2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West
Record	3–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
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2020 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

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
		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	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

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. ^[8]

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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: Scout: N/A    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 [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

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

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	11:00 a.m.	at No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 17–52	1,344
October 31	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	FS1	No Contest [18]	–
November 7	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 13–21	0
November 14	11:00 a.m.	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 30–23	0
November 21	11:00 a.m.	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 23–41	0
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy)	FOX	L 20–26	1,469
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 37–27	808
December 12	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	FS1	L 17–24	0
December 18	6:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 28–21	0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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  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  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 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

Depth chart

Defense FS Marquel Dismuke Myles Farmer ⋅ OLB ILB ILB OLB JoJo Domann Will Honas Collin Miller Luke Reimer Garrett Nelson Pheldarius Payne Nick Henrich Garrett Snodgrass Caleb Tannor ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Deontai Williams Noa Pola-Gates ⋅ CB Cam Taylor-Britt Quinton Newsome ⋅ DE NT DE Ty Robinson Damian Daniels Ben Stille Keem Green Jordan Reily Casey Rogers ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Dicaprio Bootle Tamon Lynum ⋅ Offense WR Wan'Dale Robinson Alante Brown ⋅ WR Zavier Betts Oliver Martin Kade Warner ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Brenden Jaimes Ethan Piper Cam Jurgens Matt Farniok Bryce Benhart Turner Corcoran Trent Hixson Matt Farniok Boe Wilson Christian Gaylord ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Austin Allen Travis Vokolek Jack Stoll WR Levi Falck Wyatt Liewer ⋅ QB Adrian Martinez Luke McCaffrey ⋅ Key reserves Season-ending injury Number of games played () ILB Collin Miller (4) CB Braxton Clark (0) NB Javin Wright (0) DL Deontre Thomas (2) Special teams PK Connor Culp P Williams Przystup KR Alante Brown PR Cam Taylor-Britt RB Dedrick Mills Wan'Dale Robinson Marvin Scott Rahmir Johnson

Game summaries

at No. 5 Ohio State

See also: 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) at No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	7	7	3	0	17
No. 5 Buckeyes	14	10	14	14	52

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

See also: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team

No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Cornhuskers	0	0	0	0	0

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

See also: 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) at Northwestern Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	13	0	0	13
Wildcats	7	0	7	7	21

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

See also: 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State Nittany Lions (0–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	6	10	7	23
Cornhuskers	10	17	0	3	30

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

See also: 2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini (1–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	14	14	10	3	41
Cornhuskers	7	3	7	6	23

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

See also: 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–3) at No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes (3–2) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	13	7	0	20
No. 24 Hawkeyes	10	3	7	6	26

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

See also: 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	17	10	7	3	37
Boilermakers	3	10	7	7	27

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

See also: 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota Golden Gophers (2–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–4) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	10	7	0	7	24
Cornhuskers	0	14	0	3	17

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

See also: 2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–5) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–5) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	7	14	7	28
Scarlet Knights	3	11	7	0	21

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

All-Conference awards

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

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

Coaches All-Big Ten Position Player Team PK Connor Culp First Team CB Cam Taylor-Britt Second Team WR Wan'Dale Robinson Honorable Mention OL Matt Farniok Honorable Mention OL Brenden Jaimes Honorable Mention DL Ben Stille Honorable Mention LB JoJo Domann Honorable Mention LB Will Honas Honorable Mention S Marquel Dismuke Honorable Mention S Deontai Williams Honorable Mention

Media All-Big Ten Position Player Team PK Connor Culp First Team OL Matt Farniok Honorable Mention OL Brenden Jaimes Honorable Mention DL Ben Stille Honorable Mention LB JoJo Domann Honorable Mention LB Will Honas Honorable Mention CB Dicaprio Bootle Honorable Mention CB Cam Taylor-Britt Honorable Mention S Marquel Dismuke Honorable Mention S Deontai Williams Honorable Mention

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released												—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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

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