1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 16–18 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1993 record	11–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Tom Osborne (21st year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (24th year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (13th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,650)

1993 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
#20 Kansas State	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#17 Oklahoma %	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

† – Bowl Coalition representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Coalition at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1993 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
September 4	1:00 PM	North Texas*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 76–14	75,614
September 11	1:00 PM	Texas Tech*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 50–27	75,771
September 18	2:30 PM	at UCLA*	No. 8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	ABC	W 14–13	50,299
September 25	1:00 PM	Colorado State*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 48–13	75,625
October 7	7:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	No. 7	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	ESPN	W 27–13	35,580
October 16	1:00 PM	Kansas State	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	Prime	W 45–28	75,721
October 23	1:00 PM	Missouri	No. 5	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)		W 49–7	75,574
October 30	2:30 PM	at No. 20 Colorado	No. 6	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	ABC	W 21–17	52,277
November 6	1:00 PM	at Kansas	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas		W 21–20	47,500
November 13	1:00 PM	Iowa State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 49–17	75,513
November 26	2:30 PM	No. 16 Oklahoma	No. 2	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)	ABC	W 21–7	75,674
January 1	7:00 PM	vs. No. 1 Florida State*	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 16–18	81,536
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`88`	Alford, EricEric Alford	5.0 !Jr
TE		Allen, JacquesJacques Allen	3.0 !So
TE	`95`	Armstrong, GeraldGerald Armstrong	57.0 !Sr
SE	`7`	Baul, ReggieReggie Baul	3.0 !So
TE	`80`	Bell, TrumaneTrumane Bell	57.0 !Sr
IB	`21`	Benning, DamonDamon Benning	1.0 !Fr
QB	`18`	Berringer, BrookBrook Berringer	3.0 !So
OT	`61`	Caskey, BradyBrady Caskey	5.0 !Jr
IB	`26`	Childs, ClintonClinton Childs	3.0 !So
IB		Davenport, ScottScott Davenport	5.0 !Jr
SE	`23`	Davis, AaronAaron Davis	1.0 !Fr
OT	`75`	Dishman, ChrisChris Dishman	1.0 !Fr
SE	`2`	Dixon, CoreyCorey Dixon	57.0 !Sr
FB	`37`	Emsick, KyleKyle Emsick	5.0 !Jr
FB	`28`	Fiala, DavidDavid Fiala	57.0 !Sr
IB		Fisher, JasonJason Fisher	5.0 !Jr
QB	`15`	Frazier, TommieTommie Frazier	3.0 !So
OG	`64`	Furrow, BartBart Furrow	57.0 !Sr
OT	`59`	Gesky, JoelJoel Gesky	5.0 !Jr
TE	`87`	Gilman, MarkMark Gilman	3.0 !So
C	`63`	Graham, AaronAaron Graham	3.0 !So
FB	`29`	Gray, LanceLance Gray	57.0 !Sr
TE	`89`	Hohl, ErichErich Hohl	5.0 !Jr
SE	`81`	Holbein, BrendanBrendan Holbein	1.0 !Fr
C	`51`	Humphrey, BillBill Humphrey	5.0 !Jr
WB	`33`	Johnson, ClesterClester Johnson	3.0 !So
IB	`44`	Jones, CalvinCalvin Jones	5.0 !Jr
C		Katt, JeffJeff Katt	3.0 !So
OG		Long, SteveSteve Long	1.0 !Fr
OT	`77`	Lundberg, LanceLance Lundberg	57.0 !Sr
IB	`19`	Makovicka, JeffJeff Makovicka	3.0 !So
OG	`62`	Mehlin, KenKen Mehlin	57.0 !Sr
OG	`70`	Meylan, WayneWayne Meylan	3.0 !So
OT	`78`	Mikos, KoryKory Mikos	1.0 !Fr
WB	`27`	Muhammad, AbdulAbdul Muhammad	5.0 !Jr
TE	`91`	Nelson, MerrittMerritt Nelson	3.0 !So
FB		Norris, ChrisChris Norris	3.0 !So
OT		Nunns, BrianBrian Nunns	3.0 !So
OG	`69`	Ott, SteveSteve Ott	3.0 !So
C	`53`	Pedersen, JonJon Pedersen	5.0 !Jr
IB	`1`	Phillips, LawrenceLawrence Phillips	1.0 !Fr
WB	`39`	Popplewell, BrettBrett Popplewell	3.0 !So
OG	`65`	Pruitt, BryanBryan Pruitt	3.0 !So
QB	`8`	Rutz, BenBen Rutz	1.0 !Fr
FB	`40`	Schlesinger, CoryCory Schlesinger	5.0 !Jr
IB		Schmadeke, DamonDamon Schmadeke	3.0 !So
FB		Schuster, BrianBrian Schuster	1.0 !Fr
TE	`88`	Scribner, T.J.T.J. Scribner	1.0 !Fr
WB	`22`	Seizys, DavidDavid Seizys	57.0 !Sr
TE	`85`	Shaw, MattMatt Shaw	5.0 !Jr
IB	`47`	Sims, MarvinMarvin Sims	1.0 !Fr
FB		Smith, MikeMike Smith	1.0 !Fr
OG	`66`	Stai, BrendenBrenden Stai	5.0 !Jr
FB		Stanley, ChadChad Stanley	3.0 !So
OT		Treu, AdamAdam Treu	1.0 !Fr
QB	`11`	Turman, MattMatt Turman	1.0 !Fr
WB		Vedral, JonJon Vedral	1.0 !Fr
QB	`9`	Veland, TonyTony Veland	3.0 !So
OG	`68`	Volin, SteveSteve Volin	3.0 !So
C		Vrzal, MattMatt Vrzal	1.0 !Fr
SE	`82`	Washington, RileyRiley Washington	1.0 !Fr
OT	`72`	Wiegert, ZachZach Wiegert	5.0 !Jr
OG	`76`	Wilks, JoelJoel Wilks	57.0 !Sr
OG	`56`	Zatechka, RobRob Zatechka	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`34`	Alberts, TrevTrev Alberts	57.0 !Sr
CB		Alderman, DaveDave Alderman	1.0 !Fr
ILB	`36`	Alexander, LeonardLeonard Alexander	5.0 !Jr
CB	`31`	Anderson, MarcusMarcus Anderson	57.0 !Sr
LB	`48`	Anderson, MikeMike Anderson	57.0 !Sr
OLB		Arnold, LarryLarry Arnold	3.0 !So
FS		Bailey, DennisDennis Bailey	1.0 !Fr
LB	`23`	Beler, ErnieErnie Beler	57.0 !Sr
CB		Blahak, ChadChad Blahak	1.0 !Fr
LB	`54`	Branch, TroyTroy Branch	57.0 !Sr
LB	`5`	Brinkley, LorenzoLorenzo Brinkley	57.0 !Sr
FS		Brouse, ChadChad Brouse	1.0 !Fr
LB		Brown, ClintClint Brown	5.0 !Jr
CB		Brown, WillisWillis Brown	1.0 !Fr
FS	`45`	Cisco, ZekeZeke Cisco	57.0 !Sr
FS	`17`	Collins, SedricSedric Collins	5.0 !Jr
LB	`46`	Colman, DougDoug Colman	3.0 !So
NT	`99`	Connealy, TerryTerry Connealy	5.0 !Jr
FS	`4`	Dumas, TroyTroy Dumas	5.0 !Jr
LB	`41`	Ellis, PhilPhil Ellis	3.0 !So
OLB	`58`	Hardin, LutherLuther Hardin	3.0 !So
OLB	`86`	Harris, DwayneDwayne Harris	5.0 !Jr
OLB	`97`	Hawley, PaulPaul Hawley	3.0 !So
FS	`25`	Heins, MikeMike Heins	57.0 !Sr
LB		Hesse, JonJon Hesse	2.0 !RFr
OLB	`38`	Heyne, ToddTodd Heyne	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`92`	Higman, JeradJerad Higman	57.0 !Sr
DT	`96`	Jenkins, JasonJason Jenkins	5.0 !Jr
OLB	`84`	Jones, DontaDonta Jones	5.0 !Jr
LB	`49`	Martin, JohnJohn Martin	5.0 !Jr
CB	`14`	Miles, BarronBarron Miles	5.0 !Jr
ROV	`10`	Minter, MikeMike Minter	1.0 !Fr
OLB	`90`	Moore, BruceBruce Moore	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`42`	Morrow, EdEd Morrow	1.0 !Fr
CB	`1`	Moss, KareemKareem Moss	5.0 !Jr
NT	`73`	Noonan, DavidDavid Noonan	57.0 !Sr
DT		Ogard, JeffJeff Ogard	1.0 !Fr
OLB	`98`	Olsen, JeffJeff Olsen	1.0 !Fr
LB	`52`	Penland, AaronAaron Penland	3.0 !So
DT	`57`	Pesterfield, JasonJason Pesterfield	5.0 !Jr
DT	`55`	Peter, ChristianChristian Peter	3.0 !So
LB	`35`	Prevette, JimJim Prevette	57.0 !Sr
DT	`67`	Ramaekers, KevinKevin Ramaekers	57.0 !Sr
CB	`6`	Reece, JohnJohn Reece	57.0 !Sr
ROV		Roberts, MikeMike Roberts	1.0 !Fr
NT	`74`	Saltsman, ScottScott Saltsman	1.0 !Fr
CB		Schmadeke, DarrenDarren Schmadeke	3.0 !So
LB	`24`	Schneider, DeanDean Schneider	57.0 !Sr
LB		Schultze, AdamAdam Schultze	3.0 !So
ROV		Simdorn, JasonJason Simdorn	5.0 !Jr
LB	`32`	Stewart, EdEd Stewart	5.0 !Jr
CB	`16`	Stokes, EricEric Stokes	1.0 !Fr
LB		Terwilliger, RyanRyan Terwilliger	1.0 !Fr
DT		Tomich, JaredJared Tomich	3.0 !So
DT	`94`	Townsend, LarryLarry Townsend	1.0 !Fr
DT	`93`	Wade, BillyBilly Wade	57.0 !Sr
OLB	`43`	Wertz, AustinAustin Wertz	57.0 !Sr
ROV		Westernburg, MattMatt Westernburg	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`98`	Williams, DarenDaren Williams	57.0 !Sr
FS	`8`	Williams, TyroneTyrone Williams	3.0 !So
FS		Wrice, TrampisTrampis Wrice	3.0 !So
ROV	`3`	Wright, TobyToby Wright	57.0 !Sr
FS		Young, ChadChad Young	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P/PK	`13`	Bennett, ByronByron Bennett	57.0 !Sr
PK		Jensen, JeremyJeremy Jensen	3.0 !So
PK	`12`	Sieler, TomTom Sieler	5.0 !Jr

Head coach

Tom Osborne
   21st season
   30th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Charlie McBride
   13th season as DC/LB coach
   17th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Colorado
Turner Gill
   2nd season as QB coach
   2nd year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Kevin Steele
   5th season as LB coach
   5th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Tennessee
Ron Brown
   7th season as WR/TE coach
   7th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Brown
Dan Young
   11th season as OL/K coach
   11th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Reed
Milt Tenopir
   20th season as OL coach
   20th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Sterling
Tony Samuel
   8th season as OLB coach
   8th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
George Darlington
   DB coach
   21st year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Rutgers
Frank Solich
   11th season as RB coach
   15th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska
Boyd Epley
   25th season as S&C coach
   25th year at Nebraska
   Alma mater: Nebraska

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2011

Game notes

North Texas

North Texas at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	7	7	0	14
• Nebraska	28	14	21	13	76

Date: September 4
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,614

Texas Tech

Texas Tech at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	7	7	7	6	27
• Nebraska	10	10	16	14	50

Date: September 11
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,771

UCLA

Nebraska at UCLA [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	7	7	0	14
UCLA	3	7	0	3	13

Date: September 18
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Game attendance: 50,299

Colorado State

Colorado State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	3	3	0	7	13
• Nebraska	14	14	6	14	48

Date: September 25
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,625

Oklahoma State

Nebraska at Oklahoma State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	6	7	14	27
Oklahoma State	6	7	0	0	13

Date: October 7
Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 35,580

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	7	7	7	7	28
• Nebraska	14	17	0	14	45

Date: October 16
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,721

Missouri

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

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

Date: October 23
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,574

Colorado

Nebraska at Colorado [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	21	0	0	0	21
Colorado	3	7	0	7	17

Date: October 30
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 52,277

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	7	0	7	21
Kansas	7	0	7	6	20

Date: November 6
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 47,500

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	3	0	7	17
• Nebraska	21	0	14	14	49

Date: November 13
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,513

Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Nebraska [box score]

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

Date: November 26
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,674

Florida State

Florida State vs Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida State	0	6	9	3	18
Nebraska	0	7	0	9	16

Date: January 1
Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
Game attendance: 81,536

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	Final
AP	8	9	9	8	6	6	7	6	5	6	6	4	3	2	2	2	3
Coaches														1	1	1	3

After the season

Awards

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Award	Name(s)
Butkus Award	Trev Alberts
All-America 1st team	Trev Alberts
All-America 2nd team	Zach Wiegert
All-America 3rd team	Calvin Jones
Big 8 Coach of the Year	Tom Osborne
Big 8 Male Athlete of the Year	Trev Alberts
Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year	Trev Alberts
Big 8 Defensive Newcomer of the Year	Tyrone Williams
All-Big 8 1st team	Trev Alberts, Terry Conneally, Calvin Jones, Lance Lundberg, Ken Mehlin, Barron Miles, Kevin Ramaekers, Zach Wiegert
All-Big 8 2nd team	Tommie Frazier, John Reece, Ed Stewart, Toby Wright
All-Big 8 honorable mention	Mike Anderson, Gerald Armstrong, Byron Bennett, Corey Dixon, Abdul Muhammad

NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1993 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.^[3]

Name	Team
Trev Alberts	Indianapolis Colts
Mike Anderson	Amsterdam Admirals
Doug Colman	New York Giants
Chris Dishman	Arizona Cardinals
Corey Dixon	Atlanta Falcons
Troy Dumas	Kansas City Chiefs
Tommie Frazier	Montreal Alouettes
Aaron Graham	Arizona Cardinals
Jon Hesse	Green Bay Packers
Calvin Jones	Los Angeles Raiders
Donta Jones	Pittsburgh Steelers
Keithen McCant	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Barron Miles	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Minter	Carolina Panthers
Kareem Moss	BC Lions
Christian Peter	New York Jets
Lawrence Phillips	St. Louis Rams
John Reece	Kansas City Chiefs
Cory Schlesinger	Detroit Lions
Brenden Stai	Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Stokes	Seattle Seahawks
Jared Tomich	New Orleans Saints
Larry Townsend	Berlin Thunder
Adam Treu	Oakland Raiders
Tony Veland	Denver Broncos
Zach Wiegert	St. Louis Rams
Tyrone Williams	Green Bay Packers
Toby Wright	Los Angeles Rams
Rob Zatechka	New York Giants

References

↑ "Football - 1993 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
↑ 1993 Husker Honors
↑ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

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

Big Eight Conference football champions

MVIAA	Nebraska & Iowa (1907) Kansas (1908) Missouri (1909) Nebraska (1910) Iowa State & Nebraska (1911) Iowa State & Nebraska (1912) Missouri & Nebraska (1913) Nebraska (1914) Nebraska (1915) Nebraska (1916) Nebraska (1917) Missouri (1919) Oklahoma (1920) Nebraska (1921) Nebraska & Drake (1922) Nebraska (1923) Missouri (1924) Missouri (1925) Oklahoma A&M (1926) Missouri (1927)

Big Six	Nebraska (1928) Nebraska (1929) Kansas (1930) Nebraska (1931) Nebraska (1932) Nebraska (1933) Kansas State (1934) Nebraska (1935) Nebraska (1936) Nebraska (1937) Oklahoma (1938) Missouri (1939) Nebraska (1940) Missouri (1941) Missouri (1942) Oklahoma (1943) Oklahoma (1944) Missouri (1945) Kansas & Oklahoma (1946) Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)

Big Seven	Oklahoma (1948) Oklahoma (1949) Oklahoma (1950) Oklahoma (1951) Oklahoma (1952) Oklahoma (1953) Oklahoma (1954) Oklahoma (1955) Oklahoma (1956) Oklahoma (1957) Oklahoma (1958) Oklahoma (1959)

Big Eight	Missouri (1960) Colorado (1961) Oklahoma (1962) Nebraska (1963) Nebraska (1964) Nebraska (1965) Nebraska (1966) Oklahoma (1967) Kansas & Oklahoma (1968) Missouri & Nebraska (1969) Nebraska (1970) Nebraska (1971) Nebraska (1972) Oklahoma (1973) Oklahoma (1974) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975) Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976) Oklahoma (1977) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978) Oklahoma (1979) Oklahoma (1980) Nebraska (1981) Nebraska (1982) Nebraska (1983) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984) Oklahoma (1985) Oklahoma (1986) Oklahoma (1987) Nebraska (1988) Colorado (1989) Colorado (1990) Colorado & Nebraska (1991) Nebraska (1992) Nebraska (1993) Nebraska (1994) Nebraska (1995)

National championships in bold

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