2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was to represent the University of Nebraska in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team were to be coached by third-yeard head coach Scott Frost and play their games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference.[1].

2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 85,458)
Uniform

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana			–							–
Maryland			–							–
Michigan			–							–
Michigan State			–							–
Ohio State			–							–
Penn State			–							–
Rutgers			–							–
West Division
Illinois			–							–
Iowa			–							–
Minnesota			–							–
Nebraska			–							–
Northwestern			–							–
Purdue			–							–
Wisconsin			–							–
Championship: TBA
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the 2020 football season. As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference expressed the possibility that a season could be played in the spring of 2021.[2]

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 and 3–6 record and finished in fifth place for the second year in a row in the Big Ten West Division. Nebraska did not attend a bowl for the third year in a row.[3][4][5]

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	TCU
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	Sophomore	Vancouver, WA	Portland State
Ethan Cox	#16	CB	5'10"	195	Junior	Blair, NE	TCU
AJ Forbes	#52	OL	6'4"	310	Sophomore	Bellevue, NE	Montana
Jaiden Francois	#12	CB	6'0"	185	Freshman	Homestead, FL	UCF
Henry Gray	N/A	CB	5'11"	175	Freshman	Hollywood, FL	FIU
Andre Hunt	#15	WR	6'0"	190	Junior	Palmdale, CA	(dismissed from team)
Pernell Jefferson	#32	LB	6'2"	250	Senior	New Orleans, LA	N/A
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	Junior	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	Sophomire	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	N/A
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.[6]

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[7]	Dedrick Mills	RB	SR
John Mackey Award[8]	Jack Stoll	TE	SR
Maxwell Award[9]	Adrian Martinez	QB	JR
Paul Hornung Award[10]	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	SO
Wuerffel Trophy[11]	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.[12]

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 cancelled 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.[13].

On August 5, the Big Ten announced a new league schedule to accommodate the new 10-game conference-only season. Michigan State was added as the 10th conference game for the Huskers.[14]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5		at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
September 12		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 19		Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 26		at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
October 3		Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 10		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
October 24		at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 31		Penn State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 14		at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 21		Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Central time

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 OL 73 Broc Bando Jr WR 36 Christian Banker Jr OL 69 Brant Banks RFr OL Bladen Bayless Fr RB 38 Brody Belt So OL 54 Bryce Benhart RFr WR 15 Zavier Betts Fr OL 59 Ian Boerkircher So TE Nate Boerkircher Fr WR 4 Alante Brown Fr WR Elliott Brown Fr TE 80 Jared Bubak Sr WR 45 Ty Chaffin Sr OL 79 Alex Conn Fr OL 69 Turner Corcoran Fr WR Broc Douglass Fr WR 88 Levi Falck Sr OL 71 Matt Farniok 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 Sr TE 46 John Goodwin RFr WR 17 Ty Hahn Fr RB Isaiah Harris Fr WR 87 Chris Hickman RFr OL 75 Trent Hixson Jr WR 5 Demariyon Houston RFr WR 47 Austin Jablonski RFr OL 76 Brenden Jaimes Sr RB 24 Cooper Jewett RFr RB 14 Rahmir Johnson RFr OL 51 Cameron Jurgens So WR 85 Wyatt Liewer So RB Trevin Luben Fr OL 77 Michael Lynn RFr WR 5 Omar Manning Jr QB 2 Adrian Martinez Jr QB 18 Matt Masker So QB 7 Luke McCaffrey RFr OL Keegan Menning Fr QB 14 Brayden Miller RFr OL 66 Hunter Miller Jr RB 26 Dedrick Mills Sr RB 28 Sevion Morrison Fr OL 53 Riley Moses RFr WR 3 Jamie Nance RFr WR Will Nixon Fr OL 63 Nouredin Nouili So OL 67 Garrett Nuss RFr TE 40 Brian Perez Sr OL 57 Ethan Piper RFr RB Beau Psencik Fr TE 82 Kurt Rafdal Jr WR 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 Eli Simonson Fr QB 8 Logan Smothers Fr OL 62 Noah Stafursky RFr TE 86 Jack Stoll Sr RB 25 Ronald Thompkins RFr TE 83 Travis Vokolek Jr WR 81 Kade Warner Jr RB 31 Zach Weinmaster RFr OL 56 Boe Wilson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 45 David Alston So ILB 50 Jake Archer So DL 96 Marquis Black Fr CB 7 Dicaprio Bootle Sr DL 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 15 Ronald Delancy III Fr S 9 Marquel Dismuke Sr DL Casey Doernemann Fr OLB 13 JoJo Domann Sr S 18 Myles Farmer RFr DL 82 Colton Feist So DB 23 Isaac Gifford Fr OLB 89 Jamin Graham RFr DL 4 Keem Green Jr ILB 17 Keyshawn Greene Fr OLB 24 Blaise Gunnerson Fr S 47 Tyson Guzman RFr OLB 10 Jackson Hannah RFr DB 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 DB 4 Nadab Joseph So LB Braden Klover Fr OLB 81 Nick Leader RFr DL 90 Ben Lingenfelter Jr CB 12 Tamon Lynum Fr ILB 22 Eteva Mauga-Clements Jr OLB 48 Lane McCallum Jr ILB 59 Caden McCormack RFr DB 19 Barron Miles Jr. Fr ILB 31 Colin Miller Sr OLB 44 Garrett Nelson So DL 52 Mosai Newsom RFr CB 6 Quinton Newsome So OLB 34 Simon Otte So DL 49 Pheldarius Payne Jr S 26 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 S 30 Eli Sullivan Sr LB 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 CB 33 Javin Wright RFr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 55 Brig Banks Jr PK 36 Chase Contreraz So PK/P Tyler Crawford Fr PK 33 Connor Culp Sr P 95 Grant Detlefsen RFr PK 93 Gabe Heins RFr LS 94 Cade Mueller So ATH Mason Nieman Fr LS 91 Cameron Pieper So P 99 William Przystup So LS 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

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

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

References

1. "Nebraska Husker 2020 Schedule Isn't Only Backloaded". 247Sports.com. December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
2. "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2017 (2020)
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2018 (2020)
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/158/season/2019 (2020)
6. "Huskers Announce December Signing Class". Huskers.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
7. "Mills Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List". Huskers.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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