	`88`	Jackson, SheldonSheldon Jackson	5.0 !Jr
TE	`34`	Jackson, VershanVershan Jackson	57.0 !Sr
OG	`56`	Johnson, MarcusMarcus Johnson	3.0 !So
SE		Johnson, NateNate Johnson	1.0 !Fr
WB		Jones, JordanJordan Jones	1.0 !Fr
OT	`69`	Julch, AdamAdam Julch	3.0 !So
FB	`22`	Kingston, BenBen Kingston	3.0 !So
TE	`87`	Kobus, ChadChad Kobus	3.0 !So
OL		Kollmorgen, KyleKyle Kollmorgen	1.0 !Fr
SE	`89`	Lake, Jeff (Robert)Jeff (Robert) Lake	57.0 !Sr
FB	`40`	Legate, BillyBilly Legate	5.0 !Jr
QB	`1`	London, FrankieFrankie London	3.0 !So
FB	`45`	Makovicka, JoelJoel Makovicka	5.0 !Jr
TE	`41`	McKee, JakeJake McKee	1.0 !Fr
FB	`32`	Miller, WillieWillie Miller	1.0 !Fr
TE	`81`	Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy	1.0 !Fr
QB	`12`	Newcombe, BobbyBobby Newcombe	1.0 !Fr
IB	`37`	Olnes, JasonJason Olnes	3.0 !So
IB	`36`	Piening, HankHank Piening	1.0 !Fr
OT	`73`	Pollack, FredFred Pollack	57.0 !Sr
OT	`57`	Preister, RyanRyan Preister	1.0 !Fr
C		Raiola, DominicDominic Raiola	1.0 !Fr
OL		Rasmussen, BuckBuck Rasmussen	1.0 !Fr
TE	`86`	Roy, DorrickDorrick Roy	5.0 !Jr
QB	`16`	Runty, JayJay Runty	1.0 !Fr
OG		Rutherford, JonJon Rutherford	1.0 !Fr
OG	`79`	Saalfeld, ChrisChris Saalfeld	1.0 !Fr
FB	`21`	Schoening, MattMatt Schoening	1.0 !Fr
OT	`65`	Schwab, JasonJason Schwab	3.0 !So
C	`54`	Seaman, DougDoug Seaman	57.0 !Sr
OG	`63`	Sherman, JamesJames Sherman	3.0 !So
IB	`31`	Sims, JamesJames Sims	57.0 !Sr
IB	`25`	Soucie, TravisTravis Soucie	1.0 !Fr
FB	`43`	Stanislav, JeremyJeremy Stanislav	1.0 !Fr
OT	`95`	Tansey, JimJim Tansey	3.0 !So
OG	`67`	Taylor, AaronAaron Taylor	57.0 !Sr
OT	`71`	Van Cleave, MikeMike Van Cleave	57.0 !Sr
WB	`26`	Vanderhoef, CaseyCasey Vanderhoef	1.0 !Fr
OL		Volk, DaveDave Volk	1.0 !Fr
OG	`61`	Wade, BrandtBrandt Wade	5.0 !Jr
RB		White, DanDan White	1.0 !Fr
WB	`33`	Wieting, SeanSean Wieting	57.0 !Sr
WB	`5`	Wiggins, ShevinShevin Wiggins	5.0 !Jr
QB	`3`	Wiles, ChadChad Wiles	1.0 !Fr
FB	`24`	Winkler, AndyAndy Winkler	3.0 !So
TE		Wistrom, TraceyTracey Wistrom	1.0 !Fr
OG	`64`	Zatechka, JonJon Zatechka	57.0 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`95`	Allen, DerekDerek Allen	3.0 !So
DT	`89`	Almanzar, LuisLuis Almanzar	1.0 !Fr
LCB	`28`	Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson	1.0 !Fr
WLB	`40`	Arens, ErickErick Arens	3.0 !So
WLB	`36`	Baker, RodRod Baker	1.0 !Fr
RE	`87`	Bassett, ChrisChris Bassett	57.0 !Sr
LCB	`24`	Benes, JasonJason Benes	57.0 !Sr
DB		Boettner, MicMic Boettner	1.0 !Fr
DB		Booker, DionDion Booker	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`21`	Brown, MikeMike Brown	3.0 !So
RCB	`22`	Brown, RalphRalph Brown	3.0 !So
MLB	`39`	Buettenback, BenBen Buettenback	3.0 !So
LB		Bunton, GrantGrant Bunton	1.0 !Fr
LB		Burrow, JamieJamie Burrow	1.0 !Fr
LB		Coyne, JonJon Coyne	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`54`	Deitloff, ChrisChris Deitloff	1.0 !Fr
DB		Demps, DamianDamian Demps	1.0 !Fr
RCB	`2`	Dennis, LeslieLeslie Dennis	57.0 !Sr
ROV	`17`	Dittrick, GeorgeGeorge Dittrick	1.0 !Fr
DT	`58`	Drum, BrandonBrandon Drum	5.0 !Jr
DT	`61`	Dush, JasonJason Dush	1.0 !Fr
FS	`33`	Ebke, MitchMitch Ebke	1.0 !Fr
FS	`19`	Finley, ClintClint Finley	1.0 !Fr
FS	`5`	Fischer, EricEric Fischer	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`44`	Foreman, JayJay Foreman	5.0 !Jr
SLB	`34`	Froehlich, RussellRussell Froehlich	5.0 !Jr
RCB	`18`	Gates, JayJay Gates	57.0 !Sr
DT	`77`	Gill, BobbyBobby Gill	3.0 !So
RE	`75`	Grummert, MattMatt Grummert	1.0 !Fr
RE	`9`	Guidry, GeorgeGeorge Guidry	1.0 !Fr
LB		Gustafson, ChrisChris Gustafson	1.0 !Fr
FS	`45`	Hamik, BradBrad Hamik	1.0 !Fr
CB		Harrison, BrandonBrandon Harrison	5.0 !Jr
SLB	`49`	Hogrefe, QuintQuint Hogrefe	5.0 !Jr
DB		Ickes, MattMatt Ickes	1.0 !Fr
WLB	`50`	Jackson, JuliusJulius Jackson	3.0 !So
WLB	`1`	Johnson, EricEric Johnson	5.0 !Jr
DT	`88`	Jones, DaveDave Jones	57.0 !Sr
DT	`91`	Kaiser, LoranLoran Kaiser	1.0 !Fr
RE	`57`	Kelsay, ChadChad Kelsay	5.0 !Jr
WLB	`47`	Kohl, JoshJosh Kohl	3.0 !So
RE	`82`	Lenners, CurtCurt Lenners	57.0 !Sr
ROV	`29`	List, GreggGregg List	3.0 !So
ROV	`6`	Makaiwi, KalinKalin Makaiwi	5.0 !Jr
DT	`97`	Matthews, GlenGlen Matthews	5.0 !Jr
DT	`85`	McCullough, JasonJason McCullough	5.0 !Jr
WLB	`4`	McFarlin, OctaviousOctavious McFarlin	57.0 !Sr
DL		McGinn, MattMatt McGinn	1.0 !Fr
FS	`25`	McGraw, GregGreg McGraw	3.0 !So
LB		Mehl, LeviLevi Mehl	1.0 !Fr
DT	`78`	Milius, TomTom Milius	3.0 !So
RE	`93`	Mooberry, BrandonBrandon Mooberry	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`37`	Ortiz, TonyTony Ortiz	3.0 !So
LB		Penny, JonJon Penny	1.0 !Fr
DT	`55`	Peter, JasonJason Peter	57.0 !Sr
LCB	`11`	Peterson, JeromeJerome Peterson	3.0 !So
MLB	`13`	Polk, CarlosCarlos Polk	1.0 !Fr
ROV	`14`	Quindt, BrandonBrandon Quindt	1.0 !Fr
SLB	`23`	Raymond, SteveSteve Raymond	3.0 !So
RCB	`10`	Reynolds, KhariKhari Reynolds	1.0 !Fr
LB		Roth, BrandonBrandon Roth	1.0 !Fr
RE	`84`	Rucker, MikeMike Rucker	5.0 !Jr
RE	`80`	Ryan, EricEric Ryan	3.0 !So
SLB	`46`	Shaw, BrianBrian Shaw	3.0 !So
RE	`76`	Siebenborn, ScottScott Siebenborn	1.0 !Fr
LB		Svoboda, RyanRyan Svoboda	1.0 !Fr
DB	`16`	Swiney, ErwinErwin Swiney	1.0 !Fr
LB		Terrio, NickNick Terrio	1.0 !Fr
DT	`79`	Tessendorf, RossRoss Tessendorf	5.0 !Jr
DB		Tillery, AlikAlik Tillery	1.0 !Fr
RE	`92`	Toline, TravisTravis Toline	5.0 !Jr
DB		Turner, ArionArion Turner	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`48`	Tuttle, ChadChad Tuttle	1.0 !Fr
MLB	`56`	Urban, NolandNoland Urban	1.0 !Fr
LB		Van Boening, SimonSimon Van Boening	1.0 !Fr
RE		Vanden Bosch, KyleKyle Vanden Bosch	1.0 !Fr
LB		Vedral, MarkMark Vedral	1.0 !Fr
CB	`27`	Walker, JoeJoe Walker	1.0 !Fr
DT	`94`	Walters, BrianBrian Walters	1.0 !Fr
FS	`32`	Walther, EricEric Walther	5.0 !Jr
RE	`90`	Wardyn, BrandonBrandon Wardyn	1.0 !Fr
FS	`3`	Warfield, EricEric Warfield	57.0 !Sr
DT	`96`	Warren, SteveSteve Warren	3.0 !So
ROV	`42`	Watchorn, TroyTroy Watchorn	1.0 !Fr
LB		Wichmann, J.P. (John Paul)J.P. (John Paul) Wichmann	1.0 !Fr
RE	`81`	Wills, AaronAaron Wills	3.0 !So
DT	`99`	Wiltz, JasonJason Wiltz	5.0 !Jr
RE	`98`	Wistrom, GrantGrant Wistrom	57.0 !Sr
DB		Woodward, WesWes Woodward	1.0 !Fr
RE	`38`	Zahl, BrendanBrendan Zahl	57.0 !Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`35`	Brown, KrisKris Brown	5.0 !Jr
PK	`12`	Hadenfeldt, DanDan Hadenfeldt	3.0 !So
P	`19`	Kosch, JesseJesse Kosch	57.0 !Sr
P	`23`	Lafleur, BillBill Lafleur	5.0 !Jr
PK	`28`	Long, ChaceChace Long	1.0 !Fr
P	`8`	Morro, BrianBrian Morro	5.0 !Jr
PK	`13`	Retzlaff, TedTed Retzlaff	57.0 !Sr
P/PK		Tack, ChuckChuck Tack	1.0 !Fr

Head coach

Tom Osborne
   25th season
   34th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Charlie McBride
   17th season as DC/LB coach
   21st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Colorado
Turner Gill
   6th season as QB coach
   6th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Craig Bohl
   3rd season as LB coach
   6th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Ron Brown
   11th season as WR/TE coach
   11th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Brown
Dan Young
   15th season as OL/K coach
   15th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Reed
Milt Tenopir
   24th season as OL coach
   24th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Sterling
Nelson Barnes
   1st season as RE coach
   1st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: North Texas
George Darlington
   DB coach
   25th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Rutgers
Frank Solich
   15th season as RB coach
   19th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Boyd Epley
   29th season as S&C coach
   29th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-01-17

Game notes

Akron

Akron at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	0	7	7	14
• Nebraska	14	24	14	7	59

Date: 1997-08-30
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,126

Central Florida

Central Florida at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Florida	7	10	0	7	24
• Nebraska	0	14	17	7	38

Date: 1997-09-13
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,327

Washington

Nebraska at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	14	7	0	6	27
Washington	0	7	7	0	14

Date: 1997-09-20
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
Game attendance: 74,023

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	6	0	6	14	26
• Nebraska	10	10	21	15	56

Date: 1997-10-04
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,856

Baylor

Nebraska at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	14	28	7	0	49
Baylor	7	0	0	14	21

Date: 1997-10-11
Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
Game attendance: 38,175

Texas Tech

Texas Tech at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	3	10	9	7	29

Date: 1997-10-18
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,764

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	14	0	14	35
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0

Date: 1997-10-25
Location: University of Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 75,764

Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	0	7	0	7
• Nebraska	20	14	21	14	69

Date: 1997-11-01
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,926

Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Nebraska	14	7	7	10	7	45
Missouri	7	17	7	7	0	38

Date: 1997-11-08
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Game attendance: 66,846

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	0	0	7	14
• Nebraska	35	28	7	7	77

Date: 1997-11-15
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,613

Colorado

Nebraska at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	3	7	17	0	27
Colorado	0	3	7	14	24

Date: 1997-11-28
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 52,738

Texas A&M

Texas A&M vs Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	3	0	12	15
• Nebraska	16	21	3	14	54

Date: 1997-12-06
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Game attendance: 64,824

Tennessee

Tennessee vs Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	3	6	8	17
• Nebraska	7	7	21	7	42

Date: 1998-01-02
Location: Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Game attendance: 72,385

Statistics

QB Scott Frost: 88/159 (55.3%) for 1,237 yards (7.80) with 5 TD vs. 4 INT (2.52%). 176 carries for 1,095 yards (6.22) and 19 TD.
RB Ahman Green: 278 carries for 1,877 yards (6.75) with 22 TD. 16 catches for 151 yards and 0 TD.
FB Joel Makovicka: 105 carries for 685 yards (6.52) and 9 TD.
RB Correll Buckhalter: 54 carries for 311 yards (5.76) and 6 TD.
WR Lance Brown: 12 catches for 226 yards (18.83) and 0 TD.
WR Matt Davison: 10 catches for 219 yards (21.90) and 1 TD.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
AP	6	6	6	6	7	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2
Coaches																		1

After the season

Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne announced his retirement just prior to the 1998 Orange bowl, capping a remarkable career of success. The #2 Cornhuskers handily defeated the #3 Tennessee Volunteers 42-17, while #1 Michigan defeated #7 Washington State team 21-16. In postgame coverage on the field, Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost openly lobbied Coaches' Poll voters for support based on performance comparisons between Nebraska and Michigan, also mentioning Osborne's retirement. The voters apparently agreed, as Nebraska was ranked #1 in the final Coaches' Poll, while Michigan retained their pre-bowl #1 ranking in the AP Poll, creating a split National Championship. The 1997 Huskers set an NCAA record that still stands by scoring an average of 5.5 rushing touchdowns per game (66 rushing touchdowns in twelve games, not including the six scored in the Orange Bowl).^[2]

Awards

^[3]

Award	Name(s)
Lombardi Award	Grant Wistrom
Outland Trophy	Aaron Taylor
Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year	Grant Wistrom
All-America 1st team	Jason Peter, Aaron Taylor, Grant Wistrom
All-America 2nd team	Ahman Green
All-America 3rd team	Eric Anderson
All-Big 12 1st team	Eric Anderson, Mike Brown, Ralph Brown, Scott Frost, Ahman Green, Jason Peter, Aaron Taylor, Grant Wistrom
All-Big 12 2nd team	Jay Foreman
All-Big 12 3rd team	Josh Heskew, Chad Kelsay, Eric Warfield, Jon Zatechka
All-Big 12 honorable mention	Kris Brown, Jesse Kosch, Joel Makovicka, Fred Pollack, Mike Rucker, Jason Wiltz

NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1997 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.^[4]

Name	Team
Dan Alexander	Tennessee Titans
Eric Anderson	Amsterdam Admirals
Kris Brown	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Brown	Chicago Bears
Ralph Brown	New York Giants
Correll Buckhalter	Philadelphia Eagles
Eric Crouch	St. Louis Rams
Clint Finley	Kansas City Chiefs
Jay Foreman	Buffalo Bills
Scott Frost	New York Jets
Ahman Green	Seattle Seahawks
Russ Hochstein	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sheldon Jackson	Buffalo Bills
Vershan Jackson	Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Johnson	Oakland Raiders
Chad Kelsay	Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Lafleur	Barcelona Dragons
Joel Makovicka	Arizona Cardinals
Bobby Newcombe	Montreal Alouettes
Tony Ortiz	Scottish Claymores
Jason Peter	Carolina Panthers
Carlos Polk	San Diego Chargers
Dominic Raiola	Detroit Lions
Mike Rucker	Carolina Panthers
Erwin Swiney	Green Bay Packers
Larry Townsend	Berlin Thunder
Kyle Vanden Bosch	Arizona Cardinals
Joe Walker	Tennessee Titans
Eric Warfield	Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Warren	Green Bay Packers
Jason Wiltz	New York Jets
Grant Wistrom	St. Louis Rams
Jon Zatechka	Berlin Thunder

References

↑ "Football - 1997 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2010/2010FBS.pdf
↑ 1997 Husker Honors
↑ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-21.

1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football—USA Today/ESPN national champions

Head coach: Tom Osborne

Assistant coaches: Craig Bohl
Turner Gill
Frank Solich

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Miami Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (championship game era)

Bowl Coalition	1992: Alabama 1993: Florida State 1994: Nebraska

Bowl Alliance	1995: Nebraska 1996: Florida 1997: Michigan (AP, FN, FWAA, TSN) / Nebraska (Bowl Alliance, Coaches)

Bowl Championship Series	1998: Tennessee 1999: Florida State 2000: Oklahoma 2001: Miami (FL) 2002: Ohio State 2003: LSU (BCS, Coaches, NFF) / USC (AP, FWAA, TSN) 2004: USC (vacated) 2005: Texas 2006: Florida 2007: LSU 2008: Florida 2009: Alabama 2010: Auburn 2011: Alabama 2012: Alabama 2013: Florida State

College Football Playoff	2014: Ohio State 2015: Alabama

Big 12 Conference football champions

Texas (1996) Nebraska (1997) Texas A&M (1998) Nebraska (1999) Oklahoma (2000) Colorado (2001) Oklahoma (2002) Kansas State (2003) Oklahoma (2004) Texas (2005) Oklahoma (2006) Oklahoma (2007) Oklahoma (2008) Texas (2009) Oklahoma (2010) Oklahoma State (2011) Kansas State & Oklahoma (2012) Baylor (2013) Baylor & TCU (2014) Oklahoma (2015) Oklahoma (2016)

National championships in bold

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