2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.^[1] They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Walters (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 9 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 18 Michigan		6	–	3					9	–	4
Indiana		5	–	4					8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		1	–	8					3	–	9
Rutgers		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Minnesota x		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 15 Iowa		6	–	3					10	–	3
Illinois		4	–	5					6	–	7
Purdue		3	–	6					4	–	8
Nebraska		3	–	6					5	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 24 scholarship recruits during the Early Signing Period on December 19, 2018.^[2]

Scholarship recruits

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matthew Anderson OT	Leesville, LA	Leesville	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Brant Banks OT	Houston, TX	Westbury Christian School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Bryce Benhart OT	Lakeville, MN	Lakville North	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Darien Chase ATH	Vancouver, WA	Union	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Myles Farmer S	Atlanta, GA	Westlake	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Jimmy Fritzsche OT	Greenville, SC	Greenville	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jamin Graham DE	Atalla, AL	Etowah	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Jackson Hannah LB	Nashville, TN	Montgomery Bell Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec, 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Nick Henrich LB	Omaha, NE	Omaha Burke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Chris Hickman TE	Omaha, NE	Omaha Burke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Demariyon Houston WR	Oklahoma City, OK	Millwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Rahmir Johnson RB	Oradell, NJ	Bergen Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Michael Lynn OT	Englewood, CO	Cherry Creek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Luke McCaffrey ATH	Littleton, CO	Valor Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Jamie Nance ATH	Blanchard, OK	Blanchard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Garret Nelson DE	Scottsbluff, NE	Scottsbluff	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Mosai Newsom DE	Waverly, IA	Waverly-Shell Rock	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Quinton Newsome S	Suwanee, GA	North Gwinnett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Ethan Piper DT	Norfolk, NE	Norfolk Catholic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Noa Pola-Gates S	Gilbert, AZ	Williams Field	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 19, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Ty Robinson DE	Gilbert, AZ	Higley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Wan'Dale Robinson ATH	Frankfort, KY	Western Hills	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Garrett Snodgrass ATH	York, NE	York	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Ronald Thompkins RB	Loganville, GA	Grayson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Javin Wright CB	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 15  247Sports: 15  ESPN: 18
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 February 6, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

Walk-on recruits

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Bullock DB	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 26, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grant Detlefsen P	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 6, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
John Goodwin ATH	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln High	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 2, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Tyson Guzman S	Omaha, NE	Westside	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 5, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Gabe Heins K	Kearney, NE	Kearney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 28, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jacob Herbek TE	Grand Island, NE	Grand Island Central Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 21, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Matt Huser DL	Omaha, NE	Millard West	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Garrett Hustedt LB	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn Mt. Michael	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 21, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Austin Jablonski QB	Lincoln, NE	Pius X	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 24, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Cooper Jewett RB	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Dylan Jorgensen K	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Riley Kinney WR	Loveland, CO	Loveland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 19, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Cam Kleinschmidt DB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln High	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 5, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nick Leader LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln (NE) Southwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Caden McCormack LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 6, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Brayden Miller QB	Kearney, NE	Kearney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jan 22, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Riley Moses C	Fairmont, NE	Fillmore Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Garrett Nuss OL	Sutton, NE	Sutton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 11, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Luke Reimer ATH	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln North Star	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Eli Richter OL	Kearney, NE	Kearney Catholic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Braden Sellon LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln East	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Sam Shurtleff LB	Watkinsville, GA	Oconee County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Noah Stafursky OL	York, NE	York	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Zach Weinmaster WR	Loveland, CO	Loveland	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 18, 2018
	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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Greg Bell	#25	RB	6'0"	205	Junior	Chula Vista, CA	San Diego State
Cole Frahm	#39	K	6'5"	210	Sophomore	Omaha, NE	South Dakota State
Branden Hohenstein	#47	TE	6'4"	205	Junior	Jackson, NE	Abilene Christian
Tyjon Lindsey	#1	WR	5'9"	160	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Oregon State
Justin McGriff	#13	WR	6'6"	210	RS-Freshman	Tampa, FL	ASA College
Guy Thomas	#18	LB	6'3"	230	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Colorado
Caleb Lightbourn	#35	P	6'3"	250	Senior	Washougal, WA	Oregon State
Breon Dixon	#34	OLB	5'11"	205	Junior	Suwanee, GA	Iowa Western CC
Cam'ron Jones	#29	DB	6'1"	180	RS-Freshman	Mansfield, TX	Southern Methodist
Quayshon Alexander	#30	OLB	6'3"	250	Junior	Wayne, NJ	Towson

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Incoming

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous School
Darrion Daniels	#79	DL	6'4"	340	Senior	Dallas, TX	Oklahoma State
Kanawai Noa	#9	WR	6'0"	200	Senior	Honolulu, HI	California
Dedrick Mills	#26	RB	5'11"	220	Junior	Waycross, GA	Garden City CC
Travis Vokolek	#83	TE	6'6"	250	Junior	Springfield, MO	Rutgers

Spring scrimmage

2019 Red—White Spring Game

1 2 3 4 Total White 3 3 7 0 13 • Red 7 17 0 0 24 Date: April 13, 2019 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 85,946[3] Television network: BTN

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy[4]	Mohamed Barry	LB	SR
Maxwell Award[5]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO
Davey O'Brien Award[6]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO
Biletnikoff Award[7]	JD Spielman	WR	JR
John Mackey Award[8]	Jack Stoll	TE	JR
Butkus Award[9]	Mohamed Barry	LB	SR
Dodd Trophy[10]	Scott Frost	HC
Wuerffel Trophy[11]	Ben Stille	DL	JR
Walter Camp Award[12]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award[13]	Kanawai Noa	WR	SR
Manning Award[14]	Adrian Martinez	QB	SO

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. In the 2019 poll, Nebraska was projected to win the West Division.^[15]

East

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Michigan	222 (20)
2	Ohio State	214 (14)
3	Michigan State	156
4	Penn State	154
5	Indiana	86.5
6	Maryland	82.5
7	Rutgers	37

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nebraska	198 (14)
2	Iowa	194.5 (14)
3	Wisconsin	172.5 (4)
4	Northwestern	142.5 (1)
5	Purdue	110.5
6	Minnesota	100 (1)
7	Illinois	34

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Michigan over Nebraska	8
2	Michigan over Iowa	8
3	Ohio State over Iowa	6
4	Ohio State over Nebraska	4
5	Ohio State over Wisconsin	3
6	Nebraska over Michigan	2
7	Michigan over Wisconsin	1
8	Ohio State over Minnesota	1
9	Northwestern over Michigan	1

Schedule

The 2019 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. Nebraska hosted conference foes Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa and the Cornhuskers traveled to play Illinois, Minnesota, Purdue and Maryland in Big Ten play.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 am	South Alabama*	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN	W 35–21	89,502
September 7	2:30 pm	at Colorado*	No. 25	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	FOX	L 31–34 OT	52,829
September 14	7:00 pm	Northern Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 44–8	89,593
September 21	7:00 pm	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 42–38	44,512
September 28	6:30 pm	No. 5 Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–48	89,759
October 5	3:00 pm	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 13–10	89,348
October 12	6:30 pm	at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	FS1	L 7–34	43,502
October 26	2:30 pm	Indiana		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 31–38	89,317
November 2	11:00 am	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FOX	L 27–31	50,606
November 16	11:00 am	No. 14 Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	L 21–37	88,842
November 23	2:30 pm	at Maryland		Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 54–7	34,082
November 29	1:30 pm	No. 17 Iowa		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	BTN	L 24–27	89,039
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 5) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Roster and coaching staff

2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 11 Austin Allen So OL 72 Matthew Anderson Fr OL 61 Mitchell Balenger RFr OL 73 Broc Bando So WR 36 Christian Banker So OL 74 Brant Banks Fr RB 38 Brody Belt RFr OL 54 Bryce Benhart Fr OL 59 Ian Boerkircher RFr RB 33 Jaylin Bradley So RB 35 Moses Bryant RFr QB 17 Andrew Bunch Jr WR 45 Ty Chaffin Jr WR 13 Darien Chase Fr OL 71 Matt Farniok (C) Jr OL 68 Will Farniok RFr WR 29 Bennett Folkers RFr OL 52 AJ Forbes RFr OL 78 Jimmy Fritzsche Fr OL 65 Christian Gaylord  Sr TE 46 John Goodwin Fr RB 49 Austin Hemphill Sr TE 87 Chris Hickman Fr OL 75 Trent Hixson So WR 89 Todd Honas Jr WR 5 Demariyon Houston Fr WR 47 Austin Jablonski Fr OL 76 Brenden Jaimes Jr RB 24 Cooper Jewett Fr RB 14 Rahmir Johnson Fr WR 22 Miles Jones RFr OL 51 Cam Jurgens RFr TE 48 Bryson Krull RFr WR 85 Wyatt Liewer RFr OL 77 Michael Lynn Fr QB 2 Adrian Martinez (C) So QB 18 Matt Masker RFr RB 37 Wyatt Mazour Sr QB 7 Luke McCaffrey Fr WR 4 Jaevon McQuitty So QB 14 Brayden Miller Fr OL 66 Hunter Miller So RB 26 Dedrick Mills Jr OL 53 Riley Moses Fr WR 3 Jamie Nance Fr WR 9 Kanawai Noa Sr OL 67 Garrett Nuss Fr TE 40 Brian Perez Jr OL 57 Ethan Piper Fr TE 82 Kurt Rafdal So OL 50 John Raridon Jr WR/RB 1 Wan'Dale Robinson Fr RB 43 Connor Ruth RFr RB 46 Corbin Ruth So OL 70 Matt Sichterman So WR 10 JD Spielman Jr OL 79 Noah Starfursky Fr TE 86 Jack Stoll Jr RB 25 Ronald Thompkins Fr QB 16 Noah Vedral So OL 62 Nick Virka Sr TE 83 Travis Vokolek Jr WR 81 Kade Warner So RB 28 Maurice Washington So OL 58 Josh Wegener Jr RB 31 Zach Weinmaster Fr WR 19 Mike Williams Sr OL 56 Boe Wilson Jr WR 8 Jaron Woodyard Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 45 David Alston RFr S 4 Avery Anderson Sr DL 75 Fyn Anderson Sr ILB 50 Jake Archer RFr ILB 51 Anthony Banderas RFr ILB 7 Mohamed Barry (C) Sr CB 23 Dicaprio Bootle Jr OLB 85 John Bullock Fr CB 39 Bradley Bunner So CB 25 Tony Butler Jr ILB 58 Chris Cassidy RFr CB 17 Braxton Clark RFr CB 16 Ethan Cox So DL 93 Damion Daniels So DL 79 Darrion Daniels (C) Sr OLB 22 Alex Davis Sr DL 96 Carlos Davis Sr DL 94 Khalil Davis Sr S 19 Marquel Dismuke Jr OLB 13 JoJo Domann Jr S 18 Myles Farmer Fr DL 82 Colton Feist RFr OLB 43 Tyrin Ferguson Sr OLB 89 Jamin Graham Fr S 47 Tyson Guzman Fr ILB 10 Jackson Hannah Fr ILB 42 Nick Henrich Fr DL 80 Jacob Herbek Fr ILB 3 Will Honas Jr DL 70 Matt Huser Fr ILB 39 Garrett Hustedt Fr DL 38 Damian Jackson So CB 21 Lamar Jackson Sr OLB 32 Pernell Jefferson Jr ILB 53 Joseph Johnson RFr S 36 Reid Karel Sr OLB 81 Nick Leader Fr S 6 Eric Lee Jr. Sr DL 90 Ben Lingenfelter So S 48 Lane McCallum So ILB 59 Caden McCormack Fr ILB 31 Collin Miller Jr DL 9 DaiShon Neal Sr OLB 44 Garrett Nelson Fr DL 52 Mosai Newsom Fr CB 12 Quinton Newsome Fr OLB 34 Simon Otte RFr OLB 55 Jordan Paup So S 26 Noa Pola-Gates Fr ILB 28 Luke Reimer Fr DL 84 Eli Richter Fr DL 99 Ty Robinson Fr DL 98 Casey Rogers RFr CB 37 Phalen Sanford RFr OLB 54 Ryan Schommer RFr OLB 83 Sam Shurtleff Fr ILB 41 Garrett Snodgrass Fr S 49 Isaiah Stalbird RFr DL 95 Ben Stille Jr CB 24 Jeramiah Stovall Sr S 30 Eli Sullivan Jr OLB 2 Caleb Tannor So DB 5 Cam Taylor-Britt So DL 97 Deontre Thomas So DL 11 Vaha Vainuku Sr DL 55 Chris Walker So DL 92 Tate Wildeman RFr S 8 Deontai Williams  Jr DB 33 Javin Wright Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 98 Isaac Armstrong Sr P 95 Grant Detlefsen Fr PK 93 Gabe Heins Fr PK 97 Dylan Jorgensen Fr LS 94 Cade Mueller RFr PK 32 Barret Pickering So LS 91 Cameron Pieper RFr P 99 William Przystup RFr LS 92 Chase Urbach Sr P 90 Jackson Walker Sr	Head coach Scott Frost    4th season as HC    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Coordinators/assistant coaches Erik Chinander    4th season as DC    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Iowa Troy Walters    11th season as WR coach, 5th as OC    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Stanford Greg Austin    7th season as OL coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Sean Beckton    4th season as TE coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida Jovan Dewitt    11th season as OLB coach, 7th as ST coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Northern Michigan Travis Fisher    8th season as DB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida Ryan Held    4th season as RB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Barrett Ruud    2nd season as ILB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Tony Tuioti    4th season as DL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Hawaii Mario Verduzco    27th season as QB coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: San Jose St. Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 8, 2019

Depth chart

Defense FS Marquel Dismuke Eli Sullivan Isaiah Stalbird NICKEL ILB ILB OLB JoJo Domann Mohamed Barry Collin Miller Alex Davis Caleb Tannor ⋅ Luke Reimer Will Honas Garrett Nelson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Cam Taylor-Britt Eric Lee ⋅ CB Lamar Jackson Quinton Newsome ⋅ DE NT DE Khalil Davis Darrion Daniels Carlos Davis Deontre Thomas Damian Daniels Ben Stille ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Dicaprio Bootle Cam Taylor-Britt Braxton Clark ⋅ Offense WR Wan'Dale Robinson Kade Warner Jeavon Mcquitty ⋅ WR Kanwai Noa Mike Williams ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Brenden Jaimes Trent Hixson Cam Jurgens Boe Wilson Matt Farniok Broc Bando John Raridon Will Farniok Matt Sichterman Bryce Benhart ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Jack Stoll Austin Allen Kurt Rafdel WR JD Spielman Jaron Woodyard ⋅ QB Adrian Martinez Noah Vedral Luke McCaffrey Key reserves Season-ending injury Number of games played () S Deontai Williams (1) OT Christian Gaylord (0) RB Dedrick Mills Maurice Washington Wan'Dale Robinson Wyatt Mazour Special teams PK 5 P Issac Armstrong KR Wan'Dale Robinson PR JD Spielman LS Chase Urbach

Game summaries

South Alabama

See also: 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team

South Alabama at No. 24 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total South Alabama 7 0 14 0 21 • No. 24 Nebraska 7 7 14 7 35 Date: August 31 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 89,502 Game weather: 65 degrees, Wind SE @ 10 mph Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Sources:[16][17]

Scoring summary 1 12:19 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 1 yard run (Dylan Jorgensen kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 5:32 South Alabama Cephus Johnson 3 yard run (Frankie Onate kick) 7–7 2 9:15 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 1 yard run (Dylan Jorgensen kick) Nebraska 14–7 3 13:11 Nebraska Eric Lee Jr. 38 yard interception return (Dylan Jorgensen kick) Nebraska 21–7 3 11:32 Nebraska JD Spielman 76 yard punt return (Dylan Jorgensen kick) Nebraska 28–7 3 6:47 South Alabama Davyn Flenord 9 yard pass from Cephus Johnson (Frankie Onate kick) Nebraska 28–14 3 2:17 South Alabama Khameron Taylor 13 yard pass from Cephus Johnson (Frankie Onate kick) Nebraska 28–21 4 14:53 Nebraska Alex Davis 0 yard fumble recovery (Dylan Jorgensen kick) Nebraska 35–21

South Alabama Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Mike Williams Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Outside Linebacker Caleb Tannor Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Deontai Williams Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Colorado

See also: 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

No. 25 Nebraska at Colorado

1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 25 Nebraska 7 10 0 14 0 31 • Colorado 0 0 7 24 3 34 Date: September 7 Location: Folsom Field Boulder, CO Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:49 Game attendance: 52,829 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 88 degrees, Wind W @ 10 mph/Gust 23 mph Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman Sources:[18]

Scoring summary 1 6:02 Nebraska JD Spielman 65 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Isaac Armstrong kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 6:37 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 5 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick) Nebraska 14–0 2 2:47 Nebraska Isaac Armstrong 26 yard field goal Nebraska 17–0 3 1:42 Colorado Jaren Mangham 11 yard run (James Stefanou kick) Nebraska 17–7 4 14:22 Colorado K.D. Nixon 96 yard pass from Steven Montez (James Stefanou kick) Nebraska 17–14 4 14:09 Nebraska Maurice Washington 75 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Isaac Armstrong kick) Nebraska 24–14 4 12:19 Colorado Jaren Mangham 7 yard run (James Stefanou kick) Nebraska 24–21 4 8:30 Colorado James Stefanou 20 yard field goal 24–24 4 5:49 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 6 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick) Nebraska 31–24 4 0:46 Colorado Tony Brown 26 yard pass from Steven Montez (James Stefanou kick) 31–31 OT -- Colorado James Stefanou 34 yard field goal Colorado 34–31

Colorado Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Maurice Washington Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Eric Lee Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Northern Illinois

See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 0 5 3 0 8 • Nebraska 10 20 7 7 44 Date: September 14 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 89,593 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 84 degrees, Wind WSW @ 9 mph Referee: Mark Kluczynsky TV announcers (Fox Business Network/FS1): Justin Kutcher, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen Sources:[19]

Scoring summary 1 12:31 Nebraska Isaac Armstrong 36 yard field goal Nebraska 3–0 1 6:22 Nebraska Maurice Washington 21 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Isaac Armstrong kick) Nebraska 10–0 2 12:20 Nebraska Maurice Washington 60 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick blocked) Nebraska 16–0 2 7:58 Northern Illinois John Richardson 45 yard field goal Nebraska 16–3 2 7:19 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 24 yard run (Isaac Armstrong kick) Nebraska 23–3 2 1:49 Northern Illinois Jordan Cole 4 yard safety Nebraska 23–5 2 0:05 Nebraska Kanawai Noa 27 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick) Nebraska 30–5 3 9:47 Northern Illinois John Richardson 27 yard field goal Nebraska 30–8 3 3:00 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 10 yard run (Lane McCallum kick) Nebraska 37–8 4 4:04 Nebraska Noah Vedral 3 yard run (Lane McCallum kick) Nebraska 44–8

North Illinois Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Maurice Washington Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Outside Linebacker Caleb Tannor Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Cam Taylor-Britt Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Illinois

See also: 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Nebraska at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 7 13 15 42 Illinois 14 7 14 3 38 Date: September 21 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 44,512 Game weather: Overcast, 80 degrees, Wind S @ 10–15 mph Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Rick Pizzo Sources:[20]

Scoring summary 1 14:12 Illinois Reggie Corbin 66 yard run (James McCourt kick) Illinois 7–0 1 8:12 Illinois Josh Imatorbhebhe 26 yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick) Illinois 14–0 1 5:07 Nebraska Jack Stoll 6 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick) Illinois 14–7 2 13:46 Illinois RaVon Bonner 2 yard run (James McCourt kick) Illinois 21–7 2 8:20 Nebraska Wan'Dale Robinson 27 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick) Illinois 21–14 3 11:16 Illinois Dre Brown 36 yard run (James McCourt kick) Illinois 28–14 3 9:41 Nebraska Wan'Dale Robinson 3 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Lane McCallum kick) Illinois 28–21 3 5:40 Illinois Brandon Peters 10 yard run (James McCourt kick) Illinois 35–21 3 2:11 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 14 yard run (Lane McCallum kick blocked) Illinois 35–27 4 14:29 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 2 yard run (Adrian Martinez rush PAT) 35–35 4 12:08 Illinois James McCourt 47 yard field goal Illinois 38–35 4 8:00 Nebraska Wan'Dale Robinson 1 yard run (Lane McCallum kick) Nebraska 42–38

Nebraska trailed for most of the game, then came back to beat Illinois 42–38. With the victory, the Huskers got their first road win under Scott Frost and their 900th overall win in program history.

Illinois Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Maurice Washingtion Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Outside Linebacker Caleb Tannor Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Cam Taylor-Britt Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Ohio State

See also: 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Ohio State 14 24 10 0 48 Nebraska 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 28 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 6:44 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 89,759 Game weather: Overcast, 64 degrees, Wind E @ 9 mph Referee: Jeff Servinski TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor Sources:[21]

Scoring summary 1 10:35 Ohio State Justin Fields 15 yard run (Blake Haubeil kick) Ohio State 7–0 1 4:37 Ohio State K. J. Hill 2 yard pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) Ohio State 14–0 2 9:32 Ohio State Blake Haubeil 23 yard field goal Ohio State 17–0 2 8:26 Ohio State Master Teague 8 yard run (Blake Haubeil kick) Ohio State 24–0 2 5:42 Ohio State Master Teague 1 yard run (Blake Haubeil kick) Ohio State 31–0 2 1:34 Ohio State Austin Mack 18 yard pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) Ohio State 38–0 3 10:35 Ohio State Blake Haubeil 36 yard field goal Ohio State 41–0 3 3:51 Ohio State Garrett Wilson 6 yard pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) Ohio State 48–0 3 2:07 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 9 yard run (Lane McCallum kick) Ohio State 48–7

Ohio State Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Cam Taylor-Britt Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Northwestern

See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 3 7 0 10 • Nebraska 7 3 0 3 13 Date: October 5 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 3:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 89,384 Game weather: Sunny, 68 degrees, Wind West @ 12 mph Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey Sources:[22]

Scoring summary 1 4:25 Nebraska Wan'Dale Robinson 42 yard run (Lane McCallum kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 8:24 Nebraska Lane McCallum 35 yard field goal Nebraska 10–0 2 5:15 Northwestern Charlie Kuhbander 40 yard field goal Nebraska 10–3 3 11:20 Northwestern Aidan Smith 2 yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick) 10–10 4 0:00 Nebraska Lane McCallum 24 yard field goal Nebraska 13–10

Northwestern Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Ben Stille Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Cam Taylor-Britt Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Minnesota

See also: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 0 0 7 7 • Minnesota 7 7 20 0 34 Date: October 12 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 6:40 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 43,502 Game weather: Wintry Mix, 37 degrees, Wind W @ 17 mph Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer, Robert Smith Sources:[23]

Scoring summary 1 7:31 Minnesota Chris Autman-Bell 15 yard pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz kick) Minnesota 7–0 2 10:15 Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim 15 yard run (Michael Lantz kick) Minnesota 14–0 3 12:41 Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim 5 yard run (Michael Lantz kick) Minnesota 21–0 3 3:16 Minnesota Rodney Smith 1 yard run (Michael Lantz kick) Minnesota 28–0 3 1:41 Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim 1 yard run (Michael Lantz kick failed) Minnesota 34–0 4 12:32 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 2 yard run (Lane McCallum kick) Minnesota 34–7

Minnesota Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Noah Vedral Running Back Maurice Washington Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Outside Linebacker Caleb Tannor Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Cam Taylor-Britt Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Indiana

See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Indiana 9 7 15 7 38 Nebraska 14 7 3 7 31 Date: October 26 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 89,317 Game weather: Sunny, 59 degrees, Wind S @ 12 mph Referee: Ron Snodgrass TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Rick Pizzo Sources:[24]

Scoring summary 1 13:32 Nebraska Noah Vedral 4 yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 8:45 Indiana Logan Justus 22 yard field goal Nebraska 7–3 1 6:57 Nebraska Noah Vedral 1 yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 14–3 1 3:23 Indiana Peyton Ramsey 8 yard run (Logan Justus kick failed) Nebraska 14–9 2 12:19 Indiana Ty Fryfogle 8 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick) Indiana 16–14 2 0:39 Nebraska Kanawai Noa 24 yard pass from Luke McCaffrey (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 21–16 3 7:30 Indiana David Ellis 1 yard run (Peyton Hendershot pass from Peyton Ramsey) Indiana 24–21 3 2:53 Nebraska Barret Pickering 30 yard field goal 24–24 3 0:00 Indiana Matt Bjorson 2 yard pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick) Indiana 31–24 4 12:08 Indiana Stevie Scott 9 yard run (Logan Justus kick) Indiana 38–24 4 10:21 Nebraska Wan'Dale Robinson 4 yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Indiana 38–31

Indiana Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Noah Vedral/Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle Strong Safety Cam Taylor-Britt Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Purdue

See also: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Nebraska at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 10 0 3 14 27 • Purdue 0 14 3 14 31 Date: November 2 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 11:05 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 50,606 Game weather: Cloudy, 41 degrees, Wind West @ 15 mph Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey

Scoring summary 1 8:32 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 1-yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 7–0 2:05 Nebraska Barret Pickering 23-yard field goal Nebraska 10–0 2 7:04 Purdue King Doerue 3-yard pass from Jack Plummer (J. D. Dellinger kick) Nebraska 10–7 :14 Purdue Payne Durham 16-yard pass from Jack Plummer (J. D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 14–10 3 9:21 Nebraska Barret Pickering 21-yard field goal Purdue 14–13 1:14 Purdue J. D. Dellinger 44-yard field goal Purdue 17–13 4 12:30 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 2-yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 20–17 6:50 Purdue King Doerue 7-yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 24–20 4:21 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 4-yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 27–24 1:08 Purdue David Bell 4-yard run (J. D. Dellinger kick) Purdue 31–27

Purdue Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Kade Warner Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Braxton Clark Strong Safety Dicaprio Bootle Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Wisconsin

See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Nebraska-Wisconsin football rivalry

No. 14 Wisconsin at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Wisconsin 7 20 7 3 37 Nebraska 7 7 7 0 21 Date: November 16 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 88,842 Game weather: Sunny, 52 degrees, Wind S @ 14 mph Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Rick Pizzo Sources:[25]

Scoring summary 1 5:27 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 12 yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 5:16 Wisconsin Aron Cruickshank 89 yard kickoff return (Collin Larsh kick) 7–7 2 11:22 Wisconsin Collin Larsh 31 yard field goal Wisconsin 10–7 2 9:32 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 2 yard run (Barret Pickering kick) Nebraska 14–10 2 6:39 Wisconsin A.J. Taylor 55 yard pass from Jack Coan (Collin Larsh kick) Wisconsin 17–14 2 5:03 Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor 1 yard run (Collin Larsh kick) Wisconsin 24–14 2 0:11 Wisconsin Collin Larsh 24 yard field goal Wisconsin 27–14 3 4:50 Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor 11 yard run (Collin Larsh kick) Wisconsin 34–14 3 3:19 Nebraska JD Spielman 23 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Barret Pickering kick) Wisconsin 34–21 4 5:25 Wisconsin Collin Larsh 30 yard field goal Wisconsin 37–21

Wisconsin Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Kade Warner Wide Receiver Kanawai Noa Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Ben Stille Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt Strong Safety Dicaprio Bootle Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

At Maryland

See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team

Nebraska at Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 17 17 10 10 54 Maryland 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 23 Location: Maryland Stadium College Park, MD Game start: 2:37 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 34,082 Game weather: N/A Referee: John O'Neill Television network: BTN Sources:[26]

Scoring summary 1 11:50 Nebraska Dedrick Mills 6 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 5:39 Nebraska Adrian Martinez 1 run (Matt Waldoch kick) Nebraska 14–0 1 3:28 Nebraska Matt Waldoch 29 yard field goal Nebraska 17–0 2 14:10 Nebraska JD Spielman 25 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Matt Waldoch kick) Nebraska 24–0 2 3:54 Nebraska JD Spielman 16 yard pass from Adrian Martinez (Matt Waldoch kick) Nebraska 31–0 2 0:00 Nebraska Matt Waldoch 29 yard field goal Nebraska 34–0 3 10:14 Nebraska Matt Waldoch 29 yard field goal Nebraska 37–0 3 2:21 Nebraska Rahmir Johnson 1 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick) Nebraska 44–0 4 12:10 Nebraska Harrison Martin 18 yard field goal Nebraska 47–0 4 5:10 Nebraska Luke McCaffrey 3 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick) Nebraska 54–0 4 3:13 Maryland Javon Leake 58 yard run (Joseph Petrino kick) Nebraska 54–7

Maryland Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Mike Williams Wide Receiver Kade Warner Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt Strong Safety Dicaprio Bootle Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Iowa

See also: 2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

No. 17 Iowa at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • #17 Iowa 14 10 0 3 27 Nebraska 3 7 14 0 24 Date: November 29 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 1:31 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 89,039 Game weather: Overcast/Light Rain, 35 degrees, Wind SE @ 8 mph Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Lisa Byington (sideline) Sources:[27]

Scoring summary 1 11:04 Iowa Ihmir Smith-Marsette 45 yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 4:03 Nebraska Matt Waldoch 41 yard field goal Iowa 7–3 1 3:08 Iowa Tyler Goodson 55 yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–3 2 11:37 Iowa Keith Duncan 49 yard field goal Iowa 17–3 2 8:54 Nebraska Cam Taylor-Britt 38 yard interception (Matt Waldoch kick) Iowa 17–10 2 8:41 Iowa Ihmir Smith-Marsette 95 yard kickoff return (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 24–10 3 8:24 Nebraska JD Spielman 39 yard pass from Luke McCaffrey (Matt Waldoch kick) Iowa 24–17 3 0:32 Nebraska Wyatt Mazour 9 yard run (Matt Waldoch kick) 24–24 4 0:01 Iowa Keith Duncan 48 yard field goal Iowa 27–24

Iowa Game starters

Position Player Quarterback Adrian Martinez Running Back Dedrick Mills Wide Receiver Wan'Dale Robinson Wide Receiver Kade Warner Wide Receiver JD Spielman Tight End Jack Stoll Left Tackle Brenden Jaimes Left Guard Trent Hixson Center Cam Jurgens Right Guard Boe Wilson Right Tackle Matt Farniok

Position Player Defensive End Carlos Davis Nose Tackle Darrion Daniels Defensive End Khalil Davis Outside Linebacker Alex Davis Inside Linebacker Collin Miller Inside Linebacker Mohamed Barry Outside Linebacker Caleb Tannor Nickelback JoJo Domann Cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt Strong Safety Dicaprio Bootle Free Safety Marquel Dismuke Cornerback Lamar Jackson

Big Ten awards

Player of the Week Honors

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Week Awarded	Ref.
Wan'Dale Robinson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 4	[28]
Wan'Dale Robinson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 6	[29]

All-Conference awards

2019 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards^[30]

Media All-Big Ten Position Player Team DB Lamar Jackson Second Team LB Mohammed Barry Honorable Mention DB Dicaprio Bootle Honorable Mention DL Khalil Davis Honorable Mention OT Brenden Jaimes Honorable Mention RB Dedrick Mills Honorable Mention WR Wan'Dale Robinson Honorable Mention WR JD Spielman Honorable Mention DB Cam Taylor-Britt Honorable Mention

Coaches All-Big Ten Position Player Team DB Lamar Jackson Second Team DL Khalil Davis Third Team DL Darrion Daniels Honorable Mention OT Brenden Jaimes Honorable Mention RB Dedrick Mills Honorable Mention WR JD Spielman Honorable Mention

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	25-T	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	194	Khalil Davis	DT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	232	Carlos Davis	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers

Source:^[31]